The surrounding officials discussed endlessly. They had not expected that the first imperial edict of today's grand court meeting would actually be such an outrageous one.
No one said anything about making Li Yuanba a prince. After all, he was Li Yuan's third son! It was normal to have such treatment, but five thousand households of food city, this made the officials below uneasy.
5,000 households. Without comparison, there would be no harm. For the dukes below them, each duke only had a few hundred households. Even the other descendants of the imperial family, a thousand households of food cities, were very doted on.
For example, the Changle Princess in history had 3,000 households of food. This was an exception made by Li Shimin, who loved his daughter. He had never seen so many food cities before.
The ministers below reacted fiercely, but there was one person who was even more intense than them.、
Li Shi Min suddenly raised his head and looked at his father, Li Yuan, with a sharp look in his eyes. After a while, he lowered his head. He was given a golden whip to beat the fatuous monarch and the greedy minister, so that they could take over the world. These short fifteen words were all directed at him. Even if he wanted to become the emperor, Li Yuan would find someone to hold him back.
At this moment, Li Shiming really hoped that Li Yuanba wouldn't accept this imperial edict, because he didn't want to have someone above his head.
The feelings that Li Shiming had revealed a few days ago were real. He really hoped that Li Yuanba would forgive him. If Li Yuanba could forgive him, he could do many things to make it up to him.
However, there was a prerequisite, and that was that Li Yuanba could not threaten his throne. Li Shiming was still the same Li Shiming from history. He would not allow anyone to spy on his throne.
"Your Highness, please accept the edict!"
The eunuch in front of the hall looked at the motionless Li Yuanba and smiled obsequiously.
Li Yuanba didn't rush to take it. Instead, he looked up at Li Yuan and said,"Is this the reason you called me to participate in the Grand Court Assembly? No wonder Li Shiming and Li Jiancheng would kill each other. If you don't make a decision, you'll be in trouble!"
Li Yuan's beard trembled. He was a little excited, but also a little sad. In fact, he had also thought about it over the past few days. He was indeed wrong in this matter.
Previously, he had thought that Li Shiming and Li Jiancheng were both his sons, so he couldn't favor one over the other. Thus, he had given Li Jiancheng the position of Crown Prince and Li Shiming the position of Heavenly Strategy General, placing him above the officials and on equal footing with the Crown Prince. He had become a figure second only to him in the Great Tang Empire.
"Yuan Ba! You finally spoke to me. A few days ago, you entered the palace and didn't even want to talk to Zhen.”
Li Yuan was clearly very excited when Li Yuanba spoke to him. A few days ago, when Li Yuanba saw him, he didn't say a word. This matter had always been a thorn in his heart.
Li Yuanba took a deep breath and extended his right hand to take the imperial edict. Another eunuch immediately carried a tray covered with a red cloth and walked over to Li Yuanba.
He lifted the red cloth and saw a whip wrapped in golden threads.
"Change your crown and change your clothes!"
A eunuch shouted from above. A row of palace maids carried trays to the main hall.
They quickly took off Li Yuanba's armor, leaving only his underwear inside.
Immediately after, they picked up the prince's clothes on the tray and began to change Li Yuanba into them.
Soon, a Great Tang Imperial Prince wearing a golden crown, yellow and red robes, and a four-clawed golden dragon circling his chest appeared before the officials.
"Greetings, Your Highness, King Zhao. Your Highness, long live, long live ~"
The sound of worship resounded throughout Taiji Palace. Although the ministers had initially objected to Li Yuan's actions, they were still very worried.
However, they quickly realized what was going on. Why were they in such a hurry? The one who was hurt the most was Li Shiming. Speaking of which, what did Li Yuanba's generous reward have to do with them?
Therefore, after Li Yuanba changed his clothes, he immediately bowed and paid his respects.
Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanba who was standing in front of him and said with a smile,""Yuan Ba, from now on, you are a true Prince of the Great Tang. Go and meet them!"
Li Yuan didn't let the ministers stand up, and Li Shimin didn't say anything.
Li Yuanba held the golden whip in his hand and turned around to look at the officials below. He was still in a daze. A week ago, he was just a military doctor.
However, a week later, he became a Prince of the Great Tang, one of the top figures in the empire.
Li Yuanba's expression turned serious as he looked at the officials below and said in a clear voice,""Everyone, rise!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The officials stood up, while Li Yuanba stood to the side without saying anything. Li Yuan shook his head and said nothing more.
At this moment, the eunuch took out another imperial edict and began to read it aloud.
The content of this imperial edict was quite long, and Li Shimin looked happy. Li Yuanba knew from Li Er's expression that this imperial edict should be the one that Li Yuan issued after the incident at Xuanwu Gate.
The content was nothing more than saying that the emperor, Li Yuan, was sick, but the country could not be governed without someone. Therefore, Li Shimin was specially appointed as the Crown Prince to handle all matters in the court and supervise the country on his behalf.
It was also after this incident that Li Yuan had completely withdrawn from the highest authority in the Great Tang. The highest authority was transferred from Li Yuan to Li Shimin.
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The court session had ended, and Li Yuanba stood in front of Taiji Palace with a golden whip in his hand. As he looked at the Great Tang Imperial Palace, his mind was in turmoil. How many times had he dreamed of the Great Tang?
Now that he had come to the Great Tang and become a Prince, he was also involved in the family affairs of the Li Tang royal family.
"Third brother! There aren't many servants in your residence now, so I've brought 30 palace maids for you.”
Li Shiming walked up to Li Yuanba and said in a low voice.
From today onwards, he would begin to wield the highest authority in the Great Tang. Although he had only been made Crown Prince, he knew that that position would soon be his. He didn't need much. As long as he recovered the power of the Imperial Court, he would become the Emperor of the Great Tang.
Li Yuanba turned around and looked at his second brother in name. He recalled Li Shiming's actions in history.
From the perspective of an emperor, there were not many emperors who did better than him. There were so many emperors in history who could compare to him, and they could be counted on five fingers.
But in other aspects, he was not a good father or a good brother.
"No need! I'm fine living alone! You can keep the Heavenly Strategy General's Residence for yourself!”
During the court meeting, Li Yuan had wanted to build a new residence for Li Yuanba. Li Shimin felt that Li Yuanba didn't have a mansion of his own and was still living in an inn, which was a bit of a slap to the face of the Li family. Therefore, he decided to give his King Qin's Mansion to Li Yuanba and wait for the new King Qin's Mansion to be built before talking about anything else.
"Eh! Then where does Third Brother want to stay?"
Li Shi Min asked.
"King Qi Manor!"
Li Yuanba's voice entered Li Shiming's ears. Looking at Li Yuanba's figure, Li Shiming smiled bitterly, but he immediately ordered his men to prepare.
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