bastard seizes tang

Chapter 580
Rebellion by courtiers is a crime that must die. Zhao Jie, Helan Chushi, Li Anyan and others are all bound to die. Even Hou Junji, who fled to Zhongnan Mountain, could not escape the law. Disaster.

Most of the princes who put up the name of rebellion will be executed, and their heads will be in different places, such as Liu Shi, the prince of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sima Yu, the prince of Emperor Hui of Jin, etc. Those who rebel and force the palace to die, this is the eternal law, What's more, the prince's rebellion is even more disloyal and unfilial, and the evil is a hundred times worse.

When Li Shimin was furious, he once thought of taking Li Chengqian's life, but when he calmed down slowly, he couldn't give up again.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were childhood sweethearts, harmonious and affectionate. After the death of Empress Changsun, they left him three sons and five daughters. King Jin, Princess Jinyang, Princess Hengshan, and Princess Yuzhang were all still young. How could he have the heart to kill Ai'er, the eldest son left to him by Empress Changsun?

The next day, in the Great Dynasty, in the Hall of Liangyi.

The prime ministers of the three provinces, the kings, the important officials of the six ministries, the ministers of the temples, the generals of the guards and other important officials of the court were all in the hall, but the matter they discussed had changed from deposing the crown prince to whether to keep Li Chengqian or not. Life, when it is among these people, but there is one crucial person missing.

Among all the people, apart from the emperor Li Shimin, there is another person who has a great say in whether to save Li Chengqian's life, and that person is Li Ke.

This is not only because Li Ke's prestige in the court is now high, and there is a tendency to replace Li Chengqian in the East Palace, but also because Li Ke personally witnessed the forced palace in the East Palace and was injured in order to save him, but Li Ke is like this An important person was absent from today's court meeting.

"Your Majesty, all the officials have arrived, but the King of Chu has not yet arrived." At the beginning of the court meeting, Jian Xiao, the imperial servant in the palace who guarded the court, looked at the vacant position in the front row of the generals, and said to Li Shimin.

Hearing this, Li Shimin asked Sun Chong, Minister of Rites, "Zijing, the Chu Dynasty has not arrived yet, did you ask for leave earlier?"

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the affairs of the court meeting. As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Chang Sun Chong is naturally under his jurisdiction. Chang Sun Chong replied truthfully: "The king of Chu did not ask for leave, but I heard that the king of Chu was injured yesterday. to."

The court meeting is a big event, and Li Ke's refusal to ask for leave is not a big taboo in the court. Chang Sun Chong came from Li Ke's sect. Seeing Li Ke's absence, Chang Sun Chong naturally wanted to defend Li Ke, so he said this.

Li Shimin also knew the meaning of Changsun Chong, but why did Li Shimin ever blame Li Ke? In Li Shimin's mind, Li Ke was born in the army, and he would definitely ignore the slight flesh wounds on his palms. It may be because of this, Li Ke's court meeting is probably because he knows the purpose of this court meeting, and he doesn't want to watch Li Chengqian suffer, but he is powerless.

Li Shimin also followed Changsun Chong's words and said: "It's okay. I know that the King of Chu was injured yesterday in order to protect his driver. Since it is inconvenient for him to come today, let him rest in the mansion. Yesterday it was difficult for him." .”

Jian Xiao, the censor in the palace, also saw Li Shimin's obvious intention to cover up Li Ke, but he still asked, "The king of Chu is missing the court meeting, so I don't know how to deal with it?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's justifiable, but this is not an example."

"No." Jian Xiao heard the words, agreed on the spot, and returned to the court as usual,

All the ministers in the court knew what was discussed at the court meeting today, but after Jian Xiao returned to the class of ministers, the huge Liangyi Hall suddenly fell silent, and no one spoke first.

Everyone knows Li Shimin's pity for his son, Li Shimin has often lost his temper with ministers because of his sons, and Li Shimin especially loves his eldest son Li Chengqian, who would dare to say this first today?
If anyone speaks first today and wants to kill Li Chengqian for the crime of treason, if Li Shimin thinks about it in the future, he will definitely be punished. No words.

Official Wei Zheng was in charge of reviewing edicts, signing chapters, and the right to refute, but he was not in charge of the Judiciary. Naturally, he could avoid mentioning it. The temple can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, especially Yushitai, who is in charge of supervision.

The Hall of Liangyi was suffocated for a long while, but no one spoke. With no way to retreat, finally Wei Ting, the chief official of the Yushitai, spoke up.

"Your Majesty, today coincides with the court meeting. The prince's plan to rebel against the palace in the East Palace yesterday still needs to be discussed." Wei Ting was also smart. Li Shimin discussed with the officials.

Wei Ting was a good cunning, and used Tai Chi to push the matter out again, but this made it difficult for the Ministry of Punishment, which is in charge of sentencing and crimes.

Li Shimin asked Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment: "What does Chengfan (Li Daozong's name) think of what Dr. Wei said?"

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Jiangxia King Li Daozong paid homage to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment for the merit of Cong Ping Tu Yuhun, and it has been nearly three years. Li Daozong never expected that one day he would be so troubled by this matter.

"Your Majesty, if you follow the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the crown prince will be wronged." Li Daozong said with a look of embarrassment on his face, as if he was thinking or embarrassed, but he stopped when he reached the point of his mouth.

Li Chengqian's rebellion, even if he is a crown prince, is undoubtedly a capital crime. This is known to all courts, but Wei Ting dare not say this, how dare Li Daozong, who is also cautious, dare to say so.

Li Daozong wanted to say that he was born as a military official and didn't understand the law, but he had been Minister of the Ministry of Punishments for three years, so it would be too childish to say so.

No, no, no, just when Li Daozong was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, the servant who suddenly walked into the palace from outside the palace saved him, or it could be said that Li Ke saved him.

The servant who was waiting outside the Hall of Liangyi to deliver a message quickly walked into the hall, and the sound of footsteps interrupted Li Daozong's words. Li Daozong knew that the servant must have something important to enter the hall at this time, so he stopped talking happily , I stood aside.

"Report to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Chu is waiting outside." The servant entered the hall, walked into the hall, and reported to Li Shimin.

Hearing this, Li Shimin said: "When the king of Chu enters the palace, he just enters the palace through the side door, why bother to make a special trip to report."

For the Great Tang Dynasty Meeting, if there was a special case, those who arrived halfway would all enter the hall by the side door, and Li Ke should naturally do the same. Li Shimin only thought that Li Ke was waiting to enter the hall, so Li Shimin said this.

But the servant heard Li Shimin's words and said: "The King of Chu has not entered the Liangyi Gate, and is now waiting inside the Zhu Ming Gate."

The Liangyi Hall is inside the Liangyi Gate, and there is a Zhuming Gate between the Liangyi Hall of the Taiji Palace and the main Taiji Hall. There is an open square between the Zhuming Gate and the Liangyi Gate. The place where Zhongbai officials meet.

Li Shimin was puzzled and asked: "If the King of Chu doesn't enter the palace, what is he doing at Zhu Mingmen?"

The servant replied truthfully: "I don't know what the king of Chu means, but I just heard the rumors from the palace people that the king of Chu is not wearing the royal clothes today, and he is kneeling outside Zhu Ming's gate with his naked body on the ground."

(End of this chapter)