Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

An hour later, Li Shen took Dang Renhong back to his camp.

Li Shen asked someone to bring Dang Renhong to his tent.

"Tieniu, please untie Mr. Guangdu."

Guangdu Gong is the title of Dang Renhong, but this title of Duke will not last long.

The guard stepped forward to help Dang Renhong loosen his bonds. Dang Renhong moved his hands and feet, looked at Li Shen in front of him, and then at Tieniu next to Li Shen.

Li Shen seemed generous and selfless when he released him, but in fact, he was not afraid of any tricks on his part. This was Li Shen showing his strength to him.

The few guards around Li Shen could easily chop Dang Renhong into a pulp.

Not to mention that there was a stupid big guy standing next to him. Even a wave of arrow feathers couldn't penetrate such a big human shield.

"Come, Mr. Guangdu, sit down and drink tea." Li Shen raised his hand to pour tea for Dang Renhong.

"Thank you, my lord."

"Mr. Guangdu, you can be regarded as a hero in the founding of the country. How could you fall to such a state?" Li Shen took a sip of tea and said

"His Royal Highness Prince Ji, although you are smart, you are still young, so there are many things that you should not say. I will succeed or lose. Since you have captured me, you have full evidence.

It's up to you whether you want to kill or behead me, but it's a pity that I have harmed my family. "

Dang Renhong also accepted his fate.

"Dang Renhong accepted the order~~" Li Shen didn't say anything, but took out the letter Li Shimin gave him before leaving.

In fact, it was not an imperial edict, but Li Shen felt that as long as it was written by Li Shimin, it was an imperial edict. He had not read the content, so he read it according to the imperial edict.

Dang Renhong was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up, knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to greet the imperial edict. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, in the early Tang Dynasty, all civil servants and military generals who issued the imperial edict must perform the etiquette of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.

Kneeling to worship the imperial edict was a unique way of respecting imperial power in the Tang Dynasty. It is to respect the imperial power and reflect the loyalty and obedience of the ministers.

Li Shen opened the letter. This was a letter written by Li Shimin to Dang Renhong.

The content is also relatively simple. Li Shen started to read the first sentence in Li Shimin's tone:

"Dang Renhong, you make me sad!"

One sentence made Dang Renhong burst into tears. He knocked his head to the ground and cried:

"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I know I was wrong~~~"

Li Shen was also a little sad when he cried. He could feel his father's mood when he asked this question. How could he not make his father sad when his old buddy actually did such a thing.

He could also see that Dang Renhong was crying out of sincerity, and the tears couldn't stop flowing. There was guilt for Li Shimin and guilt for himself.

"Since the Taiyuan Uprising, how many people we have died and how much blood we have shed is because the imperial court is not like the imperial court and the people are not like the common people. What is the difference between what you are doing now and the Sui Dynasty?"

Li Shen continued to read,

Dang Renhong kowtowed again:

"It's not like I didn't think about this, but what I thought was that after surviving a narrow escape, I should enjoy it. Seeing that the salary from the imperial court was not enough, I..."

The more he spoke, the softer his voice became, and in the end he could no longer speak.

"Dang Renhong, you actually ignored the laws of the country and did whatever you wanted. As an official of the imperial court, you harmed the people, took bribes and violated the law. You deserve to die.

It's just that your Dang Renhong's family had two sons die on the battlefield for the sake of Li Tang's country.

Your eldest son died in the battle of Xue Ju. We were ambushed, and Xue Ju's arrows were the first to penetrate your eldest son.

There were more than a dozen arrow shafts covering his body. You lie down on your son's body and lick the blood from his face with your tongue. He turned around, mounted his horse, and charged again.

In the fifth year of Wude, we fought with Wang Shichong under the city of Luoyang. You came to me with your injured son in your arms. Your chest was pierced by a spear and he was dying.

I took him over, but you still didn't say anything and continued to charge. The second child was in my arms and said intermittently: "I can no longer fulfill my filial piety and want me to take care of his father." ’ I agreed to him.

He died in my arms. Two children died for the Tang Dynasty,

Dang Renhong, have you forgotten all this?

But now, you are ignoring the laws of the country and harming the people. This is a capital crime. Are you worthy of your two sons?

I, Li Shimin, have killed countless people on the battlefield, but I really can’t bear to deal with you, Dang Renhong. "

Li Shen read out all Li Shimin's words in one breath, and his tone was exactly the same as his father's.

At this time, Dang Renhong was crying and collapsed on the ground.

Li Shimin's words touched his weakest point for many years. His two sons died in the war. Although he now has children,

But his two sons are his pride and pain.

After a while, Dang Renhong regained his composure, and he kowtowed and cried:

"I am ashamed of Your Majesty, of the Tang Dynasty, and of my poor child.

I am guilty, I deserve to die, I deserve to die~~"

"Come here, go get my king's whip." Li Shen stood up and ordered.

Then he walked up to Dang Renhong and handed him the letter.

"Dang Renhong, you can read the next words yourself."

The following information is inconvenient to speak out, and it is also something that cannot be shared externally. The fewer people who know about it, the better.

Dang Renhong managed to straighten up, but still knelt down and took the letter from Li Shen.

The content is: If I had not known about your crime in advance, if the news had reached Chang'an, you would have died.

I don’t want to kill you, for the sake of your two sons, so I sent my sons to rescue you, which can be regarded as fulfilling the last wish of your family Erlang.

I will give you and your family a way out. You will be demoted to common people and sent to Lao Wu. Follow Lao Wu.

Dang Renhong, you have made me so sad. I asked my son to give you fifty lashes on my behalf.

Take care of yourself from now on.

This letter is no longer here.

When Dang Renhong learned that Li Shimin wanted to spare his life, he started crying again.

Of course he knew how much pressure this incident would put on Li Shimin. If he was reported to Chang'an, everything would have to be done in accordance with the law.

Even the emperor is like this, otherwise the country will really be without a country, and the family will be without a family.

He also understood that it turned out that His Majesty asked his son to rescue him before he committed the crime, and it was private.

"Sinners, Dang Renhong, kneel down to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." He kowtowed nine times to Li Shimin's letter.

For him, apart from the lack of glory and wealth, there was no guilt at all, and his family was not implicated.

It's just a matter of going to Li You to be a farmer. This is already a huge favor.

This was in exchange for his own son's life.

"Dang Renhong, you have also seen what I, Aye, mean. You can take care of yourself, and someone will pick him up."

Li Shen ordered people to tie up Dang Renhong.

"Wait a minute." Dang Renhong called after standing up.

Li Shen was a little confused. Do you want to resist the decree, or do you want to beg for mercy from me?