On the fifth day of June, a huge number of people and horses set out from Chang'an and headed northwest. The early Tang Dynasty did not have the luxury of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Emperors and princes also rode horses instead of huge chariots.
In the crowd, Prince Li Shimin looked expressionless and was surrounded by many staff and soldiers of the Tiance Mansion. Occasionally, he pulled the reins reflexively, asking his mount to follow the group obediently.
Everyone in the Tiance Mansion around them also looked solemn, but most of them were because since last year, the status of the East Palace has become more and more stable, and the power of King Qin has gradually weakened. However, several of King Qin's close staff are different. Du Ruhui , Fang Xuanling, Ling Jing, and Changsun Wuji have faces similar to those of Li Shimin... to put it harshly, they are like mourning for an heir.
From Li Shimin's perspective, this statement may be more in line with his current state of mind. Kao's concubines are his parents, but Li Shimin's mother Dou died young...
Li Shimin didn't care about accompanying Li Yuan to Renshou Palace to spend the summer. Even with Pei Ji's help, many things still had to be delivered to Renshou Palace for Li Yuan to decide.
From this perspective, it was actually beneficial to Li Shimin when Li Yuan went to Renshou Palace without the prince by his side.
However, Li Shimin still brought all the staff he could, especially Du Ruhui, who had recently become a thorn in the side of the East Palace.
The front seemed to have stopped. Li Shimin reined in the reins and stopped, looking forward with a little indifference in his eyes. He still remembers it clearly, every word.
"It is all your fault that you built the great plan and flattened the sea."
It turns out that father, you also know that it is my credit for the Tang Dynasty to dominate the world so quickly!
"I wish to make you my heir, but you will resign."
Li Shimin was heartbroken by this sentence. It was the first year of Wude. At that time, the newly established Li Tang Dynasty only had strong enemies like Xue Ju and Li Gui in Guanzhong and Longyou. Who knows whether the Li family can complete the snake The feat of swallowing an elephant?
At that time, Li Tang needed internal stability so that the generals would have no worries... Could I disagree with my father's choice of his eldest brother as the crown prince at that time?
Li Shimin still remembers his father's prying and suspicious eyes when he narrated the next few sentences.
"It has been a long time since it was built, and I cannot bear to take it from you. It seems that your brothers are incompatible with each other. If you live in the same capital, there will be disputes. I will send you back to Xingtai and live in Luoyang. From the east of Shaanxi, you will be the king." Of."
Li Shimin can still feel the sadness and despair in his heart at that time. Last year, Li Shan, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Ling Jing and others all had the same view. Perhaps they could judge His Majesty's intentions by avoiding disaster in Luoyang.
If Your Majesty agrees to King Qin going to Luoyang... it can only prove one thing, Your Majesty will never let Li Shimin take over the East Palace.
In other words, Li Yuan secured the crown prince.
But Li Shimin didn't expect that before it was his turn to test, his father had already spoken... His father held a high position in the Sui Dynasty and was a military general. How could he not know the importance?
Li Shimin's prestige in the army is not what they think. The generals of King Qin's lineage hold military power in the Central Plains, Shandong, Hebei, Shu, and Jianghuai. Once they go to Luoyang...it's okay when Li Yuan is here. , once it is gone, the world will inevitably be divided.
With the strength of the King of Qin, could Li Jiancheng, who only controlled Hedong, Guanzhong, and Longyou, be able to resist?
There is almost no possibility.
Li Shimin caught a glimpse of Li Yuanji's figure from a distance, and there was a trace of ridicule on his lips. In fact, there was no need for his eldest brother and Sanhu to object. His father would never let him go to Luoyang.
And his father suddenly made such a proposal... It was probably caused by Zhang Liang being reported to and imprisoned by Sanhu at the end of last year. Li Shimin ordered Zhang Liang to travel between the Central Plains and Shandong to recruit people for future use.
The atmosphere was a bit depressing. Fang Xuanling beside him pointed at the fork in the road and said with a smile, "Is that the Sun Moon Lake over there?"
"That's right." Ling Jing nodded and said: "Huairen first settled here in the fourth year of Wude, and then rebuilt the village. In three or four years, there was a great change, with the style of Jiangnan."
Li Daoxuan on the side said: "Huairen ordered people to dig water canals, which flowed through the door of each house, gathered into a lake at the east end of the village, and finally merged into the Jinghe River."
"I heard that the King of Handan is at odds with the Governor of Longzhou?"
It was Cheng Yaojin who spoke. Li Shimin glanced sideways, but it was Duan Zhixuan who was looking at him.
The surroundings became quiet again. The relationship between Li Shan and Tiance Mansion was a bit tense now, mainly because of Duan Zhixuan... After knowing that Li Shan had forced Chang Da into a panic in Longzhou, the general of Tiance Mansion quite sympathized with Chang He. .
After a brief conversation, the team moved forward in silence again, and the atmosphere became increasingly depressed. People like Li Shimin, Ling Jing, and Du Ruhui all knew that if there were no accidents, it would be almost impossible to enter the East Palace.
Ling Jing remembered that during the secret discussion a few days ago, King Qin mentioned in a sarcastic tone that His Majesty promised to "build a banner for the emperor, just like the story of King Xiao of Han and Liang Dynasties."
At that time, several staff members were speechless. Everyone was familiar with history books. Let alone the practicality of "building the emperor's banner", just the last sentence "like the story of King Xiao of Liang in Han Dynasty"... That is simply nonsense!
The King of Liang in the Han Dynasty was the famous Liu Wu, and his elder brother was the Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi... The emperor liked this little brother very much, and once promised that he would pass it on to the king for a long time to come.
Later, Liu Wu played a great role in the Rebellion of the Seven Kings... To be honest, Liang Guo's military exploits were no less than those of Taiwei Zhou Yafu, and the number of famous ministers and generals under Liu Wu was no less than that of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. In the end, he still had no hope of becoming emperor. Died of an inexplicable illness.
Your Majesty used Liu Wu as an example... This example is really inappropriate.
After leaving Jingzhao, they came to Wutingchuan and arrived in Qizhou the next day. Thousands of people did not enter the town, but set up tents outside. After the arrangements were made, Li Shimin went to see Li Yuan first. Before he entered, he heard his father and three people talking. Hu's joke.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "I don't even want to donate the secret recipe for making ice."
Li Yuan smiled and scolded: "If you say such things... look back and see how Pingyang deals with you!"
"Hey, Third Sister is really protecting him." Li Yuanji muttered a few words, "Father, why don't you recruit Huairen to go to Renshou Palace in advance and wait?"
Li Yuan pondered for a moment before nodding, "I originally wanted to patrol Longzhou, but my father is too old and too lazy to move... Well, Erlang is here."
"Meet my father, everything is done. Su Dingfang is quite capable and doesn't need the help of his children." Li Shimin managed to say with a smile in a calm tone: "Does father want to summon Huairen?"
"Uh-huh." Li Yuan responded randomly, feeling a little blushing.
Li Shimin didn't say anything on his lips, and didn't express anything on his face, but he was complaining in his heart... He refused to leave Luoyang that day because he didn't want to stay away from his father's lap. What did his father say?
"The world is one family. There are two capitals in the east and west. The road is very short. I think you can go there now. Don't worry or feel sad."
(End of chapter)
