Tonight's Tai Chi Palace is not peaceful.

The royal conquest is imminent, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace are busy.

The emperor's personal expedition is not a trivial matter, not only pay attention to various etiquette when going out, but also the accompanying team is huge, and there are many things to bring, all kinds of chariots that symbolize the emperor's identity, jade, screen fans, scepters, etc., all of which are not good, so after Li Shimin issued the holy decree of the Eastern Expedition, the palace was busy.

In the middle of the night, the palace was busy, and under the corridor outside the Ganlu Palace, Li Tai, the king of Wei, knelt outside the threshold with his head down, and had been kneeling for more than an hour.

His knees were numb as if he didn't belong to him anymore, Li Tai's fat cheeks twitched, and he endured the tingling pain in his legs, and he silently counted the time, and the more he counted, the more sad he felt.

After kneeling for more than an hour, his father still didn't want to see him, but he couldn't hold on for long, maybe the next moment, he would fall to the ground.

Finally, there was a sound of broken footsteps in the hall, the door of the hall opened, and Chang Tu's expressionless coffin face appeared in front of Li Tai.

"Your Majesty's dictation, King Xuan Wei enters the palace."

Li Tai, who was in a semi-confused state, suddenly woke up, tears suddenly flowed down, and he choked on the ground: "Son-in-law Xie Father, Emperor ......"

Chang Tu glanced at him condescendingly, then sighed, and let go of him expressionlessly, Li Tai supported his hands on the ground, his thick arms laboriously supported the whole fat body, and stood up with difficulty, just standing still, there was a sharp pain in his knees, Li Tai's legs were weak, and he fell to the ground involuntarily, and then gritted his teeth and stood up desperately......

From beginning to end, Chang Tu just stood quietly by the side, without reaching out to help.

For the children of the Heavenly Imperial Family, Chang Tu's existence is very transcendent, he is a slave, but he is above the dignity, like a shadow without identity, but the owner of the shadow is the most powerful emperor in the world, as noble as the prince and princess, and he is also in awe of him.

Finally stood up straight, Li Tai bent down and rubbed his knees, and after activating his blood and qi for a while, he straightened his clothes and lowered his head and walked gently into the main hall with his head bowed.

Li Shimin was wearing a yellow civilian robe, sitting in front of the desk and bowing his head to review the recital, and Li Tai did not look up at him when he entered the hall to greet him.

Seeing Li Shimin's indifferent attitude, Li Tai's heart was cold, and he became more and more sad.

"Erchentai, meet your father......"

Li Shimin said "um" lightly, his eyes were still fixed on the song, and he said lightly: "It's late at night, what's the matter with Qingque?" ”

Li Tai knelt down and cried: "The son is dead, ask the father to forgive the son, these days the son has been thinking about it behind closed doors in the house, learning from the pain, introspecting and re-examining, the son consciously made a heinous mistake, but it is too late to regret it, it is difficult to collect the water, the father and the son should not be jealous of the pheasant slave, let alone set up a poison plan for his younger brother, and do the evil thing of framing, the son is really wrong, ask the father to forgive the son and ......the minister."

Li Shimin's pen was held for a moment, and only then did he raise his head, and his sharp gaze stabbed at Li Tai like a sharp sword.

"Qingque, do you know what I hate the most?"

Li Tai nodded again and again, and said with a remorseful expression: "I know, my father hates siblings the most. ”

Li Shimin sighed: "Back then, Prince Xi was built, and King Yuanji of Qi set up an ambush in the Xuanwu Gate, wanting to take my life, but fortunately the Xuanwu Gate Guards Commander Chang He secretly told me that I knew about his conspiracy, at that time, I wanted to leave Beijing for a while, and not to compete with my brothers, but unfortunately there were princelings inside and outside Chang'an City, and I could not avoid it, so I had to fight back and kill the two brothers......"

Looking deeply at Li Tai's remorseful face, Li Shimin said slowly: "I did it to my brother because I was forced to do it, in order to save my life, if it weren't for Prince Xi's aggressiveness and desire to put me to death, how could I rise up and fight?" This world is his, when did I covet it? The people of the world have mistaken me, and even my son has mistaken me! ”

Li Shimin said, his tone gradually became gloomy, and he said coldly: "Do you think that what I have done in the past can be used by you?" In the situation back then, I was already a steel knife and a neck, and my life hung by a thread, but what about you? Who put the knife on your neck? You shot at your own brother, obviously tempted by the desire for power, how can you talk to me on the same day? It's all cannibalism, how filthy and despicable your original intentions are! ”

Li Tai was shocked, and kept kowtowing and crying: "Father, the son is truly repentant!" begged his father to give his son another chance, but his son's power was blindfolded, and he made a big mistake in a moment of confusion, and he would never dare to do it again! ”

Li Shimin shook his head and sighed a little sadly: "The most difficult thing to guess is the human heart, and the same is true for fathers and sons. Do you know how much I like that diligent and knowledgeable Qingque back then...... But why are you the way you are? The blue finch I liked...... It's like dead. ”

Li Tai cried loudly: "Father, the green finch is not dead, the son is still the same green sparrow back then, how can the coffin be closed if you are confused for a while?" Father, you must see how your sons and daughters change their past wrongs......"

"How do you change your ways?"

"The son is willing to follow his father to conquer Goguryeo, make meritorious service for his father to kill the enemy, and atone for his sins!"

Li Shimin's pupils shrank, and he said in a deep voice: "Your body is inconvenient, and you are immersed in your body, how can you endure the pain of marching?" That's it, it's enough for me to know your mind......"

Li Tai said categorically: "No, father, the sons must go with their father!" No matter how hard the sons and daughters can survive, the father was born and died in Liaodong, how can the sons endure to enjoy peace in Chang'an? This is not filial piety, please ask your father to answer the invitation of your son! ”

Li Shimin frowned: "It's enough for me to know your mind, why are you so persistent?" There are no eyes on the battlefield, you are a scholar, you have never experienced a battle, why risk your life? ”

Li Tai kowtowed heavily, and then touched the ground with his head and remained motionless, although he did not say anything again, but this action fully showed that he had made up his mind and would never change it.

Li Shimin's eyes were like lightning, looking at him deeply, and the father and son fell into a long silence and stalemate.

After a long time, Li Shimin sighed for a long time: "That's it, I will promise you to follow the army, tomorrow the camp outside the city will be ordered, and after the army is launched, you must always be by my side, and you must not move." ”

Li Tai was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you father for your success!" ”

Li Tai left satisfied, the purpose of entering the palace today has been achieved, he seems to have been reborn, the whole person is injected with a spring of vitality, and his mood is much more relaxed.

Successfully achieved this goal, perhaps, the position of the prince of the East Palace is not as desperate as he imagined, the battle of the Eastern Expedition is not only the national war of the Tang Dynasty, but also the battlefield of his Li Tai, the victory or defeat of this war not only determines the fortune of the country, but also determines his personal life and death.

Obviously the victory is in sight, but he accidentally loses ground in the middle of the game, teach him how to be willing?

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Li Tai had been away for a long time, but Li Shimin was still standing in front of the temple gate with his hands in his hands, looking up at the dim waning moon in the sky.

After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Chang Tu." ”

It is often painted like a ghost.

"Has King Wei been out of the house recently?"

Chang Tu said calmly: "Last night, King Wei quietly left the palace from the back door of the palace, only took two entourages, and went to the Changsun Mansion, in the east wing of the backyard of the Changsun Mansion, after the two talked for more than half an hour, the King of Wei quietly returned to the house. ”

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly became cold, and after waving away Chang Tu, he frowned and was silent for a long time.

After a while, Li Shimin whispered to himself like a whisper: "...... You are already a very popular minister, why are you still not satisfied? Actually participated in the struggle for the heavenly family? Auxiliary, how can the prosperity and decline of the eldest grandson's family be exchanged for the rise and fall of the world's society? ”

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Chang'an City, the palace of the king of Jin.

Tonight, King Jin held a banquet to entertain the guests.

There are not many guests, the most important guest is Li Su, in addition to Li Su, there are Xu Jingzong, Pei Xingjian, Li Yifu three, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these three people can only be regarded as accompanying guests.

Even if they were accompanying guests, the three of them were flattered.

Now that the King of Wei has fallen out of favor, the King of Jin has sprung up, and the government and the opposition know that the weight of Li Zhi, the King of Jin, in the heart of today's son is getting heavier and heavier, so Li Zhi's reputation in the court has gradually increased, especially after the promulgation of the Holy Decree of the Eastern Expedition to the world, after the Son of Heaven named the King of Jin to stay in Chang'an to supervise the country, Li Zhi's prestige in the court has reached its peak, and the courtiers were shocked, and they had to admit an iron-clad fact that the King of Jin had great hope of becoming the prince of the East Palace.

Therefore, in the eyes of Xu Jingzong and the three of them, it is an ironclad result that the King of Jin will become the crown prince, and only a few people will be invited to the banquet of the future prince, which shows that the three of them have a lot of weight in the prince's heart, and in the future, a hidden mansion will not be able to run away from the dragon's work, and the three of them are naturally ecstatic.

Of course, compared with King Jin's special courtesy to Li Su, the treatment of the three of them is naturally much worse, this ...... No way, who called the friendship between King Jin and Grandpa Li extraordinary, when King Jin was still an ignorant young man, the two had the experience of living and dying together in Jinyang, which is irreplaceable by anyone.

At this time, Li Zhi, who was dressed in a luxurious civilian robe, had already picked up the cup and walked to Xu Jingzong in person.

Xu Jingzong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly got up.

Li Zhi walked up to Xu Jingzong with a cup, looked at him with a smile, and said: "Young Eunuch Xu, I have known you for a long time, when Brother Zizheng was still the supervisor of the Firearms Bureau, I met you, I heard that you are still the wife and uncle of Brother Zizheng, and it is a blessing to be assisted by Young Eunuch Xu, I respect you and win!" ”

Xu Jingzong looked moved, humbled himself a few words, and then raised his head very happily and drank it all.

Li Zhi was full of wine, walked to Li Yifu again, and said with a smile: "Master Li, Zhi has known you for a long time, Li Daliang, the patrol ambassador of Jiannan Province, recommended to his father and the emperor, praising you for 'precise thinking, holding a pen like a knife, but it can be compatible', this word Zhi has always remembered, I didn't expect that Master Li is also willing to assist me, a son who is not talented, I am really wronged, come, treat you with a cup, drink to win!" ”

Li Yifu was sincerely frightened, and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Zhi walked in front of Pei Xingjian again, and said with a smile: "Xu, Li and the two are both Confucian scholars, although Brother Pei is humble, but it is a rare civil and military talent, Brother Zizheng has recommended my brother's high talent to me many times, and I can see it today, sure enough, the name is not false, and the great cause of governance is in the ascendant. ”

Pei Xingjian was also flattered, of course, in the end, he was more decent, even if he was full of joy, he couldn't make Xu Li and the others look like they were sincerely frightened, just smiled and took the cup, and drank the wine in the cup with a respectful expression.

After taking turns to toast, Li Zhi was a little drunk, walked to Li Su's side, sat cross-legged casually, and then leaned on Li Su's body with his whole body, put one hand on Li Su's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your family's liquor is too powerful, I only drank three glasses, and I was a little swaying, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink anymore, Brother Zizheng, on the day you return to the court, let's drink for three days, but ...... Let's drink grapes......"

Looking at Li Zhi's seemingly unruly but intimate and casual appearance in front of Li Su, Xu Jingzong and the other three suddenly had a deeper understanding of the friendship between the two, and the three of them couldn't help but be envious and jealous, and sighed.

With such a friendship, even if it does not reach the level of "the world is common" in the future, at least half of the treasury can be divided, right?