Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

Li Qinzai was not surprised that Li Siwen was well-informed. This kind of thing can't be hidden from anyone. Presumably the whole Chang'an city knows that Li Qinzai killed Pei Juxian.

So Li Qinzai readily admitted: "That's right, the boy killed Pei Juxian and ordered Qian Niuwei to shoot him. Pei Juxian was shot like a hedgehog. At least he left his whole body."

Li Siwen said angrily: "You dare to kill the princess's uncle. Did you think about the consequences when you made the decision? Your grandfather is still fighting in Goguryeo, and no one in the family can survive. If someone uses this to attack the Li family, Can you stand it?"

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "My child can withstand it."

Li Siwen was startled.

Li Qinzai sighed: "Father, my boy is no longer the domineering and flamboyant dandy who did things regardless of the consequences. Before making any decision, I have thought about the consequences. I killed Pei Juxian last night. I must issue this order, otherwise the courtiers and dignitaries outside the East Palace They don't take me seriously."

"I want to kill Pei Juxian as an example, so as not to cause chaos in the court. Pei Juxian has a reason to die. His Majesty also thinks that the child was killed well. Pei Juxian deserves to die."

Li Siwen sighed, and said: "But, the Pei family of Hedong... Our Li family is not considered a family, but has power in the court. The Pei family of Hedong is a famous family, and many of the children of the family are officials in the court. Like the stars..."

"The old man's colleague, the Anxi Governor, was transferred back to the capital last year and served as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Pei Xingjian, do you know him? He is also from the Pei family in Hedong."

Li Qinzai nodded silently.

Of course he knew Pei Xingjian. When he was sent to Tuyuhun as an envoy, Pei Xingjian was still the guardian of Anxi. Li Qinzai and him, together with Zheng Rentai, assembled troops and horses to attack the Tubo army and took Tuyuhun back. Tang territory.

Speaking of which, Li Qinzai and Pei Xingjian also had feelings for each other, but they didn't expect to kill Pei's clansman last night.

In this era when bloodlines and relatives are especially important, killing clan members is tantamount to killing relatives. Li Qinzai had already forged a big hatred with the entire Hedong Pei family last night.

But Li Qinzai didn't regret it, if time could start over again, he would still choose to order Pei Juxian to be shot.

Under the situation last night, Li Qinzai had no second choice at all. As long as he compromised with Pei Juxian, the rest of the courtiers and dignitaries would not pay attention to him. It's messed up.

After pondering for a while, Li Qinzai said: "Father, don't worry, my son will write a letter to Pei Xingjian, explaining what happened last night in detail. If he still wants to make enemies with me, my son will take over."

Li Siwen shook his head and sighed: "In terms of ability, the old man admits that he is not as good as you. Your grandfather is still fighting in Goguryeo. The only one who can really support the Li family is you."

"When you grow up, you have your own ideas. Many times your ideas are smarter and more useful than this old man's. You have to admit that you are better than blue. As long as you make a decision, go ahead and do it, and this old man will not interfere."

Li Qinzai looked at Li Siwen's vicissitudes of face, and suddenly smiled and said, "Father is in his prime, and the child is young, and Qiao'er and Hongbi are still young. One of the children is old, and the other is young. I suddenly feel very happy."

Li Siwen looked at him strangely, not knowing why he said this.

Li Qinzai didn't explain, just smiled and said nothing.

The death of Li Hong made Li Qinzai cherish the person in front of him even more.

In front of you is not only your lover, but also your relatives and friends.

Everyone who has intersected with him in life should hug him fiercely, because no one knows when the parting will come in a hurry.

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The funeral of the Eastern Palace lasted for seven days, not only the Eastern Palace, but the entire city of Chang'an was full of mourning.

The emperor decreed that the death of Prince Li Hong was a national mourning, and the whole country of the Tang Dynasty was in mourning. For one year, singing and dancing, entertainment, weddings in the government and the public were banned, and all celebrations of a joyous nature were banned.

With grief, Li Zhi wrote an article "Rui De Ji" in memory of Prince Li Hong, and summed up Li Hong's benevolent and filial conduct in his life with "benevolent, loving relatives, and never forgetting the king".

At the same time, Li Zhi also decreed that Prince Li Hong should be honored as "filial piety to the emperor" and buried in Gongling.

This is the first case of a father chasing his son as emperor since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, which shows how much Li Zhi loves Li Hong.

Seven days later, the funeral in the East Palace ended, and Empress Li Zhiwu and the courtiers sent Li Hong's coffin into Gongling.

Watching the heavy stone gate of Gongling slowly fall down, Li Zhi and Empress Wu burst into tears. The father and son were finally separated forever and never saw each other again.

The monarchs and ministers returned to Chang'an City, Li Qinzai returned the fish talisman, handed over the military power of the imperial army, and finally returned to the Duke's mansion.

She didn't go home for seven days in a row, slept in the East Palace every day, and when she woke up, she patrolled the palace in armor, and lay down when she was tired. The past few days were really exhausting.

The Duke's Mansion is also a piece of plain, the masters and servants in the mansion wear plain belts around their waists, the atmosphere in the courtyard is dull, no one dares to laugh loudly, and a low air pressure permeates around the Duke's Mansion.

Li Qinzai sighed. After all, it was a national funeral. In this era of etiquette and law, when an important person passed away, the people must abide by the rules of mourning, otherwise it would be a serious crime.

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Li Qinzai went to the backyard by himself, wandered around Li Ji's study, and then wrote a letter, asking Butler Wu to send someone to Pei Xingjian's mansion.

Busy with the funeral for the past few days, the courtiers would not add trouble to Li Zhi at this juncture, so Li Qinzai killed Pei Juxian, but no one even mentioned a word.

Now that the funeral is over and the court has begun to resume normal operation, a storm is coming.

Li Qinzai's killing of Pei Juxian was not a big deal, but in terms of reasoning, Li Qinzai certainly had a lot of reason.

However, there are many things in the world that do not need reasoning. Some people believe in fists and power, just like Lao Mei a thousand years later, reasoning is only when Lao Mei has reason.

If you don’t grasp the truth, that’s okay too. The aircraft carrier takes two steps out and uses the range of the cannon to tell the world that the truth is only within the range of the cannon.

What's the point that a tube of washing powder can destroy a country?
The situation Li Qinzai is facing is the same. After killing Pei Juxian, it is conceivable that the Pei family of Hedong will not give up. The uncle of the crown princess is not an unknown person. How can we not pursue it?
Li Qinzai didn't care that the Pei family in Hedong sought revenge, nor did he care that the Pei family would form a gang to impeach him in the future.

What he cares about is Pei Xingjian's attitude.

After all, he is the future prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and has a good official reputation in history. Li Qinzai can ignore others, but he can't ignore Pei Xingjian's feelings.

After handing out a letter, Li Qinzai completely relaxed physically and mentally, and then fell asleep, sleeping in a dark place.