Chapter 14: Worthy of My Son

Yesterday, Zhongshu Shilang (Secretary General) Cen Wenwen was on night duty, and he didn't expect King Wei to make trouble today, he originally thought that they would do it after the Spring Festival. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info so he didn't ventilate Li Ke in advance.

Li Ke, the king of Wu, did not know the true thoughts of Tang Taizong, and when he saw the imperial historians attacking his younger brother King Liang, he was anxious to clear up his relationship with his younger brother, so as not to implicate himself.

He said: "Father, the younger brother of the minister is stubborn and refuses to change his teachings, and the minister's mother and concubine have already punished him yesterday. The minister believed that King Liang's actions had added trouble to the imperial court and should indeed be severely punished. However, seeing that he was still young, he asked his father to give him a lenient punishment. ”

Li Tai, the king of Wei, saw that Li Ke, the king of Wu, was secretly proud in his heart.

The imperial historians who proposed impeachment, as well as the ministers who supported Yi Tai, saw the embarrassing situation of their opponents and were very satisfied with the results of today's offensive. They continue to launch an offensive against the three evils and demand severe punishment for the three evils.

At this time, Tang Taizong Li Shimin spoke, and he said: "Tell me, how to severely punish King Liang and others?" When he said this, he had no expression on his face.

Don't look at everyone shouting there, but if you really talk about how to deal with the three evils, no one will dare to speak up.

Behind the three evils are giants - their parents! Isn't it obvious that you are uncomfortable punishing them? Only Li Shimin has the right to speak on this matter.

So everyone stopped talking.

At this time, Li Tai, the king of Wei, came out, and this guy was the most insidious of all the princes. He pretended to be a good person and said: "Father, the sixth brother of the minister, King Liang, although he caused trouble, he did not cause any great trouble, and I also asked my father, for the sake of his young age, to punish him slightly." ”

Li Shimin was dissatisfied with Li Ke and Li Tai's performance today. He took out a piece of the cantata and said, "I have received a recital from Xue Yantuo Khan Yinan, and they have also asked me to severely punish my son, how can you do the same as they say?" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall. The flavor of these words is too strong, and the meaning is too obvious. All of a sudden, he gave the person who clamored for the punishment of the three evils, and he was a blow to the head!

The ministers who followed the trend regretted it for a while.

Li Shimin said: "You impeached my son, saying that he beat Xue Yantuo warriors for no reason and undermined national unity. I ask you, Xue Yantuo people bullied my Tang people, bullied men and women, and had no king and no father, shouldn't they be beaten? Well? ”

At this time, there was silence in the main hall, and a needle could be heard clearly.

Li Shimin then asked: "You said that he broke the people's stalls, and the people hated them very much, have you investigated?" ”

Li Shimin's voice became higher and higher, and his tone became more and more stern. He shouted loudly: "Wei Zheng, you come out and talk about it." Let them see what my son has done! ”

Wei Zheng stood up, and he said, "Your Majesty, ministers, I have already been to the West Market and conducted a detailed investigation.

How it happened. When Xue Yantuo saw that Tian Zhen, a woman selling embroidery, was beautiful, he suddenly became ill-willed, not only molested her, but also injured her father, and intended to snatch the woman.

They were so numerous that neither the people nor the people who were there could stop them from committing violence. King Liang and others passed by here, and when they saw the injustice, they drew their swords to help, and decisively stopped the evil deeds of the Xue Yantuo people and rescued the people.

As for the damage to the vendors' stalls, it was inevitable during the fight, but they all paid compensation in time. and paid for the medical expenses of the people who were injured by the Xue Yantuo people. The people praised the actions of King Liang and others. ”

Everyone wondered, Wei Zheng, this guy, is usually impeached, why did he sing praises today?

It turned out that Li Shimin knew that if he wanted to deal with these ministers who were looking for trouble, he would inevitably be suspected of covering up. So he sent Wei Zheng, who was recognized by everyone as the iron-faced imperial historian, to Xishi to investigate the incident, and told it through his mouth.

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, those who supported the three evils applauded loudly. Cheng Yanjin shouted: "Well done, King Liang, he is good!" ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "Tell me, what are you going to do with my son? ”

At this moment, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and the officials who impeached the three evils turned pale one by one.

Li Shimin continued: "The Tang Dynasty allowed the imperial history to be heard, but when there are conditions to investigate, why don't you go to investigate on the spot? You just impeach others according to your likes and dislikes? I now suspect that your motives are not pure.

I won't pursue you this time, and when I do something again in the future, I must seriously investigate and report according to the truth. ”

The ministers said together: "Remember, ministers. ”

Tang Taizong turned the finger on his sons. He said: "And you, Li Ke, the king of Wu, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Su are your younger brothers, and you indiscriminately believe that he is in trouble and want me to punish him, do you have such a brother?"

This time, the crown prince Li Chengqian performed very well, he believed in his younger brother, defended his younger brother, and was the demeanor of being a brother.

Li Su is brave in his actions, does things properly, and does a good job, and he deserves to be my son. Not only will I not punish him, but I will reward him.

I announced that Li Su, the king of Liang, Li Dan, the lieutenant of Zhaowu, and Du He, the lieutenant of Zhenwei, were rewarded with 100 taels of silver each for saving the people and fighting atrocities. The prince behaved properly, had the demeanor of a prince, and rewarded 200 taels of silver. ”

Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Wu, were silent with a burst of shame on their faces. Prince Li Chengqian's heart was happy, and his gaze at the three evils became much softer.

After the court meeting, Du He took the silver rewarded by the court and said to his mother: "Mother, look at it, the child is right. ”

Du He's father Du Ruhui has passed away at this time, Du He's mother is not a wife, and the treatment after the separation is not as good as before, she hates Du He is not iron but not steel, and the method of education is simpler.

She looked at her son who had been wronged, and couldn't help but hold his head and cry. She choked up and said, "Master, you can see it, our family's He'er has grown up and is angry." ”

Du He's heart was warm, and his ass didn't hurt anymore.

After Li Dan returned home, he proudly said to his father, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County: "Father, look, the child didn't lie to you, right? The emperor rewarded the children. ”

Li Xiaogong was so happy that his mouth kept open, and he kept praising his son.

Li Su went to the palace to see Concubine Yang. Concubine Yang was so happy that her eyes were full of tears, and she also praised her youngest son vigorously.

Li Ke stood aside, very embarrassed.

Li Su left the palace and returned to his palace, where he was greeted like a hero.