Spring flowers are blooming, close to the northeast of the East City in Longqing Fang, the palace mansion has beautiful scenery, and the sun is warm and peaceful. Li Longji lived in the Fifth Prince's Mansion here when he was the vassal king, and now he has been the prince for more than a year, but he still hasn't moved into the palace and still lives here. He also asked someone to sew a long pillow that was enough for five people to sleep, saying that he wanted five brothers to sleep together, of course, not to build a foundation, but just to show the attitude of uniting and strengthening the power of brothers.

In such a warm afternoon, Li Longji suddenly received a gift from one of his confidants, a person named Jiang Jiao. Li Longji asked someone to open the package, and suddenly his eyes flickered, and it turned out to be a bright horizontal knife, which did not even have a scabbard, and reflected the bright light of the sun as soon as it was revealed.

At this moment, several people outside the door asked to see him, and when he heard that it was Gao Lishi and others, Li Longji immediately announced that he had entered. There were three people who came in, the eunuch Gao Lishi, the strategist Wang Ju, and the slave-born Wang Maozhong.

Wang Maozhong is forty or fifty years old, with a big face and belly, originally a Goryeo, and became Li Longji's house slave, because he helped Li Longji to recruit many 10,000 cavalry generals when dealing with Empress Wei, and he has made great contributions, and now he has been given an official position, but he usually still stays in the house to do the same thing as a housekeeper.

So the three people who entered the room were all Li Longji's henchmen, and when Gao Lishi looked at the package that had just been opened on the case, he couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, who sent this?" ”

Li Longji replied thoughtfully, "Jiang Jiao." ”

Gao Lishi immediately said in a deep voice: "The knife can cut the trouble, he is persuading His Highness to make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

Li Longji said: "You are also thinking like this? ”

Wang Ju hurriedly said: "Xue Dalang went to Youzhou to contact King Fen and other clues show that the Taiping party may have a conspiracy, and His Highness might as well strike first!" ”

Except for the domestic slave king Mao Zhong, he didn't say much, and the other two sang and harmonized, urging Li Longji to start as soon as possible. Li Longji himself also has such thoughts: in addition to preventing Taiping from striking first; There is another reason, even if he ascends the throne, the important power is still in the hands of Li Dan, and he will not get the power without a coup d'état.

At this time, Gao Lishi also said: "The left and right flying cavalry generals in the four armies of the forbidden army are mostly privately peaceful, and the main force of the flying cavalry is stationed in Qianhuamen, but now let His Royal Highness still listen to the government in the Wude Hall of Taiji Palace, in case they want to die and break the net, the flying cavalry and the southern Ya soldiers are flanked before and after, and His Royal Highness is also in danger." ”

Qianhua Gate is in the Taiji Palace, it is the east passage between the inner palace and the outer palace, and the base camp of the left and right flying horses is in that place.

There were two main armed forces in Chang'an: one was the forbidden army; The second is the guards (government soldiers).

Among them, the forbidden army mainly has four armies: left and right Yulin (flying horses), left and right ten thousand horses. The generals who directly commanded the troops were ten brigade commanders and five captains. The forbidden army is in charge of the northern defense of the palace, the headquarters of the left and right flying horses is in the Qianhua Gate of the Taiji Palace, and the left and right ten thousand horses are in the Xuanwu Gate in the north of the palace. Obviously, the flying horse is closer to the Wude Palace.

At present, the power of Taiping and Li Longji in the forbidden army: most of the generals of the flying cavalry are more inclined to Taiping, especially the upper commanders such as generals, who are undoubtedly Taiping people; But Li Longji's control of Wanqi is very good, and the generals are his two younger brothers, King Qi and King Xue, who have just been arranged, and not only that, but many middle-level generals inside are on Li Longji's side. In the past, when Li Longji led Wan Qi to kill Empress Wei and her party, Wan Qi fought with him once, and his popularity in the army increased even more, and even more lieutenants such as Ge Fushun were Li Longji's henchmen.

…… In fact, Li Dan is a little afraid of his son, and a big reason is Li Longji's connections in Wanqi.

Not only were the strategists persuading, but Li Longji himself also intuitively sensed the danger, so he asked, "Will the plan be released?" ”

Gao Lishi immediately took out a plan and put it in front of Li Longji: "I have already thought of a step, please look at it." ”

"Once His Highness is in the right position, he will lead the guards to the Qianhua Gate that day, and summon General Yulin to see him with a holy decree, and he can be killed! If they don't see it, it is a rebellion, and His Royal Highness can command thousands of horsemen to attack it, and General Yulin is a big sin to resist the decree, and the army will be defeated if it is unstable. After controlling Yulin, all the henchmen such as Dou Huaizhen and Xiao Zhizhong of the outer dynasty will be beheaded, and the major event can be decided. ”

Unexpected, vigorous and resolute, Li Longji was very satisfied when he saw it, which was very in line with his simple and decisive image, and immediately praised: "This method is very good." ”

At this moment, Wang Ju suddenly said coldly: "I thought of a person, do you want to discuss with Guo Yuanzhen?" ”

When the other three heard this, they were all very surprised at first, because the Shangshu Guo Yuanzhen mentioned by Wang Ju was not a person in their circle, and he rarely met with them, let alone a person promoted by the prince, and he should be regarded as a person appreciated by Emperor Li Dan in terms of background...... It's just that the attitude is in favor of the prince. Although the attitude is towards this side, how can such a conspiracy find an intermediary person to participate?

So the three of them were very surprised and wondered, which was normal. In addition to being surprised, they wondered, why did Wang Ju mention this person next to Li Dan?

are all smart people, Li Longji and the others understood the joints after a little thought: the coup d'état wanted to kill General Yulin, and the prime minister was killed, all of them were important ministers of the imperial court, even if Li Longji ascended the throne and became the emperor, he still did not have that power, and the appointment and dismissal of officials above the third rank were in the hands of the emperor. So once the swords and soldiers face each other, it is not Taiping who is dealing with him...... And Li Longji's father!

Li Longji's face suddenly showed complicated feelings. Wang Ju hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, do you still remember Li Chongjun's rebellion when Zhongzong was in power?" ”

Li Longji was silent. Of course he remembered that incident: when Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was in power, the crown prince Li Chongjun was not born to Empress Wei, he was bullied, and after the accumulation of resentment, he wanted to use a coup d'état to turn over, so he contacted some ministers and generals, and he was bold and naïve! The coup d'état was very successful at the beginning, Wu Sansi and several others were killed by him, but he didn't make up his mind about what he wanted to do to his biological father from the beginning, and naively fantasized about continuing to be the crown prince after the coup, and the result was ......

Once the swords face each other, it is not that the family affection is difficult to give up and the like can be solved.

Li Longji is not Li Chongjun, he is much more sophisticated than Chongjun, he understands the mysteries, but it is very emotionally uncomfortable to coerce and love his father.

There is always so much helplessness in life, even if you are a son of heaven.

At this time, Li Longji's mind came up with the situation when Li Dan pressed himself on the dragon chair at that time: his father was already a little old, and he looked straight at himself and said, San Lang, you can live up to me, but you must not live up to Li Tang's ancestors!

"Father, ......" Li Longji's eyes couldn't help but flash with tears.

Wang Ju knelt down and said, "Your Highness, focus on the overall situation!" ”

Li Longji was silent, in fact, he had already made up his mind in his heart, because what the old man said...... can live up to his father, but he can't live up to the country.

But he was unwilling to speak out his ruthlessness in front of outsiders without pressure. So Li Longji was silent, he acquiesced, and said quite affectionately: "Why don't you postpone it for a few days, on the day of the throne, my father and emperor had just issued the edict of succession, and I immediately met each other. ”

Gao Lishi, who was anxious for revenge, hurriedly persuaded: "According to the meaning of today, there is a big dynasty on five days, and he only comes to Taiji Palace every five days to accept the congratulations of the ministers...... If it is not launched on the day of accession, it will have to wait another five days! Otherwise, we are in the Daming Palace today, and after we kill General Yulin, we will run all the way to the Daming Palace, and I don't know if there will be any changes in the middle. ”

Wang Ju saw Li Longji's pitiful tears, he was not like Gao Lishi, there was a personal grudge in addition to his public heart, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It doesn't hurt Your Highness to wait for five days...... In fact, it would be very troublesome for the Taiping to launch a coup d'état, even if they successfully instigated the Yulin Army, it would take time to lead the army south from the Qianhua Gate to the Wude Palace, and His Highness would have time to run away, and then go to the Xuanwu Gate Forbidden Garden to transfer ten thousand horsemen to quell the rebellion. In short, it will be very difficult for them to do it, and it will not be too fast. I advise Your Highness to act as soon as possible, because sooner or later there will be such a time, it is better to plan early, so as not to give the opponent any chance. ”

Li Longji said: "The most beneficial thing for us is the issue of secrecy. It must be kept as secret as possible, and it is better for a few of us to know before launching...... Like the last time Liu You begged them, he ran to my house to make suggestions, but I didn't agree, and the news was leaked, which made the relationship between my father and me tense for a while. ”

Wang Ju said: "What His Royal Highness said is very true, if the secret is leaked, it is uncertain whether he will change his mind about the succession today...... He was always swaying from side to side. ”

At the mention of Li Dan, Li Longji sighed again, and a complicated feeling came to his heart, not only love and respect, but also resentment...... In fact, his father has always been suspicious of him. This decisive succession is probably not only because of the love between father and son, but also because, as he said, "you can live up to your relatives, but you can't live up to Li Tang Jiangshan." As the Son of Heaven, how can he not have a little public heart? That's not a tyrant!

Outside the door, there were two birds chirping, playing, simple and happy, flying up and down in the spring flowers, not at all like human aunts, nephews, fathers and sons also have to fight each other.

This is not only him Li Longji is ruthless, why is Taiping not ruthless? Even if his father, if he knew that he was making up these things behind his back, let alone passing on the throne, he might have changed his mind and abolished the prince immediately!

Thinking of this, Li Longji couldn't help but repeatedly instruct his three henchmen not to leak a little rumor. He said: "On that day, let Wang Mao Zhongtong Donggong personally accompany his troops, behead General Yulin first, and then contact others temporarily...... Including a few of my brothers, I don't need to discuss them for the time being, they will know what to do after the incident. ”

All three nodded yes.

Li Longji said again: "As for the Shangshu Guo Yuanzhen mentioned by Ju, let alone sue him, when the matter is approaching, he also knows how to deal with it." ”G