Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 113
"Fang Yi, let the insider watch to see if Wu Cairen is really dead!" Li Chengqian said.

Wang Fangyi felt that Li Chengqian was too cautious. He could still live after drinking the poisoned wine bestowed by the emperor. No one but the emperor would dare to tamper with the wine.

"Promise!" Although Wang Fangyi thought so in his heart, he still strictly followed the prince's order.

It wasn't that Li Chengqian was too careful, but he had to be careful, after all, she was the only empress in history.

Who can be sure that she will not bribe some eunuchs and maids to replace the poisoned wine rewarded by Li Er, and she was not poisoned to death.

Half an hour later, news came from the inside again, confirming that Wu Zetian was really cool, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty asked you to go to the hall to discuss state affairs together." A servant trotted over to report.

"Understood, my widow will go there now." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he got up and sat on the walking chariot to follow the servants to the main hall for discussion.

The chariot stopped outside the hall, and the servants hurriedly helped Li Chengqian up.

Li Chengqian tidied up his clothes, and then walked into the hall step by step.

When he came, Li Chengqian was thinking about what important matter Li Erzhao was here to discuss. After much deliberation, the only thing he could think about was the attack on Goguryeo.

When Li Chengqian came to the main hall, Changsun Wuji and others had been discussing the war here for a while.

Li Chengqian bowed to Li Er and said: "My son, please see my father!"

"Chengqian is here! No courtesy!" Li Er's voice came from the throne directly in front of him.

"Thank you, father!" Li Chengqian got up and came to the side, sitting next to Li Zhi.

The discussion continued, and Li Chengqian quietly listened to Li Er and his ministers discussing how to attack Goguryeo.

Li Er asked Li Chengqian to come here to let him learn more experience in this area. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, he will have experience in dealing with such things.

At this time, a servant trotted into the hall and saluted: "Your Majesty! Guo Xiaoke, the protector of Anxi, escorted Yanqi King, his wife and children, and has arrived in Luoyang. Guo Xiaoke asked for instructions on how to deal with Yanqi King Tuqizhi, his wife and children. "

"What do you think should be done with King Yanqi's family?" Li Er looked at the minister and asked.

"The minister thought that they should all be beheaded and circulated to the nine sides, so that those who have evil intentions can see that this is the end of betraying the Tang Dynasty." Some ministers advocated killing chickens to scare monkeys.

In order to prevent other foreign races from following the example of King Yanqi and being a grasshopper that falls with the wind, they will be attached to that for a while, and attached to this for a while.

Killing King Yanqi's family can act as a deterrent, even if there are people with ulterior motives, they must weigh it before taking any action.

"King Yanqi's family has fallen to this point. Our Tang Dynasty is a vast country, a state of etiquette. How can we treat captives cruelly and bully a group of unarmed prisoners? It will damage the reputation of our Tang Dynasty."

There were also ministers who opposed the killing of King Yanqi's family. They generally believed that relying on killing unarmed people to deter the other party would only reduce the awe of Tang among the surrounding tribes.

Express your views between the two sides!No one wants to let anyone else feel that what they say is the most correct truth.

"Enough!" Li Er yelled loudly as he looked at the noisy and smoky hall.

Li Er exuded the aura of a person who had been in power for a long time. His pair of long eyes scanned the ministers in the palace, and all the ministers shut their mouths in fright.

Li Er looked at Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang. Among these ministers, they were the ones who did not speak out.

Li Er looked away from the two of them, and looked at Li Chengqian who was sitting quietly watching the play.

Li Chengqian felt Li Er's gaze, and turned his head to meet Li Er's eyes. He didn't understand why Li Er was looking at him like this?
Did I behave indecently just now?Li Chengqian guessed in his heart.

Li Er said leisurely: "Prince! What's your opinion on this matter?"

Li Chengqian was startled, and then the ministers all focused their eyes on Li Chengqian, to see what the prince had to say about this matter.

Li Chengqian couldn't complain in his heart: Why did everything overwhelm him!Originally, he just wanted to be a quiet audience, but Li Er actually dumped the blame on him.

Li Chengqian saluted and said: "Father, the ministers also think that King Yanqi and his family should not be killed, but they should be forgiven."

Li Chengqian knew in his heart that Li Er would definitely forgive King Yanqi's family and take the opportunity to use it as a negative lesson to educate his son. In the history books of later generations, Li Er educated Li Zhi, who was still the prince at that time, in this way.

He asked me so suddenly, he didn't want to take the opportunity to test me, and by the way, use King Yanqi's family as a negative example to educate himself, the prince!

The more Li Chengqian thought about it, the more he felt that it was so.

"Oh! Why?" Li Er asked.

"Now King Yanqi's family has become the captives of the Tang Dynasty. Most of them are women and children. If the emperor beheads them, he will inevitably get a reputation as a bully."

"If we do this, it will only damage our reputation as a great Tang Dynasty. What's more, Yanqi Kingdom is just a small country threatened by the Western Turks."

"Now our Tang army has wiped out the culprit who dared to disobey the imperial father's edict, which is enough to deter the young people! Why do we need to kill a bunch of desolate prisoners."

"My son thinks that the father should spread benevolence, so that the world will be more grateful for the kindness of the father, and will be more sincerely convinced by the father." Li Chengqian said.

Guo Xiaoke led the army to destroy the Yanqi Kingdom, captured the Yanqi King alive, and defeated the reinforcements sent by the Western Turks to rescue the Yanqi Kingdom.

It has already played a role in deterring the tribes around the Tang Dynasty. After this battle, the Western Turks did not dare to test the edge of Li Tang's tolerance.

Now that the deterrence has been achieved, the next step is to show the benevolence of the Tang Dynasty, and forgive the disrespectful King Yanqi of the Tang Dynasty, which will surely make more Yi people surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

This is called the combination of rigidity and softness.

Of course, there is another point that controlling King Yanqi in Datang's hands may come in handy in the future.

If the Western Turks are still restless, Datang can also put King Yanqi back to cause trouble for the Western Turks.

In the name of protecting the king, the army of the Tang Dynasty can also be stationed in the territory of the Yanqi Kingdom, and completely incorporate the Yanqi Kingdom into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

With the help of the people of Yanqi Kingdom, it was of great help to Datang to manage the surrounding ethnic groups.

"The prince is right! Wuji, Chu Qing, what do you think? Should I forgive King Yanqi, or kill King Yanqi?" Li Er asked his eldest grandson Wuji for their opinions.

You have an idea, is it still interesting to ask?Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang complained in their hearts.

Changsun Wuji said, "I agree with the prince's point of view."

Chu Suiliang said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

At this time, the other ministers also recalled: "Second minister!"

(End of this chapter)