"Your Majesty, no!" Li Shimin was about to agree to Li Kuan's request. He never expected someone to raise an objection. He interrupted Li Shimin and let him go back abruptly. He stared at Cui Renshi with a gloomy look, and said coldly: "You have objections. ?"
Master Cui Ren was not afraid, and said: "Your Majesty, the former prince Cheng Qian was demoted for breaking the law. His wife Su and his two sons are forgiving and punishing crimes. Although His Royal Highness Chu has some truths, it is true. I thought that the law of the country and personal affairs should not be confused."
"Your Majesty, the prince of righteousness, governs the country with generosity, rewards and punishments. If you agree to the request of the King of Chu today and allow the mother and son of the Su family to return to Beijing, wouldn't it be the annulment that your Majesty previously issued? Isn't that the great jealousy of sliding the world? Then how should the Siyi treat your Majesty?"
"What should you do in your opinion?" Li Shimin looked sullenly, looking directly at Master Cui Ren with a little anger in his eyes.
At this time, Master Cui Ren was fully aware of the consequences of his speech, but he was not afraid of it. He believed that the matter of the king of food and the loyalty of the king was the responsibility of the king. Although he had a better relationship with Li Kuan before, it's just that people will change over time.
"The opinion of non-state officials is determined by the law of the country, and you should follow the previous edict, and everything will remain the same as usual." Cui Renshi was also worried about being hated by the emperor afterwards. His great selflessness can also show that he is really loyal and considers everything for the sake of his Majesty.
Su Quan's eyes flashed with resentment, and his eyes were about to burst into flames. He was inferior to Master Cui Ren, and he didn't have the right to speak. If it is this time to interrupt, it is obviously not a wise move. However, Su Quan's resentment towards Cui Ren was at its extreme.
The current emperor has obviously relaxed his mouth and is about to agree to it. However, Master Cui Ren actually kicked in and refused to speak, and retorted with righteous rebuttals. He prevented his daughter and grandson from returning to Beijing. The dream was about to be realized but was ruined abruptly. Falling from the clouds to the bottom of the valley, Su Quan's complex mood like a roller coaster forced Su Quan to hold back his anger, staring at the back of Master Cui Ren with spiteful eyes. Su Quan would never hesitate if his gaze could kill people. Anyone would feel resentful in his heart.
Seeing Master Cui Ren's objection, Li Kuan didn't seem to take it seriously. He didn't even look at it, completely dismissive of it. Although the two worked together under the same roof before, it can be regarded as a deadly revolutionary friendship. It's just that Li Kuan's status has risen, and Master Cui Ren is a little timid in his bones. He thinks that following Li Kuan is too dangerous and may lose his life at any time.
After thinking twice, Cui Ren chose to avoid suspicion and no longer had anything to do with Li Kuan. Over time, the relationship between Cui Renshi and Li Kuan ceased to be the previous one, and he also completely lifted his Chu Wang label. Now Cui Renshi has become one of the representatives of Li Kuan's hostile camp.
Cui Renshi didn't dare to gamble with Li Kuanhao once, and chose Wei Wang Li Tai to retreat, and joined the Wei Wang camp under the persuasion of his friend Wei Ting. Now fighting for the crown prince, the struggle between the princes is already open, and Li Kuan's soldiers are still unavoidable while fighting outside, while Cui Renshi, Wei Ting and others are standing by Li Tai faithfully.
As for Changsun Wuji, Zhang Xingcheng and others, they supported Jin Wang Li Zhi as the prince, but at the same time the struggle between the kings became increasingly fierce, no one knew when Li Kuan returned to Beijing. For them, this is bad news.
The appearance of Li Kuan broke the balance that was hard to maintain. Although the former prince Li Chengqian was dead, he still had a loyal minister under his command. If Li Kuan begged the emperor to allow Su's mother and son to return to Beijing, he would surely receive the allegiance of the former prince's old ministry. Who else would compete with him then
In addition, in the eight months that Li Kuan left Beijing to go to the battlefield and disappeared, the forces of Wu Wang and Li Ke had long since turned into a mess. At present, the power in the court is only Wei Wang Li Tai and Jin Wang Li Zhi, but Wu Wang Li Ke is no longer available in the dynasty. He has almost become a marginal person, almost staying in the mansion without leaving home, and completely abandoning it outside the core.
If it was Cui Ren's own words, Li Shimin would not take it seriously. Now he listens to his words and takes out the country's legal orders with words, which makes Li Shimin a little difficult to handle. In addition, Sun Wuji, the elder of the official secretary, also persuaded Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the overall situation should be the first!"
Everyone agreed with Cui Renshi's comments. Su Quan was anxious and powerless, and his lost expression eyes were full of hollowness. At this moment, Li Kuan's unsalty and undiminished voice reached everyone's ears, "Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
Master Cui Ren scolded angrily: "Even if your Royal Highness has made great military exploits, you can't slander me like this? This matter has nothing to do with us but it has something to do with the law of the country!"
"Master Cui Ren, don't you forget who compiled this Great Tang law?"
Li Kuan's playful smile made Cui Renshi and the others embarrassed, their faces flushed and they couldn't say a word. Because it was indeed Li Kuan’s chief judge in the Datang Law, even if he was a nickname, it was still under his influence to promote change, so they really couldn’t refute Li Kuan’s words.
"Since it's a matter of state, let's just discuss things!" Everyone who was still proud before was shocked by Li Kuan's momentum, and no one dared to argue with Li Kuan directly. "Your Majesty is the prince of a country. Your Majesty allowed the minister to make a request, so I made a request based on my military merits. Does this matter have anything to do with you? If you have the ability, you can also make military merits and then show off in front of me. Now shut up all of them for me. Who dares to fart? Don’t blame me for not thinking about my peers!"
Li Kuan hated fighting in the nest the most, and these people still had a great time fighting. Why didn’t I see these people being so active during the Northern Expedition? On the contrary, they were more active in fighting for power than anyone else. Especially Cui Ren had some relationship with him before. Keep a clean relationship with him and become his enemy even more.
"Don't talk about national affairs and laws in front of me. If you want to speak in front of me, you must make military merits, otherwise you don't beep in front of me." Li Kuan was angry, pointing to Cui Ren's nose and yelling, "This is what I use. Why do you oppose the terms of military merit? Do you want me to use military merit in exchange for other conditions? Of course, if this is what you hope, then how about I follow your mind?"
Cui Renshi, Wei Ting, Changsun Wuji, Zhang Xingcheng, and others were all stunned. They were so annoyed before that they calmed down instantly and immediately calmed down. Because Li Kuan's words were obviously threatening, but they were really scared.
Suddenly, the ministers who clamored before were all dumbfounded, bowed awkwardly and kept silent.
"Master Cui, what do you think?" Master Cui Ren flushed, bowed his head and said nothing. Li Kuan sneered with disdain, then looked at Changsun Wuji and others, and said, "Master Changsun, what do you think?"
Changsun Wuji and others were speechless, silently bowed their heads and dared not raise objections. Only then did they realize that they were almost doing bad things with good intentions, and almost destroyed the Great Wall by themselves, and personally sent Li Kuan to become a prince. Thinking of this result, everyone was afraid for a while.
Seeing that everyone was shocked by Li Kuan's words, Li Shimin was happy, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and a smile appeared on his face again. At this time, Li Kuan is like a sharp sword out of its sheath. Whoever dares to provoke him will definitely see blood. How can Li Kuan at this time dare to confront him head-on? (End of this chapter)