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

Chapter 70: Cool! See you next time! [Please subscribe]

"Your Majesty, look at this..."

After watching the grandfather and grandson swagger out of the Taiji Hall, Fang Xuanling walked cautiously to Li Shimin's side.

Li Shimin frowned, then sighed: "Let them go!"

Emotionally speaking, he really wanted to improve his relationship with Li Yuan, but Li Yuan obviously did not appreciate his kindness.

In this case, he could only let go decisively.

After all, Li Yuan has already done this. If he doesn't let go, neither the father nor the son will have an easy life in the future.

Moreover, if the emperor and the retired emperor fight each other, it will be detrimental to the country and the people.

"The ministers in the court..."

"Those who should stay will stay, and those who shouldn't stay will follow the order of the Emperor!"

Li Shimin made a prompt decision.

Originally, when he dismissed Li Yuan's old ministers, he had to consider Li Yuan's face. Now that Li Yuan has dismissed those old ministers himself, he will definitely not miss such an opportunity.

But Fang Xuanling disagreed when he heard his words: "If Your Majesty does this, I'm afraid the court will be unstable. As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin was slightly stunned and turned to look at Fang Xuanling.

Just now, Li Yuan also said, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."

Although he admitted that this statement made sense, why did he need these old ministers of Wude who did not share his beliefs?
But Fang Xuanling continued, "The old ministers the Emperor left in the court didn't make any mistakes. If we just make a ruling like that, people will inevitably be dissatisfied!"

"Then in your opinion, how should we deal with them?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said, "In half a month, it will be the performance review period. Why not let the Ministry of Personnel handle this matter?"

"Oh, I see. It's perfectly legitimate!"

"Haha, Your Majesty is wise!"

"Okay, then let Wuji handle this matter!"

After saying this, Li Shimin raised his hand and gestured to Wushe, who instantly understood and shouted, "Dismiss the court!"

Wow!
There was an uproar in the hall!
Especially those old ministers of Wude, they looked at Li Shimin one by one, wanting to say something but hesitant, and were reluctant to leave the hall.

At this moment, Pei Ji's voice suddenly rang out: "Your Majesty, this minister..."

"Pei Sikong, there's no need to say more. The Emperor was just joking. I consider you my right-hand men. How could I possibly let you retire and return home to farm?"

Before Pei Ji could finish what he wanted to say, Li Shimin interrupted him with a smile: "Go back and do your work!"

"This"

When the old ministers of Wude heard this, they looked at each other and soon breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really afraid that Li Shimin would obey Li Yuan's order and dismiss them all.

That was a bolt from the blue for them.

However, thinking about it now, they feel that their worries were unnecessary.

If Li Shimin obeyed Li Yuan's order, half of the ministers in the entire court would be lost. How could the country be governed then?

Unless Li Shimin wanted the country to fail and the world to be in chaos, he would never dismiss them.

Thinking of this, all the old ministers of Wude smiled and secretly cursed Li Yuan for being old and foolish, and actually letting them go home to farm.

You know, in their hearts, without these old ministers with martial virtue, the Li Tang Dynasty would never have been able to conquer the world.

Li Yuan's behavior was tantamount to ingratitude!

Although they secretly criticized Li Yuan, they still smiled and complimented Li Shimin: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Haha, everyone, go down!"

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand.

Then, he watched these veteran officials of Wude leave the Taiji Hall one after another.

……

the other side.

The grandfather and grandson walked in silence for a while, until they were far away from the Tai Chi Hall, and then their pace gradually slowed down.

That feeling is like doing something bad and preparing to celebrate secretly. It is both exciting and scary.

"Grandpa, is it good?"

"Great! Come again next time!"

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, a smile of success appeared on the corners of their mouths, and then they couldn't help but let out a trembling laugh.

"Jiejiejiejiejie"

The surrounding palace servants were so frightened that they ran away quickly.

Du Caigan, who was following behind them, looked at the backs of the grandfather and grandson with a complicated expression. An indescribable emotion spread deep in his heart.

Although he had long known that the grandfather and grandson had a good relationship, he never imagined that such a thrilling action was actually a conspiracy between the grandfather and grandson.

Until the end of the operation, everyone, including him, was kept in the dark.

In other words, all the civil and military officials in the court, and even Emperor Li II, were fooled by the grandfather and grandson.

This is incredible!
So shocking!

Even though I had just experienced everything and understood the whole story, I still felt extremely shocked.

However, he was also a little confused. The retired emperor had such ability and wisdom, so why did Emperor Li II succeed in launching the Xuanwu Gate Incident?

Could it be that after experiencing the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he had completely awakened? If so, why did the emperor only appoint a prince as the crown prince and not seize the throne?
I can’t figure it out! I really can’t figure it out!
Du Caigan shook his head. He never thought too much about things he couldn't figure out, because with Li Yuan around, he just had to take action.

At this moment, Li Yuan stopped laughing and said, "I deliberately let Erlang know about the rebellion plan guide. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I've already had it taken care of in advance!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded: "Grandpa, you should know that I left the palace for a while, right?"

"That Cen Wenben, are you very optimistic about him?"

"Yes, he is my top choice for the position of East Palace Secretary!"

"So, you are already preparing your own team for the East Palace?" Li Yuan asked in surprise.

Although he had witnessed Li Chengqian's power more than once, every time he witnessed it, he would refresh his understanding of Li Chengqian.

He really didn't know where this grandson, whom he had never paid much attention to before, learned his skills from. Even he, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, felt vaguely inferior to him.

You know, those shocking words he said in the court before were basically lines written for him by Li Chengqian.

He spent a lot of time to memorize and understand these lines.

And these lines actually came from a child who was only eight years old.

If he hadn't experienced it himself, others would probably laugh at him if he told others about it. He had no grandchildren to love, so every one he had would be a treasure.

However, only he who had experienced it knew how capable this grandson was.

But then Li Chengqian said, his heart piercing, "Grandfather, why do you think my father was able to successfully launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident?"

Li Yuan said with a mixture of anger and amusement, "Grandpa just had his fun, and you're rubbing salt into his wounds, right? Believe it or not, Grandpa will let you have some fun too."

"It's not necessary!"

Li Chengqian raised his hand to reject Li Yuan's kindness, then said seriously: "Actually, I think the reason why my father was able to succeed is because he has a group of people who are good at planning and fighting under his command!"

"What is this nonsense?"

Li Yuan frowned and asked, "Your uncle and fourth uncle have quite a few people. Take Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche, Li Sixing and others. Aren't they better than your father's people?"

Li Chengqian nodded. There were indeed many capable people under the command of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, otherwise Li Shimin would not have valued their talents.

But overall, Li Shimin had more capable people under his command.

As the saying goes, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.

Having more people means having advantages.

Seeing Li Chengqian nod, Li Yuan continued to ask: "You want to form your own team for the Eastern Palace. Do you have that many people?"

"It's definitely unrealistic to put together a team that can rival my father's, but the core team can still be put together!"

"Ah!"

Li Yuan snorted, then looked at Li Chengqian meaningfully and said, "Grandpa, why didn't I think you were so smart before? It's like you know Erlang better than I do!"

"No one knows a father better than his son! It's normal!"

Li Chengqian shrugged, then glanced around and continued, "The palace is not a place for talking. Let's go back and prepare. We'll set off at dawn!"

"So urgent?"

"Time is not waiting for me, Grandpa!"

"Uh"

Li Yuan's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, you kid must have done something else wrong, otherwise you wouldn't be in such a hurry to run away!
But the thought of being able to piss off Li Erlang made him feel pretty good, so after a moment's hesitation, he turned to Du Caigan and said, "Caigan, take your men back and pack up your things. Move away everything that can be moved, and smash everything that can't be moved!"

"Ah? This"

Du Caigan was a little confused and thought to himself, you two grandfather and grandson are quite amazing!
One is cruel to his son, the other is cruel to his father.

Hmm, it seems to be quite closed loop.

However, Du Caigan did not hesitate too much and turned around and left without saying a word.

Li Chengqian looked at Du Caigan's departing figure and suddenly smiled: "Old Du was very measured this time, otherwise my father and his gang would have taken revenge and it would have been really difficult to deal with!"

Although he was the one who designed this drama, he never thought that there would be a loss of life on the side of Emperor Li II.

After all, when someone dies, many things are beyond our control.

"Yes, Caigan is a loyal and righteous man. I can't bear to give him up!"

Li Yuan nodded in agreement, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Erlang said he would arrange palace servants and guards for you. How do you plan to deal with it?"

"How else can we deal with it? Just take them all with you!"

"but."

Li Chengqian then changed the subject: "As long as my core team is assembled, these people will be marginalized sooner or later!"

"When the time comes, he will see whatever I want him to see. If I don't want anyone to know my secrets, no one can know them."

Hearing this, Li Yuan pointed at Li Chengqian and said, "If nothing else, when it comes to hiding your strength, you're quite like your father!"

"Not at all. He's just too outspoken, which is why he's envied by his uncle and fourth uncle. If he really wanted to seize the throne, why would he go through the Xuanwu Gate?"

"You mean you have a way to avoid the tragedy at Xuanwu Gate?"

"Do I still need to take the Xuanwu Gate route?"

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Yuan with a half-smile: "Unless, you want me to replace my father!"

"It's not impossible!"

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)