Chapter 2504 Will he let him go because he is his uncle?
Changsun Wuji smiled and followed these two leading figures with five surnames and seven hopes, talking loudly and holding candles at night.
After chatting for nearly half an hour, Zheng Yuanshou stroked his long beard and said.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned to Luo and settled in the East Palace. Our move to the capital of the Tang Dynasty has come to an end."
"Today, the center of gravity of the Tang Dynasty has moved from Guanzhong to Heluo in the Central Plains."
"However, the Central Plains is the homeland where many surnames have lived for a long time. Now that Your Majesty has moved here, I'm afraid..."
Zheng Yuanshou did not continue speaking, but sighed meaningfully.
Changsun Wuji's eyelids twitched, and he glanced across the hall. Many people who were waiting quietly retreated out of the hall.
As for the housekeeper, he was standing outside the curtain at this moment. Changsun Wuji stroked his beard for a long time before coughing.
"Your Majesty is too wise to do this..."
Wang Kui nodded slightly, exchanged a look with Zheng Yuanshou, and then spoke.
"Mr. Zhao has a far-sighted vision, and Mr. Wang also feels that His Majesty is wise and wise, and would not do such a thing that would shake the country."
"I still remember that in the middle of this summer, some important ministers reported to Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to make it clear that the five clans and seven surnames are not allowed to intermarry with each other."
"It's just that this matter was suppressed by His Majesty and has not been spread. Otherwise, I don't know how much turmoil it would cause..."
As soon as he said this, Changsun Wuji's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his eyes fell on Wang Kui's old wrinkled face.
"These secrets in the palace are forbidden, how dare you talk nonsense?!"
"Mr. Zhao, I don't dare. I just listen to what others say. I would like to ask Mr. Zhao to calm down..."
"That's right, Mr. Zhao, please calm down. We are old and dying now. We are only concerned about our descendants..."
Changsun Wuji's anger gradually dissipated, but his sharp eyes were still fixed on Wang Kui, the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan.
In my heart, it was really a stormy sea. It was unexpected, but not unexpected.
These five surnames and seven sects, which are deeply entangled in the court, can know these forbidden secrets, so Changsun Wuji is not surprised.
But what surprised Changsun Wuji was that they told him the news.
Express their trust in themselves, the uncle of the country who is now deeply entangled with the five surnames and seven sects?
Or maybe they think they have been able to suppress His Majesty's close friend?
Seeing Changsun Wuji's gloomy face and stroking his beard without saying a word, Zheng Yuanshou solemnly bowed to Changsun Wuji.
"Mr. Zhao, we have no ill intentions in our relationship with Mr. Zhao. If Mr. Zhao doesn't want to, just tonight, the old man and Wang Duzhi will not come..."
"If Zheng and Wang Duzhi dare to reveal what they said today, I, the Zheng family in Xingyang, will..."
"Mr. Zheng doesn't have to be like this. Wuji is willing to be friends with Mr. Zheng because he trusts Mr. Zheng's character and character."
Changsun Wuji smacked his mouth and looked at the two old men in front of him with a complicated expression.
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Good people will never come, and those who come will be unkind. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me.
Although he stopped Zheng Yuanshou, Changsun Wuji continued.
"It would be best if you two state your intentions. Otherwise, Wuji will have no choice but to see the guests off."
Wang Kui cleared his throat and said with a sigh and emotion.
"Actually, what I'm worried about is the safety of my grandson-in-law, His Highness Prince Jin..."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji smiled and shook his head.
"The King of Jin is the direct descendant of His Majesty and the Queen. He is extremely noble and has always been well-behaved and filial. He is very popular with His Majesty and the Queen.
Now that I have formed a good relationship with you, the Wang family of Taiyuan, in the Qin and Jin Dynasties, how can I worry about my safety?"
"Isn't Mr. Zhao's words too perfunctory?" Wang Kui, who was worried, smiled bitterly.
"If His Highness the King of Jin were not the grandson-in-law of the old man, then perhaps the old man would be able to relax a little more."
"But unfortunately, there are examples of Prince Donglai and Li Wulang in the past, and I have always heard that the prince does not like the wealthy family.
I have told Zuo Zuo several times in private that the aristocratic families are the source of the chronic disease in Zuo Zuo's court..."
"One day, if your majesty lives forever, my granddaughter and His Highness Prince Jin..."
Changsun Wuji looked calmly at Wang Kui, who was in front of him and explained the reason for coming today with a worried expression.
I heard him talk about the worries of his granddaughter's husband, and the fact that his beloved granddaughter had once seen Cheng Sanlang's selflessness and disowned her.
If in the future, His Highness the Crown Prince feels that this direct descendant of the Prince of Jin is a threat, at that time, not only His Highness the Prince of Jin will be unable to protect himself.
I'm afraid that even the Wang family in Taiyuan will be implicated, and the great families in the world are all intertwined.
With His Highness the Prince's hostility towards the aristocratic families, might he only deal with the King of Jin and not take advantage of the trend to deal with the aristocratic families?
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When Zheng Yuanshou and Wang Kui got up and left the Duke of Zhao's mansion, Changsun Wuji stood at the foot of the steps in front of the hall, watching the butler send the two people outside the door of the mansion.
Stroking his long beard, he looked at the flickering lights in the mansion and stood there until he saw the housekeeper come back to report that the two people had already boarded the car and left.
After Changsun Wuji gave a slight hum, he turned around and walked slowly towards the study. Every step he took was so heavy and even a little staggering.
After returning to the study, Changsun Wuji stared blankly at the candlelight on the desk and remained silent for a long time.
Changsun Wuji knew very well the intention and purpose of Wang Kui and Zheng Yuanshou, and he was afraid that it was not just to maintain the safety of his close nephew Jin Wang Li Zhi.
The key point is still on the prince Li Chengqian. This prince has completely escaped his control.
If he ascends the throne as emperor in the future, will he let himself go because he is his maternal uncle?
Even if he is really soft-hearted and wants to let him go, the problem is, how can the ministers around him dare to allow him to continue to have a strong say in the court.
The simplest and most straightforward way is just like how His Majesty dealt with those confidants of Prince Yin.
Kill some, demote some, win over some...
And I will definitely not be on the list of those who are attracted.
The person the prince trusted the most was probably Cheng Sanlang, who repeatedly begged for the lives of his family and even saved his future.
As for Cheng Sanlang, this boy is by no means a kind person, but in the eyes of His Majesty and the Prince, he is an extremely rare and very useful minister.
"Come here, call the housekeeper..." Changsun Wuji sat there for a full two-quarters of an hour before he spoke slowly.
The confidant who had been standing quietly outside the study door agreed and left quickly.
Changsun Wuji, on the other hand, picked up a purple-hair pen and wrote and drew on the paper, sometimes erasing it, and so on.
It wasn't until the housekeeper came to the study that Changsun Wuji put the two pieces of paper that had been altered beyond recognition in front of the light, and let the paper ignite...
The firelight illuminated Changsun Wuji's face in and out.