Man Tanghong

Chapter 554
It's like what a certain Han king said to Zhu Di, 'Even if you make the Yongle Canon the most amazing book in ancient and modern times, the historian will not record that you are the successor in line'.

A relative is a relative, and from the moment this label is affixed, it can never be torn off, and it is destined to have no relationship with Qing Ming.

But being out of touch with Qingming doesn't mean that you don't need to pay attention to reputation.

Xiao Yu still cared about her own reputation, so when faced with the "political kidnapping" by Chen Shuda and the other three, she looked angry.

Seeing this, the three of Chen Shuda saluted again without hesitation.

"We owe you a favor..."

Xiao Yu snorted dissatisfiedly, put away the anger on his face.

This is more or less...

To ask for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help.

If you don't give any benefits, why should others help you?

Like Li Jiancheng, when he asks for help, his hand is an iron mountain worth millions.

This is the attitude of asking for help.

"Are you agreeing?"

Chen Shuda stared at Xiao Yu and asked.

Xiao Yu snorted again, and said angrily, "Will you let me go if I don't promise?"

A bright smile flashed across Chen Shuda's face, and just as he was about to speak, Xiao Yu hummed again: "But I only promise to help you have a try, as for success or failure, I can't guarantee it."

Chen Shuda and Pei Ju spoke in unison.

"It's good enough if you can agree. Whether you succeed or not, leave it to God's will."

Xiao Yu glared at Chen Shuda and Pei Ju, and said angrily, "Then it's settled?!"

Chen Shuda and Pei Ju nodded without hesitation.

As for Li Gang, he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Xiao Yu also understood Li Gang's temper, and knew that Li Gang was a master who took the soft but not the hard, so he didn't take the initiative to come to Li Gang to get cheap.

Chen Shuda and Pei Ju persuaded Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu didn't stay in Guanyun Hall too long. After bowing and saluting, he rushed to Liangyi Hall where Li Yuan was.

Li Yuanji waited until Xiao Yu was far away, and then he said to Chen Shuda and Pei Ju dumbfounded: "You are too dishonest to fool Mr. Xiao into being scolded alone..."

It was predictable that, without Chen Shuda, Pei Ju, and Li Gang being present, if Xiao Yu went to persuade Li Yuan alone, he would definitely be scolded bloody.

After all, the power to supervise the country cannot be granted lightly. Once granted, it is very likely that it will not be taken back, and the throne may also have to be taken.

In history, there are many powerful ministers who emptied the imperial power as supervisors, and there are also princes who asked the emperor to abdicate as supervisors.

The one closest to Datang is Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang.

He just emptied Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty as a state supervisor, and sent people to blockade Emperor Wen's bedroom, and then let Emperor Wen of Sui die in his bedroom for no apparent reason, and then ascended to the throne in one fell swoop.

As Yang Guang's cousin, Li Yuan couldn't possibly be ignorant of the danger.

Therefore, if Xiao Yu wanted to persuade Li Yuan to give up the power to supervise the country, he would definitely be scolded bloody by Li Yuan.

"Your Highness is joking, the ministers are not fooling Duke Xiao to be scolded alone, but it is most appropriate for Duke Xiao to go."

Chen Shuda smiled and forced himself to defend himself.

Li Yuanji saw it through and said with a smile: "Since Xiao Gong is already busy, the three of you should not be idle. How about leaving the affairs of Shang Shu Sheng and Men Xia Sheng to Chen Gong and Pei Gong for the time being?"

Chen Shuda and Pei Ju looked at each other, and Qi Qi bowed in agreement.

"Here!"

Li Yuanji looked at Li Gang again and said with a smile: "How about leaving the affairs of Yushitai to Li Shaobao temporarily?"

Li Gang agreed with a firm tone: "Here!"

Li Yuanji cupped his hands at Chen Shuda and the three of them and said, "For the time being, I will entrust the three of you for the affairs of the court."

The three of Chen Shuda saluted together, saying that they did not dare.

After saluting, the three of them did not stay in the Guanyun Palace, and rushed to their assigned yamen.

"call……"

Li Yuanji watched the three of Chen Shuda leave Guanyun Hall, and heaved a sigh of relief.

After convincing the three masters of Moyan... bah, no, the four masters of Wude, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

With these four well-known veterans in the Wude Dynasty guarding the court, there will not be too much disturbance in the court due to the change of power in a short period of time.

This is also the reason why the new kings of the past dynasties continued to use the old ministers after succeeding to the throne.

The purpose is to smoothly complete the transition of power.

The situation he is facing now is far more complicated than that faced by many new monarchs in history. He not only has to smoothly complete the transition of power, but also has to solve the upcoming internal and external troubles.

If he did these things by himself, he would be too exhausted to finish, so he had to find helpers.

The Four Masters of Wude are undoubtedly the best helpers.

With their help, he doesn't have to worry about the part of the court, he can spare his hands and feet to deal with the upcoming internal and external troubles with all his strength.

……

"Your Highness..."

In the evening, Quan Xu, who went to persuade Li Shimin's civil and military subordinates, came back and brought back a bad news.

"Xue Shou, Yu Zhining, Han Liang and others escaped with His Royal Highness King Wei and a group of Xuanjia troops after the incident in the palace was revealed..."

Quan Xu stood in front of Li Yuanji with a solemn expression and reported.

There was no change on Li Yuanji's face, which he expected.

When he confronted Li Shimin, he had no energy left to control Li Shimin's family.

Xue Shou, Yu Zhining, Han Liang and others are not useless. If they did not take any action after learning that Li Shimin was captured, then they are not worthy of holding high positions under Li Shimin's hands, and they are not worthy of being famous in history.

"Your Highness, how should we deal with it, should the minister lead someone to chase after him?"

Seeing that Li Yuanji was just sitting there drinking tea without saying a word, Quan Xu couldn't help asking.

Li Yuanji sipped tea carelessly, glanced at Quan Xu, and said indifferently: "You don't need to worry about this matter, have you finished what I told you?"

Quan Xu was anxious, and hurriedly said: "How can we ignore it? Xue Shou and others took His Royal Highness King Wei to flee Chang'an City, there must be a plan, if they ignore it, it will cause serious trouble."

Li Yuanji still glanced at Quan Xu, and asked lightly, "So have you finished what I told you?"

Quan Xu heard the unkindness in Li Yuanji's tone, and hurriedly said, "That's not true..."

Speaking of this, he said embarrassingly: "I have talked for a long time, except for some low-ranking officials who are willing to submit to His Highness, other officials are either pretending to be deaf and dumb with me, or shutting the door of the house tightly to see me. "

In the end, the embarrassment on his face grew stronger.

He originally thought that after Li Shimin was captured, the officials under him would be in a mess like a hozen who had lost their support, and he could easily persuade them.

But he didn't expect that the high-ranking officials under Li Shimin's hands were getting tougher and tougher one by one.

Those who don't want to offend him and His Royal Highness King Qi behind him will meet him more or less and listen to him say a few words.

Those who don't care about offending him and His Royal Highness King Qi behind him will never see him, let alone persuade him.

So up to now, he has only persuaded a dozen low-ranking officials, and none of the high-ranking officials.

"Then you still have the mood to care about other things?"

Li Yuanji stared at Quan Xu and questioned him.

Quan Xu said ashamedly: "Isn't this minister afraid that after Xue Shou and others escape from Chang'an City, they will become His Highness's confidants?"

Li Yuanji sneered and said: "After Xue Shou and others escape from Chang'an City, I don't know if they will become my confidantes, but if you can't convince the scholars in Xiuwenguan, they will immediately become my confidantes. "

This is not Li Yuanji's unfounded worry, but the fact.

Among the scholars in the Xiuwen Hall, counselors are only a minority, and most of them are world-renowned scholars.

If they get together to write some articles that are unfavorable to Li Yuanji and spread them through their respective channels, it will do great harm.

They are equivalent to Li Shimin's lips and tongues, who can turn black into white and white into black.

So Li Yuanji had to control them. If he couldn't control them, he could only confine them or destroy them.

After thinking about it for a while, Quan Xu immediately understood the stakes, and hurriedly said, "I'll go and convince them!"

"and many more!"

Li Yuanji stopped Quan Xu and ordered: "Take your soldiers and horses. If someone is willing to submit to me, then you should treat him with courtesy. If he is not willing to submit to me, then you don't need to be polite."

Quan Xu solemnly clasped his fists and said, "I understand!"

Li Yuanji nodded, indicating that Quan Xu could leave.

He believed that Quan Xu could grasp the balance and know who should be imprisoned and who should be killed.

As for Xue Shou and others taking Li Tai to escape from Chang'an City, he didn't take it seriously at all.

If his expectations are not bad, Xue Shou and others will be sent back soon.

"Your Highness!"

At nightfall, Ling Jing appeared in Guanyun Hall with a red face.

As soon as he showed up, he said happily: "I have completed the important task you entrusted to me."

Unlike Quan Xu who harvested two or three kittens, Ling Jing can be said to have harvested a lot.

Not only did he convince most of the subordinate officials under Li Jiancheng, but he also convinced several very important subordinate officials under Li Shimin.

One of them was taken to Guanyun Hall by Ling Jing.

Li Yuanji looked at the burly man standing beside Ling Jing, nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad..."

Ling Jing chuckled, patted the shoulder of the burly man beside him and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you see Your Highness soon?"

The burly man looked solemn, and saluted respectfully: "Cao Dan, my minister, sees Your Highness."

That's right, the burly man is Ling Jing's old acquaintance, Dou Yu's uncle Cao Dan.

Ling Jing relied on Cao Dan, an insider who had been in Tiance Mansion for more than a year, to successfully persuade several important subordinates under Li Shimin.

Among them, the one with the highest status is Cai Yungong, who joined the army of Tiance Mansion and a bachelor of Xiuwenguan among the Eighteen Scholars.

When Ling Jing persuaded Cai Yungong, he didn't waste much words, he just took Cao Dan to hook his fingers, and the guy surrendered.

No way, this guy is also a survivor of Dou Jiande.

Once hooked up by the other two survivors of Dou Jiande, it can still be controlled, and Pidianpidian will abandon the "darkness" and turn to the bright.

(End of this chapter)