Chapter 1029 Companion to a king is like a tiger
The people of Luoyang City mourned the Empress Changsun, and at the same time, they loved and sympathized with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had just returned to Luoyang.
The young Prince His Royal Highness has just defeated Tuyuhun in Longyou, and made great achievements in destroying the country. Before he came, he triumphantly shared the victory with the queen, but the queen passed away, how pitiful.
I have no mother since then.
Because of this, Prince Chengqian's reputation among the people even rose to a higher level.
Not many people know that the prince is actually imprisoned in the East Palace by the emperor, waiting to be released.
"I want to hear Qin Lang explain himself!"
Shangyanggong Guanfeng Hall, Li Shimin saw Cen Wenwen who replied, with a dark face, "call Qin Lang to see him!"
When Qin Lang visited the emperor, Li Shimin stared at Qin Lang with a cold face, "What do you want to do?"
"I think what Wei Zheng said is right." Qin Lang bowed down on the ground, but Li Shimin deliberately turned a blind eye to him, and he could only bow down on the ground if he was not told to lie down. The floor is smooth, but it is also very hard, and it is very uncomfortable without a futon. Comfortable.
This is a small punishment, which expresses the dissatisfaction in the emperor's heart. Although the courtiers are unhappy, they can only accept it. The so-called companionship is like companionship with a tiger. It is often much more serious than this, and sometimes even a sentence is wrong. May be lost.
Li Shimin is already considered a rare and wise king, but Li Shimin is also a human being, and he will also have emotions and desires, and sometimes his anger will get out of control.
In history, Li Shimin also killed heroes. Although the heroes who killed were basically rebellious and rebellious, the emperor did kill heroes, and there were quite a few of them. For example, Yan Wang Li Yi, and Changle King Li Youliang King of Lujiang, Governor of Youzhou Li Yuan, Governor of Lizhou and King of Yi'an Li Xiaochang, General of Youwuwei Liu Deyu. Later, Hou Junji and Zhang Liang were also killed for treason.
If you count the brothers Jian Jiancheng and Yuan Ji who were killed by Li Shimin himself, as well as his rebellious son Qi Wang Li You, younger brother Yuan Chang, and even his brother-in-law Xue Wanche, his son-in-law and others.
Li Shimin killed a lot of people, not only the clan but also heroes, and even the Qiandi Yuan Cong from the old ministry, but Li Shimin killed the brothers and nephews except for the Xuanwu Gate, killing other people was committed by them for treason, and the evidence is true They were killed only under certain circumstances. Basically, they did not say that they were murdered unjustly and indiscriminately, let alone framed.
He has a red line, who touches this red line dies.
The only ones who committed treason in the Zhenguan Dynasty were not killed were Changsun Anye and Changsun Shunde. Changsun Shunde was only implicated, not the mastermind. Changsun Anye did participate in the conspiracy, and it was the queen who saved him.
Others were not so lucky. The prince Qi Wang Li You was scolded as a beast because of his bad behavior. Later, he really rebelled, so Li Shimin finally killed him.
Qin Lang knew all of this.
In the past few years, I always wanted to stay away from the center, stay away from the emperor, and try not to disobey the emperor, but this time, I still didn't follow Li Shimin's intention.
He also knew that the emperor was holding a fire in his heart and had nowhere to vent it, but because of the special situation now, Qin Lang was going to use this matter to poke the emperor's fire.
Taking the opportunity to vent the emperor's anger, it is also difficult to handle it properly.
Otherwise, it is easy to be self-defeating. He and Changle haven't officially married yet, even if they get married, they are just son-in-laws. Li Shimin has a bunch of son-in-laws and prospective son-in-laws. Historically, son-in-laws have been killed, brother-in-laws have been killed, and uncles, brothers, and nephews have even been killed.
Qin Lang also carefully summarized Li Shimin in history, but he also found out a characteristic of Li Shimin's murder.
One is not to kill people who commit minor crimes, and the other is not to kill soldiers who were born and died together, unless such as Hou Junji and Zhang Liang really crossed the line.
Three do not kill prisoners, this is different from his father Li Yuan, Li Yuan likes to kill those anti-kings, Li Gui, Xue Rengao, Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, killing them openly and secretly, trying to find a way to get rid of them one by one Death, anyway, death can make him feel at ease.
Fourth, do not kill the monarch of the enemy country. For example, Jieli was not killed when he was captured. Dangxiang Qiang chieftain was not killed at the time. Fu Yun and Murong Cheng of Tuyuhun were killed directly if they were not on the battlefield. If they were only captured, they would definitely You can also enjoy wealth and honor in Chang'an.
Li Shimin's fifth not to kill, is to kill only the chief culprit, not to kill the associates and family members. After the Xuanwumen Incident, he only killed his brothers and ten nephews, but he did not blame the past for the people in the East Palace and the Qi Palace. They even reuse them, such as Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Xue Wanche. Li Shimin generally does not engage in extensive purges. For example, Li Anyan was killed for rebellion. Li Shimin also felt sorry for his father and had no one to take care of him. Not only did he not kill him, he even sent someone to take care of his father.
Hou Junji was killed, and Li Shimin deliberately left Hou Junji's son behind. Zhang Liang was killed, but he didn't kill his wife and children. Except for killing his brothers and brothers, Li Shimin seldom did anything to kill his family during the Zhenguan Dynasty. Ah, being implicated in these things is much better than Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor who likes to kill thousands of people at every turn.
"The sage, after the chaos of the Xuanwu Gate, was able to reject the proposal of Yuchi Gonghou Junji and others to eradicate the weeds. Not only did he not wipe out all the party members of the Qi Mansion in the Eastern Palace, but he also reused Wei Zheng, Wang Yu and others. Why is Wei Zheng just a few loyal words of advice today? The sage won’t be able to listen to what he said, and he will even commit a crime because of his speech?”
"What is Wei Zheng guilty of?"
"As a servant, Wei Xuancheng is also a high-ranking official under his family. The province under his family is responsible for denying and deliberating, and he is also the head of the admonishing officials. Wei Zheng's admonition is his duty, but the saint wants to relegate him because of this. Isn't it to block the way of speech? The sages used to say that Pei Ju was prime minister in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a traitor in the Sui Dynasty, and an upright and loyal minister in the Tang Dynasty, why? Because the emperor in Sui was fatuous, and the emperor in Tang was also wise."
"Could it be that what the sage said back then is forgotten now?"
Li Shimin was stunned and furious.
"Your mouth is as powerful as ever, why don't you teach Cheng Qian well?"
Seeing the emperor changing the subject, Qin Lang said bluntly, "I have been governing the south in the past few years, and I am no longer an official of the Eastern Palace."
"Your Majesty's thinking is also human nature. The emperor also has true feelings, which is very good, but the etiquette cannot be messed up. Gaozu passed away last year, and he was buried in the mausoleum. It was also a thin burial. The interval is very short. Today, Empress Wende's funeral cannot be overshadowed. To celebrate the funeral of the great ancestor, otherwise it will be very bad. Not only will people in the world criticize the saint for being unfilial, but they will even add this name of unfilial piety to Empress Wende. How can the saint let such a virtuous person like Empress Wende feel at ease? She was splashed with sewage afterwards?"
Queen Wende is the posthumous title proposed by the imperial court for Empress Changsun, Wende Wende, which is a very high posthumous posthumous title.
Li Shimin was silent after listening.
After a long time, he nodded and finally listened.
"I was confused for a while."
Li Shimin is a good emperor who knows his mistakes and can correct them, so he withdrew his order that day, and Wei Zheng didn't have to go to Xiangzhou to be a Sima.
Official Wei Zheng was reinstated, even promoted to a higher rank, and given ten catties of gold and two royal horses.
Qin Lang also made great contributions in admonishing, and his loyalty and integrity are commendable, so he specially gave two of his sabers to Qin Lang and Wei Zheng.
But the emperor also said that Qin Lang should be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and that the appointment should not be revoked by the school secretary, and that Qin Lang and Wei Zheng jointly presided over the affairs of the province.
When the decree was sent to Wei Zheng's home, Wei Zheng was packing his luggage, and his wife, Mrs. Pei, was still complaining that Wei Zheng was too bad-tempered, and that he didn't know how to be flexible. He said that the emperor's new wife lost his wife, and it was a time of grief. occasion.
Wei Zheng looked at the row of self-brewed wine in the room, and wanted to have a drink, but he couldn't drink during the national funeral, so he could only endure it.
"As the prime minister, especially the chief of the subordinate province, it is my duty to give advice. How can I not give advice because I am concerned about my personal future? Is that the act of an upright minister? Demotion is demotion, Xiangzhou is away from me It’s also good that my hometown is closer.”
"What a ghost, you're happy, don't you think about your wife and children?"
While speaking, the messenger came.
It was still Cen Wenwen who came to announce the decree in person.
Not only was the official restored to his original post, but he was still the third rank under the door of the provincial servant and Tong Zhongshu.
In addition, there is a sword worn by the emperor, ten catties of gold, and two royal horses.
In addition to these, there is also Rong En. The emperor married his young daughter, Princess Xincheng, to Wei Shuyu, the son of Wei Zheng.
It is not unusual for Li Shimin to take the initiative to marry Wei Zheng. In recent years, anyone who can become a prime minister, basically the emperor will take the initiative to marry. Either let the prime minister's son Princess Shang, or the prime minister's daughter marry the prince, or Marry the emperor's younger brothers, or be engaged to the emperor's younger sisters. In short, the emperor likes to marry prime ministers and generals the most. Ministers married all over the place.
Everyone is not only a monarch and minister, but also relatives.
Some families even married several times. For example, the second son of Fang Xuanling, Princess Shang Gaoyang, the third son married the daughter of King Jing Li Yuanjing, and his daughter Fang Fengzhu married King Han as his concubine. The family married the royal family three times.
As a former princeling, Wei Zheng did not have the top family background like Wang Gui and Wei Ting, so it was already amazing to be able to be a prime minister in the Zhenguan Dynasty, let alone become Zheng Guogong, a prince and a grand teacher step by step, but this time The emperor took the initiative to marry a daughter, which still made Pei very happy.
Since then, the Wei family has also become relatives of the emperor.
Wei Zheng accepted the order, a little surprised, "Because of Qin Lang?"
Cen Wenwen also told him directly, "Well, Duke Wei went to the palace to face the saint, and he advised the saint for a long time before the saint retracted his will."
Wei Zheng nodded, and then the explanation made sense, and now only Qin Lang can persuade the emperor.
After Cen Wenwen left, Mrs. Pei looked at the imperial decree and was very excited, "You have to remember the kindness of the Duke of Wei, and in the future, don't impeach the Duke of Wei at will. You were protected by Wei Gong, and later he recommended you, and he helped you a lot, but you have nothing to impeach him these years, you see now, he has rescued you again regardless of the past, but you have to remember..."
Wei Zheng was stubborn, "I've never been right about things and people..."
Not long after Cen Wenwen left, someone sent an invitation.
Opened it and saw that it was a post from Wei Guogong Qin Lang. Qin Lang wanted to invite him to a meal. The time and place can be determined by Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng was stunned, they were all ministers in the same hall, they were all ministers under Zhongshu's sect, and they met and dealt with each other almost every day, now Qin Lang and him co-chaired the affairs of the sect, and in the future, they would even bow their heads and see each other, why did they have to do it in private Invitation to meet?
"Hehe, as expected."
Wei Zheng concluded that Qin Lang was deliberately showing favor to him first, and then asked him for something in return.
"That's all!"
Pei said, "You are judging the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!"
Wei Zheng refused to accept, "I am a villain? A gentleman of Qin Lang?"
(end of this chapter)