Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 257 Du Ruhui

Chengqian Palace.

Du Ruhui sat upright with a serious expression on his face. Recently, he talked a lot less, although he knew that the inside story of Yuhuchun's incident must not have been spread.

Changsun Wuji said with a smile, "I heard that the imperial censor issued a letter to impeach King Huaiyang today?"

"For Li Huairen, Daoxuan beat Wang Renyou until he vomited blood." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "For this reason, my aunt went to the palace to complain."

Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, "This matter spread throughout Chang'an, and it was Wang Renyou who secretly did something dark, and Li Huairen also had no choice."

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, "A helpless move?"

"That day in Changlepo, how many people did Li Huairen beat to death?"

The three of them laughed and chatted, and Du Ruhui felt a little uncomfortable... This time Li Shan really did something helpless, and he didn't even know it before Li Daoxuan did it.

It must be open and upright, but it is also a helpless move. You can't let the children of Prince Qin's mansion join the battle, it will make a big fuss... It can easily be regarded as King Qin's desire to treat Li Shan softly, while the prince obviously wanted to treat Li Shan softly.

After the Shandong War, the weight of the name Li Shan became more and more important, especially after Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan confirmed Li Shan's merits after returning to Beijing, many people speculated that the saint must be blessed after Li Shan was elected.

Under such circumstances, Huairou and Li Shan... could easily cause friction between the East Palace and Prince Qin's Palace.

But now, this kind of friction is inopportune. The crown prince has declined due to the Shandong war, but the saint is not dissatisfied with the aggressiveness of the Qin palace. The fact that he did not select officials from the Qin dynasty to appease Shandong is a clear proof.

Li Shimin turned his head to look at the thoughtful Du Ruhui, "Why is Keming so stingy today?"

"Today the censor impeached King Huaiyang, can the sage be punished?" Du Ruhui casually picked up a topic.

"Father was furious and severely reprimanded the censor." Li Shimin said with a smile, "Prince Huaiyang has made great contributions to the country. After returning to the court, he has always kept himself safe."

The eldest grandson Wuji on the side clicked his tongue and said, "Li Huairen is really restless everywhere. It will only be three months before returning to Chang'an. First there will be Yuhuchun, and then there will be "Spring River Moonlight Night". This time, he encourages King Huaiyang to fight!"

Du Ruhui blushed a little, and quickly picked up the topic, ""Moonlight Night on the Spring River" is indeed an excellent work, unexpectedly Li Huairen still has poetic talent."

As soon as this sentence came out, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all looked at Du Ruhui with strange eyes, and the latter was looked at inexplicably.

Fang Xuanling coughed a few times, "On the day the list was released, Li Shan was in Pingkang Square...someone recognized it as the song "Ode to the Willows"."

""Ode to the Willow"?"

"I don't know who will cut out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Did Keming forget?"

"Li... Li Bai?"

Looking at the stunned Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji couldn't help reminding: "Looking back now, Li Bai disappeared in Pingkangfang after a surprise appearance, and the time coincided with Li Shan's arrival in Chang'an."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's strange to be alone, two young Yingjies surnamed Li appeared at the same time."

"I heard from Da Lang that his mother is very strict, so Huairen entrusted him with a fake name." Fang Xuanling said with a smile, he had guessed that there was a relationship between Li Shan and Li Bai... but he never expected that Li Shan Kindness is Li Bai.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "The name is Shan, the character is Huairen, the name is Bai, the character is Taibai..."

"What's more." Li Shimin nodded and said: "It's just right, young Yingjie, it's a pity that he is greedy for money... According to Ling Gong, half of the gold that father rewarded Huaiyang Prince is in the Li family's treasury."

"There is such a thing?" Changsun Wuji was a little surprised, thought for a while and said: "That's true, I heard from my Dalang that Li Huairen and Longxi Li's jointly run Dongshan Restaurant, and now..."

Du Ruhui's face changed slightly, and he forced a smile and said: "The third younger brother doesn't want to be an official, but takes care of the family affairs, so it's cheaper than the Li family."

Fang Xuanling nodded, "Li Huairen is a man who is good at taking advantage of the situation after watching his rise and watching the Shandong war."

Changsun Wuji picked up the teacup and took a sip, then asked casually: "From Brother Keming's point of view, what is Li Huairen like?"

Although there was a small gap between Du Ruhui and Li Shan in the fourth year of Wude, it had already cleared up, not to mention that now Li Shan and Jingzhao Du's joint venture Yuhuchun... But what surprised the other three was that Du Ruhui's first sentence That is, "His Royal Highness is difficult to call under his command."

Li Shimin's eyes were confused, "Please ask Keming to explain in detail."

"It seems that during the battle in Shandong, Li Huairen helped Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing, rescued King Huaiyang, captured and killed Liu Heitai, and saved His Highness from danger. Later, Ling Gong pacified the place and entered Tiance Mansion." Du Ruhuixi Said carefully: "But Li Huairen became an official through the imperial examination."

Du Ruhui can be called Wang Zuozhi's talent, but his mind is not as delicate as Fang Xuanling's, and he is not the kind of person who likes to calculate people's hearts like Changsun Wuji... The latter two looked at each other, and they both vaguely felt that there must be something between King Qin and Li Shan. related, but Du Ruhui didn't notice it.

Fang Xuanling coughed softly, "Liu Heitai stormed Weizhou, Li Huairen secretly ordered Zhang Wenguan to rush to Beijing to meet His Highness, and put together his offerings. His Highness sent Li Kai to the east, and ordered Shandong Road to send troops. Only then did Wei County win."

Changsun Wuji added: "After the war, Tian Liu'an insisted on guarding Guantao that day, and the crown prince was about to send troops. Li Huairen was not in danger of overthrowing. However, Li Huairen secretly reported to His Highness, obviously he had a choice."

Du Ruhui shook his head slightly, "Wei Xuancheng mentioned several times in the East Palace that Li Huairen had concluded as early as October that the crown prince would definitely send troops. If the crown prince really pacified Shandong, he would definitely recruit after the war... how dare he, Li Huairen, refuse?"

Li Shimin smiled slightly, thinking that Du Ruhui's idea was correct. In any case, the current situation is that Li Shan entered the official position through the imperial examination, and was vacillating between the Qin Palace and the East Palace. These officials from the East Palace or Prince Qin's Mansion are all on good terms.

It was just an insignificant chess piece last year. After the Shandong war, although this chess piece is still a chess piece, its weight has changed greatly.

But it is impossible for Li Shan to vote for the East Palace. In fact, Li Shan and Ling Jing became one... Li Shimin and Ling Jing had discussed this matter before, and they could hear the meaning from Ling Jing's shadowy words.

If Li Shan went directly to Prince Qin's Mansion or Tiance Mansion, he would vent his daily affairs, and Hedong Pei's family would show his favor, Li Shan was afraid that at that time, he would throw Li Shan out as a victim...how could I do such a thing?

After chatting for a while, the three of them bid farewell and left. Li Shimin was about to go back to the backyard when Du Ruhui left and returned.

"Keming?"

"Your Highness." Du Ruhui prostrated himself on the ground.

Li Shimin was greatly surprised, and rolled it up with his own hands, "Why did Keming do such a big gift?"

The last time Du Ruhui saluted like this was more than two years ago when he pleaded for mercy for his uncle Du Yan after the Luoyang War.

And this time, it was also because of Du Yan.

Du Ruhui narrated the incident in a tactful tone, Li Shimin was silent for a moment and then said in a low voice: "The matter of Bing Cao's joining the army..."

"Your Highness!" Du Ruhui interrupted, "Even if we don't count Ling Jing's contribution to appease the Shandong region, but only in terms of talent, it's still far from Uncle Maichen."

Li Shimin sighed softly, "That's all, let's let this matter go... From this point of view, the Huaiyang king's action may have the merit of restraining the Ming?"

The corner of Du Ruhui's mouth twitched but he didn't make a sound.

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, "So, Li Shan suffered a small loss."

"Second brother and Erlang went to Zhujiagou that day..." Du Ruhui said in a low voice, "I don't want to be involved in the struggle for the heir apparent... Li Huairen said it himself."

Li Shimin suddenly realized, no wonder Du Ruhui said just now that Li Shan would not be congenial, he thought for a while and said in a low voice: "Li Shan has his own plans for himself, so don't worry about it."

Having said so much, Du Ruhui suddenly raised his head and thought for a while, "No wonder Xuanling and the auxiliary machine..."

"Mostly they guessed on their own." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Li Shan's life experience is mysterious, he is not a child of a poor family, and he will be of great use in the future."

Seeing Du Ruhui's leaving back, Li Shimin calculated in his heart that in the Tiance Mansion, Fang Xuanling had no taboos, was well-known and good at planning, and his grandson Fuji was meticulous and often had ingenious schemes. Talented, but lacking in this respect.

(End of this chapter)