Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 491 Conspiracy
Changsun Wuji has been in politics for many years, and his current position is naturally inseparable from his keen political sense.

And the fact that Gao Ming and Changsun Chong "lyed naked" at the Xuanwu Gate made him smell a different aura, which is an aura called "conspiracy"!

"This is a conspiracy!"

Although he knew it was a conspiracy, the matter itself made him feel very puzzled.

Why were Gao Ming and Chang Sun Chong stripped naked and thrown outside the Xuanwu Gate?Why were both of them drugged and his son's eggs were cut?Why did the other party do this?What is their purpose?
These questions kept lingering in Changsun Wuji's mind, thinking about them made his head ache.

But when he saw this blood book, the doubts that bothered him before seemed to be resolved.

After reading this blood book, Changsun Wuji believed that Gao Ming had been caught in a conspiracy. This conspiracy may be aimed at himself, or it may be aimed at other people. It is just a way to frame him!
It has to be said that Changsun Wuji's mind is really good, and he easily noticed Gao Ming's real purpose.

However, he was wrong about one thing. In his opinion, Chang Sun Chong was not qualified to participate in this political struggle. He was only inadvertently involved in this struggle, and thus became a victim of the conspiracy. Just to make an example to others.

But in fact, all Gao Ming did was to cover up the fact that Changsun Chong was castrated.

Gao Ming's idea is very simple, that is, to cover up a small matter with a big event.

To use the simplest analogy, a person got into a car accident while traveling, but the crime of causing the accident escaped, and it was a well-meaning person passing by who sent him to the hospital.

And when this person wakes up, he finds that his mobile phone is lost, so will he ask the police to help him catch the perpetrator, or will he ask the police to help him find the mobile phone?
The answer is obvious.

The current situation of Gao Ming and Chang Sun Chong can be said to be a replica of "catch the perpetrator" and "find the phone".

As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Ming's status determines his importance, so everyone's eyes will naturally focus on him.

And Changsun Chong is just a second-generation official, and he doesn't have any outstanding talents. If it wasn't because his father was Changsun Wuji, and he married Li Shimin and Princess Changle, the daughter of Empress Changsun, then few people would remember him. his name.

And most importantly, Changsun Wuji also hopes to let the eldest grandson fade out of everyone's vision. After all, the less people know about men losing their balls, the better. As the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized!

With this in mind, when Changsun Wuji saw Li Shimin, the first thing he said was not to cry to Li Shimin that his son was missing two pendants, but to kneel down to Li Shimin with a "plop".

"Your Majesty, the poor protection of the dog caused His Highness the Crown Prince to suffer such misfortune. I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

When Changsun Wuji opened his mouth, he put on a gesture of pleading guilty, and of course there was a reason for this.

Because when Gao Ming was drunk, everyone saw that it was Zhang Sun Chong who sent him out, but the two of them ended up lying naked under the Xuanwu Gate the next day. Whose responsibility is this?
Even if he was plotted against by others, and Chang Sun Chong was also a victim, the charge of "poor protection" could not be escaped.

In Changsun Wuji's view, since it is a mistake, he must admit it. Instead of being pointed out by others in court, it is better to speak out to Li Shimin in private. Such a result must be better.

Sure enough, as soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands.

"You don't need to talk about the auxiliary machine. I have already heard about the matter. The prince is fine, but Chong'er was injured a little bit. How is he? Is he okay?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Changsun Wuji shook his head immediately.

"It's fine, it's fine, Chong'er is fine, it's just a small injury, he'll be fine after going back for a few days, but His Royal Highness seems to be in some trouble..."

Having said that, Changsun Wuji stopped immediately, and Li Shimin frowned when he saw that he had stopped talking.

"What trouble did the prince encounter? You really mean it!"

Seeing Li Shimin's anxious look, Changsun Wuji sighed immediately.

"Alas...Your Majesty, I found this from His Royal Highness, you should see it yourself!"

As he spoke, he took out the blood book given to him by the imperial doctor from his arms, and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin opened the blood book, and when he saw the twelve characters, his expression changed immediately.

"Humph! Presumptuous!"

After he snorted coldly, he threw the blood book on the ground, then turned to look at Changsun Wuji.

"Auxiliary machine, what do you think about this matter?"

"This……"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Changsun Wuji hesitated for a moment, and then bowed his hands to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, according to the old minister, those aristocratic families should not do such stupid things as threatening the prince. It should be that some people want to use His Majesty's sword to kill people in order to fight for the interests of the saltworks!"

"Huh? Borrowing a knife to kill someone?"

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin frowned immediately, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Hmph, what a borrowed knife to kill someone, but I feel that maybe some people just want to attack the Fanyang Salt Field with the idea of ​​scheming. After all, there is a place that can produce 300 million shi of salt a year, which is enough for people to take risks. !"

"300 million stone?"

Hearing this number, even an old bird like Changsun Wuji couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you said that the Fanyang Salt Farm run by His Royal Highness and the Lu family produces 300 million rock salt a year?"

Seeing Changsun Wuji's shocked look, Li Shimin nodded immediately.

"That's right, and this year, about three or four months are spent on construction, and the time to actually start drying the salt is only about eight months."

"Eight months? This... this is amazing!"

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji took a deep breath immediately, and then cupped his hands towards Li Shimin again.

"Your Majesty, the old minister takes back what he said just now. Perhaps it is just as His Majesty said. Certain people must be envious of the Fanyang Salt Farm, so they will attack His Royal Highness madly. The old minister urges His Majesty to thoroughly investigate all officials and their families who own the salt farm!"

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin immediately looked at each other, and then both of them smiled knowingly.

Obviously, the two of them didn't have identified the real culprit who shot Gao Ming, they just didn't want to give up this opportunity to attack the aristocratic family.

Even if it is possible to be used by others, they must do so, because the opportunity is rare, and after losing this opportunity, it will be difficult to find this one again!

After the decision was made, Li Shimin immediately slapped his chair and stood up, then raised his chin towards Changsun Wuji.

"It's almost time, go to court!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two walked out of the imperial study room one after the other, and then walked towards the main hall.

After walking for a while, Li Shimin seemed to think of something, he stopped suddenly, and then turned to look at Changsun Wuji.

"By the way, the auxiliary machine, the blood book just now said 'If you don't obey, I will take your dog's egg', what is the 'dog's egg'?"

"Uh……"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Changsun Wuji's expression froze immediately, and he also stuttered.

"Uh... the old minister has only heard of Quer Goutou, this Quer dog's egg... I don't know much about it either!"

(End of this chapter)