Man Tanghong

Chapter 481 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

As Liu Jun read it, his voice became quieter, and disbelief was written on his face. Obviously, he just found out about it.

Manchao Wenwu also looked in disbelief, looking at Dou Gui in disbelief.

Dou Gui stared in horror, and said with a trembling mouth: "Impossible, how is it possible..."

Li Yuan ignored him, Liu Jun glanced at him and continued to read.

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin beside him with a smile, and Li Shimin also looked over.

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

They don't know whether Li Jiancheng's affairs will have an ending today, but Dou Gui is definitely over.

Li Yuan had already given Dou Gui a chance. He demoted Dou Gui's official position, demoted Dou Gui's noble title, and let Dou Gui live.

But Dou Gui didn't cherish it, and Li Yuan also said that he would not show mercy, so Dou Gui had no room to stand up.

"Congratulations to the holy reading..."

When Liu Jun finished reading the last few words of the memorandum, all the civil and military officials buzzed like bees again, Dou Gui's mouth trembled, his hands trembled, and he shouted in horror: "Saint, this is not true!" Yes, someone is framing the minister, and the minister has never done such a thing."

"Oh!"

Li Yuan went up against the crime, and all the civil and military soldiers were startled.

Li Yuan pointed at Dou Gui angrily and cursed: "Your nephew is in charge of this matter in Yizhou. He has already been captured by Yuwen Shiji. Do you still want to deny it?"

Dou Gui was so terrified that his eyes widened even wider.

nephew?

In Yizhou?
Take care of this?

How can it be? !
"saint……"

Dou Gui opened his mouth with difficulty, wanting to defend himself, but Li Yuan didn't give him a chance to speak. He took out another memorial from the box on the side of the throne, threw it to His Majesty, and shouted angrily: "This is your nephew's confession. Do you still want me to find someone to help you Niannian?"

Dou Gui didn't care about etiquette, and rushed towards the score book, and after getting it in his hand, he quickly read it.

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there were people who had a good relationship with Dou Gui and wanted to speak for Dou Gui, but after seeing Li Yuan's confession from the Dou family, they no longer had such thoughts.

If Dou Gui really did such a thing, then he should be damned.

If it is said that Dou Gui did not do such a thing and was framed by someone, then he deserves to die even more.

Because the person who framed him could make the people of the Dou family jump out and bite him, the Patriarch of the Dou family, then even if he escaped this catastrophe, he would not be able to escape the next catastrophe.

Since there is a gap in the Dou family, and he, the head of the family, doesn't know about it, it means that not only outsiders want him to die, but also someone inside the Dou family wants him to die.

In this case, he would have died no matter what.

Then, there is no need to speak for him.

Because speaking for him in such a deadly situation, not only would he not get any benefit, but it would also be easy for Li Yuan to treat him as an accomplice and deal with him together.

"Saint! This is not true! I don't know anything about the above! I implore the saint to investigate this matter thoroughly and return my innocence!"

After reading the memorial, Dou Gui quickly knelt down to His Majesty and begged Li Yuan.

Li Yuan smiled coldly and said: "Scholar Yuwen not only got the confession, but also seized the barbarians you collected and the armor you kept privately, and now they are on the way back to Beijing, how do you ask me to investigate?
Do you turn black and white with your eyes open like you? "

Dou Gui trembled, opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

Li Gang hesitated for a moment, walked out of the short table, bowed and said: "The matter of Dou Gui is completely different from the matter of His Royal Highness, please don't confuse it."

Li Gang didn't want Li Yuan to treat this matter and Li Jiancheng's matter as the same thing, otherwise, the situation would be even more unfavorable for them.

As for whether Dou Gui died or not, he didn't care.

If Li Jiancheng was not the eldest son, he would not care whether Li Jiancheng died or not.

Li Yuan snorted and glared at Li Gang, then looked at Dou Guigui: "I thought of your past achievements and gave you the opportunity to step down from the post of governor of Yizhou and become a wealthy idler as the county magistrate.

But if you don't want it, then don't blame me for not showing affection. "

"saint……"

"I have also said that next time I will never show mercy, so don't expect me to show mercy again."

After saying this, Li Yuan did not give Dou Gui any chance to defend himself, and ordered decisively outside the hall: "Come here, take off Dou Gui's robe and hat, and send them to Dali Temple for custody." !"

"Here!"

This time, Qianniu Beishen and Beishen in front of the hall appeared very quickly, appearing in the hall almost when Li Yuan said the words 'come here'.

After Li Yuan finished speaking, several people had already walked in front of Dou Gui, and began to take off Dou Gui's official uniform and crown.

Dou Gui began to struggle to his death, insisting that he was innocent.

But Li Yuan turned a deaf ear to his words.

After Dou Gui shouted and was escorted out, Li Yuan stared coldly at Li Gang and the others, and asked in a cold voice, "Is there anyone who interceded for Dou Gui?"

Li Gang and the others pursed their lips with ugly expressions, but didn't say a word.

Although Li Gang just stood up and corrected one or two when Li Yuan confused Dou Gui's matter with Li Jiancheng's matter, but Li Yuan took Dou Gui in court, which still had the effect of killing chickens and monkeys.

Some officials who supported Li Gang and others were shaken in their hearts.

A hero who founded the country, a high-ranking prince among the princes of the country, Li Yuan took it as he said, without blinking his eyes.

Some people with unstable minds and weak will no longer have the guts to fight against Li Yuan.

Although whether Li Jiancheng can continue to be the prince is related to the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and the order of the succession of the Tang Dynasty's throne, but compared to these, their lives, official titles, and wealth are obviously more important.

Few of the people who can appear in this hall are the kind of impartial and selfless people.

On the contrary, they are all very selfish people, otherwise, they would not be able to change from Sui officials to Tang officials.

So if they have to choose between themselves and the country, they will choose themselves without hesitation, and they can also confidently tell everyone that 'people do not do it for themselves, and heaven and earth will destroy it'.

"Shimin!"

After Li Yuan shocked most of his courtiers, he greeted Li Shimin.

Li Shimin got up slowly and walked into the hall, bowed and said: "My son is here!"

Li Yuan said with deep eyes: "I will leave the case of Dou Gui to you. You must check it out for me, and see what he has done to apologize to me besides hiding his armor and having bad intentions."

Li Shimin saluted solemnly: "My son obeys the order!"

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Send someone to block up the Dou family, arrest everyone in the Dou family, interrogate them one by one, and make sure to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then slowly knelt down on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Father, please forgive those who don't know."

As a son, Li Shimin was pleading for the people of Empress Taimu.

This is human nature, Li Yuan may not agree, but it does not affect Li Shimin's good reputation for being kind and righteous.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji knew that he could no longer stand on the sidelines, so he walked out of the short table slowly and repeated Li Shimin's words.

How can this kind of fame-gaining thing make Li Shimin alone?

Everyone is a good brother, and I am a person with love and righteousness. If I don’t come out to make a splash at this time, when will I wait?

Li Yuan's eyes lingered on Li Shimin and Li Yuanji for a while, showing some thought-provoking expressions, and said lightly: "That's right, the Dou family is your mother's family after all, so it's not appropriate to implicate them wantonly.

Seeing that you two still have a little bit of filial piety, I will approve your request. "

Li Shimin and Li Yuanji thanked Li Yuan together.

In this matter, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty intervened.

It's not easy for them to intervene in matters of mutual concealment.

They don't like to say much about the two sons' filial piety to their deceased mother.

So I can only watch helplessly as the father and son decide the fate of the Dou clan in a few words.

"Father should know..."

Li Shimin whispered something in Li Yuanji's ear about getting up and walking back.

Naturally, Li Yuanji could also see that, Li Yuan's thought-provoking expression had already betrayed his thoughts completely.

However, Li Yuanji still pretended to be stupid and said in a daze: "Really? Then how should we deal with it?"

Li Shimin said indifferently: "There is no need to deal with it."

"Um?!"

Li Yuanji gave Li Shimin a puzzled response.

Li Shimin said again: "Since my father didn't expose us, it means that my father acquiesced in this matter, and we can just pretend that we haven't done anything."

Li Yuanji pretended to be surprised and said, "Can it still be like this?"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuanji and said nothing more.

Li Yuanji came to Li Shimin's side, and chattered endlessly: "Is it true that father also dislikes Dou Shi and wants to clean up Dou Shi, but he can't find a suitable reason, so he hasn't done it for a long time.

Now that you have passed the reason to your father, your father will decisively kill you? "

Li Shimin gave Li Yuanji a blank look, and said in an annoyed low voice, "I think my father is more like trying to make an example of others..."

As he spoke, he took a special look at Li Gang and the others.

Li Yuanji pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and laughed.

In order to maintain the character design, he also tried his best.

I just don't know if this can confuse Li Shimin.

"Since father already knew, why did he give you full power to handle this matter?"

Li Yuanji asked pretending to be puzzled.

This is also a show operation by Li Yuan, asking the person who handles the case to investigate the case. Isn't this trying to toss Dou Shi to death.

If there were no personal grievances involved, Li Yuanji would not believe anything he said.

It's just that they don't know what the Dou's people did to offend Li Yuan, and it's worth Li Yuan's unlimited efforts to deal with them.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuanji, and said indifferently: "Of course I hope that I will execute everyone who deserves death..."

Li Yuanji nodded while pretending to understand.

Who is the damned person?

Of course it's Dou Gui Yifang.

The first room where Empress Taimu was born, with the blessing of Empress Taimu, will definitely not die.

The room where Dou Dan is located has already turned to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin will not use his own people.

Then the only thing left is Dou Gui Yifang.

Li Yuan should have found out the evidence that Dou Dan turned to Li Shimin, so he handed over the matter to Li Shimin with confidence, and asked Li Shimin to let go of the house where Empress Taimu was born and the house where Dou Dan lived, and send Dou Gui to the house. The people in the room go down.

Dou Gui's death was unjust, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and the three of him plotted together, it's hard not to die.

(End of this chapter)