Li Mu ran far away, and Eunuch Gao led someone into the palace. He looked around, waved his hand, and asked the palace attendants to retreat.
Eunuch Gao picked up the ceremonial knife on the ground and put it on the shelf again, then stood beside him with his hands tied. The people who followed him in saluted Li Shimin and Queen Changsun and said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang, join the Queen."
"How's the check going?"
Yuan Tiangang replied: "Li Mu's father-in-law used money to hire almost all the rogue idlers in the east and west cities. These idlers also instigated their own mothers-in-law and relatives, and entangled more than 200 people. These idlers and rogues were all members of the market.
Those who are used to fighting are good at playing dirty tricks. There are few injuries on their side, and most of the injuries are superficial injuries. But on Shandong Daru's side... the injuries are more serious. Although there is no fear of life, the bones and tendons are broken.
The failure was inevitable. When I came here, I received news that almost all the doctors in Chang'an had gone to Lu's house, and the screams could not be heard. As for the cost of hiring people, the news I heard now is that you will not do anything if you curse people.
The scolding started again, twice. A few leading women stared at the scholar and gave him five guan of money. Now that the money has been distributed, they all went home happily."
Li Shimin nodded. The information Yuan Tiangang investigated was exactly the same as what Li Mu himself confessed. The doubt in his heart about Li Mu disappeared.
"Have you paid the medical expenses that I asked the Shandong nobles to pay to the people?"
"Already given." Yuan Tiangang said: "It was given by Lu Zhaoling, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He is the nephew of the Louvre. The Louvre was also injured, so he had to come forward. At first, he gave one hundred guan, but
Those women refused, and finally added another fifty guan, for a total of 150 guan. They were worried that the people would make trouble again, so they even signed a note on the spot."
"Haha!" Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh and said: "If I had known this, why would I have bothered to deal with them in the first place? These Shandong nobles really had to have a brat like Li Mu to deal with them!"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Tiangang and said, "Have you ever found out whether Li Mu passed news to the palace?"
Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said: "I checked it, and it's not bad. Unless..." Yuan Tiangang didn't elaborate on what he said, but just glanced at Eunuch Gao.
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this old slave never helped Zhuluhou deliver the news. The old slave just asked the Jinwu guards not to stop the people. The Zhuluhou just told the old slave that he would give the old slave five gold cakes.
The old slave is willing to dedicate it to His Majesty."
"Five pieces of gold cake! Hmph!" Li Shimin punched the table and said to Queen Changsun: "You see, this guy is really rich, even richer than me!"
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Your Majesty has to take care of the people of the world. No matter how much money you have, it will not be enough. Li Mu is good at making money. This time, Eunuch Gao helped him. It is appropriate for him to be grateful and repay the favor. From this,
It can be seen that this child is really not greedy for money, and he has the style of a famous scholar in the Wei and Jin Dynasties."
"I just know how to praise him. If I hadn't known about you, I would have thought that you were bribed by him!"
Queen Changsun smiled and said nothing. Li Shimin looked at Eunuch Gao and said: "Since it was given to you by that boy, how could I be embarrassed to ask for it? You can keep it and reward your godsons and grandchildren. If they call you ancestor, why don't you give it to me?"
Isn’t it just for some reward?”
Eunuch Gao hurriedly said: "Old slave, thank you for your understanding."
"Okay, I'm tired, please leave."
"promise."
Eunuch Gao and Yuan Tiangang retreated, and Li Shimin said to Queen Changsun: "Queen, are you worrying too much? This child is smart, but he doesn't look like someone who is very powerful in the city. He probably didn't plan well. I think he
When he answered the question to me, his eyes were clear and he didn't look like someone with a ghost in his heart. Besides, I really couldn't imagine what good this would do to him."
Queen Changsun said: "I can't think of the reason for him to do this, but my intuition tells me that this matter is not as simple as Li Mu said. Let's talk about his trick, at least I think it is definitely not like smashing the wall.
Ridiculous. Have you ever thought about it, Your Majesty? He is saying that Duke Su will let him go, but Your Majesty is reluctant to kill him. What if Duke Su doesn’t let him go? Your Majesty insists on killing him? Isn’t he dead? And don’t forget, Your Majesty.
, he is a person with Suhui. Even if, as Yuan Tiangang said, his Suhui has been integrated with him, but since he is Suhui, how can he be willing to put his own safety in the hands of others? Therefore, I feel,
The trump card he is counting on must be his father, but now he doesn't know how he contacted his father, or whether he has confidence that his father will save him... I can't guess this."
"Let him go." Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "To be honest, I really can't bear to let him go. And although the commotion was bigger this time, the Shandong nobles showed their trump cards. If it hadn't happened this time,
, I didn’t know that the power of the Shandong nobles in the court had reached this level..."
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said: "It seems that some people's positions need to be moved."
Empress Changsun murmured, as if she was hesitating whether to speak. Li Shimin saw her and said, "We are husband and wife. If there is anything we can't say, just say what you want to say."
"Your Majesty, I feel that it is inappropriate for people in the harem to criticize the affairs of the court. But since Your Majesty asked, I will tell you." Empress Changsun said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I remember that we talked about it a few days ago.
When Prime Minister Du was ill, His Majesty once mentioned that he wanted Wei Zheng to be the minister's right servant, but now it seems inappropriate."
"Hmph! I'm just talking. The position of Minister Youpu She is so important, how can I appoint him?"
Queen Changsun said again: "But Your Majesty, if you don't use Wei Zheng, who will you use?"
"Who..." Li Shimin was stunned, hesitated, and said: "The person I have in mind is the auxiliary machine..."
"No!" Empress Changsun said seriously: "Your Majesty promised to be my concubine."
"Alas..." Li Shimin was troubled and said: "If we don't use auxiliary machines, who else can we do? Who is qualified for civil and military affairs in this dynasty? I can't be asked to invite my uncle, right?"
The uncle Li Shimin mentioned was Shen Guogong Gao Shilian. His talents were limited. If he were to serve as the right servant of the minister, he would probably only be a yes man.
Queen Changsun said: "My uncle is old, and he is also a relative, let alone a relative. I have a candidate in my mind, your Majesty might as well listen to it."
"explain."
"How about Li Jing?"
"Li Jing?" Li Shimin frowned slightly and said: "I also know that I have treated him badly a few days ago, but he is now the Minister of the Ministry of War. If he were to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, his qualifications and talents would be enough, but this Minister of the Ministry of War
Who will take over? It can’t be done at the same time, right?”
"Hou Junji can be the minister of the Ministry of War."
"Hou Junji..." Li Shimin nodded and said: "Hou Junji did make great efforts in those years. I have awarded rewards to all the meritorious officials in recent years. Compared with his merits, Hou Junji's rewards are indeed a little less.
, it would be a good idea to make him Minister of the Ministry of War."
Li Shimin thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "It still doesn't work, Queen, there is one thing you may not have considered. My uncle and Li Jing are quite at odds over Queen Xiao's matter. My uncle is still serving as the imperial censor. If
Li Jingjin's right servant shot, and he was overwhelmed by it. My uncle's temper was so explosive, how could he be willing to do it? Those censors have very good noses, and they smelled the opportunity, so why didn't they line up to write a letter of impeachment? "
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have thought of this. Li Jing must be rewarded for his merits, and your uncle's fault in impeaching Li Jing, your Majesty also knows in your heart that they are all based on rumors. If Li Jing is promoted, he must be given a reward.
Explain. As the prince grew older, he began to have his own ideas. Officials in the East Palace often came to my concubine and said that the prince was disobedient to discipline. I thought to myself that most people would not be able to control the prince. My uncle is a very good person.
It is better to appoint him as the prince's young master to discipline the prince. The prince has not yet appointed three masters, so the young master is the largest subordinate official in the East Palace. It can not only express his majesty's attitude, but also save his uncle's face. Moreover, his reputation is also good.
He is comparable to the left and right servants, both from the second rank, so my uncle will not think that he is a head shorter than Li Jing."
Li Shimin thought for a while, nodded, and said: "This arrangement is reasonable, but if my uncle is appointed as the prince's young master, who will be the censor? The censor is no different from other official positions. He must be someone I can trust."
Queen Changsun said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of Wei Zheng?"
"Wei Zheng?" When Li Shimin heard this name, he raised his voice eight times, waved his hands repeatedly, and said: "How can Wei Zheng do it? He is not a censor, but he is nagging in my ears every day. If he becomes a censor, I will
Do you still have a good life? No, absolutely not!"
Empress Changsun was not busy, looked at Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, if you think about it carefully, if you don't let him be the imperial censor, will he make less noise? Now you already know that most of the people in the censorship are from Shandong gentry.
If you already have the power, why not just let Wei Zheng be the imperial censor? In this way, you will not only show your strength, but also silence the Shandong nobles, and also eliminate Wei Zheng's illusions about the position of servant.
Your Majesty, won’t you consider it?”
"This..." Li Shimin thought carefully for a while and felt that what Empress Changsun said made sense. Wei Zheng was just like the stones in the pit, smelly and hard. However, he couldn't be killed. He was hostile to anyone wherever he was placed.
Even if you let him be an idle official, he will still be able to write books, be noisy, and be no different from the censor. In this case, it is better to let him be the censor, and consolidate the power of these Shandong nobles into one place, and save money.
They are scattered everywhere, so you have to be careful to guard against them.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin laughed and said: "Having a queen is no less than having an extra prime minister. The queen has considered it carefully, so she did it like this!"
Empress Changsun said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is ridiculous. I really shouldn't talk too much about the affairs of the court. I just saw that Your Majesty has been working so hard for several days in a row, and I couldn't bear it, so..."
"Queen, there is no need to explain, I know your heart! Don't worry, no one can shake my trust in the Queen."