Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Changsun Wuji had never thought of harming Li Shimin's life before. After all, all the power and status he had gained were brought to him by his brother-in-law Li Shimin.

But now Li Shimin has become distant from him. Not only has he weakened the power of their Guanlong family many times, but he has also vigorously promoted the evil villain Du He.

In particular, when Du He committed a crime, His Majesty did not punish him at all.

If he had embezzled this batch of white calamus seeds and used the 108 Western Turkic captives for personal use, I am afraid that His Majesty would punish him and even remove him from his position as Minister of Personnel.

He has fallen out of favor with His Majesty and the Crown Prince. What will happen if this continues?

"Fight!"

"The victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. I may win!"

Changsun Wuji clenched his fists, his eyes emitting terrifying murderous intent.

In order to continue the family's glory and interests, he must fight hard, and if he wins, his family will prosper.

If they retreat now, after the prince ascends the throne, even if they, the Guanlong family, are not killed by the prince's followers, they will be ostracized.

Since they chose the wrong side in the 17th year of Zhenguan, there was no turning back.

There is only one way to go to the end!

...

In the next few days, as the princes who had committed crimes were detained and brought back to Chang'an one after another, Chang'an, which was already undercurrent, suddenly became turbulent like boiling water.

In addition to the turbulent situation in the court, the people of Chang'an City were also in a state of excitement.

Countless people in Chang'an's markets, teahouses, wine shops, brothels and other places were discussing this matter.

Especially with the interference of certain forces with ulterior motives, the people seem to be in a mystery and cannot tell who is right and who is wrong for a while.

However, for those scholars with some family background, they can see it more clearly.

Pingkang Square.

In the lobby of Baihua Building.

A group of scholars wearing long robes of various colors started talking loudly.

"My Lords, these 35 princes have embezzled a large amount of childbirth subsidies and have also used dozens of Western Turkic beauties for their own benefit. I believe Your Majesty should demote these princes to commoners!"

"Otherwise, if the people of the world follow suit, it will definitely have a serious impact on the Tang Dynasty!"

"Yes!"

"These princes already enjoy great treatment, but their selfish desires are not satisfied, and they are actually taking the lead in violating Tang law."

"These princes must be severely punished!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said that if the Emperor breaks the law, he will be punished just as severely as any commoner. So what about a vassal king? Violations of Tang law will be punished just as severely!"

"Having such a wise ruler is truly a blessing for the people of the Tang Dynasty!"

"..."

There are people who praise the prince and Du He and belittle the princes of the world, and there are also people who speak for these princes.

Near the gate.

A middle-aged man in a brand new robe curled his lips slightly, then stood up and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

"I heard another piece of news these days. Some people say that these princes didn't embezzle much, but it was the Duke of Han who deliberately made a big deal out of it."

"Duke Han is still serving as the governor of Yongzhou, commanding over 100,000 soldiers. I'm afraid he's already harboring ulterior motives!"

"Our Tang Dynasty is in danger!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally noisy hall suddenly became deathly silent.

Apart from heavy breathing, there was no other sound.

Everyone focused their eyes on the middle-aged man, and they all had an expression of looking at him as if he were a fool.

South Korea has disloyalty?

What a joke!

Duke Hanguo is the God of Literature who descended to earth to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the God of Purple Star. How could he possibly have any rebellious intentions?

There was silence for a long time.

A young scholar stood up and pointed at the middle-aged man and shouted.

"This person must be a spy spreading rumors!"

"Let's arrest him and bring him to the Wannian County Magistrate for trial!"

His suggestion was immediately approved by all the scholars.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the middle-aged man immediately stood up and ran out the door.

"Oh!"

A big foot came towards him and kicked him away.

Cheng Chubi, the county lieutenant of Wannian County, gave a cold order: "Detain this spy and bring him back to the county government office for interrogation!"

"As ordered!"

Two young county soldiers rushed over and detained the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's face changed drastically and he struggled frantically.

"Unjustly accused!"

"I am innocent!"

"You can't detain common people in broad daylight!"

He originally wanted to stir up conflict between the scholars and the county soldiers, but these scholars all wanted to arrest him and report him to the authorities, so he could only make a scene alone.

Ha ha!

Cheng Chubi sneered and said, "None of the people I arrested were innocent. Five people were arrested before you!"

"take away!"

Just after Cheng Chubi took him away, a huge cheer broke out in the lobby.

Most of these people come from wealthy families. They are not ordinary people who just follow the crowd. They all have their own insights and judgment.

What Duke Han Guo Du He did was completely indicative of a wise minister throughout history. How could he possibly have any ulterior motives?

The various rumors that appeared in Chang'an must have been caused by people with malicious intentions who wanted to harm Duke Han.

They won't be fooled!

...

Household Department.

In the office.

Pei Xingjian reported from inside, "Han Guogong, the Wanxian County Court has arrested eight people for spreading rumors. However, no matter how hard we torture them, they refuse to reveal the person behind it."

"Also, these people don't speak with a Jingzhao accent. They sound like they're from Lingnan Road or Jiannan Road."

"If my guess is correct, these people must be the assassins of some powerful force!"

He originally wanted to say that these people might be the death squads raised by Changsun Wuji, but thinking of Changsun Wuji's cautious character, he felt that this should not be his doing.

Think for a moment.

Du He smiled and said, "Shou Yue, the loyalty of these assassins to their master has probably overcome all kinds of physical punishment."

"I have a few methods for interrogating prisoners, mainly tests of the mind. You can try them on these people."

what!

The Korean public also has the means to interrogate prisoners!

Under Pei Xingjian's astonished gaze, Du He spoke slowly.

"First, they hang prisoners from such a high height that their feet can only be used as cushions, and they cannot be lowered."

"Second, make a leech pond and throw them in."

this...

Pei Xingjian's expression paused slightly.

This group of people could even withstand punishments such as bamboo books clamped around their bodies, canings, and bamboo sticks piercing their hands. Are the two punishments mentioned by Han Guogong really effective?

He was stunned for a few breaths.

Pei Xingjian quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Duke Han, for your advice. I'll go back and have someone arrange it right away!"

Du He nodded and said, "Go ahead."

These little scoundrels who spread rumors will definitely not be able to reach someone of Changsun Wuji's level, and there will be no results even if they are interrogated to the end.

However, it would be a great thing if we could follow the clues and find out the power controlled by Changsun Wuji.

Shortly after Pei Xingjian left the office, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock."

"Minister Du, the Minister of Justice Sun Fujia, the Imperial Censor Tang Lin, and the Minister of Justice Zhang Xingcheng request an audience."