Chu Suiliang said: "Li Tai, the king of Wei, didn't know anything about this matter, he was out of a heart of respect for the emperor and hoped that the emperor would be immortal, so he believed the words of Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang."

Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang had already admitted that they approached His Royal Highness King Wei only because of his status as a prince, and it was convenient to approach the emperor through him.

Therefore, in this case, Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang were the masterminds, and Li Tai, the king of Wei, was only deceived and had no subjective malice.

The situation of the case is basically like this, as for how to deal with it, I still ask the emperor to decide. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "I see, I just say, my son Li Tai, how could he join forces with these demons to murder me!" ”

As for the nature of Li Tai's problem, Li Shimin preemptively came to the conclusion, and he believed that the ministers would definitely support him.

Li Shimin continued: "Chu Suiliang's case is handled well, how to deal with the three of them next?" I'd like to hear from you. ”

In fact, Li Shimin's hint is already obvious, it can be said that it is no longer a hint, but a direct manifestation of the attitude - Ding Shiming and Yuan Tiangang are demons, and Li Tai is the blinded, isn't it clear what to do?

At this time, under the instruction of Li Shimin, Yan Lide, a servant of the Ministry of Rites, first stood up and said:

"This case is already very clear, Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang deceived Li Tai, the king of Wei, for their own selfish desires, and deceived the saint in the name of Taishang Laojun.

They refined fake pills to murder the emperor, and they deserved death. The minister suggested that Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang be beheaded for public display in order to set the record straight.

As for Li Tai, the king of Wei, he was only deceived by Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang. But he didn't know anyone, and he was also at fault. The minister suggested that the emperor reprimand him and ordered him to think about it behind closed doors to see the aftermath. ”

Yan Lide's suggestion, in the first half of the disposition of Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang, everyone must have no opinion. For Li Tai, it is an understatement, and the intention is to turn big things into small things and small things into nothing.

After Yan Lide finished speaking, he immediately stood up with more than a dozen ministers and said, "Lord Yan is reasonable, and the ministers seconded it. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Zhong Aiqing's words are reasonable, and they are very agreeable, what do other Aiqing think?" ”

After Li Shimin said this, he thought that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would definitely seconded the proposal together.

Unexpectedly, except for those arranged by Li Shimin, only twenty or thirty people stood up to second, and hundreds of other ministers stood in place and remained silent. The atmosphere in the court was very depressing.

Li Shimin was taken aback, he thought that with his prestige in the imperial court, he should be in a hurry, but he didn't expect that there would be a cold scene.

At this time, he found that except for Cen Wenwen and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, the other five major departments and all the main heads of the secondary departments did not express their positions.

What surprised him even more was that the crown prince Li Su, the king of Shu Li Ke, the king of Changsha Li Zhi, Fang Xuanling, Li Xiaogong, Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Hou Junji and other major figures in the court and China did not come forward to express their positions.

Huang Furui and the others looked at themselves even more coldly.

These people are Li Shimin's sworn friends, and they are all people who stand firmly by his side in countless bloody storms, but this time they obviously do not support him.

The few ministers who stood up to support Li Shimin's opinion looked very embarrassed and fell silent.

In the wide hall of the main hall of the Taiji Palace, the atmosphere was very depressing, and the silence of the ministers was like a tall wall, pressing towards Li Shimin.

At this moment, Li Shimin was shocked! He suddenly felt a sense of emptiness that he had never felt in all these years.

He had mixed feelings, and his first feeling was that his authority had been challenged, and he was a little annoyed.

He said, "What do you mean?" Why don't you speak? Isn't my handling wrong? ”

Huang Fu Rui came out and said: "The old minister's granddaughter, Huang Fu Duan'er, was arrested in the alchemy room, was humiliated by Ding Shenming, and committed suicide, is this the end of it?"

Li Shimin said puzzledly: "Huangfu Duan'er, isn't it just to help with alchemy?" Why did she kill herself? ”

At this time, Wei Zheng stood up, he held up the chapter and said: "Your Majesty, Ding Shenming forcibly forced the women of the good family to serve him in the name of alchemy, and many women were raped by him. ”

As he spoke, Wei Zheng handed over the chapter.

Li Shimin opened the chapter, took out the complaint of the women inside, and after reading it, he was furious and said: "Damn Ding Shenming, he is so despicable.

It seems that I am really too merciful, Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang deserve death, and it is too light to sentence them to beheading. I have now decided to sentence Ding Shenming and Yuan Tiangang to death. Beheaded by the Emperor Fu Rui. ”

Li Shimin made such a decision and gave Huang Furui a grace, thinking that he should be content.

Unexpectedly, Huang Fu Rui said: "The grandson of the old minister, Huang Fu Duan'er, was ordered by Li Tai, the king of Wei, and personally sent someone to arrest her, is it true that Li Tai, the king of Wei, is not responsible?" ”

Li Shimin asked, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Huang Furui said: "Everyone knows about this matter, and there were many ministers in the court's mansion at that time, and they can all testify. ”

At this time, Li Xiaogong, Wei Zheng, Gao Jingming, Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin and others all stood up. said: "The ministers can testify that it was Liu Ting, the captain of the guard of the Wei Palace, who took the emperor's holy decree and went to the Huangfu Mansion to dignitaries, and they also sent people to search the Shangshu Mansion. ”

Li Shimin said: "In this matter, Li Tai was also blinded, Ding Shenming falsely passed on the holy decree, and Li Tai only acted according to the order. And he didn't know what would happen to these women when they entered the alchemy room.

If this is investigated, am I also responsible? ”

Li Shimin still wants to protect Li Tai.

Li Shimin said this, he thinks, no one will object, but he found that it is not the case at all, and people still don't buy it.

Chu Suiliang saw that the opportunity to express himself had come, and he stood up and said: "The emperor is wise and martial, the decision made by the emperor is correct, and the ministers obey the order." ”

This guy is also insidious enough, he interpreted Li Shimin's words as a holy decree, which means that if you all disagree with Li Shimin, you are disobeying the holy decree.

At this time, the people who previously supported Li Tai and were worried that Li Tai would be punished and implicated also stood up and seconded Chu Suiliang.

Li Shimin's voice is slightly larger, but these people are still in the minority, and most ministers still don't buy it.

In the court, over the years, in addition to the main ministers, most of the ministers have been replaced, and most of the children of the gate lord clan have been excluded. Most of the ministers who have been replaced are honest and kind.

Originally, the atmosphere of the court was very upright, and everyone was quite ashamed of Li Tai's despicable behavior of belittleing the ministers and excluding dissidents, thinking that he disturbed the court and defiled this sacred place.

Originally, everyone also respected Li Shimin very much, but since Li Shimin asked for immortals, his various behaviors have disappointed the ministers.

Most of the ministers have more respect for His Royal Highness the Prince, and when they saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not express his position, it was obvious that they did not support Li Shimin, so they were consistent with His Royal Highness the Prince.

Li Shimin's face was a little uncomfortable, he had a gloomy face, and said to Li Su: "Prince, what is your attitude?" ”

Li Su stood up, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.