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Chapter 977: Changes in the Court (Part )

Li Shimin smiled slightly. The negative emotions that Yuan Tiangang had brought to him last night disappeared at this moment. Yuan Laodao said that none of the seven sons had the destiny, let alone the fate of the crown prince, and he would make the Prince of Jin the crown prince now.

As long as he issues an imperial decree and all the ministers kowtow to him, the position of crown prince will be determined.

At that time, I would like to see how this old Taoist Yuan would deal with it. Thinking of this, Li Shimin was in a very happy mood and almost laughed out loud.

At Li Shimin's signal, Li Zhi walked to Li Shimin's side with an uneasy look on his face, and looked at Li Shimin and the ministers with complicated eyes below the hall with an expression that was as pure, innocent, and pretending to be confused.

Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi, who was terrified, with encouragement, then took Li Zhi's hand, turned around slowly, and said proudly with the emperor's eyes that looked down on the world and the domineering aura of a king who dominated the world: "I want to establish..."

"Wait a minute"

Li Shimin had only uttered three words when a burst of loud shouting suddenly rang out from the crowd, frightening all the ministers so much that they trembled all over. Some of the ministers, whose attention was entirely on Li Zhi, were so frightened that they even dropped the tablets in their hands to the ground.

Several ministers around Hou Junji quickly distanced themselves from Hou Junji and singled out the person who dared to stop the emperor.

Today's morning meeting was full of twists and turns.
I thought it was almost over, but there was another disturbance. The ministers at the back became excited and looked up and stood on tiptoe, looking in the direction where the sound came from. Finally, the eyes of all the civil and military officials fell on Hou Junji, who was at the front of the civil officials.

Li Shimin's face froze, his forehead throbbed, and the joy in his heart sank instantly. Before he had time to see who was talking, a thought flashed through his mind.

Could it be that what Yuan Laodao predicted was correct? Is he really that smart?
But now he didn't have the energy to criticize Yuan Tiangang in his heart. He had to deal with the sudden change immediately.

Being interrupted at the most critical moment, Li Shimin was extremely unhappy and suppressed his inner uneasiness. He did not believe that he, who killed his brother and forced his father to ascend the throne with a bloody spear, and held the throne for twenty years, conquered an unprecedented vast territory, and was honored as the Heavenly Khan by foreign races.

How could he not be able to suppress a minister? There was no such person in the Zhenguan period?
Li Shimin looked down silently, and saw an old minister in the crowd on the left side, looking at him with a straight back. Li Shimin subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. On the left side, that was a civil official, and everyone knew that civil officials could not make big waves.

After seeing the minister's appearance clearly, Li Shimin suppressed his annoyance and said coldly: "Hou Junji, what are you going to do?"

"I have this note!"

After standing up, Hou Junji no longer felt the nervousness he had before. Instead, he felt a sense of pleasure and excitement as if he was trapped on a battlefield. This battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder made Hou Junji's blood boil and his emotions were extremely excited.

Taking a few steps forward, holding up a tablet, he stood alone on the walkway in the hall. Hou Junji straightened his chest and raised his head, staring directly at Li Shimin with an undisguised gaze, and said in a deep and powerful voice, "Your Majesty, I, Hou Junji, have a memorial to submit. I hope Your Majesty will accept it."

"If you have anything to say, we'll talk later. After the court session, I will meet with you and give you a day to speak your mind."

Li Shimin's tone was cold and his eyes were full of hostility. All the ministers in the hall could hear the dissatisfaction and warning in Li Shimin's words.

Things had come to this point, with the end of Wei Wang Li Ke and Zhang Liang, the ministers were temporarily intimidated, and with the help of Zhangsun Wuji, the new crown prince was revealed. Li Shimin had to finalize the facts immediately to avoid any more trouble.

Just as Li Shimin's oral order to appoint a crown prince was uttered and all the ministers kowtowed, everything would be fine, but they were interrupted by Hou Junji.

Li Zhi, who was beside Li Shimin, stared at Hou Junji with murderous eyes. In his mind, he had already cursed Hou Junji's ten generations of ancestors. He secretly swore in his heart that as long as he ascended the throne, he would kill all of Hou Junji's family without leaving a single one alive.

And then snatch away his beautiful daughter.

For more than ten years, such a stunning beauty, once the most beautiful crabapple flower in Chang'an, has been wasted and left alone in an empty room. It is such a pity.

If I could be taken into my room, I would definitely play with such a beautiful woman, savor her slowly, and enjoy the joy that she brings me.

While Li Zhi was glaring at Hou Junji, his mind was still wandering and his spirit was flying away.

Hou Junji ignored the anger of Li Shimin and Li Zhi and said with a firm look: "No, what I am reporting concerns the future of the Tang Dynasty and the safety and well-being of millions of people. I must speak out, and I must speak out now. It will be too late if I am late."

When Li Shimin heard this, the veins on his forehead jumped twice, his eyes were fierce, he gritted his teeth several times, and finally sighed and let go of Li Zhi's hand.
For some reason, the moment Li Shimin let go of his hand, Li Zhi felt a great fear in his heart. His whole body was horrified and he even felt like he had fallen from heaven to earth, as if his whole world was moving away from him.

"Father?"

Li Zhi looked at Li Shimin pleadingly. The pleading and resentment in his eyes made Li Shimin's heart twist. But think about it, he is still the emperor, Hou Junji can't turn the world upside down, it's just a delay. Without saying anything, Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi warmly, stretched out his big hand and patted Li Zhi's hand that was tightly holding his, comforting him.

Then he turned around and sat back on the dragon chair. He was just thinking that the court meeting was about to end, so he was ready to let himself go. Now Hou Junji showed a resolute look of sacrificing his life and forging ahead courageously.

Li Shimin, who was familiar with Hou Junji's character, knew that the matter could not be understood in a short time, so he sat on the dragon throne.

Keep your spirits up and deal with things slowly.

If it were someone else, Li Shimin would immediately order the Qianniu Guards to drag the person out, but the person who spoke was Hou Junji.

Hou Junji had followed him since he started his rebellion in Jinyang. He had always charged into the enemy ranks, killing generals and defeating the enemy. He had seen many bloody battles.

Hou Junji had seven fatal wounds on his back and no less than thirty-nine on his chest, densely packed together, covering his entire body.

If it weren’t for Hou Junji, with my character of loving to charge forward, I would have died countless times.
It can be said that Hou Junji was the general with the deepest feelings for Li Shimin, and they were brothers in life and death. In addition, in this world, Li Yan had already hidden in the grasslands. Without Li Yan's burden, Hou Junji stayed in the army and did not like to participate in the party struggles in the court.

He did not have any bad deeds, and instead made many military achievements during the attack on the Western Regions.

Even the civil servant position of the current Minister of Personnel was to occupy the position for Li Shimin to merge provincial officials. Hou Junji was a man who liked to lead troops to fight. If it were not for Li Shimin, he would never be in this vortex.

There was also Haitang, the only daughter of Hou Junji, who married into the Eastern Palace and remained a widow for the Li family for sixteen years. Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt guilty, and he could not order people to drag her away like he did to Li Tai and Zhang Liang.

After Li Shimin sat down, Li Zhi stood on the steps alone, looking so abrupt and cold. Seeing this, Changsun Wuji waved his hand and Li Zhi quietly walked down the steps and stood beside Changsun Wuji.

All the ministers in the hall tacitly retreated to both sides, leaving the battlefield in the middle to Hou Junji.

"Your Majesty wants to appoint a new crown prince. I have no objection."

Hou Junji took a deep breath and spoke in a loud and clear voice: "But does your majesty still remember that on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the third year of Zhenguan, before the battle of Dingxiang, your majesty said it in person in Liangyi Hall when the crown prince was ordered to go on a diplomatic mission to the Turks."

"If the Crown Prince encounters an accident while on a diplomatic mission, and the Crown Princess gives birth to a boy, the Emperor will make him the Crown Prince."

"The ministers who were present at the time and heard it with their own ears included Fang Xuanling, Zhang Xuansu, Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji, and Cen Wenben. They can all testify that it was your Majesty's words. Now that the Crown Prince has not returned from his diplomatic mission, will your Majesty go back on his word?"

With a loud bang, the entire hall was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly splashing three layers of waves. The faces of the ministers changed rapidly, and they whispered among themselves. The hall could no longer remain calm.

In fact, almost everyone in the court knew about this rumor, but no one dared to speak it out publicly.

Today, Hou Junji broke this window paper in front of all the civil and military officials.

Especially Hou Junji's words were very convincing, and he mentioned five important officials. Except for Wei Zheng who had passed away, the other four were standing in the court. Since Hou Junji dared to say so, it must be true, and everyone looked at the other four.

I want to know whether they will deny it outright or make excuses?

At this time, Li Shimin, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, had a dark face. He did not expect that Hou Junji would actually reveal what happened in front of all the ministers, and looked at him questioning whether he recognized his identity.

No matter how important I am to him, he is still a subject, and I am the king. How can a subject question his king or father?
Li Shimin's face was cold, his eyes drooped, his teeth clenched, and his big hands covered with age spots tightly grasped the armrests of the dragon throne. The breath in his chest was like a bellows that was fully charged, panting, and his whole body was filled with a cold murderous aura.

The voice that came out of his throat was as cold as if it came from the underworld: "Hou Junji, you are so presumptuous. Are you forcing me to kill you?"

Li Shimin was now extremely regretful. He had met many ministers before and they all agreed with each other, except Hou Junji. He felt that Hou Junji was his most loyal subordinate, and he had already made various moves and hints.

He also asked the Queen to bring Haitang and her son from the East Palace to Qiyun Palace one day in advance. His attitude was very clear, and he was determined to exclude the chance of Changsun. Hou Junji should be able to understand his meaning and cooperate with him in the court.

Even if you don't cooperate, you can't hold me back?
But who would have thought that just a little bit of carelessness and luck would lead to such a huge change in the situation.

(End of this chapter)