After reprimanding the two brothers, Li Shiming called the butler over and instructed him about the matters in the residence. Then, he led his men back to the palace.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai could only leave resentfully after being reprimanded by Li Shimin. They only dared to let the guards carry them away after they left the main hall, grimacing in pain.
Their hatred for Li Ke was no less than Zhangsun Wugou's, but they were afraid that if they spoke any more nonsense, Li Shimin would hear them, so they exchanged glances and returned to their respective courtyards.
You're not allowed to leave the hospital for two months! How could he endure this!
He still had to apologize to Li Ke!
It was too difficult.
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Two days later, Li Yuan's edict was officially issued to the court.
Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi rebelled and were executed. Li Shimin, the king of Qin, made great contributions and was promoted to the position of prince.
In addition, Li Yuan was no longer in charge of the government. Li Shimin was in charge of all matters in the court, including the former Crown Prince and the remnants of King Qi.
The imperial edict shocked the world. The common people only had something to talk about after a meal, but the aristocratic families and neighbors of the Great Tang did not intend to stay quiet.
The most powerful clans in the Great Tang were the Five Families and Seven Sects. These five families and seven sects were top-notch clans, and even the later civil and military officials felt honored by their marriage. Even the influence of the imperial family was not as great as that of the clans.
The five surnames and seven sects were further divided into the Guanlong Family and the Shandong Nobles. The Li Family was supported by the Guanlong Family and successfully won the throne.
Therefore, the Guanlong Family was the strongest.
The gentry in Shandong came second.
There was also a force called the Jiangnan Nobles. They were located in Jiangnan and could be traced back to the River East during the Three Kingdoms period, so they could also be called the River East Nobles.
The Guanlong Group was a military group that controlled the army, but it also had many people of insight. The Shandong gentry group was a group of scholars, with a large number of high officials and scholars. The Jiangnan Group was the weakest in the court. Most of them were made up of scholars and rarely became officials in the court.
In addition, there was also an invisible force. This force was distributed among the Guanlong Group and the Shandong aristocratic families!
The Guanlong Group was formed by the Xianbei nobles and the descendants of the Han generals. In the end, their power grew and formed the Guanlong Group.
This force was the descendant of the Han family and had always been obsessed with the prestige of the Han family. The main reason why Li Yuan could seize the world was because Li Yuan's surname was Li!
In terms of bloodline, Li Yuan's Han bloodline was the most important. The Hu bloodline passed down from his mother's side was meager, so these Han aristocratic families went with the flow and did not cause any more trouble.
Otherwise, with the strength of these families, it would not be so easy for Li Yuan to become the emperor.
Li Shimin's coup didn't just catch Li Jiancheng off guard, it also caught all the aristocratic families off guard!
One had to know that there were many aristocratic families who supported Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, but those who supported Li Shimin were mostly from the Shandong aristocratic families!
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were among the best!
The Li family of the Guanlong Group did not support Li Shimin, but Li Yuan!
Only a small portion of the Guanlong Group supported Li Shiming. Zhangsun Wuji was Li Shiming's most loyal supporter, and the Zhangsun family behind him was the Guanlong family that supported Li Shiming.
However, the Zhangsun Clan wasn't very powerful, and they weren't the top aristocratic families in the Guanlong Corporation. They only developed slowly with the help of the emperor.
Li Shiming had already succeeded in seizing the throne, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji had both died at his hands. This meant that their efforts had been in vain, so how could they be willing to accept this?
After receiving the news, the Guanlong family and the Shandong aristocratic families held more than one family meeting to discuss how they should treat the Li Dynasty in the future.
To them, it didn't matter who became the emperor, because no matter who became the emperor, they would have to rely on them in the court!
At this time, the aristocratic families were at their peak. They had talents and armies. Although the Sui and Tang Dynasties had created the imperial examination, if the children of the poor wanted to enter the court and become officials, the aristocratic families still had the final say.
Therefore, even if Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji died, it wouldn't affect them much. However, the reduction in their profits wasn't something they wanted to see.
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