Man Tanghong

Chapter 550 Digging out Li Shimin's support, digging out Li Shimin's foundation

Seeing that Li Yuanji didn't even think about it, Li Shimin refused, and said embarrassingly: "If that's the case, then pretend that I didn't say anything..."

Li Yuan sat at the top, watching Li Shimin's performance with a sneer.

Also waiting to see Li Yuanji's jokes.

Li Jiancheng kept poking his head, looking for an opportunity to interrupt, but no one paid him any attention.

Li Xiuning looked at Li Yuanji apologetically, and wanted to apologize to Li Yuanji, but Li Yuanji never looked at her. She knew that Li Yuanji was angry with her, so she couldn't take the initiative to approach her.

Under Xue Wanche's summons, Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanjun soon arrived, bringing some soldiers and horses.

After Li Yuanji ordered Xue Wanshu to re-arm Anlimen, he confessed: "You take someone to Jiulongtan Mountain and bring Chengqian to me."

When Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin heard what Li Yuanji said, they didn't understand what kind of medicine Li Yuanji was selling in his gourd, and they all looked suspicious.

However, they all knew in their hearts that Li Yuanji's ordering someone to bring Li Chengqian here at this time was definitely not for futile work, and there must be other arrangements.

What they will do specifically, they can't think of it for a while, so they all speculate.

Li Shimin had a bad premonition in his heart.

He always felt that what Li Yuanji wanted to do with Li Chengqian would have a great influence on him.

Li Yuanji didn't have the heart to deal with the thoughts of Li Yuan and the three of them. After explaining to Xue Wanshu, he also explained to Xue Wanjun, "You take someone to Jiang Guogong's mansion, and Jiang Guogong is here to talk about it."

"Here!"

Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanjun both bowed and agreed, and each took their people to Jiulongtan Mountain and Jiang Guogong's mansion.

When Li Yuanji mentioned Jiang Guogong's mansion, Li Shimin guessed what Li Yuanji was going to do, and his face changed suddenly.

"Yuanji, you are trying to break my foundation!"

Li Shimin couldn't help sighing.

Li Yuan gloated and said with a laugh: "It's good to break it, shouldn't it be broken?"

Li Shimin's face suddenly became quite ugly.

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin and said: "Break your foundation? The second brother is joking, everything in this Tang Dynasty belongs to my father. Since my father has handed over all the people under your command to me, then they are mine. .

What I want to do to them is my business, how can I break your foundation? "

Li Shimin's heart was bleeding, but he forced a smile on his face and said: "You are right, everything in this Tang Dynasty belongs to my father, and now my father has entrusted everything to you. You can do whatever you want." Well, I made a slip of the tongue."

Li Yuanji chuckled and ignored Li Shimin.

Li Yuan was overjoyed and took the initiative to talk to Li Shimin, "Hahaha, now you know how to pretend to be a good son in front of me, why did you go?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.

If it was in the past, he would not tolerate Li Yuan's sarcasm at him at all, and he would go back without hesitation, making Li Yuan howl.

But now, he has been completely reduced to a prisoner. After careful analysis, he found that he jumped out of Li Yuanji's control, and the hope of making a comeback lies in Li Yuan.

So he could only bear the humiliation and pretend to be his grandson in front of Li Yuan, enduring all kinds of cynicism from Li Yuan.

"Why don't you talk? Do you think that if you are more obedient, obedient, and respectful in front of me, I will forgive you?" Li Yuan shouted excitedly, "I tell you, it's impossible."

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned from embarrassment to ugly.

Seeing that Li Shimin was suffering, Li Yuan felt happy, so he laughed louder and more cheerfully.

Li Yuanji despised Li Yuan's bad taste of having fun with his son, but he could understand Li Yuan's feelings.

After all, Li Yuan's grandson was slaughtered by his son, and Li Yuan couldn't kill his son to avenge his grandson, so he could only use this way of torturing his son to avenge his grandson in exchange for some spiritual comfort.

After Li Yuan frantically tortured his son with words for a while, Quan Xu arrived, bringing some soldiers with him.

Since the defense of the palace had been taken over by Youjianmen Mansion, Youwuwei, and Zuoyuwei, they did not allow Quan Xu to bring too many soldiers into the palace, so Quan Xu only brought 300 men.

Quan Xu arrived at Anlimen, and after seeing the scene inside the gate of Anlimen, he understood what happened in the palace and what the current situation has become.

So after paying homage to Li Yuan, he resolutely knelt down in front of Li Yuanji on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, Quan Xu is here to welcome you, please give me instructions!"

Li Yuanji nodded his head and said: "Take two people and ask your cousin to see if he is going to live and die with my second brother, or obey my father's imperial order, and listen to my orders in the future."

Quan Xu understood immediately that Li Yuanji was sending him to be a lobbyist.

Li Yuanji said to ask him to ask his cousin, but actually asked him to ask everyone in Xiuwenguan.

He is very familiar with this kind of thing, and he is also confident in completing the task assigned to him by Li Yuanji.

So he cupped his hands without hesitation and said: "I obey, I will take someone to ask."

Seeing that Quan Xu understood his intention, Li Yuanji nodded in satisfaction, indicating that Quan Xu could do it.

Quan Xu didn't procrastinate, ordered two people and rushed to Xiuwenkan.

After Quan Xu left for more than an hour, Xue Wanjun took Qu Tutong back to the city gate building.

After Qu Tutong saw the scene inside the city gate building, his face turned pale with fright, his hands and feet trembled and he didn't know what to do.

After tremblingly saluting everyone in the city gate, he looked at Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, wondering who to listen to.

Li Yuanji took the initiative to say: "Gong Qu Tu, my second elder brother has already been deposed by my father, all the officials and titles have been deposed, and the Tiance Mansion and Xiuwen Museum have also been abolished by my father.

You have been merged into my Zhenyao Mansion, and you will all be under my command in the future. "

Qu Tutong gulped down his saliva, looked at Li Shimin tremblingly, and stammered, "How...how could this be?"

Li Yuanji said indifferently: "How could this be? It wasn't because of my second brother's unreasonable greed that caused this result."

As he spoke, he stared at Qu Tu's channel: "I don't believe you don't know what my second brother is going to do, and I don't believe you don't know what my second brother has done."

Qu Tutong's knees softened, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop.

As Li Shimin's deputy, he knew a little about what Li Shimin had done, but he didn't report what he knew, and watched Li Shimin launch a coup.

This is a crime, a serious crime, a serious crime enough to barbarian the three tribes.

Now that Li Yuanji asked, he naturally couldn't stand upright anymore.

Li Yuanji stepped forward and helped Qu Tu pass: "Don't be afraid, Mr. Qu Tu, my father has already said that he will not blame you for what you have done before.

I sent someone to invite you here this time because I need your help on an important matter. "

Qu Tutong glanced at Li Shimin again, resisting the fear in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, please tell me..."

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "I need you to take my second brother's eldest son, Li Chengqian, to appease all the officials in Shaanxi Province and Duji Province."

Qu Tutong's eyes widened in horror, and he looked at Li Yuanji in disbelief.

This... this... this is to dig out the roots of King Qin!

Can King Qin agree? !

Qu Tutong subconsciously looked at Li Shimin again.

Seeing Li Shimin sitting there with a gloomy face, he didn't say a word.

He understood.

Li Shimin has lost the right to speak now.

What Li Yuanji wanted to do was beyond what Li Shimin could stop.

It's just that, as Li Shimin's deputy, he has a friendship with Li Shimin as master and servant. Li Yuanji sent him to dig out Li Shimin's roots, but he couldn't agree to anything.

When Li Shimin was gagged, Li Yuanji asked him, Li Shimin's deputy, to take Li Shimin's eldest son to appease the loyal ministers and generals under Li Shimin's hands, and there was a great chance of success.

Because when Li Shimin was unable to issue orders, Li Chengqian, as Li Shimin's eldest son, was qualified to issue orders to all loyal ministers and generals under Li Shimin's subordinates as the young master.

If those loyal ministers and generals disobeyed, Li Chengqian could characterize them as traitors and kill them on the spot without worrying that their subordinates would rebel.

After this incident, those loyal ministers and generals who were loyal to Li Shimin in Shaanxi Province and Duji Province will be wiped out, and the rest will naturally be those who are loyal to the court and His Highness King Qi.

In this case, Li Shimin's foundation in Shaanxi Province and Duji Province will be completely cut off.

It is impossible to think about doing anything with the people of Eastern Shaanxi Province and Duji Province in the future.

So he would not agree to anything, otherwise not only would Li Shimin be offended to death, but his reputation would also be ruined.

"Your Highness...Your Highness, I am old and frail, and I can no longer travel long distances. Your Highness should entrust a strong and strong person to handle such important tasks."

Qu Tutong shied away with a bitter face.

Li Yuanji didn't force it either, but looked at Li Shimin and said, "Second brother thinks, besides Qu Tugong, who else can take on this important task?"

Li Shimin couldn't laugh at all, and couldn't even maintain a fake smile, so he said with a blunt expression, "Whoever you think can fulfill this important task, whoever can fulfill this important task, don't ask me."

Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and said, "Then what if I have to ask my second brother to recommend a candidate for me?"

Li Shimin said with a gloomy face: "You win if you win, why humiliate me like this?"

Li Yuanji shook his head and said, "I didn't intend to humiliate Second Brother, I just don't want those heroes under Second Brother to die tragically at the hands of his own people because of Second Brother's fault.

I also don't want those heroes under the second brother's hands to become my Tang's confidant because of the second brother's fault. "

Li Shimin had a gloomy face and did not speak.

Li Yuanji continued: "Second brother, you also said just now that the situation that my Tang Dynasty will face in the future is not optimistic. If my Tang Dynasty is in danger because of those heroes under the second brother's hands, then the second brother is me. Datang's biggest sinner."

(End of this chapter)