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Chapter 980: Changes in the Court (V)

The most surprising thing was that the usually cunning General Cheng Yaojin of the Left Guard actually knelt down to plead for his orders, and even put the rhythm that Wei Ting had disrupted back on track: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

Cheng Yaojin was worried because he should have been the first one to kneel down, as a general trusted by Li Chengqian and promoted at a critical moment. After Li Yan got into trouble, Cheng Yaojin retreated and did not even dare to show the famous poem that Li Yan had rewarded him with.

She was afraid that without Li Yan's Eastern Palace, the plan would fail and she would be implicated and banished to the cold palace.

But under the leadership of Hou Junji, even the civil officials stood up, and other officials were eager to try. At this time, the strength of the Eastern Palace faction was unscrupulously displayed before the world.

It is obvious that this force will not be eliminated so easily, and there is a great possibility that Prince Jin will be blocked at the gate of the East Palace.

If I really wait until most of the court officials kneel down while I am still standing, how can I explain to the East Palace?

Thinking of this, after the civil servants of the Eastern Palace knelt down, Cheng Yaojin, the general of the Right Guard, also knelt down with his head held high.

The law does not punish severely enough people. With so many people involved, if the emperor blames them later, he can't just punish himself, right?

In a blink of an eye, nearly a quarter of the nearly 200 people in the court knelt down and asked Li Shimin to reconsider.

From the core Hou Junji to the grassland faction, to the East Palace servants, from the East Palace officials to the officials of the three provinces and six ministries. In particular, the fate of the aristocratic representative Wei Ting and the Right Guard General indicated that the petition group had begun to spread to the periphery and the situation was gradually getting out of control.

Seeing this, Cen Wenben was very excited, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he shouted madly in his heart, "It's done. With this scale, Li Shimin can't steal the chicken." However, he still wanted to add fuel to the fire, and when he saw this scene, he quickly winked at Li Ke.

Today's agreement may not force the emperor to appoint a grandson as the crown prince, but it may prevent the Prince of Jin from ascending to the throne, so that the emperor will withdraw his order and not appoint anyone, which is also a big gain. As long as a new crown prince is not appointed, things will not be out of control.

To take a step back, even if Li Xiang was enthroned, Li Ke would still be the emperor's uncle, which was better than being the emperor's brother.

And the most important thing is that the opportunity now is rare. If we take action now, we can kill three birds with one stone!

The King of Wei was already out of the game. If the King of Jin was stopped at this time, the King of Jin would lose his prestige as the emperor. Another thing was that the leader was Hou Junji, and the offensive was initiated by the Donggong faction. All he had to do was to add fuel to the fire.

When the Prince of Jin fell, Hou Junji would also completely offend Li Shimin.

Given Li Shimin's unyielding character, if Hou Junji led his men to force him to abdicate, he would not yield, and might even implicate his eldest grandson in anger. With the King of Wei, the King of Jin, and the eldest grandson all out, who else would be left except the King of Wu?
Cen Wenben thought quickly in his mind, and was overjoyed. He knelt down, raised his tablet high, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

Afterwards, Wu Wang Li Ke, General Chai Zhewei of the Left Tunwei Guard, Sun Fujia, Minister of the Supreme Court, Xue Wanche, General of the Right Wuwei Guard, and other ministers of the Wu Wang faction, including those ministers with connections with the previous dynasty who did not dare to take sides at first, began to kneel down and ask Li Shimin to reconsider.

Du Chuke saw that the time had come and no longer hesitated.

As long as he doesn't appoint a crown prince immediately, he still has a chance. At worst, if he changes his ways and supports the Eastern Palace, he can also gain the credit of supporting the king. Even if he is not reused, at least he can keep his official position and will not be implicated by the King of Wei.

Under the leadership of Du Chuke, another group of ministers knelt down.

The ministers who came from the Academy of Literature included Shizhong Wang Gui, Palace Guard Cui Renshi, Right General of the Army, Zongzhengqing Dou Dan, Shangshu Youcheng Liu Li, Huangmen Shilang Zhu Suiliang, Xiao Deyan, Gu Yin, Jiang Yaqing, Xie Yan and other ministers who came from the Academy of Literature.

As the officials of the King of Wei led by Du Chuke also knelt down to ask for orders, there were not many people left standing in the Taiji Hall. Only Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Jing, Li Ji, Gao Shilian, Li Daliang and other important ministers who had been instructed by Li Shimin in advance were left.

There is another group of people, namely the princes and dukes among the Li clan. There are about 20 to 30 of them. They came to the court meeting today just to witness the birth of the new prince, congratulate the new prince, and confirm the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.

They don't care who is established or not.

Unexpectedly, it would end up like this. This group of people stood cautiously in a corner of the hall, watching the scene silently, somewhat at a loss. Of course, there was an exception, that is, when the East Palace tutors knelt down, Prince Lu Li Yuanchang also knelt down without hesitation.

This greatly surprised the princes of the royal family. They did not expect that there was an outlier among them.

It has to be said that no matter which world he is in, Li Yuanchang is a staunch princeling. Even though Li Yan is gone, he still supports the Eastern Palace as always. Not only did he send his brother-in-law over, he also personally participated.

Enough loyalty.
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here, the scene I least want to face has finally happened!" Li Shimin was like being struck by lightning, and the scene before him shattered his last bit of luck and also took away his ambition.

Li Shimin stood alone on the Danchi, his body swaying, a trace of pain flashing in his eyes. He thought of Yuan Tiangang's calculations and the old Taoist's final reminder.

Today is not a good day to make important decisions. Li Shimin felt deeply regretful. If time could go back, he would definitely accept advice with an open mind. Two days is just two days. Why should he rush for the day and have his painstaking plan of establishing a crown prince overturned by others?

His life was coming to an end. It was shameful, but he had also lost all his prestige as an emperor. How could he command his ministers and rule the world in the future?

Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi below the stage, his face flushed and he was at a loss. The helplessness and anger in his eyes almost made him unable to calm down.

Being stopped at the door of the crown prince position is simply a rude warning. Even if he is pushed to the throne again in a few days, such an emperor will no longer have the majesty that makes his subjects fear him, and can only be a weak emperor.

What's more, the ministers below may not give him such an opportunity.

How did things get to this point?
Looking at the court that was completely out of control and almost all the ministers kneeling below, Li Shimin's outstretched hand could no longer be lowered.

"Well"

A surge of blood rushed to his heart, his head felt heavy, his steps were weak, a flash of light and shadow appeared before his eyes, his breathing became extremely rapid, Li Shimin covered his chest with his hands, took two steps back, and suddenly collapsed on the dragon chair and fainted.

After Li Shimin fainted, the court meeting naturally could not continue. Wang De and Yang Ji escorted Li Shimin back to the harem to summon the imperial physician.

All the ministers also dispersed and left. When Hou Junji walked out of the Taiji Hall, all the ministers were in awe and respectfully let him go first.

As a minister who made the transition from a military general to a civil official, Hou Junji, with his own strength, mobilized almost all the ministers to resist the all-out attack of Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan, forced him to withdraw his order, and blocked the appointment of a new crown prince.

And he knocked down Tian Khan, which made no one dare to look down on him anymore.

For the first time, as an ordinary minister, Hou Junji enjoyed the treatment of Prime Minister and Left Prime Minister. When he walked in the square of Taiji Palace, he was still stunned.

This situation occurred today, and he really wanted to say that he was also unaware of it.

Yesterday, he learned that a court meeting would be held today. In a hurry, Hou Junji only found two people. One of them was naturally Ashina Yun. As the prince's concubine, she also gave birth to a child for Li Chengqian. Ashina Yun and Hou Junji were naturally in the same camp.

As soon as Hou Junji explained his purpose, Ashina Yun readily agreed and said he would help at the court meeting.

Although he felt that the chances of winning were slim, Ashina Yun was still willing to give it a try.

Firstly, as Turks, they were a minority in Chang'an. Turkic surrendered generals such as Ashina Simo, Biheli, and Zhisishili all banded together to survive, led by Ashina Yun, who was married to the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Secondly, their closest connection with the court is the Eastern Palace. If the eldest grandson succeeds to the throne, their relationship with the Tang Dynasty will be even closer. On the contrary, if other princes succeed to the throne, they will be marginalized and treated the same as the surrendered ministers from the Western Regions.

The most important thing is that the forces led by Hou Junji and Donggong Shiduqun are the most accepting and tolerant of them. With these people, the group of Turkic surrendered generals have someone to rely on; if Hou Junji and Donggong Shiduqun are wiped out by the new king, the Turks will have no one to rely on.

Most of the Turks surrendered to the Tang Dynasty only for temporary dependence. In their hearts, they would eventually return to the grassland.

If the grassland was divided into pieces now, they would have long since left the Tang Dynasty and returned to their hometown to live.

It's a pity that the new Turkic Khanate led by Li Yan is now a powerful and unified entity, and on the surface, Jie Li's only son Shiluodie is still the Great Khan. These people have betrayed Jie Li and are hated by the Turkic Khanate.

Without the protection of the Tang Dynasty, these people will die without a burial place.

Since they cannot return to the grassland, they must have a place in the Tang Dynasty and fight for it. Even if the final result cannot be changed, at least they have demonstrated their strength and prevented the emperor of the Tang Dynasty from despising them and giving them better treatment.

Their roots are in the grasslands, and everyone knows that the Tang Dynasty kept them for the sake of the grasslands in the future. Compared with the factional forces within the Tang Dynasty, the Turks who stayed in Chang'an were the safest for the imperial power.

Without the support of internal forces, they are not a concern. As long as the emperor solves the internal problems, they will naturally be powerless.

Therefore, they were not afraid of being punished by the new emperor after the failure. On the contrary, it was more likely that the new emperor would try to win them over. Since they would not suffer any loss whether the plan succeeded or failed, there was no need to hesitate. There were not many opportunities to participate in the core events of the Tang Dynasty so closely.

Ashina Yun agreed immediately and promised to find other Turkic surrendered officials to help during the court meeting.

(End of this chapter)