Li Yuanji said with a half-smile: "Then what if they still don't want to submit to my father's will?"
Wei Zheng slowly straightened up and said seriously: "Then I will ask carefully whether they are loyal or traitorous. I will also make their actions public to the public, so that all the scholars will abandon them."
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Li Yuanji pretended to be surprised and said: "That's it! Then I'll leave this matter to you."
Wei Zheng bent down again and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust."
Li Yuanji smiled cheerfully and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. You can take the initiative to take on more errands, which is your recognition of me. Naturally, I have to give you more trust."
Wei Zheng stood up and nodded solemnly.
Then there was a burst of big eyes versus small eyes.
After a long time, Wei Zheng couldn't help but take the initiative and said: "Your Highness, the saint's will..."
Li Yuanji pretended to be surprised again and said: "I almost forgot about this matter, you don't have to worry..."
With that said, Li Yuanji picked up his pen and started to write, saying, "I'll write it for you right now..."
The corners of Wei Zheng's mouth twitched instantly.
Good guy, you wrote the emperor’s edict?!
You are no different from usurping the throne, okay?!
It’s people like you who hold the emperor hostage to order the princes to talk about you! Traitor!!
Wei Zheng was shouting filial piety loudly in his heart, but he didn't say a word.
It's not that he doesn't want to say it, it's that he has no way to say it.
Through his observation, he discovered that Li Yuanji was actually a very disciplined person.
Li Yuanji dared to write the imperial edict in front of him, which means that Li Yuan had given Li Yuanji this power.
So even if he pointed out that Li Yuanji did something wrong, when he got in front of Li Yuan, Li Yuan would not hesitate to say, "I asked him to write it, and you have any opinions."
When the time comes, he will cause trouble and he is not a human being, so he can only pretend that he can't see anything.
The format of imperial edicts, from ancient times to the present, has evolved from simple to complex, which is exactly the opposite of writing.
The original imperial edict was written on silk script. Because the ancients used to summarize a large paragraph in three or two words, the original imperial edict only had a few hundred words.
Then as time went by, it gradually became more and more, turning into hundreds or even thousands of words.
By the time of the Qing Dynasty, some complicated imperial edicts had more words and could even reach more than one foot in length.
Fortunately, the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty only had a few hundred words, so Li Yuanji quickly finished it and sent someone to the Liangyi Palace to ask Li Yuan to stamp it.
This kind of edict that is directly issued to officials and is not mixed with any changes in titles, official positions, powers, and government affairs they need to shoulder does not need to go through the subordinate ministers. It can be done by Li Yuan issued the order directly.
Commonly known as Zhongzhi.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as an edict, so people in the Tang Dynasty liked to call it an imperial edict.
The person sent out to ask Li Yuan to stamp the seal soon came back, bringing Liu Jun with him, and Liu Jun was holding a box in his hand.
When Wei Zheng saw this, everyone was shocked. He stood up unconsciously and stared at the box in Liu Jun's hand, motionless.
Li Yuanji was shocked when he saw the box in Liu Jun's hand, and stood up subconsciously.
"This is……"
Li Yuanji asked hesitantly when Liu Jun came to the front.
Liu Jun respectfully placed the box on the eucalyptus table with both hands, gave another salute, and then said in a dumbfounded voice: "Everyone said, you have learned how to write the imperial edict, and you have to learn how to add the seal as well. Yixue, don’t keep sending people to Liangyi Palace to disturb him, it’s really troublesome.”
Li Yuanji suddenly didn't know what to say.
What the hell is this?!
Just because I didn’t want to be disturbed, I gave him the seal that represented the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty and the symbol of the emperor?
This is not Chinese cabbage, this is the authority to kill whoever you want!!
Li Yuanji didn't know whether to say that Li Yuan was generous or that Li Yuan couldn't understand the importance.
However, since Li Yuan gave it, there was no reason not to take it.
After all, with this thing, it would be easier to control the Tang Dynasty.
"Gudu..."
Wei Zheng stared at the seal and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
He didn't know what to say, because in his opinion, Li Yuan's behavior was simply unbelievable and confusing.
Except for Yao and Shun recorded in history books, there was really no other emperor who was in power and handed over his power easily.
Let’s say that Li Yuan was not greedy for imperial power. Li Yuan gained imperial power through rebellion.
Let's say Li Yuan was greedy for imperial power. He would give it to him whenever he asked.
It's simply...there's no way to describe it.
"Your Majesty... His Majesty is just short of an imperial edict to establish the crown prince..."
Wei Zheng was murmuring in confusion.
But all he needs is an imperial edict to establish the crown prince.
After all, he had all the authority he should have, and the seal representing the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was firmly in his hands. As long as he received an imperial edict to establish the crown prince, he could perform imperial duties as the crown prince.
When Li Yuan goes to Hexi, he can directly ascend the throne.
"What are you thinking about? The prince of the Tang Dynasty is still here."
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Wei Zheng and said angrily and funny.
I really don’t want to be the emperor, but you either hinted at me or forced things that belong to the emperor into my hands. You are plotting against me and have bad intentions!!
Wei Zheng slowly came back to his senses and said with a complex expression: "It's nothing more than making up for another abolition of the crown prince's edict..."
Wei Zheng's mentality is a little sluggish, and if he gets a little more stimulation, it will break into pieces.
He, Li Jiancheng, and his colleagues in the former Zhan Shifu all thought that Li Yuan would sit on the throne until he died, so although they kept an eye on the throne, they didn't pay much attention to it.
If they had known that Li Yuan was so generous in front of his son and willing to hand over the throne early, why would they care about Li Shimin?!
Just attack Li Yuan directly, let Li Yuan abdicate, and ascend the throne directly.
In that case, even if Li Shimin had millions of soldiers, they would be able to deal with it calmly and avoid ending up like today.
"You can make up for it as you say, do you have the final say?"
Li Yuanji stared and questioned.
Li Yuanji noticed that something was wrong with Wei Zheng's mentality, so he sounded a warning to Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng's expression visibly stiffened, and then he quickly recovered, bowing and saying, "I made a mistake..."
Li Yuanji glared at Wei Zheng again, and ordered the person who was going to deliver the imperial edict to bring it over. After happily stamping the seal on the edict, Liu Jun handed it over to Wei Zheng.
"Okay, the will you want has been given to you, so hurry up and do the work."
Li Yuanji shouted rudely.
Wei Zheng bowed again, took the imperial edict and left Zhaode Hall lonely.
"Congratulations to Your Highness, Your Highness, you have made another step forward."
After Wei Zheng left, Liu Jun immediately started flattering him with a playful smile.
Li Yuanji glanced at Liu Jun with a stern face, slowly sat on the cushion, and said in a neutral tone: "What is there to congratulate and what is there to congratulate?
You only saw that I took another step forward, but you didn’t see the danger involved."
As he spoke, he pointed to the box containing the seal on the table and said angrily: "This thing is a hot potato to me now.
Without my father coming forward to help me explain, if the news that this thing is in my hands spreads, what will the vassal kings and generals with heavy troops in various places think?"
Liu Jun was stunned, and the smile on his face became a little stiff.
Li Yuanji continued angrily: "They will think that I launched a coup in the palace and usurped my father's authority."
After all, when the vassal princes and generals who didn't know what happened in the palace saw that he had become the final winner and even obtained the seal, they would definitely think that he had launched a coup and usurped the imperial power.
After all, among the three brothers, he had performed the most inconspicuously and was the least favored. Almost everyone did not think that he would have the last laugh, nor did they think that he could take charge of the Tang Dynasty.
Now he not only had the last laugh, but also took over the power of the Tang Dynasty. Who among the princes and generals would believe it when he said that he had not launched a coup?!
It's like a student who usually only relies on a few dozen points suddenly gets a perfect score, and a student who usually gets a perfect score gets a few dozen points. If you say there is nothing wrong with this, who would believe it?
The human heart is so complicated. It allows people at a lower level to climb up step by step, but it definitely does not allow people at a lower level to stand above everyone in one step.
As long as someone stands above everyone, people will subconsciously speculate whether he used some unfair means or used something illegal.
As for the rest, people's hearts won't care.
This is reality, it's cruel and funny.
"Then... go back?"
After Liu Jun knew the stakes, he subconsciously said this.
Li Yuanji was numb. He pointed at the seal on the eucalyptus table and said angrily: "What do you think this is, mustard greens? You just returned it as you said.
This is the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty and a symbol of the emperor.
The meaning of teaching once is the same as teaching it once. It should not be taught lightly, nor should it be accepted lightly.
Who would care otherwise?”
Liu Jun was confused and said: "Then... what should we do?"
Li Yuanji thought for a moment and sighed: "The only solution now is that Li Daitao is dead..."
"Uh-huh?"
Liu Jun stared blankly, unable to believe his ears.
Li Yuanji didn't pay attention to Liu Jun's reaction and continued: "You secretly sent someone to spread the word, saying that my father was not good with this seal and wanted to try the one used by Ying Zheng, so he used this seal."
The coin was temporarily given to me for safekeeping. As a price, I must get the coin used by Ying Zheng back to him.
At the same time, let the news out, and tell anyone who can provide information related to the Imperial Seal, I will certainly reward you generously."
Liu Jun blinked and said hurriedly: "This minister knows that there are rumors that the imperial seal was taken to the Turks by Yang Shanjing, a remnant of the former Sui Dynasty, in order to use it to support the Sui king Yang Zhengdao.
If Your Highness wants to get it back, you must conquer the Turks first."
Li Yuanji naturally knows this. After all, there are some historical records. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing led his army to attack the Turks. The former Sui Dynasty, Xiao Hou and Yang Zhengdao returned to the Central Plains with the Turks on their backs. They presented the national jade seal to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin was very happy.
But the key issue in this matter is not where the Chuan Guo Jade Seal is, but that people must know that he is looking for the Chuan Guo Jade Seal, and people must believe that he and Li Yuan have this agreement.
Only in this way can the influence of his holding the seal of the Tang Dynasty be minimized.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Liu Jun and said: "Rumors are just rumors. If they are true, they are no longer rumors. So the reward should still be offered. What if the jade seal passed down is in our country, the Tang Dynasty?"