Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Niu Jinda, the Duke of Langya, for misbehaving in front of the palace and beating his colleagues. I ask Your Majesty to punish him!" - Just when the situation was about to break out, Tang Jian, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, who had always been "not willing to offend anyone easily", stood up without hesitation.

And judging from the posture, it is really quite righteous.

"Your Majesty, I second the motion!" Tang Jian was not the only smart person in the court, so after he opened his mouth, someone quickly responded.

After Tang Jian finished speaking, Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong also stepped out of the crowd holding his imperial hut and began to express his position to His Majesty Li II: "No matter how foolish, how reckless, and how useless the Duke of Ying is, he is still your Majesty's subject. No matter how much the Duke of Langya dislikes him, even if it is for justice, he cannot treat a good man like a dog in front of everyone. Your Majesty, I think-"

"That's enough!" It's not that His Majesty Li Er couldn't stand Li Xiaogong's weirdness, he just...

Well, His Majesty Li II’s mood is indeed very complicated.

On the one hand, he really hated Yuwen Shiji, this idiot who liked to flatter others.

On the other hand...

Although Emperor Li II knew that Niu Jinda's kick was justified, and Li Xiaogong took the initiative to stand up and share the pressure for the former, it was also out of consideration for the overall situation.

But... Emperor Li II knew who asked Yuwen Shiji to do this.

Looking at Changsun Wuji who had a dark face below, Emperor Li II felt a headache.

And his frustration did not end there - facing the scene before him, even though Emperor Li II had a thousand words to say, he had to swallow them back when they came to his lips.

"Father..." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to see that something was wrong with his father, so he took the initiative to speak: "You have been worried about state affairs recently, and I am sure you are tired and exhausted. In my opinion, why don't we stop here for today's morning court?"

"Okay..." Receiving his son's concern, His Majesty Li II nodded and said, "Cheng Qian, I will leave this dispute to you to handle."

"Yes!" Li Chengqian didn't expect that just a simple concern would bring him such a surprise, so he quickly struggled to get up and saluted respectfully to His Majesty Li II.

However, Emperor Li II waved his hand disapprovingly upon seeing this, then stood up and walked behind the screen without saying a word.

"..."

It only takes a moment.

Under the shocked gaze of Duke Zhao, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, a "die-hard fan of the King of Chu", began to personally help... bah bah bah - solve the case.

"Duke of Langya County," Li Chengqian was still sitting in his seat at this moment, but when he looked at Niu Jinda who seemed to be about to attack Changsun Wuji, his eyes were particularly gentle: "You are really a little angry today."

"Please forgive me, Your Highness." Hearing this, Niu Jinda withdrew his gaze from Zhangsun Wuji and turned to Li Chengqian respectfully, "I am a military general. I am not good at speaking. When I argue with others, I usually lose, so I have to use force. But please understand, Your Highness - Yuwen Shiji and the traitor behind him are worthy of death!"

"Oh? How come the Duke of Ying is so murderous?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince raised his eyebrows when he heard this, deliberately ignored the key point in Niu Jinda's words, and began to hand a knife to Niu Jinda in public.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Chu is still fighting in Tianzhu, but——"

"——Duke of Langya, be careful with your words!" Niu Jinda was halfway through his words when he was interrupted by the "traitor behind the scenes" - Changsun Wuji: "Duke of Ying is only being loyal to Your Majesty!"

"Duke Zhao, did I let you speak?!" Changsun Wuji thought that Emperor Li II's departure was a deliberate way for him to save face, but he didn't know... Emperor Li II, who was particularly upset because of some things today, had never thought about this at all - because if Emperor Li II had thought about it, he would definitely rather let the prince retire first, and he would continue to patiently clean up the mess.

After all, today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is no longer the "simple and honest" person he used to be.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you going to favor the Duke of Langya?" Changsun Wuji knew that the Crown Prince and he did not get along well, but he did not expect that the other party would turn against him in public for such a small matter.

"I am not partial to the Duke of Langya." Li Chengqian smiled faintly when he heard this.

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he also laughed: "Since it's not partiality--"

"I am partial to my brother!"

"..."Well, Duke Zhao couldn't laugh anymore this time.

"Yun Shang!" Since Duke Zhao didn't even smile, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was too lazy to engage in a war of words anymore.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Yun Shang, who was guarding outside the palace at the moment, walked into the palace and bowed to the ground upon hearing this.

"Find a few people to take the Duke of Ying to the Imperial Medical Bureau." Li Chengqian saw that Yuwen Shiji was lying on the ground in pain and couldn't speak, so he thought for a moment and said, "After you finish this matter, go to the East Palace again and take some gold, silver, jade and stones from my private treasury as a reward to calm the Duke of Ying."

"Yes!" Yun Shang was not one to be vague. He immediately kowtowed to show that he accepted the order. Then he stood up and walked in front of Yuwen Shiji, and then directly hugged him horizontally in his arms: "Duke Ying, don't talk, so as to avoid the bumps."

"..." Even a fool like Yuwen Shiji heard the warning in Yunchang's tone: If you dare not cooperate, you will be punished all the way from Taiji Palace to the Imperial Medical Bureau.

After dealing with Yuwen Shiji, His Royal Highness once again demonstrated his "fairness and justice". He immediately said to Niu Jinda: "Duke of Langya, you were a little reckless in this matter. If I don't punish you, it will be hard to convince the public. How about this, I will fine you a year's salary first, so that some people won't be unhappy."

"Your Majesty the Crown Prince!" Niu Jinda knew that Duke Zhao must be unhappy when His Majesty the Crown Prince said this, but he himself felt happy.

Niu Jinda was not the only one who felt happy in the hall at this moment.

"It seems that His Royal Highness has already made a reasonable judgment. Is there anyone who objects?" Seeing that the matter was settled, Fang Xuanling, who had been as steady as a rock, saw that Zhangsun Wuji was squinting his eyes and thinking about countermeasures, so he took action directly and set the tone of the matter: "If no one objects, I will say a few more words before the court is dismissed."

"..." When Prime Minister Fang wanted to give a lecture, the ministers should behave respectfully to show their respect.

"Although I am a scholar, my next words are very vulgar." After giving the advance warning, Fang Xuanling turned around and pointed his finger at Changsun Wuji, angrily scolding him in public: "Changsun Wuji, you are a filthy villain like a mangy dog! Every day when you have nothing to do after eating, you pick trouble with His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu. What's the matter? Do you dislike him so much? I really can't understand. Do you blame the Prince of Chu for your inability to give birth to a son now?

Don’t you think about it? You have done so many immoral things. Even if no one helps you, you try your best to have a child in your old age. But after the poor child is born, I am afraid that the first thing the midwife will do is to turn him over to check if he has farted—"

"Fang Xuanling!" Changsun Wuji had never expected this - he originally thought that Niu Jinda's attack had already reached his limit, but who knew...

The real master... is actually behind!

At that moment in the hall, not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but all the ministers were stunned.

Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang...

How could you be like this?!

Who the hell said that civil servants have no fighting ability?

Mr. Fang, you are so awesome!