Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4045 Mutual Suspicion
Li Chengqian has always been an indecisive person. Whether he sincerely gave up fighting for the crown prince, or he was unwilling to face the tragic consequences of failing to fight for the crown prince, there is always a reason for thinking about the future and life of the officials in the East Palace. He was able to make up his mind and not waver , is already commendable.

Yu Zhining was a little hesitant, he was a man who had read sage books all his life, although he had been in official career all his life, he had not learned how to hide his emotions, and his face was so ugly.

Yuwen Shiji couldn't see any disappointment, instead he nodded with a smile and said: "Your Highness is sincere and filial, and he is a model in the world. It's a pity that your majesty doesn't know people well, so you have to change the prince easily. I'm afraid you will regret it in the future."

These words are a bit "disrespectful", how can the courtiers criticize the emperor in private?But this place is the East Palace, facing Li Chengqian who is about to be stored by Yi Chu, this kind of words will not cause trouble, but will make Li Chengqian feel recognized and feel the same hatred...

Li Chengqian waved his hand with a serious expression on his face: "Duke Ying's words can no longer be mentioned. For the prosperity of the empire, my father sleeps all night and devotes himself to teaching us princes. As long as he is the son of my father, anyone is qualified." Inheriting the throne, how can Gu Neng feel dissatisfied with his father because he was first established as the crown prince and regards the crown as his own? Gu is still the same sentence, this world is the world of the father, if he does not give it, Gu Jue Can't fight."

He also understands Yuwen Shiji's intentions. If these words are spread, his father will definitely be angered. Maybe he will step up Yi Chu's pace, and even deprive himself of his power more and more by the way, which will cause his own dissatisfaction. Yi Chu who rebelled against his father...

Although he has no intentions, he also knows that "sincerity" is the most lacking thing in the officialdom. If the Guanlongmen Clan were not desperate at the moment, how could they come to him to seek opportunities?

If the father gives Guan Long a clear path at this moment, I am afraid that Yuwen Shiji will run there immediately, if the father gives himself a glass of poisoned wine, Yuwen Shiji will even pounce on him and pry open his mouth to pour the poisoned wine...

Even if he had no intention of competing for the reserve, Li Chengqian would not want to break the jar. His father's heart is as hard as a stone. Even if he expresses his dissatisfaction angrily, can he make his father change his mind?

Not only was it impossible, but it angered the emperor even more, leading to unpredictable disasters...

It's better to lie flat and let him manipulate without resistance, maybe the father can feel a bit of pity and guilt, treat his children less in the future, and find a way out under the mediation of Fang Jun and others.

Yuwen Shiji was silent for a while, and forced a smile: "Your Highness is broad-minded, I can't match it."

Now that Guan Long has made a big mistake, almost all the foundations in the court have been cut off. The only way to bet on the crown prince may be to recover one day with the crown prince's stable position, but now the crown prince has made it clear that he will lie down If you don't grab it, the storage position will be abolished. It is no longer feasible for Guan Long to rely on this road to recover.

But apart from that, how difficult is it to find a way to recover?

I have been fighting openly and secretly with Changsun Wuji for many years, and I have been suppressed by him, feeling unwilling. Now that Changsun Wuji is dead, my long-cherished wish to become the leader of Guanlong has been fulfilled. The first thing I face is how to lead Guanlong out of the quagmire Such a arduous task, the pressure is like a mountain, and it is difficult for Changsun Wuji to lead Guan Long to become the world's first-class family and power all these years.

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Furong Garden, Wei Wangfu.

Princess Wei laughed at Yan Yan who poured tea for Li Zhi with her own hands, then glanced at Li Tai with her beautiful eyes, the husband and wife's eyes met, and then she turned and left with a smile on her face.

Between the pendants and the pendants, Li Zhi looked away from his sister-in-law's plump and enchanting back, and said to Li Tai: "Just now, my younger brother went to Chongrenfang, and I beg the Duke of Yue to help..."

Then he said what he asked for, and after he finished speaking, his tone was sincere: "The elder brother of the prince is the eldest son. Even if he is abolished in the future, according to the rules of Zong's succession, he should be the second brother. If you are in Beijing , it is inevitable that some people will take the opportunity to make troubles and put us brothers in a dilemma... Therefore, the younger brother has decided that as soon as there is a good news from the navy, he will immediately ask his father to let him go, and follow the example of the three brothers who are feudal and serve as a fence for the country , not only can avoid the risk of our brothers fighting against the wall, but also can fulfill the ambition of life, the best of both worlds."

Li Tai was stunned for a while, and couldn't believe his ears...

It is almost a foregone conclusion that the crown prince will be abolished. Although the range of successor princes is within the scope of his father and emperor's sons, the most qualified are the two sons - himself and the pheasant slave.Although the father loves him, but because he raised the pheasant slave by his side since childhood, his feelings are deeper. In terms of pure emotion, the pheasant slave is closer to the reserve position than himself.

What's more important is that the Guanlongmen Clan who supported the pheasant slaves in the past is now dilapidated and unable to recover. This will not threaten the imperial power of the father. When and where, balance is the safest situation.

In contrast, my management of Datang's education business over the years has made me quite prestigious, and my prestige among the people is increasing day by day. Coupled with my deep friendship with Fang Jun, Fang Jun's influence is enough to form a powerful group. Wouldn't the prestigious "princelings" reproduce the current situation where the tail of the Eastern Palace is too big to lose and endanger the imperial power?

After all the calculations, the possibility of the pheasant slave succeeding to the reserve position is also greater than him.

However, now the pheasant slave came to tell him that he was about to withdraw from the competition for the reserve position and go overseas to the feudal side...

Before he could be moved, a seemingly dirty but extremely realistic thought came to mind - what kind of tricks is the pheasant slave really playing?
This can't be blamed on his villain's heart to judge a gentleman's belly. At the beginning, he listened to Fang Jun's advice and realized the complexity of the situation, so he had no choice but to stop fighting for reserves and devote his whole life to the education of Datang. Give up the idea of ​​competing for the reserve, but when the situation changes and the situation turns around, it is inevitable that there will be some ambition in my heart-after all, it is the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, with the power of life and death for hundreds of millions of people in his hands, who can't be moved?

So now that the pheasant slave made such a choice, he was surprised, and he naturally wondered if there was a fraud in it.

After all, the pheasant slave seems harmless to humans and animals, but he is not a fuel-efficient lamp...

With a flash of thought, Li Tai said with emotion: "Although you are young, pheasant slave, you are more courageous than you. Compared with you, Brother Yu is ashamed. But even though you don't have the determination to go to sea for feudalism, Brother Yu can't do it either." When it happened that the brothers fought against each other, I swore in front of my father that day that I would not fight for the heir, and I would not regret it in the future."

My heart couldn't help jumping wildly.

The crown prince was abolished, and the pheasant slave went to sea, so he was the one who was most qualified to take over the position... he didn't even have to wait until the pheasant slave went to sea, when his father heard the pheasant slave's determination, he was afraid that he would directly canonize himself as the crown prince out of anger... …

At the beginning, I was completely desperate for the reserve position, but now it suddenly became clear, and it didn't take much effort... Could it be that I am the destiny?
Never felt it before...

Li Zhi's eyes were wet, he touched his nose, and said in a shy voice: "Brothers, how can we fight each other for the sake of saving positions? My younger brother would rather leave his hometown and go to a barbaric place overseas than to fight with his brothers in the future. Otherwise, even if With this reserve position, he will rule the world in the future, and he will always harbor guilt in his heart like his father, and it will be difficult to heal it in a lifetime."

Li Tai was so touched, he held Li Zhi's hand, and nodded repeatedly: "Good brother! Since you have achieved this step, how can you be willing to be the second brother? In a few days, he will go to Emperor Shufu and ask to study politics for the world. Search for township schools and county schools, and promote the education of the Tang Dynasty to every village, so that poor students can also have the opportunity to study and study. At that time, you will be the border of the country, and brother Yu will flourish teaching, one inside and one outside, Help protect the Tang Empire forever and prosper!"

"The elder brother's ambition is far better than that of the younger brother! The younger brother is feudal, and he says he wants to expand the territory, but he needs the help of the navy and the Tang Dynasty as his backing. It seems difficult, but it is actually easy. The elder brother wants to break the monopoly of the aristocratic family. The study of politics not only enlightens the wisdom of the people, but also faces the obstruction of the aristocratic family, the difficulty is difficult to reach the blue sky!"

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The two brothers held hands and looked at each other, both sincerely worshiping.

When Li Zhi left, Li Tai sat alone in the study, holding his teacup in one hand and his chin in the other, frowning in thought.

Princess Wei came in from the outside, sitting beside Li Tai, stretching out her slender hand to cover the back of Li Tai's hand.Li Tai felt the softness and warmth of his wife's palm, raised his head, and met his wife's shining beautiful eyes...

"Your Highness, this is a golden opportunity!" Princess Wei was a little excited, her pretty face flushed slightly.

Li Tai held his wife's palm with his backhand, let out a long breath, thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Don't be fooled by the performance, if the pheasant slave really goes to the feudal side of the sea, this king is naturally the one who is most advantageous in the battle for the reserve position. But the pheasant slaves have always been eyeing the reserve position, and now they obviously have an advantage over the king, so why did they suddenly propose to withdraw from the competition, or even go overseas? We need to beware of fraud."

Concubine Wei was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "What kind of deceit can there be? This matter was brought up by the pheasant himself, and it was not His Highness who instigated him. Even if the father refuses, at most he will just let it go, but no matter what Not on His Highness's head?"

Although she has a strong personality and likes to call the shots in everything on weekdays, which makes Li Tai a little "fearful", but every time something big happens, it is Li Tai who makes the decision...

Li Tai frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "It won't be that simple... In the past, Emperor Father would naturally take his anger out on me, but Emperor Father has returned from the Eastern Expedition, and his temperament has changed greatly from before. He is often violent and moody. God knows Did this slave know the temper of the emperor, so he retreated to advance, and wanted to entrap me?"

The two most qualified to inherit the reserve are him, Li Tai, and Jin Wang Li Zhi.When Li Zhi went overseas, he, Li Tai, would naturally become the one with the greatest chance of victory; but if the pheasant slave played some tricks and caused his father to vent his anger on him, then Li Zhi would benefit the most...

It is a matter of reserve, even if he is a brother, Li Tai does not dare to believe it, so he has to guard against it.

(End of this chapter)