At night, the gates were closed, and the people who were joining in the fun all went home. But some people got busy.

There are many factions in the court. But if it is said to be climate, there are generally only two groups of people, including the Guanlong military aristocrats and the gentry clans. In addition, some neutral people, such as Tang Jian, Li Jing, Li Ji and other important officials who did not rely on each other and no one dared to provoke, formed a stable "triangle" which made the court seem stable. There were only a few people in the poor family, which could be ignored.

The two major forces of Guanlong military aristocrats and gentry clans can be divided into four parts. Among them, most of the Guanlong military aristocrats were heroes who started the cause from the Dragon, but after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the "new nobles" who supported Li Shimin came to the front, and most of the swaying people lost their power and left the court. The same was true for the gentry clans. Those who actively approached Li Shimin, such as Wang Gui, Kong Yingda and others, were all valued, while the Shandong gentry clans said they would not be able to enter the officialdom because of Li Jiancheng's killing, and lost most of the power in the court. When Li Shimin ascended the throne, they did not hold back at all, and almost all of them were cleaned up. Otherwise, the Shandong gentry clans would not have placed their hopes on Wei Zheng at that time.

Although both sides later gave the steps, and the Shandong gentry did not mention the idea that they would not enter the officialdom, and Li Shimin also gave him a chance, there were already people in the important positions in the court, and no one would give up. It was difficult to insert one into the sky. Therefore, even a clan like the Cui family like Boling, Cui Wensheng, the eldest son of the lord, was just a position as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, and was demoted because of Cui Yuyan's affairs. Now he is just a minister.

These forces each have their own representatives.

In the Guanlong Group, since the "new nobles" came to the stage, the "old nobles" no longer concerned about major affairs in the court. Therefore, there is only one person in charge of the Guanlong Group, namely Changsun Wuji. On the side of the aristocratic family, Li Shimin was mainly Shandong gentry who were not in the court, headed by Wei Zheng. Other family members who were in the court were all in charge. When encountering major events, first look at the trend of the Wang family in Taiyuan. After all, Wang Gui is now the chief minister and the largest official in the aristocratic family.

Most of the military generals are out of trouble. After all, soldiers are prohibited. They are too taboos. Most of the military generals do not stand. However, because of Li Jing's prestige in the army, if Li Jing makes a statement, it is usually equivalent to the military generals' statement. However, Li Jing has not expressed anything so far.

Nowadays, the main characters of various factions are gathered together.

Originally, what the court discussed today was not enough to cause such a big situation. But when the Tai Chi Hall was discussing matters later, Li Mu used a slander to describe Wei Zheng... as a curse, but what he said was all facts and he could not deny it even if he wanted to deny it. No one thought before that, after listening to Li Mu's words, many people really got to know Wei Zheng again. It turned out that the famous Duke of Wei was such a villain.

If a villain is a villain, the matter still needs to be resolved. No matter how villain Wei Zheng is, he is also the representative of Shandong gentry in the court. He is famous and should not be humiliated easily. Although Li Mu always shows surprise, in the eyes of those who truly control the power, he is just a child. Therefore, when the prime ministers and the ministers left the Taiji Hall, everyone's tacit understanding can punish Li Mu a small punishment and war to protect Wei Zheng's face. After all, the court is still peaceful now, and all forces do not want to go to war easily. Wei Zheng represented Shandong gentry and wanted to give him a step.

But what happened next made everyone unable to treat Li Mu as a child.

Li Mu actually smashed the wall of Dali Temple and broke in and killed Zhao Yuanlang!

During the court discussion, Li Mu said that he would kill Zhao Yuanlang and never stop until death. Although his eyes were red when he was talking, he looked scary, but in the courts of the Tang Dynasty, most of them were from military generals. In the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, no one had killed a few people, and no one had any blood in his hands. Few people took the angry words of a child seriously.

Who would have thought that Li Mu was so fierce that he was so fierce. He said he would kill people, but he would not take them overnight. Li Shimin took the order back, so he did it himself, smashed the wall and killed people, and did not escape after killing people, and squatted in prison and couldn't come out. This style of behavior is not like a child, but more like a wanderer. Twenty years ago, there was a hero named Qiuyan Ke at the end of the Sui Dynasty. He also did similar things. The slight difference was that Li Mu killed people because of the word "filial piety", while Qiuyan Ke at the time of the word "yi".

But that's the case, things will be a big deal.

If it were just a matter between Li Mu and Wei Zheng, and all forces would mediate, Li Mu was a junior after all, and if he was tolerant and give him a step, Wei Zheng would not be too embarrassed to take the overall situation into consideration. But now Li Mu committed the crime of murder, and the censor killed him and smashed the walls of Dali Temple. This is the way to die. When Wei Zheng heard the news, he would definitely kill him.

Although the Shandong gentry had weak power in the court, there were no one among the three provinces and six ministries, there were many people in the Shandong gentry. The Shandong gentry had been passed down for thousands of years, mastered a large number of books, and cultivated countless great scholars. The disciples of these great scholars were spread all over the world. Although most of the censors were from poor backgrounds, since they could become censors, they must have worshipped teachers and learned classics and articles. This relationship between master and apprentice is one of the most solid feelings. Moreover, although the Shandong gentry claimed that they would not enter the officialdom, they did not want to completely give up the power of the court. They secretly cultivated many poor families behind them. After these people entered the court, many of them became censors.

The censor who died this time was like stabbing a hornet's nest. You can imagine how many censors will jump out when the court meeting tomorrow.

There were also many people gathered in Wang Gui's family, all from the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Li family in Zhaojun, the Cui family in Qinghe, or the small family members who depended on them. There were three of them in five surnames and seven Wangs, and there were three in Wei Zheng. As for the Li family in Longxi, the family of the royal family, they were always transcendent and did not interfere in the court.

These three families are not as close as the so-called "Shandong Aristocrats". They will only encounter major events. Today is a major event, so they gather together. Most of the people are received by Wang Pu and speak in the lobby, while the heads of the three families come to Wang Gui's study.

The representative of Li's family in Zhao County was Li Ying, who spoke first, complained to Wang Gui, and said to him: "Brother, you are not doing something authentic today. Your Majesty's move is clearly weakening the clan. How can you support it? I think it is because the coal stones in Taiyuan are now useful. When you see the interests, you will forget the covenant."

Wang Gui was not in a hurry to answer, but looked at the representative of Cui's family in Qinghe. This uncle, who was also Mrs. Cheng, was older than Mrs. Cheng and Wang Ou's husband, and was named Cui Yongren. The younger generation of the Cui family had no talents. He was one of the best in the previous generation and had always been responsible for the affairs of Cui's family in Chang'an. On the day when the Ministry of Works moved to the yamen, he was also among the crowd.

"How do you think?"

Cui Yongren smiled and said, "Qinghe Cui Family, protect Li Mu!"

The people from Li's family in Zhaojun were startled and hurriedly said, "Why!"

"I'm going to hide it from you. The day before yesterday, I went to Cheng's mansion and met General Cheng. He meant that if I wanted to open another horse farm in the eastern capital Luoyang, I, the Cui family in Qinghe, would have some part. You also know that the matter of the horse farm is indispensable, so I, the Cui family in Qinghe, will do my best to protect him."

After hearing this, Wang Gui looked at Li Ying and said, "This is also the attitude of my Taiyuan Wang family. The benefits of coal and stone are far greater than the losses of other minerals. Why don't I support my Taiyuan Wang family's residence? If it were not for Li Mu, it would definitely not be implemented at this time. Therefore, my Taiyuan Wang family must protect Li Mu."

When Li Ying heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry and said, "Okay, you all have benefited, you all have to support, and you must protect them! Just put aside my Zhao County Li family, OK, do a good job! Let's leave us aside, right? I will go to Wei Zheng tomorrow, and my Zhao County Li family will be on the other side from now on!"

Cui Yongren didn't say anything, Wang Gui smiled and signaled Li Ying to sit down, saying, "Why are Brother Li so angry? It's all for the family. Can you discuss anything? I'll analyze it with you and see if you want to see if it's right."

"What are you analyzing! If you don't get the benefits, you have to hand over the mine. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Seeing that Li Ying was so disgusted, Wang Gui also gave up his face and said, "Brother Li said that, then I can't say anything more, but before Brother Li left, I had a good word. As the saying goes, your Majesty has already made up his mind and it is inevitable. On the other side of Li Mu, you don't need you and me, and Your Majesty will definitely protect you. We are just icing on the cake. If you insist on being the most right to your Majesty, I will ask you, what can you do? You dare to rise up and fight against Your Majesty's tiger? Even if the Turks are destroyed, what can you do? You know who is suffering from that step!"

"I!" Li Ying was robbed a few words, and his lips were trembling with anger. Wang Gui had the reputation of being the prime minister since he was 20 or 30 years old, so he was not a person who was famous for his reputation. Although he believed that his eloquence was not as good as Wei Zheng, ordinary people were really no match for him.

Li Ying was lucky, and after a long time, he sat down again, looked at Wang Gui and said, "Brother Wang, you can't let my Zhao County Li family work hard, you have the benefits of coal and stone so much, let's share it."

Wang Gui was happy and said, "My horoscope has not yet been discussed, Brother Li is thinking about it? Besides, since it is the icing on the cake, whether there is or not, why should I give up the benefits I should get with you? Even if I want to give up the reward, you can't ask me for it. After Li Mu comes out, you go and ask him for favor!"

"You, you..." Li Ying was so angry that he lost his temper at all. He sighed and said, "Okay, who is not as good as you? After the matter is done, help me get a thread. This is OK!"
Chapter completed!