Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Then, Guo Ye talked about his grievances and grievances with the five great gentry, and finally he said: "Although there is no definite evidence that the five great gentry rebelled, it can be inferred from various clues that the five gentry have conspired wrongly. It's a big trouble for my confidant of Datang!"

Guo Ye kowtowed his head and continued: "Although I do have a little selfishness in dealing with the five great gentry, the more important thing is to think about your majesty's country and society!"

"Hmph, even if what you said makes sense, I can not pursue the matter of avenging your personal revenge and dealing with the five great noble families for the time being. But how are you going to explain Wang Gui's death?"

Death is the most important thing, and Guo Ye couldn't think of any excuses, so he knelt down on the ground and said, "I am willing to accept the crime!"

His Majesty Li Er ignored him, stood up, and paced back and forth in the hall.Finally he stopped, and said to the eunuch and maid beside him: "I have important matters to discuss with Lord Qin, you all go down!"

"Yes!"

He retreated to the left and right, walked up to Guo Ye, helped Guo Ye up, and said, "Good job!"

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Guo Ye couldn't believe his ears.

His Majesty Li Er said: "What I mean is... you first ruined Wang Gui and then forced him to death. You did a really good job, which is very much in line with my wishes!"

At this time, Guo Ye was as confused as a monk like Zhang Er, he said: "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that this humble minister disappointed you too much?"

"What you let me down is not that you forced Wang Gui to death. It's that after this incident, you actually became a coward and let me alone bear the pressure of all the officials!"

Guo Ye blushed and explained: "Some things can only be said to you alone, but you can't say them in the court. When the censor's official asks, I really have nothing to say. That's why I want to delay Time, see if you can think of a good way to resolve this matter, the result...the result..."

"It turns out that you still don't remember anything?"

"Exactly."

His Majesty Li Er smiled slightly, and said: "Guo Ye, you are really smart and confused for a while! There are many ways to resolve this matter. I can think of several ways..."

Guo Ye was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is the proud son of heaven. He is born with wisdom. How can this humble minister compare to him? What is the method? I hope your majesty will help my humble minister to solve my doubts."

"You have already thought of the first method! That is to confiscate all those glass vessels into the palace. As long as I accept those glass vessels worth tens of millions, we will become grasshoppers on a rope." .”

His Majesty Li Er said proudly: "Whoever says you want me to punish you is tantamount to persuading me to give up tens of millions of money. How many people do you think will have the courage to touch my bad luck?"

Of course Guo Ye has thought about this idea, but the premise is that His Majesty Li Er is willing to accept it.And even if His Majesty Li Er is willing to accept it, this method is not without flaws.Guo Ye said: "There are still quite a few people in the imperial court who are loyal and dare to advise, such as Zhongshuling Wei Zhengwei..."

His Majesty Li Er said: "Wei Zheng is easy to say. I don't believe it, how clean he is in the case of Monk Tianfu. You must have something against him, right? If you don't use it now, when will it be?"

"This... alright. But even if the officials don't speak, what about Princess Nanping?"

"Those glazed vessels, I will allocate [-]% to give to Nanping. Hehe, how good do you think Nanping and Wang Gui's relationship is? In fact, she just had to make some gestures because of Wang Jingzhi's face! "

"Is there still this?"

"That's natural, knowing daughter is like father. As long as I express my attitude of protecting you and give her some glazed vessels, she will not make things difficult for you anymore. It means that the Wang brothers are not easy to deal with, but just It's just the two of them, we can't make any waves."

Guo Ye kowtowed again, and said: "Thank you for your great love. However, if this matter is suppressed like this, although the humble minister can pass the test smoothly, it will greatly hinder your reputation. I wonder what the second method is? "

Chapter 1746

His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "The second method is not good for my reputation."

"what is that?"

"It was you who married Princess Gao Yang!"

"No! Absolutely not!" Guo Ye was kneeling at first, but after hearing His Majesty Li Er's words, he immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said: "Gao Yang is my most beloved daughter, she looks pretty good, except for her personality, how can she not match you?"

Guo Ye said: "It's not that I dislike Princess Gaoyang, it's just that this matter is inappropriate, it's simply too inappropriate!"

"How do you say this?"

"First, I already have a regular wife, Chai Xiuxiu. The princess has a noble status, so she can't marry me and be my concubine, right?"

His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said: "This is a problem, but it is not without a solution. I made a decree that Chai Xiuxiu and Gao Yang are both your legal wives, regardless of size. Isn't this problem solved? "

Guo Ye was dumbfounded, and said: "This is against the rules..."

"Why is it against the rules? In ancient times, there was Emperor E and Nv Ying, who married Emperor Shun together; today there is Gao Yang Xiuxiu, who serve Qin Guoye together! There are examples from the sages before, what are you afraid of?"

Guo Ye shook his head again and again, and said: "That was all in ancient times, and now there is no such thing as two regular wives. Besides, even Ehuang and Nvying have different sizes. Everyone in the world does not know that Ehuang is a sister. Is Nvying a sister?"

"Let's put this question aside for now. You just said one, so what's the other?"

"Secondly, Wei Chen and Princess Gao Yang have a grudge! Uh... I don't know if I should say something or not."

"It's just you and me here, but it doesn't matter."

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that back then, Princess Gao Yang used to protect a monk named Bianji at the Golden Palace?"

"I have some impression."

"Later, that Bian Ji fell ill and died in prison."

"so what?"

"Actually, uh...actually...don't be angry if you hear this...Princess Gao Yang and that monk Bianji have a relationship between men and women. Later, because of the death of monk Bianji, Princess Gao Yang hated my minister deeply. If I marry her, I'm afraid she will have his head chopped off in the middle of the night!"

His Majesty Li Er was surprised and said: "Is it that serious? No way! As for Gao Yang, I really neglected to discipline her, but if you say she will kill you, I don't believe it..."

Guo Ye kowtowed and said: "All in all, I have nothing to do with Princess Gaoyang, I'm afraid I will disappoint His Majesty's kindness."

His Majesty Li Er shook his head regretfully, and said: "If you really don't want to, let it be, my Gao Yang is not married. To be honest, you marry Gao Yang, there are many benefits! Said this time, with the help of this marriage, I have shown my attitude towards you, which is enough to shut up the official censor!"

"This second method is not as good as the first one, Your Majesty, is there a third method?"

"Is there a third way..." His Majesty Li Er blushed and said, "I haven't thought of it yet. These two ways, you choose one."

Guo Ye said: "If you let me choose, of course I will choose the first method. But it is still the same sentence, it is not fair to His Majesty. To be precise, these two methods are His Majesty sacrificing his reputation. Preventing disasters for a humble minister. How can a humble minister deserve such great love from His Majesty?"

His Majesty Li Er let out a long sigh, and said, "Fame? What reputation do I have now? Please sit down, Guo Aiqing, and I will talk to you slowly."

"Yes!"

After Guo Ye sat down firmly, His Majesty Li Er continued: "My young man aspires to be an eternal king far surpassing Yao and Shun. However, God's will tricks people. Although I have countless military exploits, because I am ranked second, I can't climb the ranks." Take the crown prince."

"Then didn't you still ascend the throne and sit in the palace?"

"That's because I launched the Xuanwu Gate Change, killing brothers and killing brothers! For this matter, I am destined to leave an eternal infamy, what kind of eternal emperor?"

"Uh... After you succeeded to the throne, you lightly paid domestically, so that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and had no worries about food and clothing. You conquered the east and the west, conquered the four barbarians, and captured Jieli Khan, so that many Hu people called you You are the 'Heaven Khan'. With such achievements, even if there are some small moral flaws, but the flaws are not concealed, you are called the 'Eternal Mingjun', it is no exaggeration!"

His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up at first, then quickly dimmed, and said: "You say this, do you believe it yourself?"

"Wei Chen firmly believes it!" Guo Ye did not have any conscience when he said this.In later generations, when people mentioned promising emperors, apart from Emperor Qin and Han Wu, they were Tang Zong and Song Zu, and the so-called Tang Zong refers to His Majesty Li Er!