Li Yuan and Li Zhong have always had a good relationship, and the two have known each other since Li Zhong was still in the imperial city. Li Yuan had just entered the palace back then, and Li Zhong was looked down upon by the people in the palace at that time because of his mother, and was squeezed out by the rest of the princes, so he was always very unhappy.

When Li Yuan entered the palace, he happened to bump into the rest of the princes who were beating Li Zhong, although he was young at that time, Li Yuan, who was much taller than them, took action and saved Li Zhong.

When Li Zhong was in the domain, when he left, Li Yuan drove Li Zhong's carriage alone and sent him out of Chang'an City.

The two men sat on the railing, drinking and enjoying each other, but at this time a few people came from a distance.

The Imperial Forest Army walked in front, and the middle one was much younger than Li Zhong, but there was a strong feminine aura on his cheeks.

Li Yuan looked at the person who came and said in a low voice, "Acting king?"

Li Zhong nodded, the person who came was indeed the acting king, and there were a lot of royal forest troops around him, and it seemed that the direction should be that he had just come out of Concubine Hui and was about to leave the palace.

Li Xiaoyun also saw Li Yuan and Li Zhong, and after walking in, he said with a smile: "The two of you are good Yaxing." ”

Li Yuan put his legs on the railing, held the wine jug in one hand, and put the other hand on his abdomen, glanced at Li Xiaoyun, and said, "Boy, see the etiquette first, and then speak, how did my cousin teach you, don't you understand etiquette?"

Li Xiaoyun was furious, and the Imperial Forest Army around him turned their heads one after another, not wanting to get involved, they were all dragon sons and dragon grandchildren, and it was better for them ordinary people to stay away from here.

Li Zhong laughed, looked at Li Xiaoyun who clenched his fists, and said with a smile: "Third child, should I say it or not, it's too shabby for you to come back this time, you only brought Zhao Ming alone and dozens of guards, so you are not afraid of being intercepted and killed halfway through, and you won't see Chang'an." ”

After all, Li Xiaoyun is a prince who has been in the domain for many years, and his qi cultivation kung fu is extraordinary, so he quickly adjusted his breath, "Second brother should pay more attention to his dragon and tiger ride, I heard that the military salary of the dragon and tiger ride has been suppressed by the household department recently, and the military department has sent people to go many times to no avail, so the second brother is not worried." ”

Li Zhong squinted, looking at this Li Xiaoyun who he hadn't seen for many years, it had really changed a lot, if it had been before, Li Xiaoyun would have directly taken action and knocked Li Yuan and himself to the ground.

Li Yuan was very unhappy with Li Xiaoyun ignoring him, and kicked Li Xiaoyun with his foot, "Hey, hey, Li Xiaoyun, are you not there for me?" ”

Rao is Li Xiaoyun's qi cultivation kung fu is good, he can't bear Li Yuan's insult, so he directly threw his sleeves and left, and after the Imperial Forest Army and Li Yuan and Li Zhong around him saw each other, they also left.

Li Yuan looked at Li Xiaoyun's departing back, his heart was really refreshed, he drank all the wine in the wine pot in his hand in one gulp, and then jumped off the railing and sighed, "Li Zhong, after today, it will be difficult to drink together." ”

Li Zhong, who was sitting on the railing, hummed, then lowered his head and stopped talking.

Li Yuan can do anything wrong in the palace, he can kick Li Xiaoyun, he can drink too much and pee in front of the Taihe Palace, but at that time it was on weekdays.

When is it now, the emperor of Ming is old and wants to choose an heir, and several princes are important chess pieces in this chess game. Li Yuan is just Li Yuan, but he has a father of King Yan who inherited the title of the god of war after the death of King Qi, which is different. Everything Li Yuan did seemed to outsiders to be instructed by King Yan and represented King Yan's

Standpoint.

Li Yuan patted Li Zhong's shoulder lightly, and instructed with some anxiety: "Don't die, I can't find anyone to drink with you when the time comes, if you can't stand it, remember to look for me." ”

Li Zhong did not speak.

Li Yuan continued: "You brothers, don't talk about it, the prince has a unique advantage, the third has his own concubine, as for the fourth. ”

Li Zhong finally spoke up and reminded: "Don't say it, it's a taboo." ”

Li Yuan smiled, folded his hands behind his back, and walked forward, "If you are still alive, then I will introduce you to my new friend, who is also a drunkard who loves to drink." ”

Li Zhong looked at the direction in which Li Yuan was leaving, and was speechless.

Li Yuan walked towards the outside of the imperial city with a familiar car, walking on the royal road, and no one dared to stop His Royal Highness.

Walking through a garden, in the heavy snow a few days ago, the snowflakes that sprinkled the world did not give up the beauty of the world and stayed in the garden. Although the flowers in the garden are withered, they are very neatly pruned, and it is obvious that someone wants to keep them in front of the masters.

Li Yuan walked for a while, then stopped, and there was a man in a yellow dragon robe sitting in the gazebo in front of him, and in front of him, Gao Lishi was boiling water and making tea, smiling and busy.

When Emperor Ming saw Li Yuan standing not far away, he beckoned and shouted, "Li Yuan, come on, come on, drink tea with me." ”

Li Yuan was a little worried, it seemed that his cousin was not going to let him leave the imperial city in a short time.

Li Yuan let out a long sigh, and then no longer had a sad face, he walked into the pavilion with a smile, and was about to kneel down and salute to Emperor Ming who was sitting on the chair, Emperor Ming stretched out his hand and pointed to the empty chair opposite him, "Those etiquettes are waived, sit here, and talk to me together." ”

Li Yuan smiled, nodded to Gao Lishi, sat directly opposite Emperor Ming, picked up the tea that had already been brewed, and drank it directly.

Li Yuan pursed his lips, with an endless aftertaste, "It's really good tea, not bad, not bad." ”

Emperor Ming looked at Li Yuan's appearance, and also smiled, "After drinking Zhong'er's wine, and then drinking some tea, it tastes good." ”

Li Yuan didn't care about the fact that Emperor Ming knew that he was drinking with Li Zhong, and he was not surprised, in the imperial city, as long as this cousin of his wanted to know, there was nothing he didn't know.

Emperor Ming continued: "I don't mean anything else by saying this, and I don't blame you for drinking with Zhong'er when I stopped you, but it seems that the two of us haven't spoken alone for a long time." ”

Li Yuan said an accurate number, "Three years and twenty-one days." ”

Emperor Ming was slightly stunned, and said with some regret: "It's been so long." ”

Li Yuan was silent, just sat there in a daze, Emperor Ming waved his hand, Gao Lishi walked out of the pavilion with interest, stopped not far away, and at the same time closed his ears, not hearing the slightest sound in the pavilion.

"Li Yuan, how old are you this year?"

Li Yuan's own hand was close to the stove where the tea was boiling, and the heat in the stove dispelled a lot of chill, "Five out of twenty." ”

Emperor Ming said with a smile: "It's not small, it should be a family." ”

Li Yuan shook his head, in this matter, even his queen mother, who loved him very much, did not convince himself, and Emperor Ming himself would not change his mind.

Seeing this, Emperor Ming didn't say anything about it, "I'm old, and my second uncle is also old."

, this world will be you young people in the future, these princes of mine, Li Yuan, which one do you think is the most suitable to take over my position. ”

Li Yuan got up, squatted on the chair with his feet, held a piece of charcoal in his right hand, and fiddled with the stove at will, but didn't speak.

Emperor Ming smiled, and roughly understood something in his heart, it seemed that Li Yuan didn't want to participate in the succession, so why did he bother to ask him again.

"Since you don't want to say it, you might as well talk about your understanding of the position of the crown prince. ”

Li Yuan put his head on his knees and said casually: "Hasn't the prince always been the boss, he has done a good job." ”

Emperor Ming was a little dissatisfied with Li Yuan's answer, and continued to ask, "Go on." ”

Li Yuan said lightly: "What's the matter, it's gone, isn't that all the prince?"

Emperor Ming knew that he couldn't ask anything from Li Yuan today, and said to himself: "Although the boss has no shortage of wisdom and talent, his heart is too soft, and it is okay to keep it, and it is difficult to create it." On the second side, he has fought a lot of tough battles over the years, and he has the demeanor of my youth, but his temperament is straighter, and he has never comprehended the art of the emperor, but the third child is a little in line with my intentions, ruthless and has some of his own ideas, yes, but without the slightest compassion, he may not be able to tolerate people who are opposed to him. ”

Li Yuan directly blocked his ears with his two hands, not listening to Emperor Ming's self-talk just now. Emperor Ming said for a long time, wanted to have a cup of tea, and as soon as he lowered his head, he saw Li Yuan's appearance, and he was angry, and directly kicked Li Yuan, "Get out, don't stay in front of my eyes." ”

As soon as Li Yuan heard Emperor Ming's words, he slipped away directly, for fear that Emperor Ming would regret it again and leave him behind.

Gao Lishi walked into the pavilion and poured the cup in front of Emperor Ming full of tea, "Your Majesty, have you ever asked something?"

Emperor Ming leaned back on the chair behind him and said helplessly: "No, Li Yuan, this kid slipped his head, pretended to be stupid in front of me, and didn't say a word." ”

Gao Lishi put his hands on his sides, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness may have also been instructed by King Yan to not let him participate in it." ”

"Not necessarily, my second uncle went outside the city early, and it shouldn't be too late to explain anything to Li Yuan. ”

Gao Lishi also had some doubts in his heart, Li Yuan had no reason to be afraid, you must know that the queen mother in the harem loved Li Yuan very much.

"Your Majesty, if you want to marry the prince, why don't you try it from the Queen Mother?"

Emperor Ming shook his head and did not agree with Gao Lishi's proposal, "It's not that the Queen Mother didn't mention this matter, but Li Yuan directly refused, and the angry Queen Mother didn't have dinner that day." ”

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother values Li Yuan so much, if she proposes to you to let Li Yuan participate in the succession, wouldn't it?"

Emperor Ming didn't speak, just squinted and glanced at Gao Lishi beside him. Gao Lishi knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he instantly knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, the slave should die, the slave should die." ”

Emperor Ming snorted coldly and said loudly: "There is no next time." ”

Colliers lay on the ground, like a dog, and kept muttering, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Ming got up slowly, and the priceless teacup in his hand was thrown out of the pavilion by Emperor Ming. The question asked by Gao Lishi just now does not exist at all, if Li Yuan dares to participate in the succession with the favor of the Queen Mother, then the first person to kill Li Yuan is the Queen Mother!