Chapter 1149 Prince Promise
"Chengqian?"
The emperor let the crown prince into the palace with a hoarse voice, and the servant bowed to lead the crown prince into the palace, both respectful and careful to please, Cheng Qian stepped across the threshold with one foot, turned his head slightly and nodded to the servant, and then another The feet also stepped into the temple.
"Father, the Taibao sent an urgent report in Xiangyang, and the fifth brother died at the hands of the rebels."
"He brought the blame on himself." The emperor said indifferently, "Li You rebelled openly, and dared to presume to proclaim himself emperor, and was killed by the rebels under his command. Death is not a pity."
"Fifth brother was confused for a moment."
"Everyone should be responsible for their own actions. Li You is twenty years old, not a three-year-old kid. It is true that Yin Hongzhi is his uncle, but should he listen to his words and turn against me?"
"Fifth brother was just bewitched."
Li Shimin just shook his head. If it was said that Lujiang King Li Yuan rebelled in Youzhou and was deceived and deceived by Wang Junkuo, that would be more or less the case, but Li You had no room to say anything about it.
After receiving the report, the emperor ordered Liu Dewei to collect the body of the common man Li You and send it back to Chang'an.
Li You had no sons, so the country was abolished, and Cao Wang Li Ming was granted the feudal governor's mansion of Dongning, and hereditary Yongzhen.
As for Concubine Yinde, she had been demoted to a commoner before, but because her son conspired against her to proclaim herself emperor, Li Shimin had sent someone to give her a three-foot white silk.
In the Yin family and the Yan family, all men were exiled to Liaodong as Changliu people, and all women were exiled to Yeting.
In addition, the backbone buddies who participated in the rebellion, even if they die, they will pass on to the nine sides, and none of the immediate family members are slaves.
As for Du Xingmin, the Dongning soldier who took the lead in suppressing the chaos, the emperor fulfilled his promise and specially granted him the title of governor of Bazhou, the Duke of Nanyang County, and 300 households.
Those who capture Li You together will also be rewarded.
The rest of the people and so on, let it go.
At the same time, the emperor decreed that the governor of Zhennan and the Xuanfu envoy of Qianzhong Road should deal with the aftermath, and Zhang Shigui was the governor of Dongning.
This matter is over.
The emperor was indifferent on the surface, but his heart was also bleeding.
Back then, the three brothers of the same mother and the same mother killed each other. He has been uneasy for many years, but he kept telling himself that he had no choice back then. But he never hoped that what happened to him back then would happen again to his sons.
He drove Li Tai and Li Ke out of Luoyang, cutting off their ambition to seize the reserve.
But who would have thought that Li You would dare to rebel against him.
Although it was spinning up and down, this incident had a huge impact on him, and even had a very bad impact on the government and the opposition.
"I have already negotiated with all the princes and princes, and the royal family's secular system will be slightly adjusted. There will be 16 people in the prince's tent and 18 marriages, and 360 people in the tent. Moreover, marriage affairs and battles are all selected and taught by the imperial court, and the imperial court sends Dianjun and deputy Dianjun to lead them.
From 3,000 pro-army to only more than 500 people left, this time the guards of the feudal town have been greatly reduced.
There are only more than 500 princes left, only more than 300 and 100 left for the county king and heir king, and only more than 100 guards for the Duke of Shifeng.
The number of these guards is strictly limited, not only the number of people is strictly limited, but also the horses, armor, weapons and equipment they own are strictly limited, and breakthroughs are strictly prohibited.
It is clear that the power and further restrictions of the princes and clans of the feudal clan are further restricted. Li Shimin has asked the ministers to draft a code of conduct for the feudal vassal, what can and cannot be done, and under what circumstances the feudal vassals can take over the local military administration, etc. Etc., all strictly explained, draw a good line.
It is to prevent Li You from happening again, and at the same time, it must retain the original intention of the feudal vassal establishment, so that the suzerain vassal can respond expediently when the court is in danger or the frontier is in crisis.
But these powers will be clearly regulated.
"Father, my son thinks that although Du Xingmin has meritorious service, he is also guilty."
"Du Xingmin is not guilty. He was coerced at the beginning, and he did not participate in any conspiracy or action against the rebellion. Afterwards, he also actively carried out quelling the chaos. He is loyal and brave. As for the killing of Li You, I also said it just now, Li You He is a rebel, and he deserves to die, but Du Xingmin quelled the rebellion in just one day and did not disturb the middle of Guizhou. This feat is no small feat, why should I give him a real title as Duke?"
"I want to ask for a favor for Concubine Yin."
"It's too late, I have given the Yin family a three-foot white silk to commit suicide."
"The minister there asked to leave some honor for Concubine Yin, after all these years of love."
Finally sighed.
"Okay, I will grant your request to bury the Yin family as a concubine."
Li Shimin and Yin Shi have indeed been married for nearly thirty years, but it is by no means a touching love. The Yin family was confiscated into the court as a family member of a criminal, and was later given to the Qin Palace. It was only because she was young and beautiful, that she was blessed by Li Shimin and gave birth to another son, so she became a concubine of virtue.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this kind of thing was very common.
For example, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty who agreed with Empress Dugu to have only one wife in his life, also doted on several beauties in his later years. One of them was named Yuchi, who was the granddaughter of Yuchijiong who once opposed Yang Jian's usurpation.
Yang Jian liked this Yuchi family very much. As a result, Empress Dugu immediately killed Yuchi with a stick after Yang Jian came to court.
Another example is the Cui family, the favorite concubine of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, who also did not enter the court. His father Cui Junchuo, the Duke of Dongjun, followed the deposed prince Yang Yong. The men were exiled, and the women of the Cui family were confiscated into the palace. Later, Yang Guang favored the Cui family, so he called Cui Junchuo and his family back to the court to re-appoint officials. The same is true for the princess of the Chen family after the death of Nanchen.
The famous Shangguan Wan'er in history was confiscated into the court because of her grandfather Shangguanyi when she was still in her infancy.
Empress Zhang Jing of Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty, Empress Wu, was confiscated into Yeting after her father was murdered when she was seven or eight years old. Later, Tang Xuanzong saw that Li Heng, who was still a loyal king at that time, had no maids around him, so he asked Gao Lishi to come from Yeting. In the selection of the palace servants, Mrs. Wu was selected because she was young and beautiful.
After entering Prince Zhong's Mansion, he was very popular with Li Heng because of his dignified appearance and modest personality. In the second year, he gave birth to Li Yu, who became the later Emperor Daizong.
So the story between Li Shimin and the Yin family is actually the same as that of an ordinary landlord. The landlord fell in love with a young servant who bought it and was lucky. Then the servant gave birth to a son, so the mother was honored by the son, so she was promoted as a concubine. .
But even if she becomes an aunt, it cannot be said that the landlord has any touching love with her.
However, Li Shimin was very relieved that Chengqian interceded for the Yin family. No matter whether Chengqian was really kind or just pretending to be a show, but now that he has just experienced his own son's rebellion, he still needs such comfort.
"When I took over the world back then, it was full of thorns. When I hand over this world to you in the future, I will remove all the thorns in advance. Your brothers, I will take good care of them, and I will not let them add trouble to you. But I also hope that you will be tolerant and kind to them in the future."
Chengqian looked up at his father, and his father was already very old before he knew it.
"I hereby promise my father that after my son succeeds to the throne in the future, I will never change the system set by my father, and I will definitely let the emperors continue to rule the border areas."
"What if someone wants to turn against you?"
"If there is any rebellion, it must be bewitched by the evil, and the minister will kill the evil villains around him."
"How to deal with the brother who is going against you?"
"Recall the capital to live in, and when the son grows up, the son will seal the vassal land and guard it on his behalf."
"Even if it's Li You, don't you kill him?"
"Not to kill." Cheng Qian said.
Li Shimin sighed, didn't say anything more, waved his hand to let Chengqian back down.
Xiangyang.
Qin Lang received the order from Luoyang, and was not surprised by the emperor's disposition, which was almost in his expectation.
Du Xingmin was a sixth-rank soldier in the governor's mansion, Cao Canjun, and he was granted the title of Duke of Nanyang County for his achievements in quelling the chaos, and he was granted the title of third-rank Bazhou governor. Back in the Wude Dynasty, Li Jing assisted Li Xiaogong to pacify the southeast half of the country for the Tang Dynasty, but in the end Li Yuan only gave Li Jing the title of Duke of Yongkang County, which was still empty.
After the Xuanwumen Rebellion in the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin granted great meritorious service. Li Jing won the seal of 300 households based on his achievements in winning the southeast half of the country and defending against the Turks in the north.
Du Xingmin was lucky, he encountered a special event, and the emperor wanted to calm down the farce as soon as possible.
There are quite a few people as lucky as Du Xingmin. Li You rebelled. A commoner in Dongning City who dared to denounce Li You's crimes face to face and tried to stone Li You to death was specially listed by Li Shimin as a typical example. Luo Shitou, the righteous man killed by his subordinates, was posthumously presented as the governor of Haozhou, and this Luo Shitou was originally a stonemason without a name.
There was another Gao Junzhang who denounced Li You severely. Because he was whipped by Li You, the emperor specially named him the county magistrate of Yushe.
The soldiers and officials who followed Du Xingmin to contact the soldiers also received rewards, and the lowest one was even promoted to the third rank.
"The sage said that the major families in central Guizhou were not rebellious, so after Duke Wei arrived in central Guizhou, he had to calm down, and there must be no more turmoil. He also said that the princess and other family members of Duke Wei of Wei should not follow him to central Guizhou. From Xiangyang to the Yangtze River via the Hanshui River, then go to Jiangxi to Guangzhou, and then go to Wu'an."
Qin Lang also agreed with the intention conveyed by the servant.
"It is true that Tian Xie and Zhao in central Guizhou didn't go against them, they just pretended to be submissive, but there were indeed some stupid and arrogant thieves who responded and took the opportunity to make trouble. Does the sage have anything to say about these people? "
"The sage said that what should be killed should be killed. Kill the chickens to warn the monkeys, and kill one to warn the hundred! In a medium scale, the sage believes that Wei Gong can handle it well, and central Guizhou will be handed over to Wei Guogong and Guo Guogong!"
(end of this chapter)