Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Hearing that someone was suing her son, Queen Changsun had a look of surprise on her face, then she looked at Cui Yingying and asked:

"I wonder how my son offended Patriarch Cui? Does Patriarch Cui need to go to the palace and file a petition like this?"

Upon hearing Queen Changsun's question, Cui Yingying changed her face instantly, glared at Li Shimin and Queen Changsun and said:

"Why, does the Queen still not know what happened? Or are you pretending to be confused because you understand?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, although my Cui family is not as good as your royal family, the members of my Cui family are not easily humiliated."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forced the daughter of my Cui family to death. I just want to seek justice for her. If you, the emperor, cannot make up your mind to punish your own Crown Prince, then fine, then my Cui family, our five surnames and Qi Wang will seek justice for ourselves. .”

"If there is no place for reasoning in this world, then we won't force it. The worst we can do is return to our ancestral land, thank guests behind closed doors, and stop paying attention to foreign affairs."

"Whenever a democracy appears in this world again, we will come out to help him."

The threat contained in these words can be described as full.

Li Shimin never dreamed that because of the arrival of Queen Changsun, Cui Yingying, a crazy woman, would want to overturn the table without any explanation.

Could it be that there is some grudge between the two that he doesn't know about?

After the meeting, did Queen Changsun irritate Cui Yingying?

In fact, what Li Shimin didn't know was that Cui Yingying was just using the topic as an excuse. She had already made up her mind. No matter what, the royal family would not dare to fall out with the Cui family and the five surnames and Qiwang.

If the two of them fight, the final result will definitely be taken advantage of by foreign enemies and become a snipe and a clam in the eyes of others.

"Master Cui, be careful what you say."

Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward and Cui Yingying had said such harsh words, she was obviously not ready to continue the discussion. Wei Zheng and Wang Gui on the side hurriedly stood up and tried to persuade them.

"Master Cui, your Cui family and the five surnames Qiwang and I, the Tang Dynasty, are both prosperous and disadvantaged. I believe that the Cui family knows this truth, so I won't go into details here."

"And now that we have not even verified whether His Highness the Crown Prince has made any mistakes, you want to make His Highness the Crown Prince confess. This is biased. Or do you think that as members of the Cui family, you can force me, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Wang Gui stood up directly and glared at Cui Yingying.

"Yes, Master Cui, we have not yet determined what the truth is. You are asking us to apologize and let the prince confess now. This is really difficult. Otherwise, we will wait until the truth is verified."

"If it is true that the crown prince was immoral and forced the daughter of your Cui family to death, then I believe that the court and your majesty will certainly give your Cui family a satisfactory explanation."

"If after seeking verification, it is found that there is a misunderstanding, then, at that time, it can not only restore the innocence of His Highness the Prince, but also allow you, the Cui family, to rest in peace under the Nine Springs. It kills two birds with one stone. I believe the Cui Family Master will not refuse, right? "

Wei Zheng immediately agreed.

Cui Yingying didn't expect that at the critical moment, two old guys would stand up and cause trouble.

And he didn't really want to fall out with Li Shimin, he just wanted to seek the best interests for himself and the Cui family from this matter. There was no need to fight with them.

Thinking of this, Cui Yingying's eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one, and finally landed on Queen Changsun's face, and said with a mocking smile:

"The facts are right in front of you. Since you don't want to admit it, I won't hide it. It was you who forced me to tell the truth, so don't blame me."

Cui Yingying looked at everyone jokingly, her thin lips slightly opened and she said:

"Originally, I was not prepared to tell this matter. I wanted to save some face for your royal family, the court, and the Tang Dynasty, but now, I have to say it."

"The reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, whom you have longed for, wants to marry my Cui family, is just to use the power of my Cui family to help him ascend to the throne."

As soon as these words came out, although everyone already understood it, there was still a look of shock on their faces.

Queen Changsun on the side changed her expression even more, stared at Cui Yingying and angrily said:

"Cui Yingying, don't talk nonsense. How could we, Cheng Qian, be such an unfaithful and unjust person? Do you know that you can slander the current prince in front of us, even if you are the head of the Cui family? .”

"Haha", Cui Yingying looked at Queen Changsun mockingly:

"Why, my Queen, is it possible that you still know nothing about it until now? Or are you pretending to be confused because you understand?"

"In that case, I will tell you everything clearly today, lest you really think that I, Cui Yingying, am easy to handle and don't know anything."

Li Shimin watched Cui Yingying and Empress Changsun arguing with each other, and the expressions on their faces softened from the previous anger and shock.

He stared at the two women in front of him expressionlessly, without any emotion in his eyes, as if what happened in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui on the side did not expect that things would happen so suddenly. They were originally thinking about how to calm down the Cui family's anger, but now, it seems that things have become out of control since the Queen came in to disrupt the situation.

Cui Yingying, as for Cui Yingying, didn't know whether she wanted to make use of the topic or had some other intentions, vowing to make things worse.

Just when he was thinking about how to stop the conflict between the two, he heard Cui Yingying speak again:

"Empress, do you really think that your legitimate son Li Chengqian is a good thing?"

"Let me tell you, in addition to wanting to marry my Cui family, he also wants to form an alliance with the Yang family in Lingnan. They have even taken control of the Duke of Wei's family and want to make Li Jing their commander-in-chief and take Chang'an directly. Capture Li Tang’s country.”

"You bullshit!"

Queen Changsun glared at Cui Yingying and scolded loudly:

"Cui Yingying, I don't know why you want to frame Cheng Qian, but do you believe what you said?"

"Not to mention that your Cui family and the fifth surnamed Qiwang have now become merchant families and have declined. Even if you want to succeed, without military strength, you are nothing."

"Don't tell me that you, the five surnamed Qiwangs, can succeed just by relying on the slaves you have raised in your hands. Don't tell me that Yang Hongyu from Lingnan can break through Lingnan's defense line and reach Chang'an to give you support."

"Don't even think that if you control Li Jing, you can control everything. Do you really think that a tiger without teeth is still a tiger? It's just a sick cat."

As he said that, he looked at Cui Yingying with disdain, waiting for her explanation.