On the ninth day of March in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the Anxi Duhufu 600 miles to report to Beijing, Princess Mingyue had given birth on the third day of the first month of March, and had a dragon grandson, the mother and child were safe, and asked the saint to give her a name. On the great joy, given the name pure, the word filial piety, Jin Huainan Wang, the actual seal of three hundred households, and the Ministry of Industry in the Beijing City in the east of the Bashui River to build a temple to pray for this son, this reply came out, the Beijing division for a shock - according to the Tang system, the prince's son can be crowned two word king after reaching the age of sixteen, after the death of the prince, his son can inherit as a word king, but now Li Zhen's eldest son has not yet been full moon to be named the king of Huainan, it is an unprecedented glory, the government and the opposition have a lot of speculation, but generally believe that the saint's move is to reward the king of Yue to expand the land. There is no deeper intention in it, after all, the previous saint was forced by the court, and did not give a substantial reward to the Yue King Ping'an Xi's merits, this move is just a compensatory nature, although there is a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition, but it quickly calmed down, without him, the attention of all the forces in the capital at this time was all attracted by the Zhongshu Ling Xiao Yu's request for the prince to take the throne, after all, the prince is the key matter related to the change of the court situation, in contrast, Li Zhenzhi's eldest son's special reward is not enough.

Xiao Yu played a chapter, all the forces were shocked, all busy coordinating on this matter, the situation in the Beijing division is changing, all parties are secretly discussing, but there is no conclusion, except for a few dozen ministers on the book to echo, the rest are silent, and the palace is still calm, I have not seen the saint have any comments on this matter, the forces of all parties are confused, and they are more cautious in action, in addition to stepping up contact with their own people, they do not dare to make any changes, there is a strange calm in the Beijing division, of course, It's just the calm before the storm, no one knows how strong this storm will be, they can only be careful to watch out, but in this strange calm, the actions of the crown prince Li Zhi are particularly eye-catching - since the morning of the seventh day of the third month, the crown prince Li Zhi did not immediately use the freshness and enthusiasm of Xiao Yu's book to contact the subordinate officials of the East Palace, and even did not summon Xiao Yu, who was on this chapter, into the palace for an interview, just like a nobody, but when the courtiers thought that Li Zhi was timid and incapacitated, Li Zhi, who was light and simple, appeared outside the gate of Situ Changsun Wuji's mansion.

"The old minister knocks on His Highness." The eldest grandson Wuji, who was laughing and talking with the visitors, heard the news that the prince had arrived outside the door of his house, and was immediately startled, and he didn't even have time to change the civilian clothes on his body, so he greeted him outside the gate.

"Uncle can't do this, is this going to kill the nephew?" Li Zhi refused to accept the eldest grandson Wuji's big gift, hurriedly stepped forward, held the eldest grandson Wuji's arms with both hands, and said very politely.

"His Royal Highness is the body of ten thousand times, and the old minister does not dare to abolish the ceremony." The eldest grandson Wuji did not have the slightest flattery on his fat face, and replied very plainly, regardless of Li Zhi's support, he still knelt on the ground at the end, Li Zhi was a guy who had no power to restrain the chicken, how could he support the fat body of the eldest grandson Wuji, and he had to accept the eldest grandson Wuji's big gift embarrassedly, and the eldest grandson Wuji kowtowed, and then said with a wry smile: "Uncle please hurry up, my nephew has the liberty to visit, and I ask my uncle to forgive me." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji is a shrewd person, how can he not guess what Li Zhi's purpose is for coming to his house at this time, according to his heart, he really doesn't want to get involved in this matter, although Li Zhi is the prince he single-handedly launched, but the eldest grandson Wuji understands that Li Zhi can't get Li Shimin's favor at all, and he is just a transitional figure, from the long-term perspective of the eldest grandson's family, it is really unwise to have more contacts with the prince who will be deposed sooner or later. In order to ensure that the King of Wei can finally win, this is also the reason why the eldest grandson Wuji will speak out and point out Su Miao in the early days of the day, for Li Zhi's visit, the eldest grandson Wuji really doesn't treat him very well, but Li Zhi is the nominal prince, and his own nephew, no matter how he doesn't want to see him, the eldest grandson Wuji can't turn him away, seeing Li Zhi so polite at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji is even more convinced of the fixed opinion in his heart, knowing that Li Zhi is definitely here for the position of the prince, and he is secretly vigilant in his heart, but his face is full of smiles and said:" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the time to come to our mansion, and the old minister was grateful, Your Highness, please inside. ”

Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji didn't let himself eat alone, Li Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand with a smile on his face, and said, "Uncle, please first." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled, didn't be more polite, waved his hand, walked on the side of the road, led the way in front of him with a slight sideways body, welcomed Li Zhi into the second hall, and arranged Li Zhi to sit on the big seat, but he stood silently on the side, although his face was full of smiles, he never asked Li Zhi's intentions, just smiled blindly.

"Uncle." Li Zhi sat upright in his seat, just called out respectfully, but there was no longer a word next to him, but a pair of eyes wandered on the servants waiting in the hall, and the expression was clearly to ask the eldest grandson Wuji to retreat left and right, he had a private word to talk to the eldest grandson Wuji, this is a little careful to think about the eldest grandson Wuji understands, but the eldest grandson Wuji really doesn't want to have too much to do with Li Zhi, so he doesn't know, just blindly accompany the smiling face, and there is no intention of retreating left and right.

Li Zhi came here prepared, it seems that he had already planned that there would be such a situation, and he didn't move at all, seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was not angry, Li Zhi's eyes rolled, his eyes suddenly turned red, his throat moved a few times, and he cried loudly, the tears flowed, not to mention how sad he was.

Li Zhi's crying was not tight, but it made the eldest grandson Wuji dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to do for a while, and he was stunned for a while, and then he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, why are you here?" Old ministers, old ministers......"

Without waiting for the eldest grandson Wuji to finish speaking, Li Zhi suddenly got up, cried and knelt on the ground, and immediately frightened the eldest grandson Wuji to jump away, looking at Li Zhi who was crying with a surprised face, after a long while, he sighed helplessly, waved his big sleeves and said: "You and everyone retreat, and those who dare to enter the hall without hearing the call will be killed!" Hearing what the eldest grandson Wuji said, how dare they slack off, and hurriedly promised to retreat.

"Your Highness, please hurry up, why are you so troubled, you must kill the old minister." After all the slaves retreated, the eldest grandson Wuji stepped forward, helped Li Zhi up, and said with a wry smile.

"Uncle, nephew please help me, uncle, for the sake of the mother who died in this palace, uncle save the childish slave, uncle." Li Zhi took advantage of the eldest grandson Wuji's support to get up, looked at the eldest grandson Wuji with a pair of teary eyes, and said with a sad face.

"Your Highness, you are ......, alas, where did this start?" The eldest grandson Wuji knew what Li Zhi was going to say, although he didn't want to hear it, he was helpless, stomped his foot, sighed and said.

Li Zhi knelt on the ground again, and said in a weeping voice: "Uncle, the childish slave is also unable to have a son, uncle, there is a saying since ancient times: there is still a nest when the prince and grandson return, where does the prince return?" The young slave is young, lost his mother early, and thanks to his uncle's care, he can survive so far, but now, the ...... now, alas, although the young slave is young, he also knows a little bit of the current situation, and he knows that he is not the opponent of his brothers, and he hopes that his uncle will help the young slave for the sake of his nephew's early death. ”

"Alas......" Seeing Li Zhi mention Empress Changsun several times, Changsun Wuji was heartbroken, sighed for a long time, helped Li Zhi up, and said sincerely: "Your Highness, it's not that the old minister is unwilling to contribute, it's just that this fact is beyond the power of the old minister." ”

"Otherwise, the nephew thinks that only the uncle will come forward in this matter, and it will be done, and the nephew is willing to ask the uncle." Li Zhi saw that the eldest grandson Wuji's words were loosened, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was still full of tears.

"Oh?" A trace of remorse quickly flashed across the eldest grandson Wuji's face, and he frowned and said: "What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want the old minister to do, please make it clear, if the old minister can do it, he should not give up." ”

"If so, the young slave will first thank his uncle for his great kindness." As soon as Li Zhi put away the sadness on his face, he knelt on the ground again with a happy face, and kowtowed frequently, which shocked the eldest grandson Wuji and hurriedly leaned over to support him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't be like this, let's talk about it first, how to focus on the minister." Eldest Sun Wuji had a trace of resentment in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face, but just said it softly.

Li Zhi's face was straight, and a pair of eyes showed a look of grievance and said: "Uncle, you know, since the nephew became the prince, he has never participated in government affairs, but he is just bearing the false name of a prince. But the nephew has one thing that is beyond the reach of the brothers, that is, the nephew is quite knowledgeable, and knows who is the pillar of the court, and who is the indiscriminate generation, if it can be experienced, the nephew will be able to perform, and will never lose to the brothers, I hope the uncle will help the nephew, so that the nephew can show his strengths. ”

Listening to Li Zhi's more and more impassioned words, the eldest grandson Wuji gasped, was speechless for a while, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "According to His Royal Highness the Prince, who is the pillar of the pillar, and who is the person who is indiscriminate?" ”

"Uncle asked well, there are countless important ministers in the court, however, there are only three or five people who can really be called useful, these Chinese people are Fang Xuanling, Zhu Suiliang, and Wu are nothing more than Li Ji, Li Daozong and others, but they can't be called pillars, only uncle can be called this title!" Li Zhi replied categorically.

Li Zhi said it so beautifully, but the eldest grandson Wuji was not complacent because of this, he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a good reputation, the old minister Pu Liu's posture, how can he be called a pillar, as soon as this pillar is said, the old minister is ashamed and dare not accept it, His Royal Highness must not mention it again." ”

Li Zhi said angrily: "Otherwise, my uncle repaired the "Zhenguan Law" to regulate the world, and set the "Tang Dynasty Etiquette" to educate the people, all of which are immortal, not to mention the merit of assisting my father and the emperor to determine the world, and when it comes to the ministers of the world, no one can be the right of my uncle, if my uncle is not worthy of the title of pillar, who can deserve it!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's most proud achievement in his life is not the official residence Situ, nor the encounter between the monarch and the minister with Li Shimin, but the rectification of the two books of "Zhenguan Law" and "Tang Etiquette", although he never mentions it in front of people, but in his own mind, he thinks that he has obtained the strengths of the law and Confucianism, and his talent in his chest is enough to be proud of the world. In fact, Li Zhi's inherent view of cowardice and incompetence has changed dramatically, and for the first time, he sincerely asked: "What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want the old minister to do, and please say it clearly." ”

"Thank you uncle for your love." Although Li Zhi is cowardly, he is not a fool, and he naturally heard that the eldest grandson Wuji's words were not just perfunctory as before, and immediately perked up, bowed respectfully and said: "Uncle, the nephew doesn't need much, just ask the uncle to discuss with the father, so that the nephew can return to the East Palace, one can avoid the suspicion of the harem, and the other nephew can also take this opportunity to contact government affairs, share the worries of the father, and the nephew does not ask for more, if you can do an errand in the East Palace one day, and accompany your father in the palace for a day, no matter whether this matter can be done or not, The nephews and nephews all thanked their uncle for his great kindness. ”

Li Zhi's request is not difficult, but it is easy to say but it is not easy, without him, in the view of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin has no intention of letting Li Zhi show up, how can he give Li Zhi a chance to cultivate his wings, of course, if the eldest grandson Wuji argues for it, but it may not be impossible to succeed, but in this way, the eldest grandson family is bound to be tied to Li Zhi's carriage, once Li Zhi is a dou who can't be supported, it is difficult to say whether the eldest grandson family can hold on, it is related to the safety of the entire family, How dare the eldest grandson Wuji casually accept it, facing Li Zhi's expectant gaze, the eldest grandson Wuji is not good at refusing in person, and after pondering for a while, he said thoughtfully: "His Royal Highness the Prince's intentions are known to the old ministers, but this matter is very important, if you rush to see Your Majesty, once it doesn't make sense, it will be difficult to recover, and let the old ministers think about how to face the saint, and the old ministers will return to His Royal Highness in a few days?" ”

Although the eldest grandson Wuji's words were vague, he did not say death, but he left a hope for Li Zhi, although it was not as Li Zhi wanted, but Li Zhi also understood that the eldest grandson Wuji could say this, which was already very face-saving, seeing that the matter had come to this, Li Zhi did not dare to urge more, and said with a smile: "Thank you uncle, my nephew will retire now, and wait for my uncle to make decisions for my nephew." As soon as the words fell, he respectfully saluted the eldest grandson Wuji again, and was about to go out.

The eldest grandson Wuji's thoughts were chaotic at this time, and when he saw that Li Zhi was leaving, he didn't stay much, and accompanied Li Zhi out of his house with a smile, and after sending Li Zhi's carriage away, he turned around and walked into the door of his house, burying his head and walking in the direction of the study, his face was full of sadness.

"Uncle Shi, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gone?" As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji entered the door of the study, Cui Ze, who was laughing and talking with the eldest son of the eldest grandson Wuji, hurriedly stood up, rushed forward, saluted respectfully, and asked with a smile.

"Hmm." The eldest grandson Wuji was very thoughtful, just nodded, didn't say anything, strode to the main seat in the middle and sat down, raised his eyes and looked at Cui Ze who was smiling and said, "Zizhan has always been quick thinker, maybe guessed the intention of His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Since the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, the eldest Sun Chengliang went crazy, the original eldest Sun Chengliang's best friends have rarely come to his door, only Cui Ze does not give up, often comes to inquire, and because of his outstanding talent, and after it is a famous family, he is very valued by the eldest grandson Wuji, and he helped Cui Ze, so that he changed from a bachelor in Chongwen Hall to a high position in the business (from the fourth grade), and Cui Ze also knew how to repay his kindness, and was loyal to the eldest grandson Wuji, and now he is not only a frequent visitor to the eldest grandson Wuji, but also faintly became one of the confidants of the eldest grandson Wuji. Whenever there is a major matter that is difficult to decide, the eldest grandson Wuji will always ask Cui Ze, and he can always get the correct answer, therefore, the eldest grandson Wuji is extremely dependent on it, this time it is related to the future of the eldest grandson's family, and the eldest grandson Wuji is a little undecided, so he does not shy away from asking.

"Uncle Shi is a little nephew." Cui Ze smiled and said disapprerovingly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here just because of Xiao Zhongshu's excerpt, and he wants Uncle Shi to come forward to ask for his will, it is not difficult to guess, the little nephew thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be moved with family affection, but is it?" ”

"Hehe, Zi Zhan's mind is clever, and the old man can't do it." The eldest grandson Wuji nodded with a smile and said, "In this case, Ji will be released?" ”

Cui Ze's face changed, he hurriedly took a small step back, and said with a slightly panicked face: "Uncle Shi, this is a state affair, and it is related to the future of the eldest grandson's family, the little nephew really doesn't dare to say much." ”

"It's okay, and it's a joke." The eldest grandson Wuji was not angry because Cui Ze was silent, but admired Cui Ze's general knowledge, smiled, and said casually.

Taking the country's major affairs as a joke, this kind of bearing can only be done by the eldest grandson Wuji, Cui Ze is not that calm, he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Uncle Shi, this matter is very important, if the little nephew talks falsely, it affects Uncle Shi's judgment, and the crime is great." ”

"Zi Zhan doesn't need to worry too much, the old man has his own plan in his heart, Zi Zhan just talks about it." The eldest grandson Wuji shook his hand with a smile.

"Okay, then forgive the little nephew for being presumptuous." Cui Ze was silent for a while, gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said slowly: "Uncle Shi, Mingjian, the little nephew thinks that the successor in Jinshang's mind is actually not the current prince, but one of the three kings of Wu, Wei, and Yue. His Majesty's measures to quell the party strife have not actually been effective, but it has turned from open contention to secret fighting. ”

What Cui Ze said is a well-known fact, and the eldest grandson Wuji naturally already knew it, and at this time, seeing that Cui Ze's analysis was correct, he didn't say anything, just twisted the long beard on his chest, nodded his head, waved his hand, and motioned Cui Ze to continue.

Cui Ze nodded knowingly, and then said: "Uncle Mingjian, the little nephew thinks that even if he is wise today, but in the face of this current situation, he is actually helpless, without him, the three kings have their own merits, and they are not idle people, before Your Majesty has decided on the real successor, he will never restrain the three kings, therefore, this chaos will still last for a long time, unless the current prince can really live up to the name, however, although the current prince is small and talented, he is cowardly, and he can't really enter the eyes of today's law, but it's just ......."

"Just what?" Seeing that Cui Ze stopped in the middle of speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked.

Cui Ze's face changed for a while, as if there was something unspeakable, and after struggling for a while, he continued: "It stands to reason that the little nephew should not say much about such a big matter, since the uncle must ask, the little nephew will be presumptuous." At this point, he paused before continuing: "It's just that no matter which of the three kings ascends the throne, it will do more harm than good to Uncle Shi's lineage, and only the current crown prince succeeding to the throne is the gospel of Uncle Shi's family!" ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? The smile on the eldest grandson Wuji's face was gone, his fat cheeks trembled, and a pair of old eyes looked at Cui Ze as sharp as a knife, with a hint of murder in his eyes.

Cui Ze did not avoid the sharp gaze of the eldest grandson Wuji, but stared at the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji, and said freely: "Uncle Shi Mingjian, the little nephew thinks that the three kings have their own henchmen, and there are no longer a few important ministers in the court, although they may also need the support of Uncle Shi, but there is no necessary urgency, if they are on the throne, they may not reuse Uncle Shi, but the current prince is different, he has no power in his hands, and there is no adviser to help, even if Xiao Zhongshu is willing to help, I am afraid that it will be in vain, Only Uncle Shi is the only force he can rely on, if Uncle Shi has the ability to turn the tide and assist the current prince to succeed, then the future of Uncle Shi can be expected, however, there is an obstacle here, that is the attitude of today, if you can't reverse your mind, all efforts will be a bamboo basket to draw water, this matter is dangerous and abnormal, the little nephew really does not dare to plan for Uncle Shi, everything is also suitable for Uncle Shi. ”

Cui Ze said extremely sincerely, and he has analyzed the entire court situation clearly, not only pointing out the risks of taking refuge in the three kings and helping Li Zhi, but also clarifying the possible benefits, but he did not directly say where the eldest grandson family should go, but rationally handed over the decision-making power to the hands of the eldest grandson Wuji, and completely fulfilled the duties of a strategist, Rao is eldest grandson Wuji was upset, but he also had to shout for Cui Ze's self-cultivation and demeanor, but in terms of how to decide, the eldest grandson Wuji was at a loss, and his brows were tightly wrinkled into a Sichuan character, His face fell into deep thought......

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