Chapter 14 The Fourteenth Chapter Qi Wang raised troops to rebel against Qizhou Tang Huang sent troops to beg Li You

Ma Zhou was awarded the Zhongshu Ling. He was well-known for his sharp argumentation and careful decision-making. People believed that the emperor regarded him as the Zhongshu Ling. Ma Zhou has a high reputation in the government and the public. There is only one thing that outsiders have mixed opinions about, that is, when he was in trouble, he never forgets the experience of being kind and blind.Chang He, Duke Dou, and Zhao Renben had kindness to him. Ma Zhou regarded them as benefactors, and his respect did not weaken at all; That's all, but Junyi ordered Cui Xian to come to see Ma Zhou, but Ma Zhou didn't see him, and finally found an excuse to abolish Cui Xian's post as county magistrate.Wei Ting was in Chang He's house, Zeng Xiao Chang He was worthless looking for doormen on the street, this remark hurt Ma Zhou deeply.Now that Ma Zhou has made a fortune, Li Shimin obeys his advice, and Wei Ting is in trouble because of this.At that time, Wei Ting was appointed Taichang Qing. Because of his simple personality and rough temper, there were inevitably some deficiencies. Ma Zhou said to Li Shimin that Wei Ting was a rough envoy because he was headstrong, and he could not be classified as a public minister.It just so happened that at this time, Li Shimin wanted to select some people in the Beijing palace to serve as the subordinate officials of the kings. Ma Zhou suggested that Wei Ting be the long history of Li You, the king of Qi, and let him go to Qizhou to assist Li You.At that time, Wei Ting's daughter had been hired as Princess Qi. Li Shimin felt that it was appropriate for Wei Ting to assist Li You, so he agreed to play.In this way, Wei Ting left the capital.

Qi Wang Li You is the son of Li Shimin and Yin Mengjie. He is the fifth son of Li Shimin. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the monarchs of all dynasties have enshrined their clan relatives as vassal kings.After Li Yuan won the throne, he established a wide family of clans and enshrined the eldest sons everywhere.Not only was he kind to his younger brothers and nephews, but Ze was also alienated, and his Zai Cong, San Cong's younger brothers, and his brothers' sons were all named kings.Take his younger brother Li Shentong as an example. Li Shentong was named the king of Huai'an, and seven of his eleven sons were also named kings.Li Yuan conferred the throne so indiscriminately, firstly, it destroyed the meritorious reward system established when he was the First Uprising in Taiyuan, and turned it into a reward based on relatives and bloodlines;After Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to correct Li Yuan's abuse of enfeoffing the clan and rewarding meritorious officials, he established the policy of distributing meritorious service and rewarding officials. The sons were downgraded from kings to counties and county dukes, which greatly reduced the titles of princes.

After all, Li Shimin was a feudal monarch, so he corrected Li Yuan's indiscriminate enfeoffment of princes, but he couldn't let go of the enfeoffment system, so he was eager to implement the feudal laws of the Zhou Dynasty and the hereditary governor system.Among the ministers, only Xiao Yu supported this proposal, while the other ministers opposed it.In the second year of Zhenguan, the fifth year of Zhenguan, and the twelfth year of Zhenguan, the ministers of the court and even the meritorious officials who were sealed by the world either made a statement on this matter, or debated it in court, and strongly opposed the enfeoffment and the hereditary governor system.Under Li Shimin's seat, only Xiao Yu supported him. In his life, he has never been resisted by so many ministers, and he has never seen him reject the advice of so many ministers.He first decided to implement the enfeoffment system and the hereditary governor system with the imperial power. In the 13th year of Zhenguan, seeing a wave of opposition from the officials, he had to stop the feudal and hereditary governor system.However, Li Yuan's son and Li Shimin's son can still be named vassal kings.

In addition, Wei Ting left Beijing to take up his post in Qizhou, and when he returned to Chang'an about two months later, he reported Li You's bad behavior to Li Shimin. Li Shimin sent Beijing officials to be the long history and Sima of the kings. His original intention was to fear that these young princes would be left alone after leaving the capital, and they would run amok.Li Shimin personally explained to these Beijing officials, asking them to always advise the kings, if the kings made mistakes, they should immediately point out and order them to correct, and if they did not correct, they could directly report to themselves.

Wei Ting is an old man in the court, with a straightforward personality and an open mouth. After he took office, he found that Li You, the king of Qi, was close to a small group and liked to hunt, so he repeatedly advised Li You to correct him.Li You was twenty-three years old at the time, he was raised in the deep palace, and later served as the prince and the governor, and all his subordinates obeyed him, how could he have suffered such grievances?He didn't listen to Wei Ting's advice at all, and said to the people around him: "Wei Ting was kicked out of the capital by his father, and he had nowhere to vent his grievances, so he had to point fingers at me. Hmph, don't look at him as the father of the princess, If it makes me angry, it will also make him ashamed."

Li Shimin met Wei Ting very affectionately, and said: "Wei Qing, I asked you to help Youer because of your close relatives, do you know the meaning? Youer was spoiled too much by Concubine Yin since she was a child, and she developed a mild-tempered personality. Temperament, it is difficult for ordinary people to listen to him." Wei Ting then explained Li Youzhi's actions. After hearing the words, Li Shimin sighed: "Oh, how is You'er's trip similar to that of Qi Wang Yuanji in the past? Could it be that the title of Qi King can no longer be given to others?" Then he said seriously: "Wei Qing, if a person loses his mind if he plays with things You are my son and Qing's son-in-law, so don't let him delay you. You are by Yu'er's side, and you must act as a father on my behalf." Wei Ting nodded and said, "I understand myself Responsibility, advised King Qi many times, but King Qi refused to listen, so I had to ask His Majesty for help."

"Well, I'm going to draw up an imperial edict to count You'er's faults and ask him to correct them. Wei Qing, I just said that You'er is young and ignorant. If he just refuses to listen, you can take decisive measures to suppress him. For example, You'er Those villains around you, if You'er doesn't send them away, you can drive them away, just say that I asked you to do so." "The minister obeys the order." A trace of worry suddenly flashed in Li Shimin's heart, and he said: "You'er has a mild and simple personality, and you have a hot temper. You two have similar personalities and will not give in to each other, which will easily lead to greater conflicts. Wei Qing, teach people You can't just be strong when you are a person, you have to learn to be persuasive, so the effect may be better, do you understand this truth?"

"I will try my best to do it." "If you can say that, I feel at ease. Wei Qing, if You'er can govern according to the righteous principles, it will be my luck and your blessing. After all, we are in-laws. I hope you will take care of yourself." A few days later, Wei Ting bid farewell to his family and returned to Qizhou.Li Shimin did not expect that Wei Ting would never return to the capital after leaving, and it would be an eternal farewell. After reading the imperial edict brought by Wei Ting, Li You said nothing at that time. After Wei Ting left, he got up and scolded: "This tired old man is also the father of the princess! You are going to sue the emperor behind my back What is your intention?" After returning home, he couldn't suppress his anger, so he found a fault and beat Concubine Wei violently to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Concubine Wei roughly knew the reason of the incident, and secretly sent someone to summon Wei Ting.Wei Ting saw her daughter was covered with bruises, and asked why. Concubine Wei cried, "Father, didn't you ask for it?" After that, she threw herself into Wei Ting's arms, sobbing and crying. At that moment, Wei Ting felt some guilt in his heart, feeling that his daughter was beaten violently because of him, and he was really sorry for his daughter. Concubine Wei raised her tearful eyes and said, "Father, King Qi's character has always been like this, how can he just change it? Father, you should go back to the capital to be with your mother and brothers. There is a big grievance, and the daughter alone has to bear it. "

Wei Ting shook his head and said: "I only heard that King Qi has a bad personality, but unexpectedly he is so frivolous. Daughter, it is for your own good to do this for my father. Now that there are many princes, they are eyeing each other. If King Qi doesn't practice virtue, If you were sued to the emperor and found guilty, you will suffer the same!" "Father, you only look at the obvious, how do you know the twists and turns!" After Wei Fei finished speaking, she intermittently said something that worried Wei Ting even more. Li You was named the king of Qi and came to Qizhou as the governor. One day, his uncle Yin Hongzhi came to visit and said to Li You in front of Concubine Wei: "Qizhou is a place of great shape. Since your highness is the king of Qi, I know that we should Do something?"

Li You hurriedly asked for details. "The emperor has fourteen princes in total. King Kuan of Chu died early, and there are still thirteen sons left. The crown prince is succeeded by his own son. The crown prince Chengqian and Wei Wangtai are fighting openly and secretly, so His Royal Highness is hard to see the crown prince. There is no near worry, there must be In the long term, if the emperor lives forever, His Highness must do his best to protect himself." "How to protect yourself?" "Your Highness should secretly accumulate strength and recruit more strong men, so that other princes will not dare to take pictures easily." Li You deeply believed what Yin Hongzhi said, and after that, he recruited strong and strong people as guards.Yin Hongzhi's wife and brother Yan Hongxin loved martial arts, and Yin Hongzhi recommended him to Li You as the head of the guard. Wei Ting saw many strong men in the palace of Prince Qi every day, but he didn't know that there were such twists and turns, so he was shocked and said: "The imperial court has a system, and the prince's guards cannot exceed 200 people. The king of Qi is so arrogant. Recruiters, if heard by the emperor, must be suspected of treason. Daughter, the crime of treason will kill relatives. At that time, Zhang Liang only raised 500 adopted sons privately, and ended up decapitated. .” "Father, don't panic. King Qi definitely has no intention of rebelling, but just wants to protect himself." "Self-protection? The affairs of the court are sometimes turbulent and unpredictable; if you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse! I have seen many things since the reign of Wude. Daughter, remember our family Was I exiled to the southwestern border? What does Yang Wengan's mutiny have to do with me? In the end, it's my father's crime. If the current emperor hadn't been so broad-minded and recalled him to Beijing regardless of past suspicions, our whole family would have stayed together in a barren land." Wei Wei The concubine also became anxious, and asked anxiously: "Father, tell me, what should we do?" Wei Ting pondered for a moment, and said decisively: "We must persuade King Qi to stop the recruitment!" It just so happened that Yan Hongxin led two people to meet Li You on this day. The two were named Liang Junmu and Liang Mengbiao, and they were well-known strong men in Hebei.They heard that the king of Qi was recruiting warriors, so they came to join him.Li You was overjoyed and took it back to his account immediately. Wei Ting soon found out about this, and hurried to see Li You, admonishing him, "His Royal Highness, this matter must never happen. People in Hebei already know that His Highness is recruiting warriors, and this matter will soon spread throughout the world, and so will the current Holy Majesty." I heard that this would be detrimental to His Highness." Li Youman didn't care, and said: "My father has taught my subjects many times to be good at recruiting talents. I follow my father's teaching and select talents for the country. Why not?" "Your Highness, the Ministry of Officials is responsible for recruiting talents. You are a vassal king, and you must follow the national system and do not exceed the rules. The old minister knows that His Highness has privately raised hundreds of warriors. If the Emperor knows about this, he will definitely punish you. Last year Doesn’t His Highness know that Zhang Liang was convicted for raising five hundred adopted sons privately? In a word, His Highness must quickly delete the warriors in the mansion, that’s the way to eliminate the disaster.” "Hmph, don't scare me with alarmist words. Is it a serious crime to raise more people in my house?" Wei Ting saw that Li You was so stubborn, so he asked him to back away from the left and right, and then said softly: "Your Highness, we are close relatives after all, will I harm you? My daughter is precious because of you, and I also have selfishness to advise you to follow the right path. Uncle Ru Yin Hongzhi seems to love you, but in fact, his knowledge is shallow, and he will definitely put you in an unjust situation." After thinking about it, Li You knew that Concubine Wei had slipped her tongue to Wei Ting, so he said angrily: "Both of you father and daughter are not good people, why don't you think about the things behind me? I have many brothers, and my uncle told me What's wrong with seeking self-protection?" "Nowadays, the Holy One treats people leniently, and is harsh on the prince. In fact, he loves deeply and is responsible. As a prince, you are also the governor of Qizhou. As long as you can work diligently for the people and abide by your duties, that is the way to protect yourself." Your uncle taught you to recruit the dead, and you really have the wrong intentions. If the emperor finds out, what will he think? Since the emperor took the throne, there are many capable ministers and generals in the world who have worked hard, abide by their duties, and dare not have any private thoughts. Why is this so? What about it? One, the emperor promotes clean and bright politics, and ghosts and ghosts are hard to see. Two, with the emperor's bravery and wisdom, who would dare to sway his ideas? Your highness is my son-in-law, and I sincerely say you, never dare to think about it. Lost my mind!" "Hmph, I heard that you followed Crown Prince Yin and made enemies with your father. Why didn't you have such thoughts at that time? Speaking of which, you are also very snobbish. Your father will use you regardless of past suspicions. You say that your father is good; Prince Yin is on the throne, so you still say how is your father?" Li You was very annoyed with Wei Ting for a while, thinking that Wei Ting was ignorant of current affairs, so that he could not gain a foothold in the capital, so he had to go to Qizhou to show his prestige to him.Now on a whim, he couldn't help exposing Wei Ting's old scars. Hearing this, Wei Ting also became angry from embarrassment, felt that this son was so extreme, he had to deal with it severely, so he said proudly: "Your Highness doesn't listen to the old minister, so the old minister has no choice but to do some unreasonable things." Li You sneered, "Have you done too many unreasonable things?" Wei Ting said: "I was entrusted by the emperor to assist you, and I have said everything I should say. But if you don't listen, I have no choice but to use strong means to remonstrate with you. There are three reasons why I did this: first, I am a veteran of the emperor, You should abide by your duties, not to mention that the emperor once asked me to act as the father on your behalf; two, you are the husband of the little girl, and I also have the responsibility to teach; The first thing is that you are not allowed to recruit the two surnamed Liang." Li You sneered and said, "You came here with your father's brand as a dominance, and you charged me with treason. Conspiracy? How did I do it? That's right, father may have confessed to you Many, but I am the king of Qi, the governor of Qizhou, you are only the long history of my mansion, do you let you give orders? Brother Liang, I have decided to stay, so don't say more." After Li You finished speaking, he stood up Walk away. After Li You returned to the mansion, he asked his servants to tie up Concubine Wei, and went to slap her mouth in person, cursing: "You talkative bitch, let me forgive you today, and then talk more, see if I don't pull out the root of your tongue No wonder!" Then they pushed Concubine Wei into a dark room and guarded her, not allowing her to see Wei Ting's face again. Wei Ting didn't know that there was such a change in Prince Qi's mansion, so he got up proudly and went out to summon his servants to do two things: one was to send people to drive the brothers surnamed Liang out of the city of Qizhou, and not allow them to set foot on the ground of Qizhou again; He personally came to Li Youying Dog Workshop, untied the hawk and the dog's rope with his own hands, and released the hawk and dog back to the field. What's more, Wei Ting personally guarded the gate of the city. When he saw Li You's car battle outside, he immediately stepped forward to block the way, not allowing Li You to leave the city. When Li You heard that Wei Ting had driven the brothers surnamed Liang out of Qizhou, he immediately sent Yan Hongxin out of the city to chase them back, and then asked the two men to follow him in a grand manner to show Wei Ting.When Wei Ting drove away the eagles and dogs and guarded the city gate, Li You was furious and drew his sword to kill Wei Ting, but was persuaded by Yan Hongxin beside him. Yan Hongxin persuaded Li You to go back to the mansion, Li You said angrily: "Kill this annoying old man, so that your eyes and ears will be quiet from now on, wouldn't it be simple?" Yan Hongxin persuaded: "The reason why Wei Ting dares to be so rude is because he is relying on the current sage. If His Highness kills him in the street, it will definitely spread to the world, and the matter will not be beautiful." Wei Ting is not alone in Qizhou to persuade Qi Wang Li You in this way.Wei Wenzhen, soldier Cao Du Xingmin and others of Qi Wang's mansion also couldn't understand Li Youyin's behavior of raising warriors. They advised Li You many times, and Li You also hated this group of people very much. The two sides are at loggerheads here, and the situation is getting more and more urgent.One night, a pile of rocks fell in the courtyard of Wei Ting's residence. Wei Ting thought it was Li You who threatened him, so he took the stones, wrote a melody, and handed it to the post office to pass it to Chang'an.After reading Wei Ting's Shangshu, Li Shimin was dubious about the words in it, so he sent Liu Dewei, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, to Qizhou for inspection. Seeing Liu Dewei coming to check, Li You was terrified, thinking that Wei Ting had entrusted his secret to his father, so he hurriedly summoned Yan Hongxin and others to discuss the matter. Li You panicked and said: "Old Wei Ting doesn't know what to report to the father, the father sent Liu Dewei to check, what should I do?" Yan Hongxin analyzed: "The emperor did not convict, but only sent Liu Dewei to investigate. The emperor did not have any real evidence. However, Liu Dewei is the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and the emperor sent such important officials here. It seems that he attaches great importance to it. For the current plan, no matter Wei Ting Tell the emperor what he said, and His Highness will give him a dead end, thinking that Liu Dewei will have nothing to do." Li You said worriedly: "If Wei Ting sues the emperor alone, it will be easy to handle, but when Liu Dewei comes, he will definitely ask Wei Wenzhen, Du Xingmin and others. If the truth is revealed, what should we do?" Yan Hongxin said decisively: "If so, we can raise troops in Qizhou." "Rise up the army? We only have a few soldiers and horses, how can we stop the mighty army of the father?" "With the power of His Highness, of course the power is weak. However, His Highness has always been on good terms with the Crown Prince. The last time Hegan Chengji came, he also vaguely meant this in his words. The change of the Xuanwu Gate, the current emperor brought less than a thousand people, Victory in one fell swoop. It can be seen that there are not many soldiers, but only elite ones. If Your Highness contacts the Prince, and you brothers join hands, one in Qizhou and the other in the capital suddenly mobilize, great things will be accomplished." Li You usually doesn't have much idea other than having fun.Now he regards Yan Hongxin's words as the most reasonable, and hurriedly said: "Okay, you can go to Beijing today to discuss with my uncle, and contact the East Palace through Hegan Chengji, so as to facilitate the big event as soon as possible. Liu Dewei, let me handle it .” When Liu Dewei came to Qizhou, besides meeting with Li You, he also went to Wei Ting, Wei Wenzhen, Du Xingmin and others to check the situation.Although Li You refused to accept all the questions, Liu Dewei still found some clues, so he wrote a letter carefully and returned to the capital to report to Li Shimin. Li Shimin was very angry when he learned that Li You was raising warriors in Qizhou with evil intentions, but he still thought that Li You was mild-tempered and therefore misbehaving.He knew very well that Li You and Wei Ting had similar personalities, and the two did not give in to each other, resulting in such a drastic change.Li Shimin thought about it for a long time, and felt that it is better to recall the two of them back to the capital, and talk to them face to face. If the two cannot reconcile, then Li You will be appointed as a long history, and Wei Ting will be transferred back to the capital.Thinking of this, he asked Ma Zhou to draw up an imperial edict calling Li You and Wei Ting back to Beijing. At that time, Yan Hongxin had already returned to Qizhou from the capital, and told Li Youdao: "Hegan Chengji has conveyed His Royal Highness's intention to the crown prince, and the crown prince asked Hegan Chengji to stay in touch with him in order to facilitate the big event as soon as possible. Your Highness, if the big event can be achieved, the crown prince will become the prince." Your Majesty, Your Highness is the most accomplished, it is really gratifying to congratulate." Li You raised his brows with joy, showing his depressed face for several days. This day, the edict calling Li You and Wei Ting back to Beijing was sent to Qizhou. After Li You read it, he called Wei Ting and said, "Look, it's all a good thing you did." After speaking, he threw the edict at Wei Ting. Wei Ting quickly finished reading the edict, bowed and said: "His Royal Highness, I am reporting the matter of Qizhou to the emperor, not just to oppose you, but to treat you well. When we are about to leave, I hope you understand my feelings .” Li You snorted and said, "What's so good about you? Before you came, Qizhou was calm and peaceful, but after you came, many things happened for no reason. Hmph, we have to talk about this matter in front of Father. Said." Wei Ting asked: "The emperor's decree has been issued, may I ask His Highness the date of departure?" "The day of departure? You go first, I'll come later. Wei Ting, to be honest, I'm tired of looking at you, don't provoke me anymore." Seeing that the matter had come to this point, Wei Ting didn't want to say any more, so he turned around and went out, and went back to his residence to pack his luggage.Early in the morning of the second day, he led two followers out of the city gate of Qizhou and ran westward. The three of them traveled westward for more than 20 li, and came to a low valley with shallow grass. They turned around the foot of the mountain, and saw more than 20 riders crossing the road, and the leaders were Yan Hongxin and the Liang brothers. Yan Hongxin clasped his hands and said, "Master Wei, you left in a hurry without saying hello to us. King Qi still misses you, so he ordered us to come and see you off." "See you off? The King of Qi said that I should go first, and he will leave afterward. What's the point of not seeing him off?" While talking, eight riders walked slowly behind Wei Ting and the others, obviously blocking Wei Ting's retreat.Wei Ting felt that the atmosphere was not right, and felt that they had malicious intentions, so he asked in surprise, "What do you want to do?" "What do you want to do? Do you need to ask others about the good things you have done yourself?" Yan Hongxin waved his hand as he spoke with a smirk.Seeing the signal, the followers took out their hard bows and pointed the arrows at Wei Ting and the other three. Only then did Wei Ting realize that King Qi sent them to hunt him down. He looked at the terrain and saw that there were steep slopes on both sides, and horses could not cross them.He knew that he couldn't be kind today, so he made up his mind and said sharply: "I am the order of the imperial court, King Qi has no power of life and death, if you follow King Qi's order to hunt and kill me, aren't you afraid that the emperor will hold me accountable?" Yan Hongxin laughed loudly and said: "Wei Ting, you are still stubborn when you are about to die. You are the father of Princess Qi, and instead of helping King Qi, you complained in front of the emperor. If you don't recognize your relatives, you really deserve to be killed! What court ordered an official? You are for Qi Under the king's command, you should listen to King Qi's orders, that's the way to be a minister. Remember, today is your death day next year, don't blame others for what you have done yourself. Let the arrow go!" I only heard the bowstring thumping, and the long arrows flew towards the three people like locusts.After a while, the three of them died, poor Wei Ting lost his life in this barren valley, and even those two servants became ghosts under the arrow in a daze. Yan Hongxin asked his servants to bury Wei Ting's three corpses hastily, and then returned to the city to report to Li You. When Yan Hongxin chased and killed Wei Ting, Li You summoned his cronies in the city and began to plot against him.Li You forced Wei Wenzhen, Du Xingmin and others to participate. Du Xingmin pretended to be helpless and agreed, but Wei Wenzhen firmly refused. Taking advantage of Li You's inattention, he sneaked out of the house, intending to go out of the city to Chang'an.Unfortunately, his whereabouts were discovered by Yan Hongxin's brother Yan Hongliang. Yan Hongliang led more than 20 people to chase Wei Wenzhen five miles outside the city, and shot him to death with a barrage of arrows. Li You announced the establishment of the Qi State in Qizhou City, and established himself as the emperor. The Yan brothers were the Left and Right Shangzhu Kingdoms, and the Liang brothers were the Tuodong King and Tuoxi King. Kaifuyi is the same as the third division. In order to resist the attack of officers and soldiers, Li You recruited men over the age of fifteen in the city as soldiers, drove them to build buildings, and repaired armored soldiers. For more than 20 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, people have longed for stability and do not want to suffer another mutiny.Since Zhenguan, people have enough food and clothing, and they are quite proud to see the strength of the country, and they don't want to have civil strife in the country.Now that Li You has less than a thousand recruits, how can he stop the army in the capital?The people in the city were panic-stricken, and many petty officials and common people took advantage of the dark night to fall down the city wall along the rope with their wives and fled to the wild. Seeing that Li You was outrageous here, his Sima Luo Shitou was not afraid of death to accuse Li You, counted his crimes, and was killed by Yan Hongliang.One day, Li You led his cavalry out of the city to inspect, and came to Gaocun, five miles away from the city. The villager Gao Jun pointed at Li You and said: "The current emperor takes the world with a three-foot sword, and the billions of monde are as high as the sky. You drove hundreds of people from the city to rebel against your father, it is tantamount to shaking Mount Tai with one hand, and you are too self-reliant." Hearing this, Yan Hongliang raised his gun and wanted to stab Gao Jun, but Li You didn't know that at that moment It was conscience that found out, or that he felt sorry for the old man and couldn't bear to kill him, and said: "The villagers slang, why take it seriously? Just take them back and put them in prison." In the days that followed, Li You, the Yan brothers and others slept in the bedroom, feasting and drinking excessively, and sent the rest of the party to control the people and patrol the city for self-defense.While they were talking and laughing, Yan Hongliang mentioned the officers and soldiers who were enlisted. Yan Hongliang said arrogantly: "What is the meaning of the officers and soldiers? Your Majesty don't need to worry about it. If the officers and soldiers come, I will hold the wine cup in my right hand and wield the knife in my left hand." Kill him." Li You knew that his own power would not be able to stop his father's power, so he hoped that the prince would rise up in the capital as soon as possible to respond to him. The news of Li You killing Wei Ting and Wei Wenzhen's rebellion quickly spread to Chang'an. Hearing the news, Li Shimin didn't worry about the rebellion. , shouldn’t have sent him to Qizhou.” Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, and Ma Zhou were at Li Shimin's side, and Changsun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, King Qi's rebellion must be dealt with early. If it spreads, it will be difficult to deal with it." Li Shimin dismissed it, and said: "Hmph, what kind of medicine did Youer take wrongly, and dare to raise troops to rebel? Wuji, you don't have to worry. Our monarchs and ministers have ruled the world for many years. What kind of big storms haven't we seen? It's a trivial matter, don't worry about it. Worries. Wuji, what I can't figure out is why he rebelled? Could it be that I treated him unfairly?" Fang Xuanling said: "Prince Qi, as a prince, is also the governor of Qizhou. His Majesty treats him without any debts. I think that he must have been deceived by villains when he raised troops in Qizhou." The monarchs and ministers have been thinking hard here for a long time, but they really can't think of why Li You rebelled. Li Shimin was stunned there for a long time, then suddenly burst into tears, and said: "I have been practicing Qingming politics for many years, and I have no intention of guessing about my subjects. But now that I am doing well, someone actually comes to oppose me, and he is my own son. You say, it is my son." Did something go wrong?" Gao Shilian persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. There is no news from King Qi. It's hard to know what's going on in Qizhou and King Qi's intentions. I think you can send a general to arrest King Qi to the capital to inquire. There are twists and turns, but you can also ask clearly." Li Shimin turned his head to call the eunuch and said, "Quickly send Li Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Liu Dewei, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment." Li Shi and Liu Dewei rushed over, and Li Shimin said concisely: "Li Qing, you quickly dispatch troops to break through Qizhou, and send that traitor to the capital; Liu Qing, you enter the city with you, and bring all the criminals into the capital, and investigate carefully." It can be seen that Li Shimin is sure of winning the Qizhou matter, and feels that it does not need to spend a lot of effort. Li Shi led the decree back to Yamen, and immediately sent documents to Huai, Luo, Bian, Song, Lu, Hua, Ji, Yun, and Haizhou, and dispatched soldiers from these nine states to crusade against Qizhou.Since the reign of Zhenguan, there has never been any rebellion in the country.Li Shibao made up his mind to capture him. Although he knew that the army in Qizhou was weak, he did not take it lightly and sent heavy troops to besiege him.After Li Shi sent out the document, he immediately asked Liu Dewei to go out of the capital to Qizhou with him.He continued to dispatch soldiers and horses along the way, not daring to be negligent.Qing and Zi are bordering Qizhou, and Li Shifa ordered the soldiers from these two places to send Qizhou first as the vanguard. However, before Li Shi could do anything, changes had taken place in Qizhou. At the beginning, Du Xingmin pretended to agree to Li You's rebellion together, and gained Li You's trust. Li You gave him the title of General Zuo Wuwei, and let him continue to serve as a soldier. When Li You led the Yan brothers and the Liang brothers to celebrate with each other in the mansion and set up wine and feasts, Du Xingmin called more than ten of his subordinates to discuss in secret.These people usually have a very good relationship with Du Xingmin, and they absolutely obey Du Xingmin's orders.Du Xingmin called them into a room, poured a glass of wine for each of them with his own hands, reached out and took a glass and said to everyone: "Brothers, I invite you here today to ask a question: We have been in the army for many years. what?" Everyone looked at each other, unable to figure out what medicine Du Xingmin was selling in the gourd. They thought for a long time before someone answered: "As the subordinates of the elder brother, we are destined to follow the elder brother for a while, so naturally we will obey the elder brother's orders." Du Xingmin shook his head and said: "We have been in the army for many years, and it is the right way to win a wife and son with military merits. However, the country has been peaceful for many years, and we have been soldiers in the palace, so we have no chance to go to war. Very. There is a big fortune in front of you, I wonder if brothers are willing to fight with Brother Yu?" Everyone's eyes widened, listening to Du Xingmin's words. Du Xingmin continued: "The king of Qi raised his troops to cause chaos. I heard that the imperial court has ordered Minister Ying of the Ministry of War to send soldiers from Kyushu to conquer. The king of Qi has only a thousand soldiers. If the imperial army arrives, it will be difficult to stop for several hours. Brothers , are you willing to be King Qi’s rebellious pawns, or do you want to be rewarded by the court for your achievements?” Several people among the crowd said: "Of course we would like to follow the eldest brother to make meritorious deeds." Du Xingmin said again: "We have been in the army for many years, so we should know the truth about who is weak and who is stronger. Let me ask my brothers again: With the current situation, can King Qi win?" These days, everyone has listened to King Qi's order to repair the city towers and patrol the city for no reason these days, and learned the news that King Qi wants to be an enemy of the imperial court. They all know that King Qi's actions are undoubtedly shaking the big tree for the gnats, and they can't help but feel worried.Now when they heard Du Xingmin's question, they all shook their heads and said in unison: "I can't win!" Du Xingmin raised his lamp and said in a deep voice: "In this way, all the brothers will follow me to contact people who understand the matter, and before the imperial army arrives, first arrest King Qi, the Yan brothers, and the Liang brothers, and report to the imperial court. Brothers If you are willing to follow Brother Yu, drink this wine; if you don't want to, please leave this room." None of the more than ten people withdrew, and they drank the wine generously.In the next few days, Du Xingmin and others separately contacted those officials who were unwilling to join Li You in rebellion.Within ten days, hundreds of people were willing to follow Du Xingmin in the incident. At this time, Qing and Zi officers and soldiers entered the territory of Qizhou, where they reorganized their troops to encircle Qizhou after the arrival of follow-up troops. The news of the entry of officers and soldiers spread to Qizhou, and Li You couldn't help being frightened when he heard it. He only hoped that Prince Li Chengqian would raise troops in Beijing to respond.When Yan Hongxin and others heard that the imperial army was coming, they completely forgot the rhetoric of "holding a wine cup in their right hand and killing them with a knife in their left hand". They just urged people to strengthen their guards. Du Xingmin was overjoyed when he saw the officers and soldiers entering the territory of Qizhou, so he summoned his subordinates and arranged secretly: "The imperial army is coming, it's time for us to do it. Most of the best friends of the King of Qi usually have banquets and gatherings in the Palace of the King of Qi. First capture the rest of the party from the periphery, and then encircle the Qi Palace to capture them." Everyone responded in unison. Du Xingmin arranged again: "Everyone go down separately, set up more drums, at midnight tonight, everyone will beat the drums from all directions at the same time, and then gather around the Qi Palace." At midnight, most of the people in the city had already gone to bed, only the wind lanterns hanging on the city wall and the shadows of night watchmen mixed with the occasional sounds of fighting, could there be some human voices.Suddenly, only a few drums were heard, and then the surroundings were clamoring at the same time, gradually connecting into one piece.Its sound was as loud as thunder and could be heard for dozens of miles.Amidst the sound of the drums, one could see figures standing on the north and west walls, where a group of people shouted in unison: "Young Lord has led the flying cavalry up to the city wall." The people who were awakened by the sound of the drums were confused. , Hearing this cry, Fang Wu's army led by Li Shi had already broken through the city. These drums and shouts were naturally caused by Du Xingmin's mystery. Du Xingmin's subordinates were wearing white cloth strips on their heads at this time, and all of them were holding shiny blades and gathered in an orderly manner towards the Qi Palace.On the way, they met Li You's cronies, and they all fought to kill him.In this way, after an hour, more than a thousand people led by Du Xingmin surrounded the Qi Palace. There is a solid wall around Qiwangfu, which is the tallest building in Qizhou City.When Li You heard the cry of Li Shi leading the flying cavalry to break through the city, it was difficult for him to distinguish the authenticity in the dark night, so he hurriedly ordered his servants to close the gate tightly, so as to retreat into the mansion for the final resistance.Seeing this situation, Du Xingmin asked people to lift a big log, and then asked dozens of people to lift the log and slam it into the gate of the house.However, the gate was built very thickly, and Li You asked someone to move a heavy object against the gate, so it couldn't be knocked open for a while.Du Xingmin ordered ladders to be brought in, and several craftsmen were chiseled with axes, cutting a big gap in the wall.It took about two hours to finish this matter. Afterwards, Du Xingmin climbed up and jumped into the courtyard from the gap first. Seeing this, other people rushed into the gap.The Yan brothers and the Liang brothers led people to resist at first, but more and more people were admitted to the hospital, and some people went to remove heavy objects and opened the gate.With howls of misery, the soldiers of the Qi family gradually decreased, and the Liang brothers also lost their lives one after another in the chaos.In the end, the Yan brothers only led more than 30 people to guard Li You and retreat into the main hall of the Qi Palace. Du Xingmin ordered people to surround the main hall with torches, and then shouted: "Traitors, the heavenly soldiers are here, why don't they descend quickly?" Yan Hongxin scolded: "Du Xingmin, you traitor who betrayed the Lord, you are in front of the King of Qi, what kind of heavenly soldier do you still pretend to be? Why don't you quickly plead guilty to the King of Qi?" Du Xingmin laughed loudly: "You are dying, and you are still talking big here! It is said that those who have attained the Dao will be helped more than those who have lost the Dao. King Qi, open your eyes and see, only the Yan Brothers and others are around you. You, the thousand or so people outside understand the righteousness and don't want to mess around with you, you have reached the point where everyone has betrayed their relatives." Li You shouted: "Hmph, I regret that I beheaded you with a single knife, and today's matter can be avoided." Du Xingmin said: "King Qi, even if you kill me, someone will come to capture you. Considering the fact that we have worked together for many days, I sincerely advise you: You used to be the son of His Majesty, but today you have become a national thief. Execute you. If you had stopped resisting earlier and surrendered, you might have saved your life." Li Youwu was stubborn and scolded: "I am still a prince no matter what, and my fate is in the hands of my father. What are you, what qualifications do you have to talk to me?" Du Xingmin stopped talking to Li You, instead he asked people to fetch firewood and piled it on the four sides of the main hall.After the firewood was piled up, Du Xingmin had someone stand beside the firewood pile with a torch, and then shouted to the hall: "King Qi, are you going to come out or not? If you don't come out, I will order the fire to be lit!" The people in the hall saw the firewood piled up outside, and knew that they wanted to attack.The four sides of this hall are all made of wood and wood chips. If there is a big fire, it will not take too long for the people in the hall to be burned to ashes.Li You panicked at this time, he knew that Du Xingmin didn't dare to be rude to him when he went out to surrender, but he still had some affection for the Yan brothers in his heart, so he begged loudly: "Du Bingcao, don't light the fire, let's start the fire first."商量商量。我可以开门出去，然开门之后，你可以保证燕氏兄弟的性命周全吗？” 杜行敏不假思索，当即答道：“你们只要出门投降，我保证不让人伤了燕氏兄弟的性命。” 李祐与燕氏兄弟又在殿内悄声商议了片刻，觉得眼前除了开门投降以外，别无他途，遂令人打开殿门，垂头丧气地走了出来。 燕氏兄弟以前自恃为李祐的心腹，在齐州城内横行不法，淫人妻女，民愤极大。他们现在随同李祐从殿内走了出来，昔日的仇人见到他们格外眼红，一帮人扑上前对其拼命痛打。杜行敏大声喊叫拼命制止，然此时无人听从。蓦地，只听一声惨叫凄厉至极，原来燕弘亮的双目被人生生地剜了下来，其面上顿时血流如注。随后，燕氏兄弟的凄叫声不绝，其手臂、腿先后被人折断，二人惨叫声渐渐减弱，到了最后渐无声息，竟至气绝。 李祐观此惨状，吓得脸色惨白，浑身瑟瑟发抖。他紧紧跟在杜行敏的身边，不停地说道：“杜……杜兵曹，你说过要保我周全，望勿食言。” 杜行敏叫来数人护在李祐身边，令人将李祐押入东厢房内严加看管。宽慰道：“齐王为皇子，能决定你命运的唯皇上一人。你就待在厢房里好好琢磨词儿吧，为入京城后谋求性命做好准备。你放心，我会令人拿好酒好食好生照顾你，不让你受到一点委屈。” 全城人得知齐王被擒，鼓噪声渐渐止息。此时，天已大亮，一轮红日挂在东方天边。 杜行敏未休息片刻，他唤人修书二道。一道书派人快马送往长安，其中详述了擒拿齐王的经过；第二道书送给行在途中的李世，其中详述齐州叛乱已平，不用再大肆调派兵马，力促李世、刘德威早入齐州，主持善后事宜。 李世得此消息，大喜，笑对刘德威说：“看样子齐王举兵叛乱，是非常不得人心的。杜行敏为一小小齐府兵曹，竟然能联络士众，一举平之。如此，倒是免了我们的一番力气。” 刘德威凝神思索道：“齐王叛乱，难成气候，这是众人皆明的道理。韦挺上次致书朝廷，皇上派我来查验，从那个时候开始，我就非常纳闷。齐王性爱嬉戏，此为长在富贵丛中之富家子弟通病。然他竟然举兵叛乱，难道不知道自己与朝廷的力量悬殊吗？我常常这样想，齐王敢这样做，其中定有隐秘曲折之事！” 李世沉吟道：“皇上天纵英明，若单独平叛，有我一人即足矣，他定是以为其中有蹊跷之事，所以派你与我同行。嗯，齐州大事已定，没有必要再派兵马，我即刻发书让九州之兵退回其境。我们抓紧赶路以早赴齐州，届时将其隐秘好好查验清楚。” 两人遂带同属下抓紧赶路，沿途看到许多兵马向西退却，这样行到齐州地面，已过了数日。他们这日到了齐州城外，那杜行敏这些日子等待他们可谓望眼欲穿，已然早早等在那里迎候二人。杜行敏迎着二人躬身道：“二位尚书大人，下官杜行敏在此等候多时了。” 两人同时下马，李世上前执着杜行敏之手，说道：“杜兵曹心向朝廷，毅然举兵平乱，这份儿功劳，实在太大。我接到你所送之书，已然解散各州之兵返归，并又修书一道奏与皇上，其中详述了你的功劳。” 杜行敏涕泣道：“长史韦挺、校尉韦文振等人为谏齐王，已然丢了性命。下官当时苟且偷生，与他们相比，已然落了下乘。下官感此二君之义，又想得朝廷之惠多年，因有此举，实在不足挂齿。二位尚书大人今日来到，齐州士民已盼望多日。请二位大人速速入城，主政齐州，以孚众望。” 刘德威关切地问道：“齐王处境现在如何？” 杜行敏答道：“齐王被擒后，下官将其锁在齐王府西厢房，并派人侍候其饮食起居。为了防止变生不测，下官又派人将齐王府团团护卫，等闲人不许出入。” “齐王府内的文书档案没有散失吧？” “没有。下官入得齐王府后，知道朝廷今后定要检索府中文书，遂派人将其封存，并嘱他们不得私自窥视。” 刘德威以手加额道：“好呀，杜兵曹有勇有谋，心思又缜密，实为我朝之幸。英公，我们先入城瞧瞧齐王如何？” 李世点头答应，一行人遂上马驰入城中。他们到了齐王府门前又复下马，然后步入府内，一径来到西厢房前。杜行敏令守卫打开房门之锁，请李世和刘德威步入房内，不许其他人入内。 李祐此时缩在墙角，他深知自己罪大，这几日茶饭不思，脸庞日益消瘦起来，加上他还穿着那身沾有血污的袍服，上面又裹有灰土，愈显其狼狈无比。他与李世和刘德威相熟，现在他缩在墙角里，不发一言，用呆滞的目光瞪视着他们。 刘德威转对杜行敏道：“杜兵曹，齐王犯有大罪，然他毕竟为皇子，其爵位未失，怎能让他穿如此污秽的袍服？” 杜行敏为难地答道：“下官曾让人取来干净衣袍让齐王更换，奈何齐王坚决不换，下官无法可想。” 这时，躲在墙角里的李祐发声道：“刘德威，你不要假仁假义了。当时父皇派你来齐州查验，你信了韦挺的一面之词，到父皇面前说了我不少坏话，以致我到了今天的境地。哼，人之将死，再换上那些劳什子衣袍又有什么用处？” “皇上当时召你和韦挺回京问话，至多训斥你一番，你不该杀了韦挺、韦文振，又举兵为乱，事都是你做出来的，怎么又攀到我的头上了？” 李祐不与刘德威争辩，扭过头望着墙角，不再搭理他们。 李世始终未发一言，看见李祐此种状态，叹了一口气，将手一挥，二人随他走出房外。李世嘱咐杜行敏道：“好好看顾齐王，我想皇上定会让我们将他解赴京城，如此，这段日子须使齐王毫发无损。” 杜行敏躬身答应。 此后数日，李世在杜行敏陪同下巡视齐州城防，并贴出安民告示，以恢复齐州秩序。刘德威则带领一干人马入齐王府内，他们检索王府内文档，审问涉案人犯，力图查清此次谋逆的来龙去脉。 数日后，李世民的敕旨下，其中责李祐曰：“汝素乖减德，重惑邪言，自延伊祸，以取覆灭。痛哉，何愚之甚也！为枭为獍，忘孝忘忠，扰乱齐郊，诛夷无罪。去维城之固，就积薪之危；坏盘石之基，为寻戈之衅。背礼违义，天地所不容；弃父无君，神人所共怒。往是吾子，今为国仇。”另诏李世、刘德威将李祐及一干人犯押送京城。 杜行敏因此大功被授为齐州都督，封南阳郡公，其手下参与此事者皆有封赏。 李世民感于韦挺、韦文振忠烈，擢升韦挺为齐州都督，赐爵武都郡公，谥曰敬；赠韦文振为左武卫将军，赐爵襄阳县公。 杜行敏以兵曹之事被授为一州都督，官至四品，可谓此次事变的最大得益者。 李世、刘德威接到李世民的诏令，即整顿行装，带同李祐等人奔赴长安。他们出城之时，杜行敏殷勤相送，一直将他们送出十里以外。 车仗辘辘声中，李祐等人被囚于槛车中摇摇晃晃行到京城。李祐从此再难见父皇与母亲之面，其入京城之后即被囚于殿中省，数日后，被李世民赐死。其同党及阴弘智等四十四人，亦于同日被斩于刑场。阴梦婕受此案牵连，被废为庶人，幽闭于深宫。 李世民将李祐赐死，其心情并不轻松，那日高士廉及长孙无忌在侧，李世民痛心说道：“祐儿身死，还是缘于其母啊！阴氏歌妓出身，没有什么见识，对祐儿所教就失于敦厚。还有那阴弘智，什么话不好说，却劝祐儿阴养死士，如此就埋下了祸根。” 李世民将李祐之死归咎于阴梦婕和阴弘智，实属偏见。皇子长成后，由宫中统一安排师傅及教授，与其生母接触不多。 长孙无忌道：“齐王自小就有劣性，后来远离陛下身边，失于教诲，遂有今日，委实可叹。” 李世民叹道：“我即位之后，除了起初的罗艺及王君廓谋反以外，十余年来天下安之若素，我颇为自喜。不料祐儿举兵为乱，最终扯反旗的竟是自己的亲生儿子，天下之人定会笑我不会教子了。” 高士廉劝道：“龙生九种，那是勉强不来的，望陛下勿虑。” 这时，太监奏曰刑部尚书刘德威候在殿外，要求面见皇上。 “宣他进来。”李世民说道。 刘德威入殿后礼毕，李世民问道：“刘卿，齐州的这档子事累你多劳了。如今一干人犯已然就戮，你也该歇息一阵了。瞧你神色严肃，莫非还有什么事未完吗？” 刘德威奏道：“陛下，臣将齐王府内的所有文档移来，逐件验查，发现其中隐秘曲折之事甚多，因事体重大，微臣不敢擅专，特请陛下示下。” 李世民仰头叹道：“祐儿已死，此案已结，若事不大，可以放开不问了。朕多次说过要宽法慎刑，只要牵扯之人未参与谋反之事，就让他们各安其所吧。” 刘德威躬身道：“陛下仁慈胸怀，臣心怀感激。然此事太过重大，不可不奏。臣检索齐王府中文档……” “文档？你曾奏齐王府记室孙处约向祐儿上谏书无数，多匡正祐儿言行。朕欣赏孙处约有魏征之风，已然下诏重用了。” 孙处约为李祐的记室，其对李祐好嬉游结交小人之事深为不满，多次谏其行为。由此惹得李祐大为光火，将其逐回家中，不许再入齐府。刘德威此次检索文书，将孙处约所上谏章集于一起供李世民御览。李世民览罢赞赏不已，诏授孙处约为齐州别驾，官至正五品。 “臣今日所奏非关孙处约，却是与东宫僚属纥干承基有关。”刘德威打量了高士廉和长孙无忌一眼，毅然说道。 “纥干承基又怎么了？” “陛下，臣检索齐王府文书，发现东宫纥干承基与齐王府书信来往甚多，信中语言隐晦，莫辨其意，令人难解。臣回京后，即让人拘来纥干承基询问。” “纥干承基莫非与谋反之事有关吗？” “大有干系！那纥干承基一开始口风甚紧，动辄抬出太子之名来辩驳。后来打熬不过，终于将所有阴谋之事和盘托出。” “嗯，想是你对他动了大刑，别是屈打成招吧？” “臣不敢。纥干承基所招非是胡言乱语，臣细细访查对照，发现其所言皆有凭据。” “好吧，你可详细道来。” 刘德威又环视高士廉和长孙无忌一眼，看得出来，其心存顾虑。 李世民有点不耐烦，斥道：“他们二人为朝中重臣，又是朕的至亲，你有什么话不用避开他们，只要你所言为实，但说无妨。” 刘德威伏地叩头道：“陛下，纥干承基所招，事关太子。此次齐王叛乱之前，曾与东宫密切联系，意图联手为乱。只是因为齐王叛乱很快被扑灭，太子方没有从容出手。” 李世民、高士廉、长孙无忌闻言大惊，李世民立起身来吼道：“什么？太子也想谋反了？别是你屈打成招，那纥干承基胡乱攀诬太子吧？”