Wentang

Chapter 776 The Other Side of Changsun Wuji

The first major decision announced by the court after Muxiu was not enfeoffment, but to let the prince Li Chengqian lead the cabinet to assist the saint in handling the government affairs, and allowed him to set up his own officials in the East Palace.

This order really shook the government and the public.

Where is the cabinet?The emperor's secretarial agency, many of the emperor's decisions were written by their hands and sent to the political affairs hall.

Moreover, it also has the function of training young and talented officials. Officials who come out of the cabinet are promoted very quickly, and they basically hold important positions.

Standard bit humble weight.

If Li Chengqian was appointed to lead the cabinet, he could barely figure it out—the emperor was going to teach the prince how to take power and govern the country.

Then it is beyond everyone's expectation to set up officials by yourself.

This right is too great, it is equivalent to allowing Li Chengqian to form a small team in the capital.

Since ancient times, there is only one prince who has this power, that is, the former King Qin and the current emperor Li Shimin.

Combined with the order for him to lead the cabinet, this is equivalent to the emperor preparing to hand over power.

Generally, the emperor would only do this when his health was about to fail and he was about to set about letting the prince succeed him.Li Shimin is still in good health, why did he suddenly make this decision?
Everyone panicked, but no one dared to object.

Anyone who opposes this matter is equivalent to opposing Li Chengqian's appointment as the prince, and it can even be regarded as provoking the emperor's father-son relationship.

But Li Chengqian's confidantes, such as Du He and others, fell into endless ecstasy after the shock.No wonder the crown prince wants to give up his interests in Liaodong, and Liaodong is nothing compared to these two awards.

After finally getting back to the imperial court, everyone rushed to inquire about the news.

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately handed over the sign to ask to see the queen, although he is the queen's elder brother, he rarely goes to see the queen in private, just to avoid suspicion.

But this time he couldn't control so much anymore, and he couldn't settle down until he figured out this matter.

Soon some servants took him into the Hall of Qinzheng.

"Your Majesty, what exactly does the saint want to do?" After a simple salute, he asked impatiently.

"The sage is tired. He fought on the battlefield for the first half of his life, and he has been busy with state affairs for the past 20 years. Chengqian has grown up and is sensible, so he can share part of the pressure for his father." Changsun Wugou said softly:
"The sage wants to hand over some burdens to him to live a peaceful life for a few days, and to spend more time with me and his children and grandchildren, so as to enjoy the family happiness."

"I don't believe it. I have known the sage, monarch and minister for decades. He still wants to be the co-lord of the world. How could he suddenly have the desire to retire?" Changsun Wuji said.

The eldest grandson Wugou did not argue with him, but said: "I know what you are worried about. I can tell you that the saint is really planning to hand over part of the power to Dalang."

"As for you...you are loyal to the saint, and you can do whatever he asks you to do. If he asks you to assist Dalang, you should assist Dalang well. We are blood-related relatives, and we can still harm you. .”

Changsun Wuji's mood gradually calmed down. Through these words, he affirmed two things. The first emperor was indeed planning to hand over power to the crown prince.

Unknown events happened in the second palace, which forced the talented emperor to retreat and hand over part of the power to the crown prince.

Regardless of the first thing, he is eager to know what the unknown thing is, only in this way can he make a plan for the next step.

But seeing his eldest grandson Wugou's attitude, he knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he didn't do any more useless work, and left the palace after chatting for a few words.

"Da Lang, are you going back home?" the coachman asked.

"Go to Xia Guogong's mansion." Changsun Wuji boarded the carriage and said.

"Xia Guogong returned to Sixingping yesterday." The coachman reported in a low voice.

Changsun Wuji was not surprised that he was so well informed, and said, "Then go to Princess Changle's mansion."

"Here." The coachman called Fanghe over, and the group went straight to Sixingping.

His whereabouts were quickly passed on to the palace, one part fell in front of Li Shimin, and the other part went to Changsun Wugou.

Li Shimin just glanced over it, and asked instead: "What's the move of the minister?"

Changsun Wugou sighed after reading it, she knew the elder brother's temper too well, and she would never give up until she figured out the problem.

But the fewer people who know about this matter, the better, it is impossible to tell him.It is impossible to go to Yueshan to have any results. I just hope that he will figure it out as soon as possible and help the saint and the prince well.

When he walked to the train station next to Sixingping, he saw many snack sellers on the side of the road, and Changsun Wuji suddenly said, "Stop, go buy two bunches of candied haws."

"Here." Immediately, Fanghe went over and bought two bunches of candied haws, wrapped them in oiled paper and handed them in.

Changsun Wuji took it over and looked at it: "Let's go."

Yue Shan was at home telling Li Shubu the story of the missing days during the Chinese New Year, and was very surprised to hear that the eldest grandson Wuji came to visit.

Although the two families are relatives, they really don't communicate much in private.On the contrary, I have more contact with Zhang Sunchong, and I communicate with him about everything.

Changsun Wuji came to the door in person, which dates back to several years ago.

But after thinking about it for a while, he guessed the purpose of his visit, shook his head secretly, and went to the gate to greet him in person.

Leaving aside other identities, he is Li Lizhi's biological uncle after all, and he will be greeted at the gate regardless of emotion or reason.

After arriving at the lobby, Li Lizhi, Li Shu, and two little guys who got the news came to see the ceremony together.

We only met each other in the palace during the Chinese New Year, the two little fellows didn't recognize their birth at all, they ran over and held Changsun Wuji's hand and said, "Uncle, uncle, have you come to see us?"

"Yes, yes, uncle is here to see you." Changsun Wuji showed a kind smile, then took out two bunches of candied haws from his sleeve and said, "Look at what uncle brought you."

"Wow, candied haws." The two little guys were so happy that they took it quickly.He still didn’t forget to say thanks: “Thank you uncle, uncle is really kind.”

"Haha...Uncle will bring it for you next time." Changsun Wuji squinted his eyes and smiled, it could be seen that he was really happy.

"Ok, ok, ok, uncle, when will you come again?" Yue Yuhu said bluntly.As for Yue Qianshu, he was busy eating candied haws and had no time to talk.

"Uncle is busy and can't come every day, but you can go and find me at Uncle's house." Changsun Wuji said.

Yue Yuhu tilted his head and thought for a while, then asked Li Li, "Mother, when are we going to play at Uncle's house?"

Li Lizhi frightened: "I don't know how to be ashamed, how can anyone take the initiative to ask the elders for something, then uncle will not like you."

Yue Yuhu rolled his eyes, took Changsun Wuji's hand and said, "Uncle, I only want a candied haws, will you not like me?"

"Haha..." Everyone couldn't help laughing.

"No, no, uncle likes you whatever you want." Changsun Wuji patted her head and smiled.

"Just get used to her, she's going to be lawless now." Li Lizhi said helplessly.

"The little girl naturally needs to be coddled. When she grows up and goes to someone else's house, she will only have to suffer." Changsun Wuji said.

"It's just that you have a lot of nonsense. Let's chat. I'll prepare meals. You can eat here at noon today." Li Lizhi knew that he must have something serious to discuss when he came here, so he found an excuse to leave.

"Shu'er, come and help me too."

"Okay." Li Shu also got up and left.

The two little ones were also taken away.

Moreover, when Li Lizhi left, she specifically told Bao Dalin to keep an eye on the door and not let anyone approach it.

After they left, Changsun Wuji restrained his smile and said, "You must have guessed the reason why I came to you."

Yue Shan nodded.

Changsun Wuji continued: "I want to know what happened in the palace, so that the sage has the heart to retire, don't tell me you don't know."

Yue Shan didn't answer him directly, but asked: "You are so sure that there is something wrong in the palace, you must have seen the empress."

Changsun Wuji said: "Yes."

Yue Shan said: "Then you shouldn't ask me again."

Changsun Wuji frowned, he knew that Yue Shan would not reveal any information to him, but sometimes you would reveal some useful information if you refused, so he came anyway.

But Yue Shan obviously guessed this too, and his answer was equivalent to not making any answer, which made his plan come to nothing.

For a while, he couldn't find what to do.

Play the favor card?Forget it, but besides this card, he really has nothing to play, and the scene froze for a while.

Yue Shan took a closer look at his eldest grandson Wuji, his old face was no longer the handsome one when he first saw him, and gray hairs were already appearing on his temples.

Thinking of the unadulterated love he had for the two little ones just now, he couldn't help but soften in his heart.

He knew that he shouldn't have such thoughts, but some things cannot be controlled by reason.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Yong'an Palace is the center of the whole world, and a single cough from there can cause turmoil in the world."

"The sage did this just to minimize the impact of all possible accidents in the future, can you understand?"

Changsun Wuji pondered his words carefully, and said after a long time, "You mean the sage is planning for a rainy day? But it's too early."

"No, maybe it's not what I thought. Could it be that the saint is considering Datang's next expansion of territory?"

"The territory of the Tang Dynasty is already very large, and the sage has to deal with a lot of official documents every day, and has almost no time to think about state affairs."

"Immediately, the enfeoffment will be implemented again, and the immigration and development of the southeast two continents will be gradually increased, as well as the battle for hegemony between Tianzhu and Xiniu Hezhou."

"Could it be that the saint doesn't want to let trivial matters get in the way, and wants His Highness to share part of it so that he can concentrate on solving various major issues?"

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji said confidently: "It must be what I said, right?"

Yue Shan was dumbfounded at first, what's wrong with this old man, why did he suddenly attack himself.

Recalling the whole thing, I quickly discovered the abnormality.

If this is the truth, why did Changsun Wugou hide it from him?Telling him directly, or even telling other important ministers directly, will make everyone admire Li Shimin even more.

Now that Changsun Wugou is hiding it from him, and Yue Shan is keeping a secret, anyone can guess that things are not that simple.

How could an old fox like Changsun Wuji fail to guess.

Then why did he say such a self-introduction?

Yue Shan vaguely had a guess, but felt that it was unlikely, how could Changsun Wuji remind himself so kindly.But besides this reason, he couldn't think of anything else.

No matter, try it first.

He got up and saluted solemnly: "Thank you uncle for teaching, I understand."

Changsun Wuji said meaningfully: "Do you really understand?"

Yue Shan thought for a while and said, "I really understand."

"It's good to understand, it's good to understand." Changsun Wuji sighed.

Yue Shan did understand, Changsun Wuji should have guessed what was going on with Li Shimin.Although he still doesn't know where the flaw appeared, but he must have already guessed it.

What he said just now was to remind himself, and he will use this reason to answer similar questions in the future.

You can even find an opportunity to tell Li Shimin that you can use this excuse to give the world a reason to stop the world from talking.

The emperor trusted the prince to hand over part of the power to the prince, and then he concentrated on doing big things by himself.

A perfect reason, and the future history books will definitely praise Li Shimin for it.To a certain extent, it made up for his notoriety for initiating the Xuanwumen Incident.

Everyone will make comparisons, how did you Li Yuan become a father, look at how Li Shimin became a father, you deserve it for launching the Xuanwu Gate Change.

At this time Changsun Wuji said again: "If I remember correctly, this is the first time you call me uncle."

"Hehe..." Yue Shan smiled wryly in addition to wryly.

Changsun Wuji said: "I don't blame you, I have a bigger problem with this matter. Back then, I was young and vigorous and had a prejudice against you in my heart. Now I suddenly look back and find that I have reached the age of knowing my destiny, and my hair has grown white. We are old."

Yue Shan said: "Don't say that, Uncle, the Tang Dynasty still needs you, the saint and His Highness also need your assistance."

Changsun Wuji said: "Don't comfort me, I know what's in my mind, we will rely on you to support the future of our group of relatives and queens."

Yue Shan said: "Brother Ziqian also has great talent, he should be the person who will carry the tripod in the future."

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "Chong'er is indeed talented, but just like his name, he is too square. He will be a good official who will go down in history, but he is not suitable to lead a party."

"You can. Although sometimes you are very straight, you are not rigid. Your straightness is because you can always occupy the side of the general trend, and you can solve problems without going round and round."

Yue Shan smiled wryly, "You really think too highly of me."

Changsun Wuji didn't pay attention to his words, but said in a serious tone: "But your biggest shortcoming is that you are not cruel enough, just like just now, you shouldn't have said those last few words just now."

"This..." Yue Shan wanted to defend himself.

Changsun Wuji didn't give him a chance at all, but changed the subject and said, "But that's where your charm lies."

"You have mastered so many secrets. The saint even married Changle to you. He was willing to believe that you reused you, and even abolished Chu Suiliang for you. It is because of this. As long as you are so cruel, there will be no Duke Xia. .”

"Fang Xuanling has always been a loner but is willing to maintain a friendly relationship with you. This is also because of this. Ma Zhou, Sun Fujia and others are also like this."

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Yuan Gai Suwen and other Goguryeo generals. They just took a fancy to your soft heart. You don't have to be afraid of being stabbed when you cooperate with such a person."

"That's why I'm willing to sit down and talk to you so much."

(End of this chapter)