After Li Rui heard this, he smiled and said,"Get up and talk."”
Sima Yi stood behind him, not daring to step forward.
As Li Rui spoke, the system drew 99 consecutive draws and it was already over.
Other than Sima Yi, there were eight god-level cards in the System Space. Before Li Rui could take a closer look, the Dragon Martial Army was walking towards him.
The leader was an old man in a yellow robe. He was over fifty years old, but he walked like a dragon and tiger. There was an imperial concubine accompanying him. He was from the Wu family.
The Dragon Martial Army cleared the way. When Chen Xuanli saw Li Rui, he quickly went forward to persuade him,""Prince Liang, the Sage is in a bad mood, so it's better to avoid him.”
Li Longji liked others and called him a saint.
"Xuanli, who's in front?!" Li Longji frowned.”
"Sage, it's Prince Liang." Chen Xuanli quickly replied.
Li Longji was in a bad mood. He had just ordered the Crown Prince and the other two to be turned into commoners and imprisoned.
Now that Li Rui was in front of him, Li Longji said with a dark face,""Rui 'er, come over!"
"Rui 'er greets Imperial Father!"
Li Rui's expression was calm and indifferent.
With the system, he did not have to fear Li Longji. Now, it was the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan, and the golden age of Kaiyuan had pushed the Tang Dynasty to the peak.
However, he was at the peak of his power, and his father had done too many foolish things in the years to come.
Li Longji glanced at Sima Yi and asked,""Who is this person?"
"My advisor!"
Li Rui was neither servile nor overbearing.
Swoosh!
Chen Xuanli's expression changed drastically, and the other palace maids and imperial guards shuddered.
Li Longji's face turned cold." You're just a young man. How dare you raise a strategist?"”
"Why not?"
Li Rui replied.
" Saint," Lady Wu said softly," Prince Liang is so arrogant at such a young age. He doesn't put you in his eyes. In a few years, I'm afraid he will be like Crown Prince Li Ying and the others. He will lead his troops into the palace and plot against you…"
"Enough, Chen Xuanli. Pass down my decree to the world. Crown Prince Li Ying, King E Li Yao, and King Guang Li Ju are plotting to usurp the throne.”
Li Longji was indeed ruthless. He wanted to execute Li Rui's three brothers in front of his son.
Li Rui frowned." Father, the three brothers are plotting against us. Where is the evidence?"”
"Zhen saw it with my own eyes. The three of them led their troops straight into my Xingqing Palace.”
Li Longji was full of vigor.
Madam Wu sneered." The Prince of Liang is speaking up for the three of them. Could it be that the Prince of Liang is also involved in this rebellion?"”
This woman was really vicious!
A vicious heart!
As expected of someone who had climbed up from the harem, he was very scheming. With just one sentence, Li Longji's killing intent was aroused.
Li Rui did not avoid him. He said calmly," My three brothers didn't even have the chance to defend themselves. Father, you can do the same and send me to the imperial prison for secret interrogation. This will make you famous for killing four people in one day!"”
"Bastard!"
Li Longji's face was ashen.
Gao Lishi humbly said," Sage, please calm your anger. The Prince of Liang is young and ignorant. He is only twelve years old this year. He has no friends in the court. How can the words of a child be punished?”
Gao Lishi was worthy of being the number one virtuous official in history. With just a single sentence, he could grasp the entire situation.
Li Longji's expression softened. He knew that Li Rui was only twelve years old, so it was impossible for him to be involved in the rebellion.
There were no friends in the court and no forces behind them. The young man was the purest person.
"Father, even if my three brothers are guilty, why don't you give them a chance to explain themselves?" Li Rui asked.”
Li Longji had personally created the Kaiyuan Era. Although he was old, he was as conceited as a sage. He said,"I will give you this chance. If the three of them are guilty, how will you be responsible?”
"If the three of them are guilty, then I, Li Rui, will be guilty as well!”
"But if my three brothers are not guilty, Father will allow me to do something.”
Li Rui's words made Li Longji ponder for a moment before he whispered a few words into Gao Lishi's ear.
Gao Lishi humbly bowed and said,"The Sage has ordered that the Crown Prince's rebellion case be handed over to the Jingan Bureau, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supreme Court for trial.”
Li Longji had already left. Consort Wu Hui's eyes were vicious as she stared at Li Rui.
He didn't expect that the great opportunity to get rid of the Crown Prince would be ruined by this youth.
How hateful!
Actually, many people in the palace had not taken the Prince of Liang seriously all these years.
Of the 30 children of the Sage, seven died prematurely, but there were still quite a few. Prince Liang, Li Rui, was a nobody in the palace.
Who would have thought that this young man would argue with Li Longji today?
He even exchanged a chance of survival for Crown Prince Li Ying.
Li Longji walked far away and said on a whim,""Consort Hui, you return to the palace first. Zhen wants to review the memorials.”
"Saints should not be overworked."
Consort Wu Hui left reluctantly.
Li Longji turned around and said,"Xuanli, let the Dragon Martial Army secretly change into their normal clothes. Today, follow me out of the palace to take a look."”
"The Sage is going to visit in disguise?" Chen Xuanli was a little surprised.
Gao Lishi shook his head.”
"Ah?"
Chen Xuanli, this boorish old man, did not come back to his senses at all.
Li Longji said softly," Rui 'er has never been close to me since he was young, and he doesn't interact with others in the court. But today, he has spoken eloquently with me and even offended Consort Hui. This proves that Rui' er cares about the Tang Empire and knows what to defend!”
"The Sage is right. This old servant sees that the Prince of Liang is intelligent and reserved. He knows that the Sage has punished three princes today. No matter if it's the ministers or the princes, they wouldn't dare to touch the face of the dragon today!”
"But only the Prince of Liang dares!"
What Gao Lishi said was exactly what Li Longji appreciated.
Not many people in the palace knew that the group of people was traveling in secret.
On the way to the Jingan Bureau, Sima Yi suggested,""My lord, the struggle for the royal family is nothing more than a struggle for the throne. If Crown Prince Li Ying and the other two are killed, it will also be good for you.”
"Zhong Da, you don't understand my lord!"
A man appeared out of nowhere. He was seven feet tall and had a mighty appearance. There was a wild aura between his brows.
Sima Yi cupped his hands and said,"Lord Cao!”
"Cao Mengde greets the lord!"
The seven-foot man was Cao Cao. Li Rui had used the second chapter of the god-level card to release Cao Cao.
In fact, when he released Cao Cao, Li Rui used the third divine-level coercion card, which could increase his coercion value by 100 points!
"Let's talk." Li Rui nodded.”
Above Cao Cao's head, there were ten golden stars, which represented loyalty.
Sima Yi was puzzled.”
"Although my lord is young, what he wants is not just the crown prince position, but the supreme position. In my lord's heart, he has never treated Li Ying as an opponent!”
Cao Mengde's words jolted Sima Yi awake.
Li Rui left the palace and came to the Jingan Bureau. He secretly praised Cao Cao for seeing through his thoughts.
The brigade of the Jingan Division was responsible for the guards.
Wei Zilu of the Supreme Court, one of the nine ministers, led the left and right ministers in the courtyard.
"Prince Liang!"
Wei Zilu cupped his hands slightly.
" The Supreme Court, the Minister of Justice Yao Song, and the Jingan Bureau's Li Bi," Li Rui said indifferently." Since everyone is here, let's interrogate them!"”
In the main hall of the Jingan Bureau, Li Rui sat around him, with officials from the three departments on his left and right.
"Bring the former Crown Prince Li Ying, Li Yao, and Li Ju to the palace!" Wei Zilu said solemnly.”
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