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Chapter 704 Chaos in the Court (Part )

"Ah, bah, the King of Shu is a mediocre person who deceives the world and steals the reputation. If we really talk about the most virtuous among the princes, it must be the King of Qi. At such a young age, he went out to govern a region and protect the peace of the entire Shandong Province. If it weren't for the King of Qi, who knows how many people in Shandong and Hebei would be kings and emperors?"

Damn, this is crazy, this is crazy, who is this?
He is so aggressive that he leads the King of Qi to Boss Cao right from the start. Is he simply ignoring Li Shimin on the throne?
Everyone was so busy looking that before they found the person, another voice suddenly came up from behind: "Your Highness the Prince of Wei is talented and kind to others. He is known as a wise king. He will definitely inherit the emperor's legacy and govern the Tang Dynasty to a peaceful and prosperous world."

"I agree with Lord Chu Heng's proposal."

All of a sudden, all the ministers began to look for the location of Jingzhao Yin Chu Heng.

An official standing behind the civil officials turned pale, and the officials around him all hid far away, wanting to distance themselves from him. Chu Heng quickly stretched out his hands and shook them tremblingly, saying, "I didn't say anything. What I said just now was not what I said."

But the voice just now seemed to come from Chu Heng's direction. Chu Heng also heard it. It was very close to his ear. It was obviously coming from behind him. He quickly turned around to search, but the crowd suddenly moved away and the person who spoke also shrank back into the crowd.

Chu Heng looked around anxiously, and the questioning looks from all around made him so anxious that he jumped up and down.

Chu Heng also happened to be a member of the King of Wei's army, and what he said was very consistent with his position and status.
At this moment, the hall was in chaos and noisy. Even Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had a black face. He looked angrily at the King of Wei and the King of Shu, who were somewhat frightened by the out-of-control situation.

Are you planning to take over early?
You’re not even a prince yet, and you want to rebel?
At this time, the ministers began to discuss the wisdom and stupidity of the crown prince, the king of Shu, the king of Wei, and the king of Qi. Seeing this, the supporters of the king of Shu, the king of Wei, and the king of Qi were infected by the atmosphere and thought that this was the intention of their own princes, so they also began to support their own masters.

For some reason, Li Shimin and several important officials in the prime minister's office did not say anything to stop them and just let everyone talk.

Gradually, the ministers split into three groups, each praising their own prince and disparaging the other.

At this point, nearly half of the ministers in the hall became confused and started to discuss the issue in a chattering manner. Even the ministers who did not belong to these factions began to whisper to each other. The hall became a complete mess and no one was looking for those who had initially led the topic into depth.

at this time
A loud "bang" sound came from Dan.

The civil and military officials were stunned and quickly quieted down. They then realized that they were not in the vegetable market, but in the Taiji Hall, the core center of the Tang Dynasty, a hall for discussing state affairs, not a place where people could talk nonsense like in the streets.

Under Li Shimin's angry gaze, all the ministers hurriedly returned to their seats and stood in place. Some even began to straighten their clothes. It turned out that the people of the King of Shu and the people of the King of Wei and the King of Qi were pushing and shoving each other, and were about to engage in a fight.

It seemed that the fight would begin in a short while.

When the ministers quieted down, Li Shimin said with a gloomy face: "Look at you, what do you look like? You are not hooligans in the market, but the backbone of our Tang Dynasty. If you discuss politics like this, do you still want the dignity of the court?"

After Li Shimin's scolding, everyone calmed down and stood in the hall with their heads down, looking guilty.

Li Shimin didn't care who was leading the public opinion in the crowd just now, but turned to look at Wei Zheng who was still standing in front of him, and said coldly: "Wei Zheng, are you finished talking?"

"No, I just reported the Crown Prince. Now I have to report three more people?"

"Huh? Who else?"

Wei Zheng said decisively: "I have reported to the King of Shu, the King of Wei, and the King of Qi that these three princes sent their cronies to sneak into the Eastern Palace and infiltrate the Flying Tiger Army, wantonly disrupting and destroying military discipline, intending to disrupt the barracks, frame the Crown Prince, and plot to seize the Eastern Palace."

"Nonsense, Wei Zheng, please stop talking nonsense," Li Ke rejected flatly.

Li Tai no longer cared about his gentle and elegant temperament, and accused with a red face: "You must have evidence when speaking. Don't think that you can accuse others at will just because you are a censor."

"is it?"

Wei Zheng smiled coldly and questioned: "Hu Lixian, the General of the Front Guard of the Flying Tiger Army, is the nephew of Cen Wenben, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and is from the line of the King of Shu; Zhou Yande, the General of the Right Guard, is the nephew of Du Chuke, the Minister of Works, and is from the line of the King of Wei; Liang Sijin, the General of the Left Guard, is the brother-in-law of the King of Qi. Aren't these evidences?"

Several people did not expect that Wei Zheng was really not afraid of death. He actually exposed the tacit rules of everyone in front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials in the court, and swept across the three princes at once. Now, even the explanations of several people seemed to have turned into cover-ups.

But no matter what, even if everyone knows it, this matter cannot be acknowledged.

Li Ke threw away the purple sleeves of the prince's robe and denied it flatly: "Nonsense, Hu Lixian is the nephew of Lord Cen, he got there based on his own talents, what does this have to do with me?"

"That's right, Zhou Yande being the nephew of Lord Du doesn't prove anything. Does the court have to look at who is whose relative when appointing officials?" Li Tai glanced at Wei Zheng coldly. He just thought this old man was cute, but now he looked very hateful. He was just like a mad dog, biting whoever he caught.

Wei Zheng swept the crown prince and several princes into the case, and even the King of Qi who was far away in Shandong was not spared. All the ministers were amazed that Wei Zheng was indeed a man of steel and fearless, and they were also relieved about the development of the situation.

Attacking one prince would be a serious matter, but if Wei Zheng attacked several adult princes, when the situation got serious enough, nothing would happen. Because it was impossible for the emperor to deal with so many princes at once.

As the princes grew up, under the guidance of the emperor, they also became the most core force in the court, playing a role in balancing the political situation.

The saying "the law does not punish too severely" is exactly this principle. Wei Zheng used the matter of the Flying Tiger Army to sweep away several princes together, and the final result can be imagined.

Sure enough, Li Shimin's face became serious: "Fang Xuanling, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, since someone has reported it, we must investigate it."

Fang Xuanling said confidently, "Besides, the case involves the princes. To avoid interference in the investigation, please send someone to investigate. If there are indeed people who commit crimes under the banner of the princes, they will be punished accordingly. If not, then justice will be done to the princes."

"Well, Xuanling is right!"

Li Shimin thought for a moment and then decisively announced: "Wei Zheng, since this matter was instigated by you, I will hand this case over to you. You will be the imperial envoy, select capable personnel from the Censorate, station them in the Flying Tiger Army, and begin a thorough investigation of this case."

"Hou Junji!"

Hou Ju, who was standing in front of the generals, stepped forward and accepted the order: "You are the general of the Right Guard. Many of the soldiers recruited by the Flying Tiger Army this time are from the Sixteen Guards. In order to avoid chaos, I order you to assist Xuan Cheng in investigating this case. You must do a good job of calming and stabilizing the morale of the army to avoid stirring up chaos."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

Li Shimin handled the situation very appropriately. For a case like this involving the military, the suspects and criminals must be military personnel. If there were no generals to suppress the situation, a riot would easily occur if one was not careful.

As the general of the Right Guard, Hou Junji was very suitable to go to the scene. Moreover, as long as he was involved in the case, he would naturally discover the chaos of the Flying Tiger Army. At that time, in order to save the prince from the fire pit, he would naturally not be able to refuse to train the Flying Tiger Army.

Seeing that Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling had decided on such a big matter in a flash with just one voice, many ministers were slightly stunned. The previous situation was too chaotic, but the handling at this time was too smooth, as if it had been rehearsed in advance.

The ministers looked at this scene thoughtfully, wondering what they were thinking.
Many officials from aristocratic families who had sent their sons into the Eastern Palace and spent money to send their own people into the Flying Tiger Army were all worried.

After arranging everything, before anyone could react, Li Shimin stood up, his face solemn, and waved his sleeves, saying, "Dismiss the court."

Li Yan, who was in the vortex of public opinion, seemed to be fine. He said hello to Li Ke and Li Tai naturally and left. Li Ke and Li Tai still hadn't reacted.
The chaos just now happened in an instant, as if everyone had gone crazy, and quickly delayed things that should have been done step by step after a while, into a short moment. They were completely out of control and exposed their intentions.

Li Ke and Li Tai were both terrified and could not stop the attack. Especially since Li Shimin was looking at his three adult sons with a fierce look on his face, they did not dare to move at all and could only watch the situation get out of control.

His supporters also joined in and started fighting, and even the people who started the riot at the beginning stopped, and in the end only his own people were making trouble.
What happened today? Li Ke and Li Tai felt like they were screwed. How come only a dozen ministers came forward after they just gave a glance? Compared to the more than two hundred people in the hall, it was nothing at all?
But it seemed as if all the ministers in the hall had become his own people, and after receiving his orders, they all started a chaotic fight.

The two men were in tears and looked at Li Shimin in panic, unable to express their pain.

Probably only Li Shimin, Li Yan, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng knew this situation best. In the past three days, Wei Zheng frequently went to the palace to discuss matters.

To muddy the water and beat the master to death with random punches, this was Li Shimin's real intention.

The incident of the Flying Tiger Army was caused by his own connivance from the very beginning. All Li Shimin wanted was the 19 million yuan. As for the princes, he suppressed them under the pretext of something else. As for the other aristocratic families that were affected, Li Shimin did not even want to touch them.

By stimulating Hou Junji and obtaining military funds, Li Shimin's strategic goal was basically achieved.

At present, dealing with Jie Li, the overlord of the northern grasslands, is the fundamental strategy of the Tang Dynasty. No matter what happens, they must give way to this goal. If the Flying Tiger Army was not involved in many northern expeditions against the Turks, Li Shimin would not even let Li Yan mess up the Flying Tiger Army to its current state.

Therefore, from the beginning, Li Shimin decided to adopt the strategy of taking up heavy things and putting them down lightly, and would not start a major war.

(End of this chapter)