Chapter 692: Calm and Calm
In just one night, a planned rebellion was quickly extinguished, and it came and went as fast as it came. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After dawn, the city of Chang'an has been cleaned, thousands of corpses have been quickly transferred, in addition to a faint smell of blood on the street, there are also houses that are being repaired, there is almost no trace of fierce fighting, the power of the country, as soon as they raise their hands, they erase what they want to erase.
The news of the prince's rebellion began to spread as early as night, from the courtier's mansion to the people's homes, and when the city gate was opened after dawn, the news also spread out of Chang'an City, and spread in all directions with a plague-like speed.
Chang'an was shocked, and the world was shocked.
This is almost an unbelievable fact, the heir to the throne is the person who has the least reason to rebel, putting aside the relationship between father and son, the interests of the prince and the emperor will always be the same, because sooner or later this country will be the prince's, but it is he who rebelled, and it is obviously a premeditated and planned action.
People who didn't know the inside story were surprised and shocked, and many civil ministers, military generals and magnates in Chang'an City who knew the inside story were naturally shocked when they learned that Li Chengqian had plotted a rebellion, but they were immediately relieved.
The courtiers in Chang'an City saw the situation most clearly, they knew the increasingly embarrassing and difficult situation of Li Chengqian, the crown prince, and they also understood Li Chengqian's feelings, so after the initial shock, the courtiers still understood it in their hearts, and they all knew that the biggest reason for Li Chengqian's rebellion was probably not to be the emperor, but to earn his life and just seek a way to live.
It seems like a ridiculous and absurd reason, but it is a fact. The dignified prince, the second person in the world, and the rightful heir to the throne, in order to earn a way to live for himself, he had to hastily gather a group of soldiers, hurriedly rebelled on a rainy night, and then, unexpectedly, failed.
The bell of the bell tower struck one hundred and eight times in a row, the bell stopped, and the courtiers above the fourth rank had gathered in the Taiji Palace.
Li Shimin was wrapped in a dragon robe, wearing a jade crown, and appeared at the court meeting with an expressionless face.
This is an extraordinary court meeting, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere is so solemn that there are only two court meetings, one occurred on the second day of the Xuanwu Gate Change, Gaozu Emperor Li Yuan sat on the Golden Palace in a panic, the ministers of the court, the prince Li Jiancheng has disappeared, replaced by a spring breeze proud of the Qin King Li Shimin, less than a month, Emperor Gaozu issued an edict to the throne, Li Shimin ascended the throne that the world yearns for.
Today is the second time, and ironically, both times are the result of cannibalism between father and son. Li Tang Jiangshan seems to have formed a fine tradition in the past few decades, the heavenly family is aggressive, and the desire for power is good, so it can dominate the world externally, and it is also the survival of the fittest internally, if you want to be the emperor, you must kill a few relatives first, and then say, cousins are not counted, you must be directly related, and only those with strength can enjoy the final fruits of victory.
Today's court meeting exuded a solemn and tense atmosphere.
Li Shimin sat expressionlessly in the golden palace without saying a word, and a eunuch next to him came out and loudly recited the holy decree.
First of all, he explained the rebellion that occurred in Chang'an City last night, with a total of nearly 10,000 rebels and more than 100 generals involved, led by Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Then, the "Abolition of the Crown Prince's Edict" was recited.
“…… Evil is a crime, and benevolence and righteousness are contemptible. Alienated from righteous people, intimate group small. ”
“…… The color of the wine is extremely barren, and the civil engineering is luxurious. Advocating excellent skills, day and night. The entertainment of dogs and horses, the wandering is excessive. ”
“…… It was not only a loss at the ceremony, but also a horror to the audience. The foot is not enough to compare with its evil deeds, and the bamboo silk cannot carry its crimes. How can you keep the instrument and codify the system, and bear the weight of the seven temples. ”
Of course, there is not a single good word, in fact, there is not a single good word in the entire holy decree, it is all comments on how evil Li Chengqian is and how cruel he is. Finally, the decree finally came to an end.
“…… It is advisable to abolish the Qianqian as a concubine. I have been appointed by God, as a parent, and all those who are in the common world will be nurtured, and I would rather be heartless than grave heirs. Once this happens, I am deeply ashamed. ”
Since ancient times, rebellion has always been a crime of great rebellion, ranking first among all crimes, and the handling of rebellion is very simple and rude, that is, killing, not only killing the mastermind accomplices, but also the relatives of the nine clans.
However, in this holy decree, the result of the disposal seems to be different from the past, and Li Chengqian was only deposed as a concubine in the end.
The courtiers below were shocked, no one understood why Li Shimin would make such a decision, in terms of common sense, Li Shimin could almost be regarded as relying on rebellion, the most taboo in this kind of life is often rebellion, never want anyone to follow his deeds back then, anyone involved in rebellion should be killed mercilessly, including his own son.
However, Li Shimin left a way to live for the mastermind of the rebellion, but he was deposed as a concubine, and it can only be said that the ruthless emperor still left some affection for his family after suffering the pain of being betrayed by his relatives, whether it was for the world to see, whether it was to pamper his son, or to comfort his conscience, Li Chengqian's life was saved.
However, Li Chengqian is only a special case, and the emperor is ruthless after all.
The second holy decree pronounced by the eunuch vividly showed his cold side.
The conspiracy accomplice Li Yuanchang committed suicide, Du He, Zhao Jie, Li Anyan, Chang Yingwang and other all the heads of the demonstrators were shown to the public, and the nine clans, Zhang Xuansu, Du Zhenglun, etc., who were subordinate to the East Palace, were not strictly supervised, and the people involved were dismissed from office and sent to prison, and the Marquis of Chen Guo was involved in the matter, and he was removed from office and imprisoned, and more than 100 courtiers from the Central Plains prince's camp were dismissed from office and exiled.
The only person who was at the center of the storm but survived was Yu Zhining, the left concubine of the East Palace and the crown prince Zhan Shi. As early as the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian gradually became bad, Yu Zhining kept advising Li Chengqian to change his evil and return to righteousness, and often clashed with Li Chengqian because of his fierce rhetoric, not only that, Yu Zhining also learned the routine of a typical teacher in later generations, and the students complained to their parents if they were disobedient, so over the years, Yu Zhining repeatedly admonished Li Shimin, and kept discussing with Li Shimin how to correct the prince's bad habits, how to guide the prince to study diligently and be good, etc., speaking from the heart, in teaching the prince, Yu Zhining has done his best to be benevolent and righteous. Li Shimin was naturally very clear about his performance, so this time the prince rebelled, and almost all the subordinate officials in the East Palace were degraded and convicted, but Yu Zhining was spared.
A large-scale purge of the court began unexpectedly the day after Li Chengqian's rebellion failed.
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When the tense and solemn court meeting of Taiji Palace was underway, on the square of Chang'an East City, Li Anyan, Du He, Zhao Jie, Chang Yingwang and other accomplices were tied up with five flowers, kneeling quietly in the middle of the square, and the surrounding government soldiers were heavily guarded, and the onlookers were crowded.
A fast horse galloped over, and the sound of horses' hooves struck everyone's hearts like thunder, and the people took the initiative to give way very quickly, and Li Anyan and others in the middle of the square turned pale and looked frightened and desperate.
The knight did not dismount, holding a roll of yellow silk high in his hand, sitting on the horse and saying loudly: "Feng Sheng, Li Anyan, Du He, Zhao Jieren, etc., the matter involves rebellion, the crime is extremely unforgivable, and the head of the sword!" ”
A row of executioners had already been waiting aside, and when they heard this, they immediately stepped forward and inspected the prisoner's body, and the snowy big knife slashed down, and several heads fell to the ground.
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Taiping Village.
The excitement of Chang'an City did not make too many waves in Taiping Village, in fact, Li Su did not even attend the court meeting this morning.
Li Chengqian's rebellion, it can be said that there is Li Su's shadow from beginning to end, and even Li Chengqian's rebellion was directly caused by Li Su, but Li Su still did not participate in the bustle of Chang'an City today.
Of course, this kind of thing can't be shown off, if Li Su's heart is ruthless enough, he should in turn kill all the insiders, including the fat like a pig King Li Tai, otherwise if what Li Su has done is exposed in front of Li Shimin, killing him 10,000 times will not be wronged.
In a fierce battle overnight, the Li family also suffered heavy casualties, more than ten people were sacrificed, and his father Li Daozheng was not lightly injured, as well as Zheng Xiaolou and Wang Zhu, etc., all of whom were seriously injured.
After dawn, more than 100 servants of the Li family moved out of the cave and returned to Taiping Village.
Fortunately, after the enemy chased to the Li family last night, he found that he had been hit by the empty city plan, and the angry enemy continued to chase and kill non-stop, and there was no time to burn the Li family, so when the Li family returned home, the mansion was basically still the same, and there was no need to repair it, and even the property was not missing at all.
After returning home, there was a rush of people turning over on their backs, and after a morning, everyone returned to their original positions and basically settled down.
Zheng Xiaolou, Wang Zhu and his mother-in-law all woke up from the coma, Zheng Xiaolou still had that stinky temper, and he didn't say a word when he was seriously injured, and in the face of Li Su's sincere thanks, he only threw a disdainful white eye, and then turned over and continued to sleep.
After everything in the family was settled, Li Su went to Wang's house again, and sent Wang Zhu and his mother-in-law back.
The next person invited the best wound doctor from Chang'an City, and carefully applied medicine to the wounds of Li Daozheng, Zheng Xiaolou and Wang Zhu, Wang Zhu and his mother-in-law's complexion has not been very good, Li Su hurriedly ordered someone to take the best tonic from home, according to the doctor's instructions, Li Su personally boiled medicine for Wang Zhu, and after the busy work, the morning also passed.
Wang Zhu's injury was very serious, he was stabbed in the chest, and he was also stabbed twice in the back, when the night was fierce, it was he and his mother-in-law Zhou who desperately blocked in front of Li Daozheng, protecting Li Daozheng and the women and children in the cave, and finally Wang Zhu and his wife lost too much blood, exhausted and passed out.
Li Suda is grateful from the bottom of his heart, this kind of gratitude can't be said in person, brothers from childhood to adulthood, it is a bit hypocritical to say things like "gratitude" and "thanks", and Wang Zhu will also be uncomfortable.
Zhou was helped into the inner room by Weng Po to recuperate, Wang Zhu slept in the hall, Li Su accompanied him cross-legged, and seeing that Zhou was gone, Li Su quietly came to his ear and asked a question that had been lingering for a long time.
"I can understand that you came to the cave last night to protect my father, but your mother-in-law is so aware of the righteousness and accompanies you to death, to be honest...... Did you give your aunt Ecstasy? Abuse of illegal drugs to break the law, can you make it? ”
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ps: There's another more, but it's going to be late.。。。 It's late ... (To be continued.) )