Datang: Li Shimin eavesdropped on my heart

Chapter 40 Give Poisoned Wine, Keep the Blood of the Du Family

Changan.

Dali Temple Prison.

Keep the number 4 in mind.

Du Ruhui was eating white rice when he suddenly saw Li Shimin appearing outside the door that he remembered.

"I want to have a good chat with Du Ruhui, no one can come in, you know?"

"Understood, Your Majesty." The cell leader opened the cell door himself, and then retreated.

"The guilty minister kowtowed to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live."

Du Ruhui saw Li Shimin enter the cell, and quickly knelt at Li Shimin's feet.

"Get up!"

Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling Du Ruhui to get up.

"How can Duke Lai of the Tang Dynasty eat white rice here?"

Eunuch Xu came in with Li Shimin.

Eunuch Xu took out some side dishes and a jug of wine from the basket in his hand.

"Since your youngest son Du He was born, I went to your house for a wedding, you and I have not had a drink together for a long time."

"Yes!" Du Ruhui sighed after hearing the words.

"Come on, let me finish this meal with you, the last drink in your life."

As he spoke, Li Shimin poured wine for Du Ruhui, Duke of Lai, and himself.

When Du Ruhui heard the last few words in Li Shimin's words, he knew that his own death was approaching.

Du Ruhui did not ask Li Shi to let him go, after all, what Du Ruhui committed was a capital crime.

In fact, Du Ruhui didn't have to die at all.

But in order to protect his three princes, Li Shimin could only find a scapegoat to take the blame.

Originally, Li Shimin could have asked other people to take the blame, but Li Shimin chose Du Ruhui, Duke of Lai.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not expect that Du Ruhui would become a villain.

But it happened.

While drinking and eating, Li Shimin and Du Ruhui chatted about some interesting things about Li Shimin before he became emperor.

While chatting, Li Shimin suddenly asked Du Ruhui a question.

"Kemin."

"The masterminds of Li Kuan's incident were my three princes. In order to protect them and give Kuan'er an explanation, I had no choice but to find a scapegoat."

"All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think that this scapegoat will definitely not be you. You think so too, right?"

Du Ruhui didn't answer, but nodded towards Li Shimin.

Li Shimin then asked: "But this scapegoat chose you, Keming, do you know why?"

"The guilty minister doesn't know." This time Du Ruhui responded aloud.

Li Shimin picked up a glass of wine that had just been filled, and lightly clinked glasses with Du Ruhui.

After Li Shimin drank the wine in one breath, he said slowly, "Because your youngest son is going to rebel."

"Your Majesty, how is this possible?"

Li Shimin's words scared Du Ruhui to his knees on the spot.

Hearing Li Shimin say that his son was going to rebel, Du Ruhui blurted out subconsciously.

Even if Du Ruhui was killed, he would not believe that his son would rebel.

Li Shimin didn't explain that much, because Du He's rebellion hadn't happened yet.

This is what Li Shimin heard from Li Kuan's heart.

Half a month ago, Li Kuan had an accident.

In the court hall, when Li Kuan faced all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Li Kuan used to complain constantly in his heart.

Tucao Du He suggested to abolish Prince Li Chengqian and rebel.

It was precisely because Li Shimin heard Li Kuan's heartfelt feelings that he took the Du Ruhui family under the knife.

But as an emperor, Li Shimin didn't need to say so much to a dying person.

I saw Li Shimin raised his right hand, patted Du Ruhui's shoulder twice and said, "I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I said that your son will rebel, and your son will rebel."

"Keming! In fact, I don't want you to die, but there are some things that you have done, and you have to take responsibility."

"If you hadn't participated in the Li Kuan Incident, you, the Duke of the State, could still do it forever. It's a pity! You shouldn't touch Kuan'er. If you don't move Kuan'er, I won't touch you either!"

There are many medicines in this world, but there is no regret medicine.

It's too late for Du Ruhui to regret now.

He knew that he would die, and he only hoped that the emperor could leave a little bit of blood for him in the Du family.

Du Ruhui thought for a while and then asked: "Your Majesty, you have said so, so the guilty minister has nothing to say."

"Sinner, I just hope that Your Majesty can leave a little bit of blood for my Du family based on the merits that the old minister has done for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin walked out of the cell directly as if he didn't hear Du Ruhui's request.

Not long after Li Shimin left the cell, Eunuch Xu walked in.

"Duke Lai, whether your Du family can keep blood is not up to His Majesty, but you."

Eunuch Xu took out two manuscripts, threw them to Du Ruhui and said, "You only need to sign your name on them."

Du Ruhui stretched out his hands, picked up the two manuscripts at his feet, and read them.

These two manuscripts are the letter of withdrawal of marriage and the other is the confession of guilt.

After Du Ruhui looked at the contents of these two documents, he looked up at Eunuch Xu: "I will sign, I will sign, as long as Your Majesty can keep my Du family's blood."

"Sign it!"

Eunuch Xu threw a brush to Du Ruhui, and he watched with his own eyes Du Ruhui signed his name on the divorce letter and confession letter.

Eunuch Xu put away the two documents.

Then he took out a small bottle of poisoned wine and said, "Duke Lai, you are a veteran of the Tang Dynasty after all."

"Your Majesty, I don't want you to die without a whole body, so Your Majesty gave you a bottle of poisoned wine."

Du Ruhui took the poisoned wine with both hands, then knelt down towards the cell door and shouted: "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving poisoned wine to the guilty minister, long live the emperor! Long live! Long live!"

"The guilty minister is gone, please take care of the dragon body in the future."

When Du Ruhui finished the last sentence, he quickly got up, and then held the poisoned wine with both hands.

He opened the bottle cap of the poisoned wine with one hand and poured the poisoned wine into his mouth.

The poisonous wine given by Li Shimin was very poisonous. As soon as Du Ruhui drank the poisoned wine, he immediately fell to the ground, vomited black blood, and blood flowed out of his throat.

Li Shimin didn't leave, he was still outside the prison gate, waiting for Eunuch Xu to come out and return.

"Your Majesty, it's done."

Eunuch Xu walked out of Dali Temple Prison, with a look of joy on his face, and handed over the two documents in his hand to Li Shimin.

"Eunuch Xu, has he drunk?"

Hearing this, Eunuch Xu immediately replied: "Report to Your Majesty, drink up."

"En!" Li Shimin opened the two documents, he put away the confession, and then handed over the divorce letter to Eunuch Xu.

Said: "Eunuch Xu, take this divorce letter and give it to Princess Chengyang!"

"This time, if it wasn't for Kuan'er, I'm afraid I would have harmed Chengyang!"

After this matter.

Li Shimin also figured it out.

In the future, he will not marry his daughter again.

Even if you want to give your daughter a marriage, you must listen to Li Kuan's heart before making a decision on whether to continue to give the marriage.

(End of this chapter)