Fang Xuanling left, leaving only the father and son in the room.
After a long time.
Li Shimin was the first to speak: "Ke'er, are you okay?"
Li Ke trembled, stood up slowly, cupped his hands and said: "Father, I estimate that I will have to recuperate for half a year. This time it is an internal injury that has damaged my vitality..."
Li Shimin: "..."
"My son, I was implicated by my eldest brother and was blackmailed by that woman."
Li Shimin waved his hand: "Don't talk to me about useless things. You are my son. I have seen you since you were a child. What kind of virtues do you have? I still don't understand you?"
"If you were really seriously injured, would you go to rescue Crown Princess Su Wan? It's good that your subordinates didn't uproot the Su family."
Li Shimin sat down and sighed. After a long time, he said: "I have deposed your eldest brother, but the Tang Dynasty has lost its prince. This morning, the old man Wei Zheng attacked me again."
Li Shimin's face turned dark as he spoke, as if he remembered the way Wei Zheng was spitting angrily at his face. The irritating breath and flying spittle made him unable to eat.
"The three provinces unanimously agree that according to the Tang Dynasty's rules of establishing a legitimate son rather than an elder, and establishing an elder rather than a younger brother, if your eldest brother is deposed, the second legitimate son Qingque should be established as the crown prince."
"Ke'er, my father sincerely asks you, if Qing Que becomes the crown prince, will you assist him?"
Li Ke has always been very calm, as if the court asked Li Tai to be the crown prince, and even his father has now agreed, which is all within his expectation.
After all, no matter how good he is, no matter how great his achievements are, he is no match for a Yang Sui bloodline.
But Li Ke couldn't do it if he was asked to assist Li Tai. Although Li Chengqian was hateful, he still cared about the people of the Tang Dynasty and hated corrupt officials and aristocratic families.
But Li Tai is different. This guy has great ambitions and a somewhat perverted mentality. He does one thing before others and another after others.
Last night, after returning to the Prince of Shu's Mansion, he asked someone to investigate. The reason why Li Chengqian refused to marry was because he believed that the Crown Princess Su Wan was a heinous woman, and this guy was the one who was obstructing her.
This thing is very bad, worse than myself.
At the very least, he, Li Ke, would not tear down people's marriages. As the saying goes, it would be better to tear down ten temples than ruin one marriage. It would be better for him to tear them apart alive.
I guess my poor eldest brother still doesn’t know how beautiful Amelia Su is!
If I knew it, my intestines would definitely be filled with regret.
When Li Shimin saw that Li Ke was silent, he knew what Li Ke was thinking.
He also understood that after all, Li Ke's abilities were not inferior to anyone's, and compared to many princes, there was no comparison at all.
"My son agrees to let him be the crown prince, but he will never assist him."
"If the eldest brother becomes the prince, my son and I may be able to lie down and be an idle prince in peace."
"But if the fourth child becomes the crown prince, one day, when Grandpa Huang passes away and Father Emperor is about to leave, I will take my family and flee overseas to find a secret place where I can be free and happy."
"Father, I understand!"
In fact, it was difficult for Li Shimin to do it. In fact, he preferred Li Ke to be the crown prince, but many ministers in the court disagreed.
"Then my father has one last question for you, do you want to be the prince?"
Li Ke glanced at Li Shimin, and in Li Shimin's expectation, he said calmly: "My son does not want to be the prince."
"To be disrespectful, I don't even want to be an emperor, because even dogs can't do it..."
After Li Ke finished speaking, he ran away for fear of being beaten by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was furious: "You bastard!"
Li Shimin returned to the palace angrily. He never wanted to see the third son again. This son of a dog said that he was not even as good as a dog.
Yue Wangfu.
Li Tai was so happy today, because during the morning meeting, Wei Zheng, the provincial minister under his command, proposed to establish a prince as soon as possible to ensure the stability of the court and the peace of mind of the subjects.
Wei Ting, the imperial censor, stood up and directly suggested that according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, he should be re-established as a prince, and Li Tai would be the best candidate.
And described his character and abilities from all aspects.
Compared to the former prince, that is countless times better.
Wei Zheng, the servant, took the lead, and Wei Ting, the imperial censor, fully supported him. Later, even the wavering Zhongshu Ling Yanbo stood up and described the instability of the lack of a prince in the court, and at the same time moved out the rules of the Tang Dynasty in determining the prince.
Although I did not support him directly, I also supported him in disguise.
Even important ministers such as Sikong Chang Sun Wuji, Zuopu Shefang Xuanling, Minister of Rites Wang Gui, Imperial Envoy Ma Zhou, Dali Temple Minister Dai Zhou and other important officials did not stand up to oppose.
Only the old guy Tang Jian, the minister of Honglu Temple, who had just returned to the court and attended the court meeting for the first time today, stood up to object.
As a result, Wei Zheng sprayed him back.
However, he, Li Tai, was not a fool. When everyone discussed whether to position him as the prince in front of him, he naturally had to be humble and said something like he was too young and lacked ability.
As a result, Li Shimin announced that the matter would be put on hold for the time being and would be discussed later.
But he really doesn't want to be the prince now.
As a prince, you have to learn to handle government affairs with your father every day.
Then, where would he have time to develop his power? A prince without power is destined to be abolished.
The third child is really too strong, so strong that it makes people suffocate.
Whoever takes the position of prince now will become the next deposed prince.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty went to the Prince of Shu's Mansion today and was very angry when he came out." An old man with withered cheeks appeared next to him and whispered to the King of Yue.
"How is the third child injured? Is he really seriously injured?"
"According to the recollections of those present yesterday, my subordinates guess that he was probably faking it."
Li Tai frowned, what does this third child want to do?
Thinking of the Crown Princess, Li Tai felt very angry. After all, a very beautiful woman was now disfigured and turned into a woman with a scar on her forehead.
After all, the princess might be his woman in the future.
It's exciting just thinking about it, that's my eldest brother's princess.
"By the way, I asked you to get things that make money from Prince Shu's palace. How is it now?"
The old man with withered cheeks bowed and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, I am incompetent. I managed to sneak in three times, but we were discovered and sent to the government each time."
"The things we can get are only some superficial things, because the things they make seem to be different from the usual craftsmen. Each of them only makes a part, so even if the craftsmen are captured, they will not be able to get a complete recipe."
Li Tai said with a cold face: "I didn't expect that the third child would keep such a high level of confidentiality."
"Okay, very good, I still don't believe in this evil."
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