After the early dynasty, Li You went to the Liangyi Hall to ask to see Li Shimin, and met Wei Zheng on the way, and he was about to go to Li You. He said, "Your Highness, what does Your Majesty mean about Li Tai's matter?" ”

It turned out that after Li Tai was imprisoned in the Yeting Palace, there was no movement. Wei Zheng went to ask him, and he said that he was investigating.

Wei Zheng was worried that Li Shimin would play tricks and excuse Li Tai. Since Li Tai was imprisoned, there has been a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition, and the family of the deceased has also put pressure on him, and the pressure on the Yushitai is very great.

Li You asked, "In the last few days, have the family members of the deceased looked for you?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "No. ”

Li You said: "That's not the end of it. The families of the deceased are not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? ”

As soon as he heard this, Wei Zheng suddenly became alert. He glared and asked, "Your Highness, what do you mean?" Did you buy the families of the dead? ”

Li You said frankly: "Yes, everyone in the family is dead, and the living still have to live." Wouldn't it be okay to compensate them a little? ”

Wei Zheng said with disappointment: "Could it be that His Royal Highness also wants to coerce and entice the family of the deceased and do illegal things?" ”

Li You smiled and said, "I said Lord Wei, you are unreasonable." I sympathized with the families of the deceased and gave them some money, which they were happy to accept. Is this also illegal? Let me tell you the truth, there is temptation, but there is not. Because I have promised the family of the deceased, I am just apologizing to Li Tai's relatives on behalf of them, and I will not do anything illegal. If the matter is true, Li Tai will definitely be sentenced to death.

Now that people don't make trouble, isn't it also a good thing for the court? ”

Wei Zheng still trusts Li You very much. He asked puzzledly, "Your Highness, what do you mean?" ”

Li You said: "Zhu Yi has a confession, and you also copied out the stolen money, but Li Tai doesn't admit it." Your Majesty wants to investigate carefully, is there anything wrong with this? ”

Wei Zheng just felt that something was wrong, and he asked, "The minister still doesn't understand, what do you think, Your Highness?" ”

Li You said: "Lord Wei, the law is nothing more than human affection. It's good that you enforce the law strictly, but you can't force a father to kill his own son, right? This father is not an ordinary father, he is the emperor, and you don't know his feelings for Li Tai. If he is forced out of a good way, the sky of Datang will not fall?

Don't worry about this matter, the law still has to be upheld, and Your Majesty will not do anything illegal. You just wait patiently until Your Majesty can't justify himself, and you can do whatever you want. ”

Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, he was not unkind, but he was a law enforcer, and he must not do anything that violated the law. He said, "Well, the minister will wait to see how His Majesty handles this matter." ”

Li You smiled and said: "Lord Wei, there are many things to do in the court, and the focus of your work now is not to force Your Majesty to deal with Li Tai, but to dig deep into Li Tai's henchmen involved in corruption." ”

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "Your Highness, the minister understands. The minister took his leave. ”

Looking at Wei Zheng's back, Li You smiled bitterly and shook his head. Xindao: "You still don't understand, the reason why I did this is also helpless." ”

If Li You wants to save Li Tai, the first step is to delay time. Now everyone is on fire, and the government and the opposition are also paying attention to this matter, at this time, if Li Tai's case is tried, Li Tai will definitely die, and it is only by the judgment of the decision that he can convince the public.

Slow things down. For such cases, the first trick is procrastination. The popularity of Wang Baoqiang's divorce case once overshadowed the Olympics, and now who else will bring it up again? In the Tang Dynasty, where information was not developed, it would not take long for people to be indifferent to Li Tai's matter.

If it is delayed until this winter or next spring, Li Tai's crime can be sentenced to death with a reprieve, and the execution will be delayed until next autumn. As long as the death sentence is suspended, Li Shimin has the right of amnesty, and during this time period, if he finds a suitable excuse, he can amnesty the world and pardon criminals in some areas in a targeted manner, so that Li Tai can be pardoned.

Even if the families of the deceased make trouble at that time, the families of those released prisoners are overwhelming, and they are all grateful to Li Shimin.

Li Tai can be released, he has been demoted to a commoner, and he has no influence on the court. People, including Li Chengqian and Li Ke, didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore. When the time comes, place him in the fiefdom of a reliable person, Li Shimin or Li You can help him casually, and he can be a rich man and live the rest of his life comfortably.

In this way, it not only upheld the dignity of the law, but also gave Li Tai a way out, and also fulfilled the heart of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

What Li You has to do now is to find a suitable excuse for Li Shimin. This is not difficult for Li You, for example, Lu Tong and others go to the New World to bring back the seeds related to the national economy and people's livelihood, or establish some other influential achievements.

At the moment, the pirates are very cooperative, they are in an uproar, if the imperial court can calm down the piracy problem, Li Shimin can be a dignified amnesty to the world.

Liangyi Palace, study.

When Li You came to the study, Li Shimin was discussing things with the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others, and Li You sat aside after entering, wanting to wait for them to finish the matter.

Not long after, Li Shimin and their affairs were finished, and the eldest grandson Wuji and others were about to say goodbye and leave, Li You said, "Please wait a minute." ”

Then he said to Li Shimin; "Father, the son has a major matter that needs to be reported, and it just so happens that all the adults are here, do you want to listen to it together?"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, auxiliary machine, Xuan Ling, you can listen to it together." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and the others said together: "The ministers obey the order. Then he sat down again.

Li Shimin said to Li You: "What is it, you can say it." ”

Li You reported to Li Shimin and other ministers his analysis of the causes of this large-scale piracy epidemic, and gave them an analysis of the harmfulness of this kind of international human trafficking, especially the tremendous destructive effect on the social atmosphere, which aroused the vigilance of Li Shimin and the ministers.

Fang Xuanling said worriedly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qi is right. We must resolutely crack down on this kind of human trafficking, otherwise, driven by interests, the program and discipline will be relaxed, the people's hearts will collapse, everyone will be in danger, and the simple atmosphere of the people in Datang society will disappear. This is much more dangerous than just pirates. ”

The eldest grandson, Wuji, also believes that this trend must be stopped immediately.

Li Shimin knew that since Li You came to report this matter, he must have already thought of countermeasures. He asked, "What do you think?" ”8)