Gao Junming knew that Li Yuan would not easily change the crown prince, and as for saying such things at that time, the reason was nothing more than that he was disappointed with the prince in a short period of time, and he urgently needed Li Shimin, who was eloquent.

Gao Junming said to Li Jiancheng, who was still pondering: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor has promised that if Li Shimin makes a contribution to quelling Yang Wengan's rebellion, he will be renamed the crown prince. The most important thing for you now is to keep the crown prince. ”

Before the King of Qin and his army arrived, Yang Wengan had already died at the hands of his subordinates, where was his contribution to pacifying? If the emperor decides that King Qin is useless, will he still make him the crown prince? Li Shimin arrested a few people who supported the rebellion and replied to the emperor, will he explain every detail clearly? I'm afraid that in this case, it will be too late to ask for merit and reward.

"Now you are the one who can speak in front of your father, you go and tell your father." Li Jiancheng gave an order to Gao Junming. Gao Junming found that Li Jiancheng seemed to have something to say, and sure enough, after a while, Li Jiancheng said again: "Is it true that my father can't hear any rumors?" When you talk to your father, pay attention to it, and probe his tone first, so that your father doesn't think that we are targeting the people. ”

"Subordinates obey."

Gao Junming went to Li Yuan to follow the prince's instructions, and did not directly tell the truth about Yang Wengan's death, but as if he was reminding Li Yuan, what is the king without jokes. What's more, it is such a major event as establishing a prince, and it is even more impossible to break its word and gain weight.

Gao Junming found that when it came to this, Li Yuan's attitude was very hesitant. He decided to simply let the emperor's thinking be one-sided, and the crown prince's throne was established and could not be moved. As for the promise to re-establish the crown prince, the premise is that King Qin has miraculous merits, but in this incident, even if Li Shimin has merits, it is not enough to change the crown prince.

Gao Junming said what was in Li Yuan's heart, it can be seen that Li Yuan already knew the truth about Yang Wengan's death, and the matter of changing the crown prince would be over.

However, after leaving the center of power for a moment, such a thing happened, it was a rebellion and a rebellion, and Li Yuan, as the emperor, was very annoyed and must deter his subordinates. Otherwise, if this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Li Yuan declared to the outside world that due to the discord between his brothers, the prince's rebellion was framed by Li Shimin's subordinates, and it was true that Yang Wengan and his subordinates, who were under the prince, raised troops, so he dealt with the respective subordinates of the king of Qin and the prince.

Li Yuan not only dealt with Li Shimin's subordinates, but also said that the matter of establishing the prince was never fulfilled. Li Shimin didn't dare to have an opinion on Li Yuan, but he was still very dissatisfied. Asking around about Zhiyang's whereabouts, but not wanting the prince to know, he finally learned from his subordinates that Zhiyang had moved to Hidden Fog Mountain, which was very close to Chang'an City.

He came to the Hidden Fog Mountain, wanting to seek the slightest psychological comfort.

When Li Shimin waded through mountains and rivers to the thatched hut, Zhiyang heard footsteps from a distance, and when someone approached, he felt that this person was majestic, but there was no malice, so he got up and went to open the door: "Your Highness, you are here." Let's get inside. ”

The two sat facing each other at the desk. Zhiyang made tea for Li Shimin, respectfully brought it to him and said, "Your Highness, please drink tea, take a sip of tea to reduce the anger." ”

"Thank you, sir."

After that, the two were silent and did not speak, but kept drinking tea. Zhiyang keeps adding tea to each other. Zhiyang didn't want to increase the gap between the emperor and the king of Qin at this time, and even wanted to ease the tension between them. Because he knew that it would be no good for King Yu Qin to have a stalemate with the emperor. After a while, Zhiyang's respectful voice remembered faintly: "The emperor is helpless to deal with your subordinates. ”

"How does the gentleman know what is on the king's mind?"

Zhiyang Qi added water to the copper kettle on the stove beside him, and said: "I originally wanted to shake the position of the crown prince, but I never thought of finding a scapegoat, although it weakened the built henchmen, but it also moved His Royal Highness's people!" Your Highness, you are naturally dissatisfied. ”

He sat down again and refilled each other's tea. Zhiyang looked at Li Shimin, who was concentrating on drinking tea, and said: "The emperor has ulterior motives in dealing with you and the prince's subordinates, which is nothing more than killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, so that other subordinates are afraid." As for the whole story of this incident, the emperor is afraid that he already knows it. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin raised his eyes, then lowered his head again, still silent and speechless.

"Your Highness, do you have one more thing that you care about the most? It should be a matter of changing the crown prince. With all due respect, no matter how great your military achievements are, King Qin, the emperor will always let you two brothers maintain a state of equal strength, and will not let either side stand out. Your great merit and the status of the crown prince are just right to hold each other back and fight. If there is no reason to make you the crown prince, I am afraid it will not be realized. ”

The temperature on this mountain is lower than that of Chang'an City, and it is comfortable and pleasant. The windows of the thatched hut were wide open, and the mountain breeze was blowing, but it was also soft, and from time to time there was a burst of rosewood.

"Your Majesty, although you are well aware of this incident and have dealt with your subordinates, at least Your Highness is safe. It's just—" Zhiyang showed a little sadness on his face, and said, "And Your Highness, you have overlooked the most important point. ”

"What?"

"After this incident, the emperor has no trust in Your Royal Highness, and for this reason, the promise to change the crown prince has never been fulfilled."

Zhiyang's words, Li Shimin listened to every word. He hoped that he wouldn't stiffen his relationship with his father and the emperor, and he wouldn't have any grudges. He naturally knew Zhiyang's good intentions, but he still had a grudge against his father in his heart.

No matter how long the entanglement is, more people will die, and even innocent people will be involved. Li Shimin's staff, including Gao Junming, suggested to him that he should strike first, find a suitable opportunity to kill Li Jiancheng, and then kill him quickly. And Li Shimin still hesitated and said: "It's not good for brothers to kill each other, it's better to wait for them to do it first, and then we will fight back." ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was not decisive enough, his staff was in a hurry, and even made crazy remarks: "The world is the world of the victor, and the winner is the king and the loser is the thief. ”

Li Shimin still did not take their advice. He showed his brotherhood in front of others, but in fact he may just be waiting for an opportunity.

As for Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji also encouraged Li Jiancheng: "Big brother, Li Shimin is afraid that he already wants to kill you." What are we waiting for? ”

"Brother, not really." Li Jiancheng took into account the brotherhood with Li Shimin, "Fourth brother, Li Shimin is also a brother no matter what he says." If we remove his wings and weaken his power, why kill our siblings? ”

"Big brother, you really don't have this heart?"

Li Jiancheng said expressionlessly: "That's nature." ”

"Little brother, I only hope that Li Shimin doesn't have this heart."

Either you die or I die, does Li Jiancheng really not know? First of all, he cares about brotherhood and follows the ethical guidelines, and secondly, as a leader, I am afraid that as Li Shimin thinks, to a certain extent, whoever strikes first must be an enemy of his father and an enemy of the ethical program, and he is doomed to fail.