Li Zhonglin has been with Gaozong all year round, so she naturally knows Gaozong's temper. Although this person has a cowardly character, once he becomes strong, he will definitely be unstoppable by a hundred cows. If he is not careful, his life will be sealed.
Here it is.
However, Li Zhonglin came prepared. How could he, a small commander of a hundred cavalry, dare to talk nonsense about such a big event? So, Li Chenglin saluted Emperor Gaozong, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister found something in the stable of the Prince's Palace.
I made hundreds of paintings!"
"What are you talking about? Hundreds of soap armors?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Gaozong suddenly felt blood rushing upwards and felt a little dizzy. He quickly held his forehead with his hands to force himself to calm down, and then shouted in a deep voice: "Show me in the East Palace! I want to
Take a look with your own eyes at the hundreds of soap nails in the palace!"
It’s not surprising that Emperor Gaozong was angry. It was because the laws of the Tang Dynasty had very strict regulations on weapons and equipment. It was strictly prohibited for any individual or unit to hide weapons and armor privately. Even the soldiers of the government were not allowed to have weapons in normal times. At most, they could only have bows and arrows. As for
Spears, crossbows, armor, horses, etc. were only distributed when the troops were sent out to fight, but they had to be handed back after the battle.
"Tang Lv Shu Yi" clearly records: "... refers to armored crossbows, spears, flags, flags, banned books, seals, etc., which should not be owned by private individuals, and are called 'forbidden objects'." Good at Xing Lv
》 also stipulates that those who privately possess one armor collar and three crossbows will be trafficked for two thousand miles; those who privately possess three armor collars and five crossbows will be punished by hanging. Even so, in the past dynasties, the control of weapons has been relatively relaxed.
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Of course, in actual operations, in some special places, such as the Prince's Palace, the Prince's East Palace and other places, because it is very troublesome to frequently take and place weapons and equipment, they generally do not put them back, but are directly equipped by soldiers.
However, these are all fixed quotas, and there is nothing extra. Although there are six soldiers from the East Palace in the palace, there are no extra armors and weapons. Hiding hundreds of soap armors secretly is enough to be charged with treason.
Although he did not hope that such a thing would become a reality, Gaozong knew that in such a major matter, Li Zhonglin, the leader of the Hundred Cavalry who had always been loyal to him, would never dare to commit any fraud unless he did not want to die.
When he arrived at the stable in the East Palace and saw the pile of soap armor like a hill and the pale-faced prince, the last glimmer of hope in Gaozong's heart had been completely lost. He couldn't help but come to Li Xian and shouted at the top of his lungs.
: "Prince, what's going on? Tell me, what's going on? I've always treated you well, how could you do such a thing?"
"Father, father, I have been wronged. I really don't know what is going on." When Li Xian saw Gaozong, he immediately seemed to have seen his backbone. He knelt down in front of Gaozong, paused and cried:
"My son has been wronged, please make the decision, father."
"Hmph, it's unfair! I don't know what happened? It happened in your East Palace, and you said you didn't know what happened. You actually said it was unfair! Could anyone secretly send these hundreds of paintings behind your back?
The soap armor was transported to the stable and you didn’t know? Humph, these are not two paintings, but hundreds of soap armors! Prince, take a look, these soap armors are piled into a hill, there are so many
Can't you see it? You don't know? Tell me, you, the Lord of the East Palace, did this?"
Gaozong's tone became more and more severe, and in the end he couldn't help but growl in a low voice, glared at Li Xian hatefully, and then walked away.
After Gaozong left, Empress Wu slowly came closer and sneered softly: "Prince, you are so courageous. You rebelled. Even your father doesn't take him seriously. It's a shame that your father values you so much."
Empress Wu did not wait for any reaction from Li Xian, and then immediately shouted: "Whoever comes, please keep an eye on the prince first. The prince and anyone in the East Palace are not allowed to enter or exit, and we are waiting for disposal!"
After that, Empress Wu left proudly!
Li Xian looked at Empress Wu's back and couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart. He wished he could just walk forward, hold down the hateful woman, and strangle her to death. He gritted his teeth and secretly said: "It's all this hateful woman like you."
, arrested Daosheng and falsely accused me of treason. This is your revenge. In revenge, I killed your mistress Ming Chongyan. Hehe, I just want to kill him. Whoever lets him spread rumors and slander me everywhere, you can kill him.
If you kill me, Ming Chongyan will not survive. If you dethrone me as the crown prince, you will definitely make Lao Qi the crown prince in the future. You will definitely regret this move by then, because Lao Qi is better than me.
This loser is much stronger, has many plots and tricks, and is very ruthless in his attacks. This is very similar to you, and also very similar to Taizong. If you shoot yourself in the foot, it will be useless even if you regret it in the future. He will definitely do it for you.
I will take revenge against you, this hateful woman!"
Li Xian looked at Empress Wu with eyes like knives. If eyes could kill, Empress Wu would have been shattered to pieces countless times. However, his eyes could only express his anger, and even a trace of sadness: "Even my father has been killed."
You don’t believe me anymore. It seems that I am really going to die. Seeing that I am only one step away from the throne, I didn’t expect to be plotted by this woman like this. I hate it so much, I really hate it!"
But it is said that after Gaozong and Empress Wu returned to the palace, they discussed the investigation and evidence collection of Li Xian's rebellion. After some deliberations, they decided to appoint Xue Yuanchao, the third-rank minister of Zhongshu, and Pei Yan, Huangmen's minister.
Gao Zhizhou, the door servant, tried the case.
A few days later, when the evidence of rebellion was conclusive, Xue Yuanchao and three others submitted a petition to the emperor, suggesting that Li Xian be abolished as crown prince and the relevant criminals dealt with. However, Gaozong could not bear it and wanted to forgive him, saying that the prince had always been benevolent and filial, but had recently made foolish actions.
He must have been instigated by others. As long as he dealt with the instigator and appointed capable people to assist him, the prince would naturally be able to change his ways and do good.
Unexpectedly, Empress Wu refused to agree, and said sternly: "If a virtuous person is rebellious and his relatives are killed for justice, he cannot be forgiven." Xue Yuanchao and other later party members also took the opportunity to make comments. Emperor Gaozong had no choice but to order the abolition of Li Xian's position as crown prince and demote him to a concubine.
People, secluded in other places. Hundreds of soap armors as evidence of rebellion were also ordered to be burned. Later, the prince's close ministers, the former prince Zuo Shuzi, and Zhang Da'an, a third-rank disciple of Tong Zhongshu, were demoted to the governor of Puzhou, and the prince Xima
Liu Nayan was exiled to Zhenzhou, and Li Ming, the governor of Suzhou and King of Cao, was renamed Lingling County Prince because of his party affiliation with Li Xian and settled in Qianzhou.
In addition to King Cao Li Ming, there were also more than ten officials attached to Li Xian by the party, all of whom were senior officials above the fourth rank. At this point, a prince's rebellion case that shocked the world was concluded. (To be continued.