Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 223 The drama has begun

What are you explaining? You don't have a point in your mind?
Fang Xuanling didn't want to answer this question, but just covered it up and said, "It's to give the saint what he wants."

What nonsense are you talking about?Yu Zhining laughed angrily and looked at the bookshelf.He was not stupid, so he naturally understood what Fang Xuanling meant by confessing.

This time the sage was resolute and leaned towards the East Palace, with only one purpose, the two Prime Ministers of Zhengshitang!

Now that things have developed to this point, the two prime ministers can only bow their heads.

And bowing his head means leaving the Political Affairs Hall.

Fang Xuanling's so-called stop loss refers to whether he can keep a Dou Xiang.

And Li Shimin said that he might not be able to persuade him because Dou might not be able to accept this result.

After all, who is willing to give up the position of prime minister easily?
Not only Dou is unwilling to give up, but Li Shimin actually doesn't want Dou to give up.Because the Prime Minister of the Zhengshitang is a close minister of the emperor, who assists the emperor in handling government affairs, major state affairs, and even the slightest disturbance, the Zhengshitang can be informed.

Of the two Prime Minister Dou, one was missing, and Li Shimin felt a pain in the flesh.

More importantly, he needs his own people in Zhengshitang to resist the prince.

"Is there no other way?" Li Shimin finally asked Fang Xuanling unwillingly.

Fang Xuanling shook his head.

He can see the truth of things clearly, but the problem is that the truth is not important.

The power of the King of Qin suppressed the prince and aroused the fear of the saints. This is the root cause.In addition, the Dou family, who was born in Guanlong, basically has no way to recover, and there is no way to save him.

In fact, Fang Xuanling once thought that if it wasn't for the time of war, what happened this time would have been even more violent.

Fang Xuanling had no choice, Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and Yu Zhining again, they both shook their heads, expressing that they could not think of a solution.

Seeing this, Li Shimin nodded and said: "I understand, I will go to the Dou Mansion tomorrow. Also, auxiliary machine, you can withdraw the outside staff."

"Yes."

Seeing that Li Shimin accepted, Fang Xuanling was also slightly relieved, and he was worried that Li Shimin would insist on pushing the bull now.

"Your Highness, the future will be long, you don't have to worry, this time the East Palace has won, but it may not be the case in the future."

"I hope." Li Shimin waved his hand and sent the three of them back.He is also really tired, and he hasn't had much rest these days.

Not long after Fang Xuanling and the others left, Princess Qin walked into the study, saw the mess, and saw her husband leaning against Yanghe in a bad mood with a depressed face, she walked behind him and knelt down, raised her slender hands, and gently gave The husband rubs his temples.

"Erlang, Chengqian was playing outside just now, and you were so scared that he cried."

"Is the child okay?"

"No."

Li Shimin was silent for a while, and said with a wry smile: "This time, I really did a lot of useless work, and even annoyed Zhiyun for no reason, really, alas."

Changsun muttered: "I don't understand court affairs, but I can often walk with Princess Chu."

Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled, "Guanyin maidservant, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what a concubine should do." Mrs. Changsun gently hugged her husband's head and put it in her arms.

Chu palace.

Although Lao Li ordered Li Zhiyun to be the presiding judge of the case, and the two ministers Wen Dayou and Tang Jian assisted him, but Li Zhiyun was not stupid, and knew very well that the crux of the case was not the truth, and it would be useless to find out anything. So fish decisively.

Of course, he didn't completely ignore it, he still pretended to be in place.

study.

"Tell me, can Second Brother find out the real murderer this time?" Li Zhiyun held the teacup and blew on the hot air gently.

Opposite him, sat Du Ruhui and Xue Shou.After a period of self-cultivation and adjustment, the two of them had ruddy complexions, and many of their stubborn illnesses had been eliminated, and they were able to participate in the discussion again.

Du Ruhui said: "King Qin is smart, Fang Xuanling is keen. After the court meeting, they must have understood now that the saint is targeting Dou's this time. As for the real murderer, I think others can't see it, but Fang Xuanling must be able to see it."

"You like him very much?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Du Ruhui nodded, "When I was attacking Xue Ju, my subordinates worked with Fang Xuanling, and I know that this man is very smart. It's a pity that His Highness didn't recruit him, otherwise it would be like adding wings to a tiger."

Li Zhiyun smiled slightly, and said: "You know he is good, I'm afraid Fang Xuanling also knows that you are good. I think Fang Xuanling must have mentioned you a lot when they were discussing matters."

Du Ruhui chuckled and lowered his head to drink tea.

Then, Li Zhiyun said longingly: "This king really wants to see what effect it will have if you and Fang Xuanling are ministers in the same palace one day."

Du Ruhui said with a smile: "If that day really comes, I would like to ask Your Highness to give you more advice, so that Fang Xuanling won't take His Highness's heart away."

The corner of Li Zhiyun's mouth twitched, and Lao Du was caught off guard by his coquettish words, almost hitting his waist.

Xue Shou was also very speechless and disgusting.

"Your Highness, judging from the current situation, that day will not be too far away." Xue Shou also joked.

The three laughed.

Closer to home, Li Zhiyun said: "Now let's see what the second brother will do."

"The subordinates feel that with Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji around, the King of Qin will find a way to keep a Prime Minister Dou. After all, there is still a Prime Minister Chen Shuda in the Political Affairs Hall. If he can keep a Prime Minister Dou, his loss is acceptable. "Du Ruhui said.

Li Zhiyun nodded, and said melancholy: "This time, the crown prince took advantage of the advantage of the second brother. I guess he must be very happy now, and maybe he is still planning a candidate to succeed Xiangguo."

Having said that, he couldn't help smiling.

Xue Shou said: "God is on His Highness's side. Originally, Keming and I were thinking about how to make His Highness recommend Yang Gongren to the saint after the matter is completed. Now His Highness is ordered to investigate the truth of the case, and he will make meritorious deeds in the future, so it can be justified." He opened his mouth to recommend Yang Gongren to the sage."

Li Zhiyun couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, and said immediately: "It's not time to relax now, if Mrs. Dou doesn't bow his head, this case will have to be dragged on forever."

"Your Highness, don't worry, it won't take too long." Du Ruhui said, "After the autumn harvest, the imperial court will use troops abroad. If the King of Qin wants to lead the troops out, he must stabilize the rear. From the point of view of his subordinates, there must be results within a month at most. .”

Li Zhiyun nodded, and immediately asked, "When will Yang Gongren come back?"

"Soon." Du Ruhui said, "It's time for him to return to Beijing."

"What about Pei Ju?" Li Zhiyun asked again.

Xue Shou said: "Liu Wenjing and Zheng Yuanxuan have already gone to Turkic, at most ten days, there must be news to send back to Chang'an."

"Okay, okay." Li Zhiyun smiled.

The play has already opened, and the actors for the first half are already in place, just waiting for the actors for the second half to come back.

Du Ruhui asked: "Your Highness, I heard that this time the saint asked Wen Dayou, the Minister of Zhongshu, to assist His Highness in investigating the case together?"

"There is such a thing." Li Zhiyun asked: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"This is an opportunity for Your Highness." Du Ruhui said.

"Opportunity?" Li Zhiyun asked, "What do you mean?"

Xue Shou pondered: "Do you want His Highness to win over Wen Dayou?"

Du Ruhui looked at Li Zhiyun and nodded.

Li Zhiyun put down the teacup, remained silent for a while, and said with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, I know the talents of the three brothers of the Wen family, but I have never had any contact with them, I'm afraid things are not that simple."

The relationship between him and Yang Gongren is due to the relationship between the two, and more importantly, Yang Gongren's current embarrassing position determines his embarrassing situation.

Because he was a former minister of the Sui Dynasty and had no backing, Li Zhiyun was able to take advantage of the vacancy and snatch a leak before the crown prince and King Qin.

(End of this chapter)