"Brother Qin, let me give you a toast!”
"Brother, you're really amazing. I didn't expect you to be right. The Imperial Court really attacked the Buddhist Sect!”
"Fortunately, I listened to you and didn't have any compassion for those bald donkeys. Otherwise, I would have been killed by those bald donkeys!”
"You don't know that the current Sikong Pei Ji was imprisoned by His Majesty because he was involved with a bald donkey!”
"Pei Ji, how big of an official is that? He's the current Sikong of the dynasty, a figure who worships the three dukes.”
Li Shiming said seriously, raising his wine glass and asking,"Brother Qin, do you think His Majesty will kill Pei Ji?”
Qin Chuan knew about this.
Even though his butterfly wings had caused the wheels of the Great Tang to turn a little, what should have happened had still happened.
Although the name of imprisonment was different, Pei Ji was still imprisoned by Li Shiming because of Faya.
Qin Chuan clinked glasses with Li Shiming and took a sip of wine. Then, he took a plate of mutton and placed it into the pot.
"No, His Majesty will not kill Pei Ji.”
Li Shimin picked up some beef and said,"Why won't Your Majesty kill Pei Ji?”
"The Buddhist Sect has committed an unpardonable crime. They want to exterminate their entire family. Pei Ji is protecting the demon monk Pei Ji.”
"Besides, you know very well that Pei Ji used to support Li Jiancheng!”
"Now that Pei Ji has committed a crime, how can His Majesty let Pei Ji have an easy time?”
"It's true that Pei Ji supported Li Jiancheng in the past, but isn't Li Jiancheng's faction still alive and well?" Qin Chuan said as he ate.”
"Look at the Imperial Court. Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Wei Ting, which of these people were not on Li Jiancheng's side?”
"Not only did His Majesty not settle Li Jiancheng's party, but he also entrusted these people with important tasks.”
"The reason why His Majesty wants to settle Pei Ji's score is not because Pei Ji is on Li Jiancheng's side.”
Li Shi Min frowned and asked,""Then tell me, why is His Majesty doing this?”
"That's because Pei Ji is a meritorious official of Taiyuan, an old minister of the Martial Virtue Dynasty, and a man of the Retired Emperor."”
"You said that His Majesty wants to deal with the Retired Emperor?”Li Shi Min asked in surprise.
"You think too much. How could His Majesty deal with the Retired Emperor? It was not enough for him to be cursed for killing his brother, but he wanted to be cursed for being unfilial and killing his father?”
Qin Chuan smiled in distress." At most, Your Majesty can only be considered to be wary of the Retired Emperor.”
Li Shi Min frowned," Guard against the Retired Emperor?”
Qin Chuan nodded." You have to understand that once the emperor ascends to the throne, he will have to replace the people in the imperial court with his own people. This is something that is unavoidable.”
"Feng Deyi and Pei Ju have passed away. Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu clashed in front of the palace and were dismissed by His Majesty as prime ministers.”
"Yuwen Shiji and Yang Gongren were also arranged by His Majesty to take up other positions and were removed from the position of Prime Minister. The only Prime Minister of the Wude Dynasty who still holds the position of Prime Minister is Pei Ji.”
"If Pei Ji goes down, the prime ministers in the court will all be His Majesty's own people.”
Every emperor had their own courtiers. This was something that any reigning emperor would do.
Firstly, his own people were loyal, so he could better control power by letting his own people take the throne.
Secondly, he knew the people he had used for many years, so it was easy to use them. They could also fully understand his intentions and execute his decisions without any constraints.
Li Shi Min took a sip of wine and nodded.
Qin Chuan continued," And Pei Ji has to go down as well. He is the number one prime minister of the Wude Dynasty, and also the number one confidant of the Retired Emperor ever since he raised his army in Taiyuan!"”
"If he goes down, he will give those old officials of the Wude Dynasty a warning, so that they will be more clear-headed and know their place, and not think about restoring the Retired Emperor all day!”
Although Li Yuan had never tried to restore the throne in history, it did not mean that he did not have any thoughts of restoring it.
She really didn't care about what was going on outside and only cared about giving birth.
Otherwise, Taiji Palace wouldn't have refused to give up to Li Shiming after he had ascended the throne for so many years.
Moreover, Li Shimin's throne in the early years of Zhenguan was not stable.
The incident at Xuanwu Gate had left an impression on the people that the emperor was not in power properly. The continuous natural disasters had made the people think that the emperor had lost his virtue. If it was not for Li Shimin's timely disaster relief and diligent government, the people's reputation would have been worse.
After the coup of the Black Tortoise Sect, the old subordinates of King Qin's Mansion and the Heavenly Policy Manor quickly took control of the court and the military, but they could not control the entire Great Tang.
Most of the people in the Great Tang were old officials appointed by Li Yuan during the reign of Wude.
Li Shi Min's eyes darkened." Since you're killing a chicken to show the monkey, wouldn't it be better to kill it?"”
"You can't kill Pei Ji!"
Qin Chuan shook his head." If Pei Ji is killed, the relationship between His Majesty and Retired Emperor will become even more strained!”
"Moreover, killing Pei Ji will easily cause panic!”
"The old ministers of the Wude Dynasty and Li Jiancheng's party, no one knows if they will become the next target of His Majesty's revenge!”
"These people will be jittery. This is not good for the hearts of the people that His Majesty has spent a lot of effort to pacify.”
Li Shi Min played with his wine cup as he looked at Qin Chuan," Then how do you think His Majesty will deal with Pei Ji?”
"Dismissal and exile."
Qin Chuan spoke with assurance.
"This would serve as a warning to the others, but it would not cause the relationship between His Majesty and Retired Emperor to become stiff and cause panic.”
"After all, Pei Ji is implicated in the great crime of the Buddhist Sect's extermination. To be able to be exempted from official exile and save the lives of his entire family is already considered Your Majesty's benevolence and the emperor's grace.”
Dismissal from office and exile, this was the ending of Pei Ji in history.
If nothing unexpected happened, this should also be Pei Ji's current ending.
Just because Faya was hiding in Pei Ji's residence, it was too far-fetched to conclude that Pei Ji and Faya were accomplices.
Pei Ji was not a fool. How could he really do such a treasonous and heinous thing!
If he really killed Pei Ji, then Li Shiming would be too obvious.
Qin Chuan also believed that with Li Shiming's intelligence, he wouldn't really kill Pei Ji.
Not only was that obvious, but it was also not conducive to the stability of the court and the outside world. It was not in line with Li Shiming's interests.
"Well said! When Brother Qin sees something, he is very smart! I admire you!"
Li Shi Min smiled and raised his glass.
Qin Chuan's thoughts were the same as the result of the discussion he had with his trusted aides.
Pei Ji could not kill him.
Killing him would not be a good explanation for the Imperial Court and his relationship with his father.
Dismissal and exile, such a heavy punishment that would not kill Pei Ji and could also play a role in all aspects was the best result.
However, he would not immediately exile Pei Ji. He would have to imprison him for a period of time.
During this period of time, he could see the reactions of the old officials of Wude, Li Jiancheng, and his father.
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