Bang!
Li Shi Min's fist smashed into the palace wall, and blood seeped out from his fingers, dyeing the palace wall red.
He had nowhere to vent his anger. It was as if all of it was gathered in this punch.
"Li Xuanlie ~~"
He gritted his teeth and thought of that name.
After a long time, he could only sigh helplessly, put away his hatred, and leave dejectedly.
…
The next day, news of what had happened in the Dew Hall spread like wildfire, and the officials and people in the city heard about it.
Luoyang City immediately exploded. The officials, nobles, and commoners were all discussing.
"That Miss Zhangsun is the most beautiful woman in the East Capital. The emperor bestowed her to King Reliance. It's really a beauty paired with a hero.”
"But I heard that the King of Qin intends to make Zhangsun Wugou his concubine. Why did the Emperor bestow her to King Reliance and make her a concubine?”
"Who knows? The King of Qin has lost a lot of face this time. I heard that he's still in the Dew Palace, and that King Reliance has been harshly reprimanding him.”
"The Son of Heaven loves King Reliance so much. Could it be that he plans to make him the Crown Prince?”
"It's hard to say. Although King Reliance isn't His Majesty's biological son, His Majesty treats him even closer than his own son.”
…
All sorts of guesses and discussions were going on in Luoyang.
The news quickly reached the Prince Jin's residence.
" My second brother actually had his woman stolen by Third Brother. He was even reprimanded by Imperial Father and Second Brother. It's really interesting…"
Li Jiancheng tried his best to hide his schadenfreude. He could only raise his head and take a sip of wine, secretly laughing.
"I heard that the King of Qin personally paid a visit to King Reliance that day. When he came out, his face was ashen, as if he had been refused entry.”
In front of the hall, a purple-faced, stocky military official spoke.
This person's name was Xiong Kuohai. He was recruited by Li Jiancheng when he was in Jinyang. He was Li Jiancheng's trusted aide in the Jin Prince's residence.
"Didn't the king of Qin agree with this king to deal with Li Xuanlie together, yet he went to visit him privately? What does he want?”
Li Jiancheng's face was covered with a layer of dark clouds.
"The King of Qin is the most capable of subduing and applying. If I'm not wrong, he probably saw that the Third Prince's roots in Luoyang were set in stone, so he wanted to make friends in private and rope the Third Prince in to deal with Your Highness together.”
Advisor Wang Gui saw through Li Shimin's intentions.
Li Jiancheng was enlightened and could not help but curse,""I knew it. My second brother is the most dishonest. In the end, he still wants to fight with me.”
Wang Gui sneered." However, according to General Xiong, the King of Qin should have been rejected by the Third Prince. Moreover, with the matter of the Emperor bestowing concubines, not only did the King of Qin fail to win the Third Prince over, but he also formed a grudge with the Third Prince."”
Li Jiancheng heaved a sigh of relief and sneered,""It turns out that he lost both his wife and his soldiers. He deserves it.”
He secretly rejoiced in his heart and drank another glass of wine.
"Your Highness, from the looks of it, the situation is in our favor. We have to do something.”
Wang Gui's tone suddenly changed, his eyes flashing with a strange light.
Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up, and he gestured for him to continue.
"The Third Prince is the adopted son of the Son of Heaven. It is impossible for him to become the Crown Prince. He will definitely not have the fate of the throne in the future.”
"Then he should understand that if the future Emperor of the Great Tang is not the King of Qin, it will be you, Your Highness.”
"Since the Third Prince has rejected the King of Qin's invitation, does that mean that he intends to side with Your Highness and support you as the Crown Prince?”
"Otherwise, with the Third Prince's knowledge, he would have to consider the new Emperor's attitude towards him after he ascends to the throne. It would be impossible to offend both His Highness and the King of Qin.”
Li Jiancheng's eyes flashed with excitement.
Wang Gui's eloquent speech had only one purpose:
He advised him to rope in Li Xuanlie.
"If the Third Prince is willing to support Your Highness, the King of Qin will have no chance of winning. Wouldn't the position of Crown Prince be within Your Highness 'grasp?”
Xiong Kuohai also heard the mystery and shouted excitedly.
Li Jiancheng stroked his short beard and remained silent for a long time.
After a while, he sneered and shouted,"Men, prepare the best dancers and singers in the mansion. I'm going to King Reliance's mansion tomorrow!”
…
The next day, King Reliance's Mansion.
Li Xuanlie had just returned from the Minister's Office when his personal guard came to report that Prince Jin had come to visit.
"First, it was the King of Qin, and now it's the King of Jin. I'm afraid that the threshold of Your Highness 'Imperial Residence will be broken.”
Liu Bowen waved his feather fan and laughed.
Li Xuanlie glanced at him, and the two smiled knowingly.
Obviously, after Li Shiming's previous visit, he didn't need to point it out to know Li Jiancheng's intentions.
Li Xuanlie waved his hand and said,"Please invite my big brother in."”
A moment later, Li Jiancheng appeared in the courtyard.
The visitor was a guest, and Li Xuanlie didn't want to lose his manners, so he personally went out to welcome him.
"Third brother, this brother is busy with matters and only found the time to visit you today. You won't blame this brother, right?”
Li Jiancheng did not allow Li Xuanlie to come down, so he took two steps forward apologetically.
His footsteps were too hasty and he tripped, causing one of his boots to fly out.
Li Jiancheng didn't care. He walked up the steps barefooted and grabbed Li Xuanlie.
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