Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Pillow Wind
Li Jiancheng enveloped Zhang Chenju, and originally planned to give him one hundred taels of gold as well. Then he thought about it, it was better to give the gold to Zhang Cairen, and she would ask her father for a reward of dozens of hectares of land in Shandong for Zhang Chenju. In this way, the father and daughter can be considered to have been properly bought.
However, he knew that the dozens of hectares of land in Shandong had been given to Li Shentong by Li Shimin, but the King of Qin had not yet announced it to the world.
Zhang Qianwei calmly asked the emperor in the playfulness, and Li Yuan agreed without thinking. But Li Shimin won't agree, he has already made a decision, not to mention, distributing that large piece of land to the Li clan can consolidate the Li Tang world, what is it for Zhang Chen? With her daughter's charm? How can the land of the Tang Dynasty be handed over to the hands of the pink delicacy stunner!
But this Fan Dai, whom Li Shimin despises, is not a mellow person, putting him in a dangerous situation, because she is in a precarious situation, but King Qin doesn't know it.
At night, the lights in the gorgeous dormitory were extremely bright, Zhang Qianwei was playing against Li Yuan, Zhang Cairen was obviously unable to play chess, and his expression was slightly flustered. Li Yuan said proudly: "Why is Concubine Ai in such a bad state today? I used to fight against me to the end, why did I last less than a quarter of an hour today? ”
Zhang Cairen Pear Blossom knelt under the couch with rain and cried: "Back to the emperor, the concubine's mother died early, and she has been dependent on her father since she was a child. Now that I have entered the palace to serve the king, I thought that it would end the hard days of the past, and the emperor's little favor is the great kindness of the concubine and his family, but some people refuse to give this little favor to the concubine. Woohoo......"
"Who? Who has the courage to bully my beloved concubine! ”
Zhang Qianwei was silent and continued to sobble and cry.
"Li Shimin?" Li Yuan thought about it for a while, and had already guessed a few points.
When Li Yuan spit out the three words "Li Shimin", Zhang Caicai nodded slightly: "Li Shimin detained dozens of hectares of land in Shandong that the emperor gave to the father of his concubine, and also used the excuse that he had given it to Li Shentong!" ”
Li Yuan was furious when he heard this, his face was swollen red, and he swept down the chess pieces full of chess pieces with a wave of his sleeve, and ordered angrily: "Call Li Shimin to see me!" ”
When Li Shimin heard that it was his father's order, he roughly understood what it was, and it was the emperor's order, so he didn't dare to delay in the slightest. Three steps and two steps to Li Yuan's dormitory, as soon as he entered the main hall, the kind father-in-law greeted him and reminded Li Shimin: "His Royal Highness King Qin, the emperor is on fire!" Li Shimin slowed down and waved to his father-in-law: "Thank you, father-in-law." ”
As soon as he stepped into the front hall, Li Yuan was already sitting there waiting, his brows furrowed, and his face was extremely ugly. "The son knocks on his father." Li Shimin gave a deep salute.
Li Yuan finally suppressed his anger, pondered silently, his face was gloomy, and his eyebrows had become a big pimple. Zhang Cairen, who was hiding in the palace and eavesdropping, also glared angrily, with a hostile face.
Li Yuan didn't let Li Shimin get up, and only after a long time did he speak: "Li Shimin, your order is more effective than mine!" ”
"Father, the son doesn't dare." Li Shimin tried to be as deferent as possible.
"The Land ...... Shandong"
As expected, his father asked him because of the geology of Shandong, and Li Shimin couldn't wait to tell his reason: "Father, the land of Shandong has already been given to Li Shentong, how can the things that have been sent back easily?" It was originally a reward for meritorious soldiers, but if you suddenly want to return to it, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of meritorious heroes and good generals. ”
Li Shimin's words made Li Yuan unable to refute, but his order had been issued, but he could not be obeyed, how could he swallow this breath as an emperor with supreme power! Where is the majesty of imperial power? Li Yuan's eyes were full of resentment, and he said: "Wu'er is really becoming more and more capable, he has made great achievements in the past, leading troops like Han Xin, governing the country like Xiao He, and one day he will definitely surpass me and make great achievements!" ”
This seems to be a praising statement, but it is not difficult to see the irony in it, and it is even more terrifying when you think about it. Han Xin followed Liu Bang to defeat Xiang Yu to pacify the world, as the founder of the country, although he led more troops, the better, how could he help the high merit to shock the master, and in the end, the rabbit died and the dog cooked! And what kind of person is Xiao He! He was a courtier all his life, worshiped the prime minister, and worked diligently, but in his later years, he ended up destroying his reputation in order to save his life. The last sentence is even more suspected of rebellion, which is really disrespectful!
Li Shimin was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Father, the world is the world of my father, and my sons are also my father's people, so my sons really don't dare." The holy order of his father is supreme, Li Shentong is a meritorious minister of the Tang Dynasty, how can he make a meritorious minister chill? Datang is in ruins, and everyone needs to work together. The son only pointed out the stakes, and in the end, it was still the father and the emperor who ruled it. ”
Li Yuan didn't let him get up, and Li Shimin kept kneeling there. After a long time, Li Yuan came back to his senses and thought about it, and he felt that what Li Shimin said was not unreasonable. From the perspective of those in power, it seems that it is not so important as to whom the land of Shandong was given first.
The anger in his heart gradually calmed down, eased a little, and said, "It's not early, you can retreat." ”
Li Shimin, who had been kneeling for a long time, got up and said goodbye to his father: "Father and emperor rest early, and the sons and ministers will retire." ”
As soon as Li Shimin left, Li Yuan returned to the palace, and Zhang Cairen began to cry again, crying at Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, Li Shimin moved you in a few words." The land given to my father is now in vain, and you are still in power, if Li Shimin becomes the emperor, the life of the concubine will not be able to live! Woohoo......"
"Huh? Who said that Li Shimin wanted to be emperor? Li Yuan was taken aback. He then lay down on the bamboo chair, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "The time for the concubine to serve me is not short, it is better to enter your position, enter you as Jieyu, and issue a holy decree tomorrow morning." And your father, who is also my father-in-law, how about I reward him with a hundred taels of gold as compensation? ”
When Zhang Cairen heard this, he was overjoyed, but he still turned his back and pretended to be wronged. Li Yuan pulled Zhang Cairen's arm and comforted: "Concubine Ai, don't be angry anymore." ”
Zhang Cairen pretended to be aggrieved and said: "The concubine's family not only can't get the land, but even I can't get anything!" Hum! ”
"How so! My beloved concubine is Li Shimin's elder, and the reason why he rejects you is not because he cares about his biological mother. Whatever the concubine wants, he will still give what should be given. ”
Zhang Cairen turned his face and his tone turned to tough: "He just won't give it!" He had won so much gold and silver in the war, and the poor concubine valued one or two things and asked him for them, but he didn't give them. ”
"Hey, what's the big deal, I'll tell him to give you one or two another day, and he'll listen."
"He just won't listen!" Zhang Cairen walked behind Li Yuan, rubbed his shoulder for a while, and continued, "If Li Shimin becomes emperor in the future, our family will not be able to survive. ”
"Why do you mention Li Shimin as the emperor again? When did I say that I would make him emperor? Li Yuan stroked Zhang Qianwei's hand to show comfort, a trace of firmness in his eyes, and said, "The prince is the foundation of the country, the position of the prince is unshakable, and it has been the way to take trouble since ancient times." The previous dynasty led to the destruction of the country because of this, and my Datang must not repeat the mistakes of the past! ”
Seeing that Li Yuan's heart was firm, the corners of Zhang Cairen's mouth turned up slightly, and his joy was difficult to hide.
Li Yuan naively thought that he could be a brother and a brother, and the harem was peaceful, and the next day he really found Li Shimin and said that he would give some treasures to the ladies of the harem. However, Li Shimin still thinks that at this time, when the Tang Dynasty is employing people, treasures should be used to reward soldiers who have made military achievements.
Although Li Yuan felt that what Li Shimin said was also reasonable, Li Shimin's posture as a commander was fully displayed, and there was nothing wrong with showing compassion for the soldiers, but in the long run, it would buy people's hearts. Now the strength of the Wenchen generals of the Qin Palace's palace is already very large, and it will only become stronger and stronger in the future, which is what Li Yuan is most worried about.
Recently, Li Shimin's wife, Changsun, heard a little. She expected that Zhang Cairen's blowing pillow wind at his father's place would be unfavorable to Li Shimin, and King Qin would not pay attention to the harem. She thought, since it is a harem, then it will be up to me, my daughter-in-law. So she decided to dedicate the antique treasures given by her husband to the concubines, and sure enough, as she expected, the ladies smiled when they saw the treasures.
The eldest grandson tried her best to make up for the gap in family affection caused by Li Jiancheng and others to Li Shimin, but she didn't know that this gap was irreparable, and the roles they played determined the existence of the gap.