Li Dejiang went straight to Zhang Liang, the Duke of Changping County.
Present a brocade box forward.
"The big knife has been broken!"
Zhang Liang opened the box, and sure enough he saw the familiar faces, some with ferocious expressions, some with dead eyes. He looked at it for a long time and slowly closed it.
That guy used to be very fearful to him, and even made him look up to him. They had worked together in Wagang, and the two of them had some quarrels. In fact, it was Zhang Liang who had been humiliated by Wang Junkuo. Later, Zhang Liang also found out some of Wang Junkuo's problems and forced Wang Junkuo.
He led his troops to leave Wagang and join Li Tang again.
"Hahaha!" Zhang Liang laughed happily. This guy has finally fallen into trouble after all these years.
"How did he die?"
"Shot by random arrows."
Zhang Liang took the box and went directly to the East Palace to see the emperor.
When Li Shimin saw the heads in the box, he was silent for a long time, and then said, "Do it, leave no one behind."
The emperor directly gave Zhang Liang an imperial edict and asked him to mobilize the Hundred Cavalry Battalion to take action.
The city of Chang'an, which was sweltering in the cold wind, was suddenly closed under martial law, and hundreds of horses came out in all directions.
The whole of Chang'an was shocked.
News keeps coming out one after another.
Changle King Li Youliang was arrested,
King Li Xiaochang of Nghe An was arrested,
Youwuwei General Liu Deyu, Youjianmen General Sun Anye, Huazhou Governor Du Caigan, and Imperial Guard Commander Yuan Hongshan were arrested one after another.
The action was huge and the implications were deep.
Many sensitive people in Chang'an quickly closed their doors and stayed at home.
All the prime ministers of the political affairs hall hurriedly entered the palace to meet the emperor.
This time, the prime ministers had no information in advance, and the emperor suddenly took action. This is unreasonable.
But Li Shimin was not in a hurry to see them.
He was in the Li Zheng Hall, talking to the pregnant Empress Changsun.
Empress Changsun, who had never been involved in court affairs, actually knelt down in front of Li Shimin and begged the emperor to spare the life of Changsun Anye.
"I am bold today, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin didn't say anything. After Luo Yi was executed for his rebellion, it was discovered that Changsun Anye had many secret contacts with him. It was the queen who begged for mercy. Li Shimin spared him once and suspended him from office for three months, but later restored his title.
"Do you know what An Ye and the others did this time? They told each other their fortunes, planned to use the guards to cause chaos, and wanted to have another Xuanwu Gate incident!"
"Your Majesty, Changsun Anye is worthy of death for his crime, but he was not good to my brothers and sisters in the past, and everyone in the world knows that. If he is sentenced to death now, outsiders will definitely think that my brother and sister are deliberately retaliating. I am afraid that Your Majesty will also suffer from his reputation."
Li Shimin sighed, "You also know that Changsun Anye is a complete scoundrel, addicted to alcohol, greedy for money and lust. Has he done anything serious in the past few years? As a prison general, he even dared to collude with the palace people and steal the palace privately.
Wealth."
The queen fell to the ground.
If it was just greed for money, Li Shimin could still tolerate it. After all, he was the uncle of the state. However, he should never have resentment towards the emperor. He even got together with Li Xiaochang and the others and actually thought of supporting the restoration of the emperor. This was beyond the pale.
The thunder pool.
"Okay, I won't kill him."
In the end, Li Shimin couldn't defeat the queen and promised not to kill her.
After comforting the queen, Li Shimin went to the Xiande Hall to meet with the prime ministers.
Among the prime ministers, Pei Ji is actually inactive. Xiao Yu has been reflecting at home recently because he offended the emperor. Du Yan, who holds the two important positions of imperial censor and official minister, fell ill after winter, and was seriously ill.
No longer able to serve as director.
Now the Prime Minister has his servants on his right, Sun Wuji, the eldest minister, Fang Xuanling, the minister, Du Ruhui, the minister, and Wei Zheng, the minister's secretary and supervisor.
Li Shimin did not hide his anxious inquiries about these four prime ministers, and directly said that these people intended to cause chaos and support the restoration of the Supreme Emperor.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the four of them changed drastically.
This is a big death.
"Wang Junkuo was also involved," the emperor said another shocking news.
Then he asked Zhang Anan to bring up the box and open it for everyone to see.
"Wang Junkuo entered the capital and gathered in Shayuan. When he realized that the incident was exposed, he abandoned his entourage and killed people on the way. He disguised himself and ran away. He wanted to flee north to the Turks. When he arrived at the Luoshui River, he was caught up and shot by Wu Huaiyu!"
The four prime ministers looked at the head, wondering why it was Wu Huaiyu who caught up and shot him.
"You will be responsible for handling the case immediately." Li Shimin arranged the task and then asked them to leave.
Changsun Wuji asked to stay and play the duel.
Li Shimin waved his hand, "Changsun Anye is the brother of the queen and Youpu She. Let him live and be exiled to Lingnan."
"Wuji, please send Wang Junkuo's head to Tai Chi Palace for me, and also take the heads of Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang, as well as those of Liu Deyu, Du Caigan, and Yuan Hongshan."
Changsun Wuji knelt on the ground and asked to resign.
"Let's get this thing settled first." The emperor said expressionlessly.
The four of them retreated with deep thoughts.
By the time Changsun Wuji found Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang had already collected almost all of them. The Xianxian Division, together with hundreds of soldiers, searched them one by one according to the list they had drawn up in advance.
Five of them, Li Xiaochang, Li Youliang, Liu Deyu, Du Caiqian, and Yuan Hongshan, were directly beheaded. Only one eldest grandson, Anye, was left. The emperor ordered that he be detained and detained pending execution.
When Changsun Anye saw Changsun Wuji, he shouted for help. This brother who once looked down on his half-brother and kicked out his younger half-brother was now in a panic. He watched with his own eyes as Li Xiaochang and others were beheaded, and then their heads
One by one they were placed in front of him.
Zhang Liang's fellow was very cruel and ruthless. There was no interrogation and no explanation was allowed.
They led troops to surround the house and searched them as soon as they entered. Then, as long as the men were taller than Hengdao, they were beheaded directly. The rest of the men, women and children were also arrested, tied up in a bunch, and knelt down in the courtyard.
Changsun Anye has never seen such a formation.
Changsun Wuji glanced at Changsun Anye with disdain, stepped forward and said a few words to Zhang Liang, and then Zhang Liang nodded, "Take Changsun Anye to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."
"Wuji, save me, we are brothers from the same father!"
Changsun Wuji turned his head and didn't want to pay attention to him at all.
"I want to take these heads away."
Zhang Liang cooperated and asked people to fetch the boxes and load them one by one. Changsun Wuji showed no expression and asked people to carry the five boxes, together with the box of Wang Junkuo's head brought out from the East Palace, to the Tai Chi Palace.
In Tai Chi Palace.
Li Yuan was playing the pipa, Sikong and Zuo Pushe, and Wei Guogong Pei Ji was accompanying him. Changsun Wuji barged in directly.
Several chamberlains carefully followed him in, and no one dared to stop him.
"My lord, Sun Wuji, pays homage to Your Majesty."
Li Yuan stopped and looked at Changsun Wuji, "Are you not allowed to play the pipa?"
"Your Majesty," Changsun Wuji said nothing and asked his entourage to place the six boxes in front of the emperor.
"What's this?"
"Li Xiaochang, Li Youliang, Wang Junkuo, Liu Deyu, Du Caiqian, Yuan Hongshan and six other people were killed."
Li Yuan's lips trembled and his face turned pale. He raised his hand to point angrily at Wuji, but his hand kept trembling, "Bold, Changsun Wuji, what do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, these six thieves exchange fortune-tellings and conspire to cause chaos. They intend to use the guards to cause chaos, and they also want to rob the emperor's chariot in the Tai Chi Palace!"
Li Yuan trembled all over, and after a long time, he sat down slumped.
All the energy and spirit in the whole body seemed to have been drained away.
"How dare they!"
The Supreme Emperor murmured.
Pei Ji on the side also had a look of horror on his face.
After a long time, Li Yuan waved his hands feebly, "In this case, he should be punished."
Changsun Wuji stood in the palace, sizing up these two bad old men, looked around, and then said, "After the emperor abdicated, he lived in the Taiji Palace. It was inconvenient for the guards to be confined to the palace. In order to prevent the treacherous ministers and thieves from planning to rob the palace again,
I request the Supreme Emperor to move to a separate palace."
Li Yuan glared at Changsun Wuji, "Where do you want me to move?"
"You can ask the emperor to move to Hongyi Palace."
Hongyi Palace was the palace when Li Shimin was the king of Qin. At first, Li Shimin lived in the Chengqian Hall in Taiji Palace. Later, Li Yuan, because of Li Shimin's great achievements, specially built the Hongyi Palace in the west of Taiji Palace and built the Hongyi Palace in the Forbidden Garden.
Compared with Taiji Palace and East Palace, Hongyi Palace is relatively small and remote. It is located in a forbidden garden and has a good view of the mountain village.
More than a year after Li Yuan abdicated the throne, he still lived in the Taiji Palace. However, Emperor Li Shimin always lived in the East Palace, and the court meetings and other meetings were also in the East Palace.
Officials had already petitioned the emperor to take up the imperial throne, but Li Shimin had always refused and wanted the Supreme Emperor to stay in the imperial palace. Changsun Wuji raised this matter today, but it was actually not the emperor's request.
This was proposed by Changsun Wuji himself. He was going to resign and go to handle this matter for the emperor.
"Okay, you go back and tell the emperor that I can move there at any time and let him choose a day to send someone to move me." Li Yuan said hurriedly.
Changsun Wuji retreated.
Six heads were deliberately left behind.
After he left, Li Yuan looked at the heads of the six people. They were all acquaintances.
Li Xiaochang, the king of Yi'an, was actually not a real royal family like Li Ji and Luo Yi. Li Xiaochang's grandfather, Li Jing, was a family soldier of Yang Zhong, one of the twelve generals of the Western Wei Dynasty. Later, Li Jing was in the Yang family and was with the Yang Zhong family.
A female black slave from Kunlun had an affair and gave birth to a son, Li Yuantong, but Li Jing was not kind and he did not recognize his black son.
Therefore, Li Yuantong was a slave with his mother in the Yang family since he was a child. Although his father did not recognize him, the Yang family treated him well. Especially Yang Jian appreciated his ability to do things. When Yang Jian took over the dukedom of the feudal country, he was specially promoted to the position.
join the army.
Later, Yang Jian usurped the throne to replace Zhou Jian and the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuantong naturally ascended to heaven. Along the way, he served as Minister Zuocheng, Chief Administrator of Yangzhou, Chief Administrator of Bingzhou, Sinongqing, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Minister of the Ministry of War, etc., and was granted the title of Wan'an County Duke, Yang Guangshi
He still stayed in Dongdu.
Li Yuan deliberately curried favor with Li Yuantong, married him specifically and called him his clan uncle. In fact, Li Jing was a sergeant in the Sixth Town at that time, a poor man named Li. The so-called Li Yuantong in Longxi was just to put money on his face.
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Li Yuan later raised troops to enter the customs. Li Yuantong's eldest son Li Xiaochang was appointed as the magistrate of Huayin County. There was a large granary in Huayin County. At that time, Li Yuan was attacking Chang'an and the army was short of food. Li Xiaochang took the initiative to open a granary to donate food and led the people to join him.
A timely help.
After the founding of the country, Li Yuan also specially remembered the contribution of this "nephew" and made him the king of Nghe An County in Shangzhu Kingdom.
In fact, speaking of it, Li Xiaochang, the prince of the royal family, is actually the same as Luo Yi and Li Ji. He belongs to the auxiliary royal family, not the real royal family.
Li Xiaochang was still very grateful to Li Yuan.
At the end of Wude, he was appointed governor of Lizhou, and his performance in the local area was not good, but Li Yuan did not punish him. Once Li Shimin seized the throne, he treated him differently as a clan brother. Li Xiaochang and other disciples originally had several kings and titles.
Duke, Li Shimin not only transferred him to the court and took back the actual power of the governor of Lizhou, but also demoted or reduced the titles of his princes.
He was transferred from the governor of Lizhou to the imperial court as the Minister of Punishment, but within a few days he was given a sinecure position. He changed it again and again. Previously, Luo Yi was executed, and Li Xiaochang was reprimanded by Li Shimin in public. There were even rumors that the emperor wanted to deprive him of the title of county prince.
Changed the title to county official.
Li Xiaochang was very unconvinced, so he came up with the idea of supporting the restoration of the emperor. He also hit it off with Li Youliang, who was also constantly suppressed by Li Shimin, and then attracted Liu Deyu, Du Caigan, Changsun Anye and others.
When Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang went to the palace to meet Li Yuan, they mentioned the matter in private. Li Yuan reprimanded them on the surface, but actually did not stop them and did not tell Li Shimin.
He actually had a little bit of hope in his heart.
It's a pity that now the six heads are all in front of you. Not to mention the reset, even this Tai Chi Palace can't live in it.
The Emperor's mouth was wide open, like a fish landing on the beach.
