Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 1167 Decision
All the civil servants were waiting for Su Cheng's answer, and they wanted to see how Su Cheng planned to interrogate him.

Su Cheng said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if I think the crown prince intends to kill the king and father or force the king to abdicate, just ask Hou Junji to find out! Hou Junji has followed your majesty for many years. He is inferior and conceited. The crime is unforgivable, but he is still a hot-blooded man, I feel that as long as His Majesty asks him, he will definitely answer truthfully!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly and said: "Su Cheng is right, just ask Hou Junji to know! I will personally ask Hou Junji!"

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say any more, I just want to see if the prince still has any father-son affection for me, if so, then I think the prince is not worthy of death!"

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "May I ask Your Majesty, if the crown prince has no intention of killing the king and father, how does your majesty plan to deal with the crown prince?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Conspiracy is a serious crime. No matter what, the prince's position in the East Palace will definitely be abolished. As for how to deal with the prince, Su Cheng, what do you think?"

All the ministers couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when they heard this. They could see that His Majesty really didn't want to kill the prince, and they all said that the royal family had no true feelings, but His Majesty was an exception.

Fortunately, His Majesty has made up his mind to abolish Li Chengqian's position, otherwise they will never agree. After all, these ministers are all supporting Li Chengqian's death in the court. If Li Chengqian is still the crown prince, will he retaliate after he ascends the throne? ?

Therefore, whether it is from the standpoint of the national law or their own standpoint, Li Chengqian must never be a prince again!
However, it is not enough to just abolish Li Chengqian as the crown prince. Who knows if the emperor will make Li Chengqian the crown prince again?

Su Cheng pondered and said: "Conspiracy is an unforgivable crime. I feel that even if the crown prince can be spared the crime of death, the crown prince should be degraded as a commoner, and he should be imprisoned by a high wall in a manor. Get up, you will never take half a step forward!"

Relegated to common people?

Banned for a lifetime?
A group of civil and military ministers couldn't help thinking seriously. Although such Li Chengqian is not dead, it seems to be no different from death to the government and the public. What kind of connection can only be trapped between square inches, and I am afraid that it will be completely useless in a few years!
Therefore, the punishment proposed by Su Cheng is not light.

Sure enough, the death penalty is inevitable, but the living penalty is inevitable.

Changsun Wuji immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Su Cheng said is a safe solution."

Although he didn't have much affection for Li Chengqian, he was the queen's eldest son after all, and it was a consolation for his younger sister to keep Li Chengqian alive.

Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others who had not spoken all this time also stepped forward to agree with Su Cheng's proposal. For them, it would be better for Li Chengqian to die, but Su Cheng's proposal was not bad, so they immediately stepped forward Very Su Cheng.

After thinking about it, Fang Xuanling and other civil officials came out to express their agreement, because they also knew that since His Majesty did not want to kill Li Chengqian, then Su Cheng's proposal was the best one, at least it would ensure that Li Chengqian would not be able to take the throne again.

In fact, Li Shimin quite agrees with Su Cheng's proposal. Although he couldn't bear to kill Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian committed the crime of treason after all. It is also the best place to stay.

Seeing that all the ministers in the court agreed with Su Cheng's proposal, Li Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief. This is very good, and he does not need to forcefully wrestle with the ministers.

Next, it depends on whether Li Chengqian still cares about the relationship between father and son.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I also think that Su Cheng's proposal is very good. Since all the ministers have no objection, then follow Su Cheng's proposal. I will go and ask Hou Junji personally, and the rest of the conspirators will be left to the Ministry of Punishment." He Dali Temple has a clear trial, and there must be no one who slips through the net, let's disperse!"

A group of civil and military ministers dispersed after seeing the ceremony. Su Cheng felt that he had nothing to do. He was about to turn around and leave, but Li Shimin stopped him.

"Su Cheng, you stay here." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

"What else does Your Majesty order?" Su Cheng asked doubtfully.

"Accompany me to ask Hou Junji!" Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

After hearing this, Su Cheng felt a hundred and a thousand reluctances in his heart, why did he ask him to accompany him?
Can't the emperor ask himself?No matter what the result is, Li Shimin can just say the result he wants.

"I didn't sleep last night, and I fought hard for a long time. I'm really exhausted. I just want to fall asleep now. Your Majesty is kind enough to let me go back to rest!" Su Cheng said hastily.

Li Shimin couldn't help but cast a sideways glance at Su Cheng, and snorted, "When I fought all over the world, I didn't feel tired even after a day and a night of fierce fighting. Did you fight for half an hour last night? Such a young body can't do it? "

no?How could it not work?Su Cheng explained: "In order to make preparations, I have been sleepy all night long and haven't had a good night's sleep for many days..."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Okay, I don't know that you are trying to play tricks? What I said in the court was the truth. Gao Ming really planned to kill the king and his father, so I don't care about the relationship between father and son." gone."

"So, put away your little thoughts! You go with me, so you can have a testimony, so that no one will say that I am partial!"

In history, after Li Chengqian rebelled, Li Shimin did not kill him, but now Li Shimin may kill Li Chengqian instead.

Su Cheng felt that Li Shimin's mentality was different because Empress Changsun was still alive.

If Empress Changsun passed away, Li Shimin would miss Empress Changsun very much, and he would definitely miss Empress Changsun's children even more.

But Empress Changsun was still alive, and Li Shimin's dissatisfaction with Li Chengqian's rebellion became even stronger, because Li Chengqian was not only unfilial to him, but also unfilial to the queen.

Now that Li Shimin has said so, what else can Su Cheng say, he can only follow behind Li Shimin and walk out of the hall.

"To be honest, I have never been able to make a decision on how to deal with Gao Ming. Your proposal won my heart. I didn't expect you to excuse Gao Ming. After all, you have always kept a distance from Gao Ming." Li Shimin said softly.

He was really emotional, because Su Cheng was the first and only person to excuse Li Chengqian, not even his own brother Li Tai.

He originally thought that the empress would intercede for Li Chengqian, but the empress did not, it was not that the empress did not want to, but that the empress was thinking about him, so Li Shimin was very moved.

(End of this chapter)