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Chapter 1238 Li Shimin Goes to Court

"Of course, if the case gets out of hand, a series of people will be implicated. None of Li Ke and his gang will have a good ending. They will either be beheaded or have their property confiscated. The worst case scenario is exile."

Li Shimin had come from Xuanwu Gate, and he knew the cruelty of it best. He sighed helplessly, "Power struggles have always been bloody. If I were in your position, I would do the same. So I granted them vassal states because I didn't want the old story of brothers killing each other to happen again."

"Unfortunately, people are greedy and will not give up until they are at the end of their rope. When they are at the end of their rope, it will be too late to regret."

At this point, Li Shimin asked in surprise: "But I see that Xiao Yu, Cen Wenben and others are fine, and even Concubine Yang is still safe. Your uncle didn't say there was a purge in the army, but Li Ke led 10,000 people to escape. What's going on?"

"Don't be impatient, father. I will explain it to you slowly."

Li Chengqian sorted out his thoughts and said, "I really don't want my third brother, who is so brave, to die in internal strife instead of fighting to defend his country."

"So I called my third brother to the imperial study and gave him two options: one is to become a vassal state, and the other is to lead the army out of the Tang Dynasty alone. The West is vast and boundless, with countless countries and countless races. With my third brother's ability, he will definitely be able to conquer a piece of land."

Then Li Chengqian repeated the story of how he persuaded Li Ke, and Li Shimin's eyes lit up as he listened. He continued, "So when he had no other options, Ke'er resolutely chose to fight for his own kingdom."

"Yes, I also gave my father's Panlong Spear to my third brother."

Li Chengqian also agreed and said, "Third brother said that with this long spear, it is like you are accompanying him. He will definitely prove to you that his talent is not inferior to yours. He wants to expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty and build a country in the far west that is not inferior to the Tang Dynasty."

"The civil officials, military officers and soldiers that my third brother took away were all loyal followers that he had cultivated over the years. The reason why he used the form of betrayal was to draw a clear line between us and the Tang Dynasty, so that the Western countries would not use this as an excuse to restrict my third brother."

"Secondly, with the name of betrayal, his family and some of the officials implicated by him can be forgiven by his son. With this kindness, those he left behind can also change their mentality and continue to serve the Tang Dynasty."

"Well, you are worthy of being my son. You and Li Ke are both great."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin stood up happily and walked around the room. Then he said with praise, "Qian'er, you did a good job on this matter. You are better than father. Father was right about you. Your kindness and tolerance have prevented fratricide among brothers and internal friction in our Tang Dynasty."

"You saved your brothers, and also saved Xiao Yu, Cen Wenben, Chai Zhewei and other ministers. They are all talents of the Tang Dynasty. It would be a real pity if they were killed in the fratricide."

"I am relieved to have the approval of the Emperor."

Then Li Chengqian said with a heavy face: "Before my third brother left, he begged me with tears in his eyes. If you can wake up one day, I must tell you the truth. He has never betrayed the Tang Dynasty and will always be your son. Please forgive him."

"Oh, idiot!"

Li Shimin was so moved that his eyes became moist. He wiped his eyes with his hand and said, "Li You is a brave man. If he was not in the imperial family, he would be a fierce general. Unfortunately, he has strength but no strategy, acts impulsively, and has an impatient temper."

"You are destined to be a general who can only explore new things, and not a king who can maintain the status quo."

"It's good this way. Only by leaving the Tang Dynasty can he spread his wings and fly high, and realize his ambitions. The snowy plateau is suitable for mediocre people, but not for Li Ke. His departure is the best choice for you, for him, and for the Tang Dynasty. It is also a comfort to me."

"Forget it, let's not talk about them."

Li Shimin wiped his eyes with his sleeve and said, "What about Li You? Was he also arranged by you?"

"Father, Li You is truly ambitious. His rebellion has nothing to do with me."

Li Chengqian said indignantly: "After you fell ill, Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji slowly threw themselves into the arms of the nobles. Cheng Yaojin secretly colluded with the Shandong nobles, and Li Ji was lured by the Guanlong nobles. They all came out to fight for the right to command the troops."

"I had no choice but to give the position of General of the Eastern Expedition to Li You, hoping that he could control the two men. But he secretly colluded with Shi Luodie, causing our 200,000-man army to be annihilated. He also staged a show to deceive the court, and finally brought chaos to the entire Shandong province."

"Some time ago, they took the opportunity to capture Luoyang, gathered heavy troops, and confronted the imperial court."

Li Chengqian was very shameless and put all the blame for the defeat on Heiguoyou.

When Li Shimin heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy. Although he was happy to see the demise of the Longxi Flying Cavalry, this could not erase Li You's crimes of secretly colluding with foreign enemies, leaking military secrets, killing people with borrowed knives, and plotting treacherous acts.

However, Li You would have plenty of opportunities to deal with it later. He was more concerned about the strange behavior of the Turks, so he asked, "Those Turks who broke into Hebei, they divided the land and targeted the nobles, do you have anything to do with it?"

Li Chengqian was stunned. There was no way to explain the matter of the clone, and he didn't intend to reveal the matter of the grassland to anyone.

"This has nothing to do with me. You know, the nobles are very powerful in the court, and they are very strict. If I show the slightest intention to deal with them, I am afraid they will attack me in unison." "Why the Turks are acting out of character, I don't know."

"Of course, I also know that this move to weaken the aristocrats is beneficial to our Tang Dynasty, so I also secretly condoned it. In addition, the three major aristocratic circles in Guanlong, Shandong and Jiangnan were targeting each other and scheming to compete for the interests of Shandong, which is why it took so long."

"Humph, internal troubles will inevitably lead to external troubles."

Li Shimin reprimanded him, "You kings and ministers are suspicious of each other, and your ministers are fighting each other. Have you forgotten that there is a tiger crouching on the grassland, hiding in the dark and waiting to take advantage of you? If I don't wake up, how are you going to clean up the situation?"

Well.
Li Chengqian was terrified, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Could he say that the Right Wise King was himself, Shi Luodie was also himself, and the chaos in the world was just a chess game he played, and everything was under his control, and it would not get out of control at all?
Li Shimin also shook his head when he saw this. He still hadn't figured out the complicated and confusing situation, which was very troublesome for him. No wonder the nobles were so overwhelmed that they withdrew from Guanzhong on their own initiative.

"Forget it. The current situation is indeed too difficult for you. Now that I am awake, let me handle it. You don't have to do anything from now on. Just stand aside and learn well. Watch how I deal with them."

"Okay, father." Li Chengqian felt relieved. He decided to leave this stressful, laborious and messy matter to the Heavenly Khan!

The next day, the court meeting was held in Taiji Hall.

During this period, due to Li Chengqian's absence and the departure of a large number of aristocratic officials, the court meeting was not held normally. Today, a notice was suddenly received to convene a court meeting, and many officials still came to Taiji Palace, thinking that there would be very few people.

Unexpectedly, there were so many people, with fewer faces from aristocratic families, but many more meritorious officials and royal family members.

When everyone was surprised, Li Chengqian accompanied Li Shimin to the palace. Seeing the old figure who had left the court for a long time but was still tall and mighty, exuding an aura of looking down on the world, many people wiped their eyes in disbelief.

At this time, everyone remembered that Li Shimin was not dead, but just fell ill. When Li Shimin suddenly withdrew from the court and the power field, many people subconsciously thought that his era was over.

Now everyone remembered that the living dead were not dead. Since there was a living character, they could certainly reappear.

However, the Tang Dynasty was on the brink of collapse, and the appearance of Li Shimin instantly gave everyone hope. If there was one person who could turn the tide and create a miracle, it would naturally be the Heavenly Khan who dominated the world.

Everyone knelt down excitedly and greeted him, "Long live the emperor."

Afterwards, everyone was like seeing their own prodigal son, as if they had just seen Li Chengqian, and they hurriedly continued, "Long live the emperor!"

Having brought such disaster to the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian naturally knew that in the eyes of these people, he was not a wise ruler.

Li Chengqian didn't care. If he were a wise ruler, he would have followed in Li Shimin's footsteps long ago.

Without greeting everyone, Li Chengqian helped Li Shimin slowly walk up to the Danchi, and after confirming that Li Shimin would attend today's court meeting, Li Chengqian arranged it overnight, and ordered people to carry the slightly smaller dragon throne in Liangyi Hall to Taiji Hall.

There are now two dragon thrones in the hall, one in the center and the other in the front side.

Of course, Li Chengqian definitely couldn't let Li Shimin sit on the side, so he helped Li Shimin sit at the top seat without hesitation. This move was greatly recognized by Li Shimin, and also made all the ministers in the court breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, the ministers’ difficulties were all caused by the struggles between those in power.

If there is no grudge between those in power and they are united in purpose, those embarrassing details will not be important.

After arranging everything, Li Chengqian walked to the front of the altar and said loudly: "Everyone, please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Since ancient times, there has been no two emperors in a country. However, in the Tang Dynasty, there were two emperors. The ministers did not dare to neglect them, so they had to follow the idea that the father should come first and the son should come second, and bring both of them, but put the emperor emeritus in front.

Li Chengqian stood there and explained, "Everyone knows that my father is seriously ill and has fallen into a long coma. Over the past year, I have been looking for a way to save my father. Finally, with the blessing of God, I found the King of Medicine Sun Simiao a few days ago."

"I haven't been to court these few days. I'm just dealing with this matter."

"Sun Simiao is worthy of being the number one doctor in the Tang Dynasty. He used his miraculous healing skills to awaken my father. With my father here, the Tang Dynasty is as stable as Mount Tai."

(End of this chapter)