Chapter 184 The Power of the Wang Family
"Your Highness, when the thief was caught by his subordinates, he committed suicide and his subordinates failed to complete the task."
The killer actually committed suicide? Li Chengqian was a little surprised.
No matter what Xue Rengui said, Empress Changsun cared about different things.
But she said, "Xue Rengui! What's wrong with you? Why aren't you there? If Cheng Zhijie hadn't arrived in time just now, he might have died here. If he really died, I will definitely tear you into pieces! Xue Rengui, are you guilty?"
Empress Changsun had a fierce expression and was very angry!
At present, no one is more important than his own children. Even Li Shimin is no more important than Li Chengqian. This is a behavior of protecting a calf as a mother.
This is the greatness of maternal love.
And Li Chengqian was a little moved.
But then again, he asked Xue Rengui to go out to chase him just now, and it was not his business, and there was no reason to let him take the blame.
When Xue Rengui heard this, he was shocked.
Acknowledge your mistakes immediately.
"Damn it!"
He must have been very guilty in his heart. If he advised Li Chengqian, he might be able to stay there, and Li Chengqian would not encounter any danger! The prince's life is more precious than that of the assassins. Even one thousand assassins are not as good as one Li Chengqian.
But this is not his fault, it was Li Chengqian who asked him to do this.
Therefore, Li Chengqian said: "Mother, this is my negligence. It was my son who asked Xue Rengui to pursue another assassin. My son who did not expect that things would be like this, nor did he expect that the assassin would have two groups of people. One group deliberately attracted Xue Rengui!"
"It seems that the person who wants to kill you is quite courageous!"
Empress Changsun said so.
Judging from her words, she no longer blamed Xue Rengui.
Because it doesn’t make any sense to blame, Li Chengqian said so, and it doesn’t make any sense to pursue her again!
Xue Rengui also said with some shame: "Your Highness, please sue me. It is because my subordinates are incompetent. If my subordinates could keep all six people earlier, this would not have happened, and it would have scared you!"
Xue Rengui actually blamed himself.
It was really hard for him to think so.
Li Chengqian said, "It's not your fault. Don't take it to your heart. I have a great fortune and a blessing from my father and mother. There will be no trouble. You don't have to blame yourself! Okay, let's just do this!"
This is comfortable.
Empress Changsun wanted to say something else, but in the end she didn't say anything else.
After all, this was what Li Chengqian asked Xue Rengui to pursue, and she was not a person who made no sense.
"Okay, Xue Rengui, don't happen like this again in the future, otherwise you will only ask!"
Queen Changsun said at last.
Xue Rengui directly responded: "Yes! If this happens in the future, Rengui apologizes for his death!"
This is what happened.
Then, Empress Changsun asked again: "I think that if it were Xu Jingzong this time, then it would be Xu Jingzong who dared to do it! I suspect that there are still some people in the background."
Queen Changsun is indeed not a simple character.
She is in the deep palace and knows a lot, and naturally there are many scenes like this kind of palace fighting scene.
So, she had reason to doubt.
This is not simple.
But there is nothing to guess when there is no evidence.
Li Chengqian said intentionally or unintentionally: "My son thinks that this matter is related to the Wang family!"
Just a few words about the Wang family made Empress Changsun fall into deep thought.
"Is the Wang family? The Wang family has a great ambition. Since I grasped the lifeline of my Tang Dynasty's economy, the emperor has been unable to do anything about them. This time, I heard that you have to use a trick to get the iron to the court. This is a good thing. If a country is even controlled by iron, then what face does this country have to stand in the world? Could it be because of this?"
Empress Changsun was very wise and knew the importance of these things.
That's why she came up with so many things.
"It is also possible that something iron is happening, but the son-in-law has just begun, unless someone knows it in advance..."
Empress Changsun didn't say anything because she was also suspicious.
Li Chengqian said deliberately: "Will there be any relationship with Concubine Wang?"
When this was said, Empress Changsun pondered again.
"It's not impossible. The backstage of Concubine Wang is the Wang family in Taiyuan. Her position in the Wang family is very important. Could it be that the Wang family wants to covet the position of the crown prince? It makes their power and power equally important? If this is the case, the Tang Dynasty may have changed its surname!"
Queen Changsun was very indignant.
You should know that these five surnames and Qiwang were very powerful in the later period, so great that they made officials in the court proud of marrying daughters from noble families, which formed a bad trend at that time.
Among these five surnames, it was not the first surname Li.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the Shandong county surnames were still respected by Cui, Lu, Wang and Zheng, so Li Yuan set out to raise the Li family. After Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin ascended the throne, he immediately organized the compilation of "Clan Chronicles". After accepting the task, Gao Shilian, the Minister of Personnel, and others, still ranked the most prestigious Shandong Cui family with the old concept of family status. This made Li Shimin very unhappy. He said: "They have long been declining, but they are still self-conceived. They have asked for more money to marry, and they have abandoned integrity and forget their shame. I don't know why the world still value them! I pacify the world and have a family in the world. Do you look down on my official title?"
Afterwards, the surname Li was changed to the first place.
Such intentional behavior can indirectly reflect Li Tang's embarrassing situation at that time.
Therefore, Li Shimin tried every means to weaken the power of the aristocratic family. This time, Li Chengqian's behavior obviously helped him.
Therefore, Li Shimin was so happy that he even said something that Li Chengqian existed and the Tang Dynasty was stronger.
Empress Changsun's words also reminded Li Chengqian, and he finally knew why he was not favored by Concubine Wang.
Then Xu Jingzong was also bribed to a certain extent.
You know, Li Shimin's harem seems ordinary, but when it comes to palace fighting, it will be more fierce than the other.
As long as it does not involve interest relations, it is easy to say, but once it is related to interests, it will be a big deal.
Often, you have to fight to the death.
"Mother, if this is the case, then Concubine Wang is afraid that he will not be kept!"
Li Chengqian said so.
"Anyway, she is also the emperor's favorite concubine. If there is no strong evidence, it would be easy to get rid of her. Moreover, there is a support from the Wang family behind her, so if you want to get rid of her, you have to start with the Wang family!"
"What the mother said is consistent with what the son minister wants!"
Li Chengqian also said.
Empress Changsun looked at Li Chengqian. This young man who was less than ten years old actually knew the situation so well.
It gave her the illusion that in front of her was a scheming adult.
Suddenly, someone came to report.
"Report!"
"What's the matter?"
Chapter completed!