Cen Wenwen had been waiting for Li Tai to come over to arch the fire, but when he saw Empress Changsun coming, he knew that Li Tai couldn't count on it.

He decided to go out himself.

The recital sent by Cen Wenwen was a government issue in Huainan Province, and Li Shimin didn't have the heart to deal with these issues for the time being, but at this moment he had calmed down a lot and began to deal with what happened in the court today.

This morning, Cen Wenwen, Changsun Wuji, and Hou Junji were among the few people who did not express their attitude, and Li Shimin wanted to talk to them and carefully analyze the seriousness of today's situation.

Li Shimin said: "Cen Wenwen, you sit down." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cen Wenwen sat down after saluting and waited for Li Shimin to ask.

"What do you think of today's events in the court?" Li Shimin asked.

"This ...... This is His Majesty's family matter, and it is inconvenient for the minister to speak. Cen Wenwen was very smart, and deliberately made an attitude of not participating in the opinion, waiting for Li Shimin to force himself to make a statement.

Sure enough, Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly: "Cen Wenwen, you don't want to be with the mud, you must have your own attitude towards this matter, and you can say whatever you think." ”

Cen Wenwen said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been loyal to you for decades, and if the minister says something wrong, please forgive your majesty." ”

Li Shimin said: "But it doesn't hurt to say, I forgive you for your innocence." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cen Wenwen said. He continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, what happened today is also normal.

First, His Majesty's proposal that Li Jungong be responsible for the construction of Yong'an Palace was out of the heart of his son, which is human nature and a normal act in itself.

Second, the relationship between Li Jungong and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty the King of the Northwest has always been tense, and it is reasonable for them to have such a reaction, and the minister thinks that it is understandable.

However, the minister thinks that there is something abnormal about this matter, that is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King should not contradict His Majesty in public, even if there are different opinions, they should communicate with His Majesty in private.

The most abnormal thing is that the minister doesn't understand why so many ministers would oppose His Majesty's proposal, and they all have such a big holiday with Li Jungong?

The minister believed that today's incident was detrimental to His Majesty's prestige, and he was deeply saddened to see the discord between His Majesty's father and son.

The minister thinks that this matter should not be dealt with too much, after all, this is His Majesty's family matter, and His Majesty can communicate well with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest and solve it properly. ”

Cen Wenwen spoke very carefully, he repeatedly emphasized that this was Li Shimin's own family matter, and advised him to deal with it in a low-key manner. But the phrase 'why so many ministers would oppose His Majesty's proposal' was what he really meant.

Cen Wenwen's words hit Li Shimin's sore spot, and his anger was mainly due to the opposition of the ministers, and his self-esteem was greatly hurt.

Li Shimin's face turned pale.

Cen Wenwen saw that the heat was almost over, and he decided to stimulate Li Shimin again. He said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that you have a good talk with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King, and the minister thinks that this matter must be properly resolved." ”

Cen Wenwen's words are even more powerful, his words seem to be well-intentioned, but they imply that everything that happened in the court today is led by Li Chengqian and Li You, and if you want to solve this matter, you must get the consent of Li Chengqian and Li You.

Li Shimin's eyebrows tightened, as if he was about to wring out water.

Cen Wenwen knew that if he said too much, he would lose, so in order not to arouse Li Shimin's suspicion, he stopped speaking.

Subsequently, Li Shimin met with Hou Junji alone.

Hou Junji is Li Chengqian's father-in-law, and his relationship with Li You is extremely close, he is in favor of Li Chengqian and Li You in his heart, for Li Tai, Hou Junji hates deeply, and according to his temper, if possible, he will personally chop Li Tai to death.

Today, he originally wanted to express his stance with Li Chengqian and others, but he saw that Li Jing had taken the lead in expressing his position, and he had to show an attitude contrary to Li Jing, so he kept silent.

Li Shimin asked: "Hou Junji, you are Li Chengqian's father-in-law, why didn't you follow Li Chengqian to oppose me?" ”

As soon as Li Shimin's strong words came out, Hou Junji was startled. He hurriedly knelt on the ground, slammed his head on the ground, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, it is true that the minister is the father-in-law of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but this marriage was given by Your Majesty." Today's glory and wealth are also given by Your Majesty. Your Majesty's kindness to your ministers is as heavy as a mountain, and your ministers will be grateful to Your Majesty forever. ”

Hou Junji kowtowed the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, in front of Your Majesty, the minister has only one identity, that is, the minister will always be Your Majesty's courtier, and he will be loyal to His Majesty. ”

Hou Junji is a good actor, in history, he followed Li Chengqian's conspiracy to rebel, and almost took Li Shimin's life.

At this moment, Hou Junji's acting skills were a great success, and his attitude made Li Shimin very satisfied.

Li Shimin said: "Junji, I know your loyalty to me. Get up. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hou Jun gathered a cold sweat, he stood up tremblingly, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin said: "Sit down, don't be nervous, I have something to talk to you about." ”

Li Shimin said: "Junji, before the early dynasty today, did the prince mention the matter of building Yong'an Palace?" ”

Hou Junji said: "No, the minister has been arranging the return of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to the garrison these days, and he has been living in the barracks most of the time. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was there, and the minister had only been there once on the second day of the army's triumph.

Regarding the construction of Yong'an Palace, the minister only heard about it for the first time in today's court. ”

Li Shimin asked: "What do you think about the construction of Yong'an Palace?" ”

Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty has been living in Taiji Palace, a palace left by the former Sui Dynasty for so many years, it is really too aggrieved, and a decent palace should have been built a long time ago." ”

Li Shimin asked: "Let Li Tai preside over the construction of Yong'an Palace, what do you think?" ”

Hou Junji instantly turned countless thoughts in his mind, and thought about how to answer Li Shimin's question. He said: "Your Majesty, the minister is still the same sentence, the minister is His Majesty's courtier. Whatever decision His Majesty makes, the minister thinks it is the right one.

However, from the minister's personal feelings, the minister did not approve of this matter. You know this, the daughter of the minister is the concubine of His Royal Highness the Prince, Li Jungong has always targeted His Royal Highness the Prince, and the minister does not like Li Jungong, please forgive Your Majesty. ”

Li Shimin is wise and martial, and if Hou Junji doesn't say something sincere, he can't hide it.

Sure enough, Hou Junji's answer made Li Shimin very satisfied.

Li Shimin had already made up his mind, and he said: "Hou Junji took the order. ”

Hou Junji hurriedly stood up, bowed and saluted, "The minister's decree." ”

Li Shimin said: "The crown prince Li Chengqian and the king of the northwest Li You confronted the monarch's father in public, which is really a crime of disobedience, and they will be grounded immediately. The Flying Tiger Army led by Hou Junji was responsible for the execution. ”

"Obey." Hou Junji said.

Soon after, Hou Junji led the Flying Tiger Army to surround the East Palace and the Northwest Palace.

Northwest Palace.

Hou Junji led his troops to surround the Northwest Palace, came to Li You's study, read the holy decree to him, and accompanied Li You into the study.

Hou Junji said worriedly: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has ordered you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be grounded, I don't know what to do with you, how is this good?" ”