When Li Zhi arrived at the Great Ming Palace, he saw Li Shiming standing there in a daze. No one knew what he was thinking.
Li Zhi had a bad feeling. Could it be?
" Father!"" Father!" Li Shimin shouted anxiously before he came back to his senses." It's Zhinu."”
"Imperial Father, where is Imperial Mother?" Li Zhi asked anxiously.
Li Shi Min looked at Li Zhi and comforted him in his heart,"Zhinu, it's all thanks to you that you thought of a way to keep Sun Simiao in Chang 'an. All the imperial physicians said that the Empress was in danger this time. Only Priest Sun said that she could still be saved. Sigh..."
It was as if he had suddenly aged by dozens of years, for some reason. Li Zhi suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart. He mustered up his courage and stepped forward to hold Li Shiming's hands. He said a little unnaturally,"Imperial Father, you still have Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu loves you.”
Li Shimin joined the army at the age of 18 and was known as the " Riding King ". Although he was the emperor, his hands were covered with calluses and wrinkles.
Looking at Li Zhi's shy eyes, Li Shiming suddenly pulled his shy son into his arms, patted his sturdy back, and said with a heroic smile,""Brat, do you really think I can't take it anymore? When I killed you, you were nowhere to be found. You still love me. Go and love your wife."
Yes, her voice was loud and clear. When she spoke, she even winked at him. Li Zhi rolled his eyes. It was rare for him to be so emotional. He was prepared for her to say," Zhi Nu, Father loves you too." Then, his tears would immediately burst out. Alright, now, let alone tears, there was not a single fart.
However, this was the only way the Heavenly Khagan could show off.
"Alright, go see your mother and coax her. Zhen knows that you have the sweetest mouth.”Li Shiming looked at his young son with a sense of comfort, his eyes shining with an inexplicable light.
"Here!" Li Zhi made a show of being a clown, causing Li Shimin to burst into laughter again.
After Li Zhi entered the Great Ming Palace, Li Shiming slowly retracted his smile and lowered his head. The corner of his eyes flickered again as he gritted his teeth and muttered,"Green Sparrow, don't even think about it in your lifetime!"
The lovely dividing line.
After entering the palace, Li Zhi looked at Empress Zhangsun who was lying on the bed with a depressed expression. Beside her was a thin old man who was full of energy. He had a very elegant goatee and was tidying up his medical attire. When he saw Li Zhi, he gave Li Zhi a very vivid look of relief.
This person was none other than Sun Simiao, the King of Medicine of the Tang Empire. Back then, Li Zhi had really put in a lot of effort to invite Sun Simiao.
In the beginning, he was afraid that Empress Zhangsun would be envied by the heavens like how it was in the past. He had suffered a tragedy early on. He did not have much power, so he pestered the Emperor all day long to find Old Man Sun. At that time, Li Shimin did not want to tease Li Zhi. After all, it was not easy to find someone in the world, even the Emperor. Especially this Old Man Sun who liked to imitate the savages of Shennongjia and go to the mountains. Today, he was rumored to be on Mount Taibai, and tomorrow, he would jump to Mount Tai. He was a wild monkey. Later on, he searched for a whole year. In the end, he finally found the old man in Shu and kidnapped him.
However, this was not a long-term solution. In the end, Li Zhi had no choice but to take out his trump card-silver.
At that time, Old Man Sun had even blown his beard and glared at him, saying that Li Zhi was insulting him by bribing him with silver.
Bah! Li Zhi cursed at that moment. I'm using silver to insult you? I've never even tried such a good thing before. You're just a supporting character, and you want to receive such treatment?
Li Zhi was so angry that he wanted to pick a fight with this old fellow. Later, he compared his small arms and legs and then looked at the old fellow.
'Alright, I won't argue with you. No matter what, I'm still a descendant of the royal family. I can't lose my status, right? When you're older, when I grow from a bean sprout to a big banana, if I don't explode your anus, I'll go home and explode my wife.'
However, in the end, the little old man was still retained. That was because Li Zhi promised to build a medical school for him. It was called " Tang Medical College ", and it was truly the best way to save the world.
Now that he thought about it, he had never been so wise.
He gave an " OK " to Oldman Sun. Oldman Sun actually blinked his right eye in ecstasy, causing Li Zhi to feel a chill run down his spine. This old man wanted to be an old cow eating young grass?
Ignoring the old man's wishful thinking, Li Zhi walked to Empress Zhangsun's bed and deliberately paced left and right two or three times. Finally, Empress Zhangsun's primordial spirit left her body and was summoned back.
Seeing that it was Li Zhi, Empress Zhangsun forced a smile.""Zhi Nu, when did you come? Mother is fine, I have to worry.”
Li Zhi looked at Empress Zhangsun very seriously. Ignoring Empress Zhangsun's doubts, he said,""Speaking of which, one day, two men were chatting together. One of the men said,"My wife will throw things when she is angry and vent her anger on things."”
Although Empress Zhangsun didn't understand what he meant, she still shook her head and sighed.""This kind of wife is too unvirtuous. When she's angry, she'll smash things.”
Ignoring Empress Zhangsun, Li Zhi's expression was very serious. My wife loves things. She takes it out on my face when she's angry.”
After saying that, she looked at the stunned Empress Zhangsun as if nothing had happened. Then, Empress Zhangsun burst out laughing."Zhi Nu, you only know how to make Imperial Mother happy.”
"There was once a race between a rabbit and a turtle that ran very fast. Mother, guess who won?”
"Naturally, the rabbit won." Empress Zhangsun replied matter-of-factly.
"Wrong! "It's a turtle. It was said that it's a turtle that runs very fast. It runs very fast," Li Zhi denied mercilessly.
"But no matter how fast a tortoise runs, it can't be faster than a rabbit. Oh, unless the rabbit is lame, yes, that should be it.”Empress Zhangsun thought for a moment, like a little girl who needed care after being injured.
"As for the rabbit, it was naturally unwilling. It ran with a turtle whose eyes were covered by leaves. Who won this time?”Li Zhi continued to ask.
"It's a turtle, but its eyes are covered. Bengong also chose the rabbit, the rabbit runs faster.”
"Wrong."
"How is it wrong again? Zhi Nu, don't lie to mother.”
"Because the turtle plucked the leaves, yeah! It's that turtle that ran very fast again."
Empress Zhangsun stared blankly at her youngest son, who was secretly laughing in front of her bed. She did not know whether to laugh or cry. However, when she thought of these two jokes, she burst out laughing again.
At this moment, a little girl with two ponytails suddenly jumped out from the corner. Her big black eyes were shining as she stared at Li Zhi in surprise. She covered her mouth and kept laughing. After a long time, she said with stars in her eyes,"Ninth brother, you're so powerful. When you came, mother laughed and told a funny joke. She laughed until Si Zi's stomach hurt.“
When Li Zhi saw Li Mingda, the rhino cub, who was also here, he went forward and picked it up. He spun it in the air, causing Li Mingda to scream non-stop. For a moment, the Great Ming Palace, which had been stifling a moment ago, was filled with laughter. The palace maids and officials also covered their mouths and laughed.
Empress Zhangsun saw that the little female rhino was clearly very happy and kept shouting "bad brother". For a moment, she was also in a good mood.
Li Shiming, who was startled by the commotion inside, couldn't help but laugh after entering. This kind of warm scene was common in ordinary families, but rarely seen in the royal family. Li Shiming also joked at the side,"Quick, turn a little faster. Let this little female rhinoceros dare to pull Imperial Father's beard again.”
Empress Zhangsun's eyes were filled with smiles. Li Zhi also laughed. He did not expect that his ability to coax his wife was so profound. Even his ability to coax his mother was at the level of gathering three flowers and five qi. Tsk tsk, what a talent.
The lovely dividing line.
On the day of the vertical sun, the Great Court will be held.
Today, all the important ministers in Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Empire, were gathered in one place.
The Crown Prince rebelled. The next step was to deal with this matter. Those who should be beheaded would be beheaded, and the six parties would be exiled. Everything would happen today.
All the ministers looked at Li Shimin, who was sitting on the throne with a straight face. The ministers who were usually close to the Crown Prince were all nervous, but the King of Wei's party was all happy. The Crown Prince had lost, and it was finally their prince's turn.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian was also brought up at this time. It could be seen that Li Chengqian's spirit was not good, but he had changed into a brand new crown prince's robe. However, it was just a formality. Later, he would cooperate with this big show of " deposing the crown prince ".
Knowing that he could still survive, Li Chengqian's expression was much calmer.
"Lai Xi, read it." Li Shi Min looked at Li Chengqian who was kneeling at the foot of the steps. His eyes were filled with pain, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Here."
"The Emperor has decreed that Crown Prince Li Chengqian, together with General Hou Junji and the others, attacked the Red Phoenix Sect on the 20th of the 16th year of Zhenguan with the intention of rebelling. He is now demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the Right Commander's Office. As long as His Majesty was alive, he would not be allowed to leave the residence for the rest of his life. I'm honored."
"I, Li Chengqian, accept the decree." Li Chengqian's face twitched as he expressionlessly issued the imperial decree. Someone came up to remove the purple gold crown from Li Chengqian's head and took Li Chengqian away. Only after they disappeared did Li Chengqian turn around and take one last look at Taiji Palace and Li Shiming who was sitting on the throne. They would never meet again in this life.
After dealing with Li Chengqian, it was his henchmen's turn. Li Anyan, Helan Chushi, Zhao Jie, and the rest were all noobs. They were all executed, but Li Shimin wanted to let the other two go.
"Everyone, the Han King Li Yuanchang is still young. I think he should be dealt with like the Crown Prince.”Li Shi Min asked.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this. The Crown Prince has already shown mercy. If you let the King of Han off just like this, it will be a warning to the world.”This was Kong Yingda.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
..............
For a moment, a large number of civil and military officials knelt down with a " Gu Lu " sound. The court was stunned to find no one standing. It seemed that everyone could still tolerate leniency towards the Crown Prince, but they were not so merciful towards a small King of Han.
Li Shiming had already guessed this result, but he still wanted to try it for his nephew. However, when he saw the result, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Sigh, the Han King Li Yuanchang will die at home.”Li Shiming closed his eyes and said in a low voice.
"Your Majesty is wise." There was another howl.
Now that the Han King had been dealt with, the Imperial Court was strangely quiet. Next was the discussion of Great General Hou Junji.
Not long after, this handsome man was escorted by the golden melon warriors in front of the palace. In just a few days, his face was pale and his hair was gray. There was no trace of his former elegance.
Looking at the current state of his beloved general, Li Shiming sighed bitterly,"Junji, I don't want to see you being humiliated by the officials in court, so I'm interrogating you personally to fulfill our decades of friendship.”
"Your Majesty, Junji deserves to die. Junji deserves to die.”Hou Junji lay on his stomach and cried.
After so many years of war, the founding hero Hou Junji was now in such a miserable state. Li Shiming's heart softened, and his expression softened. Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling both cursed in their hearts.
As expected,"My dear ministers, Junji has been accompanying the army in all these years. Seven years ago, he and Li Jing pacified Tuyuhun. In the same year, the Tibetans besieged Songzhou, and Hou Junji defeated them as the general manager of the army. His contributions in the past are even more innumerable."
"Your Majesty, Hou Junji has rebelled against his superiors. If we go around it today, a second Hou Junji will appear tomorrow. At that time, how will Your Majesty deal with him? How can Your Majesty deal with himself? We must kill Hou Junji." Fang Xuanling kneeled down with a stern face, but his back was straight. He didn't look as smooth as when Li Zhi was born. He was as stiff as a rock.
"I agree." "I agree." "I agree." "I agree." "I agree." "I agree." "I agree."
Hou Junji's face was pale, and Li Shiming's face was grim. He looked over and saw that more people had fallen to their knees, their voices even louder than before.
Hou Junji looked at Li Shiming with deep anticipation. Seeing Li Shiming look at him with sympathy, Hou Junji bitterly smiled and bowed deeply."Junji is a traitor who betrayed Your Majesty's trust in Junji. He deserves to die ten thousand times, but I once fought with Your Majesty and destroyed two countries. Today, in Taiji Palace, I hope that Your Majesty will remember my hard work and beg for a son to be left behind for endless sacrifices.”
He looked up and took a deep breath." I promise you."”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." With a desperate smile, he was dragged away by the Pumpkin Warrior.
After Hou Junji was dragged away, a middle-aged official stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, I hope that Your Majesty can appoint a Crown Prince as soon as possible to stabilize the hearts of the vassal kings and officials in the world.”Yellow door assistant minister Liu Wei out of the class, a stone stirred up a thousand waves, the storm again.
The hearts of all the ministers trembled. Li Shimin's eyes narrowed as he looked at Liu Ji, the assistant minister of the Yellow Gate, and said with a faint smile,"Then Minister Liu, which prince do you think is suitable to be the Crown Prince?”
Holding his breath, Liu Ji replied excitedly,""Your Majesty Bing, His Highness the King of Wei has ambition, strategy, wisdom, and talent. It is most suitable for His Highness the King of Wei to inherit the throne. Moreover, the King of Wei was the second son of the legitimate heir. Now that the Crown Prince had been deposed, it was only natural for the King of Wei to succeed the Crown Prince.”
As soon as Liu Ji finished speaking, the officials who had always insisted on the system of direct succession and the officials on the King of Wei's side immediately stood up and said in unison,"We agree."
Li Shi Min stared at the officials who stood up and laughed coldly.
"We object.""This humble subject objects.""This humble subject objects.""Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, do not agree.""I, Blackie, do not agree.""This humble subject objects.""This humble subject objects."
Situ Zhangsun Wuji, remonstrant officials Chu Suiliang, Kong Yingda, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, Li Shiji, Gao Shilian, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Zhangsun Shunde, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin, Yu Shinan, Liu Zhenghui, and Tang Jian all stood up to oppose.
As the King of Wei's faction and those who supported the direct line of succession watched in shock, more and more important officials of the Imperial Court rose to their feet. These were all truly important officials of the Imperial Court, each of them comparable to Hou Junji in status. Even Li Shiming was shocked by the appearance of these people.
"This lowly official supports the appointment of His Highness Jin Wang as the Crown Prince.”Zhangsun Wuji lowered his head and praised loudly. His voice was loud and clear, and at the same time, it was extremely appraising.
"This humble subject supports Prince Jin as the Crown Prince.”Chu Suiliang, Li Jing, Kong Yingda, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, Li Shiji, Gao Shilian, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Zhangsun Shunde, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin, Yu Shinan, Liu Zhenghui, Tang Jian, and the others chanted loudly. Their loud and orderly voices reverberated in Taiji Palace.
Li Shimin looked at the pillars of the country and thought,"It's fine if you don't make a sound, but you amaze the world with a single sound. Zhi Nu, although you're not in the royal court, your figure is everywhere in the royal court right now. This is the result of your ten years of hiding your strength and biding your time.”
Having made up his mind last night, Li Shimin stood up and strode forward. He said to the civil and military officials at the foot of the steps,"I boarded the plane when I was young. It has been dozens of years since then. It is a pity that I am getting older and older, and I am powerless to deal with state affairs. I am afraid it will not be long. In order to prevent the country from losing its master when it was in danger, I also thought that there were many good heirs and talented people in the country, so I specially set up a crown prince to consolidate the foundation of the country.
The emperor's nine sons, south wind Si Xuan, handsome and studious, intelligent and talented. He served the army with great respect and filial piety to his parents. He is very close to his brothers and sisters, and he is very powerful to his servants. He has the demeanor of his father and the shadow of my evening.
Today, the emperor's nine sons, King Li Zhi of Jin, are the crown prince of the state and are in charge of the government. Everyone must treat him like me! The queen of the five palaces assisted him, and the vassals and elders assisted him to consolidate the court's discipline.
In addition, Kong Yingda, the son of the state, was appointed as the prince's junior teacher to teach the prince. "
"Long live Your Majesty." The ministers bowing down also meant that naivety had changed.
Only the King of Wei's party was caught off guard by this sudden change.
"How... How could this be? Didn't His Majesty always think highly of His Highness the King of Wei? Why did he appoint King Jin without hesitation? Why did all the ministers support Prince Jin?”The Yellow Gate Assistant Minister Liu Wei and the others were all in a daze. Their faces were either pale or green from shock.
For so many years, the Crown Prince and the King of Wei had been fighting over each other. During this period, it was even more unpredictable and thrilling. Li Chengqian, who took the risk, and Li Tai, who schemed, did not expect that in the end, both sides would suffer. Instead, it unexpectedly contributed to the final victory of Li Zhi, the political dark horse.
This result was far beyond the expectations of the ministers who supported the King of Wei and the neutral ministers.
As the old saying goes, when the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
The future Tang Gaozong Li Zhi was obviously such a lucky "fisherman".
However, did Li Zhi really only rely on luck?
"Amazing, amazing. A dog that bites doesn't bark.”Cen Wen Wen, who had been supporting Li Tai, looked at the ministers who supported Li Zhi and sighed in his heart."Your Highness, your loss is not unjust.
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