Man Tanghong

Chapter 468 The Fish and the Bear's Paw
Li Yuanji nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand and issued the order to evict the guest, "Okay, you guys can do whatever you want."

Ren Gui, Ling Jing, you look at me, I look at you, they hesitate to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji could only stay with them temporarily and gossip with them.

After Xue Wanshu greeted the waiters and served some seasonal melons, fruits, wine and vegetables, he began to have a banquet with them again.

During the banquet, never mentioned anything that happened in the palace.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

When Ren Gui and Ling Jing saw that there was no news, they realized that they knew nothing about what happened in the palace.

Immediately, several people stopped entanglement and left the gazebo after each found a reason.

Li Yuanji left Ling Jing alone after Ren Gui, Xue Wanshu, Quan Xu and others left one after another.

Although Ren Gui, Xue Wanshu, Quan Xu and others cannot be told what happened in the palace, Ling Jing can be told.

Because of Ling Jing's news channel in the palace, even if Li Yuanji didn't tell him, he would know what happened in the palace soon, so for example, tell him in advance, and ask him to find out how Li Jiancheng asked Xiao Yu to come forward to help him. He, how did Li Shimin let the concubines in the palace bite him to death to have an affair with Li Jiancheng.

"Your Highness..."

Ling Jing saw that everyone else had left, but he was the only one left behind, so he shouted in confusion.

Li Yuanji ordered Ling Jing to pour himself a cup of wine, and after picking up the cup, he asked casually, "You don't want to know what happened in the palace?"

Ling Jing rolled his eyes, but didn't speak.

Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing, drank the wine in the wine cup, and said angrily: "Do you want to find out through other channels after returning home?"

Ling Jing hesitated for a moment, and nodded his head without hiding it.

Li Yuanji gave Ling Jing another look and said, "I can tell you whatever you want to know. But you must not inquire through other channels.

What happened in the palace this time is not small. If you go to inquire about it rashly and someone finds out, you will definitely be implicated. "

Ling Jing half-believingly said: "What will happen if you get implicated?"

Li Yuanji glared at Ling Jing and said: "If it is light, the family will be ransacked and the family will be wiped out, but if it is serious, the three clans will be wiped out!"

Ling Jing's pupils shrank slightly, and he hurriedly assured: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will never inquire rashly."

Li Yuanji nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "What happened in the palace this time involved my father's favorite concubine in the harem, as well as my elder brother.

My father was so furious that he almost killed my elder brother with his own hands.

If my second brother and I hadn't stopped him, my elder brother would have been decapitated by now.

Now, do you understand how serious what's going on in the palace is? "

Ling Jing's pupils shrank again, shock was written all over his face, and under Li Yuanji's gaze, he nodded solemnly.

Before Li Yuanji could speak again, Ling Jing said in an extremely uneasy mood: "But His Royal Highness joined forces with the favorite concubine of the harem, and committed an act of disobedience?"

If there is one thing that can connect the prince and the concubine in the harem, what Ling Jing can think of is the act of disobedience.

That is to say, the prince joined forces with the favorite concubine in the harem to poison or assassinate Li Yuan.

Li Yuanji took a deep look at Ling Jing and said, "If he committed an act of disobedience, then my father would not block the Taiji Palace, let alone keep it secret."

Ling Jing said in a daze: "Since there is no act of disobedience, then there is no need for the saint to be so angry, right?"

Li Yuanji didn't say it clearly, but said meaningfully: "It's not just the act of disobedience that can make my father angry, other acts are also fine.

Think about it, think about it..."

Ling Jing pondered, and thought about it. He just thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with a clue, so he could only look at Li Yuanji again, hoping that Li Yuanji would help him out.

Li Yuanji felt that Ling Jing's brains were not big enough, so he couldn't help reminding: "If ordinary people have an old husband and young wife, and a young and strong son, what will happen?"

Ling Jing was taken aback for a moment, then stared at Li Yuanji with disbelief.

Li Yuanji sighed and said with a wry smile, "Do you understand now?"

He couldn't tell Ling Jingming about this kind of thing, he could only hint.

After all, what this era pays attention to is hiding relatives and hiding family ugliness.

But anyone who publicizes family ugliness will be regarded as a sensational idiot by people, the kind who can't be more stupid.

Therefore, even if Li Yuanji wanted to tell Ling Jing the truth, he could only use this tactful way. He couldn't tell Ling Jing directly, otherwise Ling Jing would be regarded as a fool.

As a superior, if he is regarded as a fool by the people under him.

Then what greets the superior is endless deception and contempt.

Li Yuanji didn't want to be deceived and despised by Ling Jing, a capable subordinate, so he had to be smart in front of him.

But Ling Jing is obviously not in the mood to care about this now, what he cares more about is...

"His Royal Highness was kicked in the head by a donkey, right? How could he do such a thing?"

Ling Jing didn't say such things easily, but being forced to say such things by Li Jiancheng's affairs, it can be seen that Li Jiancheng's affairs have exceeded his cognition of Li Jiancheng.

Li Yuanji sighed, "Probably..."

Ling Jing couldn't help but said again: "Is there no beauties in his palace? Are there no beauties in Yeting Palace? If he needs beauties, he can go to Yeting Palace to choose as he likes like His Highness Qin Wang.

If the beauties in Yeting Palace still can't satisfy him, then he can also send tributes to pick girls from all over the place.

There is absolutely no need to do this.

What good would it do him? "

Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing, and quietly said: "What if someone framed him?"

Ling Jing was taken aback, his eyes rolled quickly, and he quickly understood the joints, and immediately said with an uncertain expression: "If this is the case, then it makes sense..."

Speaking of this, Ling Jing looked at Li Yuanji and said, "The sage also thinks so?"

Li Yuanji shook his head slowly.

Ling Jing said suspiciously: "It shouldn't be, if the sage doesn't think so, then His Royal Highness should be punished right now."

What Li Jiancheng committed was a disregard for human relations, which not only challenged Li Yuan's bottom line, but also challenged the bottom line of human relations.

No matter how much Li Yuan dotes on his son, it is impossible for Li Jiancheng to stay on as the crown prince.

Otherwise, Li Yuan would lose all majesty, and the Tang royal family would lose all face.

Li Yuanji nodded his head and said: "Originally we wanted to dismiss it, but before the decree was handed down, Li Gang, Pei Ju, and Xiao Yu stopped him.

Li Gang and Pei Ju even offered my elder brother a chance to prove his innocence at the cost of their official titles.

Although my father didn't fully agree, he agreed half of it. "

Ling Jing said in surprise: "This kind of thing... What's the difference between agreeing to half and agreeing to everything?"

For Li Gang, Pei Ju and other veteran officials, as long as Li Yuan dared to let go, they would have a way to make Li Yuan open a bigger mouth.

Therefore, if Li Yuan agreed to half of it, it was tantamount to agreeing to everything.

Although Li Yuan has not fully agreed yet, Ling Jing believes that it will not be long before Li Yuan will fully agree under the various methods of Li Gang, Pei Ji and other veterans.

Li Yuanji nodded again and said, "That's right, my father agreed to half of this matter, and it's no different from the full agreement. If I expected it to be true, my father's decree to abolish my elder brother will be dismissed by the door.

After doing this three or five times, the matter will be raised in court.

When the time comes, it will inevitably end with Li Gang and others winning. "

Although Li Yuan could save Zhongzhi by bypassing his family, Zhongzhi alone is not enough for such a big matter as abolishing the crown prince.

The seal of Menxia Province must be affixed, so that everyone in the government and the opposition can be convinced and recognized.

Therefore, it is one thing for Li Yuan to abolish the crown prince, but it is another matter whether he agrees to it or not.

If Menxia Province has not agreed, then according to the procedure, it must be discussed by the court, that is, it will be discussed at the court meeting.

As long as it is brought to the court meeting, and Li Shimin is gagged by Li Gang and others with righteousness, it is impossible for Li Yuan to win against Li Gang and others just relying on Pei Ji and other slanderous officials.

"This matter is very important to His Highness King Qin, surely His Highness King Qin will not be indifferent?"

Ling Jing thought about it and asked.

Li Yuanji sighed: "The problem lies in this."

Ling Jing looked at Li Yuanji puzzled.

Li Yuanji explained: "Li Gang and others have already blocked my second brother's mouth with righteousness. If my second brother still wants to be famous, it's not easy to make trouble during the court meeting."

Ling Jing said in astonishment: "You've already torn your face, what's the need for fame? Can His Highness King Qin not understand the truth of success?"

Li Yuanji smiled wryly and did not speak.

The problem is... Li Shimin is such a person who wants both the throne and fame.

Mencius once said that you can't have both the fish and the bear's paw.

But Li Shimin wanted both fish and bear's paw.

He just wanted to challenge Mencius's subtle words and great righteousness.

Although he failed historically, he did try hard.

He didn't choose to take the last path until he was forced to go nowhere by Li Jiancheng, and launched the famous Xuanwu Gate Change.

Before that, he had been working hard to ascend to the throne of prince and emperor in a legitimate way.

It was Li Jiancheng who didn't talk about martial arts. After finding out that he was not his opponent in the field he was best at, he ran to the field he was best at, and was hanged and beaten by him.

"He doesn't understand?!"

Ling Jing saw that Li Yuanji smiled wryly and did not speak, his eyes widened a little bit, and he said with an expression of disbelief.

Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing and said, "How could he not understand? Even if he doesn't understand, there are many people in the group under him who understand.

So it's not that he doesn't know the truth about success and failure, it's just that he is greedy and wants everything. "

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

When others compete for the throne, they are afraid that they will not occupy either of them. Fortunately, Li Shimin wants to occupy both.

(End of this chapter)