He understood the truth, but he still felt aggrieved.
"In the past, when the deposed prince was fighting against the old King of Qin, I was impartial. After the death of the King of Qin, the deposed prince was against the King of Chu, and I was also impartial. Now that the deposed prince has rebelled and been killed, the King of Qi has given him death, and he is about to ascend to the great throne.
It would be too callous and unkind to deal with someone like me who has never intervened."
Li Daoyan said: "Your Majesty is right, but to the King of Chu, he is no longer the King of Chu he once was."
"Yes, he used to be just a concubine, but now, he has become a legitimate son, the eldest son, and the king of Chu. The saint is unconscious, and the military and political power is in his hands. Naturally, he can do whatever he wants." Li
Shen Tong said angrily.
It's not that he has any grudge against Li Zhiyun, he just feels aggrieved. He has obviously never offended King Chu, but he has been targeted again and again. This is unfair!
Li Daoyan thought for a moment and said, "If you really don't want to go to Lingzhou, I think you can do this."
"How?"
"First of all, I would like to express my condolences to the King of Chu. If your Excellency can put down his position as General Zuo Wuwei and be a wealthy and idle man, with the character of the King of Chu, he will not kill everyone. After all, he will ascend the throne as emperor in the future and will not be so careless.
face.
As your Excellency said, we have never offended King Chu, and he will not cling to us.
Secondly, you can write to the sage and ask him to make the King of Chu the crown prince.
In this case, the King of Chu will not continue to ask you to go to Lingzhou."
The method is feasible, and Li Shentong thinks there is no problem, but he is a little hesitant.
"Your Excellency, are you reluctant to leave the court?" Li Daoyan asked when he saw his hesitation.
"That's not necessarily the case." Li Shen said: "I am already old, and I should have taken care of my grandchildren long ago. But what about you? Now the world is gradually becoming more stable, and my Li family is the master of the world. If I were
If you leave, who will find a family fortune for your brothers?
I have a close relationship with the King of Chu. If he ascends the throne, you brothers may not be able to get ahead in the future."
Li Daoyan smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter. King Rencheng, King Huaiyang, King Zhao and others are all members of the royal family, and they are all equally valued by the King of Chu. This shows that the King of Chu is not exclusive.
A descendant of the clan."
Li Shentong thought for a while and sighed: "Forget it, I'll go to Lingzhou. What if I stay in Lingzhou for a few years for you brothers?"
The next day, he formally agreed to Li Shuliang.
Li Zhiyun smiled knowingly after receiving the news.
Li Zhiyun was not surprised that Li Shentong agreed to this matter. Not everyone is a whimsical fool like Li Xiaochang. In the face of absolute power, bowing down is the right choice for them.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun had some thoughts. If he did not seize the throne, someone else would ascend the throne in the future and an imperial edict would be issued, and he would have no choice but to go there.
What he did was indeed correct.
Subsequently, Li Zhiyun ordered that Yang Shidao be recalled and King Huai'an be appointed as the general manager of Lingzhou.
General Zuo Wuwei was replaced by Li Zhiyun concurrently.
This personnel change did not cause much disturbance, because during this period, the King of Chu's large-scale purge of old officials was not news.
When the saint was seriously ill and unable to handle government affairs, no one could stop the King of Chu's actions.
What's more, the people of Guanlong in the middle of the court, the prime ministers in the political hall, and the sixteen guards are all supporters of the King of Chu. Who can stop the King of Chu?
Some people can ignore this personnel change, but some people cannot ignore it.
This person is Zhao Cijing, Minister of the Ministry of War.
Looking at the series of personnel changes, Zhao Cijing realized that the King of Chu was consolidating military power, and as the Minister of War, he was afraid that he would also suffer a heavy blow.
Although he has a good relationship with the King of Chu, he is not a member of the King of Chu after all. Unlike his younger brother Zhao Cihao, he is not a minister of the King of Chu.
In the study, Zhao Cijing sighed and looked full of sadness.
Princess Changguang, who happened to walk in, heard her husband sigh, walked over and asked, "Alang, is there something on your mind?"
She and her husband have a very good relationship and respect and love each other.
Zhao Cijing nodded and said: "There have been many changes in government affairs recently. The King of Chu oversees the country and has demoted several people. I don't know when it will be my turn."
Princess Changguang frowned and said: "Fifth brother has always had a good relationship with you, and your brother is an official in Shence Mansion. How can fifth brother be in trouble with you?"
Zhao Cijing smiled bitterly and said: "That was before, not now. Now the King of Chu is so valuable, it is not as simple as Madam thinks."
As the emperor's daughter, Princess Changguang had her own thoughts. She understood what her husband meant and said, "Let's do this. I will visit my fifth brother tomorrow and ask him face to face."
"How can this happen? Don't make it self-defeating and let the King of Chu think that I am unwilling to let go of the power of the Ministry of War."
Princess Changguang said: "We are all a family, there is nothing we can't talk about. Otherwise, if you sigh like this, can the problem be solved?"
Facing his wife's rhetorical question, Zhao Cijing was speechless.
"That's it."
The next day, in the side hall of the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
Looking at the dignified sister opposite with a hint of sullenness, Li Zhiyun said curiously: "Sister, I see that you don't look good, but someone made my sister angry?"
One thing to say, Li Zhiyun has always had a good relationship with his sisters.
The main reason is very practical, they are all concubines. When Empress Taimu Dou was alive, these concubines and concubines basically stayed together to keep warm.
And Li Zhiyun is a boy, he has been smart since he was young, so he has a better life than these sisters who were born as concubines.
Over the years, under Li Zhiyun's deliberate management, the relationship between their siblings has been very good.
"My brother is now the king of Chu, who is the supervisor of the country. Who dares to make me angry." Princess Changguang said angrily.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "It seems that my brother did something wrong and made my sister angry."
Princess Changguang said directly: "Brother, I came here today and I just want to ask you, will you banish your brother-in-law from the capital in the future?"
"Who said that?" Li Zhiyun asked doubtfully: "My brother-in-law manages the military department in an orderly manner, why does my younger brother want to demote him?"
"You really don't know?" Princess Changguang looked at him, asked, and continued: "Your brother-in-law has been in trouble these days. He is afraid that if he does something wrong, he will make you angry and bring harm to his family."
Li Zhiyun stood up, walked over, put his arm around his sister's thin shoulders, and said: "My sister, what are you thinking about? Am I this kind of person?
Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. My brother-in-law just did something wrong. For my sister's sake, I have to admit it.
Otherwise, if he goes home and gets angry with my sister because of things that go wrong at work, wouldn't it mean that I, as a younger brother, don't love and protect my sister?"
"He dares!" After Princess Changguang said this, she immediately looked at Li Zhiyun, who was close to Chi Chi, with a fawning look on his face. Her anger was half gone, and she said angrily: "If you don't give me an explanation today, don't even think about getting away with it.
"
"It seems I can't escape." Li Zhiyun held Ajie's hand and said with a smile.
Princess Changguang saw his rogue behavior, and most of the tension in her heart disappeared. She just felt that the fifth brother was still the fifth brother, and there was no change.
"That's what you said."
"Okay, okay." Li Zhiyun comforted him: "Sister, don't worry. I know what kind of person my brother-in-law is. As long as he fulfills his duties, how can I demote him to a good minister? Besides, if I demote my brother-in-law, I will have to leave the capital with him."
, in the future, if I want to talk to my sister about my brother-sister relationship, I might have to leave Beijing.
Sister, don’t worry.”
He never thought about touching Zhao Cijing, at least not now.