Chapter 0480: Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys
Man Tang Hong Chapter 0480 Killing chickens to scare monkeys
Liu Jun's voice became softer as he recited it, and his face was full of disbelief. Apparently, he had just learned about this.
All civil and military officials in the court also looked at Dou Gui in disbelief.
Dou Gui stared in horror, his mouth trembling and said: "Impossible, how is it possible..."
Li Yuan ignored him, Liu Jun glanced at him and continued reading.
Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin beside him with a smile, and Li Shimin also looked over.
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
They didn't know whether Li Jiancheng's matter could come to an end today, but Dou Gui was definitely over.
Li Yuan had already given Dou Gui a chance, demoted Dou Gui's official position, demoted Dou Gui's title, and gave Dou Gui a way out.
But Dou Gui didn't cherish it, and Li Yuan also said he would never show mercy, so there was no room for Dou Gui to turn around.
"I respectfully invite you to read..."
After Liu Jun finished reading the last few words of the memorial, the civil and military officials once again started buzzing like bees. Dou Gui's mouth trembled, his hands trembled, and he shouted in horror: "Sage, this is not true.
Yes, someone is trying to frame me, I have never done such a thing."
"Peng!"
Li Yuan clapped his arms and stood up, frightening all the civil and military officials.
Li Yuan pointed at Dou Gui angrily and cursed: "Your nephew is handling this matter in Yizhou. He has been captured by Yu Wenshiji. Do you still want to deny it?"
Dou Gui was so frightened that his eyes widened even more.
nephew?
In Yizhou?
Take care of this matter?
How can it be?!
"saint……"
Dou Gui spoke with difficulty, trying to defend himself, but Li Yuan did not give him a chance to speak. He directly took out another memorial from the box on the side of the throne, threw it to His Majesty, and shouted angrily: "This is your nephew's confession.
!Do you still want me to find someone to help you read it?"
Dou Gui ignored etiquette and rushed towards the memorial. After getting it in his hand, he quickly read it.
There were people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty who had good relations with Dou Gui and wanted to speak up for him. However, after seeing Li Yuan's confession of Dou's people, they no longer had such thoughts.
If Dou Gui really did such a thing, then he deserves to die.
If Dou Gui did not do such a thing and was framed, then he deserves to die even more.
Because the person who framed him could make people from the Dou family jump out and bite him, the head of the Dou family, so even if he escaped this disaster, he would not be able to escape the next one.
Since there is a gap within the Dou family and he, the head of the family, does not know about it, it means that not only outsiders want him dead, but there are also people within the Dou family who want him dead.
In this case, he will die anyway.
Then, there is no need to speak for him.
Because if you speak for him in such a fatal situation, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will also be easily regarded as an accomplice by Li Yuan and dealt with together.
"Sage! This is not true! I have no knowledge of anything mentioned above! I beg the saint to investigate this matter thoroughly and clear my name!"
After reading the memorial, Dou Gui quickly knelt before His Majesty and begged Li Yuan.
Li Yuan smiled coldly and said: "Yuwen Shiji not only obtained the confession, but also seized the barbarians you collected and the soldiers and armor you secretly hid. Now they are on the way back to Beijing. How do you want me to investigate?
Do you open your eyes and confuse right and wrong like you do?"
Dou Gui was trembling and opened his mouth, but could not speak.
Li Gang hesitated for a moment, walked out of the short table, bowed and said: "The matter of Dou Gui and the matter of His Royal Highness are very different. I ask the saint not to confuse them."
Li Gang did not want Li Yuan to treat this matter as the same thing as Li Jiancheng's matter. In that case, the situation would be even more unfavorable to them.
He didn't care whether Dou Gui died or not.
If Li Jiancheng was not the eldest son, he would not care whether Li Jiancheng died or not.
Li Yuan groaned and glared at Li Gang, then looked at Dou Guailui: "I thought of your past achievements and gave you the opportunity to step down from the post of Governor of Yizhou and become a wealthy and idle man as a county official.
But if you don’t want it, then don’t blame me for being unkind.”
"saint……"
"I have also said that I will never be merciful next time, so don't expect me to be merciful outside the law again."
After saying this, Li Yuan no longer gave Dou Gui any chance to defend himself, and decisively ordered outside the palace: "Here, come, take off Dou Gui's robe, remove Dou Gui's hat, and send them to Dali Temple for custody.
!”
"Here!"
This time Qian Niu Bei Shen and Bei Shen in front of the hall appeared very quickly. They appeared in the hall almost as soon as Li Yuan said the three words "Here comes."
After Li Yuan finished speaking, several people had already walked up to Dou Gui and began to take off his official uniform and hat.
Dou Gui began to struggle desperately and kept saying that he was innocent.
But Li Yuan turned a deaf ear to his words.
After Dou Gui shouted and was escorted out, Li Yuan's cold eyes lingered on Li Gang and others, and he asked in a cold voice, "Has anyone interceded for Dou Gui?"
Li Gang and the others pursed their lips with ugly expressions on their faces and didn't say a word.
Although Li Gang had just stood up and corrected Li Yuan when he confused Dou Gui's matter with Li Jiancheng's matter, Li Yuan's capture of Dou Gui in front of the court had the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
Some officials who supported Li Gang and others were shaken.
A founding hero of the country, a high lord among the princes of the country, Li Yuan took it as he asked without blinking an eye.
Some people with uncertain minds and weak wills no longer have the courage to go against Li Yuan.
Although whether Li Jiancheng can continue to be the prince is related to the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and the order of the throne replacement of the Tang Dynasty, compared with these, their lives, official titles, and wealth are obviously more important.
There are very few people who can appear in this hall who are selfless.
On the contrary, they are all very selfish people. Otherwise, they would not have been able to transform from Sui ministers to Tang ministers.
Therefore, if they have to choose between themselves and the country, they will choose themselves without hesitation, and they can also confidently say to everyone that "if anyone does not serve himself, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth."
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After Li Yuan shocked most of his ministers, he called Li Shimin.
Li Shimin slowly stood up and walked to the hall and bowed: "My son is here!"
Li Yuan said with a deep look: "I'll leave Dou Gui's son to you. You must check it out for me and see what other things he has done to disgrace me besides hiding the armor secretly and having evil intentions."
Li Shimin saluted solemnly: "My son, I obey your order!"
Li Yuan nodded and said: "Send people to blockade the Dou family again, arrest all the Dou family members, and interrogate them one by one. We must find out everything about this matter."
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then slowly knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Please father, please be a bit more generous and forgive those who don't know anything about it."
Li Shimin was interceding for Empress Taimu's people as a son.
This is human nature. Li Yuan doesn't have to agree, but it doesn't affect Li Shimin's ability to gain a good reputation as a kindhearted person.
When Li Yuanji saw this, he knew that he could no longer sit back and watch. He immediately walked out slowly and repeated Li Shimin's words again.
How can Li Shimin be the only one to be beautiful by doing this kind of thing to gain a good reputation?
We are all good brothers, and I am a kind and loving person. If I don’t come out to take advantage of it now, when will I wait?
Li Yuan's eyes lingered on Li Shimin and Li Yuanji for a moment, showing a somewhat intriguing expression, and said calmly: "That's right, the Dou family is your mother's mother clan after all, and it is not appropriate to be involved in any big way.
Seeing that you two still have a little bit of filial piety, I will approve your petition."
Li Shimin and Li Yuanji thanked Li Yuan together.
In this matter, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty intervened.
It's not easy for them to get involved in the matter of hiding from each other.
They couldn't say much about the two sons' filial piety to their deceased mother.
So I could only watch helplessly as the father and son decided the fate of the Dou family in a few words.
"Father should know..."
Li Shimin whispered something in Li Yuanji's ear about getting up and walking back.
Li Yuanji naturally saw it too. Li Yuan's intriguing expression had already betrayed his thoughts.
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However, Li Yuanji still pretended to be stupid and said: "Really? Then how should we deal with it?"
Li Shimin said calmly: "There is no need to deal with it."
"Um?!"
Li Yuanji gave Li Shimin a puzzled response.
Li Shimin added: "Since father did not expose us, it means that father acquiesced in this matter, and we can just pretend that we have never done anything."
Li Yuanji pretended to be surprised and said: "Can it still be like this?"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuanji and said nothing more.
Li Yuanji came close to Li Shimin and kept chattering: "Does my father also dislike the Dou family and also wants to deal with the Dou family, but he has never been able to find a suitable reason, so he has not taken action.
Now that you have given the reason to your father, he will decisively kill you?"
Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Li Yuanji and whispered angrily: "I think my father is more like killing a chicken to scare the monkey..."
As he said that, he even took a special look at Li Gang and others.
Li Yuanji pretended to be suddenly enlightened and laughed.
In order to maintain his character, he also tried his best.
I just don’t know if this can confuse Li Shimin.
"Since father knows everything, why should he leave this matter to you with full authority?"
Li Yuanji asked pretending to be confused.
Li Yuan's move was also a coquettish one. He asked the person who made the eucalyptus to check the eucalyptus. Didn't he want to torment Mr. Dou to death?
If there were no personal grudges here, Li Yuanji would not believe anything he said.
I just don’t know what the Dou family’s people did to offend Li Yuan to deserve Li Yuan’s unrestricted efforts to deal with them.
Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuanji and said calmly: "Of course he hopes that I will execute everyone who deserves to die..."
Li Yuanji nodded pretending to understand.
Who deserves to die?
Naturally, it’s a one-bedroom apartment in Dou Rail.
The family where Queen Taimu was born will definitely not die if Queen Taimu protects her.
The room where Dou Dan was located had already turned against Li Shimin, and Li Shimin would not attack one of his own.
Then the only room left is Dougui.
Li Yuan must have found evidence that Dou Dan fell in love with Li Shimin, so he safely handed over the matter to Li Shimin and asked Li Shimin to spare the room where Queen Taimu was born and the room where Dou Dan was, and send Dou Gui to the room at his discretion.
Let the people in the room go down.
Dou Gui's death was not unjust. Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and the three of them plotted against him. It was difficult for him not to die.