My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 79 Ask the Prince to Deal with It

Liangyi Palace.

Li Shimin sat on the Hu bed and listened to Hegannuo's words with a frown.

Some relief, but also a little disappointment.

"This is simply nonsense. It is just one-sided statements and groundless speculations. How can you slander the prince?"

"Qingque, what are you doing? That's your elder brother. Someone is slandering him without any evidence. Do you believe it?"

"Hegannuo, right? Let me ask you, did your father tell you clearly that the prince wanted him to join the rebellion?"

After listening to Hegannuo's explanation, the first person who lost his temper was Gao Shilian.

He immediately became furious.

He was frightened by Li Shimin's words before.

Because the information he received was very one-sided. For example, when the Eastern Palace was training troops, the prince reached out for military power, won the support of the generals in the army, and then reached out for military power again.

From this perspective, it seemed that the prince was really preparing for a rebellion. He was also thinking in his heart that the prince might be following his father's example and reenacting the scene at Xuanwu Gate.

Now after hearing what Hegannuo said, he immediately became tough.

Can such groundless rumors be used to slander the prince?
"No, father just said that he wanted to conspire with the prince for something big."

Hegannuo was also frightened at first, but now that he has come to his senses, he naturally doesn't dare to say more.

Li Tai frowned slightly. Hegannuo's words seemed to be a bit of an excuse for the prince.

He immediately said, "Hegannuo, falsely accuses you of treason, and according to the law, you are guilty of slandering the crown prince, which is an unforgivable crime."

"That's not what you told me at the beginning. If you don't tell me the truth, this day next year will be your death day."

Li Shimin did not refute, because if Hegannuo did not say something, he would definitely be executed.

Hegannuo suddenly realized that he had no way out.

Without the prince, there is no one to protect him.

If you try to excuse the prince, you will be dragged out of the palace and beaten to death.

Thinking of this, Hegannuo suddenly became frightened.

Facing the fear of death, he suddenly had no other thoughts.

Right now, the King of Wei is his only lifeline.

As for his loyalty to the prince, to be honest, it seems that he is not really loyal at all, after all, he has never even seen the prince.

Hegannuo said: "My father was drunk once and told me that if the great event could be accomplished, the Tang Dynasty would be transformed, and my father and I would rise to high positions and become the highest officials in the country."

Li Shimin's eyes were indifferent. If that was all, he would be dragged out of the hall and beaten to death.

Just as he was about to give the order, Hegannuo gritted his teeth and said, "The crown prince once asked father to assassinate the King of Wei."

When these words were spoken, not only Li Shimin and Gao Shilian, but also Li Tai was shocked.

He hadn't said before that he would tell this.

"Do you know what you are talking about?" Li Shimin said with cold eyes.

Hegannuo said quickly: "Every word I said is true. A few months ago, my father tried to assassinate the King of Wei, but he missed by a hair's breadth, so he failed."

"After that, I returned to the East Palace to report. Not only did the Crown Prince not blame me, he also gave me a title and reward."

Li Shimin frowned and asked the King of Wei, "Qingque, have you been assassinated?"

Li Tai was so delighted that he could hardly hide the smile on his face. However, he could not laugh out loud at this time, and he forced himself to hold it back, causing the flesh on his face to tremble.

"Yes, I was assassinated once in early March this year. A crossbow arrow grazed my ear, and I was almost killed on the spot."

"Fortunately, with the blessing of my father, Qingque was lucky enough to escape this disaster."

Thinking of the scene at that time, Li Tai still felt a little scared. He almost went to see his grandfather.

Li Shimin felt a little distressed: "Why didn't you tell me at that time?"

Li Tai replied: "Qingque was afraid that my father would worry, and it didn't hurt anything, so I didn't say anything."

Li Shimin's face looked a little gloomy. The thing he hated most was brothers killing each other.

He asked in a deep voice: "Is this really the work of the prince?" Li Tai shook his head gently: "Qingque doesn't know."

He was not so stupid as to stand up and identify the prince directly. Besides, Hegan Chengji was dead now and there was no evidence.

Gao Shilian's face didn't look very good either.

Although there is no evidence, based on the current situation, the person who assassinated Li Tai was probably the crown prince.

Apart from the crown prince, no one would dare to assassinate the emperor's most beloved King of Wei.

Since they were all his grandsons, Gao Shilian could not continue to favor the prince at this time.

Li Shimin felt a little headache.

He knew that there were many misunderstandings between the Crown Prince and the King of Wei in terms of brotherhood because of his relationship, but assassination was really too much.

"What does Mr. Gao think?"

Li Shimin didn't know what to do, so he had to ask Gao Shilian for advice.

"You are just a young boy, how can you trust one-sided words?"

Although he said so, it was obvious that Gao Shilian's tone was not as tough as before.

"It is indeed not to be trusted."

Li Shimin nodded. There was no other way now.

Fortunately, there was no evidence. If there was evidence, he would not know how to punish the prince.

Killing his brother and plotting treason.

It all sounds a bit scary.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with ferocity.

This matter cannot be made a big deal, it is best to suppress it, so the first thing to do is to execute Hegannuo directly.

Li Tai felt his father's murderous intent and knew what would happen to Hegannuo.

This trip was indeed tiring. I failed to directly strike a blow against the Crown Prince, and Fang Xuanling's plan also failed to work.

Fortunately, the assassination attempt was made known through Hegannuo's mouth. Given the emperor's preference for him, he would certainly be rewarded and comforted in the future.

The prince should also be warned and punished.

"He is guilty of slandering the crown prince, and deserves death. Come, drag him out and beat him to death!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and immediately gave the order.

Hegannuo's pupils contracted, and even though he had expected this, he still trembled all over when he heard this.

But since he was about to be beaten to death, he couldn't care less.

Hearing the sound of the guards coming in from outside the palace, he immediately kowtowed and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the prince killed my father because of treason. Otherwise, how could my father be killed so suddenly after being the prince's confidant for many years?"

"I can confront the prince."

Gao Shilian remained silent and Li Shimin turned a deaf ear.

Now that things have come to this, the execution of Hegannuo is over.

If the matter gets out of hand, it will bring shame to the royal family.

Moreover, it would be too bad if the news of the prince's rebellion were to spread.

He rebelled against his father back then, so does the son have to rebel against himself now?

The law of nature is clear and retribution will come.

The crown prince, as the heir to the throne, was able to rebel. How could Li Shimin still save his reputation?

"Father, wait a minute."

"Qingque thinks that we can ask the eldest brother to come."

"It's not a confrontation, but this boy wronged you. How can you let you suffer this injustice for nothing?"

"To be honest, Hegannuo is also my brother's man, so it would be best for you to deal with him personally."

(End of this chapter)