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Chapter 1240 The miserable Li You

Before Fang Xuanling could say anything, Li You pulled him into the main hall and introduced him to his subordinates in a loud voice: "Everyone, come, let me introduce you to this kind-hearted elder who assisted my father in conquering the entire Tang Dynasty."

"Fang Xuanling, the famous prime minister who opened up the prosperous Zhenguan era, come and meet Lord Fang."

Most of the "civil and military ministers" present were officials from poor families in Luoyang. When the nobles were in power, they were not valued and were all low-level. After Li You occupied Luoyang, he promoted them all and filled various government offices and military positions.

All of these people had heard of Fang Xuanling's name, and some had even met him in person.

Seeing Fang Xuanling coming to Luoyang, everyone was extremely excited and bowed and saluted, saying, "Your subordinates, we are here to welcome Lord Fang."

After Li Shimin woke up, Fang Xuanling knew that Li You's farce would end here. He came here not to denounce the traitor, but to resolve the conflict and bring back Li Shimin's rebellious son who was worshipping in the mortal world. As for denouncing Li You, it did not exist.

You little bastard, let you make trouble. Your father will take care of you. I won’t interfere.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling did not distinguish between the two sides at all. He looked at these officials as if he was seeing his former subordinates. His attitude was very kind, and he even greeted and chatted with some familiar faces.

"Haha, good."

Fang Xuanling saw an old man and greeted him, "Lord Wang, I haven't seen you for many years. Are you feeling well?"

"Alas, Prime Minister Fang, it is hard for me to put it into words!"

Wang Zulin, the governor of Hongnong County, certainly knew what he was doing. When he saw Fang Xuanling, he seemed to see someone from the organization. He sighed with guilt and said, "Shandong is in chaos and the people are suffering. I really can't bear to see the people under my rule suffer so much."

"Haha, it doesn't matter."

Before Wang Zulin finished his complaint, Fang Xuanling interrupted him and comforted him: "When you are an official, you have to protect a region. The King of Qi is the general appointed by the emperor to conquer the east. In wartime, he has the power to command the local military and political affairs. You should obey the orders of the King of Qi."

"It is also a manifestation of loyalty to the court. This is your duty."

Afterwards, Fang Xuanling looked at everyone and said loudly with a kind expression: "The King of Qi is a loyal minister, and so are you. The emperor will not blame you."

"Mr. Fang"

Many ministers who were accused of rebellion and were suffering from inner torment heard Fang Xuanling's affirmative and heartwarming words. They all knelt down in tears and kowtowed to the west, saying, "Your Majesty, we are guilty."

Li You was startled. In fact, he was also afraid that Fang Xuanling would come and rebuke him. The so-called clearing the emperor's side and the treacherous ministers were just a trick to fool outsiders. An important minister like Fang Xuanling must have known that he was actually plotting to gain the throne.

Like Xiao Yu, Fang Xuanling was well-known and prestigious, with students and former officials all over the country. Such a person had the power of immunity, and no force dared to offend him and had to serve him well. If Fang Xuanling was killed, it would be difficult for Li You to conquer the world.

That's why they called "all the civil and military officials in the court" to put pressure on Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling could offend one person, but he couldn't push so many officials away. As long as there were more people, Fang Xuanling had to give himself some face.

Li You was secretly angry at the attitude of these usually submissive officials who were greeting each other on the surface but actually complaining.

However, what made him overjoyed was that even though his own people were failing, Fang Xuanling gave him such face. Not only did the emperor affirm him, but he also recognized everyone. This undoubtedly created a good foundation for him to continue to use the emperor's banner to consolidate people's hearts and expand his strength.

At this moment, Li You actually naively thought that Fang Xuanling was really here to assist him.

If he had the support and endorsement of Fang Xuanling, Li You would be able to win over half of the people in the world, and his rebellion would be strengthened. Thinking that he was getting closer and closer to the throne, Li You happily stepped forward and was about to win over Fang Xuanling and make a wish for him to be promoted.

Suddenly, Fang Xuanling walked to the front of the hall alone, stepped onto two steps, stood facing south, looked down at the crowd, took out an imperial edict from his arms and said, "The emperor has ordered, Qi Wang Li You and all the civil and military officials in Luoyang to receive the order."

"Long live the emperor! Your servants will receive the imperial decree." The ministers knelt subconsciously to receive the imperial decree.

Li You was shocked. He never expected that Fang Xuanling would attack him unexpectedly. If he denounced his crimes in front of everyone, it would undoubtedly make him lose face. However, he would not back down at this moment.

Then he stood there, with his hands behind his back, and said proudly: "Lord Fang, as far as I know, the emperor has been placed under house arrest by treacherous ministers such as Zhangsun Wuji, and no information can be transmitted to the outside world. Your imperial edict was merely issued by those treacherous ministers in the name of the emperor."

"We swear to rescue the emperor and will never be deceived by you. Whatever the imperial edict says is useless."

Li You stood proudly and spoke righteously and forcefully, as if he really was a loyal minister with an open mind who served his country and his people.

"That's right, this imperial edict is fake, we must not believe it." Hegan Chengji, Shi Guirong and others stood up and made a noise.

"King Qi, you misunderstood."

Fang Xuanling saw this scene, but he was neither anxious nor slow, and smiled slightly and said: "This imperial edict is the handwritten order of the retired emperor, not the emperor's edict." "Boom!" The ministers in the hall quickly looked up. Just now they were immersed in anxiety and panic, and did not pay attention to Fang Xuanling's words. Even if someone heard the address, they thought they had misheard it. Now after Fang Xuanling's reminder and confirmation.

Everyone couldn't believe it, they all looked up at Fang Xuanling in surprise and doubt.

Wang Delin, who was standing in front, asked tremblingly: "Master Fangfang, are you right? Is it the retired emperor? Is it the Khan? He is not."

"Could it be that his family members have woken up?" Wang Delin's face instantly showed a huge look of surprise or fear, and he asked with fear and expectation. After asking, he pricked up his ears and held his breath, fearing that he had heard it wrong.

Many officials in the palace were also very excited. The world was in such a mess. If there was one person who could easily calm it down, it must be Li Shimin. Now everyone remembered that, yes, the court had never said that Li Shimin had passed away.

It has always been said that he was unconscious and fell into a coma. Since he was in a coma, it was only natural for him to wake up.

"Yes, Lord Wang guessed correctly."

Fang Xuanling said with a smile on his face, "On the Mid-Autumn Festival a few days ago, the emperor found Sun Simiao who was collecting herbs deep in the Zhongnan Mountains. The old immortal Sun went to Chang'an in person, and after his diagnosis and treatment, the emperor has regained consciousness."

"We will celebrate the reunion at the Wangxian Terrace by the Taiye Lake in the Daming Palace with the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the princesses and princes, and some old ministers."

"On the second day, the court was convened in the Taiji Hall and a series of measures were deployed. I think you will get the news soon. I came to Luoyang to announce the decree of the retired emperor."

"Hahaha, woooooo, the emperor!"

After hearing Fang Xuanling's explanation, the old officials, including Wang Delin, burst into tears and cried out, "You finally woke up. Do you know that the Tang Dynasty you left behind is now in a severe disaster?"

"Your two sons split the Tang Dynasty into two halves, allowing the northern barbarians to take advantage of the opportunity to plunder."

"Emperor, I hope you wake up. The Tang Dynasty is saved."

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Fang Xuanling would never joke about such a thing. He confirmed that Li Shimin was resurrected, and all the ministers knew that Li You was finished. At this time, they were half excited to vent their pressure, half took the opportunity to attack Li You, and more importantly, they wanted to distance themselves from it so as not to be implicated by Li You.

Li You, who was standing in the center, was even more dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning, and shivered all over. He seemed to see the old face but the sharp eyes like an eagle, staring at him fiercely. A huge fear enveloped Li You, and he fell into endless panic and fear.

"In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Supreme Emperor decrees this."

Even after Fang Xuanling finished reading the imperial edict, Li You's mind was still blank and he didn't hear anything. At this time, there were only two people standing in the hall, one was Fang Xuanling holding the imperial edict, and the other was Li You standing alone in the crowd.

Even Hegan Chengji and Shi Guirong, as well as the guards who were in shock around the hall, knelt down quietly.

They all knew that Li You, the rebellious son, was finished.

Not all rebellious sons are named Li Shimin, and not all rebellious sons can achieve the same feat as the Xuanwu Gate Battle?

If the opponent was Li Chengqian, Li You would still have the strength to fight, but facing his biological father, Li Shimin, who was still the Khan who conquered the Tang Dynasty and subjugated countless ethnic groups. Not to mention Li You, the rebellious son, even if Li Yuan was his biological father, he still had to give up the throne honestly.

In the hall, whether it was the officials near Luoyang or the grassroots generals mentioned by Li Youxin, they all knelt on the ground and trembled. Asking them to be the enemy of the giant who was destined to be glorious for eternity would probably scare them to death.

"Master Fangfang."

After a long time, his face kept changing. Li You, who had mustered up his courage several times and lost it in an instant several times, finally caught his breath and recovered. Finally, he showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and asked tremblingly: "You are telling the truth, father, the emperor, he really woke up."

"How can this be false? All officials in Chang'an City can testify to this."

Fang Xuanling did not despise Li You. He understood Li You's current mood very well. Not everyone has the courage to stand opposite Li Shimin and challenge the authority of the Heavenly Khan, not to mention that Li You himself is a son.

"This time, the emperor stepped forward to restore order and dismissed three ministers, eight assistant ministers, and dozens of officials from various courts and temples with great force. There were also three generals of the Sixteen Guards, six generals, more than a dozen lieutenant generals, and hundreds of mid-level generals at all levels."

"There are indeed treacherous ministers in the court. This time, the emperor has used a thorough method to root out these evil tumors. The court is now completely clean."

"The emperor's entourage has been cleared, the treacherous ministers have been executed, your mission has been completed, there is no need to start a war again."

(End of this chapter)