First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 441
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Li Yuan returned to Ganlu Hall, dismissed the attendants directly, leaned on the couch alone, closed his eyes and said nothing.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Defang approached and called in a low voice: "Everyone, it's time for dinner."

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes, but those eyes were already red, "The beggar chicken at noon is very beautiful, let me have another one."

Wang De was startled when he heard the words, and turned around to give orders.

"How's Erlang?" Li Yuan asked in a hoarse voice.

"Physician Hu reported that King Qin was seriously injured in the head and was unconscious. He has stabilized for the time being, and the next thing is to see King Qin's fortune," Wang De said truthfully, because that's what Physician Hu said.

Li Yuan's hands trembled when he heard the words, the teacup fell to the ground, his eyes were red, and he murmured: "Erlang...".

After a long time, when his emotions calmed down, Wang De just said: "Everyone, the King of Qin is in good health, and auspicious people have their own aura, so there must be no problem. This is today's memorial to the three provinces."

Wang De carried a thick stack of memorials, put them on the desk, and then respectfully withdrew.

"You old bastard, I'm in such a mess, what should I do?" Li Yuan scolded with staring eyes, and then waved his hands wearily, "Stay all in."

After hearing this, Wang De did not agree to the promise, but hesitated to speak.

Seeing Li Yuan looking over, Wang De pointed to the top few books and said: "These books are all about King Qin".

Li Yuan frowned when he heard this, picked up the topmost book, opened it, and was furious after reading it. He roared: "You bastard, it's too much, I thought you couldn't be stupid," and threw the memorial to the ground fiercely.

Censor Liu Cheng impeached, Qin Wang wanted to go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to support himself with troops, and he was suspected of separatist regime...

Next, I looked through the three or four memorials. Without exception, they all analyzed the pros and cons of King Qin's stay in Chang'an. More arguments were disadvantages, similar to the fact that King Qin has many soldiers, and the east is rich, so he can become a hegemon...

Li Shimin didn't intend to go to Luoyang at first, Li Yuan knew it, now Li Shimin was "severely injured" after falling off the horse, and his life and death were unknown, Li Yuan was very angry when he saw this.

"Pass down the decree, Yushi Liu Cheng's corpse is a vegetarian meal, and his virtue is not worthy, he will be exiled to Danzhou, and will not be returned if he is pardoned."

Wang De's heart moved, he solemnly agreed, and was about to go down.

A stern look flashed in Li Yuan's eyes, and he continued: "Decree, Prince Wei Qingsi, Prince Sheren Xu Shimo, Prince Xianma He Deren, Qi Wangfu Left Guard Xie Shufang, Prince Yiwei Chariot General Feng Li and other 16 people , with three provinces and divisions, choose a place to relegate."

Wang De couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and when Li Yuan looked over, Wang De finally realized, and went on with difficulty to deliver the decree.

Chang'an officialdom, this is about to shake.

These 16 people are all the backbone of the princeling party. Now that they are all relegated, the power of the prince will be greatly reduced, and the prestige will definitely drop.

But in Wang De's view, this is also his own fault, who said that this time is too much.

To put it bluntly, it would be fine if King Qin really died. After all, it is impossible for Li Yuan to punish a living son for the sake of a dead son, not to mention there is no clear evidence yet, but King Qin survived the catastrophe.

Wang De despises the poisonous plan of giving Crazy Horse as a gift.

If a man acts like a man, he should cut it straight and kill him with one blow, just like Li Shimin was at Xuanwumen on the original trajectory.

Either force them with righteousness, and be an upright superior, but Li Jiancheng chose the most unbearable and inferior means.

This kind of crazy horse poisonous plan is inherently uncertain. What if the horse doesn't go crazy and die suddenly on time, what if Li Shimin finds out the clues and doesn't want to get on the horse, what if it's like now and survives a catastrophe.

When the decree was issued, the three central provinces acted quickly, and the first to bear the brunt was Yushi Liu Cheng, who was directly exiled to Danzhou and refused to return it if he was pardoned.

Liu Cheng voted for the East Palace secretly, and was instructed by Li Jiancheng to impeach Li Shimin. He wanted to gain a meritorious service from the dragon, but in the end he fell into it.

The ministers of the three provinces of the Zhengshitang were very efficient in handling affairs. In just one day, they selected the places where 16 princelings would be relegated, mostly to Bashu and Lingnan.

When Li Jiancheng heard the news, he felt as if he was going to die for his concubine, and he was so distraught that he only cared about getting drunk. Li Yuanji came to Cheng'en Hall angrily.

"Brother, Xiangshang's head is about to be lost, do you still want to drink?" Li Yuanji stepped forward and knocked down Li Jiancheng's jug.

Li Jiancheng laughed miserably when he heard the words, "Yeah, I'm going to die soon, why not get drunk."

Li Yuanji gritted his teeth, sat down, and said in a hateful voice: "I don't want to be slaughtered by the neck."

"It's all gone," Li Jiancheng laughed, "You and I have become lonely, what else can you do."

Li Yuanji leaned over and said: "Just now my palace guard Xue Shi offered a plan, I think it is feasible, maybe I can give it a try."

Li Jiancheng opened his drunken eyes, "Tell me about it."

"Most of the dog soldiers and slaves in Prince Qin's mansion are from humble backgrounds and have never seen treasures. Most of Cao Mangqiu are ungrateful people. Why don't we give them the gold and silver treasures from the treasury? Now that our people have been relegated, let's instigate rebellion." His people," Li Yuanji said with a sinister smile: "I want to make them betray their relatives."

Li Jiancheng was shocked when he heard the words, and asked in amazement: "How can it be so simple? People like Gao Chong, Changsun Wuji and Erlang have a close relationship with Erlang, how can wealth be able to instigate rebellion."

"Whoever wants to instigate those idiots", Li Yuanji said angrily, "Especially Gao Chong, who will be the first to kill him when he comes to power."

Seeing that Li Jiancheng was silent, Li Yuanji said eagerly: "There is nothing to hesitate about this. It is nothing more than some gold and silver treasures. Compared with that seat, it is nothing."

It is rare that Li Yuanji frequently came up with "smart tricks" recently, and Li Jiancheng asked curiously, "Who do you want to attack?"

"I don't think about those poor measures. If things will happen in the future, there will be no one left."

Li Yuanji said ruthlessly: "Wei Chi Gong, the second guard from the left, Cheng Zhijie, the chief of the first horse army from the left, Duan Xiong, the second guard from the right, Qin Qiong, the third guard from the right, and Qiu Xinggong, the first guard from the left of the Prince of Qin's mansion. Wu Fu, don't have those sour spirits."

The corner of Li Jiancheng's mouth twitched, he stared straight at Li Yuanji and said, "If you can instigate one of these five people, it will be a great achievement."

Compared to the violent Li Yuanji, Li Jiancheng is undoubtedly more rational. Although he is in a state of despair now, but hearing the list reported by Li Yuanji, he still thinks it is a fantasy.

Not to mention, that Duan Xiong grew up in Taiyuan and had a close friendship with Li Shimin since childhood. His loyalty is no less than that of Gao Chong. Moreover, Duan Xiong, a knight-errant with an unruly personality, values ​​friendship the most, so it is so difficult for him to betray Li Shimin also.

Li Yuanji didn't take it seriously, and said conceitedly: "I don't believe that there are people who don't love treasures."

"That being the case, I'll leave the treasury to you, let's do it." Li Jiancheng waved his hands indifferently, obviously giving up hope.

(End of this chapter)