Chapter 84: Shocking Reversal
Li Su then asked, "Then how did he scold His Highness?" β
"This, this ......"
I don't know if the family was frightened for a while and couldn't remember, or didn't dare to say it, and couldn't say it.
And the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, including Li Shimin, all wondered why Li Su kept asking these trivial questions, which was too inexplicable.
I only heard Li Su say: "He scolded, but Cao is my nineteenth generation ancestor?" Yes or no! β
"Yes!"
As soon as this word came out, the entire court couldn't help but fall into silence.
Only Li Su's voice echoed in the main hall: "Father Qi, he Cao and I are the nineteenth generation ancestor, the eighteenth generation ancestor of Cao's father, and the seventeenth generation ancestor of Emperor Cao!" β
"Shut up!"
Li Shimin's face was blue with anger, and he was panting heavily, almost out of breath.
And Wang Yushi was directly frightened silly at this time, and couldn't help but kneel on the ground with a puff and kowtow again and again.
"Please atone for your sins, please atone for your sins! Please atone for your sins! β
At this time, Wang Yushi simply hated his son of evil, even if he was not killed, he would be strangled to death when he went home!
It doesn't matter if you die by yourself, please don't affect our entire Wang family, okay?
Why are you scolding the nineteenth generation ancestor of Prince Cao, isn't this looking for death yourself?
Moreover, the witnesses they are looking for are their own family members, and the evidence is ironclad, and they don't even have the slightest chance to retract their confessions.
Hou Junji next to him, his face was not very good-looking.
His Royal Highness King Liang led the guards to attack in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, and there was really nothing wrong with inadvertently killing a person.
Li Shimin's face was even more murderous.
There are a lot of unreasonableness in this matter, and someone must be setting Li Su up.
If it weren't for Li Su's wit and breaking this game, then even if he was the emperor, even if he knew that there was something greasy in it, he would have to punish Li Su heavily!
But now, things have been completely reversed, how could Li Shimin forgive them so easily?
Li Shimin couldn't help but ask Wei Zheng in a deep voice: "Wei Aiqing, I don't know what crime should be committed by insulting the emperor?" β
Wei Zheng couldn't help but stand up and said: "Your Majesty, this is a crime of disrespect, and it should be beheaded according to the law!" β
Li Shimin then asked, "What about the Wang family?" β
This sentence engulfed Li Shimin's boundless anger and murderous aura, which made the temperature in the entire court seem to drop several degrees at once.
Sure enough, the repeated provocations of the family completely angered Li Shimin, and Li Shimin was ready to open a knife on the family!
Wei Zheng said: "The so-called son does not teach, the father's fault, the father should accept the son's fault, his brother and heirs are matched, and the mother, wife, sister, and daughter are officials!" The rest of the family, etc., will not be punished. β
As soon as Wei Zheng's words fell, Li Shimin suddenly shouted: "Come on, take down this disrespectful traitor!" Choose the right time to cut the entrance of the vegetable market! Take down all the other parties and punish them as crimes! β
Hiss!
The emperor is really angry this time, and he really wants to move seriously!
However, if you really move the family, it will cause shock!
The power of the family is too great, not to mention anything else, the salt industry and the iron industry are in the hands of the family.
Once they get their hands on these two major industries, they can make Datang unstable.
Not to mention, there are countless other industries in the family, as well as the relationship between the local officials in the court.
The eldest grandson Wuji immediately came forward to intercede: "Your Majesty, if you punish it like this, the punishment will be too heavy, it will put everyone in danger to the officials, and the people will talk about it, which is not conducive to the stability of the people, Your Majesty!" β
This time, the eldest grandson Wuji didn't want to intercede for the Wang family, but he really didn't want to fall out with the family immediately.
The family must be weakened, but it cannot be rushed, it can only be slowly figured out.
Immediately afterwards, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other civil officials also pleaded for mercy.
And Cheng Zhijie, Wei Chigong and other military generals were angry at these civil officials who pleaded for mercy.
These people who hold the pen are cowardly, and they are done with it, and they are afraid of what he will do?
In the end, Li Shimin still adopted the advice of many civil officials.
In other words, Li Shimin was not prepared to really do this, but he was just knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.
And Wang Yushi, who was lucky enough to escape, was soaked with sweat all over his body and was about to collapse.
Wang Yushi knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you for your magnanimity and forgiveness for the guilt of your ministers." The minister felt unwell, physically and mentally exhausted, and difficult to perform his position, so he decided to resign, went home and thought about it behind closed doors, and wished the emperor his kindness. β
Death is not a crime, but a living crime is not escaped.
Wang Yushi estimated that even if he didn't resign, he would probably be pushed to the end.
In that case, it's better to bring it up yourself.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Yushi's voice fell, Li Shimin said: "I'm right!" β
After dealing with this temporary incident, it was time for the emperor to retreat, and Li Su walked out with everyone.
At this time, a eunuch in the palace stepped forward to stop Li Su.
"King Liang, the emperor is invited."
After entering the study, Li Shimin was leaning on the Taishi chair, and when he saw Li Su, he couldn't help but say: "Su'er, what's going on with today's incident?" β
Li Su couldn't help but say: "Father, today Xue Rengui took her fiancΓ©e shopping, and then there was news that she was besieged and killed. At that time, I took the first step, and then told Gao Fan to bring dozens of people over. But he didn't expect Gao Fan to bring all a thousand people over. β
Xue Rengui kicked Wang Jialangjun away, Gao Fan led people to catch him, and then the person died. As soon as the person died, Wang Yushi arrived with his family, followed by Hou Shangshu and his troops. Father, that's the way it is. β
After listening to Li Su's words, Li Shimin closed his eyes and was silent for a long time.
This matter, it seems that not only the family is involved, but I am afraid that it is also involved in the battle for the crown prince!
These sons of evil, just don't let me worry?
Are they going to follow my old ways?
After a long time, Li Shimin opened his eyes and said: "Su'er, after this incident, you and the Wang family have a deep grudge, and you need to be careful in the future." If you are not careful, it is very likely that they will be calculated. β
Li Su sneered and said proudly: "Father, the family is the cancer of the entire Tang Dynasty, since they are so unruly and don't listen to education, why didn't my father directly eradicate them?" β
Li Shimin said helplessly: "The family is huge and intertwined, where can it be so easy to eradicate?" Don't look at the current implementation of the imperial examination system, it seems that students from poor families can become officials through the imperial examination. β
"This is that the family has not yet reacted, once the family reacts, the officials above the court will inevitably have the advantage of the family. Because they have a deep heritage and a collection of thousands of books, and the poor family can't even afford to buy books, and they can't afford to go to private schools, how can they compare with the family? β