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Chapter 62: I will kill those whom Li Er dares not to kill! [Please read more]

The Xuanwu Gate Incident was the most important turning point in Li Shimin's life.

It can be said that without the Xuanwu Gate Incident, there would be no prosperous Zhenguan period.

Some people may say that if Li Jiancheng had not died, he might not have done worse than Li Shimin.

However, history does not have so many ifs.

The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. If you lose, you lose.

Do you really think that a person who has failed in his fight for power can create a prosperous era?
Obviously, there is a big question mark here.

Of course, it is undeniable that this tragic event of fratricide not only placed a heavy moral burden on Li Shimin, but also brought a lot of torture to Li Yuan.

The ancients said, "Taishang means supreme. The emperor's virtue is greater than the emperor, and in order to honor his father, he is called Taishanghuang."

But in Li Yuan's view, this definition and explanation in history books can be said to be full of irony.

From the day Li Shimin ascended the throne, Li Yuan felt that he had become a negative example. Every time Li Shimin promulgated a new policy, it was like a slap in the face to him.

On the day of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin could not wait to overturn the religious policy that Li Yuan had just implemented, and ordered all the monks who had been driven away by Li Yuan to return to the temple.

A few days later, he announced the abolition of contributions from all directions, then opened up the channels for communication, and then reduced the number of palace maids, etc.

What does this series of measures mean?
This means that Li Shimin wanted to make it clear to the world that there were too many problems and mistakes during Li Yuan's reign, and they must be criticized and corrected in a timely manner.

Isn’t this a slap in Li Yuan’s face?
However, facing Li Shimin's attacks from both sides, Li Yuan could only endure it again and again, and had to swallow his anger even if his teeth were knocked out.

Why is this?

Because he was imprisoned, he had no place to use his strength.

Like a tiger in a cage.

However, it all started with an eight-year-old child.

He took the key, slowly walked to the cage, and told the tiger: "Hey, it's time for you to show your fangs and take back your freedom."

Hence, the current situation.

The tiger out of the cage finally showed its fangs and began to demonstrate its authority.

Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan deeply and said with a serious face: "Father wants to settle accounts with my eldest brother and fourth brother, so does he want to settle accounts with me as well?"

"I will naturally settle your account, but not now."

Li Yuan said this with a calm expression, then he fixed his gaze on Yuchi Gong and said indifferently, "Yuchi Jingde, I want to ask you, how did Jiancheng and Yuanji die?"

"This"

Yuchi Gong hesitated for a moment before repeating his report from that year, saying, "Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, Prince Xi and Prince Hailing rebelled, and it was Your Majesty who personally led the army and executed them!"

"Who cut off their heads?"

"Yes"

Yuchi Gong subconsciously glanced at Li Shimin and said, "It's me."

"Which hand did you use to cut it?"

"what?"

Yuchi Gong was surprised, obviously not expecting Li Yuan to ask this.

However, he was only surprised for a moment before he murmured, "I forgot which hand it was."

"Okay! Since you've forgotten, then take off your arms and think about it slowly!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Come here, remove his two arms!"

"What!?"

Yuchi Gong was horrified.

The ministers were also extremely shocked and quickly looked up at Li Shimin.

From the moment Li Yuan said he wanted to "settle accounts", they knew that the situation was not good.

However, they never expected that the storm would be so severe.

As soon as they disagree with something, they start killing each other!

Although according to the current situation, the entire Taiji Hall, and even the entire palace, was under the control of Li Shimin, but after experiencing the scene just now, they already knew that Li Shimin would never dare to kill Li Yuan.

Therefore, if Li Yuan risked his life to play with Li Shimin, Li Shimin would definitely not be able to beat Li Yuan.

What's more, the 200,000 troops outside the city were watching covetously, so Li Shimin did not dare to act rashly.

Otherwise, today's incident will plunge the Tang Dynasty into an irretrievable situation.

"call"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, then looked at Li Yuan with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "Yuchi Jingde is a meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty."

"No! That's your Erlang's merit. In my eyes, he's the villain who humiliated my son!"

Li Yuan raised his hand to interrupt Li Shimin and said coldly, "Which law in the Tang Dynasty stipulates that a minister can chop off the emperor's head?"

"They are rebels!"

"Rebels should be dealt with by the court and according to national law. So, is Yuchi Jingde above the court or above national law?"

"This"

Li Shimin was speechless.

He didn't dare say that it was his own order, because if he did, it would prove that he was breaking the law.

And he had just asked Zhangsun Wuji and others to revise the Tang laws.

If even the emperor violated the law, is it still tenable to amend the Tang Code?

So, he could only choose to remain silent.

But then Li Yuan said again: "Pei Ji!"

"Chen is here!"

"What is the crime for those who commit crimes against their superiors?"

"Behead!"

"Come here, drag Yuchi Gong out and chop him up!"

"Father!!"

Li Shimin's tone was filled with anger and pleading: "What on earth are you going to do?"

"What is Jiro going to do?"

Li Yuan slowly stood up from the throne and said coldly, "Are you going to send me to reunite with Dalang and Silang just for this villain?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin's body began to tremble and he felt a little unsteady on his feet.

Empress Changsun, who was standing by, quickly reached out to support him, looking at the father and son with tears in her eyes, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

At this moment, the saying is true: when will the cycle of revenge end?
But Li Yuan did not look at them again, and looked around at the ministers and said:
"I know that you, the so-called heroes of the Xuanwu Gate, look down on the retired emperor. However, today I want to tell you that whatever the emperor can control, the retired emperor can also control, and whatever the emperor cannot control, the retired emperor must control. In short, those who the emperor cannot kill, the retired emperor can kill! Do you understand?"

Boom——!
The entire hall seemed to be struck by lightning.

Especially the old ministers of Wude, led by Pei Ji, were so excited that their faces turned red, and an indescribable sense of comfort rushed from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

In contrast, the ministers of the Zhenguan period were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks became thick. Their hands were clenched into fists, and an emotion that was more uncomfortable than having their ancestors' graves dug up spread throughout their bodies.

"The Emperor wants to settle the score, so kill me too!"

"Yes! We all participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. The Emperor wants to avenge your son, and we have nothing to say!"

"That's right! If you want to kill, let's kill them together!"

As Li Yuan finished speaking, all of Li Shimin's ministers stood up, each of them filled with righteous indignation.

"Hahaha!"

Li Yuan suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Okay, okay! Since you want to die, then I will grant your wish!"

"Someone come! Take them all down!!"

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