Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Wei Zheng, courtesy name Xuancheng, was originally from Xiaquyang County, Julu County.

First followed Li Mi in Wagangzhai, but was not reused.

In the first year of Wude, he returned to the Tang Dynasty and assisted Prince Li Jiancheng.

In the first year of Zhenguan, after the change of Xuanwumen, he followed Li Shimin, and was awarded Zuo Cheng, an admonishing doctor and school inspector.

When Li Shimin used Su Yu's strategy to rectify the five surnames and Qiwang, it was because Li Shimin's acting skills were so good.

Wei Zheng thought that Li Shimin had really become a faint king.

In a fit of anger, he resigned and returned home.

Although Wei Zheng's ancestral home was in Julu, he settled down in Lantian County.

It is not far from Chang'an City.

Wei Zheng inquired about what had happened in the past few months.

At first, I thought Li Shimin was fatuous and greedy for pleasure.

Later, the price of colored glaze began to collapse, and the five surnames and Qiwang began to fight among themselves and become chaotic.

Chang'an City was bloody and rainy.

Only then did Wei Zheng realize that Li Shimin had been scheming against these prominent families from beginning to end.

"It's ridiculous that I, Wei Zheng, claim to be well-versed in poetry and books, and proficient in tactics, but I didn't understand the emperor's game of chess."

Looking at the thick white snow outside, Wei Zheng laughed at himself.

Wei Zheng's eldest son, Wei Shuyu came over and asked, "Why are you laughing, Aye?"

Wei Zheng sat down, warmed himself by the fire, and said, "Do you know what happened in Chang'an City these days?"

Wei Shuyu replied: "I know. Qiwang, the five surnames in Chang'an City, went bankrupt because of buying colored glaze to fight for wealth, and made a fuss for a long time."

"I heard that the famous clan fought among themselves, and many people died."

"It's just strange, why didn't the emperor send troops to stop it?"

Wei Shuyu has the ambition to be an official and is very concerned about the court situation.

What happened at these times was too great for him to not know.

Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "At the beginning, the emperor bought colored glaze, and held a banquet in the imperial garden, specially inviting the five surnames and Qiwang."

"The emperor took the lead in buying colored glaze, and even the chamber pot was made of colored glaze."

"As a father, he was so angry that he passed out, and announced it to the public in the court hall."

"I thought the emperor would restrain himself, but I didn't expect to be ignored."

"In the future, the emperor will become more and more absurd. As a father, I feel ashamed that I can't help the society as a doctor."

"In a fit of anger, he returned home."

Recalling the whole process, Wei Zheng found it magical and incomprehensible.

The whole thing fits together seamlessly.

"Father, I'm also deducing this matter these days."

"I think there is a place that is very strange."

Wei Shuyu said.

"Oh? What's strange, tell me."

Wei Zheng asked.

"This matter is not the emperor's style. Today, the emperor's actions are open and aboveboard, and the scheme of calculating the five surnames and seven Wangs is extremely vicious. It is simply uprooting and killing people."

Wei Shuyu said.

From the beginning of luring them to buy colored glaze, they were ruined, and hundreds of years of foundation were destroyed.

In the end, all the men from the seven prominent families in Chang'an City disappeared overnight.

It was too vicious from start to finish.

It's not like what Li Shimin could have imagined at all.

Wei Zheng patted his thigh and said, "Yes, that's exactly."

"My father has been thinking about this these days, there must be someone behind the emperor's back."

"Moreover, this person is extremely smart, unpredictable."

"The five surnames and seven wangs have existed for hundreds of years, and they are not just empty pockets."

"For example, the Lu family of Fanyang, starting from Lu Zhi, a great Confucian in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been great Confucian sages appearing in every dynasty."

"Such a smart noble family is actually being manipulated in the palm of their hands."

"This man is so wise that he is close to a monster."

Although the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs are hateful, they threaten the imperial power.

But they are not fools.

Or, it should be said, it is precisely because they are very intelligent that they can survive for hundreds of years.

Think about how much turmoil there has been in the north since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Dynasties rose and fell, but they stayed the same.

Those who can survive to this day are all ruthless people.

And it was precisely such a ruthless person who was wiped out overnight.

The horror of this person is self-evident.

"Yeah, what kind of person will it be?"

Wei Shuyu couldn't figure it out.

Just as he was talking, the servant outside the door hurried in.

"My lord, the emperor is here."

As soon as Wei Zheng heard that Li Shimin had arrived, he straightened his clothes and went out to greet him.

Although he resigned, he could not be disrespectful to the emperor.

If the court doesn't show face, it's a devotion to duty and a responsibility.

As soon as he went out, he saw Li Shimin arriving with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Behind him is the guard of the Royal Forest Army.

"Wei Chen pays respects to the emperor."

Wei Zheng paid homage.

Wei Shuyu visited with his family.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Duke Zheng, you were not so polite to me in court."

Li Shimin walked into the room by himself and sat down.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui pulled Wei Zheng in and sat down.

Wei Shuyu hurriedly made tea to greet him.

"Zheng Guogong, did you sleep well at home?"

Li Shimin laughed.

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "It's okay."

Li Shimin looked at the furnishings around him, they were very simple, it was a breath of fresh air.

Even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui have extravagant things at home.

Wei Zheng didn't have any here.

"You slept well, but I couldn't sleep."

"Without you pointing out my faults in the court, I can't sleep or eat, I'm afraid of making mistakes."

Li Shimin laughed.

Wei Zheng stood up and bowed, "How dare I, my minister, it's just nonsense."

I still feel very comfortable, and feel that I am very useful.

Du Ruhui persuaded: "Okay Zheng Guogong, don't be so petty. The emperor came here in person this time, please return to the court and continue to serve as an advising doctor."

He is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and it is appropriate for him to say this.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Duke Zheng, follow me back to Chang'an City."

Wei Zheng said: "It's okay to let the minister go back, but there is one thing that the emperor should clarify."

Li Shimin thought Wei Zheng was still angry.

"Speak, I will tell you."

Wei Zheng asked, "Who is behind the scenes of the extermination of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs this time? I want to see him."

Suddenly, the sky was chattered to death.

The air was stagnant and the atmosphere was once awkward.

It's easy to talk about other things, but Li Shimin doesn't want people to know about Su Yu's existence.

Not even Wei Zheng.

Li Shimin's face was gloomy and he didn't speak.

Fang Xuanling laughed and said: "Duke Zheng, there is no one who is behind the scenes to give advice, it is the emperor who is wise and powerful, planning strategies."

Du Ruhui agreed: "Yes, can't the emperor have some wonderful schemes?"

Wei Zheng sneered and said, "You two, we are also old acquaintances. Ming people don't speak secretly, you all know that person."

"I stayed at home during these times and thought about a lot of things."

"Back then when the Turks were destroyed, the Tibetans were dealt with, and there were five surnames and seven Wangs, both of you know about it."

"Only we were kept in the dark."

"Your Majesty, you can invite me back if you want. I must meet this expert who hides behind the scenes and controls the entire Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin was fighting fiercely in his heart.

This farmer is really hard to deal with.

Su Yu specifically explained that he wanted to invite Wei Zheng back, and he was afraid that Su Yu would be unhappy if he did not complete the task.

Once he is unhappy, he will force me to pay back the money
hiss.
It's nerve-wracking.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, but"