The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

This means that the emperor also knows about it, and the emperor must be dissatisfied with such a thing.

"The Prince of Changle has the best relationship with His Majesty the Retired Emperor, and His Majesty is most reluctant to see him get involved." Wu Liangye said: "But now the Retired Emperor doesn't care about anything. In the past, the Prince of Changle did not make any moves for the sake of the Retired Emperor, but recently, the wind direction has changed a little."

In Li Fu's view, it was not that the Prince of Changle was involved in this matter, but he was involved from beginning to end.

Including Li Fu himself, he was also involved.

The title of the Prince of a County will not be moved again, but the fiefdom and food fiefdom can be moved.

For example, the food fiefdom of the Prince of Jingyang is 5,000 households now, and it is not impossible to reduce it to 3,000 or 4,000.

In this way, the court saves food and money, and these that should have been given to the prince will be included in the national treasury.

The smuggling of the Prince of Changle is just the beginning.

He does business at the border, just to make money and enjoy himself, but the court doesn't want him to enjoy himself, what will he do?

In addition, Li Youliang has a bad temper.

When he gets angry, he will turn the table.

"The court sent an envoy to Liangzhou, and the envoy is still in Liangzhou and has not returned to Chang'an City." Wu Liangye said.

Although Li Fu is not in Chang'an City now, he is still paying attention to the news of Chang'an City, and his family assets are all there.

"The court must be thinking about appeasement now, after all, he is also a royal relative and has made contributions to the Tang Dynasty." Li Fu smiled and said, "Your Majesty will not take any action against Prince Changle unless it is necessary."

The court also needs a reputation.

"This time, my husband left Chang'an City, and he can be considered to be quiet for a while, and it is also a blessing in disguise." Wu Liangye said.

"Oh? What do you mean?" Li Fu asked with a smile.

"If you stay away from Chang'an, you don't have to get involved in these disputes. Even if the rewards are reduced, when you return to Chang'an City and have the merit of suppressing bandits, what originally belonged to you will still be yours." Wu Liangye said.

Li Fu pondered Wu Liangye's words carefully.

Don't tell me, it's really true.

Li Shimin gave him the military order, so he really killed three birds with one stone.

First, to ensure safety, second, to make merit and get rewards, and third, it is also good for local people.

Li Shimin's reduction of rewards could not be reduced to himself, but he needed a fair and just reason that could stand up in the court to avoid reducing his fiefdom.

In this way, he went to Huizhou, which just met his wishes.

When he came here, he didn't think of this at all.

When the emperor played politics, his heart was really... dirty.

It is estimated that the life of the King of Changle is not easy now.

Once suspected by Li Shimin and his right-hand men, they would definitely test Li Youliang.

Sending an envoy to Liangzhou is just a signal, isn't it?

Chang'an City, Da'an Palace.

"Prince Changle is plotting a rebellion?"

Li Yuan found this news interesting.

And knowing this news, his heart was calm.

What does Prince Changle's rebellion have to do with him, the emperor?

Erlang will handle it.

While dressing in front of the mirror, Concubine Zhang said, "Yes, someone reported Prince Changle's rebellion. Your Majesty first sent the Secretary of State to Liangzhou to investigate. The subordinates of Prince Changle were afraid and persuaded Prince Changle to surrender to the Turks. Naturally, they were detained. The Imperial Censor was sent for trial. Prince Changle did not defend himself. It seems that he is doomed."

Concubine Zhang has always been close to Changsun Anye and his gang. If Prince Changle is convicted, then the enjoyment she can enjoy in the palace will be discounted.

After all, in order to find out the news in the palace, Li Youliang smuggled at the border and got a lot of high-quality spices, which were all given to Concubine Zhang and Concubine Yin.

These two people are their eyes and ears around the emperor.

"He has a bad temper and no one dares to provoke him. Once someone stole his horse, he killed the thief. I said that the horse thief was guilty, but as a king, you have no right to kill people, so I punished him to go to Liangzhou. What happened? He rebelled in Liangzhou. This is not to obey Erlang." Li Yuan said with emotion: "In theory, he is Erlang's grandfather."

"The Prince of Changle probably had trouble with smuggling. He was in Liangzhou and sent us a lot of things." Concubine Zhang said.

She wanted to speak for the Prince of Changle.

After all, she received so many things from others. Now that something happened, it would be inappropriate not to say a few words.

Otherwise, who would give her gifts in the future?

Li Yuan just listened to what Zhang Jieyu said, but did not respond.

Rebellion and smuggling are both illegal. He did not want to know how Erlang would be dealt with.Ask.

The founding nobles have become too powerful to be removed. Someone comes to be the bad guy, and he, as an old man, is happy to live in peace and not bear the crime.

Anyway, during his reign, he was worthy of these meritorious officials.

Now, no matter what happens to them, he, as the emperor, feels at ease.

Anyway, he didn't do anything to offend people, that's enough.

The instability of Prince Changle in Liangzhou is also a ripple effect.

The alliance of Weishui was originally unstable. The Turks wanted to shine with a little sunshine and lay eggs in a broken nest. If there is a loophole in Liangzhou, they will definitely want to exploit it.

In the side hall of Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin was also worried about this matter.

"Your Majesty, we need to seize the time to strengthen the defense in the north. After the incident of Prince Changle, I am worried that there will be unusual movements on the grassland." Du Ruhui said.

"What should we do with the Prince of Changle?"

Li Shimin just wanted to reduce their rewards, not their lives.

After all, he was an elder, a royal relative, and had made contributions, so he didn't want to do anything too extreme.

"Your Majesty, there are three conditions for the Prince of Changle to be exempted from punishment. One is meritorious service, two is a royal relative, and three is a nobleman. The three discussions can reduce the crime."

"Treason is an unforgivable crime. The court is already discussing his problem. The three discussions are no longer meaningful. In order to warn future generations, he must be severely punished." Du Ruhui said.

"I also think that he should be severely punished." Changsun Wuji said.

"Well, if we want to execute the Prince of Changle, we have to consider some details clearly, such as where to execute him, Liangzhou or Chang'an."

"Of course it's Chang'an." Du Ruhui said.

"Then, is it beheading, hanging, or something else." Fang Xuanling asked again.

"Behead."

.......

"If Li Youliang is beheaded in Chang'an, will it embarrass the emperor?" Fang Xuanling asked again.

Li Shimin thought for a long time, then wrote a handwritten note and called the eunuch.

"Come here, send it to the Shangshu Province, and order the Zhongshu Province to draft the edict. After I read it, send it to Liangzhou." Li Shimin said.

In the end, he chose to give Li Youliang a decent face and also take into account the face of the emperor.