Hou Junji did not get the qualification to go as an envoy, so he was not discouraged. Instead, he returned to his seat and sat down.
Li Yuanji continued: "Chen Qing, find an opportunity to go to Honglu Temple to negotiate with Yu Gu, and say that I am interested in the deal proposed by Jie Li, but I still have doubts, so I must send someone to go there in person.
Turks, talk to Jieli face to face and see if he agrees.
If he agrees, then there shouldn't be too many tricks in the deal proposed by Jie Li.
If he doesn't agree, then there must be some big conspiracy that we don't know about in the deal proposed by Jie Li.
You have to find ways to get him to agree to let my envoys from the Tang Dynasty go to the Turks."
This was said to Chen Shuda.
After Chen Shuda listened patiently, he respectfully agreed: "Here!"
"Okay! Let's all disperse! You can also try to contact other people among the Turkic envoys in the recent days. If you can get some information I want, I will not hesitate to reward you."
After Li Yuanji explained everything, he stood up slowly, rolled up his sleeves, said something, and left the Tai Chi Hall.
After the civil and military officials respectfully sent Li Yuanji away, they began to discuss the matter in a lively manner.
Li Yuanji left Tai Chi Hall and did not rush back to Wude Hall. Instead, he turned around and went to Liangyi Gate.
The wise men and talents of the Tang Dynasty were not just the ones in the court just now.
Behind the Liangyi Sect, there are three people who can rule them and control them all.
Since they can't guess it, let's find someone more powerful to try.
Li Yuanji, led by Liu Jun and escorted by Zhao Chengyong, passed through the Liangyi Gate, which Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin might not be able to pass through in their lifetimes. After asking someone at the door, they found out that Li Jiancheng was taking Zheng Guanyin and his son.
While playing on the East China Sea Pond, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, who had just returned to Beijing for more than a month, were punished by Li Yuan to go to the Sanqing Palace to pray for the souls of the late East Palace.
Although Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had come down from Anli Gate and could pass freely behind Liangyi Gate and Xuanwu Gate, and could reunite with their families, their lives were not comfortable.
Li Yuan hated everything they had done in the past, so he would appear in front of them from time to time, give them some punishment, and torture them.
This is the sixth time that Li Shimin went to Sanqing Hall to pray for the souls of the deceased East Palace.
Each time, you need to fast and bathe, starve for three days in the Sanqing Hall, and copy the Taoist "Lingbao Wumeiren Sutra" hundreds of times to pass the test.
Li Shimin was tortured more times and became smarter, and actually thought of taking Li Chengqian with him.
Considering Li Chengqian's status in Li Yuan's heart and Li Chengqian's young age, there is a high chance that Li Yuan will be soft-hearted.
Therefore, Li Shimin is very likely to use his son's light to reduce the 'sentence' in half.
Sure enough, when Li Yuanji and his people rushed to the Sanqing Hall, Li Shimin, who had been in the Sanqing Hall for a day and a half, had already started to burn the "Lingbao Immeasurable Human High-grade Miaojing" with his son, which is also commonly known as "
"The Book of Saviors".
I don’t know what Li Shimin was thinking. When he was burning the scriptures, his face that was starting to turn yellow when illuminated by the fire was full of loneliness and loneliness. It looked quite miserable.
"Second brother..."
Li Yuanji stepped into the hall, shouted softly, and slowly walked to the statue of Sanqing.
Since the Li family recognized me as their ancestor, everyone in the Li family must offer incense and worship before doing anything else when they arrive at the Sanqing Hall.
After Li Yuanji offered incense and prayed, Li Shimin slowly said, "Why are you here? Are you here to see my jokes?"
Li Chengqian knelt down next to his father with a complicated expression, lowering his head silently and burning scriptures. Seeing what he meant, he had no intention of saluting his uncle.
He is not young anymore. Although he cannot distinguish everything right from wrong, he can still understand what their family is experiencing now and who is the culprit that caused all this.
So he can already remember his enemies, and he can resent his enemies in his heart, or share the same hatred with the people in the temple.
Li Yuanji did not rush to talk, but walked to Li Chengqian first, stuffed all the scriptures in Li Chengqian's hand into the paper basin, groped Li Chengqian's already stiff head, and then slowly said: "
I just don’t understand something, so I came to ask my second brother for help.”
Li Shimin laughed, his smile was very forced, and he said sarcastically: "Your Highness, King Yong, is there anything you can't figure out?"
Li Yuanji sighed with emotion: "There are many things that I don't understand. For example, if you want to seize the throne, just seize the throne, why do you want to kill Chengdao and the others? For another example, if you want to seize the throne, just seize the throne, why do you need to send people
Go to Jiudao Palace to kill Chengye and the others?
Another example……"
"enough!"
Li Shimin couldn't hold himself any longer and shouted loudly.
Li Chengqian was startled and looked at his father and uncle with some fear.
Li Yuanji spread his hands helplessly and said, "Look, you have far more painful feet than I do. I don't understand why you want to humiliate yourself?"
Obviously everyone is like a crow under the sky, as black as a black.
Why bother to humiliate yourself?
Li Shimin glared fiercely and said, "Do you still want to ask me for help?"
Li Yuanji smiled knowingly and said: "I think about it! Of course I think about it, otherwise why would I come here to find you?"
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji searched Li Chengqian's head again and said: "However, before we talk about business, I want to talk to you about Chengqian first..."
Li Shimin snorted and said, "What can happen to Cheng Qian? Do you want him to seal the country?"
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "He is not yet an adult. How could I let him go to the country? I just want to tell you that there is no need for you to let Cheng Qian be hostile to me. It is not good for you and it is not good for him."
I didn't hurt you or eldest brother, so naturally I won't hurt him either.
You don't need to instill hatred in him so that he can always think about going against me and seeking revenge from me.
I am very afraid that one day I will personally lead an army to attack my nephew."
Li Shimin's eyelids twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Everything I have lost, I will take back. I have not gone so far as to take advantage of a child.
You can call me sinister and unscrupulous, but you can’t slander me with this kind of thing!”
Li Shimin had his own pride. He was a hero who conquered half of the country, and he was also an emperor who created a hegemony in history.
He can be shameless, insidious, domineering, unreasonable, and unscrupulous, but he will not take advantage of a child.
Don't want to and don't want to.
Li Yuanji could see that Li Shimin was telling the truth, but just because Li Shimin didn't want to do it, it didn't mean that others didn't want to do it.
"You are not the only one in Chengqing Palace who can teach little Chengqian..."
Li Yuanji said quietly.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then quickly frowned.
Li Yuanji continued to touch Li Chengqian's head and said, "When this child saw me before, even if he was unfamiliar, he would bow to me in a polite manner, but now, he is afraid of me and is also learning how to hate me.
I think my second brother can guess what it will look like if things go on like this."
When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes immediately fell on Li Chengqian.
Seeing that Li Chengqian was showing rejection and discomfort under Li Yuanji's hands, his expression completely changed.
"Chengqian, come here!"
Li Shimin waved to Li Chengqian with an ugly expression.
Li Chengqian was like a monkey who heard Tang Monk reciting the six-character mantra. He quickly broke away from his uncle's hand and ran to his father.
Li Shimin put his hands on his shoulders and said to him in an unprecedented firm tone: "Listen, the dispute between your fourth uncle and I is just a battle for power and status, not friendship.
dispute.
Even if I lose, we are still brothers and he is still your fourth uncle.
When outsiders bully him, you and I have to help him. When you are bullied, we will help you together.
Therefore, you cannot have any disrespect towards your fourth uncle in your heart, let alone bear any grudge against your fourth uncle.
In this matter, the words of your mother-in-law and the words of others in the palace are not important, do you understand?"
Li Chengqian looked at his father blankly, digesting his father's words.
Li Shimin didn't care whether Li Chengqian could digest it or not, and continued: "Remember, always remember, your fourth uncle and I are brothers, you and your fourth uncle are uncles and nephews, and the same blood flows in our bodies.
Blood, this will not change even if the sky falls."
Li Yuanji felt sad in his heart as he listened to Li Shimin's instructions to Li Chengqian.
Who would have thought that the executioner who killed brothers and nephews in history would actually say these words when facing his own son.
"Now, immediately, immediately, go to your fourth uncle and salute him."
When Li Chengqian had almost digested what he said, Li Shimin pushed Li Chengqian to Li Yuanji.
Li Chengqian didn't know whether he was forced by the current situation or whether he really listened to Li Shimin's words. He bowed politely and called his uncle cowardly.
Li Yuanji groped Li Chengqian's head again and said with a smile, "This is so good."
Although he already has three sons, he just likes to touch Li Chengqian's head.
Because among all the children in the palace, only the older Li Chengqian would stand there politely when he stretched out his hand and let him play with his head.
"Tell me, why did you come to me this time?"
After Li Shimin finished instructing his son, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and asked straight to the point.
Li Yuanji took Li Chengqian to find a place to sit down in the palace, and told Li Shimin roughly that the Turkic envoys had come to the court and proposed to exchange equal amounts of gold for Yicheng.
After hearing this, Li Shimin drooped his eyelids, pursed his lips, lowered his head slightly and thought for a long time, then slowly raised his head and said, "Do you suspect that Jieli's purpose is not as simple as he said?"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "If Jieli just wants to restore some of the Turks' reputation and his personal reputation by exchanging Yicheng, then it is completely unnecessary.
After all, Yicheng's value is far less than that of the daughters of those Turkic chiefs."
Li Shimin nodded with deep understanding and said: "That's true..."
At this point, Li Shimin raised his head and asked: "What do you think, and what do the people in the court think?"
Li Yuanji sighed: "Neither I nor they can guess what Jie Li really thinks, so I came to ask you."