Facing the pressure of the aristocratic families.
Li Hao's figure appeared in Li Er's mind. He thought of his son who had been wandering outside for more than ten years.
At this moment.
Li Er suddenly felt a little regretful.
He regretted letting Li Hao take on the task of managing the World Bookstore.
Although he planned to pave for Li Hao's future, plans could never keep up with changes.
Who would have thought that one storm after another would sweep across the Great Tang, giving the aristocratic families an opportunity to target Li Hao?
From the perspective of an emperor.
Choosing to temporarily compromise with the aristocratic families and sacrificing Li Hao's life in exchange for the safety of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims was undoubtedly the best choice.
But from a father's point of view.
If he chose to compromise with the aristocratic families and sacrifice Li Hao's life, then he was not worthy of being a father!
Furious!
Hatred!
Regret!
Complicated emotions filled Li Er's heart.
On one side was the people of the world, and on the other side was the kinship. It was a dilemma!
After a while.
Li Er's eyes were filled with determination.
No matter what difficulties you encounter, this time, Imperial Father will not abandon you!
"Shut up!"
"Pei Ji, as the Prime Minister of the Great Tang, you are actually spreading lies to confuse the people and bewitch the officials of the Imperial Court. Immediately remove your official position and send you to the imperial prison to await the trial of the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Imperial Censor!”
Li Er stood up and announced Pei Ji's crimes domineeringly, directly imprisoning him.
More than ten years ago, because of the war, Li Er lost Li Hao in the chaotic world and did not fulfill his responsibility as a father.
This time.
He had made up his mind to fulfill his responsibility as a father!
Whoosh.
Li Er's words caused an uproar in the entire court!
The ministers were shocked!
It was so silent that one could hear a pin drop!
Stunned!
Dumb!
Dumbfounded!
Every minister looked at Li Er with disbelief.
Even Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, who knew Li Hao's identity, were no exception.
They knew that Li Er wouldn't punish Li Hao, but they never expected that Li Er would be so domineering as to directly sentence Pei Ji to prison!
This was equivalent to completely falling out with the aristocratic families!
One had to know.
Pei Ji was the representative of the aristocratic family officials in the imperial court!
When the aristocratic family officials, who were originally confident of victory, heard Second General Li sentence Pei Ji to prison, they were stunned on the spot!
How was this possible?
Li Er actually chose to save Li Hao's life!？
Wasn't he afraid that the disaster victims would riot and Chang 'an would be in chaos?!
It wasn't just thousands or tens of thousands of disaster victims, but hundreds of thousands!
How many of them were there?
Once there was a rebellion, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Why?
These aristocratic family officials couldn't understand why Li Er would rather risk hundreds of thousands of disaster victims to protect Li Hao's life!
"Where are the Thousand Bull Guards?!"
"Drag this heresy to confuse everyone and lock him up in the imperial prison!!”
Li Er didn't give the officials in the court any chance to react. He immediately ordered the Imperial Palace's Thousand Bull Guards to pull Pei Ji away.
At this moment.
Pei Ji, whose arm was held by the Thousand Bull Guard, finally recovered from his shock.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!”
"I'm the founding father of the Great Tang, a subject of the Retired Emperor. You can't treat me like this!”
Pei Ji struggled with all his might and kept shouting.
Things had completely exceeded his expectations!
He never dreamed that Li Er would actually fall out with the aristocratic families for Li Hao and directly put him in prison!
Pei Ji was afraid. He regretted it. He didn't want to go to jail!
But now that things had come to this, no matter how afraid or regretful he was, there was no turning back!
The Thousand Bull Guard soldiers immediately took off his official hat and pulled him down.
Pei Ji's shout reverberated throughout the Dew Palace. The aristocratic family officials below were all as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to speak.
They were afraid that Li Eryi would throw them into prison in a fit of anger.
"Humph!"
"Retreat!"
Li Er shot a cold glance at the officials of the aristocratic families, snorted coldly, and left with a flick of his sleeves!
......
Chang 'an City, the underworld of the aristocratic Cui family.
After the court session ended, the news was immediately sent to the various aristocratic families. The heads of the various aristocratic families immediately gathered here to discuss countermeasures.
"Patriarchs, what should we do?”
"That person in the Imperial Palace actually fell out with us aristocratic families for a mere commoner. Our plan will be ruined.”
The head of the Cui family said with surprise, doubt, and anger.
This was an outcome that he had never expected.
Originally, they thought that Li Hao would definitely die if they defeated Li Er!
They had never expected that not only did Li Er not punish Li Hao, but he had also punished Pei Ji, the representative of the royal court.
"How hateful!"
"I just don't understand how a doctor born as a commoner could make His Majesty the emperor do this!？”
The head of the Pei family gritted his teeth and said angrily.
Pei Ji was the Prime Minister of a country and the pillar of the Pei family. Now that he was imprisoned, it was a huge blow to the Pei family.
"Yes, I am!"
"That's right!"
"Crazy!"
......
Many family heads nodded in agreement. Everyone was puzzled by Li Er's behavior.
One person's life and hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, wasn't it obvious how to choose?？
However, Li Er chose the option that they thought was the least possible!
"Patriarchs, since things have come to this, we can only choose to put Li Hao's matter on hold for the time being.”
"However, that person in the Imperial Palace has treated our families like this. We can't just let this go.”
"If it weren't for the help of our great clans, how could the Li Imperial Family have obtained such a beautiful land?”
"Isn't treating us like this equivalent to burning the bridge after crossing the river?”
The Master of the Wang family said indignantly.
Back then, when Li Yuan rebelled, the Wang family's roots were in Taiyuan.
At that time, he had invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources in Li Yuan. Now that he was treated like this, he was naturally unwilling.
"That's right!"
"We should join forces and let the Li Imperial Clan see our power.”
"Let him understand that without the support of our aristocratic families, the Li Imperial Family is nothing!”
Many of the family heads agreed and felt the same way.
"Good!"
"In that case, we will do our best to plunder the food in the market. We will not leave a single grain of rice or wheat for him!”
"When the time comes, he will naturally beg us!”
The Master of the Wang family said to everyone, his eyes full of hatred.
As soon as this suggestion was made, it immediately received the strong approval of the heads of the various families. They wanted to unite and make Li Er regret making this decision!!!
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