Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Minor matters were discussed at court meetings, while major issues were discussed by summoning the cabinet and the prime minister, which helped to solve problems quickly.

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, looked stern, and hurriedly left the Taiji Hall.

Several important civil and military officials whose names were called also followed behind him with serious expressions.

After Li Shimin and his important ministers left the Taiji Hall, the other ministers gathered together and discussed the matter.

"Grand Historian Yuan Tiangang's calculations are correct. When the Taibai Golden Star appears, something big is bound to happen!"

"I didn't expect that the Prince of Wei and the Crown Prince would both get into trouble because of the Liaodong battlefield!"

"Hey, the political situation is stable now, please don't let anything serious happen to the Crown Prince's legs!"

According to the current situation, Li Chengqian's succession to the throne is the popular choice and can also ensure the interests of the vast majority of officials.

Once Li Chengqian's other good leg is broken, I'm afraid Your Majesty will immediately replace the crown prince and appoint a new prince.

Li Chengqian, who had both legs broken, could only be an idle prince.

The struggle for the crown prince has always been the root cause of social unrest. When the time comes that Prince of Wei Li Tai, Prince of Wu Li Ke, or even Prince of Jin Li Zhi come out to compete for the throne, the political situation will change drastically.

The prosperous Tang Dynasty would also experience turmoil and decline due to the struggle for power among the princes.

While most of the ministers looked worried, Fang Yiai was extremely happy.

Fang Yiai jumped out of the Taiji Hall and returned to the Taifu Temple. He asked the official of the Taifu Temple to call his guards over.

"Come here with your ears."

Upon hearing Fang Yiai's order, the guard quickly put his ear close.

"You should go to Xiangzhou immediately and report to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei in person."

"Let's say the prince was attacked by Xueyantuo cavalry, fell off his horse, and broke his leg!"

"Now the Xueyantuo cavalry is joining forces with the Goguryeo army to deal with the prince and his men."

The guard nodded and said, "Second Master, I will go back and pack my bags and leave immediately!"

Fang Yiai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, and make sure to deliver this great news as soon as possible!"

"promise!"

The guard responded and quickly left Taifu Temple.

Fang Yiai poured himself a glass of wine and muttered with a smile on his face.

"I didn't expect Xueyantuo to be so capable that he could accomplish such a great feat without making any noise!"

Then he finished the wine in the glass in one gulp and shook his head with a look of regret.

"It's a pity that the Crown Prince and Du He were not killed!"

I originally thought that the King of Wei had no choice but to rebel, but I didn't expect that there would be a sudden turn of events now.

If Li Chengqian had both legs lame, Your Majesty would definitely depose him from the crown prince position, and the Prince of Wei would naturally become the heir apparent.

As for the 17-year-old Prince of Jin Li Zhi, Fang Yiai didn't take him seriously at all.

How could Your Majesty allow such a timid prince to be the crown prince?

...

Inside the Liangyi Hall.

Li Shimin showed the urgent report written by Du He to several prime ministers.

Half an hour later.

Cheng Yaojin, who had a hot temper, jumped up and roared angrily.

"Xueyantuo is too rampant!"

"If you dare to send troops to attack the prince today, you will dare to send a large army to attack Chang'an tomorrow!"

"Your Majesty, if you give me 5000 elite cavalry, I will go to Liaodong and tear off the heads of Dadushe and Tulishi!"

The expressions of Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and others also became extremely ugly.

Because Xueyantuo was a force supported by the Tang Dynasty, they originally wanted it to contain the Eastern Turks, but they didn't expect that the dog they raised would now turn into a vicious wolf.

And this evil wolf has bared its ferocious fangs at its master, the Tang Dynasty, more than once.

Tens of thousands of cavalrymen besieged the prince, which was clearly intended to put him to death.

If the Black Armor Army had not fought to the death, the prince would have probably lost his life long ago.

Niu Jinda also patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, I also want to fight!"

Li Shimin did not answer his two trusted generals, but stared at Fang Xuanling with his eagle-like eyes.

Feeling Li Shimin's sharp gaze, Fang Xuanling felt like sitting on pins and needles.

Having seen countless storms, he now had a layer of cold sweat on his back.

Zhang Sun Wuji, who was sitting in front of Fang Xuanling, kept a calm expression on his face, but he was actually quite happy in his heart.

Fang Xuanling stood up and whispered, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

"Humph!"

Li Shimin snorted heavily.

He said with a tone full of anger: "Lord Fang, you are fully responsible for the Xueyantuo affairs. Why didn't you notice the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops?"

"Or did you discover their troop movements and deliberately concealed them?"

When Fang Xuanling heard Li Shimin questioning his ill intentions, he was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you and the court, and I have no second thoughts!"

"I hope your Majesty will be aware of this!"

Li Jing, Gao Shilian, Liu Li, Tang Jian and others who had a good relationship with Fang Xuanling also stood up to plead for him.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"Your Majesty, Fang Sikong has followed you for many years and there is no way he would have any other intentions."

Li Shimin's expression remained serious.

Naturally, he would not suspect Fang Xuanling of having any ulterior motives. He said this in order to warn this important official.

After all, Fang Xuanling had served as the Shangshu Zuo Pushe for twenty years, and many important officials in the court were recommended by him.

Moreover, Li Shimin was also suspicious that Fang Xuanling, who had never made his position public in the dispute over the crown prince, might be inclined to support Wei Wang Li Tai.

In the early years, he asked Fang Xuanling to serve as the Prince's Grand Tutor, but Fang Xuanling did not have much communication with the Prince.

In addition, Fang Yiai openly supported the King of Wei, so no one could say whether this represented Fang Xuanling's position.

The crown prince had been acting recklessly before, and he was planning to make Li Tai the crown prince, so he condoned Fang Xuanling's behavior.

Now that Li Shimin was determined to have Li Chengqian succeed him, he naturally could not allow this super powerful official to have any second thoughts.

After a moment of silence.

Li Shimin said slowly, "Lord Fang, because of your negligence, the Crown Prince suffered this great disaster. From today on, you will resign as Shangshu Zuo Pushe!"

OMG!

When they heard Li Shimin's decision, the other important ministers showed shock on their faces.

Fang Xuanling, who had served as Shangshu Zuo Pushe for more than twenty years and had never made any mistakes, was dismissed from his position just like that?

The emperor’s mind is really hard to predict!

Fang Xuanling bowed respectfully and said, "I obey your order."

Judging from his tone, there was no sign of dissatisfaction.

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Since Xueyantuo sent tens of thousands of cavalry into Liaodong, it means that their main force has also made some moves."

"According to Du He and the Crown Prince's guess, the Xueyantuo's main force is likely to invade Youzhou!"

"Everyone..."

Before Li Shimin could finish his words, the eunuch's report came from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Youzhou!"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Bring it in quickly."

Soon, the eunuch came in with his head lowered, holding an urgent message.

Under the watchful eyes of all the ministers, Li Shimin quickly opened the urgent report.

"what!"

"More than 100,000 Xueyantuo troops are besieging Guizhou and Danzhou!"