076 Dream of the Early Tang Dynasty (7)
Lin Tingyu said: "You take Li Yuanji away from home, don't return to the court from now on." Whether it is you or Li Yuanji, your personality is not suitable for the throne and government affairs, and you will not be able to die well sooner or later when you get involved here. ”
This time it was Li Jiancheng's turn to be silent.
Lin Tingyu said again: "Character determines fate. It's not that you're not talented enough, it's that your personality is like that. You don't have Li Shimin's ruthlessness and decisiveness, nor Li Shimin's scheming, let alone his unscrupulous means. ”
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "I know." I will take my third brother away from home, stay incognito, and live well and live to the end of my life as Yu Tong hopes. ”
Lin Tingyu said: "What are you going to tell that person who looks a little similar to Li Yuanji?" ”
Li Jiancheng said: "Of course, it's telling the truth. This matter involves life and death, and he must be willing to do so. ”
Lin Tingyu was helpless and said, "Of course, it is good that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has this heart. But it is impossible for that person not to know what it means that he is here and you are gone.
You only said, no, you let Li Yuanji go and say, just say that Li Yuanji will go to the Huang's garden outside the city to temporarily recuperate for two days, and he will return in a few days. And he stayed in the capital temporarily, and if the prince had anything to say, let him obey it. ”
Li Jiancheng frowned and said strangely: "Prince? However, didn't you let me take Yuanji away and fly away? I ......"
Lin Tingyu said: "You are not in the capital, but the prince is still there." That little chestnut that you trust so much must also stay in the East Palace and obey my arrangement. ”
Li Jiancheng stared at Lin Tingyu and was speechless for a long time.
Lin Tingyu knew what he was thinking. said: "Don't think about it anymore, didn't you decide to sacrifice them when you made that choice in the first place?" But. I will find a way to make Li Shimin treat the people in your house as kind as possible. ”
Li Jiancheng said: "If I choose to stay and continue to fight for the throne, maybe ......"
"No maybe." Lin Tingyu interrupted him, but he couldn't let him change his mind, "Your character is not the character that an emperor should have; You don't have Li Shimin's handy imperial skills. It is only a matter of time before they stay here and continue to fight for the throne. You will die without a place to be buried. At that time, the people in your East Palace will definitely end up even worse. Li Shimin will vent all his grievances against you on them. ”
Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment, and then laughed. Not without frustration, he said: "I didn't expect that I, Li Jiancheng, couldn't even protect the people in my palace." ”
Lin Tingyu said: "I will try my best to save their lives." Moreover, if you disappear, the people in your palace, life and death are no longer important to Li Shimin. ”
Li Shimin is still relatively young. In Lin Tingyu's opinion. At this time, although Li Shimin was already quite ruthless, he had not yet ascended to the throne, and he was far less vicious than when he beat Feng Yutong into the cold palace and gave him poisonous wine. Therefore, when he shot the prince during the Xuanwumen Change, he was flustered and almost fell off his horse.
Without the crown prince, let him let the people in the East Palace have a way to live. It's not impossible.
The two of them discussed for a while, and everything was settled. Lin Tingyu took Lu Ying and the others back to the Qin Palace, and muttered indignantly on the way: "I didn't expect the prince to be such a small-bellied person." ”
That Lu Ying pretended to be curious and asked, "Miss, what's the matter, you quarreled with the prince?" ”
Lin Tingyu said: "I just asked him why he poisoned his brother's hands and feet, but I didn't expect him to get angry...... No, he was weeping bitterly, as if I had done something sorry for him.
Lu Ying, can you blame me for this? I just want to love someone I want to love, what's wrong with me? Yes, the prince likes me and treats me very well, but I don't love him.
He can't do this to King Qin just because I'm in love with King Qin. King Qin is his blood relative! ”
Lu Ying hurriedly wiped her chest and comforted: "Miss, don't be angry with the prince. He is jealous that King Qin has won your love, but what if he is jealous? King Qin is unparalleled in the world, no matter his talent and temperament, which one is not better than him, Miss is so amazingly talented, and she is naturally the number one person in the world. You don't have to pay attention to that prince. ”
When she said this, she was a big rebel.
It stands to reason that although the status of this palace is higher than that of the little palace maid, she is only a palace maid in the end, Lu Ying actually dared to say such a thing, it seems that she has already seen Li Shimin's next move.
The so-called "prince" is just a noun in her eyes now, and it has no special meaning.
Lin Tingyu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and secretly prayed, hoping that Li Jiancheng could proceed as promised according to her plan.
On the second day, news suddenly came from the prince's east palace, saying that the prince Jiancheng was poisoned by diet and was in serious health, and it was difficult to cooperate with the emperor to deal with the government and recuperate behind closed doors. The emperor was taken aback, visited the East Palace in person, and ordered a strict investigation of the matter.
Emperor Li Yuan has always favored the crown prince Jiancheng and likes his loyalty and calmness. It is said that Li Shimin vomited three liters of blood when he was poisoned, but he did not see the emperor so angry.
Actually, this can't be blamed on the emperor not liking Li Shimin. It was Li Shimin who did something too much. In order to force Li Yuan to raise troops and claim himself emperor, he actually calculated his own Laozi, and after getting Li Yuan drunk, he sent Emperor Yang's two concubines to Li Yuan's bed, forcing Li Yuan to raise troops against Sui.
Whoever changes this has to hate this son so much that his teeth itch. Li Yuan didn't find an excuse afterwards, and it was already a great favor to put Li Shimin in prison.
When Li Shimin was calculating Li Yuan, he said it nicely, what emperor is cruel and can no longer help the abuse, what is for the sake of the people of the world, in fact, it is not because he wants to be the emperor?
In addition to ordering a strict investigation of the prince's poisoning, the emperor screened the people in the East Palace again, and then turned his head and continued to deal with his political affairs.
The prince was seriously ill and recuperated behind closed doors. Li Yuanji took care of the prince for a day and left Beijing, saying that he was going to the suburbs to find a hermit doctor to detoxify the prince, and took a few cronies and guards to the royal garden on the outskirts of the city to live temporarily.
On the evening of the third day, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, got up and went to the East Palace to visit the prince because the poison had been cured and his health was in good health. In his opinion, the prince's poisoning this time was just to fight back against him, and it could not be really poisoned at all.
When he arrived at the East Palace, he was stopped by the guards. The prince did not go out, only the most trusted palace man Xiao Lizi could enter and leave the prince's bedroom, and no one else was allowed to enter.
Li Shimin has always been knowledgeable and reasonable in front of outsiders, and he is very good at pulling favor, so he smiled lightly at the guard who blocked him and said: "This eldest brother, I am very worried about my brother's body, can you let me visit His Royal Highness the Prince, as long as I see that he is well, my heart can be put down, and I will never disturb the prince for half a point." ”
The guard was impressed by Li Shimin's bearing, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, please wait for a while, and wait for the minister to report to him." ”
After a while, he turned around, followed by the eunuch Xiao Lizi who was serving the prince closely. The little chestnut's face is not good, and his eyes are red, which shows that he has been very tired these days.
He bowed and saluted and said to Li Shimin: "Little chestnut to meet His Royal Highness King Qin." ”
Li Shimin said: "Hurry up." As he spoke, he hurriedly stepped forward and helped the little chestnut up. I want to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Grandpa Li, can you ......"
Xiao Lizi hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, it's not that the villain won't let you see it." It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... I don't want to see guests, and I can't meet customers. Besides, ......" he said and lowered his voice, "The emperor is angry about the poisoning of the crown prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qin should avoid suspicion at this time, try to avoid it, don't come to the East Palace again, if the prince has another poison or something, King Qin, you can't tell if you have a mouth!" ”
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "I'm too worried about my brother, I didn't expect this section." Thank you Father-in-law Li for reminding me today, and the people of the world have written down the favor of my father-in-law today. Leave! With that, he turned around and went back to the Qin Palace.
On the fourth day, there was news that the prince's body was gradually recovering. The reason is that Li Yuanji returned and brought back a hermit miracle doctor. This made the entire palace and the court breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise the prince has three long and two short, and in today's troubled autumn, no one can predict what will happen to the court.
Lin Tingyu has been hiding in the Shaohua Garden of King Qin's mansion, and he will visit King Qin every day, and he will talk and laugh with the princess eldest grandson, which looks no different from the usual Feng Yutong. Regarding the poisoning of Prince Jiancheng, she didn't even ask a word, it seemed that Prince Jiancheng was a complete stranger to him, and he didn't care at all.
Li Shimin also once asked her what she thought about the poisoning of Prince Jiancheng.
She replied directly: "This matter must have been done by the prince himself." These words made Li Shimin very happy.
On this day, Lin Tingyu came to Li Shimin's residence again, and Li Shimin was secretly talking about something with several henchmen in the study. Lin Tingyu waited outside the door for a moment or so before these henchmen left.
Lin Tingyu calculated, at this time, there was only one day before the Xuanwu Gate Change, and thinking about it, they were checking whether the Xuanwu Gate Change's plan was exposed.
"Yu Tong, you're here, sit down." Li Shimin sent away a group of strategists and henchmen to return, and let Lin Tingyu into the study.
Seeing that her eyes were swollen like peaches, and her eyebrows were full of melancholy, Li Shimin said strangely: "Yu Tong, what's wrong with you, is there anything unhappy?" ”
Lu Ying couldn't help but interject: "It's not all because of His Royal Highness the Prince...... The young lady is worried that the prince will attack the prince in the past few days, and she didn't sleep all night last night. ”
"Mouthy." Feng Yutong reprimanded angrily at the right time.
Lu Ying immediately closed her mouth.
She is Li Shimin's confidant who has been cultivated since she was a child, and Li Shimin has no reason not to believe what comes out of her mouth. Li Shimin was silent at this time, but his expression showed a little emotion. (To be continued......)