The imperial palace of Chang 'an was divided into two parts. The north was Taiji Palace, and the south was the imperial city.
Within the Imperial City, there were three provinces, six departments, twelve divisions, and so on.
Behind the Gate of Heaven Influence, Taiji Palace was the Hall of Duality, the Hall of Dew, the Hall of Taiji, and so on.
Although King Qin's Residence was a residence in name, it was actually located outside Taiji Palace, a government office in the Imperial City.
Li Chengdao left ten Brocade Guards and ten East Chamber foreigners to guard the gates of Prince Qin's Mansion.
With the Jinyiwei and the East Chamber foreigners around, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Er, and Li Yuanji would not be able to fly out of Prince Qin's Mansion even if they had wings.
" Ji Gang, pick fifty Brocade Guards and go to Longzhou, Yangzhou, and Yuhuatian. You pick fifty foreigners from the East Chamber and go to Jinzhou and Youzhou. Remember, do as I say..."
As Li Chengdao walked, he called Ji Gang and Yu Huatian, who were dressed in the robes of the imperial guards, and whispered to them.
Soon, the two of them cupped their fists in response and selected fifty people from the remaining Embroidered Uniform Guards and East Chamber. They left the palace and headed to Longzhou, Yangzhou, Jinzhou, and Youzhou.
The Duke of Wei, Pei Ji, and the Chief Eunuch, Wang Yu, followed behind the eight-year-old child with dazed expressions.
The two of them were trembling with fear along the way. The feeling that this imperial grandson gave them was that he was too shrewd.
From the moment he entered the palace to instigating Li Yuan to go to Prince Qin's mansion, and then locking the four of them in the mansion, every step had been calculated by Li Chengdao.
Listening to the conversation between Li Chengdao and the two palace guard leaders, Pei Ji carefully said,""Your Highness, why did you send the palace guards?”
Li Chengdao glanced at him." Prepare for a rainy day."”
Prepare for a rainy day? Pei Ji thought about his arrangement, but no matter how he thought about it, he could not figure out why.
Since he couldn't think of it, he might as well not think about it. Pei Ji no longer thought about Li Chengdao's arrangements and said with a solemn expression,
" Your Highness, you said that you want to be the emperor. Let's not talk about this old minister. Let's talk about all the civil and military officials in the court first. If they know that Your Highness has imprisoned His Majesty and the three princes in King Qin's Mansion…"
Li Chengdao waved his small hand and interrupted him,"I'm not imprisoning my royal grandfather and the others. I just don't want them to come out of King Qin's mansion.”
"…" Pei Ji gaped at him. Wasn't this the same thing?!
Wang Yu, who was listening by the side, roughly understood what Pei Ji wanted to say and continued,
"But no matter what, once Your Highness's actions are known by the civil and military officials, they will definitely oppose it strongly.”
Li Chengdao stopped in his tracks, and his small face was filled with confusion as he looked at Wang Yu and said,""Are you saying that all the civil and military officials in the court will cause me many problems?”
Wang Yu nodded." Yes, and it's very difficult to resolve.”
Li Chengdao frowned." I don't think it's difficult. If I can't solve the problem, why can't I solve the problem?"”
Wang Yu: "???"
Pei Ji was speechless.
What did he mean by that? Was he planning to directly solve all the civil and military officials who had caused the problem?
The two of them looked at the serious eight-year-old child with dull expressions. This imperial grandson was not old, but his path was really wild.
Li Chengdao continued to walk forward. If he continued to walk forward, he would reach Taiji Palace.
Pei Ji looked in the direction he was heading and asked,""Your Highness, where are you going next?”
"The court."
Li Chengdao turned around and glanced at him.”
Pei Ji and Wang Yu looked at each other and were speechless for a moment. The imperial grandson had already decided that he could become the emperor?
The two of them thought about it and followed him at the same time. They couldn't get Li Yuan out of King Qin's residence in a short time, so they might as well follow him to the morning court to take a look.
Pei Ji and Wang Yu were bewildered. Just how would this eldest grandson of the emperor face the entire court? Those people were not to be trifled with.
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"Thump, thump, thump!"
In ancient times, the morning court was called the court meeting. It was the most important political activity for officials in the capital.
The court meeting in the morning was about six o'clock after daybreak.
The summer sun rose very quickly. Hundreds of officials waited under the rising sun for a long time. The Gate of Heaven Influence between the Imperial City and Taiji Palace was slowly opened by the palace guards.
The civil and military officials remained silent as they filed in with jade boards in their hands.
When they arrived at Taiji Palace, the officials were stunned.
There were three people in the hall.
Standing at the bottom right of the steps was the current Prime Minister, Duke of Wei Pei Ji.
Standing on the steps, on the right side of the imperial table, was Chief Eunuch Wang Yu.
There was also a child wearing a light golden robe sitting on the dragon throne. He was sizing them up with interest.
Hmm? How could the person sitting on the throne be the imperial grandson?
The civil and military officials were stunned. Why did His Majesty bring the eldest grandson here today?
Although they were confused, none of the officials said a word. They waited quietly for Li Yuan to go to court.
Li Chengdao sized up all the officials. According to his memories, he recognized almost everyone in the hall.
The leader of the civil officials was Pei Ji, Duke of Wei. Behind him were Xiao Yu, Duke of Song, Chen Shuda, Duke of Jiang, and Feng Deyi, Duke of Mi.
This group of people were from the old minister faction, Li Yuan's trusted aides.
After that, there was Li Gang and Pei Ju, who were in charge of the Crown Prince's affairs…They were all from the Eastern Palace.
After them were Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji…They were from King Qin's Mansion.
It was the same for the generals. There were people sent by the old minister, people from the Eastern Palace, people from King Qin's Mansion…
Li Chengdao clicked his tongue.
Soon, with the sound of whips outside the hall, it was time for morning court.
All the officials raised their heads and stared at the entrance leading from the back hall to the front hall, waiting for Li Yuan to come out.
However, Wang Yu, who was wearing a blue eunuch robe and holding a horsetail whisk in his arms, took a step forward and shouted at the top of his voice," If there's anything, report it as soon as possible. If there's nothing, withdraw from the court!"
“???”
All the officials looked at him blankly.
In the ranks of civil officials.
The 51-year-old Duke of Song, Xiao Yu, who was also the prime minister of the imperial court, shouted,""Eunuch Wang, His Majesty hasn't come yet. What does he want us to discuss?”
Wang Yu glanced at him, then pointed at Li Chengdao who was sitting on the dragon throne, and said solemnly,""Isn't His Majesty here?"
“???”Xiao Yu's eyes widened." Eunuch Wang, are you joking? That's clearly His Highness the eldest grandson of the Emperor!"”
"It's His Majesty now." Wang Yu patiently explained.
“……”
In the hall, one could hear a pin drop.
All the officials were confused.
What did that mean? His Majesty had abdicated? Abdication? Why didn't you inform us?
Xiao Yu came back to her senses." Eunuch Wang, I don't understand what you mean. I'm asking His Majesty."”
"His Majesty is staying in the King Qin Residence." Wang Yu laughed dryly.”
Staying in Prince Qin's mansion? Xiao Yu was confused." Where's His Highness the King of Qin?”
Wang Yu braced himself and said,"He's also staying in the Qin Residence."”
Xiao Yu was silent for a few seconds before saying,"Are the Crown Prince and King Qi also staying in King Qin's Residence?”
Seeing Wang Yu nod his head, all the officials in the court couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. How could they not understand that the 'living in King Qin's Mansion' he said meant that he was locked up?
So the four of them were all killed?!
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