Li Po touched his chin and said to himself, "Okay, you two brothers and sisters must have agreed to come and cry in front of me. As long as one of the crying me softens my heart, can Gao Shilian be saved?"
Li Po heard some stories about Gao Shilian's early years from Changsun Wuji. It seems that Lao Gao had many children, but they were not very successful.
Gao Shilian's own road to becoming an official was also very bumpy. He was born in the Bohai Gao family and was the grandson of Gao Yue, King of Qinghe in the Northern Qi Dynasty. This was nothing. The Bohai Gao family was prosperous, but it just kept going downhill. In Chang'an and Luoyang, the famous families
Among them, they are at the bottom.
When troubled times came again, the Gao family had many people serving as officials in various places, but they did not produce any decent talents. They were still relying on the Bohai Gao family's capital.
Gao Shilian was the most outstanding among them. When he first entered the officialdom, Gao Shilian was known to the court for his filial piety, so he was appointed as the chief minister.
In the last years of Daye, because he was involved in the Husi government, he was demoted to Zhuyuan County, Jiaozhi as the chief clerk. Later, he was appreciated by Qiu He, the general manager of Jiaozhou, and became his judicial secretary, and later became the director of the governor of Jiaozhou.
This is certainly not because Gao Shilian was so talented that he was treated favorably by Qiu He, but because there were not many talents available in that damn place in Jiaozhou, and a child from a famous family was as conspicuous as a firefly in the night.
And this was not the beginning of Gao Shilian's fortune. Qiu He later defected to Xiao Mian and led his army into Henan a few years later. Gao Shilian and Qiu He both returned to their homeland in the Central Plains, but the result was not very wonderful.
Without much fighting, he voted for the Tang Dynasty.
Qiu He was old, so when he arrived in Chang'an, he rejected the imperial court's symbolic invitation and went home to retire.
Gao Shilian was selected as Shi Yushi because of his meritorious service in surrendering. He was quite diligent in his duties and had a good reputation as a person and official. Otherwise, Li Po would not want to reuse him.
According to Gao Shilian's fate, he was favored by Li Shimin because of his eldest brother and sister, Sun Wuji. From then on, he became prosperous. As a relative, he held important positions many times, and finally became the prime minister.
Li Shimin's vision in employing people was not impeccable. Many famous officials in the early Tang Dynasty were promoted by Li Shimin himself before they could become famous in the world.
When Li Po became emperor, he picked and used all of Li Shimin's subordinates, which was very trouble-free.
Gao Shilian was not on his list, but he had the qualifications to serve in Jiaozhou, and he still came into Li Po's eyes, but unlike Fang Xuanling and others, he did not have that weight.
Today he was involved in examination fraud, and almost no one could save him.
Changsun Wujiu's pleading and pleading could not move Li Po, and it was even less likely that Gao Shilian would let him go easily just because he was kind to Changsun Wuji's brother and sister.
No matter how ferocious a person is, he will definitely have done several good deeds in his life, just like how a kind-hearted monk may not have trampled to death an ant.
He looked at the crying woman who was extremely sad and seemed to be unable to fake it. He smiled slightly and said: "Since you can come in front of me and say some words like this, I will give you a chance to save him."
Changsun Wujiu raised his head in surprise. He didn't expect to be so relaxed. It seems that tonight...
Thinking of this, Changsun Wujiu felt ashamed to death. He had only been in the open for a long time, but he could not help but have a little expectation.
But Li Xiuning, who was leaning next to Li Po, frowned slightly and gently shook his head towards Changsun Wujiu, signaling her not to be happy too early.
Based on her understanding of her lover, if she had not let go at the moment that stunned him before, the matter was no longer possible, and it was very dangerous to hear these words.
If it were her, it would be better to have a few drinks with the emperor and talk about her lonely life in the palace. The eldest brother has always been tolerant of those who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable. If we meet two or three times, this might happen
That would be easier to handle.
It would be a bad idea to directly plead for a relative like this. It would imply too much bargaining and he wouldn't like it.
At this moment, Li Xiuning felt a little regretful. What had he been doing these past few days? Since he planned to bring someone in front of him, how could he not discuss how to speak?
Li Xiuning, Li Xiuning, how could you be so stupid? Could it be that you have been living in peace for so long that you can’t even think of this joint?
Changsun Wujiu looked at his sister-in-law, not quite understanding what she meant.
But the arrow was on the string, and he had no choice but to fire it, so he kowtowed again and said: "Your Majesty, please tell me that as long as I can save my uncle, I will definitely obey."
Li Po had a big smile on his face and said to himself, "What you think is beautiful," so he cooked me a pot of tea and told me about your family. Is it worth a life? What kind of sweet dream are you having?
Are you brothers and sisters hammering nails into Gao Shilian's coffin?
"I heard that your uncle was silent in Dali Temple and was very strong. You are not the only one who wants to rescue him, but you are the only one who can come to me.
Your brother, eldest son Fuji, also cried in the Tai Chi Hall. It was just because I saw him in trouble that I did not pursue him for dereliction of duty. Gao Shilian went to Dali Temple to investigate, but he did not use the torture device.
Today you come to me crying and begging again. Compared with your brother who has so many thoughts, I am much more affectionate and thoughtful. I...for Sanniang's sake, I will give you a chance.
You can go to Dali Temple to visit Gao Jian tomorrow and try to persuade him. If he can get him to reveal who ordered him to do anything, then I will spare the lives of his family, what do you think?"
Changsun Wujiu was not a fool. After hearing these words, his tears fell again. He raised his head and cried: "Does your majesty want to prove my uncle's crime? Then why bother...please have mercy on your majesty and let this concubine be with me."
My uncle died together."
Li Xiuning finally couldn't stand it anymore and whispered softly into her lover's ear: "Brother, please don't embarrass her. After the death of her second brother, she will still miss her uncle's family.
I have never said anything in front of my eldest brother about court affairs, for fear that he would be annoyed by my lack of sense of propriety.
What happened today is that I didn't do well. Don't be angry with her. In order to save people, she has cried in front of me several times.
I know from what the eldest brother said, and the eldest brother also understands that Gao Shilian’s crime does not lie with him, he is just a subordinate at most, and it is better to be lighter when discussing the crime..."
At this point, she chuckled and blew on her lover's ears, "This will definitely win people's gratitude. I'll just ask her to cook a few more pots of tea for my eldest brother in the future."
Li Po snorted and pondered in his mind, Li Xiuning was not someone else. A single word from him would be worth a thousand words to Sun Wu Jiu.
He nodded gently and said in a deep voice: "If you don't do this next time, just make tea or something. I can't afford to drink this tea."
Li Xiuning sneered, feeling greatly relieved, but at the same time he was also a little proud. The eldest brother valued love and righteousness, and it was not in vain that he had followed him for so many years.
