Li Shimin nodded slightly, and before he could speak, he coughed violently in anger, and his face was red, which showed that his anger was not ordinarily small.

"To be a man, you must dare to act. Today, in front of the ministers, tell me all the mistakes you have made. Yuan Ziyan said with a cold face.

"Aunt Yan, Cheng Qian's biggest mistake is that he shouldn't be reborn in the emperor's house. Auntie, I heard that the queen mother had a difficult birth in the past, and it was you who saved Cheng Qian's life, and probably didn't expect that I was still dying under your nose. Li Chengqian looked up to the sky and sighed, and two lines of tears slid down his handsome cheeks, which was sad.

"My biggest mistake was not to have given birth to you!" Li Shimin slapped the chair gang violently, angry.

"Father, the son knew from the beginning that he was wrong to do this, even if he staged the Xuanwu Mutiny again, he would still live with guilt for the rest of his life. But what else can Erchen do? Some people in the court are dissatisfied with their sons, Li Tai is in charge of every step, and he is only a child so far, how can he keep the position of the prince? How can we save the lives of our wives and children? Li Chengqian said quietly: "These days, there is no day when the sons can sleep peacefully, they miss the emperor's grandfather and the queen mother, but the father and the emperor who are still by his side, but the sons are in awe and dare not approach. ”

"Say no more, since you have confessed to your treason, according to the law, you should be punished! Come on, put Cheng Qian on death row, and behead him in three days! Li Shimin almost roared angrily.

"No, Your Majesty!"

The eldest grandson Wuji crawled to Li Shimin on his knees, and wept bitterly: "Your Majesty." The matter has not been investigated in detail, and there must be grievances in it. The prince is I who have grown up watching him, and he is kind and benevolent. If you are affectionate and righteous, how can you do something rebellious? There must be someone who pampers it, and then there is a villain to induce it, so that today's move is possible. Besides, Cheng Qian didn't make a big mistake......"

"By the time he succeeds, I'll already be in a different place! Eldest grandson Wuji, are you also looking forward to my death? Did you participate in this time? Li Shimin interrupted him and asked in a loud voice.

The eldest grandson Wuji's whole body was cold. Kowtowed desperately, "The minister is deeply favored by His Majesty, and there is no way to repay the broken bones." How can there be a sludge heart? But the minister is willing to die for the prince, and I hope Your Majesty will agree! ”

"Uncle!" A warm current rose in Li Chengqian's heart, it seemed that he had indeed been bewitched, and his uncle was not what they said. Only close to Li Tai.

"You'd better keep your old life for yourself. Can't you understand what I'm saying? Hurry up and drag this rebel out of here! Li Shimin said annoyedly.

Of course, the crowd tried their best to stop it. The old ministers led by the eldest grandson Wuji desperately kowtowed to intercede for the prince, and even his forehead was broken. Li Shimin was unmoved, he had already given a King of Qi to death, was he still afraid that he would lose other sons?

"National teacher, you have something to say!" Fang Xuanling urged anxiously.

Yuan Ziyan sighed, looked at Li Chengqian, who was expressionless, and turned back to Li Shimin and said, "Shimin, who is not a sage or a sage. Although Cheng Qian was wrong, he never wanted to hurt anyone. It's too insecure. ”

Li Shimin was silent, it seemed that the anger had gone down a lot, Yuan Ziyan sighed again: "Chengqian is the most favored child of Empress Wende, and he is also the face of our Tang Dynasty, and severely punishing the prince will inevitably cause panic among the people." ”

"What the national teacher said is extremely true!" The ministers responded.

"Handed over to Dali Temple first, and disposed of later!" Li Shimin snorted coldly and went back to the house, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they didn't dare to stay, they retreated one after another, and soon only Li Chengqian was left in the main hall.

Several guards pulled Li Chengqian up, and when he walked to the door, Li Chengqian was full of tears and shouted: "Son, thank your father, I wish my father and emperor happiness like the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan!" ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes were full of tears, and his tears could not be suppressed, and then they turned into howling and crying, and those who heard it were moved.

"Hey, in the past, I solemnly declared in front of Wei Zheng that if Cheng Qian made a mistake, the throne should also be inherited by Xiang'er. I'm afraid that I will break my promise this time, but how can I explain it to him a hundred years later? Li Shimin choked up.

Yuan Ziyan gently wiped Li Shimin's tears with a handkerchief, and said distressedly: "Shimin, in fact, when Lord Wei Zheng was alive, he didn't expect that the prince would come to this point today. If he had known in advance, he would have persuaded the prince, and in the face of the interests of the prince and you, he would not hesitate to choose you. ”

"Ziyan, I dominate the country and create a prosperous world, why can't I even manage my own son?" Li Shimin was so depressed that he buried his head in Yuan Ziyan's arms.

The prince's rebellion is a matter of great importance, and Li Shimin attaches great importance to it, and specially ordered Xiao Yu, Li Tao, Dali Qing Sun Fujia, and the counselor Chu Suiliang and other ministers to work together to investigate.

The whole process of the incident is not complicated, Du He, Hou Junji and others who participated in the rebellion were executed, Du He is the husband of Princess Chengyang, the princess inevitably cried and cried for her husband, Li Shimin turned him away, and soon made him remarry.

As for how to deal with Li Chengqian, Li Shimin couldn't make up his mind for a long time, in all dynasties, the crown prince rebelled, and the only end was death, with few exceptions. On this day, Li Shimin asked in a cold voice: "The prince has lost his conscience, betrayed my heart of cultivation for him, and intends to rebel, what do you think should be done?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji just took a few steps forward, but was repelled by Li Shimin, "You are Uncle Chengqian, and your judgment is unfair, so you should listen to others." ”

What else can I say, it's a capital crime! Everyone looked at each other, bowed their heads and did not speak.

After a long time, Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what the previous national teacher said is reasonable, the prince is certainly wrong, and if he is sentenced to death, it will hurt His Majesty's fatherly heart, and it will be inappropriate. ”

Li Shimin's eyes turned red again when he heard this, and the ministers also found out that this was the emperor's original intention, and persuaded one after another. Although Li Shimin was also willing to do this, he still kept a straight face and said: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, Li You conspired against him, and I gave him a cup of poisonous wine. ”

This one? Everyone didn't know what to say, so they locked their eyes on Yuan Ziyan again, and Yuan Ziyan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Duan Zhixuan was critically ill yesterday, but I'm afraid he won't survive today." Duan Zhixuan is loyal and brave, there is only one wish, I don't know if His Majesty can agree? ”

At this time, he was talking about Li Chengqian, how to get Duan Zhixuan out, even if he diverted from this topic, Li Chengqian's affairs still had to be discussed.

"Duan Zhixuan is my life-saving benefactor, don't say one piece, even ten hundred pieces, and I will also agree." Li Shimin nodded and said.

Yuan Ziyan said: "When General Duan learned about the crown prince and begged His Majesty to spare his life, he died without regrets. ”

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard it, he was the first to cry, regretting that he had excluded Duan Zhixuan, but he didn't expect that his last wish was to forgive the prince.

Li Shimin was silent for a while, and Yuan Ziyan said again: "Your Majesty, Li You is different from Cheng Qian, he is used by others to try to restore the Great Sui, and Cheng Qian is persecuted by others, just to protect himself, although he has cultivated hundreds of dead soldiers in the East Palace, he has never killed His Majesty, even the bureaucrats who were driven out of the East Palace are merciful. Your Majesty, Cheng Qian, he is a good boy. ”

"Please be gracious!" The ministers knelt down one after another, Li Shimin burst into tears, and slowly got up, his eyes were full of gratitude, in fact, he just wanted to find a result, or these brothers who lived and died knew their minds best.

Later, Li Chengqian was demoted to a concubine and exiled to Qianzhou, and the crown princess naturally accompanied him, although the husband and wife lost their former glory and wealth, but they shared a rare leisure time, and even gave birth to a son, named Li Ju. Later, Li Chengqian died of illness in Qianzhou, Li Shimin was very sad, abolished the dynasty, and was buried with the rites of the national prince.

The crown princess committed suicide and martyrdom, leaving two children and then taken back to the palace by Li Shimin to take care of them.

The loss of two sons in succession devastated the loving father, his hair was almost white, and even Wei'an's body looked a little hunched.

"Ziyan, why after many years, you are still as bright and graceful as ever?" Li Shimin looked at Yuan Ziyan's delicate face and asked.

"Because I have nothing to worry about." Yuan Ziyan said with a smile.

"Don't you even care about me?" Li Shimin asked.

"If I leave this place one day, I'll miss you." Yuan Ziyan said sincerely: "The relationship between the two of us has surpassed that of friends, just like relatives, and we can't be separated. ”

"Loved ones?" Li Shimin muttered to himself, looking into the distance in a daze.

"Shimin, the past time will not come again, but the future world will remember you."

"How do you know?"

"Of course I do. In the future world, many people will use you as the theme, there are countless novels about you, and there are many TV series, and you are the protagonist. Also, many girls and children are looking forward to marrying a husband like you. Yuan Ziyan took Li Shimin's arm and leaned his head on his shoulder and said.

"But I don't believe it, so you won't marry me." Li Shimin pretended to be angry.

"Haha, although I didn't marry you, I got more than any woman." Yuan Ziyan laughed happily.

Li Shimin was infected by it, and he also laughed for a while, but when he thought of what had happened in the past two years, he still felt depressed. The matter of his father and brother has just faded in his heart, but his sons have added to his blockage, saying that it is good to be the emperor, but how many people can understand the bitterness in the emperor's heart?

"Shimin, if it is peaceful today, I suggest that we can do something meaningful."

"Oh? Come and hear it! ”

"When the Tang Dynasty was first established, many soldiers fought bloodily, but with the passage of time, those people and things gradually began to move away from people's memories. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty has 28 generals of Yuntai, and there are many ministers with outstanding achievements in our Tang Dynasty, why not sort them out and be admired by future generations? ”

After listening to Yuan Ziyan's words, Li Shimin's eyes immediately lit up, and he slapped his thigh happily: "Oh, Ziyan, you still have an idea." I have this intention to write a book for him, so it is not as good as you say! (To be continued......)