Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Because these four ministers got along very well with Qingque, and together they compiled books such as "Water Control Records" which benefited the country and the people, Li Shimin revealed this idea.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's heart was filled with anticipation.

He quickly put down the memorial in his hand, then raised his head and waved to the eunuch.

"Hurry up and submit the memorial!"

Li Shimin was very curious and wondered what big surprise Qingque, his smart and beloved son, had prepared for him.

"promise!"

The eunuch responded, then respectfully presented the four memorials to Li Shimin, then walked to the side and waited quietly.

Li Shimin, in a good mood, first opened the memorial written by Kong Yingda and then quickly read through it.

"what!"

"I resign!"

Li Shimin was stunned when he saw the two big words "Resignation".

He thought that the memorial submitted by Kong Yingda contained good news for him, but he did not expect that there was no letter of resignation!

Li Shimin suppressed his inner unhappiness and read the memorial carefully.

After a cup of tea.

Li Shimin's smiling face suddenly froze, and his chest rose and fell violently.

"The bluebird has bad behavior and behaves improperly"

"Humiliating Kong Yingda many times, showing no respect for the teacher?"

I didn't expect that in Kong Yingda's heart, he had such a low opinion of Qingque. It's really hard to believe.

Kong Yingda spent a lot of space describing the ridiculous things Qingque did during this period, and belittled Qingque to be worthless.

In addition, Kong Yingda also clearly pointed out that Qingque had the intention of competing with the prince for the throne, and asked him to be careful to guard against Qingque to prevent him from doing anything that would harm the court.

Moreover, this time Kong Yingda's words were very firm. He resigned from the positions of Chief Academic Officer of the Imperial College and Teaching Scholar in the Prince of Wei's Palace, and prepared to return to his hometown in Qufu to spend his remaining years in peace.

Although Li Shimin did not witness it with his own eyes, he could tell from Kong Yingda's words that this old minister was very disappointed.

"Hey!"

Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

He looked at the remaining three memorials helplessly, pinched his brows dejectedly, and had no motivation to open them.

Since Kong Yingda had resigned from him, the other three must have done the same.

Sat there for a long time.

Only then did Li Shimin grit his teeth and slowly open the memorials from Yu Zhining, Li Baiyao and Zhang Xuansu to read them.

as predicted!

The three of them were equally dissatisfied with Qingque and tendered their resignation to him.

Although these three old ministers did not criticize Li Tai by name in their memorials, their disappointment and dissatisfaction with Li Tai could be seen at a glance in their words.

Like Kong Yingda, Li Baiyao not only resigned from his position as a teaching scholar in the Prince of Wei's palace, but also resigned from his position as a Palace Attendant.

Yu Zhining and Zhang Xuansu only resigned from their positions as teaching scholars in the Prince of Wei's palace.

"Why did Qingque become like this?"

Li Shimin slumped weakly on the Hu chair, muttering in a low voice with a dull expression.

It was only a few months before Li Tai went to his fiefdom.

Li Shimin didn't believe that in such a short period of time, an intelligent and polite person could become a person of bad morals.

However, Kong Yingda, Zhang Xuansu and others were loyal and upright ministers who spoke frankly and gave advice. It was impossible for them to distort the facts to slander Qingque without reason.

Although Li Shimin doted on Li Tai in his heart, under the current circumstances, he still preferred to choose Kong Yingda and the other three.

"Oh!"

Li Shimin suddenly slammed his fist on the table and roared through gritted teeth.

"Why is this happening?"

"Could it be that Qingque's previous obedience was all fake, just to please me?"

Thinking that his most beloved son was actually a person of bad conduct and lack of moral integrity, a nameless anger suddenly rose in his heart.

Li Shimin stood up with a grim face, then walked back and forth on the imperial platform with his hands behind his back, his face full of a complicated expression.

His mind is now full of what Kong Yingda said, that Qingque is intending to compete with the prince for the throne.

"Qingque has been banished to his fiefdom, why does he still want to fight for the throne?"

"Could it be that he wants to follow the example of Li You, the rebellious son, and also prepare to start a rebellion?"

Li Shimin was so angry that his chest was about to explode due to this result that he least wanted to see.

If these two rebellious sons were fighting for power when he was in his seventies or eighties, he might be able to understand it.

But he is only 46 years old now, in the prime of his life, and can still serve as emperor for at least 20 years.

These two rebellious sons are now doing all kinds of small things behind his back, and they really don't take him seriously at all.

Li Shimin walked to the screen and stopped, staring blankly at the name tattooed by Guanyin maid on it, and his thoughts drifted away again.

After a long time.

Li Shimin shook his head and murmured, "We can't let Qingque go on making trouble. We must guide him well!"

"Otherwise, if Gao Ming loses Qingque's control, the conflict between him and me will intensify, which will be detrimental to the stability of the country!"

With Qingque around, Gao Ming wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

Because Qingque can replace Gao Ming as the crown prince at any time, Gao Ming is so worried and tries hard to be a wise and low-key crown prince.

Once Qingque is severely punished for his mistake, Gao Ming, who is unrestrained, will definitely act more boldly than before.

Gao Ming has been the crown prince for 19 years. Will he have the patience to wait another 19 years?

The current 26-year-old prince still has endless patience, but when he is 45 years old, I am afraid his patience will be exhausted.

Even if the prince is patient, the group of important ministers who strongly support him will probably not be able to sit still.

Li Shimin did not dare to gamble, nor did he want these bad things to happen to him and his descendants again.

Just as Li Shimin lowered his head in deep thought, the eunuch's voice rang out outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Jin requests an audience."

Li Shimin woke up from his thoughts and thought of the son he had raised, a faint smile appeared on his face.

He put his worries behind him and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Let Chi Nu come in."

"promise!"

The eunuch responded.

Not long after, Li Zhi, who smelled like books and looked dull, walked in holding a scroll of bamboo slips.

He walked to the center of the hall and bowed respectfully.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father."

Li Shimin looked at his beloved son who was becoming more and more handsome, smiled and waved.

"No need to be polite, Chi Nu."

"What's the matter with you coming to see Father today?"

Ever since Qingque was driven away to Xiangzhou to become a fief, the only person who came to Ganlu Palace to accompany him every day was Zhinu.

As for the grown-up prince, he would basically not come to Ganlu Palace on his own initiative unless he had government affairs to discuss.

Li Zhi said obediently: "Father, I have finished reading The Emperor's Model and I am here to return the book."

"The Emperor's Model" is a masterpiece written by Li Shimin to summarize his experience in governance over the years and discuss the way of being a monarch.