Chapter 555: A person who has made meritorious?

Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace.

Li Ke, who was wearing a helmet and armor, raised his hand to wipe off the sweat from his eyelids, and looked up and saw a huge black cloud piled in the sky, pressing heavily on the northwest side of the Tai Chi Palace. There was no wind in the entire Tai Chi Palace.

Li Ke did not make any statement about this and took big steps towards Xianchi Palace.

Since Changsun Wuji sent someone to attack Shengdaofang, Li Ke has shown his identity in Tai Chi Palace. He wants to stare at the left and right guards stationed behind Xuanwu Gate for Li Shimin. The left and right soldiers are the guarantee of all the plans of their father and son, and they must not be misunderstood.

All the curtains in Xianchi Hall have been removed, but from Li Ke's perspective, the originally glorious golden wall hall is still dark and dark.

Li Shimin sat behind the desk covered with bright yellow satin, his face darkened, and Li Ke couldn't see his expression clearly.

Li Shimin was talking to two generals wearing armor. When he saw Li Ke walking in, he raised his hand to summon him forward.

Li Ke accelerated his pace to advance to the desk and bowed respectfully: "Son of the son, please see the father."

When Li Shimin saw this, he showed a satisfied smile on his face and said kindly: "Ce'er doesn't have to be too polite."

"See Your Highness the King of Wu."

Li Ke straightened up and before he could speak, he heard the greetings coming from beside him. He turned his head and saw that it was Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Shigui.

"Duke Guo, Duke Lu must not be very polite." Li Ke replied halfway.

Li Shimin looked at it and said to Zhang Shigui with a smile on his face: "This child is not only filial, but also wise and decisive in his work. I see him as if I was young. And he is kind-hearted and kind to others. If I leave in the future, the Tang Dynasty should not have a tyrannical king."

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true." Cheng Yaojin quickly responded.

Cheng Yaojin had already met Li Ke yesterday. He was very confident in Li Shimin and was willing to support any decisions of Li Shimin.

Moreover, he had a misunderstanding with Li Chengqian and was exiled to Lingnan for several years. Now that Li Chengqian is surrounded by talents, he can't even get into the core circle of Li Chengqian's team.

Cheng Yaojin's abacus was very smart. There were many ministers in Chang'an City who also used such abacus. Even if these people were not summoned by Li Shimin, they would not act rashly.

Cheng Yaojin stopped his statement, and the remaining three people looked at Zhang Shigui.

Zhang Shigui and Li Chengqian also had conflicts. When he was the governor of Lingzhou, he was assigned by Li Chengqian. However, later Zhang Shigui did not argue with Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian did not attack Zhang Shigui because of this.

In recent years, Zhang Shigui stayed in Chang'an City and has always been in charge of the left and right guards because he was deeply trusted by Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

After thinking about it, Zhang Shigui finally turned to Li Ke, with a solemn expression, dusted off the dust that did not exist on his body, and supported the Five-Ray Crown on his head. Then he bowed to Li Ke and said in a deep voice: "I used to have had some contact with His Highness the King of Wu, but I know that Your Majesty is wise and Your Highness Yingguo. The Tang Dynasty now needs a crown prince like Your Highness, who is kind and filial to You. I am willing to be tragic for Your Majesty and Your Highness."

When Li Ke heard this, he almost burst into tears. He never dared to think about the minister like Zhang Shigui, who was deeply trusted by Li Shimin.

"Duke Guo, please get up quickly." Li Ke hurriedly stepped forward and helped Zhang Shigui up, held Zhang Shigui's arm with both hands, and said sincerely: "Duke Guo is a hero of the Tang Dynasty, and Ke must treat him sincerely."

When Cheng Yaojin saw Zhang Shigui surrendering to Li Ke on the spot, he secretly glanced at Li Shimin. Seeing Li Shimin looking at the two of them, he showed a gratified smile on his face.

He said secretly: My old Cheng did not surrender to the King of Wu yesterday. Did he miscalculate it?

Is it too late to serve as Your Majesty as the King of Wu?

After hesitating for a while, Cheng Yaojin shook his head secretly and said: Your Majesty treats King Wu sincerely today, and maybe change again tomorrow. My old Cheng is still stable.

Li Shimin didn't know what Cheng Yaojin was thinking, "Okay! Seeing your king and his ministers treat each other sincerely, I can feel at ease even if I die now."

"Father!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

The three of them turned around and looked at Li Shimin at the same time, with concern in their eyes.

Seeing that his son and minister were nervous about him, Li Shimin felt very helpful, and pretended to be open and honest, and waved his hand and said, "Don't care about these."

Seeing that the three of them were still about to speak, Li Shimin looked upright and shouted in a deep voice: "Now is not the time for our monarch and ministers to be mother-in-law. If we cannot suppress the rebellious son and Changsun family, we may not have a place to bury ourselves."

Li Shimin saw it very clearly that his opponents were Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji. As for Li Zhi, he couldn't help but sigh for him when he thought about it,... It would be better not to say it!

After hearing this, the three of them became serious. Li Chengqian was going to fight with Changsun Wuji. Can they reap the benefits of the fisherman? Is the future really...the future is bleak?

They knew that they were no match for Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji, so they all looked at Li Shimin and waited for his arrangement.

This is also the result that Li Shimin wanted. These people are not like Li Chengqian's group, and they have to make decisions on everything. Now the world cannot even tell who the Emperor of Tang is.

Li Shimin felt the respect of the three, felt a little proud, and still looked calm and calm on his face and said, "I am not worried about others in Chang'an City. Only if Li Yaoshi takes action, it will definitely make me rush for a while."

Zhang Shigui was a kind man and quickly explained to Li Jing: "Duke Li Wei is already 80 years old this year (I should be over 78 years old). He has been seriously ill in bed for several months, and even if he is willing, he is powerless."

Although Li Shimin was still worried after hearing this, he nodded and said nothing.

After all, Li Jing is a person who has made great contributions. If people think that he always suspects that Li Jing is going to rebel, it will make people feel that he is not confident and also makes him look narrow-minded and mean and ruthless.

Cheng Yaojin saw Li Shimin's embarrassment, and Li Ke, who had just been praised by Li Shimin for his kindness and righteousness, was not suitable to speak on this matter.

So he stood up and bowed to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, Lao Zhang said it well. Duke Wei is indeed seriously ill. I went to his mansion to visit him the day before yesterday."

"oh!"

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, feeling lost, a little relieved, and said with regret: "I should go and see him too."

Cheng Yaojin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has always been kind to his ministers, and I am well aware of them." Speaking of this, he sighed and said, "I am just worried that now the undercurrents in Chang'an City are surging, and the Duke of Wei is unable to afford to protect himself. He is old and virtuous, and he has a very high prestige in the army and the Royal Military and Political Academy. If he is used by a villain or assassinated, outsiders will blame His Majesty if he doesn't know."

Zhang Shigui smiled bitterly in his heart and said to himself: I looked up to this guy just now, but I don’t want to...ah.

Li Shimin understood as soon as he heard Cheng Yaojin's words, and showed a worried look on his face and said, "What Zhijie said is right. The pharmacist is a hero of the Tang Dynasty. You can't let Xiaoxiao harm him." As he said that, he looked at Zhang Shigui and asked, "What should I do?"

After hearing this, Zhang Shigui just lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin again and said, "What should I do?"

Cheng Yaojin didn't want to say anything further. If Li Jing died in the palace, not only would Li Shimin not be able to explain clearly, but he would also become an accomplice.

But Li Shimin kept looking at him. When he spoke, he did not dare to hesitate anymore. He had to tentatively say, "Why would you rather invite Duke Wei into the palace and talk to His Majesty about the past?"

After hearing this, Li Shimin looked serious and said, "I really want to talk to the pharmacist, but he is so sick that he can't afford to rest as much as possible. How can I bear to summon him into the palace?"

"Your Majesty, you are not at peace recently. Duke Wei is a minister. If you want to reminisce about the past, it is also his duty to enter the palace. Besides, as long as the palace servants are careful to carry them with a soft couch, it will not aggravate his condition." Cheng Yaojin was completely shameless. He cooperated with Li Shimin and arranged Li Jing properly.

After hearing this, Li Shimin seemed to have finally made up his mind and said, "It is reasonable to know the truth." He turned to Li Ke and said, "Ke'er, Duke Wei has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Now he is old and ill, and his life is not long, but he has encountered traitors in chaos. Although I am sick, I cannot ignore him. Take my handwritten letter and go to Duke Wei's mansion to invite him into the palace."

"My son obeys the order. It's just..."

Li Ke also knew that Li Jing was loyal to Li Chengqian and did not feel that it was inappropriate to invite Li Jing into the palace.

But he also wanted to just bring Li Jing into the palace, what should the students of the Royal Military and Political Academy do?

"Just what?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke unhappily and said to himself: I don't want to be shameless. I'm looking for reasons to put a sick person under house arrest. What else do you want?

"My son is just worried that Duke Wei has joined Duke, and some people use the students of the Royal Military and Political Academy to cause disaster."

Zhang Shigui was originally lowered his head and pretending not to hear it, but at this moment he felt chill all over and lamented in his heart: These people are all people who have made contributions to the Tang Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)
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