Ruthless is the most emperor's family, the struggle of the royal family around the struggle for power and profit in the past dynasties does not know how many unsolved cases, bloody cases, and tragic cases, even the Tang Dynasty is no exception, when Taizong Li Shimin gave an order, the blood of Xuanwumen reversed the situation unfavorable to him, and also achieved his imperial industry, however, to the Xuanzong Dynasty, there was a rare harmony.

After Wu Zetian became the emperor, he was wary of his son in every way, in order to strengthen his power and status, he had a lot of blood on his hands, including the blood of the Li clan, and his own children were not spared, and he once wanted to give up the throne to the Wu family, and the Wu family was in power in the court, so that when she was alive, the Li clan of the royal family was trembling, for fear that the next object of being poisoned would be herself.

Xuanzong's biological father Ruizong Li Dan, the eighth son of Tang Gaozong, and the fourth son of Wu Zetian, never dreamed that he would be the emperor one day, and he really became the emperor, he was not happy, but worried all day long about being abolished or killed by his biological mother.

Others will do whatever it takes to be the emperor, but Li Chengqi, who is the eldest brother, knows that he is not suitable to be the emperor, so he takes the initiative to give it to his third brother Li Longji, and after Li Longji becomes the emperor, he attaches great importance to the friendship between brothers and has completed a good story that has been passed down through the ages.

In the imperial garden of the imperial palace, Li Chengqi, King of Song, Li Chengyi, King of Shen, Li Longye, King of Qi, and Li Longfan, King of Xue, gathered here.

"I haven't seen him for some time, but the demeanor of the royal brother is still the same."

"Where, the days of the four emperor brothers are only good, I heard that another thirteen-year-old orchid has been accepted, and the blessing is not shallow."

"The most free and easy is the second emperor brother, punishing murderers and bullies in Youzhou, or so fond of chivalry and righteousness, the people of Youzhou are about to regard the second emperor brother as a living bodhisattva."

"Fifth Emperor Brother, you are pampered in Chang'an, look at this figure, you are blessed again."

The four brothers seemed to be reunited after a long absence, hugging each other and telling their brotherly love, for them, it was rare for the four brothers to get together so together.

When he first ascended the throne, the brothers were still in charge of the forbidden army, but several brothers were not firm enough and were easy to be instigated and used, and Li Longji was also worried that his brothers would be blinded by the desire for power for a while, and secretly formed a party with the ministers, so he followed the advice of the prime minister Yao Chong, relieved the kings of military power, and made them leave Beijing to serve as the assassins of the states.

In this way, although the kings were shepherds, they did not control the military and political power, thus reducing the possibility of rebellion. At the same time, in order to reduce the opportunity for Beijing officials to come into contact with the kings, Tang Xuanzong stipulated that "two people below the king of the sect enter the court every quarter, and the cycle continues." so that the kings could not stay in the capital at the same time.

Like Li Chengyi, the king of Shen, served as the assassin of Youzhou, and Li Chengqi served as the assassin of Qizhou.

According to the norms of the past, usually two people left Beijing to serve as officials, and the two served in Beijing as idle positions, and accompanied Li Longji by the way, but unexpectedly, on the day of the exchange, Li Chengqi and Li Chengyi had just returned to the capital, and Li Longji sent someone to take them to the Imperial Garden, and also asked people to pick up Li Longye and Li Longfan, so there was a scene of the four brothers gathering together.

The friendship between the brothers was very good, and after a brief greeting, they sat down with each other.

King Shen Li Chengyi had the most bold personality, and after sitting down, he turned his head to Li Longye and asked, "Fourth Emperor Brother, what happened recently?" ”

There are two possibilities for several brothers to get together, one is that there is a big happy event, Li Longji likes to be lively, and he likes several brothers to drink and have fun together; The second is that when a major incident occurs in Datang, Li Longji will keep his brother by his side, and when he is free or stressed, he will drink together, listen to music, and play polo together.

In the final analysis, it is also a means to put the kings under house arrest in the capital in disguise, even if there is any chaos, at least there is no need to worry about a fire in the backyard.

Li Longye nodded lightly: "It should be the west, I heard that Your Majesty gave Zhang Xiaosong, who was guarding Anxi, a few wills." ”

"I guess so." Li Chengyi nodded slightly.

The relationship between Tubo and Datang has become worse and worse recently, listening to some Hu businessmen, Dashi is also about to move, ordinary people don't notice anything, but the high-level leaders of Datang have long known it.

No one is convinced, reasoning is just a waste of time, and you can only see the truth with your fists.

Li Chengyi just asked, and after confirming the conjecture in his heart, he didn't mention it anymore, but talked about some topics such as strange people and customs.

There are several brothers, but there is only one dragon chair, Li Longji is very good to his brothers, better than his wife and son, but the brothers all know that Li Longji has been looking for a balance between maintaining brotherhood and vigilance.

In order to reassure Li Longji, the kings drank every day, gambled, hit ball, and hunted, and lived freely.

When the four of them were drinking and talking, a eunuch suddenly shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived." ”

As soon as they heard that Li Longji, who was the Son of Heaven, was coming, the four of them immediately stood up and were about to salute, but before Li Longji arrived, the voice had already arrived: "Four good brothers, don't be polite, there are no outsiders here, just be commensurate with brothers." ”

Everyone laughed, and after a period of greetings from "Three Emperor Brothers" and "Three Emperor Brothers", Li Longji pulled Li Chengyi, King of Shen, with one hand, and Li Chengqi, King of Song, with the other, and said with concern, "The two imperial brothers have worked hard all the way and suffered. ”

Li Chengyi laughed: "A certain person, just can't be idle, he has long been used to running out all day long, but the royal brother is harder, he is not used to riding in a carriage." ”

"The carriage given by the Third Emperor Brother rarely shakes, it is much better" Li Chengqi said: "If you want to talk about hard work, it is still the Third Emperor Brother who is the hardest, and he has many opportunities every day, and he is much harder than me." ”

Li Chengqi said this from the bottom of his heart, he let the emperor out, that is because he knows that his ability is limited, he is really forced to be the emperor, and then he will not be set aside by the minister, or which relatives will be ousted from the throne one day, it is better to take the initiative to let it out, although he did not sit on the throne, but Li Chengqi's treatment is not worse than the emperor, whenever someone pays tribute to delicious food and fun, Li Longji will send a copy to this good big brother, if you listen to Li Chengqi say what kind of delicious, even if you don't eat it, you will send more to Li Chengqi.

It is to leave Beijing to hold an official position, and it is also carefully selected, either rich or close to Beijing, like Youzhou and Qizhou, and it is only two or three days away from Chang'an.

Li Longji said with a sincere face: "They are all their own brothers, don't say polite words, they are all for the foundation of the Li Tang family, okay, sit, sit down, don't stand." ”

Everyone sat down with smiles on their faces, Li Longji looked at a few brothers, and said: "There are a few good songs and dances in the inner teaching workshop, and there are a few new plays in the pear garden. ”

Li Longji's biggest hobby is music, pear orchard and inner teaching workshop, all of which are his proud works, and with new songs and new plays, he naturally wants to share them with his brothers.

"It's up to the eldest brother to do this." Li Longfan said with a smile.

Li Chengqi was about to refuse, but Gao Lishi suddenly came over and reported: "Your Majesty, Judge Zheng is asking to see you outside the palace." ”

"Presumptuous, didn't you see me and a few brothers partying?" Li Longji's face sank, and he opened his mouth to reprimand.

Zheng Peng is a talent, Li Longji admires him very much, but no matter how high his status is, he can't compare to a few brothers who share weal and pain, even the most favored eunuch, and he also reprimanded him on the spot.

You must know that before coming, Li Longji specially instructed not to disturb anything important.

When Li Chengqi heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Gonggong Gao, this Judge Zheng, is it the talented Zheng Peng who just composed a song of "Farewell"? ”

"Back to the prince's words, it was Zheng Peng, I didn't expect the prince to know about it." Colliers said with some surprise.

"Can you not be familiar" Li Chengqi said with a smile: "When I returned to Beijing, the post pavilion sang this song, and the local gentry saw off a certain person, and also sang this song together. ”

Li Chengyi, who was on the side, heard Zheng Peng, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he opened his mouth to persuade: "Third Emperor Brother, this Judge Zheng has some opinions, and he is not in a hurry to sing and dance, so it is better to meet this Zheng Dacai first." ”

The two brothers both spoke for Zheng Peng, and Li Longji's face was a lot less gloomy, and he asked with some expectation when he heard this: "Zheng Peng asked to see, what is the matter?" ”

Colliers has always been very safe, knowing that he is reunited with a few brothers, and there will be no major events that will not disturb him, before deciding to report, he must have weighed it, and he felt that he would receive him before he would report it, is there any good poem or song to offer?

Thinking of this, Li Longji also had expectations in his eyes.

Gao Lishi said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Judge Zheng wants to offer a newly made bicycle, and the old slave saw Judge Zheng's sincerity, so he dared to disturb His Majesty's conversation with several princes. ”

"Really? Bicycle? Li Longfan, who wanted to raise a glass to drink, suddenly put it on the wine glass and said excitedly.

Li Chengyi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but say: "Third Emperor Brother, let's see, a wooden bicycle is far ahead of Sulu Khan's BMW, it's just incredible, I've wanted to see it for a long time." ”

Li Chengqi and Li Longye on the side also looked at Li Longji with expectant eyes.

Li Longji was also looking forward to it in his heart, and when he saw this situation, he nodded and said, "Since all the brothers are interested, Xuan." ”

When Gao Lishi heard this, he answered loudly, and then hurried to deliver the message.

Soon, Zheng Peng followed Gao Lishi to the Imperial Garden, and saw Li Longji and his brothers talking happily from a distance.

"Judge Zheng, those are all His Majesty's brothers, they are all princes, and they will act in the eyes of the miscellaneous family for a while, so don't slack off." Colliers whispered as he walked.

Zheng Peng hurriedly responded: "There is Father-in-law Gao, by the way, the bicycle promised to Father-in-law Gao is ready, and Father-in-law Gao can send someone to pick it up at any time." ”

"Hehe, it's easy to say, it's easy to say, Judge Zheng is so heartfelt, and the miscellaneous family is disrespectful." When Gao Lishi heard this, he said with a smile.