Li Shimin hesitated about Li Xiang's approach. In any dynasty, treason was an unforgivable crime. Since these people had already participated, they could not be given a second way. If they were given a second way, there would be no way to deter those other restless people.
If Li Shimin were fifteen years younger, all these people would have been killed, and no one would have been safe. However, Li Shimin no longer had such ambitions, and he was unwilling to let the entire Chang'an city become a river of blood. Older people generally like peace.
So in this case, those people can be said to have saved their lives. No matter what they think in their hearts, they are lucky to be able to save their lives.
As for the guy King Song, the result was something no one had expected. After talking with Wang De that day, this guy happily returned to his yard. Who knew that when he was beating the little eunuch that night, he was cunning and fell directly down the stairs, hitting his head on the stone pillar and killing himself.
The retired emperor arrived at the scene as soon as possible. After seeing the situation, he really didn't know what to say. There were four young eunuchs in total, all of whom were tied up by him. This guy was so engrossed in beating the young eunuchs that he didn't pay attention to the steps in front of him and fell to his death.
If there were people serving nearby, the emperor would definitely kill them and bury them with his son, but the current situation was obviously not right.
Several young eunuchs were hung up, and the palace maids at the scene were beaten and resting in the room. In this situation, can you still blame others? I can only say that your son is really too careless. If you still want to blame these eunuchs, it will not do you any good if it spreads. As the emperor of the previous generation, you must be reasonable.
Of course, this could not be announced to the outside world. After discussing with Li Shimin, King Song chose to commit suicide in front of his father out of fear of punishment. This also saved the rest of his family. However, all the various treasures accumulated over the years were transferred to the national treasury.
This guy was just a prince with no power, but he had accumulated so much gold, silver and treasures over the years. There were more than a hundred large boxes alone. After they were pulled into the treasury, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were also shocked. According to them, it was already very difficult for such a powerless prince to pull out a few boxes of wealth. They didn't expect that he could come up with so much. It was really unbelievable.
Chambers of commerce in various places have accepted such a result. After all, he is the son of the retired emperor and the emperor's younger brother. If you cannot even accept such a result, then no one will ask you to accept anything in the future. So in this case, it is best to keep your mouth shut.
Things are much better now than before. It's already quite difficult to give you an explanation when a member of the royal family commits a crime. Think about it, when something like this happened before, they would just find a scapegoat. You knew it was a scapegoat, but didn't you still have to accept it? If you go against a member of the royal family, will you have a good ending?
With the arrival of the second batch of slaves from the northwest, the turmoil was temporarily suppressed. However, Li Xiang held a banquet at the General Tiance's Mansion and called all his uncles. He did not make a big move against you this time. It's not that he didn't have evidence to catch you. At least half of the dozen or so royal family members in front of him were involved.
At Li Xiang's banquet today, one table was occupied by all the participants, and there was nothing but a cup of tea. Another table was occupied by no one who was present, and there were all kinds of fish and meat, some of which were said to be the most luxurious, and there was no problem with a whole meal.
Li Xiang drank and played finger-guessing games with the royal family members who did not participate. It was quite lively. As for the table next to them where only water was being drunk, they were also very embarrassed here. Li Xiang asked Li Shimin for an imperial edict, which said that you must stay here for two hours and you cannot leave your seat. If you leave your seat, it means you will lose your own title.
Think about it, the only difference between me and ordinary people is where I was born. If I was born in an ordinary family, wouldn't I be an ordinary person? But we were born in the palace, which makes us completely different from ordinary people.
Li Shimin's imperial edict was very clear. If you feel you should leave this position, your title will be immediately revoked, and your descendants will have no relationship with the Li royal family. According to Li Shimin's idea, several of them should be punished.
However, after thinking it over again and again, Li Xiang still believed that their lives should be spared. More than 2,000 people had already died in this turmoil. If some more members of the royal family died, society would not be stable for a long time. Moreover, this incident would lead to some other cases.
After all, members of the royal family are usually not clean. If they cannot be controlled, more people may be implicated. Li Xiang is now considering the peace of the entire Tang Empire. In order to punish these people, he pushed the entire Tang Empire into the whirlpool. In the end, it is the ordinary people who suffer, and they have to pay for this matter.
After Li Xiang's persuasion, Li Shimin also knew that Li Xiang had good intentions. It was lucky for these rebellious sons to be able to save their lives. However, Li Shimin posed this difficult problem. He asked them to drink water here continuously for four hours and sit at this table. If you want to leave, then the Tang royal family will also leave with you.
These guys were so impatient that they were about to wet their pants. Finally, four hours had passed. The royal family members at another table were drinking happily. They had nothing to hide. Although their relationship with the emperor was not as close as that of the people at the other table, this was a disguised protection for them.
These people are all uncles and brothers of the emperor, and have no chance of inheriting the throne, so they are enjoying themselves to the fullest. On the other hand, none of the emperor's sons are missing...
