Chapter five hundred and ninety-one: Prince Li You Qi rebels
The first day of the Lunar New Year is one day, and after the second day of the Lunar New Year, it is the third day of the Lunar New Year.
There was an endless stream of officials who came to the Jiedushi Mansion to pay New Year greetings.
The three little guys also received a lot of lucky money.
Of course, everyone knows the character of King Shu.
No one dared to take this opportunity to give gifts.
During the Chinese New Year, Li Min was very busy again.
Then, Li Min discovered that the fresh energy the three little guys had just learned to walk had passed.
When they first learn to walk, they love to walk.
He simply let others follow him, walking here and there without stopping.
But now, that freshness has passed.
The three little guys like to be held by others whenever they have nothing to do.
As soon as he saw Li Min, Li Rong stretched out his hands and shouted coquettishly: "Dad, hug him!"
"Why!"
Li Min happily hugged Li Rong.
Then Baoyu also stretched out his hands and shouted: "Dad, hug!"
Li Min knelt down again and picked up Baoyu.
Finally, Tianci also stretched out his hands and shouted to Li Min: "Dad, hug!"
Li Min: "..."
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In the first month of the year, Wei Zheng died of illness.
Wei Zheng's death made Li Shimin very sad and he stopped going to court for five days.
Wei Zheng was posthumously given the title of Sikong, Governor of Xiangzhou, and his posthumous title was Wenzhen.
Li Shimin issued an edict to bury Wei Zheng lavishly, but Wei Zheng's wife Pei refused.
Pei's reason is that Wei Zheng lived a simple and simple life during his lifetime, and he should live the same life after his death.
A luxurious funeral was not Wei Zheng's ambition.
Wei Zheng's family was very poor, and Pei only had a small car to carry Wei Zheng's coffin to the cemetery.
Li Shimin led all the civil and military officials out of the city to send him off, and he personally carved an inscription.
After Wei Zheng's death, Li Shimin was very sad and often said to the courtiers around him: "Use glass as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; use history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall; use people as a mirror, you can see gains and losses clearly."
"I often use this method to prevent myself from making mistakes, but now that Wei Zheng has passed away, I have lost a mirror!"
After Wei Zheng died of illness, Li Shimin sent someone to his home and obtained a page of notes written by Wei Zheng.
"Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Taizong".
This letter was probably written by Wei Zheng when he was seriously ill. He passed away before he could finish it.
This seal is very illegible and difficult to distinguish.
Only the first few lines of words can give you a rough idea of what it means.
It probably means that there is good and evil in everything in the world.
If good people are appointed to govern the country, the country will be stable.
If bad people govern a country, the country will decline.
Officials and ministers all have their own likes and dislikes.
If you don't like someone, you can only see their evil.
If you like something, you can only see its goodness.
You should be careful between likes and dislikes.
If you can avoid this, don't deny his strengths just because you don't like them.
If you don't like him, you won't be able to see his disadvantages.
Appoint talents and do not follow your own preferences. In this way, the country can prosper.
After reading Wei Zheng's legacy, Li Shimin was very emotional. He felt that he might not be able to reach the state that Wei Zheng mentioned.
Which princes and ministers can write these words on their hand tablets.
If you see that I have made mistakes, you must dare to remonstrate.
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Now, Qizhou Breeding Farm.
The first batch of chickens and pigs have already begun to be put on the market.
This has also brought some relief to the tight market.
Of course, the degree of relief is actually limited.
After all, the breeding farm is just taking shape now.
The number of animals raised has not been maximized.
As for the victims in the resettlement villages in Qizhou, basically every household now has something to do.
There is a considerable income every month.
Now for them, farming is basically free money.
The repayment of two hundred dollars a month is nothing to worry about for a family with a monthly income of several thousand dollars.
Qizhou's resettlement model for disaster victims also attracted Li Shimin's attention.
Li Shimin ordered the King of Qi to write it into a policy, and then promote the study throughout the Tang Dynasty.
This order shocked all civil and military officials.
After hearing this, Li Min was overjoyed.
It can be said that the resettlement of disaster victims in Qizhou has gone ahead of the entire Tang Dynasty.
It is a great honor to promote and learn from the experience of King Qi throughout the Tang Dynasty.
The last time many officials impeached the King of Qi, Li Shimin severely warned him.
Some of the censor's rights to hear and speak were also withdrawn.
If you completely rely on facts and make things up out of thin air, you will be severely punished.
What they didn't expect was that Li Shimin didn't punish them severely or let them go, but here he severely praised King Qi.
The praise this time completely outshone Wei King Li Tai.
After this incident, in February of the new year, Li Shimin ordered people to draw portraits of twenty-four heroes in Lingyan Pavilion.
Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Yuchi Jingde, Li Jing, Xiao Yu, Duan Zhixuan, Changsun Shunde, Liu Hongji, Qu Tutong, Yin Kaishan, Chai Shao, Zhang Liang, Hou Junji
, Zhang Gongjin, Cheng Zhijie (Cheng Yaojin), Yu Shinan, Liu Zhenghui, Tang Jian, Li Shiji, Qin Shubao.
Of these twenty-four heroes, more than half are generals.
Of course, this was also a characteristic of the late Sui and early Tang dynasties.
Because these twenty-four heroes are basically veterans who followed Li Yuan or Li Shimin to conquer the world.
There is also a poet in later generations who wrote a poem:
Why don't men take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan?
Please come to Lingyun Pavilion for a while, as if you are a scholar and a prince of ten thousand households.
But at this time, the Jiedushi envoy of Jiannan Road, King of Shu Li Min, became cautious.
Because he knew very well that the Tang Dynasty would enter a turbulent period next.
Soon, the time came to March.
During this month of fireworks, a major event occurred that shocked the entire Tang Dynasty.
The governor of Youzhou, King Yan Li You, rebelled in Youzhou.
The time nodes here are generally the same as the original historical trajectory.
However, the king and fiefdom granted to Li You were somewhat different from the original historical trajectory.
In the original historical trajectory, Li You was named the King of Qi and his position was the Governor of Qizhou. He also rebelled in Qizhou.
But because of Li Min's arrival, some things quietly changed.
The current governor of Qizhou is Li Ke, the king of Qi.
Li You, who was still the governor of Youzhou at this time, was named King of Yan.
The Chang Shi Quan Wanji, which was originally supposed to belong to Li You, was cut off by Li Shimin and given to the King of Shu Li Yin.
At this time, Li You's long history was still Xue Dading.
Because Li You behaved erratically and absurdly, he was as good as Li Min before, or even worse.
Xue Dading tried to dissuade him many times, but Li You ignored him.
Xue Dading was so angry that he often complained to King Yan Li You.
In anger, Li You plotted to kill Xue Dading.
But eventually the secret was leaked, and Xue Dading became angry and prepared to go to Chang'an to file a lawsuit.
Li You was very frightened and sent people to kill Xue Dading.
But if he killed Xue Dading, the matter would be revealed sooner or later, and his father would definitely not let him go.
At this time, Li You's subordinate Yan Hongliang persuaded him to rebel.
In the end, Li You followed Yan Hongliang's suggestion and Li You recruited men over the age of fifteen in Youzhou City as soldiers.
He appointed his right and left officials as Shangzhu Guo, Kaifu Yitong, and other officials.
He also opened the storehouses to award rewards, drove the people into the city to serve as soldiers, and arranged official offices.
He rewarded his subordinates generously.
After Li Shimin learned the news, he was shocked and sent Li Ji, Minister of War, to lead the Jiuzhou Prefecture soldiers to join Liu Dewei in the crusade and quell the rebellion.
At this time, Li You, Yan Hongliang, five others, and their princess held banquets and had fun every day.
Whenever he talked about the imperial court's expeditionary officers and soldiers, Yan Hongliang said very proudly:
"Your Majesty, don't worry, my subordinate is holding a wine glass in one hand and can defeat the army with one hand."
Li You trusted Yan Hongliang very much and was very happy to hear his words.
At this time, Li Shimin wrote a letter to reprimand Li You:
I have warned you many times that you should love gentlemen and stay away from villains, but you just can't listen, so that you do something worse than a beast.
You have a perverse temperament, lack of virtue, and have soft ears, so you will be seduced by flattering words.
I feel so sad now, you are so stupid!
You have now become a man like a jackal, unfaithful and unfilial, you are suffering from cholera in Youzhou, and you are simply worthy of death.
You have violated etiquette and justice, and are not tolerated by heaven and earth; you have abandoned your father and betrayed the king, and both humans and gods are angry.
You used to be my son, but now you have indeed become my enemy of the Tang Dynasty.
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As a result, the army to suppress the rebellion has not yet reached Youzhou.
The subordinates of King Yan Li You no longer obeyed his orders.
When the army arrived, Li You's army directly betrayed him.
Soon, Li You was captured.
Yan Hongliang, who was beside Li You, was killed directly.
Li You was captured and taken to Chang'an.
On April 6, Li You was demoted to a commoner for treason and was ordered to die in Taiji Palace in Chang'an by Li Shimin.
Li You's rebellion made Li Shimin extremely sad.
He felt that he himself had a great responsibility for his son's rebellion.
He may be a good emperor, but he may not be a good father.
In Li You's case, he did not fulfill his responsibilities as a father.
However, what Li Shimin never expected was that the attack on him had just begun.
Li Shimin loved Wei King Li Tai very much, especially after Li Tai submitted a book last year. Li Shimin rewarded Li Tai more than the crown prince many times.
This made Prince Li Chengqian very uneasy.
Now, there are three people who threaten his position as prince.
The first one is naturally his younger brother Li Tai, the second one is Li Min, the king of Shu, and the third one is Li You.
But among these three opponents, Li Chengqian believed that the one who threatened him the most was actually his younger brother Li Tai, who was a compatriot.
Because my father liked Li Tai far more than he, the prince.
Moreover, Li Tai is also the son of his mother and has an orthodox status.
In particular, Li Tai is the closest to him and the greatest threat.
Therefore, Li Chengqian actually took the risk and sent someone to assassinate Li Tai.
However, the assassination failed and the matter was revealed, and Li Chengqian panicked.
At this time, Li Chengqian simply decided to go all the way to the dark side.
If you don't do anything, you won't stop, and you might as well prepare to rebel directly.
Li Chengqian colluded with Han Wang Li Yuanchang, Princess Chengyang's consort Du He, Hou Junji and others, planning to strike first and directly raise troops to force the palace to rebel.
In fact, Li Chengqian's chances of winning are still very good.
Because he lives in the East Palace and is very close to the imperial palace, he has a natural advantage.
Indeed, the prince's east palace and west wall are only twenty steps away from the palace.
If Li Shimin was not prepared, he could easily succeed.
But what the prince did not expect was that King Yan Li You rebelled, which actually involved Li Chengqian's bodyguard commander He Gan Chengji.
He Qian Chengji was arrested and interrogated.
And Hegan Chengji was just a young man. Originally, he was involved in the rebellion of King Yan.
But this young man, in order to save his own life, directly betrayed the prince.
He revealed everything that the prince wanted to rebel, who he was colluding with, and when he was going to launch a rebellion.
Li Shimin was shocked when he learned the news.
Immediately, Situ Changsun Wuji, Sikong Fangxuanling, Tejin Xiao Yu, and Minister of War Li Shiji were appointed to form a special review team together with Dali Temple, Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Province.
This group brought together almost all the senior officials of the current dynasty.
After the trial and investigation of these people, it was determined that the evidence of the prince's rebellion was conclusive.
As a result, the prince and his accomplices were all captured.
At this time, Li Shimin was very sad.
Just a month ago, his other son, Li You, had just rebelled.
Now, the prince actually started to rebel.
Li Shimin asked himself that he had no intention of deposing the prince, but why could this evil beast do such a thing without a father and a king?
However, after all, Li Shimin devoted too much effort to Li Chengqian.
If convicted according to law, Li Chengqian must be executed.
But Li Shimin didn't want to kill his eldest son.
However, this is contrary to the law.
What should we do?
In the end, Li Shimin acted like a cheat and put the matter directly in the court, allowing the civil and military officials of the court to start discussing the matter.
Finally, Tongshiren came to Ji and suggested: "Your Majesty is still a loving father, and the prince can live out his life, which is the best ending."
Li Shimin decisively adopted Lai Ji's suggestion.
On the sixth day of April, Li Shimin issued an edict to depose the crown prince Li Chengqian, demoted him to a commoner, and imprisoned him in the Right Army.
All the accomplices of Prince Li Chengqian had their heads chopped off.
In just over a month, his two sons unexpectedly rebelled against him.
This made Li Shimin very sad. Suddenly, Li Shimin was almost ten years old.
At the same time, Li Shimin also became very wary of his remaining sons.
These two sons can rebel against him, but what other sons can he do?
Is it possible to rebel against him?
King Li Tai of Wei was by his side and was always very obedient. He had neither the motive nor the strength to rebel.
The only other powerful people in the fiefdom were King Li Ke of Qi and King Li Min of Shu.
As for Qi King Li You, he actually did not have many troops.
Moreover, Qizhou is really close to Chang'an. The main reason is that the transportation is now convenient. It only takes one day to reach Qizhou.
Therefore, the possibility of Li Ke's rebellion is very low.
Moreover, Li Ke is also very powerful and can quell the rebellion with a snap of his fingers.
Only the King of Shu, Li Min, made Li Shimin very afraid.
Li Min had an army of fifty thousand in his hands.
This is only on the surface. Li Shimin is really not sure whether there is a private army secretly.
Because now even Tuyuhun is likely to be under his control.
Moreover, the most terrifying thing is that Li Min has advanced technological means in his hands.
His Yizhou army first attacked Tubo and Tuyuhun, and then attacked Dachen.
There was also the battle against Xue Yantuo, which was in vain.
The King of Shu, Li Min, has a good relationship with the current veterans in the court.
The military god Li Jing was his grandfather-in-law.
If Li Min wants to rebel, the chance of success will be very high.
Even if he fails to succeed, it will eventually bring a terrible impact to the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, Li Shimin finally became extremely afraid of Li Min.
Well, the King of Shu has been staying in Shu for too long, so he should move somewhere!
Next, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji conspired to move the King of Shu, Li Min.
Find another place for him and seal it.
It's best to keep him by your side, not far from Chang'an.
Just leave Jiannan Road and leave the monolithic place under his control.
At that time, even if he tried hard, he wouldn't be able to make any waves.
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In Jiannan Road, Chief Shi Guanyi of Jiedushi Mansion has been very depressed recently.
Recently when I get home from get off work, I always like to drink.
Even his most beloved granddaughter, Shangguan Wan'er, could not relieve him of his sorrow.
Mrs. Shangguan couldn't help but ask: "Husband, have you encountered any difficulties in your official duties?"
Mrs. Shangguan knows her husband very well.
My husband has outstanding abilities, not to mention managing a Jiannan Road, even managing a larger place is no problem.
Now that the situation in Jiannan Road is excellent and people's lives are prosperous, what difficulties can men encounter?
Shangguan Yi shook his head and said, "Madam, this is not an official matter."
Mrs. Shangguan then asked: "Husband, is it possible that the King of Shu is jealous of your husband?"
Shangguan Yi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has been kind to me, and he has no doubts about employing people. He trusts me with all matters big and small. He has never doubted me."
Mrs. Shangguan asked in confusion: "What other things are you so upset about?"
Shangguan Yi smiled bitterly and said: "You are a womanizer, even if you say it, you still don't understand!"
Mrs. Shangguan glared and said, "You haven't said anything yet, how can you conclude that I don't understand?"
Um, Shangguan Yi is actually a bit henpecked.
As soon as the lady glared, Shangguan Yi felt guilty.
Then he couldn't help but sigh: "You should have heard that this year, King Yan Li You rebelled first, followed closely by the prince."
"Two princes have rebelled one after another. Just imagine, madam, how can the emperor be so unprepared for the remaining princes?"
"Among the many princes, King Shu is undoubtedly the most powerful one. If we talk about rebellion, he is also the one most likely to succeed."
"Under such circumstances, how can the emperor trust the prince?"
"So, my husband has concluded that the emperor will probably take action against the prince next!"
After hearing Shangguan Yi's words, Shangguan's wife was very frightened.
She couldn't help but ask: "Husband, do you mean that the emperor wants to take down the prince directly? Husband is the prince's right-hand man, I'm afraid it won't end well? Otherwise, husband, you'd better resign and let's go home and plant crops.
Go away!"
Upon hearing Madam's words, Shangguan Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Madam, it's not like this!"
"As my husband said, if the emperor wants to take action against the prince, he will just transfer the prince away from Jiannan Road."
"But the prince's foundation is here. Once the prince is transferred away from Jiannan Road, all the hard work of the past ten years will be in vain!"
"Furthermore, even if the prince is transferred away from Jiannan Road, the emperor will be suspicious of everyone. And when the new emperor ascends the throne, I am afraid that the prince will also..."
After listening to Shangguan Yi's analysis, Mrs. Shangguan was very frightened and couldn't help but ask: "Husband, when the time comes, we won't be able to escape either? What should we do?"
Shangguan Yi sighed and said: "There is no perfect path for man, I believe in my husband, there will always be a way, Rong Weihu is thinking about it."
At this moment, the concierge suddenly came to report that the prince was visiting.
Shangguan Yi did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly joined his wife to go out of the house to greet him.
However, not long after they went out, they met Li Min, the king of Shu.
"My subordinates didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, so they were late to greet you. I hope that Your Majesty will atone for his sins!"
Hearing Shangguan Yi's words, Li Min couldn't help laughing and said: "Shangguan Chang Shi, why should we be like this between you and me? Oh, look at Chang Shi's face, is he drunk?"
Shangguan Yi quickly said: "When the prince came, my subordinates were drinking."
Li Min couldn't help laughing and said: "If it's just right, I will have a drink with Chang Shi."
"Your Majesty, please!"
"Please, Changshi!"
Not long after, the two came to the backyard.
Shangguan Yi quickly ordered the cook to cook a few more dishes, and soon the dishes were served.
Li Min glanced at Shangguan Yi. Shangguan Yi immediately realized that the prince had something to say to him, and immediately ordered all the servants to retreat.
Li Min picked up the wine glass, looked at Shangguan Yi, and asked with a half-smile, "I know that Chang Shi has a worried look on his face. I wonder why he is troubled?"
Shangguan Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, how can you not see the distress of my subordinates? This time, my subordinates really don't know how to get through this."
Next, they almost all guessed it.
The emperor will definitely transfer the prince away from Jiannan Road.
If you follow the order, you will lose all the foundation you have worked so hard to build.
And if you don't obey orders, you are rebelling.
And once there is a fight, I don't know how many people will die.
This is not what they want to see.
Hearing Shangguan Yi's words, Li Min smiled slightly and said: "Of course I know what Chang Shi is worried about, but I think that the matter is not actually at its worst."
Shangguan Yi asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Li Min smiled slightly and said: "If the emperor's decree has been issued, it would be difficult for us to evade it. But now, hasn't the emperor's decree not been issued yet?"
"If the border is unstable at this time, I will naturally lead troops to suppress the rebellion. At that time, will my father also order my transfer?"
After hearing Li Min's words, Shangguan Yi's eyes couldn't help but light up!
Yes, now the prince can completely support the bandits to respect themselves and support the troops to strengthen themselves.
If the border is unstable, even if the emperor wants to transfer the prince, he cannot issue such an order immediately.
If this is the case, then it is very obvious that the emperor is afraid of the prince.
This was also a huge blow to the emperor's prestige.
The emperor would definitely not do this when the two princes had just rebelled.
As for causing chaos at the border, it is actually not that difficult.