When Li Shimin arrived, the six ministers of the Zhengshi Hall, the prince, the king of Qi, the king of Chu and others were already present.
"My sons and ministers see my father."
Li Yuan, who was sitting on the central throne, nodded with a serious look on his face.
"The King of Qin is here, sit down."
"Thank you, Father."
Li Zhiyun glanced at Lao Li and felt that at this moment, Lao Li must be laughing in his heart, and he was trying not to laugh. When Lao Li lives in Bengbu...well, this is impossible,
Lao Li will definitely be able to hold on.
At the very least, he would be able to hold back his laughter in front of several important ministers.
In comparison, Dugu Zhen, the minister opposite Li Zhiyun, does not have such a good expression. He is not a fool. Li Mi conspired to rebel. Can Dugu Huaien, who followed Li Mi, escape?
Regardless of whether Dugu Huaien conspired against him or not, Li Yuan would not let go of the Dugu family.
When Li Yuan acted as a matchmaker for Li Mi and married the Dugu family's daughter, Dugu Zhen sensed something was wrong, but he never expected that Li Yuan would actually use this trick against the Dugu family.
Okay, cruel enough.
Seeing everyone gathered, Li Yuan coughed twice and said: "You have all read the Di newspaper. After leaving Guanzhong, Li Mi did not go to the Central Plains, but transferred to Jingxiang. He turned a blind eye to the people I sent and did not even give an explanation."
,What does he want to do? Ah?"
"It seems that Li Mi is going to rebel." Pei Ji cooperated with Li Yuan's performance and said: "Your Majesty is too kind. Li Mi is a hero, how can he be willing to submit to others? His rebellion is completely predictable."
"Yes, looking back now, I was indeed too kind." Li Yuan lamented, "I respect Li Mi for rebelling against the Sui Dynasty, but I didn't expect him to be so ignorant of good and evil, and ignorant of good intentions. I am really heartbroken."
Pei Ji added: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to capture Li Mi as soon as possible to avoid a greater crisis."
Li Zhiyun said that he did not speak and just watched your performance.
Not only Li Zhiyun didn't speak, but everyone with a brain didn't speak either.
It's just that some people have no brains.
"Father, you should not have taken in this rebellious minister and traitor in the first place. Who is Li Mi? He is a traitor! He committed all kinds of crimes in the Central Plains by burning, killing, looting and looting. He is a despicable and shameless evil thief, and everyone must punish him!" Li Yuanji was filled with righteous indignation.
scolded Li Mi.
Li Yuan nodded, "What King Qi said makes sense."
Zuo Pushe and Liu Wenjing secretly said, "Your Majesty, Chang'an's order Dugu Huaien is still with Li Mi. I wonder if he knows about it?"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and flashed a sharp look.
Li Yuan hesitated and said nothing.
Pei Ji guessed: "Dugu Huai'en is the deputy, I'm afraid he knows the inside story."
The performance of this harmonious performance was too heavy. Li Zhiyun secretly commented on the poor acting skills of the two ministers.
Li Shimin said: "Father, if Li Mi really wants to rebel, how can Dugu Huaien stop him? From my perspective, Dugu Huaien is afraid that he has been controlled by Li Mi and can't help himself."
"Your Majesty, I think what the King of Qin said is reasonable." Dou Wei said: "Li Mi is plotting a rebellion, and Dugu Huaien will definitely stop it. Now I am afraid that I will escape death."
Dugu Zhen also said: "I believe that Huai En will never betray Datang."
Later, Dou Kang and Xiao Yu also said that Dugu Huaien was fine.
Li Yuan felt as if someone had poured cold water on him, and all the pride in his heart was gone again.
That's the feeling, that's the feeling!
If he says one thing, the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall can contradict him ten times!
Dugu Zhen, Dou Wei, Dou Kang, Xiao Yu, these people were like a stick in his throat.
Liu Wenjing continued: "Dugu Huaien may not have wanted to betray the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, but if Li Mi was attacked by a knife or ax, it would be hard to say. After all, everyone cherishes his life."
"Is Prime Minister Liu so sure that Huaien will rebel?" Dugu Zhen glared.
"That's not true. I'm just doubting it. Prime Minister Dugu, you won't let me doubt it, right?"
"Of course you can doubt him, but you can't accuse him unjustly."
Liu Wenjing smiled and said: "Your Majesty asks the ministers for advice. As a minister, I should tell you everything I know. This is the duty of a minister."
"Haha, I think what Prime Minister Liu said is reasonable." Pei Ji said: "Li Mi is a powerful hero. He will be out there and his orders will not be accepted."
"Pei Ji!" Dugu shouted angrily.
"It's unbecoming to yell in front of the emperor! You are rude!" Pei Ji immediately yelled back angrily. In fact, he was angry because Dugu Zhen called him by his first name, which was very rude.
Li Yuan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He was the only one who could speak loudly in Wude Hall. Now Dugu Zhen not only yelled, he also dared to call the prime minister by his name. Does Dugu Zhen still see himself as a saint in his eyes?
Dugu Zhen's face turned purple and his whole body was shaking with anger.
Unexpectedly, he would one day be run over by such sycophants.
"That's enough." Li Yuan said, "I'm here to ask you to discuss matters, not to ask you to quarrel like market women!"
Li Zhiyun lowered his gaze and looked quietly at the smooth floor of Wude Hall. This kind of competition was rarely seen a few times a year, so he had to observe and listen carefully.
The palace became quiet.
Li Yuan looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Prince."
"My son is here."
"What do you think about this matter?"
Li Jiancheng said: "Father, I think that we should immediately send people to recover Li Mi and find out the truth of the matter. Otherwise, it will be useless to keep arguing."
Liu Wenjing said: "Your Highness, sending people now is of no use. Li Mi has decided to rebel. He will never surrender. We should send troops to capture him immediately."
Li Jiancheng glanced at Liu Wenjing, who nodded slightly towards him.
Seeing this, Li Jiancheng immediately understood.
"What does the prince think?" Liu Wenjing asked.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun suppressed laughter in his heart and almost fainted.
Could this be a backstab from one of our own?
Big brother, big brother, you want to make peace with me, but your mazai doesn't agree.
Last time Liu Wenjing was tricked by Dugu into beating Xue Ju and almost lost her life. This time she seized the opportunity and Liu Wenjing, a thin dog, began to bar her teeth at Dugu.
Li Yuan urged: "What do you think, Prince?"
This is a fatal question. If Li Jiancheng agrees, it will show that he is on Liu Wenjing's side, and behind Liu Wenjing is Lao Li. In this way, he will be completely separated from the Dugu family.
But if he doesn't side with Liu Wenjing, he has to side with Dugu Zhen. In this case, how will he explain Li Yuan's side?
This is not an ordinary choice of sides. You can choose between two sides.
He is the prince and the crown prince of the country. If he does not make his own decision, it will disappoint those who support him.
And if he doesn't side with Lao Li, Lao Li will be very disappointed and angry.
Li Zhiyun was very curious about what Li Jiancheng would choose.
"If Li Mi really conspired to rebel, troops should be sent immediately to arrest him," Li Jiancheng said.
Sure enough, Li Jiancheng's choice was not what Li Zhiyun expected.
In the final analysis, Li Jiancheng is different from Li Shimin. Li Jiancheng's important counselors in the East Palace are basically all from Shandong clans. Subtly, Li Jiancheng is biased towards Shandong clan clans.
Li Shimin was very close to Dou, which was the essential difference between the two brothers.
Therefore, after Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Li Shimin said: "But if Li Mi did not rebel, if we send troops to arrest him like this, we will only force Li Mi to rebel."
Fengchu Li Yuanji spoke, "Second brother, this is wrong. Didn't you read the newspaper? Li Mi blatantly defied the decree and went south, and did not explain the reason to his father. He is not rebelling!"