He first thought about the purpose of those childless concubines looking for patrons, and then thought about the person who cooperated with him in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and that person's ability to control the concubines like puppets.
In the past, he couldn't guess how that person controlled the concubines, but now he probably guessed it to some extent.
Although his cooperation with that person has ended, his relationship has not been broken.
So, how should we deal with this matter?
Since Li Yuanji could mention this matter and send someone to invite him over, it means that Li Yuanji not only heard some rumors, but also probably knew some inside information and even held some evidence.
Li Yuanji invited him here probably to get rid of these people.
So how should he choose?
If these people are eliminated, the ability of the person in the Internal Affairs Ministry to control these people will be ineffective, and that person will no longer be qualified to cooperate with him, and he will also lose a lot of help.
This doesn't do him any good.
But since Li Yuanji can invite him over and intends to work with him to deal with this matter, if he does nothing, it will be difficult for him to pass Li Yuanji's test.
With Li Yuanji's domineering and careless temper, if this matter were to be revealed, the consequences would be disastrous.
By then, not only will the person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs be dug out, but the conspiracy between him and that person will most likely also be exposed.
So should I follow Li Yuanji and give up that person, or should I protect that person and stop Li Yuanji?
"Second brother, are you talking? You said they have no heirs, so why are they looking for a backer?"
Seeing that Li Shimin was a little distracted, Li Yuanji asked in a more serious tone.
Li Shimin came back to his senses, stared at Li Yuanji and said, "Did you find out something?"
Li Yuanji shook his head without hesitation and said: "I didn't find anything, I just don't understand, I don't understand, so I asked my second brother to come over and ask."
Li Shimin didn't believe Li Yuanji's words. After pondering for a while, he said: "That's the case, then let's send people to investigate?"
Li Yuanji nodded slowly.
Li Shimin's heart sank and he said: "If we find out something shameful, how should we deal with it?"
Li Yuanji cupped his hands and said: "In this matter, I am willing to be the only one who follows the lead of my second brother."
This time, Li Shimin was stood up.
Li Shimin secretly gritted his teeth and said: "Then after we find out something shameful, we should keep it quiet for the time being. We will decide whether to tell father or not after we have finished dealing with it."
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Okay."
Li Shimin pretended to be a sheep and said calmly: "Then it's settled."
Li Yuanji nodded again.
Then Li Shimin happily changed the subject and started chatting about home affairs.
Li Yuanji accompanied Li Shimin from beginning to end, and even had a meal with Li Shimin before sending Li Shimin away.
After Li Shimin left, Li Yuanji asked Ling Jing to find an opportunity to give the found information to Li Shimin and see what Li Shimin did before deciding how to take action.
Li Yuanji knew that Li Shimin was connected with the 'ghost' in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but he did not think that Li Shimin would tolerate the concubines in the palace who had no heirs and find patrons for that 'ghost'.
This is tarnishing the Li family and bringing shame to the entire Li family.
As an important member of the Li family, how could Li Shimin tolerate such a thing?
Although the Tang Dynasty was famous for being dirty in history, and the royal family was the dirtiest, but that reputation was only formed after Li Shimin allowed his children to misbehave, and it doesn't exist yet.
Therefore, Li Shimin will definitely take action when it comes to maintaining the reputation of the royal family.
Specifically, it depends on how far Li Shimin can go.
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Under Li Yuanji's instruction, Ling Jing told Li Shimin the information he had found the next day. That night, Zhu Mingmen, the guard on duty, died suddenly. It was said that he had taken some kind of recreational drug and his lower body exploded.
Subsequently, those on duty in the palace, as well as some who were related to the guards at Zhu Mingmen, also died suddenly in one way or another.
Some people say it was Li Jiancheng who was purging his dissidents after escaping from "prison", others said it was Li Shimin venting his anger on others after losing to Li Jiancheng, and some people said it was Li Yuan cleaning up the harem.
All in all, there is no accurate news.
But Li Yuanji knew clearly that this was Li Shimin's action.
Since Li Shimin chose to protect the name of the royal family and was so ruthless, Li Yuanji did not need to be polite anymore. He immediately used the power of the Xue brothers and others to guard the palace and began to eradicate those who were on duty with Zhu Mingmen, as well as
Concubine Yin De is also involved with people.
For a time, people died suddenly inside and outside the palace one after another, and the number increased in an appalling way.
Neither Li Yuan nor Li Jiancheng paid any attention to this matter.
"Is my father being arrogant, or does he have other ideas?"
More than ten people died in the palace one after another, and when Li Yuan still had no reaction, Li Yuanji called Ling Jing and asked this question in confusion.
Ling Jing sat opposite Li Yuanji, holding a green apricot in one hand and a chess piece in the other and said with a smile: "The saint is indulging you."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and understood the meaning of Ling Jing's words.
Apart from Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, the only ones who could kill people in the palace, especially in this serial manner, were their brothers.
Li Yuan knew that their brothers were doing it, so he didn't ask anything.
"Is my father using our help to clean up the harem?"
Li Yuanji asked doubtfully.
A harem without the Lord of the Sixth Palace will be chaotic, just like an army without a backbone. The generals, captains, captains and others inside must have evil intentions and try their best to fight for power, so a lot of darkness will definitely breed.
Li Yuan himself cannot deal with this kind of chaos directly, because this is the responsibility of the Lord of the Sixth Palace. Even if there is no Lord of the Sixth Palace, there is still the fourth concubine to perform her duties, so it is not easy for a man to directly involve women.
In family matters.
When something went wrong with Concubine Yin De and the other imperial concubines were in panic, if they wanted to clean up the harem, they either had to wait until the news had passed and take action quietly, or they had to attract outside forces.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now that external forces have come forward to help, Li Yuan naturally has no reason to refuse.
But Li Yuanji felt that Li Yuan seemed to be a little too indulgent to their brothers, so he felt that Li Yuan might have other intentions besides using their help to clean up the harem.
After hearing this question, Ling Jing pondered for a moment and said: "It should not be just that, the saint may also have the intention of letting His Highness King Qin vent his anger through this matter."
Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully.
This possibility is very high.
In the matter of Li Jiancheng's affair with the harem concubines, Li Yuan investigated twice, but still could not find out the truth, and finally let Li Jiancheng go. This was a case of letting Li Jiancheng go against his conscience.
At this point, Li Yuan felt sorry for Li Shimin, so he was very likely to allow Li Shimin to vent his anger.
Although in the matter of Li Jiancheng, no matter how Li Yuan made his decision as the emperor, he would not feel sorry for Li Shimin. However, when facing Li Shimin, Li Yuan never regarded himself as an emperor, but as an emperor.
A father, a father who protects his shortcomings and dotes on his son.
So after making an unfair decision, he felt guilty towards Li Shimin.
In this way, Li Shimin could vent his anger by killing a few people who were not important to him, and he could pretend not to see it.
After all, in his eyes, as long as his son doesn't kill him or other sons, he doesn't care who the rest of them kill.
"In that case, can we be more bold?"
Li Yuanji stared at Ling Jing and asked.
Since Li Yuan was determined to clean up the harem with the help of his and Li Shimin's hands, and was indulging Li Shimin without any restraint, it seemed that he no longer had to tie his hands and could use some faster methods with confidence and boldness.
Ling Jing smiled bitterly and said: "It's best not to give up..."
Li Yuanji frowned and said, "What do you mean by this?"
Ling Jing said with a grimace: "I'm afraid you won't have time to pay attention to this matter later."
Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing in confusion.
Ling Jing's expression became even more bitter as he said: "This morning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has just finished his confinement, has treated Li Gang and Pei Ju as honored guests and ordered everyone in the East Palace to respect Li Gang and Pei Ju as much as they respect him. In all matters, the words of Li Gang and Pei Ju shall prevail.
"
Li Yuanji's face changed slightly and he said: "My eldest brother has attracted Li Gang and Pei Ju as his confidants, and is preparing to let them take over the previous responsibilities of Wang Gui and Dou Gui, become the head of the officials in the East Palace, and provide him with advice?"
Ling Jing nodded solemnly.
Li Yuanji pondered and said no more.
Li Jiancheng painted the lake many times, and finally got smart and knew that he could rely on Li Gang and an old minister like Pei Ju to help him with his affairs.
Although it is a little late, it can more or less restore some of the previous defeats.
"If that's all, it doesn't seem like there's anything worthy of our attention, right?"
Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing and asked.
If it was just Li Jiancheng who completely made Li Gang and Pei Ju his confidants and put them into important positions, they would have nothing to do with the Qi Palace in a short period of time, let alone anything to do with them.
There is absolutely no need to give up cleaning up the filth in the palace just because of this incident.
"If it were just like this, I wouldn't have a sad face."
Ling Jing smiled bitterly and said: "According to the news I just received, Pei Ju made suggestions to His Highness the Crown Prince and asked His Highness the Crown Prince to dispatch the generals from the Tiance Mansion to serve as governors and guard the area.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already accepted it, and on the grounds that the barbarians of Kangzhou refused to accept the king's rule and repeatedly violated the prohibition, he petitioned Cheng Yaojin, Gong of the State of Su, to serve as the governor of Kangzhou and take charge of Kangzhou.
The saint agreed to the matter not long after His Highness the Prince's memorial was handed over.
At this time, I am afraid that the decree to move Cheng Yaojin to be the governor of Kangzhou has been sent to the Duke Su's mansion."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.
Li Yuanji had to admit that people like Pei Ju, who could hold high-ranking positions in both the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, really had two skills.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he gave Li Jiancheng a very sharp and effective suggestion.
The purpose of doing this is to cut off Li Shimin's wings and cut off Li Shimin's influence on the soldiers and horses in Beijing and the soldiers and horses near the capital.
And this is precisely Li Shimin's biggest reliance on being able to compete with Li Jiancheng.
If Li Jiancheng could reuse Pei Ju earlier, get this advice earlier, and take action earlier, perhaps history would have been rewritten by him.
It is a pity that Li Shimin has already captured his troops in Beijing and his troops near the capital.
Even if Li Jiancheng transferred Cheng Yaojin and others, it would not affect Li Shimin's control and influence over his troops.
What Li Jiancheng does now will only force Li Shimin to take the last road step by step.