Zhizhang Datang

Chapter 443 The Dust Settles
Lin Sen was still waiting to see what happened, but Chang'an City resumed the review of the officials after restoring the original order on the streets.

Many people who were deeply involved in this rebellion were found out, such as Du He, Fang Yiai and so on.

Those important ministers above the court are rarely involved. After all, as long as Li Shimin is still there, they don't have to worry about standing in line. They just follow Li Shimin honestly.

Hou Junji can be said to be the highest-ranking, most influential, and most deeply involved official among the officials planted this time.

It can only be said that he is too inflated, and his heart is not broad enough. Apart from being the emperor, he probably has nothing to pursue in his position.

This one is honest enough. After being imprisoned, he confessed his mental journey.

The only request is that Li Shimin can let his wife and children go, at least someone will collect his body, and there will be a legacy of incense.

In this regard, Li Shimin showed his nostalgia and generosity. He agreed to Hou Junji's last wish without much hesitation, and made Hou Junji die with peace of mind.

This rebellion can be said to be the most damaging rebellion that the entire Tang Dynasty has experienced since the Xuanwu Gate change that Li Shimin himself initiated.

Unlike Li Shimin's fifth son, Li You, who rebelled in Qizhou not long ago, the whole thing was a joke. Before he even left Qizhou, his subordinates almost ran away.

Even among the soldiers and civilians under his rule, none were willing to follow him, that is, some die-hard loyalists, who just fought against the beast with him, and even thought of going into the mountains to become robbers.

In the end, he was caught by a local captain, which is a pity.

In history, his rebellion became the trigger to expose Li Chengqian's rebellious conspiracy. Who made them all unlucky to meet an old scholar as a teacher.

But the current Li Chengqian has nothing to do with him. On the contrary, Li Zhi's rebellion probably has something to do with him.

I heard it was because he was afraid that the matter would be exposed because of his involvement, so it was launched in advance.

The rebellion caused by Li Zhi was not only much bigger than Li You's, but also involved many more people. It also involved the lives of a queen, a top general, and a group of soldiers. The blows from Tang up and down can be said to be very strong.

The blow to Li Shimin himself was even more obvious. He was so energetic and confident, but now he looked a little defeated.

Li Shimin was probably a bit exhausted physically and mentally, or he didn't want to cause more harm, so he didn't deal with this rebellion incident particularly harshly.

Except for a few main criminals who were sentenced to death for rebellion, most of the others who were not deeply involved were exiled or left behind.

Most of the sergeants were given lighter punishments, because there were indeed a lot of people involved, and most of the real diehards had already died in the previous purge activities, and most of the blame was passed on to those dead.

However, family officials are an exception. As long as there is solid evidence in hand, almost none of them will run away.

Taking advantage of the current situation where everyone expresses sympathy for what happened to him as the emperor, and the matter of rebellion itself can be said to be a point of hatred, Li Shimin will of course be cruel.

He simply described the family officials involved as conspirators and bewitchers, who almost became the source of this rebellion.

Although in fact the officials of the aristocratic family did intend to stir up the relationship between Li Chengqian and his brothers and provoke Li Tai's ambitions, but it is really hard to say how much Li Zhi has to do with this group of aristocratic family members.

However, as an emperor who insisted on reducing the influence of the family, if he didn't make good use of this opportunity, he would be sorry for himself.

What's more, Li Tai is dead, and Li Zhi's fate is not yet determined. Anyway, this group of family members has indeed achieved their goal. After watching Li Shimin's jokes again, he, the victim, is not allowed to vent. Let go of the anger and hatred in your heart?

And in this counter-insurgency, the three generals who performed well, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and Zhang Shigui, all received additional awards.

Xue Rengui also received a promotion and salary increase because of Li Chengqian's outstanding achievements.

It is conceivable that after Li Chengqian came to power, his future must be limitless.

But Lin Sen, who seemed to have no sense of existence, became the one Li Shimin praised the most.

It turned out that Lin Sen had already noticed something bad was going on after those important ministers and generals died in a short period of time, and told Li Shimin in advance to be more careful.

Of course they used the same rhetoric given to Fang Yiai. Originally, they were all in good health, and it would be safe to live for a few more years. The current situation is obviously strange.

After getting Lin Sen's reminder, Li Shimin was able to calmly make arrangements to deal with possible contingencies. The imperial decree and tiger talisman were also completed at this time, and were secretly sent to several ministers for emergencies.

Lin Sen also found some unusual signs in the middle, and they would send them to Li Shimin from time to time.

In a certain sense, Li Chengqian was saved entirely by Lin Sen.

It was thanks to Lin Sen's arrangement that Xue Rengui was able to rescue him there, and he was able to persist until Xue Rengui came to rescue him with his vital strength when he was under heavy siege.

Xue Rengui was called by him, and the backbone of the resistance force is Xi Junbuy, Lin Sen's big disciple, and his soldiers.

And thanks to Lin Sen, Xi Weizhong and Xi Junqing were also sent there, and some guards from the Lin family were sent there to help protect Li Chengqian.

With the desperate help of these top military units, Li Chengqian was able to persevere in the internal and external difficulties.

Even thanks to the strength of the sets of wooden armor that Lin Sen gave him, he was able to survive in one piece.

In the end, he was rescued, and lived to usher in the current situation that is more beneficial to him, becoming the inevitable successor that no one can truly replace.

Lin Sen originally wanted to keep a low profile, as long as the people involved, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, thought well of him and knew what he had done for them, it was enough. He didn't want to attach too much karma to this matter.

If people think that he is the biggest reason for the failure of the rebellion, they don't know what they think.

Among the ministers, there must be some who are envious and jealous, and those who originally hoped that the rebellion would succeed must hate him.

For example, those family members who are the instigators behind it, of course, if there are too many lice, they will not itch, and if there are too many injustices, they will not worry about it. For example, the family members of those who were killed or exiled because of the rebellion.

Maybe these will become troubles in the future, who knows if there will be one or two crazy ones among them, who will come to fight with him.

After a period of treatment, the situation inside and outside Chang'an City was finally restored to the original situation, and the incident was almost settled.

However, as the instigators of all this, how Li Zhi and his wife deal with it has always been the focus of everyone's attention.

And right now Li Shimin still hasn't made up his mind, no matter how much he hates him, he is still his youngest son who he loved very much after all, how can he kill him so easily like Li You.

At such a juncture, Lin Sen was called into the palace again.

(End of this chapter)