Chapter 161: The parties intercede
The news of the Luoyang killing incident detonated like a bomb in Chang'an City, and the Manchu civil and military forces were in an uproar.
Yu Xiu'er, who was supposed to be in the clouds, fell to the bottom in an instant, although there is now a revised version of Li Shimin on the street, but the charge of killing the foreign envoy without permission was also detained on Sun Xiangfu's head, and the holy decree of being put on death row has been issued, just waiting for the conviction and beheading.
"I didn't expect Brother Sun to do such a big thing, that's more than a thousand people! If we Datang and the Turks fought a battle, they might not have killed so many people, he actually killed him when he said so. ”
In the office of Wangjiang Tower, Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin gathered around the conference table, chatting in disbelief.
Lawyer Pei on the side was in a trance, he was already thinking about how to rescue Sun Xiangfu, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was impossible.
"Brother Pei, should we do something?" The eldest grandson Chong also had a sad face.
"Yes! Anyway, Masaaki is our brother, and we should try to save him. Lawyer Pei said a little depressed.
"In the morning, my father called me over to say something, and then I thought about it, perhaps, there is a way that can work, so I asked a few of you to discuss this matter."
As soon as Changsun Chong said this, everyone's eyes looked at him.
"That's the case, my father said last night, Sun Zhengming's move seems to be crazy, but in fact it is for the country, and the only thing that can save him is the people's heart."
"People's hearts?"
Several young people were stunned when they heard this, and the eldest grandson Chong said his thoughts.
The people's heart can be created, how to say that they are also half-tone actors, yes, I thought of making a play.
As a result, the version modified by Li Shimin was artistically processed by the eldest Sun Chong, and became the story of Sun Xiangfu leading thirty guards to fight to the death with the Japanese warriors in order to save the Tang people who were captured by the Japanese mission, and this story was deliberately spread by them, and within one day, it spread all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.
"I said! Xu Xian, who couldn't bear to hurt even a snake, how could he suddenly kill so many people, it turned out that these Japanese people didn't have peace of mind and wanted to kidnap the people of the Tang Dynasty as slaves······"
"These Japanese people have one set in front of them and one on the back, maybe my Saburo was captured by these gods back then, my son! Are you suffering in the Wa Kingdom!······"
"Kill well, these Japanese people are more hateful than the Turks······"
"Do you think that in the history books of our Tang Dynasty, will there be a record of 'September 18 of the first year of Zhenguan, Sun Zhengming killed thousands of people in the history of the Japanese'?"
The Tang version of the 918 incident was taken out by various people with different identities for all kinds of discussions, and the simple people were so easy to be fooled, when a story that would rather break the law and save the exiled people of the Tang Dynasty was fabricated by Changsun Chong and others, Chang'an City was already interested in Sun Xiangfu, that is, the people who had a good impression of the image of Xu Xian on the stage spontaneously began to hold grievances for him, and at this moment, Sun Xiangfu's star halo was released.
Of course, things can't be done so simply, while the sun hasn't set yet, the eldest grandson rushed to Qin Qiong's house.
"Yigong, I have already told you about the rescue plan, and please borrow the thin and weak villagers in the village to use it, and let them bring the tattered clothes that they don't wear on weekdays······"
"Why is that?"
After Qin Qiong learned of Sun Xiangfu's situation, he naturally asked to see Li Shimin, but Li Shimin's attitude was very clear, if he broke the law, he had to deal with it according to the law, and it was useless to plead for mercy.
"It's a big show!"
In the same situation, in the Wei Chi family, the Cheng family, the Pei family, the Dugu family, and the Yu family, they all appeared, and in just one day, they gathered more than 2,000 tenants who looked very thin and dressed in tatters, and they were all taught the lines.
"In this way, will it work?"
Yu Xiu'er looked at the group of beggars dressed as people boarding the boat overnight in front of Wangjiang Tower, and she was still very uneasy.
"Sister-in-law, please rest assured! A few of our brothers have already mobilized in various streets and alleys of Chang'an, and we don't believe that Your Majesty dares to go against the will of the people. ”
Cheng Chumo, Yu Chi Baolin and others boarded the ship with a smile, they wanted to join the fleet that came to Chang'an overnight, and use these people to exchange those Turkic slaves.
"Brother and sister, please rest assured! In fact, in His Majesty's heart, he may not have to kill Zhengming, we just need to help him survive this catastrophe, and everything will be easy to do later. The eldest grandson Chong comforted Yu Xiu'er, and he didn't stay long, he still had his own tasks, so he entered the city with Lawyer Pei.
As for Yu Xiu'er, she is alone on the dock looking at the water of Qujiang Pond in a daze, the ups and downs of life come too fast, she is only a teenager and she can't bear it, before the matter is resolved, she is afraid that she can't eat, and she can't sleep.
In the harem, there is also Li Shimin, he couldn't imagine that Sun Xiangfu had done such a big thing, and there would be so many people to help him intercede.
Qin Qiong, Dugumou, Wei Chigong, Cheng Zhijie and Hou Junji and other foreign ministers not to mention, in the harem, the eldest grandson empress, who has never interfered in politics, and Concubine Wei, who has recently gained a son, also began to intercede for him unrelentingly, you know, Li Shimin spent a lot of effort in order to maintain the fair and strict national image of the Tang Dynasty. This time, he didn't want to make an exception for Sun Xiangfu.
"Your Majesty, Sun Zhengming has always been timid and afraid of death, you know, what is the provoking person like him to pull out a knife and kill someone, isn't Your Majesty curious? The concubine thought that although he violated the law of the country, his crimes did not lead to death, and those who conspired and instigated were the ones who deserved death. ”
"What my sister said is that Sun Zhengming is not a great traitor, and there must be a reason for his actions, and His Majesty should investigate in detail and then make a decision."
"Okay, this kid hasn't returned to Chang'an yet! You are so anxious to intercede for him, where is the law of the land? After that, Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and left in displeasure.
When he left the palace gate, he saw Li Chengqian standing outside the door respectfully, without him opening his mouth, Li Shimin also knew what he wanted to say, so he flicked his sleeves again and said, "It's late at night, send the prince back to the palace to rest, and talk about it tomorrow." ”
"Father, son, ······"
"Let's go back!"
Before Li Chengqian's words could be spoken, he was interrupted by Li Shimin, and walked on the palace wall alone, Li Shimin thought about Sun Xiangfu's past over and over again, but he couldn't figure out Sun Xiangfu's mood when he killed those Japanese people, this is the most depressed thing for him, a person who you don't know what he is thinking in his heart, do you dare to use it?
As an emperor, this is the most taboo, he wants every courtier to be controlled by himself, especially talented courtiers.
In fact, through Sun Xiangfu's trip to the south to introduce rice seeds, Li Shimin has recognized his loyalty to the country, at least, he wants to seek well-being for the people of the Tang Dynasty, so Li Shimin is also willing to make him a marquis.
But killing the envoy and provoking a war between the two countries made him not expect that this could be something that Sun Xiangfu did.
If the Wa Kingdom started a war with the Tang Dynasty because of this and did not kill Sun Xiangfu, how could he explain to the Tang soldiers who died in battle to defend the country?
For the sake of the Tang Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, he must maintain a fair heart, so he can't just let Sun Xiangfu go, Li Shimin, who was walking on the palace wall and blowing the cold wind, finally made this decision.