Chapter 216: Cutting East City in half! (asking for monthly votes)
When things got to this point, Mrs. Fang finally recognized the true face of her family.

However, before she could say anything, Fang Xuanling blew up the temple.

Lao Fang, who had never had a quarrel with his wife in his life, blushed as he scolded Lu Hyun's family in front of his wife.

Fang Yizheng and Fang Yiai looked at each other below, and the first thought in their minds was disdain.

I thought Dad had finally stood up, but I never expected that he still didn't dare to say anything harsh to Mom.

How did that sentence come from? Oh, yes, why don't you dare to fight with my mother?

Lao Fang was tired of scolding, and he glanced at his two sons angrily with his teacup in hand. How could he not know what they were thinking?
He was also muttering in his heart, damn, you two are just bastards who enjoy watching the fun and making trouble...

"Father, it was my daughter-in-law who was wrong in this matter." Li Shu was the first to admit his mistake.

With the two big sisters, Princess Xiangcheng and Princess Changle, as examples, the princesses of this generation in the Tang Dynasty treated their parents-in-law with utmost respect.

Fang Xuanling sighed, waved his hand and said, "Princess, please don't say that. If not, your mother won't be able to see the true face of the Lu family."

Mrs. Lu raised her eyebrows and subconsciously wanted to retort, but when she thought carefully about her nephew's behavior, she forced herself to swallow her anger.

Her tone softened, "Master, no matter how wrong you are, it's all my fault. I will sever my relationship with Lu Xuan's family right now. You are so bold to plot against my Fang family!"

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and smiled. It was rare for his wife to be so warm to him.

Not long after, the Fang Mansion and Hongfu Temple teamed up to spread the news.

Master Xuanzang also entered the Fang Mansion with Master Bianji; and when praying, Princess Gaoyang was not alone present, but Fang Yiai, Fang Yizheng, and Mrs. Fang and her son were also present.

As soon as the news came out, the rumors were immediately refuted.

Combined with the previous joke of "The Patriarch of the Cui Family in Chang'an", no one paid attention to this news.

At the same time, the backlash from Huang Yao, the creator of the human body, also came.

When the people of Chang'an had nothing to do after dinner, they would talk about those three little jokes.

In particular, the incident of the Cui family's patriarch and his brothers having an affair was talked about a lot.

"麀" sounds the same as "悠".

The term "聚麀" is something we learned from magazines.

At first, the common people did not know what it meant. Later, they asked scholars and found out that the so-called "聚麀" means two male deer having sex with a female deer at the same time.

After all, he is an educated person, and the ways he uses to insult others are endless.

Jumei, it’s really... elegant!

In the Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin was holding the latest issue of a magazine in his hand. After trying for a long time, he finally couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud while sitting on a chair.

"Who made up this joke? It's really mean. 'The head of the Cui family is in Chang'an', I'm afraid this statement will become an allusion!"

"Besides the little elephant, who else has such a talent?" Li Mingda said with a smile. Although this little joke is a bit weird, it is still quite hilarious.

Just at this moment, Li Xiang walked in from outside.

"I was wondering why I sneezed twice as soon as I walked to the door. It turned out that my aunt was scolding me behind my back!" Li Xiang said with a snort.

Li Mingda stuck out his tongue at him with a mischievous expression.

"Why does sneezing mean someone is scolding you?" Li Shimin asked with interest.

"As the saying goes, 'First you think, then you curse, and then you mutter.' So we can know that when I sneezed twice, someone was cursing me." Li Xiang said with his hands spread out.

"You little elephant, you are really lazy." Li Mingda picked up the fan and gently patted Li Xiang's shoulder: "Auntie, I will scold you, what do you think?"

Li Xiang: …

What else could I do?
"Aunt is right." Li Xiang said dejectedly.

"Hahahaha, you two..." Li Shimin shook his head and laughed, "Why, you came to the palace today, is there something going on?"

Li Xiang replied, "It's nothing, it's just that Hongfu Temple and the Fang family jointly issued a statement that Master Bianji went to the Fang residence with Master Xuanzang; and when the Fang residence was performing rituals and praying for blessings, Madam Fang and the brothers Fang Yiai and Fang Yizhi were also present."

"Was Master Xuanzang also in Fang Mansion at that time?" Li Shimin asked in surprise. He really didn't know about this, and Li Su had never told him about it.

"Of course. Master Xuanzang usually recalls his experiences in the Western Regions in Hongfu Temple. Outsiders do not know where he is." Li Xiang said with a smile: "What's more, this is a trap set by Aunt Gaoyang and Master Xuanzang. Master Xuanzang believes that the Shandong nobles dared to use his disciples to set a trap and try to ruin the reputation of Buddhism. This is really intolerable."

"I know why Master Xuanzang was able to successfully debate sutras all the way to India." Li Shimin said with emotion: "He really hates evil as much as he hates evil!"

"Who says it's not?" Li Xiang also echoed: "In addition, Jingzhao Prefecture has already found out that this incident was mainly planned by Cui Shi of Qinghe Cui family and Wang Qian of Taiyuan Wang family, who planned this series of crazy schemes; Lu Xuan of Fanyang Lu family was an accomplice, responsible for inviting Gaoyang's aunt and uncle to the banquet."

"The two main plotters, Cui Shi and Wang Qian, planned the treacherous plot, spread rumors and slandered my beloved daughter. They are charged with treason!" Li Shimin snorted coldly, "The two main criminals will be beheaded in the East Market and their property will be confiscated. As for the accomplice Lu Xuan, he will be exiled to Lingnan."

Li Xiang sighed inwardly, every sip and every bite has its own destiny.

In the fictitious Gaoyang Bian Ji case, it is said that Bian Ji was beheaded in Dongshi.

Now, these young men from noble families who spread rumors and created trouble with the intention of destroying Princess Gaoyang, unexpectedly, suffered this kind of punishment by coincidence.

However, even if Li Shimin didn't say it, Li Xiang would still suggest using this.

It’s nothing, just a bad taste.

The little elephant has always been a man who repays tooth for tooth and blood for blood, and has never understood what it means to repay evil with kindness.

I am such a man! I am such a grandson of the Emperor!
"This Lu Hyun..." Li Xiang frowned: "Isn't the punishment too light?"

"After all, he is Xuanling's nephew. I have to give face to Buddha. I am not giving Lu Xuan a break, but I am giving him face because of Xuanling." Li Shimin reached out and knocked on the table. "As an emperor, you cannot think too much about your own happiness. You must also consider the feelings of those around you. If you make a judgment like this, Madam Fang will feel more guilty towards Xuanling. After this incident, I believe Madam Fang will completely sever her relationship with the Fanyang Lu family."

"No one is wiser than my grandfather!" Li Xiang licked him with full of satisfaction.

With a boss like this, who wouldn't be willing to work hard for him?

Li Xiang finally understood why before Aweng, both the emperor and his ministers praised Emperor Wen of Han; but after Aweng, everyone from ministers to the emperor unanimously praised Emperor Taizong of Tang.

In the eyes of emperors, Emperor Taizong of Tang had great achievements and was an object to be emulated; in the eyes of his ministers, Emperor Taizong of Tang was an ideal template for an emperor.

After the verdict was handed down, Li Shimin ordered the posting of imperial edicts in various places in Chang'an, detailing the matter.

The people of Chang'an knew what had happened, and they understood the cause and effect clearly. This really made the men sympathize. You eat hot pot and sing songs, but someone misses your wife and wants you to experience Chang'an. Who can stand this?

Yes, nowadays "in Chang'an" has become synonymous with "green hat".

Women are more empathetic. Although the Tang Dynasty was an open-minded society, few women could tolerate such things.

For a while, people from all walks of life in Chang'an were denouncing Cui Shi and others. People with the surname Cui, Wang, and Lu became like rats crossing the street.

Of course Cheng Yaojin also knew about this. He severely warned his wife and told her to either cut off all contact with her family or divorce her.

After all, his wife, Cui, was from the Qinghe Cui family.

He also had a princess daughter-in-law, Princess Qinghe Li Jing, who was the wife of his second son Cheng Chuliang.

He didn't dare to think about what would happen if someone else plotted against his poor daughter-in-law.

Not only Cheng Yaojin, but all the men in Chang'an who married women from the five surnames sternly warned their wives after returning home.

However, in the public opinion of Chang'an City, marrying women from the five surnames suddenly became no longer a fashion, but a disaster that everyone tried to avoid.

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, Cui Shi and Wang Qian were escorted to the East Market and beheaded in public.

Generally speaking, a person's main organs are in the upper body. Therefore, if a prisoner is cut in half at the waist, he will not die immediately, but will die after a long time.

The relatives of the prisoner would often bribe the executioner to cut the prisoner from a higher part during the execution, so that the prisoner would die faster. If someone wanted the prisoner to suffer longer, they would bribe the executioner to cut the prisoner from a lower part, or even move the upper half of the beheaded prisoner onto a tung oil board to stop the bleeding, which would allow the prisoner to survive for two or three more hours.

Although he did not want these two people to suffer more, Li Shimin, who was angry, also ordered that no favoritism should be allowed.

This is the last stubbornness of an old father who is obsessed with his daughter. If Cui Shi and others really succeed in setting a trap for him and they do something immoral, then it will be him, Old Li, who will kill his daughter in tears for the sake of justice.

Li Xiang didn't go to see it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see such a bloody scene.

The little elephant said that he was afraid of hurting the lives of ants when sweeping the floor, and he was very careful to catch moths in the lamp.

Sitting in the office of Jingzhao Prefecture, Li Xiang planned to write some regulations regarding the construction of an academy in Chang'an City.

After all, the imperial examination system is still too narrow. We cannot just study essays and current affairs. It must be inclusive and develop in all aspects.

A country should not only focus on liberal arts, but also take science into consideration.

The dual cultivation of arts and sciences is the fundamental.

I was just thinking about the math textbooks when I heard Li Jingren's joyful voice.

"Brother, brother, Cui Shi is dead."

"If he dies, he dies. What does it have to do with me?" The little elephant said with an attitude that it had nothing to do with me.

"Hey, you don't know, when Cui Shi died, he dipped the blood flowing from his waist and wrote more than twenty miserable words in a row before he died. It was really..." When Li Jingren said this, he not only had no sympathy, but also seemed to be gloating.

"Oh..." Li Xiang felt a little emotional for some reason.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Li Jingren asked.

"Nothing." Li Xiang smiled and said, "I will go to the palace first and explain this matter to the Saint."

"Okay." Li Jingren said with a smile.

Now that two people have been killed, the people at the health center will be busy.

Today, the city of Chang'an has become more dignified due to the regulations promulgated by Li Xiangxin and the fact that there are many retired veterans maintaining the city appearance.

No one dared to mess with these old soldiers. Everyone knew that these old soldiers were trained by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He led them to Liaodong to successively destroy Goguryeo and Baekje and capture two kings.

And now the immediate superior of this group of veterans is none other than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Looking at the clean streets, Li Xiang felt a sense of accomplishment.

The amount of garbage produced by the people in this city every day is really a lot...

When we arrived at Lizheng Hall, Old Li was still taking a nap.

Hearing that Li Xiang was coming, Li Shimin got up yawning, slipped on his slippers and asked what was the matter.

"Reporting to Aye, those two people are already dead."

"Who died?" Old Li was obviously still asleep and for a moment he didn't realize who Li Xiang was talking about.

"It was Cui Shi and Wang Qian." Li Xiang replied, "These two were beheaded in the East Market. Cui Shi didn't die for a long time. He dipped his hand in the blood flowing from his waist and wrote more than 20 words of misery in a row."

Hearing this, Li Shimin put down the pillow in his hand.

After a long while, he said with some reluctance: "The punishment of beheading is too cruel. Just hearing it makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Who says it's not?" Li Xiang also agreed.

Li Shimin pondered for a while, then said: "I want to follow the example of Han Wen in abolishing corporal punishment and abolish beheading. Xiang'er, what do you think?"

Some people who have been influenced by TV dramas or overwhelming marketing accounts think that it was Yongzheng who abolished the practice of beheading, but in fact this is not the case.

It was said that Yu Hongtu was sentenced to beheading because he accepted bribes and cheated in the exam. After the execution, he was not completely dead, and wrote seven words "miserable" on the ground. When Emperor Yongzheng heard about it, he couldn't bear it and abolished the beheading.

This is really flattering the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing History Draft and Qing History Chronicle, Yu Hongtu was sentenced to immediate execution rather than beheading, and there is no record of Emperor Yongzheng abolishing beheading. The first record of Emperor Yongzheng abolishing this punishment was a fabrication in the popular history book "The True Story of the Qing Dynasty for Three Hundred Years" by modern people.

A joke is not nonsense, and an adaptation is not a random creation. I hope the fans will have some self-respect...

Li Xiang certainly had no objection and bowed to show that his grandfather was wise.

Of course, both of them tacitly agreed not to mention Lingchi. After all, people of this era always need a torture to warn them.

Those who rebelled were usually subjected to the punishment of slow slicing.

After chatting with Old Li for a few more words, Li Xiang flattered the old man and made him very happy, and then he took his leave and returned to Jingzhao Prefecture.

However, as soon as he returned to Jingzhao Prefecture, he heard someone come to report.

"Your Highness, someone beat up one of our people and even said that he is the king of the law in Chang'an City!"

(End of this chapter)