Days are everlasting

As soon as Li Yuan's secret book was written, before the emperor could say anything, his mother, Concubine Wu Hui, couldn't help it.

For Concubine Wu Hui, Li Yuan is the most valued of her sons, the most intelligent, and has the best reputation among courtiers. Although she has done some things to embarrass her, Concubine Wu Hui knows that it is this child preparing for the future.

She now has four sons and three daughters under her knees. The daughters are more influenced by her. Besides, the princesses of the Tang Dynasty have always been known as domineering outside. It is rare that they are not keen to participate in the government, but the sons are not as good.

Anwang Limin and Shouwang Liqing were fostered outside the palace when they were young due to physical reasons. The two brothers who wanted to come to the emperor were cautious, and they would not teach them how to seek the throne, and they tried their best to dispel their ambitions.

The youngest son Sheng Wang Li Mu is really too young, he is ranked 21, there are countless older brothers in front of him, and there are three older brothers from the same mother, the chances are very slim.

It is precisely because these sons behind have no ambition to become a prince, or their awareness is not enough, in comparison, Xia Wang Li Yuan's plan hidden under the surface appears to be commendable.

Concubine Wu Hui supports Li Yuan, but it doesn't mean she is willing to watch Li Yuan do things that she thinks have no guarantee at all.

Li Longji guarded against close relatives, especially brothers and heirs, and military power was obviously a very tricky thing. For Li Yuan, making this suggestion rashly would not necessarily bring benefits, and it might even cause a mess.

But how do you know if you don't try?

Since Li Yuan dared to make this suggestion, he was naturally prepared. A few years ago, Li Yuan got on Li Longji's body. It was not just as simple as acting as the current emperor for a while. They are also clear about some of the arrangements.

What's more, Li Yuan is Li Longji's beloved son, which means that he has more opportunities to get in touch with Li Longji.

Unlike those kings who seldom set foot in the palace after living in the Ten Kings’ House, Li Yuan was often called into the palace to meet Aye and Aniang—after the death of the queen, Li Longji failed to make Concubine Wu Hui the queen, but he did not make another queen. It can be said that Concubine Wu Hui, who is in control of many affairs in the harem, is an uncrowned queen, so after Li Longji asked, Concubine Wu Hui followed suit and asked her children to call her A Niang instead of her former aunt. This is also a disguised reminder Li Longji, do you want to fight again and give Concubine Wu Hui a real title of mistress—the number of times she has met with Li Longji, to put it a bit exaggerated, is much more than that of the prince.

Therefore, shortly after he presented the memorial, Li Longji called him into the palace.

Still according to the old practice, the father and son eat together, two bowls of blue "black rice" - this rice is also known as the so-called Qingjing rice, which is very similar to the slightly green, fragrant green rice of later generations. Similar, but not originally in this color, but in the

It is dyed with the sap of a certain tree. There is no such way to eat it in Beijing. However, the emperor has lost his appetite recently, so the people below brought it up, so that the old man can taste it. The rice is not the kind used by the people. Yes, the ingredients have been completely changed, but Li Yuan doesn't need to cook, so naturally he doesn't care too much - there are many sweet and delicious delicacies, which makes people's index fingers twitch when they see it.

However, the people in the palace have been eating fine clothes since they were young, no matter how exquisitely the food bureau in the palace made these dishes, they could not attract the eyes of the emperor and Li Yuan.

The purpose of the two of them today was not to have a meal.

"Jiulang, you are only worthless now, why do you want to go outside to suffer? The army is not as simple as the palace, not as simple as you think."

Li Longji didn't scold Li Yuan as soon as he came up, but talked to him in a good voice.

Naturally, it was impossible for Li Yuan to explain the real situation to him. The previous emperors taught him the way of the emperor day and night by his side. He was instilled with the concept of being the emperor since he was a child. How could he tell the current emperor about these things?

He is very clear about his goal. Now that he is in Yuanfu, although he has not yet married a concubine, he is considered an adult and can start formal actions.

A few years ago, he spoke for the queen, and he also respected the professors of the kings in places such as the Hongwen Museum. He successfully created an image of a prince who is respectful, virtuous, corporal, and kind. Coupled with his frail appearance, the courtiers respected him In fact, his hostility is not great, or in other words, the courtiers who came into contact with him have a good impression of him.

Li Yuan only needs them to do this step. The emperor is afraid of the prince, and even those officials of the East Palace who are well-known are under his suspicion. He is afraid that the prince will collude with the courtiers. Neither is good.

Anyway, if he ascended to the position of master, he would have plenty of opportunities and time to cultivate his confidants.

And his poor second brother, the crown prince, was sitting on the reserve seat trembling with fear, so of course he had to help him.

Supporting himself to the position of prince is Li Yuan's goal at this stage.

That being the case, it is inevitable for him to cheat the prince and those who support him while performing.

Of course, before that, in order to show that he has no other intentions, it is not only the prince who needs to be dragged into the water.

"My boy just wants to share his worries for Aye. If I can lead a small official to guard Aye in Beijing, my boy is also willing. It's just that it will inevitably damage Aye's reputation, and my boy is not willing. What's more, Haier said A word that doesn't sound good, even if a child stays in the imperial guards, it's inevitable that people will gossip about it!"

Li Yuan didn't mention his name, but Li Longji probably understood.

"It's Goro and Hachiro, right? You have been at odds with Hachiro since you were a child, but haven't you always wanted to surpass Goro in terms of knowledge?"

The Wulang and Balang mentioned by Li Longji are the fifth prince Ewang born by Huangfu Deyi and the eighth prince Guangwang born by Liu Cairen.

The mother concubine of the two of them and the prince's mother Concubine Zhao Li were the three most favored in the emperor's harem at the beginning, but it is a pity that they fell out of favor one after another after Concubine Wu Hui suddenly emerged.

Originally, as the sons of the three favored concubines, the relationship between King E, King Guang and the prince could not be too good, but who made it possible for Concubine Wu Hui to appear before their mother and concubine could fight to the death?

As the new favorite concubine, Concubine Wu Hui has taken away all their brilliance, and the prince, King E and King Guang are in the same situation, and their relationship has become very good.

Almost everyone in the court knew that the crown prince had the best friendship with these two younger brothers. Li Longji's love for the crown prince was getting weaker and worse day by day, and he was afraid of it more and more day by day. Naturally, it was impossible not to know.

King E has excellent knowledge, and King Guang has excellent military strength, and their talents have been spread by courtiers all the time.

As the son of Concubine Wu Hui, Li Yuan was already at odds with them, and Li Wei, the King of Light who was close to Li Yuan in ranking, was even more dissatisfied with this.

In terms of age, King Guang is the elder, but his name is inferior to that of Li Yuan. In terms of titles, Li Yuan is the King of Xia alone, but King Guang was awarded the title together with his younger brothers. Not the same.

In the primary school and Hongwen Hall of the Secretary Province, the princes who are self-motivated often fight openly and covertly in order to express themselves. Li Yuan has been targeted by King Guang and King E, and this is nothing new. Li Longji has always known about it.

Li Yuan was physically weak when he was young. Even his two younger brothers from the same mother looked healthier than him after being raised outside the palace for several years. Therefore, his progress in martial arts has not been as good as before. Satisfactory.

However, Li Longji didn't care. He himself claimed to be a man of both civil and military skills in his early years, but after successfully ascending to the throne, he paid special attention to those who behaved like this among his descendants, and it could even be said that he excluded them. Li Yuan like this His performance, on the contrary, reassures him even more.

However, he also knew that because he was said to be a sick child since he was a child, Li Yuan had always had a hard time thinking about it.

Li Yuan is the prince, so apart from the elders in Yuan Fuli, all the brothers naturally also have to attend, including King Guang Li Wei.

If the two had a quarrel, Li Wei said something that aroused Li Yuan's dissatisfaction, so it is not impossible to rush to the memorial.

Li Longji was thinking of an excuse for Li Yuan, when he saw him move his chopsticks a few times without appetite, and then put it back: "My boy also knows that Aye has made an order, and you cannot change it at will. But you can hide your name and go to the army Let’s earn a piece of military merit, let’s also see how those barbarians who violated the frontier are not afraid of death, since Aye Yuji, the Tang Dynasty has been at its peak, why do they dare to invade the territory of ‘Heavenly Khan’?”

As soon as Li Yuan said this, he clearly explained that he didn't want military power at all, and that he was trying to earn military merits incognito, probably because he was really angry.

However, while he said these angry words, he also patted Li Longji's dragon fart firmly, which made him feel extremely comfortable.

The so-called Tian Khan is the respectful title given to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. Li Yuan's use of it on him is a great respect for his achievements. How could Li Longji be unhappy?

"If you want to prove it to Hachiro, why go to such a dangerous place ahead? If you go there, some people will say that you are just like those dudes, just to share military merits. Besides, the commander and deputy commander this time are already dead. Once it is set, I can't change it overnight. Otherwise, I will give you a guard and let you take the post of guarding the palace." Li Longji seemed to have made up his mind when he said this.

However, Li Yuan flatly refused: "That's not interesting. If this trip doesn't work out, Aye will take us to hunt next time. I'll hunt more and come back. It's better than Hachiro. It's much better than this. It's still Aye." Yeah, you can see clearly, my boy is just a moment of anger, boy, to be honest, Aye can't laugh at me, in fact, I regretted it after I went to the memorial, my mother also called me to scold me, but luckily Aye didn't Yes!"

Li Longji naturally responded with a smile.

But I still have to tease him: "The imperial guards in this palace are not as simple as you think. You have only seen so much, so you say it is boring?"

"The left and right are just a group of relatives and noble children. Apart from them, General Chen is too boring, General Ge is too slippery, and Wang... Huo Guogong is too domineering." Before lightly pushing the matter of asking for an expedition ahead Later, Li Yuan finally got to the point and began to guide Li Longji to the first dialogue he designed to achieve his first goal.

The author has something to say: ah, after turning Jiulang into natural black, the plot really went smoothly. The poor prince is about to end soon, Li Yuan can change his name soon, ah, I still I think the name Li Yi is domineering!