Li Tai stood above the court, glancing at Wei Zheng, who was in the first row of Wenchen, without a trace, and basic information about this old minister of the humerus in the early Tang Dynasty emerged in his heart.

Wei Zheng, a famous minister in the early Tang Dynasty, an official to the prime minister.

In history, he was a well-known minister, often outspoken, and would not bend to the emperor and his relatives.

A person like him, if he were in another dynasty, would easily anger the king and end miserably.

But fortunately, when Wei Zhengsheng was right, he met Tang Taizong, the holy lord and virtuous monarch, not only did not anger him because of his uprightness, but also praised his character.

According to historical records, Wei Zheng died of illness in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, and after his death, he ranked four of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, ranking extremely high!

It's just that in this world, many details are different from those recorded in the official history, and it was the beginning of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan at this time, but Wei Zheng was still alive and occupied a pivotal position in the court.

When the crown prince Li Chengqian did not want to make progress and did not cultivate virtue, Tang Taizong also named Wei Zheng as the prince and prince, and asked him to restrain and discipline the prince.

So strictly speaking, Wei Zheng, who is the crown prince and the prince, is not a person from Li Tai's journey.

Once Tang Taizong wanted him to move into the Wude Hall in the palace because he favored Li Tai to facilitate the meeting.

But Wei Zheng took the lead and tried his best to stop him.

Although the current court's support for Li Tai has been one-sided, Wei Zheng has always maintained a relatively long distance from Li Tai.

Li Tai wanted to invite this old minister, which was obviously not an easy matter.

In Li Tai's thoughts, the early dynasty began as usual.

Recently, the country has been stable, and officials at all levels have also steadily implemented the national policy recommended by Li Tai step by step.

It is worth mentioning that Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the dynasty this morning, also said that he was not sick, and such a gambling attitude of lying flat and rotten made Tang Taizong Long Yan angry and more disappointed in him.

After retreating from the court, the civil and military officials dispersed.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness King Wei."

"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

At the west gate of Xuanzheng where the ministers retreated from the palace, Li Tai sat in the carriage that Tang Taizong had granted him permission to take to the upper court, and nodded to the ministers who passed by to salute him.

After a while, Li Tai's eyes were fixed, and he looked at the old minister who walked out of the palace gate slowly, his eyes shining.

Wei Zheng, who is already in his prime, still has a steady pace and an extraordinary bearing.

"Wei Gong!"

Li Tai waited for Wei Zheng to approach, and greeted loudly: "This king has been waiting here for a long time. ”

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

Wei Zheng stopped, bowed his hand without humility or arrogance, and said: "There are still many things to be dealt with by the old minister, so I will retire first, and I ask Your Highness for forgiveness." ”

Wei Zheng said, pulled away his robe, and turned around to leave.

As one of the princes of the current dynasty and the first of the civil ministers, how could he not know that the current court situation in the Tang Dynasty has already completely fallen to the side of Li Tai, the king of Wei?

Although King Wei is not yet the crown prince, in the hearts of many ministers, he has long been the best choice for the next monarch.

But Wei Zheng was quite conflicted about Li Tai in his heart.

On the one hand, he admired the talent and ability of this prince very much, but on the other hand, he was entangled in the current crown prince Li Chengqian.

Li Taineng emerged at the age of the weak crown, and in just 12 years, through various policies, the national strength of Datang has rapidly increased dozens of times.

In terms of talent and ability, Li Tai, the king of Wei, is indeed a few times higher than the uncompetitive prince Li Chengqian.

However, since ancient times, Li Chengqian is the eldest son of the emperor born to Empress Changsun, and it is orthodox for him to inherit the throne.

This concept is already deeply ingrained in Wei Zheng's heart.

In addition, he himself is Li Chengqian's prince, if he has too much contact with Li Tai, it will inevitably add another scar to the heart of the prince, who is already sensitive and inferior.

So even if he admired Li Tai's ability, Wei Zheng's attitude towards him was always cold and respectful.

"Duke Wei, this king is waiting here today, but he is invited by his father to go to the palace for a while."

Li Tai spoke again: "Duke Wei, you can not give face to this king, but you won't even obey your father's command, right?" ”

Wei Zheng's footsteps paused slightly.

"The old minister naturally does not dare to disobey His Majesty's will."

Wei Zheng turned around, looked at Li Tai on the sedan chair, and said with a faint smile: "But Your Majesty's dictation is to ask His Royal Highness the King of Wei to invite the old minister, you can invite, and the old minister can naturally refuse your invitation, which is not considered a protest." ”

After speaking, Wei Zheng flicked his sleeve robe and wanted to leave again.

Li Tai in the carriage shook his head and sneered.

These literati really like to pick out words and take advantage of loopholes.

But if even this old minister can't figure it out, why is he talking about fighting for a future for the human race from the hands of the Heavenly Immortals and Buddhas?

"Duke Wei, aren't you interested in this king's next five-year plan?"

Li Tai's voice came faintly, but it was like a nail, nailing Wei Zheng's footsteps to the spot, making him reluctant to take another step forward.

"This king has been in politics for 12 years, the first two five-year plans have been successful, and the third five-year plan is also on the right track.

Li Tai said word by word: "Duke Wei is very old, and the next fourth five-year plan, I am afraid that you may not be able to witness its completion in your lifetime, don't you want to know what the plan of this king is?" Don't you care, what is the future of Datang? ”

Hearing Li Tai's words, Wei Zheng stood motionless, but his violently trembling hands under his sleeve robe revealed his inner turmoil at the moment.

Like Wei Zheng, a loyal minister who has been speaking directly for the Tang Dynasty all his life, he may not care about personal gains and losses, but the future of the Tang Dynasty must be what he cares about.

Sure enough, under Li Taizhi's gaze, Wei Zheng slowly turned around and asked him word by word: "Your Highness is really willing to inform the old minister of the next five-year plan in advance?" ”

Li Tai smiled slightly, stretched out his hand sideways and said, "Please!" ”

Wei Zheng looked at Li Tai's determined smile, and no longer hesitated, turned around, and stepped into Li Tai's carriage.

After Lao Wei Zheng got into the car and sat down, Li Tai waved his hand at the entourage in front of him and said, "Go home." ”

After the end of the morning dynasty, it was already daylight, and the streets were already lively, because the horse-drawn carriages walked in the streets, so the speed of the journey along the way was not fast.

Along the way, Li Tai closed his eyes and recuperated, and did not take the initiative to talk to Wei Zheng.

This made Wei Zheng on the side a little uneasy, and he even regretted that he didn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and got into Li Tai's carriage impulsively.

Along the way, when passing by the market, the shouts of hawkers on both sides of the street are endless, and the fireworks in the world are very lively.

Under Li Tai's explanation in advance, the carriage did not go to Furong Garden, but went to Li Tai's mansion in Yankangfang, Chang'an.

After a while, the carriage slowly stopped, and Li Tai opened his eyes again at the same time.

The two got out of the car, and Wei Zheng followed Li Tai side by side and entered the mansion of King Wei in Chang'an.

At the moment when Wei Zheng stepped into Li Tai's mansion, in the hexagram stall in the bustling market at the West Gate of Chang'an, a middle-aged hexagram master with a clear face and a long beard on his chin seemed to feel something.

"King Tang didn't go out in person, but let his son go to help drag Wei Zheng down?"

I saw his thumb pinching the knuckle of his middle finger again and again, and then a dark shadow popped out of his fingers and disappeared into the sky, and he muttered with a faint smile: "Hehe, it's okay!" Everything is still as my Buddha expected. ”

At the same time, in the palace, Li Tai looked at the purple-robed old minister beside him, and raised his head to look at the bright blue sky above his head, although he was calm on the surface, but there was an undercurrent in his heart.

"Those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who are high in the Western Sect, let's take Wei Zhengzhi as the first confrontation on the battlefield, and it will start from here!"

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