Chapter Forty-Nine: Abolish the Crown Prince!
The candles in the palace were bright, and the forbidden army increased its patrols, forming a change of defense without dead ends.
In the Wude Palace, Tang Taizong, who had to temporarily come here to deal with government affairs because the Ganlu Hall was being renovated, was summoning the eldest grandson Wuji.
"Back to Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang is now leading bad people to judge the prince, but he hasn't confessed yet, but he has been shouting that he has been wronged."
The eldest grandson Wuji spoke: "And the King of Han has confessed everything, but he has been writing to beg His Majesty to spare the family members of the Han Palace." ”
"Hmm."
Tang Taizong bowed slightly, and said, "What about Hou Junji?" ”
"Chen Guogong, oh no, Hou Junji has been in charge of the army for many years after all, and the people who were transferred to Chang'an to prepare for a mutiny this time were the most loyal team members when he was on the expedition to Gaochang Kingdom, so he ......"
The eldest grandson Wuji spoke: "Although General Xue is brave, if he wants to completely quell the rebellion, it will take time. ”
"How long will it take?!"
Tang Taizong raised his head suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said coldly: "Pass the decree for me, give Xue Rengui three days, and at any cost, you must capture Hou Junji back to Chang'an!" ”
"Yes."
The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
Although over the years, after Tang Taizong got older, the government almost slowly let go of Li Tai and them to manage it, and he rarely showed his grandeur in front of people.
But this time, he was clearly really angry.
"Mowgli."
The candle shadow flickered, Tang Taizong suddenly took a deep breath and said, "Do you think there is a possibility in this incident that the prince was really wronged?" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji trembled slightly, bowed his head and bowed his hand, and kept silent.
"It's okay, I'm allowed to say whatever you want."
Tang Taizong waved his hand and said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "There are no outsiders here now, you are my family, if you have any ideas, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji thought for a moment, and then rolled his eyes.
"Your Majesty, if you suspect that the crown prince has been wronged."
The eldest grandson Wuji took a deep breath and asked, "Then who is this person who wronged the prince?" ”
"Those who were involved in this matter, except for the prince himself, are nothing more than a few people, one is the emperor, the other is Li Tai, the king of Wei, and the other is the old minister me, as for the king of Han and Chen Guogong, it is nothing more than a sword borrowed by the prince to raise troops, and it is not a core interest circle."
After speaking, facing Tang Taizong's profound gaze, the eldest grandson Wuji spoke: "Then among these people, who do you think will wronged the prince?" ”
"First of all, Your Majesty, didn't you pretend to be dead and want to take the opportunity to test the hearts of the princes, right?"
The eldest grandson Wuji asked bravely.
"Of course not."
Tang Taizong shook his head.
"There are also old ministers, from the analysis point of view, the king of Wei and the crown prince are the flesh and blood of the minister's sister, no matter who they will be crowned with great treasures in the future, the ministers will still be reused."
The eldest grandson Wuji spoke: "Your Majesty thinks that it is necessary for the minister to take this risk?" ”
"Hmm."
Tang Taizong bowed his head slightly when he heard this, chuckled, and said, "You are still the same, and you have picked yourself clean in advance." ”
"The minister is just analyzing the facts."
The eldest grandson Wuji gave up his hand again and again.
"Go on."
Tang Taizong raised his chin and said in a low voice.
"What Your Majesty really wants to hear is also the minister's opinion on His Royal Highness King Wei, right?"
The eldest grandson Wuji paused, and then said categorically: "According to the minister's opinion, His Royal Highness the King of Wei has no suspicious intentions!" ”
"Are you so sure?"
Tang Taizong seemed to be interested, leaned forward slightly, put on a very oppressive posture, and asked in a deep voice: "How do I remember that before, you, like Wei Zheng Aiqing, and others, strongly recommended that I should not favor King Wei too much, why this time, I stood on Tai'er's side so clearly?" ”
"Hehehehe, Your Majesty's words seem to be saying, did the minister accept the benefits of King Wei!"
The eldest grandson Wuji laughed when he heard this, then sighed slightly, shook his head and said: "But the minister dug out his heart and lungs, but he couldn't find the benefits that His Royal Highness King Wei gave to the minister, and it was all the minister's guilt for him!" ”
"Where do you come from?"
Tang Taizong frowned and asked.
"Your Majesty, when you just left your soul and everyone thought that you had returned to the sky, it was His Royal Highness King Wei who brought people into the palace for the first time to stabilize the overall situation, suppress the harem concubines, and prevent the women from talking nonsense, and it was he who asked the ministers to stabilize the courtiers at the first time, so as to avoid turmoil in the court."
The eldest grandson Wuji said sincerely: "At that time, the minister was also suspicious of him, worried that the king of Wei wanted to control your body, and then take advantage of the opportunity to usurp power and seize the throne, so after appeasing the ministers, the minister went to the East Palace and told the prince the news of your suspected death." ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "King Wen Tao of Wei is above the prince in everything, but the minister has always supported the prince's accession to the throne before, because the minister remembered his sister's entrustment before leaving, saying that the prince is a sensitive and cowardly child, and he wants the minister to help him well. ”
"But Kechen has overlooked the most important point, which is virtue!"
A look of distress appeared on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji, and he said: "Your Majesty knows what the prince is doing after the minister enters the East Palace?" ”
Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly became excited!
"Prince him! He was actually on his knees, chanting for the father of the servant whom he doted on!! Even after the minister said the shocking news that Your Majesty had died, just because of a person who was shrinking in the shadows and a word from that servant, the prince gave up coming to the Ganlu Hall to see his father in the first place!! ”
The eldest grandson Wuji excitedly stretched out his hand to the sky and said angrily: "He is the prince of the Tang Dynasty!" It's a national book!! But for the imperial court, he didn't respect his identity, and even went to kneel and worship a drama as a prince! To his elders, he disrespected his biological father, and turned a deaf ear to it as soon as he learned of the death of his loved ones!! ”
"Although Kechen was disappointed in the prince at the time, he didn't expect that he would do such a heartbreaking thing as raising troops to force the palace later!"
The eldest grandson Wuji trembled with anger, and said bitterly: "When the prince led the troops to the gate of the Ganlu Palace, the minister still couldn't believe that he would rebel, and tried to go out to explain to him that Your Majesty was not dead, but the minister's bitter words were only exchanged for the prince's cold twelve words. ”
"Full of nonsense! In vain, he is the head of a hundred officials! Punished!! ”
After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, the whole person was like a deflated ball, and his heart was like ashes.
"It turns out that His Royal Highness King Wei, who I have been wary of, is the one who is really selfless! Even though he knew that the prince would probably take action after I told him about your death, he still didn't stop me in order to avoid suspicion. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said with a guilty face: "Your Majesty, the minister has already been sorry for the King of Wei once because of suspicion, you said, but the minister still has a little conscience, can the minister suspect him a second time?" I can't do it!! ”
After listening to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Tang Taizong was silent for a long time.
"Your Majesty, think about the tragic appearance of King Wei being seriously injured when he was carried back to the house on a stretcher!"
The eldest grandson Wuji knelt on the ground with a "poof" and sobbed: "Now that the blood of His Royal Highness King Wei in the Ganlu Hall has not yet dried up, is Your Majesty going to start doubting and suspicious King Wei because of the prince's denial of death and a few confessions from the King of Han?!" ”
Tang Taizong's body trembled when he heard this, and he took several breaths before he stabilized, pinched his eyebrows, and closed his eyes.
"I have no suspicions about Tai'er."
After a moment, Tang Taizong breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he had made some extremely difficult decision.
"Proposed recruitment, the former prince Li Chengqian, has no talent and no virtue, and is ashamed of his parents and brothers in the country, and now I have issued a decree to abolish his position as the crown prince."
Tang Taizong rubbed his temples and muttered: "I have returned to the sun this time, and there is another important thing, which is to convene senior monks to hold a water and land conference to appease those unjust souls who died during the previous expedition, so as to stabilize the country." ”
"This matter, just let him do it after Tai'er's injuries are better."
Tang Taizong waved his hand.
"For such a grand event, it is not enough to take the lead as a prince, I have decided to choose an auspicious day to worship my ancestors and appoint Li Tai, the king of Wei, as the new prince of the Tang Dynasty!"
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