Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He looked at Li Daozon's leaving figure, his brows slightly frowned.

The Li clan members all over the world jointly wrote a letter. Was it to put pressure on Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, or to impeach him as the judicial inspector?

No wonder Li Shimin ran to Yuhua Palace and specially sent a eunuch to remind him!

So disloyal!

After thinking for a while, Du He shrugged indifferently.

With the military power in his hands, why should he fear the vassal kings of the world?

If these people have any opinions, let them speak their own truth. Yes, his truth is the 13 strong and healthy soldiers.

Back to the backyard.

Li Yi asked Du He, "My dear, what does the King of Jiangxia want to see you about?"

Du He replied softly, "Plead for mercy on behalf of his brother Li Daoli."

Li Yi nodded slightly. After she knew the whole story, she didn't say anything more.

In the past two days, many relatives came to see her, hoping that she could speak well of them in front of her husband so that the punishments for the princes who had committed crimes would be lighter.

Although Li Yi did not interfere in state affairs, she knew the purpose of her father asking her husband to deal with this group of people. Naturally, she would not agree to the request of this group of relatives.

Moreover, after she learned about the crimes committed by these princes, she also felt that they should be severely punished.

Otherwise, their Li Dynasty Tang Dynasty would be destroyed by these parasites sooner or later.

A few breaths have passed.

Li Yi suddenly said, "My dear, you only have 70 guards escorting you. Why don't you ask my elder brother to send 50 more imperial guards to escort you?"

"You're offending more and more people now, and I'm afraid some of them will become desperate and do something desperate."

Add more guards?

The current imperial court has strict requirements on the number of guards that people of different identities can have.

The prince's guards can be up to 300 people, and the guards of important officials above the third rank are only about 40 people, but he already has 70 guards under his command.

In addition, there are a large number of spies from the Eastern Palace distributed around the princess's mansion, and these spies will follow her secretly every time she travels.

Who is so blind as to touch him?

Du He comforted him, "Don't worry, Yi'er. The guards under my command are either armored and armed with spears or swords, and they are all equipped with powerful crossbows. These guards are strong enough to deal with any crisis."

"Yeah." Li Yi nodded slightly.

The guards that my husband has hired are not only powerful in combat, but also very loyal to him.

With this group of people protecting me, no one should be able to touch my husband.

...

The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

The atmosphere of today's court meeting was very strange, and civil and military officials looked at Du He from time to time.

It was obvious that the Sansi's punishment of the 35 princes had been known in advance by these well-informed officials.

After the chief officials of the three provinces and six ministries finished their reports, Sun Fujia, the Minister of the Dali Temple, slowly stood up.

"Your Highness, I have a petition to submit!"

coming!

All the officials narrowed their eyes and turned their gazes to Sun Fujia.

On the imperial platform.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead."

His voice was calm and his expression didn't change at all.

The civil and military officials looked at the prince's composure and nodded slightly.

Not bad!

The prince is becoming more and more like a king!

Sun Fujia said loudly, "Reporting to His Royal Highness, under the coordination of Inspector Du, our men from the Three Departments have arrested all 35 princes who violated Tang law and have taken them to the Dali Temple prison!"

"Under the auspices of the Judicial Inspector, our officials from the Three Departments, after numerous deliberations, have also rendered judgments on these princes and their officials!"

"The final verdict has been issued by Judicial Inspector Du. May I ask if it will be read out at the court meeting?"

Good guy!

Every one of the three sentences is about Du He.

When the civil and military officials heard that Sun Fujia had put all the blame on Du He, the corners of their mouths twitched slightly and a strange smile appeared on their faces.

A moment of silence.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Lord Sun, please read out the verdicts so that all the officials can listen carefully!"

"According to the order!"

Sun Fujia responded, then took out a long letter of accusation from his wide sleeves and read it aloud.

"Li Shenfu, Prince of Xiangyi, embezzled 5500 mu of land..., closed the city gates, resisted trial with force, and threatened investigators. According to the law, he was demoted to a commoner, all his property was confiscated, and he was ordered to guard the imperial mausoleum for three years!"

"..."

"King Li Yin of Shu embezzled 2000 mu of land, accepted bribes of 10 strings of cash, and gathered 800 slaves to resist the censors. According to the law, he was demoted to a commoner, all his property was confiscated, and he was ordered to guard the imperial mausoleum for three years!"

wow~

As Sun Fujia finished speaking, a huge noise suddenly broke out in the Taiji Hall.

"Is the penalty so harsh?"

"How could they accept this bunch of unruly princes?"

"It seems this matter is not over yet!"

Demoted to a commoner! Confiscated property! Guarded the imperial mausoleum for three years!

The punishment for any of these offenses is second only to the death penalty. Ordinary officials cannot bear it, let alone these high-ranking princes?

All the officials looked at Du He and sighed in their hearts.

"Hey!"

"Korean Prince is too tough!"

"You should always leave a way out for yourself so that you can meet again in the future!"

Many officials who were well versed in the ways of being an official believed that Du He was too ignorant and should not agree to such a severe punishment.

No matter how big a crime these princes committed, they still had the surname Li and the blood of the Longxi Li family flowed in their veins.

Although Du He was highly valued by His Majesty and the Crown Prince, he was still an outsider.

It’s okay now that Du He is favored, but what will happen to his descendants in the future?

Perhaps it can be held up in Du Ping'an's generation, but will the descendants of Du Ping'an and others still be valued by the new emperor?

Young people are still irrational!

Just when all the officials were feeling complicated, Li Chengqian glanced at Du He and then spoke loudly.

"Since this case is under the supervision of Du He, and the sentence he issued is reasonable, then it's settled!"

"After the court meeting, announce this judgment to the world!"

this...

Is this the decision made by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Tang Jian, the Minister of the Imperial Household, quickly stood up and advised, "Your Highness, I believe the other sentences are reasonable, except that demoting the prince to a commoner is a bit too harsh."

"How about demoting him to a commoner, or reducing his title?"

After launching the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Your Majesty cracked down on a small number of vassal kings who sang against you. It took Your Majesty more than ten years to quell the resentment of these vassal kings.

Now that Du He is messing around like this, these vassal kings will definitely be resentful.

In the end, it may endanger the Tang Dynasty!

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "The heinous crimes committed by these princes are enough to punish ordinary people for death ten thousand times over. Du He and the people from the Three Departments have shown mercy by not sentencing them to death!"

"This case has been sentenced. My dear ministers, there is no need to plead for them!"

That’s it for now.

All the civil and military officials stood up and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty is wise! Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise!"

Li Chengqian then used the cases of these vassal kings to reprimand all the civil and military officials, and then stood up to announce the end of the court meeting.

...

It's approaching noon.

Du He was just about to go to the East Palace for a meal when Sun Fujia came towards him and reported with a grim expression.

"Duke Han, after hearing the verdict, those princes are causing trouble in the prison."

"Many princes have even threatened to commit suicide by banging their heads against the wall just to see Your Majesty!"

What?

Are these people so noisy?

Du He said with a serious face: "Take me to see it!"

"it is good!"

Sun Fujia nodded quickly in response.

Half an hour later.

Du He and Sun Fujia walked into the Dali Temple prison under the protection of a group of attendants.

The dark and damp dungeon was filled with depression, and even the air was filled with a thick smell of mold.

Before they had walked far into the prison, an arrogant voice rang out.

"All of you, get out of here!"

"Let Li Er come over!"