Li Shimin's face was filled with grief and indignation as he continued, "Once, father praised me everywhere and was proud of me. Big brother and I also had a good relationship. "
"Ever since big brother became the Eastern Palace Prince, I made contributions on the battlefield. The more I did so, the more father and big brother targeted me, wishing that I would die early."
"Father, did you care about me at all?"
"No!"
"That is, you hoped that when I led the troops to war, father would give me a good look, and even promised that once the war was won, you would make me the Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty."
"In the end, it was all a reflection of the moon in the water."
Li Shimin's words were sharp. "Father only knows that today, I started a mutiny at Xuanwu Gate and killed the Crown Prince and fourth brother. Father, do you know that they spread false rumors that the Turks might invade the south? "
"Why did they spread rumors? It was to deal with me. Li Yuanji said that he would go to war in my place, and then transfer my men, whether it was Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji, Hou Junji, and the others, they would all be taken away. "
"Li Yuanji's plan was to kill them all when he sent troops to the north."
"The Eastern Palace and King Qi want to kill me, but Imperial Father believes that they have no ulterior motives. Imperial Father, your favoritism is too obvious. The Eastern Palace and King Qi are even more promiscuous. Even father's women, Zhang Jieyu and Consort Yin De, were taken by them. "
"Father, the Eastern Palace is like this, but you are not harsh. On the contrary, you are criticizing me everywhere. "
"Am I, Li Shimin, not your son?"
After saying this, Li Shimin was already crying bitterly.
His clothes were wet with tears.
Li Yuan sat on the main seat, his cheeks twitching, and his expression was rather gloomy.
He did not expect so many things to happen.
A trace of shame flashed across Li Yuan's face, but he soon recovered his composure. He was still angry, and said while gritting his teeth: "But no matter what, they are your family. Even if you raised an army to rebel, you shouldn't have killed your big brother and little brother. No matter what enmity there is, it is not difficult for you to let them live. "
Li Shimin said, "Father, this is a fight for the throne, not a game. I have shown mercy, and the people of the Eastern Palace still have hope. This was a contest in the Imperial Court, and there was no room for mercy. Boss, have you ever left me a way out? Never! It's because he knows that as long as I'm alive, the Heavenly Policy Mansion won't submit to him. By the same logic, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace must be removed. He must bear the crime. Otherwise, how can I have a good reason to act? "
When Li Yuan heard that, he suddenly laughed.
He was so angry that he laughed.
He was so angry that he laughed.
However, after laughing, Li Yuan sighed dejectedly and said, "You won."
Pausing for a moment, Li Yuan said, "We will issue an imperial edict, conferring you the title of Crown Prince, overseeing the state and having full authority to handle state affairs. Then, I will abdicate and you will be in charge of the Tang dynasty. Are you satisfied now? "
"Thank you, Father!"
Li Shimin agreed without any hesitation.
Wasn't that what he wanted?
Li Yuan said, "You may withdraw. Du Qi, stay behind. We have some things to say to him."
Li Shimin looked at Du Qi, but there was a hint of worry between his brows. Du Qi shook his head. At this point, Li Yuan would not harm him. Seeing the situation, Li Shimin turned around and withdrew.
After Li Shimin left, Li Yuan looked at Du Qi with deep eyes and said in a deep voice, "Erlang, we didn't expect that you are already the King of Qin's man at such a young age. Or a few years ago, you were only thirteen or fourteen years old, but you were already serving the King of Qin. "
Du Qi said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Your Majesty, my father was promoted by the King of Qin. Even if my father was sent out to be an official, he is still the King of Qin's man. Since the Du family is biased, I can only follow the King of Qin. "
"What's more, even if Your Majesty punished the Crown Prince every time because of me, the Crown Prince still hates me to the bone. The Crown Prince once said in private that once he ascends the throne, he will make me beg for death and exterminate the Du family. "
"Under this premise, do I have any other choice? I don't have any choice at all. "
Du Qi's answer was neither hurried nor impatient.
Facing Li Yuan, he appeared very calm.
Li Yuan said, "Even so, you alone can also choose to be neutral."
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, I already said just now that the Eastern Palace wants to exterminate my Du family. Moreover, the Eastern Palace hates me to the bone. Under this premise, how can I be neutral? Could it be that Your Majesty thinks that the Eastern Palace won't kill me? Of course, I did hide it from Your Majesty and did not say that I stand on the King of Qin's side. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. "
Li Yuan said, "In that case, all these years, the reason why you are filial to me is actually to brush me off, to confuse me, right?"
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. Therefore, there is nothing to confuse. What I want to do is to not expose the matter of serving the King of Qin. That's all. "
Hearing this, Li Yuan fell silent.
The atmosphere in the main hall was somewhat awkward for a moment.
The atmosphere was even more stagnant.
After quite a while, Li Yuan changed the topic and said, "Erlang, what do you think about the King of Qin killing the Crown Prince and the King of Qi?"
Du Qi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, whether it is from my personal standpoint or from the standpoint of fairness and justice, the King of Qin killing the Crown Prince is within reason."
Li Yuan sneered and said, "The reason?"
Du Qi said, "From my own standpoint, I belong to the King of Qin's faction. This reason is simple, there is no need to say it. What Your Majesty wants to hear is from the standpoint of fairness and justice, regarding the King of Qin killing the Crown Prince. "
"Yes!"
Li Yuan answered directly.
Du Qi said, "In fact, the King of Qin has already said the reason. In terms of meritorious service, the King of Qin is fully deserving. Otherwise, Your Majesty would not have promised the King of Qin several times, saying that after winning and returning to the court, he would make the King of Qin the Crown Prince. "
"Moreover, if Your Majesty really appointed the East Palace as the heir to the throne early on and did not want the brothers to kill each other, then you should not have given the King of Qin hope. However, Your Majesty is merciful and soft-hearted. As soon as he saw the King of Qin risking his life to kill, seeing the King of Qin making meritorious service for the Tang dynasty, he could not bear it, so he promised the King of Qin that he was willing to let the King of Qin be the Crown Prince. "
"Such a contradictory way of doing things intensified the conflict between the East Palace and the King of Qin. I guess Your Majesty's idea is to let the King of Qin go to Luoyang in the end, so that the King of Qin and the Crown Prince can live in different places and have their own power, right? "
Du Qi said his inference.
"Yes!"
As soon as Li Yuan heard Du Qi's words, there was surprise on his face, and even a touch of emotion.
Du Qi's words hit the nail on the head.
He did indeed do so.
He also did think so.
Because Li Yuan could not find the most suitable way to reconcile, he planned to separate the two of them. In this way, there would not be any conflict. But he did not expect that in the end, it would be a quarrel between the brothers.
Du Qi saw Li Yuan's expression and knew that Li Yuan had listened.
This was a good thing.
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