Chapter Seventy-Three: The Imperial Council

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Early in the morning, Li Shimin put on court clothes under the service of the palace maid, had breakfast, he went to the Taiji Hall accompanied by Wang Jue, it was the middle of October, the air was slightly chilly, Li Shimin just stepped out of the Manna Palace, his body involuntarily shrank, looking at the fallen leaves in the courtyard, Li Shimin suddenly sighed: "Is the winter of the Tang Dynasty coming again?" ”

At this time, the Taiji Hall was as silent as a winter night, and the ministers arrived very early today, unlike in the past, they did not greet each other as before, joking about which official took a concubine again, and that official made a mistake again, but kept the same strict face, and kept making eye contact, because they understood that today's court meeting will decide the fate of a prince, involving the emperor's family affairs, which is no joke.

The eldest grandson Wuji looked left and right, and glanced at the four princes with different expressions, Li Chengqian was mixed, Li Ke was as calm as water, and Li Tai and Li You's expressions were a little gloating, but Li You's expression was more obvious, the eldest grandson Wuji knew about the conflict between Li You and Li Su in Lichun Courtyard, and Li You was a person with a small belly, so he was happy to see Li You's bad luck, thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile contemptuously, Li You's biological mother Concubine Yin was a bitter person, she** How good can the son who came out be!

Just when the ministers had their own thoughts, Li Shimin walked into the Taiji Hall, his steps were heavy, not slow or hurried, he sat on the dragon chair, and did not rush to speak, because he understood that some people were more anxious than him.

"Your Majesty, the sixth prince Li Su is suspected of killing the monarch and usurping the throne, the crime is extremely heinous, please order the emperor to immediately arrest the six princes and imprison them in Zongzheng Temple!"

The person who spoke was Guanglu doctor Zhang Liang, who was also an old minister of the Qin Mansion, in the first year of Wude, he defected to Li Shimin with Xu Shiji, that is, Li Shiji, when the Xuanwumen changed, Li Shimin sent him to Shandong to convene Haojie in case of accidents, and was Li Shimin's confidant, but after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Zhang Liang was inferior to his agricultural background, and always wanted to find a backer, and at this time, Li Tai, the king of Wei, extended an olive branch to him.

Li Shimin was displeased, his most taboo was that the old ministers of the Qin Mansion participated in the battle between the princes, some smart old ministers saw this, and never paid attention to the pull of several princes, so Li Chengqian, King Wei and Li Ke were basically those noble children who relied on their ancestors' merits, eating, drinking and having fun.

Li Shimin's displeasure but did not show it, years of power struggle has already allowed him to hone the ability of Mount Tai to collapse in front, and his face does not change, he said: "Just relying on the confession of a secret guard and a woman in the dust to convict a prince of rebellion, is it too child's play, if so, everyone in the court is not in danger!" ”

"Your Majesty, although the confession of a secret guard is not enough to determine that the six princes kill the monarch and usurp the throne, but the folk proverb says that flies don't bite seamless eggs, and the six princes don't have this heart, if the six princes really have such a ** heart, it will be too late for him to be full-fledged, in case of accidents, even if the emperor can't convict him of rebellion, he should exile the six princes for three thousand miles and be reduced to commoners!"

"The ministers and Lord Zhang have the same opinion!" As soon as Zhang Liang's words fell, six more officials stood up, all of whom were red-robed officials above the fifth grade.

Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling with a smile, "Do you all mean the same thing?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to agree, although the six princes were stubborn before, but they were extremely filial, how could they have the heart of killing their fathers, and the old minister suspected that the six princes were also framed by the Chang family, if the six princes were really killed or exiled for three thousand miles, it was really the trick of the Chang family, making the enemy laugh and the relatives cry!" Li Shimin had already talked to the eldest grandson Wuji, and now Li Shimin looked at him, which was to let him come out to speak.

"Your Majesty, what the eldest grandson said is exactly what the ministers want to say!" After the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Zhu Suiliang, Cen Wenwen, Cui Shao, and the four purple-robed ministers said in unison.

Seeing this, no matter how stupid people are, they understand that this is what Li Shimin meant, and they echoed one by one, Li Tai's expression was like a layer of green paint, and he tried his best to contact the minister everywhere, but he didn't expect it to be a bamboo basket to draw water, and a strong sense of frustration rose in his heart, when Li Su didn't come back, Li Shimin's favorite was him, and the strong anger gradually destroyed his reason, otherwise he was as smart as he understood that he should give up at this time, "Father, although the words of the eldest grandson are reasonable, But if Li Su really colluded with the Chang family, wouldn't it have buried a hidden danger in my Tang Dynasty, and the sons and daughters should take precautions when they hear that they are the kings, and the father is a generation of Ming monarchs, and they should understand this truth! ”

"Li Tai, you are presumptuous, how dare you speak disrespectfully to your father, do you want to say that your father is a faint king?" Li Chengqian pointed at Li Tai and shouted.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say!" At this time, Wei Zheng, who had been silent, stood up, "Your Majesty, what the eldest grandson said makes sense, and what Lord Zhang and the four princes said also makes sense, the minister thinks that the six princes must be punished, otherwise they can't calm people's hearts, but they can't be punished too severely, so everyone is bound to be in danger in the future!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, he deliberately did not discuss this matter with Wei Zheng, because he knew that Wei Zheng would not be biased towards either side, he was speaking fairly, and after compromise, it was beneficial to his decision, he looked at Li Tai in disappointment, Li Shimin said: "Wei Zheng's words are reasonable, so let's change the title of Li Sushu from today, transfer to the governor of Yizhou, and go to work within three days, without the emperor's order, and not return to Beijing!" What do you think? ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" The eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin performed the double reed to the end, and immediately shouted loudly.

"The Emperor Shengming!"

“……”

This result is also acceptable to Li Tai, after all, after chasing Li Su out of Chang'an, he faded out of the heart of power.

Li Su's matter was solved, Li Shimin signaled to Wang Qi, he used to be fond of Li Tai in every way, so that Li Tai had the illusion that he could replace Li Chengqian and ascend to the throne, and now he must warn this son.

"Li Ke, the king of Shu, is self-denying, diligent in government affairs, virtuous and virtuous, from now on, he will be renamed Yongzhou Mu, and Li You, the king of Yan, will be renamed the king of Qi, and will be appointed as the governor of Qizhou on a certain day!" Wang Qi held the book in his hand and read aloud.

"Thank you, Father Huang Longen!" Li Ke is overjoyed, Yongzhou Mu is Jing Zhaoyi, equivalent to the highest administrator of the capital, Li Shimin has also held this position before, and now he has handed over this important task to Li Ke, not only to value Li Ke, but also to give Li Chengqian and King Wei a dismount, obviously relying on them, I give it, you can only ask for it, I don't give it, you can't rob it.

Gain the east, lose the mulberry, Li Tai's heart is mixed, Li Chengqian's heart is even more unpleasant, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling did not impeach Li Su according to his words this time, and Li Shimin did not pursue him for sending the geisha to the palace, which made him more and more inexplicable, what he didn't know was that Li Shimin and the two had already reached a deal.