Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 366 Demoted from Chang'an City, the whole city panicked at the bad news

The next day dawned.

The people in Chang'an City woke up in panic.

Many people walked towards the city gate as soon as they got up, to see what was going on.

When they saw that although the city gate collapsed, the soldiers guarded it tightly, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

There are still bloodstains on the ground that have not been cleaned up, and people know that there has been a bloody battle here last night.

Not long after, someone came to replace the gate, and the people left one after another, inquiring about what happened last night.

In the palace, Li Shimin didn't go to the morning court today, but he called Fang Yuan and other court ministers.

"I believe you all have heard about what happened last night!"

Li Shimin said slowly with bloodshot eyes.

He thought for a long time last night, thinking about how to deal with Li Chengqian.

After almost a sleepless night, Li Shimin finally made a decision.

"Your Majesty, have you found the person who blew up the city gate?"

Changsun Wuji was the first to speak.

Everyone nodded, their eyes full of anger.

Fifty thousand Tsing Yi soldiers approaching the city didn't make them angry, but blowing up the city gate was the bottom line.

The gate of Chang'an City is strong, and the general siege cannot capture the gate at all, but it is different if it is blown up.

It's a good thing that the firecracker army appeared to guard the city gate last night, otherwise Chang'an City would be captured by the Tsingyi army, and everyone's physical and mental health would not be guaranteed.

"I found it, it's Li Chengqian."

Li Shimin said expressionlessly.

"Huh? This?"

Changsun Wuji's face immediately collapsed.

He was originally indignant, but now he is embarrassed and speechless.

In any case, Li Chengqian is his nephew, and he is his uncle.

This kind of thing, no matter what I say as an uncle, is not good.

Everyone was also in an uproar, looking at each other in blank dismay, facing this result was a little hard to accept for a while.

Immediately, Liu Zhenghui, Li Daozong and others looked at Fang Yuan, seeing Fang Yuan remained silent, they knew the matter was true.

"Everyone, tell me, how should I deal with that traitor?"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

After the words fell, everyone looked at each other again.

After a while, someone finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think you can be punished lightly."

"After all, there were no substantial casualties."

Fang Xuanling was the first to stand up and express his opinion.

He knew Li Shimin very well. When he heard Li Shimin speak out against his son, he knew that Li Shimin actually did not want to severely punish Li Chengqian.

Although very speechless, but now Li Chengqian has no position and only one life, it is impossible to kill Li Chengqian, so it is better to deal with it lightly.

"Your Majesty, I also think that the sentence should be given lightly."

Wang Gui also stood up and expressed his opinion.

The people present are all good people, and they all understand the reason why Li Shimin didn't go to the morning court to call them here in private.

It's nothing more than that he doesn't want to punish Li Chengqian severely. After all, he is the eldest son, and losing the crown prince is already miserable enough.

Although I made a mistake again, but it did not cause substantial consequences, I can still fight for a chance.

"Your Majesty, why don't you be demoted from Chang'an City and become a commoner, so that you can live a lifetime of prosperity and wealth."

Liu Zhenghui said in a deep voice.

The face is not very good-looking.

This is the treatment only the prince has.

If it was someone else, beheading would be easy, and it would be possible to implicate the whole clan.

"My minister agrees!"

The remaining ministers seconded the proposal one after another.

"Fang Shangshu, what do you think?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly, not very satisfied with this punishment.

It's okay to be demoted from Chang'an City, but if you become a commoner, won't your descendants also become commoners?

Everyone looked at Fang Yuan, only then remembered that Fang Yuan hadn't spoken all this time.

"Hear Your Majesty!"

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

Whatever it is.

I said that I would not interfere in the struggle for imperial power.

No matter what the ministers decide to do with Li Chengqian, it's up to them.

"Since this is the case, then follow Liu Shangshu's words and demote him from Chang'an City and become a commoner."

Li Shimin said solemnly.

He wanted a lighter punishment.

But the punishment is too light, it is difficult to convince the public, and it is easy to cause serious consequences.

For example, it will bring a bad influence to the princes: the penalty for making a mistake will not be too severe.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The crowd saluted.

"Ministry of Industry, repair the city gate as soon as possible, and check the city for problems."

"Yes!"

"Ministry of Rites, calm people's hearts and warn the people of Chang'an City not to be afraid!"

"Yes!"

"Military Department, stand by at all times, I don't want any mistakes in mobilizing troops!"

"Yes!"

"Ministry of Justice, there must be a lot of villains in the city recently, you and Dali Temple must prevent villains from making trouble!"

"Yes!"

"Ministry of Households, money expenditure, in the recent period, first approval and then review, to ensure that there is no shortage of money in every link!"

"Yes!"

"The Ministry of Officials, supervise all officials, and prevent low-quality officials from doing things they shouldn't do."

"Yes!"

Li Shimin gave orders to the six ministries respectively.

The tense atmosphere immediately made Fang Yuan and the others tremble in their hearts.

Now is not an ordinary time, it is a critical moment, a time that concerns the fate of Datang.

If someone loses the chain at this time, it is estimated that Li Shimin will definitely pursue it very strictly.

After all, everyone is not Li Chengqian, and it is impossible to forgive like Li Chengqian.

"Let's all go away."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Sir, please retire!"

Everyone got up and left.

"Fang Shangshu, please stay here."

Li Shimin suddenly called Fang Yuan to stop.

Everyone's eyes changed slightly, but they still dispersed in an orderly manner.

Recently Li Shimin often asked Fang Yuan to stay, which made everyone a little unhappy about it.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Fang Yuan spoke directly.

"Is there enough money?"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

Not long ago, there was a problem with the Qixing banknotes, and the bank lost a lot of money every day.

Now the minting and printing of money are done at a high speed, but every day people exchange banknotes and copper coins, and the banks are under great pressure.

"There is a lot of pressure, and I will try my best to cooperate with the various ministries in spending money."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Now the money is tight, and the national treasury is almost empty.

If it weren't for the money being printed, the court would have no money.

It is no longer possible to worry about subsequent inflation.

However, Fang Yuan is still working hard to control the amount of exchange every day.

If the credit of Datang Treasure Banknotes can be maintained, then the subsequent problems will not be too big.

"I'm relieved if you say that."

"Follow me to see Zheng Zaiyou, I have to torture to find out the whereabouts of the fire gun."

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice.

Among the six ministries, the one with the greatest pressure is actually the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Without money, it will be difficult for other ministries to do well, and there may be chaos.

So Li Shimin personally stayed with Fang Yuan and asked about Fang Yuan's situation to determine what to do.

"Ok."

Fang Yuan nodded and said.

He was also curious about where Zheng Zaiyou hid the firecracker.

The Tsing Yi Army outside the city yesterday came because of Zheng Zaiyou and others.

But it's not because of the arrival of the firecrackers, it can't be sure.

The gates of the city were blown open. I don't know if the firecrackers were secretly taken out.

All this, you still have to ask Zheng Zaiyou to know.

Not long after, Fang Yuan followed Li Shimin to the prison.

The sky prison is a serious criminal, and there is almost no chance to get out in the whole life.

Many of Sun Simiao's human experiments were transported from here after being executed.

Soon, Fang Yuan and Li Shimin saw Zheng Zaiyou, sitting safely in the corner of the cell.

At this moment, Zheng Zaiyou was leaning against the wall, holding a black round pill in his hand, with a troubled expression on his face.

After hearing the footsteps of Fang Yuan, Li Shimin and others, Zheng Zaiyou looked at them in a panic, and then swallowed the pill in his mouth.

"Zheng Zaiyou, what are you doing?!"

Fang Yuan turned pale with shock, and quickly wanted to stop Zheng Zaiyou.

However, the voice could not be stopped, and Zheng Zaiyou still took the pill.

"Quickly, open the door, and invite the imperial doctor!"

Li Shimin was also shocked, and immediately ordered to open the door and call the imperial doctor.

Swallowing the black pill at this time is definitely not a good thing, it is very likely that he committed suicide by taking poison.

Now where is he going to get the firecracker from him, how could he just let him die like this?

The jailers were very fast, they immediately opened the city gate, and rushed into the cell as fast as they could.

Several jailers were very experienced. While holding Zheng Zaiyou's body, they beat Zheng Zaiyou's stomach, trying to spit out what Zheng Zaiyou had swallowed.

However, Zheng Zaiyou tried his best to curl up his body, and his whole body was tense, holding on to prevent the jailers from succeeding.

After a few strokes, Zheng Zaiyou vomited blood, but he didn't see the black pill coming out.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

The jailers looked at Li Shimin tremblingly.

They tried their best, but they still couldn't get the pill out of Zheng Zaiyou's stomach.

"Get out!"

"Zheng Zaiyou, what did you eat?"

Li Shimin's face was ugly, and he said in a deep voice after approaching Zheng Zaiyou.

Damn, it's so damn, who the hell sent him the pills?

"Didn't Your Majesty guess it?"

Zheng Zaiyou coughed up blood and laughed wretchedly.

He struggled to get up, but fell down again because of the severe pain in his abdomen.

"Bastard!"

"Where's the firecracker?"

Li Shimin was furious and shouted in a low voice.

But what he faced was Zheng Zaiyou's cold ridicule.

"Laugh, it's so funny."

"We will let all your people go down to accompany you, especially your close relatives!"

Fang Yuan interrupted suddenly, and said coldly.

He was also very angry and very dissatisfied with Zheng Zaiyou.

Not only did he despise himself at the beginning, but now he also despises the laws of the court.

What's even more exaggerated is that there are poisons in the sky prison, and the infiltration of the five surnames and seven Wangs is too terrifying.

Such a family is really terrifying, they must be suppressed.

"Not bad!"

"If you don't tell me, I will definitely send your parents, wife and children down there for you!"

Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice.

I don't know how Zheng Zaiyou's poison is, now I can only force the other party to tell the whereabouts of the firecracker.

"Emperor, the crime is not as good as the family, the crime is not as good as the family!"

Zheng Zaiyou's expression changed, and he said in a panic.

He struggled and finally stood up and begged Li Shimin.

At this time, his lips began to turn purple, and the donated blood flowing from the corner of his mouth turned black.

"Then you tell the whereabouts of the firecracker!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin's expression sank, and he understood how powerful Zheng Zaiyou's poison was, and he probably would die soon.

"I really don't know where the firecracker is."

"After I got him, I handed it over to the person who responded. I don't know where he is going or who he is giving it to."

Zheng Zaiyou tried to explain.

As he spoke, he spat out more blood from his mouth, all black.

In the end, he knelt down at Li Shimin's knees, grabbed Li Shimin's clothes, and begged again.

"Who is he?"

Fang Yuan asked loudly.

Li Shimin also frowned, looking eagerly at Zheng Zaiyou.

"Yes Yes"

Zheng Zaiyou struggled, black blood kept coming out of his mouth.

Before he finished speaking, he was completely speechless, and finally his face fell to the ground and he died completely.

"Ahhh, I'm so mad!"

Li Shimin was so angry that he kicked Zheng Zaiyou's body away.

Fang Yuan's brows frowned suddenly, and he quickly approached Zheng Zaiyou, and pressed his fingers on Zheng Zaiyou's neck.

died.

Seeing Fang Yuan's expression, Li Shimin was furious again.

But this time it was the jailer kneeling on the ground who was kicked, and the jailer was kicked away, his face grim in pain.

"Come on, Your Majesty."

Fang Yuan said with a sigh.

The whereabouts of the firecrackers are a mystery.

Whether he was taken out or not is no longer certain.

The only good thing is that Fang Yuan was well prepared from the very beginning, giving them all low-quality firecrackers.

"Is it still possible to find the lost firecracker?"

Li Shimin said as he walked, his face was ugly.

"The probability is almost zero."

"Let's think about the current problem."

Fang Yuan followed aside, said in a deep voice.

The current problem is already a headache, and I don't have much energy to think about it.

Since the firecracker had been given to the Zheng family of Xingyang, it was already prepared not to come back.

"we can only do this."

Li Shimin sighed deeply and left the prison.

There are indeed many things in Chang'an City, the construction of the city gate, the appeasement of the people, the monitoring of the family, and the problems left over from the seven-star banknotes
After coming out of the prison, Fang Yuan and the others didn't have time to rest, they were busy every day.

Also because of the daily busyness of everyone, the situation in Chang'an City gradually returned to normal, and the city gate was repaired.

After the fighting that night, the 1 Tsing Yi soldiers died and injured more than [-], and they never appeared again after they disappeared.

But under unknown circumstances, Li Chengqian was secretly exiled from Chang'an City.

Although Li Shimin deliberately did not let the common people know that the bombing of the city gate had something to do with Li Chengqian, but after all, the fire could not be covered by paper, and it was spread out.

For a while, people had great opinions on the royal family, thinking that it was because of the royal family that they almost lost their lives.

But the matter has not yet fermented, and bigger news came back.

During the battle between Datang and Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun retreated steadily, and he was not Datang's opponent.

However, Tubo suddenly sent troops to attack the Tang army, and joined forces with Tuyuhun to attack the Tang army, causing the Tang army to lose. The battle situation reversed, and the Tang army almost collapsed.

Although the Tang army finally assembled under the guidance of the military god Li Jing, the losses were still huge and the casualties were heavy.

This kind of news cannot be concealed. Sooner or later, it will be leaked one day. In addition, Li Shimin and others felt that this battle must be won and did not deliberately conceal it, so more people knew about it.

"How could it be? Was the God of War also defeated?"

"My God, it won't cause other countries to crusade against us, right?"

"The Tsing Yi Army was scary enough last night, it won't be like the Nine Years of Wude, will it?"

"Do you want to run away? Do you want to run away? I think those big families have already prepared to run away!"

People were panicking, like a stone was weighing on their hearts, and the entire city of Chang'an became even more depressing.

(End of this chapter)