Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When discussing the principle issue of establishing a crown prince, the other neutral ministers who had never spoken also began to persuade Li Shimin.

The Minister of the Central Secretariat, Cen Wenben, came out and said, "Your Majesty, although the Crown Prince Li Jue is only 6 years old, Your Majesty is only 44 years old this year. Waiting another or years before taking over the throne will be just the right time."

"This way, the succession rules will not be violated, and our Tang Dynasty will be stable for generations."

Immediately afterwards, Li Jing, a special envoy who rarely spoke on the issue of succession, had to step forward to persuade.

"Your Majesty, the root cause of all the troubles that have occurred in the Peaceful Dynasty since ancient times is that the rules were not followed when it came to appointing a crown prince."

"Once Your Majesty appoints a crown prince based on his own preferences, this bad precedent will be set and future generations will follow suit."

"If the princes see an opportunity to compete for the throne, they will flatter the monarch and collude with the ministers in the court."

"A powerful country will gradually decline, or even... perish, because of the struggle for power!"

In addition to King Wei's followers, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji and a number of civil and military officials all stood up and responded.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Seeing that most of the ministers disagreed, Li Shimin's face turned as black as charcoal.

It was thought that after Wei Zheng's death, no minister in the court would stand up to refute him.

I didn't expect that after the death of Wei Zheng, these important ministers who usually hide their ignorance and stupidity have now become so sharp-tongued.

Li Shimin thought for a moment, and said with a more resolute attitude: "I believe that the crown prince should be chosen by the virtuous rather than the eldest son. Only a virtuous monarch can lead the Tang Dynasty to a prosperous era!"

"On the contrary, a prince like Li Chengqian behaves recklessly and has no interest in government affairs."

"If we hand the country over to him, our Tang Dynasty may end up like the Qin Dynasty and perish in the second generation!"

Li Shimin finally spoke out all the words that he had been holding back in his heart, because although he was not the eldest son, his ability was much stronger than that of the eldest son Li Jiancheng.

He himself also proved through practical actions that only a wise and capable monarch can make the country more prosperous and powerful.

Dead!

The entire Tai Chi Hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

All the ministers were frightened by Li Shimin's words.

The slogan of appointing the most capable person instead of the eldest son as the crown prince indicated that Li Shimin had completely overturned the previously established principle of appointing the eldest son as the crown prince.

This is an extremely dangerous signal.

Chu Suiliang hesitated, then said boldly: "Your Majesty..."

Li Shimin glared at him and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

All the officials were horrified, and seeing Li Shimin falling into a rage, no one dared to advise him anymore.

They had followed Li Shimin for many years and knew that in this state, he would not listen to anyone else.

Except Wei Zheng!

Unfortunately, Wei Zheng had passed away at the beginning of the year, and no one could persuade Li Shimin anymore.

The Taiji Hall fell into silence again.

No matter whether they were ministers who supported Li Chengqian or neutral ministers, they dared to speak again.

After all, they are not Wei Zheng, who is strong and capable of convincing Li Shimin.

Li Shimin saw that no one was blind enough to refute him, so he ordered the Secretary Yang Shi: "Draft an edict..."

"Wait a minute!"

A young voice suddenly sounded from the back of the Tai Chi Hall.

All the civil and military officials were stunned, and the first thought that came to their minds was

"Who is so foolish as to dare to offend His Majesty at this time?"

They looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw the invisible man Du He, who had been silent, standing up with a tablet in both hands.

Li Shimin's expression froze, and then he raised his head with a frosty face.

Du He smiled, bowed to him and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"If anything happens, tell me quickly."

Li Shimin stared at Du He with a cold expression, completely losing his patience.

Having been deceived and concealed by Du He for so long, and having contributed a lot to the prince's misbehavior, Li Shimin now feels disgusted when he looks at Du He.

After the matter of replacing the crown prince was over, Li Shimin also planned to severely punish Du He and use him to silence the people of the world.

Du He showed no fear and said loudly, "Your Majesty, all the contradictions discussed today are due to the suspicion that the Crown Prince has been fooling around in the past two months and is not worthy of his position."

"Even a few ministers suggested abolishing the crown prince, relying on their own fantasies, and thus misleading the wise and virtuous Majesty."

"How can you conclude without any verification that the prince did not compile a book but was just fooling around?"

"What if the prince has already compiled a book that will benefit the country and the people?"

At the end, Du He's voice suddenly increased.

Du He's last powerful words echoed in the silent Tai Chi Hall.

Could it be true that the prince compiled books?

Everyone was confused.

For a moment I didn't know what the truth of the matter was.

It's really unbearable to see it repeating over and over again.

"What? This is impossible!"

Li Tai's followers shouted in surprise.

If the prince was really compiling classics, it would be impossible for him to remain silent for more than two months. Facing overwhelming accusations and insults, he should have come out to explain!

Li Shimin's eyes glared, and he said in a deep voice: "Du He, do you know the consequences of deceiving me again and again?"

"Do you know what the people of the Tang Dynasty are saying about the Crown Prince and you?"

Even when death was imminent, he still dared to deceive the court officials and lie to him.

Keming, ah Keming, I'm sorry to you!

If I don't kill Du He, I won't be able to explain to the court officials and the people of the world!

No matter how mischievous Crown Prince Li Chengqian is, he represents the reputation of the royal family and it is impossible to put the blame on him.

So Du He became the scapegoat.

All the labels such as treacherous villain, deceiving the prince, having bad intentions, bringing disaster to the country and the people...will be put on his head.

Du He nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty, I understand everything you said."

All the ministers fainted instantly.

You know nothing about this. If you knew a little, you wouldn't do this at this time.

Do you really think that Du Ruhui's golden signboard will always be useful?

Being so jumpy, you're afraid you won't die fast enough!

Du He didn't know what the ministers thought of him in their hearts, so he spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I signed a military order to you in Ganlu Palace in early May. The Crown Prince and I, along with 5 scholars from Chongwenguan, are compiling a book that will benefit the country and the people."

"I didn't deceive you!"

Upon hearing Du He's words, King Wei's followers were stunned for a moment.

They suddenly felt that the situation was not good!

"Because the content of the classics is so huge, the fact that it was completed in two months is the result of the hard work of the crown prince and 55 scholars from the Chongwen Academy day and night."

Du He looked around and spoke loudly with deep emotion.

"Your Majesty, do you know that the hundreds of thousands of books in the Chongwenguan were read from beginning to end in just two months, without missing a single word!"

"Your Majesty, do you know that the 55 scholars of Chongwenguan have not stepped out of the East Palace or returned home for two months!"

"Your Majesty, do you know that the Crown Prince, like the scholars of Chongwenguan, has been busy from early morning to late night for two months without stopping!"

Du He's passionate words shocked Li Shimin and all the officials.

Everyone looked at this dude Du He in disbelief.

Is the prince no longer foolish and rebellious?

The prince has become wise?

When Li Shimin was determined to change the crown prince, none of the ministers who spoke for Li Chengqian thought that Li Chengqian would become a good person.

The ministers only thought that Li Chengqian had not become worse, that's all.