Recently, Chang'an City has been very lively, and envoys from various countries have come to Chang'an at the invitation of the Tang Dynasty to participate in Li Shimin's coronation ceremony of 'Tian Khan'. In fact, as early as the year before last, Li Shimin tried to do it once, but there were few responders at that time. The reason for this is that strength speaks.

The Tang Dynasty the year before last, he didn't even take revenge on the alliance of the bridge, who would respect a loser as a 'heavenly khan'? But today's Tang Dynasty, destroying the Eastern Turks, and the Western Turks, sweeping Gaochang, suppressing the Western Regions, not counting Tuyuhun and Tubo Goguryeo, etc., these small countries alone are enough for dozens of them, and the name of 'Tian Khan' is still a bit golden.

In addition to the matter of the Khan on this day, there are also undercurrents of forces in the court.

When Li Mu left Chang'an, the forces of all parties suppressed by him, especially the gate lord clan, let out a long breath. They originally had a very deep foundation, but the momentum of Li Mu's suppression was too strong and fierce, so they were out of breath for a while. After Li Mu left, the forces that united around him lost their backbone, and everything returned to its original state. Even the eldest Sun Chong, Xu Ji and others had their hearts set on Li Mu and thought that Li Mu's decision was right, but they couldn't withstand the power of the family behind them, and took advantage of their positions to divide factions in the internal affairs office.

Now they are gathered in the tea shop, pretending to be the stewards of the common people, and what they are talking about is also related to this.

After Li Mu left, the Internal Affairs Office, which was like a small imperial court, had been divided up by all forces, everything was running well, and everyone had benefited. However, the moment Li Mu set foot in Chang'an City, the Internal Affairs Office, which was originally under the orders of various forces, was suddenly pulled by a huge centripetal force, and they all returned to Li Mu's banner. Even the eldest grandson Chong, Xu Ji and others, who were already in charge of themselves, did not care about the forces behind them, and even ignored His Majesty's face, and ran to the prison of Dali Temple all day long with various files.

This led to the consequence that the plan to divide up the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which they had been carrying out for some time and brought benefits, was completely paralyzed overnight. The forces that control the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and even the people, in turn become something that counterbalances them. The most infuriating thing is that such as Changsun Chong, Xu Ji and others actually 'rebelled', what are they doing around Li Mu? He's just a Taoist man around his neck, where did he come from to be so popular?

In order to protect their vested interests, the representatives of each family pretended to be ordinary people, stayed in this tea shop, and quietly discussed.

It has always been like this, one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink. As soon as there are many people, there will be no backbone, everyone looks at their own one-third of an acre, everyone thinks about their own interests first, and quarrels are inevitable. But more importantly, they really have nothing to do with Li Mu, a person who even touches the emperor's woman, what else does he dare not do?

Just as rumors have been rumored, he has a knife on his neck. Then he has nothing to fear! If he was to be asked to do it before he died, he would be somewhat impossible. Can the living still compete with the dead?

Yes, most of the 'clear-eyed people' think that Li Mu is dead. This can be seen from the fact that there is no one to speak to him in the court today. In the past, if Li Mu had an accident, there would definitely be an impeachment of the imperial history, and then someone would always stand up for him, Cheng Yanjin, Tang Jian and other elders who were close to him would inevitably stand up. But this time the situation was different, not only was there no impeachment by Yushi, but no one stood up to speak for him, as if Li Mu's matter had been forgotten.

For this effect to happen, it's clear that someone is intervening. Because as the Khan's coronation is imminent today, nothing can affect this event. Li Mu's matter also has to be pushed back.

So who can influence the hundred officials in the court? The answer is on the horizon. His Majesty must have expressed his determination to kill Li Mu, so the hundred officials in the court pretended to be deaf and dumb. After all, His Majesty's reason for killing Li Mu this time was not so open.

Yes, it must be so.

The discussion in the tea shop extended to after everyone went back to their homes and looked for their mothers. As the helmsman of the Longyou nobles, it was naturally inappropriate for the eldest grandson Wuji to go on this occasion, but he wanted to know the news, so he had to send someone to go on his behalf. This person can't be a confidant, nor can he be a living person, and finally he found a well-read steward at home and went to follow along.

The steward is worthy of being known as well-read and strong, and when he came back, he heard the news and any gossip, and learned it in front of the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wuji listened carefully, rewarded the money and sent the steward, asked the groom to prepare the car, and went out of the house through the back door and came to Wang Jue's mansion.

In the past few days, Wang Jue has been saying that he is sick and cannot go to court.

He can't go to court, how can he go to court? Wang Ou is his niece, and His Majesty's affection for Wang Ou has been known many years earlier. Even if he can achieve the position of serving now, it is not unrelated. His Majesty gave him many hints, both openly and secretly. But he knew that he couldn't deal with this niece, so he kept pretending to be stupid.

In front of the emperor, it's okay to pretend to be stupid, but if you really think of the emperor as a fool, it's a big deal. Who thinks that a fool can be an emperor, and his brain must be in water.

Others may really not know about Wang Ou and Li Mu, but as the Taiyuan Wang family who is close to Li Mu, can Wang Qi not know? And Wang Ou is his niece, and both sides are close to Wang Qi, can he not know?

You, Wang Jue, are my courtiers, the servants of the Tang Dynasty, you know the news, but you don't tell me? Keeping me in the dark?

Is this going to be okay? Li Shimin looked for Wang Jue's stubble for three days, but Wang Jue couldn't stand it anymore and said that he was sick at home. At this time, the Taiyuan Wang family was arranging the 'import' of Kunlun slaves from Linyi and Zhenla, and Wang Qi also helped to plan, and saw that the profits exceeded expectations, so he was even more motivated, and asked for a few more days of sick leave.

But taking leave is a long-term solution, and when the second sick leave is about to expire, Wang Jue really can't think of a way, so he sits in the gazebo and drinks and thinks hard about countermeasures. At this time, the next person came to report, saying that Uncle Guo was visiting.

Wang Jue was suddenly surprised, when the officials came to their part, they were basically the leaders of their respective factions, and they would not easily 'visit' to meet, and the visit showed a feeling of 'asking for something', and it spread out as if someone was weak and who was the other, which caused people to criticize. Usually it is about a quiet place with a third party, and no party is involved, so that things can be discussed well.

Of course, Wang Jue would not think that the eldest grandson Wuji really needed to 'visit' him. Uncle Tangguo, there are definitely no more than three people in the world who need him to visit, and he is obviously not one of them. Wang Jue hurriedly asked people to pack up the wine and food and greeted them at the door.

"Uncle Guo suddenly visited, what happened?"

"Li Mu's matter." The eldest grandson Wuji didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty has locked up Li Mu for several days, and there has been no news from all parties. And you, Taiyuan Wang, are involved in both sides of this incident, I came here on purpose to ask, can Taiyuan Wang think of a way to get out? ”

"Heh," Wang Qi smirked and said, "What does this have to do with my Taiyuan Wang family?" Wang Ou is a married widow, what about Li Mu, when did the Taiyuan Wang family dare to take care of his affairs, it has to be managed by His Majesty, His Majesty's Sacred Heart is arbitrary, and naturally there are suitable arrangements. ”

Eldest Sun Wuji's face turned cold, and he said: "Since you say so, then it's better if I haven't been here, it's just a waste of time." After that, he got up and was about to leave, Wang Jue saw that he was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Guo, save your life, I really can't think of a good way, comfort yourself here." To tell the truth, I learned the news earlier, but it was only when His Majesty was assassinated in the valley that I discovered a clue. Li Mu threatened me, do I dare to say? It's good now, Your Majesty knows, it's really hard to be a man with me in the middle! ”

"Now there is an opportunity to never suffer again."

"This ......" The smart man didn't need a second sentence to speak, and as soon as the words 'never suffer in the future' came out, Wang Jue understood the plan of the eldest grandson Wuji. He wanted to get rid of Li Mu, although the eldest grandson Wuji didn't seem to have any interests with Li Mu, and even he got a lot of benefits from Li Mu. However, Li Mu touched a taboo of the eldest grandson Wuji.

For many years, the eldest grandson Wuji has always been known as the first person to be the first person to be 'from the dragon', and the officials in the court even have the right to read the chapters, and the grace is incomprehensible. Of course, this is because he is the emperor's brother-in-law, but it also shows from the side that the eldest grandson Wuji is also extraordinary.

But since Li Mu came, the title of the eldest grandson Wuji, the 'first person', seems to have been shaken. Although Li Mu has never taken the initiative to mention anything that is not the first, but from the fact that Li Shimin obeyed Li Muyan, cultivated him greatly, and handed over the responsibility of teaching the prince to him, everyone can see that Li Shimin intends to train Li Mu to be the 'first person of the next generation'.

The old first person is not dead yet, and the new first person is about to take the throne? For his own sake and for the authority of the eldest grandson clan, the eldest grandson Wuji must sweep away Li Mu.

He often follows Li Shimin's side and has a very accurate grasp of Li Shimin's heart. He knew that Li Shimin relied on Li Mu a lot, so he understood that easy trivial matters must not touch Li Mu in the slightest. Since you can't act rashly, you have to wait for the right opportunity. If you can't kill with one blow, Li Mu's counterattack, he will be enough to drink a pot.

The dragon has reverse scales, and if you want to anger the emperor, the best way to use it is to pull out his reverse scales. As one of the people who know Li Shimin best in the world, the eldest grandson Wuji naturally knows where Li Shimin's reverse scales are, and Wang Ou is his reverse scale, because he is the woman he can't ask for. There is also a reverse scale, which is well known to everyone in the world, but no one dares to mention it. That is the matter of Prince Yin's widow, Li Jiancheng was a very beloved crown prince back then, and it is needless to say how Li Shimin's throne came about. If Li Jiancheng has a child alive, it is too easy for someone who wants to make a fuss. For this reason, Li Shimin has been secretly arresting people who may be the widow of Li Jiancheng, who is merry by nature, and would rather kill the wrong person than let it go, the eldest grandson Wuji is clear.

Li Mu is now involved in Wang Ou, this is the opportunity to come! It may not be possible to kill Li Mu with one reverse scale, but what if the two opportunities come together?

The eldest grandson Wuji had already prepared, he took out a prepared thing from his arms and put it in Wang Qi's hands. Wang Jue picked it up in disbelief, opened it and looked at it, his hands trembled with fright, and he looked up and said in shock: "This ...... This is also too mysterious, Li Muhui is the son of Jiancheng? ”

"You're just going to do it? Yes or no, Your Majesty has his own conclusion. Wang Ou has a close relationship with the heir hall, this is not a secret, His Majesty also has this news, you can't hide it, Wang Ou's whereabouts are unknown, and she is already the daughter-in-law of the Cui family, and it is really wronged to implicate the Taiyuan Wang family's black pot, according to what I teach you, not only the Taiyuan Wang family is fine, but you will also be because of Your Majesty's wishes, there will naturally be benefits waiting for you. ”

Wang Jue was undecided, he had suffered too many Li Mu's losses, although this strategy seemed foolproof, but he always felt that Li Mu could still reverse, and it was he who was unlucky at that time.

Wang Qi said in the future: "Uncle Guo, I'm afraid this matter has to be discussed in the long run." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "You don't dare to do it?" ”

"It's not something you dare to do, it's really ...... Oops, "Seeing that Wang Jue was still hesitating, the eldest grandson Wuji snatched the things back, and was about to speak, but Wang Jue suddenly became ruthless, and said: "What are you afraid of, don't be afraid, Uncle Guo, leave the things behind, I did this!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji put down his things, laughed, and rode home.

About the same time, Tai Chi Palace.

The person standing in front of Li Shimin was Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng was ordered by Li Shimin to investigate Li Mu's affairs. Today's investigation conclusion came to the conclusion that Wei Zheng came to report.

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng's fold, and suddenly he was still on the ground, and said: "Wei Zheng, I know that you and Li Mu are not compatible, what kind of crazy smoke did you smoke today, why did you talk to Li Mu instead." Li Muzhong killed someone in front of his eyes, regardless of whether this person was the prime minister of Gaochang or not, the murder alone violated the criminal law, why did you not mention the criminal law on your fold, but thought that it was commendable, what does this mean? ”

"Your Majesty, Li Mu did what he should do and did what was beneficial to Datang, why can't he be praised?" As he spoke, Wei Zheng took out another book of earnest talks, handed it to Li Shimin, and said: "The minister asked the envoys of the Western Regions today, about Li Mu's affairs, and the earnest talks should be here, after Your Majesty has read it, he will naturally know what is right and which is wrong. ”

"I don't look at it!" Li Shimin pushed aside the earnest talks, and he could guess the contents of these earnest talks, because what happened at that time, Hou Junji had already told him in a flying pigeon message.

"I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to teach him a lesson! Wei Zheng, I'm really going to make you angry, I don't need you here, go down! ”

Wei Zheng picked up the fold that had fallen on the ground, put it on the table, and turned to leave.