Four hundred and seventieth chapters spit blood out of anger
There was a hint of sinisterness in Changsun Wuji's eyes, and he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, since the Marquis of Jingyang County is opposed to my suggestion, maybe he has a better way? Your Majesty might as well listen to what good ideas the Marquis of Jingyang County has."
Lin Xuan secretly cursed Changsun Wuji for being old Yinbi, but he was thinking about countermeasures in his heart.
It was refreshing to scold Changsun Wuji, but he understood that if there was no solution, Li Shimin might really do what Changsun Wuji said.
The biggest reason why Li Shimin didn't agree to the marriage last time was that Tubo insisted on Princess Changle.
Although Li Shimin was reluctant to let his daughter get married, other people's daughters were still willing to do so.
Historically, a woman was selected from the clan to get married.
This time Tubo did not ask for any princess, and Li Shimin would not object at all.
"Zichu, since you are opposed to the auxiliary machine method, then you can express your opinion." Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan pondered and said: "Your Majesty, I am going to attack with troops, but I do not support war. War is an extension of politics. If the desired goal can be achieved by other means, there is no reason to use troops at all."
"Marquis of Jingyang County, His Majesty is asking you how to solve the problem of the alliance of envoys from various countries to ensure that the court meeting can end peacefully tomorrow. He is not asking whether you want to use troops." Changsun Wuji reminded him in a very 'good-natured' way.
"I understand, there is no need to remind Duke Zhao." Lin Xuan said angrily.
At the same time, he scolded Changsun Wuji all over his heart.
He was really talking nonsense just now, just to delay time so that he could think of countermeasures, but who knew that Changsun Wuji would directly point it out to him.
"Your Majesty, the main reason for summoning envoys from various countries tomorrow is to pay tribute. If they mention other things, Your Majesty can shirk it and say that they will discuss it another day. They only need to wait for the end of the court meeting. What can they do if they unite?" Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "I have thought about what you said, but if they propose to increase the reward on the spot, what will happen then?"
To put it bluntly, he is not afraid of the so-called alliance of those countries at all.
What he was worried about was that those envoys could not put an end to the trouble they caused at the great court meeting. How would the people of the world view him then?
Lin Xuan has been thinking of ways. What Li Shimin wants is for the Great Court Meeting to end successfully.
In this way, Li Shimin had the capital to publicize and let the people know how powerful the Tang Dynasty was.
Lin Xuan was so happy that he thought of a way and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have an idea. I just need to get the upper hand."
"Get the head start?" Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, the reason why envoys from various countries unite is because they think they can gain benefits from this. If anyone knows that even if they do this, they will not gain benefits, they will naturally not participate." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Li Shimin glared at Lin Xuan and said, "Stop showing off."
"Your Majesty, I heard that all the countries in the Western Regions have been secretly obstructing the Tang Dynasty from rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions. I wonder if this is the case?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's true."
The Protectorate of the Western Regions was first built in the Western Han Dynasty. Its main responsibilities were to guard the territory and stabilize the territory, coordinate conflicts and disputes among countries in the Western Regions, stop the intrusion of external forces, and maintain local social order in the Western Regions.
In fact, he is the leader of the countries in the Western Region.
No country wants to have an alliance leader above its head, so it will naturally stop it.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty can reduce the rewards to the countries in the Western Regions by half, as well as Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks."
Changsun Wuji sneered and said: "Marquis of Jingyang County, others want to increase their rewards, but you want to reduce them. How can they be willing? Do you want the meeting to not end successfully and embarrass your Majesty?"
Lin Xuan laughed and said: "I have always heard that Duke Zhao's talents and strategies are unparalleled. There are rumors among the people that the reason why Duke Zhao was granted the title of Duke is because he is the elder brother of the queen. When I heard this rumor, I didn't believe it.
I didn’t expect that I made it so clear. Duke Zhao hasn’t understood it yet. It seems that the rumors are not groundless.”
The more Lin Xuan spoke, the darker Changsun Wuji's face became. By the time Lin Xuan finished speaking, Changsun Wuji's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
If I had a crescent moon on my forehead and played Bao Zheng, I probably wouldn't even need makeup.
Everyone was stunned by Lin Xuan's words, and the hall fell silent.
"Shuzi, how dare you humiliate me like this!"
After a long time, Changsun Wuji finally held back a sentence.
"Pfft~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Changsun Wuji spurted out a mouthful of blood and his face turned pale.
Li Shimin came back to his senses and said quickly: "Someone, please send Zhao Guogong to the Imperial Hospital so that the Imperial Doctor can treat him."
Li Mu responded and quickly stepped forward to help Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji glared at Lin Xuan and followed Li Mu away.
In fact, although he vomited blood due to Lin Xuan's anger, it was not serious.
The reason why he left was because he had no choice.
What can he do if he stays here?
Should he quarrel with Lin Xuan, or debate with Lin Xuan whether he got to the position through nepotism?
None of this is good for him. On the contrary, his leaving will gain more sympathy.
Many people in the main hall secretly cast admiring glances at Lin Xuan.
Many of them are unhappy with Changsun Wuji, but they dare not express it.
Many people secretly call Changsun Wuji Lao Yinbi, which is not without reason.
Changsun Wuji has a shady person behind his back, and he does it all the time.
"Lin Xuan, you are too presumptuous! The auxiliary machine has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. He is also Li Zhi's uncle and your elder. How can you talk to him like this?" Li Shimin scolded.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, but those words were not what I said, they were all rumors from outside." Lin Xuan said with an aggrieved look.
He's not stupid, so he definitely can't say that this is what he thinks. There's no way to investigate this kind of thing anyway.
Historically, in order to show off his meritorious officials and set a good example for the world, Li Shimin ordered people to build Lingyan Pavilion, and ordered people to draw pictures of twenty-four meritorious officials and hang them on Lingyan Pavilion.
These twenty-four heroes were all people who made great contributions to the establishment and expansion of the Tang Dynasty. Some of them were able to stabilize the country and govern the world, such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others.
There are generals who can command millions of people with swords and horses, such as Li Jing, Qin Shubao and others.
Every one of them was a leader of that era, and every one of them was an extremely outstanding person.
If you choose a leader among these people who can defeat everyone, it would be really difficult, because these twenty-four people are all so good. It is difficult to find someone who can defeat everyone in all aspects, but
In the end, Li Shimin chose Changsun Wuji as the head of Lingyan Pavilion.
However, Changsun Wuji's writing was not as good as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, and his martial arts was not as good as Yu Chigong, Qin Shubao and others, and he did not make any major contributions during the battle with Li Shimin. Why did he rank first in Lingyan Pavilion?
Changsun Wuji was not really as Lin Xuan said, he only relied on connections to get to the top, but he still had some abilities.
The reason why Li Shimin chose him as the number one hero of Lingyan Pavilion was not only because he had known Changsun Wuji since he was a child and Changsun Wuji was his uncle, but also a very important reason was that Changsun Wuji had contributed to the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
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When Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were competing for the position of crown prince, as the conflict continued to intensify, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui realized that the situation could only be resolved through force, and persuaded Li Shimin to strike first.
But murdering the prince is a serious crime. If you fail, not to mention the prince's position, you may not even be safe.
Li Shimin was not forced into a desperate situation at that time, so no matter how Fang Xuanling and others tried to persuade him, they refused to agree.
But at this time, Prince Li Jiancheng was not idle. He went to Li Yuan to speak ill of Li Shimin, so Li Yuan sent Li Shimin's think tanks Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to Shu.
At this time, Li Shimin finally woke up and knew that if he continued like this, the throne would definitely have nothing to do with him.
Starting to think of the suggestions made by Fang Xuanling and others, and with Changsun Wuji's persuasion, Li Shimin decided to act first.
At this time, both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were transferred away. It was inconvenient to send messages in ancient times. In addition, the situation was tense at that time, so Li Shimin could only rely on Changsun Wuji.
Therefore, Li Shimin listed Changsun Wuji as the number one hero of Lingyan Pavilion.
Of course, Changsun Wuji certainly has the ability, but his merits and deeds are definitely not ranked first.
Lin Xuan's rebuke to him had nothing to do with whether he could be ranked first or not. He was just unhappy that Changsun Wuji was always sarcastic and sarcastic.
Changsun Wuji was so angry that he vomited blood, which he did not expect.
Speaking of history, Zhuge Liang cursed people to death and vomited blood from his own popularity. He was not much weaker, right?
You know, the man Zhuge Liang cursed to death was already an old man.
And Changsun Wuji is only forty years old now. If Changsun Wuji were older, maybe he would be scolded to death.