His Majesty Li Er asked, and Li Jing naturally stood up as a representative of the three of them, and said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor Taishang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have a respected status, and they are even suspected of being involved in a change in the world, so the ministers do not dare to make a decision with authority. Therefore, after the great changes in the court that day, the Emperor Taishang was sent back to the Yequan Palace by his ministers and others, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sent back to the Prince's Mansion. ”

Speaking of this, Li Jing deliberately lowered his voice and reminded: "Just in case, the ministers are in the Yequan Palace, inside and outside the prince's mansion, and special personnel are arranged to serve them day and night. Wait for Your Majesty to return to Beijing before making a decision! ”

Li Jing did not use the words house arrest, detention, or imprisonment, but carefully used the word "waiting".

Sure enough, he was an old treacherous and cunning person, and the two words of service suddenly provoked His Majesty Li Er's face to be calm for a while, and then he sighed slightly: "This arrangement is still appropriate, the Emperor Taishang is my father, and Cheng Qian is my blood and blood, even if you make a big mistake, you will not die of sin." Besides, enough people have died that there can be no more dead people. ”

Li Jing and Kong Yingda immediately announced that the emperor was benevolent and filial, and held a stinky foot.

And although Guo Ye, who was resentful because of his merits and demerits, did not show anything on his face, he was very disdainful of His Majesty Li Er's coy posture, and secretly sneered at it, pretending, and couldn't keep it all in your heart, I still wish that their grandfather and grandson would also be killed by us taking advantage of the chaos, once and for all, right?

Immediately afterwards, His Majesty Li Er said softly: "For the Emperor Taishang, from now on, there is no will of me, and he is not allowed to take half a step out of the palace, let him live in the Yequan Palace." As for Cheng Qian, the son of evil, who has just been restored to the position of the prince, and then announced the abolition of the crown prince in the world, it will inevitably attract suspicion and criticism from the people of the world. The dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, in such a short period of time, it is simply child's play, if it provokes the laughter of neighbors and foreign countries, then there is no place for my old face. I have decided not to abolish him for the time being, but I can't just spare him like this, so I will confine him in the prince's mansion and not step out for half a step. After being imprisoned for five or six years, I will find another opportunity to abolish the position of the prince of this evil obstacle, and then let him be an idle prince until the end of his life, which can be regarded as the fulfillment of the father-son relationship between me and him. ”

Li Jing and Kong Yingda were silent one after another, and Guo Ye also pretended to be an ostrich, in his opinion, he felt that Li Chengqian's disposal was light, with Li Chengqian's behavior and what he did, it was light not to give him a three-foot white silk.

Subsequently, Li Jing asked again: "Your Majesty, what about the eldest grandson Wuji?" ”

He didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as he said it, His Majesty Li Er suddenly became furious, and reprimanded repeatedly: "Eldest grandson Wuji, the first assistant I rely on the most, and my closest uncle, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, it's difficult to draw the skin and bones of a tiger, and I don't know the face but the heart." When I needed him to stand up the most, he abandoned me without thinking, betrayed me, and led the people to rebel. Unforgivable, unforgivable, I won't forgive him, I can't convince myself to forgive him......"

The more His Majesty Li Er spoke, the deeper his voice became, and finally it turned into a rapid panting, which shows that the eldest grandson Wuji really gave him a painful blow this time.

This kind of blow seems to have exceeded the harm done to him by Li Chengqian and Li Yuan.

Abruptly, he shouted: "Zhuqing, the eldest grandson Wuji, you should be punished for the crime!" ”

When Li Jing and Kong Yingda heard this, their faces were slightly stunned, but they were instantly relieved, because Fang Xuanling had agreed to Guo Ye's lobbying as early as five days ago, and the fate of the eldest grandson Wuji was not only expected by them, but they also didn't care about it, and they were very calm.

Whether the eldest grandson Wuji is dead or alive has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Who knew that Guo Ye said loudly: "Your Majesty, you can't kill!" ”

This dissuasion not only surprised His Majesty Li Er, but even Li Jing and Kong Yingda were taken aback, and the two of them wondered in their hearts, did Guo Xiaozi take the wrong medicine, or was he angry by His Majesty's merits and demerits, and he actually interceded for the eldest grandson Wuji?

Isn't this kid the most eager for the eldest grandson Wuji to die early and be born sooner?

Of course, the two didn't know about Eldest Sun Yumo's last request to Guo Ye before leaving.

Since Guo Ye agreed to Yu Mo, he naturally had to do his best to fulfill this wish for him.

Immediately, he spit out the words that had been arranged a long time ago: "Your Majesty, the eldest grandson Wuji deserves to die but should not be killed." Killing the eldest grandson Wuji can certainly vent His Majesty's anger for a while, but Weichen thinks that not killing him is better than killing him a hundred times and thousands of times. If you don't kill and kill it, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages! ”

"Damn it but shouldn't you kill? If you don't kill such rebels, can the benefits outweigh the disadvantages? ”

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Guo Ye with slanted eyes, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry on his face, and asked lightly: "Guo Qing's words are fresh, the words of intercession for the eldest grandson Wuji can actually come out of Guo Qing's mouth, tsk, you really surprised me!" ”

Saying that, His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and urged: "Okay, then you can tell me why not killing the eldest grandson Wuji can do more harm than harm, and let me know for a long time." ”

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty has promoted Weichen, but Weichen has his own opinions on this. First of all, the eldest grandson Wuji was the chief assistant of the dynasty, with a high and powerful position, and he once followed His Majesty to fight in the south and the north, and made indelible contributions. Let me ask Your Majesty, are you going to announce to the world this time that the Emperor Taishang and others are coup d'état, and publicize the rebellion of the Emperor Taishang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and others? ”

"Of course not!"

His Majesty Li Er said categorically: "This is an ugly family, how can it be publicized?" Otherwise, why would I be so low-key and cautious in dealing with the Emperor and the Crown Prince? Tomorrow morning, I will order the ministers in the court, and no one is allowed to publicize the coup d'état. Although there are rumors in the market, I must not announce this matter to the world in person. After all, it's a family ugly, and if I tell the world again, don't I still lose enough face? ”

In the final analysis, His Majesty Li Er loves face and cherishes reputation.

Guo Ye nodded when he heard this: "That's it, if Your Majesty executes the eldest grandson Wuji, the first person in the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, he must come up with a crime, right?" If it weren't for a major crime such as rebellion, what reason would Your Majesty have to kill the eldest grandson Wuji? As long as the crimes of the eldest grandson Wuji are fabricated, none of the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be able to escape. If His Majesty wants to hide the sins of the Emperor Taishang and the Crown Prince and others, he will find a trumped-up charge to execute the eldest grandson Wuji. At that time, people in the world would only say that Your Majesty, you are good at killing the first minister, and you are also a hero who has made great contributions to my Tang Dynasty. The cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooking, do you want to bear the infamy of a ruthless and unrighteous murderer of the founding heroes for no reason? ”

The last sentence can be regarded as poking at the weakness of His Majesty Li Er, his face changed instantly, if the consequences of killing the eldest grandson Wuji are really as Guo Ye said, it is really unworthy.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Ye said: "Also, now that the eldest grandson queen's qi disease has not been cured, His Royal Highness the King of Wei was deposed and stayed away from Chang'an, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now doing such a rebellious thing. If Her Majesty executes her brother, who has been dependent on her since childhood, isn't it rubbing salt on the queen's wounds? The Empress is known as a virtuous person, so naturally she will not and dare not interfere with Your Majesty's decision. However, isn't Your Majesty worried that the queen will cause qi disease after the loss of her relatives is worse, so that her life is in danger? Divine Doctor Sun Simiao's words, Your Majesty has not forgotten? The queen must no longer be violently stimulated, and can only recuperate in peace and tranquility in a calm mood, so that she can slowly cure and eradicate this life-threatening qi disease. ”

His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he heard Guo Ye talk about Empress Eldest Sun, his face was a little more guilty, and he muttered: "Empress...... I owe her so much......"

If the previous exhortation was reasonable, then Guo Ye involved Empress Changsun to persuade His Majesty Li Er, which was to move with affection.

Knowing it with affection and moving it with reason, His Majesty Li Er obviously loosened his heart slightly.

Then, he frowned and snorted, and muttered in a low voice: "That's really cheap, this rebel!" ”

Guo Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he finally fulfilled his mission and fulfilled his wish for Yu Mo.

In the end, His Majesty Li Er rushed to look outside the North Pavilion and shouted: "Dong Shun, pass the decree to the Eldest Sun Wuji Mansion for me!" ”

Hearing this, Gonggong Shun trotted in and replied, "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are the will." ”

"Deprive the eldest grandson of Wuji of the title of Duke of Zhao Guo, and remove the eldest grandson Wuji Shangshu's right servant and Dali Temple Zhengqing, etc., and from then on he will be demoted to a commoner and never be used! Also, let him pack up, and tomorrow I will get out of Chang'an and go back to his hometown in Luoyang to retire. ”

"Oh, slave maid, let's go to the draft!"

Dong Shun's voice fell, then he turned around and ran out of Wangbei Pavilion.

Guo Ye praised at the right time: "Your Majesty is broad-minded, and the ministers are ashamed!" ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head and asked, "According to what you say, if I kill the eldest grandson Wuji, I will be narrow-minded?" ”

Guo Ye hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "That's not what the minister meant, Your Majesty, the minister wants to say Your Majesty, you are as good as a stream......

"Okay, okay, if you explain it again, it really looks like I have a small belly."

His Majesty Li Er raised his hand to stop Guo Ye's defense, and said, "Thanks to your reminder, otherwise I will almost lose a big one because of my small size." You're right, if you don't kill the eldest grandson Wuji, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, but I didn't think it through. However, if I don't kill the eldest grandson, Wuji, it doesn't mean that I will condone the disloyal and unfilial rebels and thieves. Some people who make mistakes should be punished, and I will not condone them! ”

While speaking, His Majesty Li Er's face was resolute, and he said sharply: "Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, supported the army and rebelled, I gave him three jars of imperial wine, and left him a whole corpse!" Can the three families have any objections? ”

Give the wine and leave the whole corpse?

Where could the three of them not hear the meaning of this, where is this imperial wine? This Nima is the life-saving wine of King Yama!

"No objection to the ministers!"

The three of them spoke in unison and echoed together.