Chapter 460 The Wei family father and son jointly criticize Li Shimin
"Summon Attendant Wei and Gentleman Wei to the palace!"
As the eunuch finished speaking, Wei Zheng and his son stepped into the Taiji Hall together.
He glanced around.
The women inside the hall stood on either side with their heads bowed.
The key point is that the clothes are wrapped up tightly.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"
Wei Zheng and his son bowed in unison.
No need for formalities.
Li Shimin replied casually, then waved his hand at the group of dancers: "The rest of you may leave."
The dancers respectfully withdrew from the Taiji Hall.
Wei Zheng did not object to this.
Advising His Majesty must be done in secret.
"Shuyu, why did you come to the palace?" Li Shimin asked, though his tone carried a hint of anger.
There's a saying: "Strike first!"
As long as I act quickly enough, you won't have a chance to criticize me!
"Your Majesty, the incubation period for smallpox is only half a month."
Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "As long as I do not experience any discomfort for half a month, I am not infected with smallpox."
Well……
is that so?
Li Shimin had almost forgotten about this.
"What about Xuancheng?"
Li Shimin asked in a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, my decree for you was that you could only enter the palace after the smallpox crisis was resolved."
Li Shimin's face was grim.
He exuded an aura of authority.
"Your Majesty, the smallpox crisis has been resolved," Wei Zheng said, bowing.
"Nonsense."
Li Shimin sternly rebuked: "Smallpox spreads rapidly and cannot be completely eradicated in just a few months."
"Do you know that lying is a crime of deceiving the emperor?"
But when he saw that the Wei family father and son remained calm, he lost his composure.
Logically speaking...
Upon hearing of the crime of deceiving the emperor, shouldn't you be terrified and beg for my forgiveness?
"His Majesty……"
Wei Shuyu handed over a memorial: "This is a memorial compiled by Sun Simiao, the divine physician. Your Majesty will understand once you have read it."
"Wang De, bring it here!"
Li Shimin waved his hand.
After carefully reading through the memorial, Li Shimin's expression turned strange.
Because it mentions that...the method of smallpox vaccination was proposed by Wei Shuyu.
Sun Simiao was responsible for verification and exploration.
The Wei family wouldn't lie to themselves, and Sun Simiao wouldn't ruin his reputation.
So this is basically true.
"Ha ha……"
"good!"
Li Shimin immediately changed his expression: "Shuyu has made such a contribution, so I will reward him with five hundred bolts of silk and promote him to the rank of viscount."
"Shuyu, from today onwards you are a viscount."
If the preemptive strike fails, then the only option left is to try a different approach.
I've already granted your Wei family a title, so you can't possibly criticize me anymore, can you?
"Your Majesty, I thank you!"
Wei Shuyu bowed in response.
"Um."
Li Shimin nodded: "My two ministers have worked hard these days. I have some pastries that were just sent from Jiangnan. You can take some back with you later."
As he spoke, he gave Wang De a wink.
Tell them to finish packing quickly, then kick them out.
"His Majesty……"
Just then, Wei Zheng spoke up: "I wonder why there are so many foreign women outside the Taiji Hall?"
Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat. Was there still no way to avoid it?
"This..."
Li Shimin smiled nonchalantly and said, "I'm just worried that Father Emperor will be lonely, so I'm selecting who should be sent to serve him."
"The reason we chose Taiji Hall is because..."
"It's precisely because this place is formal that it represents my open and honest heart!"
"If you don't believe me, ask Wang De..."
fart.
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes.
I think you're good because the Taiji Hall is spacious and suitable for women's dance.
"Yes, His Majesty is..."
Wang Degang wanted to testify, but Wei Zheng stopped him before he could finish speaking.
"Shut up!"
Wei Zheng's eyes blazed: "As His Majesty's personal eunuch, to watch His Majesty indulge in women and playthings without accomplishing anything is no different from being a treacherous official."
Wei Zheng stepped forward and pointed at him: "You still dare to cover for His Majesty?"
“Covering up, condoning, inciting, falsifying…”
"If Your Majesty were to fall into depravity because of this."
"You, Wang De, are the number one sinner, and your name will be nailed to the pillar of historical shame!"
Wang De's expression changed drastically.
How the hell can you blame me for this?
Is it possible for a mere eunuch like me to stop Your Majesty from indulging in such pleasures?
"Wei Zheng, are you insulting me?"
Li Shimin roared, his face visibly grim.
"right!"
Wei Zheng stopped bowing, stepped forward, and demanded, "Your Majesty, who do you think would believe the excuse you gave?"
"presumptuous!"
Li Shimin was furious: "I am the Son of Heaven, why would I deceive a mere subject like you?"
Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin, his eyes filled with disappointment.
He turned to the side, pointed outside the hall, and shouted, "Then may I ask Your Majesty..."
"Does it take ten days to find a maid for the retired emperor?"
"Do we need to find maids for the retired emperor in the Taiji Hall?"
"Does finding maids for the retired emperor require such underhanded tactics?"
"Is it really necessary to give so many rewards to find maids for the retired emperor?"
“They made it very clear to me that they were there to serve Your Majesty!”
Li Shimin suddenly awoke.
Only then did he understand why Wei Zheng had asked about the dancers outside the palace.
The excuse of finding maids for the retired emperor simply wouldn't work.
"Even if I did that, so what?"
Li Shimin stood up and domineeringly rebuked, "I was merely relaxing; how dare you, a mere subject, criticize me?"
Rebellion, is it?
Wei Shuyu immediately took a step forward as well...
“My father was a court attendant.”
"Your Majesty's lack of virtue, credibility, and composure... is a dereliction of duty on my father's part!"
"If Your Majesty does not heed our advice today..."
“In the future, those who will curse you will be millions of ordinary people, and countless descendants.”
Um?
Li Shimin looked at Wei Shuyu.
How dare Little Wei speak ill of me?
Okay, okay...
If the true dragon doesn't show its power, do you think I'm a worm?
Bang!
Li Shimin slammed his palm heavily on the imperial desk...
"What are you two trying to do?"
"A coup, is that it?"
"All you do all day is shout and yell in the Taiji Hall. It's only because I've spared your lives that I'm so merciful!"
The Wei family has never been intimidated by this.
It's not that I'm afraid the emperor's roar is loud, it's that I'm afraid the emperor won't roar...
"Your Majesty has become like this, and as the Chamberlain, I cannot shirk my responsibility."
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed before you and the people of the world."
"I should atone with my death!"
Wei Zheng's words were forceful and each sentence was more powerful than the last.
The aura of a king was completely ineffective in front of Lao Wei.
On the contrary, Li Shimin felt an overwhelming pressure, leaving him in a dilemma.
"If Your Majesty were to execute my father..."
"No matter how much I try to explain, it will be useless."
"We beg Your Majesty to grant us death, so that we may stop serving a foolish ruler with useless strength!"
Wei Shuyu also met his death.
Li Shimin was so angry that his face turned green.
"You bastard, who are you calling incompetent?"
Li Shimin pointed at Wei Shuyu, his killing intent suddenly appearing.
Wei Shuyu disagreed with this.
Having been scolded by Li Shimin so many times, it really wasn't that big of a deal...
"If Your Majesty were truly self-disciplined, how could you possibly be admiring women in the Taiji Hall?"
"If His Majesty were so composed, why would he be watching acrobatics in the Taiji Hall?"
"If His Majesty were frugal, how could he so lavishly reward the dancers?"
"If Your Majesty were truly honest, how could you be so full of lies?"
"If Your Majesty is a wise ruler, how could you possibly want to kill a loyal minister who speaks frankly and honestly?"
Wei Shuyu bombarded Li Shimin with questions, leaving him with a livid expression, as if he wanted to kill the two men on the spot.
but……
Unbeknownst to many, Wei Shuyu has now grown to a position even more important than Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng's expectations were not wrong.
He was merely an advisor!
But Wei Shuyu was a capable minister!
The Ministry of Commerce's series of actions influenced the overall structure of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin no longer dared to act rashly against Wei Shuyu...
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