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

Chapter 33: Hiding the Armor and Weapons Is the King of Wei planning a rebellion?
There was really no conversation that night.

In the early morning, Li Chengqian woke up slowly and felt something soft in his palm. He pinched it subconsciously and felt its full elasticity.

"Yeah!" A delicate shout rang in his ears.

"Your Highness!"

Su Fei opened her eyes sleepily, and looked at him with affectionate eyes and a little reproach.

Li Chengqian's blood boiled, but he still tried to stay calm: "My beloved, I have to go to court, you should sleep for a while."

After saying that, he quickly stood up, tidied his clothes and hair, and walked out of the room.

After leaving the house, Li Chengqian took a deep breath to calm himself down. He thought to himself that for the sake of the future, he had to endure and fight again after he recovered.

After breakfast, Li Chengqian left the palace under the escort of Wang Xiao.

"Your Highness! I have failed in my mission. The Minister of Works Du Chuke refused to transfer craftsmen to the East Palace on the grounds of war."

Wang Xiao replied that although they were of noble status, they also had their own duties to perform, and if the affairs of the Ministry of Works were unreasonable, even Li Shimin would reject them.

The Tang Dynasty established a system of three provinces and six departments, with each department having its own responsibilities and not interfering with each other.

The three ministries are: the Secretariat, the Palace Museum and the Central Secretariat.

The highest official of the Menxia Province was the Shizhong, whose main responsibility was to review the content of imperial edicts. If there were any unreasonable parts, they would be rejected, thus avoiding the emperor's autocracy. It was a supervisory department.

The highest official of the Secretariat was the Minister of the Secretariat, whose duties were to draft and promulgate imperial edicts and participate in important national decision-making.

The highest officials of the Shangshu Province were the Left and Right Pushe, and under them were six departments, namely the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishments and the Ministry of Works, which were responsible for managing the country's personnel, finance, etiquette and military affairs.

"The Minister of Works Du Chuke has a close relationship with the King of Wei. Another bad person reported that he discovered that Du Chuke's mansion has a large amount of armor and weapons stored in it."

Li Chengqian nodded, without blaming him, and asked, "Does your majesty know?"

"As soon as the news was received, the Dragon Guards reported it to His Majesty."

Li Er is still the first person in charge of Longwu Guard. Today is not a court meeting, but Li Shimin summoned him to the palace. It is most likely about this matter.

Since the last incident, Li Chengqian has returned to Li Shimin's vision, and Li Chengqian would be asked to participate in all political affairs.

"Just do what you should do, and ignore the King of Wei's little tricks."

Although Li Tai had been stripped of all his privileges, his title of king had not been abolished, so he still had a certain amount of power.

However, Li Chengqian was not worried because the matter should be handled by Li Er. Under Li Er's rule, anyone who attempted to rebel in Chang'an was courting death.

Inside the Tai Chi Hall, the atmosphere was solemn and depressing.

Li Shimin's face was gloomy and his eyes were bloodshot, obviously he had not slept all night.

Changsun Wuji and Li Ji sat on both sides, not daring to even breathe.

The Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling was not summoned.

"The prince is here! Please take a seat."

Li Shimin's voice was low and tired.

He slowly raised his head, his eyes swept across everyone, and finally fell on Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian stepped forward, saluted Li Shimin, and sat in the first seat on the left.

At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

Having just quelled the rebellion of one son, Li Shimin did not expect to face the challenge of another son. This situation made Li Shimin feel extremely tired.

He stared at Li Chengqian silently, and then said:

"Prince, I believe you also know about the matter between the King of Wei and the Minister of Works, right?"

"I just heard from Commander Wang Xiao that there are a large number of weapons and armor hidden in the residence of the Minister of Works."

Li Chengqian replied that this should have been discovered immediately, and the Longwu Guards told Li Shimin at noon last night.

"I am tired. I will leave this matter to you and You Pushe to handle."

Li Shimin said in a very tired voice that he also felt the situation was difficult, but more importantly, he couldn't bear it because this incident involved too many people and even Fang Xuanling was involved.

"Yes, I will find out the truth."

Li Chengqian knew that this was a test. Li Shimin wanted to see how he treated his brothers.

"Your Majesty, if the evidence is conclusive, then order the seizure. Otherwise, there may be casualties later."

Changsun Wuji had a serious look on his face; he was worried that things would get out of control.

If an official secretly keeps weapons in his house, it is a serious crime of treason!
"That's right, otherwise it will also affect the workshops in the city." Li Ji also suggested.

"You can discuss it with the prince on yourselves. I'm tired." Li Shimin propped up his tired body and slowly walked towards the back hall.

"Your Highness, what do you think?"

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Chengqian who was sitting in the first seat and asked.

He knew in his heart that Li Shimin had given Li Chengqian the power to regent, and that Li Chengqian had the final say on how to deal with this matter.

Li Chengqian frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "No one involved has been missed, right?"

After all, the power of King Wei Li Tai was very large before. If it was not thoroughly investigated, there might be hidden dangers.

Zhang Sun Wuji smiled bitterly and shook his head, explaining: "At present, we only know that there are weapons and armor in the residence of Du Chuke, the Minister of Works. As for the other people involved in the case, further investigation and interrogation are needed."

Once the rebellion broke out, countless people would be implicated. Even a powerful person like Changsun Wuji could not help but feel terrified, fearing that someone under his tutelage might be involved in the rebellion.

"Then we should act without further delay, so as to avoid any more trouble. Duke Zhao, I order you to lead 2,000 Right Feathered Guards to the Prince of Wei's Palace and take control of all the relevant personnel."

"This palace and Duke Ying will lead 3,000 imperial guards from the Left to the Shangshu Mansion to arrest him."

"Also, ask the Dali Temple to prepare for the reception and send people to assist."

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice that the King of Wei had always been a threat and now was the right time to eliminate him.

If Li Shimin had been more ruthless and deposed him without giving him any hope, this incident would not have happened.

The Left and Right Imperial Guards belonged to the Imperial Palace Guards, and their duty was to defend the entire Imperial City, just like the Dragon Guards. However, their number was a hundred times that of the Dragon Guards.

In order to keep it secret, Li Chengqian did not hesitate to transfer half of the imperial palace guards. However, this left the palace with a lack of troops.

However, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Just as Li Chengqian and others were busy mobilizing troops, an old eunuch hurriedly came to the Prince of Wei's residence.

"Eunuch Hu, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you that if it's not something very important, we'd better not meet!"

King Wei Li Tai asked angrily. He has been very low-key recently and rarely sees guests.

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