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

Chapter 59: Stop scolding the emperor, his majesty is crying [Please read]

"I will die by hitting my head against this pillar, thanking the world with my death"

These words, like a thunderclap, exploded throughout the entire hall.

The sound even drowned out the previous fire bomb.

At this moment, almost all the ministers and kings stood up.

Especially Cheng Yaojin, who had just stood up and angrily questioned Li Yuan, his face turned pale with fright.

You know, even when he was on the battlefield, facing the fighting of thousands of troops, he never frowned.

Now, just one sentence from Li Yuan, without even mentioning him, scared him so much.

From this we can see how frightened Li Shimin, who was mentioned by Li Yuan, was at that moment.

It can be said that this sentence directly blew through the Tai Chi Hall.

Anyone who heard this would have their hair stand on end.

"Father!!"

Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun hurried forward to try to dissuade Li Yuan.

If Li Yuan died in the hall, everyone present would be criticized by historians and would be unworthy of being a son, a minister, or a daughter-in-law.

As for the descendants of humans?

Well.
Li Chengqian said, I'm just watching the show, you guys continue, you guys continue.

As the saying goes, if grandfather acts well, grandson and prince cannot escape.

Who told you all to bully the elderly?
Do you really think old people have no temper?
But Li Shimin said earnestly: "Father, if you have anything to say, let's talk it out. Why do you have to do this?"

"Yes, father, please don't hurt yourself!" Empress Changsun also echoed with tears in her eyes.

Upon seeing this, all the ministers swarmed to Li Yuan, knelt down and cheered loudly.

"Emperor!! We know we were wrong!"

If the emperor doesn't admit his mistake, his subjects have to admit it first.

After all, the emperor did not do his job well, and his ministers also have a certain responsibility.

However, Li Yuan was not satisfied with his minister's admission of mistake. After looking at Li Shimin coldly, he did not continue to force him to admit his mistake.

Instead, he turned away and returned to the throne.

Li Yuan knew very well that it would be difficult to make a man like Li Shimin surrender by force.

Because Li Yuan had previously speculated about Li Shimin's thoughts, he felt that if he did not cooperate with Li Shimin and hand over power during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin would be so cruel as to kill his father and seize the throne.

Although the final result was that I compromised.

But for Li Shimin, once he had the idea of ​​killing his father to seize the throne, it was very likely that it would leave an indelible shadow in his memory.

Perhaps it was because of this that, many years later, Li Shimin was able to boldly announce to the world the truth about killing his brother, brother, and nephew, but he did not dare to disclose the truth about imprisoning his father.

Because for Li Shimin, it was morally difficult to justify the move of forcing the emperor to abdicate.

Therefore, Li Yuan was very confident that he had Li Shimin under his control, so he dared to threaten Li Shimin with death in front of all the civil and military officials in the court and in front of Li Shimin.

Of course, what Li Yuan did just now had two other meanings.

One is to make my attitude clear to Li Shimin. I cooperated with you at the beginning because of the relationship between father and son, not because I was really afraid of you and was forced to hand over power because of your threat.

The second is to make it clear to everyone in the court that I, Li Yuan, was not forced to abdicate; I simply wanted to quit. Don't think I'm easy to bully just because I don't speak out.

"Since we're going to talk it out, let's make it clear and explain it to avoid unnecessary trouble and mutual dislike in the future!"

Li Yuan said calmly, "There's something I want to say to you, Erlang, and to your ministers. It's been over half a year since the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Perhaps you've already started to pretend it never happened."

"but."

After saying this, he paused and added solemnly, "Only I can't do it!" Even the way he described himself changed.

Hear the words.

The ministers behind Li Shimin suddenly broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads.

Li Yuan's words contained a clear warning.

If the seven kings and 200,000 troops outside the city were really brought by Li Yuan, then today might be another Xuanwu Gate Incident.

I still remember the first Xuanwu Gate Incident, when Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and their children.

So, if the Xuanwu Gate Incident happened today, would Li Yuan go on a killing spree like Li Shimin did?

Even if he didn't kill Li Shimin, shouldn't he kill those ministers who followed Li Shimin to launch the first Xuanwu Gate Incident?
After all, the blood of Li Yuan’s son is on their hands!
"Wei Zheng!"

Just when all the ministers were frightened into silence by Li Yuan's words, Li Yuan's words rang out again.

"Chen is here!"

Wei Zheng, who had been calm and composed until now, straightened his posture and saluted Li Yuan when he heard him call. "What is your Majesty's order?"

"I have heard that you are good at giving advice and are well-educated. I would like to ask you, what is a family and what is a country?"

"This"

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then answered loudly, "The Master said, 'While parents are still alive, one should not travel far; if one must, one must have a clear destination.'" This means that while parents are still alive, children should not travel far. If they must, they should clearly inform their parents of their destination and purpose."

"So, the home that I understand is where my parents are. That's called home."

"Ah."

Li Yuan nodded, neither agreeing nor refuting, and then asked solemnly, "Then what is a country?"

"The Zhou Li says: 'A large country is called a state, a small country is called a country, and the place where a state resides is also called a country.' However, I think this is not comprehensive enough. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the term 'country' should be more comprehensive!"

“How extensive?”

Wei Zheng thought for a moment and said, "The Book of Songs says, 'All under heaven is the king's land, and all the people are his subjects.' In my opinion, a country should be a unified country."

"hehe."

Li Yuan smiled, then looked around at his ministers and said, "Did you all hear clearly? What is home and what is country?"

"Back then, in order to prevent Erlang and his brothers from shedding blood for the throne, I even said that they would destroy their country to build their family. I sent Erlang to Luoyang to establish the emperor's banner. At that time, I wondered, is it really impossible to have both country and family?"

"Father."

When Li Shimin heard Li Yuan's words, tears started to flow out of his eyes.

But Li Yuan had not finished speaking.

But he continued, "But you all know the final result. Erlang was more resourceful than I was. He solved this problem for me. So, now I have lost both my country and my home."

"Father, I was wrong! I know I was wrong!"

Li Shimin burst into tears, and a deep sense of self-blame and guilt suddenly surged into his heart.

Li Yuan's words were extremely destructive.

This was simply pushing Li Shimin to the lowest moral point and rubbing him repeatedly.

However, Li Yuan still hadn't finished speaking.

But then he heard his voice lamenting, "Does the emperor's family really have to be like this? Is this the price of ruling the world?"

“The Emperor!!”

All the ministers bowed in admiration and burst into tears.

Please stop talking!
His Majesty, he even cried!

(End of this chapter)