Li Shimin rode through the Xuanwu Gate on a war horse, and there were dozens of soldiers around him, the sound of horses' hooves hitting the bluestone, making a crisp sound, his mind was still immersed in the dialogue with Li Yuan, and his heart was flooded with monstrous waves.

Li Yuan is actually about to abdicate, and Li Xuanba is actually coming back, if he still likes to hear the latter news, but the previous one is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, shaking so that Li Shimin doesn't know what to do?

At this time, he knew why Li Yuan let him carry the black cauldron, I am afraid that it was already calculated, he lost the qualification to seize the crown prince, and Li Jiancheng became the only candidate. Li Yuan may have hesitated before, but this time, the outbreak of this rumor made Li Yuan finally make up his mind to solve the current situation of brotherly rivalry and make Li Jiancheng a real emperor.

"The last general, Chang He, will meet His Royal Highness the King of Qin."

At this time, a rich voice came, Li Shimin opened his eyes, but saw a middle-aged general standing respectfully on the side, Li Shimin recognized the other party as Chang He, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, speaking of which, this Chang He has some relationship with himself, when he fought against Dou Jiande, Chang He was still a general beside him, and he was saved by himself, but he didn't expect to meet here.

"General Chang, don't come unharmed. I didn't expect to meet a general here. Li Shimin thought of what happened to him, and suddenly sighed: "The vicissitudes of life, I didn't expect General Chang to come to see me." ”

"The prince is the pillar of the country, and he is a virtuous person, although there are conspirators who pour dirty water on the prince, but the last general knows that His Royal Highness will definitely not be such a person." Chang He said seriously: "Lord Wang, keep the clouds open and see the moon." Sooner or later, the people of the world will understand what His Highness is a human being. ”

"Thank you, General Chang." Li Shimin nodded, looked around and said, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince enter the palace from this place every day?" Come rain come shine? ”

"Exactly. Xuanwu Gate is the closest place for the East Palace to enter the palace, so the prince enters the palace from here every day to greet the emperor and deal with state affairs. Chang He didn't understand why Li Shimin asked like this, but he still replied seriously.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really diligent!" Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he arched his hand towards Chang He. said: "Okay, General Chang, I'll go to see His Royal Highness the Prince, and I'll leave first." ”

"Your Highness, please." Chang He thought about it, but still approached Li Shimin's side and whispered: "Your Highness, go out and be careful, just now the last general saw King Qi leading thousands of elites to appear around the palace gate, Your Highness, do you want the last general to guard His Highness's side." ”

"No, I don't. He didn't dare to do anything in this place. Li Shimin's face changed, and he quickly shook his head and said: "This is the palace, General Chang, this king has left first, and then contact him later." ”

"Yes, the prince is careful, if there is any need, just send someone to contact the last general and go to the soup. No excuses. Chang He arched his hand and said. There was a look of worry on his face.

"Well, this king likes to hear the general's words." Li Shimin's eyes lit up after hearing this, he nodded, and led the soldiers around him towards the East Palace.

By the time he first arrived at the East Palace. But in front of the East Palace, Li Yuanji walked out wearing armor, and the two brothers met in the East Palace, obviously when they didn't expect it. However, Li Shimin reacted first, looked at the armor on Li Yuanji's body, and couldn't help but say, "Yuanji." Why did you dress up like this, why did you go to see the prince like this? ”

"That's nature." Li Yuanji's face turned red and he was embarrassed for a while, but he quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Second brother, I really didn't expect that you would dare to come to the East Palace." ”

"The East Palace is not the Longtan Tiger's Den, why can't I come?" Li Shimin asked with some curiosity: "Do you think that the second brother should not come to the East Palace today?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to kill you, second brother, you really shouldn't have come to this letter." Li Yuanji glanced around, then pretended not to be known, and whispered in Li Shimin's ear: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered the younger brother to transfer 3,000 troops, ready to capture the second brother, put him in prison, and then seize the soldiers and horses under the command of the second brother, second brother!" Do you still dare to come to the East Palace? Isn't this self-defeating? ”

Li Shimin's face changed, he looked at Li Yuanji, he didn't know whether this was true or false, and finally thought about it and said: "Yuanji, don't say this kind of thing in the future, my father will soon give the throne to His Royal Highness the Prince, and in two months, the status of the monarch and the minister has been decided, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants the life of the second brother, the second brother will give it to him." What's more, I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not an indiscriminate person, and he will not take my life at this time. As he spoke, he patted Li Yuanji on the shoulder and headed towards the East Palace.

"I really don't know the hearts of good people, hum, wait, do you really think that Da Zhao can't do without you?" Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin's departing back, a sneer in his heart, his face was hideous, and his eyes flashed with fierce light, like a man-eating wolf.

Doesn't Li Shimin doubt it? He was very suspicious, but he was not afraid, he was betting on Li Jiancheng's character, maybe when he didn't get the news, Li Shimin would never dare to come to look for Li Jiancheng, but now it's different, Li Yuan decided to give up the throne, and Li Shimin believes that Li Jiancheng is in a different position now.

"I'm afraid this Li Yuanji is uneasy and kind." Li Shimin thought about it for a while, and suddenly thought of the problem, and his face changed, but he quickly shook his head, entered the East Palace, and asked someone to report it.

"Haha, second brother, why be so formal, just come in directly." Soon, I saw Li Jiancheng walking out laughing, his face was full of smiles, as soon as he saw Li Shimin, he took three steps and sat two steps together, walked up, and said, "Just from my father?" ”

"Hmm. Father and Emperor admonished, Brother Prince, my brother wants to congratulate you. Li Shimin sighed and said: "That's fine, although my father is wise and martial, but in the end, he is a little older, and the state affairs are heavy, so he needs to cultivate more." ”

"Hey, this thing also came suddenly, and I didn't expect it." Although Li Jiancheng's face was calm, he still couldn't hide the joy in the depths of his eyes, and said with a smile: "Second brother, I'm afraid that you and my brother will join forces in the future, otherwise, Li Xin will never let go of our brother, and others can still save their lives and wealth if they submit to Li Xin, but you and my brother are different." Li Xin will never let us go. ”

"Well, what the prince's brother said is very true." Li Shimin nodded, but there was a trace of disdain in his heart, even if he resisted Li Xin, Li Shimin thought that Li Jiancheng did not have the ability to deal with Li Xin at all.

"I saw Yuan Ji outside the palace just now, dressed in a drape, but he has the demeanor of a general!" After the two sides sat down, Li Shimin pretended to be curious and said with a smile: "He also said that when Xuanba returns, he will have a competition with Xuanba!" ”

Li Jiancheng's eyes flickered, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in the depths of his eyes, of course he knew why Li Yuanji was wearing a drape, not because of anything else, but thinking about how to solve Li Shimin, fortunately Li Yuanji did not show it, which made him feel a lot more relieved, and said at the moment: "Although my father has gone to the holy decree and letters, no one knows whether Xuanba will return!" ”

Li Shimin felt disdain for a while, but his face was calm, he nodded, and said: "Li Xin is all over the field, although the soldiers and horses are elite, and there are many famous generals under him, but our generals are still too few, not only the famous generals are not Li Xin's opponents, but also the fierce generals, Xuanba is brave and fierce, he is the first military general in the world, Li Xin is kind to him, plus Sanniang and Siniang are in Guanzhong, Xuanba is back, I'm afraid it will be difficult!" ”

"That's why my father thought of that trick, taking advantage of his mother's birthday, to let Xuanba return, I believe that Xuanba will definitely come back, if he doesn't come back, I'm afraid we can only ruin him." Li Shimin said in a low voice: "The news from Thunderbolt Hall, Li Xin has only 30,000 soldiers and horses in Liangzhou, and 30,000 people are sitting in Liangzhou to deter the Turks and those alien races, relying on Xuanba, if there is no Xuanba, Liangzhou will be chaotic, the Turks will definitely invade Liangzhou, and Li Xin can only divide his troops to run Liangzhou, this is our opportunity." ”

"Hey! I believe that Xuanba will definitely return. Li Jiancheng suddenly showed a hint of strangeness when he heard this, and finally sighed, Li Shimin's method will only be implemented when there is no way.

Li Shimin sneered in his heart, Li Jiancheng has a very good temper, he can be called a representative of Confucianism, but in the same way, his temper is really not suitable for being an emperor, how can a woman be benevolent to face a complicated situation.

"The younger brother wants to transfer Xu Shiji to Taiyuan and sit in Taiyuan for me, in a short period of time, the younger brother may not be able to return to Taiyuan, transfer Xie Yingdeng to Liyang, and sit in the important town of Liyang, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think?" Li Shimin asked again.

Li Jiancheng thought about it, but still clapped his hands and said: "Don't ask me about the affairs in the army, you are the King of Qin, the general of Tiance, you can call the shots in the affairs of the army alone, wait for two months, I will help you raise grain and grass in Xindu, you are fighting on the front line, I don't believe it, you and my brothers work together, and they can't deal with Li Xin." What do the people think? ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he sighed in his heart, and he was also excited, he was almost moved by Li Jiancheng's words just now, but thinking of what Li Yuanji said just now, the emotion in his heart disappeared in an instant, and he arched his hand and said: "Shimin is willing to listen to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Well, well, I know that the people of the world will never let me down." Where did Li Jiancheng think of Li Shimin's thoughts at the moment, and thought that Li Shimin had been moved by himself, and he was even more proud.

Li Jiancheng patted Li Shimin's shoulder again and again, and the two brothers talked for a while, and Li Jiancheng personally sent Li Shimin out of the East Palace. Both brothers were smiling, and they looked like they were brothers. (To be continued.) )