Li Min then asked: "Then why did he scold His Highness?"
"This, this..."
I don’t know if the servant was too frightened for a moment to remember, or he just didn’t dare to say it and was too hesitant to say it.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, including Li Shimin, were all wondering why Li Min kept asking such detailed questions. It was too baffling.
Just listen to Li Min say: "He is scolding, but Cao is my 19th generation ancestor? Yes, or no!"
"yes!"
As soon as this word came out, the entire court fell into silence.
Only Li Min's voice echoed in the hall: "I would like to inform my father, Cao, my nineteenth-generation ancestor, your eighteenth-generation ancestor, Father Cao, and the seventeenth-generation ancestor of Emperor Cao!"
"shut up!"
Li Shimin's face turned livid with anger, and he gasped for air, almost out of breath.
As for Wang Yushi, he was immediately frightened and fell to his knees on the ground with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly.
"Please make atonement, Your Majesty! Please make atonement, Your Majesty! Please make atonement, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Wang Yushi hated his evil son so much that even if he was not beaten to death, he would strangle him to death when he returned home!
It doesn't matter if you die yourself, please don't implicate our entire Wang family, okay?
You are scolding Prince Cao's 19th generation ancestor. Aren't you looking for death?
Moreover, the witness they found was one of their own servants, and the evidence was so solid that there was not even the slightest chance of retracting the confession.
Hou Junji next to him didn't look very good either.
His Royal Highness Prince Liang led the guards to attack in order to safeguard the dignity of the royal family. There is nothing wrong with killing someone unintentionally.
Li Shimin's face was even more murderous.
There are many unreasonable things in this matter. Someone must be setting a trap for Li Min.
If Li Min hadn't been clever enough to break this situation, then even if he was the emperor, even if he knew there was something fishy inside, he would have to punish Li Min severely!
But now, things have completely turned around. How could Li Shimin forgive them so easily?
Li Shimin couldn't help but asked Wei Zheng in a deep voice: "Wei Aiqing, I don't know how to insult the emperor. According to the law, what is the crime?"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but stand up and said: "Let me report to your Majesty that this is a crime committed by a person below. It is a crime of great disrespect and should be punished according to the law!"
Li Shimin then asked: "What about the Wang family?"
This sentence, filled with Li Shimin's boundless anger and murderous intent, made the temperature in the entire court seem to drop several degrees at once.
Sure enough, the family's repeated provocations completely angered Li Shimin. Li Shimin was preparing to attack the family!
Wei Zheng said: "It is said that if a son does not teach, it is the father's fault. The father should accept the son's fault. His brothers, children and heirs will be married, and his mother, wife, sisters, and daughters will be dismissed as officials! The rest of the family will not be punished."
As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Li Shimin shouted: "Who's here? Capture this disrespectful traitor! Kill him at the entrance of the vegetable market at the right time! Capture all the other parties involved and punish him as guilty!"
hiss!
The emperor is really angry this time and is really going to take action!
However, if the family is really disturbed, it will cause shock!
The power of the aristocratic family is really too great. Among other things, the salt industry and the iron industry are controlled by the aristocratic family.
Once they tamper with these two major industries, they will destabilize the Tang Dynasty.
Not to mention, the aristocratic family has countless other properties, as well as the shaky relationships between the court and local officials.
Changsun Wuji immediately came forward to plead for mercy: "Your Majesty, if such a punishment is imposed, the punishment will be too severe, which will put all the officials in danger and cause widespread public discussion, which is not conducive to the stability of the people, Your Majesty!"
This time, Changsun Wuji didn't want to plead for the Wang family, but he really didn't want to fall out with the aristocratic family immediately.
The aristocratic family must be weakened, but it cannot be done too hastily, it can only be done slowly.
Immediately afterwards, civil servants such as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also pleaded for mercy.
Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Gong and other military generals glared angrily at the civilian officials who begged for mercy.
Those who hold pens are just timid and will be done with it. Why are they afraid of what they will do?
In the end, Li Shimin accepted the advice of many civil officials.
In other words, Li Shimin had no intention of actually doing this, he was just trying to scare away the enemy.
Wang Yushi, who was lucky enough to escape, was soaked with sweat and was about to collapse.
Wang Yushi knelt on the ground and said: "Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Majesty, and your forgiveness of my sins. I feel unwell, exhausted both physically and mentally, and unable to perform my duties. I have decided to resign and go home to think about my mistakes behind closed doors. I hope Your Majesty will be kind to me."
You can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape the living penalty.
Wang Yushi estimated that even if he did not resign, he would probably be beaten to the end.
If that's the case, it's better to propose it yourself.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Yushi finished speaking, Li Shimin said: "I'm sure!"
After handling this temporary incident, it was time for the emperor to retreat, and Li Min followed everyone outside.
At this time, a eunuch in the palace stepped forward to stop Li Min.
"Prince Liang, your Majesty invites you."
After entering the study, Li Shimin was leaning on the imperial chair. When he saw Li Min, he couldn't help but said, "Min'er, what happened today?"
Li Min couldn't help but said: "Father, today Xue Rengui took her fiancée shopping, and then there was news that she was surrounded and killed. At that time, I took a step forward, and then informed Gao Fan to bring dozens of people there. But I didn't expect Gao Fan to come. We took all 1,000 people there."
"Xue Rengui kicked the prince of the Wang family away, Gao Fan and his men caught him, and then he died. As soon as he died, Wang Yushi arrived with his family, and soon after, Hou Shangshu also arrived with his troops. My father, the emperor , that’s what happened.”
After listening to Li Min speak, Li Shimin closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
It seems that this matter is not only involving aristocratic families, but may also involve a fight for the crown prince!
Are these scoundrels so unwilling to let me worry?
Are they going to follow my old path?
After a long while, Li Shimin opened his eyes and said: "Yin'er, after this incident, you and the Wang family have developed a deep grudge. You need to be careful in the future. If you are not careful, you may be plotted by them."
Li Min sneered and said proudly: "Father, the aristocratic family is a cancer for the entire Tang Dynasty. Since they are so unruly and unruly and refuse to listen to education, why doesn't Father just eradicate them?"
Li Shimin said helplessly: "The family is so powerful and intertwined. How can it be so easy to eradicate? Don't look at the current imperial examination system. It seems that students from poor families can pass the imperial examination and become officials."
"This is because the aristocratic families have not yet reacted. Once the aristocratic families react, the officials above the court will definitely have the upper hand. Because they have a deep foundation and a collection of thousands of books, while poor families cannot even buy books. You can't afford to go to private school, how can you compare with aristocratic families?"