Xiao Wanyu saw Li You's embarrassed look, reached out and patted the back of his hand gently, smiled at him slightly, showing her trust in him, and then beckoned to the magpie, and the two also withdrew from the study, leaving Li You space for him to think quietly.

Li You, Li Chengqian, and Li Shimin cooperated in acting, and they were drawing out the black hands behind the scenes step by step, preparing to clean the dirt hidden in the court again.

Seeing that it was about to come to light, at the critical moment, Li Shimin boycotted.

Li Shimin said in a telegram to Li You: "You'er, my father believes in you, withdraw the people sent to Wuwei and Qizhou, and don't investigate any more." That's the end of it. ”

Li You was really a little depressed, he believed in Di Renjie's ability, and he also believed in Yan Liben's determination, and he would definitely be able to find out these two things. He wants to use this opportunity to weaken the power of the eldest grandson Wuji, as long as the evidence is conclusive, the eldest grandson Wuji will not be able to run away if he is dismissed from office.

Even if Li Shimin cared about the relationship between him and the eldest grandson Wuji, and was afraid of the face of the eldest grandson emperor, he punished the eldest grandson Wuji lightly, but after this toss, Li You and Li Chengqian used this opportunity to install their own people, and it was basically impossible for the eldest grandson Wuji to restore his former power in the future.

However, Li Shimin was smarter than Li You, and directly broke off their idea.

Li You's thinking was a little confused for a while.

He opened the drawer, took out a piece of toffee, and ate it. With the rhythmic chewing movements, his thoughts gradually became clearer.

First of all, in terms of emotion, Li Shimin is a person who attaches great importance to family affection and friendship. After the death of Empress Changsun in history, he never made another queen in his life. It can be seen that he cherishes the love of husband and wife.

Even though Li Chengqian rebelled, Li Shimin still did not kill him. When Li Chengqian died of depression, Li Shimin was extremely sad and stopped for three days.

Li Shimin's relationship with the eldest grandson Wuji is not only a monarch and a minister, but also a friend, brother, relative and confidant. When Li Shimin was alive, the eldest grandson Wuji was always loyal to Li Shimin.

This is also the reason why the eldest grandson Wuji ranked first among the 24 heroes of Lingyang Pavilion.

Therefore, no matter what happens, as long as the eldest grandson Wuji does not rebel, Li Shimin will definitely protect him.

In this case, if Li You finds out, these things are instigated by the eldest grandson Wuji behind his back, and when the evidence is conclusive, Li Shimin will be very embarrassed.

Politically, the eldest grandson Wuji is a very talented person, and he has a strong ability to control the imperial court and local officials, and is one of Li Shimin's right-hand men. Although he has selfish intentions, for Li Shimin, he can basically be trusted.

The eldest grandson Wuji may be stumbling on Li Chengqian, Li You, and others, but this does not prevent him from being loyal to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is an extremely smart person, and his control over the imperial court has never relaxed. Now the strength of Li Chengqian, Li You and others is indeed growing. He believed in them, but he was still unwilling to let their power grow beyond control.

Since the eldest grandson Wuji is against them, it is not a good thing to leave the eldest grandson Wuji to contain them.

Li Shimin believes that he is under his control. Whether it is Li Chengqian, Li You and others, or the eldest grandson Wuji and others, they can all be used for themselves and the imperial court.

Only by maintaining the balance of various forces in the court can the unity of the court be truly maintained.

Thinking about this, Li You's mood also brightened. In fact, this is very good, if the eldest grandson Wuji falls, then it is true that in the court, the strength of Li Chengqian and Li You is too strong. It is a fatal thing that has aroused Li Shimin's jealousy, and when the time comes, the relationship between father and son and the relationship between monarchs and ministers may be ruined.

Now, Li You admires Li Shimin's political vision and methods, and can't help but praise in his heart: "He is worthy of being the first emperor of the ages." ”

However, Li You believes that Li Shimin's level of work will definitely give Li Chengqian and Li You an explanation.

Such a result is the best result.

Li You also suddenly felt that he had thought too far ahead. In the future, if Li Shimin leaves this world, at that time, he will not believe that he will not be able to help Li Chengqian to control this court, nor will he believe that he will not be able to fight the eldest grandson Wuji.

After completely figuring it out, Li You's mood became relaxed. He's more relaxed now because he doesn't even need to act. He said, "White Tiger, prepare a horse for me." ”

East Palace.

Li You showed Li Chengqian Li Shimin's telegram, and Li Chengqian had a disappointed expression on his face.

Li You smiled: "Big brother, you should be happy with this result." Why didn't my father let me check it? Because he's smarter than all of us, he already knows who's behind it.

Isn't the purpose of our acting just to let my father know who is behind the trouble? Now that my father knows, we'll have achieved our goal. ”

Li Chengqian said regretfully: "I really want to know who is behind the trouble." ”

Li You smiled and said: "Don't worry, my father has always been very thoughtful in doing things, and he will definitely give us an explanation." Next, let's just do our own thing. ”

Li Chengqian was still a little dissatisfied, and he asked, "Have you already guessed who it is?" ”

Of course Li You knew who it was. However, since Li Shimin meant not to let this matter be explained, it was difficult for him to say it clearly.

He said: "Big brother, in fact, there is no need to track down these things now. In short, my father trusts us very much. Since someone is stirring up a relationship between us and our father behind our backs, and our father trusts us, we have already won a big victory. ”

Li Chengqian thought for a while and said, "Fifth brother, you're right. Father's belief in us is indeed the most important thing. However, this time we acted, we tricked Li Tai and slapped him in the face in front of his father. That's an added bonus. ”

"Then I'll call my father back when I go back." Li You said.

"Okay, let's go back." Li Chengqian said.

The Marshal's Mansion of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Li Shimin received Li You's telegram and smiled with satisfaction: "This kid is a smart man. ”

Li Li smiled and said, "Father, are you praising yourself?" ”

Li Shimin smiled: "Is there anything wrong with this? If your father is not smart, how can you be so smart! ”

"Hee-hee", Li Li said with a smile; "Father, you are still boasting about yourself!"

In Chang'an City, Sun Wuji, a high-ranking official in Shangshu, received a telegram from Li Shimin and asked him to translate it himself.

While the eldest grandson Wuji was translating, his face became more and more ugly, and cold sweat broke out on his head.

Li Shimin said in the telegram: "Auxiliary, you and I are not only monarchs and ministers, but also friends, relatives, friends and confidants. I hope our friendship lasts forever. I've always trusted you, can you keep me trusting?

If you don't know, you can't do it unless you do. Aimed at Li You's affairs, with his ingenuity. Do you really think he can't find out?

I've told him not to look into this anymore.

Well, you're a smart person, and I won't say anything superfluous. Just one word, I hope you're still the one I trust. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji trembled and sat down in his chair.

The eldest grandson Wuji thought a lot, and he also found some problems in himself. Over the years, he has won the trust of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, and he is the elder brother of Empress Changsun, and he has a high position in the court. and gradually began to play with caution.

He thought about it carefully, although he was smart, compared to Li Shimin, it was just a firefly compared to the light of the sun and the moon, even if it was that demonic Li You, he was probably not an opponent.

Now that Li Shimin has begun to be dissatisfied with himself, and there is also Li You's demon staring at him, he must be more careful in doing things in the future.

The eldest grandson Wuji just has a strong desire for power, he is still loyal to Li Shimin, and he is not willing to do anything to hurt him.

After thinking about it, the eldest grandson Wuji drafted a call back to Li Shimin.

He said: "Your Majesty, the minister Sun Wuji thanks you for your grace and thank you for giving the minister another chance to mend his ways. The minister understands how to be a good courtier in the future. ”

Soon after, Li Shimin adjusted his personnel and replaced some officials in the Liangzhou Governor's Office and Qizhou. Chu Suiliang was sent to the Western Regions to serve as deputy governor. Although he is still an official position from Sanpin, this is very different from his previous status.

The reason why Li Shimin sent Chu Suiliang to the Western Regions was tantamount to sending him to Li You's supervision, which could be regarded as giving Li You an explanation.

Wu Wei.

Di Renjie and the others received a notice from Li You and did not let them continue to investigate. However, the regret caused by this incident was soon replaced by another surprise - Li You gave them a two-year deadline and agreed that they would continue to travel at public expense in the name of the Qincha, and deal with difficult civil cases in the process of traveling through the great rivers and mountains, so as to increase their talents.

Qizhou.

Yan Liben went to Qizhou this time, but he made up his mind to handle a beautiful case to repay Li You's trust in him. After receiving Li You's notice, he was also quite depressed.

However, he received a new errand assigned to him by Li You.

On this day, an officer of the Flying Tiger Army took Yan Liben to Mount Tai, and the scene that appeared in front of him immediately shocked him.