Chapter 4967 Liu Jie: Your Majesty, I don’t want to be a lonely minister!
Naturally, Liu Jie didn't want to do such a mean thing, so when Fang Jun looked at him, he pretended not to know and ignored him.
But when His Majesty also looked over, he knew he couldn't refuse...
Staring at Fang Jun bitterly, Liu Jie coughed dryly and said: "The prince has committed a heinous crime, and his crime is unforgivable. But if he can realize his mistakes and realize his mistakes, and with your majesty's kindness and generosity, I think he will be able to give the county some help." King is decent.”
There are many kinds of death, including a glass of poisoned wine and three feet of white silk, or burning with a cannon and quartering the body with five horses. Since death is certain, why not take the initiative to choose a more comfortable and faster way to die?
Liu Jie wanted to struggle, hoping that Li Shenfu would take the initiative to plead guilty, lest he threaten to commit such a crime.
Unexpectedly, Li Shenfu was determined to die and remained unmoved.
Liu Jie had no choice but to sigh and continued: "If the county prince is stubborn and unrepentant, he can only go through the trial of the Three Laws Division. When he goes to the Yamen Hall, the dignity of your father and son will be damaged under three trees. Why bother?" ”
Li Shenfu finally opened his eyes and looked towards Liu Ji.
His eyes were cold, but full of resentment. He opened his mouth and said word by word: "Is it true that you are also a famous official in the world and claim to be morally high, but you would actually do this?"
He certainly understood the meaning of Liu Jie's words. His Majesty wants you to bow down and confess your crime. If you refuse, your son will be put under a tree and tortured to force you to confess...
Liu Ji felt helpless, did I want to do this?
I am also forced to have no choice!
But he could only say: "Everyone can punish the rebellious ministers and traitors. How can we treat you and other traitors with dignity? On the contrary, the king of the county insists on going his own way, which not only does not help the matter, but also causes the son to suffer physical and physical suffering." , why bother? ”
Li Shenfu sneered: "Okay, you monarchs and ministers claim to be generous and kind, and they are upright and upright. They talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and flaunt the laws and regulations of the country. In fact, they are just despicable and shameless villains. Such faces will eventually turn out to be... One day I will be known to the world and be despised by everyone in the world!”
Liu Jie was also annoyed. If you can't talk nicely, you have to force me to carry out the next work to the end, right?
He said with a cold face: "You are rebellious ministers and traitors who ignore etiquette and law, disregard family ties, and abandon the names of monarchs and ministers just for your own selfish desires. You don't care about the turmoil of the country and the instability of the world. How can you have the face to accuse others? Your Majesty, I will give you a face, is it? For the sake of family ties, if you don’t eat the toast, you will be punished. Liquor, then go and face the harsh punishments! I will risk my life today and let people in the world slander me for slaughtering the clan. I will bear all the infamy. I will bring your father and son to justice and tell the world, and then King Zheng Xiao, The spirit of the King of Huai'an was removed from the ancestral temple and abandoned in the wilderness"
Since you have to stand up and be the bad guy, then just do it to the end.
Not only did he threaten Li Wenjing, but he also threatened to deprive Li Shenfu's father and brother of their titles. Once the spiritual tablets were removed from the ancestral temple and abandoned in the wilderness, it meant that the tombs of these two men would also be razed to the ground.
Li Shenfu was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly erupted without warning. He was frail in his seventies, but he burst out with amazing potential. He suddenly broke free from the grasp of the two guards and rushed towards Liu Jie.
The two guards were stunned, and after realizing it, they quickly stepped forward. One of them grabbed Li Shenfu's belt, and the other pulled on one of his legs, causing Li Shenfu to lose his balance and fall to the ground. However, although the man fell down, he stretched his hands forward, grabbed one of Liu Ji's legs before he could dodge in shock, opened his mouth and bit him.
There is no way for me to be spared if I commit a crime, and if I die, I will die, and I have nothing to say.
But this Liu Ji called himself a Confucian scholar in vain, and he was really vicious. First, he wanted to torture Li Wenjun to threaten him to surrender and confess his crime. Then he threatened to strip his father and brother of their titles, remove their spiritual thrones from the ancestral temple, and abandon them in the wilderness. How could he be so cruel? ?
Li Shenfu looks crazy, wishing he could drink his blood, eat his flesh, and tear his bones apart!
This time he bit Liu Ji's leg, and his wish was fulfilled. He bit hard and refused to let go. Liu Ji was frightened and angry and went to pry Li Shenfu's hand away, but he couldn't pry it away. The two guards all used their strength. , violently pulled Li Shenfu away.
But even though Li Shenfu is old, his teeth are still well maintained, and his bite force is amazing, and he can take out the piece of meat he bit...
"Ah...!"
Liu Jie screamed, but then he realized that he was in the Wude Hall, surrounded by his colleagues, and His Majesty was sitting on the throne. He screamed too loudly and damaged his image, so he quickly shut his mouth, staggered two steps, and covered his head. Blood gushed out from the injured area instantly, causing him to sweat profusely from the pain.
"Bah!"
Li Shenfu spat out the pieces of meat in his mouth, opened his mouth full of blood and laughed "ho ho" with a ferocious face, like a man-eating devil.
He turned to look at Li Chengqian who was sitting on the throne, and said in a hoarse voice: "What I do is all my responsibility, and I can cut it into pieces with a thousand swords as I please! But my father and brother have made great contributions to the country, how can they be implicated? Li Chengqian, if you are so open-minded, If you don’t have any, why should you be an emperor?”
On the throne, Li Chengqian's face was as dark as water. He first asked his chamberlain to summon the imperial doctor, and then looked at Li Shenfu. After a while, he slowly nodded and said, "If you plead guilty and be punished, I will no longer implicate your father and brother."
Li Shenfu said hurriedly: "My son's death is not a pity. I just ask your majesty to leave me a bloodline, demote him to a commoner, and expel him from the family tree, so that my bloodline will continue!"
Li Chengqian pondered for a moment and then asked: "If you succeed, have you ever thought about leaving a bloodline for me?"
Li Shenfu was stunned.
If he breaks into Wude Palace tonight and forces the prince to complete his Zen throne, will he leave behind the prince and Li Chengqian's son?
The answer is, of course, impossible. If you cut the grass without eradicating the root, you will inevitably breed tigers.
He wanted to lie, but he knew no one would believe him.
Li Chengqian said: "If you tell me who is secretly colluding with you, I promise that the boys under the age of five in the Xiangyi County Prince's Palace will be demoted to common people and expelled from the genealogy."
Naturally, the root of the problem must be eradicated, but as of today, all the opposition to him in the clan has been wiped out, and the throne is as stable as a mountain. The few ignorant children left behind will not affect the throne.
What's more, today is different from the past. During the "Xuanwumen Incident", the late emperor was in a weak position. Both the government and the public were supporters of Prince Yin, so they had to kill decisively without leaving any future troubles. Now if we kill all the princes in Xiangyi County, they will be criticized by the world no matter what.
He cares not only about clearing out the opposition within the clan, but also about his own reputation and prestige.
For the sake of reputation and prestige, he would even risk his life, but why would he harm the hard-earned prestige for a few children?
Li Shenfu's eyes widened: "Is this true?"
Li Chengqian: "You have no joke!"
Compared with the few remnants, the person who secretly colluded with Li Shenfu in order to seize the artifact was more important. He believed that there must be a single line of contact between this person and Li Shenfu. In case Li Shenfu was determined to conceal it, , I am afraid that no one will know this person’s identity from now on.
Such a person who is qualified to covet the throne is lurking around him, like a poisonous snake hiding in the grass on the roadside. He can strike at any time and kill him. How can he sleep peacefully?
Li Shenfu did not hesitate: "King Qi, Li You!"
Including Liu Ji, who was being treated for his injuries by the imperial doctor, the powerful officials in the palace wanted to block their ears at this moment and could not hear anything...
Fang Jun said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that Li Shenfu is a traitor and has ulterior motives. He knows that he will die at this moment. He may have deliberately framed the King of Qi to achieve the purpose of fratricide... This is a serious matter. We cannot believe his one-sided story. We need to investigate carefully. , make a decision again.”
Who knows whether Li Shenfu is harboring evil intentions and deliberately telling nonsense?
To take a step back, even if it is true that King Li You of Qi is secretly connected with Li Shenfu, we must be cautious about how to deal with him.
If Li Chengqian was furious and dealt with Li You on the spot, he would be extremely passive.
Regardless of whether Li You covets the throne or participates in the rebellion, it is an indelible stain on the royal family...
Li Chengqian nodded: "Don't worry, Lieutenant, I won't let the wind or rain fall upon you. I have to verify it carefully."
Even so, judging from his gloomy expression, it is unclear what he is thinking in his heart.
Even if he is not the King of Qi, he must be one of the remaining princes. Otherwise, who is qualified to ascend the throne, and how can he appease the world?
Li Shenfu said hurriedly: "Every word of the guilty minister is true, and I dare not lie even a word!"
Li Chengqian waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, as long as this matter is found out, I will never break my promise to you. Li Junxian, find an empty and unused palace, and take this thief into custody without my word of mouth. No one is allowed to visit.”
"Here."
Li Junxian took the order and directed the two guards to exit the hall with Li Shenfu and choose a place to detain him.
Your Majesty.
Li Chengqian looked around, first lingering on Fang Jun's face for a moment, hesitating, looking at Liu Jie who was being treated by the imperial doctor, and slowly said: "This time the rebellion of the rebels has almost shaken the country, both inside and outside the palace. There is no forgiveness for the crime! After all, it involves the clan, and it is not appropriate for the Three Law Departments to intervene, otherwise it will cause uproar and disputes between the government and the public, which will undermine the dignity of the royal family. Ai Qing will be solely responsible for the case. No one involved in the case will be ignored regardless of their identity!"
"This..."
Liu Jie was stunned for a moment. Could it be that because he had "speak uprightly" and "share the king's worries" just now, His Majesty believed that he was a truly loyal minister, so he entrusted him with such an arduous task?
The bitterness in my heart is unspeakable. If I had known this, I should never have said it just now!
Apart from anything else, this case will definitely involve a prince. If there is no one of this status to inherit the throne, even if Li Shenfu succeeds in the mutiny, he will miss the mark. Is it possible that he ascends to the throne himself?
Even if Li Chengqian and his descendants die, it will not be his turn to be Li Shenfu!
He was already going to bear the reputation of being a despicable person who used his son to intimidate his father. How could he have to bear the reputation of "murdering the heirs of Emperor Taizong" again?
The outside world will not care about who is secretly colluding with Li Shenfu in order to steal the artifact. They will only see a prince being involved in a major rebellion without warning, and ultimately sentenced to death...
"I...accept the decree." But Your Majesty, although I am a loyal minister, I don't want to be a lonely minister!