Chapter 81: Getting Out of Prison
Since Empress Changsun’s funeral, Li Shimin has never been to court and has no intention of reviewing the memorials. He stood in Tai Chi Palace all day long and looked towards Empress Changsun’s tomb. Although he couldn’t see it at all, he still had to look in that direction. No one knew what he was thinking. Anyway, it must be related to Empress Changsun.
It has to be admitted that Li Shimin's infatuation with Empress Changsun is extraordinary, which also shows that Li Shimin is a good man who values friendship. However, unfortunately, he is an emperor. As an emperor, he cannot spend too much time wasting his feelings, because there are countless military and national affairs that he needs to deal with. Billions of people are hungry like babies. The burden on him is too heavy. Now that he is so decadent because of Empress Changsun's death, it will actually attract dissatisfaction from court officials.
The ministers' patience was limited. In February, three censors wrote letters to Li Shimin for a while to endure the pain of losing his wife and deal with the government with great care. Li Shimin did not respond and continued to immerse himself in sorrow every day and be a quiet and handsome man.
In mid-February, Wei Zheng, the minister of the school, wrote a letter, which was basically the same as those of the censors, but his tone was much tougher, as if he had made an appointment. At this time, Fang Xuanling also began to write a letter to persuade Li Shimin. Many people in the court began to become restless.
At the end of February, Crown Prince Li Chengqian asked to see Li Shimin and advised him in person, allowing his father to extricate himself from his grief and put the country first. Anyway, it was a lot of big truths. His son taught me a lesson, which was a very strange scene. If no one taught him to do this, he would not believe it.
In fact, Li Shimin's heart was like a mirror. The reason why he was so depressed was because of guilt. He knew that Empress Changsun didn't have to die, and it was all because of his troubles. He changed Li Hao's prescription. Although Li Hao took the blame for him, he could not overcome this hurdle.
During this period, he thought a lot and was sad enough. He knew that Empress Changsun was a woman who was very wise and righteous, so he would not want to see herself so decadent. Since she was an emperor, she still had to put the country first.
On the first day of March, Li Shimin came to the court again, and he was busy reviewing memorials again appeared in Liangyi Hall and Ganlu Hall.
At the tribute meeting on March 15th, Crown Prince Li Chengqian submitted a petition for Li Shimin to pardon Li Hao's crime. If it was someone else's plea, it would be unconvincing. However, Li Chengqian was different. He was the crown prince and Empress Changsun was his biological mother, which made him feel very wise.
However, as soon as Li Chengqian extorted Li Hao, King Li Tai of Wei jumped out to object, clamoring that Li Hao killed Empress Changsun, and should be beheaded and displayed in public. At the very least, the house should be confiscated and sent to the public. So the two of them argued in court, and they each had their own opinions and refused to give in to each other.
Although Li Chengqian and Li Tai have never dealt with each other very much, it was the first time that such a public dispute. The cause of the dispute was a seventeen-year-old boy - Li Hao. The ministers realized that Li Hao was really not simple, which led to the two princes openly fighting in the court.
The two of them had a long dispute. King Li Ke of Wu suddenly stepped out and pleaded for Li Hao. Li Chengqian was surprised. He was as friendly as Li Ke, and he didn't smile when he met. How could he help him suddenly? With Li Chengqian's IQ, he naturally couldn't think of the reason, but Changsun Wuji, who was standing beside him, slowly frowned. He knew that it seemed that others had begun to notice Li Hao's extraordinaryness, and he knew that the person who guided Li Ke must be Quan Wanji.
The three princes had a dispute over Li Hao, which Li Shimin had unexpectedly expected. To be honest, Li Shimin originally planned to let Li Hao come out next month. Since the topic was raised by his three sons, it would be better to ask the court officials first, so he asked casually: "Since the dispute between the Crown Prince Wu and the King of Wei is difficult to resolve, then why don't you say, is Li Hao guilty?"
Everyone buried their heads, no one was willing to take the initiative to take the initiative to take the initiative to take the lead in the potato. Li Shimin was so bad that he actually asked Li Hao if he was guilty. Haha, what do you do if he was guilty? Who dares to say that he was not guilty?
Fang Xuanling was still very powerful, so he saw him step out slowly, bow and salute, "Your Majesty, I think Li Hao is guilty."
"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Does Fang Aiqing think Li Hao deserves to die?"
"No." Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "Although Li Hao is guilty, he will not die."
It was indeed Fang Xuanling, and he spoke with skills. Li Shimin had already guessed what he was going to say, but he still spread his hands and said, "Fang Qing talks carefully."
"Yes." Fang Xuanling nodded, "Your Majesty, Empress Changsun suffered from qi disease for many years. As early as three years ago, the Imperial Hospital said that the queen's qi disease is a chronic disease in the world and there is no cure. All the Imperial Doctors can do is to try their best to suppress it, do their best to leave their destiny."
He stopped here, and the meaning was very obvious. In other words, Empress Changsun's illness was originally a terminal illness, and the funeral was expected and had nothing to do with Li Hao.
Li Shimin nodded and sighed after hearing this: "Authentication, the Imperial Hospital said this. I remember that I was furious and scolded the hospital officer."
When everyone saw Li Shimin cooperated with Fang Xuanling in this way, they suddenly felt a little excited. It turned out that Li Shimin had no intention of punishing Li Hao at all.
Fang Xuanling continued: "The Queen's Funeral is not Li Hao's fault. However, when Li Hao presented medicine, he threatened that his medicine could cure the Queen's qi. This is a false saying to deceive the emperor and the crime is not light. However, I beg Your Majesty to remember that he was ignorant and had made many great achievements. He will be gentle and avoid the loss of talent in the Tang Dynasty."
Changsun Wuji, who was standing beside Fang Xuanling, bowed to Li Shimin: "I will discuss it."
The two most awesome bosses in the court have pleaded for Li Hao. Everyone knows that Li Hao is fine. Li Tai's face has become very ugly, as if he has eaten two pounds of hot shit. He is unwilling to give up and wants to argue. Suddenly, Du Chuke closed his eyes and shook his head at him. His meaning is very clear, so he asked him to give up. Although Du Chuke is not high in official position, he is not famous. He is still Du Ruhui's younger brother. Li Tai has always obeyed him. Although he was stunned by anger, Du Chuke reminded him in time that Li Tai is not stupid. On the contrary, he is very smart. He also knows that it is impossible to kill Li Hao this time, so he can only grit his teeth and clench his fists secretly and talk about it later.
Li Shimin pretended to think about it, then nodded and said, "What my dear friends said is very true. Young people just like to make mistakes. However, death penalty can be avoided, and living crime cannot be escaped. I heard that Li Hao loves money like his life and is extremely stingy. Since this is the case, he will make him fine 100,000 yuan. Just think that it is to buy his life for himself. The money will be released immediately when he reaches the treasury."
"100,000 yuan!" Everyone present glared and exclaimed when they heard this. Many people even thought that Li Shimin was deliberately making things difficult for Li Hao. What a joke? Among the officials present, how many of them had a property of more than 100,000 yuan. It was obvious that it was a difficult thing for a teenage boy to pay a fine of 100,000 yuan.
After hearing this punishment, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but grin. Others didn't know Li Hao's property, but he knew very well that Li Hao was very profitable. The restaurant dividends alone were 20,000 yuan, and the honeycomb coal business in winter made more than 40,000 yuan. As for the spirits, there were more. The annual dividends of liquor were at least 70,000 yuan, and when they got married, they made 50,000 yuan a day. In addition, Li Hao also had business cooperation with the Changsun family. It is said that the annual income was calculated in units of tens of thousands of yuan. In this way, Li Hao's assets are now at least 200,000 yuan.
At this moment, Li Hao was playing cards with several prisoners leisurely in the prison, and he had no idea that he caused a stir in the court again. In the afternoon, a prisoner suddenly rushed in and shouted, "Stop playing, stop playing, Duke Lu is here!"
The prison officials were so scared that their faces looked like earth. They stood up and escaped from the cell, took out the keys and locked the door. As soon as the door was locked, Cheng Yaojin arrived.
Cheng Yaojin was all focused on Li Hao, and he didn't notice that the prisoners looked very flustered. He walked to the prison door and pulled the iron chain, and suddenly laughed: "Boy, I'll bring you two news, one is good and the other is bad. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
Li Hao didn't even think about it: "Let's listen to bad news first, and those who listen to good news first are fools."
Cheng Yaojin nodded: "Then I will tell you good news first."
Li Hao:...
"Congratulations, Li Hao, Your Majesty is ready to release you."
"What about the bad news?" Li Hao asked with his eyes blinking.
"The bad news is... you are going to lose money." Cheng Yaojin suddenly laughed badly, very thief, and very unconventional.
When Li Hao saw Cheng Yaojin's smile, his heart suddenly stumbled, and he frowned and asked, "I lost money, who will make money?"
"Of course it's Your Majesty." Cheng Yaojin said with a smile, "Your Majesty said that the money will be released immediately after the treasury."
"So it's a bail fee." Li Hao nodded, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "How much money do I want to lose?"
"Not much." Cheng Yaojin raised his eyebrows and laughed, "100,000 yuan."
Li Hao suddenly poured it on the bed, covered it with a quilt and said, "Go and tell Your Majesty, I think it's good to go to jail and don't want to go out."
"Don't make a fuss, Your Majesty will chop you up."
Li Hao sat up and said, "Then I have to pay for this 100,000 yuan?"
Cheng Yaojin smiled and nodded: "You must make friends."
Li Hao fell down again, covered himself with a quilt, and muttered: "Actually, it's nothing to behead his head. It hurts and it's just a scar that falls off your head..."
Cheng Yaojin jumped with his eyebrows, turned to the prison officer next to him and said, "Go, take a whip, be the strongest, the kind that won't break even if you whip a thousand whips, and then open the prison door..."
Li Hao sat up again when he heard this, jumped to the ground, shook his head with sad face and sighed: "Oh, the world is so cold, the world is so cold, prison chief, open the door, I'm going to be released from prison."
The prison head was stunned: "But didn't Your Majesty say that you could only be released by the money in the treasury?"
Li Hao glanced at him with a look of idiot and asked, "Then, how can I give you money, I am locked in jail?"
The prison chief was in such a dilemma. Cheng Yaojin waved his hand: "Open the door, I'll pay for these 100,000 yuan!"
Li Hao's eyes lit up suddenly and he shouted excitedly: "Uncle, you are my dear uncle!"
"Hehe." Cheng Yaojin sneered, "Get paper and pen and let him write an IOU!"
Chapter completed!