The Chao Hui was unknowingly taken by Gu Qing and Song Gensheng.

When Gu Qing's last words completely shocked the unconvinced royal family members, Li Heng knew that there was no need to continue today's court meeting, otherwise the majesty of the royal family would be lost more and more.

"Dismiss the court!" Li Heng glared at Gu Qing and Song Gensheng fiercely, stood up and walked away angrily.

Gu Qing seemed to have expected Li Heng's reaction. He smiled faintly and followed the courtiers out of the Tai Chi Hall.

The courtiers all made way for a wide avenue. After Gu Qing walked out of the hall, everyone dared to follow him from a distance.

After walking out of the main hall and just descending the white jade stone steps, the eunuch Yu Chaoen bowed obsequiously and blocked Gu Qing's way.

"Prince Gu, Your Majesty has summoned you and asked His Highness the Prince to meet you at Chengxiang Hall."

Gu Qing blinked his eyes and raised a smile that seemed both mocking and understanding.

So, for fear of being embarrassed in court, do you plan to resolve it privately?

Following Yu Chaoen into the Chengxiang Hall, Gu Qing removed his shoes and sword outside the hall and entered the hall to salute.

Li Heng changed into regular clothes and sat in the hall staring at Gu Qing expressionlessly.

The relationship between the monarch and his ministers has become very cold, and even the superficial etiquette is somewhat embarrassing. Both sides know in their hearts that the date of life and death is getting closer and closer.

"Gu Qing, what on earth are you going to do?" Li Heng asked coldly.

Gu Qing lowered his head and said, "I just want to bring peace to the world for Your Majesty and eliminate evil."

Li Heng said angrily: "So you are going to attack my royal family members? What do you want?"

Gu Qing raised his head and looked directly into Li Heng's eyes, and said slowly: "It doesn't matter who to operate on. Your Majesty, the irrefutable evidence that Song Fu Yin just produced is all true, and there is no adulteration at all."

Li Heng sneered and said: "You are so powerful now. If you say it is true, of course I have to believe it. But the matter involves clan members. Even if King Yong has committed a huge crime, he should be dealt with by Zongzheng Temple. Gu Qing, you

Don’t overstep your bounds.”

Unexpectedly, Gu Qing slowly shook his head and said: "The crime of King Yong is extremely heinous and involves hundreds of lives. He confiscated and forcibly bought farmland and forced farmers into slavery. This case is no longer something Zongzheng Temple can handle. Zongzheng Temple has no control over Zongzheng.

The biggest punishment for me is to be demoted to a commoner and exiled for thousands of miles, but the crime of the eternal king must be punished by death and the anger of the common people."

Li Heng was furious: "Gu Qing, how can you allow an outsider to interfere in the affairs of the royal family! Don't you think your hand is too long?"

"Your Majesty, I have no grudges against Yong Wang. I am here for the Li family's country. Your Majesty is the emperor. If you don't cherish your country and the hearts of the people, aren't you afraid of becoming a king who will subjugate your country?"

This sentence is very rude. If anyone else were present, they would definitely scold Gu Qing for disrespecting his courtship and even having evil intentions.

But at this moment, there were only Li Heng and Gu Qing in the hall. As soon as Gu Qing finished speaking, Li Heng felt his eyes go dark, his mind was buzzing for a long time and he stared at Gu Qing in disbelief.

Gu Qing's face was still as calm as water, but his eyes were full of unwavering light.

Li Heng felt a surge of negative energy in his chest. He took a deep breath, suppressed the rage in his heart, and said in a gloomy tone: "Gu Qing, are you still a minister of Li Tang? Are you still loyal to my royal family?"

Gu Qing lowered his head and said: "Of course I am Tang Chen, I am just trying to reason with His Majesty..."

"I don't want to hear any truth. In short, King Yong may be guilty, but it is not the turn of outsiders to deal with it. Otherwise, how can the dignity of our royal family survive? Gu Qing, don't go too far."

Gu Qing said coldly: "The crime of King Yong has been made public in the court, and it should be known to the whole world by now. If it is not dealt with, the true face of the royal family will be lost. Your Majesty must not make mistakes."

Li Heng's face was livid, he stared into Gu Qing's eyes and said, "Is it King Yong that you want to get rid of, or the entire Li family royal family? King Yong is just the beginning, right?"

"How dare I take action against the royal family? Let's just discuss the matter. If a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. This is an ancient rule and the law of the court. If your majesty cannot do justice, how can anyone in the world obey you?"

Seeing that Gu Qing had no intention of changing his mind, Li Heng leaned back and said with a tired expression: "You have little power, and I can't even save the lives of my clan members. Gu Qing, if you were me, what would you do?"

Gu Qing said bluntly: "The emperor should accept good advice and deal with things fairly and justly. The emperor should have many abilities, but at least he will not break the laws left by his ancestors in order to protect his relatives."

Li Heng was so angry at Gu Qing's obscure lesson that he turned blue. He tried hard to hold back his anger and said, "Gu Qing, no one can be proud all his life."

Gu Qing said softly: "Thank you for the lesson, Your Majesty. I will definitely be careful in my words and deeds. I will strive to be proud of myself for a while and assist Your Majesty in becoming a wise and holy king who will leave a name in history."

…………

The monarch and his ministers parted ways unhappy, and Li Heng watched him walk out of the palace door, the resentment in his eyes getting stronger and stronger.

After walking out of the palace gate, Gu Qing felt very calm.

We had a falling out with Li Heng in person today, but it didn't matter. The troops of King Qin from various vassal towns had not yet arrived in Chang'an. No matter how bad we got at each other today, Li Heng would still be able to swallow his anger and greet him with a smile when we meet again tomorrow.

If an emperor didn't even have a city like this, he would have been a prince for more than twenty years. Back then, his father forced him to be more ruthless. In comparison, Gu Qing was kind-hearted.

Outside the palace gate, Han Jie and other personal guards were waiting for him. Seeing Gu Qing leaving the palace, Han Jie went up to greet him and ordered his personal guards to bring the carriage from the Prince's Palace.

Gu Qing stood in front of the carriage and suddenly said: "Han Jie, send someone to tell Song Gensheng that the crime of King Yong has been posted all over the city in Jingzhao Mansion, so that everyone in the government and the public will know about King Yong's crime."

Han Jie cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Gu Qing added: "In addition, we sent an order to the camp outside the city to mobilize two thousand soldiers and horses into the city, destroy Prince Yong's Mansion, search the Prince's Mansion, count the family property, and take Prince Yong Li Lin to Jingzhao Mansion Prison to be executed at quarter to noon tomorrow."

Han Jie was shocked, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately obeyed the order.

An hour later, two thousand officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army were ordered to enter the city. Under the astonished gazes of the Chang'an subjects, the soldiers came directly to the Yongwang Mansion and broke in without saying a word. All the female relatives, stewards, servants, and maids in the Yongwang Mansion were there.

Everyone was captured by the soldiers.

As for the culprit, King Yong Li Lin, the soldiers rushed into the backyard before he could escape, tied him up and sent him to Jingzhao Mansion Prison. Until King Yong was thrown into a cell full of stench and fleas, he still couldn't believe that Gu Qingzhen

Dare to attack him.

Immediately, King Yong became furious and made a fuss in the cell, demanding to see the emperor and Gu Qing. Many requests were rejected by the jailer. After the quarrel, King Yong gradually came to his senses, and then his expression became extremely frightened.

From the so-called murder of refugees, to various crimes involving Mingxia Farm, and now being imprisoned, King Yong finally discovered that this was a conspiracy. The person Gu Qing wanted to deal with was not a palace official at all, but him, the royal family member.

relative.

Gu Qing for what?

I'm afraid it's not just for the land he has captured. Gu Qing's move has a deeper political purpose. He wants to establish his authority over King Yong, and he wants to frighten the royal family!

So, will Gu Qing kill him?

King Yong laughed miserably in the prison full of fleas and bedbugs.

The royal family members were taken down as soon as they were told. He dared to imprison the family members, and the prison was not the prison of Zongzheng Temple, but the prison of Jingzhao Mansion. If he dared to arrest the family members, wouldn’t he dare to kill the family members?

?

The most effective way to establish authority is to kill, of course, someone who is important in the royal family.

King Yong's size was just right. When he was worried about the land in his name, King Yong played a clever trick and only returned half of the land. This move undoubtedly laid the foundation for a fatal disaster in the future.

Gu Qing was worried that he had no excuse to attack his clan members, but King Yong took the initiative to give him an excuse. Is there anyone more stupid than him in the world?

"Come, come! Where is the jailer? I want to see Gu Qing! I want to see Prince Gu!" King Yong yelled in the prison like crazy.

The jailer came soon, with a cold expression, looking at him as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Please tell me something, and I will definitely be rewarded with a lot of money..." At this moment, King Yong no longer had any aloof image of a clan member, and he begged in front of the jailer with runny nose and tears.

The jailer said with a cold expression: "The Governor of the Song Dynasty has strict orders, and I'm afraid His Highness won't be able to say anything."

"Please tell Gu Qing that I am willing to give him all the land and farms under my name. By the way, there is still a lot of money, jewels, jade and rare treasures in the palace's warehouse, and I will also give them to him..."

The jailer shook his head: "It's too late. After Your Highness was imprisoned, Prince Yong's Mansion was confiscated by the Anxi Army. The land, money, pearls and jade in your name were all confiscated."

King Yong was stunned and murmured: "What hatred, why do you want to kill me to death..."

The jailer looked at the despairing King Yong, shook his head, and said, "Your Highness, please have a good rest tonight. Your Highness will be executed at noon tomorrow..."

King Yong was shocked all over. He was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses and shouted sternly: "Ask Gu Qing to come see me! I don't accept it!"

The jailer glanced at him sympathetically, shook his head, sighed and left.

…………

King Yong was imprisoned, shocking both the government and the public.

In the Taiji Palace, Li Heng was furious and sent eunuchs one after another to announce a decree to summon Gu Qing into the palace. The decree was conveyed to the gate of Prince Gu Qing's palace, but the eunuchs could not even enter the palace gate.

Princess Zhang Huaiyu sent word that after today's court meeting, His Royal Highness the County Prince caught a cold and fell ill. He was very seriously ill and had only one breath left. He was afraid that he would not be able to enter the palace as ordered.

The excuse is too perfunctory, more hateful than snake oil, but there is nothing you can do about it. Many emperors and generals in ancient and modern times have been completely defeated by this snake oil excuse.

Li Heng was furious and helpless, so he had no choice but to send eunuchs to Jingzhao Mansion to announce the decree, and ordered the governor Song Gensheng to release King Yong immediately.

As a result, the eunuch still couldn't even enter the gate of Jingzhao Mansion.

Gu Qing seemed to have predicted Li Heng's reaction, and dispatched more than a thousand soldiers of the Anxi Army to guard in front of the Jingzhao Mansion. The eunuch who announced the decree was so frightened by the murderous soldiers that his legs became weak, and he did not dare to say anything and immediately turned his head.

Then leave.

After getting into trouble one after another, the imperial power was seriously challenged, but Li Heng had no choice but to get furious in the palace and curse at the sky.

At noon the next day, under the escort of more than two thousand officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army, the disheveled King Yong was taken out of the prison and escorted to the West City. At a quarter of noon, as the prison officer threw an arrow, the executioner fell with his sword and killed King Yong.

Landed.

The people all over the city were shocked. After seeing the charges against King Yong posted everywhere in Jingzhao Mansion, the people all clapped their hands and applauded, while the ministers in the court looked strange and unpredictable.

The courtiers knew very well that the order to ask King Zhan Yong could not have come from the palace, but was Gu Qing's personal decision.

This is interesting. Gu Qing did something that the emperor did not agree to in a very tough manner. The targets were the royal family members. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, apart from the crime of treason by family members, there have been no cases of other crimes.

And the precedent of being beheaded.

No matter how serious a crime is committed by a member of the royal family, the highest punishment is to be stripped of the royal title, demoted to common people, and exiled thousands of miles away. Today, King Yong was beheaded for being involved in the incident. Gu Qing is considered to have set a precedent in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
To be continued...