Chapter 204: Broken Legs
Hou Junji was transferred away as he wished, although he did not come back permanently, but for Wang Ke, this time was almost enough to deal with the prince, anyway, Wang Ke didn't want to erase the prince at once, because it was impossible.
Wang Ke remembered that it was recorded in the historical materials that the prince Li Chengqian's 'sex' became very strange because of his foot disease, but the prince Wang Ke saw now looks like a very normal person, so Wang Ke believes that Li Chengqian's foot disease should be the day after tomorrow, that is to say, Li Chengqian fell on this 'problem' when he was doing something.
Now Wang Ke just wants to collect more information about the prince when Hou Junji is not there, and there is one less person around the prince to give advice, if he can't find any opportunities that are beneficial to him, then he has to find a way to create opportunities, and now Wang Ke has felt that it is not a way for him to wait like this, he must take the initiative to attack, and all the means that can be used must be used.
As for Hou Junji, Wang Ke had already 'delivered' before Li Ke set off, for Hou Junji, just call back and forth, and put his identity as a chaplain, as long as he does not break through the bottom line of the imperial court, let it go, and don't have any worries. Of course, in the negotiation with Tuyuhun, it is necessary to take advantage of as much as you can, and you must do everything you can to take advantage of it, and you must not have the slightest soft-heartedness.
Wang Ke also knew that if the prince did not receive this errand this time, he would definitely not be comfortable in his heart, and he would not dare to complain to Comrade Li Er, but he would definitely increase his hatred for himself, and the prince would definitely blame himself for this matter, thinking that he was hindering it, so he didn't let him go. For the prince's hatred of himself, Wang Ke is already accustomed to it.
Now Wang Ke is most interested in the pages in his hand, as soon as Hou Junji leaves, the prince is estimated to have no one around to chatter, and he will 'expose' his temperament at once, so that Wang Ke really 'gets' a lot of things, Wang Ke is now planning to start from the aspect of recording the prince's preferences in his hand, to see if he can find something beneficial to himself.
For the prince's affairs, the Chinese's curiosity since ancient times really played a big role, a few days ago, Wang Ke walked around the palace, from time to time and the eunuchs idle around, and heard a lot of information, for the palace gossip, the eunuchs, the palace 'women' know best, as long as they are attentive, there is nothing they do not know. Wang Ke chatted with them for a while, and he could get a lot of news, which made Wang Ke get a lot of information at any time.
Looking at it, Wang Ke was attracted by the words and phrases in several of the messages, not that Wang Ke has any clever skills and can know a thing from a few words and words, but that for a long time, Wang Ke has learned a comprehensive method in the business field that has worked.
This comprehensive method is to superimpose the same thing that several people say, after all, the people who say it will not be all eyewitnesses, many of them are heard from others, and some have even been relayed several times, so that there will definitely be a lot of inaccuracies, if you believe it all, then in the end it will not erase others, but will kill yourself, and with this comprehensive method, you can see how much of the same thing these people say is true, although it cannot be said to be 100% accurate. It can also be seven or eight percent reliable.
This matter is right, the day before yesterday Comrade Li Er summoned his fourth son Li Tai into the palace to ask Li Tai about the lessons he had learned today, and the prince also followed the 'attendant', and after Li Tai finished answering, he was praised by Comrade Li Er, and Comrade Li Er casually said a few words about the prince, saying that he only knew how to play for a day, and he was not interested in learning or politics, and the prince held a grudge, thinking that it was because of Li Tai that he was reprimanded by Comrade Li Er, and after coming out, he scolded Li Tai loudly, and said that he would rectify Li Tai, so that Li Tai fled from the palace in a hurry.
After returning to the prince, the prince's anger did not subside, and he punished the eunuchs and palace 'women' in the prince's **, and the palace was in an uproar, but because of the prince's power, no one dared to report to Comrade Li Er, so that the prince was not reprimanded by Comrade Li Er.
Regarding this matter, Wang Ke felt that it could be regarded as an opportunity to attack the prince, but he had to plan before acting, and he couldn't rush to talk to Comrade Li Er now, so that the contradiction between himself and the prince would be made public, and it was very likely that Comrade Li Er would be dissatisfied with him.
The only way to do this is to find a suitable opportunity to say it without leaving a trace, so that Comrade Li Er thinks that he has accidentally said something wrong, so that he can pick himself up and prevent himself from falling into it. And he has to keep collecting the prince's affairs, at the right time, in the right place, to give the prince a heavy blow, not to kill with one blow, at least to let the prince slow down for a long time!
After making a plan, Wang Ke began his own actions, in addition to walking around normally every day, Wang Ke found the eunuchs in the palace to chat as soon as he had nothing to do. The eunuchs didn't have any other thoughts about Wang Ke's move, they just thought that this little Lord Wang was just approachable and had no prejudice against people like himself.
For them, they all know that although this little Lord Wang has won the trust of the emperor, he treats everyone equally, and there is no arrogance like other ministers, plus no matter who goes to Wang's house to spread anything, they all have the benefits of Wang Ke, and at this time, they all help Wang Ke to say good things, and all Wang Ke's behavior did not arouse anyone's suspicion, but he was very happy to tell Wang Ke what he knew without reservation, and Wang Ke also heard a lot of news in the palace.
More than half a month passed peacefully, and the news that Li Ke came back also made all the people in the court and China very happy, although Li Ke said that it was the first time to take on this kind of affairs, but he did it in an orderly manner, not only to keep the various conditions negotiated by everyone in the court before departure, but also temporarily according to the situation on the scene, a lot of conditions were added, coupled with his dispatch of Hou Junji, which formed a lot of pressure on Tuyuhun, making Tuyuhun in the negotiation with the Tang Dynasty in a weak position step by step, and could only retreat step by step, constantly let Li Ke get benefits from it.
Comrade Li Er also praised Li Ke for his beautiful work every time he got the report, which also made a lot of changes in the prince's psychology. For the prince, he has always thought that this opportunity is his, if he goes out, he will do the same as Li Ke, or even better than Li Ke, but because Wang Ke mentioned Li Ke's name, he let himself have no chance to perform, and now Li Ke always gets the praise of Comrade Li Er, which makes the prince unhappy, and his hatred for Wang Ke is even heavier, but now he can't catch Wang Ke at all, so he has to vent all his anger on the eunuchs and palace 'women' who are waiting for him.
On this day, Wang Ke entered the palace as usual, but found that today's atmosphere was very different from usual, the faces of the eunuchs and palace 'women' were not very good, and Comrade Li Er was not in the imperial study.
Wang Ke couldn't help but grab a eunuch and asked, "What's going on today?" How does it look like something is happening! ”
The eunuch looked around and confirmed that no one whispered: "Lord Xiao Wang doesn't know, today His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lost his temper when he returned from the emperor for some reason, and chased the eunuchs in the palace and the palace 'girl', and accidentally fell down the stone steps, and the imperial doctor said that his foot was broken, and the emperor strictly ordered that it was not allowed to be passed on." That is, Lord Wang, if it were someone else, our family would not dare to say it. ”
When Wang Ke heard this, he hurriedly let go of the little eunuch and let him go and keep himself busy, standing in place and thinking about it.
There doesn't seem to be anything going on today, why did this prince lose his temper when he returned from Comrade Li Er? After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Ke hurriedly went home, thinking that he would go back to see what was going on in the newspaper sent today, so that he could roughly guess what was going on.
When I returned home, I asked if there was a report from the palace, Nanping took out two copies, Wang Ke took it and went into the study, sat down and opened it, one was a report on the affairs of the court, and the other was a record of recent negotiations with Tuyuhun sent back by Li Ke, Wang Ke didn't feel any connection with the prince's affairs, Wang Ke walked downstairs, and wanted to go out again to find someone to ask, but he saw Wang Si changing into civilian clothes and walking out of him.
Wang Ke's heart moved, and he hurriedly walked up and said, "Dad, the child has a question, please explain it to Dad." ”
Wang Si put his hands behind his back, walked towards Wang Ke step by step, and asked, "Ke'er has anything to ask, just ask." As long as the Father knows, he will tell you. ”
Wang Ke knew that Wang Si was in a hurry to see his son Wang Kun, so he followed Wang Si and asked, "Dad, why did the child always see the prince going to the emperor's imperial study during this time, almost every day." ”
Wang Ke smiled and said, "This is the matter." I really know it for my father. The emperor said that the prince was not too young, but he had nothing to do every day, so the emperor asked the prince to follow him to learn how to deal with government affairs, and some less important twists and turns also made the prince express his views. ”
When Wang Si said this, he continued in a somewhat low tone: "But the prince is really not angry, and every time he makes the emperor very unhappy, he never seriously considers the things in the newspaper, either solves the problem according to his own personal preferences, or doesn't say anything, and writes the 'nonsense' of the cloud and mountain fog cover. Whenever His Royal Highness King Wu's report comes, it is a wanton refutation, even if it is done well, it must find fault with it, saying that it has not been done better. Hey, the emperor is not a person! ”
When Wang Ke heard Wang Si's exclamation, he didn't say anything, and then asked, "Did the prince go to the emperor today?" ”
Wang Si looked at Wang Ke, and didn't understand why his son suddenly cared so much about the prince's affairs today, and he hadn't seen Wang Ke ask about the prince on weekdays, so it was really strange today.
However, Wang Si didn't think much about it, and answered Wang Ke directly: "Go, there are not many things today, and there is nothing important, just general affairs." ”
Wang Ke then asked, "Is it okay?" ”
Wang Si was really a little strange now, and stopped and asked this Wang Ke, "Ke'er, is something happening?" What's wrong with you today? ”
Wang Ke knew that his topic today was a little suspicious of Wang Si, but he also knew that Wang Si would not take out what he said to him and talk about it everywhere, so he said, "Dad, you can talk about it first." Later, the child will tell you something. ”
Wang Si saw that Wang Ke was serious, so he recalled and said: "Today, the prince went to the emperor, and it happened that the report of His Royal Highness King Wu was delivered, because this is the first priority at present, all the fathers personally sent it over, and the emperor asked the prince to comment on it." Originally, this was a very good thing, but the crown prince repeatedly accused His Royal Highness King Wu of being wrong here and there. The emperor asked the prince to say what should be done, but the prince said nonsense, and the request he put forward was simply unrealistic. The emperor was angry at once, reprimanded the prince fiercely, and drove the prince back to the East Palace to ask him to think about it. ”
Wang Si's words immediately made Wang Ke understand how what happened today was caused, and the crown prince must have caused the current situation because Comrade Li Er punished him and had no place to vent his anger at the eunuchs and palace 'women' in his palace.
Wang Ke whispered to Wang Si: "Dad, because of this, after the prince returned to the palace, he fought at the eunuch and the palace 'girl', and accidentally fell down the stone steps and broke his 'leg'!" Now the emperor has strictly ordered that this matter should not be spread outside. ”
Wang Si's face changed, and he muttered: "No wonder the emperor asked us to go home early today, so that's the case!" ”