The civil and military officials of Manchu Dynasty were called up in the middle of the night.
They headed towards the palace.
He didn't say anything, but there was some complaint in his heart.
Until they entered the palace, Li Shimin was sitting on the dragon throne and kept his expression serious.
Queen Changsun was actually there, but she looked solemn on the side.
The ministers were shocked. Usually, Li Shimin was the last one to arrive, but today he was waiting for them here, so everyone couldn't help but speed up their pace and walked in.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty, Queen!"
Everyone saluted.
Li Shimin remained silent and did not let everyone stand.
Seeing this, Empress Changsun said on his behalf: "Everyone loves you!"
Then, Li Shimin suddenly raised his head.
"Where is the prince? Where is Xu Jingzong?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone probably understood something.
All this must be directly related to Li Chengqian.
Then a eunuch reported: "His Royal Highness has arrived!"
After that, Li Chengqian entered the palace.
When he arrived, he saw Li Shimin with a straight face.
He was afraid.
Generally speaking, Li Shimin would not be like this.
At this time, Xu Jingzong beside him was also frightened.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father, the emperor, and my mother, the queen!"
"Kneel down!"
Li Shimin suddenly shouted.
This frightened him.
But he didn't dare to disobey and knelt down directly.
"And you, Xu Jingzong!"
Li Shimin shouted.
Xu Jingzong was puzzled, but he still knelt down.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was generally not allowed to kneel down unless a big mistake was made, so everyone understood that the prince must have made a mistake.
"Father, have you done anything wrong?"
Li Shimin was very angry.
"What did you do wrong? How do you explain the distillation equipment? Why does the Wang family have this equipment? You also invested in their business, and they built a thousand units. What is your purpose?"
Li Chengqian was shocked, no way, how could Li Shimin know about this so quickly?
But this doesn't seem to be a big deal.
Why is Li Shimin so angry?
"Father, I don't know!"
"I don't know? Do you want to piss me off to death? Xu Jingzong, tell me!"
Xu Jingzong was frightened.
How come it’s just me?
"Your Majesty doesn't know either!"
"I don't know, right? Very good. Come and torture me until Xu Jingzong says so!"
That scared Xu Jingzong to the point where he was trembling all over.
Why is it that he is always the one who gets hurt instead of punishing the prince?
"I said it, I said it!"
Xu Jingzong is really easy to recruit.
"Xu Jingzong, please don't talk nonsense!"
Li Chengqian threatened.
Xu Jingzong said that he didn't want to either, but if he didn't tell the truth in this situation, he would be beaten to death.
Why, because since Li Shimin asked the two of them to come, he must have found out something. If he didn't admit his mistake, it would definitely cause them more pain later.
"Your Majesty, it was His Highness the Crown Prince who ordered the envoy to do this!"
Xu Jingzong's words made Li Chengqian want to kill him.
This teammate sold out really quickly.
Of course, he was also trying to protect himself. If he didn't do this, Xu Jingzong might also die.
But if you do this, you will at least have a way to survive, because the person behind the scenes is not you.
"Qian'er, what else do you have to say!"
"Father, you are wronged!"
"Do you need me to produce any physical evidence?"
Li Chengqian didn't dare to speak.
At this time an old man stood up.
He is the cousin of Queen Changsun, Changsun Shunde.
He said: "Your Majesty, that is just a distillation equipment. There is no need to make this matter bigger, right?"
After saying this, the ministers also expressed that there is indeed no need for a piece of equipment to look like this.
When Wang Gui saw this, he stepped forward and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it's just a piece of equipment. It's really not necessary!"
They believe that because of a piece of equipment, it is really unnecessary.
There was a feeling that Li Shimin was exaggerating the situation.
However, Wei Zheng thought: "This matter depends on the importance of this equipment. I believe that this thing is circulated for the distillation equipment of Wuyou Liquor, which is not conducive to the implementation of the prohibition!"
These people see things superficially.
In fact, Li Shimin didn't want the family to become stronger.
Cheng Yaojin said at this time: "Let me tell you one thing, the distillation equipment is the property of the imperial court. It was bought at a lot of money. It is a secret. However, the prince gave it away. The imperial court did not earn a cent. So let's do this. That’s not right! After this, if he really comes across military secrets in the future, will he do the same thing?"
Fang Xuanling also said: "The key lies in the attitude of admitting your mistakes, right and wrong. If the prince admits his mistakes in advance, he will not be severely punished!"
Everyone agrees.
Li Shimin still said with a straight face: "Qian'er, what do you have to say now?"
Li Chengqian said nothing.
Li Shimin even said: "Since you won't say anything, then someone comes and just hits the ten big boards with the stick!"
He gave the order and the guards rushed up.
Empress Changsun stopped him.
"etc!"
The guards dared not move.
She continued: "Your Majesty, he is still a child, give him one more chance!"
Li Shimin said nothing.
Queen Changsun turned to Li Chengqian and said, "Qian'er, just admit your mistake!"
"Father, I know I was wrong!"
In the end, Li Chengqian had to say this.
Wouldn't it be better if you just admitted your mistake earlier?
It has to be this way!
After admitting his mistake, Wei Zheng came out again and said: "Your Majesty, please impeach the prince! Such an unscrupulous prince has brought shame to the Tang Dynasty!"
As soon as he said his words, many people immediately agreed with him.
It would be better not to establish a prince like this!
Some people say that it is better to let the sixth prince become the crown prince. At least he can revitalize Chang'an's economy. With him in the future, Datang will be better off.
These people belittled Li Chengqian and elevated Li Min.
But people like Changsun Shunde, Wang Gui and others think so.
The prince cannot be impeached. Even if he is impeached, only his legitimate son can be impeached.
It was never Li Min's turn.
It would be great if Li Min knew that he didn't want to be a prince, but an emperor.
The whole palace was extremely noisy.
People even forgot what Li Chengqian was asked to do.
They focused on whether to impeach or not.
"Okay, shut up!"
Li Shimin roared!
Everyone was quiet.
"Gan'er, officials are not businessmen. As a prince, you dare to test the law by yourself. You are also related to the Wang family and take private money. This is not allowed by me. I have to punish you. If it happens a second time, I will deprive you of it. Your position as prince! Like Li Min, you will be exiled from the palace! From today on, you will not be allowed to leave the palace within one month. Also! You will be fined for one year!"
If Li Shimin really did this, Li Chengqian might not survive even a day.
Why, because he doesn't have the ability to survive.
This may be the biggest punishment for him.
"Yes! Father, I accept my punishment!"
Li Chengqian finally had to admit it.
"besides!"
"ah?"
besides?
"As for the distillation equipment, it belongs to the imperial court. I will give you one night to recycle all the equipment, no matter what method is used! No one else is allowed to recycle it except the Shengtang Group! Otherwise, they will all be recycled! As for Xu Jingzong , fined for another year!"
This is the most difficult thing. How can you snatch away the meat that is already in other people’s mouths?
It also shows Li Shimin's favor for Shengtang Group.
The latter part is still necessary, otherwise, if you collect a thousand units and there are craftsmen who will do it, the result will be the same.
Li Chengqian fell into deep thought.
What to do?
However, Cheng Yaojin reminded him: "His Royal Highness, you can replace it with the excuse of making it privately!"
Now it's interesting, the Wang family is afraid that they won't get any benefit at all.
Without distillation equipment, nothing can be done.
Finally, Li Shimin said this. "From now on, no one is allowed to provide things from the palace to outsiders. If you let me know, you will be severely punished!"
This is for other people to hear.
Especially people like Wang Gui.
Because of a worry-free wine thing!
It will be even more difficult for their family to obtain things from the palace in the future.
Finally, Li Shimin announced his resignation.
Li Chengqian looked at Xu Jingzong with a straight face.
"How dare you betray me, Xu Jingzong!"
"Your Highness, if I don't do this, my death will be even worse! Your Majesty asked us to come here just to give us a chance to admit our mistake. You really believe that if you admit your mistake, everything will be fine."
"you……"
"Your Highness, I am not your enemy, but Li Min is. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be like this. In order to make the future more peaceful, I think it is necessary to unite the aristocratic families, click..."
Xu Jingzong said.
"Li Min must have sent someone to tell my father. No one would do this except him! This person must be killed! I have the same idea!"