Chapter Forty-Eight: Being a Villain in Vain
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Du He walked in the corridor of the Taiji Palace, and what Li Shimin said earlier came to his mind, "Arrest Gongsun Yeyue, I have already handed it over to the prince to deal with, you don't need to cooperate with him, just pay attention." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
Li Shimin's mood Du He understands that as an emperor and father, it is really difficult to deal with Li Chengqian.
On the one hand, he did not believe that Li Chengqian had the ability to find out Gongsun Yeyue, but on the other hand, he could not show this emotion, so as not to hurt Li Chengqian's heart, so he adopted a neutralizing method and let Li Chengqian investigate openly and make a secret visit by himself.
has reached this point, if you want to capture Gongsun Yeyue, it depends not only on numbers, but also on resourceful judgment is the real key to victory.
Although Li Chengqian is not a fool, in terms of wisdom and analysis, he is more than one grade different from Du He.
Du He wasted a lot of effort in order to find the traces of Gongsun Yeyue, and Li Chengqian wanted to find him by numbers, but the result was self-evident.
The victory or defeat between the two has long been known, but now Du He has no intention of revealing the final mystery.
He was seventy percent sure that the person who disguised himself as Li Chonghuang was the extremely vicious Shi Yuhua, and he was really unwilling to take her life for Gongsun Yeyue, a figure who eliminated harm for the people.
Walking to Yiyuan, Du He came to the quadrangular pavilion in the center of the lake, leaned on the railing and glanced at the lake, smiled slightly, turned over to the top of the quadrangular pavilion, and lay sideways on the rubble to bask in the sun, he was waiting for Li Chengqian to appear.
Ever since Li Chengqian was appointed by Li Shimin, his eyes flashed with anger from time to time. The assassination of Gongsun Yeyue is not just as simple as the death of a Li Chonghuang, it is related to the face of a country. The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty with a strong centripetal force.
The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and the people of the world were not proud to be born in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian lost the face of the Tang Dynasty this time, and those aliens who went to the banquet would not say anything, nor would it have any impact, but the ministers in the court and the central government had already complained about Li Chengqian. As a prince, he didn't have the least sense of prevention, which made his status in the hearts of his ministers plummet.
This is extremely unfavorable to Li Chengqian's future, and with the help of Empress Changsun, he has a chance to redeem his merits, and he should be rubbing his fists and preparing to do a big job. He wanted to save his reputation and his position in Li Shimin's heart, and at the same time let the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty know that he Li Chengqian was still capable and capable.
For this reason, he used most of the troops of the imperial city to seal all the passages of the Taiji Palace, and let the soldiers search one by one, and it was bound to capture Gongsun Yeyue.
However, things did not go as he wished, and for a whole hour, the Taiji Hall almost turned him upside down.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no one in the west!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no one in the east!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"
The Tang Imperial Palace is heavily guarded, and every main road is guarded by soldiers, and it stands to reason that no one can escape from the scope of the Taiji Palace, but it is as if it disappeared out of thin air, and after the assassination, no one found the trace of Gongsun Yeyue.
"How is it possible, can Gongsun Yeyue spread his wings and fly!" Li Chengqian listened to the rewards one by one, and his confident smile stiffened on his face.
Originally, in his opinion, this mission was not a mission at all, and it was too easy to catch a traitor and an assassin in the palace. It's like catching a turtle in an urn, the palace is a huge prison, and all they have to do is find a prisoner in this prison.
But if he can't even do this, he Li Chengqian's head will inevitably be branded with the word "incompetent". An incompetent prince, even if he has the name of the prince, how many people are willing to bet their chips on him?
"Waste, garbage, it's all a bunch of garbage!"
In this assassination, the matter has already started to break out, and the entire Datang officials are paying attention to this matter, Li Chengqian is really panicked at this time, shuddering, and his face is already so frightened that it is bloodless.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, why don't you go and consult Wei Zheng, Mr. Wei?" One of the attendants made a suggestion with trepidation.
Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Yes, Mr. Wei, the lonely king and Mr. Wei!" ”
Wei Zheng was the teacher arranged by Empress Changsun to Li Chengqian, at that time, because of the theft of cattle and satisfying his heart, Li Shimin moved the heart of abolishing the throne, and Li Chengqian's crown prince throne was in jeopardy, and it was Empress Changsun who came forward in time to stabilize the situation.
Li Chengqian is the best at acting, just like Li Linfu in the Middle and Tang Dynasty, hiding a knife in his smile. For the throne of the crown prince, he also launched all means to be a good student. And Wei Zheng was rigid, and gave a positive attitude towards some elder and youngest inheritance laws, just like he supported Li Jiancheng at the beginning, and wholeheartedly assisted Li Chengqian and taught him how to be a good prince. Although he is not Li Chengqian's confidant, he can be regarded as half a strategist. As long as it is not a matter of harming nature and reason, breaking the law and breaking the law, Wei Zheng will do his duty as a mentor.
"Mr. Wei is the pillar of optimus of my Tang Dynasty, and his intelligence is no less than that of Fang Du, there will definitely be a way!" As if grasping a life-saving straw, he hurried to Menxia Province to find Wei Zheng.
The governor of Menxia Province called him Shizhong, that is, Wei Zheng. He was also one of the prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and he could discuss military affairs with Li Shimin anytime and anywhere, and his status was extremely prominent.
Wei Zheng had just sent the foreign envoy back to the post house, and when he returned to Menxia Province, he saw Li Chengqian waiting outside Menxia Province.
"Cheng Qian has seen Wei Xiang!"
In the Tang Dynasty, the most valued minister by Li Shimin was Wei Zheng, which was inferior to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
The talent of Fang and Du lies in making decisions and being outside, while Wei Zheng is good at government affairs, and he is a little better than Fang and Du in governing the country. Therefore, there is also a saying that Zhenguan is in front of Fang Du, and Zhenguan is said to be Wei Zhengzhi after Zhenguan.
In front of Wei Zheng, Li Chengqian was also respectful, looking like a good boy, and when he saw him coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
"The prince is here for Gongsun Yeyue, right?" Wei Zheng is nearly sixty years old, and there is a pair of eyes under his half-white eyebrows that see through the facts, and he broke Li Chengqian's intention with one word.
Li Chengqian's spirits were uplifted, since Wei Zheng had this guess, he said that he had a certain amount of attention to this matter, and there should be corresponding countermeasures, and he hurriedly said: "The Lone King near the Taiji Hall has been repeatedly searched three times, but Gongsun Yeyue has never seen anyone, as if he has disappeared, I implore Wei Xiang for advice." ”
Wei Zheng stopped with a smile and replied, "The prince is looking for the wrong person, Gongsun Yeyue can't disappear out of thin air." She couldn't be found, there was only one explanation. She had planned well beforehand, hiding, hiding in a place that was hard to find. If you want to find her, the person you should go to is Duhe, not me! ”
"Duhe?" As soon as Li Chengqian heard this name, he was irritable in his heart, he had already listened to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, and avoided Du He as much as possible, but Du He was indeed like a bone gangrene, appearing from time to time, making it difficult for him to sleep.
Wei Zheng also knew the grievances between Li Chengqian and Du He, and said in a serious tone: "As a prince, bearing is absolutely indispensable!" Especially for talents like Du He, they can't become enemies with him because of personal grievances, and fight for each other everywhere. ”
Li Chengqian was even more dissatisfied: "Wei Xiang, you are so generous, it is really admirable, but he is against you everywhere, is it worth it?" ”
Wei Zheng said sharply: "The prince is wrong, this is not an enemy at all, there is no enemy in the political field of Qingming." It is a fact that Duhe is against me. But this is just this difference in political opinions, the same dynasty as an official, differences in ideas, is inevitable. As the old saying goes: No one is always right, and the right choice in state affairs is inevitably born through the debate of the ministers. His Royal Highness the Prince, if you don't change your thinking, if you become the king in the future, Datang will be defeated by you. He has an upright personality and has something to say, he dares to accuse Li Shimin of being a faint monarch when he is wrong, and he has no scruples about Li Chengqian, and directly said that if he does not change his character, he will not be qualified to become the king of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian's face changed greatly, but he didn't dare to attack, he just lowered his head and said nothing, and his eyes were already full of flames.
Wei Zheng continued: "Du He's intellect is superb, his mind is like hair, looking at my Tang Dynasty, there are few people who can match it, he is the first person to chase Gongsun Yeyue, and no one knows what he found." Gongsun Yeyue can hide until now, he must have a strange trick, Wei thinks that the only person who can discover this trick in the shortest time is Du He. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will consider it for himself...... "After saying that, he walked into the Menxia Province.
Li Chengqian's face was blue and white for a while, and he asked, "Where is Du He?" ”
"In Yiyuan!" Du He rested in Yiyuan, and Li Chengqian's subordinates, who had almost turned the palace upside down, quickly gave an answer.
"Let's go!" Li Chengqian roared unwillingly and bowed his head to Du He, which was really not his wish, but now, he can't afford to lose this face, so he can only ask for advice with a cheeky face.
When I came to Yiyuan, I saw Du He sleeping on the pavilion in the lake contentedly, and a nameless fire was born in my heart, and I forced my face to pull and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law is good and leisurely, but my brother is at a loss for help, so I want to ask my sister-in-law for help." ”
Du He had expected that Li Chengqian would come to him for help because of Gongsun Yeyue, and he didn't care about Li Chengqian's flattery, jumped down from the pavilion, and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is laughing, and he is annoying, so why do you get up leisurely." I think Gongsun Yeyue is hiding in this Yi Garden, but I turned the Yi Garden over and over again, looking for it no less than ten times, but I never found any trace of her. Weird, weird! ”
Li Chengqian's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "Why does my sister-in-law feel this way?" ”
Du He did not hide it, and told Li Chengqian exactly what he inferred about 1510.
Li Chengqian also made some sense when he heard it, but when he saw Du He's answer so refreshingly, he had doubts in his heart, and said in his heart: "Du He and I have become mortal enemies, will he be so kind to tell me everything?" He didn't go to arrest Gongsun Yeyue, but he stayed here leisurely, so it can be seen that there are no clues, he must not want me to catch Gongsun Yeyue, so he made up a story to trick me...... Hmph, I'm really stupid when Li Chengqian. He immediately smiled and said, "That sister-in-law is here and thinking slowly, I'll look elsewhere." ”
Seeing Li Chengqian walking fast, Du He said with a low smile: "In these years, no one believes the truth. ”
Seeing Li Chengqian walking away, he smiled and took out the mud ball that had been prepared for a long time, and threw it at a hollow reed pipe that was slightly erected from the water surface in the lotus bush in the center of the lake, just blocking the hole of the reed pipe.