"Creak!"
Suddenly, the originally sealed palace door was slowly pushed open.
Then, an army covered in black armor on tall horses came out and lined up on both sides of the palace gate!
"Black Armored Army!"
Li Zhi's eyes flashed. This was the Great Tang's most elite army! They were also Li Shi Min's personal guards! For example, Li Chengqian's rebellion this time was because of the black-armored army's power to turn the tide!
Otherwise, Li Shiming would not have been on guard against his son.
However, it was a pity that the Black Armored Army could not be trained on a large scale. This was because the soldiers and horses of the Black Armored Army had to wear the heavy Black Armor of Light!
No matter how skilled the craftsman was, this kind of armor was much heavier than the armor of an ordinary elite troop.
It weighed at least 30 to 40 pounds. Adding on the profound armor on the horse, the overall weight was definitely more than 100 pounds.
Not to mention the cavalrymen, even ordinary horses could not withstand such weight, let alone a long run.
As such, the Black Armored Army was carefully selected. In the later generations of Wu Zetian, for the sake of deterrence, Wu Zetian had been expanding the Black Armored Army.
Little did they know that this would completely reduce the combat power of the Black Armor Army. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Black Armor Army had already become a decoration. They only had a name but no strength.
However, the Black Armored Army was still the number one elite of the Great Tang! Even in the entire world, the black-armored army was still the most elite heavy-armored cavalry. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were invincible!
If it wasn't for the fact that their numbers were so small, even after more than ten years of development in Zhenguan, they had grown from 3,500 to 5,000!
But it was still rare! And this was already the limit of the Great Tang's abilities.
Because the black-armored army had to eat the best, use the best, and receive the best treatment, the Great Tang's finances could only afford five thousand black-armored soldiers.
"Milords, His Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please enter.”
The general of the black-armored army said, still standing on his horse.
"Heh, you brat, you were my subordinate back then. You actually spoke to this old man and didn't even dismount.”
At this moment, a voice that sounded like thunder rang out. Li Zhi turned around and smiled. This person was the famous Duke Lu, Chen Yaojin.
The black-armored lieutenant only smiled but did not dismount. They were Li Shi Min's personal guards and would not bow to anyone.
Apart from Li Shi Min, even the Crown Prince and Empress would not allow the Black Armor Army to bow.
Although the Tang Dynasty didn't allow kneeling, the Black Armored Army didn't even need to dismount, which showed how much Li Shimin valued them.
Crown Prince, let's go in."
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji came to Li Zhi's side and whispered to him.
Zhangsun Wuji had supported Li Chengqian at the start, but he did not expect that Li Chengqian would actually be instigated by a few villains to rebel. This almost angered Zhangsun Wuji to death.
As the number one meritorious person in Lingyan Pavilion, he clearly knew what kind of character his own emperor was. How could a brat who was still wet behind the ears rebel?
It was fine if it was not enough. The Crown Prince was still the son of his sister, Empress Zhangsun.
Therefore, Zhangsun Wuji valued Li Zhi very much. He was determined to watch him closely this time and not accuse him of treason again.
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Li Zhi cupped his hands slightly. Putting everything else aside, his uncle was very good to the three brothers. Actually, there was no such thing as favoritism. It was just that Li Zhi was young and his uncle had not thought of supporting him back then.
But now, Li Zhi was the only son left of Empress Zhangsun.
Apart from supporting Li Zhi, Zhangsun Wuji had no other choice.
However, Li Zhi realized that other than Zhangsun Wuji and a few other officials, most of the officials were nodding at Li Zhi and did not show much enthusiasm.
After thinking for a moment, Li Zhi understood.
A few days ago, because of the Crown Prince's rebellion, corpses were strewn all over the ground! Therefore, the ministers were terrified. It was estimated that before he ascended the throne, no other ministers would jump out to support him.
After all, everyone was frightened. Even Chen Yaojin did not dare to make a fuss. Because this matter involved the Tang Empire, Li Shiming would not give face to anyone. If there was really a suspect, he would still be killed.
However, Li Zhi did not mind. It was best not to form cliques for personal gain. If a minister really jumped out and said that he wanted to support him as the emperor, then Li Zhi would not put him in an important position.
Moreover, Li Zhi was confident in his own ability. Even without his transmigration, Li Zhi was still a wise ruler in history. Other than Wu Zetian's matter, there were no other black spots.
The current Li Zhi was not the Li Zhi of the past. He even had a system that was like a cheat. Li Zhi did not believe that under such circumstances, he still needed someone to assist him in ascending to the throne.
Under Zhangsun Wuji's lead, Li Zhi stood in front of all the officials and walked through the layers of palace doors for a full ten minutes before entering Hanyuan Palace!
This was the main hall of the Great Ming Palace and also the place for morning court. The civil and military officials were waiting outside Hanyuan Palace under the Bell and Drum Tower. At this time, there were also the Imperial Censors who were examining them.
It was similar to the security check in modern times. After the check, one could enter Hanyuan Palace Hall only if they did not bring any hidden weapons, poison, or other things.
Even after entering the Imperial Court, the Imperial Censors and the Imperial Advisors would still stand on both sides of the railings on the upper level of Longwei Road.
He was constantly monitoring the actions of the civil and military officials.
This was the morning court, the place closest to the emperor. As the saying goes, it was better to be safe than sorry. If a minister really defected to the enemy and attacked the emperor in the morning court, wouldn't that be a big problem?
This was the real way to open the court in ancient times!
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