I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 451 This kid is pretending to be a grandson with me!
"With His Majesty's dragon beard as medicine, this minister's heart disease will be cured!"

Xu Fenglei held the handful of "dragon beards" and said very respectfully,

"Your Majesty ignores the faults of the ministers, and repays the grievances with virtue. The minister is grateful! After the minister recovers, he will definitely devote himself to his majesty and the country, and die!"

The beautiful words in his mouth were sent out like bullets.

When it's time to flatter, you have to shoot hard, anyway, you won't lose a piece of meat.

"Have I ever told you to ignore your mistakes?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly,

"What I said just now is that unintentional mistakes should be punished! But if you wake up in time, realize your mistakes, and suffer from a heart disease, you have suffered a crime, so I won't punish you severely."

"Xuanling—"

He looked at Fang Xuanling.

"Xu Guogong accepts the order."

Fang Xuanling took out an imperial decree from his bosom and opened it.

Xu Fenglei bowed his head to accept the order with a humble face.

Fang Xuanling said loudly:

"Shangyu:"

"Prince Taishi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Xu Guogong were in a storm. They behaved helplessly, didn't know far, and ignored the overall situation, so that the court was not quiet, and scandals in the court spread all over the world. This is a crime."

"Neglect, negligence, and laziness. As a minister of the Ministry of Industry, he is rarely in the Ministry of Industry. He doesn't care about everything! It eventually led to the biggest corruption case since the founding of the Tang Dynasty! This is the second crime!"

"Punishment for the two crimes together. I will temporarily remove Xu Fenglei from the title of Taishi Taishi and Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He will be fined for half a year. Think about your mistakes and see the consequences!"

After Xu Fenglei heard the edict, he couldn't help muttering:

"What is the biggest corruption case, it's just that it was covered up and not exposed..."

"I was negligent? You are the one who really indulged in negligence..."

Judging from the tone of the imperial decree, Li Er probably wrote it himself, so he naturally wanted to say something——

Obviously, the Baiqi Division has investigated Hou Junji to the bottom, how about you old man?Don't ask, don't even bother to beat, this is the root cause of this shocking corruption case.

If you want to share the pot, you, Li Er, have to bear the big pot!

"What did you say?"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"Nothing, nothing..."

Xu Fenglei waved his hands again and again, and said hesitantly,
"Thank you, thank you."

"No official is light, and no official is light... It would be better if the minister unloads these burdens and let capable people take them up."

"Whether it's a corrupt official like Hou Junji, or a minister like a minister who sits on a vegetarian diet, you should clear out the ranks of ministers!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

In fact, he has long wanted to show off!With Xu Guogong's title, coupled with the annual dividends of Fenglei Bank, it is already too much to enjoy the glory and wealth!
Still struggling?
What a struggle!Enjoy it for a few years first!
"Why, listening to your tone...Are you not convinced?"

Li Shimin sneered,

"Do you think I punished you severely? Are you dissatisfied?"

"Follow me here with yin and yang weirdness!"

"No, no, Your Majesty, you misunderstood, you really misunderstood!" Xu Fenglei shook his head again and again, and said very sincerely, "I really think so, and I definitely don't mean any yin and yang! I plead guilty and accept punishment. , just close the door and think about it!"

Li Shimin clenched his fist.

He suddenly felt angry again.

This kid... It seems that dismissal and fines are not painful to him!
"It seems that you are quite indifferent to fame and wealth."

Li Shimin crossed his arms and sneered,
"Tell you! It is stated in my imperial decree that you are only temporarily dismissed from the titles of Prince Taishi and Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but you still have to perform your duties, but you don't have a salary!"

"Prince, you still have to teach; you still have to deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry!"

"Don't think about being lazy at home, do you understand?"

Xu Fenglei: "???"

"Let me work for nothing?" He stared.

Wages are not paid, but work as usual?

The capitalists of later generations will cry when they hear this...

"Didn't you say that you are willing to do your best for me, for the country and society of the Tang Dynasty, and die?"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said,

"Why? Are you unhappy now?"

"Then what you said just now was all a lie to me?"

Xu Fenglei: "#@￥%...&#@"

"Yes, yes..." He drooped his head with a bitter look on his face.

Li Shimin finally felt a little better when he saw this devastated face.

Little boy, can't he cure you?

"Okay, let's have a good rest!"

Li Shimin personally tucked the quilt for Xu Fenglei, and said with a smile,
"When you recover, I still have something to tell you..."

"I'm going first."

After all, he turned away and moved his legs.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Xu Fenglei cupped his hands on the bed, watching Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling leave.

From the beginning to the end, he never asked about Hou Junji's disposal, nor did Li Shimin mention it.

The two of them maintained a tacit understanding—today, only the "gratitude and grievance" between the monarch and his ministers will be resolved.

Squeak.

The door was pushed open, and the purple maid walked in, patted her chest, seeing Xu Fenglei lying on the bed, her eyes almost burst into stars.

"Sir, you are amazing! You really are!"

She compared her thumbs and said reverently,
"Blind Your Majesty!"

While boasting, she thoughtfully removed the cotton towel on Xu Fenglei's forehead.

The inside of the snow-white cotton towel was already polluted by charcoal dust, turning it into a grimy look, while the forehead covered by the cotton towel was as clean as new!It was in stark contrast to the gray complexion.

"ah!"

The Purple Maid exclaimed,
"It's a good thing that sir didn't change this cotton towel, otherwise it would have been revealed!"

Xu Fenglei smiled slightly.

"Don't be surprised, do you really think that the emperor is so easy to deceive? I am like this today, but I just use this form to convince him and pay him back."

While speaking, he took the black cotton towel and wiped his face with the clean reverse side.

It's okay if you don't wipe it, but once you wipe it, your whole face will be completely black, and you can't even look at it.

"Hehehe... Mister's appearance is somewhat similar to that Kunlun slave."

Zi Mai covered her mouth and smiled, saying,
"The servant is going to prepare clean water for the gentleman."

She left quickly, and after a while, the purple maidservant and the red maidservant came forward to wipe Xu Fenglei with clean water.

"Xiao Hong'er, have you inquired clearly about what I asked you to inquire about?"

Xu Fenglei enjoyed the massage with two pairs of bare hands, and asked with his eyes closed,

"How did the emperor deal with Hou Junji in the end?"

The red maid wrung out the towel and said softly:
"Mr. Hui, the slave has already found out clearly."

"Hou Junji was finally sentenced to be executed for the crime. His Majesty issued a decree and ordered to be executed after the autumn. In addition, all his family property was confiscated to fill the embezzlement funds, and all the rest was returned to the national treasury."

"However, Hou Junji's family has been preserved and they still enjoy the shade of the dukedom of Lu Kingdom. His Majesty's move can be said to be extremely merciful."

"Oh, by the way, the rest of the corrupt officials involved in the case, such as Zhao Yi, Zhang Cong, etc., are all charged with execution and executed three days later. All officials have to watch the execution."

Hearing this, Xu Fenglei couldn't help sighing softly.

"Others are reasonable, but what is the reason for this Qiu Hou's questioning?"

he asked,
"For Hou Junji's crime, he should be executed immediately like Zhao Yi and the others!"

"Dai Zhou and the others didn't argue with reason?"

The red maid shook her head.

"This servant is not very clear. It seems that His Majesty wants to treat Hou Junji special."

she said,

"However, it is only three or four months before autumn, time flies like an arrow, and it will arrive soon."

Under the service of the maid, Xu Fenglei finally took off the "makeup".

He straightened up and got out of bed, whispering:

"It's not that simple..."

"Ye Chang has many dreams, and later changes will happen. If you can't cut the mess quickly, kill him now, and if you want to kill him in the future, it will be very difficult..."

"At that time, the emperor will find any excuse to delay, and the death sentence will be delayed into life imprisonment. Do you believe it or not?"

After all, Li Shimin still can't let go of this hand...

"so what should I do now?"

The purple maid said with a worried expression on her face,
"If His Majesty releases him in the future, won't he come to take revenge on Mister?"

From the moment this matter was formed, the two have become sworn enemies!

If one party cannot kill the other party, then the other party will definitely kill the other party as long as there is a chance!The kind that would bite off a bite of flesh!
"Hehe...then you don't have to worry about that."

Xu Fenglei waved his hand, smiled nonchalantly,
"Maybe he won't die, but the prison must be worn out. As long as I'm here, he won't see the light of day!"

"Even if I lose power and be hated by the emperor in the future, the other ministers will never allow Hou Junji to come out and dance again."

Although the preset result was Hou Junji's death, but in the end he got such an ending, which was still passable and barely acceptable.

After this battle, no one should dare to extend their black hands to their own territory, right?

"Come on, don't think about it anymore, this thing has changed, come-"

Xu Fenglei handed the handful of Li Shimin's beards to the hand of the maidservant, and said with a smile,
"This is His Majesty's 'Dragon Beard', if you keep it well, it may play an unexpected role in the future."

Hearing the words, the purple maid came up curiously.

"This is His Majesty's dragon beard? It doesn't look like anything special..."

She looked at it carefully for a while, then tapped Xu Fenglei's beard, giggled and said,
"It's about the same as Mr.'s."

Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes.

"Of course it's pretty much the same! Otherwise, you really think it's a dragon's beard, and eating it can prolong your life?"

He said angrily,

"Don't be joking, hurry up and collect it, this thing can be used as a treasure of the town house just like Shangfang Zhanmajian!"

Being able to get the emperor's beard is also a symbol of extreme honor and favor!

"As ordered!"

The purple maid nodded obediently, and left holding the "dragon beard".

"Xiao Hong'er, give me an order. Starting tomorrow, everything will return to normal. Open the house to see guests!"

Xu Fenglei ordered again,
"Spread the word, I have taken His Majesty's dragon beard, and my heart disease has recovered!"

……

On Chang'an Street, Li Shimin returned to the palace under the guard of the Imperial Army.

inside the carriage.

"Xuanling, what happened today... what do you think?"

Li Shimin played with the walnut in his hand and asked casually.

"I thought the Grand Master was making excuses for his illness, but only after seeing him today... the Grand Master is really seriously ill."

Fang Xuanling pondered for a while, then sighed softly,

"I never thought that there would be such a strange disease in this world... a heart disease."

"Fortunately, His Majesty's dragon beard is used as medicine. If ordinary people get this disease, how can they live? I'm afraid they will die in depression..."

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Haha... Do you really think that my beard is a dragon's beard and can be used as a panacea?"

He patted Fang Xuanling's shoulder and said with emotion,

"Xuanling, you do have a sincere heart!"

Fang Xuanling was taken aback.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the True Dragon. It is not surprising that beards can be used as medicine."

He analyzed,

"The grand master's heart disease is caused by his fear of His Majesty's blame, and now His Majesty has even given him important beards and hair to show that his favor is still there. The Grand Master took the "heart medicine" of dragon beard, so he was naturally full of fear. Eliminate, the heart disease will go away."

"This kind of treatment, I think it's right..."

Li Shimin's expression was a little strange.

Don't really say it, it really sounds like that!

crunch.

He was about to speak again, but Yu Jia stopped.

"Your Majesty, you have arrived at the palace."

The driving guard said respectfully.

"Already in the middle of the ban, I dare not ride in the same car with His Majesty again."

Fang Xuanling hurriedly got up and saluted,
"The minister has returned to Shangshu province."

"Okay, let's go." Li Shimin waved his hand, and immediately told the coachman, "Go to the queen."

Dengdengdeng.

Fang Xuanling got out of the car, watched the emperor's carriage rolling away, and the corners of his mouth began to rise.

"Heart disease, heart medicine? Hahaha..."

He turned around with a flick of his sleeves, shook his head and smiled,

"Grand master, grand master, it's really you who can make it like this."

"Admiration, I really admire..."

"Hahaha……"

Fang Xuanling laughed twice, seeing a group of imperial guards patrolling in front of him, he immediately stopped laughing, straightened his posture, and slowly got up.

……

Harem.

"What? Is he really sick? What kind of sickness? Is it serious?"

Changsun Wugou's expression changed, he even stopped pouring tea for Li Shimin, and said with concern,
"Speak now!"

Among the courtiers, the ones who have the best relationship with her are Xu Fenglei and Fang Xuanling, except for the eldest grandson Wuji who is related by blood.

Regardless of blood relationship, as long as in terms of closeness, Xu Fenglei is still above these two.

If something happened to this kid, she was naturally worried.

"Heh... What kind of heart disease is it? I misunderstood and blamed him out of fear. When I saw him, his face was as dark as a Kunlun slave! The whole person was about to die."

Li Shimin poured himself a cup of tea and said with a sneer,

"We have to wait until I say that I don't blame him, then he regains his spirit and jumps up and down again."

A look of astonishment appeared in the eldest grandson Wugou's eyes.

"Heart disease? Is there such a disease?"

She blinked and murmured,
"I seem to have seen it in books. In the past, people died of fear, and some committed suicide... Maybe this is a heart disease?"

Li Shimin chuckled. "No, why are you all so simple, can you believe this?"

He rolled his eyes and spat,
"What's wrong with you? Even if there is one, it's definitely not what this daring kid will get! Could he die of fear? No one would believe it!"

"This kid, he knows that he has done something wrong, so he pretends to be soft to me, and asks me to forgive him!"

"Damn, he's really good at acting. He insists on earning me a beard. He said that dragon beard can be used as medicine... My beautiful beard..."

Li Shimin stroked his beard, which was several inches short, and howled.

(End of this chapter)