Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 246 The Xuanwu Gate that Gao Ming said
This round of aristocratic family's temptation to the royal family is over, the deposed officials left Chang'an with their children, and the court once again returned to calm.

Everyone seems to have completely forgotten about this matter, but this is also normal. The power struggle above the court has always been cruel, and being demoted is not the worst result. It is a blessing in misfortune to be able to save one's life.

For chess players, this is just a one-time victory or defeat, which is irrelevant, but for chess pieces, it may determine the fate of their lives.

Gao Ming didn't kill them all, and when they left, he asked Lin Feng to escort them to Lingnan with dozens of hundred cavalry guards to prevent them from "disease halfway".

In the Tang Dynasty, once an official was demoted, there were not a few people who died of illness halfway. After all, every official has several political enemies. Once he loses power, his life will be in danger.

This is also what Gao Ming dislikes the most, he is too careless.

Just because there are too many people who are not particular about it, those who are particular about it are very valuable. When the dozen or so officials saw that Gao Ming sent a hundred cavalry guards to escort them, their expressions suddenly became very complicated.

There is gratitude and there is regret.

Standing outside Chang'an City, many people even knelt down in the direction of the palace and kowtowed respectfully.

This is the grace of life.

Gao Ming didn't know that this move of his made his reputation in the scholarly circle much higher. Whether it was loyal to Gao Ming or hostile to Gao Ming, they all secretly admired him in their hearts.

What a bright and aboveboard prince!

After Li Shimin found out about this, he called Gao Ming to the imperial study, and praised him fiercely in front of Li Zhi and other princes, which made Gao Ming a little embarrassed.

"Actually, I asked them to go to Lingnan for business, and the escort was just a drop in."

Seeing Gao Ming being so "modest", Li Shimin was even more satisfied, and immediately rewarded Gao Ming with his jade pendant.

"Gao Ming, this jade pendant is my personal belonging, you can take it."

Looking at the jade pendant with the word "Qin" engraved on it, the other princes beside him suddenly showed envious expressions.

This jade pendant was given to Li Shimin by Li Yuan when he was named the King of Qin, which is of great significance, and now he has given this jade pendant to Gao Ming, which shows how satisfied he is with Gao Ming.

Gao Ming didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he noticed all kinds of envious and jealous eyes around him, he immediately reacted.

"This must be a good thing!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming quickly took the jade pendant from Li Shimin's hand, and tied it around his waist.

Seeing Gao Ming's actions, Li Shimin smiled again.

"Gao Ming, from now on, I will leave the affairs of the palace to you, and the expenses of the palace will also be determined by you. You can decide how much you should give to whom, and I won't ask about it."

Dianzhong Province is the department in charge of the royal life. It belongs to Shangshi Bureau, Shangyao Bureau, Shangyi Bureau, Shangshe Bureau, Shangcheng Bureau, and Shangren Bureau. Later, it joined the Commercial Bureau founded by Gao Ming. There are seven bureaus in total. .

In other words, from now on, Li Shimin is in charge outside the palace, while Gao Ming is in charge inside the palace.

Looking at the envious eyes of everyone around him, Gao Ming suddenly smiled, and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Thank you, Father, for your trust. Let's do it this way. Starting today, the expenses of Father and all the aunts will be doubled. I will give the money instead of the inner palace. I wonder what Father wants?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin laughed until his beard turned up. He stroked his beard and nodded.

"I said it just now, but I don't ask questions. From now on, it's up to you!"

Li Shimin didn't answer directly, but his expression had told Gao Ming the answer - he was very satisfied.

Seeing that Li Shimin was satisfied, Gao Ming turned his head and nodded towards Li Zhi and the others.

"My younger brothers are growing up, so the cost should also increase. Let's double the original amount!"

Gao Ming knew that these princes would go to land fiefdom in a few years, so instead of being harsh on them, it would be better to be more generous, anyway, it is only a few thousand per year, for the current Gao Ming, this amount of money is really nothing.

When these little princes heard that their food was increased by half, their eyes lit up, and after looking at each other, they all bowed to Gao Ming.

"Thank you, brother!"

Seeing their happy faces, Gao Ming also laughed.

"They're all my brothers, so don't be too polite."

"Yes!"

Seeing the scene of brothers respecting each other, Li Shimin became more and more satisfied with Gao Ming. He felt that Gao Ming was much better than him in getting along with his brothers.

At noon, Li Shimin even left a group of princes for lunch. The atmosphere during the banquet was so good that he was confused. Under the deliberate flattery of the princes, Gao Ming got drunk before he knew it.

Li Shimin just ran to a hut, and when he came back, he saw Gao Ming standing on the table gesticulating from a long distance away, while a group of little princes gathered around and listened with gusto.

"What is Gao Ming talking about?"

Out of curiosity, Li Shimin immediately looked over and heard Gao Ming's voice.

"...Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji conspired to kill the emperor because they were afraid that the grandfather would pass the throne to the emperor, and even sent a large army to kill our Qin Palace. It was a dangerous situation at that time..."

Gao Ming's words are obviously nonsense, because the truth about Xuanwumen was initiated by Li Shimin first, and Li Yuan never thought of passing the throne to Li Shimin. It's just for others to see.

After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, for his own reputation and image, he began to desperately discredit Li Jiancheng and others.

As a time traveler, Gao Ming certainly knows these things, but who told him that he is now on the same boat as Li Shimin?

For his own sake, Gao Ming naturally didn't mind smearing Li Jiancheng again.

Li Shimin was very satisfied with Gao Ming's firm stand, so after hearing Gao Ming's words, he was taken aback at first, but then laughed.

"Haha, this guy Gao Ming..."

Just when Li Shimin was feeling relieved by Lao Huai, Gao Ming's voice continued to pass.

"The situation at that time was so dangerous that my father fainted from fright. Faced with such a sudden situation, I immediately stood up and yelled, 'Don't touch my father, something is coming at me' !"

Li Shimin: "..."

I was frightened and fainted when I was at Xuanwumen?
Seeing the adoring faces of the little guys beside the table, Li Shimin immediately understood that Gao Ming was not trying to clean up his crimes, Gao Ming was just drunk, and he was simply talking nonsense.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help shaking his head immediately.

"This kid is still so out of tune."

Having said that, Li Shimin didn't intend to stop Gao Ming, he wanted to see what tricks Gao Ming could pull off.

Gao Ming didn't let him down, and started to blow the cowhide bigger and bigger.

"At that time, there were a hundred...no...thousands of people standing in front of me. With two Tang knives in my hand, I chopped from Suzaku Gate to Mingde Gate..."

Before Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Zhi sighed helplessly.

"Hey, big brother, Prince Qin's Mansion is next to Xuanwu Gate, why did you run to Suzaku Gate?"

"Uh……"

Looking at the helpless Li Zhi, Gao Ming patted his forehead immediately.

"I remembered that I carried two Tang knives in my hand and killed all the way from Xuanwumen to Zhuquemen, and then from Zhuquemen to Mingdemen. I hacked back and forth for three days and three nights, until the blood flowed like a river. , but I just raised the knife and dropped it, raised the knife and dropped it, raised the knife and dropped it, without blinking a glance..."

Li Zhi: "..."

Li Shimin: "..."

You are so awesome, why don't you go to heaven?

At this moment, a childish voice came out from the crowd.

"Brother, what about Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji?"

Hearing this question, Gao Ming suddenly smiled, and then raised his chin.

"Do you need to ask? After I killed their soldiers and horses to pieces, they saw my blood-soaked Shura-like figure, and they were so frightened that they spit green juice from their mouths, and then fell to the ground and died!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, the little princes who listened with gusto suddenly widened their eyes.

"Spitting out green juice? Alas, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were scared out of their wits by the elder brother!"

"It must be like this, big brother is too powerful, then what happened later, what happened later?"

"Yes, yes, what happened next?"

Looking at the curious little faces in front of him, Gao Ming smacked his lips suddenly, then raised his head to look up at the sky at 45 degrees.

"At that time, the imperial grandfather saw how brave I was, so he patted me on the shoulder and said to me, 'You are too fierce, it seems that I should let you be the emperor', but I immediately refused, and I told him, 'No way. , I am a person who does big things, so I should find someone else to be the emperor for such a small matter', the grandfather saw that I was unwilling, so he had to sigh and said, "Well, if this is the case, let Erlang be the emperor'!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Damn it, my throne came so easily, why didn't I know?
What made Li Shi want to vomit blood even more was that those little fellows actually believed it.

"No wonder Father refused to tell us about the Xuanwu Sect. It turned out that he was fainted by fright."

"That's right, my mother and concubine won't tell me."

"My mother and concubine are too."

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin really wanted to beat them all on the ground, and then ask them if they had any brains.

Among the princes present, the only one who didn't believe in Gao Ming was Li Zhi. He was 15 years old this year and could tell the truth from the fake, but he didn't dare to expose Gao Ming.

"It's better not to expose it. What if the eldest brother becomes angry and hangs me up and beats me like he did to the fourth brother?"

Thinking of this, Li Zhi wisely kept silent.

Looking at the current situation, Li Shimin knew that it would be impossible for him not to come out, so he walked over with a straight face, and then shouted loudly.

"Gao Ming, what are you doing standing on the table?"

(End of this chapter)