Chapter 278 Punishment
"Don't mess around! Your affair with Yang Yu has violated the law of the Tang Dynasty, which is an unforgivable crime."
"I don't think I need to explain to the princess what the punishment will be!" Li Chengqian said.
He would never mess around with Princess Yongjia on the word freedom.
"You..." Princess Yongjia was very angry. She was her aunt, how could he be so mean and help others.
Fortunately, Li Chengqian was only the prince, and the Tang Dynasty was still ruled by her emperor brother. If this nephew didn't help her, she would go to Yuhua Palace to ask His Majesty Li II to make the decision for her.
"Chengqian! Since you won't help me, I have no choice but to go to Yuhua Palace to find my brother! Goodbye!" Princess Yongjia said, and then she stood up and left.
How could Li Chengqian do as she wished? The East Palace was not a place where she could come and go as she pleased.
If Princess Yongjia really left the East Palace like this, who would be afraid of him, the crown prince, in the future?
"How dare you! What do you think my East Palace is? You can come and go as you please." Li Chengqian slammed the table and stood up.
The guards outside the palace heard the noise and rushed in immediately, which scared Princess Yongjia.
"Chengqian, what do you mean? Don't forget, I'm your aunt." Princess Yongjia turned around and asked?
"If you are obedient and know the rules, you are still my aunt. If you are naughty, I will be the prince!" Li Chengqian said. If
you don't show some color, you won't know what rules are. Don't think that you can do whatever you want because you have a high grade. That's impossible.
"I am a princess of the Tang Dynasty. Even if I have committed any crime, it is not your turn to deal with me. Only my brother can decide my affairs
." Princess Yongjia said. She is a princess of the Tang Dynasty. If she makes a mistake, not just anyone can deal with her. Only Li Er in the whole Tang Dynasty has the right to deal with her, not even Li Chengqian, the prince.
Therefore, Princess Yongjia is fearless! He is really not afraid of what Li Chengqian will do to her.
"I will report this matter to my father, but before that, please rest assured in the palace." Li Chengqian said.
Although Princess Yongjia could not be punished, there was no problem in keeping her under custody.
"Chengqian, you are going to put me under house arrest, I am your aunt, you can't do this." Princess Yongjia was anxious, she still wanted to enjoy her life, how could she be restrained and lose her freedom. Besides
, she had planned to go to Yuhua Palace in person to plead with Li Er, as long as Li Er was soft-hearted, she would be fine. If she
was kept under house arrest, who knew what would happen to her, and now Princess Yongjia finally panicked.
"What are you still doing? Why don't you ask the princess to go down and rest, and order people to serve her well, if there is any mistake, you will be held responsible." Li Chengqian said coldly.
"Yes!" The guard took the order and turned to Princess Yongjia and said, "Princess, please! I am also following orders, please don't embarrass me."
"Humph!" Princess Yongjia flicked her sleeves, stomped her feet, and took her maid to where she should be under the protection of the guards.
"How does your highness plan to deal with this matter?" Dou Fengjie asked.
"This matter can only be reported to the emperor, and please let the emperor decide. I will do my best to punish Princess Yongjia."
"Not only that, I will also unite with the ministers of the court, as well as the nobles, princes and princesses, to submit a memorial to your majesty, requesting severe punishment for Princess Yongjia." Li Chengqian said.
Zhao Jie and Dou Fengjie had nothing to say. It was already very good for the prince to do this, and he could not ask for too much.
Even if the emperor was unwilling to punish Princess Yongjia severely in the end, they would be grateful from the bottom of their hearts for what the prince did.
"Dou Fengjie, what are you going to do next?" Li Chengqian asked.
"I plan to divorce the princess. With such a big thing happening, my Dou family has no face to stay in Chang'an. I will apply to your majesty to return to Qinzhou." Dou Fengjie said.
Dou Fengjie was the governor of Qinzhou, and it was reasonable for him to return to Qinzhou.
"I'm leaving!" Zhao Jie stood up and saluted.
"I'm leaving!" Zhao Jie had left, so there was no need for Dou Fengjie to stay here, so he also stood up and left the East Palace.
After Dou Fengjie and Zhao Jie left the East Palace, Li Chengqian immediately joined the ministers of the court, the royal family, and the nobles, and submitted a memorial together requesting severe punishment for Princess Yongjia.
On this side, Li Chengqian joined forces with others to petition Li Er to severely punish Princess Yongjia. On the other hand, Dou Fengjie also divorced Princess Yongjia and officially dissolved their marriage.
In Yuhua Palace, Li Er received a memorial from Chang'an. He did not expect that Li Chengqian would unite so many people to petition him to severely punish Princess Yongjia.
The affair between Princess Yongjia and Yang Yuzhi was widely spread in Chang'an, and Li Er had known about it for a long time, but Princess Yongjia was his biological sister after all.
He was somewhat emotionally biased towards Princess Yongjia, and was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Chengqian for uniting so many people to petition.
The incest between Princess Yongjia and Yang Yuzhi was known to the world, which not only made the Dou family lose face, but also made the Li Tang royal family lose face.
These days, Li Er has been thinking about how to deal with this matter. With Li Zhi talking about it, Li Er did not intend to delve into it.
But how to give an explanation to the Dou family without being gossiped about and showing his selflessness really made Li Er embarrassed.
Fortunately, Prince Jin Li Zhi did not let him down and gave him an idea.
"Father! I thought you could make a fuss about the death of cousin Yuzhi. This time, Dou Fengjie brought people to break into the mourning hall of my aunt and beat Yang Yuzhi to death privately."
"This is a mistake in itself! Even if Yang Yuzhi is wrong, he is still a royal relative. How can Dou Fengjie execute him privately?" Li Zhi said.
Li Er's eyes lit up. What Li Zhi said was right. Even if Yang Yuzhi was wrong, it was not Dou Fengjie's turn to use private punishment. He should be handed over to the relevant departments for handling.
"Zhi Nu, you are right. I also have the same idea. What do you think should be done?" Li Er asked, deliberately testing Li Zhi. "I
think Dou Fengjie should be severely punished for privately killing the royal family this time, but for the sake of extenuating circumstances, we should forgive him, not dwell on this matter, and let him go back to Qinzhou." "
In this way, aunt, nothing will happen!" Li Zhi said.
"Zhi Nu, you are becoming more and more mature. In the future, with you by Cheng Qian's side to assist him, the Tang Dynasty will be forever strong." Li Er said with a smile.
On the same day, Li Er issued an edict to condemn Dou Fengjie for his arbitrary use of private punishment, which led to the death of Yang Yu. He should have been punished according to the law, but considering that his circumstances were extenuating, he did not pursue the matter further and allowed him to return to Qinzhou to serve as the governor.
As for the punishment of Princess Yongjia, it was a few words of reprimand, house arrest for several months, and the execution of her maids and servants as a warning.
Through this incident, Li Chengqian saw clearly which ministers in the court stood on his side.