Capital Datang

In the Ganlu Hall of Tai Chi Palace, this is Li Shimin's sleeping palace, occasionally some banquets will be held, but usually unless they are very close people, they will never be called into the Ganlu Hall.

In the Ganlu Palace now, Li Shimin and Li Tai are sitting opposite each other, and they are having a hand-to-hand conversation.Li Shimin's chess skills are extremely high, and there are very few ministers in the court who are his opponents. Li Tai is not only extremely knowledgeable in literature, but also very proficient in Go. He usually plays chess with his father Li Shimin. Although he loses more and wins less, But if one day the thinking is clear, Li Shimin can be defeated again and again.

Li Shimin was obviously not in the mood today, he had already lost three games in a row, and the chess game he was playing had already shown signs of decline, and he was about to lose again.However, Li Shimin didn't seem to care. He made a careless move, then looked up at the fat Li Tai, and suddenly said, "Qing Que, I heard that when your elder brother left Chang'an some time ago, your brothers To see him off?"

Since Li Chengqian was convicted, Li Shimin never saw his son again. Even when Li Chengqian left Chang'an, he begged to see him again, but Li Shimin also refused. He even forbade the eldest grandson queen to send Li Chengqian.In the eyes of others, this is exactly the expression of Li Shimin's extreme disappointment with his son.

Li Tai originally thought the same way, thinking that his father would never mention his elder brother Li Chengqian again, but he didn't expect that now his father would take the initiative to ask about the farewell, which made Li Tai, who was concentrating on playing chess, startled for a moment, and then opened his mouth He replied: "I want to report to my father, my younger brothers and I did go to see off my elder brother that day, but the third and fifth brothers are not in Chang'an, so I presided over everything." Capital Datang 405

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this and said: "Qingque, you are the oldest among your younger brothers in the city. So you should pay more attention to everything, and take care of your younger brothers and sisters at ordinary times!"

Li Tai heard what his father asked him to take care of his younger siblings.His eyes lit up immediately, and he had already heard something meaningful from it.Immediately said excitedly: "Father, don't worry, the elder brother leaves Chang'an, and the third elder brother is not here, then Erchen is equivalent to the elder brother of all the younger siblings, and will definitely take good care of them!"

"En!" Li Shimin nodded seemingly casually, and then asked casually, "By the way, did you say anything when your elder brother left?"

Li Tai's face froze when he heard this, and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, but he immediately said, "I want to report to my father, when my elder brother left Chang'an that day, I was in a depressed mood, so my son and I The younger brothers explained to the elder brother a few words, but for some reason, the elder brother got angry at his son-in-law, which made people very annoyed!"

What Li Tai said was not true.When he, Li Zhen, Li Zhi and other younger brothers went to see Li Chengqian off that day, Li Tai made a victorious expression at the beginning, which made Li Chengqian even more annoyed, and finally broke the jar.Not only pointing at Li Tai and yelling, he was even about to make a move, but luckily he was pulled away by the people next to him.

Originally, Li Tai didn't want to tell Li Shimin about the conflict between himself and his elder brother.But he also knew that there were so many people around him that day.And the younger brothers are all there, so they can't hide it from their father at all.That's why he told the general story, but in some details, he saved as much as he could, trying to make it sound like it was all Li Chengqian's fault.

After Li Shimin heard Li Tai's report, he nodded indifferently, but said nothing, just holding a chess piece, staring at the chessboard, as if thinking about where to place the chess piece.

In fact, Li Shimin knew better than anyone else about seeing him off that day, and even knew every word every son said.The reason why he asked Li Tai was actually to test the other party. Although Li Tai's answer was not complete and untrue, he told the general story, and he didn't dare to hide it. Although he pushed the responsibility to his elder brother Li Chengqian, But this is also human nature, Li Shimin doesn't care too much, so his answer to Li Tai is pretty mean, but if there is a discerning person next to him, he can definitely see Li Shimin's preference for Li Tai.

After playing a few more pieces, Li Shimin put down the pieces and conceded defeat, but he seemed very happy. After all, as a father, he always hopes to see his son surpass himself.Li Tai understands this exactly, so he will go all out every time he plays chess.

After playing a few games of chess, Li Shimin also felt a little tired, so he asked the palace servants to offer two cups of tea.After Li Shimin took a sip of tea, he glanced at Li Tai, and suddenly asked, "Qing Que, your eldest brother has been deposed, and now the position of crown prince is vacant. My father wants to appoint one of your brothers as crown prince, but he doesn't know what to do." I am worried that after being a father for a hundred years, the new crown prince will attack the other brothers, so I am very hesitant."

When Li Shimin said this, he kept staring at Li Tai, and when he saw the excitement on the face of his beloved son, he sighed secretly: "But you are my father's favorite!" One of the sons, now the emperor asks you, if you are the prince, how can you avoid the tragedy of brother killing?"

The reason why Li Shimin asked this question was mainly due to the influence of the Xuanwumen Incident. In order to protect himself, he had to embark on the road of killing brothers and sisters. Although he succeeded in the end, he was burdened with a heavy moral shackle. It can be said that he has been brooding about this matter for decades.It was precisely because of this that he didn't want his sons to follow his old path, so before deciding whether to make Li Tai the prince, he asked Li Tai this question to test him out.

Li Tai heard that his father finally officially mentioned the matter of establishing himself as the crown prince. Although he has not yet confirmed it, as long as he answers well, the position of crown prince will be his own.Thinking of this, Li Tai couldn't help becoming agitated, but then he forced himself to calm down, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I report to my father, my son has learned the ways of Confucius and Mencius since he was a child, and he knows benevolence, love, filial piety, and fraternity. I usually have deep feelings for all brothers, so if I were the crown prince, there would never be any brother-in-law killings!"

Li Shimin's heart sank when he heard this, he didn't care about Li Tai's answer, after all, he knew very well that in the face of power, all benevolence and affection are imaginary.However, although he was dissatisfied, Li Shimin's face did not show it, but he continued to ask: "Okay, even if you can not kill your brothers for the rest of your life, but suppose your son ascends the throne after you die, Then how to avoid conflicts between him and the uncles?"

Hearing his father's questioning, Li Tai also felt a little caught off guard, and didn't know how to answer?I saw him frowning and lowering his head. After thinking hard for a while, he finally raised his head and said something nonsense: "I want to report to my father, if the son-in-law ascends the throne, he should kill his son and pass on his younger brother, and make the ninth younger brother Li Zhi as his father." Prince!"

If Li Yin heard Li Tai's answer, his eyes would go dark, and then he would feel like ten thousand mud horses galloping past.The purpose of Li Shimin asking this kind of question was originally to test Li Tai's attitude towards his brothers, but now he is lucky enough to say such things as killing his son and passing on his brother.Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Li Tai said this sincerely, but a person who dared to kill his own son, do you still expect him to be kind to his brothers?

It's a pity that Li Shimin is from the Tang Dynasty, so he doesn't know what a grass-mud horse is, otherwise it must be a yiyàng reaction with Li Yin.But even so, after Li Shimin heard his son's answer, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and his eyes on his son became very complicated, because he really didn't expect that his son, who has always been loved very much, would say Did he really think he would believe such nonsense when he came out with such nonsense?

However, Li Tai didn't understand his father's expression. He just saw his father's face change, and thought that his shocking answer made his father very angry, which made him a little more concerned about getting the crown prince. Confidence, and a look of complacency can't help but appear in his eyes.

Li Shimin, who saw Li Tai's reaction in his eyes, was extremely disappointed, feeling as if all the strength in his body had been drained.After all, from an emotional point of view, he really hoped that Li Tai could become the new crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, but this hope was finally shattered today. No wonder the Chinese and military forces of the court opposed Li Tai's becoming the crown prince. It turned out that he was really not a qualified heir to the throne.Capital Datang 405

Thinking of this, Li Shimin reluctantly smiled at Li Tai, and then let him back down.And Li Tai hasn't figured out the situation yet, so he doesn't know what the father means?Is the answer to yourself mǎnyi?If it is mǎnyi, then shouldn't the edict to establish himself as the prince should be issued now?

With a full stomach full of questions, Li Tai came out of the Ganlu Palace, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, he always felt that his father's attitude seemed very qiguài, but he couldn't find where qiguài?Being able to feel this shows that Li Tai is not so stupid that he is hopelessly stupid.But with his EQ, he could only feel this, and finally shook his head and left.

But Li Shimin stayed in the Ganlu Palace for a long time, and finally sent someone to call Changsun Wuji over. Although Changsun Wuji had been deliberately suppressed by Li Shimin, he was still Li Shimin's most trusted person, especially in the No one has the right to speak on matters such as the establishment of a reserve than Changsun Wuji, the uncle of the country.

Regarding Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin had nothing to hide. He told all the words he had said to test Li Tai before, but when Changsun Wuji heard Li Tai's sentence of killing his son and passing on his younger brother, he was almost taken aback by this nephew. Well, even though he was not optimistic about Li Tai regarding Li Chu, he never thought how could his sister give birth to such a living treasure, and use such words to fool His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?If Li Shimin really believed it, then he would not be the decisive, wise and martial Li Shimin.

However, Li Tai, who was returning to the Wei Palace, might never have imagined that it was his stupid words that pushed out the throne that was already at his fingertips! (To be continued.)