Chapter 530: A Good Show Appears
When Li Mu heard the word "Yan Wang", he smiled and did not say anything, but Cheng Yanjin and Sangou both felt the coldness contained in this smile.
Li Mu has never been a tolerant person, it's just that his anger is different from ordinary people.
General things, for example, Wei Zheng is against him, Wang Qi is two-faced and three-faced, and so on, he can not care, and the matter will pass, but there are some things, just like the imperial history that insulted the Sun family, he can't tolerate it, so he went to smash the prison of Dali Temple and chopped off the head of that person.
This time it was also something he couldn't tolerate. Because of these assassins, they broke the rules.
You can't play me, so you want to kill me? The truth makes sense, but the rules are not. If the rules are like this, then there will be no one who opposes the emperor in this world, and whoever dares to oppose it will directly cut off his head, isn't it simple?
The assassination broke through Li Mu's bottom line. If he doesn't fight back this time, then anyone can assassinate him in the future, and will he be able to live in peace?
Therefore, no matter what price Li Mu pays, he must let these assassins have a long memory.
"Sangou, you have worked hard, do one more thing, and you can go to rest. Go to your brother and the second dog to get a hundred yuan, and say that I ordered it, take the money and invite your brothers to be dashing, and when the matter is over, I will reward you. β
Sangou hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you Master Hou for cultivating, please ask Master Hou to command." β
"That dead head of the Yan Wangfu Sword and Gun Sect, identity confirmed?"
"Sure, there are three assassins to corroborate it."
"Very wellβsince that's sure, chop it up and send it back." Li Mu smiled and said, "Chop off your head and wrap it in plant ash." The rest were all finely chopped, and someone was found to make a box to pack it well, write the name post, and send it to King Yan's mansion for King Yan to sign for in person. β
Sangou didn't feel terrible when he heard what Li Mu said, but looking at his smile when he spoke, he felt chills all over. People are dead, do you have to do it so desperately? The other party is a prince!
Cheng Yanjin was afraid that Li Mu would cause trouble, so he stopped him and said, "There's no need, Li Mu ......"
"Uncle, I have my own ideas for doing things." Li Mu actually interrupted Cheng Bitingjin's words and didn't let him say it, Cheng Biting Jin was embarrassed on the spot, his face turned red, and he finally didn't dare to put on that scoundrel face, snorted, and stopped talking.
Li Mu continued: "In addition, help me with a sentence and tell King Yan that last time, I looked at Concubine Yin in front of him and bypassed him once. This time, for His Majesty's sake, I will spare him again. Again and again, no more, if you dare to provoke me, I will put him in the box too! β
Sangou was so nervous that his whole body stiffened, and he didn't dare to make a sound, nodded his head and ran down, turned around and ran away.
Li Mu stiffened his face for a long time before he sighed, got up and walked out of the military tent.
Cheng Yanjin looked at his back and said secretly in his heart, what's wrong with me? was taken away by the momentum of a hairy boy, and I have seen a lot of bloody scenes, is it possible that Lao Tzu is still afraid of him?
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At the end of the day, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had not closed his eyes all night, finally came to the small courtyard on the hillside under Li Mu's arrangement, and saw Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji who were having breakfast.
The porridge was cooked by Bai Qiaoqiao, Li Mu sent it over, and the eldest grandson Wuji helped carry the food box and followed him.
Seeing the white cloth on Li Shimin's wrist, the tears of the eldest grandson Wuji seemed to be ready, and they poured out at once, he knelt beside the stone table, crying silently, and couldn't say a complete sentence.
When Li Shimin saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. The two of them can be said to be friends who grew up wearing a pair of pants, Li Shimin has never shied away from the eldest grandson Wuji in anything, and even when he planned to rebel, he was the first to discuss with the eldest grandson Wuji.
This time, he completely left him aside, and he still wanted to use him, Li Shimin felt a little reluctant in his heart, and his conscience ached faintly.
But he also understands that those who do great things are not informal, as long as the plan can be realized, conscience can be completely dispensed with.
In normal times, Li Shimin will not let the eldest grandson Wuji kneel at all, and the eldest grandson Wuji will not really kneel, that is, it means, before he can make a move, Li Shimin will give him a seat.
But today is different, Li Shimin is "angry", where will he care about this. And Empress Changsun, on her side, was still thinking in her heart that day, how could she, a stupid brother, go against her husband in the court, and give him a good look.
Li Mu watched the play on the side for a while, and saw that the three of them didn't speak, and the plot couldn't be advanced, so he had to think of a way. He turned to the side, coughed to remind Li Shimin, and at the same time glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji.
Both of them were informed by Li Mu, and the stalemate was finally alleviated. Li Shimin raised his hand and asked the eldest grandson Wuji to sit, but instead of looking at him, he looked at Li Mu and said, "How is the assassin's investigation, can the identity be ascertained?" β
Li Mu hurriedly handed over the confession concocted by the three dogs and said, "All identities have been identified, please take a look at them Your Majesty." β
Li Shimin flipped through the confession, frowned, put the confession on the table with his backhand, and said, "Li Mu, aren't you deceived?" How could it be so coincidental, one of the six gate valves? β
Li Mu replied: "Your Majesty, it is indeed such a coincidence! The six assassins who are alive are really one of the six major gates, and they have already found people from each family to identify them, and this is indeed the case. The minister also personally asked the assassins why this happened, and the assassins all said that their target was the minister, not His Majesty, and the six families worked together in order to not hold the public accountable. β
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly glanced at Li Mu, wondering in his heart, no, the lines are wrong, didn't he say that he wanted to slander them for assassinating the emperor? How did you change your tune?
Is there anything that can't change? Why didn't you ventilate with me earlier?
The eldest grandson Wuji saw Li Shimin looking at Li Mu silently, and thought to himself, should he talk to him at this time? Li Mu has already exonerated the six major gates in accordance with his promise, do you want to go along with it?
If he agrees, if His Majesty doesn't think so, wouldn't it be a stone to shoot himself if he is one of the assassins again?
But if you don't agree, you just promised Li Mu, this ......
Just when he was embarrassed, Li Mu nodded to Li Shimin imperceptibly, Li Shimin understood what Li Mu meant, and he let himself come according to the plan.
Li Shimin slapped the stone table suddenly, and the heavy stone table shook a little under his beat, which shows the great strength.
Li Shimin shouted angrily: "Assassinate you? Scold! Li Mu, to put it mildly, you don't have that much face! These people are wolf-like, their goal is me, they hate me and don't die! It's just that the assassination can't be done, so they say in unison that the target is you, and it's just a way to get rid of the crime, can you be deceived, and can you be deceived by me? β
As if to pull an ally for himself, Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and asked, "Auxiliary, do you think I'm right?" β
This is a multiple-choice question.
What can the eldest grandson Wuji say? Could it be that Your Majesty is wrong? They were the ones who assassinated Li Mu, anyone with a discerning eye can see it?
It can be seen, but now it is Li Shimin who is wrapped in a white cloth on his wrist, and the emperor is bleeding, how can this matter be calculated?
The eldest grandson Wuji gave Li Mu a look apologetically, and echoed Li Shimin: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, and the ministers have also heard it, and there have been rumors in the market that the Boling Cui family, the Fan Yang Lu family, and the Xingyang Zheng family are loyal to the Yin Prince, and after the death of the Hidden Prince, they have been looking for the folk relics of the Hidden Prince, trying to support it, and vainly saying "restore orthodoxy". Your Majesty is clear, and the minister thinks that this matter is not simple. β
The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Li Mu and suppressed the smugness in his heart. His digging of the pit can be described as wonderful, falsely accusing Li Mu of being the widow of Prince Yin, and then getting rid of him, is one of the plans that the eldest grandson Wuji has long thought of. But how to lay the groundwork is a difficult problem. This incident gave him a great opportunity.
First of all, this matter was determined by Li Shimin himself. Originally, it was a group of assassins who assassinated Li Mu, but he wanted to say that he assassinated himself. If he says so now, he will have to admit it later. When the eldest grandson Wuji was about to make a move, he could say that the real mastermind behind this assassination was Li Mu, because he was the widow of Prince Yin. The assassins were all his dead soldiers, and he wanted to assassinate the emperor to avenge his father. When the matter was revealed, the people were killed.
The logical explanation of motive and purpose can be described as killing two birds with one stone. And now that he talks about it, it is to give Li Shimin a subconscious impression, and by the way, remind him of the matter of Prince Yin, so that he will never forget it.
Seeing that Li Mu was like a lamb to be slaughtered, without the slightest vigilance, the eldest grandson Wuji felt proud in his heart. Even if you're extremely smart, you also have something you're not good at, playing with intrigue and trickery, you're still too tender!
Li Shimin had a plan to discuss with Li Mu, of course he knew that the assassins were coming to Li Mu, but when he heard the eldest grandson Wuji say this, he still inevitably muttered in his heart, could it be that this group of assassins was really ......
As soon as the idea came out, he denied it. Over the years, he has been secretly investigating Yuan Tiangang's bad people, once he finds out that the people who may be the widows of Prince Yin, they are all directly eliminated to prevent future troubles, Yuan Tiangang has never reported that there are omissions, if these people do not find the widow, they do not support the people, isn't it equivalent to suicide?
But at this time, this analysis is obviously out of place, and Li Shimin also went down and said: "The analysis of the auxiliary machine makes sense, and I have thought of it." It's really hateful, I have been on the throne for five years, and in the past five years, I have eaten and dressed all night, and I dare not compare myself to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, but I have done my best. Governing the Yellow River and exterminating the Turks can be regarded as a little achievement, right? It's ridiculous that this group of people still thinks about what kind of widow, and they don't take me in their eyes at all! Good! You are disrespectful to me, and I don't need to put up with it anymore. Gao Gan, the intention is to do it! β
Gao Gonggong hurriedly responded, Li Shimin took a deep breath, and said: "The identity of the assassin has been ascertained, the crime is unforgivable, the car is split, and the three clans are destroyed!" β
Yi three clans!
That's how many people are going to be killed!
The crimes of the three tribes of Yi, recorded in the historical records, originated from the Qin Dynasty. Zai said: Qin Zheng is fierce, one person is guilty, and it extends to the three clans.
The so-called three clans, namely: the father's clan, the mother's clan, and the wife's clan. Shang Ying, who changed the law in the Qin Dynasty, was split by King Huiwen of Qin and wiped out the three clans, and died under the law compiled by himself. This time, Li Shimin obviously wanted to follow the example of King Qin Huiwen and give these assassins a set of treatment that Shang Ying enjoyed back then.
But there is a problem here, although Shang Ying was very famous back then, his family was not large, but even so, thousands of people died. And now, the five surnames and seven hopes are married to each other, and they are constantly involved. If the three tribes are really destroyed, there are basically very few people who are spared.
For example, if one of the king's family is killed, his father's family, that is, the people of his house, must be killed. His mother's clan will definitely not be surnamed Wang, it may be the Lu family, then the Lu clan where her mother is located will be killed, if he is married, his wife may be the Zheng family, then the Zheng family will also be killed. To kill one person from the Wang family, three families and three branches will be buried together, and if the chain reaction continues, tens of thousands of people will not be enough to die!
How dare Gao Gonggong take this stubble, he didn't dare to talk about it, and the eldest grandson Wuji was also stupid. He didn't expect Li Shimin's attitude to be so resolute this time, this is not one person or two, this is the life and death of tens of thousands of people! The eldest grandson Wuji had to be dissuaded, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty think twice!" The killing is too heavy, it will damage His Majesty's reputation, and he will ...... in the history books."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Will this happen?" Do you say I'm a tyrant? Hum! I don't care! I was bound by these people with Mingjun and history books, which made me afraid. After this incident, I figured it out, the historian can write whatever he likes, aren't they straightforward? If they write that I kill people, then they must also write, why do I kill people, only allow them to assassinate me, and not allow me to dispose of them? Auxiliary, I came to ask you, Tang Luzhong, what is the crime of assassinating the emperor? The three clans of Zhenyi, are they excessive? β
"This ......" the eldest grandson Wuji can't refute it, Tang Law, don't talk about Tang Law, since the Qin and Han dynasties, the law of any dynasty, rebellion and assassination of the emperor, are the three tribes of Yi or even the nine tribes, this is an iron law. It's just that many emperors don't deal with it so seriously for the sake of their own reputation, and they usually give it lightly.
But that's how the law is set, Li Shimin doesn't take it lightly, you can't say he's wrong, who asked you to assassinate the emperor? If you dare to do this kind of brainless thing, you must be mentally prepared to lose your head.
The eldest grandson Wuji is not a soft-hearted person, nor is he sorry for these people. But he knew that if Li Shimin did this, the world would be in chaos. None of them can withstand the three clans, which is forcing the gate valve to rebel. If you don't rebel, you will die, and if you rebel, you will die, and anyone will make this choice.
If the world is in chaos, it will really respond to Li Mu's words, how can there be eggs under the nest? The eldest grandson is the egg under Li Tang's nest, and the eldest grandson Wuji, who realizes this, is really anxious.
He put his head on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!" If Your Majesty does this, it will affect more than 10,000 people, old and young, women and children, all innocent, Your Majesty is the parent of the world, how can you do it, please think about it, the matter of the assassin, just punish the evil, don't expand, don't-"
Li Shimin had already entered the state, grabbed the porridge bowl and threw it on the ground, yelling; "Am I now unable to do anything? Eldest grandson Wuji, even you have to do it against me? β