Chang'an City has been very lively recently. Envoys from various countries have been coming to Chang'an at the invitation of the Tang Dynasty to participate in Li Shimin's coronation ceremony as the 'Khan of Heaven'. In fact, Li Shimin tried to do it as early as the year before last, but there were very few responders at that time.
.The reason is that strength speaks for itself.
The Tang Dynasty a year ago did not even avenge the Bianqiao Alliance. Who would respect a loser as the "Khan of Heaven"? But today's Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks and Western Turks, swept Gaochang, and suppressed the Western Regions.
Counting Tuyuhun, Tubo, Goguryeo, etc., there are dozens of these small countries alone. The title of "Khan of Heaven" is quite valuable.
In addition to what happened with Khan that day, there were also undercurrents from various forces in the court.
When Li Mu left Chang'an, all the forces he suppressed, especially the noble families, breathed a long sigh of relief. They had a very deep foundation in the first place, but the momentum of Li Mu's suppression was too strong and fierce, so they couldn't breathe for a while.
He was angry. After Li Mu left, the forces united around him lost their backbone, and everything returned to its original state. Even Changsun Chong, Xu Ji and others were sympathetic to Li Mu and believed that Li Mu's decision was right, but
He couldn't resist the power of the family behind him, so he took advantage of his position to create factions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The stewards gathered in the tea shop now, pretending to be ordinary people, are talking about this, too.
After Li Mu left, the Internal Affairs Office, which was like a small imperial court, had been divided up by various forces. Everything was running smoothly and everyone benefited. However, when Li Mu set foot in Chang'an City, the internal affairs department that was originally taking orders from various forces was
The mansion was suddenly pulled by a huge centripetal force and returned to Li Mu's banner. Even Changsun Chong, Xu Ji and others, who were already in charge, did not care about the power behind them, or even His Majesty's face, holding
All kinds of files were sent to Dali Temple Prison all day long.
This led to a consequence, that is, their plan to carve up the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which had been implemented for a period of time and had brought benefits, was completely paralyzed overnight. They controlled the power, and even the people, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but instead
The most annoying thing is that people like Changsun Chong, Xu Ji and others actually 'rebelled'. What are they doing around Li Mu? He is just a Taoist around his neck. Where did he come from?
So popular?
In order to protect their vested interests, representatives of each family pretended to be ordinary people and stayed in the teahouse, discussing quietly.
It has always been like this, one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink. When there are more people, there is no backbone. Everyone is looking at their own three-acre land, and everyone is worried about it.
They put their own interests first, so quarrels are inevitable. But more importantly, there is really nothing they can do against Li Mu. For a man who can even touch the emperor's women, what else can he not dare to do?
Just like outside rumors, he has already put the knife on his neck. Then he has nothing to be afraid of! If he were to be fucked before he died, it would be somewhat unreasonable. A living person can still follow
Is it a fight between dead men?
Yes, most "discerning people" think that Li Mu is dead. This can be seen from the fact that no one in the court speaks to him. If something happened to Li Mu in the past, there would definitely be a censor.
Impeachment, then someone will always stand up to speak for him. Cheng Yaojin, Tang Jian and other elders who are close to him will inevitably stand up. But this time the situation is different. Not only is there no censor to impeach, but no one is standing up.
Come out to speak for him, as if Li Mu's matter has been forgotten.
To have such an effect, it is obvious that someone is intervening. Because the coronation ceremony of Tian Khan is about to happen, nothing can affect this important event. Li Mu's matter must also be postponed.
So who can influence the officials in the court? The answer is obvious. Your Majesty must have expressed his determination to kill Li Mu, so the officials in the court pretended to be deaf and dumb. After all, Your Majesty,
The reason for killing Li Mu the second time was not that fair and square.
Yes, that must be the case.
The discussion at the teahouse extended to the point where everyone went back to their homes to find their mothers. As the head of the Longyou noble family, it was naturally inappropriate for Changsun Wuji to go to such an occasion, but he wanted to know the news, so he had to send a
Someone went on his behalf. This person could not be a confidant or a stranger. Finally, he found a well-informed steward at home and went to listen.
The steward was indeed known as knowledgeable and memorized. When he came back, he learned all the news and any gossip in front of Changsun Wuji. After Changsun Wuji listened carefully, he rewarded the steward and sent him away.
We drove out of the house through the back door and arrived at Wang Gui's mansion.
In the past few days, Wang Gui has been saying that he is ill and has not been able to go to court.
He can't go to court, so how can he go to court? Wang Ou is his niece. He has known about His Majesty's affection for Wang Ou for many years. Even the fact that he can achieve the position of minister is not without reason.
Relationship. Your Majesty gave him many hints, both covertly and overtly. But he knew that he couldn't deal with his niece, so he kept pretending to be stupid.
In front of the emperor, you can pretend to be stupid, but if you really think that the emperor is a fool, it will be a big mistake. Anyone who thinks that a fool can be the emperor must have their brains wet.
Others may really not know about Wang Ou and Li Mu, but as the Wang family of Taiyuan who is close to Li Mu, how can Wang Gui not know about it? Moreover, Wang Ou is his niece, and both parties are close to Wang Gui.
Could he not know?
You, Wang Gui, are my ministers and servants of the Tang Dynasty. You knew the news and you didn’t tell me? You kept me in the dark?
Can this be cured? Li Shimin went to find trouble with Wang Gui for three days in a row. Wang Gui couldn't stand it anymore and claimed that he was sick at home. At this moment, the Wang family in Taiyuan was arranging to 'import' Kunlun from Linyi and Zhenla
Wang Gui also helped plan the slave matter. Seeing that the profits exceeded expectations, he became more motivated and took a few more days of sick leave.
But asking for leave is not a long-term solution. When the second sick leave was about to expire, Wang Gui really couldn't think of a way out. He sat in the pavilion drinking and thinking hard about countermeasures. At this time, someone came to report,
It was said that my uncle was visiting.
Wang Gui was immediately surprised. Officials like them were basically the leaders of their respective factions. They would not 'visit' to meet each other easily. Visiting showed a feeling of 'asking for help'
, it spreads out as if one person is weaker than the other, which arouses criticism. Usually, we have to make an appointment at a quiet place with a third party, without involving any party, so that we can talk about things properly.
Of course Wang Gui would not think that Changsun Wuji really needed to 'visit' him. There are definitely no more than three people in the world who need him to visit, and he is obviously not one of them. Wang Gui quickly asked someone to
After putting away the food and wine, we were greeted at the door.
"My uncle suddenly came to visit, why?"
"Li Mu's matter." Changsun Wuji did not beat around the bush and said straightforwardly: "Your Majesty has been imprisoning Li Mu for several days, and there has been no news from all parties. And you, the Wang family of Taiyuan, are involved in both sides of this incident.
I came here specifically to ask, has the Taiyuan Wang family thought of a way to escape?"
"Heh," Wang Gui gave a fake smile and said, "What does this have to do with my Taiyuan Wang family? Wang Ou is a married widow. Where is Li Mu? When will the Taiyuan Wang family dare to take care of his affairs? It has to be
Your Majesty is in charge, and His Majesty’s Sacred Heart is arbitrary, so he will naturally make appropriate arrangements.”
Changsun Wuji's face turned cold and he said: "Since you said that, just pretend that I haven't been here. It's just a waste of time." After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave. Wang Gui saw that he was anxious and hurriedly said: "Guo
Uncle, help me, I really can’t think of a good way, so I am comforting myself here. To be honest, I knew the news earlier, but it was only when His Majesty was assassinated in the valley that I discovered some clues. Li Mu threatened me,
Dare I say it? It’s good now, Your Majesty knows, it’s really hard to be a human being with me in the middle!”
"Now there is an opportunity to avoid future troubles forever."
"This..." A smart person doesn't need a second sentence when he speaks. As soon as the words "never have future troubles" came out, Wang Gui understood Changsun Wuji's plan. He wanted to get rid of Li Mu. Although Changsun Wuji looked like
He had no interests involved with Li Mu, and he even received many benefits from Li Mu. However, Li Mu touched a taboo of Changsun Wuji.
For many years, Changsun Wuji has been known as the first person to "conform to the dragon". He is an official in the court and even has the power to read memorials. He is favored beyond measure. Although he is the emperor's brother-in-law, this is because he is the emperor's brother-in-law.
It also shows from the side that Changsun Wuji also has extraordinary abilities.
But since Li Mu arrived, Changsun Wuji's reputation as the "number one" seems to have been shaken. Although Li Mu never took the initiative to mention anything about being number one, Li Shimin followed Li Mu's advice and paid great attention to it.
Everyone can see that Li Shimin intends to train Li Mu to be the "first person of the next generation".
The old number one person is not dead yet, the new number one person will take over? For himself and for the authority of the Changsun family, Changsun Wuji must get rid of Li Mu.
He often follows Li Shimin and knows Li Shimin's heart very accurately. He knows that Li Shimin relies heavily on Li Mu, so he understands that he must not touch Li Mu even for trivial matters. Since he cannot act rashly, he must wait for the right opportunity.
Okay. Make sure to kill him with one strike. If you can't kill him, Li Mu's counterattack will be enough for him to drink a pot.
Dragons have reverse scales. If you want to offend the emperor, the best way is to pull out his reverse scales. As one of the people who knows Li Shimin best in the world, Changsun Wuji naturally knows where Li Shimin's reverse scales are. Wang
Ou is his Ni Lin, because she is the woman he couldn't ask for. There is another Ni Lin that everyone in the world knows, but no one dares to mention. That is the matter of Prince Yin's surviving son. Li Jiancheng was very popular back then.
The beloved crown prince, and it goes without saying how Li Shimin came to the throne. If Li Jiancheng had a child alive, it would be too easy for someone to make a fuss. For this reason, Li Shimin has been secretly arresting Li Jiancheng, who may be a romantic person.
Changsun Wuji knew that he would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.
Li Mu is now involved in Wang Ou, and this is the opportunity! A reverse scale may not kill Li Mu, but what if two opportunities come together?
Changsun Wuji was already prepared. He took out something he had already prepared from his arms and put it into Wang Gui's hands. Wang Gui picked it up with hesitation, opened it and looked at it. His hands were trembling with fear. He raised his head and said in shock: "
This...this is too mysterious. Is Li Mu going to be Jiancheng's surviving son?"
"You just do it? Your Majesty will make your own decision whether it is yes or no. Wang Ou has a close relationship with Jisi Hall. This is not a secret. Your Majesty also has this information. You can't hide it. Wang Ou's whereabouts are unknown, and he is already
The Cui family's daughter-in-law is unjustly accused of taking the blame for the Taiyuan Wang family. If you do as I teach you, not only will the Taiyuan Wang family be fine, but you will also be in compliance with His Majesty's wishes, and there will naturally be benefits waiting for you."
Wang Gui was undecided. He had suffered losses from Li Mu too many times. Although this strategy seemed foolproof, he always felt that Li Mu could still reverse it, and he would be the unlucky one.
Wang Guiqi said: "Uncle Guo, I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Don't you dare to do it?"
"This is not something you dare to do. It's really... oh," seeing Wang Gui still hesitating, Changsun Wuji snatched the things back. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Gui suddenly became fierce and said: "I'm afraid.
What, don’t be afraid, Uncle Guo, leave the things behind, I did it!”
Changsun Wuji then put down his things, laughed, and took the car home.
About the same time, Tai Chi Palace.
The person standing in front of Li Shimin was Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng was ordered by Li Shimin to investigate Li Mu's affairs. Today, when the investigation concluded, Wei Zheng came to report it.
Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng's book and suddenly fell to the ground and said: "Wei Zheng, I have always known that you and Li Mu are not getting along. Why are you so crazy today? Why are you talking to Li Mu instead? Li Mu killed him in full view of everyone.
Man, regardless of whether this person is Prime Minister Gaochang or not, just killing someone violates the criminal law. Why is it that in your brochure, you not only don’t mention the criminal law, but you think it is worthy of praise? What does this mean?”
"Your Majesty, Li Mu did what he should do and did something that was beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. Why can't he praise it?" After saying that, Wei Zheng took out another book of confessions and handed it to Li Shimin, saying: "I asked today
Envoys from the Western Regions, big and small, have to have a serious talk about Li Mu's affairs here. After your majesty has seen it, he will naturally know what is right and what is wrong."
"I won't read it!" Li Shimin pushed aside the serious talks. He could guess the content of these serious talks, because Hou Junji had already told him what happened at that time.
"I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to teach him a lesson! Wei Zheng, I am really going to piss you off. You are no longer needed here. Get out!"
Wei Zheng picked up the folder that fell on the ground, put it on the table, turned around and left.