Cheng Guo's wife, Mrs. Xiao, followed the formal procedure in inviting Li Po this time.
It was first sent to the Ministry of Rites and then submitted to the door, which was much more troublesome than when it was in Jinyang, but no one dared to delay, and Yu Wenshiji personally presented it to the emperor.
Li Po looked at the invitation in his hand, and then at Yuwen Shiji, thinking to himself, have you broken the pot? Or do you want to test me?
Yuwen Shiji's reputation has been ruined. Well, actually, his reputation has never been very good.
His two elder brothers killed Yang Guang in the palace. Not to mention how many nobles from Guanxi died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, this incident alone was enough to nail the Yuwen clan to the pillar of shame.
Yuwen Shiji was lucky enough to be spared, and he was still safe and sound after returning to Chang'an. It was mainly because of the help of his sister, Li Yuan's Yuwen Zhaoyi, who blew some pillow wind, which allowed his brother to recover.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that Li Yuan and the Yang family did not deal with each other. It was the trend at that time to win over Yuwen, Dugu, Dou and other big bosses in Guanxi, and beat up the Hongnong Yang family.
Later, Yu Wenshiji took refuge with the King of Qin Li Shimin, which attracted a lot of criticism. He also participated in the killing of Dugu Huai'en, so he became even more unloved by his grandmother and uncle.
So he quickly married Li Yuan's niece and turned into a quasi-consort. Only then did he block the offensive again, but he was also tightly tied to the chariot of Admiral Tiance's mansion.
His character is shown in his tossing and moving, which is really not praiseworthy, but he is very sensitive to the direction of political trends.
Now that he has climbed to such a high position as a servant, do you think he is awesome?
Li Po still remembered what Yu Wenshiji said when he first met him in the army camp outside the city before entering Chang'an. He defended himself with fear and sincerity, making himself and others very awkward.
But unknowingly, this person still came to his side. I can only say that his method is really good, and he will soon catch up with that old fox Feng Deyi.
It’s just that we have a lot of debt. Isn’t this coming again?
It was rare for Mrs. Xiao to take the initiative to invite him to visit her house for a chat. She thought that if there was nothing else going on, she would definitely sue Yu Wenshi and this former son-in-law.
Princess Nanyang of the former Sui Dynasty returned to Chang'an, and the matter of Yu Wenshiji's visit to plead guilty was now known to both the government and the public. The censors from other dynasties were preparing to refute Yu Wenshiji. Even Wei Zheng, the admonishing doctor of the province, and others Xu
Also gearing up.
This is simply the favorite subject of gossip officials, and even the people of Chang'an also like this kind of gossip.
According to Li Po's idea, Yuwen Shiji should take the initiative to write a letter to plead guilty. Since the matter has come to this, he should do it calmly to avoid others from attacking him, which would be too ugly.
It was good for him, first he came to ask for remarriage... Oh my God, when Li Po heard this kind of operation, he had no hope at all for this person's character.
Did you see that the emperor had changed and you wanted to divorce Li Yuan's niece and then hug the Hongnong Yang family? I'm afraid that guy Yun Dingxing is not so shameless, right?
As a former consort of the Sui Dynasty, this man seemed to be able to see Yang Jian and his wife at any time. When he saw his appearance, did he have some unnecessary associations with Yang Gongren and others?
This is a bit like what people are doing and God is watching. If Yu Wenshiji hadn't acted like this, how could Li Po have thought of this?
During the war, more than one scholar abandoned his wife and children. For example, Xue Shou and Xue Bobao lived in seclusion in the mountains. Their mother was acquired by Yao Junsu, who ordered him to serve in Puban.
Xue Shou was unmoved and turned around to vote for Li Yuan.
Yao Junsu was even more ruthless. Li Yuan sent troops to surround Puban and asked his wife to persuade him to surrender. Yao Junsu shot his wife and refused to surrender, and trapped the isolated city for several years.
Yu Wenxin offered Jinyang. His wife and children were all in Chang'an. Did you see any hesitation on his part when he offered the city?
Taking Li Po himself as an example, his father-in-law and his family all lived in Chang'an, so he had no scruples when he led his troops south, and Li Yuan did the same when he led his troops south.
But why is there only one Yuwenshiji shown now? Isn't it because he disgusted people with his saucy tricks?
Li Po would not offend an important official in the court because of Xiao's words, but he didn't see Yu Wenshi come to him for a long time, so he felt that this man was too thick-skinned and had gone too far... There was a Feng De beside him.
Yi is enough, there is no need for another Yuwenshiji.
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At this time, Yu Wenshiji made a special trip to send Xiao's invitation to the imperial court, probably because he wanted to say something to restore his image, but it was indeed a little late.
It has been more than a month since the incident, and you haven't said a word. Will this happen again... Did you think about the stakes at home before you came to admit your mistake? Or did you see Xiao's invitation that forced you to come?
Li Po fiddled with the invitation, and then said: "Let's go back. I'm very busy now, how can I care about anything else?"
Yu Wenshiji was obviously relieved.
The emperor's reaction was as he expected. In his opinion, the emperor had certain rules for appointing people. In many cases, he was not influenced by his ministers. He would definitely not dismiss Xiao's official position just because of what he did.
If it were so easy to be affected by the "pillow trend", the Li family in Longxi would not be so miserable now.
Therefore, the backup plan is no longer needed. It is indeed very shameful to explain one's private life to the emperor. Since the emperor has "expressed his position", it is best for him to just pretend that nothing happened and nothing happened.
This was exactly the reason why he came to deliver the invitation in person, to see what the emperor wanted.
After talking about some official business, Yuwen Shiji excused himself and left. Looking at his leaving figure, a smile slowly appeared on Li Po's face, and it gradually became brighter.
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At the same time, in the province under his command, Feng Deyi heard someone report that Minister Yuwen had sent the invitation to Taiji Hall, and Feng Deyi also laughed.
Yuwen Shiji was still too young. Maybe he was used to being a prince-in-law before and thought that no one else would dare to harm him, so he was always so self-righteous when making small calculations.
The Supreme Being may indeed not be interested in your family affairs, but you are just a servant... Nowadays, everything in the court is doing big things, and the Emperor also has the intention to create a generation of achievements, but you always think about yourself, and the Supreme Being is afraid that he will be annoyed.
I was annoyed.
Moreover, he quietly pulled out the apology document from Yu Wenshi and Shang, and never made it to the imperial court. He probably thought that the emperor didn't take it seriously and let him escape.
In addition, Xiao's invitation was deliberately sent to Yu Wenshiji by his order. He expected that Yu Wenshiji would definitely be unable to resist sending it to Tai Chi Hall himself...
Feng Deyi stroked his beard and had a plan in mind. He was counting people's hearts, and he had been under his disciples for a long time. Doing such a small thing was really nothing.
Yu Wenshi and the documents in his defense will be sent to the emperor's desk soon, but after such a long delay, things have already changed.
Humph, I think Yu Wenshiji will be leaving soon, right? Should we pursue and fight fiercely, or should we stop here?