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Chapter 995: Li Zhi’s Visit (Part )

Seeing the light in Li Zhi's eyes and the joyful look on his face, Changsun Wuji was stunned. He didn't know whether Li Zhi was really confused or just pretending to be confused?
After hesitating for a while, he decided to cut the Gordian knot and lay the matter out to make him give up. Then, Zhangsun Wuji sighed and said, "Your Highness Prince Jin, you are a person who doesn't care about fame and fortune. You are devoted to cultivating immortals and transcending the world."

"Isn't it good that you never get involved in government affairs?"

"You will continue to be an idle prince like before. When the new emperor ascends the throne, I will ask for your permission to choose a good place in the Western Regions for you to be a vassal king. You will live a life without worries, with endless wealth and glory."

Li Zhi's face froze: "Uncle, what do you mean?"

Seeing Li Zhi's disbelief, Changsun Wuji simply stopped trying to cover up: "Your Highness, Prince of Jin, ascending to the throne depends on fate. Yesterday's court meeting was your calamity for turning into a dragon. Unfortunately, you didn't make it through, and you have no chance of ascending to the throne."

"That's impossible. Was it just an accident yesterday?"

Li Zhi stood up angrily as if struck by lightning, and roared hysterically at Zhangsun Wuji: "I have the support of my father, who can stop me? My father is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the saint who fought his way out of Xuanwu Gate, and the hero who forced my grandfather to abdicate."

"During the Zhenguan period, my father attacked the Turks and defeated the Western Regions, creating a prosperous Zhenguan era. All nations came to pay tribute to him, and he was worshipped as the unprecedented Heavenly Khan. He was supported by all officials in the court and had a very high prestige among the people. Who would dare to disobey his will?"

"Besides, we have the support of you, uncle, and old ministers like Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Li Ji, Gao Shilian, and Tang Jian. Aren't the so-called court people just you? You are the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty, and the creators of the prosperous Zhenguan Era."

"As long as you agree with something, who dares to object?"

Looking at the boy who usually spoke softly, gentle and elegant, he was now like an angry tiger cub, his little face flushed red, his hands clenched into fists, grinning at himself, and mixed with a trace of fear from the depths of his soul in his anger and madness, with a hint of pleading and pitiful helplessness.

Changsun Wuji also sighed helplessly, and at the same time laughed at himself in his heart.

Yes, these people are already the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty. As long as they agree, is there anything that cannot be accomplished?

Before the court meeting yesterday, I also thought so. Until Hou Junji came out, I was always full of confidence and believed that the overall situation had been decided.

But who could have thought that what such a group of people had decided on would be disrupted by Hou Junji. When more than 90% of the officials in the Taiji Palace stood against them, Changsun Wuji was also stunned, and he didn't even dare to refute.

They could only look at Li Shimin helplessly, hoping that the Khan would be able to turn the tide and reverse the fate of the world.

But he could only see shock, anger, rage, irritability, helplessness, disappointment and hidden fear in Li Shimin's eyes. In the end, he could only roll his eyes and choose to escape by falling ill to avoid this situation that was doomed to be out of control.

The officials are the cornerstone of the prime minister and the foundation of imperial power.

Once all the officials opposed, these important ministers were completely powerless to resist, and even the emperor had to compromise in the end.

Although Yang Ji was called in and the Imperial Guards were used to support the battle, so what?
The emperor could imprison the Prince of Wei at will, and he could also lock up the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang without hesitation. However, facing the joint attempt of most of the ministers in the court to abdicate, the emperor had no choice but to retreat and could not resist.

Faced with such a overwhelming trend, if it were ten years ago, even before the emperor fell ill, based on Changsun Wuji's understanding of Li Shimin's character, he would not easily compromise.

But Li Shimin is running out of time now, and he no longer has time to deal with these things calmly. All he can do is to go with the flow, listen to the advice of officials, and decide on the candidate for the new crown prince publicly the day after tomorrow, based on public opinion.

It was just the emperor's last dignity, but in fact the emperor had already compromised.

This is understandable. The emperor has no choice. Even Changsun Wuji can't break the situation?

And he believed that Fang Xuanling was not capable of this either.

Although he is old and not in good health, it is not the case that he has fainted yesterday and has not woken up yet. I am afraid that this old guy has no other solution.

He was afraid that the emperor would continue to threaten him and that he would be caught in the middle and would find it difficult to do anything, so he pretended to faint to avoid him.

This situation is actually a kind of attitude. Fang Xuanling is telling Li Shimin from the side that he should stop insisting on pushing the Prince of Jin to the throne. The ministers should not be offended, and the public anger should not be offended. Even if it is him, it is impossible for him to help Li Shimin and oppose the civil and military officials in the court.

Even if Fang Xuanling didn't care about his own gains and losses, he still had to consider the Fang family, as they all had to live.

Changsun Wuji believed that Fang Xuanling would probably not wake up before the court meeting. On the day of the court meeting, he would definitely appear in the Taiji Hall tremblingly, supported by someone, even if it was not to seek favor.

We also cannot let the new crown prince mistakenly think that his Fang family does not support the new crown prince’s ascension to the throne?
"Your Highness Prince Jin, you know that after yesterday's court meeting, you have already stood on the opposite side of the ministers, and the two are as hostile as fire and water. If you are allowed to take the throne again, then what will be the result of yesterday's behavior that was almost like forcing the emperor to abdicate?"

Li Zhi was shocked, and he slumped down in his chair, muttering in despair, "Why is this happening? I haven't offended them before. I haven't met many of them, so why are they fighting to the death against me?"

"I can understand that Hou Junji and those people in the Eastern Palace are against it, but why do the King of Wei, the King of Wu, the King of Qi, and some people who don't stand on either side also oppose it?"

Zhang Sun Wuji shook his head expressionlessly and said helplessly: "They are not against you. They are dissatisfied with the emperor for arbitrarily selecting a new crown prince without their consent."

"Your Highness Prince Jin, do you really think that the selection of the crown prince can be decided by the emperor alone?"

Seeing Li Zhi's bewildered face, Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "Today's crown prince is the future emperor. The safety of the country and the future fate of many officials from noble families depend on the emperor. This is a major event for the entire ruling class."

"Since ancient times, the emperor has been the representative of the entire interest group and has to gain the approval of the majority of court officials."

"Ever since the winter of the third year of Zhenguan, when the former crown prince got into trouble, the emperor pushed the king of Wu and the king of Wei out, and made them fight for the position of crown prince for more than ten years. But at the last moment, he chose a prince who had never been prominent before as the crown prince."

"What kind of behavior is this?"

"The emperor is playing tricks on his ministers and officials for sixteen years. How can the King of Wu, the King of Wei, the King of Qi and those vassal officials just let it go? How can they vent their frustration and anger?"

"The emperor's choice of you this time was beyond everyone's expectations. He didn't let anyone know in advance, and he didn't communicate with the officials of various factions in the court. He wanted to catch the officials off guard and force the matter to happen."

"This makes the ministers feel humiliated. No matter who the emperor chooses, they will oppose it."

"Not to mention the Donggong clique, the Wu Wang clique, the Wei Wang clique, and the Qi Wang clique, even the neutral ministers didn't have a chance to get any credit for supporting the emperor. How could they just give up? The ministers came here to attack His Majesty, and the King of Jin just suffered an undeserved disaster."

Li Zhi heard Zhangsun Wuji's analysis, thought about it carefully, and felt that it made sense. His face turned ugly, and he cried in despair, "But this has nothing to do with me. How can I be innocent?"

Chang Sun Wuji curled his lips secretly, and said disdainfully in his heart: "How can it have nothing to do with you? If it succeeds, who will be the biggest beneficiary? Isn't it you? That's the throne, the current prince, the future emperor."

"There are six brothers in front of us, so many people have fought for so many years, worked hard, exhausted themselves, lost soldiers and generals, and almost paid all their efforts, but there is no result? "

"Haven't you seen the eldest grandson of the East Palace, who is legitimate, all back off a little. But you, a half-grown child who is still wet behind the ears and whose hair hasn't even fully grown, dare to reach out without hesitation and take advantage of the situation. Do you want to take such a big peach away?"

"If you are willing to gamble, you must accept the loss. If things fail, you will naturally have to bear the corresponding retribution. What's the point of acting like a child?"

"They have no favors towards you, but by chance, they have become enemies with you because of yesterday's incident. If you were to take the throne, you would definitely take into account the common opposition of the ministers yesterday. They are afraid of retaliation, so they will naturally not give you another chance."

Zhang Sun Wuji saw the situation clearly and advised earnestly: "Among the several princes who are now eligible to compete for the crown prince, the King of Wei was eliminated early and has almost no chance. But even so, his chance of becoming the new crown prince is still greater than yours."

Seeing Li Zhi's puzzled expression, Zhangsun Wuji said, "The person the King of Wei offended was the emperor, and he was deprived of the opportunity to compete for the throne by the emperor; but you offended the entire court, and were brought down by everyone in public."

"If you offend the emperor, you will be in danger of death, but there is still a chance of survival; but if you offend all the ministers, you will be dead, and that is a burden that even the emperor cannot bear. Do you understand?"

Zhang Sun Wuji looked at Li Zhi sympathetically and said leisurely: "It is fate and destiny. It is God's will. What can we do?"

"No, I will never give in!"

Li Zhiteng stood up and shouted like a madman, "These are all your speculations. I don't believe them. Today, the palace servants came to convey the decree. This is clearly my father hinting to me that he will push me to the throne again at the court meeting the day after tomorrow."

"You just said that the ministers are against my father, not me. I still have a chance."

Seeing Li Zhi's somewhat crazy look, Changsun Wuji shook his head regretfully. This is the throne! The supreme throne in the world is only one step away from this young man. Anyone who passes by it will probably not be able to accept it!
(End of this chapter)