Chapter 100: The Battle in Front of the Palace
Li Shimin asked Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong and others to wait outside the Liangyi Hall for several hours, until noon passed, and then they were summoned to the palace, although Cui Gan and others were angry, but there was no way, after all, the emperor is not everyone can see, even if they are ministers, they must get Li Shimin's consent.
At that moment, Cui Gan and the others entered the Liangyi Palace, and naturally saw the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Xiu at a glance, among which the wound on Li Xiu's arm was also so dazzling, among them, Zheng Zhong and the others exchanged glances, but no one said anything, and Cui Gan was also silently observing these people around him, and when he saw the expressions of those people, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
However, what makes Cui Gan and these people strange is that in addition to Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji, there is also a martial artist in the palace, Cheng Biting Jin, which makes many people a little confused, although Cheng Biting Jin is also the son-in-law of the Cui family, but he should not appear in the Liangyi Hall at this time?
"See Your Majesty!" Cui Gan and the others entered the hall and saluted Li Shimin.
"Why did you come to see me?" Li Shimin didn't even say the word "free courtesy", and immediately asked stiffly.
Seeing that Li Shimin asked knowingly, the gang of people who just came in were also angry, after all, their homes were smashed, and Li Shimin was pretending to be confused here, this partiality is too obvious, right?
But they can't help it when they are angry, who made Li Shimin the emperor? So these people can only endure it, at this time, Zheng Zhong, who saw the servant of the official residence, was the first to step forward and said: "Your Majesty, this morning the eldest princess of Pingyang led her troops into the minister's mansion for no reason, destroyed the gate and house of the minister's mansion before leaving, and also injured the subordinates in the minister's mansion, the minister really can't swallow this breath, and please ask Your Majesty to be the master of the minister!" ”
Zheng Zhong just reached the age of forty to achieve the position of the servant of the ministry, and his future prospects are limitless, and he is shrewd and decisive, he can be said to be one of the most outstanding figures in the Zheng family, although his influence in the family is not as good as Cui Gan, but it is not far behind, so when he opened his mouth, others also complained to Li Shimin about the "atrocities" of Princess Pingyang.
"The eldest princess has always been kind and benevolent, how could she smash your home for no reason?" Li Shimin listened to Zheng Zhong's accusations very calmly, and then asked slowly, as if he didn't believe them at all.
"Your Majesty, the minister's home has been in a mess, and there is no way to clean it up now, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, although you can send someone to check, and the princess is smashing in the city, and many people have seen it, Your Majesty only needs to ask everything!" Zheng Zhong said again with tears in his eyes at this time, and his words were echoed by others.
"Hmph, my sister I know that with her character, she will never destroy the mansion for no reason, it must have been you who did something to provoke her!" Li Shimin also fought back very strongly at this time, and when it came to the end, he also deliberately looked at Li Xiu next to him, although he knew that Li Xiu's attack must have been done by the people in front of him, but he couldn't say it clearly, after all, he didn't have any evidence, if he really blamed them, he would definitely be bitten back by these people.
Zheng Zhong and the others were also very clear about the meaning of Li Shimin's words, but they didn't pull Li Xiu at all, but told Princess Pingyang vigorously, it seems that they are determined to make Princess Pingyang pay for the previous things.
However, Li Shimin was not so easily led astray, I saw him smile slightly at this time, and then turned to Li Xiu next to him and said: "Li Xiu, Zheng Zhong and they sued the third sister, what do you think of being a husband?" ”
"The minister also thinks that the princess will not smash other people's homes for no reason, so I think Zheng Shilang did something wrong, so the princess smashed your home in anger?" Li Xiu also looked at Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong and the others with a smile at this time.
"The concubine's words are inevitably a little too partial to the princess, but I want to ask, why did the princess suddenly lead troops into Chang'an, doesn't she know that raising troops into Chang'an without permission is the same crime as rebellion?" At this moment, I saw Cui Gan suddenly stand up, and then speak slowly.
Li Xiu couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard Cui Gan, thinking that he was worthy of being an old fox, Cui Gan did not bother with the reason for Princess Pingyang to smash things, but caught her leading troops into the city without authorization, you must know that this is the same serious crime as rebellion, even if the royal family commits such a crime, it is impossible to spare it.
Thinking of the above, Li Xiu's brows couldn't help frowning, but at this moment, he suddenly saw the eldest grandson Wuji stand up and say: "I'm afraid Cui Shilang has misunderstood, yesterday His Majesty summoned the concubine into the palace to discuss matters, because it was dark and the road was far away, and the princess was not worried about the concubine entering the city alone, so it was normal to lead the troops to escort it, so as not to be found by some young people to take advantage of it!" ”
As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji's words came out, Li Xiu and Li Shimin almost clapped their hands, to say that it was still the eldest grandson Wuji's mouth that was powerful, not only found a reason for Princess Pingyang to lead the troops into the city, but also in front of Cui Gan and these people, almost pointed at their noses and scolded, but the other party still had no way to fight back, it was so relieving.
"Since it is to escort the horse into the city, then why did you go to the east of the city and smash our mansion, Zhao Guogong, your explanation seems to be a little unreasonable, right?" I saw that Cui Gan asked rhetorically with a normal face, but Zheng Zhong and the others next to him showed a little annoyance, it seems that they are still not as good as Cui Gan, an old fox, in the city government.
"Huh? Why did Cui Shilang come back again, didn't Your Majesty and the concubine say just now, you must have done something bad to provoke the princess, otherwise with the princess's benevolent temperament, how could you destroy your mansion for no reason? The eldest grandson Wuji also deliberately made a surprised expression at this time and asked rhetorically, speaking of which, he turned the question back again.
"You ......" Cui Gan was also angry with the sophistry of the eldest grandson Wuji, and wanted to refute but couldn't find any good reason, and his old face was flushed with anger at the moment.
"Alright, don't make any noise!" At this moment, I saw Li Shimin suddenly slap the book case and say loudly, seemingly to stop the quarrel of the courtiers, but he chose to give Zheng Zhong and others a chance to refute when the eldest grandson Wuji had the upper hand, obviously he was also pulling the sidelines.
However, Li Shimin is the emperor after all, and he has the final say here, seeing that he was angry, Zheng Zhong and the others did not dare to speak again, only to see Li Shimin look around at the ministers at this time, and finally fixed his eyes on Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong and others, and then slowly said: "Don't you want to ask for an explanation, then I will give you an explanation!" ”