After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

King Wei looked at Hu Gao in disbelief and said:

"Prime Minister, don't scare me. I didn't do anything to the prince. He can't just kill me for no reason."

Hu Gaopi said to King Wei with a smile:

"You are right. You didn't do anything to him because you were young. But don't forget that behind you are Empress Li Fei and me. We are an inseparable community. Ever since we forced Li Chenglong and his son to live or die, , after his whole family has been killed by the sword, we have no way out. As long as the prince comes to the throne, we will be the first ones to be stabbed by him. Do you think the prince will do it because you are his brother? And am I particularly merciful to you? Please wake up. Since you are tied to this chariot, you can only advance forward and not retreat. If you advance, you may be able to break a bloody path and pull the prince off his horse. You retreat , the fate of Li Chenglong and his whole family will be our fate in the future. Therefore, Your Highness, please clarify your thoughts in the future and throw away your unrealistic fantasies. When you stand at the pinnacle of power, everyone will crawl under your Under your feet. Their lives will also be controlled in your hands. You will be the most supreme king in this world. If you take a step back now, from now on, you will be meat on other people’s chopping boards, and you will be slaughtered by anyone. I can't save your life. Fighting is always cruel. Between these two outcomes, you should think carefully about your choice."

After saying that, Hu Gao waved his sleeves and walked out the door.

When he arrived at the Emperor's Nourishing Heart Hall, the eunuch serving the Emperor rushed to greet him and said:

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, do you want to see the Emperor?"

Hu Gao said:

"Excuse me, my father-in-law, please let me know. Hu Gao has something to ask for and wants to see the emperor."

The eunuch said:

"Master Prime Minister, wait outside for a moment. I will go and inform you right away."

Hu Gao said:

"There is Mr. Lao."

After a while, the eunuch came out.

"Prime Minister, please invite me. Your Majesty will let you in."

Hu Gao came to the Yangxin Hall and saw the emperor reclining on the dragon bed behind the desk.The incense burner next to it was filled with smoke, and a fresh aroma filled the air.

Seeing Hu Gao come in, the maid who was beating the emperor's back walked away from the emperor.

Hu Gao took a step forward, knelt down in front of the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, Hu Gao, has met the Emperor."

The emperor waved his hand towards Hu Gao who was kneeling on the ground and said:

"Prime Minister, please get up and speak. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and all your cabinet members are on vacation. Are you coming here now because you have something important to do?"

Hu Gao quickly bowed and said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, the traitor Li Chenglong and his son surrendered to Xiliang. All his family members were executed by the Emperor. This was actually a serious crime committed by Li Chenglong. The family members of those executed at that time were all buried in a mass grave outside the city by the Emperor's order. At that time The emperor once ordered that no one can go to their graves to pay homage to them. But just last night, someone ignored the emperor's order and secretly went to pay homage in the middle of the night. Your Majesty, how should we handle such a thing?"

The emperor raised his eyes, looked at Hu Gao and said:

"Weren't all the members of the Li family exterminated? Why do people appear from nowhere to visit their graves?"

Hu Gao quickly said:

"Has the Emperor forgotten that when you were kind, didn't you also leave Li Chenglong's daughter Li Susu behind?"

The emperor seemed to have remembered it. He said oh and said to Hu Gao:

"As soon as the prime minister said that, I remembered it, but that Li Susu can't be killed. She is the wife of Marquis Dingyuan. If I want to kill her, wouldn't I offend Marquis Dingyuan? My northern border is still They are guarding the father and son, so I can't let the small lose the big."

Hu Gao continued:

"That's not what I meant. I didn't mean to kill Li Susuo. I meant that last night, this Li Susu took her son to visit the graves of the Li family. In doing so, did she fail to obey the emperor's will? In my eyes, the key is that there is another person going with them."

The emperor looked at Hu Gao and said:

"You said there was someone else going with you, who was that person?"

"Back to the Emperor, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

When the emperor heard this, he was surprised and said to Hu Gao:

"Prince, why is the prince still involved here? What is he doing there? As the prince, he has a noble status, how can he worship those guilty people?"

"That's why I came to tell the emperor about this. The emperor ordered that no one be allowed to worship, but the prince ignored the emperor's order and openly went to worship those criminals. Isn't this deliberately going against the emperor? As a prince, he should set an example and uphold the decrees issued by the emperor. This is what he should do."

After hearing what he said, the emperor said angrily:

"As a prince, I can't even tell what I should do and what I shouldn't do. It really disappoints me. Someone, go and call me the prince."

His Highness's little eunuch agreed and walked out of the Yangxin Hall.

Seeing that the purpose of his trip was achieved, Hu Gao said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, Li Susu and her son disobeyed the emperor's orders and went to visit the graves of those criminals privately. What should we do with them?"

The emperor pondered for a moment and said to Hu Gao:

"I heard that the son of Li Susu and Marquis Dingyuan is not a fool? Is this true?"

Hu Gao replied:

"Back to the emperor, Wei Chen also heard that her son Jiang Chen was indeed a fool with a unclear mind before. But then he suddenly got better for some unknown reason. I heard that he also went to study at Taixue on the recommendation of the prince. ”

When the emperor became interested, he forgot about what Hu Gao said about how to deal with Li Susu:

"There is such a thing. Even if a fool suddenly recovers from his illness, I'm afraid he won't be able to go to Taixue to study. I really don't know what the prince is doing. Isn't even Taixue a place where he can do whatever he wants? , when he comes later, I will ask him what he wants to do."

Hu Gao was secretly happy now. He wished that the prince would come over quickly so that he could be punished by the emperor.

The emperor suddenly said to him again:

"Prime Minister, Dingyuan Marquis and his son have not returned to the court for four or five years. The old Marquis is not young anymore, but he has been loyal to the court all his life. We should also sympathize with the old general, and should we consider transferring him back? I’m reporting on my work in Beijing, and I’m back to take care of myself.”

Hu Gao immediately played:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work. I heard the news brought by the spies that the Tatars in Mobei are starting to be dishonest again. They are constantly harassing our border, and if they are not handled carefully, they will look for excuses to start a war. Therefore, while the situation is still unclear, Marquis Dingyuan cannot return to the capital yet. It will not be too late to transfer him back to the capital when the situation stabilizes."