My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

The aftermath of the Cui clan of Boling, in the following days, was like a magnitude 12 earthquake, completely engulfing the entire power center of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing the enormous wealth being hauled into the palace and the Qin Prince's mansion like a flowing river, the other powerful families were all terrified and fell silent, not daring to even breathe. They were afraid that the unpredictable "Immortal Qin Prince" might one day be in a bad mood and come to their homes to "reason with them."

However, just when the outside world thought the storm had finally subsided.

Inside the Ganlu Hall of the Taiji Palace, an even more terrifying thunderstorm was brewing.

"Snapped!"

Li Shimin slammed a thick, top-secret file of the Hundred Cavalry Commandery onto his desk.

The Great Tang Khan's face was ashen, his eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a suffocatingly violent killing intent.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the main hall were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Li Junxian!" Li Shimin roared through gritted teeth.

"Your subject is here!" The commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division knelt on one knee, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"Is everything written in this secret report true?!"

Li Shimin pointed at the dossier, his voice trembling violently, "The conspiracy a few days ago to incite refugees to besiege the Qin Prince's mansion, besides the Cui family of Boling... actually involved people from the Wei Prince's mansion secretly fanning the flames, even providing funds?!"

Li Junxian swallowed hard and replied with difficulty, "Your Majesty... I have checked three times. Some of those spies causing trouble in the crowd are indeed retainers of Prince Wei. Moreover, the money used to hire storytellers also came from Prince Wei's accounts."

"You beast! This rebellious son, worse than a pig or a dog!"

Li Shimin kicked the imperial desk in front of him to the ground!

He never imagined that Li Tai (Qingque), the Prince of Wei, who was usually his favorite and full of knowledge, would be so ruthless and insane in order to fight for the position of crown prince!

They actually colluded with powerful families to slander and frame their own brothers! They even attempted to incite a mob and shake the very foundations of the Tang Dynasty!

"Go! Bring that rebellious son to me now!"

Half an incense stick later.

The obese Prince Li Tai, dressed in a magnificent purple robe, was forcibly escorted into the Ganlu Hall by two imperial guards.

Li Tai had clearly realized that his plan had been exposed, but although his fat face showed some panic, it still revealed a strong sense of arrogance and unwillingness.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty..."

"Bang!"

Before Li Tai could finish speaking, Li Shimin rushed down the steps and slapped him hard across the fat face!

The immense force sent Li Tai spinning halfway around before he crashed heavily to the ground.

"You beast! Look what you've done!"

Li Shimin slammed the secret report into Li Tai's face, roaring furiously, "Colluding with spies from powerful families, hiring people to spread rumors and slander your sixteenth brother as a sorcerer! Do you even want to burn your father, the Emperor, alive in the Prince of Qin's residence?!"

Li Tai covered his swollen cheek and glanced at the secret reports scattered on the ground.

Since his scheme had been completely exposed, he decided to stop pretending.

"Yes! I did it!"

Li Tai suddenly raised his head, his eyes, blinded by jealousy, filled with madness and resentment.

He stared directly at the enraged Li Shimin and roared, "Father, how can you blame me?! You always praised me for my intelligence, saying I was most like you! But why is it that the lame Li Chengqian can sit firmly in the position of Crown Prince?"

"Now there's this Li Chen! He's a good-for-nothing who grew up in the cold palace, so why does he suddenly have the power to command the wind and rain? Why do you go to his mansion every day and treat him like a living ancestor?!"

Li Tai became more and more agitated as he spoke, his tears and snot mingling together.

"I refuse to accept this! I intend to use the powerful families to ruin Li Chen's reputation and bring down Li Chengqian's backer! I am the most outstanding prince of the Tang Dynasty, and this empire should rightfully belong to me!"

"You...you're absolutely insane! Unrepentant to the end!"

Upon hearing these treasonous remarks, Li Shimin was so enraged that his blood rushed to his head!

Lately, he's been going to the Prince of Qin's residence every day, eating food rich in spiritual energy and breathing in the spiritual energy gathered by the spirit-gathering array. His body, which had been exhausted from years of fighting, has been nourished to the point where he's even stronger than he was in his prime at twenty!

At this moment, in a fit of extreme anger.

Li Shimin completely lost his mind.

He suddenly turned around and grabbed the large, three-legged bronze candlestick next to him, which was used for lighting and weighed several dozen kilograms!

"You cruel bastard who harmed your own brother! Today I'll pretend I never had a son like you! I'll smash you to death!"

Li Shimin let out a hysterical roar.

The veins on his arms bulged, and the terrifying force caused the bronze candlestick, weighing several dozen kilograms, to whistle through the air with a deafening sonic boom!

This powerful strike, imbued with the emperor's thunderous wrath, crashed down like Mount Tai, directly onto Li Tai's head, who was slumped on the ground!

If this blow lands, not only will Li Tai's fat head be smashed to pieces, but even a millstone will be pulverized on the spot!

As Li Tai stared at the bronze candlestick rapidly enlarging in his pupils, feeling the suffocating shadow of death, he was completely terrified. He even lost the instinct to dodge and could only close his eyes in despair.

At that critical moment, when life and death hung in the balance!

"Father, stop!!!"

A frantic roar came from outside the gate of Ganlu Hall!

Followed by.

A burly figure dressed in a black python robe, like a raging tiger descending from the mountain, smashed through the blocking eunuchs with a terrifying speed that was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye, and rushed into the hall from outside!

It was none other than Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who had just finished his mission and was here to report back!

"Whoosh—!"

As a body-cultivating maniac who had mastered the "Diamond Body Technique," Li Chengqian's explosive power was terrifying.

Just before the bronze candlestick was about to smash into Li Tai's head.

Li Chengqian pounced on Li Tai like a roc spreading its wings, using his broad and sturdy back and shoulders to shield his terrified younger brother beneath him!

"when--!!!"

A terrifying metallic clang, like the sound of a great bell, resounded throughout the Ganlu Hall!