Chapter 473: The Eldest Sun Wuji's treacherous scheme
"Excavated the ancestral grave of the Fan Yang Lu clan?"
Li Shimin immediately stood up when he heard this, looked at Chang He's two eyes as if they were two Lingnan lychees, and confirmed: "Did you dig up the grave of Lu Chengsi's family, or the ancestral grave of the entire Fanyang Lu family?"
At this time, Li Shimin was followed by more than a dozen ministers from Zhongshu Province, and they all looked at Chang He in shock when they heard this, wondering how many ancestral graves of Fan Yang Lu had been dug up by Li Chengqian?
If only the ancestral graves of Lu Chengsi's more generations were dug up, it can be said that Lu Chengsi conspired against the felony of the felony, and he dug it up. But if the ancestral graves of the Fan Yang Lu clan for hundreds of years are dug up, then the corporal clan of the world will definitely unite to put pressure on the imperial court.
Chang He saw that everyone was looking at him a little nervously, and squeezed out an ugly smile on his face and said: "The minister just stood and listened for a while, saying that it was the people of Fan Yang who dug up several ancestral roots of Fan Yang's Lu clan. β
"Nonsense!"
Li Shimin was shocked and angry when he heard this, and he was shocked that Li Chengqian was so bold and bold that he would dig up people's ancestral graves for hundreds of years in order to be strong for a while. was angry that such a big thing happened, and Li Chengqian actually didn't give him a ventilation in advance.
Li Shimin and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs did not advance or retreat for a while, and after a long while, they said to Ma Zhou with a solemn expression: "Ma Qing, you go and ask on my behalf, and appease them first." β
After that, the footsteps were a little weak and went up to the Chengtianmen Tower.
Li Shimin repelled all the rituals, and led a group of civil and military ministers to the tower of Chengtianmen City quietly, and the people below did not find Li Shimin and his party.
Li Shimin stood on the city tower and looked down, only to see hundreds of people in front of Chengtian Gate.
Most of these people were officials and students from several families in Hebei Province, as well as their sons and nephews, who were angrily scolding Xu Jingzong at Ma Zhou at this time, talking about Xu Jingzong's order to dig up their ancestral graves.
While these people demanded that the imperial court severely punish Xu Jingzong and others, they also demanded that an edict be issued to posthumously crown their ancestors.
Although they did not explicitly say that the grave digging was the mastermind of Li Chengqian behind the scenes, they all opened and closed their mouths because His Royal Highness the crown prince had this eagle dog, and the subjects of the world would think that the crown prince was unkind.
The more Li Shimin listened to the city tower, the more ugly his face became, his chest rose and fell more and more, and the speed became faster and faster, and finally he threw his sleeves violently, turned around and walked into the hall behind him.
As soon as he entered the tower, he knew that the people below could not see him, so he shouted:
"Nonsense, it's nonsense......
What do you do when you dig up people's ancestral graves?
What do the subjects of the world think of you when they know about it?
Are the Celebrants of the World still willing to assist you again?"
The ministers who followed all knew that Li Shimin was scolding Li Chengqian, and they watched quietly with expressionless faces, neither persuading Li Shimin nor defending Li Chengqian, which also showed that they were dissatisfied with Li Chengqian's move.
"Knock" with a loud bang,
The more Li Shimin spoke, the more angry he became, and he raised his foot and kicked down the bronze tripod placed in the middle of the hall.
Seeing this, the ministers of civil and military affairs all bowed and saluted: "Please calm your anger!" β
"Hmph, what's the use of me being angry, I might as well die of anger as soon as possible, so as not to watch that son of a scumbag mess up trouble for the court all day long." Li Shimin roared loudly with red eyes.
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"Your Majesty is angry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made a mistake, and you have to find a way to make up for it."
This sentence seems to be persuading Li Shimin, but it is actually defining Li Chengqian's character.
Li Shimin turned around when he heard this, and saw the eldest grandson Wuji and a group of Shangshu Provincial officials working in the imperial city walking in, and it was the eldest grandson Wuji who spoke.
Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji as if he was seeing a relative, and he didn't care about what the eldest grandson Wuji should have thought about behind closed doors at home, and he didn't care about the meaning of the eldest grandson Wuji's words, so he stretched out his hand and said: "Wuji, you're here!" β
Seeing this, the eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly walked to Li Shimin's side, helped Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty sits down first." β
Li Shimin was helped by the eldest grandson Wuji to sit down, turned his head to see Changchi Sun Wuji, and cried in tears: "Wuji! Do you know that the queen left early, leaving me with these children, it really broke my heart......"
Princess Changle has just died, Princess Jinyang is sick again, Li Chengqian and Li Zhi are not in Chang'an, and Li Shimin was already very depressed during this time.
Now Li Chengqian is getting into trouble because of digging people's ancestral graves, which really makes Li Shimin feel powerless.
Li Shimin cried while telling his eldest grandson Wuji about his misfortunes, such as the loss of his wife in middle age, the loss of his son in old age, and now his daughter has gone before him, and Cheng Qian is ignorant......
All the civil and military ministers in the hall followed him to wipe their tears.
"I have been leading the scriptures since I was sixteen years old, and it is a small contribution to the Tang Dynasty to have me today, even if there are some mistakes, the emperor can punish me alone, why bother to befall my children?...... Even though Cheng Qian is arrogant, his love for the people is known to the whole world, how could he do such a panicked thing?"
In the end, Li Shimin unconsciously defended Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin did not hesitate to pretend to be miserable in front of the ministers and expose his scars, in order to let the ministers help Li Chengqian speak.
For Li Shimin and others, digging up the ancestral graves of the scholars is a very serious problem, and if Li Chengqian is not done well, he will lose the hearts of the scholars in the world.
However, Li Chengqian is the crown prince who will inherit the Tang Dynasty in the future, and if he loses the hearts of the people of the world, it will be disastrous for both Li Chengqian and the Tang Dynasty.
To solve such a problem, it is useless for the imperial court to issue an order, and it can only rely on the ministers of the court and the sages in some places to speak for Li Chengqian. These people say good things about Li Chengqian, and they may be accepted by the world's scholars, which is also the reason why all dynasties have respected the virtuous.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not neglected the court about digging up the ancestral grave of the Fan Yang Lu family, and the matter of digging the grave may not have been ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince.
It is not a new thing that the Youyan people are fierce and the Fan Yang Lu clan has committed a lot of crimes there, and the people are angry and digging up their ancestral graves. Cheng Mingzhen, the head of the household department, took advantage of the break in Li Shimin's crying and stood up to defend Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin was about to speak when he heard it, when he heard Cui Dunli stand up and say solemnly: "Cheng Shangshu's words are wrong, Youyan people have always been fierce, not today, if it is true that the Fan Yang Lu clan has been a thief of the remnants of the people for generations, the common people would have been wiped out a long time ago." β
Cui Dunli really has no way not to stand up, if Cheng Mingzhen's statement is true, then in a few days, their ancestral grave of the Boling Cui clan should also be dug up.
He can not care about the life or death of the Cui clan who lives in Boling, but he can't care about the ancestral grave.
"Your Majesty, this time the Hebei Provincial Zhushi clan rebelled against the Fan Yang Lu clan is the mastermind, they almost injured His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince has won the hearts of the people, and it is understandable that the people hate the Fan Yang Lu clan for digging their ancestral grave." Li Daozong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked out and said.
Li Daozong's statement is different from Cheng Mingzhen's statement, Cheng Mingzhen said that the Shi family bullied the people and was retaliated against by the people, and it has nothing to do with Li Chengqian.
Li Daozong said that it was because of the rebellion of the Fan Yang Lu clan and was retaliated against by the people who loved Li Chengqian, but the other accomplices may not be dug up.
Li Shimin sat there silently, thinking in his heart which of the two arguments was more beneficial to Li Chengqian.
But he heard the eldest grandson Wuji say: "What Li Shangshu said is inappropriate, Lu Chengsi is the mastermind of the rebellion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered to dig up the grave of his father and ancestors, cut the coffin and abandon the body, and he should be guilty of it." But the ancestral graves of the Fan Yang Lu family for hundreds of years have all been dug up, which is too much. β
Li Shimin couldn't help nodding when he heard this, Lu Chengsi was guilty of digging up the graves of his father and grandfather, but what happened to digging up the graves of people who died hundreds of years ago?
"Then in Wuji's opinion, how should this matter be dealt with?" Li Shimin asked sincerely.
"I don't dare to say it!" Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji bowed his head and said.
Li Shimin said with a painful expression: "You and I are friends of cloth and clothes, and you are the uncle of Chengqian, what do you dare not say?"
The eldest grandson Wuji also wept and said: "Since Your Majesty said so, the minister will boldly say it." β
"You say, you say!" Li Shimin urged.
The eldest grandson Wuji gritted his teeth on his face, and seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said: "The minister thinks that the most important thing at present is to recall His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from Youzhou Daxingtai to Chang'an. β
"Huh?"
Li Shimin is a fool and knows that Li Chengqian is only now able to open up the situation in Hebei Province, suppress the families and clans of Hebei Province, and punish Goguryeo and other things later, and recalling Li Chengqian is definitely a big loss for the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, only by recalling His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can the hearts of the people be reassured, as long as the hearts of the people are at ease, there will be no mistakes in the government affairs of Youzhou Daxingtai." The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly explained, and his eyes still wandered from time to time at Cui Dunli and other officials of the Hebei Taoist clan.
"Recall Chengqian, don't abolish Youzhou Daxingtai?"
"Exactly!"
"Your Majesty, at this time, Youzhou has become a nest of right and wrong, and it is only right to recall His Royal Highness the Prince." Cui Dunli hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, please recall His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and send another minister to Youzhou Daxingtai to preside over the government."
Li Shimin couldn't help but glance at the person who spoke, Youzhou Daxingtai was extremely powerful, and the ordinary minister Li Shimin couldn't rest assured at all.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin is in Youzhou, and His Majesty can order His Royal Highness the King of Jin to take over the government affairs of Youzhou Daxingtai."
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Cui Dunli, some officials of the monk clan echoed the road.
They all knew in their hearts that they would not be able to move Li Chengqian in the slightest way now, and only by recalling Li Chengqian back to Chang'an could the affairs of Hebei Province be handled according to their wishes.
"Thisβ" Li Shimin was still a little hesitant.
He knew very well that Li Chengqian's ability and team were beyond Li Zhi's ability, and he had to send important ministers of the imperial court to Youzhou to assist Li Zhi when he summoned Li Chengqian back.
If Li Zhi takes the opportunity to form a partyββ, I am afraid that it will be another life-and-death dispute between brothers.
The eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Shimin was hesitant, so he opened his mouth to persuade: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't be involved in such a thing as a prince?"