Out of the East Palace, Li Shimin's face was gloomy as water, walking on thin ice in front of Li Yuan, and being low in front of Li Jiancheng, even in front of Li Yuanji, he didn't dare to reveal his thoughts, which made Li Shimin very angry, but he still restrained his emotions. It was only when he returned to his Qin Wangfu that he had a seizure.

In the study, there was a mess, Fang Xuanling and Yu Zhining rushed over when they heard the news, and when they saw everything in the study, neither of them spoke, waiting for Li Shimin to speak.

"My father has decided to give the throne to the crown prince." After a long while, Li Shimin said in a low voice: "The time should be on the birthday of the queen mother in two months, and Xuanba may be coming back." ”

"Ahh Fang Xuanling and Yu Zhining's faces changed when they heard this, and they couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is also expected, His Majesty the Emperor is old after all, Li Xin is not yet thirty, young and strong, and has enough energy to deal with state affairs, but His Majesty is not good, especially next year, the war will start, whether His Majesty the Emperor's body can support it, I don't know." Fang Xuanling still didn't say a word, that is, this rumor made Li Yuan realize that the battle between Li Shimin's brothers and others had become white-hot, and if Li Yuan didn't want the white-haired person to send the black-haired person, he had to make a decision. Giving up the throne was not something Li Yuan himself was willing to do, but he was forced by the situation in front of him and had to do so.

"If the crown prince ascends the throne, the title of the monarch and the minister has been decided, and His Royal Highness is a minister, what he wants to do, don't say that the people of the world will oppose it, even the generals in the army will not necessarily support His Highness." Yu Zhining looked at Li Shimin and said faintly.

"That's what I want to say, too." Li Shimin suddenly smiled: "I'm afraid you two don't know yet!" When I entered the East Palace, I happened to meet the King of Qi, and he told me that the prince was going to take me when I entered the capital, so that he could seize my army. Although Li Shimin's face was full of smiles, his eyes showed a cold light.

Fang Xuanling saw it clearly, took a deep breath, and arched his hand and said, "Your Highness." You take a step back, he goes further, and now you have no way back, do it! ”

"Yes, Your Highness, once the crown prince inherits the throne, will you submit to him? Or a rebellion? Yu Zhining also said loudly: "Only by doing it now can this matter be resolved, His Majesty the Emperor is already old and wants to deal with Li Xin." I, Da Zhao, need a strong commander, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng obviously does not have this ability to lead us to defeat Li Xin. ”?

"Your Highness, if you don't do it, then I'm afraid we can only retreat to the mountains and forests, and from now on, we will never come out again." Fang Xuanling said in a low voice: "Whether it is the emperor or the crown prince, they do not have the ability to stand up to the great Zhao. Lead us against Lee Shin. Only His Highness can, Your Highness, if you don't do it at this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future. At that time, your life was no longer in your own hands, but in the hands of the crown prince and the king of Qi, and the power you established would also disappear, and Xu Shiji, You Junda, and Xie Yingdeng would not obey your orders. There is still a difference between the prince and the younger brother. ”

"Hey! That's what you forced me to do. Li Shimin sighed after hearing this.

"The subordinates are willing to seek it for His Highness." After Fang Xuanling and Yu Zhining heard this, their eyes lit up, and they immediately arched their hands and said, "My subordinates know." The prince often enters the palace from the Xuanwu Gate, and the guard of the Xuanwu Gate is often an old acquaintance with His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness can use it. ”

Obviously, Fang Xuanling had already planned this matter, and said Chang He's name, Li Shimin was stunned at first, but still nodded and said: "The prince has a Changlin army, about 10,000 people, how can we resist?" ”

"Haha, Your Highness, although the Changlin Army is good, but Your Highness should not forget, as long as the crown prince Li Jiancheng is killed, how can the leaderless Changlin Army be our opponent, do they still want to attack the palace? It was a capital offense, and no one would dare to do it. ”

"Well, now it's time to choose an opportunity, you can't move for this time, I suspect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, although he seems to have believed in me, has not yet fully believed us. During this time, I will hide in the palace, and the rest will be left to you, so that Hou Junji can disperse his soldiers and horses and send them into the city, so that we can have enough time to deal with possible battles. "Since Li Shimin has made a decision, he will not change it, and he thinks more.

"Yes." Fang Xuanling and Yu Zhining nodded. These two people are rare and thoughtful, and they can avoid Li Jiancheng's eyes and ears, and they can also act conveniently.

The next day, Li Shimin closed the door of the mansion, hid in the palace, except for the last court, he would never appear in front of the world again, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were wary of each other at first, but later, they relaxed their vigilance.

In Chang'an City, Li Xuanba has returned to his Yin Guogong Mansion, Li Xin has already found a family business for him, and he came back this time to get married.

"General, someone outside sent a letter, saying that it was sent by the general's father." After Li Xuanba had just met Li Xin, he returned to his mansion and saw a letter from the porter.

After Li Xuanba heard this, his face changed, but he still reached out and took it, put it aside, and was silent for a while before tearing up the letter, looking at it casually, and sighing softly.

How did Li Yuan and Li Xin treat him, although Li Xuanba was meticulous in martial arts, but his heart was like a mirror, one gave birth to him and raised him, but he didn't treat him well, and the other used him to care about him, that is, even a little secret in his heart, Li Xin took care of him very thoughtfully, and when there was a shortage of people in the army, he never let Li Xuanba deal with Li Yuan's attack and harassment, and let him be stationed in the northwest to deal with the Turks. This time, he was even more careful about his life's events, although he was only his brother-in-law, but he took care of himself like a big brother.

"It's funny that you think of me at this time, why don't you force me to stay after I go back? Unfilial? Maybe you've already put this charge on me! Treating me like this is just letting me deal with my sister! Now that the overall situation has been decided, even with me, you can't win the final victory, so it's better to surrender early, maybe you can save your life. Li Xuanba said disdainfully. He thought about it, and threw the letter aside, apparently not bothering to look at it.

No matter how good Li Yuan said in the letter, no matter how tempting it is, Li Xuanba has already taken a fancy to this person, although he is the king, a short-lived king of Zhao, how can he attract Li Xuanba? (To be continued.) )