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Choose one to be crowned prince?!
Wow!
There was an uproar in the court.
The civil and military ministers were all stunned, and even the three kings felt nervous, and the hands in their sleeves were trembling slightly.
They did not expect that Li Shimin would establish a crown prince as soon as he came back.
Moreover, it seems that he already has a candidate to choose from among the three of them.
You know, there are three other princes who are also competitive.
That is the King of Qi, the King of Shu and the King of Jiang. Among them, the King of Shu once made it clear that he would not compete for the position of prince, and behaved very dissolutely.
However, the King of Shu had a virtuous reputation in Shu.
For this reason, there were ministers in the court who wanted to support him.
Wei Zhengchang Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Zhu Suiliang, Tang Jian and others were all stunned. They did not expect that Li Shimin would establish a crown prince.
They were also very nervous because almost every minister had someone to support him.
Even if they don't take sides openly, they still show their goodwill secretly.
If you show wrong feelings, your future status will be in jeopardy.
When Li Shimin saw that the civil and military ministers were all silent, he added, "Why, you asked me to establish a crown prince more than two years ago. Now that I have finished the war and come back to establish a crown prince, you are not happy anymore?!"
Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, do you want to take a long-term approach?"
Li Shimin said: "I'm just asking for your opinion now, but I don't have to choose you today."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Shimin added: "But as soon as possible, I am getting old, and I have to leave many things to the prince."
Afterwards, Li Shimin fell asleep.
Immediately, someone came in quietly and moved the entire dragon chair away. During this period, the ministers of civil and military affairs and the nobles from all walks of life did not dare to show their dignity.
However, each of their eyes were full of hope.
Many people's eyes were wandering around, scanning the bodies of Li Zhi, Li Tai and other three kings, and their breathing could not help but become heavier.
because.
They knew that next was the time for them to place their bets. If they could bet on a prince, they would have the power to follow the dragon in the future.
It's no big deal to be successful.
However, if we want to talk about nervousness, the Three Kings are the most nervous.
Even Li You, who had the slimmest hope, felt his scalp numb and his palms sweaty at this time.
However, even so, they still have to pretend to be calm, because they know that now is the time for the ministers to take sides.
If they act too frivolously or their mentality is not stable enough, they will definitely be disliked by others.
Even King Li Tai of Wei, who had the greatest hope, had to suppress his inner excitement at this time.
"Your Highness the King of Wei, the old minister has an only copy of Confucius left in Qi State at home. Please move here."
"Your Highness the King of Wei, a book left by Guan Zhong was found in my home some time ago."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, although I am old, I have always admired His Highness's talent and want to become my teacher."
Most people were hanging around Wei King Li Tai, and they all felt that Li Tai had the greatest hope.
The second thing is that someone approached Li Zhi.
"Your Highness the King of Jin, I feel that there should be other ways to control the floods in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Your Highness, King Jin, I have a daughter in my family who admires Your Highness very much..."
Li Zhi also had many people who took refuge in him. Although he was far inferior to King Li Tai of Wei, he was still not an outcast.
As for Li Zhi, he was always willing to seek refuge with them, and did not deliberately avoid them to avoid suspicion like before.
Now Li Shimin has spoken out for this reason and made it clear that they should compete with each other.
If you still hide it, you are a fool.
Even Li You, who was known as the wise king and had no fight with the world, stood up and took the initiative to communicate with a few ministers who he had fun with in daily life.
However, these ministers were also hesitant.
To be honest, among the three kings, Li You has the least chance, so they don't want to waste this opportunity.
Among the civil and military ministers, more than half of them have begun to take sides, or are planning to take sides.
Only Wei Zheng, Qin Qiong and others were incompatible with many ministers. They were representatives of civil servants and military generals and would not easily take sides.
Unless the situation is very obvious, they will help, which can be regarded as following the dragon.
The second thing is that while Li Shimin is still alive, they cannot take the initiative to seek refuge with a certain prince, even if that prince may become the prince.
However, it is these indisputable prime ministers and princes who are the most important in the court.
If you win over just one of them, you can be worth more than half of the people in the court put together.
Therefore.
The three kings also understood this and wanted to take the initiative to talk.
However, Wei Zheng and others made excuses to leave.
They will not communicate with the three kings in the court. Who knows how many Li Shimin's informants there are in the Daming Palace.
Chang'an Street.
The houses of the prime ministers of the three provinces and the six bureaus, as well as the ministers of the Shangshu, were trampled to pieces by the servants sent by the three kings.
There were also many civil and military ministers who were also moving around.
They don't know who to rely on, so they come to these big guys to see what they are and what they are.
King Li Tai of Wei moved around the most frequently and with the greatest momentum.
but.
Li Zhi was not the second, but Li You was the second powerful king. He united with several other princes.
Then several princes went out together, causing a sensation not inferior to Li Tai's, and attracted many officials to join him.
As for Li Zhi, he communicated with many ministers in the court, but after returning to the Jin Palace, he became low-key.
When a minister of civil and military affairs came to visit him, he claimed to be ill and disappeared.
This approach was very different from other princes, and it left many people confused for a while.
In fact, Li Zhi was not in the Jin Palace.
He had already left the city and arrived at a temple, which was a branch of Shaoqing Temple outside Chang'an City.
Wu Zhao served as a layman in this temple, and Li Zhi came to see Wu Zhao.
The two of them hid in a secret room and chatted for a long time before they started talking about business.
"Lang Jun, are you saying that His Majesty has decided to appoint the crown prince?"
"That's right. After my father returned in triumph, he went to Yunyuan Mountain. He probably listened to Master Tianshi's instructions and wanted to establish a prince."
"Then the husband must fight hard and stop having an affair with his son and daughter!"
"Don't rush!"
Li Zhi smiled, stood up, dressed Wu Zhao again, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then explained with a smile.
"I have an appointment with Lord Tianshi. If I were the emperor, I would respect Tao. His attitude towards me has changed drastically and he will definitely support me!"
Wu Zhao nodded and said: "If you can get the support of Master Tianshi, that would definitely be the best. However, Master Tianshi does not allow you to do things under his banner, so how can you let others know that he supports you?
?!"
Li Zhi frowned and said: "I can't figure it out either, so I came to you. Think about it carefully and what to do!"
The two of them thought hard and rolled around again, but they still hadn't figured it out yet.
It was getting dark, and Li Zhi was planning to leave.
Wu Zhao said: "Mr. Lang, didn't you say you want me to return to secular life? Why don't you do it as soon as possible? After knowing that you don't like monks, I really don't want to stay in this place."
Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he was immediately happy.
Then he said: "I have thought of a way."
Wu Zhao was stunned and said: "Oh, what can I do?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Both of my brothers support Buddhism, even my brother Qing Que'er who advocates Confucianism is the same."
"And many of my political actions have been to attack Buddhism and support Taoism. Although it is not drastic enough, it also shows my attitude."
Wu Zhao seemed to understand what he was going to say, and his eyes turned into crescent moons.
He smiled and said, "What a good idea, Mr. Lang. You have an appointment with the Heavenly Master. If you want others to know that you admire the Heavenly Master, then you will know that you have the Heavenly Master's support!"
"But the affairs of the Heavenly Master should not be done lightly. All you need to do is attack Buddhism."
The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is originally about one rising and one falling.
If Taoism flourishes, Buddhism will decline.
Li Zhi does not need to support Taoism, but he can make his attitude known by attacking Buddhism.
When the time is right, he could give incense sticks to Yunyuan Mountain, or go to the Royal Taoist Temple more often, so that people would know that there is a heavenly master behind him.
Li Shimin believed in the Heavenly Master, and the civil and military ministers were afraid of the Heavenly Master.
In this case, if he has the support of the Heavenly Master, it is more than half of the success.
Li Zhi left, this time, he was very relaxed.
After returning, he issued instructions for two consecutive days targeting Buddhism, and even proposed that Buddhism pay taxes.
However, this proposal was suppressed.
only.
He has already started this, and the world already knows his attitude!
The reaction from Buddhism was the most intense. Many court officials who were waiting and watching received instructions from Buddhism and all chose to support Li Tai or Li You.
No one supports Li Zhi.
Even Xiao Yu, who had opposed Buddhism before, did not choose to support Li Zhi, but it was not because he supported Buddhism or opposed Buddhism.
It's just that Xiao Yunai is a scholar. He is half of Li Tai's teacher, so he naturally supports Li Tai.
The other side.
Something happened to Li Shimin.
It was already the third day since Li Shimin became weak.
Originally, he had time to ask a few questions about the Three Kings' developments two days ago, but now he doesn't want to ask at all.
Because he hadn't closed his eyes for three days, and every time he closed his eyes, he seemed to dream that the dragon-horned carp was coming to eat him.
Once he forced his eyes to close and dreamed that a dragon-horned carp ate his head, which frightened him so much that he woke up immediately.
Even if Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong kept vigil for him, they could not change the situation.
Fortunately, Li Shimin followed Su Chen's suggestion and sent people to invite two eminent monks from Buddhism.
The octogenarian old man Tianshu, who became an immortal thirty years ago, is now known as the number one monk in Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty!
Xuanzang also came. He had long been known as the imperial younger brother of the Tang Dynasty.
However, this imperial younger brother was not Li Shimin's sworn brother, but the empress who came to Xuanzang to preach Buddhism and gave him the title of imperial younger brother in her capacity as the empress.
The Buddhists were so proud of themselves that they deceived many people in the name of Li Shimin's imperial disciple.
At this time, two people arrived.
At a glance, he saw Li Shimin lying on the bed, and his expression changed instantly.
Master Tianshu said in shock: "Your Majesty is as angry as a gossamer, and your life will soon be over!"
Xuanzang hinted at magic and saw the difference, "Your Majesty was disturbed by monsters and disturbed his dreams!"