Yuchi stood condescendingly in front of him with a black iron tower, and roared loudly. It was indeed a bit scary and full of intimidation.
"Duke E, the banquet hasn't even started yet, and you drank too much?"
Wu Huaiyu is not afraid of Yuchi Gong.
Lao Hei did make great contributions in the Xuanwu Gate Palace Incident. Afterward, Li Shimin also said that he and Changsun Wuji were equal in meritorious service. But look at his current official title, Governor of Xiangzhou, which was changed from Wu Guogong to E Guogong.
, far away from Chang'an center.
After the palace coup, he was led by the general Youwuhou and the prince Zuowei. The emperor not only rewarded him with 10,000 bolts of silk, but also rewarded Lao Hei with all the money of Qi Wang Yuanji, including the entire mansion.
At that time, Yuchi Gong was so popular that he completely overshadowed Qin Qiong, Hou Junji and others.
But this guy is too arrogant. He likes to expose other people's shortcomings. He doesn't care about the occasion or the identity of the other person. When he was in Beijing, he would fight whoever he saw. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Chang, Sun Wuji, Gao Shi, Lian Yu, scribes, etc.
These prime ministers and important ministers,
It doesn't matter whether the other party is the old prime minister Wude or an old colleague of the Prince of Qin's palace, he won't give him any face.
Even from June of the ninth year of Wude to the beginning of the year when he was sent to the governor of Xiangzhou, for more than half a year, Yuchi Gong rolled up his sleeves several times to compete for merit and a seat in the palace. After being reprimanded every time, this
Guys don't have long memories.
Originally, with Lao Hei's background and achievements, he had a good chance of serving as Minister of War, or even becoming Prime Minister. After all, Qin Qiong had been recuperating from illness, Hou Junji and others were too low-qualified, and Changsun Wuji and others were all civil servants.
He was so arrogant that in a short period of time, he offended everyone in the court who could be offended. He even scolded the prime minister and beat up the minister.
Li Shimin asked him to go to Xiangzhou to be the governor, which was all for his own good.
But this guy actually fell ill again. This was not a palace banquet for a small occasion, it was a New Year's Eve palace banquet.
Wu Huaiyu's position was mentioned again and again by the emperor. Now that you are scolding Huaiyu like this, where does that put the emperor?
"Get started!" Yuchi Gong was still confused.
Wu Huaiyu smiled and said, "Captain Yuchi is drunk. Please go down and wake up first."
When Yuchi Gong saw that he was not moving, he stretched out his big hand to lift Wu Huaiyu's collar.
This is too much.
Wu Huaiyu turned his head to avoid it and stood up quickly.ωωw..net
"Yu Chigong, let me help you go down and wake up."
"Bah, you deserve to call me by my first name." As he said this, Yuchi Gong stretched out his hand to catch me.
Qin Qiong, who was next to him, couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and strode over, grabbing Yuchi Gong's arm and saying, "Jing De, don't be presumptuous. This is in front of the emperor."
But Yuchi Gong's eyes were red and he didn't care about his offense. He even wanted to beat Qin Qiong together. Huaiyu smelled a strong smell of alcohol. This guy had really drunk a lot in advance.
He could even smell it, it smelled like soju.
Could it be that this guy accidentally mistook the liquor for Tang Dynasty sake and got drunk?
He also quickly dissuaded him, "Father, don't fight here, let's grab him and drag him down."
"good."
Over there, Yu Chigong went crazy, cursing and beating him. Wu Huaiyu and Qin Shubao were unable to restrain him for a while. He was worthy of being the number one thug under Li Shimin.
People have the ability to seize the horse-stem with bare hands, and Li Yuanji was also a relatively powerful horse-stem master. However, Yu Chigong, who was holding the horse-stem and attacking with his bare hands, had no choice but to seize the horse-stem with just a few moves.
This guy is now in his prime, quite strong and capable of fighting.
Although they were all using their bare hands, Huaiyu and the others really couldn't stop them with a few moves.
"enough!"
Wei Zheng stood up and scolded him, and stepped forward to grab Yuchi Gong.
It's a pity that he underestimated Lao Hei's lawlessness. He had offended all the prime ministers a year ago, not to mention that on the day of the Xuanwumen Palace Incident, it was Lao Hei who faced Emperor Li Yuan with a bloody horse spear and forced Li Yuan to issue an edict.
Chaos. Moreover, this guy also stabbed Yuan Ji. Afterwards, he carried the heads of Jiancheng and Yuan Ji and frightened the palace soldiers to disperse at the Xuanwu Gate.
But ordinary people with some sense would not be able to do these things.
Force the emperor, kill the king of Qi, take the heads of the prince and the king of Qi to retreat from the enemy.
This is someone who has never thought about the future at all.
Just like when he fights someone later.
When he was quarreling with the prime ministers in the past, Wei Zheng was still just the chief secretary of the Prince Zhan's Mansion. Now he dared to pull him over without thinking of his own abilities. Yuchi Gong flicked his hand and punched Wei Zheng in the face. Wei Zheng, the prime minister, suddenly became a dignified person.
His face looked like a dye shop, it was covered in blood.
At this time, the King of Rencheng, Li Daozong, who was not far away, also hurriedly came up to help stop him. As a result, Yuchi Gong, who had beaten Wei Zheng, punched King Rencheng in the face again.
This punch directly hit one eye, and Li Daozong screamed and fell to the ground. Not only was his brow bone cracked and blood gushing out, but his eyeball also turned blood red and was injured.
"Father, stop being polite to him and beat him up." When Wu Huaiyu saw this, he knew there was nothing he could do about it, so he might as well take it down firmly and ruthlessly before talking about it.
Qin Qionghu roared and grabbed one of Yuchi Gong's arms. Wu Huaiyu immediately jumped on him and locked his other arm.
The two men grabbed both of his arms and used hard force to push him behind his back. At this time, Cheng Yaojin and Fan Xing also arrived. They were not polite to the former staff of the Prince of Qin's Palace. They kicked him hard in the crook of one leg and made him kneel down.
He fell to the ground, then pressed on him again, pinning him to the ground unable to move.
Cheng Yaojin also pulled off Yu Chigong's belt and used it to tie Lao Hei's hands.
Brothers Qiu Xinggong and Qiu Xingjian also ran over. They had a lower official rank, were farther away, and came late. When they arrived, they were not polite with Bang Bang Bang, just a few punches and kicks.
Lao Hei was so drunk that he roared and cursed.
"It doesn't matter if there are more people bullying others than when you are small. If you have the ability, let's fight one on one. Come on, let's fight one on one."
"That kid from the Wu family, if you have the ability, let go of grandpa and challenge him to a duel. If you don't have the ability, just retreat to the back. What qualifications do you have to sit in front of me!"
This sudden change actually didn't take much time.
Yuchi Laohei stepped forward to provoke him, and then he was beaten up and beaten. In fact, it only took a short time, but it was still amazing.
Li Shimin was toasting with his uncle, Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, and even prepared to recite a poem to suit the occasion.
As a result, trouble suddenly occurred down here.
When the emperor came over, the scene was ugly.
Prime Minister Wei Zheng's face was covered in blood, and the bridge of his nose was broken and crooked. King Rencheng Li Daozong was even worse. There was a big gash on his left eye and brow. Not only was his face covered in blood, there was even a lot of blood on the floor of the palace.
The eyes were also blood red.
"Your Majesty, I can't see anything in my left eye." Li Daozong complained to the emperor.
"Huaiyu," Li Shimin called to Wu Huaiyu, who still had one of Yuchi Gong's arms locked, "hurry up and show King Ren Cheng's eyes."
"Where are the Qianniu guards?" Li Shimin looked at Yuchi Gong, who was still struggling and shouting on the ground, with a heartbroken look on his face. This Yuchigong was not the first offender. He also liked to fight for credit and status in the past, and even used his mouth and hands.
After being away for a year, there was no improvement at all, and it was so bad when I came back.
disappoint others.
King Rencheng was even more angry and panicked.
He is still so young. If he is blinded in one eye and people call him the One-Eyed King in the future, he will be so angry that he will die.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!" Li Daozong was very angry, because this was not the first time that he was beaten by Yuchi Gong. At the banquet for the great meritorious officials in the ninth year of Wude, he was provoked and punched by Yuchi Gong. That time too
The beating was so severe that it almost hurt my eyes.
This time the incident was not caused by him. It was Wu Huaiyu who was provoked by Yu Chigong, but when he came to break up the fight, he was punched again and his eyes were hit again.
He seriously suspected that Yu Chigong did it on purpose and just wanted to blind him.
"Qian Niu is ready, immediately take Yuchi Gong's lock and fork it out,"
"imprison!"
"Hang him up, pour some basins of cold water on him, and let him sober up!"
Li Shimin was so angry that he wanted to step forward and kick Yuchi Gong. At this time, Yuchigong was smelling of alcohol and didn't know how serious the matter was. He even shouted to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, what merits does Wu Huaiyu have that can surpass me?"
, What qualifications does he have to sit in the front, while I have made great contributions to Your Majesty, but I can only sit in the back? "
"Shut up!"
Li Shimin was furious.
Yuchi Gong refused to shut up and kept shouting.
"I have followed His Majesty in all directions, and have gone through hundreds of battles. Now all the traces left on my body are the marks of blades and arrows. Now that the world has stabilized, Your Majesty is going to banish me to Jianghan?"
He struggled to get up.
"Let him go." Li Shimin ordered coldly.
The generals let go of Yuchi Gong, who got up, stood there, and began to pull off the purple robe on his body. The clothes were pulled off piece by piece, revealing the scars on his body.
It's really shocking.
When Li Shimin saw these scars, his anger subsided a bit, and he sighed, "Put on your clothes. I have never doubted your merit, but you are not the only one who has merit. If you have merit, you cannot take credit for it. You are arrogant and arrogant."
big."
"Wu Huaiyu is sitting in front of me. It is my order. He did not have as much merit as you before June of the ninth year of Wude. However, in the past two years, he conquered Longyou, defended Chang'an, and made suggestions. After that, Luoyi rebelled, and the governor
Lingwu Shuofang conquered Liang's capital and killed Wujunlang.
After returning to Beijing, he held many positions and offered good advice many times.
Moreover, he is humbler than you, and he is still my son and daughter, so why should I let him come forward?"
"What about you, how many practical things have you done in Xiangzhou since you were sent abroad for this year? I heard that in Xiangyang, you either drank a lot or went hunting often, and didn't care about the affairs of the governor's office. Are you qualified for your job as a governor?"
"I used to read the Han Dynasty and found that few of the heroes of Han Emperor Gaozu were able to protect themselves. I often blamed Han Emperor Gaozu for being ruthless. After he ascended the throne, he often wanted to protect his heroes so that their descendants would be rich and safe.
But I promoted you, gave you high positions and generous titles, and gave you great rewards, but what did you do?
Constantly violating national laws without any scruples.
Only then did I understand that the death of Han Xin and Peng Yue was not entirely the fault of Han Zu Gao.
The prime ministers often advise me that the most important thing in governing the country is rewards and punishments. Merits will be rewarded and punishments will be punished, but you should not give too much undue favor.
You should drink less, be more strict with yourself, and don't do anything you regret."
"Take him down."
Li Shimin had a dark face and was very scary.
Those words were not only addressed to Yuchi Gong, but also to all the ministers in the palace. They were also a warning to future generations. They were very clear. Don’t think that just because you have meritorious service, you can act recklessly. It is not that I will not kill the meritorious officials.
Wu Huaiyu helped Li Daozong check it quickly and then made a simple treatment.
"Your Majesty, King Rencheng is seriously injured, especially his left eye. He may lose his sight."
"We must keep the eyes of King Rencheng at all costs."
"I will try my best, but I'm not sure."
"Treat Prime Minister Wei, too." Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng's appearance and said helplessly.
Wei Zheng was also very miserable. The bridge of his nose was broken. Fortunately, it is not too difficult and can be recovered. However, it may not be 100% recovery, and the nose may not be so straight in the future.
Li Shimin asked people to help Li Daozong and Wei Zheng down for treatment and recuperation.
"The party continues,"
"Play music, sing and dance!"
Li Shimin returned to the throne with an expressionless expression and ordered with a dark face.
The palace music played again, but the atmosphere in the palace had changed drastically. The banquet lasted for a long time, but the atmosphere remained depressed.
At the end of the banquet, the emperor issued an edict.
"We will deprive Yuchi of his official position and title, remove his citizenship and serve as a citizen. He will be imprisoned and hanged for a night, and then he will be ordered to go home and reflect."
This result seems to be unexpected by everyone. After all, although Yu Chigong has been too arrogant for more than a year, his contribution is indeed too great. As long as he does not rebel, the emperor will basically always remember his past achievements.
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This time the trouble was so excessive that he was expelled from his position, but there were no other penalties. Everyone even believed that it would take two or three years, or maybe as short as one and a half years, for this family member to rebel against a high-ranking official, and he was probably back again.
But is this guy really a good guy? Who has the best fucking merit? It only took him more than a year to confuse himself into such a virtuous person?
Look at Qin Qiong, even if he goes to the countryside to recuperate for a year, he can become prime minister when he comes back.
As long as Yuchi Gong is smart, not to mention Qin Qiong, he will at least surpass Hou Junji, Zhou Shaofan, Cheng Yaojin and others, right?
Not to mention that Wu Huaiyu is a junior, and he still has to compete with Wu Huaiyu for a seat in the palace?
It's really brave and foolhardy.
However, today's incident all started because of Wu Huaiyu, but nothing happened to him. The emperor even went out of his way to comfort Wu Huaiyu a few words later. He really deserves to be regarded as his own son by the emperor.
