Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 784 Two ministers in the clan resign
After Li Fengci's incident passed, two clans submitted memorials to beg for the bones, namely Li Shentong, King of Huai'an, and Li Shenfu, King of Xiangyi.

These two people, after hearing about Li Fengci, almost at the same time sent people to beg the emperor for the bones.As for the reason, it is not difficult to guess, one is that they are not the emperor's people, but the heroes of the late emperor.Second, from what happened to Li Fengci, they can see that today's emperor is quite mean and ungrateful, especially when dealing with those unfamiliar clans.

After all, Li Fengci is also Li Zhan's son, and Li Zhan is Li Yuan's biological brother. In terms of blood relationship, Li Fengci is the clan closest to the emperor.But such a clan was imprisoned by the emperor.

Li Shentong and Li Shenfu are Li Yuan's cousins, Li Zhiyun's cousin, and they are separated from Li Zhiyun by another layer, and they have a vague relationship with Li Zhiyun in the past, and they don't think that Li Zhiyun will let him go if they make mistakes in the future.

Simply, beg for the bones to go home for the elderly.

The two of them figured it out. Since they couldn't fight against the emperor, they might as well retire in situ so that they could live comfortably.If you make a mistake and the emperor grabs your braid, you will be imprisoned!
Who can stand this.

Let's talk about Li Shenfu first, even if there is no matter about Li Fengci this time, he doesn't plan to continue to be an official, nothing else, he is getting older.

Since the end of the sixth year of Wude, when the south was pacified, Li Shenfu was left by Li Zhiyun in Tanzhou as the general manager.That's Tanzhou, adjacent to Lingnan!
In the past ten years as an official in Tanzhou, although Li Shenfu has gradually adapted to the local environment, he has been depressed.Not in the center, how can I feel better?If he was an ordinary person, he wouldn't feel depressed when he was the head of the local area, but he was a clan!
This gap between identity and position is quite uncomfortable.More importantly, his authority has been cut again and again over the years, and now the general manager is like a governor, and he doesn't want to continue to serve for a long time.

What's more, now that Li Shenfu is fifty-four years old, he feels that if he continues to stay in Tanzhou, he will die in a foreign land sooner or later, so he might as well simply retire.

Let's talk about Li Shentong, although he can eat some oil and water from the grassland tribes in Lingzhou, but the wind and frost of these years have already polished his ambition.What happened to Li Fengci made him panic even more. Coupled with the matter of Li Shuliang's retirement, Li Shentong realized that the times had changed.

It's not Wude Dynasty anymore, it's Zhenguan Dynasty now!
Coupled with his age in his fifties, Li Shentong felt that he should retire.Otherwise, he would keep getting in the way, and one day the emperor would be in a bad mood, what would he do if he had to operate on himself.

What happened to the two brothers Li Boyi and Li Fengci is a lesson from the past.

Li Zhiyun read the memorials of the two brothers Li Shentong and Li Shenfu begging for bones, and then approved their resignation, and personally received them after they returned to Chang'an.

These two people can be regarded as the early minority shareholders of Datang Group. Although they contributed little capital, they ultimately invested in human resources. For reason, Li Zhiyun will personally come forward to appease one or two, as a gesture of expression.

Gao Liangzhong led the two clans to Wude Hall.

On the way, he occasionally caught a glimpse of Li Shentong with one ear, and bowed his head silently, so as not to show any flaws in himself.But he heard that King Huai'an was very jealous of others looking at one of his ears.

Arriving at Wude Hall, Li Shenfu looked at the long-lost but familiar hall, feeling a little dazed.I think that when the first emperor was in power, he often came here.But since the new emperor ascended the throne, all the ministers who are qualified to face the emperor in Wude Hall are the emperor's confidants.

Obviously, the number of times he came was one of the few, and he was not the confidant of Emperor Zhenguan.

"Here, it hasn't changed much." Li Shenfu said with emotion.

Li Shentong also asked strangely: "Eunuch Gao, the empire is very rich, why didn't your majesty order someone to repair the Wude Hall?"

How rich the empire is, he, the minister who personally exploited the alien race, knows best.Just now he saw that the red paint on the outer pillars of Wude Hall was peeling off, he was very surprised.

Gao Liangzhong replied: "Your Majesty often said that the people in the world are not rich, so how can he enjoy wealth first."

Li Shentong was speechless. Although these words were false, the things he saw were not false, so it was hard for him to say anything.No matter what the emperor said, he knew a thing or two about the emperor's kindness to the people these years.

My heart is both melancholy and a little admired.

It is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to sit in the world.Years ago when the first emperor founded the Great Tang, the whole world was watched by thieves. After several years, he finally unified the whole country. He knew how many difficulties and obstacles there were.The current emperor's ability to stabilize the world after succeeding to the throne, wipe out the Turks, be powerful in all directions, and manage the world in an orderly manner is enough to prove the talent of Emperor Zhenguan.

On the whole, Li Shentong still admires this nephew very much.

"You two, please." Gao Liangzhong made a 'please' gesture.

Li Shentong and Li Shenfu took off their boots outside the hall, entered Wude Hall, and saw the young emperor waiting for them from a long distance away.

"Minister Li Shentong, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Minister Li Divine Talisman, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

Li Zhiyun smiled, raised his hand to support him, "The two emperor uncles are excused, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The servants took out the futons that had been prepared and gave them to Li Shentong and Li Shenfu.

In fact, speaking of meeting the emperor in private, there are not many rules.For example, now, the Wude Hall is very empty, and there are no futons specially placed. Only when the emperor receives the ministers, the servants will be ordered to bring futons for the ministers to sit on.

After the two of them were done, Li Zhiyun opened his mouth to make homework.What I said, of course, was a story from a long, long time ago, and it was talking about the past, and it was also talking about the emperor's evaluation of them. Anyway, it was just recalling the past years and chatting casually.

Naturally, Li Shentong and Li Shenfu did not dare to say that what the emperor said was not nutritious, but recalled it and followed the emperor's words.They are not qualified to show off in front of the emperor now, they can only follow the emperor's wishes.

After a while, Li Zhiyun looked at Li Shenfu.

"Prince Xiangyi, have you ever blamed me for putting you in Tanzhou?"

"I have never thought about it that way." Li Shenfu immediately denied it.What a joke, although he scolded many times in his heart, he didn't have the guts to say it in person or complain about the emperor, so his life would be long.

Li Zhiyun naturally saw that Li Shenfu's words were insincere, and he sighed: "Uncle Shenfu, you don't know something. Back then, my father often told me that the reason why Emperor Sui Yang lost his country was because his six relatives did not recognize him. One person helped him, and he was killed. Therefore, I have always adhered to the will of my father and sent the clan to guard the place. In the past, the south was initially established, and only the uncle of the gods in the clan could control the south. Although I I can't bear it, but for the sake of the Great Tang Wannian Foundation, this is the only way to do it, so please don't blame me, Uncle Emperor."

After saying this, Li Zhiyun's face turned red, but he was used to it and his skin was thick, so it was generally not obvious to others.

Li Shenfu was so disgusted that he didn't dare to say anything.If the emperor really valued the clan as he said, how many clans held important positions in the court these years?
Locally, how many clans are in power?

So hypocritical.

"What your majesty said is very true. I can fully understand your majesty, and I have never blamed you. For my great Tang Wannian foundation, I have no regrets even if I die." Li Shenfu said loyally and courageously.

(End of this chapter)