Before Li Mu could bow, Li Shimin had already supported him and said: "The treacherous son is despicable. If you hadn't stopped him, he would have almost done something unforgivable. I gave you a gift by letting you supervise the studies of the prince and the king of Yue.
The power to control the prince. Not to mention, you blocked a sword for him... Li Mu, I have recorded your thoughts." After saying that, he looked at Li You and said sternly: "Why don't you come here and give it to me?
Zhuluhou kowtows and admits his mistake?"
Li You frowned and said: "Father, my son and grandson are the sons of dragons. I can kneel to my ancestors, I can kneel to my grandpa, I can kneel to you and my mother and concubine. For a small marquis, I would rather die than kneel!"
Li Shimin was furious: "You're a traitor! How dare you not listen to me? Come on."
Li Mu smiled, stopped Li Shimin, and said: "Your Majesty, whether I discipline King Yan or block his sword, it's not because King Yan is King Yan, but because he is your Majesty's son, that's all. What I see is
Your Majesty, you are not the King of Yan. I don’t care whether the King of Yan admits his mistake or not.”
Li Shimin sighed: "It's hard for you to be so lenient. Li Mu, I have made you feel wronged. You don't have to harm my face. You can handle this matter how you want to handle it. I will never interfere with your decision!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Mu turned his gaze and looked at Li You. Li You looked at him and said, "Stop being hypocritical. If you want to take revenge on me, just take revenge!"
"King Yan is such a good man!"
"That's natural. I'm not afraid of anything, not even death. Come on!"
Concubine Yin De quickly covered Li You's mouth, looked at Li Mu imploringly, and said: "Zhulu Hou, I apologize to you on behalf of my son. Please spare him. He is still young and ignorant..."
"Concubine De, there is no need to worry. I have no intention of doing anything to King Yan." Li Mu pondered for a while and then said, "Your Majesty, please handle today's matter as the Minister-in-Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Li Shimin didn't know what kind of medicine Li Mu was selling in the gourd, but he still agreed and said, "I said I'll let you do whatever you want, whatever you say will be the case."
Li Mu nodded and said: "Then I will handle it as the chief minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. First of all, for the sake of the royal family's face, this matter should not be made public. I issued a silence order and left the palace. After today, this matter
Don’t mention it again.”
Li Shimin nodded, this was exactly what he wanted.
"The guard outside the Changle Gate neglected his duty and turned a blind eye to King Yan's atrocities. He is guilty. He was transferred out of the palace and assigned to Dingxiang Zhechong Mansion. He was not allowed to return to the court for three years."
The guards all thought that they would inevitably die, but they did not expect that they were only sent to Zhechong Mansion in Dingxiang. After escaping, they were still dissatisfied and knelt down to accept the punishment.
After dealing with the unimportant people, Li Mu looked at Li You. Li You said he was not afraid, but in fact his heart was already in his throat. Thinking from his perspective, if he were Li Mu, he would definitely take this opportunity to retaliate and save himself.
Man, he was a little scared.
Just when his heart was about to jump out of his throat, Li Mu looked at Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, I heard something when I was chatting with the Supreme Emperor. In the fourth year of Wude, the Supreme Emperor lamented that King Wei Huai had no children, so he changed
Grant Qingque the title of King of Wei to succeed King Huai of Wei. Is this possible?"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "This is indeed the case. At that time, Qingque was my second son, and his highest title in the future was only the first-grade county prince. However, his father made him the first-grade king of Wei. This pair of
For Qingque, this is a great favor."
"So it can be said that it has long been a common practice to adopt adopted children to brothers?"
Li Shimin probably heard something and frowned slightly. After a while, he nodded.
Li Mu sighed and said: "Today's incident happened because of your majesty's son and Prince Yin's daughter. In order to teach King Yan a lesson, and also to get King Yan to dispel thoughts that should not exist, I suggested that King Yan be the successor of Prince Yin."
Heir, continue the legacy of Prince Yin. This move will not only resolve the current problems, but also demonstrate the brotherhood between Your Majesty and Prince Yin. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"This..." Li Shimin hesitated.
Adopting an heir to a brother is not a new thing. Let’s not talk about Li Tai’s case. Before this, Li Shimin had a second son who died early, the King of Chu Li Kuan, who also adopted his younger brother Li Zhiyun as his heir, and so on, examples
A lot. Although it is adopted in name, it actually does not affect anything. It is just a formality.
However, it still depends on the situation.
Li Xuanba and Li Zhiyun were both brothers who died young, and they were both concubines. They had no conflicts of interest with him as the second brother. As for Li Jiancheng, the two of them had seized the throne. Li Jiancheng's sons all died in
In his hands, if Li You is allowed to be Li Jiancheng's heir at this time, the world will say anything.
"...It's not appropriate." Li Shimin held it in for a long time and finally spit out three words.
However, Li Mu still persisted and said: "Didn't your Majesty say that this matter is handled by me? I understand your majesty's concerns. But I believe that it is not the behavior of a man to be timid because of worries about the possible consequences. Your Majesty and Prince Yin
The dispute between the two is a state matter. And the brotherly relationship between Your Majesty and Prince Yin is a family matter. Your Majesty continues the incense for your brother. This is a 'righteousness'. If the people of the world want to criticize it, it is the world's fault. Your Majesty is the emperor, why?
Afraid of what others say?"
Li Mu's last sentence, "Why are you afraid of people's words?" obviously spoke to Li Shimin's heart. Li Shimin nodded heavily and said: "Well, why are you afraid of people's words? Let's do it like this. I will issue an order tomorrow and do it according to your wishes."
"I won't do it!" Li You shouted, and Concubine Yin De quickly covered his mouth and said repeatedly: "He agreed, Your Majesty, Zhuluhou, he agreed!"
Li Mu smiled, expressed that he didn't mind, and continued: "As a punishment for today's incident, I suggest that King Yan go to Gaoyangyuan and observe mourning for Prince Yin for three months. Does your Majesty think it is okay?"
Li Shimin glanced at Zheng Guanyin and hesitated: "In this case, does this make this rebellious son easier?"
Li Mu came to Zheng Guanyin and said: "Although King Yan made mistakes, fortunately he did not make a big mistake. Please give me some thin noodles from Crown Princess Yin, and I will ask for your help on your behalf."
Zheng Guanyin sighed and said: "For the sake of Zhuluhou rescuing my daughter, let's do it like this. Since there is nothing to do here, we will go back." After saying that he was about to leave, Li Mu stretched out his hand to stop him and said:
"Please wait a moment and cover your daughter's eyes first."
"what are you up to?"
"Wait a moment." Li Mu didn't explain, turned around, picked up the sword Li Shimin dropped, and walked towards Yin Hongzhi.
Concubine Yin De saw the cruel look in Li Mu's eyes and said in horror: "Zhu Luhou, what are you going to do? Are you going to kill my brother? Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!"
Li Shimin turned a deaf ear and obviously acquiesced. Yin Hongzhi taught his son like this and deserved to die. Li Mu almost died in his hands, so revenge is deserved.
"Ouch...!"
A flash of silver light!
Although his mouth was pouting, he still let out a shrill scream. Yin Hongzhi broke away from the guard and fell to the ground, rolling around, with blood all over the ground.
Li Mu dropped his sword, bent down to pick up the ear from the ground, and threw it in front of Yin Hongzhi. Everyone was shocked, including Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and Queen Changsun. No one expected that Li Mu could be so cruel.
He cut off Yin Hongzhi’s ears! Such an insult made him feel more uncomfortable than killing him!
"Yin Changshi, those words you said made me feel sick. You lingered at the palace wall for a long time, did you think I didn't see you? It's just that I don't know you and don't know who you are. I thought you were the eunuch of the East Palace.
, I just didn’t take you seriously. As the chief historian of the palace and King Yan’s uncle, you don’t know who the people in Changle Clan are? Seeing that King Yan was about to do something wrong, you not only did not stop it, but instead condoned it.
What is your intention? Are you worthy of His Majesty and your biological sister, Concubine De? I won’t make any malicious speculations. You did it on purpose. However, I, Li Mu, will retaliate. If you stab me with a sword, I will not do it.
Is it fair to give you a sword back?"
"If you want revenge, I'm waiting for you at any time. I almost died in your hands, and this matter is not over yet! I won't kill you today because I want to spare you for the sake of Concubine De. Do not mess with me again in the future.
, even if you are dealt with by Your Majesty, I will kill you first. Remember this, Yin Changshi!"
After Li Mu finished speaking coldly, he wiped the blood on his hands, turned around, and saluted Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, I failed to control my temper and hurt someone again. Please punish me."
"Alas!" Li Shimin waved his hand, and Eunuch Gao hurriedly led people to pull Yin Hongzhi, Li You and others out. Li You was so frightened that he wet his pants. Although he was arrogant and domineering, he was only a ten-year-old child.
, when had he ever seen such a cruel person? Suddenly he felt a little regretful. If he had known that Li Mu was such a person, it would be better not to offend him. He, he actually cut off his uncle's ear in front of his father!
So scary!!
"You spared his life, which is already considered benevolent. How can I punish you... But, Li Mu, your temper still needs to be tempered. Although you did nothing wrong, you were too cruel."
The superior should have a kind heart, you look like a knight-errant."
"Your Majesty, I don't understand this. I only know that kindness must be repaid and hatred must be retaliated. If a person is not ruthless, he cannot stand firm. I almost died in his hands. Logically speaking, I should kill him quickly, but
He is the younger brother of Empress Dowager De, and I cannot kill him. I think there is nothing wrong in cutting off one of his ears as a punishment."
Li Mu turned back to look at Concubine Yin De and said, "What do you think, Concubine Yin De?"
"No, that's right."
Concubine Yin De was also taken aback by Li Mu's aura and was so frightened that she could not speak. Empress Changsun, on the other hand, was calm, glared at Li Mu, and helped Concubine Yin De away. She was borrowing money from the donkey to stay. How could she stay?
Are you falling out with Zheng Guanyin?
After more than half of the people had left, the hall became quiet. Li Chengqian looked at the ears on the ground and then at the blood-stained sword, feeling filled with pride.
This is what a real man is, rejoicing in grudges! When will I be able to do such a heroic act like my elder brother?
Li Mu did not forget the purpose of entering the palace today. While his back was turned to Zheng and his daughter, he winked at Li Shimin and suddenly fell to the ground.