Chapter 352 Fang Yizhi sues Gao Yang
"Your Majesty! Although there is no direct evidence, there must be a reason for everything. Please take precautions before it happens. Don't wait for them to become powerful, otherwise it will be too late!" Changsun Wuji said anxiously. "
Okay! I can't do things that harm loyal people just because of your one-sided words and some suspicions. That would make people all over the world feel disappointed. You all should withdraw!" Li Chengqian said impatiently.
They are really too lenient. First, they established the prince, and now they are interfering with Fang Yiai's rebellion.
Do you really think I don't know what you are thinking? You want to take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and disrupt our Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty! The Tang Dynasty belongs to the people of the world. If you want to govern the Tang Dynasty well, you must govern the Tang Dynasty according to its laws. If the prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like the common people." Chu Suiliang said.
They did not come here to listen to the emperor's words this time, but to force the emperor to investigate and handle the case of Fang Yiai's rebellion, and to bring Wu Wang Li Ke, Jiangxia Wang Li Daozon and others into the case.
"Did they break the law? Do you have evidence to prove that they rebelled? Or did Li Ke and others break a law of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Chengqian said.
"This old minister will find evidence of their rebellion, but we cannot let them continue to do whatever they want. Please allow them to be detained for the time being." Chu Suiliang said.
"Are you trying to force me? Are you trying to deceive the emperor? Or are you trying to learn from Cao Cao and Yuwen Hu and use the emperor to control the princes?" Li Chengqian roared and slammed the table. "This
old minister has absolutely no such intention!" Chu Suiliang was frightened and knelt on the ground. He could not bear the charge of deceiving the emperor.
"Your Majesty! Chu Suiliang has always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty and even more loyal to Your Majesty. He will never act like a traitor or a thief!"
"Your Majesty! This old minister is willing to guarantee with his life and property that Chu Suiliang will definitely not be disloyal." Changsun Wuji hurriedly defended Chu Suiliang.
"When the late emperor was alive, both of you were loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty, especially you, my uncle, who assisted the late emperor in creating such a prosperous era as the Zhenguan Reign."
"Why can't you assist me like you assisted the late emperor? Instead, you are scheming and eliminating dissidents." Li Chengqian said.
"Your Majesty! I am doing this for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. Once Li Yuanjing and others start a rebellion, the world will be in chaos!" "Your Majesty,
think about the chaos of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty and the chaos of the Five Barbarians, which caused countless Han people in the Central Plains to die. Do you want this tragedy to happen again?" Chu Suiliang looked up at Li Chengqian and shouted in a trembling and hoarse voice.
"Our Tang Dynasty is not the Western Jin Dynasty of the Sima family, and I am not the foolish emperor Sima Zhong."
"No matter who it is, I will never tolerate anyone who wants to disrupt our Tang Dynasty and the Li Dynasty!" Li Chengqian said, his fierce eyes like a beast that chooses its prey, making people tremble with fear.
"But your majesty! If you leave these people alone, they will definitely become the root of the trouble of the Tang Dynasty. I suggest that you should kill them instead of letting them go! For the foundation of everything in the Tang Dynasty, your majesty must not be soft-hearted." Changsun Wuji said.
If it were the previous emperor, he would have ordered to catch these people in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles.
"I am not a woman with a soft heart. Since the Shangshu You Pushe said that the Tang Dynasty governs the country by law, we should follow the facts and the law as the criterion." "
The law emphasizes evidence, and evidence is the basis for proving facts. You want to slander the court officials without evidence. Isn't it a violation of the fairness of the law?"
"I can't severely punish Jiangxia King Li Daozon and others because of your speculation and suspicion, but I won't let them do whatever they want."
"Since you suspect that Li Daozon and others are colluding with Fang Yiai, then you should find evidence and prove it to me." Li Chengqian said.
"Then what does your majesty mean!" Chu Suiliang asked.
"I'm making this clear. Whether or not Li Daozon and the others should be punished depends on whether you can find evidence. How you do it is up to you."
"However, you must not affect the operation of the court, and you must not cause panic among the people. I'm tired, and you all should leave!" Li Chengqian waved his hand.
He didn't want to say any more nonsense to them, and there was nothing else to say!
"I'm leaving!" Changsun Wuji took Chu Suiliang to bow and leave.
"General, are we just going to let it go?" Chu Suiliang looked back inside and asked Changsun Wuji.
"Didn't His Majesty ask us to investigate? Then we will investigate. I don't believe that we can't find evidence. When the time comes, I'll see what His Majesty has to say." Changsun Wuji finished speaking and left with his sleeves swung.
Chu Suiliang followed him and left. That day, Changsun Wuji mobilized his own forces to secretly investigate the case of Fang Yi'ai's rebellion.
"Everyone! Fang Yizhi is asking for an audience outside the palace!" An eunuch came in and saluted.
"Call!" Li Chengqian said.
The eunuch withdrew and told Fang Yizhi to come in and pay his respects to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I, Fang Yizhi, pay my respects to you!" Fang Yizhi saluted Li Chengqian
. "No need to be polite, stand up!
" Li Chengqian said. "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Yizhi stood up and thanked
him. "Why did you come to see me?" Li Chengqian said.
"I am here to sue Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yi'ai and others for plotting against me. This is the evidence I have collected of their crimes. Please take a look, Your Majesty." Fang Yizhi finished speaking and took out the evidence of Fang Yi'ai and Princess Gaoyang that he had prepared long ago.
Wang Quan took the evidence from Fang Yizhi and handed it to Li Chengqian, which listed a bunch of crimes of Fang Yiai and others. Not
long ago, Princess Gaoyang sent someone to Li Chengqian to accuse Fang Yizhi of being rude to her and even doing something that would endanger the country.
Princess Gaoyang asked the emperor to severely punish Fang Yizhi, wanting to take the opportunity to dismiss Fang Yizhi from his official position and seize his title.
Li Chengqian would naturally not agree to this kind of slanderous lies and loopholes. Fang Yizhi had not committed any crime, so why should he be dismissed from his official position?
After reading it, Li Chengqian asked, "You think Fang Yiai is your brother, why do you report them to me? You should know that once they are proven to be treasonous, you will also be implicated."
"Your Majesty! Fang Yiai and others are full of evil and unforgivable crimes. I am worried that my family will be implicated, so I come to report them to Your Majesty." Fang Yizhi said.
"I already know about this matter. Considering your meritorious service in reporting it, I will pardon you and prevent your family from being implicated." Li Chengqian said.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" Fang Yizhi bowed and said, and when he saw that there was nothing for him to do, Fang Yizhi said goodbye and left.
"Issue an imperial edict to have Pei Xingjian go to Jingzhou with the imperial seal to summon Jing Wang Li Yuanjing to Chang'an for an audience! If Li Yuanjing has any doubts, immediately arrest him and take him back to Chang'an to allow him to do what he wants." After Fang Yizhi left, Li Chengqian issued an imperial edict.
"Yes!" Wang Quan accepted the order and immediately sent someone to pass on the imperial edict. After Pei Xingjian received the imperial edict and the imperial seal, he immediately set out to Jingzhou at full speed.
Since Li Yuanjing was involved in Fang Yi's rebellion, it was natural to call Li Yuanjing to Chang'an and put him under house arrest first.
If Li Yuanjing dared to shirk or delay time with various reasons, Li Chengqian would not be polite to him and would directly arrest him and take him back to Chang'an to behead him. If he encountered resistance, he could be executed on the spot.