The next day, during the dynasty, Dou Wei resigned from the emperor on the grounds of old age and infirmity.
"Since your Majesty started the army, the old minister has been lamenting day and night, secretly praying to heaven, hoping that your Majesty's rebellion against the Sui Dynasty will be successful. The old minister is insignificant, but fortunately your Majesty favors him and entrusts him with important tasks. He has been worrying about whether the national affairs can be carried out day and night. Now the Tang Dynasty is booming, and the court is prosperous.
All the gentlemen, I have the emeralds, I am willing to make way for the sage, and I beseech your majesty for your permission."
Dou Wei bowed and bowed.
At this time, the ministers in the court were generally divided into two categories.
The smart people knew that this was Dou's concession, hoping that the emperor would let go of the case of Dou's secretly hiding the crossbow. At the same time, they understood better that Dou had admitted defeat this time.
The uninformed officials secretly believed that Dou Wei was making an exchange with the emperor, exchanging the position of Prime Minister for the emperor to let Dou go. A small number of stupid idiots felt that Dou Wei really wanted to resign.
The prince had a faint smile on his face and glanced at King Qin very proudly. King Qi Li Yuanji couldn't hold back his smile and his shoulders shook violently.
As for Li Shimin, his expression was calm and did not fluctuate much. But anyone familiar with him knew that King Qin was full of sadness and helplessness at this time.
Li Zhiyun's face was expressionless. As an insider in every sense of the word, Dou Wei's bowing his head and admitting defeat was within his expectation.
At this time, Li Yuan naturally would not agree with Dou Wei's resignation.
"Dou Gong is in his prime, how can he bear to abandon me. Although the Tang Dynasty has been stabilized, the rebels are still on the lookout. At this time, the Tang Dynasty needs Mr. Dou to stabilize people's hearts and plan for me. I will not allow this.
, Mr. Dou, don’t say too much.”
It's an old process, and the important ministers are well aware of the trick of making three concessions and three concessions.
As expected, Dou Wei followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, all the princes in the court help each other in civil and military affairs, and share their needs. The old ministers are already old and should no longer be responsible for the important task of the country. The capable ministers in governing the country include Pei Gong, Chen Gong and others. In foreign conquests, there is the King of Qin.
, the king of Chu and other wise kings. I sincerely ask your majesty for permission."
With that said, Dou Wei bowed again.
Without waiting for Li Yuan to refuse, the prince stood up first and said regretfully: "Father, although I know that Prime Minister Dou is important to the Tang Dynasty, Prime Minister Dou is the pillar of the country. Now that he is old, I sincerely ask my father to be considerate and allow Mr. Dou to rest in peace in his old age."
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"My son seconded the proposal." King Qi cupped his hands.
"I second the proposal." Zheng Shanguo and other officials from the prince's family all seconded the proposal.
The people of King Qin's faction did not see King Qin express his position, so naturally they did not dare to express their position without permission. They just watched with cold eyes, waiting for King Qin's instructions.
Li Shimin didn't want to speak at this time. He stubbornly guarded the last trace of unwillingness in his heart.
And his unwillingness is Li Jiancheng's biggest joke.
Naturally, Li Yuan would not be influenced by the prince, and he once again refused Dou Wei's resignation.
At this time, Dou Wei resigned for the third time.
Li Zhiyun felt like dozing off, but he resisted. As his eyes wandered around, he saw the warrior Yu in the crowd with a rosy face and a very excited look.
"Haha." Li Zhiyun sneered in his heart.
The third time he resigned, Li Yuan looked embarrassed, but finally agreed.
"That's all, I really can't bear Prime Minister Dou's trouble. I hope Prime Minister Dou will take care of himself."
"Thank you for your permission, Your Majesty." Dou Wei bowed and the sneer on his lips revealed his inner unwillingness.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan conferred the title of Sikong on Dou Wei, ranking him among the three princes. He rewarded Dou Wei with countless gold, silver and jade articles, and agreed to Dou Wei's resignation.
After Dou Wei's incident was over, Li Zhiyun went out to report the investigation. What he basically meant was that there were no major faults in the Dali Temple investigation, only some minor flaws. Generally speaking, someone in the Dou family did have a secret crossbow, but
He was not a member of the Dou family, but a servant of the Dou family's manor who was so bold that he secretly hid the crossbow.
Because the slave girl had already confessed her crime and was tortured to death by Zheng Shanguo, Li Yuan did not continue to pursue the case.
This time, the prince's men did not come out to question, and it was even less likely that Li Shimin would come forward to question.
Therefore, the case is concluded.
Most of the officials felt that the case was a bit anticlimactic, but neither the prince nor the King of Qin said anything, so how could anyone else bother the emperor.
Li Yuanji glanced at Dou Kang and whispered to Li Jiancheng: "Brother, is there another one over there?"
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng shook his head gently, "Let's stop here."
He knew very well that giving up Dou Wei was the limit that King Qin could accept, and his father also agreed. There was little meaning in continuing to pursue it.
Li Yuanji was a little unwilling to be able to kill the two sinister ministers in one go, but he did not have an attack.
"Now that the truth has been found out, let's file it away." Li Yuan said to Li Zhiyun.
"I obey the decree." Li Zhiyun held the wat board and quietly retreated into the crowd.
Tang Jian and Wen Dayou looked at each other and lowered their heads in silence. The two of them naturally knew that nothing had been found in the investigation during this period, but the case was over now and they did not want to cause any complications.
Because the case itself is not important, nor is the truth. The important things have just been discussed, and if we continue to talk about them, it will only cause trouble.
In less than half an hour, the previously entangled big case was successfully concluded, which was incredibly fast.
At this time, Li Jiancheng couldn't hold himself back and raised his hands and said: "Father, the government is very complicated. I sincerely ask my father to appoint a person to be the prime minister as soon as possible to assist my father in handling the affairs of the country."
"My son seconded the proposal." Li Yuanji held his hand.
The corners of Dou Wei's eyes twitched slightly, and he gave Li Jiancheng a hard look. He hadn't left yet, but he was planning to find someone to replace him so quickly.
hateful!
Li Shimin clenched his fist slightly and pursed his lips without saying a word.
He wanted to get involved in the selection of the new prime minister, but he didn't dare to say it out. Because this incident was a lesson, he didn't dare to blatantly go to the political hall again.
If his father was furious and tried again, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Li Yuan was a little dissatisfied with Li Jiancheng's impatience. He had just agreed to Dou Wei's resignation and immediately started looking for someone to replace him. This would make people think that he was unkind and unkind.
"This matter will be discussed later."
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng came to his senses, said "yes" and stepped back.
Li Zhiyun listened to his elder brother's words, but looked at Samurai Yun. Through careful observation, he really found something strange.
When the prince proposed the candidate for the new prime minister, the warrior Xun's expression changed obviously.
Sure enough, Samurai Yu had something in mind.
After the court meeting dispersed, the ministers gathered around Dou Wei in small groups and gave him their farewell blessings without hesitation.
Li Zhiyun also said two beautiful words to the past.
Anyway, it costs nothing to say a few nice words and it doesn't cost you any money.
At this time, Li Jiancheng came over with Li Yuanji, raised his hands towards Dou Wei and said: "The court has lost Duke Dou, just like losing a pillar. It makes people sigh with regret."
"His Royal Highness, your words are serious." Dou Wei returned the courtesy and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "In my opinion, it is enough for the imperial court to have several prime ministers and the two kings of Qin and Chu."
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's expressions suddenly darkened. This old bastard was even more disgusting before he left.
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "What Mr. Dou said is that as long as we four brothers and ministers work together as one, we will be able to assist our father in creating a peaceful and prosperous age."
Although Dou Wei was just a disgusting person on the surface, but Li Zhiyun knew that Dou Wei actually wanted to kill the prince.