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Li Shimin's body trembled, and for the first time, there was a look of panic in his eyes, the family members he relied on to be proud of had begun to lay a net around him, and if he was not careful, he would fall into it.

After the fright, a wave of anger rose in Li Shimin's heart, and he couldn't help but raise his head, and happened to meet Li Yuanji's gloating expression, which went without saying that it was mostly related to him.

Looking at Li Jiancheng again, he looked calm and confident, and he must be one of the participants.

Liu Wenjing committed a crime, but he involved the servants of the Qin Palace, but everyone who didn't have water in their minds understood that this was the rhythm of the tiger behind the scenes.

Li Shimin was annoyed and felt isolated and helpless at the same time, after all, he was weak, and his father and two brothers were twisted into a rope, with three against one, it was obvious who won and who lost.

Although there are also ministers in the DPRK and China who support Li Shimin, most of them are indecisive, and Li Jiancheng has attracted a lot of people in recent years, so he cannot compete at all.

In a hurry, Li Shimin thought of Yuan Ziyan, but found that she was hiding in the distance, the position that was most easily ignored, and her mouth was full of bitterness. Hey, adversity sees the truth, in times of crisis, even Ziyan will seek self-preservation, human nature.

Not long after, a servant of the Qin Palace's mansion was brought up, trembling, it was the person who was in charge of pouring wine and food, and he should have been bought by the crown prince Qi Wang a long time ago.

"Grass people, see Your Majesty!" The servant knelt down and said in a trembling voice, the Son of Heaven is majestic, and it is rare to see it on weekdays, so it is inevitable to be nervous.

"Get up and speak!" Li Yuan frowned and said.

The servants did not dare to disobey, and stood up with each other's arms. Li Yuan motioned for Li Yuanji to step forward to question, but Li Yuanji disliked the servant's lowly status and did not come forward. said from afar: "Let me ask you, were you present at the Qin Wangfu banquet last night?" ”

"In!"

"How many people attended?"

"At the banquet, there were seventeen people in total." Although he was afraid, the servant answered fluently.

"Prime Minister Liu can be among them?"

"In!"

"How's it going?"

"King Qin talked to everyone very happily, so he drank a lot." After the servant finished speaking. Suddenly, he glanced around in a panic for some reason, his expression immediately became stiff, and his eyes widened.

Everyone said that it was because he was too nervous. Coupled with his humble status, no one cared too much.

"So, let me ask you, did King Qin mention Pei Sikong yesterday?" Li Yuanji finally got to the point. Said with a smile on his face.

"Mention. Mentioned it! ”

"What did you say?"

King Qin said, saying that Pei Sikong is the founding father, and his contribution is indispensable, although there is frustration in the field, but it is extenuating and indispensable. Bury the credit! The servant said intermittently.

Li Yuanji's eyes almost popped out, I'll go. Where is this framing King Qin, it's clearly speaking for him! Li Jiancheng was also surprised, what is the situation, why did he change his mind temporarily?

Li Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Li Shimin was extremely cautious, how could he slander the important ministers of the court in public? After Pei Lin came back from Luoyang, he felt panic and guilt, he had been sick at home, and he rarely saw people, so he naturally didn't know that he had affected many people in the court.

"So, why did Liu Wenjing threaten to kill Pei Sikong?" Li Yuanji asked angrily.

"The prime minister did not mention this matter in the Qin Palace." The servant was stunned again and said bluntly.

"Bold, do you know that you have committed the crime of deceit? Many people were present at that time, and they all heard Liu Wenjing's arrogant words, how could you say that! Li Yuanji was furious, gritted his teeth and wanted to kill this person.

The servant was almost about to cry, and suddenly covered his buttocks and said with a sad face: "King Qi was not present at the time, how can you be sure?" ”

You?! Li Yuanji waved his fist in annoyance, and Li Jiancheng hurriedly held him down, but he couldn't make a mistake in front of his father.

Liu Wenjing laughed, laughing so much that tears came out, obviously someone wanted to frame King Qin, but he didn't expect this servant to be loyal and righteous, and no one recruited him.

Without results, it is difficult for the King of Qi to give up, and maybe he will continue to force confessions to the rest of the ministers present at the time, there will always be tender skin and flesh that can't stand the toss.

Liu Wenjing looked back at Li Shimin, smiled and nodded at him, Li Shimin's eyes were inexplicably full of tears, this look was seen when he was a teenager, Liu Wenjing was still Jinyang Ling at that time, and he loved Li Shimin very much after seeing him, and often praised him for his strange appearance, talent in the sky, and he will definitely do something in the future. In the army, Liu Wenjing also worked tirelessly, teaching Li Shimin many truths, just like a father and son of the opposite sex, carefully cultivated.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to ask again, I did say that I was going to kill Pei Lian. In the past, Jinyang raised troops, I was the Jinyang Order, and Pei Lin was the Jinyang Palace Supervisor, but at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty was more partial, so that Pei Lin soared, and the official went to the left servant to shoot, Sikong, a very human minister, above me, and the minister was really unconvincing! Liu Wenjing said again: "I have been resentful for a long time in my heart, I will inevitably complain when I return to the mansion yesterday, I don't want to be heard, I don't know why it has reached the ears of His Majesty, and the minister is willing to accept the punishment!" ”

Li Yuan's face is very ugly, the people's hearts are not enough, the position of the prime minister is not low, and the first-class officer is several levels higher than Jinyang Ling, why do you have to drill into the tip of the horns?

If it weren't for Yang Guang pressing tightly, Li Yuan would be very satisfied with his family background, and he would not have the idea of usurping the throne.

"You and Pei Lin are former friends, how can you speak ill of each other?" Li Yuan asked.

"Father, if you lose your words after drinking, you can't believe it." Li Shimin heard that Liu Wenjing was going to take care of everything, so he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and said in a mournful voice: "Today's cornerstone of the Tang Dynasty, six or seven out of ten are the buildings of these founding heroes, the prime minister risked sending the Turks for the Tang Dynasty, seeking a coalition of troops, resisting the Sui generals, defeating Sang Xianhe, and subduing many heroes to the Tang Dynasty, becoming a powerful arm of the Tang Dynasty." Father, even if the prime minister is wrong, the fault is that the people of the world should not persuade the prime minister to drink more, so that the prime minister is speechless. If the father blames, punish the people! ”

Li Yuan was silent, although Liu Wenjing was arrogant, but he was not guilty to death, and he was thinking about what crime to give him, but he didn't expect Li Jiancheng to do nothing, and he intended to suppress Li Shimin's henchmen, and stepped forward and said: "Father, the son has Liu Wenjing's crime in his hands, as many as dozens. connived at the family's cunning and robbery, the son robbed the people's daughters, and the wives and concubines slapped the slaves and maids to death, etc., and asked the father and the emperor to take a look. ”

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the war continued, the people were panicked, and Chang'an Street was not very peaceful. Because most of the people who live here are important ministers in the court, to use an inappropriate analogy, it is a bit of a feeling of being a poor person getting rich, and after following Li Yuan to get out, his identity has risen several grades, and he has become a person with status, so it is inevitable to be frivolous and impetuous.

Count it carefully, the children of the nobles in the palace, the families of the concubines and concubines of the court, etc., who doesn't have a mess? It's just that no one wants to take care of it if it doesn't make a big fuss.

According to the provisions of the law, the crime in Li Jiancheng's hand can completely cure Liu Wenjing for capital crimes, although his relatives and friends are all causing trouble.

"The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Liu Wenjing, as a product of the dynasty, behaved so inappropriately, and connived at his family members to commit murder and take forcible seizures, which is not tolerated! Come on, push Liu Wenjing out of the noon gate and behead the public, if there is a recurrence in the future, it will end like this! Li Yuan finally made up his mind and said loudly.

"Father, no!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

Led by Li Shimin, the ministers fell to their knees one after another, this punishment was too sudden, it should be said that it was the first time that Li Yuan took the knife with the people around him after he ascended the throne. Liu Wenjing didn't argue for herself, she looked up to the sky and sighed, and two lines of tears slipped down.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, this statement is true, where is Your Majesty strictly enforcing the legal system, but killing a hundred people, he is the unlucky one who took the initiative to hit the muzzle.

Li Yuan couldn't stand everyone's pleading, he couldn't wait to cover his ears, get up and leave.

Li Shimin was in a hurry, chased after him in a few steps, knelt down with a puff, tightly grabbed Li Yuan's dragon robe, and cried: "Father, the son is willing to accept for the prime minister, beg the father to raise his noble hand and let him go!" ”

"Shimin, don't be ignorant, let go!" Li Yuan said annoyedly.

"Father, even if it is to be sentenced, it should be strictly investigated by the Criminal Department, and the verdict will be made after the evidence is conclusive, how can you hastily issue a killing order on the basis of a criminal complaint!" Li Shimin said in tears.

"The prince presented it with his own hands, how could it be wrong. If you let go, I won't change it! Li Yuan raised his foot unhappily, put it on Li Shimin, and then left angrily.

The guards immediately stepped forward and set up the silent Liu Wenjing, and when they were dragged to the door of the main hall, Liu Wenjing suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty take care, I, Liu Wenjing, will come to serve Your Majesty in eighteen years!" ”

The voice was very loud and reached the ears of everyone present, including Li Yuan.

Li Yuan's heart ached, and tears slipped down innorantly, he didn't know that he did this, it was very unfair to Liu Wenjing, but if he didn't, it would be difficult to eliminate the fight between his sons.

Li Yuan believes that Liu Wenjing's death can not only make the ministers self-disciplined, but also play a role in knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, so that Li Shimin can honestly do his own work in the future, and his ambitions should not be so big.

As Liu Wenjing said at the beginning, Li Shimin does have a natural talent, but who made him born two years late, Li Yuan is too old to see the fratricidal of his brothers happen. Li Yuan really didn't want to lose this son, the prince suppressed the king of Qin, and it was reasonable to do anything, but if the king of Qin dealt with the prince in turn, it would be a big rebellion, and it would not make sense to be reasonable.

"Shimin, Mo Dao's father is ruthless, and his father is doing this to save your life. If you continue like this, after a hundred years, you will be harmed sooner or later! ”

Li Yuan, who returned to the dormitory, closed his eyes in pain, and he had been so sleepy that he hadn't eaten lunch. One of the costs of being an emperor is to get used to loneliness because of the loss of a friend and the inability to face his son sincerely. (To be continued......)