Chapter 1034: Hitting Wang Xuance (Part )
Gao Yang relied on Li Shimin's favor to be arrogant and domineering. She was married, but she did not stay at home to take care of her husband and children and be filial to her parents-in-law. Instead, she flaunted herself everywhere, attracted many men, and had an affair with monks in the temple.

Not only did he implicate the Fang family, but he himself, the emperor, also came to shame.

The entire royal family was brought to shame because of this. No one knew why Empress Changsun’s female rules failed to restrain this woman.

Li Yan originally hated such people, and there was no brotherly or sister relationship between them.

In Li Yan's opinion, these people are the sequelae left by Li Shimin's momentary pleasure. If they honestly abide by their duties, they can enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory under the sign of a golden branch and jade leaf; if they dare to act recklessly, they will bring trouble to themselves.

Li Yan is not Li Shimin, he will not show mercy to these people!

Thinking about the original history, this beast hated Li Shimin because Li Shimin killed Bian Ji.

Li Yan couldn't help but sigh, "Spoiling a child is like killing him. The ancients were right."

Li Shimin's unlimited pampering completely turned his children, who had no self-awareness, into parasites in the court and a scourge to the people.

Furthermore, Gao Yang contacted a group of people to rebel after Li Zhi ascended the throne.

It added an indelible shame to the already dishonorable image of the Li royal family, and also corrupted the moral customs of future generations, which was even more disgusting.

Although in Li Yan's opinion, the rebellion was full of intrigues and there was a complicated power struggle behind it.

However, flies don't bite seamless eggs!
Gao Yang was a high-profile and unscrupulous person, otherwise he would not have been used again and again. No matter what, he had to maintain the image of the royal family and rectify the evil tendencies in the royal family.

Seeing Gao Yang pretending to cry, Li Yan asked coldly: "Oh? Who is your friend, and why did the Jingzhao prefect arrest him?"

Gao Yang's expression froze, obviously he didn't expect Li Yan to ask this question. Then he realized that Li Yan's face was not looking good.

However, thinking that his father was still alive and his mother was in charge, he suddenly became confident and said unreasonably: "My friend is a senior monk in Huichang Temple. He has always been a decent monk and has never committed any crime."

"If that's the case, why did Jingzhao Yin arrest him?"

Li Yan asked loudly and bluntly: "Whether he is guilty or not is up to the government to decide. You are a princess of the Tang Dynasty and the daughter-in-law of the Fang family. You have nothing to do with a monk in a temple. What does his arrest have to do with you? Why are you pleading for him?"

Gao Yang was a little frightened by Li Yan's indifference, but her usual stubbornness made her say without showing any weakness: "He is just a friend of my sister. I usually burn incense and pray for my father and mother, and discuss scriptures and Taoism with him. We just get along well."

Before Li Yan could question again, Gao Yang took the initiative.

"My Royal Brother, why are you asking these questions? No matter what mistakes Banji made, the Jingzhao Yin arrested him without regard for the face of a princess like me. This is a disrespect to our royal family and to you as the emperor. My Royal Brother should issue an imperial decree to reprimand him."

Now, the scandal between Gao Yang and Bian Ji has caused public outcry and is known to everyone.

Gao Yang didn't believe that Li Yan didn't know about this. If he knew, he should have secretly protected his sister. Now he was pretending to blame him, clearly trying to embarrass him, and his tone lacked the respect that was originally there.

When Li Yan saw it, he became even more furious.

Gao Yang did such a shameful thing and was caught in a dilemma, which embarrassed him in the court and brought discredit to the royal family.

Considering that she was young and naive and was spoiled by Li Shimin, I didn't plan to do anything. But now she refuses to repent and even uses the royal family's reputation to pressure others. If you know how to maintain the dignity of the royal family, you won't do such a shameful thing.

Moreover, there was a lot of disrespect in his words, and he did not take the emperor into consideration at all. He was not Li Shimin, and he would not be as indulgent as Li Shimin.

"How dare you! That's how you talk to me."

Li Yan roared angrily, "I am not only your brother, but also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. You are a princess of the royal family and the daughter-in-law of the Fang family. You are not a good wife and have an affair with a monk. Everyone knows about it. Do you still have any shame?"

"How dare you come to me with such a shameless face to plead for that adulterer? Do you know what shame is?"

Gao Yang was stunned by Li Yan's undisguised scolding. From childhood to adulthood, she had been held in the hands and mouth of Li Shimin. Even Li Shimin had never spoken a few words to her loudly, let alone being insulted so shamelessly.

If even the emperor acted like this, others would be even more afraid to say anything about her.

In her memory, she had never been scolded so mercilessly by others. She felt ashamed and angry at the same time. She stood up suddenly, pinched her waist, pointed at Li Yan and said angrily: "What qualifications do you have to criticize me, brother? I have only seen you once since I was a child, and that was at the banquet ten days ago."

"We haven't even said a few words. What right do you have to say that to me?"

"I was bullied outside, and not only did you not protect me, you even said that to me. What kind of brother are you? Since you are unwilling to stand up for me, I won't beg you. I will go to Daming Palace to ask my mother to make the decision for me."

After saying that, Gao Yang stood up and ran out. Li Yan chased him out and shouted, "Stop, the Queen Mother is recuperating, you are not allowed to disturb her with these trivial matters."

"Humph!"

Gao Yang angrily opened the door, stood at the door, and said coldly: "You are not my eldest brother at all, and I will not acknowledge you. If it were the third brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, or even the ninth brother who became the emperor, they would not treat me like you."

"No, Princess, you can't be so rude to the emperor. Hurry up and admit your mistake to His Majesty." Wang De was shocked when he heard such treasonous words.

He was so scared that his face turned pale and he quickly waved his hands to try to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yang did not appreciate it and scolded, "Get out of here, you are just a dog of my royal family. If my father were still alive, how could you have the right to bark here? The emperor has his own ministers, and they are all villains who curry favor with the powerful."

After saying that, Gao Yang turned back to look at Li Yan coldly, threw her skirt away, and ran away without paying any attention to Li Yan's gloomy expression.

At the same time, Wang De and Wang Xuance were so frightened that they knelt at the door, trembling, and dared not say a word.

Wang De was even more frightened. It didn't matter that Gao Yang scolded him. He was just a slave, and it was his duty to be scolded and punished. But Gao Yang clearly used insults to refer to the emperor, which was a great rebellion.

Just now, the brother and sister were arguing in the inner room, and they heard it at the door. Seeing the princess arguing with the emperor, they felt bitter in their hearts. Just as they were thinking about whether to go far away to avoid facing the furious emperor, the door suddenly opened.

Then came even more rebellious remarks.

The emperor was so angry at his sister that he was shaking all over, his face turned pale, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He was obviously even angrier than after the morning meeting.

They both secretly thought: "This Princess Gaoyang has really been spoiled by the emperor. She simply doesn't take the emperor seriously. She is extremely stupid. She knows that there is no brother-sister relationship between her and the emperor, but she still says such words to ridicule the emperor."

"If this doesn't earn the emperor's attention, it will anger him and make him even more disgusted."

Li Yan was furious at Gao Yang's words, and he had no place to vent his anger. He saw the two ministers at the door. It was obvious that this scene had fallen into their eyes, and it seemed as if the emperor's majesty had been provoked, and he was even more furious.

"You two, get in here!"

Wang De hurriedly asked someone to guard the door, and he and Wang Xuance went into the imperial study together. As soon as they entered, they knelt down and apologized.

"Wang Xuance, you are in charge of the Imperial Guards. I want to ask you, do you know about the matter between Gao Yang and Bian Ji?"

'Well'

Wang Xuance's face froze. The emperor was clearly going to punish him. If he dared to say he didn't know, then the Jinyiwei, who had several thousand men, were all just eating and drinking, and he, the commander, was even more of a good-for-nothing. He should stop working and go home to take care of his children.

If you said you knew, why didn't you report it?

Did he have any ill intention in causing such a scandal in the royal family, causing chaos and making all the officials in the court laugh at him?

No matter what, it's a sin!
Wang Xuan quickly thought of the pros and cons of power, and he had no choice but to knock his head to the ground and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. In fact, the Jinyiwei heard half a year ago that Princess Gaoyang frequently went to Huichang Temple and had close contacts with a monk."

"It's just that they always talk in the meditation room, and Princess Gaoyang is the apple of the Emperor's eye and is deeply favored by him. I dare not investigate too much, and even if I have some suspicions, I have no evidence."

"I dare not pollute the eyes and ears of the emperor and tarnish the reputation of the royal family with these unfounded speculations and rumors."

When Li Yan heard this, his anger subsided a lot, and he threw the memorial to Wang Xuance's head: "Look at what you have done."

"My lord is guilty!"

Wang Xuance quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake. Princess Gaoyang dared not to give the emperor face, that was because she had something to rely on. But he did not dare to show the slightest disrespect. If the emperor was dissatisfied with him and wanted to kill him, it would only take a word.

In fact, Li Yan was not too angry at first. He had no feelings for Gao Yang, and he didn't care whether she was dead or alive.

Gao Yang was very blunt in front of him, implicitly accusing him of not fulfilling his responsibilities as a brother. He was just relying on the blood relationship to shirk responsibility. It was the same as those girls in later generations who were accused of falling in love too early and attacked their parents for only focusing on work and not giving them enough love.

In military strategy, this is called besieging Wei to save Yue, and when you attack, they must rescue.

They don't admit their mistakes, but instead play tricks and scheme, stabbing their parents in the heart with a knife, hoping to make their parents feel sad and guilty, so as to cover up their mistakes and even let their parents continue to indulge their wrong behavior.

It's so despicable, he's simply not a human being!
(End of this chapter)

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