"It's really not good for the censor to impeach randomly. Wei Aiqing, you should put things in order. If anything happens in the future, just report it directly. Don't impeach at every turn." Li Shimin said.
He also knew that there were many censors in the Yushitai, all of whom were from aristocratic families.
However, in order to maintain the image of accepting advice with an open mind, it is not appropriate to attack Yushitai.
Now that he had such a good opportunity, how could he let it go?
"Yes!" Wei Ting, the censor doctor, responded.
Most of the censors in the Yushitai are from the Kanto family.
But Wei Ting was from the Wei family in Guanlong. Logically speaking, he was the imperial censor, and he was in charge of the censorship station.
But those people have been treating him openly and secretly, and in order to discord with the Shandong aristocratic family and break up with each other, he has always turned a blind eye.
Now with Li Shimin's order, we can finally deal with them openly.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. Who dares to make suggestions to Your Majesty?" Wang Ze said quickly.
He had already seen the Yanguan people who were attached to them looking at him with some displeasure.
Those people attach themselves to aristocratic families just for fame and fortune.
Now because I listened to his arrangements, my fame and fortune have been damaged, so I must be resentful.
If he doesn't handle it well, these people may not listen to him anymore in the future.
Li Shimin ignored Wang Ze, but looked at the others and asked, "What do you think, dear friends?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" the military generals in the DPRK and the DPRK shouted in unison.
They were often impeached by public officials, so of course they supported it.
"What about you?" Li Shimin looked at the civil servants.
All civil servants knew that supporting Li Shimin's decision would undoubtedly offend the Shandong family, so no one spoke.
"Your Majesty, I would like to reconsider this!" Wei Zheng said.
Everyone else looked at Wei Zheng in shock. They didn't expect that he would be the first to agree.
Not to mention other people, even Li Shimin was a little surprised.
Wei Zheng didn't care what other people looked at him.
Although he was born into a Shandong family, this decision was beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, so he supported it.
"I'll wait for reconsideration!"
Changsun Wuji and others saw someone taking the lead, and they all spoke up.
"Then the matter is settled like this, retreat from the court!" Li Shimin said.
"Farewell to Your Majesty!" the ministers shouted.
After Li Shimin left, the officials stood up.
"Hmph!" Wang Ze glanced at Lin Xuan, snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and left Tai Chi Palace.
"Boy Lin, are you ready with your gift? Do you want me to help you think of something?" Cheng Yaojin patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder and asked.
Lin Xuan bared his teeth and said, "Uncle Cheng, please be gentle."
"I know your boy's martial arts skills, so don't pretend to be like this," Cheng Yaojin said.
Lin Xuan chuckled and said, "I can't hide anything from Uncle Cheng. My nephew's gift has been prepared. I guarantee that among all the people, he is the one who agrees with the Empress the Queen the most."
He heard that Cheng Yaojin prepared red coral.
That thing is precious, but Empress Changsun has never seen any treasures.
But his mirror was different. Not only did women like it, but it was also unique to the Tang Dynasty.
"Then I'll have to see who has the best gift then." Cheng Yaojin laughed and said.
"Cheng Laohei, when it comes to gifts, they must be my best!" Yu Chigong said.
Cheng Yaojin glared at Yuchi Gong and said, "Youngster Yuchi, why don't we compete?"
"How do you compare?" Yu Chigong showed no sign of weakness.
"Let's see whose gift the Queen likes more. The loser should say a few words loudly on the spot. How about not being as good as the other party?" Cheng Yaojin said.
How could Yuchi Gong give in at this time and said loudly: "Okay, whoever loses and defaults on the debt will be his grandson!"
"Okay!" Cheng Yaojin responded.
Lin Xuan patted his forehead speechlessly. Is this the Duke of the Tang Dynasty?
Why is he no different from ordinary people in the city?
"The Marquis of Jingyang County, your Majesty has summoned you!" A young eunuch came over and said.
"Two uncles, His Majesty has summoned you. I will go over first." Lin Xuan said quickly.
…
"See Your Majesty!" Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I went to court this morning and ordered Duke Zhao to patrol the border on my behalf," Li Shimin said.
"Zhao Guogong is extremely talented and can definitely handle this matter well," Lin Xuan said.
Lin Xuan was not surprised that Li Shimin would send Zhang Sun Wuji.
Throughout history, Li Shimin had great trust in Changsun Wuji.
The relationship between Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin is not only because Changsun Wuji is the elder brother of Queen Changsun.
What's more, Changsun Wuji was a close friend of Li Shimin before the Li family launched an army.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he rewarded Changsun Wuji more generously than anyone else.
Empress Changsun was familiar with classics and history, and knew that it was not a very good phenomenon for relatives to be favored too much. Therefore, Empress Changsun often advised Li Shimin not to reward the Changsun family generously.
However, instead of weakening Changsun Wuji's power, Li Shimin promoted him step by step and entrusted him with important responsibilities.
Seeing this, Queen Changsun could only persuade Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji knew the art of concealment, and of course he knew how to choose.
Changsun Wuji asked Li Shimin to resign many times. The reason why he did this repeatedly was to cultivate his unintentional power and not to covet high-ranking and powerful people. On the contrary, it dispelled Li Shimin's concerns about his relatives seizing power and interfering in politics.
Changsun Wuji trusted and valued him more.
Historically, after Li Zhi was canonized as the crown prince, Li Shimin felt that Li Zhi was a bit weak in character and not suitable to be the emperor. He wanted to make Li Ke the crown prince instead, but he gave up under the persuasion of Chang Sun Wuji. This shows that Li Shimin had some feelings for Chang Sun Wuji.
Much trust.
"Lin Xuan, I have already thought about the name I promised you, and it is called Zichu. What do you think?" Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan was a little confused by Li Shimin.
Just now, we were talking about Changsun Wuji's patrolling the border. Why did he suddenly talk about bestowing a title on him?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Xuan bowed and said.
Lin Zichu was not unpleasant to hear, and it was given by the emperor. Lin Xuan had no reason to refuse.
"I gave you the name Zichu because I hope you can maintain your original intention." Li Shimin said pointedly.
"Yes, I understand!" Lin Xuan nodded.
He was a little confused as to why Li Shimin suddenly told him this.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said with some disappointment: "You go down first."
"Yes! I will leave first!"
Lin Xuan left Li Shimin's study, still full of doubts.
Li Shimin came to him and told him about sending Zhang Sun Wuji to patrol the border and giving him a letter.
He looked at Li Shimin as if he had been stimulated by something.
Lin Xuan thought for a while, but without any clue, he shook his head and left the palace.
…
Li Shimin sat there alone, lost in thought, with expressions on his face changing uncertainly.
Changsun Wuji could imagine that a large amount of salt left the customs, but the court had no knowledge of it, and it must be related to the Ministry of War.
How could Li Shimin not expect that as soon as he got the news, he had already sent people to monitor some officials of the Ministry of War.
As Minister of War, Hou Junji must be a key target of surveillance.
However, Li Mu told him last night that Changsun Wuji concealed his traces and entered the Hou Mansion last night, and stayed there for more than an hour before coming out.
He talked to Changsun Wuji about patrolling the border during the day, and went to see Hou Junji at Changsun Wuji in the evening.
Li Shimin didn't believe it at all if there was no problem here.
Although Li Shimin didn't know what Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji talked about.
But at this time, Changsun Wuji went to see Hou Junji, which was tantamount to betrayal of him.
Li Shimin asked himself how much he cared about his eldest son's family. Thinking of the friendship between him and his eldest son Wuji for so many years, Li Shimin felt a little heartbroken.
…
"I'd like to report to you, Lord Lu, that Duke Lu is here to ask for an audience."
Changsun Wuji's expression changed and he said, "Bring him to the living room."
Not long after, the housekeeper led Hou Junji to the living room.
"Gong Lu is a rare guest, please take a seat." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
Hou Junji sat down and said: "The Duke of Zhao is about to go on a long journey, and I am here to see him off."
When the maid brought tea, Changsun Wuji sent all the servants away.
Changsun Wuji lost his previous calmness and said with a livid face: "What are you doing here at this time?"
"Brother Auxiliary Machine, don't worry, I'm here to tell you some good news. It's agreed!" Hou Junji seemed not to notice Changsun Wuji's displeasure and said with a smile.
He is not stupid, what if Changsun Wuji agrees not to do it.
Now that he comes here openly, it is easy to find out.
In this way, Changsun Wuji was tied to him.
"Idiot, you want to tie me to you, but have you ever thought that His Majesty may have begun to doubt you. Now that you have come over, you have also exposed me." Changsun Wuji said with an ugly face.
If he had known that Hou Junji was so stupid, he would not have cooperated with Hou Junji even if he was given 40%.
Hou Junji was startled and asked, "What should we do now?"
"When you contacted them, did you send someone to go there, or did you go there yourself?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"How dare I go there by myself at this moment? Of course I sent someone there secretly," Hou Junji said.
Changsun Wuji secretly thought, fortunately you are not stupid enough.
"Let's do this..." Changsun Wuji told Hou Junji's ear what he wanted to do.
"Is this feasible?" Hou Junji asked.
Changsun Wuji asked angrily: "Otherwise, what do you think we should do now?"