Chapter 436 Brother finally becomes brother
After returning from the front line, Li Yuan stayed in the Luoyang Palace all day and no longer asked about any military or political affairs.

After Li Yuanhui visited him several times, he felt that he had aged a lot and his mental state was much worse. After all, he had experienced such a great military defeat.

In fact, Li Yuan lost most of his power, but he did not make any efforts to return to Guanzhong. He must have felt somewhat speechless in facing the people of Jiangdong.

Li Yuanhui also did not tell him that he had asked the second and third sons to come to Luoyang.

On the other hand, after the King of Jin and the Crown Prince met up in Shan County, they hurried all the way until almost September, when they brought their men to Luoyang. However, they did not enter the city and stopped at the White Horse Temple.

After hearing the news, Li Yuanhui also came out of the city to meet his two brothers.

The three brothers met in the main hall of the White Horse Temple.

During the meeting, there were only three brothers and a big Buddha sitting nearby.

Hundreds of Dutch warriors were stationed outside to ensure that no one could interrupt the conversation between the three brothers.

When Li Yuanhui entered the main hall, Li San was wearing a black robe and standing with his hands behind his back facing the Buddha statue, as if he was confronting the Buddha.

In front of him was Li Er kneeling in front of the Buddha, chanting scriptures with his eyes closed.

Li Yuanhui had never been a big believer in Buddhism, but when he came to someone else's territory, he had to burn some incense anyway, and it didn't cost any money anyway.

He lit a stick of incense with the eternal candle beside him and then inserted it into the incense burner.

Then he came behind Li Er and listened to him reciting scriptures silently.

Li San said, "You don't want to kowtow?"

Li Si smiled and said, "There's nothing to ask for, so I won't kowtow."

Li San also smiled when he heard this, and then asked seriously: "How is Aye now?"

Li Si thought about it, and then said, "He has lost a lot of weight, and his spirit is not as good as before. I heard that he has been worshipping Buddha every day in the palace recently."

Li San nodded and said nothing else. The two brothers were silent for a while.

Finally, Li Er finished reciting the scriptures silently, stood up, and said, "Silang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Li Si said: "Aye is no longer able to manage the affairs. Second brother, you are the crown prince, what do you say we should do?"

After hearing this, Li Er frowned at first, and then did not open his mouth for a long time.

Li Si continued, "In the Battle of Baigou, our Tang Dynasty suffered heavy casualties, and the 100,000-man army was completely wiped out. Of the court officials and nobles from Chang'an who followed Aye, only one in ten survived. Liu Xuanji was difficult to control. Now Luoyang and the Central Plains are in a precarious situation. I only want to ask my two brothers, who will clean up this situation? Can Aye still be your king?"

Upon hearing this, Li Er angrily shouted, "Silang, do you know what you are saying? You are overstepping your authority."

Li San said, "Second brother, isn't that what Silang said? The defeat in Jinyang was ultimately due to Aye's selfishness. He appointed that useless servant to guard Jinyang. The Battle of Baigou was caused by that servant. Aye is old and confused, and you are confused too?"

"Sanlang"

Li Er didn't know how to refute what he said, because these were all facts.

After the three brothers won the Battle of Jinyang, there would be no doubt that they could unify the world as long as they stabilized the situation, dealt with Northern Yan, and unified the country.

But now, because of Li Yuan’s selfishness and stubbornness, it is still unclear whether we can defend the Central Plains.

As the crown prince, Li Er cannot be too impatient, and as the heir to the throne, he also has to maintain the importance of the legal system.

But today, Li San and Li Si obviously did not treat him as the prince, nor did they treat the old man as the emperor.

Li San continued, "Almost all of the territory of the Tang Dynasty was conquered by the three of us brothers, including Jinyang and Luoyang. Where was Aye during the fierce battle of Yingchuan? Now that things have come to this, Aye has lost popularity, and the elite troops in Guanzhong have all been lost to the enemy. It's just right, let Aye enjoy a few years of peace and quiet."

Li Er asked hesitantly: "Sanlang, what do you mean by this?"

Li Si said: "Third brother means that father can abdicate the throne to second brother. Your father is old, so you can be the emperor." "What did you say. How can you act like this? This..." Li Er actually knew vaguely what Li San and Li Si were planning, but he didn't expect them to say it so directly.

Li Er knew very well that after Li Yuan's defeat, most of the court was ruined by him, and this was also the time when Li Yuan's influence was the lowest.

Moreover, this was in Luoyang, and with the support of both the King of Qi and the King of Jin, he could completely take over the throne and power from Li Yuan.

If this happened in Chang'an, it would be difficult to do.

After all, there are still many of Li Yuan's old subordinates and clan members in Chang'an, and most of these people are also supporters of Li Yuan.

Even if Li Yuan was defeated, any unusual move by Li Er would be regarded as treason.

But it was different in Luoyang. Li Yuan did not have many supporters in this place, and all the Yuan imperial guards he brought were wiped out.

Currently, the city defense and palace guards in Luoyang are all Li Yuanhui's men.

So as long as Li Yuanhui wants to do it, he can succeed.

Now with Li San's support, there is almost no need to hesitate.

The combined influence of the three brothers almost completely covered the entire Tang Dynasty court and local areas.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Er finally nodded, indicating that he agreed to this action.

The two men camped outside the city with their personal troops, and after Li Si returned to the city, he immediately summoned his civil and military officers.

Li Qinglian, Li Baishi, Dugu Ying, Zhu Deyu, Duan Wuda, Yuchi Jingde, Zhang Zhen'e, Dou Xianjun, Dou Fengjie, Yu Zhongheng
They are all his trusted confidants who have followed him for many years. They prosper together and suffer together.

He then told everyone in detail about the consensus he, the Crown Prince and Prince of Jin had reached, which was to persuade the Emperor to abdicate the throne tomorrow.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Li Yuanhui's arrangement was that Zhu Deyu would be responsible for blocking Luoyang tomorrow, and Dou Xianjun and Dou Fengjie would be responsible for blocking the inside and outside of the palace.

The six great guards each led 500 soldiers to follow him into the palace. Zhang Zhen'e and Luo Shixiang were responsible for guarding the Prince of Qi's palace.

After Li Yuanhui gave instructions for his arrangements, he asked everyone to prepare separately.

"Your Majesty, please think twice before you act. Your Majesty has lost popularity, and the Crown Prince may not be a good choice. You might as well take advantage of tomorrow's opportunity to get rid of the Crown Prince and the King of Jin, and then the Tang Dynasty will be yours."

The person who spoke was Zhang Zhen'e. But it was clear that he was not the only one who thought so.

At this time, the crowd had not yet dispersed. After hearing this, in addition to being shocked, they were also expectant. They hoped that Li Yuanhui would agree.

Li Yuanhui frowned when he heard this, then he looked at everyone and suddenly laughed, "You all think the same, right?"

Li Qinglian said: "Your Highness, tomorrow's opportunity is rare."

Only Zhu Deyu said: "Your Majesty, no!"

Li Yuanhui waved his hand and shook his head. "If I really fight with my two brothers tomorrow, Guanzhong, Hedong, Shuzhong, Longxi, Liangzhou... will no longer belong to the Tang Dynasty. By then, the Tang Dynasty will be torn apart. With Liu Xuanji's ability, he will definitely drive straight to Hedong. Don't forget that he holds countless people from Guanzhong's wealthy families in his hands. By then, Guanzhong will surrender. By then, we will only have the Central Plains and Jianghuai, and we will be captured by Liu Xuanji sooner or later! Isn't the example of the Yuan brothers and the Murong brothers fighting against each other and being defeated enough to warn people?"

After hearing this, everyone calmed down, because what Li Yuanhui said was absolutely right.

The Tang Dynasty was already in a state of decline. If Li Yuanhui really followed their ideas at this time, the people in Guanzhong were not united, and Liu Xuanji also captured a large number of officials. If Li Er and Li San were all gone, then the Yan army would be the vanguard to enter Guanzhong.

Therefore, Li Yuanhui directly rejected Zhang Zhen'e's proposal, and then warned his subordinates in righteous words.

Don't stir up trouble between the brothers from now on.
But before everyone dispersed, Li Yuanhui gave everyone a reassurance: "I understand your concerns. Although I am the King of Qi, I will never follow Liu Xiang's example and make wedding clothes for others, nor will I be the King of Huainan Liu Chang. There are some things to be discussed in the palace tomorrow, and everything will be revealed."

"In terms of succession, besides the son inheriting the throne after the father's death, there is also the younger brother inheriting the throne after the elder brother's death!"

(End of this chapter)