When leaving the palace of Princess Gaoyang and her daughter, Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, the current hurdle has been overcome. After all the hard talk and coercion, Princess Gaoyang finally agreed and expressed her willingness to compromise and accept the marriage.
This means that at this moment, the emperor can be brought down, and his authority is intact.
Qin Mubai did use a delaying strategy, but he used it against the emperor. No matter what, you must buy yourself some time first. As for that "poisonous plan"... it can be implemented slowly and step by step. As long as there is time for mediation, there is no need to worry about not having a chance.
When walking out of the Xianju Palace, a Baiqi Junior School suddenly walked up to Qin Mubai, gave a secret wink, and whispered: "General, just after you entered the palace, General Changsun suddenly left in a hurry with an excuse."
"I know." Qin Mubai nodded and walked away.
Looking at the expression in the eyes of the principal, Qin Mubai understood something in his mind - the principal was reminding Qin Mubai that Changsun Huan might have gone to the emperor to complain privately!
mean!
It is really in times of trouble that we know who our friends are and who our enemies are!
Normally, this eldest son Huan behaves obediently and does not dare to make any mistakes again. But as soon as he was in trouble, he hurriedly took action and added insult to injury. Now everyone in the palace knows that I, Qin Mubai, have a close relationship with Princess Gaoyang's refusal to marry, and I am a "major suspect". I came to Xianju Palace at this time. In his opinion, I must have secretly conspired with Princess Gaoyang, or had ulterior motives or even had an affair.
With a sneer, Qin Mubai went straight to Penglai Hall. At this time, the emperor was having fun with Li Zhi and Li Mingda.
Walking outside Penglai Hall, Qin Mubai happened to bump into Changsun Huan. The two looked at each other, and Changsun Huan suddenly looked confused and had a gray face. He slightly arched his hands and said "General Qin" and walked away.
Needless to say, this guy must have been scolded by the emperor. The false accusation against me is deserved!
Entering the Penglai Hall, Qin Mubai heard Li Shimin's hearty laughter and the childish laughter of Li Zhi and Li Mingda coming from the palace. In fact, Li Shimin has always been like this. No matter what unpleasant things happened in the court or how bad his mood was, he always had a smile on his face when he came here. What he showed to Li Zhi and Li Mingda was always an amiable, kind and loving father figure.
Perhaps this is how Li Shimin treated Princess Gaoyang when she was a child, right? Otherwise, Princess Gaoyang would not be so rebellious and sensitive. She would be jealous and unhappy when she saw that Li Shimin was too good to Li Mingda; when she suddenly learned that Li Shimin was going to marry her off, she started to resist hysterically. In fact, maybe Princess Gaoyang didn't really hate Fang Yiai or resent the marriage, but she just couldn't accept the change in Li Shimin's attitude towards her.
In fact, what did Li Shimin do wrong? Doting on one's own daughter is a bit excessive, but it is indeed a manifestation of fatherhood; taking care of a meritorious minister and marrying a daughter is, firstly, to consolidate the imperial power and secondly to win over important ministers. This is also a king's duty; if you want to marry your daughter well, In fact, this is the good wish of most fathers.
However, these things were connected in series, from doting to "abandonment" and "use", which made Princess Gaoyang feel a huge gap, so she couldn't accept it at all.
Qin Mubai shook his head secretly and sighed: As the saying goes, it is really difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. Li Shimin is considered a wise king, a great man, and a wise man, right? Such an outstanding man cannot handle housework well. Although he hopes and works hard to be a good father, things just don't work out as he wishes!
This is just a little princess of Gaoyang. She has twenty or thirty children, and there are also some adult sons who are fighting bloody battles for the heirloom... Li Shimin is really worthy of being an emperor. It's heartwarming enough. Especially after the death of Queen Changsun, who was in charge of the harem. No wonder he wanted to organize an army of hundreds of cavalry to come to the harem, in the name of protecting the royal family, but in fact it was to strengthen his control over these concubines and children.
Walking outside the palace, Qin Mubai asked the chamberlain to inform him, and soon he was summoned inside.
Li Zhi and Li Mingda were still so innocent. When they saw Qin Mubai, they laughed happily and greeted him, calling each other the village chief.
Li Shimin looked on with a smile. After they had a little fight, he called the wet nurse to take the child away. He also specially gave Qin Mubai a seat to sit across from him and sip tea together.
"Mu Bai, you just went to Xianju Palace, how did things go?" Li Shimin asked.
Qin Mubai cupped his hands and replied: "To answer your Majesty's question, I am lucky enough to have fulfilled my destiny and convinced Her Highness Princess Gaoyang to agree to marry into the Fang family."
"Really agreed?" Li Shimin frowned slightly and questioned in disbelief.
"Wei Chen does not dare to deceive you. Your Highness the Princess did agree verbally." Qin Mubai said, "But Wei Chen can see that Her Highness the Princess is still unwilling and reluctant, and is just forced to compromise."
"Compromise?" Li Shimin paused and nodded with a smile, "Does my unruly daughter also know how to compromise?"
"Actually, everyone knows how to compromise when there is no other way." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "The minister told Her Royal Highness that Your Majesty was forced to marry by the Tibetan envoys. Because His Majesty had been forced to marry before. You have agreed to the marriage proposal of the Tubo people, and you can't go back on it. Moreover, the Tubo people also know that the Emperor has a beautiful daughter who is waiting for marriage, and he is urging her to marry a Tubo man every day. I described the Tubo people in an exaggerated way... In addition, the virtuous Concubine Yin De persuaded me, and Her Royal Highness finally agreed verbally. "
"This damn girl insists on taking the hard part and not the soft one." Li Shimin smiled half-heartedly, wiped his nose playfully, and said, "No matter what, I can make her temporarily submissive, and things will be easier to handle. The remaining Let me and Concubine Yin De handle the rest."
"Your Majesty, in fact, the ministers played a very small role in persuading Her Highness Princess Gaoyang. More, it was Concubine Yinde's persuasion that played a role." Qin Mubai said, "Concubine Yinde is extremely intelligent. Obviously, she knows much more about Princess Gaoyang than Wei Chen. She knows what the princess is thinking, what she is afraid of, and what she is worried about, but her words of advice are better than Wei Chen's lengthy speech."
"I believe this." Li Shimin chuckled, "My virtuous concubine has always been knowledgeable, courteous, and righteous. She is virtuous, virtuous, and intelligent. Moreover, she has lived with Gao Yang all year round, and she knows Gao Yang well. , I am not as good as her at all. But I also know that Concubine Yin De has always been doting on Gao Yang, and she always follows her and protects her, even if she does something wrong, she will not beat or scold her this time. She followed up and persuaded Gao Yang, "You have done a good job in this job."
What credit do I have? This is all because of your murderous "deterrence"! Fortunately, Concubine Yin De and I are not too stupid and understand your intention. Otherwise, we would be dead souls under the sword and still don’t know what happened. Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger! - Qin Mubai thought in his heart.
"Wei Chen doesn't know what the final effect will be, so we can only do our best." Qin Mubai cupped his hands and replied with a deliberate sigh.
"Haha, why are you sighing?" Li Shimin felt much more relaxed and laughed, "I know that you are the one who suffered the most injustice this time. But to achieve great things, you must first have a big heart. You must be able to accept anger and be able to After being wronged, didn't Han Xin still endure the humiliation? I was also beaten to Chang'an City by Jie Li, and I was forced to give him food, grass and livestock before he could retreat. But within a few years he became mine. A prisoner!"
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and a humble minister can never be as good as your Majesty." Qin Mubai said.
"Haha! But it's too modest. I know you are a rare talent." Li Shimin laughed a few times, and after a moment of thoughtful silence, he said, "Let's not discuss Gao Yang's matter for the time being. I'll wait until I go to the fairyland." Now that Judian has asked her what she means, let me ask you another question."
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"What do you think of Chang Sun Huan?" Li Shimin asked.
"General Changsun... He has always been the deputy of Wei Chen. He has outstanding work ability and is relatively prestigious among the sergeants. Moreover, he comes from a famous family and has many contacts. He is very popular in the army. He is also very capable and knowledgeable. His martial arts skills are outstanding," Qin Mubai said. But I was thinking in my heart: The emperor was probably dissatisfied with Changsun Huan because of his complaint just now, and he asked me about my opinion and attitude towards him. At this time, of course I can't add insult to injury, otherwise I will become like Changsun Huan and be looked down upon by the emperor. Moreover, I am a commander, and making small reports about my subordinates in front of the emperor is also a sign of incompetence and narrow-mindedness.
"So, Changsun Huan is a young talent with both political integrity and talent, a rare talent?" Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Indeed," Qin Mubai replied, "Although Wei Chen once had a small friction with him, it was just a little unhappiness in private and insignificant. In the army and on official matters, we still live in harmony and work together. Overall, Wei Chen believes that Changsun Huan is a very competent deputy envoy of Baiqi, and he will become even more capable as time passes."
"Really? But I don't think so." Li Shimin sneered and said, "Chang Sun Huan, maybe he is a little clever. He learned some martial arts from the martial arts master at home since he was a child, and he has been pretentious since then. I see his arrogance. Because of his flashy appearance, narrow-mindedness, and far less upright character than his father and brother, it is not a good thing for such a person to stay with me and stay in Baiqi for a long time. Therefore, I decided to remove Changsun Huan from Baiqi. What do you think about being transferred to another army?"