The breeze blew and the pages of the document turned.
"The evidence of Li Xiaochang and Du Caiqian's rebellion is conclusive, and they also colluded with the deposed prince. In the past few days, based on the letters I collected from Li Xiaochang, I found that many ministers in the court had contacts with Li Xiaochang.
Therefore, these two people have decided to be executed, and their family records will also be confiscated in the palace."
At this point, Li Zhiyun paused slightly. This was because Li Junxian had written a letter to plead for Du Caiqian's wife, Lu.
Out of curiosity, Li Zhiyun investigated the Lu family and found that she was actually from the south ancestral house of the Lu family in Fanyang. After careful consideration, Li Zhiyun did not hand her over to the Jiaofang Secretary, but instead brought her into the palace.
Hearing this, Princess Chu said: "If my husband is in trouble, I will reject my second sister-in-law."
Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "No need. This time, because of the correspondence between Changsun Shunde and Li Xiaochang, I have revoked all the noble positions. They are both Changsun clans. I decided to give Changsun Anye a chance, which can be regarded as a token of appreciation to the people of Guanlong.
state."
Suppression must be done within a certain range.
This time he killed so many people directly, many of whom were related to Guan Long, so he decided to forgive some of them as appropriate.
This eldest grandson Anye might as well take it out and make a show of it.
"In that case, I would like to thank you husband."
"You and I, you and I, don't have to be like this." Li Zhiyun said: "Even if there is no such thing, if the second sister-in-law pleads for mercy, I will consider it. Now among the brothers' family records, only the second sister-in-law is left. No matter what, the one who should be taken care of is still
Gotta take care of it.”
Princess Chu smiled and said, "My husband is kind-hearted."
It doesn't matter whether he is kind or not, he is just following the trend.
"By the way, have you thought about how to deal with your aunt's matter?" Li Zhiyun couldn't help but ask.
Speaking of this, Princess Chu's face froze and she asked angrily: "Husband, do you want to interfere?"
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Li Zhiyun laughed along with him and hugged his wife.
Seeing this, Princess Chu snorted softly.
Three days later, Li Xiaochang and Du Caiqian were executed in Xishi. Changsun Anye was exiled to Yizhou.
Outside Chang'an City.
"Ping Gao, I'm going to Danzhou now. I don't know when we can see you again. Let's have a glass of wine and express our brotherhood."
Wang Changxie raised his glass.
Li Gaoqian and Zhang Ping raised their glasses and clinked their glasses, and then the three of them drank it all.
Zhang Ping said with a smile: "Although you stay in the capital, you must be careful. Now that the King of Chu is in control of the government, he will not tolerate our old ministers. The saint is in poor health and no one will take care of you. I hope you will be careful in everything."
The three of them, plus Qian Jiulong, Jiang Baoyi, Liu Shilong, Liu Zhenghui and others, were all members of the Yuan Dynasty of Jinyang. Now that the King of Chu has risen, they have to give way.
Otherwise, being demoted is a small matter, but losing one's life is a big deal.
Li Gaoqian said calmly: "After a few days, I will submit my resignation and leave the court. I have never offended King Chu, and I don't think he will kill me."
"This can be considered a way." Zhang Ping nodded.
Wang Changxie sighed: "It seems that I have to find an opportunity to submit my resignation to the King of Chu."
These people are all saints and have no contact with the King of Chu. Now that the King of Chu is in charge of the political power, they will be taken away by the King of Chu sooner or later.
If they don't leave now, they will still leave in the future when King Chu comes to the throne.
There is no way, who can let the saint say no, then it will not work.
Zhang Ping held his fist high and said: "If there is a chance in the future, we can swim through the beautiful mountains and rivers together, arm in arm."
"good!"
Prince Qin's Mansion.
Changsun Shunde did not expect that he had just rejected Princess Qin's request for help a few days ago, and now it was his turn to ask for help from her.
Changsun Anye was exiled to Xizhou. Without the approval of the King of Chu, this would have been impossible. Du Caigan and Li Xiaochang, who also rebelled, could not die again. Why could Changsun Anye escape?
Anyone with a discerning eye can understand that this has nothing to do with Princess Qin.
After all, the government and the public also knew a thing or two about the King of Chu's care of the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
"Forgive me, Lord Changsun, but my princess is unwell and cannot see guests. Please come back in two days, Lord Changsun."
In front of the palace gate, the maid whispered to Shunde, the eldest grandson.
Changsun Shunde said impatiently: "Just tell me that I have something urgent, and you can go and communicate it."
The King of Chu beat him to the bottom. His official position was gone, his lordship was gone, and he was now a commoner. How could he accept this?
At least one should be left for him to take care of in his old age!
As for the King of Chu, he had no connections and could not get anything from him, so he could only try his luck with his niece.
It's a pity that he didn't help because of Changsun Anye's matter a few days ago. Now it's a little difficult to find Changsun.
The maid couldn't resist him, so she could only turn around and go in to report.
Inner room.
After listening to the words of the maid, Changsun lowered his head and embroidered a pair of small shoes and said softly: "I am just a lonely widow. How can I help him? Tell him that there is nothing I can do."
For the sake of her eldest grandson Anye, she had already put down her dignity and begged Princess Chu. If she wanted to beg Princess Chu again for her eldest grandson Shunde.
So what became of her?
What would Princess Chu think of her?
How would the King of Chu view her?
She is not stupid, so she will not agree to help her eldest grandson Shunde.
In her opinion, it was an unexpected joy that the King of Chu could let his eldest grandson Anye go for his own sake, so how could he be greedy?
After all, no matter how good the relationship between my husband and the King of Chu is, that's not what it's used for. The brothers are still settling accounts, and asking for it again and again doesn't mean offending someone.
What's more, this is a major political matter involving rebellion.
If you intervene once, you don't know what to do. How can you still make further progress?
To be a human being, you must know how to be content.
"Slave, please obey."
In the end, Changsun Shunde still failed to get help from the Changsun family and could only leave in despair.
He considered going into the palace to find the emperor, but the problem was that everyone inside and outside the palace was the King of Chu's people.
Outside are the generals under the command of King Chu, and the one serving the emperor inside is Queen Wan. How could he see the emperor?
Shence Mansion.
Li Zhiyun was sitting cross-legged on a soft cushion, with a memorial on the table. Below, several counselors were sitting on their knees.
"What do you think of the candidate for Prime Minister?"
"Of course, whoever Your Highness trusts can go up," Wei Zheng said.
Li Zhiyun thought, naturally he would like Du Ruhui and others to join him, but they are not qualified enough, so it would be inappropriate to promote them rashly now. He also has to take into account the thoughts of Pei Ju, Yang Gongren and others.
When the old ministers of the East Palace and Li Yuan were eliminated, the three of them spared no effort to support them in replacing them with the civil and military officials of Shence Mansion. If they were to promote Du Ruhui and others to the prime ministership now, it would be too much and not enough.
"How about Changping King Li Shuliang?"
Li Shuliang?
Everyone looked at each other, Your Highness, are you serious? It would be fatal for King Changping to be the governor, so let him be the prime minister?
Wei Zheng refused without thinking: "Your Highness, it's not that I have a problem with King Changping, but King Changping... Well, he is not suitable to be the prime minister."
He actually wanted to say that King Changping was not worthy of being prime minister at all.
The position of the Prime Minister is at the center, serving the king and ruling the world. If he lacks talent and wisdom, he will be in trouble.
And what about King Changping?
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this man has never done anything impressive.
Even, he was defeated many times.
Is it really appropriate for such a person to be prime minister?
Du Ruhui thought more deeply and asked tentatively: "Is Your Highness planning to appease the clan with King Changping?"
Li Zhiyun glanced at him approvingly, nodded and said: "That's right. In fact, I know what you are worried about, but now is not the time. I need the government to calm down, and Prince Changping is a good choice."
After saying this, everyone was stunned.
It seems that His Highness does not intend to really reuse King Changping, but wants to use him to show off.
Du Ruhui said: "Actually, it doesn't matter. There are Prime Minister Yang, Prime Minister Pei, Prime Minister Chen and others in the Zhengshi Hall. Prince Changping's entry into the Zhengshi Hall will not cause much trouble."
"Then there is another one?" Wei Zheng asked.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "Take your time and consider the remaining one slowly."
The phase has been delayed for so long, so we must give an explanation, even if it is just a half explanation, this can temporarily block the mouths of the officials.