hsntnovel Chapter 1666 Suspicion of the Changsun Family
Chapter 1666 Suspicion of the Changsun Family
The Changsun family has indeed not had a good time in the past two years, as the Duke Zhao's Mansion and the Prince Ji's Mansion have become enemies.
This resulted in the sudden termination of the cooperation between the Changsun family and the Ji Wang Mansion, and their businesses were replaced by other merchants.
This made some people in the Changsun family somewhat resentful of the Zhaoguo Mansion.
The Duke of Zhao’s Mansion is not the entire Changsun family, but it can represent the Changsun family.
Because this expenditure gave rise to Empress Changsun.
This led to the rise of their Changsun family and Changsun Wuji became the prime minister.
There were also many members of the Changsun family who entered the officialdom through family connections and served in the imperial court or as provincial governors and county magistrates in local areas.
Such a large family not only needs to have a status in the court, but also needs to have enough wealth to train the next generation.
Only in this way can it continue to thrive and be passed down from generation to generation.
But now the wealth of the Changsun family has shrunk dramatically, and Changsun Wuji's wealth has been emptied. Otherwise, he would usually give money to help the clan.
Now the whole family is in trouble. The business has been taken away and there is no wealth supply. The Changsun family is showing signs of decline.
Originally, because of the damage done to the aristocratic families, the Changsun family still had hope of taking the opportunity to surpass them, but now their dream has been shattered.
Apart from blaming Changsun Wuji, what they hated the most was the Prince Ji's Mansion and Li Shen.
Therefore, Li Shen was not surprised that Changsun Wuji was behind the crime. In his opinion, it was also a motive for the crime.
"Then send someone to keep an eye on the Changsun family."
Finally, Li Shen decided, however, with the old fox's scheming, he probably wouldn't find anything.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince suddenly told you this. I don't think it was just a spur of the moment thing. There must be other reasons behind it."
Wang Xuance reminded.
"What does the other mean? I guess the prince is suspicious of Zhangsun Wuji and wants me to be careful."
Li Shen replied as a matter of course. He didn't think there was any point in it.
Wang Xuance felt that it was not that simple.
"Your Majesty, I guess that His Royal Highness wants you to deal with Duke Zhao."
"Deal with Zhangsun Wuji? No way, he is the prince's uncle.
The prince should know that there is no value in dealing with Changsun Wuji at this time.
This king does not have the strength to defeat Changsun Wuji.
Don't forget, the Queen is still alive. Have you forgotten what happened last time?
His Majesty personally intervened to mediate.
If Changsun Huan was not the son of Changsun Wuji, if he were someone else, his fate would at least be to have his property confiscated and his execution beheaded.
It is impossible to overthrow Changsun Wuji at this time."
Li Shen is not a fool. The Changsun family has a strong backing like himself. At this time, his father will never let him fight to the death with the Changsun family.
Li Chengqian should also know this.
“Your Highness, Zhangsun Wuji has been plotting to take control of the government.
The closer your relationship with the Crown Prince is, the more Zhangsun Wuji will regard you as a thorn in his side.
Even if we don't deal with the Changsun family, they will still cause trouble for us.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows this, so he asked you to be more cautious. "
Wang Xuance gave an explanation, but he didn't say it directly because Prince Ji was too brave and fearless and could fight against anyone.
"Well, what you said makes sense." Li Shen touched his chin after hearing this. It seems that Li Chengqian does have some interest.
“Let’s not talk about this for now. If it is really Zhang Sun Wuji who is behind me, I will definitely not be weak and will never let him off easily.
I am very pleased that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has such a mind."
Li Shen thought that Li Chengqian was able to have such a mind, and this was what an emperor should be like.
What he feared most was that Li Chengqian had no ambition, and then he would have a lot of things to do.
He hoped that Li Chengqian would be as decisive and cunning as Li Shimin, and be able to suppress all officials.
This way, I can live a peaceful life like I do now.
"Your Highness, some people in the court are already discussing this matter, and I think it won't be long before someone impeaches Your Highness.
So we still have to be prepared.”
Wang Xuance reminded.
"Prepare? Prepare for what? Speaking requires evidence.
I am also a victim. Wang Wencheng’s affairs have nothing to do with me.
As for the murder to silence the witnesses, if they say so, then it is so?" Li Shen answered confidently.
"Your Majesty, Wang Wencheng is still a member of my Ji Palace, and everything he does will be blamed on us.
Many local people can testify to this.
I’m afraid that the other party will use this as an excuse to impeach me and involve murder to silence me.
No matter what, the Ji Wang Mansion is guilty of negligence, and Wang Wencheng is fighting for the reputation of the Ji Wang Mansion."
Seeing that Prince Ji didn't care, Wang Xuance felt somewhat worried.
After all, Wang Wencheng was sent by the Ji Palace, and everything he did was on behalf of the Ji Palace.
It is unacceptable for Prince Ji's Mansion to say that Wang Wencheng's personal behavior is unjustifiable, and the officials will not agree with it.
"Oh, it's really troublesome. It's a troubled time." Li Shen began to have a headache.
"Old Wang, go buy a temple. If that doesn't work, I will convert and become a monk. That will put an end to it all."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Prince Ji's Mansion cannot be without you."
After hearing this, Wang Hongfu hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
Only Wang Xuance knew that King Ji was speaking in anger, and that was why King Ji would not become a monk because he could not bear to give up his money.
Monks have six pure senses, but Prince Ji’s palace has none of them pure, especially greed, which is greedier than anyone else.
"Okay, that's just what I said, but I've been having some bad luck lately. I'm wondering if I should go to a temple and pray to get rid of the bad luck?"
Since before the Yuanzheng period, he had been confined to his residence for no reason. Then there was the matter of Wang Wencheng and the matter of Qinghai Dao.
There are also the 40,000 strings of cash and the 300,000 strings of cash in compensation, and the recent events in Xizhou are beginning to point to him.
This year made Li Shen feel that he had an unlucky year.
"It's okay for Your Majesty to go to the temple to get rid of bad luck. After the Zhengyuan Festival, many nobles go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha."
Wang Hongfu said with a smile.
Many families believe in this and go to worship during every festival.
"Well, that does make sense. Tomorrow the King will take the Princess and the others to pay their respects."
After listening to this, Li Shen thought about it and nodded.
It's good to go and see the excitement. I heard that the temple is very lively, like a temple fair.
"By the way, do you know which temple in Chang'an City is the most popular?"
Li Shen rarely goes to temples, so he doesn't know about this.
Wang Hongfu immediately replied:
"Your Majesty, if we talk about a place with the most incense, it must be Hongfu Temple.
The first abbot of Hongfu Temple was Master Zhishou, who was highly respected for his profound knowledge of Buddhism, extensive knowledge and talents.
The second abbot was Master Xuanzang who returned from India.
Your Majesty should remember.
Master Xuanzang brought back many Buddhist scriptures from India, and has now translated more than thirty volumes and hundreds of volumes of Buddhist scriptures.
He also held unobstructed conferences from time to time to preach Mahayana Buddhism.
There were so many believers participating that even Hongfu Temple couldn’t accommodate them all, there were at least 10,000 people.
It’s become more famous, so more people go there.”