bastard seizes tang

Chapter 579
Those who rebel in Chang'an seem to have a unique preference, that is, once the rebellion fails, they will all flee to a place by coincidence, and that place is Zhongnan Mountain on which Chang'an City relies.

Hou Junji colluded with Li Chengqian to force the palace to fail. Seeing that the situation was over, he fled quickly. At the same time that Qin Shubao's army broke through, he had already abandoned Li Chengqian, his wife and son, and fled to Zhongnan Mountain.

But Hou Junji committed a serious crime of regicide. Even if he fled to the ends of the earth, he would definitely be captured and killed. Junji's men and horses have already gone into the mountain.

At dusk, Li Ke brought Wu Meiniang back from Xuandu Temple. On the way back to Chu Palace, Wu Meiniang and Li Ke sat in the carriage together. Wu Meiniang looked at Li Ke's palm and felt a little distressed.

"I know what the prince's purpose is today, why did I hurt myself?" Wu Meiniang grabbed Li Ke's hand and said to Li Ke, looking at the bandage that was wrapped properly but still soaked in blood.

Li Kehun didn't care and said: "Hou Junji shot cold arrows at my father. If I really hurt my father's life, I would jump into the Yellow River and I won't be able to wash it away. This injury is worth it."

As Li Ke said, if Li Shimin died in the East Palace, then Li Chengqian could blame Li Ke for the crime of regicide. When the prince Li Chengqian succeeded to the throne, Li Ke would really be unable to argue.

Wu Meiniang asked: "Then today's affairs are going well, Meiniang has been worried about Sanlang for most of the day in Xuandu Guan."

Li Ke said: "Everything went well, except for one Hou Junji, the rest were captured."

Wu Meiniang said: "It's good that Li Chengqian can be captured. A mere Hou Junji is no match for a man, and he is not good enough. If he escapes, he will escape."

Li Ke said with a smile: "If you can't escape, my father's sea arresting army has already followed up Zhongnan Mountain. Within three days, Hou Junji will become a prisoner under his rank."

Wu Meiniang looked at the smile on Li Ke's face, and knew that today's fruit must be as he wished, Wu Meiniang said: "The crown prince's treason has become an established fact, not only he will never be able to keep the position in the East Palace, even his life will be lost." There is no guarantee, as long as Li Chengqian is executed, when Sanlang's confidant and enemy are gone, the crown prince will be in Sanlang's pocket."

Thanks to the favor of Empress Changsun, among Li Shimin's sons, Li Ke is also a legitimate son, but Li Chengqian is older than Li Ke, so he is the prince. In Wu Meiniang's mind, Li Chengqian wants to kill the king, and he must die. As long as Li Chengqian dies, then The eldest son became Li Ke, and then the crown prince would be in Li Ke's pocket.

Li Ke asked Wu Meiniang, "Does Meiniang also think that the prince must die?"

Listening to Li Ke's words, Wu Meiniang seemed to feel that there was something wrong with Li Chengqian's affairs, so she asked in puzzlement: "The crown prince conspiring against the emperor, killing the king and forcing the palace, is already a capital crime, will the emperor still spare his life?"

In the eyes of others, the royal family is ruthless, brothers fight each other, father and son fight each other, and clan fights have always been commonplace. Li Shimin ascended to the throne by virtue of this way.

But Wu Meiniang didn't know that although Li Shimin's brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were cruel and ruthless, he loved his own children, especially the sons of the eldest grandson empress.

If Li Shimin really wanted to kill Li Chengqian, he would have done it as early as the time Li Chengqian was captured, how could he have waited until this time, although Li Chengqian made a big mistake, but Li Shimin loved his son dearly, and he had no intention of killing Li Chengqian after all.

Li Ke said: "You still don't know your father well enough. What if I told you that your father never wanted to kill Li Chengqian?"

Wu Meiniang was surprised when she heard the words, and said to Li Ke: "Who would have thought that the father would indulge and favor Li Chengqian so much."

Li Ke patted Wu Meiniang's hand lightly, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the prince's life and death are no longer a hindrance to the overall situation, so what if his life is saved."

Wu Meiniang said: "Although the crown prince is abolished now, but after all Li Chengqian is still there, Sanlang doesn't worry that his father is like Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty treated Crown Prince Yong, and he will think about restoring his position before he leaves?"

Li Ke said firmly: "It is absolutely impossible. The former Sui Prince Yong was abolished for no reason, so he can be reinstated naturally, but Li Chengqian had the crime of killing the king and forcing the palace, and he will never be saved."

The crime of killing the king, naturally there will be no possibility of restoration, but Wu Meiniang still said after listening to Li Ke's words: "If you can't eliminate the evil, it will still be a hidden danger. Man, once the crown prince is expelled from the East Palace, it will only be a matter of one or two assassins if he wants to kill him at that time."

Although Wu Meiniang is a woman, she has many vicious methods. In Wu Meiniang's view, Li Chengqian must be killed to keep herself safe, but Li Ke shook his head when he heard Wu Meiniang's words.

Li Ke said to Wu Meiniang: "Meiniang is thinking too badly. Keeping Li Chengqian's life is not a threat to me, but a kind of help."

Li Ke's words were really beyond Wu Meiniang's expectation. He didn't know why Li Ke would say that. Li Chengqian was the eldest son and Li Ke was the second son. Li Ke and Li Chengqian were fighting for the throne. Why did Li Chengqian not die but help Li Ke? Good?
Wu Meiniang asked: "What does Sanlang mean, Meiniang is a little confused."

Li Ke smiled, and asked Wu Meiniang: "In your opinion, what do you care more about when the father establishes the crown prince and passes on the throne?"

Wu Meiniang thought for a while, and replied: "Naturally, it is the talent of the crown prince. It is not easy for the Great Tang to found a country, and it is not easy for the father to take the throne. Naturally, the father hopes to have a son who can take on the important task of the world and inherit the Tang Dynasty. Sanlang has both civil and military skills. All the princes are incomparable, and San Lang is naturally the best candidate to inherit the throne."

Li Ke said noncommittally: "Meiniang is right, but this is just one of them. The Tang Dynasty must be inherited, but it is not necessary for the king. Our Tang Dynasty is strong, the four barbarians are subject to surrender, and there are many good ministers who will assist the prime minister. He is a master of the mean and conservative, who can keep the country stable."

Wu Meiniang nodded when she heard the words and said: "What Sanlang said is that there are countless famous ministers in my Tang Dynasty, as long as it is not a violent king like Yang Guang, they can keep the country stable, but this is the first one, I don't know what Sanlang's second is? "

Li Ke replied: "The second point is the most important point. The emperor loves the sons, and the emperor establishes the heir. He must first think about saving the lives of the sons, and then the ability of the heir. "

If Li Ke suddenly said that to Wu Meiniang, Wu Meiniang must be surprised. After all, the royal family is ruthless, even if it is a pity, it is rare to reach such a point. The attitude slowly seemed to be figured out again, Li Shimin's pity for his son seemed to have exceeded the limit of an emperor.

Wu Meiniang asked Li Ke, "What is Saburo going to do?"

Li Ke said: "The left and right fathers intend to save the prince's life. Whether the prince dies or not does not affect the overall situation. Then why don't I be a favor and protect the prince?"

　I was not feeling well last night, so there was only one update. Tonight there will be two updates as usual, and one update will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)