His Majesty Li Er had a square face as gloomy as water, and a pair of raised sword eyebrows. He stared at King Li Tai of Wei who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and asked one by one: "Is this your own intention, or whose intention?"
Li Tai knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. His heart was pounding like a drum. He suppressed his fear and swallowed hard, and whispered: "Father Mingjian, it was my own idea to come here today. Others have nothing to do with it. It’s just that I have the courage to beg my father to allow all my adult brothers to join the vassal, guard the country for my father, and bless the Tang Dynasty for generations to come!"
These words obviously went against his father's will, and he himself was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
There was a silence in the imperial study room.
His Majesty Li Er sat on the chair with a gloomy expression, his eyes flashed with light, and his temples bulged, obviously suppressing his anger.
Li Tai was sweating coldly, his arms and legs trembling, waiting for the wrath of thunder from above the nine heavens.
Wang De, the chamberlain at the door, wailed in his heart, Your Highness, King Wei, are you trying to commit suicide?
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er finally said: "Get out."
There was no permission, no rejection, not even a "reconsideration" statement.
Li Tai didn't even dare to say a word, and said respectfully: "Here!"
He got up from the ground, lowered his head and did not dare to look at His Majesty Li Er in front of him. He took a walk back and then turned around and walked out of the imperial study.
The cold wind outside hit him, and Li Tai shivered, and then he realized that his middle coat was completely soaked in cold sweat. Qianqian sighed, not daring to stay any longer, and quickly left the palace.
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In the imperial study, His Majesty Li Er sat quietly on his chair, motionless.
After a long while, he suddenly grabbed the teapot on the coffee table and threw it to the ground.
"boom!"
The crystal clear Xing kiln white porcelain teapot fell on the hard gold brick and immediately fell into pieces, shattering into pieces and flying everywhere.
Wang De at the door shivered with fright, and quickly called a chamberlain outside the door to get a broom, and went into the royal study to clean up the debris.
Wang De then bowed to His Majesty Li Er and asked cautiously: "Why is Your Majesty so angry?"
"Why are you angry?"
His Majesty Li Er asked back, with a livid face and said angrily: "Don't you see that my son actually dared to openly refute and slander my will in front of me?"
Wang De looked puzzled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei is indeed a little disrespectful. His Majesty personally destroyed the hereditary governor and feudal world edict back then. How can he go back on his promise and establish it again? But there is no need for your Majesty to be angry. His Highness the King of Wei has also been very depressed in Chang'an these two years. Although he has tried his best to prepare for the establishment of Tianxia Social Studies, after all, it involves a huge amount of money and silk. It is inevitable that there will be times when he is unable to sustain it. He thinks of simply running away to live happily in the local area, blind to the heart. Not annoying."
"fart!"
His Majesty Li Er was furious and cursed: "Does he want to be feudal and cede territory to become a king? 'All adult princes will leave the capital and join the feudal clan'. What do you mean by this? Isn't it just that he wants child slaves? If you leave the capital and become a vassal, you will never be able to return to Chang'an and stay away from the battle for the reserve! Mother! This belongs to me in Jiangshan City, and I can pass it on to whomever I want. How can I pass it on to someone like him who is an evildoer and points his fingers at me?"
The more he talked, the angrier he became. He raised his foot and kicked the coffee table away with a bang. Several tea cups also rolled to the ground and shattered.
A good set of Xing kiln white porcelain tea sets came to an end...
This treacherous son actually used this method to persuade me to give up the idea of passing the throne to the young slave, and ended the dispute over the reserve position in the court. How capable he is!
Hasn't this kid always stood firm and not got involved in the fight for the reserve position? Why is it that today he is uncharacteristically brave and dares to speak out in front of me?
His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think it was Fang Jun who was secretly instigating King Wei?"
He asked for vassalship based on what he said, and the reasons sounded like it was true. In fact, he was gently admonishing himself to give up his desire for easy storage, so as to avoid the possibility of brothers fighting each other in the future. This was obviously false. Strategies to defeat Guo.
In his opinion, Li Tai had been committed to the education of the Tang Dynasty in the past few years. He had already given up on competing for the throne, and he was not willing to get involved in the competition between the crown prince and the king of Jin. He mentioned the past events of the hereditary governor and the division of the world, and then cut off the Jin king's qualifications to compete for the throne, and even went to the fiefdom to become a vassal. It is very likely that someone was behind his back.
According to the principle of "the greatest benefit brings the greatest suspicion", it is difficult to eliminate the suspicion between the prince and his family.
But the prince would never have such sinister thoughts. Yu Zhining and others were knowledgeable but a little pedantic, and it was difficult to come up with such a roundabout strategy. Only Fang Jun was the most suspect.
How dare Wang De say yes or no?
He quickly changed the topic and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei did not have such thoughts before. Did something happen at the banquet in the house yesterday? And from the old slave's point of view, the important thing at the moment is not where His Highness the King of Wei's thoughts came from. Come on, but do the other princes have the same thoughts?"
He has followed His Majesty Li Er for many years and has gained deep trust, but he does not dare to get involved in such matters rashly.
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, then frowned deeply.
This reminder is indeed reasonable. If this is Li Tai's move, it can be said that he cannot see the prince and the child slaves continuing to fight like this, which may endanger the harmony of the royal family. But if all his sons have If they have this idea, it means that everyone is not optimistic about the prospects after Zhinu succeeds in seizing the legitimate son. In their view, all the guarantees made by Zhinu cannot be trusted.
If that is the case, then it is no longer important whether the child slave can treat his brothers well and fulfill his promise after ascending the throne.
Because once these sons of his have doubts about the future and think that they will be cut off one by one after the child slaves ascend the throne to ensure the stability of the throne, then they are likely to rebel at some point before the child slaves ascend the throne.
There is no better son than a father. His Majesty Li Er knows nothing about the temperaments of his sons.
Perhaps they all value love and justice and love their brothers and sisters, but none of them are fuel-efficient lamps. Even the most unpromising King Li Zhen of Yue and King Li Min of Shu will never sit back and die when misfortune comes. Will definitely give it a try!
You can't blame these sons for being unreasonable. After all, there are mountains of corpses under the imperial throne. The young slave will ascend the throne as the youngest son in the future. His name is not justified. In order to consolidate his imperial rule, he attacks all brothers who are qualified to compete for the throne. It's really reasonable.
You can't make everyone's worries go away with just a promise.
In order to allow his most promising son to ascend the throne and inherit the throne, is it worth it if all his heirs lose their lives and even kill each other?
In the past, what I valued most was whether my sons could love each other and respect each other, but why did it happen that in the end, because of my own will, I personally sent my sons to the end of killing each other?
What made him even more hesitant was that the reason he wanted Yi Chu was because he felt that the prince's wife was benevolent and had a cowardly character, and she might not be able to adhere to the national strategy that had been formulated since the early years of Zhenguan, thus causing all the hard work of Zhenguan to be wasted.
But now the prince's performance has been getting better and better, and even the most criticized character has gradually become stronger. He has argued in front of himself several times without being humble or arrogant. This kind of prince has slowly been on the right track and become a qualified person for the empire. As the successor, what other reasons do you have for Yi Chu?
Even if a tough and easy-going man is promoted to power, what will the ministers in the DPRK and the people of the world think and do?
His Majesty Li Er was once again caught in a tangle. His Majesty the Emperor, who had always been wise and mighty, felt that he was in a dilemma and was in a dilemma. He no longer had the decisiveness and courage to kill in the past. You must know that outside Hulao Pass, he personally led the Xuanjia Cavalry to fight three thousand against one hundred thousand. There was no such hesitation when rushing into battle to the death.
Soon after, Li Junxian, who had just returned to the "Baiqisi" station outside Xuanwu Gate, was once again recalled to the palace by His Majesty Li Er.
"From today on, we will closely monitor the words and deeds of all the princes. Anyone who complains about the dispute over the throne, or talks about dividing the world, must understand their specific remarks and report them in time without delay."
"Here!"
Li Junxian was confused, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions and just did as he was told.
His Majesty Li Er looked gloomy and said: "Also, monitor Zhao Guogong and a group of Guanlong dignitaries. If there is anything that violates the criminal law, immediately notify Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to arrest him..."
Having said this, he thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Forget it, just keep an eye on the princes. Let the dignitaries of Guanlong let them alone for now."
The nobles of Guanlong acted unscrupulously and did not pay attention to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. There were countless crimes and crimes. It was very easy to find conclusive evidence, but what could be done? Once a major war breaks out, it will inevitably lead to turmoil in the government, but if it doesn't hurt, they won't care.
Just bear with it, bear with it a little longer.
Now that the snow is flying and the sky is freezing, spring is not far away. Right now, everything is first and foremost to ensure the success of the Eastern Expedition. After the Eastern Expedition, I will deal with you bastards one by one!
