Chapter 41 Guo Ziyi reveals Er Feng's disguise
As soon as Chen Fuguo reported Li Shimin to Li Heng, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun knew about it.
[She's truly worthy of being called Er Feng! She even has her spies right next to the emperor?
So what should we do now? 】
After listening to the report from his spy, Li Shimin still sat steadily behind his desk, looking at the newly compiled agricultural encyclopedia in the Tiance Library.
"What else can I do? Just like you said, let it go."
[………! Ahhh, let’s fight Er Feng. Let’s all come together! Let’s sleep him until he dies of kidney deficiency!]
[Hey, we are all brothers. Erfeng, it’s not good for you to hide like this. I’ll punch your chest with my little fist!
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The one who punched him was a man, and Li Shimin was speechless for a moment.
These descendants are all crazy, there is no normal one, right?!
[But speaking of which, is Chen Fuguo ill? Our Erfeng didn't offend him this time!]
Why does he have to target Erfeng? 】
[Historically, it was because Li Shen impeached him for the eunuch dictatorship. As a result, Chen Fuguo, who was petty-minded, asked Li Heng to deal with Li Shen.
This time, Er Feng hasn't even used her full strength yet, so why is he rushing to commit suicide and seek death?]
The audience at the Tianmu Theater couldn't understand it, and some even said that because Li Shimin and Yu Chaoen were close, Chen Fuguo couldn't get the two girls, so he turned his love into hatred.
Li Shimin held his forehead and sighed.
"This man is somewhat different from that idiot Yu Chaoen. Yu Chaoen was intent on fighting Chen Fuguo and taking away Li Heng's favor, but Chen Fuguo had his sights set on Li Yu.
If the next monarch is incompetent, he will naturally be able to seize power and, after assisting the crown prince to ascend the throne, control the government."
But it would be different if it was Li Shimin who came to power.
Chen Fuguo knew very well that he would have no chance against a monarch like Li Shimin. Therefore, even if Li Shimin did not offend him, this ambitious eunuch would definitely get rid of Li Shimin.
[Ah, that's right! College students really can't survive more than half an episode in palace dramas!]
So why isn't Erfeng in a hurry?
Chen Fuguo has so much say in front of Li Heng, could it be possible that Li Heng really gave Erfeng a cup of poisoned wine?
"Hmph, how could I, the King of Qin, be the former Prince of Jianning, Li Tan?"
Li Shimin sneered:
"Even if this damn grandson wants to kill me, he should carefully consider how many lives he has!"
[Indeed. Although the Prince of Jianning led his troops into battle, he was not as accomplished as Erfeng, who commanded the support of hundreds.]
So now Li Heng is really like Li Yuan. Does Li Yuan not want to kill Er Feng?
If he dared to order Erfeng to drink a cup of poisoned wine, he would have swallowed the poisoned wine that very day!
Moreover, we, Erfeng, had just pacified most of the Tang Dynasty, and right after, the emperor killed his son. If this were to get out, not only would all the officials in the court be shocked, but I'm afraid he would be infamous for eternity.]
Li Yuan: I'm not stupid. If I give up my position as the Retired Emperor, I'm looking for death. I haven't lived enough!
Therefore, the idea of this new father should be similar to that of the old father, both of whom want to provoke fights between brothers behind the scenes.
Except for serious crimes such as treason, it is not easy to take direct action.
[No way! Our Carp Brother is also a good person, don't let him drag you down!]
Er Feng wouldn't really kill him, would he?】
Li Shimin sighed and said helplessly:
"I didn't want to kill Li Jiancheng back then, but the struggle for power has always been like this.
As for whether Li Yu's grandson can survive, it all depends on his own choice."
[Wuwuwu, no!]
Erfeng, let me help you monitor the actions of Li Yu, Li Heng, Chen Fuguo, and the others. I promise to tell you how many poops I poop every day!
[That's right, I believe the carp is still good! I will protect the lovely Li Yu!]
"How do you monitor?"
Li Shimin was afraid that these modern entertainers would not be able to overhear anything and would instead expose themselves because of their excessive liveliness.
[Times have changed. We no longer need human surveillance. It's all information warfare, do you understand?
A war without gunpowder smoke! 】
[Get lost upstairs! The wars in the Tang Dynasty were never about gun smoke!]
Anyway, Mr. Erfeng, please come and recruit me. Our technology company specializes in monitoring and surveillance equipment!
This time, we've got permission to show you some of the good stuff we've eliminated from China, to open His Majesty Taizong's eyes!]
There is such a good thing?
The audience in the sky were immediately excited, and Li Shimin quickly followed suit and hired this person.
Soon, a man wearing a black hat, a black mask, and a black suit appeared. His appearance could not be seen at all.
Li Shimin was slightly surprised, but soon realized that this person was hiding his identity:
"I didn't expect you modern people to be so attentive in this regard. Can I have a few sets of these hats and masks?
From now on, I can keep it a secret when I go hunting! I won’t be caught by those ministers and have to persuade me not to hunt!
How annoying!
Mysterious man Jin Wenhua: ……?
Soon, Li Shimin got his favorite mysterious black modern suit. Then Jin Wenhua took out a lifelike dragonfly from the box.
Li Shimin looked at the dragonfly curiously for a long time:
"The material of this thing looks very delicate. You can actually make such a hard metal so small, and it can also fly, right?
If you're farther away, you can't tell it's any different from an ordinary dragonfly."
"That's right, so we can use it to eavesdrop and monitor each other."
After saying that, Jin Wenhua pressed a button on the tablet, and then the dragonfly suddenly flew up silently from Li Shimin's hand, and quickly found a hidden corner and landed there motionless.
Li Shimin looked at the tablet in Jin Wenhua's hand again, and saw that his every move at this moment, including the sound, was recorded and displayed on the screen.
"Of course, it's not just dragonflies. After all, dragonflies are too big a target. We also have flies, snakes, and other bionic monitors."
“That’s really amazing!”
With this thing, the enemy's every move, even what they say in their dreams in the middle of the night, can be recorded one by one. It's really powerful and scary.
“So don’t think it’s just a dragonfly, it’s a spy dragonfly!
It's not just a fly, it's a spy fly!"
Li Shimin immediately pointed to a flower outside the window and said:
"Don't look at it, it's just a butterfly from my Tang Dynasty!"
Jin Wenhua immediately looked out the window:
"Could it be that the Tang Dynasty also uses butterfly surveillance? How do they do it?"
"It's not just a butterfly, it's a beautiful butterfly!"
Li Shimin responded with confidence.
[……… I was so angry that I laughed. So how did Erfeng, the minister in the court back then, get through?
I feel like I get confused by Erfeng every day! 】
[That's right, hahaha! You said they were all described as charming palace maids and cuddly little birds, and Zhangsun Wuji was even forced to acknowledge his brother-in-law as his father. How did that feel?
I'm speechless! 】
[Erfeng and Zhangsun Wuji are almost hallucinating about our boys' dormitory, and each of them wants to be each other's father!
But Erfeng asked Changsun Wuji to call her dad, and Changsun Wuji couldn't say anything back, which made him unhappy!
What's wrong with calling our Erfeng "Dad"? If it were me, I would hug Erfeng's legs and cry and call her "Grandpa"!
It is said that in the future, Li Bai and Du Fu will fight in the imperial court just to compete for the qualification to become the talented concubine of Er Feng's son, right?
Hahaha, just thinking about it makes me excited! The court with Er Feng must be fun!
While the people in Tianmu were discussing, Li Shimin soon received a tip-off from Qingting, saying that Empress Zhang and Chen Fuguo had tacitly joined forces.
One of them whispered in Li Heng's ear, while the other secretly forged evidence of rebellion in the Prince of Yan's Mansion.
"Why is it this again?"
Li Shimin was feeling a bit bored. It was Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji who accused him of treason. Almost a hundred years had passed, and these people would only use what they had left.
[Count me in, I want to play too!]
They fabricated your accusation of treason, so we'll forge a jade seal for him and return it to him!]
[Yes, when it comes to making counterfeit goods, no eunuch can compare to us in Yiwu!
Leave it to our Yiwu boss, and we guarantee that the jade seal, dragon robe, and military talisman will be made to look more realistic than the real thing!
[Yes, yes, yes. Once it's built, hide it in his yard! If you dare to sue me for treason, we'll sue him back!]
After hearing this, Li Shimin became very interested.
He was originally worried about what crime to accuse him of, but look, modern people have already thought of it for him.
Li Shimin was also very curious about how realistic modern imitation seals could be. So the next day, dozens of seals and dragon robes were placed on his desk.
Li Shimin: ………
I suddenly feel that my jade seal and dragon robe are worthless?
The reason why the jade seal and dragon robe are important is that they are symbols of status and are unique and precious objects.
As a result, at this time, Li Shimin was holding the jade seal with exactly the same carving marks, but a little lighter, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"Don't make any noise, I want to be quiet."
Li Shimin was very skeptical about the value of the jade seal and dragon robe.
However, he finally came to his senses and cheered up when everyone asked him who Jingjing was.
Just when he had someone pick the person who looked most like the culprit to counter the false accusation, Guo Ziyi, who had always been very low-key, came to his door.
This is quite unusual. Logically speaking, Guo Ziyi, who understands the emperor's mind and knows how to protect himself, should not come to him, the Prince of Yan, at this time.
"General Guo, by coming to my place, aren't you afraid that my father will suspect you are planning a rebellion with me?"
After Guo Ziyi sat down, he saw Li Shimin personally pouring him a cup of tea. He was immediately overwhelmed with fear and tried to hold the cup with both hands, but his movements were quite at a loss.
Li Shimin looked at Guo Ziyi strangely, and then he quickly said:
"Because there is something perhaps more important than your Majesty's suspicions, I want to confirm it no matter what."
The last time Guo Ziyi saw Li Shimin's flying white calligraphy, he went back and found an opportunity to enter the palace and searched through the library again to confirm the handwriting of Emperor Taizong.
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan fought in a style quite similar to that of Emperor Taizong. I have ordered a compilation of all of His Royal Highness's actions in battle for analysis."
Guo Ziyi was a general himself, and he was able to discover the differences in styles among generals from a professional perspective.
"I've discovered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan's fighting style isn't just like His Majesty Taizong's; it's practically identical!"
[Ahhhhhhhhhh, is someone finally going to see through Her Majesty Erfeng's disguise? Excited!]
[Tell him quickly, scare him to death, I want to take a screenshot of his stunned expression! ]
Li Shimin smiled and denied:
"I am merely learning His Majesty Taizong's fighting style. What's so strange about that?"
“Emperor Taizong’s fighting style is not so easy to learn.
In those days, General Li Daoxuan also followed Emperor Taizong's example and led his troops to break the enemy's formation, but unfortunately he died.
"The ability of His Majesty Taizong to defeat a larger force with a smaller one, to adapt to changing circumstances at any moment and find the enemy's weaknesses, to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and pursue them until they were completely defeated, is something that only a person with absolute talent can absolutely not learn."
Guo Ziyi had fought for so many years, but he didn't think he could do what His Majesty Taizong did. He paused and continued:
“Moreover, last time I discovered that the flying white calligraphy written by Your Majesty when you were drunk was exactly the same as the flying white calligraphy written by Your Majesty Taizong in the past.
What explanation does the King of Yan have?"
Li Shimin still refused to admit it:
"Back then, Princess Jinyang was also able to imitate His Majesty Taizong's handwriting, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. This is nothing surprising."
[Ahhh Erfeng, what are you doing? Admit it quickly! I'm so anxious!]
[Perhaps all the ancients who were extremely suspicious were like this?]
If I had said right away, "Yes, yes, I am Li Shimin," Guo Ziyi wouldn't have believed it, right?
But the more Li Shimin denied it, the more Guo Ziyi confirmed his guess.
Seeing that Prince Yan was smiling and saying nothing, Guo Ziyi wanted to force him to reveal his true identity.
Since it was such a coincidence that he still refused to admit it, Guo Ziyi immediately rolled up his sleeves and unleashed his ultimate move.
"Your Highness, look at this Saker Falcon. It was captured and sent to me by my subordinates when I was leading the Shuofang Army in Longxi.
I have raised it for so many years, and finally trained it to understand human nature and be able to fly thousands of miles to deliver letters."
Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but touch the Saker Falcon again and again:
"Not bad, not bad, it's very strong!"
"Your Highness, please take a look at the horse I brought today. It is said to be a pure purple horse that was a descendant of the Ferghana horses of the ancient Dayuan Kingdom and was crossed with other horses.
How does it compare to Taizong's Saluzi back then?"
Li Shimin could no longer bear it, so he walked directly to the yard, touched the horse from head to toe, and even fed the horse grass himself:
"This horse has a well-proportioned body, a good horse! It's really a fine BMW!
So, Master Guo came here to give me a gift?"
A beautiful bird and a beautiful horse are both given to him? Great!
Li Shimin's eyes sparkled and he was very happy.
Guo Ziyi was stroking his beard, shaking his head and sighing:
"This is a beautiful bird and a beautiful horse. His Majesty Taizong really loves it. I plan to send it to Zhaoling Mausoleum and burn it during the sacrifice as a tribute to the late emperor."
Li Shimin:!!!
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was stunned, Guo Ziyi continued to sigh and stood up to leave with the furry horse and the little eagle.
Li Shimin grabbed the horse's reins from behind and refused to let go:
"Master Guo, don't go! What are you burning it for?
It's useless to burn it, he won't receive it, so just give it to me!"
"So, Your Highness has admitted it? So you really are—"
[Ahahaha, defeated by a bird and a horse!
Our Majesty Erfeng really loves all kinds of furry things! 】
[Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows His Majesty Erfeng's weaknesses, and they are always accurate!]
[So when Erfeng ascends the throne, should we also give him some furry gifts?
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In short, at this moment, under the control of Guo Ziyi's BMW, Li Shimin was completely unable to resist and simply nodded.
Although Guo Ziyi had already guessed it in his mind, when he saw that Li Shimin really admitted it, he still took several steps back in a daze, and then suddenly prostrated himself and performed a deep kowtow.
In daily life, one only needs to bow twice when meeting the emperor, but Guo Ziyi used the nine-bow ceremony which was only used during sacrifices and important court meetings, which was enough to show Guo Ziyi's solemnity at the time.
Li Shimin did not stop him. After accepting his great courtesy, he stepped forward and helped him up.
Guo Ziyi stood up, his mouth grinning from ear to ear like a child with joy.
He looked at Li Shimin in front of him with starry eyes, and his eyes were red for a moment:
"As I said, who has the talent to turn the tide and pacify the Tang Dynasty within a year?"
Given the current emperor's ability, coupled with the chaos in the court and the dictatorship of villains, he believes he cannot do it.
Even if the war could be quelled, it would be difficult for anyone to do so without several years, and I am afraid that all of the Tang Dynasty's elite troops and treasury taxes would be exhausted.
When Guo Ziyi thought of this, he didn't dare to think about it any further. He was just worried about the consequences.
"Great, I was right, you are back.
You can't bear to see the chaos in the Tang Dynasty, so it's you who has come to save our Tang Dynasty!"
Guo Ziyi burst into tears as he spoke.
He quickly apologized to Li Shimin somewhat awkwardly, wiped away his tears and asked:
"Then does anyone else know your identity?"
"For now, there's only you."
When Guo Ziyi heard this, he suddenly felt a little happy.
He was actually the first person to know the identity of His Majesty Taizong. He is so amazing!
【Hahaha, look how happy our Guo Ziyi is! 】
Li Shimin also laughed when he saw this, and then said:
"But I think Li Yu and Li Heng will know soon."
As for other civil and military ministers, it depends on his mood.
If anyone dared to confront him like Wei Zheng did and made him furious, the worst that could happen would be that he would really blow himself up and reveal his identity, and blow them up together and kill them all!
Guo Ziyi didn't know Li Shimin's cowardly side yet, he just quickly guessed what Li Shimin was going to do.
He thought for a moment and then said:
"But Your Highness, those overseas people who call you Erfeng should also know your identity. Will they leak the secret?
I'd better arrest them all!"
[??? What are you talking about, you old thing? Ah, we modern people just provoke you and you lock us up in a dark room!]
How dare you mess with us modern people? Don't you know that we modern people are petty and hold grudges?
You're done! I'm going to write you a fanfic! 】
Li Shimin looked at the sky and touched his nose. He felt that with the modern people's insanity, Guo Ziyi might be the next person to have a strange sticker...
Li Shimin looked at Guo Ziyi with sympathy and sorrow, and looked at Guo Ziyi very puzzled, and then said:
"It's okay, those people are just pure idiots, it's okay."
"What does that mean?"
Guo Ziyi was confused, so Li Shimin said that sand sculptures are just bunkers made of sand, and they are just a bunch of scattered sand.
Although he still didn't understand, Guo Ziyi scratched his head, thinking that Taizong must have known the answer, so he didn't ask any more questions. Before leaving, he said again:
"If Your Highness can use me in any way, please let me know."
"Speaking of which, there's something to be said. I heard that the person currently guarding Xuanwu Gate was one of your former subordinates, General Guo, and was even a recipient of your kindness?"
When Li Shimin mentioned Xuanwu Gate, Guo Ziyi's eyelids twitched, and then he immediately understood Li Shimin's plan.
I didn’t expect that after so many years, he could still rewrite the history of Xuanwu Gate with His Highness!
Guo Ziyi felt no emotion at this moment. Instead, he felt as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood, and a sense of heroism naturally arose:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll talk to him right away."
What is Yuchi Jingde? That's all yesterday's news.
After that, Guo Ziyi became the new right-hand man of Emperor Taizong, and Yuchi Gong had to queue up behind him!
…
Guo Ziyi was naturally a reliable person, and Li Shimin could help him with many things without him having to say it explicitly.
At the same time, the abortion plan planned by Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun was about to be staged -
The virtual baby created by my wife is already six or seven months old. It will be difficult to abort it if it gets any bigger.
So after discussing it, the couple staged a tragic incident at the gate of the mansion where a eunuch who was delivering an imperial edict acted so boldly that he bumped into the Princess of Yan, causing her to fall and have a miscarriage.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was Chen Fuguo's confidant Chen Yuanzhen.
So Li Shimin started crying and woke Li Heng up as soon as he fell asleep to start complaining.
Elderly people are prone to insomnia. Li Heng was about to have an attack due to the chaotic noise outside the palace when he saw his own son, Sanlang, kneeling in front of him and crying bitterly:
"Father, please help me with my son's death. Chen Fuguo went too far and actually killed my son! I've even thought of a name for him!
Poor my child Li Hua is gone just like that!"
Li Heng was shocked after hearing this and could hardly believe his ears.
At this time, Chen Fuguo and Chen Yuanzhen were also confused. They quickly knelt down to deny it and tried their best to shirk the responsibility of the matter.
However, as Li Shimin cried, he thought of his own Princess Jinyang who had passed away early, and he suddenly cried out of breath, looking extremely sad.
[Oh my god, Erfeng is such a good actor!
The tears are flowing, better than many modern actors! 】
[Hahaha, it's a good thing Li Hua is gone, otherwise this ancient version of Li Hua would have been so miserable!]
Li Shimin cried sadly, and Li Heng tried to comfort him for a long time, but he still couldn't stop crying.
Seeing his own Sanlang so heartbroken, it didn't seem like he was acting at all, so Li Heng believed it to be true:
"Sanlang usually cherishes his unborn child so much, Chen Yuanzhen, you are so brave!
Who are you to disrespect the Prince of Yan and his wife? Nine heads are not enough for you to chop off!"
Although Li Heng favored Chen Fuguo, he knew clearly which was more important, his own bloodline or a eunuch.
At this time, Li Heng was extremely angry. He scolded Chen Fuguo and Chen Yuanzhen severely and was about to drag Chen Yuanzhen out and kill him.
Now Chen Yuanzhen was completely panicked.
God knows, although he helped Chen Fuguo do a lot of bad things, he did not touch the Princess of Yan at all. It was clearly the Princess of Yan who pushed him first!
[No, I saw it. It was him who pushed Empress Xi. He pushed Empress Xi!]
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!
Eunuch Chen, Eunuch Chen, please save me!
Chen Yuanzhen hit his head so hard that blood was flowing. He gritted his teeth and tightly grasped the hem of Chen Fuguo's clothes.
Chen Fuguo wanted to kick this man away, but looking at the look in his eyes, he knew that if he didn't save him, all his deeds would probably be exposed.
In desperation, Chen Fuguo could only reveal the conspiracy that had not yet been fully planned:
"Your Majesty, please listen to what this old servant has to say.
Recently, the old servant has been ordering Chen Yuanzhen to investigate the Prince of Yan's Mansion and found that the Prince of Yan's Mansion has been acting suspiciously recently. Perhaps this is what made the Prince of Yan unhappy, and he wanted to use this to frame him.
"This old servant is going to expose the Prince of Yan for secretly storing dragon robes and weapons in his palace, intending to rebel! He deserves death, Your Majesty!"
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