Chapter 5: Cunning
Li Yuan said the wrong thing and left something to blame. Li Yuanji naturally would not miss the opportunity and immediately pursued Li Yuan relentlessly using the blame he had left.
"Father wants to make Yin the queen?"
Li Shimin also stood up suddenly and asked in a deep voice: "Father, are you serious?"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Yuanji, then at Li Shimin, and dared not speak.
Even though Li Yuan was the emperor, he did not dare to respond to this.
If it goes as planned, the three legitimate sons and one legitimate daughter will be in chaos, and the Tang Dynasty will also be in chaos.
Pei Ji quickly stood up to smooth things over, "He's drunk, he's drunk. The master drank a jar of wine and has already started talking nonsense."
Pei Ji gave Li Yuan a way out.
Li Yuan immediately ran down the stairs.
Li Yuan's face darkened as he angrily shouted, "I was just drunk and said something drunken, but you brothers are glaring at me. What do you want to do? Rebellion?"
When Li Yuanji and Li Shimin heard this, they still stared at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan gnashed his teeth and said, "Except for your mother, I will not appoint another queen. Are you satisfied? If you are satisfied, get out!"
Li Yuanji immediately prepared to grease his feet.
His demands were not high; he just wanted to deal with the trouble caused by Yin Ashu.
But Li Shimin refused.
Li Shimin stood up straight, stared at Li Yuan and said in a loud voice: "Father, it was wrong for Counselor Du to ride his horse in front of the Marquis' Mansion, but how to punish Counselor Du should be decided by father, not Yin Ashu.
Yin Ashu abused the power of lynching and used this incident to alienate the relationship between us father and son, causing us to almost misunderstand our father. He deserves to be punished."
Li Yuan said something wrong and it was impossible for him to admit his guilt himself, so the blame would have to fall on Yin Ashu.
Although the matter of alienating the relationship between the father and son of the Tian family had nothing to do with him...
Li Yuanji was a little surprised when he heard Li Shimin say this.
He just wanted to deal with the trouble, but Li Shimin not only wanted to deal with the trouble, he also wanted to fight back?
If he speaks up to help Li Shimin now, Li Shimin will have a good chance of counterattacking.
If he helped Li Yuan, Li Yuan should be able to save Yin Ashu.
So who should he help?
Or just run away?
Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin for a long time before he looked at Li Yuanji and asked in a deep voice, "Silang, what do you think?"
When Li Yuan opened his mouth, Li Yuanji had already made up his mind.
He had thrown Yin Ashu out of the house before, and Yin Ashu immediately went to Li Yuan to complain about him. Now he beat Yin Ashu up again, and Yin Ashu would definitely find a way to make trouble for him later.
Although given Yin Ashu's identity, the trouble he causes him is not enough to cause him any serious injuries, but it will be disgusting.
It would be better to help Li Shimin and deal with Yin Ashu first, so that Yin Ashu will be afraid and dare not act rashly.
"Father, a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. If Yin Ashu had killed Du Ruhui at the gate of the mansion, I would have praised him as a man. But I cannot bear to see him humiliating Du Ruhui."
Li Yuanji had no intention of currying favor with Li Shimin, so his words were unpleasant to the ear, but both Li Yuan and Li Shimin understood what he meant.
Li Yuan frowned, stared at Li Yuanji and said, "I remember that you have a close relationship with Yin Jianmen?"
Li Yuanji asked back, "Can this be used as a reason for him to get away with the crime after alienating us? Wasn't what father said just now drunken?"
Li Yuan frowned.
Pei Ji walked out of the long table, approached Li Yuan, and said in a low voice with a slightly drunk face: "Yin Jianmen alienated the father and son of the royal family, he should be dismissed from office and demoted; Empress Defei allowed my father to commit crimes, she should be punished; His Royal Highness Feng Wang allowed his grandfather to commit crimes, he should be demoted."
Li Yuan's eyes lingered on Li Shimin and Li Yuanji for a while, and he said solemnly: "Just follow what Pei Jian said..."
After saying this, Li Yuan stared coldly at Li Shimin and Li Yuanji and asked, "Are you satisfied?"
Li Shimin and Li Yuanji bowed immediately.
“I don’t dare!”
Li Yuan snorted coldly: "Go back home!"
Li Yuanji bowed decisively and walked out of the hall.
The same was true of Li Shimin.
As soon as Li Yuanji reached the palace gate, he heard Pei Ji say to Li Yuan: "I think that the Fourth Prince was only good at martial arts in the past, but today he seems to be particularly smart."
Li Yuanji almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
Has he ever offended Pei Ji?
Did your previous life offend Pei Ji?
Apparently not?!
Then why did Pei Ji flatter him in front of Li Yuan and Li Shimin?
Does Li Yuan lack smart sons?
No shortage.
Does Li Shimin mind having a younger brother who is both smart and powerful?
mind.
It is a blessing for an ordinary family to have a brave and resourceful son.
But if the royal family had a brave and resourceful legitimate son, it would be a disaster.
Although the battle for the throne of the Tang Dynasty has not yet developed to a fever pitch, the situation has become clear.
From then on, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was either Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin.
Pei Ji suddenly picked him out and implicitly praised him for his courage and strategy. Isn't that like putting him on the fire?
Could Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin not think too much?
You have to find every way to make things difficult for him.
Can he still live a leisurely life? !
Damn Pei Ji, I will take care of you sooner or later.
Li Yuanji left Liangyi Hall with a lot of resentment.
Li Shimin also left Liangyi Hall.
Li Yuanji was resentful, so he had no mood to chat with his second brother, who was the greatest emperor of all time, nor did he want to admire the elegance of the greatest emperor of all time. When Li Shimin left the Liangyi Hall, Li Yuanji's sedan chair had already gone a long way.
After Li Yuanji and Li Shimin left, the anger on Li Yuan's face disappeared. He walked back to his throne with a frown on his face . He glanced at Yin Ashu, who was lying in the hall pretending to be dead, and said indifferently, "It's ok for you to provoke Erlang, but you also go to provoke Silang. You are also a frequent visitor to Silang's house, you should know Silang's temper.
You asked for this beating today.
I said the wrong thing today, which caused you to be dismissed from office and demoted. I will find a way to compensate you in the future.
You should return home quickly, stay quiet for a few days, and don't provoke Erlang and Silang again."
After Li Yuan finished speaking, he sent people to carry Yin Ashu out of the palace without waiting for Yin Ashu to reply.
As soon as Yin Ashu left, Li Yuan sighed to Pei Ji, "Pei Jian, I am embarrassed today. It's ok to be controlled by Erlang, but I was also controlled by Silang."
Pei Ji sat behind the long table and said with a wry smile: "I am ashamed that I could not help the master and caused the master to be embarrassed by the two princes."
Li Yuan sighed and said, "It's not your fault. I was quick-witted and said the wrong thing, and those two brats caught me with it."
After a pause, Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji and said, "Pei Jian, when did Si Lang become so smart that he actually used my words to control me?"
Pei Ji hurriedly said: "Perhaps it was that heavenly thunder that gave the Fourth Prince wisdom, or perhaps the Fourth Prince is hiding his incompetence on weekdays."
Li Yuan nodded doubtfully and said, "If that's the case, he should understand that I just called Yin Ashu the father-in-law of the state, it was just a slip of the tongue and it doesn't count at all, so why would he still support Erlang?
I remember that he was on good terms with the Crown Prince, and Yin Ashu was the Crown Prince's man, often traveling between the East Palace and the Wude Hall. Logically, he should have spoken for Yin Ashu just now."
Pei Ji pondered and said, "Maybe Yin Ashu offended the Fourth Prince when he went to Wude Hall. Otherwise, the Fourth Prince would not have had him thrown out without considering the Crown Prince's face."
Li Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "Yin Ashu must have offended Silang, otherwise Silang wouldn't have been so cruel just now."
Pei Ji laughed cheerfully and said, "Your Highness is right. A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. But the Lord wants to use the matter of Yin Ah Shu to warn the Second Prince. It is not easy for him to come forward and warn Yin Ah Shu. Your Highness is doing it for the Lord. The Lord should be happy."
Li Yuan pointed at Pei Ji and said with a smile: "You, you are really a worm in my stomach."
Li Yuan sat up straighter and said frankly, "When Si Lang taught Yin Ashu a lesson just now, I did indulge him. I have seen Du Ruhui before. He is a rare talent. It is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to be able to use him.
Yin Ashu relied on the support of Concubine Yin to abuse private punishment and almost killed a talented person in the Tang Dynasty. It is right to teach him a lesson. "
When Pei Ji heard this, he immediately said, "Even if Yin Ashu has all the means to reach the sky, he can't escape the punishment of the master."
Li Yuan smiled and nodded. As he smiled, the smile on his face faded and he said, "Pei Jian, do you think Si Lang has given up the crown prince and is helping Er Lang?"
Pei Ji pretended to be mute.
Li Yuan stared at Pei Ji and said, "Don't play dumb with me. If you didn't see something, you wouldn't have praised Si Lang for his courage and strategy in front of me and Er Lang.
Shiro did show some cleverness today, but it's not enough for you to praise him."
Li Yuan had seen countless wise people, and Pei Ji was no exception.
Although Li Ji's performance today had some highlights, it was not enough to attract the attention of Li Yuan and Pei Ji.
Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan already had the answer in his mind, so he laughed and said, "I just saw that the master was unhappy, so I made things difficult for them."
Li Yuan glanced at Pei Ji and said unhappily, "If you don't want to say it, I'll say it for you. When I punished Si Lang before, the prince did not come forward to plead for him. Si Lang must have had a rift with the prince because of this incident.
The reason why Silang spoke up for Erlang today was probably to express his dissatisfaction to the Crown Prince, not to help Erlang. "
Pei Ji suddenly interrupted, "From the moment the Second Prince took Yuwen Xin into his service, it was impossible for the Fourth Prince to help him anymore."
Li Yuan nodded in agreement.
Yuwen Xin, that was the person who almost killed Silang.
He almost killed Yuwen Xin for this matter, but Li Gang pleaded for him and he felt sorry for his accomplice, Dou Dan, his son-in-law, so he let Yuwen Xin go.
But the feud between Silang and Yuwen Xin was settled.
Erlang took Silang's enemy under his command, so Silang naturally would not help Erlang.
"Since Silang won't help Erlang, why do you still praise Silang?"
Li Yuan stared at Pei Ji questioningly.
Pei Ji smiled and said, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince is proficient in martial arts and is intelligent, so he can take on the important task and help the Lord share his worries."
Pei Ji stopped there and didn't say much, but Li Yuan already understood what Pei Ji meant.
The reason why he used the incident of Yin Ashu to threaten Li Shimin today was because Li Shimin's fame had become so great that even the crown prince could not suppress it, and even he felt threatened.
The prince could not suppress Li Shimin, and it was a bit embarrassing for him to go into battle shirtless. Li Yuanji was now showing signs of splitting with the prince, and Li Yuanji showed a certain wisdom.
Then he could completely support Li Yuanji and let Li Yuanji help him check and balance Li Shimin.
Although it may not be effective, it can help him share a lot of pressure.
