Li Shimin put down the music in his hand and said with a pleasant face: "Gao Aiqing, over the years, you have been conscientious, honest and honest, and have guarded the family business for Datang, what is the crime?"

You are now able to find out the problems that exist in the household, and not only is there no fault, but you are also meritorious. The proposed resignation is not permitted. ”

Gao Jingming said: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen, the minister is ashamed. After saying that, he retreated.

Then, Wei Zheng came out, and he said: "Your Majesty, Li Gengqin, the Caoyun Shilang of the Household Department, took advantage of his position to embezzle the imperial court's taxes on a large scale......"

Wei Zheng reported the ins and outs of the case in detail.

"Buzzing" there was a discussion in the main hall.

"It turns out that "Tuodi Zhi" is used for this?"

"More than two million? These guys are so greedy. ”

"These people are so ruthless, more than a dozen lives."

"What, only 170,000 pieces of stolen money were found? Where does the rest of the money go? ”

"Li Yishuang committed suicide, is it such a coincidence?"

"Good boy, it's terrible."

……

The ministers were very shocked, and they talked a lot, although they did not name names, but the spearhead was already pointed at Li Tai, the king of Wei.

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Li Tai, the king of Wei, and he bears great responsibility in this corruption case. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

The 12 imperial historians of the Imperial History Observatory, except for Li Tai's sworn friend Wang Gao, all stood up.

Then, supporters of Li Chengqian, Li Ke and Li You all came forward to second. The other ministers were very dissatisfied with Li Tai and also seconded it.

The number of people is huge, and the momentum is huge.

Li Tai's supporters were silent, and they increasingly discovered that Li Tai was not a person to be trusted. He is ruthless and can sacrifice the people around him at any time for his own interests.

In the past few years, many of the people who have followed him have been unlucky.

Li Yishuang is Li Tai's favorite concubine, and Li Gengqin is his money bag. However, Li Tai said that sacrifice was sacrifice. What are these peripheral followers in Li Tai's eyes? At most, it's just the object he'll sell next time.

Wang Jingwei now deeply regrets it, he, the head of the Wei Prince's Mansion, is in a very embarrassing situation, he doesn't want to and doesn't dare to follow Li Tai, but now that he has been labeled as the Wei Prince's Mansion, no one else dares to use him.

Wang Gao regretted it even more, he had already discovered that Li Tai was not only inferior to Li You in IQ, but his character was even worse than Li You. At this moment, he suddenly realized that this was an opportunity to get rid of Li Tai.

He gritted his teeth and stood up and said, "The minister impeached Li Tai, the king of Wei." ”

Li Tai was completely dumbfounded, and he glanced at the ministers in front of him with a resentful gaze. Xin said: "One day I will get what I want, so that you will die one by one without a place to bury." ”

Looking at Li Tai's cannibalistic gaze, Wang Gao suddenly regretted it again, and he said in his heart: "Why should I be so impulsive? Is Li Tai, this bastard, so easy to offend? ”

So, he subconsciously hid behind Wei Zheng's back again.

Yan Liben never showed up again after Li Tai killed Li Yishuang this time, and he didn't come to the court today.

Li Tai finally tasted the betrayal of his relatives.

Li Chengqian and eldest grandson Wuji are relatives of Li Tai, and they want to avoid it, so they did not express their position. But the contemptuous gaze they cast at Li Tai showed their attitude.

Li Shimin also found that Li Tai's popularity is really not good, and it can even be said that it is too bad.

He stubbornly asked, "Wei Zheng......"

"Father." At this moment, Li Tai went crazy. He said: "Father, Wei Zheng and others are slandering their sons. They say that Erchen did these things, where is the evidence? ”

Li Shimin was very depressed in his heart, he had secretly found the eldest grandson Wuji, and asked him to come forward to dredge up Li Chengqian, Wei Zheng and others, and try to alleviate Li Tai's crimes. Li Tai made such a fuss, obviously angering Wei Zheng and the others.

Li Shimin said angrily: "You rebel, this matter must be related to you." You are in charge of "Tuodi Zhi", Li Yishuang and Li Gengqin are your relatives, right? You can't get out of this matter. ”

After speaking, he shouted: "Ma Xuanliang." ”

Ma Xuanliang flashed out from behind Li Shimin and said, "The minister is here." ”

"Immediately escort Li Tai into the Yeting Palace and keep him under strict guard." Li Shimin said angrily.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Xuanliang responded. Then, he came to Li Tai's side and said, "His Royal Highness King Wei, please." ”

Li Tai reluctantly followed Ma Xuanliang and left.

Not to mention, Li Shimin's attitude alleviated the anger of the ministers, and everyone stopped clamoring.

Li Shimin asked: "Wei Zheng, what do you say should be done with Li Tai?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, although the minister suspects that Li Tai, the king of Wei, is suspected of murder and arson to destroy evidence. However, there is indeed no evidence for the minister.

However, Li Tai, the king of Wei, was in charge of the "Tuodi Chronicles", and based on this, he caused the loss of a large amount of tax revenue from the household department, which is an indirect crime.

Li Yishuang and Li Gengqin were convicted of embezzlement, and they were direct relatives of Li Tai, the king of Wei, who were jointly and severally liable.

According to these two charges, Li Tai, the king of Wei, should be reprimanded and exiled to the frontier. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He said decisively: "Wei Aiqing is reasonable, I have decided to demote Li Tai, the king of Wei, to the king of Donglai County, and leave Chang'an on the same day." ”

Although the ministers were still a little dissatisfied, it was already a very huge victory to be able to get Li Shimin, who doted on Li Tai, to make such a concession.

In fact, this result was caused by Li You who asked Tian An to tell Li Chengqian a long time ago.

For Li Chengqian, Li Tai was belittled, and if he left the center of power in Chang'an, he could not pose a threat to him. The result was acceptable to him.

For Li Shimin, he did this to protect Li Tai, and at the same time gave an explanation to the government and the opposition. He can accept this result in both public and private life.

For Empress Changsun, she can't just lose her eldest grandson Shunde and lose Li Tai, this blow is a bit too big.

For Li You, as long as Li Tai loses his influence in the court and cannot hinder the good progress of Zhenguan's rule, his life and death do not matter.

For Wei Zheng, he did not have any evidence of Li Tai's direct involvement in corruption. He was faithful to his duty and to the law. This result is the best result he can get under the law. Therefore, he has no opinion either.

In short, the court of the Zhenguan Dynasty cleared a great opposition and became healthier and clearer.

Lizheng Palace.

Li Chengqian said to Empress Changsun: "Queen Mother, the fifth brother sent someone to send a message from Xue Guogong, and he greeted you." ”

Empress Eldest Sun said: "Cheng Qian, it was also Li You's idea to protect Qingque this time, right?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "Yes, Queen Mother, he is the same as his sons, and he doesn't want you to be sad. ”

Empress Eldest Sun said with emotion: "Li You, this kid is kind-hearted and witty. Not to mention the previous ones, he saved your grandfather, and this time he saved Li Tai, which is a great favor to our family.

Cheng Qian, you have to cherish his affection for you, and don't let him down. ”

Li Chengqian said: "The queen mother can rest assured that her sons will never let down the fifth brother." In this life, Erchen will definitely treat the fifth brother well. ”

Empress Changsun sighed: "Li You originally went to Yangzhou, but in order to protect your grandfather, he will definitely send him to Jeju Island in person." It's really hard for him. ”

Emperor's bed.

Li Tai said aggrievedly: "Father, Li Chengqian, they wronged their sons, why do you let them bully your sons?" ”

Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly: "Do you really think that people can't find out about your cover-up of evidence?" If it weren't for the sake of me and your mother's face, would you still have a way to live?

Don't say anything, you leave Chang'an as soon as possible, lest you have too many dreams at night and other accidents. ”

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