First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 427

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In fact, it's not just Li Shimin and Li Shimin, Gao Junya also discussed this with Gao Chong several times in detail. Although there is no distinction between good and bad schemes, as long as they are effective, they need to be in perfect harmony. You will lose the morality in your heart, it will be difficult to achieve great things, and the conspiracy will prevail for a while, and it will be difficult to last for a long time.

Gao Chong took this very seriously, so when he went to Lingnan and Guizhou, Gao Chong had several methods in his mind to deal with those separatist powerful families, such as assassination, coercing public opinion, or even storming. As dull as the people of this era.

However, Gao Chong finally appeases Lingnan 96 states with righteousness, uprightly, and aboveboard, and finally completes the task perfectly.

The imperial court confers awards, the common people praise them, Feng An, Tian Zongxian and others are also grateful, everyone is happy, this is the charm of Yangmou.

Thinking of this, Gao Chong continued: "The prince is imprisoned in Yulan Mountain, the king must not forget the brotherhood, he should visit him from time to time."

Li Shimin nodded, "If you don't mention this, I will do it too."

At this time, Xue Shou suddenly said: "In the past few days, there have been many rumors praising the prince. This must be the princeling's support for the prince. Should we take some countermeasures?"

Li Shimin's face darkened when he heard the words, "Don't say it's a common practice, and it's the same in the court."

Gao Chong rolled his eyes, and his face was treacherous, "Of course we have to respond, after all, the crown prince hid his armor privately, it is justifiable, the crime is not enough to abolish the crown prince."

"What do you mean?" Li Shimin frowned, his words were a bit prickly to his heart, he wished that Li Yuan would issue an edict to formally abolish the crown prince, but if Li Yuan didn't issue an edict, his heart would be unstable.

"First, Weifengwei must find out the source of these rumors. The source must be our great enemy. Although we know that the princelings did it, we must know who did it. I'm not afraid of him dancing now. pull list.

Second, the king can also openly intercede for the prince in order to gain political prestige, and must show brotherly respect, which cannot be criticized.

Thirdly, Wei Fengwei stoked the flames secretly, inciting the people to sing praises to the prince, after all, the whole world of Tang Dynasty cannot do without His Royal Highness the prince.”

Hearing the last one, Li Shimin and Li Shimin were shocked. Gao Chong was so ruthless that they wanted to praise and kill Li Jiancheng.

On the one hand, Li Shimin's brothers are respectful, loyal, filial, benevolent, and on the other hand, the troubled prince is praised by the whole city, what will Li Yuan think.

"This third rule must be hidden," Li Shimin exhorted with a deep breath.

Xue Shou solemnly responded, with a sallow face with a bit of paleness, hidden in the darkness, with the flickering candlelight, Gao Chong was a little apprehensive, he no longer knew how powerful Weifengwei was.

In this life, under Gao Chong's strong recommendation, Li Shimin vigorously developed Weifengwei, invested a lot of manpower and material resources, and even had talents like Xue Shou and Huan Fasi, probably all over the country.

Li Shimin on the original trajectory disdained to bribe concubines in the harem. The concubines in the harem once asked Li Shimin privately for property for their families, but Li Shimin sternly refused, saying: "All property has been registered and handed over to the court. Talented people".

Now Li Shimin's character seems to have changed a little, he no longer resisted this matter, and conspired with his eldest grandson Wuwu that night. Since Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu have joined forces with the princelings, the Qin Palace can only find someone else.

After Li Yuan ascended the throne, the concubines were widely recruited, not only Yin and Zhang were favored, such as Concubine Wan Gui, mother of King Li Zhiyun of Chu, Yu Wen Zhaoyi, mother of King Li Yuanjia of Han and King Li Lingkui of Lu, and Concubine Yang, mother of King Li Yuanxiang of Jiang... Several people are close to Qin Wangfu.

Especially Concubine Wan Gui, who has followed Li Yuan the longest among all the concubines. What is even more rare is that Concubine Wan Gui is obedient, kind and courteous, and has won the courtesy of Li Yuan.

Although she is old and decrepit now, she ranks first among the four wives in the harem, and her status is respected. Li Yuan did not make another queen, and all harem affairs are left to Concubine Wan Gui to decide.

Li Zhiyun, King of Chu, initially followed Li Jiancheng to live in Hedong. After Li Yuan raised his troops, Li Jiancheng fled back to Jinyang in a panic, and left his fifth younger brother Li Zhiyun in Hedong, where he was captured.

In this life, if Gao Junya hadn't captured Yang Zichong, the former governor of Lishi in the Sui Dynasty alive, and Gao Chong offered a plan to exchange hostages, then Li Zhiyun would still have died at the hands of Yin Shishi.

Due to emotion and reason, Concubine Wan Gui is closer to Qin Palace.

Changsun Wuqi had already made a plan, after comforting Li Shimin, he brought some cakes he had made into the palace the next day to visit Concubine Wan Gui. In the past, Changsun Wuwu always visited out of filial piety, but now he came with a purpose.

Changsun Wuqi is a smart man, after entering the palace, he only talked about some of the family's shortcomings, and didn't mention anything else. Finally, he revealed that Li Shimin was scolded because of a misunderstanding, and he acted very aggrieved.

Concubine Wan Gui heard the cause and effect, and comforted her: "This is a misunderstanding, the sage will definitely find out, and the Guanyin servant girl should not worry."

Changsun Wuqi responded very understandingly, and finally asked curiously intentionally or unintentionally. Recently, I often saw people coming and going to the harem. I don't know which relatives came to the palace to visit relatives, so I might as well go to pay a visit.

Concubine Wan Gui didn't know why, so she just said she didn't know.But she kept this matter in mind, she was regarded as the master of the harem, and she was in charge of the affairs of the harem, and she definitely needed to know about visiting relatives in the harem.

Seeing this, Changsun Wuqi just skipped this topic.

Sure enough, after the eldest grandson Wuqi left, Concubine Wan Gui sent someone to investigate, and it was reported that a car from Prince Qi's mansion went to look for Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu, Concubine Wan Gui frowned and remained silent.

Li Jiancheng lives in the Chengen Palace of the East Palace, Li Shimin lives in the Chengqian Palace, and Li Yuanji lives in the Wude Palace. The residences of the three of them communicate with the imperial city and the Prince's East Palace day and night. When they meet each other, they only perform family rituals. affection.

But the harem is not among them, and there are hundreds of concubines and beauties in the harem, and even princes and princes are not allowed to enter without permission, this is to avoid suspicion.

Now I heard that King Qi often enters and exits the harem with his chariot, and often goes in and out in the middle of the night, which makes Concubine Wan Gui very displeased. Concubine Wan Gui is a well-behaved woman who abides by women's morals and is respectful and virtuous. Naturally, she can't get used to such bad rules thing.

This is the cleverness of Changsun Wuqi.

That night, while Li Yuan was still dealing with government affairs, Concubine Wan Gui asked to see him.

Hearing Concubine Wan Gui ask for an audience, Li Yuan naturally put down his affairs and said with a gentle smile, "My concubine rarely comes to my Ganlu Palace."

Ganlu Hall is the place where the emperor studied and dealt with government affairs in the inner palace. Similar to the later imperial study room, he would also receive important officials here. The back hall is the sleeping hall. The place of ministers.

Concubine Wan Gui restrains herself and observes etiquette, and never interferes in government affairs, so she seldom comes to this front hall.

(End of this chapter)