"Although this matter has nothing to do with me, I haven't heard the slightest rumor before this, but Erlang doesn't necessarily think so."

"Do you think, Pei Lian, what connections can this Li Xiaochang have in Beijing? Why could he instigate so many people to follow him into a mutiny? ”

"And the reaction of my Li clan relatives is also strange, even if my Li clan is a little dissatisfied with some of Erlang's style of acting, there is no reason to support an outsider to force the palace to rebel, no matter how you think about this matter, the spearhead of motive is pointed at me."

"Only I have this ability and appeal, I ......" The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

"Emperor Taishang, if His Majesty really wants to do anything to you, he will not say it at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet to the courtiers, saying a big disrespectful word, don't say that this matter really has nothing to do with you, even if there is, Your Majesty will not do anything to you."

"Your Majesty is a person who cherishes feathers very much, he has not been on the throne for a long time, and the journey at the beginning of his ascension to the throne has been very bloody, and he will never add any stigma to himself at this time because of filial piety."

"Not only now, but even in the future, as long as the Emperor does not endanger his status and safety, he will not do anything to you." Pei Lin glanced at Li Yuan and said with a serious face.

Pei Lin is a really smart person, before King Qin took the throne, he offended Li Shimin because of his discord with Liu Wenjing, so he has always stood on the side of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, hoping to help them suppress Li Shimin.

Later, I found out that this Li Shimin was too powerful, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng joined hands with father and son, plus a King of Qi, but they still couldn't fight Li Shimin.

After the Xuanwumen incident, he almost didn't think about it, and was the first to stand up and express his support for Li Shimin.

Although Li Shimin doesn't like this person very much, with the relationship between Pei Lin and Li Yuan, as well as his knowledge of current affairs, Li Shimin can't do anything to him.

Not only could he not do anything, but after Li Shimin took the throne, he also made Pei Lin a commonplace, and gave him 500 households to be sealed, and offered him high.

Of course, although Pei Lin has the name of Sikong and Shilu, he has no real position, and he has almost no part in court affairs, and he is also very aware of current affairs, and never runs to Li Shimin to obstruct his eyes.

Li Shimin didn't summon him, he didn't show up, and when he was free, he went to Taiji Palace to talk to Emperor Li Yuan, and now he listened to Emperor Taishang's worries, and he didn't dare to provoke indiscriminately, but sincerely helped him analyze the problem.

The conversation between Pei Lin and Li Yuan soon reached Li Shimin's ears, and after listening to it, he only said lightly: "Although Pei Lin has no great talent and his conduct is not outstanding, he is a smart person. ”

After more than half a month of verification, all the forces involved were cleared up, recorded into a file, and presented to Li Shimin's imperial case.

Although Li Shimin had a bad premonition in his heart before letting people check it, when the file was presented to him, he couldn't help but gasp.

The entire Guanlong aristocracy, the Li family, and the clansmen of the Wuji and Empress families were implicated in countless cases.

Even important ministers and favored ministers such as Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji have inexplicable connections with this matter......

Li Shimin held this dossier in his hand, only to feel cold and tired, he sat quietly in the imperial study alone, and after a full hour, Wang De went to summon Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the eldest grandson Wuji.

The summoned eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui ran into each other when they walked to the door of the imperial study, and several people glanced at each other, and immediately closed their eyes and walked in with a full stomach.

"I have seen Your Majesty, Your Majesty St. Ann." After the three of them came in, they saluted Li Shimin first.

"No need to be polite, Wang De, give them a seat." Li Shimin waved his hand and asked Wang De to move three mats over, and the three of them thanked them and sat down on the ground.

"I summoned you here at this time, and you don't need me to say it, you know why, right?" Li Shimin also walked out of the imperial case, walked to the three of them and sat down.

"Presumably for the sake of Li Xiaochang's case." Du Ruhui said.

"Yes, it is for this case, you are all one of the handlers, this case does not need to be said, everyone knows it very well, I want to hear your thoughts." Li Shimin asked.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's really inconvenient for the ministers and others in this case to put too much beak." As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, the three of them fell silent, and it took half a cup of tea before Fang Xuanling spoke.

"The minister is guilty, in this matter, not only is the crime unbelievable, but also the crime of not being strict with relatives, please punish Your Majesty." The eldest grandson Wuji bowed to the ground with his head and directly opened his mouth to plead guilty.

"Okay, auxiliary, what does this matter have to do with you, although the eldest grandson of your eldest grandson family, Anye, is involved, but no one in the whole of Kyoto knows his relationship with you, how can you restrain a person like him?"

"As for the eldest grandson Shunde, he has not participated, at most it is the crime of knowing and not reporting, if even this has to be seen on you, then my people are more involved in it, and my sin is not even greater?" Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness." The eldest grandson Wuji was taken aback, the emperor had said this, if he continued to ask for guilt, it would be to fight with the emperor in the ring, such a stupid thing, he would never do it, so he had to get up and sit up straight.

"Keming, do you have anything to say?" Li Shimin's eyes fell on Du Ruhui.

"Back to Your Majesty, the opinion on this matter, the minister is the same as Lord Fang, so it is inconvenient to put a beak." Du Ruhui shook his head, this matter is too involved, if he really wants to make a big move, it may shake the foundation of Datang.

To put it bluntly, the best solution to this matter is to pick it up high, put it down gently, and only punish the evil, and nothing else will be investigated.

But they can't say this, they can't do this lord, and this matter can only be decided by the emperor himself.

"Hehe, it's me who embarrass you, this matter is really not suitable for you to suggest, I know how to do it is the most reasonable, but I really can't go down this breath in my heart." Li Shimin looked at everyone for a while, and laughed a little self-deprecatingly.

"The ministers are terrified." Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the eldest grandson Wuji were all taken aback, and hurriedly leaned over to plead guilty.

"That's it, you all go down, it's not for nothing to ask you to come over, your attitude at least let me know that even if I feel uncomfortable in my heart, as long as I am still sitting in this position, and I still have the country and society in my heart, some things have to be compromised." Li Shimin waved his hand and told them to retreat.

"Wang De, everyone in the world thinks it's good to be an emperor, and I think that the person who sits in this position can rule the world, and he can determine the life and death of whoever he wants, which is really wonderful."

"But I have only been in power for more than a year, why do I feel that this position is so difficult to sit in and so aggrieved?" After a few rooms of Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others left, Li Shimin said to Wang De, a close attendant beside him, with a stunned face.

"That's because Your Majesty wants to be a Ming Jun, a virtuous Jun, and only Ming Jun and Virtuous Jun who have left a hundred generations in history will not do what they want, and will endure what ordinary people can't bear." Wang De replied.

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