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Li Shi Min carefully considered his choice of words and asked.
"You said that this Duke of Wei Pei Ji has contributed to the founding of the country and is the person that the Retired Emperor has always relied on the most.”
"Before His Majesty ascended the throne, he was the limelight in the court, and his status was unparalleled.”
Wang Chen nodded.
"That's right. You might not believe it, but the Retired Emperor never called this Duke of Wei by his name or official position.”
"Instead, he's called Supervisor Pei to show that this Duke of Wei is still the original Jinyang Palace Supervisor in the Retired Emperor's heart.”
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Li Shiming and his ministers were shocked again.
How did this young man get this information?
It was one thing to deduce the truth behind Pei Ji's exile, but he even knew about this kind of interesting secret in the palace.
Others who didn't know would think that Wang Chen was just telling a story and making up some nonsense.
However, they were either the current emperor or officials above the third rank of the imperial court. All of them had come from the era of the founding of the Great Tang.
He naturally had some understanding of these matters. The inside story that Wang Chen had told him was not wrong at all. Retired Emperor Li Yuan had indeed addressed Duke of Wei Pei Ji in such a friendly manner.
However, Wang Chen was still young and had never experienced anything big or small during the years of martial virtue.
Secondly, he was just an ordinary commoner. He did not have a prominent background, nor did he have any relatives who were officials in the court.
Then how did such a secretive matter come about?
Although the three of them were already used to this, they still could not figure it out no matter how they thought about it.
In the end, he could only attribute the reason to Shopkeeper Wang, and where did he collect and sort out the words.
Of course, Li Shiming's main purpose was not this.
"Since that's the case, then tell me, Shopkeeper. Because of the Duke of Wei's arrogant words, His Majesty has exiled him thousands of miles away and removed him from his position. He has even taken away half of his fief.”
"Isn't this a little inappropriate?”
"After all, it might cause the Retired Emperor to be dissatisfied with His Majesty. After all, he was the most trusted person in the Retired Emperor's era.”
"Now that the Retired Emperor is still alive, if the Son of Heaven dismisses such an important official and exiles him, it might deepen the estrangement between the Retired Emperor and His Majesty.”
"In addition, there are so many people in the court watching. By doing this, won't Your Majesty leave behind a heartless and unfilial reputation?”
As soon as this question was asked, Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng put down their chopsticks.
Of course, they understood why Li Shiming suddenly mentioned this matter. He was indeed worried.
The person he was concerned about was none other than Retired Emperor Li Yuan, who was currently under house arrest in the depths of the palace in the name of recuperation.
Back then, Li Shimin had initiated the Black Tortoise Sect mutiny and killed the Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng, who was already a sworn enemy of each other. He had also forced Li Yuan to abdicate.
He seemed to be cold-blooded and heartless, but in fact, it was because he and Li Jiancheng had reached a point where they would not rest until one of them was dead.
If the Crown Prince ascended the throne, then the King of Qin would not live for more than a month.
If he didn't force Li Yuan to abdicate, then Li Yuan, who had lost his beloved son and hated his brothers for killing each other, wouldn't give Li Shimin a good ending.
Therefore, the outcome of the Black Tortoise Sect mutiny had long been destined.
But no matter what, Li Yuan was still Li Shiming's father.
No matter from any angle, from emotion to reason, Li Shimin could only treat Li Yuan as a filial son.
Therefore, Li Shimin had many concerns about exiling Pei Ji, the Duke of Wei, thousands of miles away. He was afraid that the civil and military officials would accuse him of being unfilial.
This was also the main reason why Li Shi Min was very dissatisfied with Pei Ji, even to the point of hating him. However, he was only exiled, and not directly exterminated.
Otherwise, if he insisted on raising his butcher's knife, would there really be anyone who could say anything?
Looking at Li Shi Min's expectant gaze, Wang Chen scratched his chin speechlessly.
"I say, Old Li, I know that you're a bold person.”
"But I really didn't expect you to be so bold. You even dare to ask such a thing?”
"Are you tired of living? If the head on your neck is too tired, you can temporarily store it in my shop, so that you don't look like you can't wait to give your life to others all day long.”
When Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng heard this, they could not help but laugh in their hearts.
F * ck, Old Li was the one who did this. Why would he be afraid of a hammer?
However, even if he thought so, Zhangsun Wuji could only help from the side and say,"Shopkeeper, don't be afraid of this and that. There are only a few of us here.”
"Let's just treat it as a story to solve the doubts in our hearts.”
Wang Chen facepalmed.
"Desperado, every single one of you is a fugitive.”
"However, since you want to listen, there's nothing we can do. Who asked us brothers to be brothers? Today, I'll tell you the deep meaning behind His Majesty's actions.”
Li Shi Min and the others looked at him expectantly.
Profound meaning?
Even I am not clear about the deeper meaning.
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