At the same time, in the Palace of Dew.
The sound of the zither rang out, and smoke curled up. Li Er and Empress Zhangsun sat opposite each other, playing chess. On the surface, it looked like a leisurely and happy scene.
However, upon closer inspection, both parties were not paying attention to the chessboard. They were somewhat absent-minded.
Of course, in broad daylight, a prince of the imperial court broke both of the minister's legs in the yamen. Which dynasty and which generation had such a thing happened?
One could imagine that it would definitely cause a huge uproar!
If Li Er was not careful, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Squeak ~~
Suddenly, the door opened, and a young eunuch rushed in with a small black box in his hand. He shouted,""Your Majesty, there's an urgent secret report from the Bad Department!”
"Show it to me."
"Yes."
Li Er opened the black wooden box and took out a piece of paper. He glanced at it and sneered.
"They're moving, they're all moving. The Duan Family, Dou Family, and even the Five Families and Seven Wangs all moved. Just wait and see. Tomorrow, these aristocratic families will definitely put on a big show for me to see!”
"Isn't Your Majesty spoiling You-er too much?" Empress Zhangsun asked. Even though he was acknowledged by the heavens and the Clear Sable Divine Sword, he was still a child! If it wasn't for you granting him titles so many times in the past few days, making him complacent and lawless, how could he have caused such a huge disaster?”
"Hmm?" Li Er raised his eyebrows and said,"From Wugou's words, she's a little dissatisfied with Zhen's granting of You 'er."?”
"Uh…you can all leave."
Empress Zhangsun ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to leave the Dew Palace before she said seriously,""It would be a lie to say that I'm not dissatisfied. No matter how broad-minded I am, I will still be biased towards my own child. Now that Youer was the governor of Yongzhou and the president of the Great Tang Royal Bank, he posed a serious threat to Chengqian's position. Erlang, you…are you really not afraid that the Black Tortoise Sect incident will repeat itself?”
"Alright, Wugou is sincere to me, so I'll speak my mind.”
Li Er stood up and paced back and forth in the hall. He said carefully,"Of course I'm afraid that the brothers will kill each other. "But it's precisely because of this that I want to put the competition between them on the table.”
"Your Majesty, do you mean…" Empress Zhangsun was puzzled.
"The Tang Empire doesn't just belong to me, it also belongs to the Li Imperial Family and the people of the world." Li Er explained. We can't let our tempers do as they please! The candidate for the successor was not necessarily the eldest son. You 'er's performance was too outstanding. I'm willing to give him this chance.”
After a pause, she comforted him,"Don't worry. As long as Chengqian isn't too far off, the throne will still be his." Moreover, I am still young. With me watching over them, there is a limit to their competition. They won't really kill each other.”
"But, You 'er is still young, and today's matter…" Empress Zhangsun said.
"You 'er did well today!”
At this point, Li Er was beaming with joy. He said,"I don't know how many bad things Duan Lun has done. I've long wanted to teach him a lesson. It's just that this fellow is slippery in doing things. He hasn't been caught by zhen, so zhen can't flare up! You 'er has done what I've always wanted to do, but never did! Oh right…"
Pausing for a moment, Li Zhi pointed in the direction of Da 'an Palace and said,""Zhen received a report that Retired Emperor beamed with joy after receiving this news. He invited a few idle old officials to have a banquet all night!”
Li Yuan hated Duan Lun and Dou Gui the most.
In order to win them over, Li Yuan had married his daughter off.
In the end, this was how the two of them repaid Li Yuan?
He killed two groups of people sent by Li Yuan to investigate.
This was a slap to Li Yuan's face in front of everyone! Slapping the face of an emperor! The face of the founding king!
Could Li Yuan swallow this?
If not for the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect, Li Yuan would have thought of a way to deal with them long ago.
Now that he heard that Duan Lun was in trouble and that his grandson had avenged him, Li Yuan was very happy.
It could even be said that today was Li Yuan's happiest day ever since the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect!
"I see…I've been too shallow.”
Although Empress Zhangsun had vaguely heard of the Duan family's illegal activities, she was still a little worried. However, he did not know the details.
They were great clans, after all. Which family didn't have some dirty dealings?
She had come to see Li Er today, partly because she was worried that this matter would affect the stability of the court, and partly because she wanted to persuade Li Er to learn his lesson and not be too partial to Li You.
However, she never expected that the Duan Family would be hated by Li Er and the Retired Emperor.
He had thought that Li You's heinous deeds were actually worthy of praise in the eyes of Li Er and Retired Emperor!
Suddenly, Empress Zhangsun had a thought and said,""You 'er brought his personal guards to cause a ruckus in the Ministry of Works, and the Golden Guards arrived late. Is this related to His Majesty?”
"How is that possible?" Li Er shook his head. That was because the Golden Guards 'Great General Yuchi Gong had coincidentally gotten drunk and was unable to do anything. His Golden Guards didn't dare to interfere in the dispute between King Qi and the Minister of Works, so they didn't move out in time. What does this have to do with me? Oh, that's right, I have already punished the Duke of E. He will be fined his salary for three months.”
Li Eryi pushed 265, but the expression on his face had completely betrayed him.
Obviously, this matter was related to him!
He wanted to help Li You secretly. He was happy to see Li You cause trouble for Duan Lun!
Empress Zhangsun didn't expose him and changed the topic.""Breaking Duan Lun's legs is a great pleasure, and His Majesty is also happy. However, Youer's abuse of non-torture was always a big mistake, right? If those people made a scene tomorrow, how would they end it?”
"Clean it up?"
Li Er shook his head slightly and said,"This is not something I should worry about." With Youer's character, the one who would suffer tomorrow might not be anyone!”
Was His Majesty so confident in You-er?
Looking at Li Er's determined face, Empress Zhangsun suddenly felt that it was not Li You who had seriously threatened Crown Prince Li Chengqian's position. It was Crown Prince Li Chengqian who had fallen behind in this battle for the throne.
Was the difference between the two sides that big?
Is You-er really that capable?
If You 'er can perfectly resolve the issue of the ministers' impeachment tomorrow, I'm afraid…even I feel that You 'er is the best candidate for the throne.
Empress Zhangsun was still a little unwilling and said,""If Your Majesty's judgment is wrong. What if You-er himself was unable to deal with tomorrow's matter?”
"In that case…"
Li Er gritted his teeth slightly, and a bloodthirsty light appeared in his eyes. He said,"You 'er is my son. Disrespecting You' er is disrespecting me! If they continue to harass You-er tomorrow…Do they really think that my blade is not good enough?”
"Your Majesty! Think twice!"
Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Er's face and instantly thought of the incident at Xuanwu Sect!
That's right, Erlang had such an expression before the incident at Black Tortoise Sect!
If he made up his mind, he would kill anyone who stood in his way!
……
……
The next morning, outside Xuanwu Gate.
"If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the commoners!"
"Where is the law if you abuse the law in broad daylight?”
"Even the Minister of Works couldn't protect himself, let alone us?”
"Punish King Qi severely! Give the world an explanation!"
"Read the books of the sages and become a straight man! Today is the day of justice!"
……
More than ten thousand people escorted Duan Lun, whose legs were broken, to this place with banners.
Among these people, Duan Lun was a banner.
On his left stood the representative of the noble families, Duke of Wei Dou Gui, and on his right stood the representative of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, the Yellow Gate Assistant Minister, Cui Mingan.
In fact, it wasn't just the noble families and the five surnames and seven Wangs who came. There were also ordinary officials and students from the directorate!
In fact, these officials and the students of the directorate were the main force!
It couldn't be helped. Not only did the great clans control a large number of people and land, but they also controlled fishing vessels.
They said that Li You was unpardonable. Most of the officials of the Clearwater Bureau and even the students of the directorate believed that Li You was truly unpardonable!
Moreover, Duan Lun's legs were broken, and Li You's abuse of torture was an indisputable fact!
With so many officials and students from the directorates, and the power of the great clans…to put it bluntly, it was not impossible to change the Emperor!
In a sense, this was forcing the abdication!
This was another change in the Black Tortoise Sect!
Seeing this scene, Duan Lun's lips curled into a sinister smile." Li You. You were happy yesterday. I'd like to see how you're going to end this today. You broke my leg, I want your life! Now that things have come to this, Li Er can't protect you!
Dou Gui, Duke of Lao, was also overwhelmed with emotions. Li Er, take a look. This is the true power of the great clans! We are the masters of this world! Li Er, today, we will let you understand who is in charge of this world!
The assistant minister of the Yellow Clan, Cui Mingan, was even more high-spirited. It would be too much of a waste to just punish King Qi Li You today. Hmph, the Li family's imperial court, in order to suppress the great clans, why did they hold the imperial examinations? They were truly insane and perverse! Taking advantage of today's opportunity, I must force Li Er to issue an edict of his own sin and abolish the imperial examinations forever. At that time, I, Cui Mingan, will not only gain the gratitude of the aristocratic families, but my name will also be recorded in history!
"His Majesty has arrived! King Qi has arrived!"
Just as the three of them were having wild thoughts, a eunuch's voice rang out from the gate tower of the Black Tortoise Sect.
Then-
Thump thump thump ~~
With the sound of hurried and heavy footsteps, three thousand Golden Guards rushed out from all directions. They drew their bows and swords and surrounded the square in front of the Black Tortoise Gate!
Everyone's expression was cold and fierce, ferocious and murderous! It was as if Li Er would eliminate all the enemies for him at his command!
Soon after, Li Er and King Qi Li You appeared on the Black Tortoise Gate's gate tower, surrounded by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and other important officials.
"Long live my emperor! King Qi, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years!"
Under the Black Tortoise Gate tower, everyone paid their respects.
At the same time, almost everyone realized that the final battle was about to begin! Just by looking at the arrangement of the troops, he knew that Li Er…would not give in!
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