The emperor is destined to be lonely and ruthless. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is not without emperors who are affectionate and righteous, and such people usually die relatively early, either by being rebelled against and changing the dynasty, or by being constantly betrayed by others to the center to death.

In the five thousand years of China, Li Shimin can definitely be regarded as a qualified emperor, or rather, he is a very successful politician with 24-hour acting skills.

When it is time to show weakness, he will definitely show weakness, and his brother Li Jiancheng fell into his evil role, and finally ambushed in Xuanwumen and was killed by him. When it is time to swallow your anger, you will definitely swallow your anger. The Turkic soldiers came to Chang'an, he rode out of the city, and signed the humiliating Weishui Alliance with a calm expression, two years later, the strength of the Tang Dynasty rose suddenly, he immediately turned his face and did not recognize people, and his first general Li Jing captured Jieli Khan, and the humiliation of the year was returned with interest.

A successful emperor has many faces, and he will always say the most appropriate words, make the most appropriate decisions, and show the most appropriate expressions at the most appropriate time.

Li Shimin was undoubtedly successful, and today he once again made a decision that he thought was the most appropriate.

From the assassination of Feng Du to the trapping of his most beloved son Li Zhi, Li Shimin was keenly aware that there was an undercurrent surging in the court where he could not see, and then the clouds and rain turned over and left the situation of the court.

He didn't know who was pushing this undercurrent, but he knew that the ultimate goal of this undercurrent was the position of the East Palace of the Tang Dynasty.

Everything that has happened recently, if you use the reasons of the East Palace to explain it, what could not be explained before suddenly became clear, and the facts before and after were connected together, this is simply a battle for the reserve!

Li Shimin decided that he couldn't sit idly by, it was ridiculous to say, he killed his brother and brother with his own hands, but he was very disgusted with his son's fratricide, feeling that this was simply a brute act of decaying etiquette and morality, and what he had done back then seemed to have amnesia......

The fat and honest face of Li Tai, the king of Wei, flashed repeatedly in Li Shimin's mind.

Feng Du was stabbed...... Does it have anything to do with him? Or, is it the important ministers who secretly participate in the struggle for the crown in the court, or which family is making waves and intending to separate the flesh and blood of the heavenly family?

Li Shimin suddenly felt very tired, Rong Ma has been a lifelong hero, creating this brilliant cause, there is no enemy in the world, waving troops can level the world, but not a family.

No matter who is driving this undercurrent, Li Shimin must investigate it to the end.

Li Shimin does not allow anyone to secretly manipulate it and operate it, even if it is his most beloved son, even if it is the eldest grandson Wuji who is most relied on by him, Fang Xuanling, etc., no one can.

Jiangshan's surname is Li, who will inherit Jiangshan, he must have the final say!

The whispers of the court and the people these days have finally been moved to Li Shimin's desk in a righteous and bright way, and Li Shimin has no way to avoid the topic of Li Shimin.

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What should come will come eventually.

After all the hard work to lay out such a game of chess, as the suspicion of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was confirmed, and then he was confined to Zongzheng Temple, it was time to close the net.

The prince assassinated the courtiers, of course, it is impossible to confine them for a few days, although the Tang Dynasty is nominally the Li family, but the laws of the Tang Dynasty are the people of the world, and now there is no so-called "prince violates the law, and the common people are guilty of the same crime", but the prince killed a courtier, and it can't make it too easy for him, just the confinement is absolutely not enough.

The case has been brewing so far, and the heat is just enough.

At the court meeting the next day, a superintendent named Song Fuchen handed Li Shimin a note in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, requesting that the murderer be severely punished and that he give an explanation to his colleague Feng Du, who had died of death, and also to the subjects of the world.

At the end of this note, it is not only the name of Song Fuchen alone, but the joint name of more than 40 imperial historians of the Imperial History Observatory, as well as more than 100 officials of more than four grades in six departments of three provinces.

Kong Yingda is the grandson of the sage Confucius, and he is also very knowledgeable.

Usually Kong Yingda only engages in academic matters and rarely participates in state affairs, but his position in Shilin is very transcendent and prestigious. This time, because of the assassination of Feng Du, Kong Yingda actually signed the song for the first time, which shows that he is very disappointed in Li Zhi, and he is also extremely angry.

Although there is no empirical evidence, he understands in his heart that most of the so-called murderers in this case, Li Zhi, have been wronged, and now so many courtiers who do not know the truth are asking for severe punishment in unison, and Li Shimin has experienced the taste of being speechless for the first time.

Humiliated for his beloved son, mourned for family affairs, hated the civil and military affairs of the palace, and provoked Tianwei with the enemies in the dark.

In the midst of the noise, Li Shimin blushed, but he had to hold back his anger and invite the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Kong Yingda and other important ministers to the Ganlu Palace.

The joint name of more than 100 people was too heavy, and Li Shimin, who was a cadre and an autocratic leader, had to succumb to the pressure of the courtiers.

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The atmosphere in the Avatar Hall was solemn.

Everyone in the hall had different expressions, the eldest grandson Wuji smiled, Fang Xuanling was silent, Kong Yingda was full of indignation, and Li Shimin was expressionless.

Song Shu quietly spread out on the table, and the causes and consequences of Feng Du's assassination were clearly explained, including why Li Zhi's motive for assassinating Feng Du was also reasonable.

Li Shimin's face was gloomy, and Sen Ran's gaze quickly swept over the faces of the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Kong Yingda, pointed to the music in front of him, and said coldly: "All the secretaries are my right-hand men, and they are relied on by me as the pillar of the country, so you might as well talk about it, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Kong Yingda was the first to stand up, the old gentleman is knowledgeable, upright, and advocates both character and learning all his life, since Li Zhi's assassination of Feng Du is an iron case, the old gentleman is disappointed, angry and angry, and speaks with a little anger.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that King Jin should be severely punished!"

Li Shimin said lightly: "The prince violated the law, it was my godson who had no way, and the crime of assassinating the courtiers was extremely heinous, and he should be severely punished. ”

When this sentence was asked, Kong Yingda, who was angry, didn't dare to talk.

How to punish severely?

Who would dare to say that? What should be severely punished is the most favored son of today, is it okay to say in front of him that your son is too bad, Your Majesty, you will kill your relatives and strangle him to death, and then you will mourn and become obedient?

can mix in the position of discussing matters with Li Shimin, IQ and not to mention, EQ must be very high, this kind of death is said, Li Shimin will not accept it is not certain, but it is certain that he will definitely remember you, and it is best to live carefully in your life in the future, don't let him catch your pigtails, if you don't pay attention to him, he will strangle you alive......

Kong Yingda's words were sluggish, Fang Xuanling continued to close his eyes and recuperate, as if he had not heard of it, the eldest grandson Wuji was still brushing his fingers and beards, and the smile on his face was very ethereal, and he was detached from the elixir that was about to soar.

The hall fell silent again, and the monarchs and ministers were speechless.

After a long time, Kong Yingda couldn't help it, the old gentleman has high qualifications, has a hot temper, doesn't rub sand in his eyes, has a good relationship with the late Wei Zheng, and naturally infected Wei Zheng with some lifeless problems, such as brushing the big boss on a single machine and challenging the limit of life......

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the law cannot be violated, the law cannot be reversed, and the lawlessness will be forgiven. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, even if the prince violates the law, he should not be spared, and His Majesty should set an example for the subjects of the world......"

Li Shimin didn't raise his eyebrows, and said lightly: "Chong Yuan Gonggao, I have been taught, the problem now is, the case of King Jin's assassination of courtiers, Dali Temple and Zongzheng Temple have not been concluded, and the charges have not been established, how to severely punish them?" Even if the King of Jin is convicted, according to the law of Zhenguan Shu, this is a major crime of beheading, and the meaning of Chong Yuangong is to kill the King of Jin? ”

The air suddenly froze, Fang Xuanling, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, the smile on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji disappeared, and the movement of brushing his beard also stopped, Kong Yingda's eyelids jumped, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood the old minister, the prince can be guilty of breaking the law, but he does not have to be guilty of the same crime as the common people, this case is bad, the people of the world are talking about it, and the emperor is not punished and damages the emperor's prestige. ”

Li Shimin's face became more and more indifferent, the corners of his lips hooked, and said: "Cut the prince, degrade the people, and circle the city...... Well, Chong Yuan Gong thought it thoughtfully, not only gave an explanation to the people of the world, but also took into account the bloodline of the Heavenly Family......"

Raising his eyes and sweeping to the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin said: "Chongyuan Gong admonishes this, do you think so?" ”

Fang Xuanling sighed secretly.

He is a standard old fox, and he is very good at handling state affairs, but when it comes to the affairs of the palace and the heavenly family, Fang Xuanling has always pretended to be deaf and dumb, looking left and right and pretending to see the scenery.

This kind of thing can't be provoked, can't be touched, and it's very fatal.

But Li Shimin didn't let him go, he had already named him directly, Fang Xuanling had no choice but to smile bitterly: "The old minister thinks that it is better to wait for Dali Temple and Zongzheng Temple to be convicted before discussing how to deal with the King of Jin, after all, whether the King of Jin is really the murderer of Feng Du, it is too early to determine, if he is really convicted, then of course he has to give an explanation to the subjects of the world, but how to give this explanation, how to deal with the King of Jin, the old minister thinks that it is appropriate to postpone the discussion, well, the deferred discussion." ”

said a lot of words, it seems that a lot of things have been said, but in fact, there is no dry word, it is all prevarication, vague and ambiguous, but everyone has no temper.

Li Shimin and Kong Yingda even cast a contemptuous look at Fang Xuanling.

The prime minister of a country, and a lot of age, is still like grass on the wall, are you ashamed?

Li Shimin snorted, and then looked at the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji also smiled bitterly, subconsciously stroked his long beard, and said after a while: "The old minister thinks that a conviction is a conviction, and the disposal is disposed of, if Dali Temple and Zongzheng Temple are convicted, it can be regarded as an explanation to the people of the world, as for the disposal...... No matter how big the mistake of the King of Jin is, after all, it is His Majesty's son-in-law, Chong Yuangong said that he cut the prince, degraded the common people, etc., the old minister thought it was inappropriate, and dealt with the prince too heavily, and also damaged the prestige of the heavenly family, so the old minister suggested that His Majesty might as well take it lightly, the King of Jin can be convicted, but the disposal may as well be lighter, well, the ban on Zongzheng Temple for a few months or half a year, even if the King of Jin is really the instigator of the assassination of Feng Du, after all, he is just a child, and there is no bad deeds before, it is better to punish lightly. ”

After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, Kong Yingda snorted angrily, but the smile on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth became deeper and deeper, Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, and then a fine light flashed in his eyes, and finally continued to close his eyes.

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Taiping Village, Li Family.

Li Su and Wang Zhi sat in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, the weather was so hot that they were wicked, each of them held a bowl of iced sour plum soup, and drank it without any image.

Wang Zhi put the bowl on the table next to him, and wiped his face with his sleeve very indiscriminately, and his ugly big mouth chirped.

Li Su also put down the bowl, sighed, and said, "This damn summer...... When will it come to an end? ”

Turning his head to the maid under the porch, he raised his voice and ordered two more bowls of iced sour plum soup, and Li Su raised his chin to Wang Zhi: "...... You continue. ”

Wang Zhi snorted and said: "That's probably the case, now I don't dare to use those people under our hands, for fear that there will be the eyes of the imperial court in it, so I personally inquired about these news, the eldest grandson Wuji did exonerate the King of Jin in front of His Majesty, saying 'take it lightly', which means that the captivity is forgotten for a few months......"

Scratching his head, Wang Zhi showed a look of great incomprehension, and said: "I really don't understand the twists and turns of your officials, doesn't the eldest grandson Wuji support King Wei?" It stands to reason that at this time, he should decisively admonish and put the king of Jin to death, otherwise there will be endless troubles, why did he exonerate the king of Jin in front of His Majesty? ”

Li Su said with a smile: "It's not strange that the eldest grandson Wuji did this, if I were him, I would do the same, and even I would suggest that Your Majesty exempt King Jin from all punishments, and this incident should be treated as if it had never happened." ”

Wang Zhi's eyes widened: "Why?" ”

Li Su sighed: "Because the goal that the eldest grandson Wuji wants to achieve has been achieved. ”

"Isn't his purpose to put King Jin to death?"

Li Su said with a smile: "King Jin is also his nephew, he has no deep hatred, why do you want to put King Jin to death?" Besides, if you are really in a hurry to put King Jin to death, and Your Majesty is not stupid, won't you doubt it? The old fox behaves in a safe way, and the goal he wants to achieve is to convict the King of Jin, that is, to tell the world that the King of Jin is actually a murderer, and it is enough to convict him of this crime, from now on, the King of Jin will completely lose the qualification to compete for the position of the crown prince, even if His Majesty eats lard and is blinded by the heart, and he is determined to want the King of Jin to be the prince, do you think the courtiers will agree? Will the people of the world agree? ”

"As long as the crime of King Jin is convicted, it is equivalent to completely messing up the reputation of King Jin, a royal concubine with a bad reputation, even if his identity is not disputed, he is no longer qualified to fight for the prince, so after being convicted, it doesn't matter how to punish him, even if there is no punishment, King Jin is still his prince, and his threat to King Wei has completely disappeared, and the position of the prince of the East Palace cannot be anyone else except for King Wei, especially it cannot be King Jin."

Wang Zhi suddenly realized, and then showed an anxious look: "If the King of Jin is really convicted, it will be troublesome!" Not only is he unlucky, but even we are unlucky, what should we do! ”

Li Su gave a thumbs up, pointed to his nose, and said, "Look at my handsome face......"

Wang Zhi was stunned: "What? ”

"Except for the two pimples that have been on the hot weather recently, haven't you noticed that I look like the kind of hero who turns the tide in a critical moment?"

"Uh...... Well, you must have a way, right? ”

Li Su raised his head, looked at the sparkling sunlight pouring down from the shade gap overhead, sighed leisurely, and said, "Tomorrow, it's time for me to do it, this big drama is almost time to end." ”

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Wu walked in through the gate with light steps.

Her face is not very good-looking, her pretty face is covered with exhaustion, a few strands of messy hair on her forehead are casually put on the side of her face, she still looks so charming and lazy when she is tired, and she has a unique style.

Walking into the courtyard, Wu turned a corner and walked along the porch towards the backyard.

It was already dusk, and Li Su sat alone in the middle of the courtyard, with a few empty bowls resting on the low table beside him, while he leaned on the long chair and closed his eyes, as if he was asleep.

Seeing Li Su, a trace of panic and weakness suddenly flashed on Wu's face, and his first reaction was that he couldn't help but want to turn around and run away.

Reason stopped her, under the same roof, and at this moment she is still the maid of the Li family, Li Su's staff, where can she run? Even if she defected to Li Zhi, the king of Jin, she knew very well that in Li Zhi's heart, her status and Li Su's status were incomparable, and she didn't even doubt that if Li Su said "kill her", Li Zhi would draw his sword without hesitation.

wanted to break out of the shackles of the Li family, but unfortunately, she still lived in the shadow of Li Su.

I didn't notice it before, but today's Wu clan's experience is particularly profound.

Since agreeing to Li Zhi to lobby the Taiyuan Wang family, the Wu family immediately turned around and visited the Wang family after leaving Zongzheng Temple, playing the signboard of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and Wang Ran, the second son of the head of the Wang family, personally received her.

Then there was the lengthy lobbying process, which, in retrospect, was ridiculous.

Wu Shi tried his best to speak, repeatedly stating that rescuing the King of Jin had no disadvantages for the Taiyuan Wang family, and had a decisive turning point in the Wang family's century-old plan, etc., Wang Ran's performance was very strange, his expression was weird, let Wu talk endlessly, but Wang Ran was silent, in the end, when Wu was confident that he had clearly explained the pros and cons of the whole thing, Wang Ran had time to tell her that she had put an afterthought.

The reason is that as early as a day ago, Li Su, the prince of Jingyang County, had already come, and not only persuaded the Wang family to rescue the King of Jin from trouble, but also promised to officially support the King of Jin Li Zhi to fight for the crown ......

Wu was stunned in front of Wang Ran at that time, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

At that moment, she felt that she was a clown, a joke, and there was a burst of shame and discomfort in her heart, and after these emotions calmed down, Wu Shi felt a sense of emptiness and powerlessness from the bottom of her heart.

In this life, it seems that she can't escape Li Su's shadow, no matter how brilliant an idea she comes up with, Li Su can always walk in front of her, and then look at her with a smile on his face, that gentle smile and gaze, every time turned into a sharp arrow, piercing her heart.

Before meeting Li Su, Wu always felt that she was very good, if it weren't for her daughter, she could even become a hero who dominated the world, prospering the world with one word, and messing with the world with one word.

However, after meeting Li Su, he has become a mountain that she can't climb over in her life, and she can only look up to it, but she can't conquer it.

In the face of Li Su, she just wants to escape, escape far away, it is best not to see each other again in this life, otherwise her original arrogant confidence will be shattered by him again and again, the Wu family made up her mind to leave the Li family, and wanting to escape from Li Su is one of the most important reasons.

His life has finally seen the light of day, and he can reach the sky in one step with a little means, however, today the Wu family was once again shrouded by Li Su's shadow, and after coming out of the Wang family, the Wu family walked aimlessly on the streets of Chang'an City for a long time, and he really doubted his life.

When he returned to Li's house and saw Li Su sitting alone in the courtyard again, at this moment, Wu's heart was mixed, and he loved and hated.

After straightening his clothes and brushing up a few strands of messy hair, Wu lowered his head and walked to the courtyard, and bowed in front of Li Su.

"The slave has seen the grandfather."

Li Su, who closed his eyes and recuperated, opened his eyes, looking at the Wu family's obedient appearance in front of him, Li Su smiled, but his tone was very enthusiastic: "Miss Wu just came home?" ”

Wu bit his lower lip: "Yes, the slave maid just came back from Chang'an City." ”

Li Su smiled and blinked: "Chang'an City is lively, right?" Miss Wu is still young, and it is not a bad thing to run outside more, and if there is anything she wants to buy, she can pay from the family account. ”

Wu suddenly raised his head, stared at Li Su's face, and said, "Slave maid...... I saw His Royal Highness King Jin yesterday. ”