Li Shimin looked down at Wei Zheng and asked word by word: "Wei Zheng, do you want to resign?"
"I am extremely ashamed and have no face to face Your Majesty."
"Okay, Wei Zheng...you!" Li Shimin pointed at Wei Zheng's nose and was about to speak when Eunuch Gao came over and whispered a few words in Li Shimin's ear.
After hearing this, Li Shimin shook his robe sleeves, turned back and sat on the dragon chair, and said: "Dear ladies, Wei Yingluo has been found by Wannian County, and she is now outside the palace. I can ask her about the right and wrong.
I know the senior officials, please bring Wei Yingluo up."
"Xuan, Wei Yingluo comes to see you!"
Wei Yingluo was led by a young eunuch and came in from the outside of the palace tremblingly. When she saw the palace full of civil and military ministers, and then saw Li Shimin with an angry face on the dragon chair, she couldn't help but beat her heart, I just ran away from home.
Why did such a big thing happen? Did it alert His Majesty?
Looking again, there was a carriage with its wheels removed in the middle of the hall. Wei Yingluo's mind was filled with questions, what was going on with this carriage?
There is a man kneeling next to the carriage. How come he looks a bit like my father?
When I got closer, I could see more clearly. Isn't it my dad? What happened to my dad? He was kneeling in the palace. Could it be because of my incident that my dad was implicated?
Wei Zheng was kneeling, and it goes without saying that Wei Yingluo, a daughter, had to kneel as well. Wei Yingluo knelt beside Wei Zheng obediently, with her head lowered, waiting for Li Shimin's inquiry.
Li Shimin had some impressions of Wei Yingluo, and there seemed to be a connection there on the opening day of Heaven and Earth. He had just heard an outline from Eunuch Gao, and knew that Wei Yingluo had run away from home, so he couldn't help but feel a little angry. In a macho man like Li Shimin,
When people think about it, a woman should follow the example of his empress, the eldest grandson, who is virtuous, virtuous, smart, well-informed, and sensible. Running away from home is an unfilial act. Wei Yingluo did such a thing, which made Li Shimin feel very bad.
not good.
Li Shimin asked in a deep voice: "Are you Wei Yingluo?"
"Wei Yingluo, a citizen girl, pays homage to Your Majesty."
"Did someone kidnap you yesterday?"
Wei Yingluo was a little confused and didn't know how to answer. Of course Li Shimin would not give her a chance to discuss with Wei Zheng, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the truth, tell the truth!"
Wei Yingluo was a little frightened, so she had no choice but to tell the truth, "A civilian girl... no one kidnapped me, a civilian girl ran away from home."
"runaway!"
The civil and military officials were in an uproar, and looked at Wei Zheng with a bit of sympathy. Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, your daughter ran away from home, and you had to rely on Li Mu. This is really ridiculous! Now your daughter admits it herself
You ran away from home, how could Li Mu let you go?
It's still too urgent, Wei Xuancheng!
Even if Li Mu embarrasses you and threatens you, if you want to get rid of him quickly, you can't afford to use such despicable methods. Now that you've screwed up, let's see how you end up!
Li Shimin stopped asking, looked at Wei Zheng, and said, "Wei Zheng, what else do you have to say?"
Now that things have happened, Wei Zheng is still a bachelor and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for finding a daughter for me. I am very happy and grateful. Thank you very much for your kindness."
The veins on Li Shimin's forehead popped up, and he said angrily: "Wei Zheng, I don't want to hear this nonsense from you. You know what I want to ask you, why don't you get it from the truth!"
"Chen, no!"
The word 'no' is the explanation for everything. Now that the real situation is over, what Wei Zheng can do is to stop the loss as much as possible. Treating Lu Zhilin as an abandoned son is to stop the loss, and resigning is also to stop the loss. He wants to solve this matter
The implication ends here, and does not involve other forces in the Shandong gentry. No, that means he does not acknowledge everything Li Mu said. There is no connection or selfishness. He just loves his daughter so much that he only listens and believes.
"Wei Zheng!" Li Shimin stood up and was about to have a fit when Li Mu in the carriage spoke up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Li Shimin suppressed his anger and said: "You say."
"Your Majesty, now that Miss Wei has been found, I have to say what I have been holding back in my heart. I know that now your Majesty and all the princes will feel that I, Li Mu, will not let go of such a good opportunity and will make trouble for Mr. Wei.
"
Li Mu sighed: "But you are wrong. Although I, Li Mu, am not a gentleman, I am tolerant of others. Mr. Wei loves his daughter very much and does not want his daughter to have anything to do with people like me. I can understand that."
We are different and do not conspire with each other. This has been the case throughout the ages. Therefore, I believe what Mr. Wei said, whether it is true or false. But there are some words that I must say because it concerns Miss Wei’s reputation.
If you don't say it, I'm afraid it will cause misunderstanding."
"I, Li Mu, are a manly man. I don't want to involve any woman in anything, not even the daughter of my enemy."
"Wei Gong said that the day before yesterday, Lu Zhilin told him that I met with Miss Wei. The matter was indeed true. No evidence is needed. I will testify. But why Wei Gong and Lu Zhilin met are not clear. I can help you.
Clear up confusion.”
"That day I had something to see my father-in-law and I went to Jingdong Market. I met a group of beggars. Seeing how pitiful they were, I gave them steamed buns to eat. One of them, about eight years old, thanked me after eating the steamed buns.
He gave me half a candied fruit. I recognized that the candied fruit was the candied fruit specially purchased when Heaven and Earth opened for business. And the person who could get this candied fruit was definitely not this child, so I was curious about who gave it to him.
Eat candied fruit.”
"So, I sent people to follow these beggars and found their residence, an abandoned house in Guangdefang. I saw Miss Wei and her maid preparing porridge for the beggars."
"The porridge was clear and lacked water, but I knew that the situation in the Wei family was not very well-off, so I was still touched by Miss Wei's kindness, so I wanted to help. However, I thought that Wei Gong and I had different positions after all, and I was worried that it would bring trouble to Miss Wei.
There was no unnecessary misunderstanding, so I pretended to be a bad person and took the beggar and Miss Wei to my father-in-law's grocery store. I bought a sheep, slaughtered it, cooked it, and entertained them. I also asked my father-in-law,
It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. If you raise these children, I am afraid that they will "fight for the kindness of rice and the hatred of rice". When they grow up, they will not only forget the kindness, but will become resentful. It is better to find something for them to do.
, even if it’s sweeping the floor, it’s considered self-reliant.”
"I first placed them in an empty shop in Jingdongji to protect them from the cold. I also paid for them to buy new clothes and shoes for them at Mrs. Peony's shop, and sent people to repair the abandoned house where they lived...
...As for Miss Wei, Your Majesty, can you ask her personally whether I have ever been disrespectful to her?" Li Mu chuckled lightly and said: "Maybe I, Li Mu, really have money and no place to spend it. For these beggars, I
After all, it cost dozens of dollars."
"If this matter were not in this situation today, I would not have mentioned it, and no one would have known about it. I, Li Mu, always do things as I please. I just feel it is worth it in my heart. I don't ask anyone to tell me anything.
Well, don't use this kind of false reputation. But I feel that even if it is not a righteous deed, it cannot be regarded as an evil deed, right? I never thought that after Lu Yushi learned about this matter, it would become a basis for him to attack me.
, saying that I molested civilian girls."
"Ha..." Li Mu sighed and said: "Your Majesty, right and wrong are confused. I have nothing to say, and I don't bother to argue. Your Majesty, I have finished what I said. Now, I also want to know why Miss Wei left home.
If you run away, please ask Miss Wei to clarify your doubts."
Li Shimin looked at Wei Yingluo and said, "Wei Yingluo, why did you run away from home?"
Wei Yingluo's head was filled with confusion. She somewhat understood, but she didn't quite understand. She didn't know what impact her words would have. Now it seemed that her father was in conflict with Li Mu again, and it was her.
His father is being unreasonable. If he tells the truth, will he be harmed?
But if he lies, will it harm Li Mu?
Of course Wei Yingluo didn't want to hurt her father, but the inexplicable emotion lingering in her heart made her unable to bear hurting Li Mu. Moreover, after listening to what she just said, it was obvious that her father was bullying Li Mu unreasonably. Did she want to
Are you aiding the evildoer?
Wei Yingluo was stunned and muttered not knowing what to say.
Li Shimin became even more angry and asked again: "Wei Yingluo, I'm asking you, but you still don't answer?"
Never mind! Tell the truth!
Wei Yingluo was worried and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the daughter of the people ran away from home was because she felt that her father was unfair. After I came home that day, my father heard what Lu Yushi said, so he reprimanded me and made me swear not to do anything wrong.
I started to interact with Marquis Zhulu again. The daughter of the people was thinking about those children, and she felt that Marquis Zhulu was a kind-hearted person, not as bad as his father said, so she didn't agree... My father punished me to kneel in front of my ancestors to repent, and I knelt for a whole day.
I fainted after one night. When I woke up, I was very sad. My father was so unreasonable and he no longer looked like the father in my heart. So the girl got mad and planned to run away from home..."
Wei Yingluo lowered her head, tears streaming down her face, which made people look pitiful.
When all the officials heard this, they all felt that Wei Zheng was too stubborn. It was really cruel to let such a weak daughter kneel for a day and a night. The censors who were kneeling on the ground all looked at Wei Yingluo angrily.
.How can there be such a daughter who makes trouble for her father? It’s better to kill such a daughter!
Li Shimin also sighed after hearing this. Although Wei Yingluo's experience was pitiful, it was really unfilial for her to run away from home because of this matter. Even if Wei Zheng handled his own family affairs, others had no reason to blame him.
.It’s hard to say whether this matter is right or wrong. But one thing is certain, Wei Yingluo’s running away from home had nothing to do with Li Mu, but was caused by Wei Zheng.
"So, the so-called theft of dinner was also your fault?"
Wei Yingluo sobbed and nodded, saying: "Reporting to Your Majesty, a common girl thought that she must bring something to eat when she runs away from home, so she took the steamed bun away. She hasn't eaten it yet, but it's in Pearl's baggage."
"Who is Pearl?"
"She is the maid of a common woman."
"I don't understand, why didn't you take any money with you when you ran away from home? Or maybe it's fine! You only brought some steamed buns, how many meals can you eat?"
Wei Yingluo pursed her lower lips and whispered: "Your Majesty, the girl's family has no money."