Phase is dispensable to Li Zhiyun. He knows that Lao Li uses him as a tool to check and balance the prince, so as long as he is in Chang'an and does not commit any serious crimes, Lao Li will make him a counselor in government affairs.
Using phase to weaken the military power of the Shence Mansion, and releasing his most capable Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang to Hebei, this deal is not cost-effective at all.
Especially now, when the storm is coming.
Despite this, Li Zhiyun still had to accept that the fundamental reason was that the words of Wang Gui and others hit Li Yuan's weakness.
In Chang'an, no one could check the king of Chu in the military.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Li Zhiyun reflected on himself. He did despise Donggong a little. He always felt that the overall situation was under control. Donggong could only be around for a few days, but if Donggong took it seriously, it would still cause him a lot of trouble.
At the same time, Li Zhiyun was also a little fed up.
He felt like a boxer, constantly fighting with Prince Donggong under the control of the referee.
He was not allowed to beat the prince to death with all his strength, so he could only play fake punches with the prince like a monkey.
He raised his head, looked at the majestic imperial city, and took a deep breath.
Just be patient, this will all be over soon.
On the other side, Li Yuanji quietly came to the East Palace at Li Jiancheng's invitation.
"Brother, are you going to kill Wu Lang?" Li Yuanji looked at Li Jiancheng in shock. Was he right? This murderous intention came too quickly.
The second brother died not long ago.
Li Jiancheng said with a gloomy face: "The King of Chu wooed the Prime Minister in the court and controlled half of the troops of the Tang Dynasty. He has developed ambitions. If he doesn't take action now, he will become the second King of Qin in the future. I didn't want this to be the case. It's because he is greedy.
insufficient!"
"But eldest brother, the second brother's matter has only passed not long ago." Li Yuanji said.
Li Jiancheng laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have decided to start a rebellion this time. My father is old and it's time to live in peace. Fourth brother, as long as you help me, if I ascend the throne in the future, you will be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty!"
A hundred years from now, you will take the throne!"
Hearing this, Li Yuanji felt secretly happy and funny. He was worried about how to deal with Li Jiancheng, but he didn't expect him to come to his door.
The emperor's brother?
Waiting for you for a hundred years?
Haha, a hundred years from now, will I ascend the throne at the age of seventy or eighty?
"Since the elder brother has given orders, how dare the younger brother disobey." Li Yuanji cupped his fists and said, "The younger brother only obeys the orders of the elder brother. That's what the elder brother orders."
"good!"
Half an hour later, Li Yuanji walked away.
After Li Yuanji left, Wei Ting walked out from behind the screen.
"Your Highness, do you really want to appoint Prince Qi as the crown prince after you ascend the throne? Isn't this against the rules of etiquette?"
Li Jiancheng picked up the tea cup and took a sip to moisten his throat.
"Emperor's brother? There has never been such a system since ancient times. Naturally, we in the Tang Dynasty will not set such a precedent."
Hearing this, Wei Ting immediately understood.
Li Jiancheng was fed up. He would never allow anyone to threaten him again. He hated being manipulated like this, and he wanted to control his own destiny.
Let us say that when Li Yuanji returned to Prince Qi's Mansion, he immediately found Xue Deyin and Yu Wenying.
After he informed the two of them about the matter, Xue Deyin and Yu Wenying looked at each other in shock. They never expected that the prince would be the first to murder him, and he would also target the King of Chu.
Xue Deyin came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Your Highness, your subordinates are right, the more the King of Chu is in the limelight, the more the East Palace will be wary of him. This time the prince is determined to get rid of the King of Chu, and your Highness can reap the benefits.
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Li Yuanji couldn't hold back the smile on his face. He threw his head back and laughed for a while before he stopped.
"Thank you sir for the plan."
"Don't dare, this is what subordinates should do." Xue Deyin stroked his beard and said: "Your Highness, since the Crown Prince wants to kill the King of Chu, Your Highness might as well directly join forces with the King of Chu and get rid of the Crown Prince first."
"Get rid of Lao Wu again!" Li Yuanji added.
Xue Deyin was startled and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, are you worried about the King of Chu?"
"That's natural." Li Yuanji said: "Lao Wu recruits troops and recruits civil and military forces to enrich the Shence Mansion. It is obvious at a glance that he has ambitions and we must not let him go."
Xue Deyin paused, nodded and said: "That's what His Highness said."
Li Yuanji said: "The prince decided to take action in ten thousand years. After killing Lao Wu, he then directly forced the palace and asked his father to abdicate..."
After listening, Xue Deyin said: "It seems that the prince must have secretly controlled some soldiers and horses. What I mean is that in order to ensure nothing is lost, your highness might as well unite with the King of Chu to get rid of the prince first, and then turn around and kill the King of Chu. This way
Once this happens, the situation will be under His Highness’ control.”
"That's what I think too." Li Yuanji said proudly: "I have promised him that I will kill the King of Chu with my own hands, and leave it to him to handle the matter for my father."
"Your Highness has a good plan!" Xue Deyin praised: "Your Highness can take advantage of this opportunity to unite with the King of Chu, and after the crown prince is in trouble, directly lead the troops to rescue the saint. Such a righteous name is in the hands of Your Highness. Your Highness is truly the chosen one!"
Li Yuanji became extremely happy when he praised her.
"Don't tell me, this all went really smoothly. I was originally prepared to kill the prince with my own hands and was reviled by others, but the prince came to my door this time. God helped me!
He also said that he would appoint me as the crown prince after the matter was completed. He really thought that I didn’t understand anything. Since ancient times, the throne can only be succeeded by the father after the death of the son. How can the elder brother become the younger brother? He underestimated me, Li Yuanji!
"
Do you really think I don’t study?
Of course he was happy. According to his original plan, to kill the prince directly and force his father to abdicate was tantamount to rebellion.
But now, if the prince wants to rebel on his own and force the palace with his own hands, then he can first unite with the King of Chu, in the name of bringing order to the chaos, kill the prince first, then the King of Chu, and finally directly and legitimately succeed to the throne. If the father and the emperor cooperate by then, he will not
Mind respecting your father as the Supreme Emperor, if your father doesn't cooperate, then he will let the prince take the blame.
Simply perfect!
Xue Deyin echoed: "What your Highness said is absolutely true. The Prince made the promise to establish the crown prince just because he wanted His Highness to help him ascend the throne. I am sure that this is definitely the Prince who is deceiving His Highness. When the Prince ascends the throne, he will definitely turn around."
Kill His Highness."
"You're right, he killed his second brother first, and now he wants to kill his fifth brother, let alone me, I won't believe him!" Li Yuanji said fiercely.
Yu Wenying said sadly: "Your Highness, when we take action in Wannian County, Chang'an cannot be left behind. The East Palace, the Prince of Qin's Palace, and the Prince of Chu's Palace must all be eradicated!"
"You're right, I almost forgot!" Li Yuanji slapped his thigh, "We can't leave any future troubles, we must get rid of them all!"
Xue Deyin was secretly shocked, what a King Qi, what a vicious King Qi!
No, no, it should be said that the vicious prince and the far-sighted King of Chu!
Is this the bloody storm of seizing the direct descendants? It is truly breathtaking.
Li Yuanji said: "Come, let's make a serious plan and figure it out."
"yes."
Yu Wenying said: "Your Highness, there are three thousand dead soldiers hidden by my subordinates, which is enough to raze the East Palace and other places."
Xue Deyin was secretly shocked, my dear, I didn't expect that this old boy Yu Wenying was silently helping Li Yuanji manage the dead men.
"Very good." Li Yuanji said: "I have made preparations. Twenty thousand King Qi's troops have been prepared around the mausoleum. When the time comes, they will join forces with King Chu's left and right guards. It will be easy to get rid of the prince!"
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The generals of the left guard and the right guard are all served by Li Zhiyun.
Xue Deyin said: "After getting rid of the prince, His Highness can surprise him and kill the King of Chu, and then directly declare to the outside world that the King of Chu and the prince are rebelling."
"Wonderful!" Li Yuanji stroked his palm.
Next, the three of them had a heated discussion on various details.