Being an official, especially being a big official, is the most enviable profession in any era, and the benefits are self-evident, to have money, to be powerful, to call the wind and rain, the breeze in all directions, not to mention a person to get the Tao, the happiness of the chicken and dog to ascend to heaven, how to be happy, but well, the bigger the official, the more aspects to be considered, obviously, there are more troubles, other troubles may be better to say, overcome and overcome the past, but once you encounter the problem of standing, Especially when it comes to the position of the successor of the supreme leader, the big trouble will come - small officials such as local officials are good to say, seeing that the situation is chaotic, it is a big deal to shrink their heads and be a turtle, and then they will be able to hold the stinky feet after the general situation is clear, and they can keep the existing official position if it is not good, but the courtiers will not have this blessing, and the low-level courtiers will not be very tight, after all, they are soft-spoken, and they do not speak loudly, at most they are waving the flag and shouting, and they cannot control the development of the situation. No one on the left or right will really care about their attitude, but for officials above the middle level, the issue of standing has become a matter of life and death.

Standing, standing, standing in the right position, that will be from the dragon's work, high-ranking officials deserve, Houlu enjoys, but if you stand in the wrong position, then the end is only afraid of being sad, being demoted, being idle is still light, if you meet a grudge master, that must be the end of losing your head, no one dares to joke with their own net worth, therefore, prudence and prudence have become the only magic weapon for courtiers to save their lives, but prudence also has a degree of problem, if you miss the opportunity from the dragon because of excessive caution, Then you can only watch the person who stands on the right side soar to the clouds, and the taste is definitely not so pleasant, so once the opportunity comes, the big guy who should fight will still go to fight, even if it may be because of this and miss Qingqing's life, but he can't take care of so much, this is human nature, but he doesn't have much to say, no, as soon as Xiao Yu's recital is on the book, the ministers are busy, and the big guys are just watching a few days ago, contacting them privately, and they are not in a hurry to echo or oppose it. But as time went by, seeing that the day of the next early dynasty was coming, the immortals from all walks of life began to sit still, and the officials in the Manjing division were all red-eyed, of course, the people who couldn't hold their breath and had been on this chapter are still a minority, and most of the courtiers have made preparations with both hands, but their eyes are always staring everywhere - the core figures of the three kings of Wu, Wei, and Yue in Beijing and the eldest grandson Situ Mansion, there are not a few officials who are busy for this, Interestingly: no matter how hard the courtiers tried, they couldn't get the slightest information from the above four places - Wu, Wei, and Yue collectively lost their voices, and the eldest grandson Wuji was even more straightforward, playing sick, and any guests who came to visit were gone, but Xiao Yu was very active, constantly jumping up and down to win over the courtiers, the problem is that the big guys know that Xiao is really not very reliable, as long as he is a reasonable person, then no one dares to follow him, and Li Shimin did not make the slightest evaluation of Xiao Yu's excerpts, Under such circumstances, the atmosphere in this capital is as tense as a powder keg that ignites at a moment, and no one knows what kind of virtue will be achieved when the day comes.

The situation is like a storm, the quieter before the outbreak, the more fierce the outbreak, everyone understands this truth, the eldest grandson Wuji is a wise man, how can he not see through the mystery, in his opinion, this kind of calm before the storm is actually the result of the joint creation of all parties, which is also the factor that Li Shimin deliberately connived at, but the eldest grandson Wuji this time but can't guess what Li Shimin wants to do, therefore, although the eldest grandson Wuji has a fixed plan in his heart, but he doesn't dare to reveal the slightest bit to the outside world, Pretending to be sick has become the only choice he can make, not to mention the ordinary courtiers, even his own henchmen who come to visit, and they are all refused, and there is a great posture of pretending to be sick to the end, if possible, he doesn't even want to participate in tomorrow's early court, but unfortunately Li Shimin obviously does not intend to give the eldest grandson Wuji such a chance to remain silent, no, early in the morning, he sent the inner chamberlain Liu Donghe and several imperial doctors to the palace to urge, although he was unwilling, but the eldest grandson Wuji had no choice but to "hold sick" into the palace to face the saint, but unexpectedly after arriving in the palace, Li Shimin did not immediately summon him, but let him wait outside the Ganlu Hall for more than an hour, until the time was approaching, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was standing with some numbness in his legs, waited for the pardon of the call, and he didn't care about greeting Liu Donghe, the inner chamberlain who came to the summons, waved his sleeves and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and walked quickly into the Ganlu Palace. "The old minister knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

In the past, Li Shimin treated the eldest grandson Wuji like a brother, if it weren't for the public, he rarely let the eldest grandson Wuji perform such a courtesy, and they talked to each other very casually, but today not only let the eldest grandson Wuji wait outside the palace for a long time, but also let the eldest grandson Wuji kneel on the ground, but he didn't wake up for a long time, just looked at the eldest grandson Wuji without saying a word, although there was no joy or anger on his face, but his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and such a powerful momentum oppressed the eldest grandson Wuji's heart trembling, and he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Li Shimin, but just pressed his body very low, The fat body was lying on the ground, like a mountain of meat, and only the eldest grandson Wuji knew the suffering.

"Flat." After being silent for a long time, Li Shimin finally opened Chrysostom, but there was a trace of inexplicable fatigue in his voice.

"Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty Longen." The eldest grandson Wuji has been getting along with Li Shimin's monarchs and ministers for decades, and he knows Li Shimin's temperament well.

"Auxiliary, you and I are friends of the general horn, I can ascend to the throne, thanks to the merits of Qing, this I always remember in my heart, never forget." Li Shimin glanced at Eldest Sun Wuji and said slowly.

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard Li Shimin talk about his past achievements, he was immediately startled, and he knelt on the ground again in a hurry, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty has won a false award, Your Majesty is the king of the Holy Ming, and he chases Yao Shun directly, and the ministers dare not take the heavenly merit as their own merit......"

"The auxiliary machine doesn't have to be like this, what I say comes from the bottom of my heart, when it comes to the ministers of this dynasty, no one is on the left side of the Qing." Li Shimin raised his hand in vain, signaled to the eldest grandson Wuji, and said indifferently: "Qing is the minister of my humerus, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the pillar of the court, I love Qing's play, I have no one who does not allow it, before my sons competed for the first, Qing persuaded me to set up a childish slave, but the childish slave is weak, and it seems that he can't stand on his own, so what can I do?" ”

As soon as I heard Li Shimin's words, the meaning of changing the prince was slightly revealed, and the eldest grandson Wuji's head exploded with a buzz - at the beginning, the kings were in a hurry to seize the heirs, and the ministers had their own support, but Li Shimin was interested in Li Zhi, this is an undeclared secret, the reason why the eldest grandson Wuji will stand firm Li Zhi is just to follow Li Shimin's wishes, but in the end, Li Shimin's such a light sentence put all the responsibility on his own head, Rao is the eldest grandson Wuji is calm again, and at this time he can't hold his breath, and he has nowhere to call for injustice. What's even more troublesome is that Li Shimin said this matter at this time, there must be a deep meaning, the eldest grandson Wuji was flustered, how could he guess thoroughly, in a hurry, the sweat on his forehead immediately rolled down like a spring, fortunately, the eldest grandson Wuji has experienced countless winds and waves in his life, and he is not a fluke to climb to a high position, but he can still stabilize his spirit, and bowed to Li Shimin and replied: "The king of Jin is benevolent, the good king of the text, and if he is undecided, he will lose, and the prince is the prince?" ”

As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji's words came out, Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and then said with a gloomy look: "Qing is a childish slave, but there is a good way to fold in Xiao Zhongshu?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji is not stupid, as soon as he heard that Li Shimin suddenly turned the conversation to Xiao Yu's fold, he immediately understood that he had been trapped by Li Shimin, and secretly regretted it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything, raised his eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that what Xiao Zhongshu said is very true, the prince is already old, and it is easy to provoke criticism if he lives in the harem for a long time. ”

"If so, would you like to be a slave?" Li Shimin asked quietly.

"The old minister is willing to do his best." The eldest grandson Wuji, who was forced into a corner, had no way to retreat, gritted his teeth, and replied in a categorical voice.

Li Shimin nodded noncommittally, shook his head again, and finally said with a long sigh: "Okay, since it is played by Aiqing, I have no reason to allow it, tomorrow morning, Qing can say it bluntly." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji is thinking with his toes, and he can also understand that tomorrow's early dynasty will inevitably be a big controversy, and the forces of all parties will never sit back and watch Li Zhi come out, and the difficulty of the fierce debate during this period can be imagined, the eldest grandson Wuji is not known for his eloquence, this kind of errand can simply kill him, not to mention being aggrieved by Li Shimin as a gun, but in front of Li Shimin, he will give the eldest grandson Wuji a few more guts, he will not dare to say a word, and in desperation, he can only make a generous posture and say: "Your Majesty Shengming, The old minister should go all out. ”

"That's good." Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, and said in a changed voice: "Auxiliary, I am old, alas, every night I think of the ministers who fought the world with me back then, and now the deceased is gone, and the rest are dying of old age, and it is difficult for me to summon them, every time I think of this, I can't help but cry, therefore, I plan to set up a Lingyan Pavilion in the palace, and list the portraits of the founding fathers in the building, so that I can remember the glory of the ministers in the past. ”

"Your Majesty, minister, the minister really deserves this fallacious award, Your Majesty ......" If the eldest grandson Wuji in front of him was still annoyed that he was used by Li Shimin, when he heard Li Shimin say such words, he was immediately moved beyond measure, fell to his knees, and said with a choked voice.

Li Shimin paced off the throne, walked in front of the eldest grandson Wuji, stretched out his hand to help the eldest grandson Wuji, and said very emotionally: "Auxiliary, don't be like this, your great achievements are unmatched in the world, you just have to let it go, everything is supported by me." ”

"Ministers and ministers should do their best to repay Your Majesty's kindness." The eldest grandson, Wuji, was loyal with tears streaming down his face.

"Well, I know Qing's intentions, it's not too early, I'm a little tired, so I won't stay with Aiqing, tomorrow morning, please pay more attention to Aiqing." Li Shimin nodded with a smile and gave the order to evict the guest.

"Yes, the minister will live up to His Majesty's trust, and the old minister will retire." The eldest grandson Wuji knelt down and kowtowed, withdrew from the Ganlu Palace, and went back to the house to arrange for his henchmen to discuss secretly.

Tianxiang Building, that is, the original Wanhua Building, since the end of March of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan after the turmoil in Beijing, because the original owner of the restaurant Han King Li Yuanchang participated in the rebellion was beheaded, this building was taken into the ownership of the imperial court, and then was rewarded to the King of Wei, then renamed Tianxiang Building, but perhaps because of the blood light, or perhaps because of the poor management of the shopkeeper entrusted by the King of Wei, this building is no longer the first floor of Chang'an that waiting for the traffic of the grand occasion, although it can not talk about the door, but there are not many guests is an indisputable fact, Although it does not fall to the point of operating at a loss, but it is quiet, and now it can only be said that it is a small famous restaurant in Chang'an, but in the past few days, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of Tianxianglou have increased, and there are faintly some grand occasions of the year, so that those teahouses, small two and the like are busy and happy, and the pocket has also fallen out of the reward of the young and old, everyone is extraordinarily profitable to work, that is, the sound of yo ho is also a lot louder, the whole Tianxiang Building is filled with a cheerful atmosphere, sweeping away the dullness of the past, But there is no bustle, but well, the hustle and bustle is only below the third floor, as for a few Accords on the fourth floor are quiet, there is no sound, of course, no sound does not mean that no one is there, just in Tingtao Xuan, there are two scribes, an old and a young are sitting silently opposite each other, the posture that does not move is like two mud bodhisattvas, don't look at these two people are dressed very simply, but if they know their details here, I am afraid that they will jump up in shock, without him, the old one is the household servant Su Miao, And the less is Ye Ling, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites!

Silence and silence, whether it is Su Miao or Ye Ling, they are very calm people, except for the greetings when they first met, the two of them didn't say a word, they just sat cross-legged in front of a few sons silently and smiled, and they didn't even move the dazzling array of wine and food in front of them, both sides were waiting, waiting for the news from the palace to come, before that, no one planned to say anything, just stared at each other so boringly, except for the constant exchange of each other's eyes, it seemed that they didn't need the help of words at all.

I don't know how long it took, listening to Tao Xuan's sliding door creak suddenly, an expressionless gray man walked in from outside the door, bowed respectfully to Su Xuan, and didn't speak, just handed over a note, and when Su Miao reached out to take it, he immediately saluted and retreated, exited the Accord without looking back, and closed the door of Tao Xuan again. Su Miao didn't look at the actions of the gray-clothed man, nor did he say anything about it, and he didn't even care about Ye Ling sitting opposite, he unfolded the note with a solemn face, looked at it carefully, and at the end, he didn't speak, just got up and walked to Ye Ling's sons, put the note on them silently, and then turned around and walked back to his place, and continued to sit cross-legged without saying a word, waiting for Ye Ling to make a statement.

The note is not big, it is the size of a palm when it is unfolded, and dozens of lines of small characters are densely written on it, and the content is not too much, but Ye Ling looked at it very slowly, and it took a long time to look at a pillar of incense before putting down the note, and after glancing at Su Miao, who was silent, he slowly spoke: "What does Su Shilang think about this?" ”

Su Miao didn't answer Ye Ling's question directly, but after smiling indifferently, he asked rhetorically, "What does Ye Shilang think?" ”

"It can't be fake, it can't be fake, what should come will always come, what do you say, Su Shilang?" Ye Ling smiled, and said something in his words - what was written on the note was the conversation between Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, the first meaning of Ye Ling's words was whether this matter was true or false, as long as he checked it after he went back, he could know it, and the second meaning was that Li Zhi, the prince, was just a fake prince, even if he was given a chance, he would not be able to become a real prince, so why not give him a chance?

Ye Ling is standing and talking without getting tired, without him, the eldest grandson Wuji is Li Tai and Li Zhi's own uncle, no matter what, it is impossible to fall to Li Ke, the king of Wu, unless Li Tai and Li Zhi are all finished, obviously, this possibility is there, but it is pitifully low, for Li Ke's side, it is better for the eldest grandson Wuji to fall to Li Zhi than to fall to Li Tai, the best ending is nothing more than that the eldest grandson Wuji accompanies Li Zhi to finish together, that is a great thing, Ye Ling's thoughts are naturally not hidden from Su Miao, but Su Miao can't blame anything, After all, the two sides are not all the way, they were just temporarily formed an alliance to suppress Li Zhen's rise, and now the Anxi impeachment case has passed, and the foundation of cooperation between the two sides has been shaken, if it weren't for the sudden hand of Xiao Yu in the book, the two sides are afraid that they will not be able to sit together for a long time, and it is normal for each to be its own master at this time, of course, if Li Zhi really comes out, it will be a big trouble for both sides, in this sense, there is still a certain possibility of cooperation with each other.

"What Ye Shilang said is right, but when it is true, it is true and false, but it can't be taken lightly." Su Miao nodded, considered his tone and said: "The old man thinks that some things are still in a hurry and not late, even if the momentum is unstoppable, but it can still be done if it is slowed down a little, what does Ye Shilang think?" ”

Although Su Miao said vaguely, Ye Ling heard it very clearly, the meaning of that was to ask the people of King Wu's family to cooperate with Li Zhi during the court discussion, and he could not let Li Zhi get out so smoothly, nor could he let Li Zhi easily get too much power, so as to lay the groundwork for the future collapse of Li Zhi, this article is in line with the needs of King Wu's family, after all, Li Zhi is powerful, and there is no benefit to both sides, but Ye Ling did not express his position immediately, but twisted his neck and looked in the direction of Yue Wangfu, smiled meaningfully and said: "Su Shilang's words are very good, but the other side doesn't know how to act, so you have to guard against it." ”

Su Miao is a wise man in the world, how could he not know what Ye Ling said, in fact, Su Miao had long suspected that Comrade Xiao Xiao's excerpt was inseparable from Li Zhen, and also sent "Si Ze" to verify it, but unfortunately he found nothing, at this time, when he heard Ye Ling mention Yue Wangfu, his heart suddenly fluttered, and he quickly frowned and said: "Ye Shilang is too worried, the wind is blowing hard, and the city is full of wind and sand, who can be spared, the old man thought that the person would not be unclear about this matter, it really came to that level, That person may not be able to be willing to be angry, Ye Shilang, what do you think? ”

Not only did Su Miao not know the details of the Yue Wangfu, but Ye Ling also had a headache about it, he didn't think that the Yue Wangfu would sit and watch Li Zhi be powerful, but he couldn't figure out how Li Zhen would deal with this matter, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he thought about it silently for a long time, crumpled the court situation, and weighed it repeatedly, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay, Su Shilang is good to take the lead, a certain tail can be attached, it's not too early, tomorrow has to be early, and Rong Mou said goodbye first, see you back." As soon as the words fell, he didn't give Su Miao a chance to speak, got up and went out of Tingtao Xuan, and went downstairs to go away.

Seeing that Ye Ling was leaving, Su Miao didn't say anything to stay, nor did he get up to send him off, he sat silently behind a few sons, the expression on his old face changed constantly, after a while, he let out a sigh, Huo Ran got up, walked to the window, looked at the gloomy sky, and muttered to himself: "The wind is rising, alas, ......"

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