The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 313 State affairs and family affairs, everything goes wrong

Self-defilement is the defilement of one's own personality, thereby achieving the effect of making the monarch and his ministers happy.

As far as the king is concerned, the courtiers who are self-defiled will lose people's hearts because of their actions. Without the foundation of people's hearts, even if they rebel, no one will follow them, and they also give the king a handle to deal with him. Why does the king want to deal with you? You can use this handle, which is tantamount to giving the king a legitimate reason to kill you, so that the king can rest assured of you;

For Yu Chen, this is the best way to show his nobility and loyalty to the monarch. After all, he has made himself notorious, which is equivalent to handing the knife into the hands of the king. How can you be loyal to me?Could it be that I committed suicide for you to believe me?
Therefore, self-pollution is often a common self-protection method for ministers with high meritorious service, and everyone knows it well, but the effect is often the best.

The most typical case of successful self-pollution is Wang Jian.

Before Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, Qin Shihuang wanted to send troops to destroy Chu, and asked his generals how many troops they needed.Li Xin said that 20 would be enough, but Wang Jian said that it would take 60 to destroy Chu.Qin Shihuang chose to believe in Li Xin, but he was defeated in a big battle. He had no choice but to find Wang Jian again.

Although Wang Jian agreed, he asked Qin Shihuang to grant him good land and a beautiful house when he left for the expedition, and he sent people to urge him many times on the march.Even Wang Jian's subordinates asked: "Old general, you have had such a high moral character all your life, why are you so greedy now?"

Wang Jian explained: "Now all the available troops in the country are in my hands, and the king is a suspicious person. If there is any disturbance, I may face disaster. I did this only to let the king think that I am an innocent Those who have ambitions for thousands of miles and only want to enjoy themselves."

It has to be said that this method of self-defilement is very useful. Wang Jian not only reassured King Qin, but also made contributions in the process of unifying the world, so that he can spend the rest of his life safely.

Although Li Xiaogong has not yet reached the point where he has made great achievements, but he is playing this game now, which not only makes his political opponents lose an excuse to attack, but also wins a stable future for himself. As long as he does not kill himself, he can at least be like Wang Jian. Safe until death.

Naturally, Pei Ji also understood this truth, so after entering the palace, he did not go to sue Li Xiaogong, but went straight to Li Shimin's residence, told about the complaints of the Jingling people, and then frowned and said: "Who will be the bad guy?" Your Highness' plan?"

"Naturally he is my good big brother." Li Shimin said with a wry smile. In this round of invisible competition, he was one step behind his big brother after all. Not only did the whole plan fail, but Li Xiaogong was firmly in the second place in the army. Father's trust in Li Xiaogong will only deepen in the future, and this trust also means that Li Jiancheng's power in the army will grow further.

"This is not the style of His Royal Highness, nor is it Liu Wenjing." Pei Ji frowned and said: "The prince is very kind to his own people, and he would not, could not bear it, and would never think of such a method; Even if you think about self-defilement, you don’t even bother to open your mouth.”

"It's my eldest grandson Wuji, he's the only one who understands me so well!" Li Shimin's eyes were full of vigilance, and he sighed secretly: I, an old friend who grew up together and shared the same temperament, finally came out of the silence, He showed his sharp blade and fangs to himself.

But is Changsun Wuji wrong?Of course not, if you want to blame it, you can blame yourself for being sorry for the eldest grandson brothers and sisters first, because I valued the golden brand of Dugu Clan too much, and did not hesitate to divorce my wife and abandon my friends.

But now that he has done it, Li Shimin will not regret it. He will not complain about his past mistakes. This is not Li Shimin's character. There was no need to be polite anymore, he took a deep breath, and said slowly to Pei Ji: "Please, Prime Minister Pei, send someone to focus on Changsun Wuji."

"Is it necessary?" Pei Ji asked in surprise.

Li Shimin nodded and sighed: "Changsun Wuji is not as famous as a famous general in the world when he marches and fights, and he is not as good as his peers in the Sui Dynasty in governing the world. But in terms of mental skills, he is not inferior to any top figures in the world. Try to figure out people's hearts. What's more terrible is that he understands me!"

Hearing this, Pei Ji's expression also became quite serious and ugly. A friend who understands you is a confidant; a political enemy who understands you is a deadly poison.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will try my best to find evidence against Changsun Wuji."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered a few times, he thought for a while, and said, "Evidence of Changsun Wuji's crime is easy to find!"

"Oh?" Pei Jing looked at Li Shimin, puzzled.

A person who is very good at trying to figure out people's hearts is also a person who is very good at hiding himself. This kind of person seeks himself before seeking others, and will never leave evidence of killing himself, but Li Shimin said it is easy to find?
Li Shimin was silent for a while, then suddenly said with a smile: "Guanyin maidservant, now she is Yang Tong's side concubine, Liang Di."

Pei Ji's eyes were fixed. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.But he felt that Li Shimin's mood was extremely unstable, so he didn't say anything.

After a long while, Li Shimin let out a breath, forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry for Guanyin's maidservant, don't pour sewage on her."

"Here!" Pei Ji obeyed and left.

When Pei Ji walked away, Li Shimin immediately sat on the wooden couch loosely, lost in thought.

The higher the status of this person, the easier it is to change people's hearts, and Li Shimin is no exception.

Back then, when I was young and vigorous, I only felt that joining the battlefield and expanding the territory was the destination of my life.So at the age of 16, he bid farewell to his parents, joined Yun Dingxing's command, and began his military career.After the siege of Yanmenguan was lifted, seeing the chaos in the world, he suddenly had a new idea: he felt that Yang Guang had no way, and the collapse of the Sui Dynasty was inevitable.There are so many people in the world who have become emperors, so why can't his generous and benevolent father be emperors?

At that time, I only wanted to put my father on the throne of the emperor, and never thought of anything else.But when he knew that his father had been preparing for the rebellion for many years, he realized that his father possessed a powerful force enough to rule the world.As a result, Li Shimin's mentality changed again. He felt that he had both wisdom and bravery, and his intelligence and ability surpassed his elder brother Li Jiancheng, so he should be in charge of his father's throne!
In order to make up for the gap between himself and his elder brother Li Jiancheng, he followed his father's wishes, asked Douwei to find Duguzheng, and obtained the full support of Dugu through marriage. When he divorced his wife, he didn't feel it at all, but now when he looks at Dugu from the perspective of being under two people and above tens of millions, he finds that Dugu is just like that, far less noble than himself, and even despises his philistine.When he no longer looked up to the Dugu family, when he heard that his eldest grandson Wugou remarried Yang Tong and was pregnant with his flesh and blood, he always felt like he had lost a very important person, and thus he hated Yang Tong even more. .

At this time, there was a loud noise outside the door, and a figure rushed in. This is a pretty beautiful young woman with a crescent scimitar hanging on her waist. .

When the woman saw Li Shimin, her phoenix eyes showed strong anger.

This beautiful young woman is Li Shimin's wife, Dugu Mingxiu.

The status of women in the Sui Dynasty was very high, which is a continuation of the tradition of the Northern Dynasty.

The concept of "there are many generals and princesses, and princes marry descendants, so there are no concubines and concubines, it is common practice" began in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and became the high dynasty in the Northern Qi Dynasty, so that "there is no concubine in the whole dynasty, and almost everyone in the world is monogamous." '

Of course, there are not a few people who have wives and concubines in groups, but only marrying one wife is a temporary fad. The root cause is the influence of the customs of the Tuoba people in Xianbei.

The status of women in the Southern Dynasties was completely opposite. They were always at the bottom of society. Their marriage families had not known each other for decades, but they got married by faith and order.

Women in the Northern Dynasties begged for officials for their sons, complained for their husbands, handed over to the downstream, worked hard and dedicated to the prosperity of the family, and "strong women" who supported half the sky for a family were common. Wife challenge?As a result, the wind of inner fear prevailed in the world, so it is very normal for Yang Jian, as an emperor, to be bullied by his wife so that he ran away from home and almost became a monk.Even the famous Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was afraid of his wife becoming like this, so Fang Xuanling's fear of his wife is really not a headline news.

The Sui Dynasty was a unified dynasty, but the essence of the Sui Dynasty was still the continuation of the Xianbei Dynasty. This strong legacy of women always existed, and even continued in the Tang Dynasty, until Wu Zetian beat Hu Feng's powerful Guanlong nobles, and women's strong status Only then did it begin to weaken, and it was not until the popularity of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty that the status of women was suppressed to the end.

Dugu Mingxiu is of barbarian blood, handsome in appearance, hot in figure, and hot in personality, not to mention being low-key. Empress Dugu is even worse.

"Madam is here? Come, come, come, please sit down, please sit up!" Seeing his wife like this, Li Shimin knew that the matter of marrying Xiao's daughter as a side concubine had happened. Serving tea and water, there was a flattering smile on his face.

Dugu Mingxiu sarcastically said coldly: "I, Dugu Mingxiu, is a mere woman, how dare I bother my Royal Highness King Jin of the Tang Dynasty, Shang Shuling, Marshal of Bingma, Great Meritorious Officer, No. 1 General of the Tang Dynasty, son-in-law of Lanling Xiao Li Shimin's master..."

Li Shimin opened his mouth, sat down, and stopped talking.The wife is unruly and self-willed, and her mouth is not forgiving, but she is not a bad person.

"Great hero, No.1 general of the Tang Dynasty" didn't matter if he said it before, it made him feel honored and happy, but today he stabbed him to the core, which made him extremely annoyed.

He held an army of 30, but was beaten by Li Jing so that he couldn't even get close to the gate of entering the pass, let alone return to the pass. Later, more than 30 troops were defeated cleanly and thoroughly. Li Tang also greatly shaved his face and prestige, which made him very embarrassed. It was fine for others to ridicule him as "a great hero, the No. 1 general of the Tang Dynasty", but his ignorant wife not only would not comfort him, but also followed him Irony, this made the anger in Li Shimin's heart burst out all of a sudden.

Facing Li Shimin's fiery gaze, Dugu Mingxiu was not at all afraid, and asked aggressively: "Li Shimin, do you despise our mother and son? Are you planning to divorce me so that you can become the Lanling Xiao's Chenglong?" Quick son-in-law?"

"How is it possible! Madam and Gan'er are both my treasures." Li Shimin smiled wryly.

Dugu Mingxiu looked contemptuous: "It's not like you haven't done it before."

"..." Li Shimin snorted coldly, with a livid face, and ignored her.

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