After the Luoyang War last year, many concubines privately asked for jewels but were rejected by Li Shimin. The problem was that the jewels named were all famous, and Wang Shichong was proud of them... He did not give them to his father, but secretly gave them to the concubines in the harem.
, what would my father think?
At first, Li Shimin didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a coincidence, but then Zhang Jieyu's father demanded a few dozen acres of fertile land. For this reason, Li Yuan even wrote an edict... It happened that after Li Shimin transferred those dozens of acres of fertile land,
The day when Li Shentong was given to King Li of Huai'an.
Li Shimin began to be wary. The concubines in the harem would not offend the prince who held military power for no reason. Obviously, they had other intentions.
Just two months ago, during the period when Prince Li Jiancheng was most proud, Concubine Yin De's father, Yin Asu, pulled Du Ruhui off his horse and broke one of his fingers. Instead, the villain complained first, saying that he was wantonly bullied by King Qin's cronies.
Quite simply, Du Ruhui is a descendant of the Du family in Jingzhao, the first-class family with five surnames and seven families below. Yin Ah Shu... you can tell who he is just by hearing his name. Where did he have the courage to confront Du Ruhui?
Li Shimin made a brief investigation and soon found the person of Jingzhao Weishi. Now Wei Ting of Jingzhao Weishi was an official of the East Palace and had a close relationship with the prince Li Jiancheng.
Lowering his head slightly, Li Shimin thought in his heart, he is really trying his best!
"Why is my second brother so unhappy?"
Li Shimin stood up and raised his glass, "Eldest brother should know that although my younger brother is away at war all year round, he actually likes to be quiet, and he most likes to sit quietly and read."
Well, this is part of Li Jiancheng's character.
Li Jiancheng's mouth was crooked, and he happened to see a chubby little boy sitting nearby, looking over eagerly, "My nephew is quite strong, and he will be able to pass on the incense to his third brother in the future."
"I just hope that he will be safe and grow up, unlike Erlang who died young and cut off the incense of the fifth brother."
In the verbal exchange, Li Jiancheng tried his best, but Li Shimin resolutely counterattacked and even ridiculed... The former's expression changed again and again, and he turned around and left without even drinking.
That little chubby boy was Li Shimin's legitimate second son Li Tai. He was named King of Yidu after his birth, but the following year he was named King of Wei and granted the title of Zhuguo. He was also the King of Wei who later participated in the seizure of the legitimate son during the Zhenguan period.
The reason why the title of King of Wei was added in the Wude Year was because the saint Li Yuan appointed Li Tai to inherit the incense of Li Yuan's third son Li Xuanba... Li Xuanba died early and was posthumously awarded the title of King of Wei in the first year of Wude.
Li Jiancheng pointed out this matter, simply to make it clear that if my father intended for you to replace me, how could he let your second son inherit the legacy of his third brother Li Xuanba?
Faced with Li Jiancheng's provocation, Li Shimin brought out his second son, Li Kuan... Like Li Tai, Li Kuan was appointed by Li Yuan to inherit the throne of Chu King Li Zhiyun, but Li Kuan died young and had been dead for two years.
Pulling out Li Zhiyun is a naked mockery of Li Jiancheng... When Li Yuan was preparing to raise an army, Li Jiancheng fled from Hedong back to Taiyuan, leaving behind Li Zhiyun who was also in Hedong.
In the end, the fourteen-year-old Li Zhiyun was captured alive and sent to Chang'an to be killed.
This incident caused a stir within the Li family, and many people had objections to Li Jiancheng because of this incident.
Li Shimin took out Li Zhiyun and slapped him in the face...Li Jiancheng didn't even have the nerve to talk back.
Li Yuan at the front was playing with several princes and grandsons, and from time to time he would take the wine glass handed by the concubine and drink it down in one gulp, serving it happily.
In the five years since he ascended the throne, Li Yuan has never left Jingzhao, nor has he ever led troops into battle. However, there are many more princes and princesses in the harem. The princes alone have given birth to eleven children in a row. Just last month, Liu Jieyu also replaced him.
She gave birth to her sixteenth son, King Li Yuanqing of Han Dynasty.
Well, Li Yuan in history continued his efforts after the Xuanwu Gate Incident and gave birth to seven more sons and eleven daughters!
Suddenly his ears felt a little quieter, and Li Yuan opened his hazy drunken eyes. The noisy crowd in front calmed down, and they separated into a lane. The second man, Li Shimin, came slowly with his wife and children.
"How come Erlang is not drunk today?"
"Father, drinking too much alcohol can harm your health."
Li Yuan snorted, drank the wine and threw the glass away. Since the battle in Luoyang last year, he felt that his second son's words were becoming more and more unpleasant to listen to.
"My child is too drunk today. I dare not drink too much and lose my temper. Please leave first."
Li Yuan nodded casually and took the wine cup from Concubine Yin De.
Li Jiancheng was very happy to see this scene, which showed the estrangement between father and son, but the next moment, his face turned dark.
Li Shimin walked to the side, saluted a middle-aged woman, whispered a few words before leaving.
The middle-aged woman was the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, Concubine Wan Guifei. Since her mother died of illness, she had been in charge of all matters in the palace. Even her father treated her with courtesy and made all decisions in the palace.
Concubine Wan Gui only gave birth to one child, King Li Zhiyun of Chu, who was abandoned and killed by Li Jiancheng.
Returning to the Chengqian Hall, Princess Qin took her children to settle them and asked the palace maids to take care of them one by one. Li Shimin sat by the window of the side hall, staring unfocused at the blurry Tai Chi Palace in the distance.
"Husband." Princess Qin put a coat on King Qin's shoulders.
"No problem." Li Shimin looked back and said with a smile: "I didn't expect father and son to be like this... They just tried to persuade each other casually, but they almost got reprimanded."
"I always have to move around during the first month, so I just need to go there more often."
"Go to Concubine Wan Gui and walk around more." Li Shimin suddenly smiled, put his arm around his wife's shoulders, and whispered: "Although my father is partial, he is not... unlike Li Dewu!"
To be honest, if Li Yuan was a ruthless person, even if Li Shimin captured two kings in one battle, he would still not be able to hold the position of power he currently has... General Tiance, Xu Kaifu Jianya, leader of Daxingtai, Yizhou, Shaanxi Province
Daoxingtai appoints his own officials.
This is also the reason why many people in later generations thought that Li Yuan, the founding emperor, was not good at his methods. He gave Li Shimin too much power, but refused to let him take over the East Palace, which ultimately led to the tragic Xuanwu Gate Incident.
Hearing her husband's words, Princess Qin frowned in displeasure, "My husband, this is too much!"
"Yes, Li Shan... Li Shan..." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "For the sake of glory and wealth, Li Dewu secretly used methods to force Li Shan to go north to Hebei Road."
"Tiger's poison will not eat its seeds, and Li Dewu's officials are even more vicious than a tiger."
"Unexpectedly, Li Huairen turned his hand to make clouds and rain in Hebei, and helped Daoxuan. Tian Liuan captured and killed Liu Heitai, pacified Shandong, and became famous!"
"Although he is young, he is indeed a hero!"
Princess Qin did not answer. She knew that her husband was telling the story of how Li Shan became famous despite being abandoned by his father, but in fact he was lamenting that he had made great achievements but was rejected by his father.
Two young people have similar experiences, and it is inevitable that they will have feelings for each other.
After Li Shimin muttered for a while, Princess Qin smiled and said, "Yesterday, my third cousin sent me a gift box, which Li Shan gave to my husband."
"Oh?" Li Shimin smiled and said, "What did you give me?"
"It's two bottles of wine." Princess Qin took the gift box and opened it.
Li Shimin looked at it carefully, and saw that the slender bottle was dotted with flower-like shapes, which looked like plum blossoms or snowflakes. "It's snowing in the evening, can you have a drink?"
"Is this a poem by Li Huairen?"
"He is quite knowledgeable and talented, and he actually has such poetic talent."
It was almost dusk, but the sky was still bright. Li Shimin turned his head to look at his wife's prompting, and saw large snowflakes fluttering in, completely blocking the blurry Tai Chi Palace in the distance.
"Put out two plates of side dishes, and today I'm going to try the two bottles of wine Huairen sent me!"