After all, no matter how high the status of General Zhen Yao is and how powerful he is in controlling hundreds of officials, he is not as powerful as Prince Supervisor of the Kingdom, so the name change is justifiable.
Therefore, why should we open Zhenyao Mansion? Wouldn't it be better to directly ask someone to supervise the country?
Chen Shuda and the others didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking. After hearing Li Yuanji's words, they were all stunned again, and then their expressions became wonderful.
Chen Shuda's face became brighter at a speed visible to the naked eye. He suppressed the joy in his heart and asked tentatively: "Is what His Highness said true?"
Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.
Chen Shuda laughed thoroughly and praised: "Your Highness is indeed wise, and I also felt that the saint's move was inappropriate. But at the Anli Gate, the saint insisted on going his own way, and Your Highness did not say anything, so I and others could only obey orders.
Now that His Highness has spoken out what is in his heart, I can use this to persuade the saint to take back his life."
Xiao Yu nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, yes, the saint appointed the King of Qin before... Li Shimin was the general of Tiance, and he made the tail too big, which led to today's situation.
If the saint appoints His Highness as General Zhenyao again, I am afraid that today's scene will happen again in the future.
Now that His Highness has seen the shortcomings, it can be said that he is extremely wise to take the initiative to resign from the post of General Zhen Yao."
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Pei Ju was just about to chime in when he heard Li Gang say suddenly, "I'm afraid our Prince Qi doesn't think so..."
Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, and Pei Ju were stunned again and looked at Li Gang in surprise.
Seeing Li Gang looking at Li Yuanji with a sneer on his face, he thought for a moment and guessed the meaning of Li Gang's words. Then he put away the smile on his face and quickly looked at Li Yuanji, hoping that Li Yuanji could give them a
I want to hear the answer.
The profound meaning behind Li Gang's words is very simple.
What he meant was that Li Yuanji did not necessarily see the disadvantages of opening Zhenyao Mansion, so he refused to take up the post of General Zhenyao.
It is possible that Li Yuanji simply looked down on the post of General Zhen Yao, so he refused to take up the post of General Zhen Yao.
If Li Yuanji doesn't like the position of General Zhen Yao, it means that Li Yuanji wants more.
This is definitely huge bad news for them.
After all, there are not many positions hanging over Li Yuanji's head now.
It's only two if you count.
One is the prince, and the other is the emperor.
No matter which one Li Yuanji wants, it's not good news for them.
Under the gazes of Chen Shuda and the others, Li Yuanji smiled calmly and said: "I'm not as complicated as Li Shaobao thinks. I can see the disadvantages of opening Zhenyao Mansion..."
Chen Shuda and the others were obviously relieved when they heard this.
Li Yuanji smiled again and said: "So I want to directly supervise the country..."
Chen Shuda and the others' eyes widened for a moment, and their breathing stopped.
Li Gang showed an expression of "Sure enough".
Li Yuanji continued: "In this way, we don't have to worry about any disadvantages caused by opening Zhenyao Mansion."
Chen Shuda and the others opened their mouths, wanting to say something to Li Yuanji.
You might as well open Zhenyao Mansion...
Compared with the supervision of the country, the disadvantages brought about by opening Zhenyao Mansion are nothing at all.
After all, supervising the country has been the privilege of the prince since ancient times.
If Li Yuanji supervises the country as a prince, it would be tantamount to stealing the prince's privileges.
When Li Jiancheng was imprisoned and Li Yuan generously handed over many powers to Li Yuanji, Li Yuanji could not become a regular official anytime and anywhere.
By then, wouldn’t the primogeniture system they support become a joke? How should they deal with it?
The reason why they obeyed Li Yuan's order and rushed to Li Yuanji to listen was simply because Li Yuanji did not deprive Li Jiancheng of his crown prince position after winning the final victory.
This gave those who supported the primogeniture system a little bit of dignity.
He won't be scolded as a sycophant who is greedy for power after he changes his mind.
Now that Li Yuanji wants to encroach on Li Jiancheng's position as crown prince in another way, how can they listen to Li Yuanji?!
"Your Highness! Supervising the country is not an easy task. Your Highness, please think twice!"
Chen Shuda warned with an ugly face.
Xiao Yu and Pei Ju also started admonishing them.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "With the help of the four of you, it will not be easy and it will become easy."
But we don’t want to!
Chen Shuda and the other three shouted in their hearts.
At this time, Li Gang suddenly said, "Your Highness, why don't you just depose the prince and replace him? Why go to all this trouble."
Chen Shuda and the other three suddenly turned around and looked at Li Gang in disbelief.
Is this what you, a staunch supporter of primogeniture, should say?!!
Li Gang easily guessed the thoughts of Chen Shuda and the others, and added without saltiness, "Anyway, I have decided to beg for the bones. It's very tiring to see His Highness King Qi go through so much trouble to become the crown prince, so I give it to King Qi."
Your Highness will give you an idea."
Chen Shuda and the others looked at Li Gang with their eyes wide open.
You are amazing and noble.
Just do whatever you want, why are you harming us?!
You are a famous scholar, and if you retire like this, your reputation will only become more famous, and the legacy you will leave to your children and grandchildren will be even greater.
We are different.
Our reputation in the scholarly community is not as great as yours, so we can only seek wealth for our children and grandchildren in the court.
If you harm us like this, what will our children and grandchildren eat?!!
Li Yuanji had a panoramic view of the reactions of Chen Shuda and the others, and also guessed what Chen Shuda and the others were thinking. He thought it was quite funny, but he couldn't hold back his laughter. He just glanced at Li Gang slowly and said calmly: "Li Shaobao, this is
Are you talking angrily?"
Li Gang shook his head indifferently and said: "There is no way I can be angry about this matter, otherwise I will not be able to gain a foothold in the scholarly community in the future."
Li Yuanji pondered: "That's not entirely true, right?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Gang slowly took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it forward and said: "I have already written the memorial for begging for bones. How about His Highness Prince Qi first
Have you seen it?"
Li Yuanji didn't expect Li Gang to actually come here. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "There's no need to take a look at it. If an old minister like you resigns, it's not my turn to make the decision."
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Li Gang and said seriously: "But I can tell you, I have never cared about that position, and I will not plan for that position.
The reason why I want to supervise the country is purely because the Tang Dynasty can no longer withstand too many waves."
Seeing that Li Yuanji was not interested in his memorial, Li Gang put the memorial back into his sleeves, and said with a smile: "Li Shimin also said back then that when he grows up, he should assist His Royal Highness Prince Zuo and be the head of the family.
of.
But you have also seen what he did when he grew up.
This shows that human words cannot be trusted.”
Li Yuanji nodded in agreement and said, "What Li Shaobao said makes sense, but it is better to practice what he said."
Li Gang sarcastically said: "Then you are still lying?"
Li Yuanji smiled calmly and said boldly: "Whether I am lying or not, Li Shaobao can stay and watch."
Li Gang was stunned, seeing that Li Yuanji didn't seem to be telling lies, but he didn't dare to believe it easily.
Because he has been deceived once by Li's people, and he doesn't want to be deceived a second time by Li's people.
"What do you do to make me believe you?"
Li Gang looked serious and stared at Li Yuanji and asked.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Isn't the life of my eldest brother and second brother not enough? If I really care about that position, why should I go to all the trouble to gain the power to supervise the country? I could have killed my eldest brother on Anlimen.
With my second brother, in that case, who would take that position instead of me?"
Li Gang fell into silence for a while.
He had no way to refute Li Yuanji's words.
Because Li Yuanji's words can stand the test. If Li Yuanji really cared about that position, then he killed Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin at Anli Gate, and that position could only be his.
But he didn't do that.
Seeing that Li Gang was silent, Li Yuanji continued: "In comparison, my eldest brother and second brother are really concerned about that position. It is precisely because of this that my second brother launched a rebellion in the palace and wanted to join us."
Get rid of me and my eldest brother and make that position his.
My eldest brother also thought so, so he secretly made so many arrangements to launch a rebellion in the palace.
Isn’t it obvious who cares about that position?”
After listening to Li Yuanji's words, Li Gang looked at Li Yuanji deeply.
He was not persuaded by Li Yuanji's words, but he had a trace of curiosity. He wanted to know whether Li Yuanji was thinking about that position. He also wanted to know what Li Yuanji would do in today's situation.
Should he be like Huo Guang, a powerful minister who is subordinate to one person and surpass tens of thousands of people, or should he be like Yang Guang, a foolish king who ascends to the throne on his brother's bones?
If Li Yuanji were Huo Guang, then he wouldn't mind being driven by Li Yuanji and would admire Li Yuanji's character.
If Li Yuanji were Yang Guang, he would definitely leave Li Yuanji without hesitation, and record Li Yuanji's actions in his life and pass them on to future generations, so that everyone in future generations can clearly see Li Yuanji's hypocritical face.
"Okay, then I'll stay and see if you are really consistent with your words and deeds."
"I will definitely not disappoint Li Shaobao."
Seeing that Li Gang agreed to stay, Li Yuanji said with a smile, then looked at Chen Shuda and the others and said: "Please four of you go to the Liangyi Palace to persuade my father to withdraw his decree of canonizing me as General Zhenyao and change it to me."
Supervise the country.”
Chen Shuda and the others looked at Li Gang with complicated expressions. Then you looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing how to respond.
Refuse, Li Yuanji has clearly stated that he is not interested in that position, and they can't find a suitable reason.
Don't refuse. If Li Yuanji deceives them and becomes emperor in the future, then they will become Li Yuanji's accomplices and their reputation will be ruined.
After the three people exchanged glances for a while, they looked at Li Gang again. Seeing Li Gang looking at Xiao Yu intently, they immediately understood what to do.
Chen Shuda and Pei Ju saluted Xiao Yu together without hesitation: "Then please ask Mr. Xiao to wait for me."
Xiao Yu is a relative, and reputation is far less important to him than to Chen Shuda, Pei Ju, and Li Gang.
Even if he managed his reputation to the point where he was on par with a saint, he would still be recorded in history books as "a foreign relative, serving as the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty".