Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

For a moment, there was silence in Taiji Palace.

This guy is quite scheming.

I just don't know whether it was his own idea or people like Wei Ting and Chai Lingwu who were helping him come up with ideas from behind.

Li Shimin thought to himself.

He knew very well that in the current situation, if he, the King of Wei, wanted to ensure his own safety and win the support of the people of the world, he had to come out no matter what.

Even if it is not a clarification, his position must be clearly seen by the people of the world.

Now, he is here.

Li Shimin exhaled lightly, his eyes slightly gloomy.

"That's it."

After a long time, Li Shimin slowly spoke.

As soon as he opened his mouth, one could sense the disappointment in his heart.

"Hou Junji colluded with the Turks. Did you really not know about this beforehand?"

Li Shimin asked again.

He stared straight at Li Tai.

Li Tai didn't dare to raise his head. He shuddered all over when he heard these words.

"Reporting to Father, no."

"If Hou Junji dared to tell me, I would have reported it to you immediately, and there would not have been... there would not have been such a tragedy in the Northern Frontier. Please understand me, father!!"

Li Tai said quickly.

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand.

"I understand. You can go down now."

"Chang'an has been a little bit unstable recently. The King of Wei should not go out easily. After all... Hou Junji was just arrested. If someone with bad intentions wants to harm the King of Wei, it will be bad."

"Just wait until the big ceremony that day before going out."

Li Shimin said directly.

Upon hearing this, Li Tai quickly nodded in agreement.

I didn't dare to say anything at the moment and just walked away in shame.

Even though he had already planned to plead for Hou Junji's exoneration, he forgot all about it because of the fear in his heart.

He wanted to leave here now.

It’s so depressing!

Too heavy!

Looking at Li Tai's back, Li Shimin's eyes slightly condensed.

"What do you think of what the King of Wei said?"

Li Shimin glanced at Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui.

The three of them were shocked.

They never expected that Li Shimin would ask them this.

Let them evaluate the King of Wei?
grandma's!
Your Majesty!
This is your and your father's business, how can it involve us?

But since Li Shimin asked, they had to answer.

Zhang Sun Wuji bowed his arm and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is still a little young after all. It is understandable and normal for him to come here to explain when he heard that a general who has always been righteous actually did such a thing."

Wei Zheng nodded and agreed, "That's right, Your Majesty. The assistant is right. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is still young after all. It is exactly what he can do to come to Your Majesty and explain things now."

"Your Majesty, I feel the same way."

Du Ruhui smiled.

Li Shimin looked at the three old foxes.

He snorted softly.

This answer sounds like an excuse to himself.

But it is also true that Li Tai's identity is somewhat sensitive, and asking them to comment is more or less a bit difficult.

As a minister, who would want to say bad things about the royal family?
Even the King of Wei is very unstable now.

"What he did was normal? Indeed...normal..."

"He hurriedly distanced himself from Hou Junji and did not even ask for mercy. Isn't he afraid that the news would get out and make the officials who followed him in the Prince of Wei's palace feel disappointed?"

"If my guess is correct, the next thing this kid will say is to plead for Hou Junji. The two old guys, Wei Ting, will definitely not let Li Tai excuse themselves."

"However, Wei Ting and the others were wrong. Who could have thought that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei had such a poor psychological quality that he didn't even say a single good word to Hou Junji, hehe..."

"That's exactly what's going on. It proves that Li Tai is inextricably linked to this matter!"

Li Shimin sneered several times.

His gaze was still directed outside the Tai Chi Palace.

However, by this time, Li Tai’s back had already disappeared.

"If he really didn't know about this, why would he be afraid? Why would he be terrified?"

"If he really didn't do this, he would have already cursed at Hou Junji."

"I would like to ask, what other way is there to reverse my reputation and clear myself of the issue than this?"

"By then, Hou Junji will surely burst into tears and regret his decision."

"But he didn't. Why? Because he didn't dare. He knew that the Prince of Wei's Mansion sold out Hou Junji, just like the nobles sold out the Zhaojun Li family. This guy..."

"He is really courting death. These young emperors and the queen have been so kind to him that he almost forgets who he is."

Li Shimin's voice became increasingly cold.

Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui were silent and stopped talking.

How could they not have thought of what Li Shimin said?
If Li Tai really didn't know about this, he wouldn't have left in such a hurry.

But can they say this?

I can’t say it!

What's more, they knew that His Majesty knew it very well.

Your Majesty, you are not an incompetent person.

They all say that Fang is good at planning and Du is decisive, but they know that His Majesty's thoughts are far superior to theirs.

It was when he was the King of Qin.

Now that you are His Majesty, even more so!

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites asked me today about how to arrange the program for the grand ceremony."

"I wonder if your Majesty has any instructions?"

"If not, we will prepare according to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites."

Wei Zheng suddenly seemed to remember something, and changed the subject, not wanting to continue this topic.

Li Shimin glared at him.

But he still shook his sleeves.

"You guys can handle this matter on your own."

"However, defeating the Turks is a big deal, and the scene must be grand. No matter what it is, you must give me the best!"

Li Shimin added another sentence.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"In that case, I will go and ask Miss Yan'er from Pingkangfang for help."

Wei Zheng smiled bitterly.

"Pingkangfang?"

Hearing this place name, Li Shimin frowned, but his expression suddenly became playful.

"Why do we want to go to Pingkangfang?"

This place is the dream place for men all over the world.

"Your Majesty, didn't you say you wanted the best?"

"It is said that the best music in the world is in Pingkangfang, in Yanque Tower, and in Miss Yan'er's house."

Wei Zheng replied.

Hearing this, Li Shimin's brows suddenly furrowed.

"fart!"

"Isn't my music the best in the world? Isn't the Qin King's Battle Music the best in the world?"

Li Shimin shouted in dissatisfaction.

The Qin King breaks the formation!
This is something Li Shimin has always been proud of. It was in the early Tang Dynasty that he defeated the rebel Liu Wuzhou and consolidated the newly established Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the soldiers added new lyrics to the old tune and added Li Shimin's deletions and revisions, and finally created a beautiful tune while drunk.

He was deeply loved by Li Shimin.

He even thinks he is the best in the world!

But who would have thought that Wei Zheng would actually say such a thing.

This is totally disrespectful to myself!!

But what happened next was beyond his expectations.

I thought Wei Zheng would flatter me after I said that, but who would have thought that Wei Zheng would continue to say: "Your Majesty, it's obvious that you are so busy with government affairs that you don't have the energy to take care of these things."

"Pingkangfang, Yanquelou, Miss Yan'er, their lyrics and music are truly unique in the world."

"Although no one has ever officially heard her sing, from the fragments of her words, and from the maids in Quelou who passed by Miss Yan'er's room and heard a few words, we can get a glimpse of what she was like."

"This will cause the whole Chang'an to boil!"

"Number one in the world, well-deserved."

"However, Your Majesty, if Miss Yan'er does not come out, the best in the world will still be your Majesty's Qin Wang Pozhen Music."

Wei Zheng said quickly with a wry smile.

Beside them, Zhangsun Wuji and Du Ruhui also had a look of surprise on their faces.

Miss Yan'er.

They had heard of this name.

In fact, this name, the best in the world, was almost tailor-made for her.

Without him!

Just because Miss Yan'er had never really sung in front of outsiders, the few tunes or words that have been passed down have already established her status.

It is obvious that if she could really sing once, it would cause a sensation in Chang'an.

"Have you two heard of it, too?"

Li Shimin frowned unfortunately and looked at Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui beside him.

The two looked at each other and nodded repeatedly.

"I've heard of it. I've heard of it all!" Changsun Wuji echoed.

"That's right, Your Majesty. Miss Yan'er has never married. It seems that because of this, her talent in music is too outstanding. Even Yanque Tower did not force Miss Yan'er to officially marry. Therefore, no one dared to be the real owner of the position of the oiran in Pingkangfang."

"After all, if Miss Yan'er doesn't come out, who dares to really call themselves the oiran?"

Du Ruhui also said.

"There is such a thing, haha..."

"The position of the Oiran of Pingkangfang is vacant because of one person."

Li Shimin became interested.

They were all young once. Although they are old now and have hardly been to places like Pingkangfang, they were young after all.

Therefore, it is clear how important the position of this courtesan is in Pingkangfang.

The Oiran is chosen either once every three years or once every five years.

Every time, Pingkangfang could earn enough money and attention.

Almost all the brothels in Pingkangfang would never allow themselves to earn less money, and there has never been a case where the selection of an oiran was delayed because of a certain person.

But this time, because of this Miss Yan'er, no new courtesan has appeared.

Tsk tsk tsk….
Li Shimin was curious and could not help being amazed.

"In that case, please ask Miss Yan'er to come and take a look."

"I also want to see which is better, this number one piece of music in the world or my Qin Wang Breaking the Formation Music!"

Li Shimin ordered.

Wei Zheng quickly accepted the order and said, "However, Your Majesty, Miss Yan'er has never appeared before. Many people have spent a lot of money to invite her to appear, but she has never done so."

"This time, even if I go to invite them, they may not come."

"I will explain this to your majesty first, so that you won't blame me for my incompetence."

Wei Zheng said again.

"Hmm? Never showed up?"

"Could it be that...she doesn't even listen to my orders?"

"Go ahead and say that it was me and the Queen who invited her. Even if I don't give her face, she should definitely give it to the Queen."

Li Shimin rubbed his hands and glanced at the screen behind him while speaking.

"Yes!"

Wei Zheng nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, go ahead. Everyone in the world is watching this grand ceremony. We must not mess it up."

Li Shimin shouted.

Changsun Wuji and the other two quickly bowed and retreated.

As soon as the three people left, Empress Chang Sun slowly walked over from behind.

"Your Majesty is in such a refined mood that he even invited Miss Yan'er from Pingkangfang."

Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin with a smile.

Li Shimin laughed and quickly went to greet him.

"Guanyin maid, what are you talking about?"

"Isn't this what Wei Zheng said? He has always said that Miss Yan'er is the best in the world. I don't want to see her for myself."

"Besides, I specifically asked Wei Zheng to invite her in the name of Guanyin's maid."

Li Shimin hurried to explain.

Empress Changsun glanced at him, shook her head, and sat down next to him.

What I just said was clearly meant for her.

"Your Majesty, I heard someone say that the King of Wei had just arrived?"

Empress Changsun looked a little nervous.

"Here it comes." Li Shimin's expression remained unchanged: "Hehe..."

"He came here to distance himself from Hou Junji."

"Humph! He just thinks I have an auxiliary machine and Wei Zheng are fools. Guanyin maid, when your old illness relapsed, this kid didn't come to visit you. This time, in order to distance himself from Hou Junji, he came to see me in person."

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!!"

Li Shimin said.

Empress Changsun's face darkened.

Indeed, when her old illness relapsed a few days ago and her life was hanging by a thread, Li Tai did not show up.

At that time, the affairs in the northern border had completely confused Li Tai. How could he have the mind to visit Empress Changsun?

"he……."

"Then Your Highness...how do you plan to deal with him?"

Empress Changsun stared at Li Shimin.

"Deal with him? I don't care about that."

"Perhaps, the one who dealt with him was not me, but the King of Chu!"

"He keeps making mistakes. It's not that I didn't give him a chance, but he didn't seize it every time. This time I asked him to think carefully. If he continues to make mistakes, no one can save him."

Li Shimin took a deep breath, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said.

Li Tai has done so many treasonous things, and with Kuan'er's determination to protect the Tang Dynasty and uphold the people's beliefs, he will never let him go.

But now, Li Shimin does not have any substantial evidence that Li Tai colluded with the Northern Xinjiang.

It is impossible to convict someone based solely on Jie Li Khan's words.

Hou Junji and the head of the Zhaojun Li family are already criminals. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, their words cannot be used as evidence.

Even though we know for sure that he must have done something shameful, there is really nothing we can do about it.

However, Li Shimin was very clear that if Li Tai continued to make mistakes, Qin Changye would really not tolerate him.

Most likely, you won’t even have to do it yourself.

Ever since he learned that the mysterious army belonged to Qin Changye, Li Shimin felt extremely secure on the one hand, but also somewhat helpless on the other.

(End of this chapter)