Chang'an has also been quite lively in the past two days.

The three waves of people who have returned from Huainan have undoubtedly brought a lot of surprises.

Li Mao, who was first tied up by his own disciples and sent to Zongzheng Temple in Chang'an, set off the first wave in the court.

It has been a long time since the Li royal family has been arrested and questioned, which of course does not mean that there is no problem with those Li royal families, but they have not been found yet.

But Li Mao seems to be a signal, showing his attitude to the entire Tang Dynasty's Li royal family and those royal relatives, they are by no means extralegal, and they will be punished if they are guilty.

In dealing with Li Mao's matter, Li Shimin did not interfere.

And Li Mao's father, Li Yuanli, chose to avoid it. said that he would never interfere in Zongzheng Temple's punishment of Li Mao.

The so-called knowing son Mo Ruo's father, what is Li Mao's temperament, Li Yuanli is actually very clear, he has not been a self-keeper since he was a child, and he has relied on his identity as a Tang Dynasty royal family to do some things to bully men and women.

But because Li Yuanli has been in the place for a long time, he is rarely at home. When he was young, he lacked discipline for Li Mao, and when Li Mao became an adult, he was sealed to Huainan, and Li Yuanli entered the center of the court and became the Situ of the dynasty to assist the new emperor Li Zhi in governing the government Li Mao was alone in Huainan, of course, he became more and more indulgent.

Before Li Yuanli took sick leave, he also wrote to the imperial court to suggest that the imperial court strictly investigate officials at all levels in Huainan.

Those who didn't dare to mess with it, had to hide. Maybe there's something to be forgiven.

However, if they deliberately connive, or even collude with Li Mao, they will definitely be severely punished.

Li Yuanli also suggested that the imperial court should make this matter a typical example and inform the whole country to let the Li royal family know that the world of the Tang Dynasty is the world of the people of the world, and it is definitely not a place where these children who rely on their fathers and ancestors can do anything wrong.

Li Yuanli is a die-hard supporter of the second brother Li Shimin, of course he knows what kind of effort the second brother has put into Datang, and as the Situ of Datang, he also knows very well what kind of state Datang is in now.

Can't let these little things ruin the second brother's plan for the Taoist King.

If Li Mao's lesson can wake up the Li royal family of the Tang Dynasty, so as to correct their mentality and fight for the rise of the Tang Dynasty, it will not be considered a dead death.

Li Mao is basically certain to die, and after looking at the charges he confessed to when he turned himself in, Li Yuanli figured it out at that time, just as if he had never given birth to this little brute.

If it is just some human life on his hands, as long as it is justified, it is not an indiscriminate killing of innocents, in fact, with Li Mao's identity, he will not be too up-and-coming.

If it is to kill the enemy on the battlefield, or to exterminate the mountain bandits, it is even a credit.

But Li Mao, a brute, is simply not a son of man, and even attacked women, children, old and young.

Don't blame him, the father, for not saving him, if he dares to reach out to catch people in this matter, I'm afraid he will have to put himself in it.

Li Yuanli still has a clear grasp of this.

In the palace of the Emperor Taishang outside Chang'an City.

Li Shimin put down the file in his hand and snorted coldly, "There is not enough success, but there is more than failure." ”

Of course, Li Chunfeng on the side knew who Li Shimin was scolding, and just when Li Chunfeng wanted to persuade one or two, he heard Li Shimin say, "Call Li Zhi to me, I want to ask him, how did he become this emperor I handed over the Tang Dynasty to him, did I let him be a good gentleman?" ”

"I don't believe these things that Li Mao did in Huainan, Li Zhi doesn't know anything about him."

"And the guards. What are the internal guards doing to eat, and I called Li Junxian too, I want to ask them in person, if they can still do it, if they can't do it, then it is just time to roll up and leave. Datang does not lack two rice buckets. ”

I have to say that Li Shimin's words are a little ugly.

But take this matter as an example, Li Junxian, who is in charge of the internal guard, and Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, really can't be said to have nothing to do with it, at least, there are reasons for their indulgence.

If it weren't for the activities of the bad guys that brought Li Mao a lot of pressure and made him stable for some time, I am afraid that more innocent people would have suffered in his hands.

Li Chunfeng thought about it for a while, and indeed came to a conclusion, that is, since Li Zhi ascended the throne, the Li royal family has indeed become more and more arrogant.

And when Li Shimin was in power, he was pressed on it, and the Li family, royal relatives and those high-ranking officials and nobles were basically peaceful. Even if there are some illegal acts, the impact is manageable.

But for now. It can only be said that Li Zhi's methods are much softer than Li Shimin's.

It is not surprising that this caused Li Shimin to be angry.

The news that Li Zhi, the son of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Junxian, the commander of the internal guard, were called by the Emperor Li Shimin to reprimand him in the palace spread far and wide in the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as this news came out, the honest and dishonest people before all clamped their tails and behaved, and even some thought that their sins were too great, and once the incident happened, it was likely to end up with Li Mao, so they packed their bags in secret, and as long as the wind was wrong, they were ready to run away immediately.

But if they are still looking around like this, they are doomed to not be able to run.

Because those who ran away at the first time are now being chased and killed by the internal guards, and the wanted warrants have even been scattered abroad.

Those neighboring countries that are good friends with Datang, of course, are strictly guarded against such wanted criminals, and if they can really be caught, they can be regarded as making great contributions, and Datang's reward is indispensable.

With the vastness of the Tang Dynasty, as long as some of the fingers flow out, it is enough for them to be useful. If it is a specially given reward, it is not to mention the preciousness.

Li Zhi and Li Junxian are very aggrieved, but they are also very hot.

The grievance was reprimanded by Li Shimin;

Of course, Huoda is because Li Zhi, who was the one who made trouble for the two of them, did not emphasize this matter in the imperial court, but it seems that it is only verbal and cannot attract everyone's attention.

In that case, don't blame them for being heavy-handed.

The energy that can be driven by the heavy punches of the internal guard is enough to set off a huge storm above the Tang Dynasty.

It is not that there is no criminal discipline among the internal guards, but it is only because Li Zhi is worried that once it is not handled well, the chain reaction caused by the turmoil in the imperial court will not be too easy to control, so he adopts gentle measures.

But now it seems that these people are not only embarrassed, but even kicked their noses in the face, and they have to inch in.

Do you really think that he has not been on the throne for a long time, and he is young and can be bullied?

Li Zhi was also trained by Li Shimin, and his temperament may be weaker than the two brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai, but he is by no means a cowardly king.

As long as he made up his mind to do something, his means were not at all under his father Li Shimin.

But many times he always had a hard time making up his mind this time. It was Li Shimin who added a fire to him.

can rely on others for a long time, and when Li Zhi really becomes decisive, he can be regarded as a truly qualified emperor.

As for now, it's actually still in the learning stage.

At this time, what Li Shimin actually doesn't want is that Li Zhi is too steady, and it can't be said that steadiness is a mistake, but Li Shimin thinks that Li Zhi can take advantage of his own backing for him, and he should let go of his hands and feet and make drastic moves, neither can he get exercise, nor can he play his role as the emperor, but let those who don't open their eyes take the opportunity to cause chaos.

But it's not all bad, and if it weren't for that, I am afraid that it would not have attracted so many people. After this clean-up, Li Shimin believes that there will be at least ten years of stability within Datang.

When Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong returned, Li Shimin's anger had basically dissipated.

As soon as the two of them came back, they did not go back to the Tang Academy, but went directly to the palace to meet Li Shimin, and reported to Li Shimin the whole process of this operation, as well as their harvest in the temple of Liu An, the king of Huainan.

Li Shimin has already gotten some news from the confessions of Li Mao and the doormen of Huainan Wangfu. But after all, I don't know the whole picture, and the words of Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong at the moment can be regarded as a confirmation and supplement to their confessions.

But in fact, the two of them don't know everything, after all, they have been away for a while, and they know more than Li Mao and those Huainan Wangmenke, that is, there are more causes and consequences.

"Hahahaha-I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it" Li Shimin couldn't help laughing a few times after listening to Zhang Guolao's words, "That old demon of Liangshan was hiding in Tibet, but I didn't expect to crash into the arms of my brother in the end." ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Chunfeng and asked him: "Chunfeng, if you really say it, the royal brother has confirmed that the one who gave advice to the old demon of Liangshan was the ancient divine beast Bai Ze." ”

Relative to the demon handsome Bai Ze.

Li Shimin still prefers the title of the divine beast Bai Ze.

And listening to Zhang Guolao's words this time, this Bai Ze seems to have expressed his heart to his younger brother, and he wants to join the Tang Dynasty and assist him in the king of Taoism. For a figure like Bai Ze to join the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin certainly can't ask for it.

Similarly, the identity of the old demon of Liangshan should not be underestimated.

Not to mention Li Shimin, even Li Chunfeng didn't expect it to be the mount of the Tongtian Sect Master-Kui Niu, but when the identity of the other party was revealed, it didn't seem to be too surprising.

Li Chunfeng had only dealt with his master's mount, Qingniu. He really hadn't seen it. After all, when he was accepted as a disciple by Lao Jun, Kui Niu had long since lost his trace in the Three Realms. He hid in Liangshan Shuibo early.

It wasn't until some time ago that Fei Changfang entered Liangshan by mistake and captured the water god of Onozawa that the existence of the old demon of Liangshan was exposed in front of people for the first time.

According to Bai Ze, it wants to operate Liangshan to a certain scale and regard it as a gift for himself to belong to the Tang Dynasty. But after this incident, he could only temporarily put down this idea, and first helped the old demon of Liangshan to get out, but he crashed into the arms of the Sanzang Holy Buddha with his head very simply, which can be described as throwing himself into the net.

Bai Ze didn't know how to describe it. After all, for him, it was all a natal supernatural power, but at that time, this supernatural power did not have the slightest reaction.

Perhaps, it is their luck to be able to bump into the Three Tibetan Holy Buddhas.

Regarding Bai Ze and the old demon of Liangshan, Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong also knew very little, so they only clicked to the end.

They came to the palace to meet Li Shimin, and the most important thing was that Xu Jingzong wanted to dedicate the complete version of "Huainanzi" to Li Shimin, and Xu Jingzong still knew it in his heart.

Sure enough, Li Shimin saw this and immediately rewarded Xu Jingzong.

Moreover, Li Shimin did not accept the original of "Huainanzi", but just asked Xu Jingzong to personally copy two copies of the volume, one volume to the Hongwen Museum, and the other volume to the Great Ci'en Temple.

"Obey."

In fact, Xu Jingzong had already made preparations for the "original" in his hand to be taken away by Li Shimin, but now that he heard that this "original" could be kept by himself, he was greatly relieved.

Secretly praised: worthy of Your Majesty.

Li Chunfeng on the side saw Xu Jingzong's expression like this, and he knew what he was thinking. But Li Chunfeng was slandering: That's when you didn't see Your Majesty, he really liked it. The "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface" by the sage Wang Xizhi back then is now being offered as a treasure by our Majesty, and ordinary people can't do it at a glance.

Even some time ago, His Majesty wanted to take this "Lanting Collection Preface" as his own burial goods to go down to the tomb together, but he was afraid that the world's first line of books would follow him in the tomb, and the world could not witness its demeanor.

From this point of view, this "Huainanzi". It's just that it doesn't get into the eyes of His Majesty.

Xu Jingzong is undoubtedly a capable courtier, but because of the revision of history back then, his reputation plummeted in the Tang Dynasty officialdom. Especially in the current Tang Dynasty officialdom, under the brilliance of the heroic righteousness of young officials, it is even more difficult for a courtier like him who has lost his personal virtue to gain a foothold in the imperial court.

If you can't use it in the court, it doesn't mean that Li Shimin can't use it here.

Xu Jingzong's obscurity in the Tang Dynasty Palace is actually a kind of precipitation, and now he has obtained the inheritance of "Huainanzi".

Soon after Xu Jingzong and Zhang Guolao left, the Sanzang Holy Buddha finally returned to Chang'an with Bai Ze, Kui Niu and the remaining guests and palace officials of the Huainan Palace.

As for the officials in Huainan, Fahai only guessed that the imperial court should have corresponding actions, so he did not overstep his bounds. Just wait for the imperial court to send Qin down to interrogate people.

The treatment of the royal brother is different. Knowing that the royal brother had returned, Li Shimin got up directly and rushed outside the palace to greet him in person. In the entire Tang Dynasty, you can enjoy Li Shimin's personal greeting from the palace, that is, the Royal Brother Sanzang Holy Buddha, and everyone thinks that this is the most normal thing.

"Royal brother." Li Shimin stepped forward and grabbed the hand of the Sanzang Holy Buddha, and said with a smile: "I have ordered someone to prepare a feast, please-"

However, Li Shimin's eyes are not only the royal brother. After the child Sanzang Holy Buddha finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Bai Ze and Kui Niu, "I haven't asked the two of you yet.?" (End of chapter)