Chapter 225: The Truth?
Lie?
As for why Li Shimin is so ruthless, he doesn't even let go of his own son, this is even more of a joke, you must know that Li Shimin has never been a soft-hearted master.
He was able to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, kill his biological brother, and even let go of his own family, forcing his biological father to abdicate, which shows that his heart is ruthless, and compared with the name of the holy monarch in history, it is completely opposite.
And in history, he did not kill his son, after the failure of the rebellion of Li You, the king of Qi, he was also given death by his own hands, that has not succeeded in the rebellion, it is already such a punishment, and now Li Zhi not only succeeded, but also locked him up in the place where he once imprisoned his father, which is undoubtedly a great shame for Li Shimin, and it hurts him even more, and it is natural to send assassins to kill Li Zhi.
What's more, killing Li Zhi is not necessarily bad for him, on the contrary, from a certain point of view, Li Shimin sent someone to assassinate Li Zhi is actually thinking about Li Zhi - he knows too well what the crime of rebellion is, and he also knows very well that Li Zhi will never be able to kill Li Zhen, even if Li Zhi has the support of the family group behind him, once Li Zhen is completely mad, regardless of the transfer of the million army under his command, no one in this world can be Li Zhen's opponent.
And Li Zhen is not easy to get along with, he is even far more ruthless than himself, once Li Zhi falls into the hands of Li Zhen, it is really difficult to die, Li Zhen must not hesitate to use the most cruel punishment in the world on Li Zhi.
And once it comes to this point, even Li Shimin himself is not good at interceding with Li Zhen for Li Zhi, because in the face of rebels, no matter what punishment is, it is not too much.
Therefore, instead of letting Li Zhi die tragically after being tortured in the future, it is better to send him directly on the road now, so that he can suffer a little less - this is what he can do for his children as a father in the end.
It's a pity that the assassin was not professional enough, and when he assassinated Li Zhi, he actually deviated a little, resulting in Li Zhi not dying on the spot, and was maintained by the imperial doctor, and persisted until the arrival of Chen Tianlu, Li Shimin's plan was completely frustrated......
"My father owes you to take care of you these days, and you have worked hard."
Looking at Wang Tingchu, who was getting older and older, Li Zhen said softly: "You have made such a contribution to the Tang Dynasty, and when your father restores the throne and rewards your merits, you will inevitably have a share of your credit." ” "Serving His Majesty, the slave doesn't feel hard, and he dares not to ask for anything in return." said that he didn't ask for anything in return, but Wang Tingchu had already burst into tears, and at this moment he suddenly felt that everything he had done over the years was worth it, and the grievances he had received in the past were no longer gone, and some were only left with absolute loyalty to Li Shimin and Li Zhen's father and son.
To tell the truth, Wang Tingchu is definitely loyal to Li Shimin, and he is even more disgusted with the entire Li royal family, and he has been in charge of the Liyu Division for Li Shimin a lot of infamy over the years - the Liyu Division consumes at least tens of thousands of slaves every year, although most of these slaves are not Tang people, but the ultra-high lethality rate still makes many people describe the Liyu Division as hell, and Wang Tingchu himself is also described as a living Hades, and bears a lot of infamy.
Originally, these infamy should have been attributed to Li Shimin and Li Zhen, after all, the establishment of the Liyu Division was Li Shimin's intention, and it was Li Zhen who transported slaves, and it was Wang Tingchu who blocked the gun in front that this dirty water did not splash on the two of them, and this merit alone was enough for him to become a marquis.
Not to mention that he has done a lot of dirty work for Li Shimin over the years, for Datang, this is a hero whose credit is no less than that of Li Jingfang Xuanling and others, but his status as a eunuch restricts his development, otherwise it would be completely fine to be a marquis and worship the prime minister.
It's a pity, he is a eunuch, and no matter in any era, eunuchs are a profession that people look down on, unless you really have a great contribution to the country, such as Cai Lun, who improved papermaking, his papermaking technology is one of the four great inventions of China, and it is the most important carrier of the inheritance of Chinese civilization.
But what credit does Wang Tingchu have?
In the eyes of outsiders, he is just an executioner who cares about human life, and tens of thousands of slaves die in his hands every year.
Don't even think about it.
But outsiders don't know, isn't Li Zhen still unclear?
Wang Tingchu's achievements over the years are no worse than those famous eunuchs in history, of course he is qualified to be a marquis, Li Shimin is forced by the pressure of the government and the opposition, coupled with the weakness of his heart, so he does not dare to give Wang Tingchu any reward - otherwise what will others think?
Could it be that what Wang Tingchu has done all these years has been instructed by you?
In this way, the pot will really be deducted from Li Shimin's head.
The problem Li Shimin is afraid of these, Li Zhen is not afraid, anyway, as we all know, Wang Tingchu is Li Shimin's close confidant, and his friendship with Li Zhen is just like that, Li Zhen will not shield Wang Tingchu, so reasoning, others will not suspect that Li Zhen is the mastermind behind the scenes.
As long as it is something that he thinks is right, he rarely considers the opinions of others, otherwise he would not have done so many willful things in the past few years.
And compared to the issue of face, Li Zhen pays more attention to the thoughts of his subordinates - once Li Zhen really snubs Wang Tingchu, what will those who know the inside story think of him?
Will he be seen as a person with a thin nature?
Although he doesn't care much about what others think, he still cares a lot about the attitude of the people towards him.
Thinking of this, Li Zhen said softly: "You don't have to excuse yourself, these are what you deserve......
Are there any younger generations in your family who don't have them?
If there is, the lord of this palace will choose a good successor to you, so that he can inherit your title. ” "Slave maid......
Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace......
Woo woo woo ......
"Wang Tingchu really couldn't help it at this moment, and he couldn't help but kneel down and give Li Zhen a big salute.
"Okay, get up, take the palace to see my father."
Li Zhen really couldn't stand the appearance of an old man kneeling in front of him crying, so he quickly changed the topic.
Wang Tingchu immediately got up from the ground and wiped his tears: "Yes, it's the slave maid who has lost her temper, Your Highness, please come with the slave maid." ” The door of the hall opened, and what greeted Li Zhen's eyes was the extremely familiar face, but compared with what he saw when he came back last year, Li Shimin at this time was much older, even his hair that had always been black had turned gray, and his originally smooth face was already covered with dense wrinkles at this time - it was not until this moment that Li Zhen woke up to the fact that his father, who was once omnipotent, was actually already old.
Li Zhen's heart trembled: "Father~" Li Shimin was lying on the table and splashing ink, and when he heard Li Zhen's voice, he hurriedly raised his head and said with a smile: "Zhen'er, you are back, come and see, how is this handwriting of my father?"
” "Yes."
Li Zhen restrained her mood, walked forward quickly, glanced at it and found that Li Shimin wrote in flying white font, and immediately praised: "My father's calligraphy is becoming more and more exquisite, even if Cai Yong invented flying white, it is estimated that it is not as good as my father." ” "Hahaha......"
Li Shimin laughed: "Actually, this progress of mine has only been made recently......
Hey, during this period of time, I have nothing to do, and my heart is free of distractions, but this calligraphy is becoming more and more lean.
It's a pity that my favorite has always been Wang Youjun's calligraphy, especially "Orchid Pavilion Preface", which is my lifelong pursuit, but I have never seen a shadow, which is quite a pity. ” Li Zhen said: ""Orchid Pavilion Preface" is in the hands of Master Debater, but Master Debate has never returned to Datang since he went abroad to preach twenty years ago, let alone life and death, and "Orchid Pavilion Preface" has disappeared with him.
However, the father can rest assured that after this matter has passed, the son will send people out to look for the debater, thinking that his profound Buddhism should be able to leave his traces in the surrounding countries, but it is not difficult to find it. ” Speaking of eloquence, Li Shimin suddenly asked: "What are you going to do with the culprit this time?"
” "......"
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Li Zhen didn't choke to death by her own saliva, and looked at Li Shimin speechlessly: "Father, he changed the topic too suddenly, right?"
” Li Shimin said: "You don't care about these, answer my question first." ” Li Zhen was silent for a moment: "Does my father want to hear the truth or do you want to hear lies?"
” Li Shimin became interested: "How about the truth?"
What about lies?
” The anger in Li Zhen's eyes spread endlessly: "Erchen's true words are that these cysts of the Tang Empire, the scum of the Han nation, they have always had the blood of traitors in their blood, and all of them should be killed and killed, and no one should be left."
And Erchen is going to compile a "Traitor Record", which includes the names and deeds of almost all traitors throughout the ages, and none of these families can be let go, all of them must be recorded in the book, and they will be scolded by all generations......"
Li Shimin stroked his palms and laughed: "It's really painful to deal with it like this, not only can you vent the hatred in your heart, but even I can take a good breath......
But I still want to hear what your lies are?
” "The son's lie is......
Although these sinners deserve death, after all, each is his master, and the victor is the king, so it is natural to do whatever it takes.
Of course, they will be cut by a thousand knives for colluding with foreign enemies, but their families are not involved, and they only need to be reduced to commoners and exiled for 3,000 miles. ” Li Shimin said: "This punishment is unwilling, if I were to deal with this matter, eighty percent would not do it." ” The corners of Li Zhen's mouth hooked up a wry smile: "But although the truth is happy enough, Erchen has to choose a lie to carry it out." ” "Oh?"
Li Shimin put down the wolf in his hand and asked with interest, "Why is this?"
These people are not only traitors, but also traitors, and whether they are traitors or rebellions, they are all serious crimes of the nine clans in "Zhenguan Law......
Since exterminating the clan is both reasonable and legal, and can make you and me feel comfortable, why don't you choose this method of dealing with it?
” "But the law doesn't blame the public."
Li Zhen let out another wry smile: "The major forces involved in the Ninth Brother Rebellion this time have no less than 100 heads and brains of the family alone, and they each have huge clans, and all the nine clans are tens of thousands of people, if they are all killed, won't the people of the world really regard their sons as murderers?"
What's more, just if it is a family of tens of thousands of people, Erchen may be able to kill all of them if he is ruthless, but the father should not forget that the forces that support the ninth brother are still the two behemoths of Confucianism and Buddhism, each of these two forces has millions of believers and disciples, can Erchen still kill all these people?
” "Zhen'er, you finally understand this truth."
Li Shimin stroked his beard and praised: "You have to remember, for the monarch, the most taboo is to be arrogant, everything must be viewed from the perspective of the overall situation, in the eyes of the monarch there is never grace and hatred, let alone love and righteousness, a wise monarch has always had only interests in the eyes of the monarch, everything we do needs to be from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty."
As long as it is in the interests of Datang, even if this person commits the felony of killing his head, you must pardon him.
And if a person's existence does not do Datang any good, but does a lot of harm, even if he is innocent, he must kill the killer when necessary......
Just like Wei Zheng, when he was under the command of King Xi in the past, he was not less embarrassed by his father, and several times his father was almost forced into a desperate situation by him, at that time, his father was thinking, if his father could seize the throne, then Wei Zheng must be the one who was going to die, but later when the real father ascended the throne, what happened, I think you are also very clear. ” "Erchen understands that if you want to govern the Tang Dynasty, killing alone is far from enough."
Li Zhen nodded, according to what Wei Zheng did to Li Shimin, even if Li Shimin was cut off with a thousand knives after he ascended the throne, it would not be an exaggeration, not to mention that after taking refuge in Li Shimin, Wei Zheng was even more difficult with Li Shimin many times, and he had ordered him not to come down from the court more than once, causing Li Shimin to almost kill him several times......
But now Wei Zheng is not only alive and well, but also the official is getting bigger and bigger, because his contribution to the Tang Dynasty is so great that even Li Shimin is reluctant to kill him.
"But ......"
Li Zhen said this, but her tone changed suddenly: "Although Erchen only intends to punish the evil, this does not mean that Erchen will let their family go, this is a rebellion after all, just expelling, it is a little too merciful, and it also seems that we are too cowardly."
Once this incident is cited by future generations, wouldn't it be even more unscrupulous to rebel?
Therefore, this example must not be opened. ” "Oh?
What are you going to do?
Do you want to reduce them to slavery?
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and he could hear from Li Zhen's tone that these people probably couldn't die, but it was also difficult to live, but in addition to being demoted to slaves, he really didn't know what other ways Li Zhen had, not to mention that Li Zhen shouldn't really demote everyone to the subordinate division, otherwise what is the difference between that and killing them?
Even more vicious than killing them outright.
And he also specially issued a decree, the Tang people will never be slaves (as for the Tang prisoners in the subordinate division are not considered slaves, their nature should be defined as labor prisoners is more appropriate), once Li Zhen really does this, it is against the "Zhenguan Law", with Li Zhen's wisdom, it should be impossible to do such a stupid thing.