First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 443

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Now that the princelings are weak, and King Qin is in full swing, he failed to murder Li Shimin.

At this time, Li Yuanji was bewitched by Xue Shi to directly expose the hidden thoughts in his heart, which is really ridiculous.

Not only did Li Yuanji not get angry, but instead he used Xue Shi as his confidant. Previously, including Xie Shufang, Feng Li and others, Li Yuanji never revealed his thoughts, only Xue Shi understood him.

Li Yuanji said bitterly: "The instigation of those soldiers and slaves failed, and now we are weak and unable to do anything."

Xue Shi smiled bitterly when he heard the words, "In my opinion, Your Majesty is too benevolent."

"How do you say that?" Li Yuanji asked with a frown.

"It's better to find an opportunity to kill the King of Qin directly, such as inviting him to a banquet, throwing a cup as a sign, and going out of ambush, and beheading him directly," Xue Shi said through gritted teeth, as if Li Shimin had a deep hatred for him.

Li Yuanji said angrily, "In this way, how can Aye go around me?"

"After killing King Qin, the king went to Ganlu Palace to report, saying that the crown prince killed King Qin, and publicized the matter.

Can a prince who kills his own brother still be a prince?What's more, the king of Qin has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and is quite prestigious. Do you think those people in the Qin Palace and the people of the Tang Dynasty will tolerate such a person as the prince?Words are terrifying."

Xue Shi smiled sinisterly: "Once King Qin dies, the sage will definitely abolish the crown prince under his wrath. At that time, you will be the only son, and the position of crown prince must belong to you."

Li Yuanji's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, but after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head and said: "No, if Li Shimin dies in my Wude Palace, it must be related to me."

Xue Shi paused when he heard the words, shook his head and laughed: "What I just said is just a rough plan, and the specific details still need to be perfected."

"You said", upon hearing this, he knew that Xue Shi must have a detailed plan, Li Yuanji stared at him straight.

"I heard that a few days is the birthday of the emperor's eldest grandson, King Taiyuan. How about using this as an excuse to persuade the prince to hold a banquet and then poison the wine?" Xue Shi laughed and said, "In this way, the king of Qin will die. In Cheng'en Hall, the king will go to report again, as the saying goes, the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind."

The eldest grandson of the emperor, Li Chengzong, is the eldest son of Li Jiancheng. In the third year of Wude, he was named the king of Taiyuan. Taiyuan is the land of dragon prosperity in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuanji kept nodding his head when he heard that, at this moment he really felt that Xue Shi was his Zhuge Liang, and after rewarding Xue Shi heavily, he happily went to Cheng'en Hall.

He also has his own ideas. If Li Jiancheng is to vote for this poison, Li Jiancheng must not have imagined that he plans to report it afterwards.

Sure enough, after hearing Li Yuanji's plan, Li Jiancheng, who was so angry, immediately slapped the table with fierce eyes and shouted: "If you don't do anything, just do it. This is what they forced me to do. Shiro, you go and invite him to a banquet. Leave the rest to me."

Li Yuanji smiled secretly in his heart, and responded directly.

In Chengqian Hall, in the study room, Li Shimin held Yu Chigong in his left hand and Duan Zhixuan in his right hand, and sighed: "How can Li Shimin be so good, you two treat each other like this, and we will never lose each other in the future."

Yuchi Jingde respectfully said: "King Qin's kindness, Yuchi Gong will never lose."

In comparison, Duan Zhixuan was much more free and easy, he grinned and said: "What is the king talking about?

Li Shimin was very happy when he heard that, "My brothers are all my confidantes of Li Shimin, the prince is in a hurry and flustered, and he has started to make faint moves."

Not long after, Gao Chong and Changsun Wuji came in together, and after hearing what had happened, Gao Chong smiled and said: "Next time he will send money, you will follow, the king will definitely not suspect you, the money will be given to you later." Your Majesty, piss them off."

Hearing this, everyone laughed, and Changsun Wuji also laughed and said: "If you pretend to obey, you can also inquire about their news, and you can better understand their plots."

Everyone said something to each other, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

At this time, Gao Shilian, the governor of Yongzhou, hurried over, and when they met, he shouted: "Your Majesty, something is wrong, Cheng Yizhen is in prison."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"What's going on? Uncle said slowly," Li Shimin asked in astonishment.

Gao Shilian is the uncle of Princess Qin's eldest grandson Wuwu, who raised his eldest grandson siblings to adulthood. Li Shimin respects Gao Shilian very much and has always called him uncle in private.

"This morning, Cheng Yizhen was having a drink in Dongshi. After getting drunk, he cursed the prince loudly, saying that he harmed his brother and was not a son of man. I don't know what happened. The news spread to the saint's ears, and the saint was furious. Take Cheng Yizhen and put him in jail, and hand him over to the Third Division for retrial."

Gao Shilian briefly and concisely narrated the matter, Li Shimin beat his chest and stamped his feet, "Yizhen is confused, how can I publicize this matter loudly".

"The sage demoted the princelings in a fit of anger, which shows his anger. Yizhen is talking about the sage's pain." Gao Chong shook his head and sighed: "It's no wonder the sage's treatment is so severe."

Changsun Wuji reacted and asked in surprise: "Uncle, where is Cheng Yizhen now? You can't fall into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

Zheng Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment is one of the only remaining princelings. If Cheng Zhijie falls in the Ministry of Punishment and Zheng Shilang is charged with crimes, it will be difficult for Cheng Zhijie to get rid of the crime.

Gao Shilian shook his head, looked at Gao Chong, "The sage indicated that he should be taken to Dali Temple Prison".

Hearing this, Gao Chong suddenly smiled, "Don't worry, everyone, it seems that the saint doesn't want to be punished for his words."

They were all resourceful people, they were startled when they heard the words, and then suddenly realized.

Gao Chong is a confidant of the King of Qin, and now he is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Li Yuan sent Cheng Zhijie to the Dali Temple prison. This is not an attitude.

"You must try to keep Yizhen." Li Shimin nodded, and said calmly, "I'm going to ask the saint for mercy."

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to go out, Gao Chong hurriedly stopped him, "Your Majesty, you are seriously injured now, put on your makeup before going."

Li Shimin came to his senses and immediately summoned Imperial Doctor Hu. After being teased by professionals, he saw Li Shimin's face was pale and his head was tied with a blood-oozing cloth belt. Everyone laughed when they saw this.

After Gao Chong returned to Dali Temple, he went directly to see Cheng Zhijie. After entering the dirty and smelly prison, he saw that this guy was sleeping soundly.

Gao Chong was stunned, "He...is he drunk?"

The chief officer in charge of the prison in Dali Temple is the Prisoner, who is ranked ninth rank. The Prisoner who is on duty today is surnamed Han.

Han Yucheng smiled wryly when he heard the words, "So that Shaoqing can learn that when Hou Wei's men brought Manager Cheng, he was so drunk that he has not woken up to this day, and the officials don't know how to deal with it."

Hou Wei is the left and right Hou Wei, in charge of the inspection and security of the imperial city and the capital, which is later the famous Jinwu Guard.

Now Cheng Zhijie is the head of the Zuo Yima Army in the Qin Palace, and he is the same as the commanding army of the Shangjun Palace, ranking the fourth rank.

(End of this chapter)