The civil and military officials looked at the four Commandery Princes standing outside the hall with solemn expressions.
Fang Xuanling stood at the back of the civil officials and frowned slightly. As expected, the Eastern Palace had also taken action. Not only the Eastern Palace, but Pei Ji and the other old officials had also taken action.
In the name of the King of Qin, he summoned Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong to Chang 'an.
The Crown Prince's confidants let the Prince of Lujiang County, Li Yuan, enter the palace to help the Crown Prince.
Pei Ji and the rest of the court elders called over Huai An Prince Li Shentong and Xiangyi Prince Li Shenfu.
It seemed like he wanted to pull chestnuts out of the fire.
It was not easy!
Li Gang, Dou Gui, Pei Ju, and the rest of the Crown Prince's confidants also frowned. They didn't expect the four Regional Kings to arrive at the same time.
Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, and Feng Deyi heaved a sigh of relief. They had arrived just in time.
If Li Shentong and Li Shenfu had arrived later than the other two, the four of them would not have been able to control the situation.
With the sound of footsteps, Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Xiaogong, and Li Yuan, the four Commandery Princes, strode into the hall and bowed to Li Chengdao, who was sitting on the throne.
"I, Li Shentong, pay my respects to the eldest grandson of the emperor!”
"I, Li Shenfu, pay my respects to the eldest grandson of the emperor!”
"I, Li Xiaogong, pay my respects to the eldest grandson of the emperor!”
"I, Li Yuan, pay my respects to the imperial grandson!"
None of the four Commandery Princes addressed Li Chengdao as " Your Majesty ". They still addressed him as the eldest grandson of the Emperor.
Ji Gang stood beside Wang Yu. Hearing their address, he shouted,""His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, has already passed the coronation ceremony and become the Emperor of the Great Tang. Why don't the four Commandery Princes change their titles?”
Li Shentong was the oldest among the four kings. He raised his head and stared coldly at Ji Gang. He snorted coldly and said,
"The news that this king received was that the eldest grandson of the emperor did not ascend the throne properly. He rebelled and usurped the throne. How can he be worthy of the title of Your Majesty?”
"Now, this king still calls the imperial grandson Your Highness because of this king's cousin.”
"You-" Ji Gang was furious.
"Ji Gang, you can leave." Li Chengdao waved his small hand, gesturing for him to stand aside. He then looked at the four Regional Kings with interest and said in a tender voice,
"According to seniority, I should address the Huai An and Xiangyi Commandery Prince as great-uncle, the Hejian Commandery Prince as great-uncle, and the Lujiang Commandery Prince as great-uncle.”
"However, I have already held my coronation ceremony in front of all the civil and military officials. In other words, I should call myself Zhen.”
"Calling you all should not be based on seniority. From now on, this one will not call you by your names. This one will call you whatever Regional King you are.”
After saying that, Li Chengdao jumped down from the throne and tilted his head, asking,"
"Let me ask you, Prince of Huai 'an, Prince of Xiangyi, Prince of Hejian, Prince of Lujiang, what are you four planning to do by bringing troops into the palace? Rebellion?"
Li Shentong's eyes narrowed. He did not expect an eight-year-old child to speak so logically. He said in a deep voice,"Your Royal Highness, we entered the palace to help the king!”
"Protect the king?"
Li Chengdao placed his hands behind his back and said in a tender voice,"
"I am the emperor. Do I need you to help me? Rebellion is rebellion, don't make it sound so nice!”
Li Shenfu stroked his beautiful beard and said indifferently,
"Your Royal Highness, you should know better than anyone who is the traitor!”
"Of course, all the officials should know this, right?”
As he spoke, Li Shenfu dragged out his tone and glanced at the officials around him.
Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, and Feng Deyi smiled and stood up. Xiao Yu said loudly,
"The four Commandery Princes may not know this, but His Majesty, the Crown Prince, King Qin, and King Qi have all been locked up in King Qin's Residence by the eldest grandson. As for who is the one plotting a rebellion, the truth will be revealed once we welcome His Majesty back!”
Li Shentong pretended to be surprised. This king doesn't quite believe it."
When the officials heard this, many of them walked out and bowed to Li Shentong.
"Let Huai An County Prince know. I can prove that the traitor is the eldest grandson of the emperor!”
"This humble official can testify to the rebellion of the imperial grandson!”
"I can testify!"
"The eldest grandson of the emperor has imprisoned the emperor, the crown prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi in King Qin's residence for all officials to witness!”
Li Shentong and Li Shenfu looked at each other and laughed.
Those who stood out to testify were all old officials of the court.
Li Shenfu glanced at Fang Xuanling who was standing behind the civil officials and said meaningfully,"
"Fang Xuanling, I heard that you were the first to advise the emperor's grandson to ascend the throne. Now, the officials are saying that the emperor's grandson rebelled and usurped the throne.”
Fang Xuanling frowned. Li Shentong and Li Shenfu, the two Commandery Princes, were superior to Li Xiaogong in terms of seniority and seniority. With the support of these old officials in the Imperial Court, all his previous plans were useless.
Taking a deep breath, Fang Xuanling strode out and bowed to Li Shentong and Li Shenfu.
"This lowly official's advice that day was to stabilize His Highness, the Imperial Zhangsun, so as to prevent the Imperial Zhangsun's desire for the throne from being opposed by the officials, who would then be enraged and attack His Majesty, the Crown Prince, the King of Qin, and the King of Qi.”
"Now that the four Commandery Princes have entered the palace to serve the Emperor, this lowly official can rest assured.”
Fang Xuanling looked up at the eight-year-old child in the dragon robe and said in a loud voice,"
"Fang Xuanling, please return to the throne!”
Du Ruhui understood why Fang Xuanling was doing this. He knew that the general trend could not be disobeyed, so he stood up and said in a clear voice,"This subject, Du Ruhui, requests the imperial grandson to return to power!”
"Zhangsun Wuji, please return to the throne!”
"I, Gao Shilian, invite the eldest grandson of the emperor to return to power!”
All of a sudden, the ministers of King Qin's Mansion stood up.
The ministers of the Eastern Palace looked at Li Gang.
Li Gang's expression was extremely ugly, but he understood that the two Commandery Princes, Li Shentong and Li Shenfu, had stabilized the situation.
Under the general trend, they could not have any other thoughts. Li Gang sighed secretly and walked out to Li Chengdao. He bowed and said,
"This subject, Li Gang, requests His Royal Highness to return to power!”
"I, Dou Gui, request the imperial grandson to return to power!”
"This subject, Pei Ju, requests the imperial grandson to return to power!”
Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi, and Xiao Yu were completely relieved to see the ministers of the Eastern Palace and King Qin's Residence stand up and plead for Li Chengdao to return to power.
What he needed to do now.
All that was left was to welcome Li Yuan back to the palace!
Li Shentong did not waste any time. He raised his head confidently and said in a mocking tone,"Imperial grandson, yesterday, the civil and military officials petitioned you to ascend the throne, and you agreed. Today, the civil and military officials petitioned you to return to power, do you agree?”
Li Chengdao smiled and said in a tender voice,""What if I say no?"
Li Yuan had the worst temper and could not hold back any longer. She shouted,"Imperial grandson, do you think you can stop just because you say no?”
The corners of Li Chengdao's mouth curled up slightly." I think it should be fine if I say no.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Huatian walked out of the back hall with four twelve or thirteen year old youths in his royal guard robes.
Seeing the four youths, Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Xiaogong, and Li Yuan's expressions changed drastically. They cried out involuntarily,"
"Dao Yan!"
"Demao!"
"Chongyi!"
"Wen An!"
The four teenagers were the eldest sons of the four Regional Kings.
All the officials gasped and looked up at the eight-year-old eldest grandson of the emperor in horror. When did he bring the eldest sons of the four princes to Chang 'an?!
Looking at the dumbfounded looks of the officials, Wang Yu cursed in his heart. There were still many people like this standing in the back hall.
Thinking of this, Wang Yu glanced at Li Chengdao, and he prostrated himself in admiration in his heart.
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