When His Royal Highness King Yan Li Hongji sat in front of him and talked eloquently, Li Yuan stared intently at this angular young face, as if he was thinking about something.

“...... Therefore, to see Li Yuhou today, this king is really happy. As he was saying to himself, Li Hongji looked at Li Yuan, who was looking at him suspiciously: "Li Yuhou, is there anything wrong with this king's face?" ”

Li Yuan came back to his senses, and hurriedly got up and said, "Please forgive Your Highness for being rude!" The last general just saw His Royal Highness King Yan for a rare time, and couldn't help but take a few more looks......"

"Good man?" Li Hongji teased jokingly, then shook his head and said, "It's not like it, I heard that you will get married soon, and there are beautiful concubines at home." ”

Li Yuan couldn't have imagined that Li Hongji, the legendary Yan King who killed decisively, would make such a joke? hurriedly explained: "This, the last general doesn't have this preference!" ”

Li Hongji put away his smile, waved his hand, and smiled faintly: "It's okay, just like this Buddhist said, color is emptiness, and in the end it is an emptiness, what is the difference between male and female sex?" This king is not taboo, not taboo! ”

Why is this topic endless! However, thinking that Li Hongji's attitude towards himself was quite friendly, and Zhou Zong, the father-in-law of the previous Chuzhou private salt case, also moved out of His Royal Highness as a rescuer, presumably he should not have come to find fault, so Li Yuan's courage gradually grew, and he spread his hands and acted helplessly: "What His Highness said is true!" His Royal Highness let the last general like it, then the last general will obey the order! ”

Li Hongji showed a disdainful gaze: "You are clever!" Hehe, if this is the case, it is estimated that the father and daughter of the Zhou family will have to find this king desperately! ”

I saw Li Yuan grinning and said, "Your Highness, is there something important to look for the end of the future today?" ”

"Nothing matters." Li Hongji played with the delicate jade wrench in his hand, and said naturally: "This king went to the Eastern Capital before, and Zhou Zong said a lot of good things about you!" You must know that this Zhou Liushou is the arm of the former Emperor Liezu, how many capable people have been seen, and you can get his praise, it seems that you do have something outstanding. ”

Li Yuan hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Your Highness has praised it!" It's not a good thing, but it's the last general's father-in-law......"

"Alright, don't give this king this set!" Li Hongji seemed a little impatient, and then replied to his cold face and said, "This king has never liked to twist and turn!" Since you are the son-in-law of the Zhou Mansion, you will also be the guest of honor of this king in the future! Now this king has a matter that I would like to ask you for your opinion. ”

Li Yuan's face sank instantly, this Yan King is really direct and domineering, this temperament is very different from his father who is good at rhetoric. In fact, since the time in Chuzhou, Li Yuan has long understood that King Yan and Zhou Zong have a great relationship, but he didn't expect to come to the door like this.

But Li Yuan did not directly agree, but replied without changing his face: "How can the last general be virtuous, His Highness said that it doesn't matter!" ”

Li Hongji's eyes wandered, and he looked around vigilantly for a moment, and then spit out two words in a low voice: "Prince." ”

That's really the problem! Li Yuanwan didn't expect Li Hongji to be so outspoken, is it the suggestion of his father-in-law Zhou Zong to meet today? I secretly complained in my heart, since ancient times, the prince is related to the country, which is an extremely sensitive issue, and it is also the most taboo proposition for the emperor to interfere with others. Not to mention whether it is appropriate for Li Hongji to ask such a question to himself, the general of the forbidden army, today, it is complicated to simply talk about the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty today.

Liezu Li Yu can be regarded as a promising founding king, but he still made a fatal mistake before his death, exactly the same as Ma Yin, the former king of Chu, who has blind confidence in his sons, enough, good enough, and absolute "brothers, friends and brothers"! As a result, he forced the new monarch Li Jing to take a few good brothers to swear in Zigong before he ascended the throne, and made an appointment with his brother and brother.

So in order, the third brother Li Jingsui was successively named the emperor's younger brother and the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses, and the fourth brother Li Jingda was named the king of Qi and the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, and then his eldest son Li Hongji was sent to Yangzhou, the eastern capital, so that the situation seemed to be stable.

But Li Hongji is his own bloodline in the final analysis, and Li Jing can't deceive himself even if he can deceive others, so he recalled Li Hongji soon after, asked him to guard Runzhou, and named King Yan.

Li Jing's move not only gave Li Hongji illusions, but also gave hope to those old ministers who were loyal to the inheritance theory of their eldest son, such as Zhou Zong, Xiao Yan, Sun Sheng and others, all of whom were out-and-out princelings. Li Hongji also secretly became indignant and tried to be strong, practiced martial arts every day, recruited wise men, and prepared for the struggle for the crown.

The corresponding imperial brother Li Jingsui, the third prince of the former emperor who won the right of inheritance in a daze, has a loyal and honest personality, but he has no intention of political affairs, and his biggest hobby is to fight against a group of literati and ink writers. But this kind of seemingly incompetent person is the favorite of Chen Jue, the Feng family brothers and others, so naturally they reluctantly have the so-called Taidi Party.

At this time, when Li Hongji asked Li Yuan questions, it was far from the time when the contradictions between the two factions were at their sharpest.

Li Yuan knew very well in his heart that four years later, His Royal Highness the King of Yan would burst out with extraordinary military talent in the war with the Zhou State. Unlike his two uncles who were repeatedly defeated and fled in the wilderness, Li Hongji guarded the front line of Runzhou, fought to the death, and decisively promoted the later famous general Chai Kehong, broke the siege of Changzhou, and killed 10,000 enemies, which was one of the few victories in the Southern Tang Dynasty against the Zhou State, and since then has established unprecedented prestige in the army.

Soon after, the ministers were relieved of Li Jing's change to the crown prince, and the imperial brother Li Jingsui was finally relieved and took the initiative to abdicate, and Li Hongji finally got his wish and took the throne.

But history always likes to make some unexpected jokes, the crown prince Li Hongji, who originally shouldered the glory of the revival of the Tang Kingdom, and then somehow, he was worried that Li Jingsui would make a comeback, and then ordered someone to poison him, and after the murderer turned himself in, there was an uproar in the court.

A month later, Li Hongji died suddenly and violently, and the cause of death is unknown. There are rumors in the palace that Li Hongji saw the unjust soul of his uncle Li Jingsui and was scared to death......

Is the theory of ghosts and gods credible?

At least Li Yuan didn't believe it, and in his previous life, he had a particularly deep memory of this period of history. Li Hongji, who has a promising future and extraordinary talent, finally became the prince, how could his temperament suddenly change drastically? Li Jingsui has already gone to the general trend, why order someone to poison him? And the murderer also ran to turn himself in inexplicably, and Li Hongji died violently in the East Palace a month later. These bizarre events one after another are simply incredible.

And the ultimate beneficiary was a person that everyone didn't notice at the time, the sixth prince Li Congjia.

After Li Jing lost his beloved son, he desperately thought that his first five sons had passed away, and finally noticed this sixth Li Congjia. This son has always been uninterested in political affairs, and has expressed his admiration for Buddhism many times and will never be greedy for imperial power.

Two years later, Li Congjia ascended the throne and changed his name to Li Yu, and later generations called him Li Houzhu......