There was endless sadness in the eyes of King Li Ke of Shu, but who could have imagined that there was a stronger crown prince in this era? Otherwise, he would have been able to compete for the world.
In the direction of Chang'an City...
The King of Shu looked at the sky in the distance. That should be the direction of Chang'an City. He could also compete for the throne in Chang'an City, but because of Li Xiang's sudden appearance, the fight for the throne became dull.
In fact, the one who should be the most disappointed is Prince Li Tai of Wei. After all, that guy is of noble birth and is only one step away from the position of crown prince. Thinking of the even more miserable prince, Prince Li Ke of Shu felt a little better.
Of course, Li Xiang didn't have time to care what these uncles were thinking at the moment. He didn't want to compete with anyone, but if your appearance affected the stability of the Tang Dynasty and the development of the entire Han nationality, then Li Xiang would take action without hesitation.
Take the current situation for example. If your appearance does not cause political turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, then Li Xiang will continue to live in harmony with you as before. I will expand my territory outside, and you can continue to enjoy life in the Tang Dynasty.
However, as Li Xiang offended more and more people, these people had to find a way to save themselves. They had already made countless deductions. Once Li Xiang came to power, or as Li Xiang's strength became stronger and stronger, these enemies would not have a good ending.
So they had to stop Li Xiang from coming to power. When they saw that this could not be carried out, they began to win over other princes, hoping to create chaos in the Tang Dynasty. Only in this way could they fish in troubled waters, but unfortunately, Li Shimin was also a capable person.
After discovering these people's foolish plans, Li Shimin had no choice but to stop their ideas, and to stop their ideas fundamentally. That was to order all the princes to go to their fiefdoms, and no one was allowed to stay in Chang'an. Except for some minors and the crown prince, all the princes had to leave Chang'an.
When Li Shimin announced this decision, those who wanted to take advantage of the situation were dumbfounded. They had never seen Li Shimin protect Li Xiang so much. You know, the grandfather and grandson had fought each other to the death before.
What is the situation now?
In fact, Li Xiang saw this matter very clearly.
The reason why Li Shimin did this was because he loved the Tang Dynasty immensely. It contained his bitterness, pain and tiredness. If someone else wanted to plunge the Tang Dynasty into chaos, the first person to disagree would be Li Shimin.
In Li Shimin's eyes, power is certainly important. Even if it is his own grandson, he must take over step by step. If some force is involved in the process, Li Shimin does not mind causing some trouble for Li Xiang.
But these are all harmless matters that can be mediated properly and will not cause huge trouble to the Tang Dynasty.
But if someone took advantage of the dispute between the princes to achieve his personal goals and disrupted the entire Tang Dynasty, then Li Shimin would have to take action.
Now these people still want to stir up a bloody storm, but unfortunately Li Shimin has pulled out their stakes. No matter how you make trouble, the princes of the Tang Dynasty are no longer in Chang'an City, including their adult grandchildren, who have now gone to all parts of the country. Do you still have the ability to stir up trouble?
From this point of view, Li Xiang should indeed be grateful to Li Shimin. If Li Shimin had continued with the previous power struggle, he would most likely have taken advantage of this evil wind to let the princes shine. At that time, Li Xiang would not be able to free up his hands to implement various strategies for foreign wars. Instead, he would have to return to Chang'an and defend his own private land. In the internal consumption one after another, perhaps Li Xiang's ambition would have been exhausted.
Although the grandfather and grandson did not say it explicitly, the division of labor was clear. Li Shimin took care of the logistics and maintained the stability of Chang'an and the entire Tang Dynasty. Li Xiang expanded the territory outside and continued to write the glory of the Tang Dynasty. Under this kind of cooperation, it would be difficult for the Tang Dynasty not to win all the time.
After several days of rapid march, Li Xiang finally arrived. There was not much time for Li Xiang to sigh in Chang'an this time. He galloped into the East Palace on his horse because he had received a report long ago that Cheng Luan had been having some abdominal pain since last night and was now in labor.
According to the original calculation, there should be some time left, but unexpectedly it was two days earlier. Fortunately, Li Xiang also came back two days earlier. Although there were various things along the way, he always remembered today.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. The room is filled with blood and energy, and it is not suitable for you to enter."
Several maids were already standing at the door of the delivery room and were not going to let Li Xiang in. This was the rule of that era. But when he heard the screams of the people inside, how could Li Xiang bear it?
"Get out of my way."
Li Xiang himself had a murderous aura, so these maids, seeing that they could not stop him, all retreated to the side. However, they also prepared various obstructions, trying to let Li Xiang see Cheng Luan but not other bloody things.
"Luan'er..."
This was the first time that Li Xiang had entered the delivery room in his two lives. He did not have too many concerns. After all, many people in society would accompany their wives during childbirth, and he had never seen those people have bad luck. What's more, this was his wife and child. If no one was watching them, Li Xiang would not know how crazy he would be.
Even though Li Xiang was a great general with great power, he was a little confused at this moment.
Cheng Luan had long lost his usual composure, and his face was pale with pain.
Cheng Ying was in charge of taking care of the child. This had always been the rule. No one else was allowed to approach the members because they were afraid that others would use the child to make trouble. After all, he was Li Xiang's eldest son.
"Your Highness..."
The people in the room panicked when they saw a man coming in, but only when they saw that it was Li Xiang did they feel relieved.
"Don't come over here, change your clothes first, you're too cold."
Li Xiang was just about to go up to comfort his wife Cheng Ying, and quickly brought some soft clothes over. Li Xiang saw that he was still wearing armor. Chang'an City had already entered late autumn, and women were the weakest now. If they got too cold, it would be bad.
"Change it quickly."
This was the first time Li Xiang had someone else change his clothes. The eight palace maids were always faster than him...
