Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 698 Li Ke Reports Li You for Rebellion
In the early days of Li Shimin's Zhenguan period, he went to court almost every day, but after Li Shimin came back from Goguryeo, the time for going to court began to become less diligent. Under the watch of Changsun Wuji , The time for going to court became once every three days, then once every five days, or even once every seven days.

In the Tang Dynasty, as long as the ministers of the fifth rank were in Chang'an, they had to go to court. However, in the Tang Dynasty, there was a rule that you went to court, that is, you basically rode horses, few people took sedan chairs, and there were very few carriages.

Some people say that since ancient times, haven't military officers rode horses and civilian officials sat in sedan chairs?
This is indeed the case, but in the Tang Dynasty, no matter whether it was a civil servant or a military general, if you went out on a human-powered vehicle and met colleagues and friends on the road, people would probably think that you were not feeling well.

If it is a normal person, if he goes out in a sedan chair, others will definitely laugh at him.Therefore, as a Tang Dynasty person of moderate age and in good health, "traveling on horseback" is your daily choice.

This is mainly because before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the tradition of raising and riding horses was not prevalent, and horse riding was not considered an activity highly regarded by the upper class. At that time, the aristocrats still mainly traveled by car.

After the Southern and Northern Dynasties, ethnic integration was strengthened, and the era of cultural exchanges entered. The sturdy folk customs of ethnic minorities were introduced to the Central Plains. At the same time, there were also types of horses, and more and more hybrid and improved horses appeared.

In the Tang Dynasty, the tall, slender neck, and slender limbs "Turkic horse" introduced from the northwest region were especially favored by the nobles, and became the first choice for the daily travel of the middle and upper classes.

Later, with the invention of stirrups, the comfort and efficiency of the activity of "horse riding" were greatly improved. After the Tang Dynasty, the custom of riding horses became popular.

To what extent was the ethos of riding horses popular in the Tang Dynasty?

Taking Tang Taizong Li Shimin as an example, the number one hobby in life is to collect all kinds of BMWs.Among his various collections, Turkic horses account for a large proportion. Among the famous "Six Horses of Zhaoling", four are Turkic horses.Driven by him, raising horses naturally became a hobby of the people of the Tang Dynasty, which led to the popularity of horse riding among the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, the carriage was also a status symbol, but in the Tang Dynasty, it was not difficult to get a horse.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the number of horses in the country was only about 70. Later, Longyou was conquered and a large official ranch was established. After more than [-] years of development, the number of horses once reached [-].With a rich material base, the price of horses in the Tang Dynasty was generally low, and basically a piece of silk could be exchanged for an ordinary horse.

If you are an official in the Tang Dynasty, it is not too difficult to find acquaintances and get some good official horses to ride to the court.So this is why officials in the Tang Dynasty generally ride to the court on horseback.One is the ruler's advocacy, and the other is that the price of horses is relatively low, so horseback riding has become the mainstream of officials in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Ke and Li Yin came to the palace on horseback early, and then followed the officials into the Tai Chi Hall. The ministers had reported everything they had to report step by step, and then they were about to leave, and went to their respective duties. .

It's just that no one thought that it was just when the officials were about to end.

Suddenly, Li Ke took a slight step forward and shouted to Li Shimin: "Father, my son has a very urgent matter to report."

"Oh?" Li Shimin, who was about to leave the court, paused for a moment because of the urgency, and said, "Ke'er, tell me, what is the urgency that you want to report?"

"Thank you, Father. My son, for the urgent matter that I want to say, that is, there is a prince who is about to rebel."

As soon as Li Ke's words came out, all the officials in the hall were shocked, because this was the prince's rebellion. If it was true, it would be a major event that shocked the government and the public!

However, at this moment, Changsun Wuji frowned slightly and looked at Li Ke and asked, "His Royal Highness, you don't mean the county king Li You, do you?"

As soon as this question came out, everyone looked at Li Ke together, and Li Ke said without any concealment: "That's right, the rebel prince I want to present is the county king Li You."

"Ke'er, you say that Li You rebelled, then you have to show evidence." Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair and looked down at Li Ke.

"There is evidence!" Li Yin stepped forward and bowed to Li Shimin and shouted: "Father, there is absolutely evidence, and the evidence is in Li You's own hands, and Li You's sticky pole is the evidence that Li You intends to rebel. "

"Where is the sticky pole?" Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji who was on the side.

Changsun Wuji took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the sticky pole is an organization established by Li You to monitor the Jianghu. I don't want to help Li You speak, but since the sticky pole has been established, the Jianghu in the Tang Dynasty has indeed become much more peaceful. "

"But grandson Sikong, do you know that Li You's sticky pole used to be the notorious Lanlian, a killer organization, and the people who died under this organization can be described as countless.

Li You actually used such a notorious killer organization, his heart is terrible! "

Li Ke and Li Yin bowed to the end, but this bow made Li Shimin slightly frown, because in fact, the predecessor of the sticky pole was a killer organization, and Li Shimin knew it.

And Li Shimin also thinks that this is nothing. Li Shimin accepts more villains. In Li Shimin's view, a white cat and a black cat are good cats as long as they listen to themselves.

Lan Lian may have been notorious in the past, but now that she has become a sword she can use, there is no problem. Moreover, Lan Lian has always been under Li Shimin's surveillance. Li You wants to use hundreds of people to rebel. No one will believe it.

"I'm afraid it's not enough!" Li Shimin didn't speak, Changsun Wuji looked at Li Ke and Li Yin slightly and said, "Your Highness, what you said is actually under the supervision of bad people, and the bad people didn't notice that the sticky The abnormality at the rod, so the sticking part cannot be evidence that Li You has a rebellious heart."

"Father...!" Li Ke and Li Yin looked at Li Shimin together.

On the other hand, Li Shimin shook his head slightly and said, "Your evidence is insufficient, and you cannot confirm that Li You is a rebel. Step back quickly!"

"This!" Li Ke and Li Yin looked at each other.

Then, as if the two of them had made up their minds, Li Ke took another step forward and bowed: "Father, the sticky pole is only our first evidence, if Father says this evidence is not counted.

Then we will come up with a more direct evidence.! "

"Do you still have evidence?" Li Shimin was slightly surprised.

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Ke and Li Min and said, "Your Highness, if you have more direct evidence, please show it. If it is true, Your Majesty will definitely decide for the two Highnesses."

Changsun Wuji smiled slightly in his heart. If Li You could be designated as a rebel, then he would be very happy to see it.

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