Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 483 My Virtue Is Integrity [End of this Volume]

Under the night sky of Xuanwu Gate, Li Jiancheng walked into the palace in the heavy rain.

When the soldiers behind him did this, they did not have any fear or terror at all, because their predecessors had already done this and tried this path for them.

This is a viable path.

So they don't have to worry or be afraid.

Just go.

Winning - there are so many successful examples of predecessors there. If you win, you will achieve success and fame, follow the dragon, and enjoy wealth and glory!
Lost - why bother if you lose? The worst that can happen is death.

It can be said that what Yang Jian did back then completely removed the sacred halo above the emperor's head. In the eyes of all the soldiers, the emperor was no longer the sacred and unattainable figure. They would bleed and die just the same.

Heavy rain was pouring down as Xu Lin stood beside Li Jiancheng with a look of caution on his face.

"Your Highness."

Xu Lin raised his head and the rain flowed down his armor bit by bit.

He said with a serious expression: "Didn't the emperor ask you to bring the other princes with you?"

"Where are the other princes?"

Here Xu Lin was referring to Li Jiancheng's brothers.

After Li Yuan surrendered as the false emperor of Southern Tang, his children and Li Shimin were all brothers. Logically, they should all be granted the title of Duke. However, due to various factors, these children were not granted the title of Duke.

Only Li Jiancheng was given the title of "Duke of Jin" because he was the "crown prince". The others were all "marquises", and all of them were the worst kind of marquises that could not be inherited.

But, even if it is the worst time, it is still a time!

What's more, when Li Yuan was not clear-headed before and was planning with Li Jiancheng, he would definitely not forget his other sons. He also wanted to take these sons with him.

That's why Xu Lin asked the question cautiously at this time.

He risked his life and the extermination of his entire clan, but what he saw was not all the people he had promised to take with him, but only the Duke of Jin? Was there something wrong, or was the Duke of Jin unwilling to take those people with him?
Or was the Duke of Jin the "mistake"?
They are doing something that requires their heads on the line, and there is no way they can't be cautious.

Li Jiancheng just smiled slightly, he looked at Xu Lin and said: "Xuanba, Yuanji and the others are unwilling to come with me, this is also something I can't force."

"Yuanji even rebuked me, saying that my father and I were treacherous ministers who committed treason and even wanted to expose both of us."

Li Jiancheng raised his head slightly, and his head formed a 45-degree angle with the sky. The rain slowly slid down his cheeks. Li Jiancheng's face was very handsome, but at this moment he looked a little pitiful.

"Besides, they don't have many weapons in their hands. Isn't it enough for me to be there?"

"Or does General Xu want to rebel?"

Being stared at by Li Jiancheng, Xu Lin felt helpless. He sighed and said, "Since the Duke has said so, I have nothing to say. I am just worried about the Duke and the Emperor's ambitions."

He spread his hands and said, "Although Xuanwu Gate has become a breakthrough point and we can enter the palace from here, we cannot drive straight in."

"The person that His Majesty the Emperor said would meet us has not yet arrived. It's already been half an hour. Since Your Highness is here, all matters will be handled by Your Highness."

"What should we do now?"

Li Jiancheng frowned. The person his father promised to pick him up didn't come?
For some reason, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be some conspiracy involved, but at this point he had no other options or way out and could only go all the way with a tough attitude.

"No need to rush."

Li Jiancheng seemed calm and composed, as if he was fully prepared for the situation, but in fact he was as panicked as an old dog.

"Without a contact person, can we not go there?"

"General Xu, since you asked this question in public, you must have found a solution. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been waiting for me, who doesn't know much about the palace, to come up with a solution for half an hour, right?"

Xu Lin smiled dumbly: "This is natural."

He pondered for a moment and then said, "There is another way, but it is very dangerous and guarded by some soldiers. Of course, compared to the other ways, this one is the easiest."

"If the Duke is willing, I can take the risk and take you there."

Another very dangerous path?

Li Jiancheng basically had no hesitation, and he really had no time to hesitate at this moment.

"Then go ahead!"

He made the decision straight away.

Li Jiancheng felt that no matter what happened, it would all come down to a gamble in the end. If one was not brave enough to gamble, then he had already lost the fight from the very beginning.

Tai Chi Hall

The situation today has hardly changed from before. The emperor is still sitting there, and the emperor emeritus is still crying and asking for help from others. In order to tell the emperor that I am your man and to prevent the emperor from getting hurt by mistake, others simply scold the emperor emeritus.

Everything went so well.

It went so smoothly that even the young, very young historian behind the curtain, who was recording the emperor's records on his first day as the attendant, felt that something was wrong. He always felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in this hall.

But he was too young to tell what was wrong with these things.

then
He put down the pen in his hand and dared not continue recording.

Inside the Xuanwu Gate, the group of people walked for another quarter of an hour, and suddenly "Xu Lin", who was leading the way in front, stopped. Li Jiancheng, who had noticed something was wrong when he was leading the way but was unable to leave, also suddenly stopped and ordered the people around him to be on alert quickly.

Li Jiancheng raised his eyes and looked at the person in front of him. The guess in his heart was constantly becoming a reality.

He looked at Xu Lin coldly and angrily: "Xu Lin! How dare you betray us!"

"Do you think the emperor will still trust you after you did something like this?"

Xu Lin just stood there without saying a word, and then saluted in a certain direction behind him.

The man slowly walked out from the heavy rain curtain, his clothes were neat and tidy, with a somewhat arrogant look on his face. He was the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty who could have such an expression!
That is Yu Wenzhi!
The reason why Yu Wenzhi appeared here at this time was very simple, because he received an order, an order that anyone other than him would seem unqualified to do.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, he is the only one who has this qualification!
Qualified to do this!

"Your Highness, Duke of Jin——"

Yu Wenji opened his mouth, and his big white teeth sparkled in the darkness, making people notice his white teeth at the first moment. And now, these big white teeth spoke words that made Li Jiancheng feel panic and fear in his heart.

"Your Highness, Duke of Jin, why are you here? Are you planning a rebellion?"

He tilted his head, looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Oh no, forgive me for being wrong. You are not planning to rebel, but you have already rebelled!" Yu Wenzhi drew the long sword from his waist, with a hint of amusement on his face, "Then, Your Highness, how are you going to die?"

"Today I am kind-hearted and can promise to let you choose a way to die!"

Li Jiancheng tightly grasped the sword in his hand, with a look of hesitation and fear on his face, but then he realized that no matter how scared he was, it would be useless!

He must fight hard!
What if?
If he succeeds with all his efforts, won't he still be able to sit in that position?

Li Jiancheng, who wanted to sit in that position at this time, was already crazy!

"kill!"

He gritted his teeth, a ferocious look on his face.

The rain slapped on his face, and the reflected moonlight illuminated his cheeks. He was like a dying tiger!
Behind Li Jiancheng, the group of soldiers who had been prepared were fighting hard as if their lives were at stake!

This matter was discovered by the guards of the palace. They no longer had any way to retreat. Unless they win, no matter who wins, they will inevitably face reckoning!

"kill!"

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A group of people who looked ferocious and ugly.

Under the heavy rain, all the noise was covered by the crazy sound of the rain. People kept falling down, and their bodies lay paralyzed on the ground. Blood continued to flow out of their bodies, and then the rain washed the blue bricks of the floor of the Xuanwu Gate!
Taiji Hall
The moment the noise sounded, everyone subconsciously tensed their bodies, afraid to face it, not daring to face the voices of fighting and killing, but most of them breathed a sigh of relief - because if the emperor was completely unprepared, it should not be the voices of fighting and killing, but those traitors sitting directly in this Tai Chi Hall!

I don’t know how long it took, but the noise outside gradually became quieter until it disappeared completely.

Then, a sound of footsteps was heard outside the hall. It sounded like there were two people. One of them was Yu Wenzhi who came back to report. So who was the other one?
Almost everyone looked towards the door of the hall. They all wanted to know who the other person was!

When people walked in, most of them had confused looks on their faces. They never knew who this person was - after all, this person didn't seem to come from a wealthy family.

"Reply to Your Majesty."

Yu Wenzhi held the head in his hand on top of his head, and people realized that this great general was carrying this bloody head all the way! Isn't this a deterrent to them?

"The criminal Li Jiancheng, the false prince of Tang, the current Duke of Jin!"

"I have already killed him!"

Beside him, Xu Lin also expressed himself in the same way, but his expression was more complete and fair than Yu Wenzhi's, and people finally saw something from his eyes.
The first one to break the defense was Li Yuan!

I don’t know if he was really defeated or just pretending to be defeated, but he just yelled, “Xu Lin! How dare you betray me!”

Xu Lin just glanced at Li Yuan with a complicated expression, wondering whether this man was helping him or not. Now he couldn't tell at all.

Heart is under the kyte!
The three ministers in the court had also arrived and were standing there obediently - although the three ministers were now just honorary titles and no one could exercise such great power.

They didn't dare discuss what happened today because it was already a scandal for the royal family itself.

"My dear friends."

At this moment, Li Shimin seemed to be frightened and seemed to be in some strange mood, so he took the initiative to ask: "My dear ministers, how should this matter be handled?"

Everyone looked at each other and remained silent.

How to do it?
One is the emperor’s family affair. Who dares to judge? Who knows how the emperor wants to deal with it?
Only one person stood up at this time.

It was Chen Ruohan.

Chen Ruohan said in a normal voice: "Your Majesty, this matter should be made public. As your Majesty's father, the Emperor Retired cannot be killed easily. But I heard that the Emperor Retired likes Huang Lao, so you can find a palace in the palace for the Emperor Retired to practice Huang Lao."

Everyone else understood that this was written as "Xiu Huang Lao", but in fact it was "confinement".

Chen Ruohan continued, "As for the Duke of Jin? He is dead now. His deeds are known to everyone and recorded in history books. This is already the best punishment for him!"

Li Shimin sat there, silent.

After a moment, he asked as if to verify: "My dear ministers, have I ever failed in my virtue?"

All the ministers looked at each other and came to the same conclusion.

This has nothing to do with the emperor.

The emperor was indeed very good to the emperor emeritus, and also to the Duke of Jin.

So, Yu Wenzhi, as the representative of the ministers, stood up, looked at Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty is naturally moral, and it is these audacious father and son who should admit their mistakes!"

Another long time.

Just when everyone thought they would not be able to hear Li Shimin's answer, Li Shimin sighed.

"That's all."

"My virtue is flawless. It is not my fault to let the world know. It is also a good thing."

"If that's the case, then let's announce it to the world."

Li Shimin seemed to have made a decision.

He felt much more relaxed.

"Pass on my decree. The Supreme Emperor and the Duke of Jin are plotting treason. They should be implicated as well. However, considering the long-standing father-son relationship, only the ringleader will be executed, and their family members will not be implicated!"

"The Emperor is fond of Huang-Lao doctrine. I will build a palace for him, where he will immerse himself in Taoism in the future."

"The Duke of Jin was killed on the spot for treason, so his descendants will no longer be held responsible."

"only."

After hesitating for a long time, Li Shimin finally said: "Order them to move out of Kyoto and move to Suzhou and Hangzhou! Without my permission, they can never come back!"

The first year of Zhenguan.

The rebellion of the retired emperor and the Duke of Jin shocked the world, but the emperor's calm attitude downplayed the scandal.

For a moment, everyone was praising the emperor's benevolence.

No one mentioned the clown-like Duke of Jin and the Emperor Emeritus anymore.

The prosperous times seem to be coming.

(End of this chapter)