On the sixteenth day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, there is no snow, cloudy, the weather is cold and tight, the wind is not small, and the various flags on the palace wall are blowing, and it is an early day, the courtiers all rushed to the court room before dawn, but the important ministers did not gather into a small circle as in the past to talk about the big day, without him, the big guys are well-informed, I have long known that there will be a fierce confrontation in today's court meeting, but well, the big guys are all looking at the lively mentality, They are all waiting for the officials of the prince's family and the people of King Wu's family to make a fuss, as for those middle-level officials, although they are unaware, it can be seen that the important ministers are silent, and they smell something wrong, and they don't dare to say anything, but they are just carefully figuring out what may happen, and there is a strange silence in the room.

Li Zhen is too lazy to pay attention to what others think, he rarely pulls and pulls with those courtiers on weekdays, and secondly, he first fought a vicious battle last night, and then the third child visited, and then he discussed with the two major strategists, and he didn't close his eyes all night, although his body was strong, but he was already tired at this time, how could he have kung fu but he didn't care what others were thinking, he hid in the corner and closed his eyes to recuperate, but he was also happy to be idle, but unfortunately he had just rested for a long time, and he listened to the thin voice of Gao Yao, the inner attendant: "There is a decree in the saint, today is exempted from the court, and the courtiers above the third rank and all the princes in Beijing will go to the Ganlu Hall to discuss the matter, and this is true!"

Uh-huh, the old man is planning to make his family ugly, hehe, interesting! Li Zhen's heart moved, just thought about opening his eyes, got up and went to the Ganlu Palace, but saw King Wu walking in front of him, and he didn't speak, just blinked vigorously, and then turned around and left, seeing that Li Zhen was secretly amused in his heart, but he didn't bother to pay attention to so much, smiled indifferently, got up, and followed Zi Chongchen to the Ganlu Palace.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin sat on the big seat, his face was blue, his eyes were black, obviously he had not slept all night, and when he saw the ministers entering the hall, he did not have any reaction at all, even if the important ministers shouted loudly, he did not see Li Shimin's expression, so that the important ministers always knelt, but the crown prince Li Chengqian, who had already sat in the position, also had a solemn face, but there was a proud light flashing in his eyes. After a long time, Li Shimin, who didn't know what he was thinking, suddenly seemed to have woken up, waved his hand as if chasing flies, and said uncertainly: "Excuse me, excuse me." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long." The important ministers who had been kneeling for a long time hurriedly thanked them, but their voices were tired and tired, and they were far from being as loud as shouting long live in front of their heads, which was similar to the rat calling some children, but Old Man Li was obviously not in the mood to care about this little thing, so he glanced at the important ministers, waved his hand and said: "Gao Yao, Xuan!" ”

Gao Yao, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly turned out from behind Li Shimin, bowed down and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he took out a fold from his big sleeve and preached loudly: "After investigation by the Division, the current situation is as follows: The case of Nian Zhuang ......"

Gao Yao read out the excerpt of what was said, the important ministers present have already heard from different channels, although they don't know the mystery, but they can vaguely guess a rough idea, but the big guys are tacit, when Gao Yao finished announcing the excerpt, the big guys are all silent, no one refuses to come out to speak, without him, this kind of rebellion is a case involving the children of the heavenly family, before I don't know what the old man means, how dare anyone come forward to speak, that's not to find a draw, it's strange, can get mixed into the current official position, that is not a surprisingly sophisticated character, how could he make such a low-level mistake, the hall is so quiet that you can hear a needle falling to the ground clearly.

"Let's talk about it, what's the problem here? Well? Seeing that the big guy was not angry, Li Shimin said with a cold face, but unfortunately after waiting for a while, no one dared to come out to talk about this matter, it was a cold scene, obviously, the big guy's mind can't hide from the old man, if it is on weekdays, the big guy doesn't want to say it, and the old man will basically do it, but now the old man is really a little unsure of what to do, how can it be possible for the ministers to be so quiet, with a black face, and named it: "Qiao Song (Fang Xuanling's words), as the prime minister." , let's talk about it first. ”

Fang Xuanling had long expected that Li Shimin would be the first to call him, and he already had a plan in his heart, so he stood up unhurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this matter is quite suspicious, although the king of Shu is not far from here in Qizhou (near present-day Shaanxi), there is no need to take such a big risk to take out a lot of weapons from the arsenal, but I don't know that this matter can be concealed for a while, but it can't be concealed for a lifetime. Second, the old minister's view of those letters is generally a daily household matter, which seems to have nothing to do with the arsenal, and the date of payment is old, which may not be enough to be believed; Third, the king of Shu is good at hunting, and it may be possible to damage other people's Qinghe, but it is not enough to say that the king of Shu gathered people to plot against him. ”

"Oh? So, Qiao Song thinks that Li Su was wronged? The corners of Li Shimin's mouth showed a sly smile, and he asked nonchalantly.

How did Fang Xuanling not know that these princes were really making trouble, and the words that came out in front of his head were originally speculating that the old man would have deep affection for flesh and blood, and he would not delve into this matter, of course, the reason why Fang Xuanling wanted to say it so much was very simple - Li Shimin was a very generous person in the past, and he rarely dealt ruthlessly to those sons, even if the prince was so tired, he had never seen Li Shimin attack, but at this time, seeing that Li Shimin's expression was wrong, how could he dare to insist on his own opinion, and hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, The old minister didn't dare to say that the king of Shu must have been wronged, but there may be other feelings among them, and he asked His Majesty to bow to the dictatorship, and the old minister had no objection. Fang Xuanling's voice became smaller and smaller, and at the end of the day, he simply let the old man decide the matter himself.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling had touched the ash of his nose, the big guy didn't dare to speak, but the old man was not polite, glanced at the important ministers, and named him again: "Wuji, what do you mean?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was just rectified by Li Zhen yesterday, and he is still sulking now, besides, he rarely speaks in the court, let alone disobeys Li Shimin's intentions. ”

As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji's words came out, even if it was a tune for the ministers, that is, if your old man wants to check, check it, if you don't want to check it, it's up to you, anyway, it's a matter of the heavenly family, the heavenly family will be the master by itself, yes, this time, there is no need for the old man to name them one by one, more than 20 officials above the third grade lined up in a row, and what he said was almost a copy of the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, at most, the sentence was slightly different, and the old man frowned when he heard it.

Seeing that the situation was extremely unfavorable, Li Ke, the king of Wu, was anxious, but he really didn't have the courage to interrupt the words of the important ministers, at this time, seeing the old man's brows tightened, he couldn't stand still, to be honest, of course he knew that this so-called arsenal case was simply a bullshit tossed out by the prince, but unfortunately Li Ke couldn't come up with relevant evidence, and Li Zhen, who could come up with evidence, was pretending to be deaf and dumb there, Li Ke made several eyes and was ignored by Li Zhen, helpless, Li Ke had to wait until the courtiers had said almost the same, and then he stood up and said: "Father Qi, Erchen thinks that what you have said is reasonable, but Erchen thinks that there are still many doubts in this matter, and it does not prove that the sixth brother has been involved, after all, Wang Ji, the head of the key criminal arsenal, has not been arrested, everything is just hypothetical, and there is no conclusive evidence, and I hope that my father will investigate it." ”

As soon as Li Ke's words fell, supporters immediately stood up, but seeing the white-haired Wei Zheng hunched over, he trembled and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that what His Royal Highness King Wu said is reasonable, and this matter needs to be investigated in detail. ”

Wei Zheng has always been an upright character, never learned to look at the eyes to act, as long as he thinks it is right, he dares to speak, he has been sick for many days, he is really powerless for the arsenal case, and he can't take care of it at all, but most of them will listen to the words of the courtiers, Wei Zheng has seen some ways, and believes that there must be something strange in this matter, so he stood up and supported King Wu without hesitation, of course, only Wei Zheng has this kind of courage in the Manchu Dynasty, and everyone else is pretending to be confused.

Wei Zheng's words obviously still had some weight, although the old man was disapproving, but he didn't reprimand Wei Zheng, but he didn't pay attention to Wei Zheng's words, and stared at Wu Wang Li Ke with a pair of cold eyes: "Don't you want evidence?" I can give you, hey, open your eyes and take a look. The old man raised his hand, picked up a fold from the table, and threw it on the body of Li Ke, the king of Wu.

The fold is not thick, the left and right are just about 20 pages, the content is not rich, it is basically just a running account of some calculations, and it is written that some misdeeds of the king of Shu Li Su, or even what Li Su said one day are listed one by one, one of the most fatal is that the king of Shu Li Su privately trained his troops by the head of Tian Hunting, and the number of private soldiers reached more than 5,000 people, which exceeded more than four times the number of regulations, and most of the weapons used were all the standard blades of the imperial court.

Li Ke quickly passed the fold, and his face turned white with "brushing", without him, how did those standard weapons come about Li Ke knew in his heart - the standard weapons were indeed exclusive to the imperial court, but they were not made from the arsenal, but the three of them privately came out of the weapons workshops, but the question was how to say this, seeing that the situation had been completely corrupted, Li Ke did not dare to hold on any longer, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The son is ignorant, I hope my father will forgive me." ”

King Wu softened, but the old man Wei Zheng still didn't follow, took the fold, looked at it carefully, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is still something strange here, regardless of where the weapons of the King of Shu came from, the arsenal is counted every year, and the amount of the total is missing, isn't it said that it has been found now?" If so, the weapons of the King of Shu may not come from the arsenal, and it is very inappropriate to enter the crime of the King of Shu in the case of the arsenal, and the seized letters may not necessarily be the handwriting of the King of Shu, even if it is the handwriting of the King of Shu, it is not necessarily the matter of the arsenal, and the old minister thinks that it is better to be cautious, and it is better to declare the King of Shu to enter the dynasty and distinguish right from wrong in person. ”

The old man Wei Zheng was right, although the important ministers did not dare to echo it, but most of their faces showed that it was like that, that is, even the old man's face showed a trace of doubt, but at this moment, Hou Junji stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that what Lord Wei said is reasonable, but according to the old minister, the inventory of the arsenal is counted, but the accounts can be faked, this article must be clearest to His Royal Highness King Yue, why don't Your Majesty ask His Royal Highness King Yue." ”

I rely on you dead old monkey, Lao Tzu didn't expose your kid's back, you gave Lao Tzu eye medicine, damn, provoked Lao Tzu, fought to lose both, Lao Tzu also arched you and the boss out, damn, what a bastard! Li Zhen was originally happy to see the excitement, but he didn't expect to be given an army by Hou Junji, and he was suddenly crooked, to be honest, Li Zhen was not soft-hearted, and he didn't dare to go against the prince and Hou Junji, but the time was not ripe, without him, Li Zhen has just entered the court as an official, and the court has no power at all, and he is fledgling, at this time, if the prince falls, it can only be cheapened by Li Tai, the king of Wei, with Li Tai's current power, if he enters the East Palace, and then wants to drive him down, it will be difficult, It is better to let idiots like Li Chengqian occupy it first, as long as he has a handle in his hand, it will not be easy to oust him from power in the future. At this time, seeing Hou Junji climbing on his head, although Li Zhen's heart was angry, but fortunately, he was deep in the city, and he didn't have a seizure, pretending not to hear, just stood aside, not angry, but unfortunately the old man didn't plan to let him go, but after listening to the old man's cough, he looked at Li Zhen and said, "Zhen'er, what do you say?" ”

Say? Say a fart! Li Zhen really didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but the old man had already opened his mouth, and it was impossible not to reply, so in desperation, he had to stand up and say: "Father Qi, the account fraud that the Hou Gong said is feasible, but it is impossible to have too many flowers, and after a year, although the number is not small, it will not reach one hundred and eighty pieces, unless the person in charge remains the same, if it is a different person, just check the accounts carefully, and you can always find the strangeness." ”

Li Zhen is completely on the matter, only talking about the accounts, not involving the loss of the arsenal, and not saying whether the sixth is involved in the case, although the words are a basket, in fact, it is all nonsense, of course, it is all the truth, it is natural for the old man to be dissatisfied, but Li Zhen has the ability to talk nonsense, so that the old man is helpless to take him, he glanced at Li Zhen angrily, and was about to continue to ask, but saw Li Tai, the king of Wei, stood up and said: "Father, the son thinks that the eighth brother is very good, if it is not for the eighth brother's heart, this arsenal case will not be revealed, Erchen thought that over the years, there were only a lot of weapons lost in the arsenal, and the person in charge of the arsenal could not escape the blame, so he should investigate it deeply. ”

Although Li Tai's words are vague, but the big guys are all clear-eyed people, as soon as they hear it, they know that the spearhead in Li Tai's words is aimed at the prince, without him, most of the candidates for the arsenal before and after are recommended by the prince, and some are Hou Junji's old subordinates, of course, understand and understand, the big guys are not stupid enough to break it, they all shut up, and there are several rows of "mud bodhisattvas" in the hall immediately.

The fourth child of the fuck, I really see the stitches, damn, this is the time for Lao Tzu to join forces with him to fight the boss, his mother's depression! Li Zhen was used by Li Tai for no reason, and she was really unhappy, but she also understood that this was not the time to speak, or the more she talked, the more chaotic it became, and in the end, there must be no good fruit to eat, so she simply followed the "puppet show".

Li Zhen didn't speak, but Li Ke, who saw a hint of an opportunity to muddy the waters, stood up and said: "Father, the sons think that the words of the fourth brother and the eighth brother are reasonable, and since this matter needs to be investigated, it should be thoroughly investigated, and the traitors and villains should not be allowed to act recklessly." ”

Seeing that the third child and his gang were about to be unlucky, the crown prince Li Chengqian was originally in a very happy mood, but he didn't expect to kill Cheng Cheng Jin halfway, and there was a posture of dragging him into the water together, and he was so angry that his nose was crooked, he got up, bowed to Li Shimin and said: "Father, the son thinks that what is being discussed today is the case of the sixth brother, and the rest of the matters can be discussed in the future, so as not to have the risk of not separating the priority and the emperor, I hope that the father and the emperor will make a clear decision." ”

What the prince said is actually reasonable, but well, the fourth child wants to beat the rabbit with grass, kill the third child and then drag the prince into the water, so he naturally refuses to stop there, and said unceremoniously: "Father, the son thinks that the two cases are one case, and since the case is combined, how can it be hard to divide the priority and the secondary. ”

The third child saw that there was an opportunity to hold the crown prince, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and then Li Tai's words said: "Father, what the fourth brother said is very true, go to the father and emperor to find out." ”

Seeing that he was being attacked alone, how could the prince be willing, pointed to the two brothers and said: "Presumptuous, you are really messing around!" ”

The third and fourth children were willing to eat the prince's set, one sneered, the other sarcastic, and the hall suddenly became lively.

Yes, the old man didn't hold a court meeting, because he was worried that these princes would have many wings, and once they fought, it would be over, but he didn't expect it to be a mess at this time, so he suddenly became angry, and looked at the three sons who didn't give in to each other coldly, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he waved his hand and said, "Shut up!" ”

The old man was angry, and the big guys were all honest, but they all became "mud bodhisattvas" who did not move, and seeing that such a stalemate was not a road, the old man pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Spread the decree, Li Zhen, the king of Xuanshu, entered the pilgrimage to see, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, was the summoning envoy," as soon as the words fell, the big sleeves flicked, and he ignored the reactions of the important ministers, and turned back to the apse by himself.

What? Damn, why did you go around to Lao Tzu again, old man, you are too much! Li Zhen didn't expect this messenger to fall on his own head, and when he heard it, he was dumbfounded, and he couldn't even breathe......

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