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Chapter 703 Chaos in the Court (Part )

Li Ke and Li Tai looked at each other, their eyes met, and a look of inexplicable determination flashed in each of their eyes.

With one final nod, they seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and decided on a strategy of advancing and retreating together. Then, while pretending to turn their heads to see who was talking, both of them winked at their supporters in the court.

In fact, Wei Zheng made memorials almost every day. Who couldn't recognize his voice?

It was hard to tell whether Li Shimin was happy or angry. He looked expressionlessly at Wei Zheng who was walking out of the crowd and said, "Go ahead and report what you want to say."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wei Zheng bowed and said with a resolute face: "I have received a report that someone in the Flying Tiger Army deceived his superiors and subordinates, accepted money, and privately awarded military positions to some people who were obviously unqualified. This is a blatant violation of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Please investigate it strictly."

Wei Zheng's words were like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, creating a thousand waves and causing the ministers to explode. In an instant, an uncontrollable buzzing sound suddenly arose. Li Shimin frowned and snorted coldly.

The discussions of the ministers came to an abrupt halt, and they all looked at the emperor on the dragon throne with a submissive look on their faces.

"How dare such a thing happen? How audacious!"

Li Shimin looked at his three sons standing at the head of the civil officials, bowed their heads and said nothing, thought for a moment, and asked, "Wei Zheng, do you have any evidence for what you said?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wei Zheng calmly took out a letter of complaint, which was the price list of military ranks for officers in the Flying Tiger Army that he had received three days ago.

Wang De glanced at Li Shimin, then hurriedly stepped down from the side, took the letter from Wei Zheng, ran to Li Shimin and handed it to him.

After Li Shimin took it, he only glanced at it, and his expression suddenly changed drastically. He was furious, and his eyes shot like lightning at the crown prince Li Yan who was standing in the first place with his head down, and asked: "Prince, you are the Flying Tiger General, do you know what is going on in the Flying Tiger Army?"

"I don't know what Lord Wei is reporting. I hope your Majesty will understand." Li Yan looked confused, which made Li Ke and Li Tai beside him look angry.

Pack.
Who doesn’t know about this kind of corruption on such a large scale?
The evidence is irrefutable, yet they are still pretending here. However, now is not the time for them to take action. They can only watch the situation develop step by step.

"Humph"

Li Shimin threw the letter in his hand and said to Wang De, "Take it down and let this rebellious son see how chaotic the Flying Tiger Army he is in is."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Ke and Li Tai quickly lowered their heads to hide their frowning and uncontrollable expressions. Li Shimin was now looking in the direction of the three of them, and they couldn't let him find out that they were gloating.

"Slander, pure slander."

Li Yan took the letter from Wang De and scanned it. He was immediately furious, as if he had been wrongly accused. He jumped three feet high and cried out loudly, "Father, since I took over the mission of the Flying Tiger Army, I have been working diligently from morning till night, not daring to relax for a moment. I have also carefully checked the appointments of the officers and soldiers in the Flying Tiger Army."

"This will never happen, it must be"

At this point, Li Yan turned around and looked angrily at Li Ke, King of Shu, and at the same time glanced at Li Tai, King of Wei. Li Tai lowered his head, stayed out of it and pretended not to see it. Li Ke was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He did not want to die with the prince, which would have let Li Tai get away with it.

Seeing that the prince was about to bring disaster upon himself, he quickly stepped forward to make his case.
"This must be because Jie Li of the Turks is afraid that my Flying Tiger Army will become a deadly threat to them, so he is deliberately spreading rumors and harming me, waiting for an opportunity to stir up internal strife in my Tang Dynasty and weaken my Tang Dynasty's strength. Third and fourth brothers, what do you think?"

Li Yan's sudden change of subject almost made Li Ke bite his tongue. He quickly swallowed the words back into his stomach. Because the change was too sudden, he choked and started coughing.

While Li Ke was catching his breath, Li Tai quickly stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Father, what you said is true. I don't believe that you would do anything to win the favor. You usually work seriously and diligently. Even if you have no merits, you have worked hard."

"If there really is a mistake, it must be because you are too lenient, so the people below act recklessly behind your back. You have always wanted to do things well. Father, please consider your dedication to the country and don't blame me if the matter is not serious, right?"

Li Yan's face suddenly darkened.
Damn, this cunning bastard, what does it mean that even though he has no merit, he still works hard? What does it mean that the subordinates do things behind his back and think that it is not a big deal?
On the surface, he was pleading for himself, but in fact, he was doing his utmost to belittle and despise the prince. Every sentence he said reminded everyone that the prince was limited in ability and could not do anything at all. If he was deceived by others, wouldn't his own ability be questioned?

Li Ke also calmed down at this time, and quickly agreed, "Yes, father, I don't believe that big brother would deliberately condone the people below to do such a thing. I believe in the judgment of fourth brother, it was the scoundrels below who did it behind big brother's back."

Li Tai's face suddenly darkened.
Damn it!

Villain, they are all villains!

If you want to speak, just speak your own words. You always put yourself in the front. What's the point of my judgment?
If you understand what I just said, how come it becomes my judgment when it comes to you? Damn it! Li Yan felt cold in his heart. These two people were not good people. He had clearly led the matter to rumors and Turks, but these two people did not respond. They kept saying that it was the people below who did it behind his back. He was the Flying Tiger General and was responsible for the Flying Tiger Army.

If the people below you betray you, it means you haven't supervised them properly. Just imagine if a general can't manage the officers and soldiers below him, what kind of general is he?
Seeing that several people started to argue, the ministers were confused about the situation and remained silent.

But Wei Zheng continued, "Your Highness, as the Flying Tiger General, failed to supervise his subordinates and allowed them to be corrupt and accept bribes, which led to the Flying Tiger Army's laziness and the breakdown of military discipline, resulting in soldiers reselling military supplies. Please punish him, Your Majesty."

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, a group of officials from the Imperial Household Department came up and expressed their support.

Seeing this, Li Ke and Li Tai felt that the time was right and winked at their people in the crowd.

More ministers immediately stood out from the crowd, and one by one they stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, I have also received similar reports that there are cases of accepting money and reselling official positions in the Flying Tiger Army. I hope Your Majesty will investigate this matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that an ordinary soldier in the Flying Tiger Army had to pay hundreds of strings of cash to join the army. This is also the reason why the Flying Tiger Army has a corrupt atmosphere and gambling, drinking and provoking troubles frequently occur in the barracks. Moreover, those officers who paid to join the army are even more reckless. Please investigate carefully, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, the Flying Tiger Army is now being mocked by the people of Chang'an as the 'useless army', which has brought shame to the Tang soldiers. As a Flying Tiger General, the Crown Prince is guilty of this. Please punish him, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, please."

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With a bang, all the ministers began to attack the Flying Tiger Army almost unanimously, and then implicated the prince from the Flying Tiger Army.

Seeing that the ministers were vying to make reports and there were signs of chaos in the hall, Li Yan suddenly felt that the time was right and nodded slightly to someone in the crowd.

At this time, his future father-in-law, Dali Temple Secretary Zhou Kui, who was in the crowd, also shouted in the chaotic crowd: "The emperor trusts the prince so much, but the prince indulges his subordinates in selling official positions for profit. This is really a disregard for the emperor's grace and a great rebellion."

"He is truly unworthy of the position of Crown Prince. I request that the Crown Prince be deposed and another virtuous king be appointed to rectify the government."

Well.
This sentence was particularly abrupt and harsh in the chaotic court, and it immediately expanded the scope and intensity of the attack. From just an anonymous letter of complaint, it had developed to the point of deposing the prince.

Even the people of King Wei and King Shu were stunned. Wasn't this too fast?

Seeing that the crowd was about to be shocked by this statement, another official echoed loudly: "Lord Du Chuke is right. I agree with Lord Du Chuke's opinion to depose the crown prince, and I recommend His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei to succeed him as the crown prince."

I really want the world to be in chaos
Another person in the crowd shouted loudly, pushing the direction of public opinion further and even directly exposing his own intention to depose the crown prince and replace him with the King of Wei.

With a loud 'bang', a bigger impact exploded instantly. The ministers were shocked and excited. Although they didn't know who had said that, everyone knew Du Chuke's position and turned to look at Du Chuke standing in the crowd.

Everyone looked very surprised. Could it be that he was the one who had just called in the crowd to depose the crown prince and recommend the King of Wei as his replacement?
Yes, Du Chuke has always been very close to King Wei, and is the main standard-bearer of King Wei's faction in the court. It is well known that he has always been inclined towards King Wei. And the voice just now seemed very similar to Du Chuke's?

However, everyone looked down on him at this time.

Wei Zheng has just reported the matter of the Flying Tiger Army, and you are already dragging the crown prince into this. If you want to nominate the King of Wei, you have to do it step by step. It's too early to be so eager for quick success, isn't it? Your greed is too ugly, isn't it?
Seeing everyone looking at him with contempt, Du Chuke immediately jumped up, stepped hard and searched everywhere, looking around with a red face, while constantly explaining: "It's not me, that's not what I said just now."

"Which bastard is here to slander me? You dare not admit it, and you are trying to accuse me of something. When did I ever say that I would depose the crown prince?"

Du Chuke couldn't clear himself this time even if he jumped into the Yellow River. Looking at his colleagues around him, he looked around angrily.

Before he could find the person who had just answered the call, another person shouted from another direction: "Master Du is right. He does want to depose the crown prince, but the King of Wei is just a hypocrite, pretending to be kind and righteous. It is the King of Shu who is more righteous and outsmarted Jie Li to save 30,000 people in Suizhou."

"The King of Shu enjoys a high reputation among the people. We recommend that he take over the position of Crown Prince."

Who is this?
They were really brave, and they all turned their heads to look to the other side, standing on tiptoe and stretching their heads high, trying to find the person who was talking. But many people were talking in the direction where the voice came from, and the crowd in the hall was very dense.

In this chaos, no one knows who is talking, perhaps only those around those who are talking know.

But in this situation, who would stand up and offend others?
(End of this chapter)