Chapter 718: Dismissal and Removal of Knights
Niu Jinda entered the palace to intercede for Li Su, and the timing was too inappropriate. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Of course, Li Shimin's anger is also seriously beyond Niu Jinda's estimates, every time Li Su got into trouble in the past, Li Shimin was angry for a while at most, and threw Li Su into Dali Temple for a few days.
However, this time, Niu Jinda didn't expect Li Shimin to be so angry.
Just looking at the appearance, Li Su just stirred up a family affair, the difference is that this family affair has risen to the height of the country, and Li Shimin has killed Li Su's heart. So Niu Jinda's plea into the palace is destined to touch a nose of ash, Li Shimin doesn't even have a good face, this is still thanks to Niu Jinda's loyal blessing, Li Shimin is angry and inconvenient to this honest man, if he changes Cheng Yanjin to intercede, Li Shimin's reaction is mostly to throw Cheng Yanjin into the prison cell, so that he can calm down.
Coming out of the Taiji Palace, Niu Jinda's heart was cold.
He sensed that Li Su was in big trouble this time.
Standing in the square outside the palace gate, Niu Jinda was worried, I don't know how long he stood there, Niu Jinda stepped on the horse, and hurriedly ran towards Li Jifu.
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Li Su's imprisonment touched the hearts of many people.
Some people in the court watched the excitement coldly, some people secretly gloated, and some people were so anxious that the six gods had no master.
On the third day of Li Su's imprisonment, Wu entered the Dongyang Taoist Temple and told Dongyang all of Li Su's troubles.
Dongyang was frightened, this matter can be said to have started with her, Li Su decided to help Princess Wencheng destroy the harmony, although it is Li Su's self-redemption, but it is also somewhat mixed with her reasons, Li Su is always like this, he is unforgiving, but he cares about the joys and sorrows of his own woman in his heart.
After the Wu family's confession, as soon as the front foot left the Taoist temple, Dongyang got off with the back foot and played the princess's honor guard towards Chang'an City.
After entering the Taiji Palace, Dongyang knelt in front of Li Shimin and cried for mercy, but Li Shimin's anger did not subside, and more importantly, Li Su's crime this time was too serious, although this is the era when personal governance is greater than the rule of law, but Li Su's crime of sabotage and pro-national policy, Li Shimin cannot forgive him as an emperor, the state has a national law, no exception, there is one and two, if Li Su is spared, there will be a precedent of pardon if someone violates the national law in the future, and the law of this country will be chaotic, how will Li Shimin, the emperor, be the emperor in the future?
Dongyang's plea was ruthlessly rejected by Li Shimin, not only refused, but Li Shimin reprimanded her fiercely for the first time, after all, Dongyang also participated in the destruction of peace and kinship, which is related to the society, which is where Li Shimin's rebellion lies, and no one can touch it lightly. Therefore, Dongyang's plea was not only useless, but also banned after being severely reprimanded by Li Shimin, and ordered Dongyang to be placed under house arrest in Ningxiang Pavilion and not allowed to go out of the palace for a single step.
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There was no way to plead, and public opinion in Chang'an City was boiling unconsciously.
I don't know who leaked the matter of Li Su's destruction of his family, and everyone in Chang'an knew about it, and the courtiers and the people were shocked and talked about it.
The people have never spoken in unison, for Li Su's behavior, the people in the market have praised and scolded, praisers, the policy of harmony since ancient times has long been hated, now the Tang Dynasty is a strong country, it can be described as invincible all over the world, proud of the country, such a period of national strength and military strength, why bother to use the princess to the prince of a foreign state? This move really hurt the dignity of the Tang Dynasty and made tens of millions of men in Guanzhong lose face, Li Su's destruction of peace and pro-is to maintain the prestige of the country without losing it, why not reward the crime?
As for the people who scolded Li Su, most of them were courtiers. These people look farther, they are in the court, naturally know that although today's Tang Dynasty seems to be at the peak of the army, all countries are in awe, but it is far from the point of "invincible", in fact, because of Li Shimin's belligerence, Zhenguan basically has large and small wars every year, the generals in the court once had a great right to speak, these generals are as fierce as fire, and the neighbors do not agree with each other to ask for orders to go to war, and happened to meet an emperor who also likes to use the sword to resolve disputes, so Zhenguan Nian said that it is a prosperous weather, In fact, the rest of the treasury is not rich.
No matter ancient or modern, every war of the country is fought with money, grain and grass, no matter how big the conquered land is, no matter how many countries are destroyed, it may not be digested in a few years or ten years, but the money, grain and grass paid by the treasury are real, so Datang is becoming more and more majestic year by year, but the treasury is getting poorer and poorer year by year, and it is almost impossible to support a slightly larger war, in this case, harmony is very important to Datang, it is an expedient means to let Datang take more breath, Li Su destroyed harmony, undoubtedly brought a lot of trouble to Datang, It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a "disaster to the country".
Mixed reputations and rumors spread.
Chang'an City was once again in a boiling state because of Li Su.
On the fourth day of Li Su's imprisonment, a holy decree came out of the Taiji Palace.
Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, dismissed the Ministry of Rites and was imprisoned for three months. Marquis Li Su of Jingyang County resigned from the capital of Shangshu Province, except for the county marquis, and was exiled to Qiannan for three years, but he was pardoned but not pardoned.
dismissed, dismissed, exiled.
The worst that Li Su expected had happened, and when the news came out of the palace, Chang'an was shocked again.
No one expected Li Shimin's punishment this time to be so severe, Li Su committed a big crime, and returned to Chang'an after three years of exile, no one knows what the world will become, it is certain that Li Su may be difficult to turn over, even if he returns to Chang'an after three years, the holy family must be gone.
Many courtiers and people in Chang'an City can be said to have watched this peasant boy from a white body to a court member, from the common people to the feudal marquis, who knows that the world is impermanent, the rise and fall is uncertain, and it is really "seeing him rise a tall building, seeing his building collapse." ”
Young hero, unlimited future, a lot of credit for the country, but because of the family and the family, he was dismissed from the official and exiled for thousands of miles, Li Shimin's severe punishment made the courtiers secretly frightened, Li Shimin was still smiling at Li Su yesterday, regarded as a nephew in his later life, and today he suddenly turned his face and stroked to the end. Emperor Tianwei is really unpredictable.
The will has been made, and there are many chain reactions.
The most shocked is Lu Dongzan, the poor Tubo Prime Minister has completely subverted his outlook on life since he met Li Su, and he didn't expect to provoke the envoys of the six countries to fight and stir up the Tang Dynasty Tubo and his relatives Behind the scenes is actually Li Su!
What about brothers who say that they love each other? If you say that you will not abandon the mountains, the sky and the earth will dare to stab each other? Did the boxes of money and jewelry that were moved into your Li family's treasury feed the dogs? After accepting a bribe, he also cheated himself hard behind his back, and he was so unparticular about being a man, what a bullshit "state of etiquette", phew!
Lu Dongzan was angry, after the news came out, he knelt in front of the gate of Taiji Palace for the first time, and complained with snot and tears that Tang Guo was not kind, and the courtiers of your country were simply morally corrupt, and the etiquette and music collapsed, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to severely punish this fang, in order to set an example, to serve all the countries, and by the way, he danced a dance in front of the palace gate to praise Li Shimin, very bazaar.
A pair of good brothers who are close and have bribed countless people, and their relationship broke down like this......
There is also Princess Wencheng, after King Jiangxia was imprisoned, Princess Wencheng was sad and desperate, and after thinking about it carefully, she decided to cut off the love silk with the sword, and entered the palace to meet Li Shimin, saying that she was willing to be with Tibet, and only asked to release her father Li Daozong and Li Su from the prison.
Princess Wencheng's request was naturally ridiculous in Li Shimin's eyes.
Harmony and proximity should naturally continue, but the crimes of this theory should not be less, and the law of the country does not tolerate personal feelings, especially after committing a major crime that touches the interests of the state, it cannot be easily forgiven.
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Dali Temple Prison.
Chang'an City was in an uproar, but Li Su, as a party concerned, sat leisurely in the prison, drinking wine and chatting.
The person who chatted with him was Cheng Chumo, and after the content of the holy decree was spread, Cheng Chumo brought a sumptuous wine and food to the prison to visit Li Su.
The heavily guarded prison idlers can't enter and exit, fortunately, Cheng Xiaogong is not an idler, he is a bully, the jailer guarding the door just said a word of refusal with Xiaoxiao, and he was slapped by Cheng Xiaogong, who was not in a good mood, and then, Cheng Xiaogong came in with a swagger.
Sitting opposite Li Su, watching Li Su leisurely drinking wine and eating side dishes, Cheng Chumo was full of thoughts, and kept sighing, seeing Li Su's heartless appearance, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but want to grab his clothes and shake it a few times, to see if he could shake the water in his head, and do less stupid things from now on.
"It's a commotion outside, but you're at ease!" Cheng Chumo glared at him fiercely.
Li Suzi took a sip of wine, smacked his mouth, picked up a chopstick and put it into his mouth, breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction, and then raised his eyes to look at him.
"You mean, in order to match the mood of the crowd of onlookers outside, I should now kneel facing north, weep bitterly to show repentance, and preferably commit suicide by hanging myself from a beam in prison to apologize?"
Cheng Chu smiled silently: "That's not necessary, if you kill yourself, what will happen to the excitement outside?" ”
Li Su took another bite of food, frowned, and said: "It's a little salty, and the oil is heavy, when you go back, hang your cook up and smoke it, is this what people eat?" ”
Cheng Chu snorted silently and said: "Squatting to you so exquisite, I have never seen it in my life, my father knows that I am coming to see you today, let me bring you a word......"
Li Su continued without thinking: "You can replace the swear words with the word 'skip' and directly say dry goods." ”
"Good,...... Skip Skip Skip, and ...... Skip. ”
"Received, Uncle Cheng should be strong and enthusiastic......"
Cheng Chu smiled silently: "You don't know what my father is angry with you at home, scolded countless bastards, and said that this matter is difficult to turn around, Your Majesty has made up his mind, and it is useless to plead, so let you accept your fate, go back to Chang'an in three years, learn to be smarter, several uncles will help you together, and there may be a comeback in three years." ”
Li Su glanced at him strangely: "What three years?" Are you all sure that this time I will definitely follow the order and run to the place where birds don't lay eggs in Qiannan? The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the coarse food is poor, do you think a delicate person like me can live such a life? ”
Cheng Chumo said in surprise: "Do you still want to disobey the order?" ”
Li Su blinked: "There are many ways not to go to Qiannan, disobeying the order is only one of them, of course, it is also the most fatal, a smart person like me will definitely not do such a stupid thing." ”
Cheng Chu said angrily: "It's a stupid thing for you to stir up Your Majesty's peace and relatives!" Got water in your brain? What did you think at the time? You dare to mix with this kind of terrible thing, good brothers, drink and hunt together and go to the Qinglou, how pleasant the days are, thousands of miles apart from now on, teach me to be alone in the future, how can I be embarrassed! ”
Li Su sighed: "Don't be busy sensational, Brother Chumo, you have to believe me, this matter can be reversed, I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay in Chang'an, hmm...... Drink and hunt with you and go to the green house. ”
Cheng Chumo's eyes widened: "Is there still room for change in this matter?" ”
Li Su looked at him strangely: "Nonsense, do you think that I am doing this stupid thing because I am idle and making fun of my head?" ”
Cheng Chu didn't speak, just looked at him speechlessly.
After a while, Li Su nodded: "Your sincere expression tells me that you really think I'm joking with my head." ”
"That's right." Cheng Chu glanced at him silently, and said: "The holy decree has been issued, you will leave Chang'an in three days, exiled to southern Qiannan, the peace between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo has been destroyed by you, Your Majesty's thunderous anger has not stopped, listen to my father, look at Your Majesty's appearance, if it weren't for the fact that you also made some merits back then, Your Majesty may have chopped you up a long time ago." It's ironclad, it's easier to break it, and I can't think of any other way you can turn this matter around. ”
Li Su hung his head and was silent for a long time, and sighed gloomily: "Now everyone in the world says that I Li Su mistook the country and brought disaster to the country, who can know that I have a bad heart?" I'm not a good person, but I don't think I'm bad, since I have encountered some things, I think I should do it, so I did it, the big husband acted but asked to be worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of the people, and the decision was a real man, and since I did it, I can't regret it, and I also admit it when I go to the black. …… Brother Chu Mo, I have to continue to do this, there is no reason to give up halfway, so you have to help me. ”
Cheng Chumo patted his chest and said arrogantly: "Well said! But if you want to be worthy of heaven and earth, you will do it, and you will never regret it! Brother Zizheng, we have been brothers for many years, I believe that you are by no means a disaster to the country, but there is something to please, I have nothing to say about Lao Cheng, go to the soup and go to the fire! Merely...... After talking for a long time, what are you going to do? ”
Li Su said with a smile: "Brother Gao Yi is silent, and my brother remembers the five inside." The help I want to ask you for is not as serious as going to the soup, it's simple, I need to meet Your Majesty. ”
Cheng Chu scratched his head silently: "Your Majesty is afraid that I can't wait to chop you now, if you see him, it is really not easy...... Otherwise, I'll go back and ask my dad to ......."
Li Su shook his head: "Don't involve Uncle Cheng, you want to hand my request into the palace, and send someone to tell Li Zhi, the king of Jin, I want to ...... He's definitely willing to help. ”
Cheng Chumo said without hesitation: "Okay, wait for my news, there will be good news in two days at the latest." ”
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Cheng Chumo's efficiency is fast.
Although he was a little stupid, he knew that Li Su's request was related to his life, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he started to arrange it after coming out of Dali Temple.
The Cheng family is an emerging gate valve of the Tang Dynasty, and it can be called a "gate valve", and its connections are naturally huge, and it is naturally not too difficult to use the connections to bring a message to Li Zhi in the palace.
A day later, Li Su's words were really passed on to Li Zhi's ears.
That night, outside the Ganlu Hall where Li Shimin lived, a weak and lonely figure stood quietly in the open space outside the hall, facing the temple door in a daze, and after a while, the figure suddenly knelt on the ground facing the temple door, the figure was straight as a pine, motionless like a stone carving.
The eunuch on duty outside the hall was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him, but this figure was very stubborn, no matter how he persuaded him, he still shook his head and stubbornly knelt outside the hall and refused to get up.
The eunuch was so anxious that he had to hurry into the palace to perform.
The kneeling man was naturally Li Zhi.
He is not very old, according to his heart, his IQ is not too high, and he can't think of a good way to solve a problem, so he has to use this stupidest way to help Li Su.
In the middle of the night, the cold wind was cold, Li Zhi was still motionless and kneeling outside the hall, the cold wind was whistling, blowing on the body like a knife cut, Li Zhi's body was already weak, he knelt on the ground in such a cold weather and did not get up for a long time, and it didn't take long for him to be a little unable to support it, but Li Zhi still gritted his teeth and struggled to hold on.
What supports him is only a belief, as well as a sense of righteousness and enthusiasm for his friends.
Since he was a child, Li Zhi has no friends, Li Su is the first friend he made, and the only one, he has experienced life and death tribulations with this friend, at that time, Li Zhi suddenly felt that he was no longer lonely, no matter the sorrows and joys experienced in the years, he had the object to confide in and share, when he was bitter, tired, wronged, happy, he knew that there must be a person with a lazy smile, lazily leaning in front of the case under the tree, quietly listening to him pour out his emotions, help him get through the difficulties, As if casual words, he taught him countless experiences and truths in dealing with the world.
It is already great luck to meet such a friend in a lifetime. Li Zhi cherishes fate, he understands the preciousness of the word "friend".
Therefore, tonight he knelt outside the temple, even if the cold wind shouted, he did not move for a long time.
It's all for a friend, a friend worthy of what he does.
It has been a while since the eunuch entered the palace to perform, and I don't know how Li Shimin reacted, the eunuch didn't come out for a long time.
Li Zhi was very patient, he knew that his father would definitely see him and promise him.
After kneeling for about half an hour, Li Zhi gradually felt that his legs were numb, as if he did not obey the call, and when his body was shaky, Li Shimin's burly figure finally appeared outside the palace gate.
Looking at his son who was bruised from the cold, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with deep heartache, and he sighed: "Pheasant slave, why are you suffering!" What kind of ecstasy soup did that bastard Li Su pour on you, so that you begged for him so hard despite the cold! ”
Li Zhi's consciousness was already a little blurred, and he forced a smile, and said weakly: "Father, after all, he treated me like this, and I will treat him like this." ”
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, as if he had an understanding, and then looked at his beloved son with a blue face, and hardened his heart: "Pheasant slave, you should know that it is impossible for me to spare Li Su lightly, the national law is majestic, it is useless to plead, and if I do something wrong, I must be punished, otherwise, how can I obey the world?" ”
Li Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head: "Father, the son is not interceding for Li Su, but begging his father to see Li Su, Li Su has violated the law of the country, at least give him a chance to explain, if the father still feels that he has done something wrong after the explanation, he should also be reprimanded face to face, teach him to distinguish between right and wrong, let him know ********, and will not commit it again in the future, Sage Kong said,' If the common people commit a crime, the government will also have a process of interrogation, knowing the cause and effect, Li Su has made so many contributions to his father, why can't he give him a chance to defend himself? ”
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Zhi's increasingly unsupportable body, and finally stomped his feet, and said angrily: "That's it, I should fulfill your benevolent and righteous heart, and I will see Li Su's side, I hope Li Su can give me a reasonable reason!" Otherwise, no wonder I still show no mercy, and the exile of Qiannan is already cheap! (To be continued.) )