Chapter 274 My younger brother died unjustly

Before Li Er left Fang Mansion, he appointed Fang Xuanling's son Fang Yiai as the General of the Right Guard, and Fang Yi as the Doctor of the Central San, so that he could see his two sons become noble during his lifetime.

Not long after Li Er returned from Fang Mansion, the news of Fang Xuanling's death spread to the palace, and Li Er cried loudly that day.

On July 24, the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Fang Xuanling passed away at the age of 70.

Li Er abolished the court for three days, posthumously awarded Fang Xuanling the titles of Taiwei and Bingzhou Dudu, and gave him the posthumous title of "Wen Zhao", and specially allowed Fang Xuanling to be buried with him in Zhaoling Mausoleum. He

was also painted and enshrined in "Lingyan Pavilion" with the other 23 founding heroes of the early Tang Dynasty. Later, he was enshrined in the temple of Emperor Taizong.

Not long after Fang Xuanling passed away, Li Er fell ill again, so he moved to Yuhua Palace to recuperate and handed over the affairs of the court to Li Chengqian.

With the assistance of Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, Li Er was very relieved. Among the ministers in the court, he trusted Changsun Wuji the most.

When Li Er heard that Xiao Yu was in poor health, he asked someone to take him to Yuhua Palace to recuperate with him. As a result, Xiao Yu died of illness in Yuhua Palace not long after he went there.

Less than a month after Xiao Yu's death, Li Chengqian's aunt, Zhao Jie's mother Princess Changguang, also died of illness and was buried in Zhaoling with Yang Shidao.

During the funeral, Princess Changguang and Yang Shidao's son Yang Yuzhi actually had an affair with his aunt Princess Yongjia.

This matter was known to Princess Yongjia's husband Dou Fengjie. Dou Fengjie was furious and rushed into the mourning hall with his servants, dragged Yang Yuzhi out, and executed him with the five punishments.

Because of this matter, Zhao Jie ran to Li Chengqian and cried, asking the prince to judge for his brother.

"Your Highness! My brother died unjustly! Please, Your Highness, do justice for my brother. His death will make the Yang family extinct! How can I face my adoptive father in Jiuquan in the future?" Zhao Jie cried. "

Alright! You know Yang Yuzhi's character better than me. Dou Fengjie is the husband of my Tang Dynasty. Why did he beat your brother Yang Yuzhi to death for no reason?" Li Chengqian said.

He knew the reason very well. If Yang Yuzhi had not done something wrong and had an affair with Princess Yongjia, would he have ended up like this?

Yang Yuzhi was so hungry that he didn't even let his aunt go. What's more hateful is that your mother Princess Changguang's body is still warm, and you can't wait to do such a thing.

You don't know how to cover it up. You do such a brazen thing. I'll beat you to death.

Dou Fengjie didn't make the affair between Princess Yongjia and Yang Yuzhi public. After all, this matter was not very glorious and was a family shame that could not be made public. Dou Fengjie

was not shameless enough to shout about being cuckolded, which made Zhao Jie and other people who didn't know the reason angry.

So Zhao Jie, relying on his good relationship with the Crown Prince, came to Li Chengqian to make a decision for Yang Yuzhi.

"This..." Zhao Jie didn't know how to answer Li Chengqian's question. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Your Highness, please make a decision for Yuzhi. My mother just passed away not long ago, and Yuzhi was beaten to death by her uncle. No matter what, you should give an explanation!"

Li Chengqian sighed in his heart. He didn't want to get involved in this mess. Li Chengqian knew better than anyone why Yang Yuzhi was beaten to death by Dou Fengjie.

But Zhao Jie came to him for help, so he couldn't just sit back and watch.

In fact, Li Chengqian was also in a dilemma. After all, Yang Yuzhi and Princess Yongjia were not right first. If it were him, he would be more cruel than Dou Fengjie if he found out that his wife was cheating on him.

Dou Fengjie is the cousin of Empress Taimu Dou, and from Empress Taimu's perspective, he is Li Chengqian's uncle.

Princess Yongjia is his aunt, and Yang Yuzhi is his cousin. Not only that, Yang Yuzhi is also the husband of the Lord of Shouchun County, the daughter of Prince Chao Li Yuanji.

In short, the affair between Yang Yuzhi and Princess Yongjia is an eye-catching incestuous incident.

Yang Yuzhi is certainly not a good person, and Princess Yongjia is not a good person either, otherwise the two of them would not be able to hook up together.

"My dear! The Lord of Shouchun County is outside asking for an audience!" Before Li Chengqian could speak, an eunuch trotted into the hall and saluted.

Well, another victim has come. Li Chengqian is really helpless. There are still a lot of things in the court that need him to do, and now he has to distract himself to deal with your family affairs.

"The Princess of Shouchun County is here to see you!" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" The eunuch stepped back a few steps, turned around and shouted outside the palace: "The Princess of Shouchun County is here to see you!"

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the Princess of Shouchun County walked in, supported by a maid. She was dressed in mourning, with her hair tied up on her head and a white flower pinned on her hair.

She had an ordinary appearance and was a little fat. The Princess of Shouchun County must have taken after her father, the King of Chao, Li Yuanji. With her ordinary appearance that you can't find her in a crowd, it's no wonder that Yang Yuzhi disliked her and would rather hook up with her aunt.

Her eyes were red and there were tears in them. She must be very sad at the moment. Her mother-in-law had just passed away, and her husband was beaten to death by her cousin and uncle.

The Shouchun County Lady, who suddenly became a widow, would be lying if she said she was not sad.

"The Shouchun County Lady pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The Shouchun County Lady saluted to Li Chengqian.

"No need to be polite! Please give me a seat!" Li Chengqian said, what a miserable person, she lost her father when she was young, and now she has lost her husband.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The Shouchun County Lady said that the main reason she came to see Li Chengqian this time was because of Yang Yuzhi's matter, otherwise she would not have come to the East Palace.

Since her father Li Yuanji died, although she and her sisters were raised in the palace, the cousins ​​in the palace were not friendly to them.

Who made them the daughters of Li Yuanji, the King of Fangchao who failed in the Xuanwu Gate Incident? Fortunately, they were girls, so they were spared the fate of being killed.

Her five brothers were not so lucky. They were all killed by Li Er, the victor of Xuanwu Gate.

This also led to the fact that after the sisters of Shouchun County Lord grew up and got married, they would not see Li Er's children if they could!

Even if they met them, they could only avoid them. Most of Li Er's daughters were unruly and willful, especially Princess Gaoyang, who was simply lawless.

She came to see the prince this time with a stiff upper lip. Now she is still uneasy in her heart. When she was young, she was bullied by her brother Li Chengqian.

Now when she thinks of her childhood, she is afraid. Shouchun County Lord raised her head and immediately lowered her head, fearing that she would be discovered by Li Chengqian and bullied like when she was a child.

Li Chengqian knew nothing about this. Feeling the gaze of the Shouchun County Lord, Li Chengqian turned back to look at her, trying to be amiable.

Seeing the shy look of the Shouchun County Lord, Li Chengqian suddenly became puzzled and asked, "Sister! Are you here for the matter of cousin Yuzhi as well?"

The Lord of Shouchun County still kept his head down, not daring to look up at Li Chengqian. He just nodded as a response to Li Chengqian.