Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1216 Li Shimin drew his sword and committed suicide
Only Fang Xuanling escaped.

But the emperor didn't punish Fang's family at all, but made Fang's family even more uneasy.

Fortunately, although the emperor was ruthless this time, he only dealt with the parties involved and did not involve too much. For example, although Li Anyan, Hou Junji, Du Chuke and others were beheaded, they only killed themselves, and their parents, wives, concubines and children were not guilty. And, just seizing the title and confiscating part of the family property, they still left some property for their family.

Li Anyan was originally Li Jiancheng's general. He was pardoned after Xuanwu Gate and still commanded the forbidden army. He was once trusted by Li Shimin. He supported Jiancheng 18 years ago and was not killed, but he was killed 18 years later because he supported King Wei.His father was over 90 years old at this time, Li Shimin pitied him for his old age, and specially gave ten slaves to take care of him.

For Hou Junji, Li Shimin actually still has some feelings. He recalled the days when he was young together in the martial arts manor, and recalled the years of fighting side by side at the beginning of the founding of the country, especially on the day when the Xuanwumen Palace changed. Is the most loyal partner.

After the incident happened, no one pleaded for Hou Junji, only Li Shimin pleaded with the ministers in private, hoping to pardon Hou Junji's death.

But this was opposed by the ministers.

Everyone's reason is also very simple. At the beginning, Hou Junji was a minister but attached himself to the prince. He even caused the prince to break his leg on the battlefield.The sage is merciful, and he had already pardoned his capital crime at the beginning.But Hou Junji didn't want to repent, and even secretly made friends with the prince and conspired to rebel. This is a crime that can never be redeemed by death.

Not to mention that although Hou Junji has made some contributions, he has also framed Li Jing, Qin Lang, Qin Qiong and other important court officials. This kind of person who has no personal virtue at all cannot be forgiven again and again.

In the end, Li Shimin hoped that Hou Junji could be escorted back to Beijing and interrogated by him himself, but he was also refused.

The ministers said that in order to prevent Hou Junji from jumping over the wall after hearing the news, he should send someone to Xizhou immediately, then lock him up and execute him directly, so as not to have long nights and dreams. After all, the Western Regions are still raging with war and the situation is complicated.

Li Tai's treason case was handled very quickly.

Afterwards, Hegan Chengji was pardoned for his meritorious service in reporting and was given the title of Sanjue Duke of Pingji County and the captaincy of Zhechong Prefecture, Youchuan, Minzhou.

Zhongshu Sheren came to help, and was specially ordered by the emperor to enter the Ministry of Officials as a servant and still serve as Zhongshu Sheren.

The emperor Bai Ma Xuan Xiang.

Xu Jingzong entered the Zhongshuling, and Chu Suiliang inspected the school and waited.

Sun Wuji, Taiwei's eldest son, was the Minister of the Left Servant and the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Gao Shilian was the Minister of the Right Servant of the Minister of Officials.

Cui Dunli was the Minister of Zhongshu and Minister of the Ministry of War.

Du Zhenglun, the Sima of Huanzhou, was appointed Minister of the Yellow Gate, paid homage to the prime minister, and was granted the title of Duke of Xiangyang County.

Xiao Yu, the governor of Shangzhou, was left behind in Luoyang Palace and the third rank of Tongzhong Shumen.

The list of seven prime ministers in the Zhengshitang was very surprising.

First of all, Xiao Yu is an old fritter who worshiped and dismissed the prime minister several times. Like Qin Lang, he is a regular person who goes in and out of the political affairs hall. The reason why he dismissed the prime minister last time was that Xiao Yu impeached Fang Xuanling for forming a party for selfish interests, which provoked the emperor's anger. Angry, he personally wrote an edict to dismiss Xiao Yu from all official positions and titles. After three months, he was appointed as the governor of Shangzhou.

But now the emperor has returned to Xiao Yu as the prime minister, which inevitably arouses people's imagination.After all, when Xiao Yu impeached Fang Xuanling and lost the official, now Fang Xuanling is no more than a prime minister, and Xiao Yu's reunification makes people think that there may be no problem with him impeaching Fang Xuanling back then.

Of course, Du Zhenglun's recall to serve as the Minister of the Huangmen to pay respects to the prime minister also attracted attention. This was originally Chengqian's right concubine, who had also served as the minister of Zhongshu twice before, and he was only one step away from the prime minister.Later, because the prince fell out of favor, the emperor condemned the officials of the East Palace. Du Zhenglun was demoted again and again, and finally he was demoted to Sima of Dazhou.

Now he is directly called back to the court, and even pays homage to the prime minister.

The two Dus who were demoted together at the beginning, Du Zhenglun, the right concubine of the Eastern Palace, and Du Chuke, the Minister of the Wei Palace and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, now have two completely different endings.

Of course, Xu Jingzong became the order of Zhongshu, and Chu Suiliang became the servant, which is quite surprising. After all, in these years, the center has gradually formed a pattern of respecting Zhongshu and his disciples. has come second.

Xu Jingzong can be regarded as officially succeeding Ma Zhou as prime minister, and Chu Suiliang, who wrote a good handwriting, is ranked ahead of eldest grandson Wuji.

Li Ji, who had been holding the title of prime minister before, is still serving as the governor of Longyou Diezhou, and he doesn't know when he will return.

As for Qin Lang, it seems that there has been no news for a long time.

This new team of seven prime ministers in the Zhengshitang has another feature, that is, there is not a single military commander on the list.

Bai Ma announced.

Except for Du Zhenglun and Xiao Yu who are still out of town, the other five prime ministers entered the palace to express their gratitude.

The emperor sat in the hall, next to Prince Chengqian.

There are only six people in the hall, and the servants have already left.

The emperor paced with his hands behind his back for a long time.

With a long sigh.

"I have one younger brother, two sons, two sons-in-law, several meritorious ministers, it's like this, I'm really depressed."

"I thought that I was praised by the four barbarians, praised Tian Khan as a great achievement, and boasted that the treasury was full of money and silk, but who would have thought that my brothers and sons would turn against me. Could it be that I did so badly? ?”

Speaking of excitement, Li Shimin bumped his head against the pillar.

Changsun Wuji rushed forward and hugged him.

Li Shimin drew the saber from his waist again, intending to commit suicide.

"I really failed!"

The prince knelt down on the ground, holding the emperor's hand tightly.

"Your Majesty immediately helped the ancestors to found the country, and he ruled the world immediately. Now the world is peaceful, the sea is clean, the world is peaceful, the people are stable, the country is rich, and your majesty's achievements are as far away as the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. It is their fault that those treacherous people rebelled. , and what have you to do with His Majesty?"

Changsun Wuji took the knife from the emperor's hand and handed it to Chengqian.

"Now that all the treacherous and ambitious people have been eradicated, the country is safe and clear, and the Tang Dynasty will rise to a higher level!"

Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

"I know that time is running out. Prince Chengqian will shoulder the burden of the Great Tang Dynasty from now on. I chose you as prime ministers to assist the prince in governing the country in the future. I hope you can support Chengqian well."

Zhangsun Wuji nodded.

"We hereby obey the edict, if there are any treacherous and evil people in the future, we will ask for an order to kill them!"

Li Shimin said to Chengqian, "Listen, Chengqian, from now on, anyone who dares to attempt to seize the national artifact, whether it is the royal family or a meritorious minister, will be severely punished and will be passed on to all descendants, and will be the law for the future forever."

The prince agreed.

I also plead for Li Tai, Yang Shidao, etc., please grant me forgiveness.

"Chengqian, you have to remember one sentence: Rewards do not avoid enemies, punishments do not favor relatives, this is the principle of justice in the world, and it cannot be violated. Although Qingque is the brother of your mother, he dares to covet the artifact , is unforgivable. I think that the spirit of your late mother made an exception to forgive his death, and he was imprisoned in the Youling Army Mansion for life. You don’t have to plead for him. Yang Shidao’s self-serving and breaking the law is even more unforgivable.”

"Before I die, I will give Qingque a cup of poisoned wine, and take him away with me, so as not to leave you trouble."

Chengqian knelt down and begged the emperor to pardon Li Tai.

"Tiger poison does not eat children, let alone human beings. I know that my father has always loved my fourth brother. Now that my fourth brother has made a mistake, my son is also heartbroken. Although the law of the country cannot tolerate it, I still kneel down and beg the sage to give my fourth brother a chance." , I ask the father to give the fourth brother a title of county king, and seal it in the frontier, which will not only fulfill the relationship between father and son, but also fulfill the relationship between son and brother."

Li Shimin looked at his son, "Qingque wants to seize your reserve position in every possible way, and you still intercede for him, so you are not afraid that he will turn against him again when he goes to the border?"

"My son believes that the imperial court system is sound, and the fourth brother is enfeoffed in the border area, so it is impossible for him to rebel. Besides, he was also confused for a while. After this incident, he will surely turn his back on his mistakes and dare not commit another crime."

Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

"My son has really grown up. Well, I will listen to your persuasion. Li Tai will be conferred the title of Prince of Yongchang County and given the title of Weiyuan of Yunnan Dao."

Weiyuan, Yunnan, this is a truly barren land. Li Tai was originally named Xichang, which belongs to the southwest of Jiannan Road, and Weiyuan, which originally belonged to the barbaric land outside Huawai. The more Ailao Mountain, conquer the newly opened land of the barbarians.

Its land is west of the Red River and Ailao River, and east of the Lancang River.

Weiyuan City is located on the bank of Weiyuan River, a tributary of the Lancang River. To the southeast is the Heman tribe, and to the southwest is the Pyu Kingdom across the white-clothed embroidered face.

Compared to Xichang, this place is truly barbaric, especially since Heman and others are still at war all year round. The so-called Weiyuan City is just a military fort built after conquering the natives.

Although it is said that from Jiaozhou Port along the Red River, you can reach the Yuanjiang Wharf more than 200 miles east of Weiyuan by water, but in fact, because the Yuanjiang Dam is still controlled by the Heman people, before this traffic point is won, from Honghe to Weiyuan Therefore, there are actually more than 600 miles to go around, and the road is difficult, separated by dense forests and valleys.

Either from the Erhai Lake to the Lancang River first, and then down the river, this route is only six to seven hundred miles, which seems to be smooth, but in fact it is more difficult.

Therefore, although Weiyuan and Tonghai or Erhai, two important strongholds of the Tang Dynasty in the southwest, may be only two hundred miles away in a straight line, they are actually separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, with roads impassable and barbarians everywhere.

When Li Tai goes there, it is a question of whether he can settle down for a long time under the threat of the barbarians, let alone have the capital to rebel.

What's more, the emperor couldn't possibly give Li Tai this chance.

Li Tai's guards were only given one hundred, and they were the Imperial Guards of the Qianqi Battalion sent by Baiqisi.

All the ministers of the original Wei Wangfu were demoted to Lingnan.The fields, money, silk and houses that were originally rewarded to Li Tai were all taken back. Li Tai went to Weiyuan, which was almost like exile. .

Without an edict, you are not allowed to go out of the border, and you are not allowed to enter Beijing.

The former servants and maidservants in Li Tailian's mansion were not allowed to take them away.

Although he won the title of King of Yongchang County, it is better to be imprisoned in the Youling Army Mansion, at least there is no danger of his life.For Chengqian, after this brother was driven to Yunnan, he really could no longer threaten him.

It is more reassuring than staying in confinement in the capital.

After this, the Wei royal party can be considered to be completely eradicated.

Wang Gui, Chai Shao, and Cen Wenwen are dead, Liu Ji and Du Chuke were also killed, Li Suli and Yang Zhuan were also demoted, and even the second generations of Du He, Chai Lingwu, and Zhao Jie were killed. However, Fang Xuanling has also retired, so there can be no more threats.

Wei Ting and Yang Shidao were also dismissed from office.

Chengqian can breathe a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)