Man Tanghong

Chapter 443 Yu Wenbao got tripped?
After all, people who have no desires and desires are rarer than the giant pandas of later generations, and such people seldom stay in officialdom.

Therefore, the vast majority of officials staying in the officialdom have something to ask for.

As long as there is demand, Li Shimin can do what he likes and buy him off.

For Li Shimin, who was second only to Li Yuan in authority and three points ahead of Li Jiancheng, it was too easy for him to bribe some people in a certain yamen.

Because of his authority and the resources he can mobilize, he has reached the point where he can satisfy a person's desires as wishes.

So someone in Dali Temple was bribed, or had already secretly turned to Li Shimin, Li Yuanji could fully understand.

What Li Yuanji couldn't understand was that someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was bribed by Li Shimin, or secretly turned to Li Shimin.

The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are dedicated to serving Li Yuan, and almost all of them who can be named are Li Yuan's close servants, and they cannot betray Li Yuan even if they die.

Even when facing Li Yuan's son, the direct son, he can't be biased, let alone being bribed or secretly taking refuge in him.

So how did that person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or those people, dare to fall to Li Shimin under Li Yuan's nose when Li Yuanzheng was in the prime of his life?

Have they been serving Li Yuan for a long time and have lost their respect for Li Yuan, or do they feel that Li Yuan is getting old and confused, and can no longer see what they are doing in private?

"Your Highness, what are you thinking?"

Seeing Li Yuanji sitting there silent for a long time, Ling Jing couldn't help asking.

Li Yuanji didn't hide anything, and said with emotion: "I'm wondering if the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been serving my father for a long time, and have lost their respect for my father.

Otherwise, how dare they help the people behind the scenes without telling my father. "

Ling Jing shook his head and said, "I feel that the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not served the saint for a long time, and have lost their respect for the saint."

Li Yuanji questioned: "What is that?"

Ling Jing pondered and said: "They should think that the people they help will succeed soon, and they are full of confidence in this."

Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing unexpectedly, and pretended to be puzzled, and said: "You mean that the reason why the concubines in the palace die is because my elder brother or second elder brother is behind the scenes, trying to achieve a certain purpose.

And the reason why the Ministry of Internal Affairs helped them was that it was expected that after their goals were achieved, the overall situation would be established? "

Ling Jing smiled wryly: "Your Highness, do you still want to hide this from me?"

Li Yuanji felt a little embarrassed, but still refused to admit it, "What did I hide from you?"

Ling Jing said dumbfoundedly: "I don't believe you don't know why people die in the palace, and I don't believe you don't know who the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Dali Temple are helping together."

Li Yuanji pretended to be ignorant and shouted: "I know what I know. You told me everything I know now."

Ling Jing acted as if he hadn't heard the words, and said with a gloomy gaze, "It's His Royal Highness King Qin, right?"

Li Yuanji was taken aback for a moment, and said calmly, "What do you mean by that? You mean the person behind it is my second brother?"

Ling Jing opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

In the end, he simply cupped his hands and said with a helpless smile: "Since Your Highness is unwilling to tell me the truth, presumably there is a reason not to tell me the truth, then I will stop asking.

I believe that one day His Highness will tell me the truth. "

When Li Yuanji saw that Ling Jing really knew something, he might have guessed it from the fact that he had been paying attention to the dead in the palace, or he might have known it through some secret channels in the palace, so he didn't pretend right away. But he didn't tell Ling Jing the truth, he just said angrily: "Since you know that I won't tell you, why are you still chasing me to find out?"

It wasn't that Li Yuanji deliberately wanted to hide Ling Jing's situation, but he really couldn't tell Ling Jing about it.

After all, what happened in the palace now, and what will happen in the future, is what he learned from the history books.

How did he tell Ling Jing?
Could it be that he told Ling Jing that he has the ability to predict the future?

This kind of excuse is just fine for Ma Zhou, a rookie in the officialdom who has just entered the officialdom and has not yet been tempered into a seven-aperture exquisite heart.

It is impossible to deceive a politician like Ling Jing, who has been with two emperors, experienced the country's rise and fall, and has been in the officialdom for many years.

Besides, what's happening in the palace now will cause disturbances to Li Yuan's reputation and the royal family's reputation in the end.

As Li Yuan's cheap son and a member of Li Tang's royal family, it is not easy to publicize this matter.

Otherwise, when Li Yuan settles the score afterwards, he will definitely be blamed.

Li Shimin saw this, so he asked others to uncover the matter instead of ending it himself.

"Forehead……"

Ling Jing looked astonished, and after recovering, he held up the teacup with a wry smile and said, "It's my minister, Meng Lang, and I'll punish myself with a cup."

Li Yuanji stared at Ling Jing and continued to say angrily, "I haven't seen anyone punish me for tea."

Ling Jing smiled wryly, and hurriedly called the maid who was guarding the far side of the pavilion to bring him wine.

When the maid brought the wine, he drank three glasses in a row.

That's the way to unravel the matter.

"Since His Highness knows what's going on in the palace, he must have guessed their purpose. Then how should we deal with it?"

Ling Jing spoke again after finishing the drink.

Li Yuanji drank two cups with Ling Jing, and said in a neutral tone: "He didn't come after us, what should we do?"

Ling Jing said in a daze: "Didn't Your Highness say that the rainstorm is coming? Doesn't this matter have anything to do with the rainstorm?"

Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing, and said frankly: "It is related, but it has nothing to do with us. We just sit quietly and watch, that's enough."

"This……"

Ling Jing was a little speechless.

Li Yuanji didn't want to talk more with Ling Jing on this issue, so he immediately changed the subject, "How are the preparations at Hangu Pass?"

Ling Jing came back to his senses, and said with a wry smile: "I only know that 300 people were secretly transferred to Hangu Pass, and I don't know anything else."

Li Yuanji opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Ling Jing continued: "Marquis Yuwen is only willing to listen to you, and only reports to you the current situation of Hangu Pass, so I don't know much about the situation of Hangu Pass."

Li Yuanji sighed with some headaches: "He only reported to me, but he hasn't sent me a few letters so far, so I don't know the situation of Hangu Pass clearly."

Ling Jing couldn't help but said: "He hasn't been with His Highness for a long time, is he slack?"

Li Yuanji thought about it, shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be..."

Ling Jing said puzzledly: "Then he is..."

Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "It must have been tripped up by some trivial matter, otherwise it would be impossible not to write to me."

Ling Jing hesitated and said: "Then send someone over to have a look, and if you encounter any trouble, let him help you solve it?"

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean, who do you think is appropriate to send?"

Ling Jing smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Guo."

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "Why Xie Shufang?"

Ling Jing poured himself a glass of wine with a smile, took a sip, and then said cheerfully: "Because Xie Guogong is the Duke of the country, anyone whose title is not as good as him will give him three points.

And because Xie Guogong was the first Duke to go out of His Highness's mansion, so if he stepped forward, it was tantamount to His Highness's stepping forward.

Those who make things difficult for Marquis Yuwen, even if they don't give him face, they have to give His Highness some face.

And because Xie Guogong is the son-in-law of the Huai'an County Prince's Mansion, his appearance is also equivalent to the Huai'an County King's appearance.

Therefore, even if those who make things difficult for Marquis Yuwen don't give His Royal Highness any favors, they should show some favors to King Huai'an. "

Li Yuanji laughed and said: "In this way, my face is not as valuable as that of my uncle Wang."

Ling Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not that His Highness's face is not as good as that of Huai'an County King, but that His Highness's face is not as good as that of Huai'an County King in front of some people."

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "It seems that you have already accepted the statement that Yu Wenbao was tripped, and also guessed who tripped Yu Wenbao."

Ling Jing smiled and said: "On the left and right are His Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and only His Royal Highness and the King of Qin will show you the people around you and even trip them up."

Li Yuanji nodded in agreement.

This is pretty much what he guessed.

He even guessed who was tripping up Yu Wenbao.

"It should be my elder brother's man, that is, the guard of Hangu Pass. He used to guard Yongfeng warehouse with my elder brother in the early years. He should be my elder brother's sect at that time.

Those who have not shown their mountains and dews all these years should be hidden under the orders of my elder brother.

Now I don't know if I can't hide it anymore, or I don't want to hide it? "

Li Yuanji sighed.

Ling Jing pinched his beard and said with a smile: "It's also possible that His Royal Highness wanted to take revenge on you, but couldn't find a chance, so he just took Yuwenbao to vent his anger first."

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My elder brother wouldn't be so nasty, would he?"

It's not something a prince of a country can do if he can't help the big ones and bully the small ones.

It's too low-key, and it's too damaging to the image.

Ling Jing said with a smile: "This is not certain, after all, His Royal Highness is not a gentleman who is favored by the Crown Prince."

Li Yuanji thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I still don't believe my elder brother would do such a thing."

Although Li Jiancheng made a lot of foolish tricks and did a few foolish things after losing Wang Gui, he still has Pei Ju, Wei Zheng and other people who are quite talented and have good morals to assist him.

Even if Li Jiancheng wanted to do something like this that would hurt the prince's face, Pei Ju and Wei Zheng would stop it.

Therefore, Li Yuanji was more inclined that Li Jiancheng had some kind of purpose in doing so.

For example, control a portal into Chang'an City, quietly let Li Yi's soldiers enter Chang'an City, and prepare for killing Li Shimin again.

Although Li Shimin's plan did not leak the slightest bit of news, but Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin have been rivals for so long, and he should be able to smell something wrong through some abnormalities in the palace.

Even if he can't smell it himself, some of his counselors should be able to smell it.

So when he sensed the danger but didn't know what the danger was, it was very possible that he would take some measures, or simply prepare to flip the table with his hands.

(End of this chapter)