Chapter 220: Li Su is arrested
What Li Su did was indeed too much.
He drove all the villagers out of 11 villages, burned down the houses of the people, and broke the legs of several people.
If left unpunished, it will have a very bad impact.
However, in fact, the reason why Li Su did this, the crown prince Li Chengqian also knew something.
Because Li Su had come to him in advance and advised him to evacuate the people, but he did not take his advice.
Actually, of course, there is no problem in arresting Li Su now.
Li Su wasn't even an ally of his.
But Li Chengqian had to think about what he would think of him once he made the decision to arrest Li Su, when his father came back.
Therefore, after pondering for a while, Li Chengqian couldn't help but say: "The reason why King Liang did this was actually out of good intentions, but he did bad things. King Gu thinks that it is better to wait for his father to come back and leave it to his father. ”
This matter is not easy to handle, and Li Chengqian decided to wait for Li Shimin to come back and transfer the problem to him.
And Wei Zheng said angrily: "Prince, King Liang dispersed the people, burned down the people's houses, and broke the legs of many people. If this is not punished severely, how can the people be outraged? How can we block the mouths of thousands of people? ”
"The prince should remember that the king is the boat, the people are the water, and the water can carry the boat or overturn the boat! Ordinary people, don't be bullied! If the crown prince doesn't arrest King Liang and don't give an explanation to the people who were affected by the disaster, there will be chaos! ”
After Wei Zheng, other imperial historians, as well as officials of the family, also impeached.
They were violent, their rhetoric was fierce, and they were full of righteous indignation, and Li Chengqian, who was arguing, was dizzy.
At this time, Li Chengqian was still hesitating, he really didn't want to wade into this troubled water.
And Li Chengqian's attitude completely angered Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng couldn't help but remove the pipe hat on his head, and said angrily: "Prince, the old minister is dead!" If King Liang is not arrested, what face will the old minister have to face those people? Why don't you die here today! ”
And after Wei Zheng, those imperial histories also said unevenly: "Ministers, death!" ”
Faced with this scene, Li Chengqian had a headache, at this time, he simply hated Wei Zheng, an old thing.
This old thing is roasting the lone king on the fire!
Li Chengqian knows Wei Zheng's temperament very well, and if Li Zheng is not arrested, it is estimated that he will really be able to do what he says.
And if Wei Zheng really died here, then his guilt would be greater.
The lesser of two evils, in the end, the crown prince still issued an order to arrest King Liang.
In the end, the prince sent Zongzheng Temple to arrest King Liang.
The so-called prince who violates the law is guilty of the same crime as the common people, even if he is a prince, he needs to be punished if he violates the law.
Of course, this sentence, in most dynasties, is actually just talk.
Even in the Tang Dynasty, as long as it wasn't too much, it would be a reprimand at most.
Of course, there is still work to be done on the surface.
And Zongzheng Temple is such a place, and if a member of the royal family commits a crime, it will be handed over to Zongzheng Temple to deal with.
However, Li Chengqian has already decided that after being arrested, he will drag it out and not deal with it for the time being.
How to deal with it, let's wait for my father to come back and then make a decision.
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Finally got the result, Wei Zheng left the palace and returned home.
Outside his mansion, there were thousands of representatives of the people.
Seeing Wei Zheng coming back, they hurriedly surrounded him: "Zheng Guogong? How's things going for us? ”
Wei Zheng said loudly: "You can rest assured, after the death of the official and a group of colleagues, the prince has sent Zongzheng Temple to arrest King Liang." As for the losses you have suffered, after the imperial court verifies it, it will definitely compensate you! Now, hurry home, don't let anything happen on a hot day! ”
Hearing Wei Zheng's words, the more than 1,000 representatives of the people couldn't help but cry bitterly.
After an old man knelt down first, the rest of the people fell to the ground.
"Wei Qingtian! You are really the blue sky of our people! ”
"Wei Qingtian! Thank you for speaking up! ”
"Wei Qingtian!"
Seeing the true feelings of the people in this place, Wei Zheng's eyes were red, his eyes were moist, and there was an emotion called moving in his heart.
As long as you wait for the approval of the people, even if you offend the prince, what does it matter?
I, Wei Zheng, am iron-clad, how can I bow to sin?
Wei Zheng couldn't help asking: "By the way, your home was burned down, do you have a place to live now?" Got something to eat? ”
What Wei Zheng is afraid of now is that the people's houses have been burned, they have no place to live, and they have nothing to eat, so maybe they will rob them, which will cause a big disaster.
However, after hearing Wei Zheng's inquiry, these ordinary people hesitated for a moment and said, "Wei Qingtian, we have a place to live, and we have something to eat for the time being." ”
Oh, there's a place to live, something to eat!
After getting this answer, Wei Zheng didn't think much about it, and then persuaded these people to go home first.
After receiving Wei Zheng's assurance, these people rushed back with mixed joy.
With the help of Wei Qingtian, King Liang was arrested, and they could also be compensated by the imperial court, which was a good thing.
But the house was burned, and even if there was compensation, it would take a long time to build the house and add furniture.
What's more, they don't know how much the imperial court can compensate them in the end.
And all of this is caused by that King Liang!
Thinking of this, their hatred for King Liang increased a little more, and they couldn't help but grit their teeth and curse King Liang.
After returning home, the news spread, and more than 10,000 people in these eleven villages breathed a sigh of relief.
It was really thanks to Wei Qingtian that they had hope of survival.
If it weren't for Wei Qingtian, their homes would have been destroyed, and they really didn't know how many people would not be able to survive.
Now, their homes have been burned down, and they have no place to live, so they can only live in the wooden house that King Liang helped them build in advance.
Although this wooden house is simple and leaking on all sides, fortunately it is summer, and it is not afraid of cold, so it is no problem to live in people.
And in the wooden house, the stove and food were actually prepared in advance.
This made even the villagers of the first village not bring anything out, all the food was burned by the fire, and in just a few days, they did not go hungry.
Faced with this situation, these villagers still have some complicated feelings.
……
At this time, the people of Zongzheng Temple personally went to the Liang Wangfu to get people.
At this time, Zongzheng Siqing brought people to the palace of King Liang in person.
Facing King Liang, Zongzheng Siqing was also very polite, and said to Li Su: "King Liang has offended a lot, this is all Wei Zheng Lao'er and a group of imperial historians, the prince had to order the arrest, you should come with us!" ”
Wei?
This old man is really full!
I didn't expect to be arrested for doing good deeds!
I would have turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the ditch.