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Li Tai was very annoyed and was suddenly accused of seeking a reserve.

This is not a good thing, it is natural to clarify when you are suspicious, but there is no way to refute this kind of thing, do you want to openly admit that you have no idea about the throne?

Then why should you fight for the crown prince at that time? Even if someone is recommended, they seem embarrassed to agree. In order to avoid being embarrassed by the time, you must not dig a hole for yourself now.

But if there is no justification, it is not a good thing to let such a discussion continue. It definitely has an impact on his own popularity, and it is difficult to control it when the discussion is boiling.

When Li Tai was helpless about this, Du Chuke came, and as the long history of the Wei Palace, he always came forward at critical moments.

"The minister knows what His Highness is embarrassed about!" Seeing Li Tai, Du Chuke got straight to the point.

Li Tai's heart moved, and he immediately said sincerely: "Please ask Du Changshi for advice and solve the doubts for this king." ”

"Your Highness's concern is nothing more than how to justify it, right?"

"That's right, I'm afraid it won't help anyway, it's hard to explain this kind of thing clearly."

Du Chuke smiled: "That's true, there are always people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, but why should Your Highness rush to defend it?" Knowing that justification is useless, why waste this energy? ”

"What does Du Changshi think it should be?" Li Tai couldn't help but hurriedly asked.

Du Chuke said: "Sometimes it is impossible to justify, so let the accusation become untenable, do you need to defend anything at that time?" ”

"That'...... How can the accusation of the deposed prince be untenable? Li Tai vaguely grasped something, but he didn't hate to be clear.

Du Chuke said in a deep voice: "It's very simple, at tomorrow's court meeting, His Royal Highness will try his best to ensure that the abolished prince does not die!" ”

"What?" Li Tai was suddenly shocked in his heart, looked at Du Chuke with some incredulity, shook his head and said, "How can this work?" The abolished prince must die, and you also recognized Du Changshi at the beginning. ”

"Yes. At the beginning, the minister also thought so, but now it is different from the past, and this matter may not be so easy. His Majesty has never shown an attitude towards the life and death of the deposed prince, and on the surface it seems that he wants to adjudicate fairly, but in fact he ......"

Du Chuke said: "Fang Xuanling, Ma Zhou and the others are all close ministers, they are familiar with His Majesty's mind, what did they do in this matter?" So far, all the charges that can be pushed off have been pushed off by the abolished prince, what does this mean? It shows that His Majesty wants to save the life of the abolished prince in his heart. ”

"Hmph, it turns out that my father still likes his eldest brother very much!" A wry smile appeared on the corner of Li Tai's mouth inexplicably.

Du Chuke shook his head and said, "It's not strange. After all, the abolished prince is the eldest son of His Majesty, and he was also born by the former queen, and he has been deeply loved by His Majesty since he was a child. ”

"But he rebelled against ......"

"Rebellion is a great rebellion, but there is something unavoidable in it, Your Highness, you know best, Your Majesty has been too harsh on the East Palace over the years, and you must feel a little guilty."

"That's it!" Li Tai responded lightly, a little unwilling.

Du Chuke said: "Your Highness." Since Your Majesty has such a mind, the general trend cannot be changed, so it is better to ......" Du Chuke said: "The most important thing is that this move is beneficial to His Highness." The abolished prince accused His Royal Highness of seeking a prince, and at this time, His Royal Highness stood up to protect him, what will the world think? Is there anything else Your Highness needs to justify? ”

What Du Changshi said was extremely ......, "Even if you are unwilling, you want this move to be beneficial to yourself." Li Tai also agreed.

Du Chuke said: "Moreover, this move can also leave a good impression on His Highness, after experiencing the change of Xuanwu Gate." His Majesty's greatest concern is the brotherhood between the princes. ”

"Yes, yes, thank you for your advice."

……

On the first day of June, the court meeting was held in the Taiji Hall.

The officials all appeared in the court, their expressions slightly solemn, because the main topic of the day was about the life and death of the abolished crown prince Li Chengqian.

Yes, it is only about Li Chengqian, and as for Li You's life and death, there is no suspense - he will definitely die.

When the bell rang, all the officials entered the Taiji Hall in turn, and Emperor Li Shimin sat on the throne of His Majesty Dan with a black face, and hundreds of officials bowed down to worship.

Xie Yi, who was in it, was very emotional about this, one of the advantages of Datang is that he does not have to kneel at every turn, which can be regarded as quite humane. Today's court meeting is very important, and given that there has been no response to his request for guilt, Xie Yi naturally does not dare to continue to be absent from his post.

But he just came with his ears to see what the situation was, and as for what the outcome would be, it was completely predictable, and now what really made people curious was what the process would be. In this big drama, how will the parties perform after they appear on the stage? As for Xie Yi himself, he will definitely not say anything in this matter.

The court meeting started as scheduled, and Ma Zhou, as the chief judge of the two rebellion cases, was responsible for reporting the trial to His Majesty the Emperor and the civil and military officials, which was just an introduction, and the next link was the most important.

It has been a long time since the Qizhou rebellion was made, and Li You and Yin Hongzhi have lived in prison for many more months for various reasons, and now the trial is really a bit cheap for them.

Ma Zhou's meaning is very clear, the fifth son of the emperor, Li You, killed Changshi, and conspired with Yin Hongzhi and others to rebel, causing many states and counties to fall into war, which can be described as a heinous crime.

Regarding this point, Prime Minister Fang Xuanling and others who participated in the trial agreed, so Li You's ending was destined to be death.

When Ma Zhou said the proposed verdict, there was silence in the court, and no one objected, and all of them adopted a tacit attitude.

The expected result, this is not the main event, and Li You's ending really has no second result at all. Everyone looked at Li Shimin on the throne, wanting to get an answer from His Majesty the Emperor.

It was also expected, His Majesty the Emperor Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said: "I heard very clearly, Li You rebelled, the evidence is conclusive, the crime is extremely heinous, and he deserves death according to the law." ”

The emperor's golden rule, as soon as this remark came out, it was finally doomed to Li You's end. Of course, when he said this, many people noticed that His Majesty the Emperor's expression was a little subtle.

This is not surprising, Xie Yi can see clearly, anyone who gives the order to execute his son will be uncomfortable, even if he is hard-hearted. What's more, Li Shimin himself is not cold-blooded, but a person who attaches great importance to feelings.

But it can't be helped. As an emperor, he can only be as such. In fact, before this, Li Shimin did not think about giving Li Yousheng a way, why did he leave him in Luoyang for a month in the name of curing his illness, it was because of this.

However, Li You was unlucky and not smart enough, and some of his actions directly led to Li Chengqian's rebellion. And Li Shimin, in order to keep his eldest son, can only sacrifice Li You.

As a father, Li Shimin is a little selfish.

Dozens of children. It's not surprising that it's too hard to get a bowl of water. Li You is not brilliant, Concubine Yin is not favored in minutes, and it is even more incomparable with the emperor's beloved wife, Empress Changsun. The degree of favor and status of the eldest son is even more extraordinary, and these factors together are naturally to protect Li Chengqian.

Unfortunately, the two sons are destined to only be able to protect one, and Li Shiming has nothing to do about it.

After Li You's crime was convicted, the next step was naturally the results of the investigation into Li Chengqian's case. Ma Zhou also made a report.

It is an indisputable fact that the abolition of the prince rebelled against him, this is undeniable, otherwise the crown prince would not have been abolished. However, Ma Zhou's words are obviously suspected of avoiding the important and trivial, and it seems to emphasize the culpability of Hou Junji, Du He and others. Emphasizing that the prince was bewitched by them, and even persecuted, seduced/bewitched, etc.

That being said, the agitation of those around me is certainly influential, but it does not seem to be decisive. Rebellion or not. If Li Chengqian didn't nod, would Hou Junji, Du He and others dare to do it? said that they completely emptied the prince, and even passed some of the prince. Apparently impossible.

Therefore, Li Chengqian is also extremely evil, but the meaning in Ma Zhou's words is obviously to exonerate Li Chengqian.

That's right, it's to exonerate Li Chengqian.

This thought, most of the people present understood, and then acquiesced to Ma Zhou's rhetoric, in fact, throughout the ages, the frequency of referring to deer as a horse is really high, but it just changed the situation, such as the one in front of you.

Although the rhetoric is excusing Li Chengqian, when it comes to the final conviction, Ma Zhou does not dare to say conclusively that the deposed prince Li Chengqian will not die for his crimes.

The Tang Dynasty Law has very strict regulations, which is also a criterion that all feudal dynasties abide by, that is, rebellion must be a capital crime. Ordinary people's rebellion is to involve the nine clans, but the royal family must not do this, otherwise it is easy to connect with the emperor himself, but capital crimes are inevitable.

Li Chengqian is now facing this situation, and neither Ma Zhou nor Emperor Li Shimin can directly say that Li Chengqian's crime will not lead to death. He is the emperor's favorite eldest son, and he is the son of the eldest grandson empress, these reasons cannot be put on the table, and there is no way to exonerate him in public, although it is known that this is the most important reason.

So, following the "pointing deer as a horse", all kinds of double reed plays began to be staged in the court!

If you want most people to sing red face, you must have someone who sings black face, even if it is just a casual sentence, someone has to start.

Unfortunately, Ma Zhou is this candidate, as the presiding judge of the case, he has the imperial history of the law of judging the case, and he must open his mouth to give the verdict.

After Ma Zhou introduced the results of the investigation and trial, Zhengse bowed to His Majesty the Emperor, then turned to look at the minister behind him, and said loudly: "The abolished prince Li Chengqian plotted a rebellion, the evidence is conclusive, and the crime should be beheaded!" ”

is obviously against his will, but Ma Zhou's words are still conclusive and decent. After finishing speaking, the court was still very calm, only there was a whisper of whispering, and there was no shock reaction.

It seems that it is an expected result in any case, and for those who insist on killing Li Chengqian, Ma Zhou's correct judgment according to the law is understandable and expected.

For the ministers who knew the inside story and knew the thoughts of His Majesty the Emperor, this result was also expected. Anyway, the result announced by Ma Zhou must be a capital offense.

Xie Yi heard it from afar, smiled knowingly, and then waited quietly, and then it was the real drama time. Today's court is indeed very complete, and almost everyone involved is above the court, including Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

Maybe it's because after getting married, Li Shimin finally felt that his youngest son had grown up, and he casually began to give Li Zhi some practical errands. Of course, even without these errands, Li Zhi is completely understandable to stand in the court, and the title of King of Jin and the position of the governor of the state are completely qualified to stand in the court to discuss national affairs.

In fact, to a certain extent, this is a signal, although Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was noticed by the ministers, but he did not really go to the front of the stage, did not go to the political stage.

Now when Li Zhi began to stand in the court, then all the ministers should notice that there is also an outstanding prince here. I believe that many insightful and far-sighted ministers are already conjecturing in their hearts, and even making up a lot of results in their brains.

When the crown prince was deposed and the position of the prince was vacant, what did it mean for His Royal Highness King Jin to suddenly appear in the court? I believe that in the recent period, in addition to discussing the fate of the two princes after the rebellion, the most anticipated or most concerned thing is that the question is actually the candidate for the future prince.

There are many remaining princes, but there are not many of you who are qualified to ascend to the position of emperor, and there are only a few, and everyone knows it. As for the popular candidate, there is no doubt that Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Wu, who is still in Songzhou, is estimated to have also received a lot of attention.

But today, many people should have noticed that Li Zhi, the king of Jin, is also a prince, so it seems that he is also qualified to succeed to the throne.

When the eldest son was abolished, the order of the eldest and youngest was not so important, so it was not because Li Zhi was the third son of the eldest son that he had no chance. And although His Royal Highness the King of Jin does not have many opportunities to show up, he has always given people the impression that he is gentle, benevolent and dignified, and he is also a talent with both civil and military skills.

Compared with the literary talent of Li Tai, the king of Wei, and the martial strategy of Li Ke, the king of Wu, he seems to be more comprehensive, so ......

Many people naturally have all kinds of thoughts in their hearts, His Royal Highness King Jin is still so young now, if he goes through a few more years, what will be the result?

His Majesty the Emperor is in full bloom, and he will naturally carefully cultivate the future prince, so ah......

Today, there are whispers in the court from time to time, and everyone's eyes are even more erratic, and a large part of them are actually related to Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

These are naturally what Xie Yi wants to see, so it's just too good. Many times, when everyone has a certain idea in their hearts, they will not feel abrupt, but after it happens, they will feel logical, which is the importance of foreshadowing in the early stage.

Of course, now that time is tight, I am afraid it is too late to gradually pave the way a little bit, and at this time we still need some fierce materials. Xie Yi stood behind, unable to see Li Zhi's face and eyes, but he was very relieved to see his confident back.

I believe that Di Renjie has done what he explained, and it is unknown whether the traces are light or heavy. But it doesn't matter, it's all about the end result......

As for the little use of Li Zhi, I believe he will understand, and even willingly......

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