Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 1368 It’s time to change the knife

Chengming Palace.

Changsun Tao looked at the dark eyes of Emperor Yuanwu and couldn't help laughing: "I heard that the cold palace was haunted last night. Not only were there the sounds of ghosts talking, but also the will-o'-the-wisps were lighting up, which was quite scary."

Emperor Yuanwu yawned again: "Uncle Emperor, I have to blame you for this matter. If you have nothing to do, don't climb the roof with Auntie Emperor, so as not to teach Lingling bad lessons."

"You don't know, it's just that the cold palace is so dark and scary. The key is that there are so many mosquitoes that they bit me all over."

Changsun Tao pretended to suddenly realize: "So it turns out that the trouble in the cold palace last night was not ghosts, but His Majesty and Miss Lingling?"

Emperor Yuanwu sighed: "Oh, forget it. This tryst is indeed a bit sweet, but feeding mosquitoes all night just to stare at the stars above is boring."

"But as long as the little mouse is happy, I don't spend much time with her on weekdays. I feel a little guilty."

Changsun Tao did not continue this topic, but handed a letter to Emperor Yuanwu: "Your Majesty, please take a look at the letter I accidentally got."

Emperor Yuanwu opened it and took a few glances, then slapped the letter on the table: "This Concubine Shu is indeed a person. A person as old-fashioned as Taifu Liu can become a brainless matchmaker. It shows her incitement." His contribution cannot be underestimated.”

Changsun Tao shook his head: "If this letter is really written by her, then she is indeed quite capable."

"Your Majesty, you see, this letter not only contains the content of persuading Taifu Liu, but also logically includes how to persuade other courtiers to petition Liu Taifu together."

Emperor Yuanwu exclaimed: "Yes, I'm afraid Taifu Liu doesn't even know why he did such a thing."

Changsun Tao smiled and said: "But thanks to Taifu Liu for making such a fuss, it is indeed time for a new group of people in the court. No matter how outstanding their political achievements were in the past, but now they cannot play their role, then they should abdicate and make way for talents."

Emperor Yuanwu sighed: "I can't figure it out. Uncle Emperor, you said that many of these officials have reached their current position step by step. Who among those high-ranking ministers has not achieved outstanding political achievements?"

"Why did they lose their perseverance after reaching the top? Either they don't seek merit but seek no fault, they form cliques and play power for personal gain, or they become old and confused!"

Changsun Tao said: "This matter is not just their own fault. An originally sharp knife is rusty, and the person who wields the knife is also responsible."

Emperor Yuanwu nodded: "So, you have to sharpen the knife frequently. If the knife can still be used after sharpening, then continue to use it. If it cannot be used, you can only change it."

Changsun Tao turned his attention to the letter: "We are not sure of Concubine Shu's purpose yet. Did she want to be favored, so she incited Taifu Liu to do such a stupid thing, or there is another purpose. It has not yet been found out."

Emperor Yuanwu narrowed his eyes: "Concubine Shu has a bit of Bai Yichu in her body."

"Bai Yichu?" Changsun Tao was startled, then laughed, "How many years ago was this?"

Emperor Yuanwu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His sleepiness was still strong: "Don't forget, I was blinded by that woman before. I spent a lot of effort to investigate her affairs."

Changsun Tao pondered for a moment and asked, "What are your Majesty's plans?"

Emperor Yuanwu raised his eyes: "I don't think you should keep such a woman by your side, because you never know when you will be bitten back."

"I will find a reason to send her out of the palace. If she is safe and sound, I will give her a suitable arrangement in the future. If there is a problem, I will naturally give her a suitable arrangement." Changsun Tao took a deep breath: "The biggest worry right now is Emperor Shitian and the Master of Life. I always feel that they are going to do something big, but they can't predict it."

Emperor Yuanwu pushed a letter in front of Changsun Tao: "Uncle Emperor, please read the letter that just came from Ming Yong."

"This..." Changsun Tao's eyes were slightly startled, "Although this reason is absurd, it is not without any basis."

Emperor Yuanwu disagreed: "There may be some unexplainable things in this world, but I don't believe in the existence of immortals and demons. It's sheer nonsense for fortune tellers to want to become immortals." Changsun Tao frowned: "The letter said that fortune tellers may He wanted to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands of people to pave his way to heaven. He also mentioned that ministers and concubines might be one of the conditions for the sacrifice, but the Duke of Yue did not say how he got it. Know this news."

Emperor Yuanwu smiled and said: "Ming Yong is not a simple person. If it were him, it would not be surprising if he could find out this news."

Changsun Tao asked: "Your Majesty, has anyone else read this letter?"

Emperor Yuanwu said: "You know, I know."

Changsun Tao lowered his eyelashes and fell into deep thought.

Many clues were strung together, and he made a bold guess.

However, he did not tell Emperor Yuanwu about this immature idea, but simply burned the letter with his own hands.

Emperor Yuanwu drank two more sips of tea: "Uncle, the Northern Qi Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of prisoners, we really can't delay them any longer."

Changsun Tao looked solemn: "If the master insists on killing hundreds of thousands of people, if they are not prisoners, then they may be common people or our soldiers."

"So getting rid of the prisoners as soon as possible is one thing. Stopping them before they do these ridiculous things is the only way to solve this matter thoroughly."

Emperor Yuanwu sighed: "The difficulty is that we can't find the hiding place of the Master. In the past, he could hide King Xingyang without being known by the court. Now he can also hide without being found."

Changsun Tao said: "This matter is not as difficult as climbing to the sky. I and my uncle and concubine have already prepared countermeasures. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuanwu said: "I am not worried about the Emperor's uncle and the Emperor's aunt taking action. I just hope that this matter will be resolved as soon as possible so that I can leave. If this continues, she will become an old girl."

Changsun Tao coughed softly a few times, then cupped his hands and said, "I should do my best."

Emperor Yuanwu waved his hand: "Okay, let's go home and accompany the emperor!"

Changsun Tao cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please retire."

Emperor Yuanwu stopped him again: "Uncle, I am going to send Concubine Shu to Yingmei Temple on the pretext of praying for blessings. Ming Yong is not here, please make arrangements for me."

Changsun Tao nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuanwu looked at Changsun Tao's leaving figure and drank a few more sips of tea - he would never go to the cold palace to release sky lanterns with Zhizhi again, he was really too sleepy.

……

As soon as Changsun Tao returned to the mansion, he heard that Lu Mingyu went to the Princess Princess's mansion to see Princess Zhenli and suddenly fainted when she came back.

Just as Changsun Tao rushed to Zhizhiju like a cheetah, Baili Wuxiang was pulling out his hair: "No, it shouldn't be, how is it possible? What went wrong?"

Changsun Tao was very worried: "Master, what happened to Yan Yan?"

Baili Wuxiang picked up a handful of hair and held it in his hands, with an expression of disbelief on his face: "You ask me, I'll ask the ghost! How do I know how this happened! How do I know why my medicine doesn't work!"

(End of this chapter)