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    These two hot-blooded kings and grandsons completely forgot how much they weighed, and they even forgot how many taels they could eat together. When their minds got hot, they actually thought about doing something big!  Moreover, the big thing they want to do is too simple. Generally speaking, they are to follow the messenger to Chang'an, then meet the prince and kowtow to the prince. As for what will happen in the future, how will they be loyal?  They didn't think about the danger at all. They just thought that to do something important, they wanted to meet the prince Li Chongjiu.  The two of them were talking enthusiastically under the big tree in the yard. The messenger in the room couldn't sit still anymore. He was hurt first by the two princes and grandsons outside, and then by the villagers in the village.  , was now brought into the palace. Inside the house, he heard the two princes and grandsons outside talking about their business plans, and he felt hurt again.  As a messenger, although his status is not high, it does not mean that he has a low IQ. It cannot be proved that he is a fool because of his low status. On the contrary, he is very smart. Otherwise, Wu Youren would not be able to send him out as a messenger. After all, he is a messenger.  , especially when fighting against Yang Ze, being a messenger is a very dangerous thing. If you are caught, you must at least be able to tell lies!  The messenger, the injured knight, couldn't stand listening any more. He got up from the bed, opened the door, and said to the two princes and grandsons outside: "Two young princes, it's impossible to discuss it like this. Neither of them can keep it secret.  This is such a big deal, you should keep it secret when you are making plans, but now I heard it!" Li Bowen and Li Bozhi shouted out in unison. They were both surprised. Why were the two people talking to each other still being heard in the room?  People heard it, and only then did they realize that they spoke too loudly and did not keep the secret.  Li Bowen thought to himself: "My grandfather has 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 is, because you don't know how others will spread the matter.  Maybe a matter as small as the eye of a needle will become something bigger than a millstone through spreading rumors. " And Li Bozhi thought to himself: "If the secret is leaked, then you must know how to silence it. The better.  The earlier you do it, the less unknown danger you will face!" The messenger looked at their expressions.  He sighed and said: "Two young princes, your reaction is too slow. If you want to keep the secret, you have to silence it quickly. You should draw your knife and chop the villain at this time. You  After thinking about it for so long, if I were the enemy, I would have run away right now!" Both Li Bowen and Li Bozhi were sweating.  When they are not in trouble, they both think that they are quite smart, but once they encounter trouble, they feel that they are indeed not that talented!  But they couldn¡¯t really do anything with the messenger, because the messenger was sent by Wu Youren.  They are part of the prince's group, there is no way they would kill one of their own!  Li Bozhi reacted a little faster and said: "The messenger was joking. How can we have any secrets? They are all joking casually. Besides, no one can harm you!" The messenger smiled: "That's true. However, if the two young ladies,  The prince wants to be loyal to His Royal Highness. This is easy. He just needs to convince the two old princes and return to Chang'an with the villain. The prince is planning to build a new army, and the two young princes can become generals this time!  Zhi and Li Bowen didn't discuss anything anymore. They didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. Li Bowen said with some embarrassment: "Your envoy, please go inside and rest. We two brothers will discuss it again and see how to persuade your grandfather." Messenger Hehe  After laughing twice, he turned around and went into the house, closing the door.  Li Bozhi and Li Bowen looked at each other. They both felt that they were so excited about the discussion that they forgot about the danger of ears in the wall, which was the danger that their grandfather usually warned them about the most.  How could you make such a mistake? It¡¯s so frustrating!  They were annoyed because of this, but they did not go to see Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde. They did not want to publicize such an embarrassing incident, as they were afraid that their grandfathers would treat them like family members.  Just when Li Bowen and Li Bozhi were upset, Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde made a difficult decision. The two old brothers knew that they could not stay out of the dispute between the prince and the king of Yan.  Now, we can only choose to take sides. There is no other way.  In the past, the struggles in the imperial court were limited to the city of Chang'an. Although the big shots fought fiercely, they did not extend to the local area. Therefore, the two princes could find a way out for their families while seeking compromise.  But things are different now. The two figures at the center of the whirlpool, the Crown Prince and King Yan, are leaving Chang'an and coming to Taiyuan. It is impossible for them to think about aggrieved and seeking compromise. If they don't help each other, they will offend both places.  If you don't stand in line, you will die. Either friend or enemy, that's the current situation.?!  After some discussion, Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde both felt as if they had aged ten years, and they both leaned weakly in their chairs.  Prince Cheng said: "It seems that this is the only way we can do it. We can only go to seek refuge with each other. There is no other way." Prince Jingde sighed: "It's easier for me, but it will be a hardship for your family!"  Everyone shook their heads and sighed, feeling that it was really painful to have to make such a decision after living into their old age, but in order to provide a way for their children and grandchildren to survive, what other way could there be!  The decision they came up with after discussion was that Prince Jingde should go to Prince Li Chongjiu, while Prince Cheng should go to Prince Yan Yang Ze!  It is a very simple matter to take refuge with the prince Li Chongjiu, because Li Chongjiu sent a messenger in the first place just to let them send the guards. This in itself is a kind of trust, which is equivalent to recruiting in advance, so the surrender of Prince Jingde is a matter of course.  Yes, it's not difficult at all.  If Prince Li Chongjiu wins the fight for the throne, it will be simple. Prince Jingde will naturally help Prince Cheng and his family.  But it is extremely difficult to take refuge in Yan Wang Yang Ze, because Yang Ze cannot trust Prince Cheng. Yang Ze must be thinking about how to get rid of the prince, and he will also get rid of the vassal prince of Taiyuan, that is, Prince Cheng.  , so even if Prince Cheng takes refuge there, I'm afraid he won't get any benefits.  But the important thing is that Prince Cheng doesn¡¯t want a future, he just wants his family to survive. He was born in the Dugu Dynasty when the heroine is the country, and too many people in the Li family royal family were killed. If Yang Ze comes to power in the future.  It is estimated that Yang Ze will not usurp the throne. He will only let Princess Long Live ascend the throne. So even if Yang Ze will not be kind to Prince Cheng's family, in order to show that he will not be kind to the Li family royal family, he must at least make a statement.  !  So who should take the position, isn¡¯t it Prince Cheng? At least Prince Cheng and his family can save their lives. If nothing else, just ask for a way out, then if Prince Cheng and his family can survive.  It is possible to secretly help Jingde County Prince and his family. This is when Yang Ze wins.  The two old princes didn¡¯t want to take sides, but since they had to take sides, they decided to hedge their bets, so that no matter whether the prince won or the king of Yan won, at least one family would be able to save, and then one family would protect the other.  However, both Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde knew very well.  With Yang Ze's intelligence, there was no way he could not tell that they were betting on both sides, but precisely because Yang Ze could see it, he would not refuse such a bet.  Instead, they would regard it as an act to show favor to the Li family. After all, Yang Ze wanted his fianc¨¦e, Princess Long Live, to become the second queen, not to usurp the throne himself, even if he wanted to seize the country.  That is Yang Ze paving the way for his son, as long as he can grasp this.  After hearing what Prince Jingde said, Prince Cheng forced out a smile.  He said: "Brother, what are you talking about? For the sake of the survival of the two families, do I still care about this old face? When have I ever cared about face?" After saying that, he laughed.  Prince Jingde laughed twice with him, but then sighed again.  The two were silent for a moment, and then separated. Prince Cheng asked Li Bowen to go back to their palace together, and Prince Jingde also wanted to give advice to his children and grandchildren.  After returning to Prince Cheng's Mansion, Prince Cheng went to his flower hall. His flower hall was also very unique. It was built on an open space in the garden. There was nothing within ten feet of the garden, but there were dozens of thin flowers.  Yes, there are hundreds of lanterns hanging on the high-rise iron pillars that are even thinner than arms, and the flower hall is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling carved doors. This is also to prevent the partition walls from having ears and for fear of someone eavesdropping, whether it is day or night.  Everyone in the flower hall can see the outside at a glance. Even if someone outside wants to eavesdrop, there is no place to hide.  When Li Bowen entered the flower hall, he wanted to tell his grandfather the business plan he had discussed with Li Bozhi, but Prince Cheng did not give him a chance to speak. Instead, he asked him to sit down and told him about his family's difficult situation.  listen.  After finishing speaking, Prince Cheng sighed and said: "Grandson, can you understand the criticality of the situation now?" Li Bowen's face was pale, and he said: "Grandpa, look at your grandson, why don't you just go all out? We only support His Highness the Crown Prince.  In this way, victory can be achieved, and defeat Sun'er thinks that it is impossible to fail. The emperor is too wise to allow the second queen to appear, so Sun'er thinks that Princess Long Live will not have a chance. " Prince Cheng.  Looking at Li Bowen for a long time, he shook his head and said: "How do you know that the emperor is wise?" Li Bowen said: "Just like this time, the emperor asked King Yan to go on an expedition, but also asked His Highness the Crown Prince to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass.  , This is obviously to let His Royal Highness suppress King Yan, his attitude is already obvious!" "Is this also called Yingming?" Prince Cheng laughed and said, "To put it bluntly, this is called Hexi.??, the emperor actually had no way to deal with King Yan, so he could only come up with this trick.  If it were the previous empress, if Yang Ze dared to show the slightest idea of ????having trouble with the prince, he would be killed immediately. At least he would be sent to the border area, and then die on the way. It would be impossible for the son-in-law to compete with his son.  bit.  " Li Bowen lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "My grandfather asked his grandson to seek refuge with Yang Ze, but how to do so?  Prince Cheng smiled slightly and said: "This is very easy. One of the two messengers has already gone back. The one who went back came with a misunderstanding. The prince must be shocked after hearing the news. At this time, Prince Jingde  The messenger who sent his grandson to meet the prince and brought his family back!  " Li Bowen nodded repeatedly, but did not understand what was going on. Prince Cheng continued: "The people from the Wang family in Jingde County will kill the messenger on the way, and then run away to see the prince, saying that the messenger is  As for the person who was assassinated, we don¡¯t know who assassinated him.  " Li Bowen's expression changed. Could it be that he deliberately misled His Highness the Crown Prince and made him think that he had killed the messenger? In fact, he felt that the messenger was quite nice, but he never expected that his grandfather would actually use the messenger as a target.  Sure enough, Prince Cheng said again: "His Royal Highness will be angry, but he will also trust the people of the Wang family in Jingde County, because they are the ones who protect the messenger. Failure to protect it is a matter of ability, not loyalty.  At this time, you go to see King Yan and tell him that you killed the messenger. Even if King Yan has doubts, he will at least accept you on the surface.  " Li Bowen said with a bitter look on his face: "Then even if my grandson enters King Yan's camp, he must not show any ability. Instead, he will make King Yan and his people think that his grandson is a loser.  There is no danger, he is just a dawdling person. In this way, even if King Yan wins in the future, he will not take his grandson seriously and will just reward our family with a peaceful meal.  "Prince Cheng sighed and said: "I have wronged my eldest grandson, but as long as we can save the lives of our whole family and this noble prince, this grievance is nothing.  " Li Bowen didn't speak for a long time. For an aspiring young man like him, he couldn't bear the thought of being a coward like his grandfather or pretending to be in front of a stranger. Prince Cheng didn't say anything, just looking 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. He said: "Well, what about the family of Prince Jingde, and what about Li Bozhi? He is going to go to the prince. What will happen to him?  "Prince Cheng sighed and said: "He must try his best to show his various talents in front of the prince, so that the prince feels that he is a versatile person in both civil and military affairs. He does not need to hide his abilities, because the prince does not  Incompetent people are needed. If the prince wins, he will be the first royal relative of the dynasty, and he may even be granted the title of prince, which will elevate his family's title to another level.  " Same people but different fates. They are all emperor's grandsons. Why is there such a big gap! Li Bowen almost burst into tears. He said: "Why, why didn't the Wang family of Jingde County join King Yan? I heard that the one who escaped  The reason why the messenger misunderstood was because Li Bozhi stared at him fiercely, so he ran away. This is what Li Bozhi said to me personally, and it cannot be false.  Prince Cheng said: "This is the result of a fistfight between me and my old brother. The winner will go to King Yan, and the loser will go to the prince!"  " Li Bowen was so shocked that he couldn't even bear to feel sad for himself. He said anxiously: "Why is it that the winner is the one who seeks refuge with King Yan and becomes a wimp and is looked down upon by others, instead of the loser?  " In his opinion, it is a good thing that the loser has taken refuge with the prince and can still show his talents! Besides, it is really incomprehensible to him that such an important matter can be decided by punching. Prince Cheng smiled slightly  , said slowly: "Because, because King Yan has a greater chance of winning, now you understand!  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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