"Husband, why are you here?" Wen Xin, who was smiling and looking at the children, soon discovered Li Yan's arrival. He waved to him gently. Wen Xin was almost six months pregnant and had a very inconvenient body, so he did not stand up.

Li Yan also walked to Wen Xin with a smile, looked at the playful children in front of him, and then said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired of handling government affairs, so I came out to walk around."

Although Li Yan tried his best to hide it, he and Wen Xin had already had a lot of thoughts, so Wen Xin could easily see that Li Yan had to talk to him, so she stood up with a smile, then pulled Li Yan into the bedroom, and poured a cup of tea for her husband with her own hands.

"Husband, just say what you have to worry about. Although Wen Xin may not be able to help, it is better to say it than to hold it in your heart." Wen Xin sat next to Li Yan and said in a gentle voice.

After hearing this, Li Yan sighed, and then told the story of Wang An and his friends suggesting to establish a country and become emperor. After hearing this, Wen Xin thought it seriously for a while, and then said: "Husband, although I don't understand political affairs, I also know that establishing a country is very important to my husband. However, my husband obviously does not want to establish a country now, so he must have any concerns?"

After hearing this, Li Yan nodded and said, "Yes, I do have some concerns. The main reason is that I am worried about my father's reaction. After all, Taiwan is too close to the Tang Dynasty. If I establish a country and become emperor, it will definitely pose an invisible threat to the Tang Dynasty. Even if the father dotes on me, he will be an emperor first. Therefore, it is hard for me to imagine where the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan will go in the future?"

After hearing this, Wen Xin smiled and stretched out her finger, clicked Li Yan's forehead: "My husband has always been smart, why are you confused about this matter?"

"What's the confusion?" Li Yan was a little puzzled.

Wen Xin suddenly mischievously patted his high bulge, and then smiled and said, "Husband. If I told you that I was not pregnant at all, what would you think?"

Li Ke was even more confused when he heard this. He stepped forward and touched Wen Xin's belly and said, "How is this possible? Your belly is so big. As long as you can see it, how can you not be pregnant?"

Seeing Li Yan's puzzled look, Wen Xin continued to smile and said, "Yes, my belly is so big. Husband will know that I am pregnant at a glance. So husband, you are the same. Your power is now established, and the father takes all this in his eyes. Even if you don't call him emperor, the father's attitude towards you cannot be like before. It's just a simple father's attitude towards his son, so what's the difference between you or not? "

The so-called wake-up call is nothing like this. Wen Xin's words suddenly woke Li Yan up. He was always worried that his proclaiming emperor would cause a rift in the father-son relationship between him and Li Shimin. In fact, it was just a stunning move. After all, when his strength developed to a certain level, it had already posed a threat to the Tang Dynasty. It had nothing to do with whether he was elected as an emperor or not.

In addition, from any aspect, Li Yan had the ability to establish a country and become emperor, but Li Yan had been suppressing him and did not become emperor, which would make Li Shimin even more suspicious. He believed that Li Yan's approach might have greater ambitions, so in this current situation, Li Yan's proclaiming emperor would make Li Shimin feel at ease. At the same time, reducing suspicion in his heart.

After thinking this out, Li Yan immediately felt enlightened. No wonder he had less and less contact with Li Shimin in recent years. In the past, Li Shimin often took the initiative to write letters to him, but now in recent years, Li Yan usually wrote a letter, and then waited for a while before Li Shimin would reply to the previous letter. Moreover, the tone in the letter was not as close as before. It turned out that the root of the disease was actually here.

"Haha, I understand, having a good wife at home is really a blessing for me, Li Yan!" Li Yan stood up excitedly, then suddenly leaned down, pecked Wen Xin's red lips, and then left with a smile. Wen Xin looked at Li Yan with a sweet face, and at the same time stroked his high bulge of belly with both hands, feeling very satisfied.

A few days later, Li Yan summoned Wang An, Lu Hong, Lu Qing, Su Dingfang and other important civil and military officials to the royal palace and announced on the spot that they agreed to their previous suggestions and decided to establish a country and become emperor. However, Li Yan also put forward a condition, that is, he must report this matter to Li Shimin first, and he will establish a country only after the other party agrees.

Wang An and the others had no objection to Li Yan’s request. After all, Li Yan was Li Shimin’s son, and they came from the same source as the Tang Dynasty, so it is appropriate to ask for instructions in advance.

However, Li Yan did not intend to ask Li Shimin alone, but notified Li Zhen and Li Yun about the establishment of the country first. As a result, the two of them immediately sent an envoy anxiously and brought memorials written by them, preparing to send them to Chang'an with Li Yan.

Speaking of which, Li Zhen and Li Yun are much more free and easy than Li Yan. When they first gained a foothold in Tianzhu, they were preparing to encourage Li Yan to establish the country together, but Li Yan felt that time was not enough, so they ignored it. Now they finally figured it out.

In the Liangyi Hall of Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin held two memorials from Li Yan and the other two. However, after reading these two memorials with almost the same content, he pondered for a long time, and the expression on his face was also very strange. It was not as happy or worrying as it was, making people unable to guess what he thought.

"Report to Your Majesty, Lord Changsun, Lord Li and Lord Chu, please see me!" A small yellow gate rushed in and knelt down on the verge of the emperor.

"Xuan!" Li Shimin said in a low voice. After receiving the memorial from Li Yan and the other two, he sent someone to invite Changsun Wuji, Li Ji and Chu Suiliang.

Last June, Xiao Yu, who was not as good as before, suddenly passed away. In July, Fang Xuanling, who was lingering in sick, finally passed away. Before his death, Li Shimin visited him personally and held his hand to comfort him. He even signed Fang Xuanling's youngest son Fang Yize as a doctor in the middle of the country so that he could see his descendants rich and noble before his death. As a result, Fang Xuanling finally passed away with a smile at the age of 70. Li Shimin deposed the court for three days and awarded him the title of Taiwei, with the posthumous title of Wen Zhao, and buried with Zhaoling.

What's even more unfortunate is that at the beginning of this year, Li Jing fell ill and now he can't get up at all. After Sun Simiao went to treat him, he was unable to make up for his life, just saying that he could protect Li Jing's life for half a year.

It is precisely because of this that only a few important officials around Li Shimin were Changsun Wuji and others. Even when it comes to the major event that the Li Yan brothers wanted to establish a country, he could only ask Changsun Wuji, Li Ji and Chu Suiliang to discuss it.

After Changsun Wuji and the other two came in, Li Shimin showed them the memorials of Li Yan and the other three, but the three of them were all frowning and secretly contemplating the gains and losses of the matter.

"Wuji, what do you think about this?" Li Shimin asked. After Fang Xuanling's death, only Changsun Wuji could succeed the minister after the civil and military officials of the court. Although Li Shimin was worried about the autocracy of his relatives, there was no one available to him, so he had to appoint Changsun Wuji as prime minister in the end.

Changsun Wuji took a step forward and bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, King Jiang and King Yue are still weak, but they are far away from the Tang Dynasty and are relatively young, so it is normal to have the intention to establish a country. The King of Qi is strong, but it is closest to our Tang Dynasty, and at the same time he has the deepest feelings for Your Majesty. Although he has long had the strength to establish a country, he has always been concerned about your attitude, so he has never dared to establish a country. However, today he and King Jiang and King Yue sent this memorial together, which should be forced by his subordinates to make a choice."

Changsun Wuji is worthy of being the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He immediately guessed Li Yan's real situation. Even Li Zhen and Li Yun's thoughts were always guessing. Li Shimin nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

At this time, Changsun Wuji continued to speak: "Based on the situation obtained by the ministers, the establishment of the king of Qi has long been the general trend, otherwise it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the ministers. This is obviously something that His Highness of Qi does not want to see. He sent someone to send me memorials, but in fact he just wanted to get the recognition of His Majesty, which would make it just right."

In fact, Changsun Wuji had nothing to say below, that is, even if Li Shimin refused, Li Yan would probably establish his own country. However, this would definitely cause a crack in the relationship between Li Shimin and Li Yan.

Li Shimin naturally heard Changsun Wuji's words, but he turned to look at Li Ji and Chu Suiliang again. As a result, they looked at each other and then stepped forward together and said, "Report to Your Majesty, I also think that Lord Changsun's analysis is very reasonable. The King of Qi may no longer be able to withstand the pressure in the country."

"I understand!" Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. With his wisdom, he could naturally analyze the above results, but he needed someone to help him make this decision.

Changsun Wubi also breathed a sigh of relief. Li Yan was founded overseas and would definitely not come back to compete with Li Zhi for the throne. In this way, Li Zhi's position as the prince can be more stable, and he, the uncle, can naturally be more at ease.

A few days later, Li Shimin gave Li Yan, Li Zhen and Li Yun a decree, allowing them to establish a country overseas. However, Li Yan soon discovered that there was another problem with the idea of ​​establishing a country, that is, what country name should be used. The country name is not casually determined, and generally has considerable origins. For example, the Tang Dynasty's national name was Tang, because Li Yuan was named Duke of Tang before the uprising. According to this logic, Li Yan's national name should be "Qi", after all, his national title was King of Qi.
Chapter completed!