Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 1 Being in the middle of a treason interrogation, you must never admit it (please collect, recommend, and vote for the monthly ticket)
During the 17th year of Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty.

The imperial capital is Chang'an.

There was a tense and depressing atmosphere in the Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin stood in the hall with a sharp gaze and a whip tightly grasped in his hand, as if ready to swing at any time.

"I ask you, why do you want to rebel?"

Li Shimin's voice was low and majestic, echoing throughout the hall.

Li Chengqian slowly opened his eyes, and the scene before him made him feel dazed.

He saw an emperor in gorgeous dragon robes, staring at him with a gloomy face and bulging veins on his forehead. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.

Rebellion? How is that possible?
Why would I, a modern man, rebel? There is no throne to inherit in my family. This is simply ridiculous!
This was all a dream.

However, the sudden severe pain on his face made Li Chengqian wake up instantly, and sweat slid down his forehead.

He realized that this was not a nightmare, but something real.

"what!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but let out a scream. The pain was almost unbearable for him.

Immediately afterwards, an even stronger pain came over him, as if countless steel needles were piercing his brain at the same time.

Under the painful torture, Li Chengqian felt his consciousness gradually blurred, and a large number of unfamiliar memories flooded into his mind like a tide, as if these memories originally belonged to him.

"Reply to my question, why do you want to rebel?"

Li Shimin's voice echoed in the empty hall. His body trembled slightly and his steps were unstable, as if he might fall down at any time.

He stared at his son in front of him, his eyes full of disappointment.

Li Chengqian also felt an invisible pressure that made it hard for him to breathe.

As memories continued to flood into his mind, he realized that he had traveled back to the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty.

The old man in front of him was Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, the civil and military emperor admired by countless people.

However, Li Chengqian did not feel any joy at this moment, because he clearly remembered that in history, Li Chengqian was deposed for treason, demoted to a commoner, and eventually died mysteriously.

And now he has to take the blame and bear the responsibility of Li Chengqian's unfinished life, which is the worst part of his life.

At the same time, he also has to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of his wives and concubines, and he has no experience in this area at all.

After Li Chengqian was deposed, he died among the common people. There was no trick in this and he would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Since ancient times, the position of crown prince has been a high-risk job.

Li Chengqian's brain raced, trying to find a glimmer of hope. If he had traveled a year or two earlier, he might have had a chance to turn the tide.

But now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to give it a try, otherwise I will have to drink Meng Po soup.

Once he is deposed, he will face certain death.

Li Tai and Li Zhi both raised their swords very high, and if either of them fell, he would die without a burial place.

Therefore, you must not be abolished, otherwise you will die.

"Your Majesty, why are you so sure that I will rebel?"

Li Chengqian raised his head, looked calmly into Li Shimin's eyes, and said without fear.

He knew very well that as long as the conspiracy was not proven, his position as crown prince would not be abolished no matter what.

Li Shimin was slightly stunned. He did not expect that Li Chengqian, who was always submissive, would suddenly become so tough.

Is it just a broken jar?
"You won't cry until you see the coffin!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly, turned around and walked to the desk, and with a sudden force of his big hand, he pushed a pile of memorials to the ground.

"Look, these are all the evidences investigated by your uncle Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. Do you think they can deceive me?"

"Haha!" Li Chengqian laughed, but in Li Shimin's opinion, they were already hopeless. "They won't lie to your majesty, but are the people they interrogate necessarily telling the truth?"

"In the case of Qi Wang Li You's rebellion, your disciple Hegan Chengji was among them. It was he who accused you of rebellion."

Li Shimin turned around and faced Li Chengqian, feeling extremely disappointed. As a descendant of the Li family, he didn't even have the courage to admit it.

"He said it was a treason, so Your Majesty believed him but not your own son?"

"Your Majesty keeps saying that I am plotting a rebellion. Is it just based on the words of a lowly slave?"

"Besides, I have always been under the surveillance of His Majesty. If there is any disturbance, wouldn't His Majesty know about it first? Wouldn't His Majesty know whether I have the capital to rebel?"

Li Chengqian's strength is no less than that of the former King of Qin Li Shimin, who had only 800 soldiers under his command. The most important thing was Li Shimin's prestige in the army, which made many generals willing to be his vanguard. Even if they did not join, they would choose to stand by and watch. Otherwise, the Xuanwu Gate Campaign would have been difficult to accomplish.

Having learned from previous experiences, Li Shimin interfered even more with his sons and basically did not give them the right to access military power.

Hearing this, Li Shimin's body seemed to hunch a little. After taking a deep breath, he turned back suddenly. His gaze was captivating and the power of an emperor emanated from him, giving people an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"You secretly communicated with Hou Junji and made a great promise to him. Now that things have come to this, you still don't admit it?"

"Does your Majesty believe that the Marquis will gather to rebel against your Majesty?"

Li Chengqian's words made Li Shimin startled again. Yes, would Hou Junji rebel against him? This was his Lingyan Pavilion meritorious official. Looking back on the past, he had gone through so many hardships and was loyal to him.

Li Shimin shook his head subconsciously, thinking that Hou Junji would not rebel against him.

If that's the case, Li Chengqian was really wronged.

But he quickly came to his senses, because there was Hou Junji's confession in the book, so it was impossible for him to be wrongly accused.

"I have to believe that these evidences were obtained from various channels and cannot be false. You have disappointed me so much."

Li Shimin's eyes were a little wet. He really didn't want to play out such a drama of a loving father and a filial son.

"Haha!" Li Chengqian stood up and laughed non-stop. He looked at Li Shimin with a disappointed look on his face and said:

"Your Majesty doesn't believe me because you favor the King of Wei. The whole...rebellion thing is...false. It's just a play directed and performed by your Majesty."

"Be bold!"

The long whip in Li Shimin's hand fell, but it stopped in mid-air, and the other end was tightly grasped by Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty wants to whip me. Is this according to national law or family rules?"

"Is it against the law to slander the emperor? Is it in line with human ethics to offend our fathers?"

Li Shimin pulled hard, leaving a deep bloody mark on Li Chengqian's knuckles.

"Is what I said wrong? Your Majesty just wants to abolish my position as Crown Prince and replace me with... Prince of Wei Li Tai. Is your Majesty's action in line with... the state system? Is your father's action... biased?"

Li Chengqian continued to say that he could only continue to muddy the waters. As for the original owner's affairs, they had nothing to do with him. He just wanted to survive.

“Nonsense…”

Li Shimin was so angry that he was shaking all over. He had thought about this if Li Chengqian was deposed.

But now Li Chengqian actually said that all this was arranged by him. This is a murderous act and a complete slander.

"Is not it?"

Li Chengqian took a few steps forward and put his face under the whip.

Erfeng has a characteristic: the harsher she scolds him, the more he will listen.

Otherwise, Wei Zheng would have a hundred heads that would not be enough to chop off. He must not be afraid now. After all, the original owner did not actually plot a rebellion. It could only be considered as preparation. Without facts, he cannot be convicted legally.

But it was not necessarily the case in the Tang Dynasty. If you had the idea of ​​treason, it would be a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of your clan.

"Your Majesty has granted the King of Wei an official title but not a fiefdom. Only the Crown Prince can enjoy such privileges. Doesn't this show that... Your Majesty is considering appointing another Crown Prince?"

"Your Majesty has asked the King of Wei to live in Wude Hall. Doesn't Your Majesty know... what Wude Hall is? It is east of the Eastern Palace and is higher than the Eastern Palace. Isn't this enough to show... that Your Majesty wants to depose me, the crown prince?"

"Your Majesty also asked the King of Wei to come to the court. Isn't this telling all officials that Your Majesty wants to establish... the King of Wei?"

"All of this was a plot by your majesty. He just wanted to depose me and replace me with the King of Wei."

"Your Majesty, you can abolish the crown prince if you want, but I will never accept the accusation of treason."

Li Chengqian's roars continued to echo in the Taiji Palace, one wave louder than the other.

Even the guards outside the palace gates couldn't help but change their expressions slightly. Is this what they would hear? At the same time, they were even more horrified. When did the prince become so tough?
(End of this chapter)