After several people expressed their opinions, Li Shimin remained calm and just pondered in his heart.
After some symbolic encouragement, Li Shimin ended his conversation with several people.
At this time, Zhang Yan saw everyone leaving with a bad look on her face. She came to Li Shimin and said angrily:
"Brother Adou, you have a good temper. That Zhang Yi has a lot of criticism in his words. He just doesn't dare to go on the Northern Expedition. He actually teases you by talking about the people's livelihood and the safety of Shu! This... Oh, it makes me angry!"
Li Shimin first patted Zhang Yan on the head, and then said confidently:
"Don't worry, little sister, I still have a countermeasure in mind. I won't miss anyone who can be won over, and I won't force anyone who can't be won over. But I'm afraid their life will be difficult after that."
Zhang Yan didn't know why, so she had to give up.
At the court meeting the next day, all the ministers in the court were uneasy.
Your Majesty has been silent for six or seven days, and today it is finally time for the assassin to come to light.
Other than the minister of Yizhou, the other court officials were more of a spectators, wanting to see what kind of sparks his majesty would have with the princes of Yizhou today.
The princes of Yizhou were divided into smaller groups and were no longer as united as before.
In addition, His Majesty summoned several major generals in Yizhou yesterday, which caused the princes of Yizhou to lose trust and become suspicious of each other and wary of each other.
Li Shimin was as steady as Mount Tai on the dragon couch. Today he prepared a "big gift" for the Yizhou nobles.
After all the procedures were completed, Huang Hao did not rush to shout "Retreat", and the princes in the hall had no intention of leaving. After all, there must be something good to watch today, and no one would want to miss it.
"Huang Hao, today is the day for the princes of Yizhou to give me an answer, right?"
Huang Hao heard His Majesty's question and quickly replied: "Your Majesty is wise, today is indeed the last deadline to investigate the assassin."
"Since my memory is correct, why did no one in Yizhou mention it?"
Everyone in the hall was silent.
Li Shimin joked: "Don't say anything? Then I will have to rely on the news I heard in the past few days."
As soon as this statement came out, the hall began to commotion, and most of the Yizhou courtiers were whispering.
"What did I say? Your Majesty must have known something to avoid mentioning this matter for several days in a row."
"Li Fu, Du Qiong and other representatives of the big families can't come up with results, let alone our small family."
This commotion is no longer like the previous one, with all the Yizhou nobles discussing together. Instead, it turned into a group of closely related aristocratic families whispering together.
Du Qiong made a ten-day agreement on behalf of the princes of Yizhou at that time. Now that he saw that the Yizhou nobles began to suspect each other and even accuse each other, he did not dare to use the rhetoric he had prepared to deal with his majesty.
When Li Shimin saw that the princes of Yizhou were already in chaos, he immediately laughed and said:
"Since the gentlemen still need to discuss, I will talk about something else first. The assassin's matter must be given a result before the end of the morning session today!"
At this time, Li Shimin felt that although the Yizhou princes were in chaos, they had not yet achieved the results he wanted, so he was ready to pour some oil on the fire.
"Yesterday Wang Ping and other gentlemen spoke to me in my study, and I was deeply inspired. Now the most important thing in Shu is to suppress the rebellion. Only when the rear is stable and the people can live in peace can the country be strong."
Seeing that there was no big movement among the gentlemen in the hall, Li Shimin continued:
"I want Zhang Yi and Jufu to enter Wenshan and Yuexi counties to take charge of the counter-insurgency affairs. The rest of the original counter-insurgency generals will be under their control."
When Li Shimin said this, there was an uproar in the hall.
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin also stopped in time and just observed the movement in the hall carefully.
"Your Majesty suddenly placed these two people in a position of great importance. Could it be that yesterday or earlier, these two people revealed the news about our Yizhou noble clan to Your Majesty?"
"Hmph! This is a momentary glory, and it puts me in dire straits like a villain. I am not worthy of being a member of our Yizhou noble family!"
"We should not make any hasty conclusions on this matter. What if His Majesty himself wants to promote me, General of Yizhou, to help counter the rebellion?"
At this point, the princes in Yizhou were in chaos, the civil servants were suspicious of the generals, and the generals could not explain it. If it hadn't been for the imperial court, Yizhou civil and military forces might have started fighting!
Li Shimin sat high in the palace and watched with cold eyes. For him, the assassination matter was no longer important at this time.
Let the matter of the assassin remain unsolved forever, so that the princes of Yizhou cannot guess how much information they have.
As long as this matter is not resolved, there will be bad blood among the princes of Yizhou.
As time goes by, those who are neutral or loyal to the court will find ways to show their loyalty to themselves for the sake of the family's long-term plan.
By then, the princes of Yizhou will no longer be able to unite to fight against the imperial court, and that will be the best time for them to promote their direct lineage and implement the New Deal.
At that time, if there are disruptors, resisters, or obstructionists, I will definitely attack them with thunderous means.
The princes of Yizhou can only choose to completely surrender to themselves. Soon, Shu Han will become a new powerful country.
The Northern Expedition, and then the unification of the world, will be just around the corner!
Just as Li Shimin was drawing a beautiful blueprint in his mind, Qiao Zhou came out of the civil service train and the chief inspector loudly said:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Qiao Zhou was a great scholar in Shu, and he admired Zhuge Liang the most, but he was also a capitulator who did not support the Northern Expedition.
Qiao Zhou originally thought that by secretly stirring up the situation in Yizhou, he could compete with His Majesty, thereby dispelling His Majesty's idea of "going militarily and vowing to expedition to the north."
Unexpectedly, His Majesty suddenly changed his strategy and relaxed the suppression of the Yizhou gentry in the court, causing the already fragile Yizhou gentry alliance to collapse in an instant.
Qiao Zhou didn't want to lose the previous balance and restraint on His Majesty, so he bit the bullet and went to court in an attempt to reconcile the conflicts among the Yizhou nobles.
Li Shimin originally wanted to allow the conflicts among the Yizhou nobles to intensify, but in the end he stepped forward to end the dispute by "not pursuing the assassins for the time being."
Unexpectedly, Qiao Zhou appeared at this time, and Li Shimin felt a little embarrassed. The title of Qiao Zhou's great scholar was too strong, and he had no real and powerful handle. It was really hard to touch him, so he could only argue with him.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin shook his head helplessly and said loudly:
"Since Qiao Aiqing has something to say, I should agree to it."
The princes in the hall were interrupted by the "loud voices" of Qiao Zhou and His Majesty. After reacting, they each raised their ears and looked at Qiao Zhou quietly.
"Your Majesty, since the assassination matter has reached the time limit, I think your Majesty can handle the matter first. I believe that this matter must have a result. No matter which family is behind the instigation, they should be investigated and severely punished. . After all, the world is huge and Your Majesty is the most respected. Nothing can compare to Your Majesty’s dragon body and good health.”
After hearing what Qiao Zhou said, all the princes in Yizhou suddenly realized. They temporarily put aside their disputes and agreed with Qiao Zhou.
Li Shimin was angry. He could have concealed the truth, so he put the assassination matter over the heads of the Yizhou clan, making them suspicious of each other.
Qiao Zhou said this, drawing everyone's attention back to the assassin. This is forcing me to hand over the real facts.
If I know the mastermind behind the assassination, then Qiao Zhou said this, I can only choose to punish the real culprit first.
Once the real culprit was revealed and the case was settled, the gentry in Yizhou no longer had the gimmick of blaming each other, and they would naturally unite within themselves after a while.
If I force the princes of Yizhou to give an explanation, it will be a disguised admission, and I don't have much strong evidence. In addition, they randomly pulled out a scapegoat to prevaricate me, and it was difficult for me to distinguish the authenticity. This further confirmed that the Yizhou gentry had no traitors.
Harmful! If this guy doesn't study Confucianism well, why is he causing trouble in the court?
Li Shimin was speechless for a moment and remained silent on the dragon bed.
Seeing that His Majesty did not respond, Qiao Zhou continued: "How about your Majesty first listen to the results of the investigation of the assassins by the Dukes of Yizhou? See if they are consistent with what Your Majesty thinks and know?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but reveal a fierce look on his face and gnashed his teeth. Be bold and bold! How dare you tease me like this when you are so powerful!
Just when Li Shimin was in a dilemma, it was about to break out.
Huang Hao suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Li Shimin looked at the young eunuch in front of him in disbelief, and his respect for Huang Hao increased in his heart.
If you can stand up and speak at this time, even if you can't reverse the situation, you can at least delay it for yourself. Maybe you can think of a countermeasure?
Li Shimin glanced at Qiao Zhou proudly, then looked at Huang Hao with satisfaction:
"Huang Hao, Huangmen Ling, what do you want to say?"
Huang Haoxie glanced at Qiao Zhou with a smile and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, this servant is reporting to Qiao Zhou for disrespecting his imperial edict!"
Not only the princes in the hall, but also Li Shimin were shocked.
"Huang Hao, you have to think carefully before talking. Although you are my personal slave, if you slander important officials in the court, I can't protect you!"
Li Shimin was afraid that Huang Hao would lose his life for such a thing. After all, he was using a loyal and loyal slave, so Li Shimin had no choice but to remind him first.
Seeing that His Majesty said this, all the gentlemen in the hall thought that Huang Hao had acted impulsively just now and would retreat in the face of difficulties.
So I started to think about how His Majesty would end up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice! I still want to report to Qiao Zhou for not complying with the imperial edict, and I will also report to the princes of Yizhou for protecting him!"
As soon as Huang Hao said these words, everyone was amazed!
Li Shimin also became interested. He wanted to see how powerful Huang Hao's move of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" today was.
