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Chapter 1029: Dismissal (Part )

Only then did Changsun Wuji realize that Xiao Yu and the others were holding memorials in their hands, pretending to ask for instructions. Now looking at it again, staying outside the imperial study, not only expressed their loyalty to the emperor in a timely manner, but also did not see the emperor's weak side, which was really smart!
Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly and pointed at Xiao Yu. Without stopping, he pushed the door and entered the imperial study. Xiao Yu and his friends were outsiders, so they could express their loyalty in that way. However, as his uncle and assistant minister, he naturally could not stay outside.

Wang De, who was sitting outside the imperial study, saw Changsun Wuji coming in, and quietly pointed inside the room, motioning Changsun Wuji to go in by himself, and then stood outside without moving.

I thought that when the emperor returned to the imperial study, he would be furious. At the very least, he would scold the servants, at the worst, he would throw memorials and things, swear, and jump up and down like thunder. In the past, Li Shimin would be like this when he was wronged in the court, and Zhangsun Wuji was used to it.

But now, the entire imperial study was silent.

Changsun Wuji quietly peeked inside through the screen and found that there were quite a few people in the room, including Grand Marshal Hou Junji, Jinyiwei Commander Wang Xuance, and the new Minister of the Central Secretariat Cen Wenben, all standing obediently in the room without saying a word.

Looking further inside, Li Yan was wearing the dragon robe he wore when attending court, sitting behind the imperial desk.

But Li Yan's current posture was very strange. He was leaning on the back of the chair with his legs spread out, one leg hanging naturally, the other leg tucked into his arms and stepping on the edge of the chair, his left arm resting on his knee, and his right hand holding the armrest.

His head was casually leaning against the back of the chair, his eyes looking vaguely towards the caisson on the ceiling of the hall.

Changsun Wuji's heart sank. It seemed that the blow suffered by the emperor today was really too great. He just hoped that the emperor would not blame himself for all this!
Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth, flashed in, and came to the imperial desk. A clerk knelt down in robes and said sadly: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. It was because of me that those people disturbed the court meeting today and offended Your Majesty. I am guilty."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yan stretched out his hand, stopped Changsun Wuji from confessing, and then waved his hand. His whole body remained the same, without any movement, but he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Upon seeing this, Changsun Wuji quickly shut his mouth, and at Hou Junji's signal, he stood up and stood aside without saying anything more.

Li Yan was indeed very angry now, and he was not angry because the nobles were openly challenging him.

If you wear the crown in advance, you must bear its weight!
This sentence is not just talk. Li Yan knows very well that the emperor's majesty and glory are just for the outside world to see. A real emperor is responsible for the rise and fall of a great country and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people. I don't know how much suffering he has to endure that ordinary people can't imagine.

Because he knew this, he was somewhat resistant to the throne in his heart.

For so many years, I would rather stay in the north and be a Khan like a mountain king, taking revenge and killing people with ease. I don't have to worry too much about intrigues. On the prairie, I am the only king.

That is the true world of vastness, you can do whatever you want.

It was not until Li Shimin fell into crisis that Li Yan had no choice but to give up his happy life and dive into this golden cage.

Li Yan had already prepared for what was about to happen. Chang'an was a place of controversy, and the throne was the focus of public criticism. Even if there were no noble families, there would be other struggles for power. In this position, there was no hope of peace until the day of death.

But after all, he is the emperor and plays the high-end game.

In Li Yan's opinion, the game at this level, even the struggle, is all about using one's strength to force others, like Cen Wenben did.

He never expected that the nobles would be so shameless as to throw dung on his head. This also shows from another aspect how weak he, the emperor, is in their hearts, and he hardly needs to be cautious at all.

Do whatever you want!
They concluded that their foundation was too shallow and they were just puppet-like existences. No matter how angry they were, they had to endure it and could not turn the tables.

This is simply outrageous and too much. Even Chongzhen was not humiliated like this in the court!
It has been so many years, and I have never suffered such grievances. When I was the Right Wise King of Turkic, everyone coaxed me carefully. Every day when I opened my eyes, I saw bright and flattering smiles. No one dared to show me a bad face.

Even the empress who was famous throughout the ages was trying to curry favor with me.

When had anyone dared to be so disrespectful to him? At that moment in the court, Li Yan really wanted to call the imperial guards, drag out and chop off all these people who were like clowns in front of him, and use their heads to defend the dignity of the royal family.

However, Li Yan finally held back. It was easy to kill these people, but the forces hiding behind them were difficult to deal with.

Originally, Li Yan had some sympathy for these people, thinking that they had come through the chaotic times, restored the orthodoxy of the Han people, established order, and maintained stability in the world. They had made some contributions, but it was a bit overbearing to kill them all just because of the concentration of imperial power.

Now it seems that these people have been blinded by interests, putting the interests of their families above the court, standing on the opposite side of the court and the people, and completely degenerating into the public enemy of the people and an obstacle to the stability and development of the Tang Dynasty.

In that case, there is no need for me to show mercy!

The imperial study was quiet, but shrouded in a suffocating sense of oppression. Several ministers were so anxious that they could almost hear their own breathing. Zhang Sun Wuji looked at his nephew like this, and for some reason, he felt a sense of panic and fear from the bottom of his heart.

When Li Shimin was the emperor, every time he yelled, Zhangsun Wuji was nervous, but that was all fake. In fact, he was not too afraid of Li Shimin, who showed his emotions and anger on his face.

But now his nephew is completely different from Li Shimin.

Having suffered such a great humiliation, he just sat there in deep thought without saying a word. However, the aura emanating from him was lingering and heavy, like a divine thunder brewing in the sky, which made people even more terrified.

Changsun Wuji felt bitter. His nephew was completely different from before. Was it really easy to serve such a deep-minded emperor?
For the first time, Changsun Wuji had some doubts about the position of Left Prime Minister that he was about to take over.

Among these people, the one who could best understand Li Yan's current mood was Hou Junji. It was because he, the Grand Commandant, stood here first with a very respectful attitude that Wang Xuance and Cen Wenben followed suit.

Perhaps Cen Wenben still had some doubts. Given Hou Junji's current status, he didn't need to be so cautious.

But Hou Junji knew the inside story. This seemingly harmless and weak son-in-law in front of him, who looked like a puppet, was more than just a figurehead emperor.

This man is the most powerful and deserving emperor in the history of the world, who spans the grasslands and the Central Plains. Even the Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi, and even the previous Khan, are far inferior to him!

The northern grasslands have now become the back garden of the Tang Dynasty, with more than two million cavalry stationed there alone.

This is a force that can destroy the world. Once it enters the Tang Dynasty, all evil spirits will be wiped out.

The noble families that had been feared for hundreds of years were nothing more than a joke in front of the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Seeing those people stroking the tiger's whiskers again and again in the court today, Hou Junji felt scared for them.

However, Li Yan did not make any move, so Hou Junji naturally did not dare to act rashly. He had been waiting for Li Yan's call. However, Li Yan had always been dealing with them in a gentle and soft manner, and he did not show any intention of getting angry until the court was dismissed.

An emperor who can kill people but does not kill, who can be domineering but takes the initiative to talk about benevolence and righteousness, is even more terrifying.

Seeing Li Yan with a sour face in front of him, Hou Junji understood very well.

The emperor originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but he didn't expect to be slandered and suppressed. In this case, when Li Chengqian doesn't want to pretend anymore, what awaits you is a terrifying devil.

Hou Junji prayed silently for those aristocratic families in his heart, and decided to draw a clear line with them and never have any contact with them again.

So that when they fall, they will not be implicated.
After a while, a eunuch hurried to the door and whispered something in Wang De's ear.

Wang De nodded and walked in. Before he could say anything, Li Yan sat up and asked, "How is Lord Fang?"

"Your Majesty, after the imperial physician's rescue, Lord Fang has woken up. He is struggling and is being helped to the door. Is he going to come in to see Your Majesty?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yan stood up, walked to the door, and helped Fang Xuanling in together with Wang De.

As soon as Fang Xuanling came in, he struggled to his knees, crying and complaining: "Your Majesty, today it was all because of my incompetence. I failed to restrain the ministers, allowing them to offend Your Majesty. And I was also incompetent in managing my family, which led to such a thing."

"I have caused Your Majesty to be humiliated. I will never be forgiven for my crime, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, please execute this old minister."

Seeing the wise prime minister who assisted Li Shimin in creating the Zhenguan era in tears, Li Yan's heart softened and he could not bear to embarrass him. He knew that Fang Xuanling was not a power-hungry prime minister, and his previous prestige was also based on Li Shimin's power.

Now that Li Shimin has fallen, he naturally no longer has the glory of the past. The treatment he received in the court today indirectly proves that Fang Xuanling did not form a clique or abuse power.

The fundamental reason for Gao Yang’s incident was not Fang Xuanling, but Li Shimin.

Li Shimin favored his daughter Gao Yang so much that she developed an arrogant and reckless character since she was a child. She did not take Fang Yiai seriously, nor did she take Fang Xuanling, the head of the hundred officials, seriously, and she did not take etiquette and laws seriously.

(End of this chapter)