On 18 August, after the interrogation of the three legal divisions of Xingbu, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, as well as extorting confessions by torture, it was determined that the evidence of the crime was conclusive, and finally the Li family was convicted of a first-class felony of the nine clans, and he was ready to behead more than 200 people from his family on a certain day. ※%Top※%Dot※%Small※%Say,

In the afternoon of that day, on the Taiji Hall, Tang Taizong Li Shimin wore a goose yellow curtain crown on his head, a goose yellow nine-dragon robe, and a goose yellow embroidered dragon boots, sitting on the dragon treasure chair. Under the main hall, the left servant shoots Fang Xuanling, the right servant shoots Du Ruhui, the chief lieutenant Sun Wuji, the counselor Wei Zheng, the imperial historian Wen Yanbo, the military department Shangshu Hou Junji, and the country. The ministers led by the military advisor Xu Maogong, Lu Guogong Cheng Biting Jin, Hu Guogong Qin Qiong, and Huguo Duke Chi Gong all fell to the ground and pleaded with Li Shimin, the son of Tang Tianzi who was sitting silently on the dragon treasure chair, hoping that he could be lenient with the Li family. Only a few courtiers led by Zhang Yun, the squire of the military department, and Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of the Xing department, stood silent.

At this time, Zhang Yun came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, that Li Huaizhu is flying and domineering, knowing the law and breaking the law, **** concubine, the crime is heinous, heinous, and it must not be tolerated!" ”

Zheng Shanguo said: "Your Majesty, what Lord Zhang said is extremely true. That Li Huaizhu was originally a thief in Erlong Mountain, but now he has no king's law and no emperor, and his rebellion is clearly revealed. If the tiger returns to the mountain today, I will be determined to be in trouble in the future! ”

Cheng Yanjin glanced at the two of them fiercely and said, "The two adults are very prejudiced against the Li family, and the slanderous words of the two of you are not to be believed. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, when Rong Guogong thoroughly investigated the fire case in the south of the city, he disappeared mysteriously, and there are many suspicious points, which need to be investigated. Although the **** concubine of Xingguo Gong has ironclad evidence, she still thinks that she has made contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and she hopes that the emperor will think twice, and she will be lenient to the Li family. ”

The ministers seconded the proposal and said in unison: "Please think twice." Treat the Li family lightly. ”

The Son of Heaven looked angry and said: "I understand all the good intentions of Aiqing, but the Son of Heaven broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people. That Li Huaizhu is extremely evil, and has been convicted by the Three Law Divisions, and this matter is related to the law of the Tang Dynasty. I can't go back to heaven. ”

Cheng Biting Jin burst into tears, couldn't cry, and said: "Your Majesty, even if the Li family is heinous, then ...... Then they also have two iron coupons from death given by the emperor, at least ...... At least two people can be exempted from capital crimes, and I hope that His Majesty will pardon the two capital crimes of the Li family, and leave a seedling for the Li family. ”

After thinking about it, the Son of Heaven had the intention to leave no piece of armor left behind the Li family. Avenge Zheng Guifei, but the iron coupon to avoid death is a special gift from the royal family to meritorious ministers, if this promise is violated, his reputation as a son of heaven will be lost, and he will not be able to convince the public, and at the same time, he will break the harmonious tacit understanding and the feelings of monarchs and ministers between himself and the kneeling Tang Dynasty pillars. Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven stood up and walked a few steps and said, "Originally, the Li family deserved to die. Since Brother Cheng Wang said that the Li family has an iron ticket to avoid death, I will leave two lives. But this is already my biggest concession. Except for the two who were pardoned and did not kill, the rest of the people were all killed. ”

The ministers shouted one after another: "The emperor is wise, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The Son of Heaven said: "Li Huaiyu did not fulfill his will, disappeared for no reason, and neglected his duties, and should have been severely punished." Since there is an iron ticket to avoid death, I will not pursue it. Li Huaizhu **** concubine, even the nine clans, her crime should be punished, and then she remembered that she had a friendship with me. There is also an iron coupon to avoid death, and I will exempt him from capital crimes, and send him to Lingnan, and never be hired. In addition to these two people, all the Li family members will be decided. He sighed and asked the ministers, "Are you satisfied with my verdict on the Li family this time?" ”

The ministers said in unison: "The emperor is wise, and the ministers are admired." ”

At that moment, the Son of Heaven prepared a holy decree and made a final judgment on the Li family.

The next day, two messengers escorted Li Huaizhu to Lingnan, and more than 200 members of the Li family were escorted to the court, and Zhang Yun, a squire of the military department, and Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of the Xingbu department, were responsible for supervising the beheading. As soon as three o'clock in the afternoon arrived, Zhang Yun gave an order, and the executioner opened the knife. When the Li family was in a different place, a black wind suddenly fell from the sky, and the darkness of the law field was enveloped in an instant. The black wind dissipated, Zhang Yun and Zheng Shanguo opened their eyes and saw that the corpses of Mrs. Li, Wu Yueying, Wu Fengying, Red Begonia, and Zhang Meiying had all disappeared.

Zhang Yun returned to the mansion triumphantly and chatted with his two sons, smiling.

That night, the father and son entered the secret room and saw a son dressed in soft armor, a white jade mask, and a folding fan.

Zhang Yun smiled slightly, brushed his beard and said to the masked boy: "Hmph, Li Shimin is smart, but he is confused for a while!" He never thought that the **** concubine would not be Li Huaizhu who seized the Nine Dragons Luminous Cup, but your thousand-faced spirit fox Fang Huatian with the help of the disguise technique. I admire Mr. very much, and he can use stealth to put the Kowloon Luminous Cup under Li Huaizhu's nose under his bed. Now, the Li family has been beheaded, and we are one step closer to the day when our plan will succeed. ”

It turned out that on the night of August 16, it was not Li Huaizhu who seized the emperor's Nine Dragons Luminous Cup, but Zhang Yun, in order to avenge the humiliation in the early morning, instructed the Jianghu people to use the disguise technique to enter the palace and insult the concubine in front of the emperor, seize the Nine Dragons Luminous Cup, and then use stealth to sneak into the Xingguo Mansion, put the Nine Dragons Luminous Cup under Li Huaizhu's bed, and move Jiangdong away. Originally, with Li Huaizhu's kung fu, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to use the stealth technique to put the Nine Dragons Luminous Cup under his bed under his nose, but the thousand-faced spirit fox Fanghua Tiannai was the descendant disciple of He Changchun, the third elder of the Kunlun faction, and he was equipped with the superior immortal method, and the stealth technique made it supernatural, no less than Chang Feihong, the ancestor of the Meishan faction, and no one who was not a specialist in stealth could not detect his trace. pity the beautiful woman of Zheng Guifei's generation, who was killed by humiliation; Pity the Li family, all the loyal martyrs have been wronged in vain, and their reputation has been ruined.

Fang Huatian closed the folding fan and said: "Don't be too happy, don't forget that Li Huaizhu was only exiled, not dead, and there is still the possibility of a comeback." Besides, you don't know, Li Huaiyu also has a son named Li Tianlin, who has been secretly rescued and fled to Nanyang, and he will become a climate in the future, which is still not good for your plan. ”

Zhang Chenglong was very surprised and said, "Oh? Is there such a thing? No, I'll split up with my second brother to assassinate Li Huaizhu and Li Tianlin. ”

Fang Huatian shook off the folding fan and said: "What the eldest prince said is very true, if you don't eradicate the seedlings of the Li family, there will be endless troubles in the future." ”

Zhang Yun immediately issued an order to let Zhang Chenglong and Zhang Wenhu each lead 50 cavalry to assassinate Li Huaizhu and Li Tianlin respectively. The two brothers came out of the secret room, and Zhang Chenglong led his troops to chase and kill Li Huaizhu in the direction of Tongguan; Zhang Wenhu led his troops to pursue and kill Li Tianlin in the direction of Shangluo.

Zhang Chenglong led people to chase for two days, and when he saw a bamboo forest in front of him, he asked passers-by, this place is called Wan Zhulin, and two people have just sent people to escort a prisoner to pass by. Zhang Chenglong led people to chase another five miles, and sure enough, he saw Li Huaizhu. He flew over and slashed over the two poor men with a knife, blocking Li Huaizhu's way. Fifty cavalry flew over and surrounded Li Huaizhu.

Li Huaizhu straightened up the shackles, raised his eyes, and said: "Zhang Hou Ye Xingshi mobilized the crowd to chase and stop Li, and killed the poor person, the one who came was not good!" Say, what do you want to do by surrounding Li? ”

"Hmph, Your Excellency is worthy of a generation of famous generals, and when you are dying, you are still so calm and composed, admire!" Zhang Chenglong sneered: "But I sue you, I am here to take your dog's life by the emperor's holy decree." ”

"Hahahaha......" Li Huaizhu showed an extremely painful expression on his face.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Chenglong asked in surprise.

Li Huaizhu said with tears in his eyes: "What a Ming Monarch Holy Lord, my Li family fought for him in the south and the north to consolidate the country, but he had to kill my Li family before he would stop!" It's really a rabbit dead and a dog cooking, and the bird is hiding from the bow! As he spoke, he turned his back and closed his eyes and said, "Come on, everyone, give Li a good time!" ”

Zhang Chenglong waved his hand, and more than ten cavalrymen rushed forward, wanting to take Huaizhu's life. (To be continued.) )