In the private seat on the second floor of the Twilight Building, Li Yuan held the wine cup and shook it gently, while smiling at the person sitting opposite.

Meng Shaohuai was restless, and all the dishes in front of him were the most delicious dishes in the Dusk Building, and this wine was also the best. But the more this happened, the more Meng Shaohuai felt that something was wrong.

"That's... Li Shizi, you don't care about the villain, just spare me, you promised it yourself last time, and you won't look for me again in the future, and as for those bad things at home, you won't mention it again. The gentleman is full of words, you can't be fooled! ”

Li Yuan's face turned pale when he saw Meng Shaohuai speak. The speech is not very clear. Hurriedly stepped forward and pinched Meng Shaohuai's shoulder, and said with a smile: "What are you nervous about?" The two of us are the same age, and we grew up together. It's also a bit of affection. Besides, you also know me as a person, and since it was promised to you, then I will never cheat. In the past, of course, there were two clears, coming and going, eating and drinking. ”

Saying that, Li Yuan personally poured wine for Meng Shaohuai, and Meng Shaohuai swallowed his saliva, a little incredulous. How many times did this hand stretch out and retract it stupidly? Finally, seeing that Li Yuan's face was unintentional, he took it with both hands and drank it, and then said with a smile: "Li Shizi is right, he is spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Li Shizi understands the righteousness, originally we did wrong, but my father has reformed and will never do such a thing again! You can rest assured! ”

Li Yuan listened, nodded, then sighed, took out several account books from the table on the window on the side, put them in front of Meng Shaohuai, and said: "What Meng Gongzi said is reasonable, I also know that when this corruption and bribery are taken, Lord Shangshu will definitely not do it again, after all, there is no impermeable wall in the world, as long as someone knows, sooner or later it will be said." But... Coincidentally, I recently went to the shop under Master Shangshu for a turn, and I never thought that there was something wrong with the account book in the shop, so I secretly changed it, and today I specially brought it to Meng Gongzi to see the clues. ”

Meng Shaohuai stared at the ledger in front of him fixedly, his face bloodless. He shouldn't have believed Li Yuan's nonsense! How could this ledger be placed in a random place for him to send small! It's clear that he secretly took it!

"That's... Li Shizi, I haven't seen this account book, you should have read it wrong, this thing is not our Shangshu Mansion, no! ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, and then pretended to be puzzled and turned over the account book, revealing the seal belonging to Shangshufu.

"Really? But how can I see that what is written on it is the name of Lord Shangshang? Meng Gongzi, you are taking a closer look, don't be mistaken. ”

Meng Shaohuai took the sweat from his forehead, sighed, and cried: "Oops! My ancestors! We were really wrong, this ledger was a long time ago, not recent. My father and I have really reformed and never done anything harmful! You just look at the intimate relationship between the two families of Guogong Mansion and Shangshu Mansion, spare us! ”

"Tax evasion is a big taboo, especially at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you are so reckless, if Your Majesty knows about it, even if you have done it, I am afraid it will not be easy to pass. What's more, if Your Majesty investigates thoroughly, then sooner or later all other filthy things will be able to be investigated. ”

Li Yuan said leisurely, and even shook his head, his words were full of regret for Shangshufu.

Meng Shaohuai was terrified when he heard this, and when he heard this, he hurriedly pulled Li Yuan's sleeve and said, "Li Shizi, I beg you, don't tell Your Majesty about this." We were wrong, we really were wrong! As long as you don't say what you want, we can promise you! Willing to be a cow and a horse for you! At all costs! ”

Li Yuan nodded, and then said: "Forget it about being a cow and a horse, Lord Shangshu has a noble status, if you make a cow and a horse for me, then wouldn't that old thing in my family be able to slaughter me, okay, it's a good thing for you to be in a hurry today, I really have something to ask you." ”

Meng Shaohuai breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, what he was most afraid of was that Li Yuan had nothing else to ask for. Then even if he has the ability to reach the sky, he can't keep it!

"Li Shizi, don't be polite, just say anything, as long as we know, my father and I will definitely tell you everything!"

"I want to know what Lord Meng hurriedly went to the Guogong Mansion to see Li Chengming yesterday, what they all talked about, why it was only two hours before Li Mengyao and Lord Meng sent people into the palace? Even the Prime Minister's Mansion is ready to move. It doesn't seem easy. ”

When Meng Shaohuai heard this, he was stunned in his heart, and then smiled: "What else can happen, it is estimated that it is because of the delay in leaving the envoy of Zhaoyuan Kingdom." I heard that this Song Wenchai said that he came to discuss important matters with His Majesty. But it's been almost half a month, and I know all day long, playing in the mountains, visiting the city, and listening to small songs. It's leisurely! ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan chuckled, put the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table, held his face, squinted and smiled: "Master Meng, do you know what happens to people who lie to me?" In the deep mountains on the outskirts of Wenxi City, there are many bones, especially in the past two years. The tigers on this mountain are raised for nothing, is it... Meng Gongzi also wants to have fun? ”

Meng Shaohuai was stunned, stunned in place, his pupils widened, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his back, and his face was pale, as if he had just had a serious illness.

"Lee... Li Shizi! I don't! I don't want to! I say! I say! They're going to discuss the edict! I heard my dad say it, it's absolutely true, it's true, I'm definitely not lying! ”

"Edict? What edict? Be clear. ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan narrowed his eyes, and his expression became a little serious.

"I heard that when the first emperor died, someone witnessed him once writing a testament. Later, when the fourth prince ascended the throne, there was no edict, and his father and the prince felt that this matter was different, thinking... Thinking that there must be something else in the edict, I am afraid that there is no other way to say it in this world, so I specially went to the cold palace to ask. ”

Meng Shaohuai said everything he knew in one breath, and then pulled Li Yuan's sleeve with trembling hands. Cautiously asked: "Li Shizi... I've told you all I know, you look at this ledger... Can you give it back? ”

Li Yuan was thinking about it, and he didn't hear what Meng Shaohuai said at all.

It stands to reason that if the emperor really wrote an edict during his lifetime, then this matter will definitely be related to the foundation of the country.

Because His Majesty's body is weak and the harem is empty, it has already attracted many people's dislike. Coupled with his tightness in politics, in the past five years, the original Huang Zhou magnates have indeed not received any benefits, and they are naturally unwilling to re-ascend the throne of His Majesty.

But Li Yuan remembered that at the time when the first emperor died, there didn't seem to be any noise, so it was reasonable, among the princes, except for Yuan Chuqing, who was assigned to the south and whose life and death were uncertain, then only Yuan Yichen and Yuan Huaisheng could fight for the throne. But the relationship between these two brothers is not ordinarily good, so at that time, King Yong'an specially blocked the surrounding troops who were about to move, and secretly dropped the Yu Guards guarding the eastern border back quietly, which made Yuan Yichen able to ascend the throne without a single soldier!

"In other words, you all suspect that in that edict, the Son of Heaven who was originally chosen by His Majesty the First Emperor was Yuan Huaisheng?"

Li Yuan didn't answer the rhetorical question, Meng Shaohuai hurriedly covered his mouth, turned his head to look around, got up and ran outside the wing room to look around, and after seeing that there was no one around, he whispered: "Oops! My ancestors! Uncle! This matter can't be talked about, even if everyone guesses in their hearts, they can't say it on their lips, if it is heard by those people who have a favorable plan, it will inevitably give rise to some incidents, besides, they are just guessing, who dares to talk nonsense without real evidence. I don't know where this news came from. If there is no edict at all, or the name written on the edict, or the four princes, isn't it simply something out of nothing? ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan nodded, if it is really Yuan Huaisheng, then it must be the will of the people, and when the time comes, for the peace of the people and the unification of the country, Yuan Huaisheng will definitely not sit idly by, and the best way to solve this matter is to conform to the people's will! In other words, from now on, Yuan Huaisheng and Mo Yanxi will never be able to be together!

"That's... Li Shizi! Li Shizi? ”

Meng Shaohuai saw that Li Yuan's thoughts had gone away again, so he hurriedly put his hand in front of Li Yuan and waved it.

"Is there anything else to do with Meng Gongzi?"

Li Yuan asked lazily and sat down. The mood is extraordinarily good!

"You see... I also made this matter clear, you were originally the prince of the Guogong Mansion, and these things will naturally be known sooner or later. You see, this is over, so I... That is in the next poop, gone? ”

Meng Shaohuai rubbed it and said. Yu Guang stared at the door frequently, and his whole body was already facing the direction of the door. Obviously can't wait to go?

Li Yuan laughed: "Since this is the case, then I won't force it to stay, Meng Gongzi will go all the way, by the way, you can take this account book, it is best to find a safe tunnel bridge to hide." That place is prone to rats. ”

Meng Shaohuai nodded like a rattle, picked up the account book, made a gesture, and strode out of the wing.

When he left the twilight building, he felt that the strings in his heart were loosened. At this time, the Lingtai was clear, and Meng Shaohuai realized that there was always something strange in his heart, something was wrong. When he flipped through the account book, Meng Shaohuai was so angry that he almost fainted, except for the words on the first few pages, the back was all blank, and the handwriting was still damp, which was obviously forged!