The night is quiet and the undercurrents are surging.

Some people also came to Wei Zheng's house. Although his house is located in Pingkangfang, not far from the imperial city, it is very remote. There is no plaque at the door, so it is difficult to find it if you don't look for it carefully.

The dignified Duke lives in such a house, which is incompatible with the ritual system. According to the system, the Duke's mansion should have a room dedicated to worshiping ancestors. However, the house of Wei Zheng's family was very small, and his bedroom was with the house for worshiping ancestors, so he was impeached by the censor. After Li Shimin learned about this, he gave Wei Zheng money and asked him to change to another house. Wei Zheng did not change it and took all the money to help relatives. He was from a poor family and all his relatives were poor relatives. He came to the door during the holidays and said he was visiting, but in fact he wanted money. No matter who had a half-man, he could not get rid of any one of them. Wei Zheng never accepted bribes, and the money he received was rewarded by the emperor. With these vampires staring at him, how could he be at ease?

He didn't know if someone impeached him. Over time, everyone knew about his situation and stopped impeaching him. Li Shimin gave him money once, but he couldn't always give it, so his living environment has not improved. He has lived in this small courtyard for almost five years.

The Shandong gentry also wanted to help him, but Wei Zheng did not accept it. He told people that he had no life and only had this reputation left. He did not want to keep a name even if he could not keep it. Therefore, he did things, but when it came to money and bribery, he refused harshly.

It is precisely because of this foundation that people praise Wei Zheng's character very much. How could a person who doesn't even love money be unfaithful?

After the news of Wei Zheng being insulted by Li Mu today spread, many people came to Wei Zheng's family one after another. After Li Mu killed people, more people came. The courtyard was small and the room was small, so Wei Zheng had to make the guests feel a little aggrieved. He took a few benches and sat in the yard.

A group of censors and representatives of Shandong clans such as Lu, Cui, Zheng were filled with righteous indignation and felt unfair for Wei Zheng. This showed that Li Mu was going to impeach him on Sunday, and that he took out the memorials he had written and recited. Everyone said one by one, and they were noisy.

But the person involved Wei Zheng did not say a word and sat in a daze.

He was thinking about Li Mu, what he said today.

Wei Zheng is known as eloquent, and he talks endlessly with reason, and he can even argue with no reason. Although Li Mu said today, if he argues, Wei Zheng is not speechless. But what Li Mu said happened to hit his door, which made him confused. He wanted to argue but couldn't speak.

Li Mu said that he was a slave of the three surnames, but in fact he was too gentle. Wei Zheng himself knew that he was a slave of the seven surnames. He was not worthy of the word "loyalty and righteousness".

When Wei Zheng was as old as Li Mu, he was very ambitious and talented, and he was not engaged in childbirth, so he could not survive in his hometown, so he had to become a monk and become a Taoist priest. Yunyou was in trouble. When the world was in chaos, Yuan Baozang, the chief of Wuyang County, was in charge of the incident with Li Mi of Wagang. Wei Zheng happened to visit Wuyang County. He felt that the opportunity had come, took off his Taoist robe and became Yuanyou's aide. Yuanbaozang was his first lord.

Because Wei Zheng had read books and was very good at writing, Yuan Baozang relied heavily on him. The letters he had with Li Mi were all oral about Yuan Baozang and were written by Wei Zheng. After following Yuan Baozang for a while, Wei Zheng felt that Yuan Baozang was a reckless warrior and could not become a good thing, so he took advantage of the opportunity to send a letter to Li Mi and recommended himself to become Li Mi's aide. Li Mi in Wagang was his second lord.

Not long after, there was internal strife in Wagang Village, internal and external troubles. Li Mi could not withstand Wang Shichong's attack and had to surrender to Li Yuan and become a strategist under Li Yuan. Li Yuan was his third lord, but at that time there were so many strategists under Li Yuan's command, and Wei Zheng was never valued. Li Mi surrendered to Tang and rebelled against Tang, and was beheaded by Sheng Yanshi at Xiong'er Mountain. The remnants were incorporated by Li Ji, who was still called Xu Shiji at the time. Both of them were under Li Mi's command. Wei Zheng secretly wrote a letter to Li Ji, secretly left the Tang army camp while the night was in the air and came to Li Ji's account. Li Ji was his fourth lord.

Afterwards, Dou Jiande led his army south, Li Ji was short of food and grass, and he was defeated, and his army was dispersed. Li Jiru's remnants returned to the Tang Dynasty, but Wei Zheng did not dare to return to the Tang Dynasty because he fled from the Tang army camp and surrendered to Dou Jiande. Under Dou Jiande's command, Wei Zheng was finally valued. In the first year of Wude, the Tang Dynasty was founded, and Dou Jiande also proclaimed himself king and appointed Wei Zheng as a residence hall. Dou Jiande was his fifth lord.

Dou Jiande launched a large army to attack Tang, and the two sides fought at Sishui. Li Shimin led the way and rushed into Dou Jiande's army. He fought for four days and five nights. Dou Jiande was defeated and captured and was killed in Chang'an. Wei Zheng was also captured. Li Jiancheng had heard of him. At that time, Li Jiancheng's crown prince's mansion was competing with Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion. As long as he was willing to join the crown prince's mansion, he would not blame him. In order to survive, Wei Zheng was naturally willing. Li Shimin asked about the strategy several times, and Wei Zheng answered it well. Li Jiancheng was very happy and appointed him as the crown prince's horse washing, and he was treated with great courtesy. Li Jiancheng was his sixth lord.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Jiancheng died and Wei Zheng became a prisoner again. Li Shimin had long heard that Wei Zheng had given Li Jiancheng many ideas and thought he was a talented person. At that time, the Shandong gentry responded fiercely and needed comfort, so he helped him into the throne. Li Shimin became his seventh lord.

A loyal minister does not serve the second lord, but Wei Zheng has seven lords. Wouldn't he be a slave of seven surnames? Although he said that, in Wei Zheng's mind, he only regarded Li Jiancheng as his lord, because Li Jiancheng respected him the most, and Li Jiancheng was indeed a wise man. If he became emperor, he might not be worse than Li Shimin. As for the others, in Wei Zheng's view, they were just a temporary solution.

But Li Mu said that he had no right to be a monarch and minister, and he really could not refute it because he knew in his heart that he really didn't.

In Wei Zheng's heart, he had his own persistence. He regarded Li Jian as the master, and Li Jiancheng's relationship with Shandong gentry was also promoted by him. Now Li Jiancheng is dead, and Shandong gentry was greatly implicated by the things that happened back then. There were no ten forces in the court. Wei Zheng felt that he had to take on this responsibility. He repeatedly contradicted Li Shimin because of this. His life has been half a lifetime, and the perspective of right and wrong has long been different from when he was a young man. Perhaps Wei Zheng had a boundary between good and evil in his heart when he was a young man, but now, as a Duke, he has a responsibility that he cannot give up. Many things cannot be distinguished by right and wrong, but only depends on his position.

But in the bottom of my heart, Wei Zheng knew right and wrong, and because he knew, he was in pain. Only he knew this pain himself, because everyone in the court was the same, and no one would reveal this truth. Who would have thought that Li Mu was so naughty, she exposed his scars, making him feel like thousands of arrows piercing his heart, and there was hardship to say.

Wei Zheng actually didn't hate Li Mu. Li Mu said the truth and did not slander him. But he had to attack Li Mu because it was his responsibility for the group of people in front of him. If he could choose, he didn't want to attack Li Mu. Li Shimin pity Li Mu's talent, and Wei Zheng also pity him, and even envied him, but now he has no choice.

Wei Zheng finally spoke.

"Tomorrow, you guys will follow me to report. Mr. Lu, I'll ask you for the students."

The man named Mr. Lu gently stroked his beard, didn't say anything, and nodded.

...

The Duke of Zhao's Mansion is also full of people.

Today, when Li Shimin forced the six ministers to express his views, Changsun Wuji gave an ambiguous answer. He knew that this answer could not satisfy Li Shimin. But Changsun Wuji had no choice. He was the head of Guanlong Group, Guanlong Group, and also a nobleman. Although he was not as big as a family of five surnames and Qiwang, he was not weak at all in terms of preferential treatment.

All the people sitting in this lobby were dragon ministers, the older generation followed Li Yuan, and the younger generation followed Li Shimin, and they even had some relatives with the Li family. Even if Li Shimin is here, they can't do anything to them.

Minerals are huge profits. These people have some mines in their families, and now Li Shimin wants to take back the minerals to the court, which is almost like robbing their money. How can these people agree? Changsun Wuji is also staring at a lot of pressure to give Li Shimin an ambiguous answer, otherwise, if they follow these people's wishes, they will directly object.

Most of the people present were from military generals, with a bad temper, straightforward temperament, and many of them had titles. The second and third brothers were not restrained when they spoke. After saying this, the other one yelled. Although Changsun Wuji was the headmaster, many people were still one generation higher than him, and he couldn't say anything. Although he was unhappy, he could only watch silently. Changsun Wuji was not worried. Anyway, they quarreled, and he was the one who decided in the end.

Finally, these people were tired of arguing and remembered Changsun Wuji. Everyone looked at me and looked at you. Duke Shen Guoguo Gao Shilian asked, "Auxiliary, you are talking. There will be a storm in the court tomorrow. Where will I stand?"

Gao Shilian, Duke of Shen, was the uncle of Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun. When they were young, their father died early and was driven out of the house by their clan uncle. Gao Shilian took them in and raised them into humans, and raised them to raise them. He had the kindness of raising Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Gao Shilian played an important role. Not only did he advise Li Shimin to take action, but he also entered the palace to paralyze Li Yuan and created opportunities for Li Shimin. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he appointed him as the chief minister. Later, Gao Shilian felt sorry for Li Yuan and felt ashamed. So he resigned when he was old and retired. He built a mansion outside Chang'an and rarely participated in major events in the court.

But this does not mean that he doesn't care about money. Li Shimin wanted to collect mines from the court, and he was the first Guanlong Group to refuse to agree, but Li Shimin was his niece's son-in-law. He was embarrassed to say that, so he came to Changsun Wuji.
Chapter completed!