Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 174: Changsun Wuji's Thoughts, Road to Exile
How could Changsun Wuji leave? He also knew that Gao Shilian was angry.

Anyone who misses out on such a great opportunity to greatly increase his fame will feel unbalanced.

Even if one can leave his name in history, who would object to being better than others?

Gao Shilian's mood had calmed down a lot and he was no longer as excited as before. He sipped his tea and said nothing.

Zhang Sun Wuji said: "The prince may have the intention to warn you. He may be expressing his dissatisfaction with that matter."

Gao Shilian nodded and said with a sigh: "That should be it."

"I didn't do it well."

The selection of beauties for the prince turned out to be such a mess.

The prince was disgraced, and the Shandong nobles did not get any good results either.

This is simply an extremely wrong political act.

It even evolved into an extremely serious political struggle.

Gao Shilian committed a mistake that even he could not accept.

"However, the prince still considered the family relationship and gave my uncle a chance. It was just that my uncle's reaction at that time made the prince even more dissatisfied." Changsun Wuji said.

At that time, the prince did not specifically ask for Fang Xuanling. The general intention was to give Gao Shilian a chance in the unclear situation.

After all, he is the prince's uncle, and since he supports the prince so much, he will definitely cheer for the prince's ideas.

But Gao Shilian did not do that. When Wei Zheng intervened and provoked him, he did not express his opinion. Instead, he forced Fang Xuanling to stand up and take the task of making the report.

In terms of his stance, he only thinks about himself and has a wrong political awareness.

He didn't realize at all that when the prince spoke, he should voice his unconditional support no matter what the consequences might be.

It can be said that it all came down to Gao Shilian's selfishness, as he failed to clearly understand his position and recognize his own position.

Therefore, he gave up the opportunity to Fang Xuanling who was unwilling to do so.

Gao Shilian leaned back in his chair with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, pretending to be asleep, but his expression was full of pain.

"Now, we who are ministers in the court are relatives by marriage."

"I am working between His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"Not to say it's a dilemma, but there is one more king who needs to be sympathetic."

"Many things are not as casual and simple as before."

"Also, think more about the king and less about yourself."

"It is your duty to do what the king wants you to do."

Zhang Sun Wuji said slowly: "Especially us, the in-laws."

"Your Majesty, your ma ...

"I was able to take the position of Minister of Civil Affairs this time because of your Majesty suppressing the discussion and the support of the Crown Prince."

Gao Shilian didn't say anything, he also understood the key point.

The restoration of Zhangsun Wuji is definitely not as simple as it seems, without the support of the crown prince.

It is absolutely impossible to come out and take power.

Even though Gao Shilian was Shangshu You Pushe and Changsun Wuji was able to offer advice and suggestions to Li Shimin, in fact, Changsun Wuji, as the Minister of Civil Affairs, could not help Gao Shilian as much as he did.

When Zhangsun Wuji became the Minister of State, he invisibly strengthened Gao Shilian's voice in the court.

The duty that Changsun Wuji mentioned is the trust and support for the prince.

If you can't even trust and support the prince, what's the point of talking about being an in-law?
"At the grand court meeting, the crown prince forced me to make a promise on behalf of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, setting a revenue of 80 million guan."

"In fact, the prince wants me to find a way to secure the position of Minister of Civil Affairs."

Zhang Sun Wuji said, "If I don't tell you this number, will Your Majesty be pleased? How can Your Majesty shut up the ministers when they criticize you?"

"How can your Majesty be assured that I will be the Minister of Civil Affairs?"

"Eighty million is my reward to His Majesty for appointing me and using me. It also tells the ministers that my ability is only higher, not lower."

"As long as the 80 million is implemented next year, who will dare to say anything bad to me?"

"With the goal of 80 million, my position as the Minister of Civil Affairs will not be shaken for at least the next year."

He said, "My uncle used to persuade me to get close to the prince, but now that I have done so, my uncle has become confused and wants to go against the prince?"

Gao Shilian then opened his eyes, looked at Changsun Wuji for a while, and said, "It seems that I am really old."

"Once the New Year is over, I will go find the prince and His Majesty."

"Retire and return home."

Changsun Wuji shook his head decisively and said, "No, uncle."

He went up to Gao Shilian and grabbed his hand, saying anxiously, "Give me a year, uncle, hold on for another year."

"If I can earn 80 million RMB in the Ministry of Civil Affairs within one year, I will be able to take the position of Right Prime Minister."

"I'm still lacking in enthusiasm."

Gao Shilian remained silent. He knew very well what his nephew was thinking.

Having gained power, he did not want to give it up and wanted to climb higher.

"Are you so confident?" he asked.

"I'm not absolutely sure."

Chang Sun Wuji said: "But I have to go to the prince first to find out what he is thinking."

"Gao Ming will never sit idly by."

Gao Shilian said: "I still need to express my feelings to the Crown Prince and His Majesty."

"I'm almost 70, and I can't keep up with the energy."

"You don't have to worry. Your Majesty and Gao Ming will definitely not agree to me so easily."

"It's time to give you a seat."

"I hope it will come true."

……

The seventeenth year of Zhenguan arrived amid the hustle and bustle of Chang'an City.

At the end of the year, there is joy everywhere, and the appearance of newspapers adds more excitement to the festival.

Whether it is a family reunion or visiting relatives and friends, people always talk about the contents of the newspaper.

As usual, Li Chengqian took his family to Taiji Palace for a reunion.

This year is particularly lively because all the princes are here.

Li Shimin was very happy to see so many descendants, and he drank until he was drunk.

Li Chengqian was also a little tipsy.

He doesn't like drinking very much, but when he is in a good mood, he will still drink a little.

"Uncle, after the New Year is over, please come to the East Palace."

Li Chengqian said. Changsun Wuji nodded, then looked around, his expression was a little complicated, and he didn't know what to say.

The princes and princesses are all here this year.

The only thing missing was his sister.

During the Spring Festival, Chang'an City is bustling every day.

Xiao Yu and other Jiangnan gentry finally witnessed the impact of newspapers.

It can be said that the biggest topic during this year's Spring Festival is talking about newspapers and national policies and government affairs.

As a medium of written text, newspapers are more authentic and explorable than word of mouth.

It may be passed down by word of mouth and may change in some way and become a completely different story.

But the newspaper has text, so no matter how much we discuss it, it won’t go too far.

"Duke, we should go back and implement it as soon as possible."

"We have seen the power of this newspaper, and now we can't wait."

Facing the request from the Jiangnan nobles, Xiao Yu said, "Wait a little longer."

"It won't be too late to talk about it after the New Year."

"Ok."

East Palace.

Li Chengqian was standing by the pond, feeding the fish.

King Qi Li You knelt behind him, lowered his head and said nothing.

"Are you pleading for Yin Hongzhi, or are you hating me for attacking your people?"

Li Chengqian asked calmly.

"No."

Li You shook his head and said, "I am admitting my fault to my brother, the Crown Prince."

"Admit your fault?"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh, "Is this your attitude of admitting your mistakes?"

Not long ago, Yin Hongzhi was escorted back to Chang'an by the Censorate and thrown directly into prison.

When Li You learned that Yin Hongzhi had been arrested and Qizhou's forces had been completely eliminated, he ran to find him.

Li Chengqian did not expect that Li Shimin's methods would be so decisive.

Yin Hongzhi was arrested without any fuss, and it was the Censorate that did the action.

With Ma Zhou in the Censorate, Li Shimin was not afraid of anything being leaked.

However, Yin Hongzhi may not be able to escape this time.

It was impossible for Li Shimin to keep Yin Hongzhi.

"You know what you did."

"I can protect you this time, but I may not be able to protect you next time."

Li Chengqian said: "Yin Hongzhi is going to die. I can't interfere, and I don't want to interfere."

Hearing this, Li You knelt forward and begged, "Brother Crown Prince, please."

"Please help your brother this time."

"My uncle has been by my side since I was a child and taught me how to grow up. I cannot just stand by and watch him die without helping him."

Li Chengqian was unmoved and asked, "Teach you?"

"Teach you to rebel? Teach you to keep assassins?"

"You should know what crime it is to keep assassins."

"If Yin Hongzhi really wanted to do good for you, he wouldn't have allowed you to keep assassins, and he wouldn't have indulged you in your arrogance and domineering behavior."

He threw all the fish food in his hand into the water, turned around, looked down at Li You and said, "For what you did."

"Don't say that His Majesty doesn't tolerate you."

"If I don't think about the brotherhood..."

He paused, his tone full of chill, and said, "I can't tolerate you either."

Li You was distraught and powerless.

Li Chengqian squatted down and asked, "Are you scared now?"

Li You stared at Li Chengqian blankly.

Li Chengqian stretched out his hand and gently slapped him on the face.

Li You shuddered, covered his cheek, and looked aggrieved.

"Yin Hongzhi is just a man blinded by hatred and wants to use you."

"Remember, your last name is Li, and you are a member of my Li family."

"He is also my brother, Li Chengqian."

"You have to understand, you are here to help me, don't cause trouble!"

Li You hugged Li Chengqian's waist and cried bitterly, "Brother...!"

Li Chengqian patted Li You's back gently. After all, he was just a young man. How much could he understand and how mature could his mind be?

"I cleaned up your tail for you."

"That's the end of the matter."

He waved his hand and asked Li Zhi, Changsun Chong, Li Ke and others to come over.

"Sanlang, take Wulang down to rest."

"You keep an eye on him."

Li Ke nodded and took the crying Li You away.

Li Zhi and his friends had no idea what was going on.

"Zhi Nu, go to Taiji Palace and ask His Majesty to pardon your death penalty and exile you."

It’s not that Li Chengqian is soft-hearted.

But there is no apparent reason for execution.

Exile words.

That makes sense, of course, although it seems like he has been spared the death penalty.

But after a year or so, he died of illness on the way to exile or in the place of exile.

Li You felt more accepting of it.

These days, exiling the sick and the dead is not too unusual.

(End of this chapter)