Chapter 438: Alliance of the Golden Chamber
As an emperor, Li Yuan made many stupid decisions in the past few years. First, in order to maintain balance, he supported his sixth son Li Xiaozheng as the governor of Bingzhou, which led to the loss of Jinyang.

Later, in order to seize the power and support of his fourth son Li Yuanhui, he personally led his troops to Luoyang. However, due to some mistake, he insisted on leading the army in person, and finally destroyed an army of 100,000 and most of the court.

But this does not mean that Li Yuan himself is a stupid person. In fact, it is because of his cleverness that he is too clever for his own good.

It is hard to say whether Li Yuan is good at commanding troops, but he is quite good at scheming and scheming.

So he quickly realized that the mastermind behind this "forcing the emperor to abdicate" must be this kid Li Si.

First of all, because the location is Luoyang.

If the mastermind was Crown Prince Li Er, then the location should be west of Shan County.

Now Luoyang is full of his old subordinates of King Qi. The fact that the Crown Prince and King Jin can still lead troops here at this time means that it was Li Si who wrote them a letter asking them to come.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so fast.

The fact that the three of them appeared in the palace of Luoyang at the same time meant that they had conspired together and reached a resolution, and then brought their troops here together.

Li Yuan sighed, then looked at Li Er and said, "Erlang, is this what you meant?"

Li Er turned his head away and didn't look him in the eye: "Aye, the Tang Dynasty is in danger now, what do you think?"

Li Yuan then looked at Li San, but Li San did not dodge at all. His eyes were deep and no fluctuations could be seen. He knew that there was no need to ask the third brother, and his attitude was even more resolute.

"Forget it, forget it. I will issue an edict right now, and let you, the crown prince, be the regent. From now on, all matters will be decided by you."

Li Yuan said helplessly, what can he do now? The situation is stronger than the person. His Yuan Cong imperial army and Guanzhong direct lineage were all destroyed in Hebei, and now he is not much different from a lone man in the true sense.

Even during these days, the guards in the palace were all under the charge of Li Si's Zuo Wuwei and his personal soldiers.

Even if he knew about this in advance, what could he do? Nothing at all.

So he chose to accept it. Accept the reality.

Pei Hongde, Pei Ji, and Dugu Huaiyi in the hall all breathed a sigh of relief, because Li Yuan's quick handover of power should mean that things had come to a conclusion, and there would be no more disputes and bloodshed.

Pei Ji, who had just been promoted to the position of Shizhong not long ago, was about to go and get the imperial edict to write it himself, but he heard King Qi Li Yuanhui speaking again.

"Today, in front of Grandpa and my two brothers, and with the Prime Minister here, I have something I must tell you."

Upon hearing this, Li Er and Li San all looked at Li Si.

Even Li Yuan was a little surprised. Why did Silang do something weird?
Li Er said: "Silang, if you have anything to say, why don't you go."

Li Sanlang said, "Okay, then if there is anything, let's just talk about it today. This will save us brothers from any more troubles in the future!"

Li Si nodded upon hearing this. "This Tang Dynasty was conquered by Aye and the three of us brothers! Is that right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan and Li Er nodded even though they didn't know what Li Si was going to say.

Li Sanque vaguely knew what Lao Si wanted to do, but he didn't understand how Lao Si planned to do it.

If the intention was to solve the problem with force, then Li Si would not have to go through with all this drama. He could have simply imprisoned Li Yuan and informed Li Er and Li San that the emperor was critically ill and asked them to come to Luoyang. They could then launch an ambush in the capital and eliminate all threats directly.

But he didn't do that, which means he didn't want to resolve the dispute through force. Did he want to persuade others?
".Aye became the emperor. After the eldest brother passed away, the second brother became the crown prince. My third brother and I have no objection to this. The second brother has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. A hundred years after Aye, the second brother will be the crown prince and will naturally inherit the throne. But what about after the second brother? Are you going to make me and the third brother inferior to Cheng Qian?"

This made Li Er a little angry. He wanted to say, what else? But then he thought, Sanlang and Silang did make great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but from this perspective, their dissatisfaction is understandable. But isn't it natural for the throne to be passed down from father to son?
Li Yuan suddenly found it interesting, and what Li Si said actually made sense. He even considered whether Li San and Li Si could be the heirs. But after all, he had to consider etiquette and law.

But today, Li Si directly brought up the matter, and Li Er, the prince who had not yet obtained the throne, really had no way to refute it.

This was even more true for Li San. Li Si's current position was equivalent to dragging him along with him. He didn't say this, but he recognized the logic.

After Li Yuan, Li Er took over. No problem. He accepted it.

But if Li Er asked him to serve as a subject to his nephew Li Chengqian, he would definitely not accept it.

Just like what Li Si said, the Tang Dynasty was established by them, the brothers.

Li Si looked at the expressions of the few people and continued, "Although our Tang Dynasty has half of the world, it has encountered great changes. Liu Xuanji dominates the two rivers, Jiangnan and Jingzhou also have strong enemies, and there is still the threat of the Turks in the north. If the successor is incompetent, it will ruin the hard work of my father and son."

"So, today I have a plan. Brothers, we will make a covenant today and decide the order of succession according to age."

When these words were spoken, Li Yuan, Li Er, Pei Hongde, Pei Ji and Dugu Huaiyi were all stunned on the spot.

Because this proposal is really hard to put into words.

Li Sanlang said: "What Silang said is also what I meant."

In fact, Li San never had any conspiracy with Li Si, but according to what Li Si said, it was obviously in his favor.

So he chose to make his attitude clear instead of just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labor.

Li Er's expression became even uglier. He felt something like being stabbed in the back.

But he just had nothing to say.

Because the reason is very simple. Even if you are brothers, born of the same mother, and have fought together to conquer the world, and support you in seizing power from your father, is it just for you to wait for your death in the future and continue to work like a slave for your son?

Moreover, he also understood that the third and fourth brothers now had their own teams, and the fourth brother's strength now surpassed that of the court.

If it was before the defeat of Hebei, even if the fourth brother had such thoughts, he probably would not have said them out loud at this time.

But today, in this kind of situation, he completely revealed his inner strength, because his current strength is sufficient.

Li Er remained silent. He looked at Li Yuan, and Li Yuan also looked at him, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

As for the others, they kept silent because they all knew that they could not speak freely in this occasion and at this time.

Li Si continued to ask: "Aye, what do you think?"

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Si Lang has a strong army now, why don't you do it yourself?"

What that means is that you are so strong now, why bother with this, just take what you want.

Li Si said, "Father, you are wrong. The Tang Dynasty was founded by my three brothers and father. My second and third brothers worked together to conquer Longyou, Guanzhong, and Liangzhou. As for the Guandong states, they were also my efforts. The subsequent battles of Yingchuan and Jinyang were won because of the concerted efforts of my three brothers. The Yuan brothers were defeated because of the struggle for the family property. Four of the sons of my father-in-law, Emperor Zhaowu of Great Yan, became brothers one after another, but Great Yan was destroyed."

"Now there is a powerful enemy outside. If we kill each other for the succession, I, Li Tang, will surely follow in the footsteps of Dayan."

"So, today, brothers, why don't we make a covenant, announce it to the world, and seal it in a golden box to rectify the foundation of the country and calm the people's hearts!"

(End of this chapter)