Thinking of this, Li Shimin ordered Wang Fugui, the chief eunuch: "The King of Jin should not stop the matter of learning from the Emperor Taishang in Da'an Palace, and no one should disturb them, let the Emperor Taishang secretly teach, and the King of Jin secretly learn." You have to do this in secret, if anyone dares to obstruct it, or leaks the news, I want his head, as well as his nine clans. ”

Wang Fugui bowed and saluted: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the old slave guarantees that no one will leak out of this matter, and no one will obstruct it." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Well, go and do it." I can still trust you in doing things. This matter is about my Tang Dynasty Prince, it is about my Tang Sheji, you have to treat it as the most important thing in the palace, if you have any difficulties, come to me, I will support you, and I will continue to pay attention to the pheasant slave's studies. If I can choose a prince with both ability and political integrity for my Tang Dynasty, and choose a good successor and a good emperor for the people of the world, my heart can be completely put down and completely relieved. ”

The matter of the crown prince Chengqian and Li Tai, the king of Wei, made Li Shimin understand: once he has the idea of wanting Li Zhi, the king of Jin, to be the prince, the major forces in the court will inevitably be like a cat smelling fishy, and they will move when they hear the wind, and when the time comes, not only will the situation in the court be chaotic, but his intention to let Li Zhi, the king of Jin, be the prince's plan, may also be disrupted, and more importantly, once he wants Li Zhi to be the prince, then Li Zhi, the king of Jin, may face all kinds of open guns and arrows from all directions. The crown prince Chengqian and Li Tai, the king of Wei, have been vetoed in Li Shimin's heart, and now his sister-in-law is left with Li Zhi, the king of Jin. can set up a son-in-law, who wants to set up a son-in-law? Although they are all biological, but the concubine has a different concept but it is deeply rooted in the heart of every Tang person, the concubine is the concubine, and the concubine is different, regardless of status or inheritance. That's all different.

The sudden turn for the worse of Li Tai, the king of Wei, blindly respected the Confucian concept, and the great Confucians such as Kong Yingda and Yu Shining, who did not know how to change, were bachelors of Hongwenguan and educated the princes of the Tang Dynasty and the children of the Li royal family, which made the Tang Emperor Li Shimin have to have some doubts in his heart, suspecting that someone had done something in it to cut off the hope of Li Tai, the king of Wei, and the princes of the Tang Dynasty to become the princes of the Tang Dynasty.

It can be said that Li Shimin only has the hole card of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, in his hand, this hole card. It is still an alternative that the Emperor Taishang painstakingly cultivated, and only then did he save from the rigid Confucian education of Kong Yingda and Yu Shining. It was precisely because of the sudden action of the Emperor Taishang that Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was not taught badly by Kong Yingda and Yu Shining, and also got rid of that person's accurate calculation, which can be said to be a blessing in misfortune.

Therefore, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin decided to secretly protect Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and did not push Li Zhi, the king of Jin, to the position of prince until the last moment. Inherit the unification.

Under the secret protection of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and under the careful teaching of the Emperor Li Yuan, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, would go to Da'an Palace every day after studying in Hongwen Hall. went to ask Emperor Li Yuan for advice, and Emperor Li Yuan also unreservedly taught all his life's experience and governing concepts to Li Zhi, the king of Jin, his own grandson of benevolence and filial piety.

Until May of the ninth year of Zhenguan. An incident happened that made the study of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, have to stop.

That incident was the death of Emperor Li Yuan.

Emperor Taishang Li Yuan died of illness in the front hall of Da'an Palace at the age of 71, and was nicknamed Emperor Taiwu. The temple number is Gaozu and is buried in the dedication.

Tang Gaozu Li Yuan's role in history is very important, but he is the most despised emperor. He was belittled for two main reasons: first, his reign was short, only nine years, and he was sandwiched between two of the most prominent emperors in Chinese history. In front of him is the tyrant Emperor Yang of Sui, who has done all the bad things, and behind him is Li Shimin, who is regarded by historians as a perfect political man; Second, his exploits were carefully covered up and tampered with by his son Li Shimin. Tang Gaozu Li Yuan is an ambitious and vigorous, sophisticated emperor, he with his forbearance, strategy, to avoid the suspicion and persecution of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, he planned the Taiyuan uprising, and commanded the Tang army, broke through the Sui Dynasty imperial capital Chang'an, and controlled the entire state, Guanzhong region, and later during his reign, the Tang Dynasty won the support of the people of the world, completed the unification of the country, he also established the political system and political pattern in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, laid a solid administrative, economic and military foundation, It laid an indispensable foundation for Li Shimin's glorious reign and for Li Shimin to become the first emperor of the ages. It can be said that the Tang Dynasty can gradually become stronger, and Li Yuan, as the founding king, is absolutely indispensable.

Regarding the death of Emperor Li Yuan, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was very sad in his heart.

Li Yuan has always trusted and loved Li Shimin very much, but when Li Shimin and King Xi Jiancheng and Hailing King Yuanji competed for the position of prince, Li Yuan originally intended to make peace and balance and persuade the relationship between Jiancheng, Yuanji and Li Shimin, but unfortunately they all failed.

Li Yuan, out of the Confucian concept of the consideration of the elder and the younger and the fear of Li Shimin's strength in the army, finally favored Xiwang Jiancheng, and together with Jiancheng and Yuanji, they joined forces to suppress Li Shimin, as a result, Li Shimin felt that Li Yuan was not good to him in his heart, and there was resentment in his heart, and the relationship between the two gradually became indifferent, and the change of Xuanwumen, Li Shimin fought back, killed Xiwang Jiancheng, Hailing Wang Yuanji, and forced Li Yuan to give himself the throne, and the relationship between Li Yuan and Li Shimin was completely reduced to the freezing point. With Li Yuan being respected as the emperor and imprisoned in Da'an Palace, Li Yuan and Li Shimin were estranged (he), and neither of them wanted to see anyone, and they had a posture of not getting along with each other.

In the Da'an Palace, Emperor Li Yuan watched the Tang Dynasty under the leadership of Li Shimin, gradually subduing various countries and gradually becoming stronger, in his heart, he realized his original choice and chose to support King Xicheng and Hailing King Yuanji, which was wrong, Li Shimin was the best successor of the Tang Dynasty, the best emperor, and gradually forgave Li Shimin in his heart.

And Li Shimin became an emperor and a father as he became a father, and his sons were also fighting with each other with the support of various forces, and he was anxious and irritable, and the palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, no matter who he suppressed, he felt uncomfortable. He gradually and deeply understood the pain and embarrassment in Li Yuan's heart as an emperor and a father at that time. Thinking of Li Yuan's efforts to balance and persuade the relationship between Wang Jiancheng and Hailing Wang Yuanji and himself, Li Shimin also felt a lot of emotion and couldn't help but cry. It was only at this time that he deeply realized Li Yuan's mood at that time and all the hardships. He had already forgiven his father Li Yuan in his heart, and felt guilty for his youthful ignorance and impulsive behavior, and even more deeply ashamed of Li Yuan's broad mind and selfless dedication to licking the calf (shidu). (To be continued.) )