Chapter 310: Aristocratic families start a rebellion, Li Shimin: Start a war

Wow!
As soon as Ma Zhou finished speaking, the ministers were in an uproar.

Countless people felt their scalps tingling and their hearts pounding with fear.

Today, Tiangong Academy offered congratulations in front of the civil and military princes, and soon it will be the 50th birthday of the Holy Emperor.

Good things will be rewarded, bad things will be suppressed.

The impeachment of corruption by a duke and a provincial governor was actually reported to the Censorate.

It was done by the Censor-in-Chief of Guangzhou.

The most important thing is that the timing is so coincidental.

This can’t help but make people feel a chill down their spine.

Someone wants to make trouble for the Holy Emperor.

What is even more terrifying is that Dang Renhong is a close friend of Your Majesty, a founding hero of the court, and holds an extremely high status.

The real purpose of impeaching Dang Renhong is to target Your Majesty.

Almost instantly, they thought of the grand court meeting at the end of last year.

It is obvious that someone is desperate and can no longer sit still. He is dissatisfied with the Ministry of Taxation and is using the matter of Dang Renhong to embarrass Your Majesty.

Li Shimin was extremely distraught.

He suppressed his anger and asked, “Is it true?”

“The contents of the impeachment have not been verified, so I dare not assert whether it is true or false, but the contents of the impeachment are very detailed and convincing…”

Ma Zhou didn’t dare to continue.

The pressure he faces is extraordinary.

There is a problem with the Censorate, and this kind of impeachment has been brought up.

There must be someone behind this.

The Censor of Guangzhou is nothing more than a knife.

The timing of the capture was also very clever. He accompanied His Majesty on the trip and took the same train to Lantian.

It was such a short period of time that someone took advantage of the loophole.

If he were there, he would never succeed so easily.

Li Shimin snatched the impeachment memorial from Ma Zhou’s hand, opened it and read it quickly. The more he read, the colder his expression became, even frighteningly cold.

Li Chengqian didn’t say anything, just watched quietly.

pat!

Li Shimin closed the memorial and walked forward.

“Go back to Chang’an!”

“Yes!”

Everyone knows that this is a sign of impending storm.

A violent storm is about to happen.

“What is the struggle…ah.”

Changsun Wuji sighed secretly. He looked up to catch the figures of Cui Dunli and Yang Shidao, but found that they had disappeared long ago.

“Ah!”

“You guys should be anxious now.”

“It’s really audacious. It’s self-destructive.”

……

On the way back to Chang’an.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian were sitting in the same car.

The two sat opposite each other.

Chu Suiliang put away his pen, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart.

He even dared to take out a pen and paper to take notes. When he returned to Chang’an, his head and body would be separated.

The emperor was angry and laid down millions of corpses.

It is not clear how furious His Majesty is at the moment, but if he has poor eyesight, there will definitely be millions of deaths.

“They took action.”

As soon as Li Shimin opened his mouth, Chu Suiliang realized something was wrong. Why did the anger seem different from the one he had seen?

Your Majesty seems very calm.

“Isn’t this to be expected?”

Li Chengqian said calmly: “Under the pressure, they can either sit and wait for death, or use their own methods to resist.”

Chu Suiliang: “???”

Did I hear something extraordinary?

It seems that the impeachment of Guangzhou Governor Dang Renhong was within the expectations of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince?
“I just didn’t expect that they would attack Dang Renhong.” Li Shimin shook his head and said, “Dang Renhong and I have a deep relationship. I have always treated him very well.”

“Your Majesty is not at all surprised by what Dang Renhong did.” Li Chengqian’s question was not a rhetorical question, but an affirmative one.

Li Shimin looked slightly embarrassed and said, “I know some of the things he did, but I didn’t know it was so excessive.”

Li Chengqian had suppressed many things for Dang Renhong, and Li Shimin knew it very well, but he did not point it out.

Because, for some things, it’s not about right or wrong, it’s about your stance.

Dang Renhong was Li Shimin’s absolute confidant.

As long as Dang Renhong’s scandal didn’t become a big deal and known to everyone, he would turn a blind eye.

Before anyone else brings it up, I must deal with Dang Renhong, regardless of whether it is out of personal selfishness, emotional rationality, or treating a meritorious official well.

I can’t convince myself.

“This time, Dang Renhong will not be able to escape.”

Li Chengqian said: “He is the governor of Guangzhou, and Guangzhou is one of the direct-governed states that the court is implementing the direct-governed policy.”

“Your Majesty should be able to see their purpose. The Taxation Department is also newly established by the court.”

“They can’t touch Xu Jingzong from the Taxation Department, but Dang Renhong, who has his hands and feet dirty, is their target.”

“This is the policy of attacking the state.”

In fact, it is not difficult to understand.

The tax department’s claims have hurt too many people and touched too many interests.

Li Chengqian and Li Shimin both knew that those people would never willingly submit and would definitely try to make the court give up.

But Li Chengqian never knew, nor was he clear about the direction of their counterattack and what means they would use.

As soon as the Dang Renhong case came to light, everything became clear in an instant.

Dang Renhong was the one used by those people to persecute Li Shimin.

One is the handling of Dang Renhong himself, which would definitely be difficult for Li Shimin.

The second is to use it to criticize the directly-administered provinces, thereby shaking the court’s general direction.

If there is a problem with the states, does that mean there is also a problem with the Department of Taxation?
Starting from the point and expanding to the whole, using the opponent’s force to counter the opponent’s force. This not only made Li Shimin feel the pressure, but also made him understand their attitude.

If we continue to implement the taxation department’s proposal and allow Xu Jingzong to conduct the investigation, what’s the point of levying taxes based on the amount of land?

Dang Renhong is the first, but he will definitely not be the last.

There are three direct-administered states, one governor of a direct-administered state has fallen, and there are still two left.

Not to mention, there is also the Tang Empire Bank and so on.

To be honest, Li Chengqian’s actions against those aristocratic families are really amazing and I admire him very much.

Among so many people, they chose a person like Dang Renhong.

He suspected that there was a master among the aristocratic families.

Dang Renhong really hits the nail on the head, regardless of his status and position, or what he represents.

In order to deal with Dang Renhong, Li Shimin treated his meritorious officials well and broke his promise as an emperor that he would not kill them.

By then, one move will affect the entire body.

Those founding heroes who are about to die, who had originally been spending their old age happily, now have to live in fear and anxiety.

This move easily alienated Li Shimin from his meritorious officials.

Of course, Li Shimin could also not kill Dang Renhong.

However, the consequences and impacts of not killing Dang Renhong would be extremely serious.

It can be said that no matter what Li Shimin did, he would pay a heavy price.

Li Shimin closed his eyes and said nothing, his hands clenched into fists, and it was obvious that he was struggling in his heart.

“Your Majesty, isn’t this what we have been waiting for?”

Li Chengqian’s tone was flat and he said, “They made a move today. They did something like this before His Majesty’s fiftieth birthday.”

“It’s just a demonstration to His Majesty.”

Li Shimin did not open his eyes and said, “I know.”

“Your Majesty, are you in trouble, or do you want to retreat?” Li Chengqian asked.

Suddenly.

Li Shimin opened his eyes, stared at Li Chengqian, and said, “Prince, I have made you hate and resent me before, but I will never let you down!”

“Since they have demonstrated to me and challenged me.”

“So…….”

Li Shimin’s expression was cold and murderous, “Begin the war!”

Chu Suiliang knelt near the car door, his buttocks pushed back tightly, trying to escape from this place of life and death.

Every word that Your Majesty and the Crown Prince say is enough to confiscate the property and exterminate the clan of anyone who hears it.

Who am I? Why am I here? I hear nothing.

He crawled on the floor, wishing he could plug his ears.

Get out of here with all your damn words.

“Tell me, what do you want to do?”

Li Shimin glanced at Chu Suiliang, not taking it seriously at all, and asked.

“Dispose of them as you see them.”

Li Chengqian also looked at Chu Suiliang and said, “You shouldn’t be in the car, you should be under the car.”

“Since they want to put Your Majesty in a dilemma, they want Your Majesty to pay a heavy price.”

“Then we must ask them to pay much more than what Your Majesty has paid.”

Li Chengqian said.

“What do you mean?” Li Shimin sat up straight and asked, “Do you have any way to make them lose more than I do?”

No matter what choice he makes, it will be disadvantageous to him.

Then, he could only choose to leave, but he would not have a good life, and the noble family would definitely not let them laugh at him without any harm.

“Dang Renhong must die!”

Li Chengqian said in an unquestionable tone, “Moreover, you have to die in a spectacular way.”

“The death must be known to everyone in the world.”

Even though he knew that Dang Renhong brought this upon himself, he was doomed.

When Li Shimin heard that Dang Renhong must die, he still felt a little uncomfortable and reluctant.

He was very nostalgic, especially those brothers and close friends who were as close as brothers to him before he became emperor.

Seeing Dang Renhong become a victim of the court struggle, it was really hard for him not to feel emotional.

Can you not die?

Li Shimin really wanted to ask this question, but the words were stuck in his throat many times and he couldn’t open his mouth.

“Then what?” Li Shimin said in a depressed mood.

“Then?”

Li Chengqian’s fierce look was revealed, and he said: “That’s when they know what pain is…”

“The attendant.”

“You go out first.”

“Don’t let anyone get close.”

Chu Suiliang responded in fear: “I understand!”

He exited the carriage as if he had been pardoned, breathing in the fresh air rapidly.

The air is so sweet, so nice.

Chu Suiliang had no idea what was talked about in the carriage, but he understood that a bloody storm was about to come in the court.

……

The imperial carriage returned to Chang’an and entered the Taiji Palace.

An order was passed down.

Dang Renhong, Duke of Guangdu and Governor of Guangzhou, was dismissed from all official positions and titles, and the case was handed over to the Censorate for investigation and interrogation, with Grand Censor Ma Zhou personally supervising the matter.

As soon as this news came out, it caused a huge uproar in Chang’an.

Especially seeing how quickly the Censorate acted, the imperial edict had just been issued.

Dang Renhong, who came to Chang’an to celebrate his birthday, was put in shackles and taken away by the Censorate in his mansion.

This kind of treatment is telling the government and the public that the Censorate’s investigation and interrogation of Dang Renhong is just a formality and his guilt has been established.

“Why don’t you even consider whether it’s defamation or false accusation?”

“He was dismissed from office and taken into custody just like that.”

“How can we make amends with Dang Renhong? Even asking the Guangzhou Censor to commit suicide is useless!”

(End of this chapter)