bastard seizes tang

Chapter 587 Proposal for Establishing a Reserve
Li Chengqian is already a useless person to Li Ke, killing him or keeping him is no longer a problem for the overall situation, but for Li Tai, Li Chengqian is his biological elder brother, as long as he is still alive, Li Tai can only be the eldest grandson empress The second son, in Li Shimin's heart, will be even weaker.

Why wouldn't Li Ke be willing to spare the life of a useless person to check and balance a threatening Li Tai?

And when Li Ke bid farewell to Li Chengqian at Baqiao, a court meeting about Li Ke's fate, the fate of Li Shimin's sons, and even the fate of the Tang Dynasty was coming as scheduled in the Lizheng Hall.

The country cannot live without reserves. It has been several days since Li Chengqian rebelled and was abolished as the crown prince. Now the position of crown prince is vacant. For the sake of the Anchaotang and all officials, the new crown prince must be selected early, and today's court meeting is for this matter.

Taiji Palace, Lizheng Palace, Emperor Li Shimin, Shangshu's left and right servants Shefang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, servants Wei Zheng, Zhongshu servants Cen Wenwen, Yu Zhining, Tejin Xiao Yu, Li Jing, and Situ Zhang Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials Gao Shilian, Minister of Rites Wang Gui and ten important ministers were sitting in the Lizheng Hall with serious expressions.

"Because of the crime of treason, Chengqian has been abolished, and today he will be exiled to Qianzhou. The East Palace has been abolished, and the position of the crown prince must be determined. Therefore, today I specially summoned several people to come here to discuss this matter." Li Shimin sat in the middle of the head. On the throne of the emperor, he should first speak to the court officials.

Everyone in the hall, who is not a person who has been up and down in the court for more than ten years, they already knew what Li Shimin meant, and they would not be surprised when Li Shimin mentioned the establishment of the reserve.

Most of the ministers in the palace are divided into four categories, one is relatively neutral, such as Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng; the other is friendly with the deposed prince Li Chengqian, such as Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Gao Shilian; The third is to have good friends with Li Tai, only Wang Gui, Minister of Rites who is also the teacher of Wei Wang.

Of course, there are many of them who have good friends with Li Ke, that is, Cen Wenwen and Xiao Yu. In addition, Du Ruhui, who was kind to Li Ke for saving his life, and Li Jing, who is Li Ke's half-professional teacher, are also quite close to Li Ke. .

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, all the ministers said in unison: "The ministers are willing to listen to your majesty's orders."

Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, and said: "I want to establish a heir, but the second is the most important thing. It is the safety of the country. It is the so-called establishment of a son, a elder, a virtuous, and a capable one. Among my sons, Li Ke, the king of Chu, is the most virtuous." , outstanding military exploits, and quite popular with the common people, is the best choice for the crown prince, what do you think?"

Among the sons of Li Shimin, there are no more than four legitimate sons, the eldest son Li Chengqian has been abolished, and the youngest son Jin Wang Li Zhishang is a child. Only Chu Wang Li Ke and Wei Wang Li Tai can be selected for the heir. Li Ke is far from being comparable to Li Tai, so Li Shimin should advocate Li Ke.

Li Chengqian has been abolished, and Changsun Wuji has also made up his mind to avoid Li Ke's edge for the time being, so Changsun Wuji and Yu Zhining both listened to Li Shimin's words in silence. As for Wei Wang Li Tai and Li Ke are very different, Even Wei Wangshi himself didn't know how to open his mouth to veto Li Ke and recommend Li Tai instead, so he kept silent.

The situation in the palace was like this, and it seemed that if no one objected, Li Ke would aspire to be the crown prince, but at this moment, an unexpected person who seemed to have nothing to do with the battle for the crown suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate to appoint the King of Chu as the heir, and I hope your Majesty will think twice." Not long after Li Shimin's words fell, Wei Zheng, a servant, suddenly came out and said to Li Shimin.

When Wei Zheng came out, Li Shimin frowned slightly, and Cen Wenwen felt a little more uneasy. Cen Wenwen was the first to follow Li Ke, and he was also Li Ke's mentor. Li Ke was able to achieve today's situation without lack of Cen Wenwen's help. It can be said that Cen Wenwen is The mainstay of Li Ke's command.

Cen Wenwen was also prepared today. He was not afraid of Zhangsun Wuji's opening, let alone Wang Gui's attack, because they all had selfishness, and if they had selfishness, there would be flaws. Cen Wenwen could prescribe the right medicine. But a very stubborn person.

Li Shimin asked: "What does Xuancheng mean by this? The king of Chu was the first to pledge for the country, Yangzhou was the first to bring peace to the people, and he even made the contribution to destroying the country in the north. Among the princes, there is no one incomparable. Why can't he establish a heir? Who can compare with King Chu?"

Li Shimin asked three times in a row, obviously dissatisfied with Wei Zheng's sudden statement. After all, the establishment of the reserve position is not only the state affairs of the Tang Dynasty, but also the family affairs of his Li family.

Wei Zheng's temperament has always been like this, and he would not hesitate a little because of Li Shimin's dissatisfaction, otherwise he would not be Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng replied: "The king of Chu was born in the army and joined the army as a young man. Although he has made great achievements, he also has the advantage of being aggressive. Our Tang Dynasty has been fighting for years, and the people's livelihood has become exhausted. I think that your majesty should choose a master of literature and morality to fight with the people. Rest is the best policy."

Although it was surprising that Wei Zheng came out, what he said was not surprising. It has not been a day or two since Wei Zheng liked literature and disliked martial arts.

But Li Ke was not the only one who was a martial artist in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the emperor Li Shimin was the most important. Li Shimin said: "The King of Chu Yingguo is like me, and I am very happy. If you want to be a state reserve, why not?"

Li Shimin's words, in fact, his attitude is very clear, he connected Li Ke Shangwu with himself, whoever dares to deny Li Ke is denying Li Shimin, which is extremely protective.

This is the end of Li Shimin's words, if other people would naturally retreat, but this is Wei Zheng, how could he change his course because of Li Shimin's preference alone.

Wei Zhengdao: "Your Majesty has conquered for years, and the ministers also think it is inappropriate, let alone the king of Chu. When the Tang Dynasty was founded, we should have cultivated literature and virtue and recuperated. , if Your Majesty chooses another warlike person to be the reserve, and another day to be the king, what will happen to the people of the Great Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin's words are clear, and Wei Zheng is not straightforward enough. Li Shimin put himself in the front and defended Li Ke, but Wei Zheng just followed Li Shimin's words and satirized Li Shimin.

Seeing this, Cen Wenwen saw that Li Shimin was getting angry, and felt more and more uneasy. If Wei Zheng insisted on doing this, and Li Shimin got angry again, then the matter of Li Ke's establishment of the reserve would have to be shelved again.

What's more terrible is that Wang Gui, the master of Wei Wang who didn't hold out hope and didn't want to go out, seemed to see hope.

In terms of meritorious service, Li Tai and Li Ke are worlds apart, but when it comes to the name of the paper, Li Tai is the most important among the princes. If Wei Zheng continues to make trouble like this, and he takes the opportunity to speak up, Li Tai will have no chance at all. .

In today's court meeting, Cen Wenwen didn't want to open his mouth, because he knew what Li Shimin was thinking, and the rest of the prime ministers would not bite the bullet and oppose Li Ke and Li Shimin. It was able to pass smoothly, but Cen Wenwen didn't expect Wei Zheng to have such a big reaction and such obstruction.

Right now, someone must stand up and refute Wei Zheng's words positively, and then all the important ministers who have good friends with Li Ke can follow the trend and conclude Li Ke's proposal of Li Chu.Of all the officials in the imperial court, Li Shimin said that the only one who is eloquent is Cen Wenwen, who is eloquent in his essays. Cen Wenwen is only above Wei Zheng. Cen Wenwen is not afraid to confront Wei Zheng. Do your part.

It's just that Cen Wenwen is Li Ke's mentor, and he has some other flavors when he speaks. Moreover, although Cen Wenwen is the Minister of Zhongshu, he is also among the ministers, but Wei Zheng is weaker in terms of qualifications, reputation, and merit. , it is inevitable that the momentum will be insufficient.

As for Xiao Yu, despite his prestige and qualifications, he was too straightforward and his verbal ability was not good enough. At this point, everything was focused on Li Ke's entry into the East Palace. No matter how many taboos there were, Cen Wenwen couldn't stand by.

But just as Cen Wenwen gave Xiao Yu a wink, telling him to prepare for himself, then tidy up his clothes and get up, the servant outside the hall suddenly walked in, walked into the hall, and said to Li Shimin, "I would like to report to Your Majesty." , Zhongshu ordered Wen Yanbo to seek an audience outside the hall while seriously ill."

(End of this chapter)