The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 747 Another Big Show Begins (Third Watch)
The representatives of the three families were completely dumbfounded.Could it be that they told Li Shimin that it was because they were planning to cheat Li Tai, and after failing, Li Tai would not be able to pay back their money.

They couldn't say this sentence, but it doesn't mean that no one said it.Cheng Yaojin, who was standing by the side, said with a smile: "It should be that stealing chickens won't make money."

"Old Cheng's words are right. They were lucky enough to meet that kid Li Tai. If they met me, Yu Chigong, they would still want to get their money back. It would be an eye-opener not to meet them." Yuchi on the side Gong said.

"Brother Cheng Wang, it seems that you know what happened. How about you talk to me instead of them." Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin and said.

"Reporting to the emperor, Cheng Yaojin really knows a thing or two about this matter. Because my boy specially sent a letter and asked me to prepare gold for him..." Afterwards, Cheng Yaojin told Li Shimin about what happened. again.

"Your Majesty, those two boys in our family also brought back letters. I guess not only Cheng Yaojin and I received them. I'm afraid there are people in the court who also received letters from their sons." Yu Chigong said to Li Shimin .

"Your Majesty, Yu Chigong is right. I don't know if others have received it from me. But I did receive a letter from Xu Liang, asking me to prepare gold for him." Xu Mao said openly.

"Then I don't know if you have prepared gold for them? How did the prepared gold be delivered to them?" Li Shimin asked Xu Maogong and others.

"Your Majesty, at the beginning we didn't know why they wanted so much gold. So naturally, we prepared it for them with all we had. And according to their request, we sent it to Sun Chong, the son-in-law of Mozhou City." Xu Mao Speak openly.

"Your Majesty, what British officials said is true, all the gold in the minister's house was also taken away by Changsun Chong. It wasn't until Changsun Chong asked the emperor about asking for the gold in the golden palace, that I didn't know their purpose for asking for gold."

"But at that time, I am afraid that there is absolutely no possibility of recovering the gold from them. So I still hope that the emperor will forgive the crime." Changsun Wuji said to Li Shimin.

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong also knelt on the Golden Luan Hall and bowed to Li Shimin to admit their mistakes.

And at this time, an official from the Huangmen came to report to Li Shimin, saying that the protector of the country, Qin Qiong, was waiting outside the hall.Hearing that Qin Qiong was coming, Li Shimin immediately ordered someone to announce Qin Qiong to the palace.

Qin Qiong came to the Golden Luan Hall, and first bowed to Li Shimin three times and kowtowed nine times.Then he opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin: "Report to the emperor, this minister is here to plead guilty to the emperor."

"Come here, hurry up and give brother Qin a seat." Li Shimin ignored it, and Qin Qiong said that he was going to apologize.Instead, he directly ordered someone to move a chair for Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong didn't sit directly on the chair, but said to Li Shimin again: "My Majesty, I dare not sit down because of my guilt."

"Brother Qin Wang has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and it's okay to make a small mistake occasionally. If you have anything to say, it's not too late to say it after Brother Qin sits down." Li Shimin said to Qin Qiong with a friendly face.

After Qin Qiong thanked Li Shimin, he sat on the chair.Then he opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin: "Report to the emperor, the son of Qin Huaiyu is a criminal who deceived the emperor..."

Then Qin Qiong told Li Shimin the reason for his pleading guilty.It turned out that it was also because of Li Tai's request for gold that Qin Qiong came to plead guilty in person.

Now the five old ministers who are pleading guilty in the Golden Luan Hall are all virtuous ministers who are the pillars of the dynasty.So everyone spoke out to plead with Li Shimin.He also said that they were not to blame for this matter.

"It's a national matter for the eldest grandson to ask me for gold, so I beat him up. But it's a family matter for your son to ask you for gold. As for what they want to do with the gold, I don't seem to have the right to ask." Li Shimin Open your mouth and say.

Hearing what Li Shimin said, why didn't everyone understand what Li Shimin meant.That is to prepare for major incidents to be reduced to minor ones, and to resolve trivial matters, and finally let it go.

This time the representatives of the three families quit, so they said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, just as your Majesty said. If someone borrows money from our family, we naturally have no right to interfere with what they do."

"So it's only natural for King Yan Li Tai to send someone to pay back the debt. Who asked him to bear all the debts owed by the Youzhou family."

"However, His Highness King Yan behaved very inappropriately when repaying our family's loan. He not only sent heavy troops to surround our mansion, but also instructed his generals to threaten us maliciously."

"I ask the emperor to decide for us on this matter. Otherwise, how can there be justice in this world. What will be the face of our aristocratic family?"

Hearing what they said, Qin Qiong said: "I, Qin Qiong, have already understood this matter. This time His Royal Highness King Yan returned the loan, and it was Qin Huaiyu, the dog, who was in charge of escorting."

"And I have already verified this matter with Qin Huaiyu, and all of this is his own behavior. It has nothing to do with His Highness King Yan. Today, I went to the hall to plead guilty, and my son Qin Huaiyu has been put outside the hall."

Everyone never expected that Qin Qiong brought Qin Huaiyu along with him.Could it be that Qin Huaiyu was really going to appease the anger of the five surnames and seven sects for Li Tailai?

Based on what everyone knew about Li Tai, they absolutely did not believe it.Because Li Tai is definitely a daring master.And from the beginning to the end, he never put the five surnames and seven sects in his eyes.How can he use the principle of his own brother to take the blame.

Just when everyone was wondering, Li Shimin said to Qin Qiong: "Since Qin Huaiyu has come, then take him to the Golden Palace. I will interrogate him personally."

Not long after, Qin Huaiyu came to the Golden Luan Hall. At this time, Qin Huaiyu had tied ropes on his body, and it looked like he was pleading guilty.

Li Shimin opened his mouth and said to Qin Huaiyu: "Qin Huaiyu, is it true that what your father said? Are you responsible for all this? Do you know what kind of crime it is to intimidate five surnames and seven sects?"

"Reporting to my father, all this was indeed done by my son without permission. His Highness King Yan did not explain it." Qin Huaiyu said to Li Shimin.

"Then why do you do this? You can't just do such absurd things for no reason, right?" Li Shimin asked Qin Huaiyu.

"Father, it is only because they secretly colluded to prevent His Royal Highness King Yan from promoting Tang Yuan in the territory of Yan State. They even did not hesitate to harm the interests of the people in order to achieve their ulterior motives."

"My son really couldn't see it, so I did this ridiculous thing on the spur of the moment. Afterwards, I felt extremely regretful, so I came to Chang'an City to accept the crime from my father." Qin Huaiyu said to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, since Qin Huaiyu has already admitted it, please give us an explanation for this matter." The representatives of the three families said to Li Shimin arrogantly.

"Wei Zheng, how should the son-in-law Qin Huaiyu be punished for the crime committed?" Li Shimin asked Wei Zheng.

"Report to the emperor, the crime of intimidation should be punished with thirty sticks." Wei Zheng said to Li Shimin.Wei Zheng intentionally downplayed the matter.After all, the crime of intimidation is serious.

If you intimidate the common people, it's only thirty punishments.If you intimidate the court officials, then things are not so simple.If you intimidate the current emperor, it will definitely be a crime against the nine clans.

And Wei Zheng said so lightly that Qin Huaiyu threatened the three great families.Naturally, there is no need for Li Shimin to interrogate himself. After all, it is just a simple matter, so why bother the current emperor?
But the representatives of the three aristocratic families quit, so they asked Wei Zheng, "Master Wei, do you think that the heads of our three aristocratic families are no different from ordinary people?"

"May I ask you three, what is the official title of the Patriarch of your family? What title does he have? If they have no official or title, they are ordinary people. What is the fault of this judge?" Wei Zheng stared at the three with round eyes. asked.

This time, the representatives of the three great families were dumbfounded by what Wei Zheng said.After all, what Wei Zheng said was true, the patriarchs of the three families were nothing but ordinary people.Because they simply look down on the title bestowed by the emperor.

Even in their subconscious, even the emperor should be equal to them.There is no need for them to bow their knees and accept titles from the emperor.

"Then the fact that Qin Huaiyu led troops to surround our family is so understated. If this is the case, I am afraid that in the future, it will be impossible to stop the matter of leading troops privately to resolve personal grievances." The representative of the three families said .

Seeing the uncertain expressions on the faces of the representatives of the three families, Li Shimin said: "Although the three heads of the family do not have titles, it is not a trivial matter to lead troops to besiege other people's houses without permission."

"Qin Huaiyu, how do you think you should be convicted? I want to hear your opinion." Then Li Zhimin asked Qin Huaiyu again.

"Reporting to my father, the crime committed by my son is equivalent to the crime of deceiving the emperor. Because the patriarchs of the three great families are probably not much worse than my father. Therefore, the crime committed by my son is a capital crime." Qin Huaiyu said.

Hearing Qin Huaiyu's words, Cheng Yaojin on the side almost didn't laugh.He whispered to Yu Chigong who was beside him: "Li Tai's character of vengeance has not changed at all."

"Being secretly put on by others, if you don't do something, is that still the character of that kid?" After Yu Chigong nodded, he said to Cheng Yaojin with a smile.

What Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong said was right, this matter was deliberately arranged by Li Tai.Instead of Qin Huaiyu returning to Chang'an City by himself, even his wife, Princess Jingluo, also came back together.And at this time Princess Jingluo was pregnant.

And there is only one reason for Li Tai to do this, and that is to take this opportunity to beat the three great families.Let them know what imperial power is, and their big families are nothing in front of imperial power.

So all of this was planned long ago. Xu Maogong and Li Shimin were all cooperating with Qin Huaiyu in acting.Even Wei Zheng was one of the actors.

And there is also a distinguished actor who has not yet come on stage.When he makes his debut, the drama directed by Li Tai will really reach its climax.

(End of this chapter)