Chapter 849 The Dust Settles(1/2)
The grand dynasty meeting of Hanyuan Palace has had a huge impact on the nobles in Chang'an City.
Ordinary people may not care much about who the Tang Dynasty is. As long as they can have enough food, work to do, and wear clothes.
But the nobles are different.
In particular, the nobles who hope to go further will be very sensitive to these news.
"Erlang, yesterday you swear to me that Your Majesty will enthrone Your Highness the King of Wei as the crown prince, but why did you become Your Highness the King of Jin today?"
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Chai Zhewei asked someone to hand Chai Lingwu over to his side.
Although no matter who comes to power, the Chai family's wealth is very stable.
However, Chai Lingwu's thighs that were jumping up and down in hugging Li Tai in the past few days must have fallen into the eyes of many people.
Everyone would not simply understand that this is Chai Lingwu's personal behavior, but instead thinks that the Chai family is supporting the King of Wei and that the Chai family has joined the King of Wei Party.
If King Wei successfully becomes the crown prince, then there is no harm in this misunderstanding.
But this is not the case now.
So when Chai Zhewei stood in Hanyuan Hall and heard the edict that Lan He read, he was so angry that he hated Chai Lingwu, the second brother.
I originally wanted to take the Chai family to be a neutral person, but I accidentally became a typical example of a bad treasure.
Trouble, brother!
"Brother, what did you say? Your Majesty has conferred His Highness the Prince of Jin as the crown prince? How is that possible?"
Chai Lingwu was not qualified to attend the court meeting, so when he knew that Li Zhi had become the crown prince, his face was full of disbelief.
"How is it possible? The edict has been published! I have told you many times that you should not participate in the competition for the crown prince, but you always can't listen. Now, the entire Chai family will be affected by you! Fortunately, Your Highness King Jin is kind and filial, and it may not be like our family. From today on, you will stay at home. If you are bored, go to various workshops and don't rush around!"
Chai Zhewei's words declared Chai Lingwu's social death.
However, the worst person in Chang'an City is not Chai Lingwu.
"Hurry, sell all the shares of Yanji Trading!"
In the Datang Stock Exchange, Wei Siren broke in like a flying briskly and quickly came to Wei Bao's side.
Because he is optimistic about Yanji Trade, the Wei family has started to buy Yanji Trade's stocks since yesterday. Wei Bao even received instructions to make people stay at the Datang Stock Exchange these days, watching the changes in Yanji Trade's stocks.
"Langjun, do you see where do you think?"
Wei Bao smiled wryly and pointed to the hanging blackboard, which clearly stated the various transaction orders of Yan Ji Trade.
Sell!
Sell!
Sell!
When Wei Siren saw a bunch of numbers in front of a big selling word, he felt a chill in his heart.
What Wei Siren couldn't accept the most was that the selling price on the blackboard was already much lower than yesterday, but no one bought it yet.
The Wei family is not the only smart people in Chang'an City.
When the Great Court just ended, someone risked being punished by the street patrol police and ran to the Datang Stock Exchange and successfully cleared the stocks in their hands.
The stock market in later generations was very sensitive to all kinds of turbulence, not to mention the unsightly castrated stock exchange like Datang, everyone's emotions were even more jumping with the news.
"How could this happen? How could this happen!"
Wei Siren looked at the blackboard in dismay.
Although the losses this time were not very heavy for the Wei family, the blow to Wei Siren's investment confidence was very huge.
He had obviously obtained the inside information provided by his uncle and had already made arrangements in advance. Why did he finally find that this internal information was wrong?
Is this too cheating on my nephew?
"Langjun, I think stocks may not be very suitable for us. Now the Tang Dynasty has a very strong demand for horse carriages and rickshaws. It is better to run the carriage shop in the south of the city well. Although the annual returns are relatively fixed, the value is not low."
At this time, Wei Bao remembered the "Stock market is risky, you need to be cautious when entering the market", and his heart was full of bitterness.
In the stock market, it is true that you have to pay the tuition fee before you can learn from it. It is useless to rely solely on advice.
I just don’t know how long the shelf life of Wei Bao’s lesson is!
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A few years ago, Li Shimin gave the former Sui Dynasty Ligong Furong Garden in the southeast of Chang'an City, near the south bank of the Qujiang River, to Li Tai, who was deeply loved by him.
As the Great Sui Palace, Furong Garden has a residence of 30 hectares, with a circumference of seventeen miles, and is built very luxuriously.
There are a silhouette and corridor in the garden, which are continuous and crouching. The area is extended and the area is full of refreshing bays, and the land is spreading, and there are also bamboos and forests, green hills and hills. There is a cool hall under the east sill. There is a Linshui Pavilion in the east.
It is an excellent resort, especially in summer when the temperature is gradually getting hotter, and it is a good place to go.
Unfortunately, when Li Tai returned to this garden, he could not feel the beauty of the environment at all.
He doesn't want to go back to the Wei Palace now. He just needs to come to this Furong Garden to sit quietly and think about what happened.
You're not dreaming, are you?
When will this nightmare end?
"Prince, as long as Your Highness King Jin has not ascended the throne, there will be a chance. Li Chengqian, who has been the crown prince for more than ten years, was eventually deposed. It is hard to say whether Your Highness King Jin can hold the position of this crown prince. Besides, no one knows when he will get sick, and no one knows what the situation will be like in a few years."
Liu Mi was also loyal. Even though he knew that Li Tai failed to become the crown prince, he did not immediately leave the Wei royal party.
So after getting off the court, he followed Li Tai to Furong Garden.
"No, this time it's different, I don't have a chance!"
Li Tai is a smart person. Although he doesn't know where he lost, he knows that such a thing will never have a chance if he fails.
Besides, put your heart in mind. If I were Li Zhi, I would definitely be in every way to prevent myself and even secretly stumbling.
"Your Majesty suddenly changed his mind, it must be Changsun Situ's interference! Your Highness King Wei, you are too smart. Changsun Situ doesn't want the future emperor to be a smart person, so it's hard to control! That's why he supports Your Highness King Jin to become the crown prince, and then no one can check and balance him in the court by then."
Today, Changsun Wuji's performance made Liu Mi clearly realize that Li Tai's failure had absolutely anything to do with him.
"The father trusts my uncle too much. Sooner or later, this will bring disaster to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty of my Li family. At the beginning, I thought half of the ministers in the court were my uncle's, so I didn't want to get too close to him. I didn't expect that he would actually launch the Ninth Brother to fight me."
Li Tai felt a little regretful.
Originally, he thought that the power of the Wei Wang Party was strong enough, so he ignored Changsun Wuji intentionally or unintentionally.
Now it seems that I have miscalculated.
"Your Majesty may not have seen this clearly now. As long as we find a way to let Your Majesty see this problem clearly, you will still have a chance."
"No, you still don't understand my father. He loves face too much! If the eldest brother had not taken the path of rebellion, the father would not have done anything to depose the prince. You all know very well what the Xuanwu Gate Incident was like back then, so the father had a very strong obsession with the continuity and legitimacy of the inheritance of the throne, and did not want to leave a throne for future generations that it is possible to plan.
So, today he enthroned Zhinu as the crown prince. As long as Zhinu did not do anything to rebel, his position as the crown prince would be stable. Even if the father regretted it, he would not let others know that he regretted it!"
As a prince who is deeply favored by Li Shimin, Li Tai naturally has a deep understanding of Li Shimin's character.
The more this happens, the lower his mood becomes.
Because this means that it is really impossible for me.
The Wei Wang Party seemed powerful, but it was mainly civil officials, and no generals supported it directly.
In addition, I grew up in Chang'an City since I was a child, and I had never been to the fiefdom at all, so I had no soldiers and horses.
Therefore, unless Li Shimin voluntarily appoints him as the crown prince, no matter whether it is Li Tai or Li Zhi, it is impossible to use other means to rise to power.
"Your Highness the King of Jin is kind and filial. In the worst case, Your Highness the King of Wei can also be a stable prince. Or just look like Your Highness the King of Chu and find another way to increase your influence in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Look a different approach?"
Liu Mi's words gave Li Tai some inspiration.
"I don't admire my second brother, I admire his other things. I admire his ability to operate Guanshishan Academy to its scale and influence today. Our Wei Palace is not short of money, so we simply transform this Furong Garden into a new academy. One day, this academy may become our greatest help."
Li Tai finally recovered a little vitality in his heart.
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In Xuanzheng Hall, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and other ministers were summoned to Li Shimin by several young eunuchs.
"Your Majesty, I see that you are not very good-looking. Do you want to call the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
Changsun Wuji was in a good mood today, so he didn't feel the change in Li Shimin's mood. He thought he was too tired and was feeling uncomfortable during this period.
However, Fang Xuanling, the bystander, saw a little sign, "Your Majesty, is something happened?"
Fang Xuanling is already 64 years old this year. In recent years, he has obviously felt that his body has begun to deteriorate.
So he was very indifferent to the struggle for the position of prince.
No matter who inherits the throne, I will definitely not be able to continue to be an official in the court, and it is hard to say whether I am still in the world or not.
As for his son, at present, he has not even inherited 10% of his political talent. He does not expect them to achieve great success and live a stable life.
Of course, the life that Fang Xuanling calls is definitely not the same as the life that ordinary people call.
Because of this mentality, Fang Xuanling has been very calm during this period and has not participated in the prince's dispute.
"This is a letter written by Gao Ming to Chi Nu. You all take a look!"
To be continued...