Chapter 872 The storm
The news that the Gu family in Jiangdong was executed by everyone seemed to have grown wings and spread to Guanzhong in a few days.
Chang'an is shocked!
Everyone was surprised!
This is an aristocratic family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It is richest in Jiangdong and famous in Jiangnan. Outstanding talents have entered the officialdom in the past dynasties. The rows of tokens in Gu's ancestral temple contain many outstanding civil servants and generals. , Shilin celebrities?
Such a prosperous family was wiped out overnight, and the male members of the direct line were slaughtered...
How could he, Fang Jun, dare to do this?
Who gave him the courage!
Chang'an is turbulent and undercurrents are turbulent. In this matter, the family members hardly need to contact or communicate in private, because they have the same goal. As the initiator of this matter, Fang Jun must be punished, not just punished, but severely punished! This is to warn future generations, shock peers, and completely prevent such things from happening!
But before the family members could take action, another piece of news came back from Jiangnan.
The Gu family hid the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty and conspired to launch a rebellion, and the personal and material evidence was conclusive!
The body of Yang Hao, the eldest son of the former Sui and Han king Yang Liang, is already on the way back to Chang'an...
The family member seemed to have raised his stick high and wanted to teach the little beast in front of him a lesson, but suddenly the little beast turned into a stone. When the stick is pushed down, the stone will not feel pain, but it may hurt your hand...
Conspiracy and rebellion, this is already an ironclad case. The Gu family is more than culpable. Logically speaking, the aristocratic family should cease. There is no possibility of forgiveness in all dynasties for serious rebellion cases. The only difference is whether to kill the "three tribes" or the "nine tribes". In short, it is still a death. Fang Jun just struck hard when the Gu family resisted. Some of the men who caused the entire Gu family to be escorted to Chang'an for trial received less than two slaps.
But the family members still couldn't bear it.
The annihilation of the Gu family has become a foregone conclusion. It is impossible to overturn the Rushantie case, and no one will try to reverse the case for the Gu family. What they care about is Fang Jun's wanton methods! The Gu family must die, but dying under the imperial court's execution and dying under Fang Jun's massacre are completely different concepts!
If someone holds the military power in the future, will he be able to kill his family first and then punish them if they commit serious crimes?
This is a situation that the family will never allow!
In fact, what they don't know is that Fang Jun himself is also very depressed!
If he had known that the Gu family was hiding a remnant of the former Sui Dynasty, Yang Hao, he would have been so full that he would first attack the Gu family and then rely on "framing the blame" to ensure his legitimacy?
Life is full of surprises, and if you are not careful, you will be self-defeating...
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There seems to be a dark cloud hanging over Tai Chi Hall.
His Majesty Li Er sat on the throne, glanced at Dugu Wudu, who was talking about justice and stern words in the palace, and subconsciously rubbed his temples, feeling a little nauseous...
Looking at the situation today, I'm afraid we can't let it go and there will be another quarrel.
When he thinks of Fang Jun, the troublemaker, His Majesty Li Er loves and hates him at the same time!
This guy has endless ways to make money, and every one of them is unconstrained but effective. In the past two years, not only the national treasury has become increasingly abundant, but the emperor's internal funds have also increased significantly, adding endless confidence to His Majesty Li Er's grand plan of conquering Goguryeo.
How could an emperor not love such a minister?
But when it comes to hatred, His Majesty Li Er really wants to hang up this mallet and give him a hundred whips...
It's okay to be arrogant and domineering. After all, he is now the general manager and has countless soldiers and civilians under his command. His Majesty Li Er can't bring him over all day long to scold him. Therefore, despite the constant impeachments between the DPRK and China, His Majesty Li Er mostly pretended to be deaf and mute and ignored them.
But this time things really went too far!
Everyone in the Gu family deserves to die, not just the direct eldest family members, but also the distant members of the family. Is there no one involved in the core of the Gu family? The emperor can tolerate the corruption of his ministers, and he can also tolerate his ministers doing wrong things, but he absolutely cannot tolerate rebels!
What's more, the Gu family has hidden the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty in their home for twenty years?
The case has been handed over to the Tribunal for Trial, and there is no doubt about the outcome. However, after going through this process, all the "three clans" of the Gu family will be escorted to Beijing to be executed!
Notice the word – program!
Yes, His Majesty Li Er is now increasingly aware of the importance of procedures. The emperor is the lord of the world, and his words are the imperial edict. No one can refute it and must implement it! This is the embodiment of the emperor's power, but it is also the source of turmoil in the world...
No matter how wise the emperor is, he is still a human being.
As long as we are human, we can make mistakes.
It is definitely not a good thing if everything is decided by the emperor at the drop of a hat. He, Li Shimin, always makes mistakes. Will his son be able to match him in the future? Where is the grandson?
The country of the Tang Dynasty must be passed down from generation to generation, and the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasty must last forever!
Then, changes must begin with him, Li Shimin.
In fact, Fang Jun told His Majesty Li Er when he was free. At that time, His Majesty Li Er was very angry and thought that Fang Jun had offended the emperor's majesty and wanted to beat him. As a result, just one word from Fang Jun made His Majesty Li Er toss and turn and stop thinking about food and drink for many days.
"Absolute rights will only lead to absolute corruption!"
It is said that the original meaning of this sentence is actually directed at the supreme monarchy. It is a satire that while the monarchy has absolute power, it also goes further and further on the road of absolute corruption, until the mountains and rivers are exhausted and the country collapses...
But His Majesty Li Er was not angry.
He is reflecting.
The meaning of this sentence is simple and easy to understand, and it is naturally impossible for His Majesty Li Er not to understand it. But understanding it doesn’t mean you can figure it out, and even if you understand it, it doesn’t mean you can do it...
Why risk your life and fortune to become emperor?
Isn’t it just for the absolute imperial power to control the world with this promise?
Then, Fang Jun said again.
"Do you want the Li Tang royal family to control this absolute power for as long as it takes? Or do you want to create an unprecedented cause and allow the Tang Dynasty to continue forever?"
His Majesty Li Er naturally understood the meaning of Fang Jun's words. He asked back at that time: "Who can guarantee that if I do that, I can really make the Tang Dynasty continue forever?"
Fang Jun's answer was: "No one can guarantee it, but I can guarantee that if I don't do that, the Tang Dynasty will fall apart sooner or later. Maybe it will be the third life, maybe it will be the fifth life, but that day will come sooner or later..."
In front of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you said that the Tang Dynasty would end sooner or later. Anyone else would have been hacked to death by the emperor. Even his own son-in-law, His Majesty Li Er was furious and kicked him hard...< br>
After the kick, His Majesty Li Er had to think quietly.
The sword has two edges, which can hurt others as well as yourself.
There are two sides to the world. There are dangers of disaster and blessings.
If the power of the monarch could really be restricted so that the power of the monarch was no longer so high and unstoppable, wouldn't there be those ambitious people who are obsessed with plotting to usurp the throne? Will mistakes be minimized when handling state affairs?
His Majesty Li Er's eyes were a little scattered and his thoughts were a little wandering...
As a result, Dugu Wu stopped working. He stood in the palace and was talking a lot. He found that the emperor was a little distracted, so he said loudly: "Your Majesty, every word of this old minister is a strategy for the country. I hope that your Majesty will do it." Ming Jian, take that Fang Jun to the capital and show his head to the public!”
It was quiet in the main hall, except for the lingering sound of the sentence "show your head to the public"...
His Majesty Li Er's heart skipped a beat. Why did he have to "show his head to the public"?
He subconsciously asked: "What did you just say?"
As soon as the words came out, they felt inappropriate.
The hall became quieter and quieter. The old face of Dugu Wudu standing there was shocked at first, and then turned red at an extremely fast speed, as red as a piece of red cloth... It was an expression of extreme embarrassment!
I kept talking about my feelings for a long time, but the emperor didn't listen to a word?
And asked me what I just said?
This is so fucking embarrassing...
Dugu Wudu blushed, his eyes widened, and said angrily: "Your Majesty protects Fang Jun, and I can understand it. But this man acts unscrupulously and is ruthless. Where does he put the laws and regulations of the country? I think, Not killing is not enough to uphold the law of the country, not killing is not enough to enforce discipline!" (End of Chapter)