?Li Chengye and Li Min led their troops to rebel and invaded the imperial city, declaring their complete defeat.


    ??Even if Li Hao originally wanted to spare their lives, he couldn''t tolerate it at this moment.


    After all, the crime of rebellion is a heinous crime. Even if they are father and son, no matter how close they are to each other, they are not worth mentioning in the face of power.


    ??The rebels of Li Chengye and Li Min were quickly strangled to death by the Shenwu Army sent by Li Fu.


    ?Li Fu seemed to be fatuous, allowing powerful ministers and treacherous ministers to control the government and bring chaos to the country. But in fact, he is so smart that everyone is just his pawn.


    ? He ??had also expected that Li Chengye and Li Min had rebellious intentions. Once they drove the dogs into the back alleys, they might kill them all. So he had already made enough preparations.


    As soon as Li Chengye and Li Min''s armies reached the palace, they were surrounded by Shenwu legions several times their size.


    ?The result was as expected, Li Yan was killed on the spot, and Li Chengye was imprisoned in Dali Temple.


    ?Seeing this result, a stone hanging in Xiang Nan''s heart finally fell to the ground.


    …


    Two days later, Wang Shu, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, reported, "Your Majesty, I inform you that the assassination of the former crown prince, the case of the bronze statue of Wanfo Temple and the poisoning case of the Nine Princesses of Xizhou have been concluded by Dali Temple. The culprits are His Royal Highness the Prince and Li "Wei Chen brought us the rules for closing the case, and asked your Majesty to make a decision!"


    Xiang Nan sighed when he heard this.


    ??When Li Fu favored Li Chengye, all these cases were buried deeply and were treated coldly or not.


    ??Now that Li Chengye has fallen, Li Fu has uncovered all these crimes in order to completely discredit him.


    ?Just like in "Yongzheng Dynasty", when Nian Gengyao was deeply favored by Yongzheng, even the princes and ministers had to kneel down to welcome him.


    But when Yongzheng wanted to deal with him, he immediately introduced the ninety-two major sins. If you don''t criticize him and criticize him, your criticism will last for thousands of years.


    ?This shows that the power struggle is really cruel.


    From mental to physical, from personality to reputation, all-round destruction.


    "Your Majesty, the prince has made a big mistake, and Li Yan may be suspected of instigating it. Li Yan is dead, and the loyal family should also be punished. However, since the prince has made great contributions to the country, I hope that your majesty will be punished lightly!" Xi Qingzhuo, the minister of Taichang Temple, came out. Ban played.


    Li Hao did not speak.


    ?Since he asked Wang Shu to reorganize the three major cases, his purpose was to completely destroy Li Chengye and find enough reasons for him to depose and kill the prince.


    Otherwise, if he wanted to let Li Chengye go, there would be no need for him to go to such trouble.


    At this moment, someone outside the palace shouted, "The Empress Dowager is here!"


    Hearing this shout, everyone immediately stood up.


    ??Then the Empress Dowager walked in proudly, and behind her was the loyal king wearing shackles and chains.


    He looked lost and lost his former arrogance.


    …


    “Get up, everyone, everyone has their heads lowered, so no one can recognize them.” There was something in the Queen Mother’s words.


    "Grandma Huang, if you have something to tell us, why do you have to come in person?" Li Zuo was stunned and said.


    "Your Majesty, I am here to ask for a favor." The Empress Dowager said directly without any nonsense.


    "Grandmother, are you trying to embarrass me?" Li Hao knew what she meant and said quickly.


    "You...listen to what I have to say, and then see if it''s embarrassing or not." The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "Your Majesty, please seize the hereditary favor of King Zhong and confiscate the family property. From now on, no one from the four clans of King Zhong will be allowed to live within three generations." You can become an official in the court."


    Hearing what she said, everyone was stunned. The punishment that King Zhong received was not light. Not only were titles cut off and family properties confiscated, but three generations of four clans were not allowed to serve as officials. For the King Zhong lineage, it is no less than uprooting.


    But compared to the serious crime of treason, this punishment seems too light.


    After all, Li Min assassinated the prince, plotted to usurp the throne, misappropriated Buddhist bronzes, and poisoned the princess...all of them were heinous crimes that should be punished by the nine clans.


    ??Now it''s easy for them to just abolish their titles, confiscate their property, and not be allowed to serve as officials.


    But for Xiang Nan, this punishment is enough.


    After all, the chief culprit Li Min is dead, and other members of the Zhongwang clan may not be involved. If we want to kill them all, it is inevitable that some will be unjustly accused.


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    ?Furthermore, it is no longer possible for the loyal king''s line to make a comeback and pose any threat to the imperial power, so there is no need to beat up the fallen dog.


    “Since the Imperial Grandmother has spoken, I will definitely give the Imperial Grandmother a favor.” Li Fu nodded.


    “What about Chengye?” the Empress Dowager asked again.


    "Grandmother of the Emperor..." Li Zuo interrupted her with a slight disrespect, and then announced with tears in his eyes, "Li Chengye led his troops to attack the Qianqing Gate late at night, intending to kill his father and usurp the throne.


    ??There were also three cases of assassinating the former prince, embezzling the copper used for making Buddhas, and poisoning the nine princesses of Xizhou and putting the blame on King Yi. Our court will never tolerate such an ambitious prince! In the memory of my son, I will keep his body intact, give him a cup of poisonous wine, and bury him outside the ancestral hall! "


    Li Chengye was once the son he valued very much, but he didn''t expect that he would reach this point now. The white-haired person gave it to the black-haired person, but he gave it to him personally!


    Although there is no father or son in the Tian family, he was given more than twenty years after all. Now that he is dead, how can Li Hao not feel heartbroken!


    When the Empress Dowager saw that Li Cheng insisted on executing Li Chengye, she couldn''t persuade him any more, so she could only tremble and lower her head sadly.


    …


    ?Li Chengye was later poisoned with a glass of poisonous wine and buried outside the ancestral hall.


    After Xiang Nan learned the news, he secretly went to pay homage to him.


    "Although you have harmed me, I don''t bear any grudge against you. This is because power struggles have always been the case. If it were me, I might have done a worse job." He burned the paper and said, "I just hope you will be reincarnated well in your next life." Don’t be in the emperor’s house again.”


    After Li Chengye''s death, the crown prince''s position became vacant again.


    Let Li Chengwen and Li Chengyuan start to get ready to take action.


    Li Chengwen, for example, submitted a memorial to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics.


    ??As a result, he was beaten by Emperor Li Fu. It is said that his views are biased and full of errors, and they still need to be understood.


    ?Li Chengyuan also used the guise of filial piety and went to Li Zuo every day to say hello.


    Xiang Nan, however, was neither impatient nor impatient. He was still writing books in Hongwen Hall every day as before, and he didn''t seem to covet the position of prince at all.


    There are so many eyes and ears in the palace, so his behavior will naturally be known to those who are interested in him very quickly.


    "Yin''er, I originally thought that you were repairing books in Hongwen Hall, but it was just an excuse." Zhang Meiniang called Xiang Nan over and said with hatred, "I didn''t expect that you really devoted yourself to repairing books. Didn''t you I heard that your third and fourth brothers have started taking action?"


    "Mother, calm down." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan laughed quickly and said, "It''s not that the child is lazy, but that this matter cannot be rushed. The father has his own ideas about establishing a heir. And the more joyfully he dances, the more jealous he will be.


    Child, now I just have to keep my duty and do my own thing well. I believe that my father has his own divine judgment. "


    When Zhang Meiniang saw what he said, she also felt that it made sense, "Okay, but don''t be too naive. You still have to go to the Holy Land and see more."


    “Yes, I will obey my mother’s instructions.” Xiang Nan nodded.