Chapter 41: The Second Martial Arts of Tragedy
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Li Shimin's holy decree is very simple, just counting Li You's fake illness in Chang'an for a few months. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although this is a small number, there are no less than 50 of them, and the average few days have passed, and the record is clear.
is too small to oppress people, but Li Shimin has a heavy hand and a ruthless hand this time.
At the end of the holy decree, Li Shimin verbally accused Li You of not learning and not knowing, and for the sake of the people, he actually revoked the title of King Li Youqi and changed his title to the king of Nanping, and he could not stay in Chang'an, and went to the fiefdom on the same day.
Before the Han and Jin dynasties, there was no difference between the one-word king and the two-character king, such as the Huainan king of the Han Dynasty and the Liang king, all in the name of the fief. But in the Sui and Tang dynasties, there was a practical difference between the king of one word and the king of two words, one word is the prince, and the other word is inferior to the king of the county.
Generally speaking, the prince is the prince, and the royal clan is the king of the county, Li Shimin changed the king of Li Youqi to the king of Xiping, and he has changed from the prince to the king of the county, and Nanping is located in the southernmost part of the Tang Dynasty, close to Qianzhong, where the environment is harsh and is a place of exile for prisoners.
The significance of this decree was obviously to demote Li You to Xiping and make him his county king in the far south.
Hongzhi collapsed to the ground weakly, it was difficult to punish him heavily, although Li You made many mistakes, but he would never be punished so severely, and the only explanation was that the assassination was exposed.
Because Li Shimin cared about the relationship between father and son, he did not truthfully announce it.
The next day, the matter was in an uproar throughout Chang'an, and the people learned that they were happy one by one, praising Li Shimin as a benevolent monarch, and only a few alert-minded people could detect that there was something greasy in it.
Du He was also surprised when he heard the news, he knew that with Li Shimin's character, he would not let Li You go easily, but he didn't expect that this time he would make such a heavy move, directly removed the identity of Prince Li You, and demoted him to Xiping, as the county king of a poor place.
But after thinking about it carefully, I also feel that Li Shimin's punishment is reasonable, Li You's mistake this time is too big, not to mention assassinating himself, but also to blame the prince and his brother, if the matter spreads, it will be a big scandal.
Li You can't get rid of it in his life, assassinating important ministers of the court for a woman, and blaming his brother, this mistake is enough to make future generations curse for a lifetime.
did not expose the matter, this is already the greatest tolerance for Li You, if he still has to routinely cover up, then he Li Shimin is not Li Shimin.
After all, Li Shimin was an emperor first, and then a father.
The news spread, and the benefits were unexpectedly great. As a prince, one by one, who is not arrogant?
However, Li You's fate is indeed like a mirror. They didn't know the reason why Li You was really degraded, they only thought that it was really those small mistakes that they often made, and made them realize the strange idea that "the prince is guilty of the same crime as the people", and everyone felt that if they were like Li You and didn't take the small mistakes in their eyes, they might end up like him.
With this mirror, the princes who are difficult to discipline are rarely well-behaved, and they dare not act arbitrarily, and they have achieved unexpected results.
This point was unexpected by Li Shimin himself, and he often laughed at himself, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse.
Wu Meiniang's background is far inferior to Changle and Li Xueyan, but Du He does not intend to snub this confidante who has helped him many times, and asks to follow all the procedures for marrying a wife. Although the scale cannot be compared to the marriage of princesses and county lords, it must not be shabby.
This is the only requirement of Duhe.
To follow all procedures, it is necessary to take six ceremonies, such as Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, inviting dates, and greeting relatives.
Du He hated this kind of complicated thing the most, and handed it over to Zhang's to deal with with it with a flick of his hand, anyway, her old man was idle, and it was also a double thing for her to happily prepare for her beloved son's wedding.
Before the wedding date, Du He's focus was still on governing Jiangnan.
Maybe today is Duhe's lucky year, and this good thing keeps coming.
First of all, the success of the sea ship, a trip to Longmen, not only found Zhao Hui, an excellent captain, but also invited Xue Rengui, the first general of the Tang Dynasty in the future, after returning to Chang'an, first the success of the compass, and then the happy event with Wu Meiniang.
On this day, he received another letter from Liu Renliang.
Liu Renliang was reused by Li Shimin, and he was already a state assassin, fully responsible for the development of Jiangnan, and almost all the burden of implementation fell on him. But this guy is an ox, and the harder the ploughing ground, the more vigorous he is to plow. As a prime minister, he handled all the things he had in hand with ease, and drove the enthusiasm of the entire Jiangnan people.
He once blocked his deputy under Du He, and he had a blind trust in Du He, and he heard that Du He needed a boat to go to the uninhabited island in the southeast to get something related to the future of Datang, and he didn't think about it, so he directly found a local merchant, and they borrowed a cargo ship to an unknown small island in ***, and took out all the sweet potatoes stored on the island.
On the American continent, the Indians mostly ate sweet potatoes as their staple food, and most of the sweet potatoes they planted.
With the help of Liu Renliang, they have found a good field and planted sweet potatoes, and after a period of care, the sweet potatoes have begun to sprout and bear vines.
As we all know, this sweet potato vine is like a cactus and a cactus, as long as they are planted in the ground, they can survive even if they have no roots. This sweet potato vine means that the sweet potato has been successfully transplanted in Jiangnan, and the rest is waiting for him to bear fruit.
This is news worth rejoicing, Du He immediately replied with a letter, asking Zhao Hui to take a good look at the sweet potatoes in Jiangnan and wait for his orders, and at the same time, let Liu Renliang build the Shanghai port as soon as possible.
Because Zhao Hui wanted to take care of the sweet potatoes in Jiangnan, Du He decided to wait for the fleet to be ready, and then go to Jiangnan for training, so that Zhao Hui could take care of both sides.
Although it is a bit harsh, Du He believes that with Liu Renliang's talent, he will be able to overcome it well and do his best.
The large-scale development of Jiangnan is proceeding step by step in an orderly manner.
After a month, now Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang have become lost dogs, they are looking dirty, secretly hiding in the corner, stretching their necks like thieves, looking left and right, looking at them pitifully, and rewarding them with a few coppers and steamed buns from time to time, so as to live like beggars.
The so-called karma is not at all unpleasant.
Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang paid the price for the evil results they planted.
Who is Li You?
A waste like Erwu, if it wasn't a useful place to marry Wu Meiniang, how could he ignore the two of them?
After returning from the Wufu that day, before Li You was abolished, he had already let people throw garbage and threw the two of them into the inconspicuous corner of the back door of the Qi Palace.
Erwu was paralyzed by Qihua, his mouth couldn't speak, and his body couldn't move, but there was no news from his reason, and everything was known, and both of them understood that they were swept away. This is not bad, they owe 5,000 taels of silver cakes to Yum Casino.
Chang Million has already put away his smiling face and collected debts from them.
Where did Erwu have the ability to repay the money, he planned to flee back to Lizhou, relying on all the last assets left by his father to make ends meet.
But where would Chang Million let this fat sheep run away, and sent thugs to guard all the city gates, waiting for Erwu to throw himself into the net. Erwu was forced to have no choice but to flee along the street, taking all the valuable things on his body, and relying on the alms of passers-by to get by.
As the grandfather of the country who wants to be glorious and rich, the two of them can now be regarded as having suffered a lot.
Wu Yuanshuang tore the steamed bun he had just gotten in half and gave it to Wu Yuanqing, saying, "Big brother, what do you say we should do now?" Otherwise, go to Yang! No matter what, they can take care of our food! ”
Wu Yuanqing took a bite of the steamed bun viciously and said, "What stupid things to say, who is Wu Zhao, you still don't know." With her, even if we starved to death, she didn't frown. What's more, if those bastards can block the city gate and prevent us from leaving the city, they will definitely guard the martial arts family and wait for us to appear. There is no other way but to find a way to get out of the city. There are many roads, I believe in the eldest brother, the eldest brother will definitely take you through this hurdle and go back to Lizhou to enjoy happiness......"
Before he finished speaking, the three big men had already blocked in front of them, and one of them sneered: "It's very beautiful, let the master tell you, your road is ......" He kicked Wu Yuanqing out fiercely, and then trampled Wu Yuanshuang under his feet and said: "You follow me to see 'Chang Siye', this is the only way out." ”
Betting on Erwu, he came to the Yum Gambling House.
Chang Million still had a smiling face, and said with a smile: "Two virtuous nephews, the old man regards you as the son of an old man, and takes care of you in every possible way, but you want to run away in debt, which really hurts the old man's heart." ”
Wu Yuanqing had previously let the thug kick him hard, injuring his internal clothes, and gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle misunderstood, the little nephew just planned to go back to Lizhou to get money and pay back his uncle, and he had no intention of running away." ”
Chang Million put away his smile and said in a cold voice: "It seems that you two boys fooled me 'Fourth Master Chang' as an idiot?" You owe 20,000 taels of gambling debts, and you pay them with the rest of your money in Lizhou? ”
Wu Yuanqing exclaimed: "It's obviously five thousand taels, how did it become twenty thousand taels?" ”
Chang Million sneered: "Don't you want interest?" Even with interest, even if you count 20,000 taels, it is already cheaper for you. According to the rules of the gambling house, gamblers who really can't pay should have their arms cut off. You owe such a huge amount, chop off your hands and feet! ”
As soon as these words fell, Erwu collapsed to the ground in fright, pleading incessantly.
Chang Million took out an agreement from his arms, threw it in front of them and said with a smile: "As long as you sign this agreement, then I can consider forgiving all your debts!" ”
Erwu looked at it, but it was the transfer agreement of the samurai firm.