Li Shimin; "..."
"The former, the former is okay, right?"
He sighed and said,
"I'm thinking about my old relationship! How are you?"
"You know, you all know! I have always been emotional, and Hou Junji has done great service to me. When I conquered the world, he was at the forefront; when I conquered the Xuanwu Sect, he followed me firmly!"
"I said in the past that if you don't let me down, I will definitely not let you down!"
Xu Fenglei snorted coldly and was noncommittal.
Of course he knew that this was Li Er's old problem!
The last time I was moved by compassion, I didn't kill Hou Junji in the end, but this time I was moved again!
True.
For a minister, such a monarch is very good.
Even if he made a mistake, he would help him cover it up and absolve himself of the crime - in all dynasties, there were very few monarchs who could remember their old feelings like this.
"I...just tell me!"
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Fenglei showing displeasure.
Being unhappy shows your true emotions.
The most uncomfortable thing is the feeling of being smiling but not smiling, wearing a mask and being polite, it can make people uncomfortable to death!
"If it weren't for your concern about Hou Junji's corruption, the most I could do is reprimand him and demote him to serve as an official in another place!"
Li Er said frankly,
"It is precisely because I took your thoughts into consideration that I sentenced him to death. Every year, I rack my brains to think of ways to delay his death sentence, and carefully give him some treatment so that his days in prison can be more enjoyable. Try to live as comfortably as possible.”
"I am not ignoring you or disrespecting you. On the contrary, I respect you too much! Otherwise, would I still take the initiative to visit you today?"
He paused and said angrily:
"Who doesn't know that your claim of illness was a lie? Who doesn't know that you're trying to show off to me? I know it all! But I'm still here! I thought I had a bad attitude just now, and now I'm back to apologize to you!"
"Damn it...it's not so hard to coax my wife to coax you!"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling laughed out loud.
"Yes, yes... I can testify that your Majesty still respects the opinion of the Grand Master."
"I can also testify. Grand Master, please don't be angry. His Majesty also said that it was just this once and will not be repeated in the future!"
The two of them came out to lend a helping hand. Who still remembers Li Shimin's "domineering remarks" when he was in the prison?
"snort……"
Xu Fenglei crossed his arms and asked rhetorically,
"Is this really going to happen next time?"
"I believed you when you told me you wouldn't do it next time. This time you told me you wouldn't do it again. Can I believe it again?"
"Your Majesty himself said that once Chrysostom is opened it cannot be changed, but here you are breaking your promise!"
Hou Junji was destined to die in his heart!
Under Li Shimin's mediation, being able to jail him for life was already a compromise.
But now, something like this happened again.
Are you asking him to compromise again and again?
Until he watched Hou Junji walk out of the prison openly?
That is something he absolutely cannot accept!
"This time it's really, really really... it won't happen again!"
Li Shimin raised his hand and pledged,
"I will never visit him again! Nor will I have any messy thoughts again!"
"Everything ends here, let him spend his remaining years in prison! If I break my promise again, you say... whatever you say will be done, I will never say anything!"
Li Er was almost ready to swear at this moment!
Seeing that his attitude was quite sincere, Xu Fenglei's expression finally softened.
"Actually, I don't have to go against your Majesty."
He said,
"Since you are also honest, then I am also honest!"
"Don't blame me for speaking frankly. The relationship between me and Hou Junji has been forged! The kind that will never stop until death!"
"I want to kill him, how can he not want to kill me? What you are doing is giving him hope and threatening me!"
"On the day I let him go home, he was planning so many ways to deal with me in the future!"
"Do you think I can be happy about this?"
The bridge between the two sides is a seesaw.
If one party gains power, it will inevitably suppress the other party severely until death!
The current situation is that Xu Fenglei suppresses Hou Junji.
But Li Shimin suddenly entered the scene and gave Hou Junji a lift!
How can Xu Fenglei endure this?
I can't bear it, okay!
Li Shimin frowned, his expression somewhat tangled.
As the emperor, he really didn't want to see the two heroes under his command turn against each other and fight to the death.
After all, for him, feelings are all there...
"Alas! I know, I know."
Li Er finally reassured again and again,
"I won't embarrass you again... put this luggage away, it's so ugly..."
After saying that, he winked at Changsun Wuji.
"That's right! Grand Master... Even if you want to go back to Moyu Mountain, you have to go back in glory, right?"
Changsun Wuji quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xu Fenglei's luggage, and said with a smile,
"You are acting like an ascetic. Those who don't know would think you are running away from trouble..."
"We are all people with status, and we have to meet the standards we should have, don't you think so?"
Xu Fenglei curled his lips, but did not stop him and allowed him to snatch the package.
"There are mountains in the world. Escape. A gentleman should stay away from villains. He should not be evil but be strict."
He said,
"I am following the Tianshan Escape hexagram in the Book of Changes. I will not argue with villains, or escape among the people, or escape to the mountains and forests. I will escape on my own."
"Have you ever seen someone running away and making a big fuss about it?"
Changsun Wuji smiled awkwardly.
"Where are the villains? There are no villains, there are no villains..."
He continued,
"You don't need to argue, you are the reason."
"Come, sit down, sit down. I'll pour you tea. Let's have tea instead of wine. Let's have a drink and have a nice time together, okay?"
Having said that, Changsun Wuji actually got the teapot and cups himself and poured a cup for Xu Fenglei, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling.
"Come on, raise a glass."
He smiled and said,
"After drinking this cup, there will be no so-called conflicts for us...all the troubles will disappear."
All three raised their glasses.
"Your Majesty, I can stay, but when I have free time, I will go back to Moyu Mountain."
Xu Fenglei raised his glass, looked at Li Shimin, and said,
"After all, my fiefdom is there, and there are some old friends... I want to go back and take a look."
Li Shimin's expression softened.
"Wealth and honor will not return to their hometown, just like walking in fine clothes at night, I will give you my blessing."
He responded,
"However, my condition is this - I will go back as a prince and let the people over there take a good look at it and envy me!"
"Otherwise, if you don't know, you'd think I'm being mean to the hero!"
Xu Fenglei smiled.
"sure."
He raised his head and drank the tea in one gulp.
The other three naturally drank the tea, and the atmosphere finally regained its harmony.
"It's getting late, I'm going back to the palace first."
Li Shimin greeted,
"You are not allowed to miss the political hall meetings these days!"
"If you are absent again, let alone this year's salary, you will lose the salary for the next ten years!"
These words seemed to be a warning, but in fact, they were no threat to Xu Fenglei.
He really doesn't like the salary.
However, in order to give the emperor face, he quickly handed over his hand and said:
"According to the order."
"Your Majesty, walk slowly, I will see you off."
With him seeing him off, Li Shimin and the other three left the Xu Guogong Mansion and entered the alleyway.
Li Shimin: "#￥%...&##@!!!"
He walked in front, muttering curses, and the two people behind him didn't know what he was talking about.
It wasn't until I got closer that I understood.
"Damn it, this is the first time I've been so humble!"
Li Er cursed and said,
"If it weren't for your great contribution, hehe! Hehehe..."
He sat there talking to himself, while Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were snickering.
"Why are you two laughing?"
Li Shimin asked with a bad expression.
Fang Xuanling said: "Well, back to Your Majesty, I think of something happy."
Changsun Wuji also calmed down and said, "I am the same, I thought of something happy."
Li Shimin: "?"
"Fuck you! You two haven't had a baby recently, how can you be happy?"
He laughed and cursed,
"Tell me! Are you kidding me?"
"If you confess, please be lenient. I will not hold you accountable for your crimes. If you tell nonsense, I will at least punish you!"
Having said that, Li Er was not angry at the moment.
The two ministers are naturally more courageous.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said:
"Okay, okay...I am thinking that your Majesty made a right choice, and I am happy for your Majesty."
Li Shimin was startled.
"What choice?" he asked.
"This choice is actually - is Hou Junji more important, or is Xu Fenglei more important?"
Changsun Wuji responded,
"The answer is of course obvious - Xu Fenglei must be important! He is the Grand Master of the dynasty and the number one meritorious official appointed by you!"
"But this number one hero was almost forced to leave because of your wrong behavior. We are all sweating for you!"
Li Shimin frowned slightly and was a little silent.
"yes."
Fang Xuanling answered,
"No matter how great or small the merit is, in terms of right and wrong, it is Hou Junji who made the mistake first, and it is natural for the Grand Master to suppress him!"
"If Your Majesty insists on letting Hou Junji come out, it will not only chill the heart of the Grand Master, but also chill the hearts of everyone in the world! After all, there are moths in the court, which are harmful to everyone in the world!"
Li Shimin curled his lips.
"Okay...I didn't think much about it."
He shook his head and sighed,
"If you think about it carefully, I am indeed acting on my own initiative."
"If Hou Junji committed other crimes, there is still room for discussion. This corruption is undermining the foundation of the Tang Dynasty!"
"If we open the door to him, it will definitely create an extremely bad atmosphere in the government and the public! If we don't protect him, some people will think of themselves as superior and imitate Hou Junji!"
"If that's bad, politics will be bad..."
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling both nodded when they heard this.
"What your Majesty said is true."
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"alright!"
He said,
“Today the mouth of Chrysostom is opened, so we must abide by it!”
"From now on, I will no longer interfere with Hou Junji!"
"But as I said before, we still have to do the things of improving the treatment - in this way, I can be considered as being completely benevolent and righteous."
"It's getting late, you all should go back! I have my own guards to escort you back to the palace."
"Yes, I will leave." The two of them looked at each other, relaxed their minds, and left.
…
The summer heat is gradually disappearing and the weather is getting colder.
Unknowingly, the seventh year of Zhenguan is also coming to an end.
Inside Chang'an Posthouse.
"Mr. Tang, please be sure to inform His Majesty Tian Khan of Zan Pu's request."
A man in strange clothes bowed his head and saluted Tang Jian and begged,
"It's important, really."
Tang Jian stroked his beard but looked a little embarrassed.
"Messenger Gar, I will definitely help with the request, but I don't know whether His Majesty the Emperor will agree or not."
He said,
"After all, over the years, my Tang Dynasty has been seeking to marry princesses from many countries."
"For example, Murong Lin, the envoy of Tuyuhun next door to you, also came to the memorial. Tuyuhun and Datang also had some friendship, and they bowed their heads. But even so... His Majesty has not said that he will definitely agree."
"You Tubo and I, the Tang Dynasty, have never had any connection. I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for you to ask to marry a princess for the first time here."
The man in front of him is none other than the Tibetan envoy - Gal Dongzan.
That is, the future famous Prime Minister of Tubo - Lu Dongzan!
Of course, at this moment he was just a young boy, not yet the Prime Minister of Tibet, just an envoy.
"Oh! This is... okay."
Lu Dongzan said helplessly,
"Then no matter what, please give Mr. Tang a few words of kindness. If you can let me meet His Majesty Tian Khan, that would be great!"
"I believe that as long as he sees my sincerity and sees Zamp's sincerity, His Majesty Tian Khan will definitely agree!"
Tang Jian patted his shoulder.
"sure."
After that, he turned and left.
Sincerity?
Every envoy who came to visit the Tang Dynasty looked very sincere.
But who knows what’s going on behind the scenes?
Just say that the Tuyuhun envoy has been arguing with the Tang Dynasty for a long time.
At first, the leader of their country, Murong Fuyun, was asked to come and plead guilty, but he declined.
Then he retreated and asked the prince Murong Zun of Tuyuhun to come to Chang'an to plead guilty. As a result, he was ignored and wanted to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty!
He didn't even know how to tell His Majesty about this matter.
If after agreeing, you come up with something else, your Majesty will be furious, right? You might have to destroy her!
Maybe I'll have to blame him then...
Now, Tubo, who is beyond reach, comes to propose marriage again.
Please marry me, please marry me, please marry me!
You can't live without the women of the Tang Dynasty, right?
Simply sick! The princesses of the Tang Dynasty are all valuable, and they are not wholesale. They can be delivered by the dozen!
well!
Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
Anyway, this Honglu Temple Minister is really not easy to be!
"Tuyuhun can propose marriage, why can't I, Tubo?"
The messenger Sangbaza next to Lu Dongzan said angrily,
"That Tuyuhun is far behind our Tubo!"
"Tian Khan doesn't understand the strength of our Tubo. He must know how powerful our Tubo is, so he will definitely be happy to marry this princess!"
"Marrying our Zanpu is also a blessing for Princess Tang!"
Lu Dongzan looked stern.
"Stop talking nonsense! Shut up!"
He scolded,
"This is the Tang Dynasty! This is not your Tubo home!"
(End of chapter)
