bookbashuk Chapter 1824 Trap
Chapter 1824 Trap
Changsun Wuji left, taking with him some seafood and wine given by Li Shimin.
It should have been a happy thing, but Changsun Wuji was worried when he left.
Sitting in the carriage returning to the city, Changsun Wuji looked solemn as he thought about everything that had happened today.
He suddenly felt that he had fallen into His Majesty's trap from the beginning to the end, and every step seemed to be arranged in advance.
From the beginning of the summons, His Majesty said a few words and then gave the time to him and the Queen and her siblings. Then the Queen began to praise him for how good and filial Prince Ji was.
This led to the fact that the Queen wanted to reward Prince Ji, and she told him not to object but to make it happen.
Then, during the meal, Li Shimin showed off Prince Ji's filial piety to him in various ways.
If I hadn't wanted to change the subject, I probably wouldn't have mentioned what happened in the court.
No, Changsun Wuji suddenly realized that even if he didn't mention what happened in the court, His Majesty would deliberately mention it.
The purpose should be to warn myself, to warn myself not to be monopolistic and not to form a faction. Your Majesty knows everything I have done.
Sending troops to Western Turkestan is actually not a big deal. For Your Majesty, it is just a matter of an imperial edict.
During the Zhenguan period, His Majesty held absolute power and no one could influence him on major issues.
For example, when attacking Goguryeo, important ministers such as Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling all tried to dissuade His Majesty, but in the end His Majesty still sent troops to Goguryeo.
So the purpose was not to send troops to Western Turkestan, but to get the prince to issue an order.
While training the prince, we can also test who will stand up and disobey him.
What a great move, killing several birds with one stone. Changsun Wuji sighed in his heart. Your Majesty is still the same as before. No one can match your strategy or courage.
I should have thought of it a long time ago. How could His Majesty not know what is happening in the court?
Changsun Wuji finally came to the conclusion that there were two purposes for him to come here today. The first was to ask him to help the prince facilitate the matter of rewarding Prince Ji.
The second Majesty is beating himself up.
The most important of the two things is the second one, that His Majesty began to be dissatisfied with him.
And as the Queen said at the end, it’s time to consider the descendants of the Changsun family.
This is clearly a reminder to him.
Along the way, Changsun Wuji kept thinking in his mind, and the entire carriage was silent.
After Zhangsun Wuji left, Li Shimin accompanied Empress Zhangsun to the highest place in Cuiwei Palace to admire the overlapping mountains and green scenery.
"Guanyin, will you blame me for treating the auxiliary machine like this?"
The two men stood side by side, and Li Shimin asked.
"Haha, how could that be? Since I married Erlang, I have been a member of the Li family since that moment.
Thanks to Erlang for not abandoning me and letting me sit on the position of queen again, I am already very satisfied.
This world belongs to the Li family, it is your world, Erlang, and in the future it will be my son's world. I will not allow anyone to destroy it.
In fact, my brother just wanted the Changsun family to become stronger so much that he was a little too hasty.
I beg your majesty to forgive me." Empress Changsun turned around and bowed deeply to Li Shimin.
Empress Changsun had already seen that His Majesty was very dissatisfied with some of the things her brother had done.
Although His Majesty did not say it, she still heard something from his few words.
If this is true, then the Changsun family is in real danger.
“Alas, you and I, as husband and wife, don’t have to do this.
I know Fu Ji's personality, and he is still very loyal to me and the Tang Dynasty.
But he was greedy for power, which was his weakness, and it had already been revealed when he was in the Prince of Qin's Palace.
But as Lao Shi said, no one is perfect. If someone has no desires or demands, such a person should not be reused.
I did this on purpose today, intending to warn him so that he won't go astray in the future.
He is a talented person who is good at both civil and military affairs. He is good at governing and the people are harmonious. I still need him to assist me in the future."
Li Shimin stretched out his hand to lift up Empress Changsun and spoke softly.
"I also hope that he can assist me in the future." Empress Changsun nodded.
Today's events were discussed between her and Li Shimin.
Li Shimin had already anticipated that Zhangsun Wuji would prevent the reward to Li Shen.
So he discussed it with Empress Changsun and asked her to persuade Changsun Wuji not to interfere and to give him a warning at the same time.
After all, they were the queen's relatives, and Li Shimin didn't want to go too far.
"It all depends on our skills next." Li Shimin said leisurely while looking at the mountains in the distance.
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Li Shen stayed in Huangzhuang for three days, or you could say he strolled around for three days, visiting every village with his family.
Visit some lonely elderly people and see if there are any other families in need.
Understand the actual situation of the people and the implementation of the policies of the Prince Ji’s Mansion.
Li Shen severely criticized some slackness.
Many villagers were looking forward to the arrival of Prince Ji's mansion and took out some of their own mountain products and game to give to Prince Ji.
Li Shen never refused anything that came to him. He would accept anything given to him, as it was a token of gratitude from the people.
The villagers all knew that King Ji had exempted them from taxes for a year, and they were very grateful to Li Shen.
It was also the first time that Li Shen saw his own longevity tablet, which read "Dao Qi lasts forever", and below it was "Ji Wang Shen's longevity tablet", and then on one side was "praying for blessings" and on the other side "extending longevity".
At the bottom are the name and birth date of the deity being worshipped.
Whether in his previous life or this life, when Li Shen saw this for the first time, he always had a strange feeling.
Which good person would have a tablet while he is still alive?
But he had no choice. There were thousands of households in the four villages, and every family was like this. He couldn't just order them to smash all the tablets.
Wouldn't that ruin your own name as well?
Besides, they all mean well and want me to live a long life. How can I let them down?
So when Li Shen saw his own tablet for the first time, he left with a grim look on his face.
Fortunately, there were no photos at that time, otherwise he felt the consequences would be disastrous.
His own photo was placed on it, and he had to burn incense for himself every day. Just thinking about it made Li Shen feel scared.
On the third day, Li Shen had to leave because someone from the palace came and asked Li Shen to go to court the next day to receive the title.
Although Li Shen still had some places to go, he had to return home early.
He was having a lot of fun, and even the children who followed him were still not satisfied.
Xixi even cried and asked to play for a few more days, saying that the chicks she raised were about to lay eggs.
Li Shen took a look at the chick, which was not even as big as an egg, and fell into deep thought.
Finally, Li Shen had no choice but to order his men to bring the chicks back to Prince Ji's mansion.
And pray that these little chicks are tough enough to evade the eyes of One, Two, Three, and Four, otherwise they won’t be enough to fill the gaps between our teeth.
On the second day, Li Shen got up early, took a bath, changed his clothes, and put on a purple royal robe with gold edges, purple gold boots, a tourmaline and gold auspicious beast pattern belt around his waist, and a red gold crown with nine tassels and seven treasures on his head.
In the right hand there is a folding fan, and in the left hand there is a bracelet with 108 sandalwood beads.