"Kill your son?" Lu Zhaoci shook his head. This reputation is not good. Lu Zhaoci never thought that one day he would kill his son with his own hands. When he thought of this, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Come, even Cen Wenwen and Li Jing stopped talking.

In fact, all three of them understood this truth. Li Jing and Cen Wenwen both analyzed the situation in front of them, but no matter what, the final decision was made by Lu Zhaoci, killing the piece, or admitting the failure of the chess game.

.No matter what, a decision needs to be made.

"Your Majesty, if I guess correctly, soon a group of ministers will write a letter begging Your Majesty not to kill His Highness the King of Wei." Cen Wenwen shook his head and said: "And most of them are from Guanzhong aristocratic families.

These people are very capable and can see the stakes at a glance." Li Jing frowned upon hearing this, glanced at Cen Wenwen, and said nothing.

"It is impossible to cover up this kind of thing. I have failed to teach my children well, so this kind of scandal will happen. It will cause chaos to the royal family and the court. I will issue a criminal edict." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said: "I

This scoundrel was so confused by the position of the East Palace that he came up with such a method. So what if he wins? How could I leave the country to such a person? It is simply a delusion. What a pity."

"Your Majesty, if you keep cutting off, you will suffer chaos." Li Jing finally sighed and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to follow the old minister's method to deal with the Guanzhong family. The Guanzhong family is not in a strong position at the moment. Your Majesty is also in his prime, and there will be many opportunities in the future.

Get rid of the Guanzhong and Guandong families. Just look for such opportunities in the future. Your Majesty is the founding king of the country. How can you bear the bad reputation of killing your son? I believe that even His Highness the Crown Prince will not agree. Neither will the ministers.

, Although the existence of the Guanzhong family is a constraint for the imperial court, we have to admit that there are still many talents in the Guanzhong family. Lord Changsun is also very good. It is better to let him enter the imperial court and kill Wei Shi." Cen Wenwen's expression changed, and he swept

He glanced at Li Jing and remained silent.

"I have my own thoughts on this matter." Lu Zhaoci nodded and said, "It's just that the current situation makes it difficult for me to make a decision. I am an emperor, but I am still a father."

"Your Majesty, it is what every father hopes for his son to achieve success, but if the child commits a serious crime, we can only do our best and obey fate." Cen Wenwen lowered his head and said as if talking to himself.

Li Jing, on the other hand, trembled when he heard this. He was about to speak, but he opened his mouth and said nothing more.

There was a trace of struggle on Lu Zhaoci's face, and he nodded after a while and said: "I understand what you said, sir, and I know what to do. The Tang Dynasty was hard-won, and it was not only created by me through hard work.

It is also the credit of all the ministers. The laws of the Tang Dynasty should be abided by not only the common people, but also the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. If the members of the royal family cannot abide by these laws, what qualifications do I have to ask the subjects to abide by the laws I have formulated?

What about the law?”

"Your Majesty, is this the crime of murdering a son?" Li Jing's face suddenly showed a worried look. This crime of killing a son will also accompany Lu Zhaoci throughout his life, and the name of the Holy Lord will be stained with filth. Lu Zhaoci didn't think so.

It can be eliminated by eliminating it. This is where Li Jing found it difficult.

"Haha, kill a son? I just killed a criminal who violated the national law." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said: "What is different from these people is that this criminal is my son. Just imagine, if I were not the emperor,

, the reigning emperor may be someone else. My son broke the law and was also the target of being killed by others. In this way, I will get used to it."

"Where is Your Majesty? Where is Your Majesty? I want to see him, I want to see him. Your Majesty." At this moment, a roar suddenly came from outside the palace...

Lu Zhaoci, Cen Wenwen and Li Jing looked at each other and shook their heads. Who else but Wei Zheng could dare to shout outside the Imperial Study Room?

"Master Wei, Master Wei, your majesty is discussing important matters with the chief assistant and the general." Qin Jiudao and others outside the imperial study did not dare to neglect and hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.

"Go away." Wei Zheng's voice became louder and louder, and finally there was a sudden "pop" sound.

"I am an admonishing official and an auxiliary minister of the imperial court. Whoever dares to stop me, Qin Jiudao, get out of here." Outside the hall, Wei Zheng's face was full of righteousness. A young eunuch next to Qin Jiudao covered his face and retreated hastily. It was Qin Jiudao.

Jiudao's face didn't look good either.

"This Wei Zheng is a little too courageous and has a bad temper." Cen Wenwen glanced at Lu Zhaoci cautiously and laughed dryly.

"This old master should be put in solitary confinement and not allowed to speak for ten days and a half." Li Jing also laughed dryly and said: "You are really brave. Your Majesty dares to use this person. I think Li Jiancheng met Wei Zheng when he met him.

It is not unreasonable to run away. Sometimes, when the old minister heard that Wei Zheng was coming, he pretended to be sick and did not dare to talk to him. His temper was really too aggressive. Even more aggressive than Yuchi Jingde."

"Okay, you two don't have to speak for him anymore." Lu Zhaoci waved his hands and said, "I don't know who Wei Zheng is. I don't remember anyone who can spit on my face.

Sooner or later, I will settle accounts with this old guy." Cen Wenwen and Li Jing looked at each other and smiled. What they just said actually meant interceding for Wei Zheng. Although Wei Zheng's temper was not good,

That's great, but it has to be said that the officials in the DPRK are afraid of him. Any official who is involved in his work will have a headache for a long time even if they don't lose their official position. In addition, he is the auxiliary minister, who dares to mess with him, and

Although Lu Zhaoci was unhappy, he also knew that such people were indeed needed in the court.

"Okay, you go out to see him. Let him go home and stay well." Lu Zhaoci frowned. He waved his hand and said, "This matter is settled. I will send a message to Chengtai to come back as soon as possible."

, as well as Zheng Renji and others, were all put into prison. At that time, Xu Jingzong was asked to preside over the case, and the prince was appointed as the Dongdu guard, and Di Renjie was the Dongdu deputy guard, assisting the prince in handling matters in the East Capital. The imperial court moved the capital

Things will start after I leave, Mr. Cen, please take charge of it."

"Old minister, I obey." Cen Wenwen said quickly. After saluting, he turned around and left. He had to take Wei Zheng away first so that the eunuchs could come in and carry Li Jing out of the palace.

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?" After Cen Wenwen left, Li Jing looked deeply at Lu Zhaoci and sighed: "Your Majesty is the emperor, and he is above the throne. Can't you allow the emperor to be selfish for a while?".

"Brother Jing, the national law is like a mountain, even I can't do anything about it." Lu Zhaoci's face turned gloomy, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I am the founder of the country, and I must set an example for future generations. If I am pardoned now

King Wei, others are afraid of my majesty, so naturally they won’t say anything. But what about the kings of later generations? They will use this as an excuse to constantly use imperial power to violate the laws of the court. If this continues, how can the Tang Dynasty continue?

How many years will it exist? What I have to do is to set the ancestral system, something that cannot be changed."

The ancestral system is a strange thing. There will be an ancestral system in every dynasty. Especially the founder of a country. The things he decides and the words he says will become the ancestral system and become the object of imitation for future monarchs. Some ministers also

When criticizing the radicals and reformers, he would open his mouth about the ancestral system and shut up about the ancestral system. Everything Lu Zhaoci did today will become the ancestral system after his death. So Lu Zhaoci must be careful.

Don't dare to slack off at all, lest you set a bad example for future generations of monarchs...

Lu Zhaoci has the right to forgive a criminal. The emperor's right is supreme. It is easy to forgive a person, just issue an imperial edict. But the situation in front of him is very special. It is Lu Zhaoci who committed the crime.

My son, the current King of Wei, and what he committed was so serious that more than a hundred people in Luoyang official circles were killed by Lu Chengtai. The impact was huge. Once he is forgiven by Lu Zhaoci, not only will future generations

The emperor has someone to imitate, and more importantly, it will take a big blow to the emperor's reputation. If it causes some interested people to add fuel to the flames, it will be quite detrimental to the country of the Tang Dynasty. This is also what Lu Zhaoci took into consideration

place.

"It seems that Your Majesty has really made up his mind?" Li Jing sighed deeply after hearing this. No matter which dynasty it is, no one can bear the crime of murder, even the emperor.

The emperor's reputation will be bad. This was the case with Yang Guang in the previous dynasty. Although he did not kill his son, he killed his father and brothers and will be infamous for thousands of years. If Lu Zhaoci kills his son this time, he will not be mentioned in the history books in the future.

What a good reputation to leave behind.

"Isn't he just a murderer?" Lu Zhaoci shook his head, the sadness in his eyes flashed away, and he said with a smile: "Brother Jing, don't forget, how did I get this throne?

Back then, I forced my father-in-law to abdicate and killed my sworn brother. After I ascended the throne, I killed my brother and my uncle. How can such a reputation be improved? Anyway, it is already a heinous crime, even if I have to bear the responsibility of killing another son this time.

What's the crime? As long as I can contribute to the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty, I will prevent future emperors from violating the laws of the court on the pretext of ancestral system."

Li Jing was silent when he heard this. At this time, he remembered that Lu Zhaoci also killed his relatives ruthlessly in order to fight for power. He killed his sworn brothers, killed his younger brother and uncle, forced his father-in-law, etc., etc.

There are countless methods. There are still various opinions among the people. At this time, even if you add another one, killing your own son, it is just adding one more to the many crimes, and it is not a big deal.

of.

"Your Majesty's heart, I admire you very much." Li Jing could only say this at this time. He could only bow his hand.

"Okay, Brother Jing, you go back and take good care of yourself." Lu Zhaoci smiled pretending to be generous and said: "I gave King Wei his bones and blood and wealth, but he was not satisfied. There is nothing I can do.

Only in this way can I take back all these and be worthy of the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty. As for how I will be recorded in the history books in the future, I don’t care so much. I must be a withered bone in the grave by then. I

After death, who cares about the floods?"

"I will take my leave first." At this time, Qin Jiudao led four young eunuchs in. Lu Zhaoci waved his hand, and the four young eunuchs lifted Li Jing up and quickly disappeared into Lu Zhaoci's room.

In front of him, there was only his deep sigh, but it remained in the imperial study room.

"A decree was sent to Xu Jingzong, asking him to bring the King of Wei back to the court. As for Zheng Renji, he was demoted to a commoner, and the rest were dealt with according to the national law." Lu Zhaoci waved his hand and said: "As for those Guandong aristocratic families, they are also handed over to him, or

If you want to confiscate your family or exterminate your clan, write a report and hand it over to the Xuande Hall to announce it to the world."

"I obey the order." Qin Jiudao's expression changed. This is a big murder weapon. He doesn't know how many people will be involved in this storm, and he doesn't know how many aristocratic families will be involved.

Their families were confiscated and their families were exterminated, becoming ashes in history and disappearing into the long river of history.

"Instruct the garrisons in various places to cooperate with Xu Jingzong and kill all the families who resist." Lu Zhaoci's eyes flashed with cold light and he said with a cold snort. There was even more murderous intent in the imperial study room...

"Old slave, I'm going to deliver the order right away." Qin Jiudao lowered his head even further.

"Order the Jinyi Guards to closely monitor the aristocratic families, government officials, and military generals in various places. If there is anyone who behaves strangely, he can pass the order and forward it to Xuande Hall immediately." Lu Zhaoci was originally going to say that he would be locked up on the spot.

But when he thought of the responsibilities of Jin Yiwei and the original intention of setting up Jin Yiwei, he suddenly stopped. Qin Jiudao obviously didn't think about the ravines in Lu Zhaoci's heart, and still nodded and obeyed. He didn't dare to miss anything.

He knew in his heart that this time it might involve the reshuffle of the entire world. He didn’t know how many people would be caught and killed overnight. But who made these people offend the emperor? Cong Cen

From the text, Li Jing's look, and Lu Zhaoci's tone, he already felt that something serious was going to happen to Lu Chengtai, who was about to rush back from Luoyang. In addition to sighing in his heart, he also thought that the royal family had no family ties.

He said that the emperor in front of him was his biological son. As long as he made a mistake, he would still be punished by the national law. But if you think about it carefully, Lu Chengtai has enjoyed the glory and wealth for more than ten years, even if he made a mistake

, it can be regarded as a worthy death.

"Then step back." After Lu Zhaoci said this, he waved his hand and said: "Tell people outside not to disturb me if you have nothing to do. I am tired and need to take a good rest. For matters in the inner palace, you can go to the queen.

For court matters, please contact the Chief Assistant. For military matters, please contact the General for the time being." Lu Zhaoci walked slowly towards the back hall.

Qin Jiudao could clearly see that there was a hint of desolation in Lu Zhaoci's back. He was obviously affected by Lu Chengtai's incident. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed. Although he is the emperor,

But sometimes, like ordinary people, they also have joys and sorrows, and they also have grievances and hatreds, and they are even more in control than ordinary people. Although the emperor is good, he is still a human being. When he kills his own son, he is still very heartbroken.

Yes, it is also very helpless.

"Eunuch Qin, your Majesty, do you have any instructions?" As soon as Qin Jiudao left the imperial study, he saw Cen Wenwen standing there with Wei Zheng. Cen Wenwen had a wry smile on his face, and Wei Zheng seemed to be owed dozens of dollars by someone.

Like a million dollars, flames shot out from his eyes, staring at Qin Jiudao, obviously wanting to get the latest progress on this matter from his mouth.

"Your Majesty ordered Mr. Xu Ge to take full charge of the Guandong family. Your Majesty also said that he was tired. The affairs of the harem were left to the queen, the affairs of the court were left to the chief assistant, and the military was temporarily left to the general." Qin Jiudao said no.

If you dare to neglect, speak quickly.

"What about King Wei? How to deal with King Wei's affairs? Is Your Majesty ready to pardon King Wei for his crimes?" Wei Zheng frowned and said, but his voice was much lower.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is about to return from Luoyang." Qin Jiudao glanced at Wei Zheng coldly. The only reason Lu Zhaoci wanted to kill Lu Chengtai was, on the one hand, because of the national laws and regulations, but he had to admit that part of it was
To be continued...