The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 883 Blaming Soochow, the truth comes to light

"Pei prostitute bastard, talking like farting, no credit..." Li Yuanji was very dissatisfied with such an execution plan, and angrily cursed, "I took 3 taels of gold and ten thousand hectares of fertile land from me, and I won't do it for you!" I'm talking... Fortunately, he is Xiangguo, this old prostitute who sells/ass is simply not as good as a prostitute."

"..." Han Zhi looked at Li Yuanji speechlessly, thinking that if Pei prostitute really sells, then it will be sold to you, okay?

But he also understood Li Yuanji's anger!
After all, Donggong Xunwen was the best opportunity to pour dirty water on Li Jiancheng's head, but Pei prostitute gave up. At the moment when he faced the saint alone, if he grasped it well, he could still beat Li Jiancheng to such an extent that he would never see his head rise again, but Pei prostitute still gave up. up.

What made Han Zhi even more surprised was that when Li Yuan and the ministers made a decision, Pei prostitute actually took the lead in supporting Li Yuan's plan to retain the crown prince and put him under house arrest in the East Palace, and even suggested that Li Yuan reunite Li Jiancheng's flesh and blood.

He obviously took advantage of Li Yuanji, but went to help Li Jiancheng. I really don't know what the hell this guy is doing.

It's no wonder that Li Yuanji was furious. How could he not be angry when he bought an enemy with so much money?
Han Zhi was silent for a long time, and suddenly thought.

"Pei prostitute, this old turtle, takes money and doesn't do anything, and even cheated me, what on earth is he thinking?" Li Yuanji paced back and forth, gnashing his teeth angrily.

"Your Highness!" Han Zhi said, "Pei prostitute is an expert at adapting to the wind. It should be because he saw that His Majesty doubted His Highness, so he dared not speak for His Highness, but stayed away from His Highness."

"Father doubts me?" Li Yuanji asked in amazement, "Why does father doubt me?"

"The humble official thinks that the [-] sets of brand-new military equipment have exposed their flaws." Han Zhi analyzed: "Shortly after the prince arrived in Chengdu, he was arranged by the Holy Majesty to go to the south to arrange staff. Does the Holy Majesty not know if there are people from the Holy Majesty who are building large-scale construction projects? And the Taiji Palace, including the East Palace, was built under the auspices of His Highness and the King of Huai’an. Isn’t it obvious who put the armaments under the flower pond? The key is The person who searched the East Palace was also the King of Huai'an, and he insisted on abolishing the crown prince and speaking for His Highness, so problems arose..."

Li Yuanji was dumbfounded, unable to utter a word for a long time, thinking that the seamless arrangement not only helped Li Jiancheng to turn around, but also put himself and Li Shentong in a disadvantageous situation.

It's no wonder that the prostitute Pei turned back on what she said, and stopped doing things after receiving money.

If it were him, he wouldn't jump down knowing it was an abyss.

"What should I do now? Please teach me, sir." Li Yuanji panicked.

"Your Highness, don't worry, let me think about it carefully." Han Zhi quickly started to think, thinking hard.

Li Yuanji didn't dare to interrupt, and waited impatiently.

After a while, Han Zhicai said: "As I said before, the Holy Majesty wanted to abolish the Crown Prince because of the abdication. It was only because of the evidence that His Highness secretly searched for evidence against His Highness the Crown Prince. Now His Highness has created a serious crime. It is in line with His Majesty's thoughts. It is very likely that His Majesty now thinks that His Highness is helping him deprive the Crown Prince of his power, rather than trying to replace him. So he did not immediately turn against His Highness, nor did he call His Highness into the palace for questioning."

"It makes sense, it makes sense!" Li Yuanji heaved a long sigh of relief.

"If the Holy Majesty finds out that His Highness intends to seek the crown prince, and does not turn his back on him, there are two reasons. One is that he is afraid of Wu Chuansi; the other is that His Highness, as a legitimate son, has ambitions for the crown prince, which is normal. The Holy Majesty may just feel that he has planted the crown prince. It's a bit too much, and it annoys him, after all, besides being the emperor, he is also a father, and he doesn't want his son to deal with his own brother by any means for the sake of the throne."

Li Yuanji calmed down slowly: "Si Wuchuan's strength is too weak, and the emperor can make us lose everything with a single sentence. He should be annoyed that I have done too much."

"That's easy."

"What should I do?" Li Yuanji was both surprised and delighted.

"It's very simple... just blame Soochow..." Han Zhi stroked his goatee, and spoke the remedial measures given by the big boss of the court in a tone of wisdom.

Hearing this, Li Yuanji was shocked as a heavenly being, almost worshiped, and said quickly: "I'll send people to Yin's residence."

……

The Yin residence that Li Yuanji was referring to was naturally the family of the head of the country, Yin Ashu.

The Guozhang Mansion occupies a very large area, is grand in scale, and is magnificently and resplendently decorated.

Yin Ashu was originally from Bingzhou. As his name suggests, he was thin and cunning, but such a cunning guy gave birth to a beautiful, shrewd and capable daughter... Ever since his daughter was called into Jinyang After being a palace maid and being excavated by Li Yuan,
Yin Ashu's father became the head of the Tang Dynasty by relying on his daughter.Since then, the villain has gained power, and chickens and dogs have ascended to heaven.

As the natal family of the emperor's favorite concubine, there was an endless stream of people coming to give gifts. Even after arriving in Chengdu, he could still make a lot of money by taking advantage of his status as the head of the country.

With more money, I suddenly lost my direction.

Originally, he pretended to be a literati for a period of time, and hung up a few calligraphy and paintings of famous people, but in the end he didn't know him at all. When the visiting guests asked him, he couldn't answer a word, so annoyed, he simply stopped pretending.When you have nothing to do, take out your property and weigh it to pass the boring time, or take a group of thugs out of the house, go to the street to bully those dignitaries who ride horses and carriages, and find the joy of power from it.

He didn't bully poor ordinary people. He felt that he was the head of the country. Thanks to people's thousands of gratitude, he suddenly found the meaning of life.So he would send some small money to others from time to time, and his reputation unexpectedly improved. The common people said "Yin Gong" every time, which made him smile.

However, compared with rewarding the poor with money, he still prefers to play with gold and pearls.

A few days ago, he called jewelry again, but the box was too heavy, and his old waist was flashed.

Yin Ashu crawled on the couch and allowed his wife to apply the medicine. Yin Ashu had a bare back and a swollen waist.His daughter-in-law didn't control her speed well, and pressed to the sore spot.

Yin Ashu gasped, turned around and cursed: "Take it easy, bitch! I told you to be a little softer, why is it neither serious nor serious?"

Mrs. Yin glanced at him and said, "You're hurt too badly. The imperial doctor said that you won't be able to get up within half a month. How can you push away the blood on your back if you don't focus on your actions?"

"Okay, you can figure it out, and pay attention to it... Oops, 'hey', my old waist almost broke. Don't you know, that box weighs more than a thousand catties, and the road is slippery. He fell headlong and was almost crushed to death, whoops..."

"Your boxes weighing more than a thousand catties, I can pick a few casually." Mrs. Yin ruthlessly exposed his tricks.

"Madam is a heroine, I can't compare to it." Yin Ashu said happily, "Madam, please pick some boxes of money for me to see."

He is an old man in his 60s, and there is no beautiful girl in his family. Instead of looking greedy, he might as well not have it.

This is called out of sight, out of mind.

He felt that he was like an eunuch, with neither the ability to be an official nor the capital for lust. His only hobby was collecting and weighing money.

Mrs. Yin glanced at him speechlessly, and said ruthlessly: "Money, money, money, you know money all over your head, this time you were almost crushed to death by the cash box, don't you have a long memory?"

Yin Ashu plausibly said: "What do you know, you prodigal bitch? You don't need money for food and drink? You are not in charge of the family and you are not expensive!"

Mrs. Yin asked back: "Old man, let me ask you, is money or life more important?"

Yin Ashu resolutely said: "Fate..."

"..." Mrs. Yin just wanted to praise him, but she heard him say: "If you lose your life, you will still have it in your next life...but you may not have a beautiful son in your next life, and even if you do, you may not be able to be an imperial concubine; The imperial concubine may not be favored like this. So if I don't make money in this life, I won't be willing to die!"

Mrs. Yin's face turned green with anger, and she slapped him hard on the buttocks, cursing: "You can hold your money for the rest of your life to hell!"

"Aww..." Yin Ashu yelled in pain.

Suddenly, the housekeeper reported from the door: "Yin Gong, Li Chen, the treasurer of Lingyun Commercial Bank, is here..."

"The money is here!" Yin Ashu was overjoyed.

Han Zhi is the proprietor of Lingyun Commercial Firm, so this Li Chen is naturally his man, and Han Zhi, as the secretary of Wu Chuan and the governor of Prince Qi's residence, is inconvenient to come forward, so he asked Li Chen to be in charge of contacting Yin Ashu.

Li Chen has been here many times, and is regarded as the God of Wealth by Yin Ashu.

He got dressed, asked his wife to help him to the study, and then invited Li Chen in.

"See Duke Yin."

"Mr. Li, please sit down. I'm sick. I'm sorry." Yin Ashu said weakly.

"It's okay!" Li Chen knew that it was useless to be polite to him. When Mrs. Yin left, he put the brocade box on the table, "Show Mr. Yin something nice!"

As he spoke, he opened the brocade box, inside were three fist-sized luminous pearls, and the three became brighter and brighter, illuminating the dimly lit room brilliantly.

"This is too big." Yin Ashu's eyeballs almost popped out.

"This is not an ordinary night pearl." Li Chen said, "It is a rare treasure copied from the Dugu Mansion by His Royal Highness Qi Wang, which is rare in the world."

"Those three luminous pearls are good, but I dare not take them." Although Yin Ashu is greedy, he also has three principles of not accepting them. The third is not to accept the treasure that will harm the daughter.

The three luminous pearls in front of him belonged to the list of the three things that should not be accepted, otherwise they would be a disaster, not only harming his family, but also his daughter.

"The King of Qi hoped that Concubine De would give it to the sage in the name of King Jin, so he said that King Jin wanted the crown prince, and King Jin hoped that Concubine De would say good things to Zhang Changxun."

"Give it to the sage in the name of King Jin?" Yin Ashu asked doubtfully.

"That's right, Concubine De, please tell me that this thing is too precious, she dare not take it. However, because His Majesty loves Concubine De, he will definitely reward Concubine De with these three night pearls." Li Chen said with a smile: "After the matter is done, King Qi has another treasure to offer to Concubine De. And Duke Yin's reward is 3 taels of gold!"

Yin Ashu's thoughts changed sharply, and he said happily: "I understand, this matter is on me."

He has done many transactions with Li Yuanji, and he knows that the other party is not only trustworthy, but also generous.After the event was completed, Li Yuanji's reward was definitely not just the promised 3 taels of gold.

……

Yin Ashu was also a trustworthy person, so he asked his wife to bring Ye Mingzhu into the palace that day and gave it to Concubine Yin De.

According to her mother's instructions, Concubine Yin De presented Ye Mingzhu to Li Yuan, saying that Jin Wang Li Shimin sent someone to send the Ye Mingzhu to Yin's house, and she dared not accept this treasure from the heavenly family. Said that Li Shimin hoped that she would speak well for Zhang Changxun.

Li Yuan was very puzzled and didn't understand why Li Shimin entrusted Concubine Yin De to speak good words for Zhang Changxun.

However, he also knew that there was no reason for it, and it might not be without reason. When he carefully sorted out the relationship between Li Shimin and Zhang Changxun, he realized it.

Before surrendering to Tang Dynasty, Zhang Changxun had established himself as the king according to Wudu and Dangqu counties. After being persuaded by Duguzheng, he returned to Datang. This person obviously has inextricable connections with the Dugu clan, otherwise he would not have Then simply surrender.Before, the Dugu faction supported Li Shimin, the son-in-law of the Dugu family, so Zhang Changxun was naturally among them.

Before Li Yuanji and Li Shentong entered Sichuan, Zhang Changxun served as the inspector of Yizhou Xingtai Zuo Pushe, and was responsible for the construction of Chengdu City and Taiji Palace.In other words, the [-] sets of brand-new weapons in the Eastern Palace were most likely hidden by Zhang Changxun under the orders of Li Shimin, with the purpose of framing the prince, but they were searched out by Li Shentong by chance.

Thinking about it, Li Yuanji and Li Shentong were obviously the second builders of the Taiji Palace. Even if they really hid so many weapons in the East Palace, how could they find them out by themselves? Isn't this a slap in the face?
Moreover, the second son Li Shimin sent someone to ambush his sister-in-law Zhao Cijing not long ago. This has set a precedent of denial. It seems normal for him to poison Li Yuanji and blame the prince.

If Li Yuanji is unfortunately poisoned to death, Prince Li Jiancheng seems to be the biggest beneficiary, but in fact he is the most disadvantaged person. If he kills the prince in anger because of Yuanji's death, Chengdu will inevitably fall into chaos. It's still unknown who owns it. Even if he doesn't have someone to send his troops to the south, he is also his only legitimate son, the only adult son. Under the aggressive momentum of the Sui Dynasty, he can't pass the throne to a child who doesn't even understand military affairs Bar?
Li Yuan originally suspected that Li Yuanji played and sang by himself, but Concubine Yin De suddenly presented the Ye Mingzhu and mentioned Zhang Changxun, which made Li Yuan suddenly realize that it was not only the "Li Jiancheng poisoning case and smashing of the second city case" full of loopholes, but also "Li Yuanji's case" Playing and singing by yourself" is also full of loopholes.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Yuan sent his aides to inquire about the news of many craftsmen who built the palace, and they all said in unison: The foundations of the Taiji Palace and the East Palace were built when Zhang Changxun was in charge.

Li Yuan finally believed that these weapons were used by Li Shimin to deal with Li Jiancheng, and that Li Yuanji was poisoned. Reasonable and reasonable, but Li Yuan will not rehabilitate Li Jiancheng.

As a result, the power struggle between father and son carried out by Li Yuan with acquiescence and connivance by Li Yuanji came to an end for the time being.

Li Yuanji, who played and sang by himself, worked hard, but he couldn't make money.

He took poison and spent money. Not only was he empty-handed, but he was almost exposed.And all the sins he committed were thrown on the head of Li Shimin who knew nothing about it.As for the boss Li Jiancheng, he became the most unlucky one. Not only did he lose his power, but his actions were even monitored.

Li Yuan, who manipulated Li Yuanji behind the scenes, successfully annihilated Li Jiancheng's forces and achieved brilliant results.

But politics.

As long as you don't stop dying, you can't judge a hero by momentary success or failure.

The one who laughs last is the real winner.

……

Of course, there was another person who was the big winner, and that was Li Shentong, King of Huai'an, who was appointed by Li Yuan as the training commander, and all recruits were handed over to him for training.

In the evening, Li Yuan listened to Li Shentong's report on the training situation in the imperial study. Li Yuan knew that the gap between the Sui and Tang dynasties was huge, and he had to expand the army crazily before the war came. If the army is expanded further, the huge army will eat up the poor finances and taxes of the imperial court. At that time, the Tang Dynasty will be defeated without a fight, so it can only be the next best thing to train the existing army into a strong and elite army that can be used as a ten or a hundred.

Although Li Shentong bragged about how powerful the new army is and how high its morale is, the prime ministers know that the elite of the army is determined by the ability of the commander after so many years of defeat. A group of ferocious wolves, a sheep-like coach, can lead a group of wolves into a group of lambs to be slaughtered, but unfortunately, Li Shentong, who is greedy for money and lustful, belongs to the latter.

As for the high morale, it is true, but this has nothing to do with Li Shentong. This is the result of the military merit reward system. In the past, the reward money was basically intercepted by the military officers. It is not bad to have [-]% in the hands of ordinary soldiers.But now the land rewarded, the soldiers can get as much as they want. Inspired by this, they naturally have the motivation to do meritorious service, and it is normal for the morale to be high.

Li Shentong is very shrewd. He also knows that this is a recruit who has never seen blood before. Talking about elites will only disgust Li Yuan who also knows soldiers, so he specifically talks about morale, as if the morale of the army is his credit.

Just when Li Shentong was reporting the training progress to Li Yuan, the eunuch Li Shunhai reported at the door, "Report to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qi, please see me!"

"Let him in!"

"Your servant obeys." Li Shunhai went out to call someone.

Li Yuan asked Li Shentong about his situation: "What do you think of Yuan Ji?"

Li Shentong's heart tightened, but then he knew that it was not possible for the time being, because Li Jiancheng, who had lost power, was occupying the seat of crown prince. If Li Jiancheng is removed, it may cause turmoil in the country, which is absolutely not allowed by Li Yuan.

Thinking of this, Li Shentong said: "The king of Qi is not as brave and wise as the king of Jin, and he is not as stable as the crown prince. His talents are relatively mediocre, but the minister thinks that the king of Qi is 'frank', whether it is lustful, corporal punishment of his subordinates, or generosity of his opponents." Generous, all frank and straightforward. When Wei Chen gets along with him, he is very relaxed, and he doesn't have to beat around the bush and think twice."

Li Yuan nodded slightly. Now he is not afraid of his son being mediocre, but he is afraid that his son will be ambitious and deep in the city, and lose control. He smiled at Li Shentong, "You are right, Yuan Ji is a person who has a clear distinction between love and hatred, kindness and resentment, joy, anger, sorrow and joy." It will show on your face."

"Your Majesty, the army is at a critical moment, and I am worried, so I will leave for the time being."

"I don't think Yang Tong will give us too much time to settle down. We must train a strong and elite army before the war comes."

"I obey." Li Shentong saluted and left.

Not long after, Li Yuanji walked in quickly, saluted and said: "I pay homage to my father!"

"sit down!"

"Thank you, Father!" Li Yuanji sat down.

Li Yuan glanced at him, took out a dossier, and said, "This is your last report on the search of the Yizhou Manor of the Guanlong nobles. I compared it with the list of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, and found that your report is less Some very valuable things."

Li Yuanji was taken aback. He took out a detailed list and pleaded guilty: "Father, my son and the princess had some troubles, so we took some valuables, hoping to improve the relationship between husband and wife. Today, my son is Come to plead guilty to the father."

This is where Li Shunhai's value lies. Li Yuan checked several lists last night, and he warned Li Yuanji in time, and Li Yuanji came to plead guilty in time.

Li Yuan took his detailed list and read it carefully, and said with a half-smile: "You have a good eye, you only pick expensive things."

"My son has also realized his mistake, and has dragged him to the palace, please ask Father to send someone to count." Li Yuanji said hastily.

"I know that you have always spent a lot of money on your brothers, sisters, and subordinates, and your expenses are also very large, but some expensive things cannot be rewarded to outsiders! Since you have already sent the things, let's pick some ordinary ones from within. Go back, do you understand?"

"My son, thank you, Father!"

Li Yuan stared at him and asked, "Yuanji, if one day I make you the crown prince, would you be willing?"

Li Yuanji almost worshiped Han Zhi. Before he came, Han Zhi told him that if the emperor asked this question, it meant that the emperor's doubts about him had been lifted. If he answered well, he would get more, pretending Panicked: "Father, I don't know, I don't know..."

"Don't be afraid, just answer truthfully." Li Yuan stared at Li Yuanji's ugly face without blinking.

Li Yuanji said in a low voice: "My minister is self-aware. Apart from martial arts, he is useless. He is not suitable to be a prince at all. But when he is angry, he wishes he could be a prince!"

"Why do you want to be a prince when you are angry?"

"Every time I hear the news of the defeat in the front, I will feel angry. I think that if I can inherit the great cause of my father one day, I will work hard and lead the elite soldiers to take back Jingzhou, Yongzhou, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou. If you die, you will die vigorously."

This is what Han Zhijiao Li Yuanji said. After all, as the emperor's son, it is normal to have ambitions for the throne. It would be abnormal if he didn't.But it cannot be said that it is for power, but for the restoration of the prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in the past. In this way, ambition has transformed into loyalty.

"My son's honesty and honesty are especially valuable. I hope you will study hard and continue to help your father solve problems."

Every father in the world believes that his son has a good side, even the emperor Li Yuan is no exception, especially when the eldest son and second son are unfilial, Li Yuan's heart is relatively soft, and he is also touched by Li Yuanji's generosity up.

"My son will definitely make up for his weakness with diligence!"

"Although my son doesn't have the talent of my brothers!" Li Yuan took a look at Li Yuanji's ugly face: "It's not as good-looking as them...but my son is very talented..."

"..." Li Yuanji burst into tears. Talent is not a good word in this era. Generally speaking, when you meet someone who is particularly ugly, if you don't want to say it directly, you will say talent.

"Father has always thought that your heart and appearance are very sincere. Looking at your face, the more you look at it, the more pleasing to the eye." Li Yuan finally smiled.

"..." Li Yuanji burst into tears when he heard this.

His ten or twenty brothers are all handsome, gentle and jade-like; all of his ten or twenty sisters are as beautiful as flowers and jade, delicate and lovely.

But he is the only one who is ugly and looks so ugly that even his wife doesn't love him.

So unreasonable.

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