On October 11th, neither Li Kuan nor Wu Jue were asleep. Wu Jue was worried, with moist eyes nestled in Li Kuan's arms. Li Kuan gently slapped Wu Jue's back to give him the greatest warmth. At this moment, both of them were silent.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
On the last day of autumn, the night was already deep, and the raging cold wind was blowing, Wu Hui curled up in Li Kuan's arms like a weak animal. All her sense of security came from Li Kuan's care. The passage of time every minute, for Wu Juo, is like a year, making her suffer.
Li Kuan remained the same, without the slightest panic, comforting Wu Jue as if he was okay. At this time, no words could express it, only the temperature of the palm of the hand warmed Wu Jue's heart in the ice cellar. The two of them listened to the wind outside with their ears erected. How much Wu Jue hopes that time can stay at this moment, how much hope it won't be bright again.
There is no dawn or sunshine, which means that Li Kuan’s company will last forever. Wu Shuo made up his mind that Li Kuan was taken to the execution ground. She would never live alone in the world. She would follow her life and death until she died. This is her vow of life for two lifetimes and is always valid.
When ugly, in the palace in the heart of Chang'an City, Li Shimin paced back and forth, the sadness on his face never disappeared, and he was anxious not knowing how many things he had fallen, but still could not calm the irritability and anxiety in his heart; the empress was accompanied by her. I don't know what to say to comfort.
Because Empress Changsun learned that the matter was caused by Li Shimin, she wanted to say that it was too late, and the overall situation had already decided what she could do? Empress Changsun was fond of Li Kuan and Wu Hui. Crown Prince Li Chengqian stood aside, looking at his father with a sad face. Remorse appeared on his face. Li Chengqian asked himself over and over again, why are you here? The court interceded with the emperor, why didn't he take good care of Li Kuan, so that it caused a catastrophe!
Ministers such as Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Hou Junji, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, etc. have all listened to the imperial imperial court. Since October 9th, they have never returned to the palace to rest for three days. Three nights have been discussing decision-making.
Maybe everyone thought that Li Shimin had a prejudice against Li Kuan. At this moment, they all knew that no matter how bad Li Kuan was, he was always his biological son. How could a father really watch his son go to the execution ground and nothing. Don't do it.
Day by day, Li Shimin never came up with a good plan to save Li Kuan's life. The crux of the problem now is that Li Kuan’s crime of privately releasing prisoners to death is an unpardonable crime and is no longer an amnesty list. Moreover, as the king of Chu, Li Kuan not only failed to lead by example, but became the object of everyone’s jokes, causing extremely bad things. Negative impact.
The people of the capital, the civil and military officials, and the people of the whole country stared at Li Shimin with countless eyes to see how he made a decision. If there is no specific reason for the amnesty, the people and civil and military officials will be deeply suspicious of his decision. Who will abide by the law in the future
Even though Li Kuan is a true prince, the crime he committed should be ransacking his family and destroying the house. Li Shimin only convicted him of the crime is already extraordinarily generous. The problem now is no longer a matter of simply arranging death row prisoners privately, it has directly risen to a national issue.
However, after the 18 people returned to their hometown, it seemed like the world had evaporated. Li Shimin didn't send people to investigate, but all the related files were burned down, and there were no clues. Wei Zheng deliberately investigated the matter when he was serving as Dali Siqing, but nothing was found.
During the period, Wei Zheng asked Li Kuan, but Li Kuan smiled without saying a word, or learned from Master Cui Ren that the files of the 18 people were destroyed on the spot by Li Kuan, so that they left no traces and let them go home and visit with peace of mind. Relatives.
At the second moment, Li Shimin frowned and opened the window to look at the dark night. His heart was hollow, and the sadness in his eyes could be seen by anyone. Li Shimin regretted more than once why he issued such an edict, or else. It will not be irretrievable.
The prince Li Chengqian racked his brains. He really couldn’t think of any way to save Li Kuan’s life. In the end, he was forced to tell the secret of the agreement between Li Kuan and him, saying: "Father, the minister’s legs are sick. It was ruled by the second brother, is it a great achievement?"
Li Shimin hurriedly turned around, and Empress Changsun also looked sideways at Li Chengqian, "When my second brother recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan, I invited him to the mansion for a description. Later, my second brother said that my leg disease could be cured. At that time, I didn't believe him at all. , Thought he was making fun of Erchen!"
Li Chengqian had to tell everyone the ins and outs of the matter.
"For half a month, my leg disease gradually improved under the second brother's healing, and within one month my foot problem has been cured. If it weren't for the second brother, how can I stand up again?" Li Chengqian said mockingly, "I was He promised that my second brother will be protected by me from now on. However, as the elder brother, I can’t do anything today. My son asked my father and the emperor to impose his life on the second brother."
The grandson empress suddenly remembered that Li Kuan had also cured herself, or she would have disappeared in smoke, and quickly said: "The emperor, if curing the prince's foot disease is not enough, Kuan'er will also heal her concubine. If it weren't for Kuan'er to rush thousands of miles away. Going to the capital, I am afraid that the concubine is no longer alive."
It suddenly dawned on everyone that Li Kuan did not have any merit because of his short tenure, but before he took office, he had cured the empress and prince. This is definitely a great achievement. The prince Li Chengqian has not inherited the Datong, and may not be considered a great achievement, but the significance of curing the eldest grandson is very important, and naturally cannot be ignored.
At the same time, Li Shimin also remembered that Li Kuan hurried back to Jingzhou after he cured Empress Changsun's illness, and the rewards he gave were nothing but praise, plus some rewards. However, Li Shimin once issued an edict and said: "Anyone who cures the queen will be conferred the title of duke of a first-class country and eat three thousand households..."
"Auxiliary machine, Xuanling, do you think it is feasible?" Li Shimin suddenly remembered this, and hurriedly asked Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling didn’t know how to answer for a while. The Laws of the Tang Dynasty were compiled by them and others. It does not mean that they still remember the provisions of the law. They had to bite the bullet and answer: " Wait for the minister to read the Tang law and discuss again!"
"What are you doing? Hurry up and look for it!"
Seeing that the others were motionless, Li Shimin immediately scolded everyone to help find the relevant laws. Can this be done? But there is no collection of books in the Taiji Hall. They are all official memorials. If you want to look up the laws of the Tang Dynasty, you have to go to the History Museum and walk in a group. Li Shimin hurried to the history hall. Li Shimin ordered the long history to enter the palace overnight. The distant water could not save the nearby fire. In a hurry, Li Shimin directly ordered all the palace ladies, eunuchs, and valet guards he knew to come over to help. The two Queen Changsun even searched for it in person. (End of this chapter)