Chapter 4 Buying a midwife
Although Li Shimin has the mind of his family and country, he also cares about his father very much, on the one hand, it is the major affairs of the court, and on the other hand, the family affection of his father and brother, he wants to take care of it. More importantly, he didn't want his father to think that his attitude towards his brother was to get rid of him quickly in order to pave the way for the future. Last night, he was so ruthless to a secret agent, which shows that the anger in his father's chest is not inferior to his own. He slowly walked over to a tall desk, pulled over a chair and sat down, and said slowly, "Someone." ”
"Yes, Your Highness."
"You go to Master Pei's mansion and invite Pei Wenjing."
Halfway through, Pei Wenjing hurried over in a carriage.
"Master Pei has arrived, Your Highness." The porter replied.
"Invite him to the study."
Li Shimin's study is built in a relatively private way, separated from the front hall by a bamboo forest, which can only be reached by walking along the stone road and through the bamboo forest. There are also several identical houses around the study, and most first-time visitors can't tell where the study is. People who are not Li Shimin's trust can't get here at all, and even Gao Junming's eyeliner full of Chang'an cloth can't get there.
"I've seen Your Highness." Pei Wenjing asked for peace very calmly, because he knew it in his heart. He didn't know what was going on, the emperor was very angry, and he understood it very well.
Li Shimin took out the word "Yuan" written in blood and showed it to Pei Wenjing, and said, "Master Pei, the secret agent I sent last night was killed halfway through. ”
Before King Qin could continue, Pei Wenjing suddenly understood the ins and outs of the matter, it turned out that last night's incident was done by the emperor's people, and the emperor is now quite dissatisfied with King Qin. Then he said very calmly: "Your Royal Highness, with all due respect, the emperor is angry now, and it is not easy to act rashly." If the emperor is determined to protect Li Yuanji, His Royal Highness can only do nothing and restrain his edge. ”
"Master Pei is very right, this king knows. But the most important thing at the moment is that my father may think that I am deliberately holding on to Yuanji's mistakes and bent on getting rid of King Qi. ”
Pei Wenjing said thoughtfully: "To dispel the emperor's doubts, this matter is not difficult to do, as long as Gao Junming and Li Zhenghang can come forward to speak for His Highness and clarify for His Highness." ”
"Why? Aren't the two of them the prince's people? ”
"It is precisely because they are the prince's people that they come forward to defend His Royal Highness, so the emperor will think that there is no party dispute in the imperial court. Everyone is trying their best to defend the imperial court and think about my Tang Dynasty. His Royal Highness and King Qi are still like brothers and sisters, and His Royal Highness still cares about the brotherhood with King Qi. ”
"What do you think of your father, your father has eyes, can't you see? In normal times, my father and emperor were already vigilant, and the court was divided into courts. ”
"Your Royal Highness, even if the emperor once thought so, we can change this situation and make the emperor think that brothers will be like brothers and sisters in the future."
Li Shimin still has doubts: "They are the prince's people, how can they clarify for me?" ”
"The subordinates have already thought about it, and their wife is about to give birth."
Li Shimin knew that this was the next step, and said to Pei Wenjing a little helplessly: "You can do this matter, don't kill anyone." ”
"Yes, Your Highness."
Out of the Qin Palace, Pei Wenjing went straight to Gao Junming's mansion, knowing that he was an uninvited guest, he prepared pills to protect the fetus in advance. With a smiling face, I only hope that Gao Fu will not reach out and hit the smiling face. Pei Wenjing was invited to the main hall.
"Master Pei has never had any contact with this mansion, what is the purpose of this trip?"
"Lord Gao followed the emperor to fight in the south and the north, and a minister like Lord Gao was too late to stammer, how could he not think about dealing with Gaofu. I'm afraid that if I come to the house, I won't give face. ”
"What to say, as long as you are dedicated to the emperor and the court, the official will not refuse." As he spoke, he took a sip of tea, and then asked, "What does Master Pei mean by this trip?" Let's get straight to the point. ”
Pei Wenjing picked up Gao Junming's words: "What Master Pei said is very true, we are officials are dedicated to the emperor and the court. There is a small thing for the subordinates to bother the tall man. ”
"Say."
"Presumably, the Lord knows that there is a slight misunderstanding between the Emperor and the King of Qin, and I want to invite Lord Gao into the palace to narrate the facts for the King of Qin and ease the relationship between the Emperor and the King of Qin. This is also a little contribution to the imperial court. We are naturally loyal to the emperor. ”
Gao Junming listened to his words, and couldn't help but have a little spark in his heart. is a good Pei Wenjing, as soon as he opens his mouth, he will take my army. If I don't agree to him, won't it prove that I am not loyal to the court and not loyal enough to the emperor? Then I thought about it again, anyway, Yuanji has been reinstated, this is a trivial matter, and it is not impossible to help them, so as to prove to the emperor that he did not participate in the party struggle. Of course, his loyalty to the prince can still be seen by heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon can be expressed. It's just that in this way, the prince will think that he is "eating in the bowl and looking at the pot", and his heart is ape, and it is difficult to control.
Pei Wenjing saw that Gao Junming was thinking about something, and then said: "If Lord Gao can do this, it will definitely make the emperor think that the adult is not participating in the party struggle, which is beneficial to the adult." As for the prince's side, Lord Gao contributed to the court, and it must be understandable that the prince is also understandable. ”
Pei Wenjing said every sentence on the point. Gao Junming didn't think about it, he planned to use the procrastination trick, he covered up the little flame in his chest, and said to Pei Wenjing calmly: "Master Pei, think about it thoroughly, and wait for the official to think about how to persuade the emperor." ”
Pei Wenjing took out the pills prepared in advance from her sleeve pocket and said, "Recently, I heard that Mrs. is about to give birth, and my subordinates specially prepared pills for Mrs. to protect the fetus. I hope you can laugh at it. ”
Gao Junming took the pill, he did not doubt the authenticity of the pill, the tocolytic medicine refined by Pei Mansion was famous. The smell and color were exactly the same as he had seen before. Pei Wenjing is also a high-ranking official in the imperial court, so he will not be so blatant to do such a dirty thing.
The two were silent for a moment. Pei Wenjing suddenly said: "My subordinates think that Lord Gao must be looking forward to the smooth birth of his wife." Whether Madame can succeed or not depends on the adults. ”
"Up to me?" Gao Junming was puzzled.
"Yes, sir. Gao Daren has always been sensible, so he naturally understands the reason. Then he gave up his hand and said, "The subordinates have been disturbed for a long time, and the subordinates have retired." ”
The fire in Gao Junming's heart turned from a little spark to a blazing fire, and he threw out the teacups on the table, and several teacups were all broken without suspense. "Something! How dare you coerce me! ”
Pei Wenjing left Gaofu and was not idle, he found Gao Junming's scheduled midwife.
"Do you know who I am?" Pei Wenjing was a little buoyant.
The woman replied, "The slave and maid do not know, but the appearance of the adult must be a great official." ”
"It's best if you don't know, and the main thing is that you don't need to know. I also know that your family is very poor, and your husband is a drunkard and a gambler, and you can barely make ends meet by earning some scraps of silver for your delivery. So saying, he took out a large ingot of silver and put it in front of the woman, "Promise to help me do something, and this ingot of silver will be yours, and there will be another ingot after the deed." ”
When the woman saw the money, she saw that the ingots were enough for her to earn in a year. Overjoyed, he hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the adults are entrusting?" ”
"It's very simple, when Gao Junming's mansion invited you to deliver the baby, you washed this away with hot water, and poured it on his wife when she gave birth, saying that his wife had a difficult birth, and she needed rejuvenation pills to keep her mother and child safe." The woman was handed a small packet of powder, brown and smelling of herbs.
The woman didn't say a word, took the medicine powder and hurriedly responded: "Don't worry, my lord, such a simple matter, the slave and maid will definitely do it." With that, he took the money and walked away.
Pei Wenjing had a smug smile on her face.