Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 234 The increasingly fierce struggle
Noticing Li Zhiyun approaching, Wei Gui took his daughter and saluted.

"Some time ago, the lady said that she was not feeling well, but now she is better?" Li Zhiyun stood beside Wei Gui, with a faint fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose.

Such an intellectual beauty, to say that she is not moved, is to deceive herself.

"It's better." Wei Gui replied, and then said softly: "Your Highness, there are many people with mixed opinions, so let's call my concubine Wei Shi in the future."

She always felt that Li Zhiyun had another meaning in calling her lady, but it was hard to confirm.

later?

Li Zhiyun smiled lightly, if it was "in the future", then he would be called a lady.

"It's okay, there is no one else here, so you don't have to worry about it." After speaking, Li Zhiyun reached out and hugged Xiao Shunniang, teasing her for a while.

Seeing her daughter giggling and laughing in Li Zhiyun's arms, a gentle smile appeared on Wei Gui's face.Although Li Zhiyun is younger than her, she always gives her a feeling of 'tough', 'mature' and 'gentle'.

It's strange that toughness and tenderness appear in one person.

Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "I heard that my lady lost a lot of money playing backgammon with the princess some time ago?"

Hearing this, Wei Yufen blushed, and said, "How can there be?"

"My lady, I can also play backgammon. If you want to improve your chess skills, I can teach you my lady."

"No need, it's just leisure entertainment, how can it be regarded as a serious business, don't bother Your Highness." Wei Gui refused softly.

Li Zhiyun smiled and said nothing.

Things like feelings can't be done overnight, they have to be fermented slowly.Now his situation is very good, take his time.

Intellectual beauty, how can I let go?

While Li Zhiyun still had free time to pursue the beauties, the struggle between the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion had already reached a fever pitch.

Let’s talk about Prince Qin’s Mansion first. Originally, Li Shimin felt that he had lost completely this time. Not only did he lose a prime minister in the Zhengshitang, but he was also warned by his father, which made him very uneasy.

But with the exposure of Li Liyan's matter, the emperor's father suppressed Li Gang, which made him suddenly understand that this time, the emperor's father might not want his own people to go up, and at the same time he did not want the prince's people to go up.

This gave him a chance.

He will definitely not sit back and watch the power of Donggong grow in Zhengshitang.

"Li Gang probably won't have much chance this time, but the rumors in the market in Chang'an are likely to change things." Li Shimin mused.

Changsun Wuji snorted, "Those rumors, in my opinion, were released by the Eastern Palace. First, they used the excuse that the imperial court suppressed the former ministers, and then they talked about the scandal of the warriors. They are clearly trying to promote Li Gang."

Fang Xuanling nodded, and said: "The auxiliary machine is right. The crown prince's dangerous move this time, and he did not hesitate to use public opinion to threaten the court. It is obvious that he is determined to win the position of Prime Minister. But don't worry, Your Highness. This time, the saint prefers the warrior Xun Superior, the prince is against the saint, it is very unwise."

Yu Zhining continued: "We might as well help the prince."

"What do you mean?" Li Shimin asked.

Yu Zhining chuckled, "The crown prince used the sage to suppress the Dou clan to make a big fuss before, which caused His Highness a lot of losses. This time, we might as well use the sage to deal with the prince. Since the sage prefers the warrior Xun, then we will suppress the warrior Xun and help the prince In this way, the sage will feel that the prince is unscrupulous, and great things will be accomplished by then."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Shimin's face.

"Interesting, interesting."

This trick of borrowing a knife to kill people is really tried and tested.

Changsun Wuji said sadly: "Someone from Jingzhao Yamen has come to sue Samurai Xun, Your Highness may as well handle it impartially."

"Hahaha." Li Shimin laughed suddenly, and said, "Okay, the crown prince wanted to suppress the warrior Xun, and he did not hesitate to investigate secretly, and even spread rumors. This time, the king will follow his will."

Fang Xuanling hesitated and said: "Your Highness, although this matter is beneficial to us, the subordinates always feel that the prince is not such a reckless person. It is impossible for him not to see that the saint prefers the warrior Xun. This matter is not simple."

Li Shimin groaned for a while, and he also felt that the eldest brother should not be so stupid, because of an aspect, he was against the father.

Changsun Wuji held a different opinion. He said: "The prince is very afraid of His Highness now, how could he let go of such an opportunity. Although this move is unwise, it works very well. At present, most of the officials in the imperial court were former courtiers of the Sui Dynasty. appear, the saint also has to be cautious."

The Tang Dynasty succeeded the Sui Dynasty, and many of the current officials of the Tang Dynasty are former officials of the Sui Dynasty. Only a small number of officials actually entered the Tang Dynasty from Taiyuan with Li Yuan.

Once this rumor is confirmed, many former Sui officials will panic.

In other words, this is a rumor that has shaken the foundation of the imperial court.

Li Shimin nodded, and said: "What the auxiliary machine said is reasonable, no matter what, we can't let go of this opportunity this time."

"Yes." The three of them cupped their hands one after another.

East Palace.

The rumors about Chang'an can't be hidden from Li Jiancheng.

At this moment, he is asking a group of staff members who released the rumors.But everyone shook their heads, saying it wasn't me.

Although the rumors are in his favor, he is not a fool.At the court meeting, Pei Ji recommended the samurai Xun as his chancellor, which was obviously ordered by his father.The rumors in Chang'an are not only fighting for Li Gang, but also attacking the warrior Xun.

In this case, things are not simple.

Li Jiancheng knew very well that after his father heard about the rumors, he would definitely think that he did it.

But the problem is, he doesn't know anything about the rumors.

In other words, someone is targeting him!
And the person targeting him, he also knew, must be the second child!

"King Qin wants to borrow a knife to kill someone." He had a gloomy face.

This scene seems familiar, because he also used the power of his father to suppress the Dou family, and finally drove Dou Wei out of the political affairs hall.

Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the king of Qin also repeated his tricks.

Wang Gui asked, "Your Highness, do we want to give up?"

Without waiting for Li Jiancheng to answer, Liu Wenjing said directly: "No, now the arrow is on the string and we have to launch it. Even if we stop now, the sage will still suspect that His Highness released the rumors. When the time comes, our previous efforts will be wasted and we will lose everything."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

These two rumors were very embarrassing to Dong Gong, and almost hit their nails.

Give up competing for the aspect, which means that all previous efforts will come to naught.Continuing to fight for the position would imperceptibly confirm that the rumors were released by the East Palace.

It is also difficult to advance, and it is also difficult to retreat.

Wei Ting's eyes were firm and he said: "Your Highness, there is no way we can retreat now. Why don't we let go and help Li Gang ascend to the position of Xiangguo with all our strength. If we give up now, it will not wash away the saint's suspicion of us."

"I think it's feasible." Zheng Shanguo said: "As Liu Xiang said, the arrow must be fired when the arrow is on the string."

Li Jiancheng thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's do it like this!"

Now he has no way out, if he doesn't give it a go, what awaits him is the loss of his Sacred Heart and the opportunity to recommend Li Gang for a photo.

At this time, Xiao Deyan, Donggong Xima, came to report in a hurry.

"Your Highness, there is news from the Jingzhao Yamen that King Qin personally presides over the case of the warrior Xun's land enclosure."

"What?" Li Jiancheng was startled, and said angrily, "Second brother, second brother, you really are ambitious!"

Investigating the samurai Yu's encroachment of land is beneficial to him on the surface, but in fact it will mislead the emperor to suspect him. He is behind this matter.

Now, he is certain that the King of Qin is plotting to harm him behind his back!

At this point, he has no choice but to fight on!

Hearing the crown prince said that King Qin was ambitious, all the staff members of the East Palace fell silent.

The struggle between the crown prince and King Qin became more and more intense.

(End of this chapter)