Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 248 The shocking truth! Sending heads thousands of miles away! [Seeking monthly votes]

On a silent night, a cold wind blew in. Even though they were wearing mink fur, the heads of the five surnames and seven clans present could not help shivering.

Because they never expected that what they had planned would be publicly revealed by Li Chengqian.

Moreover, they received news from Shouzhuolang more than half an hour ago.

The woman in the green dress is dead.

However, more than half an hour later, they learned another piece of news: someone had betrayed them.

This is too ridiculous!
Those are the Shouzhuolang who have existed for hundreds of years. How could they possibly betray their employer?

Even though Li Chengqian had already said with certainty that they had colluded with assassins to murder him, Cui Renshi still could not believe that Shouzhuolang would betray them.

Because of the hundreds of years of existence of the Shouzhuolang, there has never been any report of a Shouzhuolang betraying his employer.

Therefore, after a moment of shock, Cui Renshi was the first to react, and quickly glanced at Wang Gui and others, telling them not to lose their composure and fall into Li Chengqian's trap.

Perhaps they had the same idea as Cui Renshi, Wang Gui and others did not believe that Shouzhuolang would betray them. Before Cui Renshi gave them a look, they quickly calmed down.

After Cui Renshi gave him a look, he became more certain of his guess.

It is possible that Li Chengqian was deceiving them.

So, several people looked at each other, then fell to their knees and shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Your Majesty! We were wronged!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! The prince's words are just empty promises, so please don't believe them!"

"What exactly is the Crown Prince's intention, to wrong us so harshly? Is it because we spoke up for Dang Renhong? Is he disgusted with us protecting our meritorious officials?"

"Yes, Prince! You can't slander us just because we have different opinions! You need to provide evidence! We are all loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty. How could we harm the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Hearing these sophistry, Li Chengqian immediately laughed.

Li Shimin, who was standing by, also calmed down and said solemnly, "The Crown Prince said they were planning to assassinate you. Do you have any evidence?"

"I originally wanted to bring the female assassin to testify, but unfortunately she is dead," Li Chengqian sighed and shook his head.

Upon hearing this, the heads of the five surnames and seven families breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was indeed dead.

As long as he died, Li Chengqian would have ten thousand mouths, and even if he and others did not admit it, he would not be able to do anything to them.

Thinking of this, Cui Renshi and the others' demeanor changed significantly compared to before, and then they said coldly:
"Your Highness, without any solid evidence, dares to slander the court ministers. We, the ministers, will falsely accuse you and take the blame!"

"Indeed! Such a prince is truly a joke. If Your Majesty does not severely punish the prince, we, the ministers, would rather resign and retire, ending our official careers forever!"

"Your Majesty, please punish the Crown Prince severely and uphold justice for us!"

After saying this, all the heads of the five surnames and seven clans followed Wei Zheng's example and took off their official robes.

When the officials from other aristocratic families saw this, they looked at each other, hesitant.

Although the Five Surnames and Seven Families were the top wealthy families in the Tang Dynasty, and other aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty were secretly led by them, it also depended on the situation.

For example, when Emperor Li Tang tried his best to suppress the aristocratic families, they would definitely stand together, share the same roots, and fight against the Li Tang royal family together.

But now, the five surnames and seven families are involved in a major case of treason.

They will never take sides until the situation becomes clear, otherwise they will only bring trouble upon themselves.

After all, Li Shimin was not an ordinary monarch.

He even killed his own brother, so how could he let go of the person who murdered his own son, who was the crown prince?

This simply touched Li Er's reverse scale.

No matter how much the father and son fight, that is their own business. Didn’t you see that Li Er was so angry with Li Chengqian that he couldn’t bear to hit him?
As expected, the moment Cui Renshi and the others took off their official robes, Li Shimin, who had calmed down, suddenly became angry again. He glared at Cui Renshi and the others and asked, "Are you threatening me?"

"We dare not threaten Your Majesty, but please give us justice and innocence!" Cui Renshi spoke again in a loud voice.

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly. This was a situation he had never encountered since he ascended the throne.

Although he has been trying to find ways to curb the development of the aristocratic families, their power is too great.

Even if he used up all the power of Tian Ce Mansion, Qin Wang Mansion, and even the trusted nobles who started the uprising in Taiyuan, he would not be able to form a force that could rival all the aristocratic families.

This is also the reason why he secretly supported Li Chengqian in suppressing the aristocratic families.

However, he couldn't understand why Li Chengqian would reveal their crimes without any evidence?
Did he really think he could kill them all without any evidence?

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel ridiculous about Li Chengqian's ignorance. If the emperor really had such great power, would he still be the emperor?
I'm afraid it has been overthrown long ago.

Wasn't that what Emperor Yang of Sui did? He wanted to rule the world arbitrarily, doing things beyond his capabilities. What was the result? Warlords fought for supremacy, and the world was in chaos!
And didn’t our Tang Dynasty rise at this time?
A lesson from the past!
However, just as he was showing a disappointed expression to Li Chengqian, he heard Li Chengqian say with a bit of amusement:

"I said the female assassin was dead, but I didn't say I had no evidence. What are you getting so excited about?"

"Hmph! If you have evidence, Prince, why don't you produce it? You're playing tricks here. Do you really think His Majesty can be fooled?"

Cui Renshi snorted coldly.

Li Chengqian smiled noncommittally and said, "Even if I have evidence, I don't necessarily have to produce it now. I still need to determine one thing, which is what the crime is for murdering the crown prince."

"Oh! Needless to say, it's a capital crime!"

Cheng Yaojin in the crowd suddenly smiled and spoke.

Yuchi Gong, standing by, seemed to be playing a double act with him, and said, "Is it one person who died, or a group of people?"

"We need to ask the Dali Temple Minister about this!"

While chatting and laughing, the two of them both set their eyes on Dai Zhou, the Minister of Dali Temple.

Dai Zhou then said in a deep voice, "Murdering the crown prince is a heinous crime, punishable by death. According to Tang law, anyone conspiring to rebel shall be beheaded, and his mother, daughter, wife, and concubines shall each be sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment!"

"Oh, so only the mastermind is killed!"

The two nodded as if they suddenly understood, then smiled and looked at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian shook his head in disappointment and sighed:

"The Crown Prince is the heir apparent and the future of the nation. To murder the Crown Prince, he received such a light sentence. It seems the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty will face great danger in the future!"

Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar!

When everyone heard what Li Chengqian said, they looked at each other in surprise.

What did the prince mean by this? Was it dissatisfaction with the penalty? Or was it concern for his own future?
Did he mean that those who plotted to assassinate him must be severely punished?

This is to amend the laws of the Tang Dynasty in public!

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "The mastermind of the plot to assassinate the crown prince should be sentenced to death, which is in accordance with the law of the country. However, the harm should not be spared to his wife and children. If the mastermind's wife and children are all executed, the hatred will only deepen in the future!"

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan snorted in disdain, then angrily said, "It's time to change the laws of the Tang Dynasty! This is a capital punishment! In my opinion, the mastermind of such a heinous crime should have his entire clan executed!"

"What!?"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

Even Li Shimin was shocked.

Kill the nine tribes!
This is too cruel!

Since the Qin Dynasty reforms, from extermination of three clans to extermination of nine clans, although these are more severe punishments, no one has ever been subjected to such punishments.

Because after Emperor Wen of Han, most dynasties implemented policies of light taxes and levies and allowing the people to recuperate.

The law is also relatively lenient, and severe punishments are generally not imposed unless the crime is extremely serious.

Even after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he discussed this issue: whether to continue using the severe punishments during Li Yuan's reign, or to amend the more lenient Zhenguan Law.

The final result of the discussion was naturally based on leniency.

But now, Li Yuan actually said that he would kill all nine generations of his clan.

It really scared everyone present.

However, before everyone could recover from their shock, Wang Gui stood up angrily and shouted, "The Crown Prince is so tyrannical, is he trying to recreate the reigns of Jie and Zhou?"

"The prince will do anything to kill us!"

Li Zhen stepped forward and said, "Everyone, do you know why the prince is wrongly accusing us? Because he wants to cut off the inheritance of my aristocratic family!"

"He once threatened to prevent our noble families from marrying, reduce the number of our slaves, and divide our land and distribute it to the tenants!"

"Think about it, if we die because of his injustice, what will happen to you? The lips and teeth are cold!"

"What!?"

Hearing this, not only the officials from the aristocratic families who were still hesitating were shocked to the point of their scalps going numb, but even the nobles from Guanzhong, the officials from the Qin Palace, and the Tian Ce Palace of Li Shimin were all stunned with astonishment.

If the prince really did this, what would be the difference between that and digging up someone's ancestral grave?
I'm afraid that if my family faces such a situation, they will be forced to take risks?

No wonder the five surnames and seven families would confront the prince head-on.

It seems that the polo field case is not that simple after all.

"His Majesty!"

Just as Li Shimin was surprised by Li Zhen's words and set his eyes on Li Chengqian, a chorus of voices suddenly rang out from under the Chrysanthemum Terrace.

He couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound, and saw that all the officials from the aristocratic families, including the Five Surnames and Seven Families, had taken off their official robes in unison.

"The Crown Prince is unjust. We, the officials, are willing to resign and retire!"

"The Crown Prince is unjust. We, the officials, are willing to resign and retire!"

"The Crown Prince is unjust. We, the officials, are willing to resign and retire!"

Hearing this shouting, Li Shimin's heart suddenly jumped.

These are most of the court officials!

If all these officials resigned and retired, would the court still be the court?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt a sense of powerlessness he had never felt before.

Even though he knew that Li Chengqian had evidence proving that the Five Surnames and Seven Families were involved in the murder, he did not dare to stand against all the aristocratic families.

After all, the influence of aristocratic families is beyond imagination.

However, just as Li Shimin was about to compromise, Li Chengqian's voice rang out again.

"Have you already taken desperate measures before even seeing the evidence? Or do you know you have no way out and want to drag everyone down with you?"

"This"

The officials from the aristocratic families were slightly stunned, and seemed to realize that they were too excited.

The people of the five surnames and seven families shouted that the prince had wronged them and that they could not believe his one-sided words and demanded evidence.

How could we, the people here, so easily believe the one-sided words of the Five Surnames and Seven Families without accepting their evidence?
Thinking of this, the officials from the aristocratic families couldn't help but feel annoyed and glared at Cui Renshi and others.

Zheng Shanguo said with disdain, "We don't even need to see the evidence to know that the prince will frame us. In fact, your evidence is fabricated!"

"Is it?"

Li Chengqian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then clapped his hands and said, "What about the witness? Can it be forged?"

"Haha, Lord Cui, Lord Wang, Lord Lu, Lord Zheng, and the two Generals Li, hello!"

The moment Li Chengqian finished speaking, a palace servant drove a carriage and arrived at the banquet hall with a smile on his face.

When the heads of the five surnames and seven families saw this palace servant, their faces turned pale and they almost fell to the ground.

The fat little man Li Tai on the high platform looked at the palace servant with disbelief.

"Chang Wei, what's wrong with you?"

"Hehe, Your Highness the King of Yue, you guessed right, I betrayed you!"

Boom!

The whole audience was struck by lightning!

Even Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were stunned.

They never dreamed that this matter was actually related to the little fat boy?!

That’s his elder brother!
How dare he attack his own elder brother?

Is this my own fault?!
Li Shimin felt like the sky was falling. His vision went dark and his body began to sway as if he was about to fall.

However, just as he was about to fall, a panicked voice suddenly woke him up.

"Mother! What's wrong with you?!"

Hearing the cry, Li Shimin looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Empress Changsun had fallen into the arms of several children at some point.

"Guanyin maid!!"

Li Shimin rushed forward with great strides.

Changsun Wuji hurriedly shouted: "Imperial Physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!" Immediately afterwards, there was chaos on the Chrysanthemum Stage, and silence fell below the Chrysanthemum Stage. Everyone was looking at Cui Renshi and others who had just been quibbling but now collapsed like a puddle of mud.

It goes without saying that their plan to assassinate the prince should have been a foregone conclusion.

What will greet them, or their families, next is probably an unprecedented storm.

Thinking of this, those officials from the aristocratic families who had originally stood up to support them actually wanted to secretly pick up the official robes they had just taken off and pretend that nothing had happened.

However, how could the officials of the Prince's Mansion, who had been secretly watching them, let them get what they wanted?

The officials of the Crown Prince's Mansion, led by Liu Rengui, were the first to step forward and shouted, "You traitors, what else do you have to say?"

boom!
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked!

Those officials from aristocratic families who originally wanted to pick up their official robes pulled their hands back as if they had been electrocuted, and glared at Liu Rengui in annoyance.

However, it was precisely because of Liu Rengui's words that the attention of the audience was not all focused on the Chrysanthemum Stage.

After hearing Liu Rengui's words, Li Chengqian also woke up from Empress Changsun's sudden situation, and then walked towards Empress Changsun silently.

At this time, Empress Changsun's eyes were tightly closed and her brows were raised high. It was obvious that she could not accept that her brothers had become like this today.

In fact, Li Chengqian was also surprised when he learned that Li Tai was involved in this matter.

Because he never thought from the beginning to the end that Li Tai would be involved in this matter.

If Su Dingfang had not told him that the woman in green skirt and his accomplices entered the palace in Li Tai's carriage, he would still not understand it.

Why was there no powder of "Drunkard Grass" on the carriages of the four Tuyuhun countries, but there was on the carriages of the envoys of the twenty-nine countries?
Why do all the carriages of civil and military officials have the scent of women in green skirts?
It turned out that they had planned it long ago. One assassin was in the open and the other was in the dark. When the assassin in the open completed the mission or failed, the assassin in the dark would kill and silence the witnesses.

In this way, even if Li Chengqian racked his brains to investigate, he could not find any evidence that the Five Surnames and Seven Families had planned the assassination.

Without evidence, he couldn't have gone on a killing spree.

Therefore, this personal palace attendant beside Li Tai is particularly important.

It's actually quite funny that this palace servant named Chang Wei is so aware of the current situation.

The moment he saw the failure of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes' plan, he decided to betray them and save himself.

After all, he was the accomplice who helped them smuggle the woman in green dress and the man in black into the palace. If he was found out, he would have no way out but death.

Therefore, in order to save his life, he went outside the palace and helped Su Dingfang in the name of Li Tai.

Then he surrendered to me through Su Dingfang's mouth.

Betraying Li Tai and the Five Surnames and Seven Families was his token of surrender.

Although Li Chengqian didn't like traitors in his heart, he somehow felt that the name Chang Wei suited Lai Fu very well, so he readily agreed to the other party and asked him to stay with him and work with Lai Fu to serve him.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian set his gaze on Li Shimin again and said solemnly: "Father, leave it to me next! I said, I won't let you down!"

"Cheng Qian, tell me honestly, have you ever plotted against your brother Qingque?" Li Shimin asked in a dying voice, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, as he sat on the couch.

"No." Li Chengqian answered firmly.

Hearing this, Li Shimin slowly raised his head and looked at him. He found that his eyes were clear and bright like stars, without any evasion. He knew that he was not lying to him, so he turned to look at the fat man.

Li Tai was completely stunned, his face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he couldn't even speak.

It goes without saying that although the fat guy was involved in this matter, he was definitely not the mastermind, because he simply did not have such wisdom and was most likely being used by someone.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's disgust for the Five Surnames and Seven Families reached its peak. Finally, he nodded solemnly and said calmly and majestically: "The Chongyang Banquet has not yet ended. The Crown Prince should continue to preside over it!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Li Chengqian bowed respectfully, then suddenly turned around and walked straight to the Chrysanthemum Terrace, shouting loudly: "Golden Guards, obey my orders! Capture all of you traitors!"

"Jinwu Guards obey your orders!"

Cloud spoke first.

Immediately afterwards, countless Jinwu Guards shouted in unison, like a thunderous roar: "The Jinwu Guards will obey the Crown Prince's orders!"

Wow!
In just a moment, all the officials from the aristocratic families who took off their official robes were captured one by one by the Jinwu Guards.

"No, no, no, Your Highness, this is a misunderstanding. We are not their accomplices!"

"Yes, Your Highness! This is a misunderstanding!"

"We didn't participate in their rebellion at all! We knew nothing!"

Hearing the officials from aristocratic families other than the Five Surnames and Seven Families crying out for justice, Li Chengqian laughed again.

"Aren't you all interdependent? Aren't you going to resign and retire? Now that I'm fulfilling your wish, why are you still not happy?" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

The whole audience was shocked.

What's going on?

The prince actually wants to dismiss most of the officials in the court?

How can this be? !
Without them, how can the imperial court function?!
As if he didn't quite understand Li Chengqian's madness, Fang Xuanling hurried forward to dissuade Li Chengqian, saying, "Your Highness, this matter requires long-term consideration. You must not act rashly!"

"What? Is the Minister of the Central Secretariat teaching me how to do things?"

Li Chengqian glanced over with a cold look.

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but tremble all over, as if he didn't recognize the prince in front of him, and stood there in a daze.

But then Li Chengqian continued to talk to himself: "Country, country, country first, then family. If it is the other way around, first family, then country, then the country will not be a country, and the family will not be a family."

"Since the Three Dynasties, aristocratic families have gradually become the pillars of the imperial court, allowing many families to grow stronger and stronger. By the time of the Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties, wealthy families like the Wang and Xie families had emerged, almost monopolizing the promotion of officials in the imperial court!"

"Later, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, it evolved into the so-called Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats. It's absolutely ridiculous. There are actually aristocratic families who don't take the Li Tang royal family seriously."

Having said this, he paused, glanced at the officials of Li Shimin's faction, and said solemnly:
"I know that many of you, the children of ministers, or even yourselves, have married into aristocratic families and have formed alliances with them. However, today I will reveal to you the true face of the aristocratic families!"

"What kind of people are they in our Tang Dynasty? And what kind of atmosphere are you encouraging?"

After saying this, he immediately gave the order to the people below the Chrysanthemum Stage:
"Commander Yun, immediately bring my order and escort Inspector Pei and his men into the palace!"

"This"

Yunduan obviously hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, then nodded silently.

Soon, Yunduan left Taiji Palace.

Li Chengqian walked down the stairs step by step, came to Cui Renshi and others, and said calmly and indifferently: "Master Cui, do you have anything else to say?"

"Oh, hundreds of years since the end of the Han Dynasty, your Li family is only the fifth to attempt to exterminate all the aristocratic families. Sadly, over these hundreds of years, dynasties have come and gone like fleeting clouds, while the aristocratic families have endured forever. Your Highness, don't you find this ridiculous?"

Cui Renshi said this with a joking look on his face, and he didn't seem to be afraid of his situation.

Because the winners are kings and the losers are bandits since ancient times. Although he is dead, his family is still there.

As long as his family survives, Li Tang will be avenged sooner or later.

However, when Li Chengqian heard what he said, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahahaha!"

"Ok?"

Cui Renshi frowned, as if he didn't understand what Li Chengqian was laughing at.

The other five surnames and seven families also looked at Li Chengqian with gloomy expressions, thinking that he was a little too proud of himself and had no idea what an aristocratic family was.

How could they have survived to this day in this era of war and chaos without the means to preserve their family?

Even if most of their family members died, as long as there was a family member left, with their prestige and reputation, it would be no problem for them to rise again.

However, Li Chengqian's next words directly plunged them into the abyss.

Li Chengqian stopped laughing and sighed, "I never thought that as the head of the family, you could be so naive? Could it be that you haven't heard of the saying 'cut the grass at its roots'?"

Upon hearing this, the heads of the five surnames and seven clans suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief.

"Prince, you."

"What about me? Do you think I'm kidding you? Do you think I can't kill all nine of your clans?"

Li Chengqian chatted and laughed and returned to the Chrysanthemum Terrace.

"you you you!"

Cui Renshi and others were so angry that they were speechless, but they soon thought of a fact.

Even if Li Chengqian wanted to kill all nine generations of their clan, he would not be able to arrest them immediately. Once his family members heard the news, most of them would definitely escape under the protection of local officials.

By then, the family's power will be preserved, and the blood debt with the Li Tang royal family must be repaid with blood.

But just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Li Chengqian seemed to be a worm in their stomachs, guessing their thoughts again. He paused, turned around and smiled:

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that I've asked Pei Xuan to bring your families here for you, specifically to reunite you. Are you happy?"

Boom!

When Cui Renshi and others heard this, they were struck by lightning, their heads buzzing, and they went blank in an instant.

At this time, Yun Duan came in with Pei Xuan in two steps.

But Pei Xuan knelt on one knee and said:
"Your Highness, Pei Xuan, has fulfilled his mission and has brought all 58,672 of the criminals and their accomplices to the Weishui execution ground in Chang'an. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, will decide their fate!"

boom!
The whole audience was shocked!

Almost everyone was terrified and their scalps went numb the moment they heard this.

Even Li Shimin suddenly stood up from his seat.

It turns out it’s not tens of thousands of troops!!
That’s tens of thousands of heads!!

Oh my God!

What is your highness the Crown Prince doing?!

All the court ministers, including envoys from various countries, as well as the surrounding imperial guards, palace maids and palace servants, turned pale with fear.

ruthless!
Too bad!
This is more than a hundred times more cruel than Emperor Li II!
How dare he? Isn't he afraid of chaos?!
Shock!

Indescribable shock!

Hesitant!

Feeling lost as if you have lost the ability to think!

Nightmare!

This is definitely everyone's nightmare tonight!
"Cheng Qian!!"

Li Shimin could no longer hold back and stepped forward to grab Li Chengqian's arm, shouting in confusion, "Do you know what you are doing? Huh?"

"Father, do you remember when I was eight years old, before Xuanwu Gate, you taught me archery?"

Li Chengqian, whose arm was held by Li Shimin, looked back at him calmly and said, "You also held my arm like you do now and said to me, Chengqian, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Do you remember?"

"I"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned and didn't know how to respond.

Li Chengqian laughed again and said, "But when you taught me to nock the arrow, you insisted on tilting it half an inch to the right, just like the arrow shot at Xuanwu Gate that day – not straight, but deadly!"

"you!"

Li Shimin's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief.

Li Chengqian gently brushed his hand away, slowly walked to Li Yuan's side, and continued, "Grandpa Emperor always says that the pear blossoms in Chengqian Palace need to be pruned, but he doesn't realize that it's not just the blossoms that are growing wildly."

After saying this, he took a long knife from Du Caigan's hand, raised his hand to cut off the pearl from the prince's Tongtian crown, and threw it away. He laughed and said, "That night behind Xuanwu Gate, I had a high fever and was delirious. You cut off the eastern pearl from the Tongtian crown to calm my soul. Now this pearl is rolling on the steps, and it is louder than the elegant music composed by the Taichang Temple!"

"I wonder if I can calm down these thousands of lonely souls?"

"Chengqian!"

"Your Majesty has forgotten again. You should address him as Prince."

Li Chengqian smiled dumbly, and then said with emotion:
"When Li Gang, the Prince's Junior Tutor, was lecturing me on the 'Book of Filial Piety,' I kept seeing the unerased characters 'Jiancheng' in the footnotes. It turns out that what flowed through the cracks in the brickwork of the East Palace wasn't ink, but inexhaustible blood."

Having said that, he smiled and shook his head, then said calmly: "Father asked me if I knew what I was doing. How could I not know? I just took out the knife you had hidden for three years and tempered it with fire. After all..."

"How can our Li Tang dynasty be without bloodshed and violence?"

Rumble!
As soon as these words were spoken, thunder split the clouds above Taiji Palace, and lightning illuminated the similar eyebrows and eyes of father and son.

Not only Li Shimin was stunned where he stood, but even all of Li Shimin's ministers were stunned where they stood.

Li Chengqian suddenly raised the long sword in his hand, pointed it at the officials of the noble families below, and shouted a loud order: "Kill them all for me!"

Wow!
All the Jinwu Guards instantly drew the swords at their waists.

There were swords like a forest and the world was like a chopping board.

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