First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 460 Chen Shuda Four Questions

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Seeing Li Shimin's bewildered face, Li Yuan took a deep breath, stared at Li Shimin closely, raised the joint name in his hand, "You really don't know?"

Li Shimin's eyes widened, he looked at Li Yuan, and then at Li Daoxuan who was lying on the ground, "What the hell is going on? Aye, calm down first, what did Daoxuan do?"

Li Yuan stared at Li Shimin intently and didn't pay attention to it. Seeing that Li Shimin's expression did not seem to be fake, Li Yuan just turned to look at Li Daoxuan, "Daoxuan, I don't care about you this time, you step back."

"Your Majesty..." Li Daoxuan suddenly raised his head, and before he could speak, Li Yuan shouted loudly, "Go down".

In the eyes of the clan, he was just a gentle elder, and this was the first time he was so angry with Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan looked at Li Shimin, bowed deeply, turned and left.

Gao Chong was chatting boredly with the servant at the entrance of the hall, when he saw Li Daoxuan stepping out quickly, the two looked at each other and just nodded.

Seeing Li Daoxuan walking away angrily, Gao Chong knew that this matter was not that simple, and at the same time, a bad premonition had arisen in his heart.

In the hall, Li Shimin looked anxious, "Aye, what happened? Daoxuan is young and ignorant, don't be angry with him."

Li Yuan slowly put away the joint letter, didn't look at Li Shimin again, just said to himself: "Go and see Jiancheng off, I'm tired."

Li Shimin had no choice but to leave full of doubts. Seeing Gao Chong waiting at the entrance of the hall, Li Shimin's heart was moved, and he stepped forward and asked: "Just now Daoxuan joined a joint name, and then the saint was furious. Do you know that? What exactly is a joint name?"

In fact, Li Shimin already had some guesses in his heart.

"The saint didn't tell you?" Gao Chong asked back.

Seeing Li Shimin frowning and shaking his head, Gao Chong said bluntly: "Since it is the king of Huaiyang, the king might as well ask the king of Huaiyang."

Li Shimin glanced at Gao Chong hesitantly. This kind of nagging behavior resembled Gao Chong, and he always felt that there was something about Gao Chong.

Li Jiancheng had suffered a crushing defeat, and hated Li Shimin so much that he gritted his teeth. Naturally, it was impossible to participate in the so-called farewell banquet, but Li Shimin's intention had already been reached, and everyone went straight to the Hero Pavilion.

In Ganlu Palace, Li Yuan took out the letter of joint name again, and sighed, "It is not unjust to fail."

Wang De didn't dare to answer, Li Yuan smirked and continued: "Look at it, count it, in the five years of Wude, I named eighteen county kings, except for those who are not in the capital, there are 14 of them here." , Li Yuan said to himself in a loud voice.

"It's so popular, and even the minister of the humerus plans for him regardless of gains or losses, what can Jiancheng do to fight him?" Li Yuan's smile was indescribably weird, it seemed to be a sneer, and it also seemed to be a laugh out of anger.

Wang De's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, he really didn't want to hear about this kind of royal matter.

"You old bastard, you can pretend to be deaf and dumb", Li Yuan scolded with a smile, and then sighed quietly, "But this kind of thing can only be told to you...".

"If everyone is bored, why don't you invite Mr. Xuanzhen to have a banquet?" Wang De couldn't keep pretending to be deaf and dumb, so he had to move Pei Ji out.

"Him?" Li Yuan curled his lips and smiled, "That guy is too treacherous."

Wang De's heart moved, "Chen Xianggong is upright and upright. Every time everyone asks, he responds fluently, and never cares about him."

Li Yuan nodded slowly, "Xuan Chen Shuda".

Not long after, Chen Shuda came from the political affairs hall, and after seeing the ceremony and taking his seat, Li Yuan handed the letter of joint name to Chen Shuda, observing the changes in his expression.

After seeing it, Chen Shuda's expression froze, and he asked directly: "The joint name of the king of Huaiyang is sparse, but the king of Qin ordered it?"

Li Yuan shook his head, "King Qin didn't know about it", he believed in his judgment.

Chen Shuda nodded slightly, and said bluntly: "Although what Lian Mingshu said is reasonable, but this move is suspected of forcing the palace. Even if His Majesty agrees, he will be severely punished, otherwise the imperial prestige will not exist."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, and sat up straight. Chen Shuda was indeed different from Pei Ji. Every time he asked Chen Shuda something, Chen Shuda would not worry about other things. He would only analyze this matter and would not care about the world.

"I heard that Gao Chong went to Huaiyang Prince's Mansion the night before Huaiyang King joined forces with Shangshu," Li Yuan said pointedly.

Chen Shuda's expression changed, and he frowned and asked, "Your Majesty monitors the ministers?"

Li Yuan was a little annoyed, this is not the point, so he could only say: "It's not a secret, Gao Chong broke the curfew late at night, rode his horse to Huaiyang Mansion, and Marquis Wu, who patrolled the streets, has reported to Hou Wei."

Chen Shuda nodded, and said directly: "If you violate the curfew, you will be punished with twenty lashes according to the law. In view of Gao Chong's meritorious service to the country and his title, he can be fined."

Li Yuan frowned, feeling very displeased in his heart, and then heard Chen Shuda solemnly say: "As for whether Gao Chong colluded with the clan kings, it needs to be verified. , to serve as a warning to others."

Hearing this, Li Yuan's face softened a little. Chen Shuda and Gao Junya had an irresistible relationship. Back then, Gao Junya's father was kind to the Southern Chen royal family, so Li Yuan asked Chen Shuda because he had a different meaning.

"What crime does Zi Cong think King Qin deserves?" Li Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Chen Shuda was shocked when he heard the words, "King Qin didn't know about it, so what's the crime?"

"Forming a party", Li Yuan said sharply: "Is this crime enough, not enough to abolish the king."

Chen Shuda was dumbfounded, "Your Majesty is joking?"

"Do you think so?" Li Yuan said expressionlessly.

After Chen Shuda was slightly stunned, he calmed down, shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have four questions, please answer them?"

"Speaking", Li Yuan stretched out his hand to take the tea brought by Wang De without raising his head, so as to hide his expression so that people could not see his thoughts clearly.

"First, the King of Qin has made great contributions to the world, but he was deposed just because of the suspicion of forming a party, how rash and how can he convince his subjects?

Second, the King of Qin has a strong temperament, he has been fighting for many years, and he has many hidden diseases in his body. If he is deposed for no reason, if there is any mistake in the time of grief, anger and sorrow, His Majesty will regret it.

Thirdly, His Majesty's four sons, the abolished crown prince was imprisoned in Fangzhou, King Huai of Wei died early, and King Qi conspired to escape. If His Majesty deposed King Qin again, why would he face Empress Mu.

Fourth, if the king of Qin is deposed, will His Majesty risk the world's disgrace and pass it on to the concubine?The king of Chu is obsessed with shooting books and chess, but has no achievements in military affairs. The other kings, the oldest king Zhao is only seven years old. ? "

Li Yuan couldn't help being sullen when he heard the words, "According to what you said, I must teach him in this world?"

If it were someone else, maybe he would have been timid, but Chen Shuda was the most serious, actually a little bit.

"Your Majesty's words are very true. Abolishing the Crown Prince and the King of Qi would not have contributed much to the establishment of the country. The King of Qin has made great achievements in the world. He has both ability and virtue, and all the officials are happy to submit. The country is blessed."

(End of this chapter)