Daily life of cat villains

Wei Zheng waited for a few days, finally accepted the reality, and went to the palace to see the emperor before the court visit.

Li Shimin called Xu Zhi over, and the three had another secret conversation.

Xu Zhe made it clear that he didn't want to fight for the throne, then Li Shimin agreed, and then asked Wei Zheng if there was any good way to get him out smoothly.

Wei Zheng and Li Shimin thought the same: "The crown prince has been ill a few times in the past few years, so why not use this as an excuse. Presumably, the officials will not force others to make things difficult, and question His Majesty's decision."

"I thought so too."

It's not difficult to pretend to be sick. Li Chengqian had been sick two years ago, so he just needs to find a few confidantes in the Tai Hospital, and then tell the outside world that he was sick.The important thing is what to do after the crown prince is abolished.

The king of Wei and the crown prince were at odds. Once Xu Zhe's position as crown prince was removed, the king of Wei would definitely take action.Li Shimin did not want Li Tai to succeed to the throne and live a new life, and the candidate in his heart was the gentle Li Zhi.

But now it is more than three years earlier than in his previous life, and Li Zhi is only 12 years old, so he may not be able to sit firmly as the prince.

Li Shimin recalled that Wei Zheng also passed away early, he couldn't help sighing, and patted him on the shoulder, "You have to work harder, and after finishing solving the elder brother's matter, take a good rest for a few days."

Wei Zheng said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion, this is a matter of my duty."

Xu Zhe quietly watched their ruler and minister get along well.Wei Zheng didn't dare to neglect him, and continued: "The matter of the crown prince should not be changed lightly. It should be discussed with all the ministers, and the important affairs of the family and the country should not be missed because of the gains and losses of one person. As for the crown prince...as long as His Majesty's favor is still there, there will be no chance for the Duke of Zhao Hu, I will not be wronged. If there is no Zhao Guogong, there will be the Su family. After a few years, the princes Li Xiang and Li Jue will grow up, and they will naturally be able to stand."

Zhao Guogong is the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengqian's uncle.In the 11th year of Zhenguan, he was named the governor of Zhaozhou, and later changed to Zhao Guogong.

"What Xuan Cheng said is true." Li Shimin said, "I remember that Su Quan had a son last year, and he will be one year old soon. Brother, you might as well take this opportunity to walk around."

Xu Zhe was silent.

Li Shimin realized that he was unwilling.

The Su family is the person who inherited Qian, and he didn't want to touch it.

It's not a good topic, because Li Shimin of this world forcibly married Li Yuanji's concubine.

Xu Zhe and Li Yuanji had a good relationship, and it was indeed wrong to do this. Even if Li Shimin didn't do it, he was still very guilty.

Wei Zheng said: "My brother-in-law is one year old, so he really should walk around. It's just that His Highness is not feeling well, how can he go out with his sick body?"

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, "It's because I didn't think carefully."

Xu Zhe said: "The children in the East Palace are Gu's nephews and grand-nephews. Since they are members of the Li family, Gu should also fulfill some responsibility. Forget about the concubines in the backyard. I don't want to have anything to do with them."

"Naturally, the eldest brother shall prevail."

"Gu will continue to find a few handsome eunuchs to serve, and Xin will stay by his side."

Continuing Li Chengqian's hobbies as always, everyone will have less doubts, and it is normal to alienate the harem.Seeing that he is not in good health and does not want to make progress, the pressure on changing the crown prince will be greatly reduced.

The only downside is a bad reputation, but this is Li Chengqian's reputation, what does it have to do with his 'Li Jiancheng'?

Li Shimin still said: "Brother, I have wronged you."

Xu Zhe said: "I still want to ask for two favors."

Li Shimin: "Brother, please tell me."

"One is to lose the position of prince, so many etiquettes are unavoidable. I don't want to bow my head to salute, and my legs and feet are inconvenient, so I want to ask you to avoid the ceremony of meeting. The second is too often to be happy, and it is really in line with the wishes of the minister. I would like to ask you to take it back. , spare his life."

Li Shimin actually thought it made sense.

The first one can show the importance and favor he has for Xu Zhe, even if he is not the crown prince, no one would dare to bully him.If it were him, he could live for a few more years until his death, and the new emperor would take over the throne, so he would have to give him face, and his life would not be too difficult.

The second was exactly what he wanted.Although Li Shimin cared about his old love, he was also the emperor, so he would inevitably suspect Xu Zhe's rebellion.He actually fell in love with Xinxin, among other things, this is enough for the subordinates to remonstrate many times.This undoubtedly lightened Xu Zhe's weight, and it was a stain he handed over on his own initiative. It seemed that he really had no second thoughts.

Li Shimin cheered up, "I'm sure."

When I was young, I didn't get along well with my elder brother. It's really hard to wait four or fifty years later to wait until today.

The regrets of the past can finally be healed.

Xu Zhe said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Since that's the case, I won't bother you anymore, and I will take my leave first."

Li Shimin watched him leave, filled with emotion in his heart, and gently wiped the corners of his eyes, "Xuan Cheng, I never dreamed that I could sit here peacefully and get along with him peacefully."

Wei Zheng said: "I can't think of it either."

Li Shimin: "Today's dish has vinegar and celery, let's stay for dinner."

Xu Zhe went back to the East Palace and told Li Yuanji about their plans.

"So far, you are the only one left by Gu's side. If Yuan Ji wants to marry a wife, he will have to wait for a few years before he can do so." He said with a smile.

Li Yuanji used to have a wife and a son. Although they were young and energetic in both lives, they have experienced a lot, and they can't cheer up some things.Finding another person around him requires too much emotion, and "trust" alone is hard to come by. It's easier to be with Xu Zhe.

He quickly shook his head, "Forget it. Brother, I don't know, although Ah Chou is not very cute, he is very popular with cats. I don't know where he got a group of wild cats. There are black and white cats outside the palace all day long." Meow meow, I was really annoyed, so I asked someone to catch them and put them in a separate room. It’s too late to take care of them, how can I have the heart to ask for a wife?”

Xu Zhe was surprised, "I have been a brother with you for so many years, I didn't know you like cats."

Li Yuanji said: "It's not like I like it. Before I did it, it would have made people dumb, or killed me directly. It's just a rebirth, and it's a bit hard to do it. My brother always taught me not to trample on it when hunting." Tian Di, don't hurt people, is this the same principle?"

Xu Zhe felt that such a proud young man like him might not understand the need to compare his heart with his heart in this life, and he didn't want to waste such words with him, so he just said: "It's best if you understand, the world is impermanent, and if it doesn't work out one day, just change it." It’s always good to have some sympathy in doing things.”

"I understand big brother, this time I really understand!"

You know shit.

You love life out of fear, not understanding.But you can't get your hands on the throne, you can't make decisions that affect the people of the world, and it doesn't matter if you understand it or not.

A gratified smile appeared on Xu Zhe's face, "I know."

The two chatted for a while, and after eating, Li Yuanji enthusiastically took him to the "cat house" to see the cats.

That house was in the southwest corner of the East Palace, not far from where the eunuchs and maids lived, and would not disturb Xu Zhe and the concubines, so no one knew that the East Palace had so many cats.

When the two came to the house, Li Yuanji said mysteriously, "Brother, guess how many cats are there?"

Seeing that he had a sense of accomplishment from raising cats, Xu Zhe thought about it, "Twenty?"

"Not that many, only fourteen." Li Yuanji told the little eunuch, "Why are you standing there? Why don't you open the door to show the prince."

Xu Zhe asked: "If it's not handled properly, there should be a peculiar smell in the room."

"So it is cleaned twice a day. I specially selected a few people to come over and just take care of the cat. If anyone is negligent, I will pull it out and slap the mouth."

The door opened, and Li Yuanji pulled Xu Zhe like a child, "Brother, come quickly."

Several young eunuchs entered the house first, guarding against the wild cats to prevent them from being frightened and attacking people.

Xu Zhe followed and took a look. Fourteen cats lived in one room and it wasn't crowded. There were also sinks, rice bowls, and cat litter boxes like flower pots, which were neatly organized.

When he was the prince, he was so ostentatious that even a bird could not fly over him.The previous few worlds have been running on the road, and have never entered a gathering place for wild cats, but they have provoked rabbits.

It was the first time Xu Zhe saw so many cats, and he couldn't help worrying about his future.

Li Yuanji asked: "How is it?"

"Mao□□liang, smooth lines, sharp eyes, not bad." Xu Zhe said, "Be careful with them, don't let them run around."

"I know, I just keep these few cats, and when I meet them again, I drive them away. I don't want to raise any more. Big brother, do you think it's strange that these cats obviously ran to me on their own initiative, but they wouldn't let me hug them. They all felt the same when I touched them. Like killing them."

As he spoke, several cats came over on catwalks, circling around Xu Zhe's boots, and another one grabbed his robe and climbed up, screaming very pitifully.

Li Yuanji was silent, he felt that he was much more pitiful than a cat.

Xu Zhe said to the eunuch, "Take them away."

The cat was torn off, Xu Zhe hurriedly left, closed the door of the house, and did not let them out.

"Brother, don't you stop watching?" Li Yuanji was a little jealous that Xu Zhe was close relatives with cats, and wanted Xu Zhe to see his cats more.

"No, I don't like these cats and dogs." Xu Zhe suddenly remembered that the cat he met in the East Palace a long time ago said to Li Yuanji; "Wei Wang should like it. When he finishes finishing the book, you can ask him He came to visit."

Li Yuanji also remembered it, but because of the presence of other people, it was difficult to explain it too clearly, "I heard that King Wei raised a cat when he was a child, and it ran around in the palace, and asked King Xi to meet it."

Xu Zhe: "Yes."

Li Yuanji said: "It seems that King Wei really likes cats. If so, I can send him a few."

Xu Zhe said: "Let's talk about it later."

The simple and happy days came to an end soon. Before the court meeting, Li Shimin called Xu Zhe to sit there for the whole afternoon. When Xu Zhe left, his face was very ugly.

Rumors abounded in the palace, saying that His Majesty and the Crown Prince had quarreled.

When the prince came out of the Tai Chi Hall, he didn't go back directly to the East Palace, but ran to Zhaoling and stayed there until dark. No one would let him persuade him. In the end, the guards went to the East Palace to invite him to let the prince go back.

It is said that His Majesty and the Crown Prince quarreled because of the former queen, and it seems the same.

In the evening, the prince started to have a fever, so he called people from the Imperial Hospital for diagnosis and treatment, and the fever subsided in the middle of the night.There was a court meeting the next day, and I didn't know if there was anything important to say, so the prince had to be there, but the prince dragged his sick body to the meeting, was attended again, and fell ill when he came back.

When Li Tai heard the news, he was with Xiao Deyan.Xiao Deyan, Gu Yin and others were all sent by Li Shimin to assist him in his book revision. These people are quite talented and have outstanding virtues, and they are very prestigious Confucian scholars.Li Tai also treated them with humility and respect, with a full literati posture, which contrasted sharply with the rebelliousness of the Eastern Palace.

He first reprimanded the servant who talked nonsense, and then worried: "Brother Huang is really sick? Does it matter?"

"It should be true. The chief minister of the imperial hospital and all the imperial doctors in the hospital have passed. I heard that the crown prince...is not very good this time."

A look of joy flashed across Li Tai's eyes, he cupped his hands to Xiao Deyan, and said: "Student misses elder brother in his heart, I'm afraid he won't be able to study at ease. Please take half a day off, student, to visit the prince in the East Palace."

Xiao De said: "Wei Wang is benevolent, please rest assured to go."

East Palace, Prince's bedroom.

Even though it was summer, several charcoal basins were still burned.

Xu Zhe lay lazily on the bed, sweating all over his head.Li Yuanji clumsily moistened the handkerchief with water and wiped it for him. He felt distressed when he saw it, and couldn't help rambling: "Brother pretends to be sick, so why bother yourself?"

"Someone will definitely come in a while, how about not pretending to be a little bit?"

The house was also burned with wormwood, and the ground was also sprinkled with medicinal juice, which was full of medicinal smell.

There are only a few people in the hospital who can be trusted, and if you want to hide it from the knowledgeable ones, you will naturally have to suffer.

After a while the eunuch reported that the king of Wei had come. Li Yuanji went out and said a few words to him, then pretended to stop him, and then let him in.

The door opened, and there was a gust of hot wind with a bitter taste, and Li Tai's sweat flowed down, "Why is it so hot in this room?"

Li Yuanji said, "Oh, it's because His Highness is seriously ill and always feels cold, so he burned a charcoal basin. The imperial doctor also said that His Highness is different from the previous illnesses, and this time it is not easy to see the wind, so he closed the windows."

Li Yuanji looked at the chubby Li Tai, sweating profusely, and suddenly felt that someone was with him to endure hardships, so he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and even felt a lot better.

Looking at Xu Zhe on the bed, he also had an imperceptible smile.

Li Tai came at the right time.