The emperor was not in a hurry, but the eunuch was. Li Zhen, the real master, had not yet opened his mouth, but a group of brothers all started shouting. Although they did not say it explicitly, the meaning behind their words was that they were all complaining about Li Zhen, and the target of the attack was
Pointing at the prince, Li Chengqian was so angry that he was trembling all over. Li Shimin's face was not looking good either, and he snorted coldly, which frightened the clamoring princes into silence.
The prince's popularity among his brothers was not good. Li Shimin had known this for a long time. He originally thought it was because the prince lived alone in the East Palace and had little communication with his brothers. But looking at his current situation, that was not the case at all.
It's true that a group of brothers have united to oppose the prince. This made Li Shimin secretly alert. He didn't want to have a Xuanwu Sect incident happen to him. He glanced at the group of sons below.
, said coldly: "What are you arguing about? Have you forgotten that you must not be rude before you? How do you read books on weekdays, huh? I have said many times that etiquette cannot be broken. Don't say that I am here, the prince is here.
, it's not your turn to talk too much. Don't forget that the prince is the crown prince and you are the ministers. Don't turn the world upside down. Listen to me. If anyone dares to be presumptuous next time, I will definitely
Severe punishment without mercy!"
When Li Shimin did this, he was so frightened that all the sons fell to the ground in silence. Although everyone was full of dissatisfaction, they all had respectful looks on their faces, and they kept saying: "My dear sir, please wait."
Follow your father’s orders.”
Seeing his sons surrendering, Li Shimin's face softened slightly, and he looked at Li Zhen who was kneeling in front of him calmly and said, "Zhen'er, tell me, what's going on today?"
What? You’re talking nonsense! Your old man is planning to support the crown prince without knowing it. It’s useless even if we tell the truth! Damn it, damn it. Could it be that the old man suspects that we are colluding with those gangsters to frame the crown prince?
? Li Zhen suddenly thought of this possibility, and couldn't help but feel anxious. Fortunately, his Qi-raising skills were quite good. His face was tense and there was no abnormality at all. He knelt straight and looked at Li Shimin.
He said: "I have nothing to say back to my father. I ask my father to carefully observe everything."
Li Shimin didn't expect that Li Zhen would kick the ball back. He was stunned for a moment. His eyes flashed and he stared at Li Zhen for a long time. A strong pressure suddenly rose up and filled the hall.
Everyone felt uncomfortable. Li Zhen felt the brunt of it, as if he had been struck by lightning. His whole body trembled violently, and he almost screamed. However, Li Zhen was also very stubborn. He knelt straight and did not speak.
There is no other excuse. No matter what Li Zhen said at this time, it is inappropriate - saying that the prince framed him? Hey, regardless of whether there is evidence or not, even if there is, it will not work. At this time, Li Shimin is about to assert the authority of the prince.
If you say the prince is not good, isn't that asking for a beating? Saying that you are guilty? Hehe, Li Zhen would not be stupid enough to hit him on the head with a bucket of shit. The only safe way is to kick the ball back to his father.
road.
In the past few months, under the promotion of some thoughtful people, Li Zhen's reputation as a "prodigy" has spread throughout the capital, and all the ministers present have heard about it. However, these old guys are all experienced people.
They were all over the place, and they didn't really think so in their hearts, but now they saw that Li Zhen could still stand up to Li Shimin's terrifying pressure, and everyone was secretly appreciative of it, but it was just appreciative, and so on.
The household affairs of the royal family are not so easy to manage. No matter who they support in their hearts, they will not express their opinions openly at this moment. They all stand there pretending to be deaf and dumb, like a group of sculptures, even if they have always been
Wei Zheng, who was known for being upright and good at giving advice, was also pretending to be a Clay Bodhisattva, and the whole hall was filled with silence and a strange atmosphere.
Li Shimin is such a shrewd person. At this time, he naturally understands that things may not be as Li Chengqian said.
It's just that he understands clearly that he can neither reprimand the prince in front of everyone, nor can he really have an underground decree to find out about this matter. But if he were to act like Li Zhen, he would not be able to convince everyone, and secondly, he would do this.
The consequences will only make the prince more isolated, but the matter has already caused a commotion in the city. It is impossible not to come up with a solution, neither left nor right. How to deal with this matter is really a tricky matter.
Li Shimin was extremely wise, but at this moment he also felt that something was difficult to do. He pondered silently for a while, glanced at the ministers who were standing like wooden sculptures, and asked lightly: "Masters, what are you doing today?"
How should things be?”
Well, Li Shimin kicked the ball to the feet of the courtiers with just one word. The officials who looked like wooden sculptures were all dumbfounded this time. No one wanted to offend Li Shimin's powerful sons. Besides, God knows
That cloud will rain. If there is an emergency, I really don’t know how I will die. But Li Shimin has already kicked the ball over, so he has to answer, right? Others can pretend to be stupid, but Fang Xuanling, as the prime minister, did not
With this blessing, he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the princes are young, and it is inevitable that they will bump into each other occasionally. They are just naughty, so there is no need to worry about it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the naughty boys in the minister's house are always having a lot of fights. They just had a quarrel in the morning, and they seemed to be the same person in the evening. I thought this matter was nothing to worry about, so I should deal with it calmly."
That's it." Hou Junji has always been Li Shimin's confidant. He had already seen that Li Shimin was planning to make peace with him, so he brushed the matter aside and quickly joined in.
Wei Zheng's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he forced himself to endure it and stood aside silently; Changsun Wuji looked even more confused, and simply didn't move at all.
He was going to pretend to be stupid to the end, but unfortunately Li Shimin had no intention of letting him go. He glanced at Changsun Wuji and said, "Wuji, I want to hear your opinion."
Changsun Wuji was forced to stand up and said with a simple smile on his chubby face: "I have no objection, everything will be decided by the Holy Spirit."
Li Zhen didn't care anyway, as long as he could pass the test, he didn't want to deal with Li Chengqian. Unfortunately, Li Chengqian was very anxious to drive him out of the East Palace. When he saw that things were about to get dirty, he immediately quit and stood up lamely and said
: "Father, my eighth brother abused my father's token. Although he is young and ignorant, this behavior will not last long. It is always bad to spoil the imperial court."
When Li Chengqian said this, Li Tai and others stopped working. They finally caught an opportunity to make the prince miserable, but they were not willing to let it go so easily. They all knelt up straight with a snore, as if they had made an appointment.
He spoke loudly and said: "I am going to tell my father that my eighth brother has always behaved in a prudent manner. My sons and ministers all know this. I would like to ask my father to look into this matter and give me justice."
Damn it, these damn heir-stealers, you seize your heirs, but you expect me to go grab chestnuts from the fire, that's too much! Seeing that she has become a gun in the hands of others, Li Zhen is really angry.
When he got hit, he really wanted to jump up and curse a few times, but it was a pity that he could only think about it. However, although scolding is not allowed, there are some things that can be done, right?
If you continue to break up, you will suffer chaos. This is an unbreakable truth. Li Zhen knew very well in her heart that the reason why the prince wanted to punish her was because he was always in and out of the East Palace and was in the way. It was not a deep hatred.
This knot is not unsolvable, the key lies in the jade pendant given by the emperor. Therefore, as soon as the gang of brothers started to start, Li Zhen immediately stood up, took out the jade pendant from his arms, held it in both hands, and stepped forward
With little feet, he quickly walked to the table where Li Shimin was sitting, placed the jade pendant on the table, silently bowed and saluted, returned to his original position, and knelt on the ground.
Li Zhen's move was obviously beyond everyone's expectation. What's even better is that Li Zhen didn't defend herself at all. Neither the prince nor the other brothers could find anything to draw on. The hall immediately fell silent.
Everyone was a little dumbfounded. Li Shimin looked at Li Zhen silently for a while, then sighed and said: "That's it, you all, please step aside. I want to be quiet." The old man gave the eviction order.
, everyone naturally did not dare to say anything more, and each kowtowed and left.
As soon as he left the Manlu Hall, before Li Zhen could leave, Li Tai spoke up: "Eighth brother, you have been wronged today. Go and sit in my brother's house. My brother just got a serious illness a few days ago."
The chef's skills are not bad, and I will satisfy my eighth brother."
Well, we can't afford your wine, so we'd better stay away. Li Zhen didn't even reply, just bowed and walked away. Although Li Tai hit a soft nail, he
Not annoyed, he shrugged his shoulders and laughed. The laughter was particularly harsh in Li Chengqian's ears, but Li Chengqian couldn't find an excuse to vent, so he had no choice but to snort coldly and get on the soft bed.
The chariot went back to the East Palace by itself...dd