Tiantang Splendid

4035 - Wrath of Li Er

Li Zhi hurriedly pulled Li Tai back: "It's hard for my brother to come to my house. If I don't even have a glass of wine, how can I deal with myself? Brother, don't refuse, let's drink and drink so that we can talk."

He was unwilling to let Li Tai go, and he hadn't said much yet...

Li Tai couldn't refuse, so he had to stay.

Princess Jin had already prepared the banquet, and the two brothers came to the flower hall to take their seats. Li Zhi dismissed the maid, and even Princess Jin drove away, and personally held the pot to pour wine for Li Tai.My own princess is probably just good-looking, not very bright-minded, if the important matter discussed with Li Tai is revealed to her natal family, I am afraid that there will be disturbances...

During the dinner, Li Tai exhorted: "If you insist on fighting for the reserve, you have nothing to say as a brother, and even if it is rare for your brother to die well in the future, you will have no complaints. But if you can rein in the precipice and care about brotherhood, then we must speak the same words, No matter how furious the father is, he will die and will not let go, if you dare to betray your brother, we will make a clean break and never communicate with each other."

It is conceivable how furious the father would be after the two brothers Qiqi announced their withdrawal from the competition for the crown prince. The pheasant slave is the most cunning kid. If he retreats under the pressure of his father, wouldn't he be the one who was abandoned? ?Lost before competing.

Li Zhi raised his glass to toast, with a righteous face on his face: "Who does the elder brother think of the younger brother? This younger brother still needs to consider the trade-offs, but as long as you make up your mind, there is no reason to repent even if you kill yourself!"

Li Tai: "Hehe..."

He knows the character of his young brother very well. Although he is smart, he lacks a bit of persistence. He often forgets righteousness when he sees benefits. Li Tai doesn't believe a single word of his promises.But he has already analyzed this matter clearly, and believes that Li Zhi himself can weigh the pros and cons. Not only is it difficult to stand out in the process of fighting for the crown, even if he wins the battle for the crown, when Li Tai and the East Palace unite, he will not be able to sit firmly as the crown prince.

Character is unreliable, and feelings are also unreliable. What is really reliable is one's own interests.

Li Zhi also knew that what he said was a little hypocritical, facing Li Tai's ridicule, he felt a little hot, so he quickly had a drink with him, and used the drink to cover up his embarrassment.

I also feel a little helpless in my heart, I am still too thin-skinned, and I am not 01:30 away from those political bigwigs who are resigned and talk nonsense with their eyes open...

*****
"Want to rebel?!"

In the Hall of Martial Virtue, His Majesty Li Er jumped out like a thunder, strode out from behind the desk, kicked the two sons who were kneeling in front of him to the ground one by one, and cursed with his halberd pointing.

"This country was brought down by me. It is whoever I give it to, not whether you want it or not! One or two wings are hardened, right? How dare you disobey me? Believe it or not, I will issue an edict tomorrow to enjoin you Sent to Mobei to live with the cattle and sheep of the Yi and Di, and not allowed to return to Chang'an for the rest of their lives?"

These two bastards actually dared to run in front of me and say something. They don't want to fight for the crown, and they don't want to damage the brotherhood, so they wholeheartedly support the prince to continue to be in the East Palace... and you are all good people, brotherly love, brotherly love, this is me Father forced your brothers to turn against each other?

motherfucker!

Now that you keep talking about filial piety and benevolence, have you forgotten the time when you secretly poked and poked the prince when you were fighting for the crown?

It just doesn't make sense!
Li Zhi was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, shivering like a quail with his head on the ground, he just wanted to escape quickly and never mention this matter again.

After all, Li Tai has experienced more in these years. Although he was frightened to death in the face of his father's anger, he still gritted his teeth and argued: "It's not because the sons and ministers don't respect the father. Great Ren! Just as Father said, this country was brought down by you, and since Zhenguan, you have worked so hard to achieve the present glorious and prosperous age. Atonement!"

In the hall, the servants were trembling, looking down at their toes, not daring to take a breath.

Recently, His Majesty is irritable and moody, and several servants have already been executed because of some minor mistakes. If His Majesty is angered towards him at this time, his life will be lost...

His Majesty Li Er was blushing, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he stepped forward and kicked Li Tai fiercely, scolding angrily: "The position of crown prince is bestowed by me on behalf of the heavens, and the fate lies in it. If you want it, don’t want it if you don’t want it? Get out of the way of everything that doesn’t know how to live or die!”

"Here!"

Li Tai got up from the ground, knelt down and kowtowed, then pulled Li Zhi who was already stunned, turned around and ran away...

"boom!"

His Majesty Li Er kicked the stool over, and sat down angrily on the desk. His chest was full of anger, but more of it was irritability.

Of the three sons, one is about to be deposed, but the other two are unwilling to take over as the crown prince. Could it be possible to let the other sons be crown princes?Not only is this unreasonable, but it will also lead to disorder and plant the source of disaster. Even if he is confused, he can't do that.

But after I deposed these two bastards really refused to accept the reserve position, what should I do?
The most important thing is that these two rebellious sons came to him today to express their sincerity, expressing their unwillingness to compete for the crown prince's reserve position and causing rift between brothers. This is supreme benevolence.

But since then, what has Li Er become?
A tyrant who forced his son to kill each other!
Emperor Sui Yang was infamous for thousands of years, and he never forced his sons to kill each other. Isn't it true that Li Er was more violent than Emperor Sui Yang?
motherfucker!

His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he cursed loudly. When he was tired of cursing, he drank two sips of tea and realized that something was wrong.

Knowing a son is like a father, how can he not know what kind of character his son is?Previously, in order to compete for the reserve position, Li Tai and Li Zhi, the two brothers, made troubles for Li Chengqian openly and secretly. , claiming to be ignorant and inexperienced, and dismissive of the reserve position?

There must be something odd about it.

"Come on!"

"Your Majesty is here, what are your orders?"

Wang De heard the sound from outside the hall and came in.

His Majesty Li Er took a few breaths, and said in a deep voice: "You go to Li Junxian's place in person, and tell him what happened here, let him figure out what's going on, and then quickly report back to me."

"Here."

Wang De agreed, turned around and withdrew, and went to look for Li Junxian at the "Baiqisi" camp outside the Xuanwu Gate.

……

In the evening, Li Junxian, dressed in military uniform, entered the palace to have an audience.

His Majesty Li Er summoned him in the study, and asked directly after meeting, "What did you find?"

Li Junxian stood with his hands folded, and replied: "At noon today, His Royal Highness the King of Wei went to the Prince Jin's mansion to pay a visit, and talked for half an hour in the study, and then the King of Jin hosted a banquet for him, and there was no one else to serve him during the banquet, not even the concubine Jin was nearby. , so what the two Highnesses are talking about is unknown. However, there is one more thing. In the morning, His Highness King Wei sent someone to Liang Guogong’s mansion in Chongrenfang to summon Yue Guogong to Furong Garden. After the two spies, Yue Guogong went out of the city and returned. Right guard the camp, while His Royal Highness the King of Wei went out to the Prince Jin's Mansion."

The "Hundred Knights" is not monolithic, since His Majesty can have a hidden force like Wang Shoushi outside the "Hundred Knights", how can he not put eyeliner in the "Hundred Knights"?So Li Junxian didn't dare to hide anything, and reported everything.

As for whether Fang Jun participated in it, and whether he would be punished by His Majesty, he couldn't care less...

"Fang Jun?"

His Majesty Li Er was slightly surprised, and subconsciously tapped his fingers on the coffee table a few times, thinking quickly in his mind.

Was it because the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace was unwilling to be deposed, so he rose up to fight?The possibility is very small, otherwise the East Palace would not stand by and watch Fang Jun being seized of the military power by Guo, and the Six Rates of the East Palace were dismantled and remained indifferent. How about jumping up and down?

The mantis arm is just a car.

If it wasn't for the East Palace to provoke trouble, then it was because the King of Wei didn't want to compete for the heir and asked Fang Jun for advice, and Fang Jun took the opportunity to give some bad ideas... Then think of Li Tai rushing to Jin Wang's mansion to discuss with Jin Wang. It didn't take long for the wine table to enter the palace together and express their unwillingness to fight for the reserve, so how could they not be aware of Fang Jun's plan of "drawing salary from the bottom of the pot"?
Immediately, the roots of his teeth itched with hatred, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Immediately send someone to call Fang Er to me. He dared to interfere in my family affairs. I will take his skin off!"

"Here!"

Wang De went to summon Fang Jun again.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand to Li Junxian: "Go ahead and get busy. Recently, pay more attention to those aristocratic families outside the city. If anyone dares to play tricks on disaster relief, report it to me immediately and severely punish them!"

"Here!"

After Li Junxian took the order, he quickly withdrew. He wanted to inform Fang Jun, but it was too late. He could only hope for his own blessing, so he led his soldiers out of the city.

……

Fang Jun had already returned to the camp, and after taking a bath and changing clothes, he planned to take a nap, but when he heard that His Majesty had summoned him, he didn't want to delay, so he quickly changed into a set of clothes, and went into the city in a carriage in the rain, to the Tai Chi Palace.

When we arrived at the entrance of the side hall, we saw a long bench placed under the rain corridor next to the door, and even two burly imperial guards were standing on the left and right, each holding a military stick in his hand, who happened to meet Fang Jun's six eyes. bad.

At the door, Wang De raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty has an order to punish the Duke of Yue with [-] military sticks. After the execution is carried out immediately, he will enter to have an audience."

A guard clasped his fists together: "Duke Yue, you've offended me!"

Today, Fang Jun has become a banner of the military, with illustrious feats and unsurpassed prestige, even if he is executed according to the order, these imperial guards dare not be disrespectful.

If in the past, Fang Jun had already walked over to receive the punishment honestly, he shouted loudly before the stick hit him, and then the guards who would execute the punishment threatened and lured him not to be cruel, so he could only deal with it... …

But today, Fang Jun straightened his waist, stood in front of the door and said loudly: "My minister is Fang Jun, Duke of Shangzhu Kingdom, Duke of Yue Kingdom, Minister of Rites, may I ask Your Majesty, what crime will I be punished for?"

The voice was clear and clear, piercing through the drizzle and echoing in the courtyard in front of the hall.

Everything was quiet, and everyone stared at Fang Jun with wide eyes. This is to...resist the decree?
(End of this chapter)