Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

His Majesty Li Er stood up, waved the wide sleeves of the dragon robe, cut off Li Chengqian's pleading, and reprimanded: "Chengqian, do you think you did those absurd things in the prince's mansion, I don't know? You...you... ...As your father, I am really ashamed to say it, you bastard, you bastard, you reverse yin and yang and violate human relations, what face do you have in the future to inherit the great rule and continue our country of the Great Tang Empire?"

A word awakened Li Chengqian, and suddenly, he became terrified, his eyes kept avoiding his father Li Shimin's gaze.At this time, Li Chengqian naturally knew that his father had known about raising his face.

For a moment, he lowered his head and fell silent, not daring to look up at his father again.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin yelled at the stunned eunuchs: "What are you still doing? Take this nameless corpse out of the palace and find a place to cremate it. How can a corpse be put on display in the palace? Is it not enough for people to admire and read?"

Several servants and eunuchs obediently stepped forward to lift up the corpse, and slowly exited the Ganlu Hall.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who had been silent all this time, couldn't bear it, and gently reminded: "Your Majesty, this is the body of Yang Yong, the former Sui prince. Why don't you bury him with the ceremony of the Duke of the state, so that the former Sui ministers of the ruling and opposition parties can be buried?" Let the old man return to his heart, so that the world will know that Your Majesty has a boundless heart."

"Wuji, these two evildoers don't know much about the world, could it be that you are also confused?"

His Majesty Li Er gave Changsun Wuji a hard look, and also reprimanded with a straight face: "Don't you want everyone in the world to know that Yang Yong, the former Sui prince, did not die at the hands of Emperor Yangdi, the faint emperor, but lived on until the fifth day of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty?" Year? Do you want everyone in the world to know that the former Sui prince Yang Yong died in the well of Wei Wangfu? Do you want the world to know that the prince of the former Sui Dynasty forced the death of the former Sui emperor? , forcing him to throw himself into a well? Changsun Wuji, let me ask you, what are your intentions?"

After being questioned repeatedly by Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji was so startled that his head was dripping with sweat, his knees softened, and there was a thud...

He knelt down in front of His Majesty Li Er on the spot.

After kneeling down, Changsun Wuji repeatedly kowtowed to defend his innocence and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am not harboring evil intentions, I just ignored the seriousness of it, I am innocent!"

Well now, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was supposed to act as a lobbyist to intercede for his two nephews, was actually given a big hat of ulterior motives and evil intentions by His Majesty Li Er in a few words.

Even the eldest grandson empress, who has been indifferent to the palace and only concentrates on coaxing the children, can't help but glance at her elder brother lightly, shaking her head and sighing secretly, her elder brother is so confused, alas...

Seeing Changsun Wuji's behavior, His Majesty Li Er seemed to have received the deterrent effect he needed, and then his attitude eased, his tone softened a lot, and he signaled: "Wuji, remember, everything that happened today There was no such person as the former Sui prince Yang Yong. Yang Yong died at the hands of his younger brother Yang Guang decades ago. Today he died in the well of the Wei Palace, and what was carried into the palace was only one corpse, one unknown. The nameless corpse of the identity."

Seeing the emperor's attitude softened, Changsun Wuji nodded repeatedly while wiping the sweat from his head with lingering fear, and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know, I will remember."

At this time, Changsun Wuji knew very well that his brother-in-law didn't want to magnify Yang Yong's incident, and he didn't want to make it known to the world, shaking the hearts of those former Sui officials and elders in Datang.

"Get up!"

With His Majesty Li Er waving his hands, Changsun Wuji, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up leisurely.

Afterwards, His Majesty Li Er personally walked to Li Tai's side, and untied the ropes that Li Chengqian had tied to his body one by one, restoring Li Tai's freedom.

After untying the rope on Li Tai, His Majesty Li Er shook his head at Li Chengqian and reminded: "Chengqian, he is your younger brother, the younger brother of your mother and compatriots!"

"That's right." As soon as Li Tai regained his freedom, he jumped up like a dragon entering the sea, and complained to His Majesty Li Er: "Father, the prince brother not only tied me up, but also made my son kneel on the ground. In front of him, you are humiliating your son in every possible way. Wuwu...Father, you have to be the master for Tai'er."

"No, father." Li Chengqian heard Li Tai's complaint, and couldn't help but hastily defended himself, "If the king of Wei hadn't harbored Yang Yong, the former prince of the Sui Dynasty, and the two secretly colluded with each other, how could the minister forcefully break into the palace of the king of Wei? Father, The king of Wei has ulterior motives, he has long coveted his son's position as the crown prince, and he hopes that his father will clearly investigate."

"Nonsense, are you slandering? This person was recommended by Lu Chengqing. How would I know his true identity? This king has always been thirsty for talents. This is known in the world. Li Chengqian, don't splash dirty water .”

"Hmph, haven't you figured out whether the crown prince has spilled dirty water? King Wei!"

"you……"

When Li Tai was about to continue fighting Li Chengqian, His Majesty Li Er raised his hand to stop him. His Majesty Li Er took a deep look at Li Tai and sighed softly: "Tai'er, although he is the prince, it is you Brother of the same mother."

It was the same sentence he said to the prince. His Majesty Li Er changed a few words and gave it to Li Tai intact.

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he looked at His Majesty Li Er with a face full of horror, panicked in his heart, secretly said, something bad is going to happen, His Majesty seems to be serious!

Sure enough, after His Majesty Li Er said this to Li Tai, he hurriedly returned to the seat where he was sitting just now, sat next to Empress Changsun, raised his finger to Changsun Wuji, and said slowly: "Wuji , draw up an order for me..."

"Pass down the decree to demote Wei Wang Li Tai as the king of Wei County, give him the post of governor of Qianzhou, and immediately go to Qianzhou to take office. Without an order, he will not be allowed to set foot in Chang'an for life."

"Decree to depose Prince Li Chengqian as Crown Prince. Immediately, Huangzhuang, a suburb of Chang'an, will be confined and guarded by Qianniuwei. Without an order, no one will be allowed to enter the palace for life."

bang~

bang bang~

After the decree was made, two muffled sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground came one after another. Li Tai was so startled that he sat down on the ground, but what about Li Chengqian?But he fainted on the spot and was so frightened that he passed out.

Chapter 868 Tiger Poison Eater, Or Well-Intentioned?

There is no joke in the golden mouth.

His Majesty Li Er made two orders full of anger, waved his hand annoyedly, and motioned to the servants at the door: "Drag these two evildoers down and send them out of their respective mansions outside the palace, I don't even want to see them now. "

Soon, with the help of several servants, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were helped down with their minds in a state of confusion, extremely embarrassed.

As soon as the two of them left, His Majesty Li Er stared at the silent grandson Wuji again, and said slowly: "Wuji, you go down too. After drafting these two decrees, let King Jiangxia seal them. He is in charge of the royal family. The Minister of Zongzheng Temple of the genealogy, deposed the prince, and deposed the crown prince must be signed and stamped by Zongzheng Temple to take effect."

Changsun Wuji replied yes, his throat wriggled a few times and wanted to say something, but he looked up at His Majesty Li Er again, and found that the other party was expressionless, with strong determination and determination in his eyes, and finally gave up. The thought of interceding for Li Chengqian and Li Tai's two nephews, he was stunned and could not utter a word.

There was only pity and annoyance in his heart, he shook his head and lamented, then turned around and walked out of the Ganlu Hall leisurely.

At this time, as if everything had disappeared and the dust had settled, the entire Ganlu Temple became silent and dull.

In the huge hall, there are only His Majesty Li Er, Empress Changsun, and the baby who is sleeping soundly in the swaddle.

"uproar……"

A cry of a baby broke the silence, and it was the baby in Empress Changsun who woke up and cried suddenly.

Empress Changsun immediately hugged the swaddle tightly and patted it gently, humming a song as thin as a mosquito to coax her to stop crying.

His Majesty Li Er heard the baby cry, Bai Liangang immediately turned into tender fingers, a bit of unbearable and kindness appeared on his expressionless face, he quickly stood up and moved closer to Empress Changsun, and stretched out his hand Teasing the child, he coaxed: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's because the father's voice is too loud, and it scares the pheasant, right?"

Pheasant Nu is the nickname of Li Zhi, the third son of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

Strange to say, Empress Changsun patted the swaddling baby and hummed a little song to no avail, but after being teased by His Majesty Li Er, the pheasant slave immediately stopped crying, then smacked her little mouth twice, and fell asleep again.

His Majesty Li Er saw how naive the youngest son was, and couldn't help but smile, because the haze in his heart caused by the brotherhood of Li Chengqian and Li Tai was swept away.

Seeing that the pheasant slave was asleep, Empress Changsun raised her head slightly to look at her husband, hesitated to speak, and hesitated.

His Majesty Li Er looked at his wife with a tacit understanding, and asked: "Maid Guanyin, do you have something to say? Don't hold it in your heart. What can't you and my wife say?"

Addressing Empress Changsun as a Guanyin maidservant shows that His Majesty Li Er is not in a bad mood now.

Immediately, Empress Changsun hugged the pheasant slave, and sighed leisurely: "Your Majesty, Chengqian and Tai'er are indeed extremely absurd. Their two brothers are making such a fuss, not to mention you, even the courtiers are angry. But, Your Majesty, you just now Is the punishment too heavy? One was deposed from the title and sent to suffer in places like Qianzhou with black mountains and white waters, and the other was deposed from the position of prince and became a deposed prince who was imprisoned and guarded. This kind of punishment is really too heavy, after all, they are still young. Small, knowing your mistakes can make a big difference. Your Majesty, because the two of them are young and do nothing, and because the two of them are your own children, I beg you to take back your order."

"Ugh……"

His Majesty Li Er shook his head, looked affectionately at the sad-faced Empress Changsun, and sighed: "Guanyin servants, it is precisely because they are my sons, and precisely because they are still young, that I have punished them so severely. They are supposed to be brothers and sisters, but instead they caused Xiao Qiang to kill each other. Empress, although five or six years have passed since the incident of Xuanwumen, I still remember it vividly. If the two of them are allowed to behave like this If the nonsense continues, there will be a second Xuanwu Sect tragedy in the future. I have already missed it once, and I don’t want my sons to repeat the same mistake in the future.”

Empress Changsun knew that her husband was still brooding over the matter of Xuanwu Gate. Although she didn't want to admit to the world that she was wrong about it, she would often call the names of Prince Jiancheng and King Qi in her sleep when she dreamed back in the middle of the night. .Only in front of him alone can the husband speak his mind.

However, when Empress Changsun thought of her husband's punishment of the two sons, she still refused to give up and persuaded and pleaded: "Your Majesty, but Chengqian and Tai'er..."

"Guanyin maidservant, stop talking!"

His Majesty Li Er knew that what his wife wanted to say was nothing more than pleading words, so he interrupted: "It is precisely because the two of them are still young that they have not reached the point where they cannot turn back, so I made up my mind to make this punishment. You also said just now that knowing your mistakes can make a big difference. I hope that in the next few days, they can know where they are wrong, hope that they can re-examine their identities, and hope that they can understand the preciousness of brotherhood .