hsntnovel Chapter 2267 Changes in Situation
Chapter 2267 Changes in Situation
Li Shimin had long anticipated that the aristocratic families would oppose him, so when several people from the aristocratic families stood up and demanded a thorough investigation of the matter.
There was no change on Li Shimin's face.
He just glanced at the others, waiting for their reactions.
In addition to the aristocratic families, there were other forces present.
He needs to know the attitudes of other forces.
Sending the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to investigate this matter is likely to uncover some clues, as there are people from aristocratic families in these two departments.
Although Li Shen is rigorous in his work, he cannot guarantee that it is perfect, so the aristocratic families have always wanted to request someone to investigate.
They can actually send people to investigate on their own, but this is a personal act and has no legal effect.
Li Shen could have insisted that it was a frame-up.
Only the official investigation results are convincing and can serve as strong evidence to accuse Li Shen.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and I believe it should be thoroughly investigated."
The representative of the Wang family of Langya stood up.
"I second the proposal."
"I also second my opinion."
"I also second my opinion."
For a moment, people kept standing up and bowing to express their agreement.
Among the eight major families, except for the Longxi Li family and the Zhaojun Li family, the Langya Wang family, the Hongnong Yang family, the Chenjun Xie family and others all expressed their views.
More than a hundred people, including the six Liu families in Guanzhong, the Shandong gentry, and the Jiangnan gentry, stood up at once.
Li Shimin frowned, it was obvious that these people had formed an alliance.
This does not bode well for those in power.
Unexpectedly, after Li Shen's ten years of hard work, these people still have such great abilities.
It is conceivable what difficulties the prince will encounter after he succeeds to the throne.
At this moment, Li Shimin was more convinced of his idea that he must protect Li Shen. Only Li Shen had the courage and strength to fight against these people.
Li Shimin and Li Shen have had a tacit understanding for many years. Li Shen harms the aristocratic family outside, while Li Shimin plays the role of the good guy inside and provides various kinds of appeasement.
Although the two did not reach a consensus, they are still father and son, and everyone knows it.
Li Shimin's brows opened and a smile appeared on his face:
"My dear ministers, your words make sense. I have already arranged for the Crown Prince to send someone to investigate this matter. However, Prince Ji did send someone back with a memorial not long ago.
Among them was the information about the rebels attacking the workshop, and his speculation was also included.
Since everyone is here today, I might as well tell you about it."
Having said that, Li Shimin waved his hand at Wang De. Wang De immediately understood, took out the letter written by Li Shen and began to read aloud.
Everyone listened attentively, afraid of missing any details.
In addition to describing what happened that day, the letter also included Li Shen's judgment. Li Shen said in the letter that after he arrived in Xizhou, he began to encircle and suppress the rebels on a large scale.
In just a few months, countless rebels were killed, all the rebel lairs in Xizhou were destroyed, and countless civilians were rescued.
As a result, many rebels were forced to flee in a miserable state.
Perhaps it was because of this that the rebels united to launch a retaliatory action.
Li Shen also expressed deep guilt and sorrow for the incident, saying that it was because of him that the rebels were harmed.
He also mentioned that the revenge should have been the rebels' attack on him, but he had too many guards around him.
That's why the rebels shifted their target.
The whole content is filled with Li Shen's guilt and self-blame, but in the end he is willing to help everyone rebuild the workshop.
When Wang De finished reading the letter, the whole audience fell silent.
Many families have people who have returned, and what they said is basically the same as what Li Shen said.
This includes the fact that after Li Shen arrived in Xizhou, he began to encircle and suppress the rebels with great fanfare, and achieved remarkable results.
Many people also have this suspicion, that it was King Ji's encirclement and suppression of the rebels that led to the rebels' retaliation.
"Alas~ Prince Ji is indeed kind and righteous. This matter has nothing to do with him directly, but Prince Ji blames himself for it.
He even helped us rebuild the workshop. Such kindness and righteousness, and we are still so righteous, it really makes us ashamed."
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly sighed, attracting everyone's attention.
Everyone looked and saw that the person who spoke was Zhao Guogong Zhangsun Wuji.
This was somewhat unexpected by everyone.
Shouldn't Duke Zhao be at odds with Prince Ji? Furthermore, the Changsun family suffered the most this time.
Why did he stand up and speak for Prince Ji at this time?
"Duke Zhao is right. It is Prince Ji's duty to suppress the rebels. This action ensures the stability of the Anxi Protectorate.
The rebels' retaliation was unexpected, so your Highness Prince Ji cannot be blamed." Li Xiaogong echoed.
"That's right, I don't think there's anything to investigate in this matter. It's just a revenge by the rebels.
This kind of thing happened more than once or twice. Not to mention Anxi, even in the interior of the country, there were always rebellious cults or something.
There's nothing strange about this.
We can only blame ourselves for being careless, thinking everything was fine and neglecting to take precautions."
Cheng Yaojin stood up, looked around, and took special care to glance at the people from the aristocratic families.
"Yes, the Anxi rebels are rampant. We all know this, but the rebels have never dared to harass us.
So we neglected it.
This time, His Royal Highness Prince Ji sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebels, forcing them to resort to desperate measures.
If you ask me, their target this time is actually King Ji, but there are too many guards around King Ji, so they want to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
This incident also put Prince Ji in danger.
The facts are clear, there's nothing to investigate." Zhang Liang stood up and echoed.
The others also expressed their agreement and nodded frequently. They had just compromised and reached an agreement with Li Shimin.
What happened to Wang Wencheng was their fault, and Prince Ji was trying to get back at them this time. Li Shimin had already promised that the grudge was over and there wouldn't be a next time.
In fact, they were also afraid that if they were held accountable, it would be King Ji who was taking action against them.
Your Majesty's attitude is very clear. If you want to protect Prince Ji, even if the punishment is not too severe.
These people are all shrewd people. They know that there will be no results if they continue to pursue the matter. To say the least, stripping of titles is already a serious crime.
The death penalty is definitely out of the question.
The purpose of stripping the title was to appease the major forces. After a period of time, the title could be restored with an excuse.
But if they do this, they may not be able to withstand Prince Ji's subsequent revenge.
Prince Ji is vicious and cruel, and he might target anyone. Erlang from Zhangsun Wuji's family is an example.
This thing is so despicable. It never confronts people head-on, but likes to play tricks.
Among the second generation disciples of each family, who could possibly be a match for this guy? If he's not careful, his entire family will be wiped out.
Dozens of the Tang Dynasty's top nobles stood up to support Li Shen, which made the people from the aristocratic families a little confused.
When did Prince Ji become so popular?
These top monsters are all powerful and occupy important positions in various departments of the court.
It's totally beyond their ability to contend with.