Long live Emperor Wu!

He had always been on good terms with King Pu Li Tai, so naturally his relationship with King Wu was not much better. It was because of Yu Wenjie, the minister, that they had several contacts.

Using his life to exchange the life and death of the Fang family... Although it is unconscionable, it is not impossible to do.

After a while, he said in surprise:

"But... in that joint letter, we wrote that it was King Pu of Li Tai, how could it turn out to be King of Wu? We recommended the King of Wu? We have never had such a deep friendship, who would believe it?"

Changsun Wuji was not worried at all and said:
  "Li Tai... His Majesty's biological brother is also the only brother. Before the late emperor passed away, he specifically asked your Majesty to take good care of Li Tai and let him grow old safely.

I think he is not willing to let his brother be beheaded and his whole family be exiled and demoted to common people. He is already soft-hearted.

All you have to say is that Li Tai didn't know about it and it was just your own wishful thinking. But the fact that King Wu was involved is a sure thing. "

Fang Yiai heard this and sneered and said:
  "Is this okay? ... Lord Taiwei is very calculating. But after all, you are not His Majesty, and I am treason. You said you can protect me, and you can protect me? Am I so naive?"

Changsun Wuji heard this, rolled his eyes, and then said:
  "What do you want?"

Fang Yiai put her hands on the ground, lying there like a wild beast, gritting her teeth and saying:

"I want Gao Yang to die."

……

……

Taiji Palace, Wude Hall.

Changsun Wuji sat on a seat nearby, waiting for Li Shan to read the confession he presented.

Li Shan frowned slightly, and after reading the confession, he closed the cover of the last page of the memorial and said:
  "...The resentment is like this, why didn't you tell me earlier? Will I suppress it and prevent them from getting together?"

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he said to himself that he didn't just want to get together and separate, he wanted to stand up and take Gao Yang's life.

If I come to beg you to kill Gao Yang, you will definitely not agree.

But if it were Li Tai...if he became the emperor, he would most likely agree.

"Your Majesty, this is only the preliminary result of the confession. The crimes of the remaining people will have to be tried slowly before making a decision.

As for His Highness King Pu, according to Fang Yiai, they elected him on their own without His Highness Pu knowing.

His Royal Highness King Pu has never left the fiefdom and has been to Chang'an. It was Princess Gaoyang who made the false accusation.

Your Majesty can issue an order for King Pu to come to Beijing and confront him in court. I will also interrogate other people's confessions later, and I will surely be able to find out the truth and why. "

After hearing this, Li Shan lowered his eyes and stopped talking. He was silent for a while, seeming to be struggling, and said:

"When the prince's brother died, my father turned gray overnight. What he was thinking about was hoping that nothing would happen to us. If he were still alive and knew that my fourth brother would not die a good death, I don't know how sad he would be."

Changsun Wuji had already expected this, so he lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Li Shan stood up from behind the desk, walked down for two steps, then stood there again, lowered his head slightly, looked at the glass beads in his hand, turned the blood-red color twice, and when he looked up again, he finally made up his mind. Determined, he said:

"First let the fourth brother come to Beijing. If he comes obediently, regardless of whether he knows it or not, treat him as ignorant and give him a chance.

If he doesn’t want to come, he really has to rebel..."

Li Shan paused, seemed very irritated, and said, "We'll talk about it then."

"Yes." Changsun Wuji responded.

He should have given some advice at this time. After all, letting the rebels go would be adding danger to his throne, which was especially undesirable. But if he eliminates all the Fang family members, it will be equivalent to removing a big help from Li Tai, so leaving him alone will not pose much of a threat.

The key is that if Li Tai is excluded, the accusation of Wu King Li Ke's participation in the rebellion will become much more reliable.

……

……

When Wu Rou heard that Li Shan was going to let Pu Wang Li Tai go, she immediately frowned:

"How could your Majesty think so? If the mastermind is guilty, the accomplice will be severely punished? What is the truth behind this?"

After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that there had been such a time before, and that was the rebellion of Prince Li Chengqian.

At that time, the prince, the first offender, was sentenced to exile, but the two ministers who supported him and followed him were sentenced to death.

Her eyes flashed, and when she saw Li Shan's eyes also flashed, she knew that he had also thought of something.

Wu Rou turned half of her body angrily, facing him with her shoulder, and said:
  "You two, father and son, are really of the same blood. But Jiulang, let me put it bluntly... How prestige the late emperor had, he relied on his own face to get extra-judicial favor.

Your Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years. How much prestige is worth such a waste? What will the world think? Who will take the majesty of the king's law seriously in the future? Aren't they just looking at the emperor's mood and punishing him? "

Li Shan knew it in his heart, but...:
  "I promised my father that I would not do anything to my fourth brother."

Wu Rou turned around suddenly and said:

"The premise is that he will not rebel! You know that he will rebel, and you still condone it? If one day, he has the opportunity to kill you, do you think he will show mercy?"

Li Shan pursed his lips, reached out and gently pulled her arm sleeve, and said:
  "I know...I know. Doesn't this give him a chance to change his ways? Changsun Wuji agreed not to publicize this matter. As long as he remains silent, no one will know that he has participated in the rebellion, and the dignity of the king's law will not be the same. It will be damaging.”

Wu Rou looked sideways at his hands and saw that he was coquettishly coaxing her, and her face softened unconsciously.

After a while, she reached out and held his hand and said:

"If he really does something strange, Your Majesty must kill him. If Your Majesty can't bear it, then I will kill him for Your Majesty. I have said hello in advance."

Li Shan hesitated for a moment, watched her close her eyes, and finally agreed.

Wu Rou breathed a sigh of relief, sat down next to him again, rested her head on his broad shoulder, and said:
  "Didn't Changsun Wuji stop you? He usually likes to go against your wishes, but this time he made such an outrageous decision and remained silent?"

Li Shan sighed and said:
  "Fourth brother is my biological brother and also his biological nephew. He will definitely not be willing to let go."

Wu Rou snorted coldly and said:
  "I don't see you being like-minded in terms of good things, but on the issue of favoritism, we have reached an agreement."

"Oh... ok, I know I was wrong." Li Shan said quickly.

The two cuddled together for a while, each thinking about their own thoughts. Li Shan suddenly said:

"Tomorrow, you go to the Fang family's residence for me, meet the trapped women and children, and listen to what they say. I'm afraid... Changsun Wuji will take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents and involve all the forces that have dealings with the Fang family. into it.

I have several uncles and aunts who have some connections with the Fang family. I don’t believe that they will all rebel. "

Li Shan was unconvinced when he thought of this and said:

"I haven't done anything that makes people angry, so I won't end up betraying my relatives, right?
  But what Changsun Wuji meant was that they were all involved, but the trial was still ongoing and no confessions had been obtained. "

Wu Rou raised her head and responded. (End of chapter)