blenderwars Chapter 585 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey
Chapter 585 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey
Chapter 585 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey
Li Tai said with an ugly face: "Father sent an oral order to let this article go to the fief within three days to become a vassal."
"What! Why did Your Majesty suddenly issue such an oral order?" Han Wen asked in surprise.
With Li Shimin's love for Li Tai, how could he suddenly make such a will.
There was no news from the aristocratic family, and it was probably a sudden decision.
What made Li Shimin make this decision suddenly?
"Your Highness, the most urgent thing now is to go to the palace immediately to intercede with His Majesty. You can only stay in Chang'an, and the rest can be investigated slowly." Han Wen said.
He didn't know the reason for it for a while, and couldn't think of a good way.
But he is very clear that the fief cannot go there anyway.
Once he goes to the fiefdom, Li Tai will completely miss the throne.
"This king knows, so I'll go into the palace now." Li Tai said.
He naturally knew that once he went to the fiefdom, he would lose his destiny to the throne, otherwise he wouldn't just stay in Chang'an and just settle down.
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"My son and minister see father and emperor." Li Chengqian bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin waved his hand, handed over the secret report, and said, "Look at it."
Li Chengqian accepted the secret report with some trepidation, and when he saw that the content on it had nothing to do with him, his brows relaxed.
After reading the content, Li Chengqian frowned again.
It was written about Yan Wang Li You.
Li You's mother was Concubine Yin, and her father Yin Shishi prevented Li Yuan from attacking Chang'an, killed Li Yuan's son Li Zhiyun, and dug up Li's ancestral grave.
After Li Yuan conquered Chang'an, he ransacked his home, executed Yin Shishi, and his family was imprisoned in Yeting.
Concubine Yin was quite beautiful, and was later accepted by Li Shimin. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, she was named Concubine De.
Not only that, but also pardoned his brother Yin Hongzhi and all his family members.
This secret report was about Yin Hongzhi recommending his brother-in-law Yan Hongxin to Li You.
Li You asked Yan Hongxin to recruit dead soldiers secretly, and there are already more than 200 dead soldiers.
"What do you think about this?" Li Shimin asked.
After reading it, Li Chengqian was thinking about Li Shimin's intention for showing him this. Hearing this, he considered it carefully and said, "Going back to Emperor Father, this matter is not a big deal. King Yan just recruited some guards."
Li You did not threaten him, and Li Chengqian also wanted to show his elder brother's demeanor in front of Li Shimin.
"Just recruit some guards? As a prince, he has [-] elite guards. Why does he need so many guards? He secretly recruited dead soldiers in Chang'an, and it would not be wronged to say that he conspired against him." Li Shimin said coldly.
Fortunately, Baiqi reported this matter. If the officer finds out and impeaches Li You for treason, then he will be in a dilemma.
"Father, it is too serious to say that you are treasonous. King Yan is still young, so he may have been deceived by others." Li Chengqian said.
Li Shimin took a deep look at Li Chengqian, and asked: "If this matter is entrusted to you, what will you do?"
Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and thought hard.
Li Shimin didn't urge him, just sat there silently.
"Father, my son feels that it is dereliction of duty for Yan Wang's governor Shi to persuade Yan Wang, and he should be replaced. All the dead soldiers recruited should be dismissed." Li Chengqian expressed his thoughts and looked at Li Shimin with some anxiety.
Li Shimin was noncommittal, and asked, "Did Li You not punish you?"
"Father, King Yan is a prince after all, and he didn't make a big mistake. I feel that he should be given a chance." Li Chengqian said.
Li Shimin shook his head and said, "This is too merciful."
Although he said this on his lips, Li Shimin was very satisfied in his heart.
Li You recruited dead soldiers in Chang'an, even if he was charged with treason, that would be fine.
However, Li Chengqian did not take the opportunity to step on Li You, but instead pleaded for him in disguise.
Although there is an element of showmanship, but judging from his attitude towards other people, Li Chengqian is not a cruel person.
Although as a prince, being soft-hearted is not a good thing.
But compared to being cruel, Li Shimin prefers Li Chengqian to be soft-hearted.
A soft heart can be taught, but a hard heart cannot be taught.
Li Chengqian's heart is soft, and after he succeeds to the throne, he will not be ruthless to do anything to the rest of the brothers.
Rather than saying that Li Shimin called Li Chengqian to ask his opinion on this matter, it is better to say that this is a test.
"My son and minister are dull and can't share the worries of the father, so I ask the father to forgive me."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "You did the right thing, but it wasn't comprehensive enough."
"You should handle this matter yourself. The governor of King Yan's mansion, Shi, failed to persuade King Yan, so he was dismissed. Quan Wanji will be the governor, and Yan Hongxin and those dead men will all be executed."
"As for Li You..."
Li Shimin's eyes turned cold, and he said: "If you have a staff of forty, you can go to the fiefdom and become a vassal."
Quan Wanji was originally Li Ke's long history, and he was very upright, somewhat similar to Wei Zheng.
Li Shimin felt that by arranging an upright person to persuade Li You, Li You could do less stupid things.
Poor parents all over the world, Li Shimin's painstaking efforts are doomed to be in vain.
In history, Quan Wanji was Li You's long history.
Li You did not abide by the law in the fiefdom and acted recklessly. Quan Wanji violated Yan Zhijian many times, and Li You held a grudge against him, and was finally shot to death.
Even so, Li You was still angry and ordered the corpse to be dismembered directly.
Afterwards, Li You was terrified for fear of being held accountable by Li Shimin, and someone took the opportunity to persuade him to rebel.
Li You didn't know if there was something wrong with his brain or something wrong, but he really agreed.
The reason why it is said that Li You has a brain problem is because after the rebellion, Li You did not expand outwards, but instead played with the princess in the palace every day.
When the imperial army came, there was no resistance at all, which shows how unpopular Li You is.
These are all things to talk about later.
Let's talk about Li Chengqian, when he heard that Li Shimin asked him to deal with this matter, and Li Shimin's method of dealing with it, he was slightly taken aback, and said: "Father, the stick is forty, and King Yan may only have half his life left. If this It's time to let him go to the feudal clan, under the exhaustion of boats and cars, I'm afraid his life will be in danger."
"Do you think it's too cruel for me to do this?" Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
"My son doesn't dare."
"The reason why I did this was to make an example to the monkeys. I killed Yan Hongxin to warn those who have ulterior motives. I blamed Li You for other princes to see."
"There are so many people with ulterior motives in the world, it's hard to tell them apart, and you can't kill them all. You have to frighten them and make them be honest. Do you understand?" Li Shimin said.
"I understand." Li Chengqian said with a half understanding.
Seeing Li Chengqian like this, Li Shimin knew that he didn't fully understand what he meant.
Li Shimin's handling of this matter in history is actually similar to what Li Chengqian said before.
The reason why he is so ruthless now is to use this incident to teach Li Chengqian.
It's just that this teaching is full of blood.
"What do you think of the saying that those who win the hearts of the people win the world?" Li Shimin asked.
Li Chengqian thought for a while and said: "This sentence means that if you get the support of the people, you can win the world. My Tang Dynasty is to obey the will of heaven and obey the will of the people, so that I can sit in the world."
"Stupid!" Li Shimin scolded.
(End of this chapter)