Man Tanghong

Chapter 223 Borrowing a Ladder to Mount the Beam

Since Li Yuanji borrowed Xu Jingzong away, he has taken a fancy to Xu Jingzong.

He really wanted to know why Li Yuanji borrowed Xu Jingzong instead of borrowing others because there were so many talented people in his family, and what Li Yuanji valued about Xu Jingzong.

After carefully understanding Xu Jingzong's actions in recent days, he roughly understood why Li Yuanji valued Xu Jingzong.

"Pity……"

After Li Shimin read the letter that recorded Xu Jingzong's actions, he sighed for a long time.

He still admires Xu Jingzong's talent and learning very much. He thinks that even if Xu Jingzong doesn't have the talent to seek the country, he can still serve as a son of the country to offer wine in the future.

But after Xu Jingzong was borrowed by Li Yuanji, the methods he used were sinister and ruthless, obviously a sinister person.

Yin people are suitable for being cruel officials, suitable for dealing with some dirty things, but they are not suitable for being high-ranking officials, and they are not suitable for being a sacrificial wine for the son of the country who puts morality first.

So yin people can use it, but there is a certain time limit.

Once public anger is aroused, or too many secrets are known, it must be dealt with.

So he wants to reuse Xu Jingzong's words, Xu Jingzong is destined not to live until the day he dies.

That's why he said 'it's a pity'.

"Your Highness..."

Li Shimin put the documents about Xu Jingzong into his sleeves, and Fang Xuanling, Qu Tutong and others hurried into the Xiuwen Hall.

The expressions of Fang Xuanling, Qu Tutong and others were not very good.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, "Did something change in the conquest of Fu Gongyou?"

The purpose of Fang Xuanling, Qu Tutong and others to attend the court meeting today is to pass on a message to Li Yuan, so that Li Yuan has no choice but to use him when no one is available.

The expressions of Fang Xuanling, Qu Tutong and others were wrong, which meant that there was a change.

Fang Xuanling nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: "The sage will entrust the matter of conquering Fu Gongyou to Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang."

Li Shimin was taken aback, and said in disbelief, "Why would my father leave this matter to my sister?"

Qu Tutong bowed and said, "It was Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang who took the initiative to take people to the Tai Chi Hall to invite the battle."

Li Shimin glanced at Qu Tutong, and said in a deep thought: "Even so, my father can't let my elder sister go to war."

Li Yuanji understood Li Yuan's attitude towards Li Xiuning, and so did Li Shimin.

Therefore, Li Shimin believed that it was impossible for Li Yuan to send Li Xiuning to the expedition.

Qu Tutong hesitated for a moment and did not speak.

Changsun Wuji said with a complicated expression: "It was His Royal Highness King Qi who came forward to help His Royal Highness Princess Pingyang."

They all knew about the deal between Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, so they knew that Li Yuanji was pretending to be sick, and that Li Yuanji's purpose of pretending to be sick was to avoid leading the army.

So Li Yuanji dragged his 'sick body' to the Tai Chi Hall to ask for a fight, he was just pretending.

Why did Li Yuanji put on a show? No need to guess.

"Why did Yuan Ji show up?"

Li Shimin frowned.

Changsun Wuji said with a heavy tone: "I'm afraid we were tricked by His Royal Highness King Qi."

Fang Xuanling stroked his long beard, calmly nodded his head in agreement and said: "His Royal Highness Qi should have received the news that Fu Gongyou is going against him earlier than we did, and he has also decided to help His Royal Highness Princess Pingyang to fight for the opportunity.

So when he made a deal with His Highness, he only promised that he would call himself sick, but he didn't mention that he would not help others get the chance to go to war.

Her Royal Highness King Qi should have expected that we would not be on guard against Her Highness Princess Pingyang, so I borrowed our hands to help Her Highness Princess Pingyang solve the person who can compete with Her Highness Princess Pingyang. "

Qu Tutong and others nodded in unison.

With the development of the matter to this stage, it can be said that it is almost impossible to say that Li Yuanji has seen all the schemes of Li Yuanji.

After all, the timing of Li Xiuning's rush to the Tai Chi Hall to ask for a fight was very good, and the timing of Li Yuanji's rush to the Tai Chi Hall to help Li Xiuning was even better.

If you say you haven't discussed and planned in advance, you won't believe it.

After listening to Fang Xuanling's analysis, Li Shimin couldn't see any expression on his face, he just stared at Fang Xuanling closely and asked, "Then why did Yuan Ji help my sister?"

Fang Xuanling fell into silence.

Changsun Wuji, Qu Tutong and others also fell silent.

Why Li Yuanji would help Li Xiuning is really hard to guess.

Because they were not sure whether it was Li Xiuning who took the initiative to approach Li Yuanji to ask Li Yuanji for help, or whether Li Yuanji saw that Li Xiuning had the ambition to develop a strategy and offered to help.

Or... Li Yuanji persuaded Li Xiuning and pulled Li Xiuning into his camp.

If it's the first two, then they don't need to worry too much.

If it's the latter, then there's a big problem.

The reason why Li Shimin asked this question was whether he belonged to the latter.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling and the others were silent, Li Shimin asked again: "What's the matter, do you not know, or do you know and dare not say it?"

Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, and said: "I guess, it should be Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang who wants to go to war, so she found Her Royal Highness King Qi."

Changsun Wuji said without hesitation: "I think that His Highness King Qi should have some secrets that are not known to the public, otherwise His Highness King Qi would not be able to spare no effort to help Princess Pingyang."

When Qu Tutong heard Changsun Wuji's words, he hurriedly said: "I don't agree with you. I think that the reason His Royal Highness King Qi did this is to help His Royal Highness Princess Pingyang show his strategic strategy."

The others hesitated and nodded their heads, expressing their agreement with Qu Tutong's statement.

Changsun Wuji stared at Qu Tutong, "The matter has come to this, do you still deceive yourself? Could it be that just because King Qi has some friendship with you, you have to excuse him against your conscience?"

"Isn't the auxiliary machine a little too radical?"

Yin Qiao also widened his eyes, and looked at Changsun Wuji, "I have my own opinion on how His Highness King Qi is, but we have the same opinion on how His Royal Highness Princess Pingyang is.

It is impossible for Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang to harm His Highness, nor anyone in the royal family. "

Changsun Wuji deliberately retorted, but considering the deep relationship between Li Shimin and Li Xiuning, he swallowed the words back.

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Sister can't possibly harm me."

Li Shimin still knew about Li Xiuning.

Li Xiuning was the only one in the royal family, other than Li Yuan, who hoped that their brothers could get along peacefully.

So in the matter of seizing the heir, it is absolutely impossible for Li Xiuning to help any of their brothers and hurt other brothers.

Therefore, if Li Yuanji wanted to seize the heir, Li Xiuning would not be able to help Li Yuanji.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang may not hurt His Royal Highness, but King Qi may not."

Changsun Wuji looked around at the people in Xiuwen Hall, and spoke quietly.

He always felt that people's hearts are separated from their belly.

Li Xiuning might not have thought of helping her brother before, but not necessarily now.

After all, Li Xiuning and Li Yuanji were too close, and they had already begun to control some things in the court together.

But Li Shimin firmly believed that Li Xiuning would not harm him, so he could only remind Li Shimin to beware of Li Yuanji.

Li Shimin frowned all of a sudden.

Qu Tutong and Yin Qiao looked at each other, intending to say a few words for Li Yuanji, but they couldn't speak.

Because Li Yuanji really plotted against Li Shimin this time.

Li Yuanji used the ladder built by Li Shimin to help Li Xiuning up.

Li Shimin tried his best to plan a big circle, but he didn't get anything.

"Tell me, what exactly does Yuan Ji want?"

After frowning for a long time in silence, Li Shimin suddenly spoke.

Fang Xuanling and the others looked at me and I at you, but they didn't know how to answer.

Li Yuanji didn't show any ambitions, and he wasn't even too keen on anything that would be beneficial to ascend to the crown prince.

Therefore, it is a bit far-fetched to say that Li Yuanji is ambitious and wants to take that position.

But if Li Yuanji had no ambitions and didn't want to take that position, they didn't know how to explain Li Yuanji's actions.

"No matter what His Highness King Qi wants, His Highness should be prepared."

Du Ruhui, who had been silent in front of the desk, suddenly spoke.

Du Ruhui's rank is not high enough, he is not qualified to participate in the court gatherings on weekdays, and only during the grand court gatherings can he show his face outside the Tai Chi Hall along with other officials of the same low rank.

So he had to learn everything about the court meeting through the dictation of Fang Xuanling and others.

So he didn't speak much easily.

But opening your mouth is the key.

Du Ruhui's words successfully attracted everyone's attention to him.

"What does Keming mean?"

Li Shimin had already heard the meaning of Du Ruhui's words, but he still asked.

Du Ruhui arched his hands slightly, and said: "What your Highness is going to do, there is no room for a little difference, let alone a little change. Therefore, anyone who has the ability to stop His Highness, but is unwilling to help His Highness, His Highness should treat him as a opponent.

Only in this way can nothing go wrong.

Only in this way can His Highness get what he wants. "

Changsun Wuji agreed with Du Ruhui's words very much, and said without hesitation: "Keming is right."

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully.

Du Ruhui said again: "His Royal Highness King Qi can use the ladder built by His Highness to achieve his wish this time, and in the future, he can also benefit from the competition between snipe and clam."

Li Shimin's pupils shrank, and the faces of Changsun Wuji and others also changed.

Fang Xuanling frowned, glanced at Du Ruhui, and said, "But His Royal Highness Qi did not fall for the Crown Prince, it would be unwise for us to be enemies of His Royal Highness.

So I think it's better to win over. "

Fang Xuanling felt that since Li Yuanji was standing in the middle, he did not fall to anyone, nor did he intend to fight for that position, so he should work hard to turn Li Yuanji into a friend instead of an enemy.

If you regard Li Yuanji as an enemy and fight with Li Yuanji, it will only make Li Jiancheng easier.

Li Shimin's biggest opponent will always be only one, and that is Li Jiancheng.

If Li Jiancheng doesn't fall, no matter how much Li Shimin fights with Li Yuanji, it's just useless work.

Du Ruhui nodded in agreement and said, "So what I'm talking about is defense, not being an enemy."

Speaking of this, Du Ruhui looked at Li Shimin and said: "I think that the matter of Her Highness Princess Pingyang this time is just an opportunity. Your Highness can pretend to ask His Highness King Qi to ask questions, but in fact it is to try to win over.

Your Highness can speak clearly so that His Highness King Qi can't deal with you.

If His Highness King Qi is willing to help His Highness, His Highness can give certain promises.

If His Highness Qi Wang is unwilling to help His Highness, then His Highness should guard against His Highness Qi Wang. "

(End of this chapter)