When walking out of the hall, Prince Wu Li Ke wanted to hold Li Xiang and ask him, but he didn't do it in the end. After all, he was an uncle. What's more, before this kid came out, Prince Wu Li Ke also had ideas about that position. As long as he was the emperor's son, who wouldn't have ideas about that position? If he made great contributions this time, coupled with the remnants of the previous royal family, he might be able to give it a try.
"Your Highness, Concubine Yang invites you."
While Prince Wu Li Ke was in a daze, the palace maid beside his mother came over. Perhaps Concubine Yang also knew what had just happened, so she asked Prince Wu to come over.
When the King of Wu walked into his mother's palace, everyone around him retreated, including the few palace maids he trusted most, who were now ten feet away. The mother and son also wanted to have some private conversation.
"Tell me the truth, are you tempted by that position again?"
Concubine Yang said anxiously that among the concubines in the harem, Concubine Yang was very smart, because she had grown up in this palace and naturally knew how terrible the change of dynasties was. Her father and all her brothers died under the swords of the rebellious army. If she said that she was not familiar with this, she was really sick.
"Mother, I have the blood of two emperors. Who in this world could be more noble than me? I didn't have a chance before, but now with the appearance of Li Xiang, the entire court is being reshuffled. Can't I give it a try?"
Hearing her son say this, Concubine Yang immediately understood. Anyone would be tempted, let alone the emperor's son. Her son did have the blood of two dynasties of emperors, which was indeed very precious, even more than Li Chengqian. But then again, it was precisely because of this that it was impossible for him to ascend to that position.
"Do you know what you're talking about? Have you forgotten what you promised me? You've long been smarter than everyone else. You know you can't possibly reach that position. No matter how great your achievements are, you'll be pulled down in the end. This is because you have the bloodline of two emperors, one of which is the bloodline of the previous emperor. How can this be possible?"
Concubine Yang said anxiously that in the early years, this son was the one who gave her the least worries. She didn't have to work hard at all, and he understood everything at once. But now, for some reason, this son was blinded by power.
"Mother, listen to me. Things are different now than they were before. Before, Zhangsun Wuji and Empress Zhangsun controlled both the imperial court and the harem. We really didn't stand a chance. Now Empress Zhangsun is gone, and Zhangsun Wuji is also suspected by my father. Now my father himself is a little confused..."
"Shut up."
Hearing her son's words becoming increasingly outrageous, Concubine Yang quickly covered her son's mouth.
Although you are the emperor's son and the emperor's favorite son, the imperial family is the most ruthless. It doesn't matter what other people say, but as long as it happens in this palace, if you do something a little bit out of line, once it is heard by others, it may be a capital crime. Maybe it cannot be carried out now, but once this matter is told by others in the future, both mother and son will be killed without a burial place.
"Your father was able to defeat the rebels when he was just a teenager, and he was even commended by your grandfather. He later followed your grandfather on his campaigns. Countless heroes on earth have lost their lives to your father's sword. How can you look down on him so much? Your brain is far inferior to his. Even Li Xiang is no match for him."
Concubine Yang and Li Shimin had a deep relationship and knew each other best. After Empress Changsun passed away, Li Shimin wanted Concubine Yang to be the queen several times, but Concubine Yang always avoided him because it was not a good position.
Empress Changsun's sons and grandsons have grown up. They only remember Empress Changsun and not other empresses. If Concubine Yang were to become empress now, she would be making enemies with this huge force. Plus, with the addition of Zhangsun Wuji, would that be the position of empress?
It was simply a brazier. Anyone who wanted to be in that position would be torn to pieces by this enormous force. Brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai attached particular importance to this. Even though they were usually incompatible with each other, once they were involved in this matter, the two brothers knew who was the enemy.
"So my son will be a mediocre person all his life?"
The King of Wu said somewhat unwillingly that among all his brothers, his talent could be said to be top-notch, and he could stand out among his brothers in both literature and martial arts. Even Li Tai's literary talent, which he was most proud of, was just child's play in the eyes of the King of Wu. If such a person lived his whole life in obscurity, it would be more painful than killing him.
"What's wrong with being mediocre? As a mother, I don't want to see you brothers fighting each other. You and your sixth brother should just be idle princes and live a good life. Maybe you say that the future emperor won't tolerate you, but you still have to see who will be the emperor."
After Concubine Yang finished speaking, the King of Wu looked up at his mother. Was there something else going on? Or had his father already decided who would be the emperor?
Prince Wu Li Ke remembered many things. When Li Chengqian was the crown prince, Prince Wu Li Ke also did a lot of small things in secret. Concubine Yang not only did not stop him, but instead provided a lot of help to Prince Wu. Including some remnants of the previous dynasty, they were all in the hands of Prince Wu. But now these people suddenly disappeared. Prince Wu tried to find them several times, but he couldn't find them in the end. It should be that his mother asked these people to hide.
The King of Wu suddenly thought of a time point. When these people disappeared, it was when Li Xiang rose to prominence.
"Mother, are you saying that Li Xiang has the best chance? If he becomes emperor, will he let us brothers go?"
The King of Wu said tremblingly that although they had long known that Li Xiang had the greatest chance, what Concubine Yang said was completely different from what others said. Everyone knew that Concubine Yang was Li Shimin's confidant, and Li Shimin had talked the most to Concubine Yang at the beginning. The two of them had been childhood sweethearts, and this kind of relationship was not comparable to that of ordinary people.
"You can't be this manager."
Concubine Yang did not answer, but instead repeated the same words...