The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 463 Disposal
No matter how he regrets it, it's too late now." His Majesty Li Er's eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

In the early court, Li Chengqian and Li Tai brothers did not go to the court. When they received the news in the East Palace, the three brothers immediately changed into filial piety clothes and rushed to Da'an Palace.

The overlord passed away, and the whole of Chang'an was in ruins. The halls in the palace were hung with thick white silk, and the eunuchs and maids who came and went were all wearing white cloth around their waists. The princesses and concubines in the harem also lost their old clothes , put on plain clothes, and mourned for Li Yuan.

The eunuchs in Da'an Palace had already changed clothes for Li Yuan, and Li Yuan's body had also been carried into the "Zi Palace". In the morning, a special eunuch guarded the lamp, and from time to time picked the lamp twisters out of the butter to ensure that the long-burning lamp would not go out.

On the first day of guarding Li Yuan, His Majesty Li Er, the prince and princess, and all the courtiers were kneeling in the hall during the day. From the first day, His Majesty Li Er issued a decree to stop court for three days.

On the first day, Xuan Shijing naturally had to enter the palace to guard Li Yuan's spirit with all the ministers, so even if it was the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xuan Shijing could not stay in the Hou's mansion.

Originally, all the officials in the Shangyuan Festival had a holiday for rest and rest. With the death of Li Yuan, the officials' rest and holidays were gone, and the folk festivals were also gone, which made these ordinary people depressed for a while.

Kneeling in front of the Spirit Hall for a whole day, and drank some porridge in between, Xuan Shijing now felt that he was about to starve to death. After they broke up, Xuan Shijing was about to pack up and go back to the mansion, but was stopped by Deyi, saying that His Majesty Li Er was waiting for him in the Ganlu Hall.

Xuan Shijing sighed silently, but obediently turned around and followed Deyi to Ganlu Hall.

The gate of Ganlu Hall was closed tightly, Deyi walked outside the hall and stretched out his hand to push the gate of Ganlu Hall open, and invited Xuan Shijing in.

Xuan Shijing walked into the hall, and the door behind him was closed by Deyi from outside the hall.

Xuan Shijing turned his head and looked at the upper room of the main hall. His Majesty Li Er was standing beside the bright yellow soft couch with his hands behind his back facing Xuan Shijing.

"My servant has seen His Majesty." Xuan Shijing bowed to His Majesty Li Er.

"No." His Majesty Li Er responded lightly: "Jing'er, it's hard work for you to go out this time."

"Should be."

His Majesty Li Er turned around, and his gaze fell on Xuan Shijing: "Jing'er, I called you over today because I actually want to hear your opinion on something."

"If your Majesty has any orders, just give them to the minister." Xuan Shijing cupped his hands and said, but his heart was full of twists and turns. Li Yuan has already gone to the matters related to him, and the rest can make His Majesty Li Er so tactful. Li Yuanjing was the only one who came to look for him.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hands when he heard the words, and said, "I am also a little uncertain about this matter, so I want to ask you."

"Why doesn't Your Majesty consult with the eldest grandson?" Xuan Shijing asked back.

"I haven't talked to the auxiliary machine about this matter yet. What's more, this matter has nothing to do with the auxiliary machine. If you ask him, it's just a detour with me." His Majesty Li Er said: "I want to ask you Yes, Jing'er, what do you think about how to deal with Yuan Jing?"

"Your Majesty, it's not good for you to ask the little minister about this matter. Now the whole court knows that the little minister has a relationship with His Highness King Jing. If you ask the little minister, the little minister will wish that His Royal Highness King Jing will not come to you again in the future." This little minister is making things difficult." Xuan Shijing said.

Hearing His Majesty Li Er asked himself this way, Xuan Shijing naturally guessed that Li Yuan must have said something to His Majesty Li Er before he died. In all likelihood, it was about Li Yuanjing. Through his own death, he came to protect his son by the way.

"Your boy is sincere." His Majesty Li Er snorted coldly: "With your cleverness, you must have guessed some of the reasons, so don't play sloppy with me, just say what you have."

"The little minister is telling the truth." Xuan Shijing lowered his head and secretly looked at His Majesty Li Er's face.

"Say!"

"Originally His Royal Highness King Jing conspired to rebel, just having this idea and operating in Chang'an for so many years is inevitable to escape death, not to mention that His Royal Highness King Jing hid soldiers in Jingzhou. The common people are endangering the country of the Tang Dynasty, so no matter how you say it, His Royal Highness King Jing is a death penalty." Xuan Shijing said.

"You want Yuan Jing to be executed?" His Majesty Li Er looked at Xuan Shijing and asked.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I haven't finished talking yet." Xuan Shijing said: "This is the law of the country, but the Supreme Emperor has pleaded for His Highness King Jing in front of His Majesty. This is a favor, and now the Supreme Emperor is doing it. Pleading for mercy becomes a will, if you don't obey it, your Majesty will be unfilial, therefore, your majesty can leave this issue to the ministers to think about, if you make a decision here, when the decree is issued, it is inevitable that you will be punished by those The censors are sick."

Xuan Shijing explained this issue to His Majesty Li Er from both aspects of national law and human feelings. As for the final decision, it is naturally up to His Majesty Li Er, but it is not Xuan Shijing's turn to dictate here.

"If I don't kill Yuan Jing, how do you think I should deal with it?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, if you leave Royal Highness King Jing to die, there will be two outcomes. One is house arrest and Chang'an, and you are not allowed to leave Chang'an City in this life. The second is exile and exile for three thousand miles, and you will never return to Chang'an. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, For the conviction of a certain crime, no matter which of these two items, it is a light sentence for His Royal Highness King Jing, the first offender." Xuan Shijing said.

After working in Dali Temple, Xuan Shijing also read "Wu Delu" and other laws of the Tang Dynasty when he was idle, so he also did some research on the law. At least for the serious crime of treason, Xuan Shijing I still remember it clearly.

"Yeah, Yuan Jing's crime, if it's a normal situation, it's hard for me to forgive him, but now, the Supreme Emperor said to me before he died, no matter what, I have to forgive Yuan Jing once, this is what makes me difficult " His Majesty Li Er sighed.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, even if this matter is left to the courtiers to debate in the court, the result will be the same, because the Supreme Emperor's will, His Royal Highness King Jing, can save his life." Xuan Shijing said.

Although Xuan Shijing really wanted to eradicate Li Yuanjing, the chief culprit who harmed him, but the development of the matter was out of his control, especially Li Yuan's sudden illness and death, which paved the way for Li Yuanjing's life a bit more. .

(End of this chapter)