Chapter Seventy-Nine: All Things Are Settled.
Hundred Drunken Xuan Private Room!
Li Shimin sat quietly on the side and did not speak.
Du He didn't know what to say, this plan, the results were ten times better than the ideal, and the eldest grandson Wuji directly put him in prison. Although this is not really going to prison, you can't participate in state affairs, and you can't get out of Zhao Guogong's mansion, which is no different from going to prison. On the surface, the eldest grandson Wuji was not punished in the actual sense, but the three-year exile was more severe than all punishments. As long as you think about it, you can understand that even if you are an ordinary person, it will be unbearable for three whole years to confine him to his home and stay at home, not to mention that the eldest grandson Wuji is still a member of the court. Three years is enough for him to clean up the contacts and prestige he has accumulated over the years. It's almost like he's been busy all these years.
This Li Shimin's attack is indeed heavy, and the weight is unexpected. Although he sent people to ambush the generals who had meritorious service with Datang, and the generals all had a certain identity background, after all, the crime was not established, and the big mistake was not made. The punishment with a cane should be considered the extreme, but now he has to suffer from three years in prison, which is really unexpected.
Li Shimin was so angry that Du He, the initiator, could not have imagined.
At this moment, he was also a little apprehensive in his heart, although he was happy to restrain the eldest grandson Wuji this time, but in order to let Li Shimin invite the eldest grandson Wuji to this Baidrunken Xuan, he was also a little suspected of bullying the king, if he was really investigated, there would be no good fruit to eat.
Neither of them spoke, each with their own thoughts, and the atmosphere was a little depressing and awkward.
After a long time, after all, Du He felt ashamed in his heart, and he couldn't calm down, so he couldn't bear the dull atmosphere and said: "Father-in-law, all these mistakes are the fault of the son-in-law, don't you don't speak, how to punish the son-in-law!" ”
Li Shimin was angry and laughed: "In front? This matter is a bully in the first place, how many brains do you have, can you take responsibility? ”
"Uh......" Du He observed his words, and saw that Li Shimin did not mean to punish him, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Little son-in-law, little son-in-law, this is also helpless!" The eldest grandson, the old fox, is old and fine, where will the younger son-in-law be an opponent. He set up this plan, if it weren't for the hands of the people he arranged, there was a person who received my great favor and told everything to his son-in-law, I am afraid that Fang Yiai and Luo Tong would be murdered. The son-in-law estimated that the only one who could restrain him in Datang was his father-in-law, so he ......"
"So, you set up a Hongmen banquet and tricked me into coming to the play?" Li Shimin's tone is not good, although he can understand Du He's hardships, but it will not be easy for people to be gunslingers, let alone the emperor above him.
Du He said: "Look at what my father-in-law said, why bother about this!" In what you say, didn't the son-in-law help you solve a big problem? You think, if there is no son-in-law, with the old fox's ability, understanding, and love, it is difficult to escape the catastrophe today. After a prime minister, the orphan of a famous general was attacked in public, what a big deal is this? At that time, Dali Temple will be dispatched, how much manpower and material resources will be required for the operation of the entire Dali Temple? If you can't find the main messenger behind the scenes, you will have trouble sleeping, and if you find the main messenger, you won't be able to eat. Now let the son-in-law make such a fuss, there is nothing to do! Father-in-law, you are the first emperor of the ages, Henggu Mingjun...... Will you worry about this little thing, linger, and even ignore the good intentions of your son-in-law? ”
Li Shimin felt a little reasonable when he heard this, and said with a smile: "In this way, I don't want to punish you here, but I still want to thank you?" ”
Du He smiled and said, "Well...... Hehe, the meaning is all at once. Who doesn't know that today's Tang Dynasty Emperor is a wise monarch with clear rewards and punishments, and is the most amazing king? Think about your father-in-law...... Eight out of ten volunteers, twenty-four to determine the world, that is the prestige, throughout the ages, who can compare, it can be said that there is no one before and after the ancients...... "This money-free sycophant is one after another, like the flooding of the Yellow River, out of control."
"Alright...... This is of no use to me, and I don't want to use this kind of flattery to get away with it. Li Shimin's face was ruddy, his face was soft, and he said so harshly, but there was a smile in the corner of his eyes.
"That's it, this is what the son-in-law admires most about his father-in-law. For thousands of years, the only people who can really be compared with their father-in-law are the First Emperor and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. But where are they older than you in this regard, the first emperor made Zhao Gao's sycophants unable to find the north, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was even more so, he raised many courtiers. This is a problem unique to almost all superiors, but the father-in-law is unique, different, and distinguishes between right and wrong, which can be described as a torch...... The son-in-law is telling the truth, not flattery, this is praise and admiration from the bottom of my heart. Duho continued to tell his big truth.
Li Shimin listened to the eyebrows and smiles, his heart was comfortable, the cow was coaxing, twisting his beard and smiling, with a posture that everyone in the world was drunk and only sober: "Hmm...... That's true, this person really can't listen to too many compliments, especially me. But as an emperor, it is inevitable to be praised in every way, here we must have the reason to judge right from wrong, and we must not lose our surname for these compliments, and only in this way can we make the most rational and correct decision at a critical time. I asked myself if I was okay on this, I did a good job! It is indeed a little stronger than the Qin Emperor and Han Wu! ”
The corners of Du He's mouth twitched, I have seen narcissism, I haven't seen how narcissistic it is, a few sycophants will shoot him and can't find the north, he laughed secretly in his heart, it seems that this time he can escape punishment.
Li Shimin squinted and smiled, and said, "Since the virtuous son-in-law has solved a big problem for me, here I will give you four words as a reward." As he spoke, he dipped his hand in wine and wrote four words on the table: "Loyalty is against the ear!" ”
Before Du He could react, Li Shimin said with a smile: "The virtuous son-in-law also said, I have clear rewards and punishments, and if you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have too much, you will be punished!" Reward, I have already rewarded you, but the punishment will still be punished! Saying that, Zhengrong said: "Recently, I have been short of money, so I will fine you 50,000 silver cakes!" ”
Du Heden was dumbfounded, and he also understood that although Li Shimin likes to listen to flattery, he will not lose his own reason because of flattery, and still maintains the rationality of judging right from wrong, and his own intentions have already made him see through it.
Li Shimin looked at Du He with a smile: "Such a punishment, you kid has no complaints!" ”
Du He said with a bitter face: "My father-in-law is wise and martial, how dare my son-in-law have the slightest complaint." ”
"Humph!" Li Shimin glanced at him and said angrily: "I don't know you kid yet? Audacious and reckless, dare to do anything. This time, I won't pursue much, if there is a next time, all the reasons, just say it directly, and then fool me, and punish me severely! His last sentence was said very harshly, and with the domineering spirit of the superior on his body, Du He couldn't help but feel furious in his heart, and he could see that Li Shimin was really angry this time, and he was not punished, which was really lucky.
He should indeed rejoice!
Because Li Shimin recently had the idea of killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, all of this originated from the sixth year of Zhenguan.
In the sixth year of Zhenguan, an incident happened about Wei Chi Jingde.
back then. Li Shimin held a banquet to entertain the important ministers of the court, and Wei Chi Jingde was invited. The ancients attached great importance to face, and the level of the seat was very particular, and the closer to Li Shimin, the higher the status. At that time, there was one who happened to be above Wei Chi Jingde. Wei Chi Jingde was so angry that he was furious, and shouted: "What are you doing to dare to sit on me?" ”
The good old man Du He's quasi-father-in-law, Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, sat under the hands of Wei Chi Jingde, and when he saw that he was angry, he stepped forward to comfort him. How did you know that Wei Chi Jingde immediately punched him, almost blinding one of Li Daozong's eyes.
This matter has always left a pimple in Li Shimin's heart, not long ago the incident of Hou Junji broke out, thinking of the past, I had a feeling, I felt that I was too good for those heroes and ministers, and I was too indulgent to them, so that one by one they were pampered and coquettish, and there was no one in their eyes, and they had the heart to rectify it.
Du He and the eldest grandson Wuji were in trouble at this moment, and they happened to hit Li Shimin's muzzle.
Li Shimin never imagined that the first offenders were his most trusted eldest grandson Wuji and Duhe, which made him feel even more unforgivable.
The eldest grandson Wuji is the culprit of this matter, although Du He was forced to be helpless, but using him as a gunman is also a kind of pampered and coquettish performance.
It should have been punished both, both heavily punished, a warning. It's just that the situation is special, and the unstable factors in the south have become more and more intense recently, and he needs Du He to go south to deal with it, so it is not good to punish him severely at this time. So he escaped, and the eldest grandson Wuji was tragic, Li Shimin directly used him to open the knife and ordered him to be imprisoned for three years.
"Got it!" The reason for this, Du He does not know, let alone how lucky he is, only that Li Shimin has no intention of punishing him, and asking him for eighty percent of the account is a boom in paper sales, and he wants to share some profits from himself to fill the needs of the treasury, and he is also relieved.
"Okay, I'm gone, don't take it as an example!" Li Shimin gave a warning, stood up from his seat, and strode out of the house.
If it weren't for the fact that the eldest grandson Wuji was too powerful, Du He would not have made such a decision.
Luo Tong and Ba Yuxing walked into the private room at the same time, saying that the ambushers had let Li Shimin take them away, and also asked about the situation. They have not been summoned by Li Shimin, and so far they don't know what the outcome will be!
Du He laughed: "Except for being knocked by His Majesty, the others can be regarded as a big victory!" In the next three years, we won't hear anything from the eldest grandson Wuji...... Come, sit down, the wine and food on this table have not moved, go and call the bereaved love, don't waste it, the right to celebrate!"
Thinking that the eldest grandson Wuji would not be making trouble for him within three years, and he would be able to live comfortably for three years, Du He was satisfied, but he didn't know how hard the capable could work! As his wedding date approached, the day of his southward journey was approaching.
(To be continued)