Li Zhiyun said: "The meeting between Li Anyuan and Chen Zhengde was no accident. It was probably the King of Qin who secretly instructed him to use Chen Zhengde as a breakthrough to contact Chen Shuda to prepare for the follow-up. If I guessed correctly, the King of Qin will contact Chen Shuda next.
, using the matter of King Qi as a bargaining chip to jointly win over Chen Shuda."
Make bold assumptions and verify carefully.
"Does your Majesty think King Qin will help Chen Shuda seek justice?"
"If Chen Shuda can seek justice, who will he thank the most? If Chen Shuda cannot seek justice, who will he hate the most?"
Du Ruhui understood that no matter what the outcome of this matter was, King Qin would be the one who had the last laugh, "Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision."
"But if King Qin does this, wouldn't he be at odds with King Qi?" he asked.
"You don't know that the King of Qi has always been at odds with the King of Qin."
Some people are born to be enemies, such as Li Yuanji and Li Shimin. They are obviously brothers, but they just don't like each other.
The subject was King Qi, and Du Ruhui immediately understood that King Qin probably didn't care about King Qi's attitude.
Li Zhiyun sighed: "The second brother is really powerful. First he spread the news and used the prince to deal with Wen Daya. Then he used his father's wishes to reject Li Gang's appointment as prime minister. In the end, another Huangmen minister Chen Shuda was left, and Chen Zhengde and Qi Wang's
This matter will definitely make my father feel guilty towards Chen Shuda, so it is logical for Chen Shuda to become prime minister."
Du Ruhui said: "The most powerful thing about King Qin is that he can gain Chen Shuda's favor without having to show up, and at the same time he can prevent another Liu Wenjing from appearing in the political hall."
Li Zhiyun leaned on Yang He, rubbing his brows tiredly. Although all these were speculations by him and Du Ruhui, he never minded speculating on others with the greatest malice, because reality is often more bloody than speculation.
This second brother, if he didn't take action, he would do it, but once he did, he would win over everyone.
"Keming, what do you think this king should do?"
"Your Majesty, do you want to intervene in this matter?"
"Are you watching the King of Qin deploying people in the Political Affairs Hall?" Li Zhiyun said bitterly: "Although I want to hide my strength and bide my time, the Political Affairs Hall is now occupied by the prince and the King of Qin's people. In the future, I am afraid that I will be arbitrarily controlled by them when conducting internal affairs.
Play around with.”
On the contrary, once Chen Shuda became the prime minister, half of the six prime ministers in the political affairs hall were on good terms with the King of Qin, while the remaining Pei Ji followed the emperor, and Liu Wenjing got close to the prince.
The king of Chu, on the other hand, was isolated and helpless.
Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the matter is not over yet."
"How to say?"
Du Ruhui sorted out his thoughts and said, "Your Majesty, please don't forget that although King Qin has roped in a person this time, he also used someone. If this matter is exposed, what will that person think?"
"You mean, let King Qin be exposed and let Wen Daya know about it?" Li Zhiyun frowned and said, "But what's the use of this? It's impossible for him to fall in love."
"Not necessarily." Du Ruhui said: "The prince recommends Li Gang to become the prime minister, so Wen Daya must be dealt with. In this way, Wen Daya will inevitably stay away from the prince. Once the affairs of King Qi are exposed, King Qin's role in it will definitely be known. With Wen Daya
Even with his intelligence, he can guess the cause and effect. In this case, can King Qin continue to win over Wen Daya?"
"I know all this, but even so, will my father still let Wen Daya become the prime minister?"
What bothers him is that no one can speak for him in the political hall now.
Du Ruhui said: "Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? Now there are two Prime Ministers of Dou in the Political Affairs Hall. How can the saint continue to tolerate them?"
Speaking of this, Li Zhiyun understood immediately.
"I understand." He looked at Du Ruhui, stroking his hands and said, "What a plan!"
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Please speak." Li Zhiyun straightened his body and listened carefully.
Du Ruhui said: "According to my subordinates' guess, if King Qin wants to take action, he must do it quietly. After all, this matter involves a royal scandal. Therefore, it is most likely to tell the saint secretly through someone else. In this case, the saint will definitely summon the king.
, the prince, King Qi, Chen Shuda and others discussed the matter face to face. In this case, King Qin can achieve his goal. But the truth is not known, which is not conducive to our strategy. "
"My subordinates thought that they could expose this matter through the hands of the people. As a result, the government and the public would discuss it, and the saint would have to discuss it with the officials. If the King of Qin wanted to win over Chen Shuda, he would have to express his support. In this case, the King of Qin would not be able to continue.
Hidden behind the scenes.”
"When the King of Qin is exposed, the Crown Prince and the King of Qi will definitely attack him. Wen Daya will also understand that he is being used. The Crown Prince attacks him, and the King of Qin takes advantage of him. And this is the King's opportunity."
After listening, Li Zhiyun sighed softly and saluted Du Ruhui with his fists raised.
"Keming, thank you."
"This is what subordinates should do."
Li Zhiyun smiled softly and said: "Perhaps Li Anyuan is a good chess piece."
Three days before the great dynasty in the second year of Wude, Dugu Zhen actually submitted a letter to resign from the position of prime minister. In the memorial, he said that he was old and frail, unable to handle complicated government affairs, and could not assist the saints in handling state affairs.
In response, Li Yuan not only refused directly, but also sent someone to reward Dugu Mansion, as if he was "reluctant to give up".
Later, Dugu Zhen wrote a letter of resignation again, but Li Yuan still refused.
It was not until the day before the dynasty that Dugu Zhen submitted a letter of resignation for the third time, and Li Yuan reluctantly agreed.
Immediately, Li Yuan granted Dugu Zhen the title of Situ, Prince, Grand Master, etc., and also gave Dugu Zhen more rewards.
At this point, all officials basically knew that the rumors were true.
In the early morning of this morning, Li Zhiyun got up early.
Huaiyang washed and dressed Li Zhiyun.
"Your Majesty, will you wear a gold crown or a jade crown today?" she asked.
Li Zhiyun raised his head and thought about it, then said, "Jade Crown."
"yes."
Huaiyang tied his hair and wore a crown, and took out a bronze mirror for him to look at.
"Okay, that's it."
The first great court in the second year of Taketoku was attended by hundreds of officials, who lined up from the Taketoku Hall to the stairs outside.
The prince, King of Qin, Prime Minister and other high-ranking officials naturally wore purple official uniforms, official hats on their heads, and held ivory wat tablets in their hands.
With all the officials in place, Emperor Li Yuan stepped onto the throne, all officials greeted him, and then began to discuss matters.
The first is the income and expenditure of the first year of Taketoku, the Prime Minister of the Political Department, the situation in various places, foreign wars, war loss ratio, people's living conditions, etc. Then, the Prime Minister of the Political Department proposes the general plan for this year, as well as the work that needs to be completed by each ministry and department.
quantity.
Among them, if anyone questions something that is unreasonable, they can raise it at any time for discussion by the emperor and the officials.
For example, when it comes to military spending, people in the military strongly demand that no reduction be allowed.
This is a huge workload, because it is related to the planning for the entire second year of Wude, and everyone is listening carefully.
Among them, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War listened very carefully, because the current main theme of the Tang Dynasty is external expansion and unification of the world. The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of the money bag, and the Ministry of War is in charge of the soldiers and horses. They cannot omit anything.
After Pei Ji eloquently explained the general plan, he took the lead in clapping the Wat board with his hands, and then all the officials followed suit.
This gesture shows everyone's approval, similar to applause.
After the prime ministers finished speaking, Lao Li began to give an emotional speech again, encouraging everyone to serve the country and help the Tang Dynasty unify the world as soon as possible.