Man Tanghong

Chapter 905 Li Gang: Am I being puaed?
Li Yuan's words are actually a bit far-fetched in detail. After all, judging from Li Gang's behavior after he became an official, he is not the kind of ambitious person, nor will he be inconsistent with his appearance and have ulterior motives.

However, Li Gang, a retired veteran cadre, came to the Taiji Palace openly and intervened in the government affairs of the court, which was really against the rules.

Before turning his face, Li Yuan respected him, so even if he was scared by him and wanted to escape from Liangyi Hall, he didn't take this as an issue, but now he turned his face, Li Yuan is not polite anymore.

Respecting the important ministers who have contributed to the Tang Dynasty is respecting the important ministers, but it does not mean that a founding emperor will be crushed to death by the important ministers.

In the past dynasties, there have been many powerful ministers who manipulated the emperor, but none of these emperors was the founding emperor.

Because under the hands of the founding emperor, there are no powerful ministers. Anyone with too much power and the possibility of overshadowing the emperor can be eliminated immediately.

So Li Yuan stopped talking about affection, disrespected his important ministers, and became tough, Li Gang could only temporarily avoid the edge.

"The minister will leave..."

Li Gang sighed in his heart, bowed, and exited the Hall of Liangyi.

Originally, he had already persuaded Li Yuan, but after Li Yuan put forward conditions that he could not fulfill, the matter returned to the original point.

Most importantly, the offense and defense between him and Li Yuan have been reversed.

Before, he attacked and Li Yuan defended, so he could easily handle Li Yuan.

Now Li Yuan is attacking and he is defending, so he can only defend passively.

"How is it? Has the saint changed his mind?"

As soon as Li Gang came out of Liangyi Hall, he was surrounded by Xiao Yu and three people.

The three of them didn't care about saluting, and directly asked Li Gang and Li Yuan about the result of their discussion.

Li Gang let out a long sigh and said: "Your Majesty has already agreed, but I can't meet the conditions proposed by His Majesty, so Your Majesty has backtracked."

When the three of Xiao Yu heard the first half of Li Gang's words, their expressions sank, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

If even Li Gang couldn't convince Li Yuan, they really didn't know who else could make Li Yuan change his mind.

Hearing the second half of Li Gang's words, hope rose in the hearts of the three of them.

"What conditions?"

Xiao Yu asked urgently.

If Li Gang can't do it, it doesn't mean they can't do it either.

If they can fulfill the conditions proposed by Li Yuan, then Li Gang can agree to the conditions proposed by Li Yuan instead of them, and persuade Li Yuan to change his mind.

Li Gang saw Xiao Yu's thoughts, glanced at Xiao Yu sympathetically, and said quietly: "Your Majesty hopes that I can persuade His Royal Highness King Yong to succeed you as the patriarch of the Li clan."

The hope that had just risen in the hearts of the three of Xiao Yu suddenly became fragmented.

They finally understood why Li Gang couldn't meet the conditions proposed by Li Yuan, because they couldn't meet this condition either.

They all knew how tough Li Yuanji's attitude was on this matter.

Now that Li Yuanji is in power again, they have no way to force Li Yuanji to agree to anything he doesn't want to agree to.

So things are at an impasse again.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Shuda suddenly asked, "Is there any compromise?"

Li Gang, Xiao Yu and Ren Gui were all taken aback.

Li Gang narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Shuda thoughtfully, "You mean..."

Chen Shuda said bluntly: "Do you think it is feasible for His Highness Chengde to replace His Highness King Yong as the patriarch of the Li clan?"

In the absence of the father, the eldest son has the right to make any decisions on behalf of the father.

This is a thing recognized by everyone in Datang.

So let Li Chengde come forward to replace Li Yuanji as the patriarch of the Li clan, it counts.

I just don't know if Li Yuanji will go crazy when he finds out.

This is the real reason why Chen Shuda asked 'is it feasible'.

As for Li Chengde's client, Chen Shuda didn't even think about it.

The little guy has just learned to speak and doesn't remember anything. He doesn't have any opinions on this matter at all, and he can't express any opinions.

Ren Gui glanced at Chen Shuda, and felt that Chen Shuda was a little too bold, and asked Li Chengde to replace Li Yuanji to do such a big thing. Li Yuanji knew, so he had to come back and strangle them one by one.

As far as Li Yuanji's bravery is concerned, the four of them plus one is not enough to fight with one hand.

"This matter is no small matter, and we still have to think twice before acting."

Ren Gui did not directly say that this matter is not feasible, but just advised Chen Shuda to think twice.

But Li Gang, Xiao Yu, and Chen Shuda understood what he wanted to express in an instant.

Chen Shuda stared at Ren Gui and said, "Then what do you think should be done? Let it go, really let the sage invite His Royal Highness to come out to supervise the country?"

They all knew in their hearts how much impact Li Jiancheng would have if they were invited to supervise the country.

It's hard to predict how big the consequences will be, so no matter what you say, you can't make Li Yuan mess around.

Ren Gui gritted her teeth and looked at Li Gang and said, "Why don't you agree to the saint's conditions first, anyway, His Highness is not in Chang'an City right now."

Li Gang looked at Ren Gui in astonishment.

Today's young people are incredible.

Bigger than his guts, and several times bigger.

"Gudu..."

Even though Li Gang has gone through many storms, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva at this moment, staring at Ren Gui and saying, "Are you going to let the old man deceive the king?"

Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda also looked at Ren Gui in astonishment.

I feel that Ren Gui's courage is beyond bounds.

However, Chen Shuda was also courageous, after quickly analyzing the pros and cons, he said decisively: "I think it's possible..."

Before Li Gang could look at him and ask him if he was out of his mind, he continued with a serious face: "In the face of two evils, whichever is lesser, compared to asking His Royal Highness to come out to supervise the country, the harm of bullying the emperor is actually smaller.

We can't think of any other way now, only to make this bad move. "

Li Gang stared at Chen Shuda in disbelief and said, "Is this a bad idea? This is something that will kill you!"

Xiao Yu also felt that Chen Shuda's idea was not good, and couldn't help but agree: "I'm sure, if you deceive the saint in this matter, the saint will definitely kill us."

Although with their status and status, it wouldn't be a problem to deceive Li Yuan once in a while.

But that counts.

Li Yuan can pretend not to see if he deceives Li Yuan in trivial matters, even the king.

But to lie to Li Yuan on such a big matter, even if Li Yuan drained the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, he couldn't turn a blind eye.

Not only that, Li Yuan will not turn a blind eye to such a major matter related to the inheritance of the country, but will be furious and pursue it to the end.

At that time, it will not be a certain person among them, but a certain three tribes.

Chen Shuda and Ren Gui fell silent when they heard this.

They had no doubt that after Li Yuan was cheated on this matter, he would banish one of their three clans.

Li Yuan usually looked very kind, but if he really wanted to kill people, his murderousness was comparable to that of Emperor Wen, the founding emperor of the former Sui Dynasty.

Emperor Wen also paid attention to a righteous name when killing people, and would keep his hands when necessary.

But Li Yuan really raised the butcher knife, except for his three precious sons and a few precious grandsons, the rest are among those who can be killed.

Liu, Dou, Wang, Li and other clansmen who had been right opponents to Li Yuan, as well as himself, were all killed by Li Yuan.

Right now, Du Fuwei is the only one who has done the right thing with Li Yuan and is still alive.

This is still a loner.

Almost all his clan members were slaughtered by Fu Gongyou, no one knew if there were any omissions, none of the people who went to conquer Fu Gongyou went to investigate this matter, and no one helped him to search for his clansmen.

Among all the documents reported in the newspaper, the experience of his people was summed up in one sentence, that is, they were slaughtered.

And Du Fuwei himself is now alive and dead.

No power, no power, no company, and being stared at, except for Kan Leng, who was backed by Li Yuanji, who would go to see him during the holidays, no one else dared to go to his door.

Most importantly, he didn't dare to leave the house.

Nesting in the mansion every day, living a life comparable to that of an ascetic monk.

With so many examples, Li Gang, Chen Shuda, and Ren Gui really dare not challenge Li Yuan's bottom line.

"Then what do you think should be done? Really let the saint invite His Royal Highness to come out to supervise the country?!"

After Chen Shuda was silent for a moment, he stared at Li Gang, Xiao Yu and Ren Gui and asked.

An idea popped up in Xiao Yu's mind involuntarily, but he quickly suppressed it.

He thought that if Li Jiancheng was solved, wouldn't all problems be solved?

Li Yuan wants to invite Li Jiancheng to supervise the country, but Li Jiancheng is gone, how can he invite him?
But at the same time, he also thought that for Li Yuan, this was more than bullying the emperor. Li Yuan would probably go crazy, and then there would be no longer the Yi tribe, and maybe there would be something like the Six Yi tribe, or the Nine Yi tribe.

"Did the sage say that you must do this?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Ren Gui couldn't figure out a solution, so she wanted to see if there was any loophole.

If so, then take advantage of the loopholes and delay this matter as long as possible until Li Yuanji comes back.

Li Gang was stunned for a moment, and said truthfully: "That's not true..."

The eyes of Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and Ren Gui all fell on Li Gang's face.

Li Gang felt a little uncomfortable being watched, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing looking at me?"

Chen Shuda said a little speechlessly: "It turns out that the sage didn't ask you to do it, so why didn't you say so earlier?"

There is no requirement that it must be done, so it is no different from letting it not be done.

Everyone is an official person, don't you understand that they are obedient and obedient?
Anyway, Li Yuan didn't ask for it to be done. If Li Yuan agreed, if it couldn't be done, it wouldn't be considered deceitful.

Li Gang guessed what Chen Shuda was thinking, and said angrily: "Your Majesty didn't ask me to do it, but asked me to do it.

I just handed over a memorial to beg for bones, and King Yong squeezed out my whole body.

If I tell him about it again, he will take the opportunity to break my bones. "

The three of Chen Shuda suddenly realized when they heard this.

No wonder Li Gang didn't agree to Li Yuan's conditions when Li Yuan didn't ask Li Gang to finish it. It turned out that the crux of the problem was here.

Li Gang was afraid of being manipulated by Li Yuanji, afraid that he would fall into Li Yuanji's hands completely, and would never be able to get out again.

"You don't need to worry too much. No matter how you say it, you are a veteran minister in the court. You have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. It is too late for His Royal Highness King Yong to respect you. How could you break your bones."

"That's right, His Royal Highness King Yong has already invited you to Jiulongtan Mountain to teach those dudes, and there is no way to use you for other things. Your worries are unnecessary.

And you only think about yourself, don't you think about Datang?

If the sage invited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out to supervise the country, the impact and turmoil would be immeasurable.

You don't want the ruling and opposition parties to be in dire straits, do you? "

"It's not just the dire situation, the common people may return to the war-torn life of the past..."

"My Dingkou in the Tang Dynasty has only recovered to a million households after all the efforts and calculations. It can no longer withstand the devastation of the war. If there is another chaos, if the Turks, Tuyuhun people, and other neighbors take advantage of it, I am afraid it will be destroyed. Extinct."

"Even if we are in a high position, we can't afford the crime of extermination."

"..."

Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Ren Gui began to lobby Li Gang frantically.

They say what they say, and the more they say it, the more serious they become.

In the end, it seems that if Li Gang does not dedicate himself, he will become a sinner of the country and the nation.

Li Gang knew that what Xiao Yu and the others said was exaggerated, but he had to admit that some of what Xiao Yu and the others said was true.

For example, if the people of Tang Dynasty can no longer experience a war, that is the truth.

After experiencing the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population of the Central Plains has withered to a very dangerous number.

Going through another troubled world, there is really a risk of genocide.

This is not alarmist talk, this is a fact that could really happen.

It's just that the population of Datang has recovered somewhat now, and this risk has been reduced, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

It still exists. Before the great enemy of Turks is eliminated, before the neighbors of Tuyuhun who dare to provoke Datang are not completely conquered, and before the population of Datang has recovered to a certain level, any civil strife in Datang may cause The result of genocide.

So the current Datang can't say anything to cause civil strife, especially large-scale civil strife.

(End of this chapter)