Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 169 The Crown Prince Presides over the Grand Court Meeting

Li You's case is neither complicated nor simple.

How could a young man in his early twenties know how to keep a group of assassins?

It was his uncle Yin Hongzhi who instigated and deceived him behind the scenes.

Yin Hongzhi was the youngest son of Yin Shishi. When Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, Yin Shishi killed Li Yuan's family and dug up Li's ancestral tomb.

The hatred caused by this is not small.

After Chang'an fell, Li Yuan executed Yin Shishi and all the female relatives were sent to the imperial palace, but Yin Hongzhi was released.

As luck would have it, Concubine Yin was pretty, but Li Shimin, this old lecher, didn't control his thing and favored Concubine Yin, who gave birth to Li You.

What happened later was a natural progression.

Yin Hongzhi served as the Chief Secretary of Qi and assisted King Li You of Qi.

Li You was young, so how could he resist Yin Hongzhi's deception? Coupled with the bad friends around him, he naturally rushed towards rebellion.

The reason why his rebellion was not simple was that it was caused by many factors.

One reason was that Li Shimin was too strict in his discipline, which led to a distant relationship between father and son, causing estrangement between them.

The second reason is that Li Chengqian had a bad relationship with Li Shimin at that time, and he was also in contact with Li You and was very close to him. His brother was about to rebel, so what was wrong with him rebelling too?

The third was Yin Hongzhi who was pushing behind the scenes. He probably knew how his father died and wanted to make Li Shimin and his son kill each other.

In such a context, how could a young man like Li You have a clear understanding?

It is different now.

Li Chengqian would never let this happen again.

Whether it was a prince rebelling or a father killing his son, it would have a very bad impact on the entire Tang Dynasty.

What he wants to do is to make the current Tang Dynasty prosperous and peaceful.

rebel?

Not only was it a rebellion against Li Shimin, but it was also destroying his vision for the future of the Tang Dynasty.

"Go call Li Junxian!"

After Li You left, Li Chengqian immediately ordered Chang Sun Chong to call for help.

"Yes!"

Not long after, Li Junxian, the new head of the East Factory, arrived and paid his respects.

"You go to Qizhou in person and take my instructions to reprimand Yin Hongzhi. At the same time, send someone to let Yan Hongxin end his own life and kill Zan Junmo, Liang Mengbiao and others."

Li Chengqian's tone was very calm, but full of chillness.

Li Zhi and Chang Sun Chong both felt a chill in their hearts.

They were not there just now and didn't know what happened, but they saw Li You limping away.

As soon as the King of Qi left, the Crown Prince gave this order.

The inside story is definitely unknown.

"I obey your orders!"

Li Junxian did not ask the reason and left respectfully.

He went to Taiji Palace immediately to meet Li Shimin and told him what had happened.

"No reason given?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

"No." Li Junxian lowered his head.

"Well……!"

Li Shimin paused and said, "When you go there, investigate the local situation and see what the reputation of the King of Qi is."

"Go ahead and follow the prince's orders."

"Yes!"

Li Junxian withdrew, but Li Shimin didn't put down his pen. "What does Gao Ming mean by this?"

"Could it be that Goro has provoked him?"

"Or is there some reason behind this?"

He wrote down four lines of revelation in one stroke.

……

Li Junxian took his men and rushed to Qizhou as quickly as possible.

He broke into the governor's mansion.

Before Yin Hongzhi could react, he was taken away.

"Yin Hongzhi, the Crown Prince asked you to take care of yourself and assist the King of Qi, but you let the King of Qi make mistakes again and again. This is your dereliction of duty."

"This time, for the sake of King Qi and Concubine Yin, I will not pursue the past. I will do it again next time."

Li Junxian raised his head and said in a cold voice, "Execute!"

Yin Hongzhi was shocked. He wanted to say something, but Li Junxian did not give him a chance and turned away.

Soon.

Yin Hongzhi received news that his wife's brother, Yan Hongxin, had committed suicide by taking poison, and Zan Junmo, Liang Mengbiao and others were all executed.

He collapsed to the ground, his eyes blank.

The death of Yan Hongxin and others was equivalent to exposing all the hidden assassins.

at the same time.

Li Junxian's scalp also tingled.

He finally knew why he came.

It turns out that the King of Qi did this kind of thing in Qizhou.

Dead soldier?

What do you want to do?

He saw a group of assassins, and a conflicting feeling arose in his mind.

"kill!"

"Leave no one behind!"

After Li Junxian finished dealing with the matter, he destroyed all the things related to the assassins.

After investigating in Qizhou, he left in a hurry.

When we returned to Chang'an, it was already the end of December and the last grand court meeting was about to be held.

Li Junxian did not go to meet the prince, but reported directly to Li Shimin.

"Ok?"

"What did you say?"

Li Shimin was intimidating without even getting angry, and stared at Li Junxian intently.

Li Junxian knelt down and bowed his head, saying: "I haven't actually checked it out. All the people involved are dead."

"I just felt it was a little strange and I didn't dare to hide it."

"Are they all dead?" Li Shimin asked.

"Indeed, they are all dead. They resisted stubbornly, so I had no choice but to order them to be killed."

Li Shimin took two steps and said, "I understand. You go down first."

"Yes!"

After Li Junxian left, Li Shimin's expression changed and he let out a sigh of disappointment.

This is a scandal.

If it were to be exposed, it would be very difficult and even troublesome.

The last thing he wanted to see was a prince doing something stupid.

Because once any of the princes does something stupid, then what happened to him in the past will come back into the world's attention.

When the prince found out, he immediately took action to kill him.

It was Li Junxian who handled it.

This is the prince expressing his attitude. He wants to suppress it and does not want to expose it in front of others.

It can be said that the two of them actually had the same idea. As long as they didn't expose it and everyone knew about it, they would deal with it behind closed doors. Heaven and earth knew it, you knew it, I knew it, and that was it.

Li Shimin also knew the intention behind it.

Li Junxian handled the matter very well. Although he executed the person first and reported the matter later, as long as the person was dead, the matter would be covered up.

No difficult problems will be put before him.

"Bastard thing."

As he thought about it, his face still turned ashen.

I must find a reason to give the King of Qi a good beating.

Li You didn't even know that his hometown had been wiped out, but Li Shimin was still thinking about him.

He always followed the prince wherever he went.

"Tomorrow there will be a grand court meeting. All of you princes will attend the meeting."

Li Chengqian said: "Just bring the eyes and ears, don't bring the mouth."

"it is good."

Li You replied obediently, still feeling a dull pain from the kicks he received earlier.

"You go back first, and remember to go to court tomorrow."

"Yes!"

When Li Chengqian saw Li Junxian, he gave him a look and Li Zhi and Chang Sun Chong retreated.

"After I went to Qizhou, I reported back to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty knows?"

Li Chengqian asked, "What did your majesty say?"

"Your Majesty has nothing to say."

"You did well."

Li Chengqian didn't ask Li Junxian to keep his mouth shut. A man of his status knew what to do without being reminded. He knew that keeping his mouth shut meant saving his life.

"It's finally been dealt with."

"Li Junxian is someone that His Majesty trusts and relies on. His ability to make decisions on the spot is beyond the capability of ordinary people."

Li Chengqian rubbed his brows and looked much more relaxed.

This bastard, the emperor and the prince have to clean up his mess, they are really shameless.

"The kicks were light."

"I should have kicked him a few more times."

At this time, Chang Sun Chong came to report, "Your Highness, Duke Liang wants to see you."

"please!"

When he saw Fang Xuanling, Li Chengqian was shocked. My goodness, this old man seemed to have aged a lot.

But I also feel particularly energetic.

"Your Highness."

"This is the work report of the Ministry of Chancellery that I have drafted. Your Highness, please review it."

Fang Xuanling shouted with full energy.

amount.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian felt relieved. Why are you talking so loudly? I can hear you.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Fang."

Li Chengqian responded and flipped through the work report.

This work report contains a lot of content, and it can be seen that Fang Xuanling really put his heart into it.

"it is good."

Li Chengqian said: "Master Fang wrote very comprehensively."

“Anything you want to change?”

"Not a single word has been changed."

This is Fang Xuanling's hard work, why change it?

Li Chengqian didn't want to increase Fang Xuanling's strength any further, so that was enough.

"Did your Majesty see it?"

"Looked."

"That's fine. I'll keep this report for now and give it to you tomorrow."

"Um, Your Highness wants to..."

"You'll find out tomorrow."

Fang Xuanling hesitated and left. He really wanted to ask if it was printed by someone, but he couldn't say it out loud.

"Child slave."

"Immediately order the craftsmen to carve and print all of them."

"Before the grand court meeting, I want to see the printed version."

"Yes!"

……

time flies.

The grand court meeting is coming.

Early in the morning, many officials got up, washed, dressed, and waited outside Chengtian Gate.

All princes and princes in Chang'an must attend today's grand court meeting.

Li Ke arrived first, followed by Li You and other princes, and finally Li Pangpang.

He chatted with his brothers from time to time outside Chengtian Gate.

"When will the prince come?"

Li You looked at the sky. The palace gates were about to open and he was ready to enter the palace, but there was still no sign of the prince.

Fatty Li shook his head slightly and said, "According to the custom of the Crown Prince, he will not arrive until everyone has entered the palace."

"Oh!"

No one said that the prince was not right.

As the sky gradually brightened, the palace gates opened and the princes and officials filed in.

Fang Xuanling was a little anxious. Why hadn't the prince given him the report he wanted?

How will he make his report in the Taiji Hall then?
"His Royal Highness is here!"

"Your Highness, I respectfully ask about your health!"

All the ministers in the hall shouted for respect, and Li Ke's heart was in turmoil. This was the first time he saw the Crown Prince with such power.

Unknowingly, the eldest brother prince had established such authority in the court.

He thought of the many stories that had come out of Chang'an.

I couldn't help but feel deep admiration again.

The prince is the prince. Even if he falls into depravity for a while and is looked down upon by the world, once he cheers up, no one can offend the prince's majesty.

"His Majesty is here!"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you and wish you the best of health!"

Li Shimin, wearing the emperor's crown, strode to the throne, waved his sleeves, and sat down calmly.

"I'm in peace!"

"No need to be polite, take a seat!"

When everyone knelt down, Li Shimin said, "Today's grand court meeting is different from the past."

"Prince, you will preside over the grand court meeting."

Li Chengqian turned sideways and saluted, saying, "As you wish!"

(End of this chapter)