Chapter 730: Pulling the snake out of the cave

Yang Jian waited for a moment, and Chen Ao came out wearing a Confucian shirt and said with a smile: "Why is Lord Taishan here? It's better to come early than to come by. Let's go and go to the mansion first."

Yang Jian sat down and refused to come down, saying, "You get on the horse first, and follow the family to enter the palace. Your Majesty passed on your message. If you have something important to tell you."

Chen Ao said: "What happened?"

Yang Jian said hurriedly: "No need to ask for it now, you will know it when you get to the palace."

Chen Ao asked someone to prepare a strong horse, followed Yang Jian to enter the palace quickly, and arrived at Wenjing Pavilion. When he saw the mess in Wenjing Pavilion, Zhao Ji was wearing a robe and sat upright behind the imperial desk. His whole person invisibly exuded a momentum of dominating the world.

Chen Ao said, "Your Majesty..."

Chen Ao did not ask Chen Ao to sit down this time, and said lightly: "Pick up the things on the ground and take a look."

Chen Ao bent down and picked up a comment, looked at it carefully for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "This memorial says that the minister is corrupt, this... this... the minister is indeed not clean. He also said that the minister is not very careful, haha... this is not considered unfair to the minister. As for the rampant acts of Wuji, there are some... "

No one had ever thought that Chen Ao would admit so frankly. After pausing, Chen Ao raised his face and said seriously: "But if you want to say that I am ill-behaved, Your Majesty, although my character is not good, I will never dare to do anything to sorry to Your Majesty. Please be clear and give me a clear innocence."

Zhao Ji's tone was gentle and said, "I asked you to see this, just knowing that these are all false. I've talked about you and the East Palace. Chen Ao, please honestly answer me, is the East Palace really so wise?"

Chen Ao smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to listen to the truth?"

Zhao Jihe nodded and said, "Of course it's the truth."

Chen Ao sighed and said, "The prince is wise and wise among the people in the world. It is because His Majesty is wise and wise among the people in the world. If His Majesty is wise, then all the people in the world are greedy and wish that Your Majesty can enjoy the country for ten thousand years, so how can you take care of the prince? But if the people fear Your Majesty like a tiger, no matter whether the prince is wise or not, they all expect Your Majesty... The Prince at least has one more hope in the hearts of the people in the world."

Zhao Ji slapped the table and said angrily: "Nothing is said."

Chen Ao's theory completely confronted Zhao Ji and the prince. In fact, it is no wonder that praise the prince, especially such a stingy praise, undoubtedly many people have some hope for the prince, just like the tyrant of Emperor Yang of Sui. People in the world have been suffering for a long time, and they will think that if the prince Yang Yong ascended the throne at that time, there would be another situation. So many people missed the prince Yang Yong of the Sui Dynasty and felt sorry for it. But they had never heard of Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, who also killed his brother and seized power, and no one would miss the prince Li Jiancheng.

This is human nature. Yang Yong may be as violent as Emperor Yang of Sui, but the people in the world hate Emperor Yang of Sui, so they firmly believe that Yang Yong is virtuous. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin may be equally virtuous, but no one goes to summon Li Jiancheng.

Zhao Ji said angrily: "I have been in power for nearly 30 years, and the world has been peaceful and the people are all at peace. Does everyone in the world think I am a fool?"

Chen Ao replied: "I am talking about the people of the world, but the scholars who submitted the memorials cannot represent the people of the world. Therefore, I think that these scholars think that your Majesty is a little deficient."

Zhao Ji sneered: "It's not that simple. I have always been generous to scholars. They must be so deceived. Who deceived them? I cannot tolerate this matter and must investigate it thoroughly. If I ask you to come, I will order you to investigate the matter thoroughly."

Chen Ao was slightly stunned and said, "Your Majesty, how can you start this?"

Zhao Ji stood up, sighed, held his hands with his back to Chen Ao, looked at Gong Deng with his eyes in a daze, and said after a long time, "I have no clue, so I asked you, what do you think?"

Chen Ao was silent for a moment and said, "Then you might as well lead the snake out of the hole!"

Zhao Ji was stunned, his eyes fell on Shen Ao, and he said, "You continue talking."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "It's simple. If someone really cared about it behind the scenes, it would never be as simple as encouraging the scholars in the advisory bureau. Your Majesty... Now they are just creating momentum. After creating momentum, they are afraid they will take action."

"Do it?" Zhao Ji said suspiciously.

Chen Ao pursed his lips and said, "Their purpose may be His Majesty or Hell, but no matter what, since such a big disturbance occurs, he will definitely jump out. Please be patient and see what tricks they play in the end."

Zhao Ji suddenly woke up and smiled faintly, "I understand." He continued with a gloomy face: "Then let them make trouble. I want to see who will surface."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhao Ji's face calmed down a lot. He swung over and walked to Chen Ao, looking with a smile. Chen Ao raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Ji, and found that Zhao Ji was not much older, with white hair growing on his temples and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. Chen Ao couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty is old."

If this sentence comes from other people's mouths, it would be a ruthless person.

Zhao Ji just smiled faintly and said, "I am indeed old, otherwise why would I be so uncontrollable." A few tears came from the corners of his eyes, and he said sadly and angrily: "I won't let them do what they want!"

When he came from the palace, Chen Ao was already sweating. He was with the king like a tiger. This was his deepest experience today. It was not until today that he saw the other side of Zhao Ji. Fortunately, this side was not facing him.

Being a minister is really not an easy thing. Chen Ao thought to himself, should he be a vassal? I would rather be a chicken head than a dragon tail, and I will be the master of my territory. This kind of life will be more comfortable.

In fact, when the carriage of the East Palace and Chen Ao met in the streets and alleys, Chen Ao realized that the opportunity had come. There was a break between the East Palace and Shen Ao no matter what. Chen Ao didn't have much patience to continue to deal with it. Since that's the case, then just do it all the time.

It’s a pity that the prince’s wisdom is too far from that of Cai Jing and Wang Fu. Even Duke Zheng is far inferior to that of him. He set up a very simple trap himself, and he actually rolled up his sleeves and went in without hesitation.

Chen Ao blocked the light with his hands and looked up at the sun, and walked step by step from Wenjing Pavilion to Zhengdemen. When he got on the horse, he thought to himself that it was time to break it.

This endless internal struggle has made Chen Ao tired. He has a lot to do to face a more brutal enemy.

When he returned to Pingxi Prince's Mansion, he realized it was not too early. Liu Sheng held the horse at the door for Chen Ao and said with a smile: "The prince seems to have something to do."

Chen Ao nodded, turned over and dismounted the horse, handed the horse to Liu Sheng, and said, "If people have no long-term plans, they will have immediate worries. People will have their own worries. You don't have to think about it. Mr. Chen, have you sent a message?"

Liu Shenghe nodded and said, "Mr. Chen asked me to tell Your Highness, please be careful in everything."

"Yes." Chen Ao nodded solemnly, entered the mansion from the middle gate, and said to Liu Sheng who was catching up with him: "Carry up the study room, from today on, I will stay in the study room for the time being. Don't disturb if there is no major problem."

Liu Sheng knew that when Chen Ao encountered something, he always liked to lock himself in the study room. He agreed and trotted and took someone to arrange the matter.

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Every move in the palace has attracted the attention of many people. In the past three years of Xuanhe, the affairs of the court have been one after another, and the big bosses have been dismissed one after another. Although they have given many opportunities for the latecomers, they have made people nervous all the time. Who knows whether the next person to be dismissed will be himself?

The news of the King of Pingxi entering the palace to meet him soon spread. When Li Bangyan heard the news in the Menxia Province, he was holding the memorial of the Ministry of Revenue last year's treasury expenditures of the Ministry of Revenue last year. Hearing a clerk chattering and clues, Li Bangyan's body couldn't help but froze. Although his eyes fell on the memorial, his mind was in chaos.

What did Your Majesty summon the King of Pingxi at this time? Could it be related to the Consultative Affairs Bureau?

Li Bangyan waited anxiously until the evening, saved himself from the door, sat in a sedan chair, and directly asked someone to go to the East Palace.

Cheng Jiang had already arrived at this time, and the two of them actually touched their heads in front of the East Palace Gate. Cheng Jiang smiled at Li Bangyan and said, "Subor Li is here too?"

Li Bangyan just nodded and couldn't help asking: "What did the scholars in the consultation bureau say? Nothing will happen, right?"

Cheng Jiang smiled and said, "How do I know? Let's go in and see His Highness the Crown Prince first."

The two of them went in together. When Zhao Huan heard them coming, they quickly came out and touched their heads in a corridor. The two saluted Zhao Huan. Zhao Huan smiled and said, "Let's go and talk to the hall."

When he arrived in the palace, Zhao Huan took the lead and said, "I have received the news. The Consultation Bureau has reached Tianting. It was the one named Wu who passed the Wei County Duke? Wei County Duke stayed in the palace for two hours before the Pingxi King was Xuan entered the palace. The palace had already asked someone to ask what Your Majesty said to the Pingxi King in the palace, but..." Zhao Huan said regretfully: "At that time, all the eunuchs in the palace were dismissed, and only Yang Jian knew that the report was correct."

Li Bangyan said: "Can Chen Ao and sweet words..."

Cheng Jiang interrupted him and said, "This may not be necessary. Your Majesty announces Pingxi King, maybe it is not necessary to be punished." Cheng Jiang frowned and said, "But Pingxi King comes from the palace safely and soundly. It can be seen that his holy family, does Your Majesty really let him go so far?"

Zhao Huan sat calmly on the chair, took a sip of tea slowly, and said in distress: "Now my eyes are dark, and I can't guess the thoughts in the palace, and it's useless to say more." He was silent for a moment before saying: "You can't wait any longer. You can't beat him up by relying solely on the consultation bureau. Should you let the court officials take action?"

Li Bangyan said: "The officials have contacted many people, and many officials are already dissatisfied with the King of Pingxi. As long as His Highness is willing to raise his arms and shout, they will definitely follow."
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