In the last month of the winter of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the snow seemed to be heavier than usual, and it snowed intermittently for several days, and the sky outside the house was freezing cold, and the snow buried people.

This winter is not only cold, but also a lot of things. Not long after the establishment of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, the competition between the two princes for favor kicked off vigorously.

What is puzzling is that the person who opened this prelude was none other than Li Shimin. No one understands what he is thinking in his heart, except for Li Shimin himself, any other remarks are just speculation.

Of course, including the words Chen Fei and Li Jing said, after Chen Fei finished speaking, Chen Fei also emphasized several times that he was just speculating, and did not represent Li Shimin's true meaning.

Li Jing did not refute Chen Fei's speculation, judging from the current situation, Chen Fei's analysis was very in place, His Majesty took the initiative to kick off the prelude to the competition for favor between the two, and definitely had some thoughts about the position of the crown prince. Maybe it was to use this incident to hone the crown prince, or maybe it was to take the opportunity to put King Wei on the throne.

But........ Chen Fei's later remarks couldn't help but make Li Jing feel novel.

"The crown prince and the king of Wei both lost in the end, and Li Zhi is the final winner?" Li Jing touched his beard and muttered silently for a long time, feeling that what Chen Fei said made some sense, but after all, it was still a matter of no bounds, and he couldn't believe it.

"Yes, that's right, judging from Your Majesty's actions today, Your Majesty must have thoughts about the prince, just like I just said, although today's move is a little more biased towards King Wei, but the purpose is still to probe, how will the prince and King Wei react when they encounter such a situation? If the two go to the extreme, I am afraid that His Majesty will really be completely disappointed in the two of them, and the position of the prince may be ........"

Chen Fei shook his head and continued with a smile: "Since the crown prince and the king of Wei have no chance to sit in the position of the prince, who else can be competent besides them?" ”

Two shadows immediately flashed in Li Jing's mind, one was the humble and polite little Meng Tai Li Zhi, and the other was Li Ke, the king of Wu who had no tail in the dragon.

In terms of age, Li Ke is the most suitable to inherit the prince, but in terms of identity, it is undoubtedly Li Zhi, after all, Li Ke is a concubine, if there is no one in the lineage, most of them will not be his turn.

Of course, the premise is that neither Lee Seung-gan nor Lee Tae are among the candidates.

"Zicheng, how can you be sure that Your Majesty will not choose one between the current crown prince and the king of Wei, but will have other ideas?"

Chen Fei touched his nose and said with a smile: "Uncle Li, don't get me wrong, the kid means that Your Majesty has a high probability of doing this, but in the end, how to choose depends on Your Majesty." On the other hand, Uncle Li thinks His Majesty compares to the crown prince and the king of Wei compared to other princes? ”

Li Jing thought for a while and said, "If it is about favor, except for Li Zhi, the king of Jin, no one can compare to the crown prince and the king of Wei. ”

In fact, Li Shimin's sons, except for Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Zhi, and Li Ke's conduct, are quite passable, and the others are all sloppy people, occupying fertile land, and bullying men and women with the identity of the prince are not less, how can Li Shimin be good to them? It's good that you didn't hang it up and smoke it.

So in comparison, the crown prince and the king of Wei can definitely be regarded as favored, and they are not ordinary favors, they can almost be regarded as doting.

"Well, the kid makes a hypothesis about this, just a hypothesis!" Chen Fei emphasized it before he spoke, "If the crown prince ascends the throne, Uncle Li thinks that the prince will treat King Wei?" ”

"This ......" Li Jing was stunned, he really hadn't thought about this problem, but according to the prince's temperament, and now the two of them are fighting endlessly....... "Maybe King Wei... It won't die well, will it? ”

"Won't it end well?" Chen Fei smiled, and could only say that.

"Then if King Wei ascends the throne, what will happen to the crown prince?"

Li Jing was silent, as if he understood what Chen Fei meant, and after a long time, he said lightly: "It won't die well." ”

"Uncle Li, if Your Majesty takes this into account, do you think Your Majesty can rest assured that the two of you will take the throne? From His Majesty's point of view, the crown prince is his eldest son, although some of his behaviors are unpleasant now, but after all, he is his eldest son, and no matter how unpleasant he is, it is also the flesh of his heart, and the family relationship connected by blood will not change. King Wei is also his favorite son, his palms and backs are full of meat, how can he bear to let the two of them die because of the throne?

Therefore, the kid thinks that His Majesty's actions today are just a test of the two of them, to test whether they will go to extremes. If someone goes to the extreme, the throne will inevitably have nothing to do with him, and if both of them go to the extreme, then the crown prince will not be produced between the two. The reason is very simple, because His Majesty does not want to see the two sons kill each other, what he hopes is that the two of them can be safe. ”

After hearing this, Li Jing was greatly moved, and sighed: "Zicheng is thoughtful and has unique opinions, and the old man... The old man is really old, and this world is the world of your young people. ”

Chen Fei shook his head and smiled without saying a word. In fact, he didn't have such a high level, because he used the [Treasure Chest System] to secretly cheat and restore the truth of history. Li Jing said this, which made him feel guilty.

Li Jing really sighed a lot, picked up the wine glass and signaled to Chen Fei, and sighed with a smile after drinking a glass of wine: "I went to Beiyuan this time, probably because of the severe cold, and I always feel unhealthy after I come back, I'm afraid the old man's time is running out, and the old man plans to spend these few days like His Majesty proposing to resign, regardless of the government, and enjoy his old age in peace." ”

Chen Fei originally wanted to dissuade Li Jing, but after thinking about it, he probably guessed Li Jing's thoughts, and he didn't say more, just toasted, expressing his respect for this loyal and courageous old general.

Li Jing seemed to be much more relaxed when he said what he thought in his heart, maybe only in front of Chen Fei could he achieve such a heart-to-heart communication.

First, Chen Fei is still young, and he has not been involved in the government too much, it doesn't hurt to talk to him about some topics, Chen Fei is not shy about it, and he will not talk big about it after speaking, rest assured!

Second, Chen Fei is thoughtful and has wisdom beyond this age, Li Jing feels that this is not a junior at all, but a peer who can be on an equal footing with him, so many topics are very happy to talk about, and even he can learn a lot of different thinking from Chen Fei, which is really a blessing.

During the glass of wine, Li Jing and Chen Fei chatted a lot. The most is nothing more than the competition for favor on the throne. Although he has no intention of going to politics, his two sons are still up and down in the court, and he is worried about this, so he hopes to talk to Chen Fei more, hoping that the two families can stand together in the future and help them advance and retreat together.

Chen Fei is also happy about this, even if Li Jing retires, but the influence and connections he can use cannot be underestimated, if he can get the help of the Li family in the court in the future, he will definitely be able to go further, and the two parties can reach an alliance and advance and retreat together in the officialdom, just like with the Cheng family.

Speaking of Cheng Biting Jin...... "Bang!" The door of the Li family's mansion was suddenly knocked open by a black-faced bearded man, and then there was a demon-like laughter, "Wahahaha!" Where is Li Jing's old horseman? I'm here! ”