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

Chapter 69: You’ll be sitting in this position forever! [Subscribe please]

Just when the entire hall was waiting for the seven to be crowned kings.

Li Shimin suddenly remembered something and looked at Concubine Zhang and the other two and said, "You said that you were the mastermind behind Changsun Anye's rebellion. I want to ask you, where did Changsun Anye and his men get their fire bombs from?"

Swish!
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, all the ministers looked at Concubine Zhang and the other one.

Yes!

The rebellion of Changsun Anye and his men would never have succeeded without the fire bombs.

Where on earth did such an amazing artifact come from?

Could it be that it is also related to these two concubines in the harem?
But Zhang Jieyu seemed to react and shook her head:
"I don't know what fire bombs are. I only know that Changsun Anye has received help from a master and has a guidebook on rebellion plans!"

"boom!"

The whole place was shocked.

WTF?

A guide to rebellion planning?!

When the ministers heard what Concubine Zhang said, they were all stunned.

Even Emperor Li II was so shocked by these words that he was at a loss as to what to do.

"You bold Concubine Zhang! How dare you tease His Majesty? There is no such book in the world as you mentioned!" Fang Xuanling shouted in a deep voice.

But then Concubine Zhang said aggrievedly, "I heard that from Changsun Anye. I've never seen that thing. If you don't believe me, you can search him or his house. Maybe you can find it!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Du Ruhui: "Keming, you and Dai Zhou go and take a look!"

"Yes!"

Du Ruhui and Dai Zhou looked at each other and left the Taiji Hall without saying a word.

At the same time, Li Chengqian and Li Yuan blinked calmly.

The grandfather and grandson instantly regained their composure.

About half an hour later, Cheng Yaojin came to the outside of the hall with the seven kings.

"Your Majesty! Cheng Zhijie and the others are here!"

"Let them in!"

Soon, Cheng Yaojin and the seven kings walked into the hall and saluted Li Shimin and Li Yuan.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty!"

But Li Shimin said solemnly, "You are marching to the gates of Chang'an under the pretext of defending the king. Are you planning a rebellion?"

"what?"

The seven kings were startled and quickly looked up to explain.

"Your Majesty, this is unfair. We were ordered to come here to defend the king. How can we talk about rebellion?"

"Yes, Your Majesty! We are the crowned princes of the Li Tang royal family. How could we possibly rebel against ourselves? We are wronged!"

"Your Majesty, we have your imperial edict. Didn't you ask us to come and protect the king?"

"That's right! That ungrateful bastard Li Xiaochang actually dared to raise an army to invade Chang'an. We rushed here the moment we received the imperial edict from His Majesty!"

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Hearing the seven crowned kings crying out for justice one after another, all the ministers in the hall were stunned again.

What's going on?

These kings were actually summoned by His Majesty!

Then aren't we being tricked by the Emperor?
Do not!
wrong!

If His Majesty summoned him, then why did His Majesty repeatedly compromise with the Emperor? This is not at all like the man who initiated the Xuanwu Gate Incident!
Could it be that this misunderstanding was actually a joint play between the Emperor and His Majesty?

Thinking of this possibility, the ministers' eyes changed when they looked at Li Shimin and Li Yuan.

However, Li Yuan didn't care at all and remained calm.

As for Li Shimin, his face darkened and he shouted, "Absurd! When did I ever give you the imperial decree to come and protect the king?"

"But."

The seven kings looked at each other and couldn't help but express their confusion.

"We clearly have your Majesty's imperial edict!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Just now, General Li said that our imperial edict was fake. We couldn't believe it!"

"That's right! We dare not believe it, nor do we dare to act rashly. We can only wait outside the city for His Majesty to summon us!"

"Your Majesty, is there really a fake imperial edict? The imperial seal on it! It can't be fake, right?"

Hearing these words, Li Shimin frowned and immediately turned to look at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard thoughtfully, then stepped forward and said, "Show me your handwritten edicts!"

"Minister of the Central Secretariat, you must prove our innocence! We truly have no intention of rebelling. We are all crowned princes of the Li Tang royal family and loyal subjects of Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, a king carefully took out the imperial edict from his bosom.

Immediately afterwards, the other kings also took out the imperial edicts in their arms.

When Li Shimin saw these imperial edicts, his face turned green.

Am I a fucking deep well ice? !

Seven imperial edicts issued in one go to protect the king?!

This is obviously fake!

However, Fang Xuanling took the imperial edict and took a closer look. He could not help but exclaim in astonishment: "It is actually true!"

Boom!

Li Shimin was struck by lightning, his face full of disbelief.

Even the ministers were a little surprised.

They originally suspected that this misunderstanding was a play performed by Emperor Li II and the retired emperor.

Now after hearing what Fang Xuanling said, I became even more suspicious!

However, how could Li Shimin not know whether he had issued the imperial edict to protect the king? So, without saying a word, he rushed to Fang Xuanling, snatched the imperial edict from his hand, and checked it himself.

Li Shimin's expression changed. It was hard to tell what he saw, but he just stood there speechless. Until Fang Xuanling tentatively asked him, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten this?"

"Uh, yes, is that so."

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and said vaguely: "Perhaps, I have been too busy recently and have forgotten many things."

"Alas, Your Majesty has devoted all his energy to the Tang Dynasty. It is normal for him to forget things."

Fang Xuanling sighed with emotion.

Li Shimin glanced at him, then handed him the imperial edict as if nothing had happened, saying, "Let the Minister of the Central Secretariat handle this matter!"

"promise!"

Fang Xuanling nodded in agreement and was about to put away the imperial edict.

Zhang Sun Wuji, who was standing by, quickly said, "Let me see!"

"What are you looking at!"

Before Fang Xuanling could speak, Li Shimin glared at Zhangsun Wuji angrily: "I personally checked it, how could it be fake? Are you being exposed?!"

"I"

Changsun Wuji opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped, then looked at Li Chengqian involuntarily.

Li Chengqian cast a look at him.

Be strong, uncle.

The corner of Changsun Wuji's mouth twitched, and then he retreated dejectedly among the ministers.

At this time, His Majesty Li II once again cast his gaze upon the seven princes, and said with an expression that showed neither joy nor anger: "Since this is a misunderstanding, then each of you should lead your troops and return to your fiefdoms. Without my order, you are not allowed to enter the capital, or you will be charged with treason!"

"I will obey your orders!"

The seven kings said in unison.

Soon, they left the Tai Chi Hall.

Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

The ministers who watched them leave looked at each other in bewilderment.

They knew without thinking that there must be something fishy going on, but Li Shimin didn't say it explicitly, so they didn't dare to mention it.

Thus, this seemingly misunderstanding crisis ended inexplicably.

However, just when the ministers thought that Li Shimin would announce the end of the court, Li Shimin set his eyes on Li Yuan again and said lightly: "Father, I want to fulfill my filial duty in front of you. I hope you will not leave Chang'an!"

"What if I insist on leaving?"

"I hope you stay!"

Even the way he called himself had changed.

This shows that there is no doubt about this matter.

But Li Yuan smiled coldly.

Just because you see I have no soldiers left, you become tough, right?
good good!
You forced me to do this!
"Pei Ji!"

Li Yuan shouted unexpectedly.

Pei Ji was slightly stunned, then quickly stepped forward and said, "I'm here!"

"From today on, I will dismiss you from all official positions and allow you to retire and return home!"

"what???"

Pei Ji was bewildered.

The ministers were instantly shocked.

However, before they could react, Li Yuan read out another string of names and said loudly: "I know exactly what you, the old ministers of Wude, are thinking. But now, I tell you, the world of the Tang Dynasty has changed. A new emperor means new ministers. Don't just stand there and do nothing. You'll be annoying!"

"You all should go home and farm!"

Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar!

The ministers could no longer sit still!

Li Yuan's move directly emptied half of the court.

Li Shimin couldn't help but his eyelids twitching.

Although he and other ministers such as Fang Xuanling were trying their best to reduce the number of veteran ministers left by Li Yuan, they did not use the same method as Li Yuan did, which was to cut them all at once.

The Tang Dynasty already lacked talent, and now that all of them have been laid off, how can they fill the gap? Is the country still governable?

But then His Majesty Li Er angrily said, "Father! What are you doing?!"

"doing what?"

Li Yuan sneered, "Haven't you been wanting to lay off these veteran officials and replace them with your own people for a long time? I'm helping you! Leave all the blame to me. You, Erlang, will be the wise ruler, and I will be the foolish one. Isn't that good?"

"Anyway, I'm already old, and I don't care about any bad reputation!"

"I"

Li Shimin was left speechless.

Li Yuan then said coldly, "I've had enough of being used by those treacherous officials, and I don't want to be suspected anymore! Today, in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, I'm going to make this clear: anyone who rebels in my name and deposes or enthrones an emperor will be treated as a traitor, regardless of whether it's true or not!"

"in addition."

Having said that, he slowly walked to the front of the emperor's throne, pointed at it, turned his head and looked at Li Shimin and said: "Erlang, you sit on this seat and don't give it to me!"

"This"

Li Shimin's eyes widened and his mind was in a mess.

Are you overthinking it?
But those imperial edicts are clearly related to my father!
He didn't fight for power with me, so was he really going through all this trouble just to vent his resentment?!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin came back to his senses from his shock and turned his head to look at Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji.

The two exchanged glances and saluted Li Yuan in unison, saying, "Ministers should not be dismissed lightly. Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

"Humph!"

Li Yuan snorted coldly and said solemnly: "I am a tyrant now, don't bother me. If you want to keep me, ask your wise rulers!"

After saying this, he tossed his sleeves without question and said, "Let's go, my dear grandson, let's go to Jiangling!"

(End of this chapter)