blogombal Chapter 2233 Li Shimin's Analysis
Chapter 2233 Li Shimin's Analysis
"No, with so much money... well... it's a serious crime, he must be punished. As a prince, how can he break the law knowing it?"
Li Shimin suddenly slammed the table, filled with indignation.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say. I'm afraid that His Royal Highness Prince Ji will be able to find a good excuse this time."
At this time, Wang De on the side spoke up.
"What do you mean?" Li Shimin frowned and looked at Wang De, and even Li Chengqian became curious.
This is corruption and bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, what other reasonable reasons can there be? Can you still embezzle according to the emperor's order?
Wang De said calmly:
"Your Majesty, do you remember the first letter you wrote to Prince Ji?"
"The first letter?" Li Shimin was stunned. He had written many letters to Li Shen in the past few months, but they were all meaningless.
The father and son used the post station as a chatting tool, and sometimes they would even send a single sentence.
There was so much content that Li Shimin couldn't remember what he had cursed.
Seeing Li Shimin's expression, Wang De could guess that His Majesty had forgotten.
So remind:
'Your Majesty, in the first letter, Your Majesty told His Royal Highness Prince Ji that there should not be too much killing in Xizhou.
According to the law, these officials should be beheaded and their property should be confiscated for what they have done.
His Royal Highness Prince Ji only executed a dozen people, so I think they must have committed heinous crimes.
The rest of the people took the money, and His Royal Highness Prince Ji pardoned their crimes.
His Royal Highness Prince Ji will definitely say that he is acting in accordance with His Majesty's request, and that he took the money just to find an excuse to let these people go.'
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin picked up the secret letter again and read it carefully. Suddenly, Li Shimin slapped his thigh.
"Oh no~~~~there is always a loophole." Li Shimin said regretfully.
Judging from the date mentioned on the letter, this case happened before the first letter, and this rebellious son had already thought of a countermeasure.
After that, I wrote him a letter, asking him not to kill too many people.
Isn't this giving him a reason? But thinking of the more than one million strings of cash, Li Shimin's mind turned rapidly.
When Li Chengqian saw his old father in deep thought, he felt emotional and thought, look how well those two father and mother are having fun together.
My father doesn't want to miss out on the wealth and glory in front of him.
"Father, this matter will soon spread to Chang'an, and my tenth brother's actions will definitely be criticized by the noble families.
I guess it won't be long before the Censorate impeaches my tenth brother, so this might be an opportunity."
Li Chengqian was still very filial. He couldn't bear to see his father thinking hard, so he gave him an idea.
But Li Shimin did not feel happy at all after hearing this. He glanced at Li Chengqian sideways. Li Chengqian could read from his eyes that his father was scolding him for being stupid.
"Gao Ming, you have been the regent for several years. I am very satisfied with you in every aspect, although you are still a little soft-hearted.
But as a king who protects his country, this is understandable.
But you still lack some vision in the overall situation. It's not your fault. Now the world is peaceful and the Tang Dynasty is prosperous.
The court is very stable, and there is nothing for you to experience."
As Li Shimin spoke, he started to make tea, preparing to start the education mode.
"Please enlighten me, Aye."
Li Chengqian quickly stood up and saluted, ready to listen to his father's teachings.
"Sit down."
Li Shimin picked up the kettle and brewed a cup of tea, saying:
"Gao Ming, corruption is a serious crime. The Tenth Master must know this. He has many enemies in the court, but do you know why he is so fearless?"
"I don't know, please teach me, Father." Li Chengqian became serious.
Li Shimin poured a cup of tea for Li Chengqian and said:
"Because the Tenth Master knows that nothing will happen to him. The noble families in the court will never impeach him. Even if there are censors who impeach him, those noble families will have to defend him."
"Why... why?" Li Chengqian didn't understand what was going on. It was good enough that the noble family didn't add insult to injury, and they even defended him.
The aristocratic families wanted to get rid of Li Shen as soon as possible.
Li Shimin poured himself another cup of tea, took a sip, and said leisurely:
"Because of profit."
"Benefits? But didn't they take out so much money?" Li Chengqian was puzzled.
"I am not talking about money, but the interests of the court, because of power.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, most of the people in the Tang Dynasty, from the prime minister to the local officials, were from these aristocratic families.
That's why they are so arrogant and don't take me, Li Tang, seriously.
During these ten years, through the selection of talents through the imperial examination system, the power of the aristocratic families has been greatly reduced.
Every time an official is lost, the aristocratic family loses a point of strength.
There were dozens of officials involved in the Xizhou case, most of whom were from aristocratic families.
Xizhou City is an important city in the northwest and is on the way to the Western Regions. Its importance and huge benefits make them even more reluctant to lose these officials.
do you understand? "
Li Shimin had already made his point very clearly. If Li Chengqian did not understand this, he would not have been able to become the crown prince.
"Thank you for clearing up my confusion, now I understand. This is what my tenth brother saw in me, so he was so fearless in his embezzlement."
Li Chengqian nodded.
"Haha, rather than saying it's corruption, it would be more appropriate to say it's blackmail.
This rebellious son seized upon the aristocratic family's weakness and used it to threaten them.
Look at what was written in the letter. He executed a captain from the Cui family and a lieutenant general from the Lu family before any trial.
This is to tell the aristocratic families that if they dare to kill people, they will be killed if they don't take money.
In order to protect their clansmen and official positions, aristocratic families would naturally pay money to buy their lives and spend money to avoid disasters.
However, the letter did not mention that it was this rebellious son who took the initiative to ask for money. All matters were handled by Wang Xuance, the chief secretary of the Prince Ji's Mansion.
This is enough to prove that he has been planning this for a long time.
Even if someone impeached him, it had nothing to do with him. At most, it was a charge of lax governance.
Even if the noble family is ready to fight to the death, this rebellious son can still put the blame on Wang Xuance for everything.
This rebellious son is so scheming and so cruel. "
Even Li Shimin had to admire that Li Shen did a great job in this matter.
As the emperor, Li Shimin guessed Li Shen's general plan after reading the letter.
The worst outcome would be that Li Shen would sacrifice his pawns to save his king.
After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he couldn't help but admire his younger brother. When he was doing other things, you would think that Li Shen was a fool, someone with a brain disease, and very unreliable.
But as long as money and personal interests are involved, Li Shen immediately becomes like Zhuge Liang's reincarnation, talented and intelligent, wise as a demon, and no one can outsmart him.
"Tenth brother is indeed... indeed wise." Li Chengqian wanted to say that Li Shen was insidious and cunning, but he felt that it didn't sound nice.
"Gao Ming, you should learn more from Lao Shi in this regard. It is not wrong for an emperor to be merciful, but you must also learn to use both kindness and severity.
The emperor is domineering. "
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It’s too expensive, it costs tens of thousands.)