After Li Fengci's incident passed, two royal families submitted memorials to beg for their remains, namely Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, and Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi.
After hearing about Li Fengci, these two people sent people to beg the emperor for his bones almost at the same time. As for the reason, it is not difficult to guess. One is because they are not the emperor's people, but the late emperor's heroes. The other is,
They saw from what happened to Li Fengci that the emperor was quite mean and unkind, especially towards those unfamiliar clan members.
After all, Li Fengci was also Li Zhan's son, and Li Zhan was Li Yuan's biological brother. In terms of blood relationship, Li Fengci was the clan member closest to the emperor. But such a clan member was not deprived of title and imprisoned by the emperor.
Li Shentong and Li Shenfu were Li Yuan's cousins and Li Zhiyun's cousin, another layer apart from Li Zhiyun. Moreover, they had a general relationship with Li Zhiyun in the past, and they did not think that Li Zhiyun would let them go if they made mistakes in the future.
You might as well beg for his bones and take them home to live in old age.
The two of them finally figured it out. Since they couldn't go against the emperor, they might as well retire where they were, so that they could have enough food and clothing. If they made a mistake and were caught by the emperor's pigtails, they would be imprisoned!
Who can bear this?
Let’s talk about Li Shenfu first. Even if there was no incident with Li Fengci this time, he would not continue to be an official. Nothing else, he is getting older.
Since the end of the sixth year of Wude, when the south was pacified, Li Shenfu was left by Li Zhiyun to serve as the general manager in Tanzhou. That was Tanzhou, adjacent to Lingnan!
In the past ten years as an official in Tanzhou, Li Shenfu has gradually adapted to the local environment, but he has always been depressed. How can he be in a good mood when he is not in the center? If he were an ordinary person, he would naturally not feel depressed when he was the local manager.
, but he is a member of the clan!
This gap in identity and position is quite uncomfortable. What's more important is that his authority has been reduced again and again over the years. Now he is the same as the general manager and he has no intention of continuing to serve.
What's more, Li Shenfu is now fifty-four years old. He feels that if he continues to stay in Tanzhou, he will die in a foreign land sooner or later, so he might as well just retire.
Let’s talk about Li Shentong. Although he could benefit from the grassland tribes in Lingzhou, the hardships of these years have already polished off his ambition. Li Fengci’s incident made him panic even more. Coupled with Li Shuliang’s retirement, Li
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It’s no longer the Wude Dynasty, it’s the Zhenguan Dynasty now!
Coupled with the fact that he was in his fifties, Li Shentong felt that it was time for him to retreat. Otherwise, he would not leave. If the emperor was unhappy one day, what would he do if he had surgery on himself?
What happened to the brothers Li Boyi and Li Fengci is a lesson from the past.
Li Zhiyun read the memorial of the two brothers Li Shentong and Li Shenfu begging for bones, and then approved their resignation and received them in person after they returned to Chang'an.
These two people can be regarded as early small shareholders of Datang Group. Although they invested very little, they ultimately invested in human resources. They were not very talented and had contact with Hutu, but their qualifications were there after all. Plus their clan status, so
As a token of appreciation, Li Zhiyun would personally come out to comfort him.
Gao Liangzhong led the two clan members to Wude Hall.
On the way, he occasionally caught a glimpse of Li Shentong with one ear, but he lowered his head silently to avoid exposing any flaws. But he heard that the King of Huai'an was very taboo about others looking at his one ear.
Arriving at the Wude Hall, Li Shenfu looked at the familiar and long-lost palace and felt a little confused. He remembered that when the late emperor was in power, he often came here. But since the new emperor ascended the throne, he was qualified to meet the saint in the Wude Hall.
All the ministers were the emperor's confidants.
Obviously, he came only a handful of times and was not a confidant of Emperor Zhenguan.
"Not much has changed here." Li Shenfu said with emotion.
Li Shentong also asked strangely: "Eunuch Gao, the empire is very rich, why doesn't Your Majesty order someone to repair the Wude Palace?"
How rich the empire is, he, a minister who personally exploited foreigners, knows best. Just now he saw that the red paint on the outer pillars of Wude Hall was peeling off, and he was very surprised.
Gao Liangzhong replied: "Your Majesty often says that before the people in the world are rich, how can he enjoy wealth first?"
Li Shentong was speechless. Although his words were false, what he saw in front of him was not false, so he couldn't say anything. No matter what the emperor said, he also knew a thing or two about the emperor's kindness to the people over the years.
I felt melancholy and a little admired in my heart.
It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to dominate the world. In the past, the late emperor founded the Tang Dynasty, and the world was watched by thieves. After several years, he finally unified the world. He was clearly aware of the difficulties and obstacles during the period. The current emperor can stabilize the world after taking the throne and sweep away the world.
The destruction of the Turks, the power of all directions, and the orderliness of the world are enough to prove the talent of Emperor Zhenguan.
To judge by public opinion alone, Li Shentong still admires this nephew in his heart.
"You two, please." Gao Liangzhong made a "please" gesture.
Li Shentong and Li Shenfu took off their boots outside the palace and entered the Wude Palace. From a distance, they saw the young emperor waiting for them.
"Your Majesty, Li Shentong, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Your Majesty, Li Shenfu, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."
Li Zhiyun smiled, raised his hand to support him, and said, "Without courtesy, you two imperial uncles can sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The servants took out the futons that had been prepared and gave them to Li Shentong and Li Shenfu.
In fact, there are not many rules for meeting the emperor in private. For example, now, the Wude Hall is very empty, and there are no futons specially placed. Only when the emperor meets the ministers, the chamberlains will be ordered to bring futons for the ministers to sit on.
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After the two of them were done, Li Zhiyun started to chat. What he was talking about was of course a story from a long time ago. It also talked about the past and the late emperor's evaluation of them. Anyway, it was just reminiscing about the past years and chatting randomly.
Naturally, Li Shentong and Li Shenfu did not dare to say that what the emperor said was meaningless, but they recalled it and followed the emperor's words. They were not qualified to show off in front of the emperor now, so they could only follow the emperor's wishes.
After pulling it through, Li Zhiyun looked at Li Shenfu.
"King Xiangyi, have you ever blamed me for putting you in Tanzhou?"
"I have never thought of it that way." Li Shenfu immediately denied it. Are you kidding? Although he cursed many times in his heart, he didn't have the guts to say it out in person or complain to the emperor. How long would he live?
Li Zhiyun naturally saw that Li Shenfu's words were not sincere, and he sighed: "Uncle Shenfu Emperor, you don't know something. Back then, my father often told me that the reason why Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty lost his country was because he did not recognize his relatives, so that in the end he had no relatives.
Someone helped him and he was killed
.Therefore, I have always upheld my father's wishes and sent the clan to guard the place. In the past, when the south was first established, only the Divine Fu Emperor could control the south among the clan. Although I cannot bear it, I can do it for the ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty.
, this is the only way, please don’t blame me, uncle."
After saying this, Li Zhiyun himself blushed, but he was used to it and had thick skin, so others generally couldn't tell.
But Li Shenfu was so disgusted that he didn't dare to say anything. If the emperor really valued the clan as much as he said, then how many clan members have held important positions in the court over the years?
How many clans are in charge of the local government?
So hypocritical.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. I understand your Majesty completely, and I have never blamed you. I have no regrets even if I die for the ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shenfu said loyally.