The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 108: Spread the word to the world and kill Li Shimin

After Li Chengdao decided to raise an army, he quickly gathered an army. At the same time, he ordered Jia Xu to write a notice to inform the world.

In today's era that pays attention to etiquette and Confucianism, no matter what you do, you need to have a good reputation, especially raising troops to serve the king. If you don't have a suitable reputation, you will be attacked by the world's scholars and the people will not support you.

To put it simply, to raise an army, you have to convince the world with a suitable reason. In short, you need to brand yourself as an army of justice.

The submission written by Jia Xu is three thousand words long, detailing Li Shimin's various sins.

"The King of Qin, Li Shimin, did not respect human relations and killed his brother in order to seize the throne. This is unfilial!"

"It is disloyal to imprison the Holy Emperor, fake imperial edicts, and usurp imperial power!"

"The Turks marched straight into the Central Plains and besieged Chang'an. Grandson Li Chengdao attacked the royal court regardless of life and death to relieve the danger of Chang'an. However, he was also besieged by 20 Turkic troops and was in danger."

"In the important border area, once the city is broken, countless people will be affected. However, Li Shimin stood still because of his own selfish interests, cut off the food and grass in Youzhou, and wanted to kill the grandson by the hands of the Turks, ignoring the safety of the people of the Tang Dynasty! This is unethical and disrespectful. road!"

"This time, my grandson raised an army in Youzhou, hoping to eliminate the traitorous king, clear the emperor's side, and ensure peace for the entire Tang Dynasty!"

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As soon as this payment document was published, it quickly spread throughout the country.

You must know that the impact of this submission is huge. As a grandson and a great hero who destroyed the Eastern Turks, Li Chengdao now has a very high reputation in both the government and the public.

At this time, a payment document was suddenly issued announcing the attack on Chang'an and the raising of troops to serve the king. You can imagine how shocked it was.

What is even more shocking is the content of this submission.

Kill your brother and imprison your father!

Usurp the throne!

You waste the lives of the people and use Turks to kill your grandson!
Each of these is astonishing.

The fact that Li Shimin killed his brother and forced his father had actually been circulated for a long time. It was not a secret among the government and the public. Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew about it.

Everyone knows that if Li Yuan hadn't suddenly made Li Chengdao his grandson, then Li Shimin would have ascended to the throne by now!
But if you know it, you know it, who dares to say a word about it?

Since ancient times, the family has been the most ruthless imperial family, and the battle for the throne has been the most dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces.

Except for the officials who had long been labeled as princelings, Qin Wang Party or Qi Wang Party, the other officials in the DPRK all chose to keep to themselves and turned a blind eye to this.

They are just officials and do not lean towards any party. No matter who wins in the end, it will have little impact on them. Of course, it will be difficult for them to get a chance to be promoted in the future, but at least they can save their lives.

Didn't you see that Prince Li Jiancheng was killed and Li Shimin became regent, all the officials from the princeling party and the Qi royal party were purged. This is the fate of being in the wrong team.

Therefore, all the officials knew that Li Shimin had the intention to seize the throne, but they kept silent about it and pretended not to know.

But now he could no longer remain silent. Li Chengdao directly made the matter clear. To put moral pressure on Li Shimin, officials like them must also express their opinions.

Do you choose to support Li Shimin or Li Chengdao?

However, the most terrible thing about this document is not that Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father, but that he ignored the safety of tens of thousands of people and used Turks to kill Li Chengdao.Although Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father, it was against human ethics, but the battle between royal and emperors was inherently cruel, and Li Shimin had made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty and was qualified to become emperor. Therefore, this matter would at most expose Li Shimin to criticism from all scholars. It became a few stains in his glorious life, but it could not fundamentally shake him.

But disregarding the safety of the people and using Turks to eliminate the enemy, this is the biggest taboo!
The fight for the throne between Li Chengdao and Li Shimin was a royal fight, and there was nothing wrong with it. But the Turks were outsiders, so how could they let foreigners kill Li Chengdao?Li Chengdao is the crown prince of a country!If he was killed by the Turks, where would the dignity of the Tang Dynasty be?
Not only that, once Youzhou falls, according to the cruelty of the Turks, the people of Youzhou will be in dire straits!

Moreover, if the Turks were based in Youzhou and crossed the Yellow River directly into the Central Plains, it would be a disaster that would sweep the entire Tang Dynasty!

How many more than tens of thousands of people will suffer?
People are selfish, and the common people may not have any feelings about Li Shimin killing his brother and imprisoning his father to usurp the throne. After all, this kind of thing is too far away from them.

But the Turks' disaster is really related to their own safety. Who wants to lose their lives and their families at the hands of the Turks?This is what makes them really angry!

As soon as this document came out, the government and the public were shocked by it, and all the scholars and common people in the world were furious.

"The King of Qin is unruly! The grandson should be established!"

"You have no morals and no righteousness! How can you be the monarch of the Tang Dynasty!"

"My grandson was guarding the border for the people of the Tang Dynasty, but he was stabbed in the back by his own people. It is really despicable and shameless!"

"His Royal Highness Taisun traveled thousands of miles to attack the royal court to relieve the Turkic crisis and save the Tang Dynasty from humiliation, but the King of Qin did such a disgraceful thing!"

"Although we are common people, we still know what etiquette, justice and integrity are, and the ferocity of foreign barbarians. You are the King of Qin, why are you so ignorant!"

"Bah! The traitor!"

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The common people and scholars all over the world were cursing, and the reaction of the common people and scholars in Chang'an City was particularly fierce.

Led by some scholars, many people even gathered in front of Tiance Mansion and cursed at Tiance Mansion.

"Tiance Mansion is an important place for military and political affairs! How can I allow you to be so presumptuous! Let me take them all!"

The commander of the Imperial Guard who came in a hurry saw the common people and scholars gathered in front of Tiance Mansion and shouted, he couldn't help being very angry, and immediately gave the order.

"Who dares! We are the students of the Imperial Academy, you have no right to arrest us!"

The leading scholar glared and said with a pinched neck.

Scholars are a very troublesome existence. The Tang Dynasty was both civilized and military. However, after the founding of the country, scholars began to be valued. The Imperial College was the highest institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty. Most of the students there were famous. They really cannot be arrested easily, otherwise it will cause trouble. All the scholars fiercely opposed it.

His adverbial response won a round of applause and praise.

"So what if you have fame! I will arrest you for violating the law?!"

"Come here! Capture them all for me, commander! Send them to Dali Temple to await trial!"

The commander of the imperial guards said angrily. Thousands of soldiers immediately arrested all the scholars who took the lead in making trouble and pinned them to the ground.

(End of this chapter)