Wei Shuyu said, "General Li, I have a transfer order. As long as you take it to His Highness Prince Jin, everything will be fine. As for His Majesty, I will arrange it properly. Well, General Li, remember one thing. Tell His Highness Prince Jin that time is pressing. Let him pack up and go with you immediately. There is no need to inform His Majesty. As for me, I will also go to His Majesty and delay him. "
Li Zhen said, "Okay!"
Wei Shuyu immediately took out the transfer order and handed it to Li Zhen.
As Li Zhen went to carry out the task, Wei Shuyu went straight to Li Shimin's room again and talked to him about the current government affairs. However, many of the government affairs mentioned by Wei Shuyu were insignificant and not particularly important.
Although Li Shimin heard it and thought that Wei Shuyu could decide these government affairs on his own, he still listened patiently and explained the matter. Because when Wei Shuyu entered, he ordered the soldiers at the door not to disturb him for the time being.
No one came to report the news.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.
At this time, Li Shimin also found that the situation was a little strange. He stared at Wei Shuyu and said in a deep voice, "Shuyu, you have been looking for some insignificant things to talk about, from the situation in Liaodong in the north to the situation in Jiangdu, and the current situation in Shaozhou. In fact, he even mentioned many other things. But from beginning to end, you never talked about any key points. Tell me, why did you come to see me? What happened? "
After listening, Wei Shuyu thought that more than an hour had passed. With Li Zhen's speed, he should have arranged it and even the army had left. In particular, Li Zhen left the mountain and went south by water. His speed was faster, and it was even more difficult to catch up with him.
Thinking of this, Wei Shuyu stood up. With an awe-inspiring look, he lifted his robe and knelt on the ground. He prostrated himself and said, "Your Majesty, this subject is guilty. Please punish me."
Li Shimin said, "What crime did you commit?"
Wei Shuyu said, "This subject gave a false imperial edict."
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and said, "Tell me clearly."
For an emperor, a subject giving a false imperial edict was a crime that was punishable by death. This was even more treacherous. If they were to escalate the matter further, they would be punished for their crimes.
Wei Shuyu did not hide anything and directly said, "This subject, in the name of His Majesty, issued a fake imperial edict, ordering Li Zhen to lead six thousand elites to escort His Highness Prince Jin to Guangzhou first."
"You …"
After Li Shimin heard this, his face was full of anger.
However, when the words were about to come out of his mouth, Li Shimin swallowed them back down. He pointed at Wei Shuyu with his hand and suddenly dropped it. "You advised me to prepare a path of retreat to the South. I did not agree, yet you let Li Zhen take Prince Jin away. You are really bold."
Wei Shuyu said, "I am guilty!"
"Why don't you go south together?" Li Shimin asked.
Wei Shuyu shook his head and said, "This subject has received Your Majesty's kindness. How can I betray Your Majesty? If His Majesty fights to the death, then I will fight to the death. His Majesty retreated, and so did his subjects. This subject swears to advance and retreat together with Your Majesty. "
When Li Shimin heard Wei Shuyu's words, he said, "You, really …"
Wei Shuyu's arrangement was not selfish.
He was wholeheartedly working for the Tang dynasty.
Especially Wei Shuyu himself, who also stayed to fight to the death. What's more, by arranging Li Zhen to take Li Zhi south to Guangzhou, he also left a way out for the Li family and considered the Li family's safety.
Li Shimin stood up and walked to Wei Shuyu. He helped Wei Shuyu up and said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wei Shuyu stood up.
He knew he had passed this test.
Moreover, Wei Shuyu himself did not have any selfish motives. Everything he did was for the Tang dynasty. Even if Li Shimin died in battle, it was impossible for Xia Xia to destroy the Tang dynasty here.
Li Shimin said, "You came to me and delayed for so long. And from beginning to end, no one came to report the news. So, you specifically informed the people outside not to come in to report the news. In addition, Li Zhen has already left. "
"Yes!"
Wei Shuyu immediately answered.
Li Shimin said, "I know. You can leave."
"Yes!"
Wei Shuyu responded again.
Then he turned around and left.
As soon as Wei Shuyu left, someone entered the room and came to Li Shimin's room to report the news of Li Zhi's departure and Li Zhen escorting Li Zhi with the army.
Li Shimin already knew the news, so he was not surprised. He waved his hand and let the soldier leave.
At this moment, Li Shimin was a little depressed.
Thousands of thoughts were in his mind.
He could not help but think of all the things that happened in the past. Now, he needed Wei Shuyu to arrange a way out for him. Li Shimin did not blame Wei Shuyu at all. On the contrary, he praised Wei Shuyu because Wei Shuyu was wholeheartedly for the public.
Li Shimin got up and walked out of the room. He went straight out with his personal guards.
He came to a ferry at the foot of the mountain, which was the place where Li Zhen and Li Zhi left. The river was still quite turbulent, but the river in the distance had long been empty, and there was no one in sight.
"It's good that they're gone!"
Li Shimin looked at the river and sighed.
He stayed to fight to the death, which was a wish he had fulfilled. But Li Zhi's departure meant that even if he was defeated, someone would inherit his ambition, so Li Shimin thought it was good.
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, Wei Zheng's voice came from behind.
Wei Zheng quickly came to Li Shimin's side and saluted, "Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin said, "Prime Minister Wei, why are you here?"
Wei Zheng said, "This subject just got the news that this unfilial son of mine actually faked an imperial edict and arranged for Li Zhen to take His Highness Prince Jin away. Your Majesty, if there is a first, there will be a second. With this precedent, this unfilial son will likely fake an imperial edict again the next time it involves the Tang dynasty. Therefore, this boy should be punished. This subject is also not strict enough in teaching his son. Please punish me, Your Majesty. "
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Prime Minister Wei, it's not that you are not strict enough in teaching your son. On the contrary, you taught him very well. This boy Shuyu is a good boy. He's very good. "
Wei Zheng said, "I'm flattered, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin continued, "Shuyu is a talented person. Everything he does is wholeheartedly for the public good. Speaking of which, it's also me who should thank him. It's because of Shuyu's arrangement that this escape route has been set. This time, it's all thanks to Shuyu. "
Wei Zheng humbly replied again.
Speaking of this matter, he was actually surprised inwardly. He never thought that his son would be so bold and presumptuous. It must be known that Wei Shuyu used to be a kind gentleman, an honest and sincere man who acted very steadily. He never thought that he would dare to fake an imperial edict now, which was really surprising.
Li Shimin suddenly said, "Prime Minister Wei, this boy Shuyu is a late bloomer. If he follows us here, it'll be a pity if he dies in the battle. You go and inform him to follow Zhi 'er to Guangzhou. "
"No need."
Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this subject knows my son very well. His temperament seems to be gentle, but in fact, he's an extremely strong man. It's impossible for him to change what he has decided. Therefore, there's no need to persuade him to leave now. Even if you do, it's useless. For now, let's prepare for war with all our strength. "
When Li Shimin heard about preparing for war, the expression on his face gradually turned solemn. His eyes were suddenly filled with fighting spirit. He turned his gaze and looked in the direction of Qujiang County. He looked at the distant sky, as if he was looking at Du Qi's location. He said in a powerful voice, "This time, we will not retreat. We'll fight to the death with Du Qi. This time, I'd like to see how Du Qi will break our defense. Even if we lose this battle, we'll make Du Qi break his teeth. "
Wei Zheng said, "This subject will also go all out."
For Wei Zheng, he was loyal to the Emperor. Since he was serving Li Shimin, then he would fight to the death.
It could be considered as being loyal.
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