The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"You want to see me, just to plead for your elder brother." Li Shimin smiled faintly: "You know better than me what your elder brother did. You are a family, and I and King Jingyang are a family. Do you think so?"

Wei Ting nodded.

"That's it. You want to protect your family, and I will never allow my family to be harmed. Then, whoever did something wrong must bear the consequences. Wei Deyun violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty. I want to punish him. Is this wrong?"

Wei Ting shook his head.

"Since it is not wrong, there is nothing wrong with the decision of this matter in terms of emotion, reason and law. As a censor, what else do you want to say?" Li Shimin questioned Wei Ting.

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and leave a bloodline for my elder brother." Wei Ting knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Shimin.

"Humph!" Li Shimin snorted coldly, looking at Wei Ting sharply.

"Your Wei family's Xiaoyaogong lineage, even if Wei Deyun is dead, and Wei Deyun's sons and daughters are dead, the Xiaoyaogong lineage can still be continued, after all, there is you, Wei Ting!"

Li Shimin stood up, walked down the steps, and came to Wei Ting's side.

"Do you know how happy the emperor was when he found King Jingyang?"

"You should know."

"The emperor gave King Jingyang many rewards, and I, too, gave him rewards beyond his status as a county king."

"You also know that King Jingyang is my third uncle, the only blood of King Han!"

"That's why the emperor cares more about King Jingyang than other kings, even more than his other sons!"

"You also know that King Jingyang just got married this year and has no children!"

"Now you come to ask me to leave a trace of blood for Wei Deyun."

"Then Wei Deyun, have you ever thought about leaving a trace of blood for my third uncle?!"

Li Shimin became more and more angry as he spoke, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Wei Ting, Wei Ting, how dare you say these things to me?"

"According to what you have done and your intentions towards King Jingyang, I should have wiped out the entire lineage of Wei Xiaoyaogong, and this is not too much."

"It's just that I'm going after Wei Deyun, which is a bargain for you."

"Since you have no merits in the past, you have worked hard, and you have worked diligently for the court during the Zhenguan years, I have shown you a special grace. Don't take it, and don't ask for more."

"I also have a temper."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he paced back to the steps, stood on the steps, and looked down at Wei Ting who was kneeling on the ground.

Li Shimin asked Wang De to take the confession and give it to Wei Ting.

"I also know that it's not just your Wei family who did this." Li Shimin said, "But this time, I'm telling you clearly that no one can escape."

Wei Ting collapsed on the ground, and his eyes were blank after seeing the confession in his hand.

"Tomorrow, come to your last morning court." Li Shimin made the final decision.

When Li Shimin was the crown prince, he only gave Wei Ting a position as the chief doctor. Later, it was Wang Gui who recommended him to be the right chancellor of the Shangshu, and then he was promoted to the Imperial Censor and given the title of Fuyang County Man.

After this incident, Li Shimin had already planned to strip Wei Ting of his title and dismiss him from his position as the Imperial Censor.

Just wait for the announcement of the morning court tomorrow.

"Minister, I accept the order and thank you." Wei Ting knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Walking out of Ganlu Hall, Wei Ting's figure was shaky. Seeing this, the eunuchs outside the hall hurried forward to help him.

Wei Ting, who was already in poor health after the blow, finally couldn't hold on when he came here and fell down again.

The eunuchs outside Ganlu Hall hurriedly helped people and had to report the situation in the hall.

Li Shimin lowered his eyes.

"Tell someone to send him back."

"Yes." The eunuch responded.

Wei Ting was carried to the carriage by the eunuchs in the palace and sent back to the Wei family.

After the drama in Xiaoyaogong's house, other houses in the Wei family also knew the news and knew that Hou Junji had taken people to capture Wei Deyun's family.

"The Wei family is in danger of losing each other. I think we can't just watch the two brothers being treated like this."

"Don't act rashly before the matter is clarified. This matter must be discussed in the court tomorrow morning. Let's see what happens then."

The other people in the Wei family all thought so.

For no reason, His Majesty couldn't have attacked Wei Xiaoyaogong's lineage.

Back then, Wei Ting was a die-hard member of the Jiancheng prince's party. Didn't he get reused by His Majesty later?

His Majesty suddenly attacked Wei Deyun's family for a reason.

Time passed in the anxiety of the crowd.

The next morning,Taiji Hall, morning court.

After Li Shimin came to court, he got straight to the point and said that he had something to talk about with everyone in the court today.

Then, Li Shimin told the story of Wei Deyun, with all the evidence.

At present, Wei Deyun's family is imprisoned in the Dali Temple.

Those assassins have been arrested. Li Shimin did not say where they were imprisoned, but only said that these people were all sentenced to death and would be beheaded together after being convicted.

All the evidence is complete, and from the perspective of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, there is nothing to refute about this matter.

Yesterday, the other Wei family members who were still at home trying to find a way to rescue Wei Deyun also died.

Didn't dare to say much.

Wei Deyun is really brave.

And he is really stupid.

If you want to do something like this, you have to do it secretly, and don't let anyone find out except yourself.

But what is the situation in Chang'an City now?

The net of the Hundred Cavalry Division covers the entire Chang'an City. You sent people from Chang'an City all the way to Linying County. Can you hide it from the spies of the Hundred Cavalry Division?

Moreover, who is the King of Jingyang? When did he leave Chang'an City without the military order given by His Majesty?

A prince who can mobilize troops, a prince surrounded by guards with strong martial arts, and a prince who has experienced three assassinations.

You still do this secretly?

It's raining on a rainy day, and your brain is full of water, right?

The other branches of the Wei family didn't say anything and acquiesced to this result.

There's nothing to say.

What can you say if you are so stupid?

Wei Ting's family was not implicated, which is considered to be a proper and smart handling by Wei Ting.

Otherwise, the lineage of Xiaoyao Gong would really be ruined.

The aristocratic family is indeed thick-skinned, but it is not thick enough to force a guarantor even in such a situation.

Standing in the court, who wouldn't be able to read the expressions of others?

His Majesty's expression is so obvious.

"Wei Deyun's family, confiscate their property and behead them." Li Shimin said: "Wei Ting, who does not manage his family well, will be dismissed from office and stripped of his title."