Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Li Chengye and Li Min led their troops to rebel and invade the imperial city, declaring their complete defeat.

Even if Li Hao originally wanted to spare their lives, he couldn't tolerate it at this moment.

After all, the crime of treason is a heinous crime. Even if they are father and son, no matter how close they are to each other, they are not worth mentioning in the face of power.

The rebels of Li Chengye and Li Min were quickly strangled to death by the Shenwu Army sent by Li Fu.

Li Zuo seemed to be fatuous, allowing powerful ministers and treacherous ministers to control the government and bring chaos to the country. But in fact, he is so smart that everyone is just his pawn.

He had also expected that Li Chengye and Li Min had rebellious intentions. Once they drove the dogs into the back alleys, they might kill them all. So he had already made enough preparations.

As soon as Li Chengye and Li Min's troops reached the palace, they were already surrounded by Shenwu legions several times their size.

The result was as expected, Li Yan was killed on the spot, and Li Chengye was imprisoned in Dali Temple.

Seeing this result, a stone hanging in Xiang Nan's heart finally fell to the ground.

…

Two days later, Wang Shu, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, reported, "Your Majesty, I inform you that the assassination of the former crown prince, the case of the bronze statue of Wanfo Temple and the poisoning case of the Nine Princesses of Xizhou have been concluded by Dali Temple. The culprits are His Royal Highness the Prince and Li酅. Weichen brought the regulations for closing the case and asked the Holy One to make a ruling!"

When Xiang Nan heard this, he sighed.

When Li Zuo favored Li Chengye, all these cases were buried deeply and treated coldly or not.

Now that Li Chengye has fallen, Li Hao has uncovered all these crimes in order to completely discredit him.

Just like in "Yongzheng Dynasty", when Nian Gengyao was deeply favored by Yongzheng, even the princes and ministers had to kneel down to welcome him.

But when Yongzheng wanted to deal with him, he immediately brought out the ninety-two deadly sins. If you don't criticize him and criticize him, your criticism will last for thousands of years.

This shows that the power struggle is really cruel.

From the spirit to the body, from the personality to the reputation, it was destroyed in all aspects.

"Your Majesty, the prince has made a big mistake, and Li Yan may be suspected of instigating it. Li Yan is dead, and the loyal family should also be punished. However, since the prince has made great contributions to the country, I hope that your majesty will be punished lightly!" Xi Qingzhuo, the minister of Taichang Temple, came out. Ban played.

Li Hao did not speak.

Since he asked Wang Shu to reorganize the three major cases, his purpose was to completely destroy Li Chengye and find enough reasons for him to depose and kill the prince.

Otherwise, if he wanted to let Li Chengye go, he wouldn't have to go to such trouble.

At this moment, someone outside the palace shouted, "The Empress Dowager is here!"

Upon hearing this shout, everyone immediately stood up.

The Queen Mother walked in proudly, and behind her was the loyal king in shackles.

He had a look of despair on his face, and he was no longer as arrogant as before.

…

"Everyone, please get up. Everyone has their heads lowered. No one can recognize anyone." There was something in the Queen Mother's words.

"Royal Grandmother, if you have something to pass on, why do you have to come in person?" Li Hao was stunned and said.

"Your Majesty, I am here to ask for a favor." The Empress Dowager said directly without any nonsense.

"Royal Grandma, are you trying to embarrass me?" When Li Yu heard this, he knew what she meant and said quickly.

"You...listen to what I have to say, and then see if it's embarrassing or not." The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "Your Majesty, please seize the hereditary favor of King Zhong and search the family property. From now on, within three generations of King Zhong's four clans, You cannot enter the court and serve as an official."

Hearing what she said, everyone was stunned.

The punishment that the loyal king received was not light. Not only were titles cut off and family properties confiscated, but three generations of four clans were not allowed to serve as officials. For the King Zhong lineage, it is no less than uprooting.

But compared to the serious crime of treason, this punishment seems too light.

After all, Li Min assassinated the prince, plotted to usurp the throne, misappropriated Buddhist bronzes, and poisoned the princess... all of them were heinous crimes that deserved to be punished by the nine clans.

Now it's just a matter of abolishing the title, confiscating the family property, and not being allowed to serve as officials, which is all easier for them.

But for Xiang Nan, this punishment is enough.

After all, the chief culprit Li Min is dead, and other members of the Zhongwang clan may not be involved. If we want to kill them all, it is inevitable that some will be unjustly accused.

For these princes and princes, it is already extremely desolate to reduce their noble titles to the people and confiscate their family properties, so there is no need to insist on beheading them.

Moreover, it is impossible for the loyal king's family to make a comeback and pose any threat to the imperial power, so there is no need to beat up the lost dog.

"Since the Imperial Grandmother has spoken, I will definitely give the Imperial Grandmother a favor." Li Hao nodded.

"What about Chengye?" the Empress Dowager asked again.

"Royal Grandmother..." Li Shi interrupted her with a slight disrespect, and then announced with tears in his eyes, "Li Chengye led his troops to attack Qianqingmen late at night, intending to kill his father and usurp the throne.

There were also three cases of assassinating the former prince, embezzling the copper used for making Buddhas, and poisoning the nine princesses of Xizhou and putting the blame on King Yi. Our court will never tolerate such an ambitious prince! For the sake of my son, I will keep his body intact, give him a cup of poisonous wine, and bury him outside the ancestral hall! "

Li Chengye was once the son he valued very much, but he didn't expect that he would reach this point now. The white-haired person gave it to the black-haired person, but he gave it to him personally!

Although there is no father or son in the Tian family, he was given more than twenty years after all. Now that he is dead, how can Li Hao not feel heartbroken!

Seeing that Li Shi insisted on executing Li Chengye, the Empress Dowager could not persuade him anymore, so she could only tremble and lower her head sadly.

…

Li Chengye was later poisoned with a glass of poisonous wine and was buried outside the ancestral hall.

After Xiang Nan learned the news, he secretly went to pay homage to him.

"Although you have harmed me, I don't bear any grudge against you. This is because power struggles have always been the case. If it were me, I might have done a worse job." He burned the paper and said, "I just hope you will be reincarnated well in your next life." Don’t be in the emperor’s house again.”

After Li Chengye died, the position of crown prince became vacant again.

Let Li Chengwen and Li Chengyuan start to make moves.

For example, Li Chengwen submitted a memorial to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics.

As a result, he was beaten by Emperor Li Hao. It is said that his views are biased and full of errors, and they still need to be understood.

Li Chengyuan also used the guise of filial piety and went to Li Hao every day to say hello.

Xiang Nan, however, was neither impatient nor impatient. He was still writing books in Hongwen Hall every day as before, and he didn't seem to covet the position of prince at all.

There are so many eyes and ears in the palace, so his behavior will naturally be known to interested people soon.

"Yin'er, I originally thought that you were repairing books in Hongwen Hall, but it was just an excuse." Zhang Meiniang called Xiang Nan over and said with hatred, "I didn't expect that you really devoted yourself to repairing books. Didn't you I heard that your third and fourth brothers have started taking action?"

"Queen mother, calm down." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan quickly smiled and said, "It's not that the child is lazy, but that this matter cannot be rushed. The father has his own ideas about establishing the heir. And the more joyfully he dances, the more jealous he will be.

The child now just keeps his duty and does his own thing well. He believes that his father has his own holy judgment. "

Seeing what he said, Zhang Meiniang also felt that it made sense, "Okay, but don't be too honest. You still have to go to the Holy Sage and see more."

"Yes, I will obey my mother's instructions." Xiang Nan nodded.