Mentioning Li Tai, Li Shimin smiled even more and said: "I really did the right thing by letting Qingque study with Li Mu. Qingque is a scholar, and his articles and poems are all top-notch. But
It is inevitable that he has some high ambitions and low intentions. I used to worry that he was too talkative and could not do practical things. But now it seems that I am overly worried. Qingque can do things effectively and has won my heart."
Suddenly, Li Shimin realized something. Before Eunuch Gao could say anything, he smiled bitterly: "I have realized the problem. It is not that the auxiliary machine has changed, but that I have changed. My thoughts have changed and I look at the problem."
The angle has changed, so I can’t listen to what the auxiliary machine is saying..."
After pondering for a while, Li Shimin said: "Gao Gan, do you still remember what Li Mu once proposed?"
Eunuch Gao's mind changed rapidly. He remembered what Li Shimin said and couldn't help but wonder, has His Majesty already made up his mind?
"The veterans who follow me to conquer the world," Li Shimin said after considering his words: "It's not that they are bad, nor are they incapable. It's just that their ideas are somewhat solidified. For example, Wei Zheng, this old guy is always finding faults, and I admit that
, the faults he pointed out do exist. But the problem is, do you come up with a solution? If you keep talking about the faults but can't find a solution, isn't it just adding to the noise and annoying people?"
"Your Majesty is absolutely right, isn't that what happened?" Eunuch Gao knew what he should do at this time. The most important thing for a person who likes to praise is to observe his words and make such a compliment at the right time. As for whether the emperor was right in what he said.
, then it’s not his business.
"And..." Li Shimin pondered for a while, chuckled, and said: "You are like my shadow, and I don't hide my thoughts from you. Before I ascended the throne, I felt that these people who fought with me were all
We have the same thoughts as me. But after I came to the throne, I slowly discovered that in fact, each of them has his own agenda. Even my brother-in-law, who seems to protect me in everything, is actually not simple in his thoughts.
Is it really me that he wants to protect? In the past, when he was young, maybe it was. But now, what he wants to protect more is the eldest grandson family behind him, the group of nobles in Longyou!"
"I understand why I don't like to hear what he says. Because I can feel that his thoughts are not for me. His position is not the country, the country, or the court, but the prosperity of his eldest grandson's family in the next hundred years!"
Li Shimin sighed and said: "The people I need are people who put loyalty and patriotism before the interests of the family. Only such people, their thoughts and actions are truly for this country."
"I want to train a group of people like this!" Li Shimin's eyes burst out with light, and he ordered Eunuch Gao: "High officials, pass on my decree and summon Qingque, Ma Zhou, and Changsun Chong to meet at Taiji Palace after the court meeting.
I."
"Promise." Eunuch Gao solemnly agreed. Although Ma Zhou was still in Luoyang at this time, there was more than enough time to rush to Luoyang in time for the meeting tomorrow, as Fei Ge sent the message and Chi Dao was there.
…
Ma Zhou received the message from Chang'an in the middle of the night and was so excited that he could not help himself. In this world, at this time, no one knew better than him what it meant to call him to Chang'an at this time. It was not that he had predicted it, but that Li Mu was there.
When he left Luoyang for Yangzhou, he had a deep conversation with him. In that conversation, Li Mu promised him that if things in Luoyang were handled well, he would have a great future.
However, Li Mu did not explain how promising this future was. It was not until the Chinese New Year that Ma Zhou wrote a New Year greeting note to Li Mu according to etiquette, and received a reply letter, and the mystery was solved. Li Mu told Ma Zhou in the letter,
He mentioned the "cabinet" matter to Li Shimin, and told him that if one day he received a letter from Chang'an flying pigeons and urgently summoned him back to Chang'an to face the Holy Spirit, it would probably be for this reason.
The letter told Ma Zhou that if he received a letter from Fei Ge, he would send him a letter from Fei Ge, and then he could return to Chang'an first and wait for His Majesty's arrangements before handing over the affairs of Luoyang City. All matters of Luoyang City were handed over.
After that, the two of them had nothing to do with each other. In the future, when Ma Zhou does things again, if he encounters something involving Li Mu, he doesn't need to remember his old feelings and just handle it impartially.
The letter also advised Ma Zhou to go to Chang'an. If he wanted to be a good official and show his ambitions, he should remember not to get too close to any faction. He should be a lonely minister and a direct minister, as long as his starting point is for the Tang Dynasty.
In the country, the country, and the country, with selfless thoughts and distractions, one can rise rapidly to the top. Even if he holds the power of prime minister and assistant in the future, it is not impossible.
At the end of the letter, Li Mu reminded Ma Zhou not to forget to burn the letters between the two. Of course, Ma Zhou did not have to destroy them, but this might harm him. Ma Zhou couldn’t figure out why it would harm him. Could it be that in the future
Will Li Mu rebel one day? But Ma Zhou still decided to believe Li Mu, so the first thing he did after receiving the letter from Fei Ge was to burn all the letters he had with Li Mu. Then he packed his bags and took a ride overnight
The horse-drawn carriage returned to Chang'an.
When he arrived in Chang'an, the city gate of Chang'an City had not yet opened. Ma Zhou waited for half an hour before entering Chang'an City. When he saw the young eunuch sent by Eunuch Gao to pick him up, he led him around the Liangyi Palace.
, when they came to wait outside the Tai Chi Palace, the court meeting happened to be dismissed. Not long after, Li Shimin arrived at the entrance of the Tai Chi Palace, and Ma Zhou quickly bowed and saluted.
He did not raise his head and could not see Li Shimin's expression, but he could feel that His Majesty was in a bad mood today. Ma Zhou held his breath and did not dare to make a sound, for fear that his breathing would be wrong and Li Shimin would be unhappy.
There was no sound for a long time. Ma Zhou was standing at the door, neither leaving nor staying. He was very anxious in his heart. At this moment, Ma Zhou heard footsteps beside him and looked up secretly. Two old men came over.
Acquaintances. One was Li Tai, King of Wei, and the other was Sun Chong, the current president of Datang Bank. The two were led by the young eunuch to Ma Zhou. The three looked at each other, and they all looked down at each other honestly. It was obvious that each other
They were all a little confused. They didn't know what Li Shimin meant by calling them here.
Time passed little by little, and the three people's feet became a little numb when they stood. But they did not dare to move, so they had to move their ankles little by little, for fear of being discovered by the little eunuch next to them.
Suddenly, the palace door creaked, and Eunuch Gao walked out, looked at the three of them, saluted Li Tai first, and then said: "Your Majesty has a decree for you three to appear before you."
The three of them responded, with Li Tai as the leader, Changsun Chong as the second, and Ma Zhou as the last, and entered the Tai Chi Palace together.
Li Shimin was still angry, but when he saw Li Tai, his face brightened a little, and he nodded to Eunuch Gao. The young eunuch took the three brocade piers, and the three of them thanked him and sat down.
"Do you know why I am so angry today?" Li Shimin didn't wait for their answer and said to himself, "I want to imitate the emperor of the Han Dynasty and order the clan and meritorious officials to guard the feudal state and inherit it from generation to generation. There are no civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty.
The only one who objects is that old guy Wei Zheng, who calls me a fool and doesn’t give him any face. I really should kill him!"
Li Shimin said bitterly: "I should have killed him long ago!"
The three of them did not dare to speak. It is believed that Li Shimin had made his words very clear and hinted clearly enough. It would have been fine to just stand on the emperor's side and rebuke Wei Zheng. But it was Wei Zheng after all. The power of this man's words could not be better than that of the emperor.
Apart from losing to Li Mu, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, including Li Shimin, had never suffered a defeat. Judging from the previous record, Li Shimin always compromised in all disputes between Wei Zheng and Li Shimin. This time, since Wei Zheng risked the disapproval of the world,
He expressed his opinions on the issue of enfeoffment and made the emperor so angry. This matter will definitely not be let go and there will definitely be follow-up.
If we take a stand now, the emperor will eventually give in. Wouldn't it mean that he is unflattering inside and out?
Li Tai remained silent because he was the King of Qin and one of the parties involved. If he agreed or disagreed, he would be criticized. If he disagreed, his relatives would be unhappy. If he agreed, he would be suspected of seeking a title for himself.
.More importantly, Li Tai doesn't have to get involved in this matter at all. He is a prince and his legitimate son. Li Shimin will not enfeoff anyone and will not leave him behind, so unless he is stupid, otherwise this kind of
He will definitely not do anything that is thankless.
Seeing that the three of them were silent, Li Shimin looked around, stared at Li Tai, and said: "Since the three of you are here, please express your opinions. In the Tai Chi Palace today, those who speak are not guilty, regardless of you.
Whatever I say, I will not incriminate, nor will it fall into the ears of others. Qingque, come on, I want to hear what my son thinks about this matter."
"Father..." Li Tai opened his mouth and saw the look in Li Shimin's eyes. He had to smile bitterly. Seeing this look, he knew that no matter how reluctant he was to get involved, he had to express his opinion. In this case, then he
He said whatever he thought in his mind. When he thought of this, Li Tai said: "Father, when we were discussing the enfeoffment, my son was involved. I shouldn't have said more, but since my father asked about it, I put it aside."
Let’s talk briefly about the identity of the prince.”
"I think that enfeoffment is right, but to limit the power, neither the vassal king nor the important ministers can override the officials of the court. If privileges are given, where will the laws of the Tang Dynasty be placed? I think
This is what I want to remind my father, I hope he will think twice."
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said: "Qing Que is right. The law of the Tang Dynasty is unshakable. I show kindness to the important officials of the clan, not to give them special exceptions and let them dominate." He moved his eyes to Changsun Chong.
, said: "Chong'er, do you have any opinion on this, but it doesn't matter!"
Changsun stood up and said respectfully: "In my opinion, this is your Majesty's family matter, and you shouldn't say much..."
Li Shimin said irritably: "There is no need to say this. Since I ask you to speak, just say it. If you don't want to talk too much, say it quickly!"
"I also thought of something and wanted to remind Your Majesty. Assuming that enfeoffment is implemented,
"Father..." Li Tai opened his mouth and saw the look in Li Shimin's eyes. He had to smile bitterly. Seeing this look, he knew that no matter how reluctant he was to get involved, he had to express his opinion. In this case, then he
He said whatever he thought in his mind. When he thought of this, Li Tai said: "Father, when we were discussing the enfeoffment, my son was involved. I shouldn't have said more, but since my father asked about it, I put it aside."
Let’s talk briefly about the identity of the prince.”
"I think that enfeoffment is right, but to limit the power, neither the vassal king nor the important ministers can override the officials of the court. If privileges are given, where will the laws of the Tang Dynasty be placed? I think
This is what I want to remind my father, I hope he will think twice."
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said: "Qing Que is right. The law of the Tang Dynasty is unshakable. I show kindness to the important officials of the clan, not to give them special exceptions and let them dominate." He moved his eyes to Changsun Chong.
, said: "Chong'er, do you have any opinion on this, but it doesn't matter!"
Changsun stood up and said respectfully: "In my opinion, this is your Majesty's family matter, and you shouldn't say much..."
Li Shimin said irritably: "There is no need to say this. Since I ask you to speak, just say it. If you don't want to talk too much, say it quickly!"
"I also thought of something and wanted to remind Your Majesty. Assuming that enfeoffment is implemented,
"Father..." Li Tai opened his mouth and saw the look in Li Shimin's eyes. He had to smile bitterly. Seeing this look, he knew that no matter how reluctant he was to get involved, he had to express his opinion. In this case, then he
He said whatever he thought in his mind. When he thought of this, Li Tai said: "Father, when we were discussing the enfeoffment, my son was involved. I shouldn't have said more, but since my father asked about it, I put it aside."
Let’s talk briefly about the identity of the prince.”
"I think that enfeoffment is right, but to limit the power, neither the vassal king nor the important ministers can override the officials of the court. If privileges are given, where will the laws of the Tang Dynasty be placed? I think
This is what I want to remind my father, I hope he will think twice."
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said: "Qing Que is right. The law of the Tang Dynasty is unshakable. I show kindness to the important officials of the clan, not to give them special exceptions and let them dominate." He moved his eyes to Changsun Chong.
, said: "Chong'er, do you have any opinion on this, but it doesn't matter!"
Changsun stood up and said respectfully: "In my opinion, this is your Majesty's family matter, and you shouldn't say much..."
Li Shimin said irritably: "There is no need to say this. Since I ask you to speak, just say it. If you don't want to talk too much, say it quickly!"
"I also thought of something and wanted to remind Your Majesty. Assuming that enfeoffment is implemented,
"Father..." Li Tai opened his mouth and saw the look in Li Shimin's eyes. He had to smile bitterly. Seeing this look, he knew that no matter how reluctant he was to get involved, he had to express his opinion. In this case, then he
He said whatever he thought in his mind. When he thought of this, Li Tai said: "Father, when we were discussing the enfeoffment, my son was involved. I shouldn't have said more, but since my father asked about it, I put it aside."