The next day was the day off, and the Tang Dynasty was not a seven-day week system. It was a round of ten days. Ten days was the day off. All officials were resting on one day. All the officials were suspended for one day. All the government affairs were stopped. After nine days of busyness, all the officials were exhausted and hid at home to enjoy this rare day of leisure.

But for the Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, ten days are meaningless. He is leisure almost every day, and only when special circumstances occur will he come forward to solve the problem.

There was a special situation today. At noon, he received a memorial from his eldest son Cong. To be precise, it was a complaint of wrongdoing. He wanted to overturn an unjust case that happened two years ago. Two years ago, Li Qing'an, who was then the Henan Road Observer, was assassinated in Yuchi County. More than 50 assassins were killed. The evidence left at the scene at that time proved that the assassination was planned by King Qing Li Cong behind the scenes. At that time, the case of Li Cong annexing land in Bianzhou also broke out at the same time. In order to calm public anger, Li Longji did not investigate the assassination case and directly counted it on Li Cong's head. Li Cong was stripped of all his posts and thought about it behind closed doors at home for a year.

Two years have passed, and Li Longji almost forgot about this matter, but just a few days after King Di was assassinated, King Qing Li Cong suddenly raised a request to overturn the case, which surprised Li Longji. He was surprised not that the case itself, but that Li Cong chose very delicately, which was the third day after Yang Guozhong and Li Qing'an competed in Xingqing Palace.

What does the confrontation between Yang Guozhong and Li Qing'an mean? It means that the assassination of King Di is very likely to be a false alarm. At least Li Longji has guessed it. At this critical moment, King Qing suddenly overturned the case, and Li Longji had to sigh at the clever grasp of King Qing's timing.

Two years have passed, and Li Longji can't remember it clearly. He ordered someone to find the report at that time, and he began to gradually remember the situation at that time.

When he received the investigation report, he suspected that there was no reason why the assassin brought the identity of the latter to the scene. The waist card of the Prince Qing's mansion and the assassination's knife hilt were engraved with the words "Qing" on the hilt of the assassination. These evidences were extremely absurd. There were also two assassins captured alive and were silenced. They were just to kill one to warn the hundred and silence the public anger. He used his eldest son Li Cong as a victim. The case was tragic for two years, but now it has been turned up again. Li Longji couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Did the eldest son endure for two years? He was waiting for an opportunity? It looked very similar. In the memorial, Li Cong pointed out that it was King Di who blamed him, and there was evidence that the two only assassins who could confirm their identities were the King Di's aides bought from prison, and there was also a contract left at that time.

Li Longji was slowly looking through the memorial, his face getting darker and darker. He knew that the eldest son was most likely wronged, but he didn't expect that it was King Di again, and he had planned assassination twice.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, Li Longji punched the table hard and whispered: "Bold and arrogant!"

He put away the memorial and immediately issued an edict: "Open my will and summon King Qing and King Di to the palace."

Half an hour later, King Qing and King Di arrived at Xingqing Hall one after another. Li Cong made careful preparations for today's meeting. He also knew that today might be the turning point in his life. His father had not seen him for two years. If he did not make any sound, the political situation of the Tang Dynasty would never have another chance.

Li Cong has been extremely obese in the past two years, but in order to cover up his obesity in front of his father, he spent a whole hour putting on makeup, wiped off the grease on his face with cold rouge, put on a dark gauze hat, and changed into a loose robe. In this way, he looked a little thinner, at least not that kind of terrifying obesity.

But his walking became a problem. He could no longer walk independently. His legs could not bear the weight of his body and he had to support him, but this could not be concealed.

Two eunuchs helped Li Cong in. As soon as he entered the hall, he lay on the ground and cried loudly, "Father, I finally see you again."

He almost climbed to Li Longji's feet and kowtowed desperately, "I have missed my father every day for the past two years!"

Although his emotions were a bit exaggerated, this covered up the problem of his inability to walk, and the first impression he left on Li Longji was not obesity, but love for his child.

Li Longji looked at his eldest son, and his nose was a little sour. He had not liked this eldest son very much since he was a child. His qualifications were mediocre and could not bear too much expectations of Li Longji for him. He was greedy and fun, and looked dull against the backdrop of his second son Ying's intelligence and studious pleasure. Therefore, he was destined to be the heir to the Tang Empire.

But if all the political factors were removed, Li Longji discovered the cuteness of this son. He had no cunning mind. His stupidity made him not as scheming as his brothers. Although the second son Ying was smart, he had no feelings for a son. The third son Heng was also hiding ambition in his cowardice. Although the eldest son Cong was stupid, he had the affection of his son for his father. Li Longji only gradually realized the importance of family affection in his later years.

If it weren't for the prince's perspective, the eldest son Cong was still a good son. When he thought of him wrongly accusing him two years ago, Li Longji couldn't help but feel guilty. Of course, he knew that his son had good food and was a little obese, and it didn't matter if he was a little obese. Which parent in the world would dislike his children for being obese?

"Cong'er, get up!"

Li Longji winked at the eunuch next to him, and immediately two eunuchs came up to help Li Cong up. Li Longji asked someone to take a soft pier for him to sit down.

Seeing his son crying, his heart softened a little, he smiled and said, "How have my son been in the mansion in the past two years?"

"Father, my son knows that his sins are serious. He has been thinking about his mistakes at home for the past two years and dare not go out for a single step."

Li Longji nodded, "Thinking about mistakes alone is not enough. The key is also depends on actions. I heard that you have scattered the land of Henan and Jianghuai to peasants without thalassociated areas. I feel very pleased. You have finally grown up and know that you cannot fish in the water."

Li Cong was stunned. When did he give the land to landless farmers? How could it be possible! How could he return the land he had worked hard to gather? Li Cong thought about it and suddenly realized that it must be the private act of his son Li Qiu. Last year, he advised himself to give up part of the land, but he was beaten up by himself. It must be him, and only he could release his own land.

Li Cong cursed in his heart, but he did not dare to show it in front of his father. He hurriedly said, "This is the result of the mistakes of the son minister. The fault of the son minister lies in greed. Since the father divided pears, the son minister would eat two more. This problem has continued to this day and has become greedy for land. Since the father scolded the son minister, the son minister learned his pain and finally understood the principle that the country is based on the people. The son minister is willing to give out grain and rice to resolve the disasters in various places."

Li Cong was not stupid when annexing the land. He was afraid that his father would ask him to donate the land again, so he took action first and expressed that he was willing to donate grain and rice instead of talking about the land.

Li Longji obviously didn't see through his son's slightest vision. He smiled with relief: "My son has indeed grown up."

At this time, King Li Yan of Di also walked into the hall. He was uneasy and didn't know what happened. Two days ago, he was in a mess. Yang Guozhong accidentally failed to arrest Xing Jian, which led to the danger of his assassination conspiracy being exposed. Although Yang Guozhong vowed that he did not betray him, Li Yan always felt that his father had already known the truth, otherwise he would not have deprived him of the opportunity to inherit the Eastern Palace and instead let him go to Anxi.

At the beginning, he was very upset when he went to Anxi, but his aides advised him that going to Anxi was also a thousand-year opportunity to cultivate his own power. Li Yan also began to be moved. Anxi was vast and the area was no less than that of the Tang Dynasty. If he could have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, once the situation in the Central Plains was chaotic, he would immediately announce his troops, and there might not be no chance to re-enter the throne. For this reason, his heart began to think about how to drive Li Qing'an away and let his people take over as the governor of Anxi. This was his first step to actually supporting Anxi.

He has been discussing this matter with his staff these two days, but Li Longji suddenly announced that he had entered the palace. While nervous, he also vaguely guessed that perhaps he had been officially appointed as the ambassador of the Longyoudao vassals.

Li Yan walked into the hall and saw King Qing Li Cong at a glance. He couldn't help but be stunned. He hadn't seen him for two years, why did he appear again?

Without thinking too much, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to his father, "Son, please come to see the father, I wish you a long life!"

"Do you really want me to live a hundred years old?" Li Longji asked coldly.

Li Yan was so scared that he trembled and said hurriedly: "Why did your father ask this? Why don't your son-in-law want your father to live a hundred years? This is your son-in-law's only wish."

"Hyphorful! Extremely hypocritical!"

Li Longji was furious. He was increasingly unable to control his anger. He thought that this son had used such despicable assassination methods to enter the Eastern Palace. If he really succeeded, would he launch a coup and overthrow him? It is very likely that he would not dare to launch an assassination case in front of him? This son is handsome, tall and majestic, and so vicious!

Li Yan was frightened and said in a trembling voice: "Father... Where do you start?"

"Where do you start?" Li Longji threw Han Baiyan's secret agreement to him, "You can see it yourself! The good things you did!"

Li Yan hurriedly picked up the paper, his head buzzed, and the incident two years ago was exposed. Sweat beads rolled down his forehead and glanced at Li Cong secretly. Seeing his angry face, he suddenly gritted his teeth and kowtowed, "This is done by his subordinates, and he really doesn't know about it."

Seeing that he was still quibbling at this time, Li Longji couldn't help but become even more angry. He originally took care of this matter in an inner hall like Xingqing Hall, but he didn't want to make his family ugly. If Li Yan kowtowed and pleaded guilty, he would punish him. It would be fine. Unexpectedly, this son insisted that it had nothing to do with him, and Li Longji was a little angry.

He laughed in anger, "Okay! OK! You don't know about it, you can push it cleanly in one sentence. Yes! I don't have your evidence, so I can't convict you, but I have family laws, so I don't need evidence to use family laws, people come!"

Dozens of guards came up immediately. Li Longji pointed at Li Yan and said hatefully: "Take this rebellious son down to me, and take him 50 sticks. Look at him still not stubborn!"

The guards dragged Li Yan down like wolves and tigers. Li Yan was so scared that he shouted: "Father, my son knows his mistake, please spare me!"

"Blow me hard! If you don't let me go, you will kill anyone who dares to let me go!" Li Longji roared.

At this time, Li Cong hurriedly said, "Father, my son asks for love for the fourth brother. This matter may have nothing to do with the fourth brother."

"What's up, it's obviously what he did! I still want to deny it, I actually have such a son?"

Li Longji was still angry and ordered: "The official Zhang Fengen of the pass!"

Li Cong's heart was shocked and he was indeed here.

Zhang Fengen received heavy bribes from Li Cong. He knew that he would come to the stage today, so he waited early outside Xingqing Palace. When Li Longji announced that he would go to the hall, he immediately walked in.

"Old slave Zhang Fengen bowed to the emperor!"

"Zhang Fengen, do you know your guilt?"

"The old slave once advised King Di not to be too fond of his inner room. He did not listen, so that he would suffer today's disaster. The old slave was indeed guilty."

Li Longji was stunned, "What are you talking about?"

Zhang Fengen was also stunned and hurriedly said, "Didn't Your Majesty punish King Di for the crime of witch cage?"

"Wait a minute!"

Li Longji suddenly heard the clues, and he bowed and asked, "Tell me clearly, I don't know anything about the witch cup."

"It turns out that Your Majesty doesn't know, and I'm about to report to Your Majesty."

"you say!"

Li Longji pressed his belt to restrain his anger. He realized that his son was really guilty.

"Your Majesty, the old slave was neglected by King Di. He didn't know anything about external affairs at all, but the old slave heard about the affairs in his mansion. The old slave heard that he was superstitious about the witch cup and was always working as a witch."

Li Cong next to him was stunned. He thought Zhang Fengen would say that the rudiment would be a competing for the witch, but he didn't expect that Zhang Fengen would not mention the rudiment at all, and his target was directed at King Di, and his ruthlessness was better than him.

Li Longji restrained his anger and asked, "Does there be any evidence for what you say?"

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can look at his boots."

"Come on! Bring back to me."

The fifty sticks were already beaten, and Li Yan was beaten to pieces, and his pants were soaked in blood. He was carried in on the soft couch, and he couldn't even speak.

"Father, my son knows the crime!" He said in a low voice.

Li Longji had no intention of giving up and immediately ordered: "Take off his boots and see what's in his boots?"

Several eunuchs stepped forward and took off Li Yan's black leather boots. One eunuch suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, there is a magician in the boots."

"Take it to me!"

Li Longji looked at the witch cup pictures on the plate full of spells, and was so angry that he trembled all over. Since the Eastern Palace Witch Cup case two years ago, he hated witchcraft to the core. He had not only strictly prohibited witchcraft. If the royal relatives involved in the witch cup, they would be punished for serious crimes. He repeatedly warned him, but he did not expect that this thing was found in his other son's boots today.

"Okay! My good son, you brought the witch cup into the hall. I really didn't expect that my son would be so filial."

Li Longji's voice was very low, and a trace of murderous intent arose in his heart.

When Li Yan saw that there was a witch cup in his boots, he was immediately frightened. He knew what this meant, and he knew that he was finished. Brothers were killed. Maybe it would be fine if he beat him up, but when it comes to witch cups, his father would not forgive him anyway.

He was completely depressed and said in tears: "Father, please say something to me, and my son will die if he leads his neck."

"you say!"

"The son minister and Concubine Wei have lost peace and favored the two sons. The two sons competed for favor. This is probably because they asked for charm. The son minister really didn't know it. The emperor is above. If the son minister has a false statement, he can let the lightning strike him."

"Hmph!" Li Longji snorted, "I just knew that you must be unaware of it. Anyway, you don't know everything. Either the subordinates do it without authorization, or the favored concubine competes for charm, it has nothing to do with you, so I can't punish you, so you will continue to dig your mind to compete for the Eastern Palace, right?"

Li Yan lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word. What else could he say? He didn't even believe in his father's swearing, and what else could he explain? His heart was filled with lament. All his ambitions disappeared at this moment. He quietly waited for the arrival of the last moment.

At this time, Li Cong knelt down and cried, "My son is willing to share half of the blame for his brothers. Brothers are like brothers, and their hands are broken and cannot be sustained. Please forgive his life for your father!"

Li Longji looked at him for a while, then sighed and said, "Okay! For your sake, I will spare his life."

He pointed at Li Yan's order and said, "Prison him to the Eagle Dog House and will never leave!"

"Thank you for your father's grace for not killing me! Thank you for your mercy!"

Li Yan was carried down amid the loud cry. At this time, Li Longji looked at Li Cong and nodded and praised: "You are very good, you are worthy of being the elder brother. Although you are stupid, you have the heart of the elder brother. I did wrongly accuse you last time."

Li Cong felt sad, and he sobbed and shed tears, "I just wish I could share my father's worries, I am so fat."

Li Longji smiled and said, "It's because you lack riding and shooting exercises. I want to give you a chance to ride and shoot."

He pondered for a moment and originally ordered Li Yan to go to Anxi. Now that Li Yan committed a crime, he had to cancel it. The ability of his eldest son to take action at such a critical moment means that he is not very stupid, or the advice of his subordinates, but it also means that he is good at obedience. This is an advantage. It is just right for him to go to Anxi. The eldest son is in Beijing, but he does not use Changsun to succeed the throne and transfer the eldest son away, creating conditions for Changsun to enter the Eastern Palace.

Thinking of this, he slowly said: "In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, you were appointed as the Great Protector of Anxi and as the ambassador of Longyou. In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, you were appointed as the governor of Liangzhou and the ambassador of Hexi army. Now that your positions have been removed, I am going to continue to appoint you as the ambassador of Longyou Road to pacify Longyou Road and to take up the post of Kucha. Are you willing to go?"

Li Cong didn't expect this to be the result. He was stunned for a long time and was helpless, so he had to kowtow and thank him: "My son thanked his father for his trust and would like to share his worries for his father!"
Chapter completed!