Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 55: Fighting! Someone has to sacrifice the flag! [Please read]

As the flame of the tinderbox was extinguished by Li Xiaochang himself, their hopes were completely shattered.

And this seemingly farcical rebellion seemed to have ended just like that.

At this time, Li Shimin took a deep breath and slowly stood up from the imperial throne.

Although the scene just now was thrilling and dangerous, he remained calm like an emperor who remained calm even when facing a collapsing mountain.

But, ask him how he feels at the moment.

To be honest, he really wanted to raise his hand and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"His Majesty--!"

Just as Li Shimin stood up and walked down the steps, Qin Qiong hurried to his side, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, we have captured the traitors Changsun Anye and Li Xiaochang. Please make your decisions!"

"Ok!"

Li Shimin nodded lightly, then walked straight to Li Xiaochang and Changsun Anye.

At this time, Li Xiaochang was being pinned down by Yuchi Gong, his face looking ashen.

However, Changsun Anye was very calm as Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche, each holding one of his arms, forced him to kneel on the ground.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Li Shimin looked at the two of them indifferently and asked.

"Ah!"

Changsun Anye sneered, raised his head with all his strength, and cursed arrogantly:

"Li Shimin, since ancient times, the eldest son has always been the legitimate heir. You indulged Zhangsun Wuji and took away my legitimate heir. You are a usurper of the throne!"

"shut up!"

Before Changsun Anye could finish his words, the voices of Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji were heard simultaneously inside and outside the hall.

Zhang Sun Wuji came to Zhang Sun Anye angrily, slapped Zhang Sun Anye in the face, and said angrily:

"You traitor! You keep calling yourself the heir of the Changsun family, but what have you done for them? How dare you rebel? Do you want to take everyone in the Changsun family with you to die? Are you worthy of your dead father?"

"I"

Chang Sun Anye was beaten so hard that he vomited blood. He couldn't help but feel furious: "How dare you hit me?"

"I'm beating you on behalf of my father, you unfilial son!"

As he spoke, Changsun Wuji was about to hit Changsun Anye again, but was stopped by Empress Changsun.

Chang Sun Anye, however, ignored them and attacked them crazily:
"Don't think that just because you've won again, you'll always win! The evil you've done will be punished sooner or later! The curse of Xuanwu Gate will forever accompany the Tang Dynasty!"

"I will be in the underworld, accompanying the former Crown Prince and the former King of Qi, watching over you."

Seeing Changsun Anye cursing with blood and foam flying everywhere, Li Shimin remained calm.

"In the past, Jing Ke assassinated Qin Shi Huang, hoping to change the world with just a dagger. I've never heard of such a thing! Now, you, Changsun Anye, are also trying to change the world with a few fire bombs. Even if I, Li Shimin, die at your hands, the world will still be ruled by the Li family. But will you, Changsun Anye, still exist?"

Changsun Anye cursed and gasped, then said coldly, "Whether it exists or not is not worth mentioning. As long as I can make you, Li Shimin, die a miserable death, that's enough for me!"

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but burst out laughing. Suddenly, he felt that arguing with such a person was unbecoming of an emperor. So after laughing, he calmly asked, "Where did you get those fire bombs from?"

"Don't say I don't know. Even if I do, do you think I will tell you? It's just a matter of the winner taking all!"

"Since you know that the victors are kings and the losers are bandits, then your death is not unjust!"

Li Shimin knew that he could not get anything out of him, so he raised his hand and extended it to Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong immediately understood and drew his sword and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin thrust his sword forward, intending to pierce Changsun Anye's chest.

Suddenly, Dali Temple Minister Dai Zhou suddenly shouted: "Tang law stipulates that the emperor cannot punish people privately!"

Following Dai Zhou's shout, Li Chengqian quickly glanced at Wushe.

Wushe immediately rushed over, snatched the sword from Li Shimin's hand, and stabbed towards Changsun Anye.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!" Wushe stabbed Changsun Anye so fiercely in one breath that he didn't know how many times he stabbed him, turning him into a sieve covered with blood holes.

Upon seeing this, Empress Changsun and Zhangsun Wuji both turned their heads away in dismay.

After all, he is their brother.

But this time, Changsun Anye was really seeking death, and they couldn't save him even if they wanted to.

Li Chengqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Fang Xuanling calmly.

Fang Xuanling's eyes rolled, and he immediately shouted: "Guard the emperor from within, and execute the rebels. This is in accordance with the law of the country!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuchi Gong, who was sitting on Li Xiaochang, laughed grimly and twisted Li Xiaochang's neck with his backhand.

The entire hall suddenly fell silent.

Li Shimin looked at the corpse on the ground with a grim face and said nothing.

At the same time, Da'an Palace.

Li Yuan stood quietly on the balcony with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of Taiji Palace.

For a moment, my mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

This is the rule of the game of power struggle. Within the rules, everyone is a chess piece with no control over their own actions.

You may be able to play a role, but you can never change the inherent regulations of the role.

In the cage of history and times, you can only adapt to the rules to the greatest extent possible, but you have no absolute power to change the rules.

In other words, you can swim within the rules, but you can't swim outside of them.

As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain, Li Yuan realized it too late.

Otherwise, they would not have broken the rules and increased pressure on Li Shimin, causing his power to reach an unprecedented level and threatening the position of Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.

This later evolved into the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Although nearly a year had passed since the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Yuan always felt regretful whenever he thought about what he had done.

It’s not that he didn’t work hard among the three brothers.

On the contrary, he has always maintained a fair balance.

Unfortunately, while he broke the rules and helped Li Shimin become powerful, he also wanted to use the same method to help Li Jiancheng become powerful, so as to achieve the balance he wanted.

The result was just the opposite.

As people often say, hard work will produce results, but not necessarily good results.

Everything he experienced was a result of his own actions.

However, he still has a chance.

Because of the appearance of Li Chengqian, he saw a glimmer of opportunity to change his fate. Perhaps this was God's way of letting him make up for the mistakes he had made.

“I hope this time, there will be a good result!”

Coming back to his senses from his thoughts, Li Yuan couldn't help muttering to himself, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

"Grand Emperor, the Seventh Prince has reached the city. It's time for us to set off."

Just then, Du Caigan came over.

"How about them?"

"Brought it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several black-clad warriors came behind Li Yuan, escorting two women.

"The Emperor, Anyeta"

Concubine Zhang couldn't help but choke up a sob, and Concubine Yin De beside her was crying even more bitterly.

But Li Yuan still had his back to them and said calmly and indifferently:
"Don't blame me for being ruthless. After experiencing the Xuanwu Gate Incident, I learned a lesson: people only appreciate your success and never care about the means you used."

Having said that, he turned around and said expressionlessly: "In a war, someone has to sacrifice the flag!"

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