Li Tai was not sure what Fang Jun was really thinking, so he frowned and invited Fang Jun to drink tea.
The two of them took a few sips of tea in silence, and Li Tai just said: "If I, as a personal relationship, beg Erlang to let Chai Zhewei go this time, I wonder if Erlang will agree?"
Fang Jun put down his tea cup, looked at Li Tai in surprise, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Your Highness, does he know what this means and what kind of trouble it will cause?"
I remember that when Li Tai was fighting for the throne, he was so arrogant, and the Chai brothers were his solid team! Now if you plead for Chai Zhewei for personal reasons, what will the prince think if this reaches the ears of the prince?
No matter how generous and kind the prince is, he may not be able to bear the fact that his direct brothers who once competed for the throne are linked to their former confidants and are now the generals in charge of the army...
This is not the most important thing. Once someone is taking advantage of it, it will be much more serious than Chai Zhewei actually sending troops to assassinate him as a minister.
Fang Jun was thinking about whether to tell Chai Zhewei about the many things that were involved with Li Yuanjing in private, when he heard Li Tai sigh and said: "Withholding military funds and embezzling military equipment are first-rate crimes, plus private indulgence." The soldiers assassinated court ministers and relatives of the emperor, and it happened at a critical moment such as the emperor's father's personal expedition... Once a commotion broke out at this time, Chai Zhewei's life was not in danger, but the title of Duke Qiao would probably be difficult to protect. I, the king Not because he cares about whether Chai Zhewei will be demoted, but in this case, how can he deal with his aunt?"
Listening to the lamentation in Li Tai's words, Fang Jun couldn't help but wonder: "The title of Duke Qiao belongs to the Chai family, what does it have to do with Princess Pingyang Zhao?"
This is really true.
In this society where men are superior to women, women's status is extremely low. Even a heroine like Princess Pingyang will inevitably become a vassal of men.
Before she got married, she was the daughter of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, but after she got married, she was just the wife of Chai Shao. Even though she had made great achievements in conquering Guanzhong for Emperor Gaozu, and was buried with an army after his death, it was unique in history. She was even named "Ming Dynasty". His posthumous title was "Zhao" for his virtue and merit, but he only wrote the title "Chaimen Li family" on his epitaph. He was not even worthy of having a name.
This is the status of a woman in this era. No matter whether the rumors about her and Chai Shao are true or false, she is always attached to the Chai family, and there is nothing she owns.
Li Tai snorted and said: "How can he be so virtuous as Chai Shao? He is just a heartless and unlucky man. If not for his aunt's meritorious service, how could Emperor Gaozu be promoted to the title of Founding Duke?"
"Ouch!"
As soon as he said this, Fang Jun became energetic, the fire of gossip was ignited, and he said excitedly: "I would like to hear the details!"
Historically, there are various rumors about Princess Pingyang and her husband Chai Shao, who have made unprecedented achievements. However, many truths have long been lost in the dust of history, and no one can get a glimpse of their true appearance. Now it can be seen from How could Fang Jun not be interested in hearing the details from those who had witnessed it?
Li Tai took a sip of tea and looked at the carved beams, but did not directly reveal the secret between Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao. He said slowly: "My father and I have many brothers and sisters, but I am the closest to my aunt. My aunt treats the prince and brother And I am also my favorite. The last time I rode a horse before going to the Western Regions, my aunt helped me onto the horse... Outsiders only know that my aunt is glorious and has won an honor that no woman in this world has ever received, but they don't know. She lost all the happiness of being a woman after Emperor Gaozu started the army. The love between men and women and the family relationship were all gone. My aunt's life was too hard! Many people had advised my aunt to remarry, and some people wanted Emperor Gaozu to surrender. Sin and Chai Shao, but my aunt's magnanimity, how can those ordinary people be able to predict it?"
Speaking of this, Li Tai said: "Chai Shao's title of Duke of Qiao was obtained by his aunt from Emperor Gaozu. Otherwise, given Emperor Gaozu's dislike of Chai Shao, even if he made unparalleled achievements, he would never be able to get it." Such a title for a highly respected minister! Therefore, although the title of Duke Qiao belongs to the Chai family, in fact, it was awarded to my aunt by Emperor Gaozu."
His words were not exhaustive enough to describe the details, but Fang Jun was able to completely outline the truth of the matter based on the information he had obtained from history and some brainstorming.
Li Tai said that Emperor Gaozu hated Chai Shao. Why was this so? It must be because after Emperor Gaozu raised troops in Jinyang, Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao were in Chang'an at that time. Princess Pingyang wanted to mobilize the strength of the Li family in Chang'an to defeat the defenders and serve as a pioneer to lay the foundation for Emperor Gaozu's march into Guanzhong. As a result, Chai Shao But she ran away to Jinyang, leaving Princess Pingyang alone...
Although there are many explanations in the history books, it can be seen from the fact that Princess Pingyang lived alone in the Princess Mansion built for her by Emperor Gaozu, but did not return to the Duke of Qiao's Mansion, that the couple had severed their ties with each other.
It is very likely that Chai Shao fled Chang'an in panic at that time to prevent the news of Jinyang's revolt from reaching Chang'an and being killed.
In the end, he saved his life, but ruined the relationship between husband and wife...
It's not just that.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Chai Shao became very close to Prince Li Jiancheng. He was not in Chang'an during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but when His Majesty Li Er rebelled against him and took the throne, Chai Shao still sent troops away and refused to return to the court... …
From then on, Chai Shao was never reused again.
When Liang Shidu was annihilated and the East Turks were overthrown, Chai Shao participated in the battle, but he never commanded the army as a general. When the East Turks were overthrown, Li Jing could only control the armies. After all, Li Jing's combat ability at that time was not that of Chai's. Shao Kebi, but when Liang Shidu was annihilated, His Majesty Li Er took Xue Wanjun as the palace eunuch and served as Chai Shao's deputy general. Xue Wanjun was single-handedly responsible for formulating strategies and leading the army to fight...
It can be seen how embarrassing Chai Shao's position was at that time.
This was originally a contribution to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but in the end, first they lost the relationship between husband and wife, and then they stood in the wrong team, and were not treated by the two emperors of the Tang Dynasty. It is really speechless.
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Having said this, Li Tai shook his head, sighed, and said to Fang Jun: "Let's end this matter, just treat it as a favor to the king. Of course, it is only once, and it will not be the same next time. If Chai Zhewei somehow fails to rein in the cliff, he will go to Whatever happens next, I will never interfere again."
Fang Jun hesitated for a long time and failed to agree directly.
Ordinarily, Li Tai had such a reputation in front of him, but when he thought of Chai Zhewei and Li Yuanjing colluding in private, he was on pins and needles, always feeling that this would be a serious problem.
He pondered and said: "Your Highness should understand that although the minister is designing Chai Zhewei this time, it is definitely not out of selfish motives..."
Li Tai waved his hand to interrupt him, stared into his eyes and said: "I think that I should have some dignity in front of Erlang. Erlang is so reluctant to agree, but there are still some ulterior things, and with Chai Zhewei related?"
It saves trouble to talk to smart people. Fang Jun nodded and said: "We have received news that Chai Zhewei and His Highness King Jing had a private meeting last night."
Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then his face became serious, but after a moment he shook his head and said: "It's just a private meeting, so what? The prince must not know what you want to do to Chai Zhewei, so he will cooperate with you. But once he knows that you are going to tell these things If you reveal it, Chai Zhewei's title may be jeopardized, and he will definitely not agree to it. My aunt's love for the prince is definitely no less than that of my king."
Fang Jun suddenly had a huge headache.
He knew Li Chengqian's temperament very well. What it sounds like is generous and kind, but in fact it is a woman's kindness and indecisiveness. Unless Chai Zhewei really showed signs of rebellion, how could he look at Chai Zhewei's title based on his feelings for Princess Pingyang? Not guaranteed?
The sword has two peaks. Although a benevolent monarch can make the government and the public at large stable and harmonious, sometimes it is inevitable that his hands and feet are tied and he is not decisive enough to kill.
After thinking about it, Fang Jun asked: "What if the minister just wants to restrain the Zuotun guards so that they cannot deploy troops as they please?"
Li Tai spread his hands and said, "Then I'll let you do whatever you want. I won't ask any questions."
Fang Jun said angrily: "Who cares whether you ask or not? Wei Chen is asking whether the prince can agree?"
Li Tai said angrily: "I am a nobleman of Tianhuang and the prince of the dynasty. Who do you think you have this attitude with? No matter how big or small you are!"
He cursed and then said: "As long as you don't endanger Chai Zhewei's title, even if his legs are broken, how can the prince be willing to punish you? Your second roommate is now the most popular person in front of the prince, the prince's confidant, and the prince. Humerus! But if you want to control things within a controllable range, you must control the audit of Zuotunwei's account books, not only to detect problems, but also to prevent them from being too big. Do you know how to audit the accounts?"
Fang Jun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "No one knows better than me about checking accounts!"
Only then did Li Tai remember that he was a world-famous arithmetic master, and the "Arithmetic" he compiled has now become a required course in Zhenguan Academy...
