In Taiji Palace, the Nighthawk Commander reported to Emperor Li Yuanyu: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi, according to His Majesty's orders, has joined forces with the crown prince. ”

Li Yuan asked, "What is the promise of completion?" ”

The Nighthawk Commander replied, "Defeat the King of Qin." After the matter was completed, His Royal Highness King Qi was canonized as the emperor's younger brother, doing the affairs of the prince, and being in charge of the whole ** team, under one person, above 10,000 people. ”

Li Yuan said angrily: "How can an emperor fake the military power to others? ”

The Nighthawk Commander was silent, not daring to speak.

"No, the construction will not be unaware of the importance of military power? Could it be that he wants to get rid of Shimin and then deal with Yuanji? After thinking about it for a long time, Li Yuan speculated. Emperor's mind. Maybe I shouldn't have summoned Yuanji back. The dispute between the two brothers may turn into a dispute between the three brothers. ”

The Nighthawk Commander continued to report: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi assures His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he will definitely do his best to assist the Crown Prince. If King Qin dares to upset His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, His Royal Highness the King of Qi is willing to be a knife in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and directly slash and kill him. ”

Hearing that King Yuanji of Qi finally lived up to his expectations and became the knife in the hands of the crown prince, he was willing to cut down all those who dared to block the prince's road for the sake of the prince. In Li Yuan's heart, he should have been happy, but why couldn't he be happy at this time? Especially when he heard that King Yuanji of Qi was willing to directly kill King Shimin of Qin for the crown prince, Li Yuan's heart felt very uncomfortable, this was arranged by himself, but it was not the result he wanted. The crown prince Jiancheng, Qin Wang Shimin, and Qi Wang Yuanji, they are all their own sons, do they really want to watch their brothers kill each other and kill each other? Li Yuan felt a burst of heartache.

There are more and more officials who have taken refuge in Prince Jiancheng and King Yuanji of Qi, Li Yuan looked at the overjoyed Prince Jiancheng and King Yuanji of Qi, and then looked at Li Shimin, the king of Qin who was depressed and sad, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel sorry for his second son, Li Shimin. The king of Qi and the crown prince formed an alliance, this result was caused by himself, Li Yuan felt very guilty, and felt very sorry for Li Shimin, the king of Qin, because he favored the prince too much. He decided to think of some way to help his poor second son, Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

A few days later, in the early dynasty, Emperor Li Yuan suddenly proposed to change the title of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, to the king of Liang, and put the entire eastern capital of Luoyang under Li Shimin's control.

All the ministers were dumbfounded, surprised.

The crown prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji felt even more inexplicable, they couldn't understand why Li Yuan did this? Is it helping himself and belittleing King Qin? Or are you going to reuse King Qin? Renamed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, as the king of Liang, and the king of Liang was in charge of the land of Henan, which is the richest place in the whole world today.

All the ministers couldn't guess Li Yuan's thoughts, and they were silent. The right servant shot Feng Deyi and said: "Your Majesty, this matter, this morning, you suddenly brought it up, and the ministers were unprepared. Changing the title of King of Qin to King of Liang is really a major matter related to the society, and the ministers do not dare to open their mouths and speak indiscriminately, I wonder if Your Majesty can allow the ministers to reply tomorrow morning after careful consideration? ”

Li Yuan looked at the surprised and inexplicable ministers and said, "Okay, let's discuss it tomorrow morning." ”

After the next court, the ministers came out one after another and left one after another.

In the prince's east palace, the crown prince Jiancheng asked the prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng: "Wei Qing, my father proposed to change the title of King Qin to King Liang and hand over the entire eastern capital Luoyang to the King of Qin, what does this mean?" ”

After Wei Zheng groaned, he replied, "His Royal Highness the Prince." Right now, the King of Qin has lost his position and is deeply wronged, His Majesty is moved by pity and wants to compensate the King of Qin. ”

Hearing this, the crown prince was furious and said, "Compensate him? How could my father have such a mind? ”

Wei Zheng replied, "After all, they are all His Majesty's sons." As a father, it is only natural that Your Majesty has compassion for his son. Luoyang, the eastern capital, was the capital of the Sui Dynasty, with a large population, developed economy and prosperous culture. When the heroes were in dispute, it was the capital of the anti-Zheng established by the thief leader Zheng Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong worked hard to operate, repeatedly expanded, and the king of Qin laid down there for the Tang Dynasty, implemented moral government, and won the heartfelt support of all the people of Luoyang. The power of the King of Qin is even more deeply rooted there, and the king of Henan, Li Daoxuan, the eastern capital, and Luo Shixin, the governor of Tan, have been guarding for him there. If it is really as His Majesty said, the entire eastern capital Luoyang is handed over to the King of Qin, the King of Qin will definitely be able to build the eastern capital Luoyang into the second political, military and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty, and compete with the imperial capital Chang'an. This is the capital to strengthen the confrontation between the King of Qin and the crown prince, and it is also to split the Tang Dynasty, which has just been unified. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you must stop this from happening. ”

After the crown prince groaned, he said firmly: "Lone will definitely not let him succeed, and he will definitely dissuade his father." ”

In the Qi Palace, King Yuanji of Qi asked Feng Deyi: "Feng Xiang, what do you think of your father's proposal?" ”

Feng Deyi replied: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the old minister thinks that the King of Qin must not be allowed to go to Luoyang, the eastern capital. Your Royal Highness also knows that the crown prince is wary of you, if the king of Qin goes to Luoyang, won't it leave a stage for His Royal Highness and the prince to fight? King Qin is very capable of both administration and commanding the army, so if he is allowed to take Luoyang as the foundation, he will develop and grow. In a few years, I am afraid that His Royal Highness and the crown prince will no longer be his opponents. Your Highness, you must not let the King of Qin go to Luoyang, the eastern capital. That will let the tiger return to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles. ”

After thinking about it, Qi Wang Yuanji said: "Don't worry, I will never let him go to Luoyang." ”

After that, King Yuanji of Qi walked out of the Qi Palace's mansion and went to the Prince's East Palace.

Feng Deyi looked at the back of Qi Wang Yuanji, and said slowly: "I want to kill you all, how can I allow someone to take the opportunity to leave the stage of Chang'an?" ”

Prince East Palace. Yuanji, the king of Qi, told the crown prince Jiancheng his thoughts - he must not let Li Shimin, the king of Qin, go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, because he would let the tiger return to the mountain, and there would be endless troubles.

Prince Jiancheng nodded yes.

On the second day, Emperor Li Yuan mentioned the matter of changing the title of Li Shimin, King of Qin, to King Liang and handing over the eastern capital of Luoyang to Li Shimin, King of Qin.

The supporters of the crown prince and the king of Qi, such as the crown prince Jiancheng, the king of Qi Yuanji, the left servant shot Pei Lian, the crown prince Taifu Wang Qi, and the crown prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng opposed in unison, while the right servant shot Feng Deyi and the imperial historian Xiao Yu were silent.

Looking at the court ministers who were raging and fiercely opposed, Emperor Li Yuan could only announce that the proposal was abandoned, and he would not mention it again.

After the next dynasty, the crown prince was built, and King Yuanji of Qi high-fived Xiangqing, the morale of the prince and King Qi soared, and more officials moved closer to the prince Jiancheng and King Yuanji of Qi. And the face of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, became more and more gloomy and ugly.

Emperor Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, and felt more and more sorry for his second son, and felt more and more guilty in his heart.