Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, and Xiao Yu all looked down and did not speak for the time being.
They did not propose a candidate.
The East Palace had already recommended someone. Recommending someone at this time was equivalent to becoming an enemy of the East Palace. Wasn't this asking for trouble? None of the people present were ignorant of the ways of the world. They were all extremely shrewd old foxes.
Li Yuan suddenly said, "Pei Qing, does the Qin King's Mansion have a candidate recommended?"
Pei Ji said, "No!"
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised, but felt that this was in line with Li Shimin's character. Li Yuan thought that Li Shimin's character was bold and direct, not someone who hid a knife in a smile.
It was reasonable that Li Shimin did not recommend someone.
Li Yuan said in a deep voice, "Cui Ye is from the Cui Clan of Qinghe. With such a background, it's already not bad to be an official of the East Palace. It's not suitable for him to be the county magistrate of Chang 'an. "
Feng Deyi took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, in terms of ability, Cui Ye is capable. He is a suitable candidate to be the county magistrate of Chang 'an. Why is he not suitable? "
He had directly questioned him.
Previously, because of Du Qi's matter, Feng Deyi's actions could not be concealed. After the news spread, the Qin King's Mansion was already hostile to Feng Deyi and regarded him as a thorn in their side.
However, Feng Deyi did not care about anything. His original plan was to bet on both sides and not offend either side. Although there was no Qin King's Mansion now, there was still the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Therefore, Feng Deyi now, in addition to being ordered by the imperial court, was also thinking of ways to get closer to the East Palace. Therefore, this time, Feng Deyi directly answered the discussion.
Li Yuan said, "Feng Deyi, could it be that you received benefits from the big clans and want to open up for them?"
Feng Deyi said, "Your Majesty, from beginning to end, this subject has never received benefits from any big clans. From beginning to end, this subject has been loyal to Your Majesty alone, loyal to the Tang dynasty. This subject proposed that Cui Ye is suitable. On one hand, Cui Ye was recommended by the East Palace. On the other hand, Cui Ye is also suitable. These two reasons superimposed, this subject made this suggestion. This official position must be suitable for Cui Ye. "
Li Yuan said, "But I don't think it's suitable."
Feng Deyi said in a powerful and resonating voice, "Your Majesty, as a monarch, how can you decide the appointment and dismissal of court officials because of your personal likes and dislikes? Such an arrangement is extremely inappropriate. "
"The Art of War says that a lord cannot launch a war in anger, and a general cannot start a war in anger."
"It's the same principle. Your Majesty, you can't deny Cui Ye because of your personal likes and dislikes. You can't be influenced by your emotions. This is inappropriate. As a monarch, I have to mediate and deal with matters impartially. "
Feng Deyi said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider."
"Hahaha …"
But when Li Yuan heard that, he burst into loud laughter.
There was mockery in his laughter.
Pei Ji was most familiar with Li Yuan's nature. As soon as he heard Li Yuan's laughter and saw Li Yuan's expression, he glanced at Feng Deyi from the corner of his eyes and shook his head inwardly.
Did Feng Deyi really think that others didn't know what he was thinking?
It was just that Pei Ji didn't say anything.
Even Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu were the same. They just didn't point it out or make things difficult for Feng Deyi.
Seeing Li Yuan laugh, Feng Deyi's expression was solemn.
Because there was something wrong with Li Yuan.
It was just that Feng Deyi had already said it. What's more, he couldn't bet on both sides now, so Feng Deyi didn't have any scruples. Anyway, he only needed to act under one banner, and that was to support the system of the legitimate wife and the elder.
That was enough!
After Li Yuan finished laughing, he said, "You, Feng Deyi, are now talking about what a monarch should do. But the same principle is that a subject should be loyal to the monarch and serve the country."
"But I remember that you, Feng Deyi, betrayed Yang Guang back then. Instead, you attached yourself to Yuwen Huaji and became a spineless person. At that time, where did your loyalty go? "
"In order to survive, you first betrayed Yang Guang and attached yourself to Yuwen Huaji. After Yuwen Huaji was defeated, you abandoned the Yuwen family and pledged allegiance to the Tang dynasty. I saw that you, old dog, had some talent, so I used you as an official. "
"Now you are putting on airs in front of me and want to teach me a lesson."
"Where did you get the confidence?"
Li Yuan became more and more strict and scolded, "You, Feng Deyi, are a slave of three surnames. You think you are infallible. If not for the fact that you still have some knowledge, I would have expelled you from Chang 'an today. "
Feng Deyi's expression changed greatly.
"This subject is terrified!"
At this moment, Feng Deyi was directly terrified. He lifted his robe and knelt on the ground.
Li Yuan's words were too harsh.
This was something Feng Deyi had never seen before. In fact, even Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, and Xiao Yu felt shocked when they heard Li Yuan's reprimand.
Words like 'old dog' and 'slave of three surnames', coming out of Li Yuan's mouth, were no different from labeling Feng Deyi. It was to the extent that they dared to be certain that if Feng Deyi went against Li Yuan again, let alone being expelled from Chang 'an, even condemnation was possible.
Li Yuan said coldly, "Of course you are terrified, a flatterer, you don't have the least bit of standing and backbone. Do you think that if you cling to the Eastern Palace and help the Eastern Palace, you will have no worries in the future? "
Feng Deyi kowtowed, repeatedly begging for forgiveness.
He was about to be stunned.
He originally thought that if he forcefully advised, Li Yuan might listen to his advice. After all, the situation where Li Yuan and his subjects went against each other was actually very rare. Even if Li Yuan insisted, as long as the subject persuaded him a little, Li Yuan would also change his mind and no longer persist in his views.
The problem was the current situation. Li Yuan was furious, making Feng Deyi helpless and not knowing how to deal with it.
Li Yuan's thunderous anger came too fiercely.
Li Yuan did not listen to Feng Deyi's words at all. Especially when he saw Feng Deyi stop him, he thought of the matter of recommending Du Qi. Although Du Qi went to the Turks and did help the Tang Dynasty win, the problem was that Feng Deyi did not have any good intentions in recommending Du Qi.
Li Yuan pondered about this point after the event.
However, Li Yuan did not care.
Now that Feng Deyi was still causing trouble and still wanted to forcefully help the Eastern Palace, Li Yuan could not help but be angry and continued to berate, "Feng Deyi, to be an evergreen tree in the officialdom, not only do you have to focus on the future, you also have to deal with the matter in front of you."
"You have to be broad-minded."
"You have to have the structure of an official."
"You want to cling to the Eastern Palace, I do not object. But the problem is, I look down on using public office for personal gain. If you think that you can sit back and relax in the future by clinging to the Eastern Palace, then you are gravely mistaken. "
Li Yuan said, "Because I can make you lose everything at any time. You don't even have the present, how can you talk about the future? "
"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty!"
"Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Feng Deyi repeatedly begged for mercy. He was not a person with backbone. Seeing Li Yuan angry, he simply chose to admit defeat, hoping to win Li Yuan's forgiveness.
Li Yuan flicked his big sleeve and ordered, "Get out of the Sweet Dew Hall. I don't want to see you today. A person like you, I am full of anger when I see you. "
"Yes, yes, this subject will withdraw!"
When Feng Deyi heard Li Yuan's words, although he knew that Li Yuan was angry, he also knew that he was not punished.
He quickly took his leave.
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