Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and ordered the guests to be kicked out, "Okay, you can go and do whatever you need to do."
Ren Gui, Ling Jing and others, you look at me, I look at you, but you hesitate to speak.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji could only stay with them temporarily and chat with them.
After Xue Wanshu called the waiters and served some seasonal melons, fruits, wine and vegetables, he accompanied them to the banquet.
During the banquet, he never mentioned anything that happened in the palace.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.
Ren Gui, Ling Jing and others realized that they could not know anything about everything that happened in the palace.
Immediately, several people stopped entangled, each found a reason, and left the pavilion.
After Li Yuanji, Ren Gui, Xue Wanshu, Quan Xu and others left one after another, Ling Jing was left alone.
Although everything that happened in the palace could not be told to Ren Gui, Xue Wanshu, Quan Xu and others, it could be told to Ling Jing.
Because with Ling Jing's information channels in the palace, even if Li Yuanji didn't tell him, he would soon know what happened in the palace, so for example, tell him in advance and ask him to find out how Li Jiancheng asked Xiao Yu to come forward to help.
His, how did Li Shimin get the concubines in the palace to kill him for having an affair with Li Jiancheng.
"Your Highness..."
Ling Jing saw that everyone else had left and he was the only one left, so he shouted in confusion.
Li Yuanji asked Ling Jing to pour himself a glass of wine. After picking up the wine cup, he asked in a neutral tone: "What happened in the palace that you don't want to know?"
Ling Jing rolled his eyes but said nothing.
Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing, drank all the wine in the wine cup, and then said angrily: "Do you want to find out through other channels after returning home?"
Ling Jing hesitated for a moment, then nodded without hiding it.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Ling Jing again and said, "I can tell you whatever you want to know. But you must never inquire through other channels.
What happened in the palace this time is not trivial. If you go to inquire rashly and are discovered, you will definitely be implicated."
Ling Jing said doubtfully: "What will happen if you are implicated?"
Li Yuanji glared at Ling Jing and said: "At the least, the family will be confiscated and the entire clan will be destroyed; at the worst, the three clans will be killed!"
Ling Jingtong shrank slightly and hurriedly assured: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will never go and pry rashly."
Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "What happened in the palace this time involved the favorite concubine in my father's harem, and also involved my eldest brother.
My father was so furious that he almost killed my elder brother with his own hands.
If my second brother and I hadn't stopped him, my eldest brother would have been dead by now.
Now, do you understand how serious what happened in the White House is?"
Ling Jingtong shrank again, with shock written all over his face. Under Li Yuanji's gaze, he nodded solemnly.
Before Li Yuanji could speak again, Ling Jing said in an extremely uneasy mood: "But His Highness the Crown Prince united with the beloved concubine in the harem to commit an act of disobedience?"
If there was one thing that could connect the prince and the beloved concubine in the harem, Ling Jing could only think of an act of disobedience.
That is to say, the prince united with the beloved concubine in the harem to poison or assassinate Li Yuan.
Li Yuanji took a deep look at Ling Jing and said, "If he had committed an act of disobedience, then my father would not have sealed off the Tai Chi Palace, let alone kept it secret."
Ling Jing said blankly: "Since he has not committed any disobedient act, then there is no need for the saint to be so angry, right?"
Li Yuanji did not say it clearly, but said meaningfully: "Not only disobedient actions can make my father angry, but other actions can also make me angry.
Think about it carefully, think about it carefully..."
Ling Jing pondered and thought about it, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a clue, so he could only look at Li Yuanji again, hoping that Li Yuanji would help him solve his doubts.
Li Yuanji felt that Ling Jing's imagination was not big enough, so he couldn't help but remind him: "What would happen if ordinary people had an old husband, a young wife, and a young and strong son at home?"
Ling Jing was stunned for a moment, then stared at Li Yuanji in disbelief.
Li Yuanji sighed and said with a wry smile: "Do you understand now?"
He couldn't tell Ling Jingming about this kind of thing, he could only hint it.
After all, this era is about keeping relatives hidden from each other, and family scandals should not be publicized.
Anyone who publicizes his family's scandal will be regarded as a sensational idiot, the most stupid type.
Therefore, even if Li Yuanji wants to tell Ling Jing the truth, he can only use this tactful way and cannot tell Ling Jing directly, otherwise Ling Jing will treat him as a fool.
As a superior person, if he is treated as a fool by his subordinates.
Then what greets the superior will be endless deception and contempt.
Li Yuanji didn't want to be deceived and despised by Ling Jing, a capable subordinate, so he had to act smart in front of him.
But Ling Jing is obviously not in the mood to care about this now. He is more concerned about...
"Did His Royal Highness the Prince get kicked in the head by a donkey? How could he do such a thing?"
Ling Jing would not say such words easily, but he could be forced to say such words by Li Jiancheng's incident, which shows that Li Jiancheng's incident has exceeded his understanding of Li Jiancheng.
Li Yuanji sighed: "Probably so..."
Ling Jing couldn't help but said: "Aren't there any beauties in his palace? Are there no beauties in the Yeting Palace? If he needs beauties, he can go to the Yeting Palace and choose as much as he likes.
If the beauties in the Yeting Palace cannot satisfy him, then he can also ask tribute from various places to procure women.
There is absolutely no need to do this.
What good does it do him?"
Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing and said quietly: "What if someone framed me?"
Ling Jing was stunned, his eyes moved quickly, and he quickly understood the joints. He immediately said with a gloomy expression: "If that's the case, then it makes sense..."
Speaking of this, Ling Jing looked at Li Yuanji and said, "Does the saint think so too?"
Li Yuanji slowly shook his head.
Ling Jing said suspiciously: "That shouldn't be the case. If the saint doesn't think so, then His Highness the Prince should be terminated now."
What Li Jiancheng committed was a disregard for human ethics. This not only challenged Li Yuan's bottom line, but also challenged the bottom line of human ethics.
Even if Li Yuan dotes on his son, he cannot let Li Jiancheng continue to be the prince.
Otherwise, Li Yuan would lose all dignity, and the Tang royal family would lose all face.
Li Yuanji nodded and said, "Originally I wanted to stop, but before the order was sent, I was stopped by Li Gang, Pei Ju, and Xiao Yu.
Li Gang and Pei Ju even sacrificed their titles to give my eldest brother a chance to prove his innocence.
Although my father didn’t fully agree, he agreed half of it.”
Ling Jing said in surprise: "This kind of thing...what's the difference between agreeing half and fully agreeing?"
For Li Gang, Pei Ju and other veterans, as long as Li Yuan dares to let go, they have many ways to make Li Yuan open a bigger hole.
So Li Yuan agreed half, which is equivalent to fully agreeing.
Although Li Yuan has not fully agreed yet, Ling Jing believes that it will not be long before Li Yuan will fully agree with the various means of Li Gang, Pei Ji and other veterans.
Li Yuanji nodded again and said: "Yes, my father agreed to half of this matter, which is no different from fully agreeing. If my expectations are correct, if my father cancels my eldest brother's decree and goes to the province, he will be rejected by the province.
After doing this three or five times, the matter will be brought to court.
When the time comes, it will definitely end with Li Gang and others winning."
Although Li Yuan could bypass the sect and save Zhongzhi, for such a big matter as deposing the crown prince, the weight of Zhongzhi alone was not enough.
The seal of Menxia Province must be affixed in order to be convinced and recognized by everyone in the government and the public.
Therefore, it is one thing for Li Yuan to dethrone the crown prince, but it is another matter whether his subordinates agree or not.
If the province has always refused to agree, then according to the procedure, it must be discussed in court, that is, it must be discussed in court.
As long as Li Shimin was silenced by Li Gang and others' righteousness at the court meeting, it would be impossible for Li Yuan to defeat Li Gang and others with only Pei Ji and other slanderers.
"This matter is of vital importance to His Highness the King of Qin. His Highness the King of Qin will definitely not remain indifferent, right?"
Ling Jing asked thoughtfully.
Li Yuanji sighed: "That's the problem."
Ling Jing looked at Li Yuanji puzzled.
Li Yuanji explained: "Li Gang and others have blocked my second brother's mouth with their own righteousness. If my second brother still wants to be famous, it would be wrong to add insult to injury during the court meeting."
Ling Jing said in astonishment: "We have already fallen out with each other, why do we need fame? How can His Highness the King of Qin not understand the principles of success and defeat?"
Li Yuanji smiled bitterly and said nothing.
The problem is...Li Shimin is such a person who wants both the throne and fame.
Mencius said that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.
But Li Shimin wanted both fish and bear's paws.
He just wanted to challenge Mencius's subtle words and righteousness.
Although he failed historically, he did try hard.
It was only when he was forced by Li Jiancheng that he had no choice but to take the last option and launch the famous Xuanwumen Revolution.
Before that, he had been working hard to legitimately ascend to the position of prince and emperor.
It was Li Jiancheng who didn't follow martial ethics. After discovering that he was no match for him in the field he was best at, he went to the field he was best at and was beaten by him.
"He doesn't understand?!"
Ling Jing saw Li Yuanji smiling bitterly but not speaking, his eyes widened little by little, and he spoke with an expression of disbelief.
Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing and said, "How could he not understand? Even if he doesn't understand, there are many people under him who understand.
So it’s not that he doesn’t know the principles of success and defeat, it’s just that he is greedy and wants everything.”
Ling Jing opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
When others compete for the throne, they are afraid that they will not get any of them, but Li Shimin wants to get both.