Chapter 40: Killing Chickens and Monkeys Returns to the West
Lu Chisong lowered his head and thought about it. said: "It's best to do it outside Liangzhou City now." If something happens to the Yuwen and that old fellow outside, His Highness will say that the Turks did it! By the way, you can also get rid of yourself. ”
"That's right!" Usli chimed in. "It definitely has to be clean. After the deed is completed, find a few Turkic slaves to die in your place, and Your Highness can also ask the court for credit, it is you who got rid of the Turkic spies! ”
"Do it now?" Li Youliang gritted his teeth and asked.
Zheng Tao thought for a while: "Didn't Yu Wenshi go to the border to inspect and collect evidence?" Kill him on his way back to Liangzhou! His Royal Highness himself is in Liangzhou. Just be careful. I can't doubt the head of His Highness! ”
Li Youliang's eyes showed a determined and cruel look: "Hmph, then so be it!" Yu Wenshi and this damned former Sui remnant. The day you will fall into the hands of this king! This king must have no place for you to die! ”
Then he glanced at everyone and said, "Then go and do it!" If this is done, he will be as rich as you all in the future! ”
"Yes, Your Highness!" Everyone said in unison, "The subordinates and others swear to serve His Highness to the death!" ”
After several days, when he finally waited for the opportunity, Wu Sili was fully armed, leading hundreds of people, all dressed as Turkic soldiers, to ambush the Yuwen Shi and on the way back to the city from the border! As long as you pass by here, you will definitely not escape the interception.
The ideals are full and the preparations are thorough, but the reality is cruel. I waited for most of the day, but I didn't see the left waiting, and the right waited didn't come, and I didn't see a single figure on the road. Seeing that the sun was tilting, no one would come at all, and Wu Sili suddenly panicked. Isn't it an intelligence leak, things have changed?
Now I am also panicked, and I don't dare to wait any longer. Hurriedly beckoned his subordinates, and the personnel quickly evacuated. I didn't care about other things, so I hurriedly went to the palace to report the news. Li Youliang's side was still waiting for news from him, and they had been waiting for almost a whole day, but they only waited for Wu Sili who was full of panic.
Where did the Scholar Yu go? At this time, Yu Wenshi sat in Hou Jianshen's carriage and slowly hurried back to Liangzhou along the path. Drinking the tea handed over by the merchant, he thought of the little prince in his heart, full of emotion. If it weren't for the prince's arrangement for this subordinate to inquire in many ways and take care of it at the right time, he would really be lying on the official road back to Liangzhou at this time.
Li Youliang listened to Wu Sili's narration, and everyone was dumbfounded. Li Youliang was even more flustered and his hands trembled for a long time before he trembled and said: "That's it, the matter has come to this, I want to go back to Chang'an!" Directly talk to Li Shimin and make it clear that I have no intention of rebelling! ”
At this time, he finally regretted it, and he also understood that he had the ability to rebel. If you can't kill a Yu Wenshi and you can't do it, what else can you do? The men and strategists he raised, except for Lu Chisong and Zheng Tao, who had just come over to defect, were all scoundrels who fought and fought ruthlessly. In addition to bullying the common people, there is nothing else to do.
After that, he arranged for his subordinates to prepare carriages and horses, pack his bags, and he wanted to go back to Chang'an. When everyone saw that the main ones were going to run away, what else could they do? Follow, follow, maybe you can find a chance to escape the crime. Only Lu Chisong and Zheng Tao had gloomy faces, glanced at each other, and walked out together.
Yu Wenshi and a letter of recital presented the ironclad evidence of Li Youliang's rebellion to Li Shimin. Li Shimin looked at the music on the table, and his anger surged. scolded Li Youliang a thousand times in his heart, but after thinking about it, isn't it Yu Wenshi and lying? Otherwise, how could this idiot have the courage and courage to do something rebellious.
Li Youliang is Li Shimin's uncle after all, and no matter how bad he is, he has to have a royal face. He was afraid that Yu Wenshi and Li Youliang had wronged Li Youliang by handling an unjust case, but in fact, he was also trying to make a show on the surface, and he would not be truthful. On the second day, Li Shimin arranged for Sun Fujia to go to Liangzhou to review the matter at the court meeting. The news quickly reached Li Youliang's ears. Now Li Youliang has brought his things and his family, packed up, and began to set off to return to Chang'an.
"It's better to go directly to the Turks!" Zheng Tao looked at Li Youliang who was sitting in the car, and said with certainty, "Now that the imperial court has sent someone to investigate, His Royal Highness will return to Chang'an, I am afraid that there will be more luck than luck." It's better to defect to the Turks temporarily, and then, recruiting troops and horses, may not have the power to win the Ninth Five-Year Plan! ”
Lu Chisong also hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness decides!" In this situation, it is difficult to save your life when you go back, so it is better to make a mistake! ”
Wu Sili said loudly: "Your Highness, although the villain has not read, he also understands that everyone has an emperor's appearance!" What's more, His Royal Highness is still the king of the clan! ”
"That's right. The eldest husband can't eat nine. Death should be cooked in nine tripods! Zheng Tao said coldly. The plan of the day. It's just a reverse word! ”
Li Youliang listened to these words of everyone, Li Shimin sent another Sun Fujia over, obviously to target himself, naturally he didn't dare to go to Chang'an, no matter how confused he was, he understood that he might have no way to live this time, and defected to the Turks? The best end is just a tool, not to mention the bitter cold land in the north, where can he stay. Rebellion in Liangzhou? More unlikely. I usually don't know how to buy people's hearts, I want soldiers without soldiers, I want food without food, these have long been controlled by Yu Wenshi.
Look at the faces of these people below, no matter how stupid he is, he can see it. It's all ill-intentioned and using themselves. In fact, if he really went back to Chang'an to plead guilty, maybe Li Shimin would not kill him for the sake of face. At most, exile, after all, there is no fait accompli. However, he didn't dare to gamble.
"The widow is not going anywhere, so you can go. My emperor's nephew won't do anything to me. Li Youliang sighed, he is only fantasizing about this matter now, a few days ago, Li Shimin asked for the return of the excess land, and it is estimated that he will be staring at himself. I don't know the current affairs, and I still do nonsense, which just gives others an excuse. Now to open the knife on yourself is just to kill the chicken and show the monkey.
It didn't take long for Sun Fujia to re-investigate and confirm the evidence of Li Youliang's crimes, and the facts such as raising dead soldiers, colluding with foreigners, intending to kill officials, and plotting rebellion in the fish and meat township were all revealed.
After a period of time, Li Youliang was confused in Liangzhou, continued to be drunk and dreamed of death, and did not excuse himself. Li Shimin saw that no one pleaded for mercy, and he felt even more faceless. gritted his teeth, and finally issued an edict to give Li Youliang to commit suicide.
A rebellion that is not considered a rebellion ended like this. The local people applauded, and Li Shimin could be regarded as giving the people an explanation. Although this incident did not have any impact on the stability of the country and society, it caused a storm within the imperial family. Originally, everyone thought that Li Youliang's matter could be big or small, and the crime would not lead to death, at most it would be a matter of removing the title, but it turned out to be like this.