Under the firelight, Li Xuan's words were extremely resolute.

Raising his head and looking straight at Li Zhi, Li Xuan did not flinch in the slightest.

Li Zhi didn't look at Li Xuan, his hands were behind his back, and he said softly and indifferently: "If you don't want to be Fu Jian, then you want to be Emperor Chen Xuan." ”

Emperor Chen Xuan, the younger brother of Emperor Chen Wendi Chen Qian, after the death of Emperor Chen Wendi, his son deposed Emperor Chen Bozong, but was soon seized by Chen Xuan.

This public case quickly came to mind, Li Xuan immediately gave up his hand, and then knelt down deeply: "Your Majesty, the minister has never thought of anything wrong, the minister wishes, follow the example of the Duke of Weiguo, go to the Lingyan Pavilion, the glorious lintel, and other things, I have never thought about it at all." ”

Li Xuan's words were extremely resolute, without the slightest hesitation, and there was no superfluous thought in his mind.

Brothers take the position of younger brothers, and uncles take the position of nephews, most of which occur between brothers, uncles and nephews.

Li Xuan and Li Zhi are just cousins, and Li Xuan and Li Xian are just cousins and nephews.

Even from a legal point of view, there is no chance for Li Xuan to seize the throne.

Moreover, today's Tang Dynasty has a martial queen, Liu Renliang, Dai Zhide, Pei Yan, Pei Xingjian, Liu Xianli, Di Renjie, Huangfu Justice, and other old ministers, who are extremely capable and loyal.

Although Li Xuan has some skills, he is not as good as the previous ones.

However, Li Xuan couldn't say the first half of these words at all.

Because when it comes to the throne, you have to resolutely say that you don't want to, and you can't say you can't.

But if you say no, it means that you have thought about it.

That's what kills.

In addition, if Li Xuan said that he wanted to be Huo Guang, then he wanted to monopolize the government.

The children of the clan monopolize the government and abolish the emperor, so it only takes one step, and they will immediately ascend the throne and seize the throne, which is too dangerous.

And knowing that Huo Guang's ending was full of beheading, but those who are still willing to be Huo Guang are all extremely ambitious and absolutely ruthless.

Such a character, even if the emperor wants someone to do it, he is also the most vigilant about it.

I can't say it, when he dies, he will take you with him.

Li Xuan only wants to be Li Jing, not even Li Xuan.

It is because Li Jing does not have so much power compared to Li Jing, and he is more able to retreat bravely.

"Wei Guogong, Wei Guogong, in this way, are you unwilling to assist Xian'er?" Li Zhi diverted the topic himself.

Li Xuan's extremely firm answer was quite satisfactory to Li Zhi.

Of course, the emperor's suspicion is not so easy to dispel.

It can even be said that the emperor was wary of everyone at all times.

As long as you have the power to threaten the throne, he will immediately attack you without hesitation.

In fact, it is not enough to say how much suspicion Li Zhi has about Li Xuan, after all, Li Xuan's current strength is still very weak.

Not to mention that the emperor still has the killer weapon of the martial queen, it is difficult for others to do what they want.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and just wanted to say something, but he never said it.

There can only be silence.

"Speak." At this time, Li Zhi became angry instead, and said coldly: "To be honest. ”

"Your Majesty." Li Xuan bowed to the ground in a deep bow and said: "It's not that the minister has not advised His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can still listen to the words of the minister in a short time, but after a long time, there will be a relapse of the old ways, and besides, the ministers and those attendants in the East Palace have completely different views on all things and act quite differently. ”

"What if Xian'er ascends the throne?" Li Zhi's voice suddenly calmed down.

"It is estimated that the minister will be sent to other states as a assassin, and those people around the prince will not tolerate the minister staying with the prince." Li Xuan bowed his head again.

It's not that he doesn't want to assist Li Xian, Li Xian is the best weapon against the Empress Wu, but Li Xian looks strong, but at critical moments, he is always a little inexplicably weak.

The good things were ruined.

At this point, Li Xian is even inferior to Li Xian and Li Dan.

Li Xian also knew that he used Wu Sansi to kill the five kings of Shenlong, and the rigidity in Li Dan's character was even more obvious.

After a slight pause, Li Zhi spoke again: "What would you do if I let out all the people around the crown prince?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Xuan cried out in a lost voice, his face showing incomparably disbelief.

What happened to make the emperor think so?

Is it the emperor's trust in Li Xuan and his valuing of his ability?

Bullshit, no matter how arrogant Li Xuan is, he hasn't reached this point yet.

Something happened to Li Xian, something happened to Li Xian, that bastard Li Xian.

Did he kill Ming Chongyan?

No, Ming Chongyan is still in Dunhuang?

Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the prince Zuo and the prince Zhan Shi are both capable ministers in the world, with them, the prince will be the king of Yao Shun, why is this." ”

"But they have never been able to persuade Xian'er." Li Zhi paused slightly, took a deep breath, and said in a cold voice: "Do you remember the time few days ago when you asked you to go to the crown princess to diagnose the patient?" ”

"Remember, the crown princess looks like she is frightened, and she can't sleep day and night." After Li Xuan finished speaking, his face changed slightly.

"That's right, you were right at the time, the East Palace needs to be cleaned, but ......" Li Zhi stopped halfway through speaking, and if he said more, it would be an ugly thing in the East Palace.

Li Xuan immediately understood in her heart that some things in the East Palace had affected the safety of the fetus in the crown princess's womb.

Li Xuan immediately straightened up, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, then clean it up, there are some things, only if you kill enough, can you be more peaceful." ”

Li Zhi's eyes fell on Li Xuan, and he said softly: "Yes, my eldest grandson cannot afford the slightest mistake. ”

"Your Majesty, although the prince is biased, it is because he is not resolute enough to do things, and he will be much harder when he sees blood." Li Xuan's eyes were extremely solemn.

Although Li Xian is in good health, he is not comparable to the filial piety of Emperor Li Hong in terms of being a prince.

Although Li Hong is as kind and generous as Li Xian, he has never lacked decisiveness, but Li Xian is much worse in this regard.

Not even clever enough.

There are many things, and the things handed by his subordinates are obviously wrong, but he has no ability to see through them at all.

Such a seemingly smart but confused prince will only become a puppet in the hands of others in the end.

"How's it going?" Li Zhi suddenly changed his mouth.

Li Xuan did not hesitate at all, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, it is still suitable to be a carefree prince, or please ask Your Majesty to put the burden on the prince, even if there is any instability in the court, the ministers are outside, it can be enough to help His Royal Highness the Prince, suppress the bad, and become the most solid backing for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The emperor chose Li Xian as the crown prince, just listen to this kind of talk.

What Li Zhi did was nothing more than to test whether Li Xuan intended to intervene in the matter of seizing the heir.

After all, up to now, Li Xuan and Li Xian have the best relationship, and if he pushes Li Xian to the throne, there will inevitably be more turmoil in the DPRK and China.

At this time, Li Xuan couldn't speak for Li Xian at all.

After all, in history, no matter which emperor seized power, he was the minister of the previous emperor.

Fu Jian, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and even Yang Jian, are all the same.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di is an outlier.

Li Xuan was reluctant to do even the powerful ministers who monopolized the government, how could he think of going further.

As long as he is stuck in front of the bottom line, then Li Xuan will not be in much danger.

Li Zhi saw through Li Xuan's true thoughts at a glance, and finally the tight string in his heart was loosened.

"If you want to be outside, you can be out there." Li Zhi sighed lightly, and then said: "It will take more than ten years to completely wipe out Tibet for me." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan kowtowed heavily.

"Remember, it is to pacify Tibet, not just to step on the peace." Li Zhi once again emphasized.

It is not difficult to level the Luo, as long as Li Xuanxing hussar general Huo Quai's story and kill all the way, it is enough to kill the Luo, and even destroy the entire Luoxia city.

But Li Xuan can do this, but Li Zhi can't.

Even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used Huo to get sick, at the beginning, he chose to ignore it.

Because of this, he did not have to bear the surging moral pressure of the Chinese courtiers, but now it was different.

"I understand." Li Xuan raised his head with some difficulty, looked at Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to govern Tibet, immigration is the most difficult thing. ”

Immigration not only means that there will be a lot of consumption along the way, but it even means that there will be no income for a whole year, and even you have to find ways to support these people for a year.

This is a huge problem for any gover.

In the DPRK and China, I am afraid that no ruler is willing to face such a problem.

During the Taizong Dynasty, even with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, Turkic governance was a great problem.

The problem of the Tibetan Plateau is even more difficult than that of the Turkic steppe.

If you want to govern the people here, no one thinks that the foundation of wealth is simply not feasible.

"That's your problem, my Northwest King." Li Zhi laughed, but in this laughter, Li Zhi's intentions were also revealed.

Li Zhi said so many things to Li Xuan today, and the purpose was always only three words, the king of the northwest.

Li Xuan fell silent.

From the very beginning, the DPRK and China were reluctant to conquer Tibet.

If it weren't for the fact that the Tubo people often threatened the border of the Tang Dynasty and watched the movements of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would be willing to be a good neighbor with him, but the Tubo spied on the Tang Dynasty and never stopped, which made the monarchs and ministers inside and outside the Tang Dynasty feel extremely dangerous.

Therefore, the defeat of Tuyuhun is supported by everyone in the DPRK and China.

However, after defeating Tuyuhun, whether to go one step further and take down the logic is a matter of greater controversy in the DPRK and China.

Even if Li Xuan followed Huo Quai's approach, he could only talk to the emperor in private, if he really wanted to put it in the court, I am afraid that those ministers could scold him as a dog, Li Xuan was not Li Jing yet.

Li Xuan can't be Huo Guang, nor can he be Fu Jian and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and none of the ministers in the court are good at stubble.

Even Li Jing, he may not be able to do it.

Li Zhi's temptation just now was just to appease the suspicion in Li Zhi's heart, and he could still see clearly what Li Xuan was.

The point is, he still has a martial queen.

Unfortunately, he has a martial queen.

When the time comes, throw Li Xuan to Tuyuhun and become a barrier in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time use him to oppress some people in the court who dare not do too much.

This is Li Zhi's balancing act.

Although Li Zhi is still dissatisfied with Li Xian, he is only dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, Qugou New Town." Li Xuan nodded slightly, pointing out the key to the matter.

Qugou New Town is in the hands of Li Xuan, he can become the king of the northwest, and if it is not in the hands of Li Xuan, he is just an ordinary local assassin.

"Let's deal with it according to the court system." Li Zhi waved his hand very casually, then stood up and walked towards the front yard.

"Whoa!" Li Xuan slowly followed.

Neither of them spoke again, as if the strength of today's conversation had been exhausted.

Li Zhi didn't stay any longer, nodded slightly to Liu Jinyu and Princess Peng, and then walked towards the front yard.

The moment he got into the black carriage, Li Zhi stopped again, looked at Li Xuan with a smile, and said, "King Nanchang, hurry up and give birth to a son." ”

Li Xuan smiled bitterly, and then arched his hand and said, "Huh! ”

Li Zhi laughed and sat in the carriage, Li Xuan hurriedly waved his hand, and then the door opened wide, and the carriage drove out.

On the long street, it was already dark for some time, but in the invisible place, I don't know how many people escorted the carriage back to the palace.

After everything disappeared, Li Xuan sighed in his heart: "Son, proton." ”

Li Zhi's suspicion, Li Xuan has completely understood it in his heart.

No wonder Li Ke will die.

(End of chapter)