Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 382
The early court didn't last long, and soon dispersed.

But when the officials were leaving one after another, Changsun Wuji said to Li Shimin, "His Royal Highness, although the officials are comforting you now, you need to get rid of the roots!"

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, and he naturally understood what Changsun Wuji meant.

Although Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji have been killed, they still have sons. Given more than ten years, who can be sure that they will not be full-fledged and wait for an opportunity to take revenge?

The wild fire burns endlessly, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates. Li Shimin thinks that the poem Qin Tian wrote at the beginning is really well written. If the roots are not removed, it may grow back at some time.

He didn't want such a threat to continue.

However, he was a little hesitant to get rid of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's children cruelly.

"Auxiliary machine, the prince can be so cruel, but if those children are killed, it may affect the reputation of the prince, right?"

"His Royal Highness, it is normal for Li Jiancheng to conspire against him and his family members to be implicated. What is the impact of this?"

Li Shimin's expression was slightly condensed, and he shook his head after a while: "Not right, not right."

In this matter, Li Shimin was really guilty. He couldn't sleep after killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. If he killed their children so cruelly, he couldn't stand it.

Of course, it doesn't mean that he can't be cruel, but that he doesn't want to be criticized.

In fact, in the emperor's house, Li Shimin has long been used to seeing all kinds of blood and gore, but when facing a few children and facing the public opinion, he still needs to think carefully.

Changsun Wuji saw that Li Shimin was so indecisive, he was angry, but he didn't dare to say anything casually, after a moment of contemplation, Changsun Wuji immediately said: "Your Highness, since you are worried about your reputation being damaged, it's easy to deal with. They were demoted from Chang'an City and demoted to ordinary people, but on the way, we still have to get rid of them, and we will just use the excuse that they were killed when we encountered robbers on the way."

Killing must be done, it depends on whether the method of killing can be accepted by Li Shimin.

After Changsun Wuji said this, Li Shimin's expression improved a little, and he said, "Just follow what you said about the auxiliary machine, but there must be no mistakes."

Relegating Li Jiancheng and his children to leave the capital will inevitably lead to accidents on the way, which is much more dangerous than killing them in the capital, so Li Shimin told his eldest grandson Wuji, who nodded in agreement, and then retreated to deal with the matter up.

In his opinion, except for a few children, what accidents can happen?
The eldest grandson Wuji withdrew, and Li Shimin was sitting in the side hall dealing with government affairs, but not long after, a young eunuch ran over.

"His Royal Highness, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin and others are asking to see you."

As soon as he heard Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin and others begging to see him, Li Shimin immediately understood their purpose, smiled slightly, and said, "Let them in."

The eunuch left, not long after, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, Li Ji and others walked in.

"I will pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Shimin stepped forward quickly and said: "Everyone please get up quickly, there is no need to be polite."

A few people stood aside, looking at each other a bit hesitant to speak, and in the end Cheng Yaojin couldn't hide the most, stood up and said, "His Royal Highness, to tell you the truth, we are here today to represent Wei Zheng. Forgive me."

Several people nodded quickly. They had a strong bond in Wagangzhai back then. Even someone like Cheng Yaojin, who shouted about Wei Laodao all day long, didn't want Wei Zheng to be killed.

They felt that Wei Zheng had poisoned Li Shimin and was Li Jiancheng's confidant. Li Shimin would definitely not forgive him, so they came to intercede.

"His Royal Highness, I would rather not take the merits of the dragon, but only ask His Royal Highness to spare Wei Zheng's life." Li Ji stood up. He has the best relationship with Wei Zheng. In order to save Wei Zheng, he can forgo all these credits.

When he said this, Cheng Yaojin and the others immediately rolled their eyes, but they quickly followed suit.

Credit is indeed very tempting, but if it can save Wei Zheng, why not?
Several people said this, but Li Shimin's expression was as calm as water, making it impossible to see whether he wanted to let Wei Zheng go or kill him.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the side hall suddenly felt a bit cooler.

Li Shimin looked at the few people in front of him, and said after a while: "The prince already understands what you mean, you go back first, the prince will definitely give you an explanation."

Hearing this, several people were stunned for a moment, they all begged Li Shimin like this, why didn't Li Shimin agree readily, why did he still use one sentence to perfuse them?

Several people looked at Li Ji, but Li Ji didn't understand what Li Shimin was thinking for a while, so he had no choice but to retreat temporarily before he knew what Li Shimin was thinking. Anyway, he felt that since Li Shimin After saying this, Wei Zheng's life should not be in danger for a while.

"Since His Royal Highness said so, let's go back first."

Several people braved the cold wind and left the palace. When they returned, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help it: "What do you think His Highness the Crown Prince thinks? After Wei Laodao, if there was a sage on top, he was not good at making decisions, but now all matters are handled by His Highness the Crown Prince, why doesn't he agree?"

After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he was still a little angry, Niu Jinda frowned, and said: "Could it be that His Royal Highness is still angry at Wei Zheng for poisoning him? After all, Wei Zheng has a precedent for poisoning him, so I don't trust anyone else."

After Niu Jinda said this, everyone felt that it made sense. A person who once poisoned himself, I am afraid that no one will have the heart to spare him. What's more, if Wei Zheng is released, he will have to use him. It is no wonder that Li Shimin is not worried about such a close friend of Li Jiancheng.

When everyone said this, they all felt that this must be the reason. Seeing this, Li Ji also sighed softly.

"Everyone, let's wait for news about the rescue of Wei Zheng. Where are you going now?" Qin Shubao looked at the crowd and asked.

Niu Jinda said: "Several Donggong cronies are still absconding outside, I'm afraid I'm going to catch them back."

Li Ji said: "There are still many things that need to be dealt with in the imperial court. I'm afraid I have to go and have a look."

Several people looked at Cheng Yaojin, and Cheng Yaojin smiled: "I heard that when Qin Tian left the palace yesterday, he was slapped twice by the ninth princess. His two wives were going to make trouble with the ninth princess. I have time to ask, I am going to watch the excitement."

After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, everyone's expression changed slightly.

"It's just a few fugitives from the East Palace. Let others catch them. It's important to watch the excitement."

"Ahem... As soon as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Changsun Wuji are involved, I don't seem to have anything to do. I also think it's important to watch the excitement."

Qin Shubao was astonished.

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