Chapter 178 You resign
Conspiracy is the first of the ten evils, and will never be pardoned.
Despite the Eight Discussions, death cannot be avoided!
"Li Youliang, Li Xiaochang, make a decision!" Changsun Wuji asked.
"Sun Fujia, you are the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. What crime do you say should be done and how should you deal with it?" Li Shimin asked Sun Fujia.
Sun Fujia, who was dressed in a scarlet robe, stood out a bit in the hall, after all, everyone else was wearing purple robes and jade belts. This Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who won the status of a Jinshi in the imperial examinations of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, especially the first imperial examination in Wude, was actually here today with a full stomach and a lot of energy. Qin Lang was arguing with the emperor.
He wanted to ask the Zhenfu Department why he could bypass the Sanju Department and have such the right to arrest and torture people.
But now, seeing the emperor's ferocious face, and hearing that so many people were involved in this treason case, especially when Li Xiaochang actually wanted to welcome the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, he didn't dare to commit Yan remonstrance again.
"The two kings conspired against each other, and both pleaded guilty. The crime was treason, and they should be executed. However, according to the Eight Discussions, the two kings are relatives of the emperor, and they should be discussed as relatives. They are both of the third rank or above and those with one rank or above, and they should be considered nobles."
"Among the Eight Discussions, the two kings can discuss relatives and nobles, so the sentence should be reduced by second class. Although the crime of treason cannot be changed to death, it can be changed from beheading to hanging!"
Even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes today, no one can save these two people.
But Sun Fujia still strictly complied with the provisions of the martial arts law, and made the judgment of changing from beheading to hanging.
Both beheading and hanging are death sentences, but hanging is one level lower than beheading, especially for people with status, hanging is at least the whole body, and there is no need to separate the body.
Li Shimin said coldly, "Okay, I will judge the two thieves to be hanged according to the law, but they will be hanged in public in the downtown area. In addition, Li Xiaochang will be expelled from his membership." This is not even the last bit of face for the clan.
Generally, these clans and important ministers would save some face. For example, in the Han Dynasty, even if the prime ministers were guilty, they would not be tried and sentenced. Most of them would let them commit suicide. Therefore, the prime ministers of the Han Dynasty often committed suicide. In fact, they did not like to commit suicide. This is the rule, and the consequences of not committing suicide are even worse.
Now Li Shimin refuses to give the two face, not at all.
The two kings were strangled in public in the downtown area, and the decision was made. Then the two kings will first deprive the princes and demote them to the status of ordinary people, and their fathers, sons, and brothers will also be hanged together, and their uncles and brothers will be exiled for three thousand miles. No membership, or even expulsion from the royal family tree.
Even if Li Yi's lineage is completely over, even Li Shuliang's lineage who died in the king's affairs before will not be spared.
This is the horror of sitting on the fence, and committing the crime of treason, the chief of all evils, even the royal family cannot be spared.
"What should the elder Sun Shunde and Liu Hongji do?"
Li Shimin asked again.
Changsun Wuji stepped forward again and replied, "Conspiracy, behead!"
But this time, Sun Fujia stepped forward to remonstrate, saying that since the two refused to plead guilty, they should be tried again, and there must be sufficient evidence before they can be sentenced. He also asked the emperor to hand over the two and even the entire case to Dali Temple.
After all, according to the system, Dali Temple is in charge of these major cases, while the Ministry of Criminal Justice itself is not in charge of adjudicating cases, but is in charge of punishment and government orders, and has the right to review major cases. The real power of punishment lies with Dali Temple, and Menxia Province has the supervision power .
Such a big case, but it was all handled by the Zhenfu Division, directly bypassing their Dali Temple, which is an infringement of their punishment power.
But Li Shimin simply ignored Sun Fujia's strong advice.
At this time, Yuwen Shiji, Chen Shuda and other prime ministers finally spoke for Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji. After all, these two men are heroes of Wude and Yuancong in Taiyuan. They have not pleaded guilty and have no direct evidence of guilt.
After arguing for a long time, Li Shimin still refused to transfer the case to Dali Temple, but for these two important ministers, he finally opened his eyes.
"Eldest Sun Shunde is a foreign relative in terms of status, and a founding father in terms of merit. He has a high status and a high salary. It can be said that he is wealthy. But now he is implicated in this treason case. All the ministers are willing to vouch for him, so I will give him too. An opportunity, I hope he can read more ancient and modern classics in the future, draw lessons from them, and learn from them."
Li Shimin's final disposition was that the elder Sun Shunde was dismissed from office, deprived of his title, and took back Shifeng and Yongyetian.
And Liu Hongji's treatment is the same, he is dismissed from office, deprived of title, and takes back Shifeng and Yongyetian.
The brothers and nephews of the two who were officials in the court were exempted from the official title and deprived of their titles, and even the nephews who were servants in Sanwei were also removed from their names.
He was also ordered to return to his original place of residence and placed under residential surveillance by the local government.
As for Liu Deyu and Changsun Anye, because the evidence of their participation in the rebellion is conclusive, Li Shimin demanded the same treatment as Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang.
"Liu Deyu is decisive!"
"Eldest grandson Anye is determined!"
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Finally, 14 Yuanmou people were determined, 37 were conspirators, and there were more than 500 rebels and more than 3,000 people who were implicated. Together with their implicated family members and servants, there were tens of thousands of people.
Elder Sun Shunde and Liu Hongji were dismissed from office and named, and won the title.
The two kings, Li Youliang and Li Xiaochang, were executed. In addition, twelve people including Liu Deyu were executed. Hundreds of others were beheaded, thousands of people who were not slaves, and tens of thousands of exiles.
This major conspiracy case came to an end.
Compared with the previous rebellion case of Li Yuan and Wang Junkuo in Youzhou, it can be said that although nothing happened this time, it was conspired at the feet of the emperor after all, and the harm was greater, so the handling was stricter.
In addition to the fourteen people in Yuanmou who were hanged or beheaded, there were hundreds of people who were beheaded by Zhulian, and countless people were confiscated as slaves and exiled for three thousand miles.
After the last time the nobles were cut, there were only four kings left in the clan.
The meritorious officials Liu Hongji and Changsun Shunde were saved from death, but they were also beaten to the end, and even Yongyetian was taken back.
Eldest Sun Wuji was in the hall, but he never pleaded for his uncle Sun Shunde, nor for his elder brother Sun Anye at all.
Although there was an uncle who took them in at the beginning, his uncle was relegated to Annan Jiaozhi as the county chief because he was involved in the treason case of the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his uncle was no longer able to take care of them.
Those experiences in his youth made him no longer feel like a brother to his eldest grandson Anye.
After the younger sister married Li Shimin, the younger sister, who had always been a good wife, made an exception and pleaded with Li Shimin for his elder brother, arranging official positions for them.
But the eldest grandson, Anye, has always been addicted to alcohol, and he still does not change his true nature of a rascal in the past. He never does a good job when he becomes an official.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, the eldest grandson interceded for him and found him an official position as a prison general. Who would have expected him to be involved in this major conspiracy case again.
Changsun Wuji is actually very happy, finally able to get rid of this bastard.
"Your Majesty, I request that the case be handed over to Dali Temple!"
Sun Fujia request.
Li Shimin shook his hand.
"Leave it to you to take over? Then why didn't Dali Temple notice half of the thieves' treason?" Li Shimin stared at Sun Fujia and refused his request, "This case has been closed, and the aftermath will also be handed over to the town. Fusi will deal with it."
The discussion ended, and Li Shimin returned to the harem a little tired.
Actually, the trial of this case is still a bit rough. He knew that if he continued to dig deeper, he could still find countless people with evil intentions, but both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui said that they should stop.
When enough is enough.
Just like the treatment of Liu Renji and Changsun Shunde, the two are definitely not so innocent, but if they have to be thoroughly investigated, I am afraid that everyone will be in danger at that time, and someone will take the opportunity to say that he wants to eliminate them. The old minister of Wude said that he was going to kill the hero.
"Your Majesty."
In the main hall of Lili, Empress Changsun's face is full of tears.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Li Shimin looked at his wife in surprise, feeling distressed.
"Your Majesty, my concubine has an unfeeling request."
"Get up quickly." Li Shimin didn't expect the queen to kneel down to him.
"Your Majesty, the concubine is in charge of the harem, but she has never been involved in politics, nor is she willing to seek personal gain for the eldest grandson's family. However, the concubine heard that the eldest brother An Ye had an affair with King Yi'an's rebellion. Is this true?"
Li Shimin nodded helplessly.
"It's not like you don't know the nature of that man An Ye. It's not surprising that he did anything."
"Your Majesty, may I ask how An Yehui will be dealt with?"
"I have already negotiated with the prime minister and the political parties, the eldest grandson Anye will make a decision, and the eldest grandson Shunde will be dismissed from office and title to seize the title."
"Is uncle also involved?" Empress Changsun said with pain on her face, "Your Majesty, An Ye is the eldest son of the eldest grandson's family, can you be lenient? Your Highness knows that he likes to drink and do nonsense, but he really said he rebelled. , he doesn't have the guts."
"Guanyin maidservant, if you commit evil, you can still forgive it. If you commit evil yourself, you can't live. Why do you have to be sad because of such a bastard? He wants to die and I will fulfill him!"
"Your Majesty, the concubine and elder brother have old grievances, which is well known in the world. Now that His Majesty wants to impose the death penalty on him, it is indeed done according to the law, but what will the people of the world think?"
Li Shimin supported the queen.
"What can people in the world say?"
"Your Majesty, those who know will say that His Majesty killed relatives righteously, but those who don't know will say that his concubines instigated His Majesty to kill relatives to avenge personal grievances."
"I just want to have a clear conscience, so why should I be afraid of people being overwhelmed by black and white?"
"Since Your Majesty can forgive my concubine's uncle, why can't I forgive my concubine's elder brother?"
Li Shimin has never seen his wife like this.
It is indeed not easy for a wife to plead for mercy like this today.
"Okay, I promise you, I will discuss with the prime ministers tomorrow, and forgive him for his death. Instead, he will be expelled from office and sent to travel for three thousand miles."
Qin Lang and Qin Qiong walked out of the East Palace and got into the carriage.
Qin Qiong looked at his son who had just been ordered by the emperor to add the duties of admiral Jiumen and patrolman Liujie, and his mood was a bit complicated. He had always wanted his son to leave the township department, but now his son took the township department to do a big job. case.
After this case, who in the world is not afraid of the Zhenfusi?
"This case is over, you resign!" Qin Qiong sighed.
"People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. After experiencing this case, I'm afraid His Majesty will feel that Zhenfusi is more handy with the knife, and he will not let his son go easily."
"Hey!" Qin Qiong sighed.
"Actually, my son is on a mission according to the order, and he doesn't make accusations, nor does he frame wronged people. Grandpa doesn't have to worry too much. I can still tell right from wrong, and I won't mess around!"
Qin Qiong shook his head.
"Everyone has selfish desires, even emperors are no exception. A yamen like the Zhenfusi is difficult to restrain, and the emperor's selfish desires will be multiplied. It is hard to guarantee that they will use them to do some dark things. You are the Zhenfusi. Sometimes it’s hard to be independent.”
"Let's find a way and resign from this position. If it doesn't work, you call it sick."
(end of this chapter)