Li Tai nibbled on his melon seeds and revealed an innocent smile."Then it's settled. Men!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The officials looked at him strangely.
Pei Ji secretly cursed. Your Majesty, it's enough to show off. How can you call people over! Although you are the emperor now, the guards in the palace still listen to the orders of the Supreme Emperor!
Li Jiancheng saw this and chuckled. Heh, what a child.
Li Yuanji looked at Li Tai mockingly.
Only Li Er's eyes narrowed. Had he seen this scene somewhere before?？
Da da--
Just as the civil and military officials, Pei Ji, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji didn't believe that Li Tai could command anyone, footsteps suddenly sounded.
Following that, a tall and sturdy leader of the guards in light armor walked in with a cold expression.
Behind him were twenty palace guards!
The leader of the guards cupped his fists and shouted,""The head of the palace guards, Shen Lian, greets Your Majesty!”
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The twenty imperial guards behind him cupped their fists and shouted.
Pei Ji's expression became dull once again.
All the officials were dumbfounded.
Li Jiancheng was stunned.
Li Yuanji was dumbfounded.
The leader of the palace guards, Shen Lian?
He actually listened to Li Tai?
Shouldn't they listen to the Supreme Emperor's edict?
Everyone gasped and looked at Shen Lian in disbelief.
As for Shen Lian, no one suspected that he was an imposter. After all, they would see him in the morning court every day. How could they not recognize the head of the guards?
But why?
Why would Shen Lian obey Li Tai's orders?!
Li Er's eyes twitched as he watched from the side.
艹!
Familiar?
Prince Qin's Mansion had seen this scene yesterday!
At that time, Li Tai clapped his hands and Cao Zhengchun came out to deal with Zhang Kong.
Now, it was the same again. Li Tai shouted and Shen Lian stepped out to deal with Zhang Kong!
Li Er looked at the pale Zhang Kong in shock. Was there something wrong with this eunuch? Why did Li Tai always help him out?!
At this moment, Zhang Kong was lying on the stretcher, so scared that he almost peed. He hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed while begging with a trembling voice,"Your Majesty, please spare my life! This servant knows her mistake. I beg Your Majesty to be merciful and let this servant live!”
"That won't do!"
Li Tai raised his chubby little hand and waved his finger at him.
"The important thing is to be responsible for your own words and deeds. You said it yourself just now. I can guarantee with your head that you didn't lie!”
"Besides, if I wasn't there and didn't expose you, would you laugh out loud when King Qin's Mansion suffered today?”
"You have to clean up your own mess.”
After saying that, Li Tai threw a handful of melon seeds into his mouth. While chewing, he said in a tender voice,"Shen Lian, bring him to the West Market and execute him at noon.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Shen Lian cupped his fists and said.
Shen Lian waved his hand and four imperial guards walked to the stretcher. Under Zhang Kong's horrified gaze, they lifted the stretcher and headed out of Taiji Palace.
"Your Majesty, this servant truly knows her mistake!"
"Please let this servant live!”
The pleading voice eventually turned into a wail, but the sound was getting further and further away from Taiji Palace.
Not long after, Zhang Kong's cries could no longer be heard in Taiji Palace.
All the officials in the hall were silent out of fear, their hearts filled with shock.
Zhang Kong was dead…
Death!
This was not the main point.
More importantly, Li Tai could command the guards in the palace!
An emperor who could command his guards and an emperor who could not command his guards were two different things!
The former was the one who made the decisions in the palace.
In the world, it meant that he had military power in his hands!
And the latter was just a puppet of others!
Li Jiancheng's expression turned serious, and Li Yuanji was also secretly shocked. His father actually made Shen Lian listen to Li Tai's orders!
The first thing they thought of was that Li Yuan was the mastermind behind all of this.
It wasn't just them. All the officials in the court were thinking the same.
Pei Ji looked at Li Tai in disbelief.
What a ghost!
What was going on?
How could His Majesty mobilize the palace guards?!
Pei Ji was certain that during the discussion with Supreme Emperor Li Yuan yesterday, he did not mention anything about Shen Lian obeying Li Tai's orders. But what was going on now? Why did Shen Lian listen to Li Tai?
Could it be…
The Supreme Emperor did not tell him on purpose and secretly instructed Shen Lian?
That must be the case!
Pei Ji lowered his head and pondered. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. Otherwise, there was no reason for Shen Lian to listen to Li Tai!
Li Tai didn't know what all the officials were thinking. Even if he did, he would only roll his eyes. Anyway, with the system around, you guys can investigate as much as you want. In the end, even if you investigate yourself until you doubt your life, you won't find anything unusual!
Li Tai looked at the three of them while munching on melon seeds.
Assistant Minister of Rites, Wu Qishan!
Assistant Minister of Revenue, Wang Yuan!
There was also the Minister of Works, Liu Yu!
Li Tai was amazed that these three people had spoken up for the princelings. They were classic fence-sitters.
Li Tai pointed at them and asked,""What are your names?”
Being pointed at by the little Emperor, the three people's hearts tightened. They hurriedly stood up and bowed,"
"I am the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wu Qishan!"
"I am the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Yuan!"
"Minister of Works, Liu Yu!"
Li Tai looked at Wu Qishan and blinked.""Do you like melon seeds?"
Wu Qishan was stunned for a moment. What kind of question was this? He hesitated and said,""I feel that melon seeds are too hot to eat.”
Bang!
Li Tai slapped the handle of the throne with his chubby little palm and glared at him.
"I'm eating melon seeds, but you're saying that eating melon seeds is too hot? What do you mean? Are you deliberately making things difficult for me? Men, take off his black muslin, take off his official robe, throw him into prison, and ask the officials of the Supreme Court, the Imperial Censorate, and the Ministry of Justice to interrogate him together with Yin Ah Shu to see if he has done anything bad behind his back!”
"Here!"
Shen Lian cupped his fists and waved his hand.
Two imperial guards stood up and quickly took off Wu Qishan's black gauze hat. After removing his official robe, they carried him out of the hall.
Wu Qishan was stunned. He only reacted when two imperial guards pressed down on his arm. He shouted anxiously,"Your Majesty, I lied just now. Actually, I like to eat melon seeds, I like to eat them!”
Hearing this, Li Tai was stunned. His hand, which was about to munch on melon seeds, paused. He pointed at him with his little finger and then pointed at himself. He said in a childish voice,
"I am the emperor, and you are lying to me? This was the crime of deceiving the sovereign! Shen Lian, don't bring him to the prison. Help him and his family pack up and immediately exile them for two thousand miles!”
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