Cui Zhengdao was one of the best young men in the Cui family. He had been well-read since he was a child and was proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics. He was so frightened by Li Shimin's words that he almost knelt down.
He knew that there was a saying in the Ode of Chu," Only the wilting of the vegetation is afraid of the aging of the beauty. The aging of the beauty is at most miserable, and the beauty turns white hair. But what about the aging of the hero and the aging of the emperor?"
More importantly, Li Shiming was in his prime, so who dared to say that he was old?
If one dared to say that the Emperor was in his twilight years, then one's head would roll to the ground.
Cui Zhengdao held the jade board in his hand and tried to hold it tightly. His hands turned purple, but he was still trembling. His voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat,""Your Majesty, you are the most respected person in the world. How can you be old?”
Cui Zhengdao seemed to have used up all his strength after saying this.
Then, he saw the sword light directly fall in front of his eyes. A strand of black hair on his temples slowly drifted down, like rootless duckweed that frightened him.
There was a click.
His hand loosened, and the jade board fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.
Li Shimin looked at Cui Zhengdao and said,""Minister Cui, I will still say the same thing. Among these sinners, your Cui family has the most. Where do you think I should deal with them?”
"Just be frank, I will consider it carefully.”
Qin Huaiyu also came over and picked up the jade board on the ground."Yes, His Majesty has already asked you. Just say it.”
Cui Zhengdao's facial muscles were trembling. He looked at Qin Huaiyu and even had the urge to curse in his heart. He thought about the situation and still wanted him to say it. If he told the truth, he would die a horrible death.
He said without thinking,"Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense. Although these sinners are from the Cui family, they are also subjects of the Tang Empire. Therefore, their lives are decided by Your Majesty.”
"I will obey your orders."
Cui Zhengdao's words could be said to be extremely humble, but he also understood that the matter of Xuanwu Sect could not be suppressed by Li Shimin.
For the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, the more they suppressed it, the more they would love to resist in the future.
Just like now, some of the officials with the five surnames and seven Wangs had resentment in their eyes. They felt that Li Shiming was using his power to suppress them, and they were not convinced.
These gazes did not dare to look directly at them, but they represented a force in the court.
Qin Huaiyu's fingers were tapping on the side of his body. He knew that Li Shiming had been worried about these things. The terror of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs was not because of that, but because they had occupied this land for too long.
No one knew this better than Li Shi Min, because he himself was a member of the Li family.
The five surnames and seven Wangs did not say that their fiefs were more dignified than the imperial power, nor did they say that the resources and money they controlled were comparable to a country's wealth, nor did they say that they were disloyal.
There were many officials with five surnames and seven Wangs in the imperial court, and all the scholars in the world were poor.
The Five Families and Seven Wangs were thousand-year-old aristocratic families. They had nurtured countless generals and ministers, and they had sponsored countless Confucian scholars. These were their resources.
Every time Li Shi Min went to court, he could see the officials and the families behind them.
Qin Huaiyu had only killed 13 people. In fact, they would only need half a year to send over 20 people.
Li Shiming controlled the Great Tang, but his subordinates were all his own people. How could an Emperor be at ease? He couldn't even sleep well unless he had a foolproof plan.
Unfortunately, Li Shiming had no chance of breaking through this situation, because the Great Tang did not even have a formal imperial examination, and only relied on the recommendation of the Confucian scholars.
Therefore, he didn't kill too many people, because all of this was just to stop the boiling water. It could only solve some of the scabies.
Clang--
Li Shiming didn't even look at the sword sheath in Eunuch Lin's hand. He sheathed the sword and walked down step by step, passing by Cui Zhengdao and Qin Huaiyu.
He looked at all the officials in the court.
He was the same. He said domineeringly,"Since zhen asked you and you didn't speak, zhen will make the decision for you.”
Cui Zhengdao muttered in his heart, You're making decisions for me?
Isn't this forcing me to make a decision?
The people of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs all looked at Li Shi Min in this way. They felt a sense of resentment in their hearts because they felt that Li Shi Min could not convince them.
Qin Huaiyu stood up straight, because he knew that Li Shiming was the greatest emperor in history, and his boldness was not limited to this.
Otherwise, he would not have achieved the prosperous Zhenguan period in the history books.
Qin Huaiyu realized that he wasn't the only one. Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others all had a glimmer of hope in their eyes. As generals, they understood Li Shiming's thoughts the best.
As for Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, they had even more considerations.
There was a hint of worry in his eyes, as if he already knew about Li Shiming's decision.
Qin Huaiyu looked at the group of high officials and smiled. He finally understood why Li Shiming could achieve such great things. It was because he had a group of people who were willing to trust him unconditionally.
Li Shi Min walked forward, step by step, to the front of the hall. The Golden Guards opened the door.
His voice was like a great bell, filled with panic.
"Since you want to kill someone, then let's do it at the Black Tortoise Sect!”
"At three quarters in the afternoon, I want to see the people from the five surnames and seven Wangs come to watch the ceremony. I want to see how these people's heads fall…"
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