Not getting a proper strategy from Liu Wenjing, Li Jiancheng felt very depressed. When he walked out of the cell, he happened to meet Li Zhong, the chamberlain who came to announce the decree.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"What brought you here?" Li Jiancheng frowned.
"Declaration." Li Zhong said.
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng's heart raised in his throat.
"What did the emperor say?"
Li Zhong lowered his eyelids slightly.
"Liu Wenqi was beheaded on a certain day, and Liu Wenjing was demoted to the governor of Shuozhou. In the two houses, the men were sent into exile, and the women were sent to the Jiaofangsi."
Li Jiancheng almost fainted.
"How could this be?"
He grabbed Li Zhong's wrist, and in his excitement, he squeezed it very hard, causing Li Zhong to feel extremely painful.
"I don't know. If Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to know the cause and effect, you might as well ask His Majesty."
He wants to cry but has no tears, he is just an errand boy, what's the use of torturing him.
"Go now!" After saying that, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but pulled Li Zhong away together.
Li Zhong shouted: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
As the sound got farther and farther away, the two figures gradually disappeared.
Li Zhiyun stood with his hands behind his back and gently rubbed his eyebrows.
So cruel.
Beheaded, demoted, banished to the army, exiled, and exiled to the Jiaofangsi.
All these things left a huge shadow in Li Zhiyun's heart. This is the Tang Dynasty, this is the feudal dynasty.
If he cannot master the power to control all living beings, he may end up like this if he is not careful in the future.
Second brother, you are so vicious.
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes slightly, clenched his palms into fists, and his veins popped out.
The prince angrily went to Lao Li to demand an explanation, but of course he was shouted at by Lao Li.
"Do you want me to forgive Liu Wenqi?
You are the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Now your brother, the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, General Tiance, is being tricked by a minister into practicing witchcraft. Instead of comforting your brother, you are here to help the thief.
Are you still my son, are you the brother of the King of Qin, are you the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty!
How dare I expect you to be kind to your brothers after a hundred years?
ah!"
Li Jiancheng's eyes were blurred by the spray.
No matter what he said, it all seemed too pale and weak in front of Li Yuan.
The imperial edict was finally issued.
Liu Wenqi beheaded him in public display, and Liu Wenjing was demoted to the position of governor of Shuozhou and immediately took office.
It seemed that Liu Wenjing had escaped unscathed. After all, witchcraft disasters in history had always resulted in rivers of blood.
But the question is, where is Shuozhou?
Turkic back garden!
Nowadays, the Turks often send troops to plunder Shuozhou and other places. It can be said that Liu Wenjing went there and basically waited for death.
Either he died in the hands of the Turks, or he died under the death penalty of "not being able to defend Shuozhou".
It's nothing more than the difference between dying early and dying late.
Lao Li did not kill Liu Wenjing immediately, so his rhetoric to the outside world was naturally high-sounding. He couldn't bear to kill the most important official of the Tang Dynasty, couldn't bear to hurt Jinyang Yuancong, etc.
However, everything that happened to the men and women in the Liu family was told to the courtiers.
I am very angry and the consequences will be serious.
Liu Wenqi was beheaded in the Western Market. Moments before his death, he was still shouting that he was wronged.
As the head fell to the ground, there was no sound.
The carriage curtain was lowered, Li Zhiyun was very silent, and Du Ruhui and Xue Shou, who were sitting opposite him, did not speak either.
They were aware of this matter, but they did not expect it to develop like this. The King of Qin used Liu Wenqi to kill the entire Liu family and cut off the prince's only support in the political hall.
Outside the carriage, Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong were talking.
"Shuozhou is not a good place. Since the Daye period, there have been local thieves and Turks. When I was still in my hometown, Turks came dozens of times a year. If Liu Wenjing went to that place, she would be in danger."
Yu Chigong was from Shuozhou. During the Sui Dynasty, Shuozhou was still called Mayi County. After Liu Wuzhou died, the Tang Dynasty recovered Mayi County and changed its name to Shuozhou.
Qin Qiong nodded, "Sages still pity heroes. I heard that other people in the Liu family did not have such luck."
At this moment, a voice came from the carriage.
"Let's go."
"Yes." Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong immediately stopped chatting.
The carriage started and left the West Market.
"What do you think?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Du Ruhui and Xue Shou looked at each other, and the former whispered: "Your Highness, this is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing."
"Elaborate."
"Yes." Du Ruhui explained: "As far as your highness is concerned, if the prince loses Liu Wenjing, he will definitely regard the King of Qin as his life and death enemy, and their fight will become more and more fierce."
"Where's the bad thing?"
Xue Shou said: "The prince will never let go of Liu Wenjing's departure. From now on, the East Palace will use all possible means to deal with King Qin. We are worried that if some things are not detected in time, they may affect His Highness."
Yes, losing Liu Wenjing is enough to make the prince go crazy. You know, now that the East Palace cannot suppress Tiance Mansion, plus losing Liu Wenjing, can the prince not go crazy?
Li Zhiyun breathed softly, "The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. Now that we have taken this step, we cannot retreat."
Du Ruhui nodded and immediately asked, "How is the prince doing now?"
"I heard that he was still pleading with his father in the palace." Li Zhiyun said thoughtfully.
"I'm afraid it's a useless effort." Xue Shou said.
The imperial edict has been promulgated, and the emperor's golden words have no reason to take them back.
Li Zhiyun said: "We have to keep a close eye on Tiance Mansion. This incident is a lesson. We must not let down our guard in the future."
Who would have thought that the second brother's backhand would be so big?
"Yes." The two agreed.
Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, Pei Ji is probably indispensable for King Qin's success this time. I wonder if the two of them are involved?"
"Pei Ji." Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes. This venomous snake has been hovering around the emperor, spitting out snake bites. It doesn't know when it will suddenly attack. You really need to be more careful.
"I will make people stare at Pei Ji."
Royal Palace.
Li Jiancheng didn't know how long he stood outside the Zhengdian Hall. He only knew that the last time Li Zhong came to persuade him, he told him that Liu Wenqi had been beheaded.
"Your Highness, you'd better go back quickly. Governor Liu is going to Shuozhou soon. If you go now, you might be able to meet him," Li Zhong said.
"Father doesn't see me?"
"Your Highness, Your Majesty is in a very bad mood." Li Zhong reminded him tactfully.
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Li, for your advice."
"Don't dare."
Li Jiancheng left.
He knew that there was no point in his staying, as his father would not let Liu Wenjing go.
Through the window, Li Yuan watched Li Jiancheng leave.
He turned around, looked at Pei Ji, and asked, "Do you think I was too harsh on the prince this time?"
Pei Ji had just raided the Liu Mansion and was in a good mood. He planned to go to the Jiaofang Division to have a heart-to-heart talk with Liu Wenjing's family.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the crown prince, and he will take care of the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty in the future. If he cannot bear the suffering of others, how can he bear the burden of the country?
What's more, your Majesty did this for the sake of peace in the court. Otherwise, if the courtiers don't agree with each other and follow Liu Wenqi's example, the country will be ruined and order will not exist."
Li Yuan nodded and said, "You are right, but I see that the prince may have some complaints in his heart."
Hearing this, Pei Ji felt a little wary. Could it be that the saint was preparing to compensate the prince?
"What does your Majesty mean?"
Li Yuan waved his hand, said nothing, turned and walked away.
He is very clear about the impact that demoting Liu Wenjing will have on the prince. He needs to consider controlling it now and not let the situation become unbalanced.