Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 128 Speculation
Speaking of the old Zou Wang's illness, Li Shen remembered his family's current predicament and couldn't help but sigh.

Li Lijun knew there was a problem as soon as he heard it: "Could it be that there is still no news about the succession to the king? The great uncle is so sick, and you even went to Qiaoling to repair the tomb, and the saint still didn't let go?"

This is a bit unreasonable, right?When did Prince Zou's Mansion make a mistake and dissatisfy the emperor?Otherwise, if the title of prince of the royal family is good, the elders are old and sick, and want to confirm the succession of their sons, why does the emperor delay and refuse to agree?
Li Shen also couldn't figure out this question. Their family has really done everything they can do, and they have never made any mistakes when they asked themselves. What a great achievement!For decades, their family has acted in a low-key and cautious manner, seldom meddling in government affairs, and never committing crimes. They think they are a model of an idle clan.Why are those reputations not as good as their family's palace can pass the throne to their children and grandchildren normally, but their family encountered so many obstacles to confirm the inheritance rights of Zou Wang's only son?
What went wrong?
However, Li Shen felt that it was not easy to tell the little girl about this kind of thing, so he could only vaguely say: "The sage takes care of everything every day, maybe he hasn't taken care of such a small matter as our family. In a few days, there will probably be news."

But Li Lijun didn't intend to let go of this topic: "Have you met little Gao Lishi? Has he mentioned this matter?"

Li Shen looked at her helplessly, and after being silent for a while, he still told the truth: "He hasn't been out of the palace recently, and I have no way of contacting him. I only left a message in his house."

Li Lijun hurriedly asked: "Where is the house? In Yishanfang, or in other places?"

Li Shen was stunned: "Of course it's the house in Yishanfang. When did he buy houses in other places?"

Little Gao Lishi bought a new small house in Shengyefang, but obviously, he didn't tell Li Shen the news.Li Lijun is also inconvenient to disclose the privacy of young Gao Lishi, so he can only vaguely say: "He sometimes borrows some properties left by my grandfather... He should know the address, and I don't know when he will go to which one."

This is not surprising, Li Shen did not become suspicious.Li Lijun was thinking in his heart, should he send a letter to the little Gao Lishi's house in Shengyefang, and see if he can ask him what the emperor thinks?

She said to Li Shen again: "No matter how busy a sage is with government affairs, this kind of trivial matter will not take much effort. You only need to say a word, order someone to draw up a decree, and then let the Ministry of Rites prepare the ceremony for the canonization of the heir, and it's over. A sage will never I don’t even have the time to give an order. Since the saint has not issued an order for a long time, there must be something wrong with this matter, is someone slandering the emperor? Or when did your family offend the saint?”

Li Shen hurriedly said: "Our family has always acted cautiously and be kind to others. How could we offend the saint? Besides, after my Aunt was sick, the envoys from the palace kept coming to visit the sick, and the rewards were not lacking. It doesn't look like a sage has rejected Ah Weng when the imperial edict came to the door."

Li Lijun raised his eyebrows: "If the great uncle didn't offend the saint, would it be the uncle?" She was referring to the only son of the old King Zou, Li Shen's father.

Li Shen felt even more impossible: "My father has been staying at home for the past two years to serve the sick. Except for the royal family, he rarely even interacts with outsiders. He has never even held a serious official position. Forget it, how could you offend a saint?"

He felt that it was more likely that someone was slandering Yu Qianjin.

As for who?Although the old King Zou had always acted in a low-key manner and did not participate in government affairs, he did not rub the sand in his eyes. When encountering other clans doing something he was not used to, he would not be able to resist reprimanding him.He has a high seniority, a good character, and is highly respected in the clan. Every time he reprimands the juniors, it always has good results.Others praised him for his integrity and sternness, but those who were reprimanded by him felt bad.Among these clan juniors, several people are currently working in Zongzheng Temple.Old King Zou mentioned to Zongzheng Temple several times that he wanted to invite his son to become the heir king, but Zongzheng Temple refused to answer. It is very likely that these people are playing tricks.

So what if the only son of Prince Zou is not a direct descendant?There are many clans whose concubine sons are the lords, but they only talk about the fact that there are no sons in the Prince Zou's mansion, it's just for some people's selfishness.They hated old King Zou, they knew what he was looking forward to, but they refused to let him get what he wanted no matter what.

After Li Shen explained the whole story, he said to Mr. Li Li: "Our family didn't know these things at first. It was one of the clan members who got drunk while having a drink with others outside, and accidentally leaked his words. One of the people present at the time was related to I have a very good friendship and told me quietly, and then I found out the truth. After Ah Weng heard about it, he was so angry that he almost fell into a chronic illness. Aye almost didn’t bring anyone to call the door, but Grandma persuaded him again and again. Tell Aye not to make extra troubles and make the saint angry, so he will give up."

Li Lijun frowned and said: "These few clans may indeed hinder you, but at most they are playing tricks on the Zongzheng Temple. Now even the saint knows what the great uncle asked, but he still hesitates." Willing to make a decree, it doesn't seem like a few clans can decide. Could they have slandered in Yuqin so that the sage misunderstood great-uncle or uncle?"

Li Shen's expression suddenly became serious: "No way? A sage should be clear about the loyalty of our family. Even if someone falsely accuses us, there is no reason to misunderstand us."

This puts the emperor too high, in fact, the emperor is very stingy.

Li Lijun thought for a while, and simply explained to him more clearly: "Uncle Shen may not be clear, I am... In fact, since a few years ago, the holy family is no longer there. Now the saint is just treating the family according to the rules of the general clan. Forget about him, all the preferential treatment he gave to his brothers in the past has been taken back, and even the door of our palace leading to the street has been closed by the Ministry of Industry, and now he is a swank. Ah Weng tried his best Trying to dispel the anger of the saint, but still can't succeed... All this is just because A Weng interceded for the three kings when the three kings were falsely accused and died. He still didn't intend to forgive A Weng, probably because he felt that I, A Weng, as a blood brother, should not be forgiven for opposing his orders."

She looked at Li Shen: "If the sage can't even tolerate this kind of thing... Will your family make the same mistake?"

Li Shen was shocked.King Zou is different from King Sui, the latter is the emperor's brother, even if he does not participate in the government, he still has the opportunity to enter the palace from time to time.King Zou has a limited number of face-to-face visits every year. In recent years, he has been sick frequently, and he rarely enters the palace.The family didn't really know the emperor's temperament and preferences.Li Shendao didn't know that the emperor was still so stingy based on what he had heard.But after thinking about it carefully, after the accident of the Three Kings, King Sui did suddenly reduce the number of times he entered the palace...

Li Shen began to face up to Li Lijun's conjecture, and lowered his head to think carefully: "When the Three Kings had an accident, although Ah Weng had discussions at home, our family didn't say anything outside... The same should be true for other things. Only the sage accepts When I was a noble concubine, Ah Weng got angry once, but he also didn't say a word outside. When several cousins ​​discussed this matter in private, I, Aye, even scolded them specially..."

He suddenly paused: "Could it be that time?"

His father did prevent the young clan from talking about the royal scandal, but what he said at the time was "Even if the emperor picks up the ashes, it has nothing to do with you dudes", the words were really not nice.But his father's original intention was to prevent others from criticizing the Holy Majesty!

Could it be that the words at that time reached the ears of the saint?
(End of this chapter)