In fact, even if Chen Shuda had not appeared, Li Yuan would still have taken action against the Dou family, because it was too eye-catching for Dou Wei and Dou Kang to be prime ministers in the political hall.
What really shocked Li Zhiyun was that the planning for this matter actually started two months ago, because the warrior Xun's ability to place people in the Dou family's grain depot could not be done overnight. Lao Li's forbearance
Scheming, once again refreshed Li Zhiyun's view of him.
Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, this matter is not necessarily directed at Dou Wei, it may also be directed at Dou Kang, but no matter what, the Dou family must lose someone this time. I would like to say something disrespectful, King Qin's military achievements are even worse.
If he has a strong body and strong power in the political hall, the saint must
However, it is intolerable. He needs the King of Qin to check and balance the prince, but he does not need the prince to balance the King of Qin. Now that things have developed to this point, the prince's situation is precarious. There is only one Liu Wenjing in the political hall to speak for him. The saint must change everything.
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"Taking down Dou Xiangguo can not only suppress Guanlong, but also suppress the King of Qin, rebalancing the government, and killing two birds with one stone."
Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "You are right, my father may really be planning this matter behind his back. But I don't understand, once the final matter is completed, won't the Dou family be alienated from my father?"
"Won't."
"Why?"
"Your Highness, you must have forgotten that Dali Temple Minister Zheng Shanguo is cooperating in handling the case this time. If he knows that the Dou family secretly possesses a crossbow, do you think the East Palace will give up such a good opportunity?"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun understood everything instantly.
In this matter, Lao Li completed 99% of the progress bar, but the last one percent, the killing blow, was handed over to the prince by Lao Li.
Once the prince is informed that the Dou family has a secret crossbow, he may guess that the matter is not simple, but he will definitely not give up the opportunity to suppress the Dou family.
When the time comes, the prince who pounces and bites someone will be the one who offends the Dou family.
As for Lao Li, he stayed away and watched the fire from the other side.
Let the prince do the things that offend others, and he will reap the fruits of victory behind his back.
Good idea!
Even the King of Qin and the Dou family would suspect that this matter was the prince's plan from beginning to end!
After all, their relationship with the prince couldn't be worse.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun remembered that in history, Lao Li constantly balanced the power of the prince and the King of Qin. In the end, it evolved into the prince taking charge of the government and the King of Qin taking charge of the army.
Now, the King of Qin was powerful and had a close relationship with the Guanlong family, which had long aroused Lao Li's fear.
The suppression was expected.
"If it is finally discovered that the Dou family has a secret crossbow, the prince will take the opportunity to advise and capture Dou Wei or Dou Kang. As one of the officials handling the case, wouldn't I be implicated, and even be hated by King Qin and the Dou family?
?" Li Zhiyun had a gloomy face.
What he is more worried about is that once this matter develops naturally, Li Shimin will think that he has leaned on the prince.
He obviously didn't do anything, yet he was involved in such a turmoil.
Frustrated!
Du Ruhui thought for a while and asked, "Then what should your highness do?"
"I want to get out of this situation immediately."
"Wrong." Du Ruhui shook his head.
"Wrong?" Li Zhiyun asked: "Where is the mistake?"
Du Ruhui analyzed: "The situation is very clear now. The warrior Xun will definitely be able to solve the case in the end. If His Highness withdraws from the incident at this time, what will the saint, the prince, and the King of Qin think afterwards?"
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please teach me."
"Your Highness, please don't do this. It is your duty to share your worries with Your Highness." Du Ruhui quickly returned the greeting, and then analyzed: "Let's start with the Saint. This matter was led by the Saint. In the eyes of the Saint, Your Highness is just a chess piece.
According to the saint's plan, His Highness should be a witness throughout the whole process and not participate in the specific planning. If His Highness withdraws from the incident at this time, will the Saint think that His Highness has noticed something?"
Li Zhiyun's heart tightened. In Lao Li's mind, he was now a political idiot. Once he showed any abnormality in this incident, Lao Li would be alert immediately.
"What else?"
Du Ruhui continued: "Once the prince took the opportunity to attack, he successfully caused one of Dou Wei and Dou Kang to leave the political affairs hall. Later, he found that His Highness had strangely withdrawn from the incident. Don't you think it's strange? The same is true for the King of Qin."
Li Zhiyun felt that this statement was a bit far-fetched and defended: "In their eyes, I have always abided by my duty. It is understandable that I asked my father for a lighter punishment out of fear because of my inability to solve the case."
"No." Du Ruhui shook his head, "Your Highness, you are wrong again."
"Wrong again?"
"That's right, your Highness, please think about it carefully. I don't know how many people in the clan have made mistakes, but how many people were punished in the end? There was King Qi in the front, King Yong'an in the back, and King Changping in the back. Your Highness is just a thief who did not detect the stolen weapons.
Isn't it strange that he is so afraid that he directly apologizes?"
Li Zhiyun was sweating on his forehead and finally realized that his thinking was too naive.
Li Yuanji was defeated and insulted the prime minister's daughter-in-law, but nothing happened in the end. As the emperor's son, he couldn't solve the case, so this trivial matter was nothing. Besides, in the eyes of the ministers, even if he couldn't solve the case in the end, he would have a big responsibility.
The blame was also taken by the samurai Yu. He was just a minister of the Ministry of Industry and it was not his turn to bear the main responsibility.
What is he afraid of?
If he pleads guilty halfway and withdraws from the matter, the crown prince and the King of Qin will definitely suspect that he has noticed something and leave halfway.
Not to mention Li Yuan, who will definitely be suspected.
Li Zhiyun took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "I was indeed wrong. Thank you sir for reminding me."
Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Your Highness, actually you don't have to do anything now, just continue to pursue the case. As long as Your Highness does not personally find out that the crossbow is hidden in Dou's manor, this matter has nothing to do with Your Highness."
Li Zhiyun nodded, "You are right, I will remember it."
After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said unwillingly: "It's just that being a chess piece this time is really frustrating."
Although the person playing chess is Lao Li, this does not mean that Li Zhiyun is willing to be a chess piece to be manipulated.
"Before His Highness didn't know the whole story, Your Highness was a pawn, but now He is no longer." Du Ruhuilao said meaningfully.
"What do you mean?"
"Your Highness, this time the saint did not hesitate to go to the trouble himself and designed a plan to deal with the Dou family. This shows that one of Dou Wei and Dou Kang will definitely leave the Zhengshi Hall in the future. As a result, the Zhengshi Hall will lack a prime minister."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's thoughts were racing rapidly.
"Whether Dou Wei leaves or Dou Kang leaves, as the next prime minister, my father will definitely not let anyone from Guanlong enter the political affairs hall. The prince is afraid that old matters will be brought up again and Li Gang will be reinserted into the political affairs hall.
Hall. The King of Qin will definitely not agree to such a big loss, and will definitely try his best to prevent the prince's people from entering the Political Affairs Hall. And the father does not want to see the prince overpower the King of Qin at this time, let alone allow the power of the King of Qin's family to be replenished in the Political Affairs Hall.
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Having said this, Li Zhiyun's eyes flashed, "This is my opportunity!"
"Yes, this is the king's opportunity." Du Ruhui analyzed: "Now, in the hands of the prince, the person suitable to be recommended as prime minister is none other than Li Gang. On the side of the King of Qin, it is most likely Dou Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. But these two people,
Your Majesty will not agree to it. The former does have a slight chance, but the latter is Dou Kang's biological brother. How could Your Majesty be willing to see another member of the Dou family become prime minister."
No matter from which point of view, this time one of Dou Wei and Dou Kang dismounted, leaving the vacant position of prime minister, and Lao Li was definitely not willing to hand it over to the prince or someone from the King of Qin to enter the political hall.
Because, the incident of Chen Shuda becoming the prime minister is a lesson for others.
When Lao Li drove Dugu Zhen away, it was to attack the Guanlong forces, but he did not expect that the promoted Chen Shuda was actually a member of the King of Qin. After all, Chen Shuda was inextricably linked to the Dou family because of the King of Qin.
This is simply a useless thing.
Li Zhiyun calmed down and thought carefully.
"Both the Prince's people and the King of Qin's people can't be matched, so who is most likely to be matched?"
Now that he knows how things are going, he can legitimately transform from a chess piece to a chess player, but how to place the pieces remains to be discussed.