These two hot-blooded kings and grandsons completely forgot how many catties and taels they had, and even forgot that the two of them could eat a few taels of dry rice with one piece, and their brains were hot, and they even thought about doing something big!

Moreover, the big things they want to do are inevitably too simple, roughly speaking, they follow this messenger to Chang'an, and then meet the prince and kowtow to the prince to be loyal, as for what will happen in the future, how will they be loyal, what kind of danger will there be, they have not thought about it, they just think that to do great things, is to see the prince Li Chongjiu.

The two of them were under the big tree in the courtyard, and they were talking energetically, but the messenger in the house couldn't sit still, he was first hurt by the two kings and grandsons outside, and then by the villagers in the village, and now he was brought into the palace, and he felt hurt again when he heard the two kings and grandsons outside talking about the business plan.

As a messenger, although his status is not high, it does not mean that his IQ is not high, and he cannot prove that he is a fool because of his low status, but he is very smart, otherwise Wu Youren would not be able to send him out to be a messenger, after all, being a messenger, especially when fighting against Yang Ze, is a very dangerous thing, if he is caught, at least he will be able to tell nonsense!

The messenger, the wounded knight, couldn't listen anymore, he got up from the bed, opened the door, and said to the two kings outside: "The two little princes, it's not okay to discuss it like this, you haven't been able to keep it secret, this kind of big thing, you should keep it secret when you make plans, but now I have heard it!" ”

Li Bowen and Li Bozhi shouted out in unison, they were both surprised, how could the two of them talking, and they were still heard by the people in the house, and only then did they notice that they were talking too loudly and did not keep the secret.

Li Bowen thought to himself: "My grandfather always told me that everything must be kept secret, even if it is a small matter. The more people know about it, the more dangerous it becomes, because you don't know what people are going to do about it, and it's possible that something the size of a needle's eye, through guò rumors, will become something bigger than a millstone. ”

And Li Bozhi thought to himself: "If the secret is leaked, then you must know how to extinguish the mouth, the sooner you do it, the less dangerous the unknown!" ”

The messenger looked at their expressions. sighed and said: "Two little princes, the reaction of the two of you is too slow, if you want to keep the secret, then you have to kill it quickly, you should draw a knife and cut the villain at this time, you have thought about it for so long, if I am an enemy, I will run away at this time!" ”

Li Bowen and Li Bozhi both sweated. When they don't have trouble, they think they're quite smart, but when they do, they feel that they are really not talented!

But they couldn't really do anything about this messenger, because the messenger was sent by Wu Youren. They are the prince's gang, and it is impossible for them to kill their own people!

Li Bozhi reacted a little faster and said, "The messenger laughed, we don't have any secrets. It's all casual jokes, and I can't hurt you if I hurt anyone! ”

The messenger laughed, "That's just as well. However, if the two little princes want to be loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is easy, as long as you persuade the two old princes, and then go back to Chang'an with the villain, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is preparing to build a new army, and the two little princes can just be generals! ”

This time, Li Bozhi and Li Bowen didn't discuss anything more, they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, Li Bowen said with some embarrassment: "Your envoy also invites you to go into the house to rest, and the two of us brothers will discuss and discuss it again to see how to persuade my grandfather." ”

The messenger laughed dryly, turned and went into the house, closing the door.

Li Bozhi and Li Bowen looked at each other, and they both felt that they had just discussed so excitedly that they forgot the danger of having ears on the wall, and this danger was what their grandfather usually warned them the most.

How can you make such a mistake, it's really frustrating!

They were annoyed, but they didn't go to Prince Cheng and King Jingdejun, they didn't want to publicize such a mess, they were afraid that their grandfathers would serve them in the family.

Just when Li Bowen and Li Bozhi were annoyed by the difficult brothers, Prince Cheng and King Jingdejun made a difficult decision, their two old brothers knew that in the dispute between the prince and the king of Yan in this dynasty, it was impossible to stay out of the matter, and they could only choose to stand in line, which was no way.

In the past, the struggles in the court were confined to Chang'an City, and although the big men fought fiercely, they did not continue to the locality, so the two princes could seek a way to live for their families in the midst of grievances.

But now it's different, the prince and King Yan, the two characters in the center of the whirlpool, are going to leave Chang'an and come to Taiyuan, and it's impossible for the two of them to think about grievances and seek perfection, if they don't help each other, they will be offended in both places, and if they don't stand in line, they will die, either friends or enemies, this is the current situation!

After some discussion, Prince Cheng and King Jingdejun both felt as if they were ten years older, and they both leaned back in their chairs weakly.

Prince Cheng said: "It seems that this is the only way, we can only take refuge separately, and there is no other way." ”

King Jingde sighed and said, "It's easier for me, but it's hard for your family!" ”

The two shook their heads and sighed together, only feeling that they had lived to their twilight years, and it was really painful to make such a decision, but in order to fight for their children and grandchildren, what other way could they have!

The decision they discussed was that the King of Jingde County would take refuge with the crown prince Li Chongjiu, and the Prince Cheng would take refuge with Yang Ze, the king of Yan!

Defecting to the crown prince Li Chongjiu, this is a very simple matter, because Li Chongjiu originally sent a messenger to let them send a guard, which in itself is a kind of trust, which is equivalent to recruiting in advance, so the refuge of the king of Jingde County is a matter of course, and it is not difficult at all.

If the crown prince Li Chongjiu wins the struggle for the throne, it will be simple, and the king of Jingdejun will naturally help Prince Cheng's family.

But it is extremely difficult to take refuge in Yang Ze, the king of Yan, because it is impossible for Yang Ze to trust Prince Cheng, Yang Ze must be thinking about how to get rid of the prince, and even if he wants to get rid of the vassal king of Taiyuan, that is, Prince Cheng, so even if Prince Cheng takes refuge in the past, I am afraid that he will not get any benefits.

But the important thing is that Prince Cheng doesn't want any future, he just wants his family to survive, born in the Dugu Dynasty where the heroine is the country, there are too many people killed in the Li family's royal family, if Yang Ze takes power in the future. It is estimated that Yang Ze will not usurp the throne, he will only let the princess Banzai ascend the throne, so even if Yang Ze will not be good to Prince Cheng's family, but in order to show that he will not do anything to the Li family, at least he has to make a statement!

So who should take the position, isn't it Prince Cheng, so Prince Cheng's family can save their lives, don't ask for anything else, just ask for a way to live, then if Prince Cheng's family survives. It is possible to secretly help the Jingde Junwang family, and this is in the case of Yang Ze's victory.

The two old princes didn't want to stand in line, but since they had to stand in line, they planned to bet on both sides, so that whether the prince won or King Yan won, they could at least keep one of them, and then this one would protect the other.

However, Prince Makoto and King Jingdeokjun are very clear. With Yang Ze's intelligence, he couldn't see that they were betting on both sides, but it was precisely because Yang Ze could see that he would not refuse this bet. On the contrary, it will be regarded as a gesture of favor to the Li royal family, after all, Yang Ze wants his fiancée, Princess Banzai, to be the second generation of the empress, not to usurp the throne himself, even if he wants to seize the country. That is also Yang Ze paving the way for his son, as long as he can grasp this.

Listening to the words of King Jingdejun, Prince Cheng squeezed out a smile. Said: "Brother, what are you talking about, for the sake of the life of the two families, do I still care about this old face, when did I care about such a thing as face?" With that, he laughed.

King Jingdejun laughed twice with him, but sighed again.

The two were silent for a moment, and then separated, Prince Cheng asked Li Bowen to go back to their own palace together, and King Jingde also had to tell his children and grandchildren.

Back to Prince Cheng's house, Prince Cheng went to his own flower hall, his flower hall is also very distinctive, is repaired in a vacant lot in the garden, there is nothing within ten zhang around the garden, but in dozens of thin, even thinner than the arm of a person on the high-speed rail pillar, hanging hundreds of lanterns, and the flower hall is surrounded by carved doors on the ground, so it is also to prevent the partition wall from having ears, afraid of someone eavesdropping, whether it is day or night, people in the flower hall will see the outside at a glance, even if someone wants to eavesdrop outside, There is also no place to hide at all.

When Li Bowen entered the flower hall, he wanted to tell his grandfather about the business plan he had discussed with Li Bozhi, but Prince Cheng did not give him a chance to speak, but asked him to sit down and tell him about his difficult situation.

After finishing speaking, Prince Cheng sighed and said, "Eldest grandson, can you understand the danger of the situation now?" ”

Li Bowen's face was pale, and he said: "Grandfather, from the perspective of grandchildren, why don't you make a desperate bet, we only support His Royal Highness the Prince, so that we can win all the victories and lose ...... Sun Er thinks that it is impossible to fail, the emperor is wise, how can he allow the second empress to appear, so Sun Er thinks that the princess will not have a chance. ”

Prince Cheng looked at Li Bowen for a long time before he shook his head and said, "How do you know that the emperor is wise?" ”

Li Bowen said: "Just like this time, the emperor let King Yan go on the expedition, but let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be responsible for the transfer of grain and grass, which is obviously to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suppress King Yan, the attitude is already obvious!" ”

"Is that also called Wise?" Prince Cheng snorted and said, "To put it irreverently, this is called harmony, and the emperor actually has nothing to do with King Yan, so he can only come up with such a trick." If the previous empress is replaced, if Yang Ze dares to reveal the slightest idea of daring to get along with the prince, I am afraid that he will immediately have his head on the ground, at least he will be assigned to the frontier, and then die halfway, it is completely impossible for the son-in-law to compete for the throne with his son. ”

Li Bowen lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Grandfather asked his grandson to take refuge in Yang Ze, but how can he take refuge?" ”

Prince Cheng smiled slightly, and said: "This is very easy, two messengers, one has already gone back, the one who went back was returned with a misunderstanding, the prince must have been surprised when he heard the news, at this time, the king of Jingde sent his grandson to see the prince, and took the messenger who was rescued by his family!" ”

Li Bowen nodded again and again, but he didn't understand what was going on.

Prince Cheng continued: "The people of the royal family of Jingdejun will kill the messenger in the middle of the road, and then run to the prince, saying that the messenger was assassinated, and as for who assassinated him, I don't know. ”

Li Bowen's face changed, could he not have deliberately misled His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think that the messenger was killed by him, right? In fact, he felt that the messenger was very good, but he never expected that his grandfather would want to use the messenger as a vote.

Sure enough, Prince Cheng said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be angry, but he will also trust the people of the Jingdejun royal family, because they are the ones who protect the messenger, and failing to protect it is a matter of ability, not loyalty." At this time, you go to the king of Yan and tell the king of Yan that you killed the messenger, and even if the king of Yan is suspicious, at least he will accept you on the surface. ”

Li Bowen's face was full of bitterness, and said: "Then even if Sun Er enters King Yan's camp, he can't show any ability, but let King Yan and his people think that Sun Son is a wreck, there is no danger, just a fool, so that even if King Yan wins in the future, he will not take Sun Er seriously, just reward our family with a mouthful of Taiping rice." ”

Prince Cheng sighed and said, "I have wronged the eldest grandson, but as long as we can save the lives of our whole family, as well as this prince of Laoshzi, this grievance is nothing." ”

Li Bowen didn't speak for a long time, for him, an aspiring young man, he really couldn't stand it if he wanted to learn from his grandfather and pretend to be a stranger.

Prince Cheng didn't speak, just looked at Li Bowen. For a long time, Li Bowen's eyes were red, and the tears in his eyes seemed to fall at any time, and he said: "Then, what about the family of King Jingdejun, Li Bozhi, that is, he is going to the prince, what will happen to him?" ”

Prince Cheng sighed and said: "He will try his best to show his various talents in front of the prince, so that the prince feels that he is a man of all-round talents in civil and military affairs, he does not need to hide his ability, because the prince does not need people who are incompetent, if the prince wins, then he will be the first prince of this dynasty, maybe he will be crowned the prince, so that his family's title will be raised again." ”

The same people don't have the same fate, they are all emperors and grandsons, why is the gap so big!

Li Bowen was almost about to really cry, he said: "Why, why didn't the Jingde County Wang family take refuge in King Yan, I heard that the reason why the messenger who escaped misunderstood was because Li Bozhi stared at him viciously, so he fled, this is what Li Bozhi said to me personally, there will be no falsehood." ”

Prince Cheng said: "This is the result of my fist fight with my old brother, the winner takes root with King Yan, and the loser takes refuge with the prince!" ”

Li Bowen was taken aback, he couldn't care about feeling sorry for himself, he hurriedly said: "Why did you take refuge in King Yan and go to be a wreck for people to look down on, instead of losing?" ”

In his opinion, if he loses and takes refuge in the prince, he can still show his skills, which is a good thing! Besides, such a heavy matter was decided by a fist, which really made him incomprehensible.

Prince Cheng smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Because, because King Yan has a better chance of victory, now I understand!" (To be continued......)