Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Changsun Wuji, who felt something, turned his head and looked at Du He, then quickly shifted his gaze.

But his eyes were full of resentment.

Du He shook his head slightly, then looked towards the stage.

"Uh..."

Du He's expression paused slightly.

It turned out that Li Shimin was staring at him, and Li Shimin's expression looked a little strange.

Du He's expression changed slightly, and then he started shouting at the top of his voice.

Everyone shouted for dozens of breaths before Li Shimin slowly raised his hand.

"All sit down."

After all the civil and military officials had quieted down, Li Shimin turned to Li Chengqian and said.

"Prince, I will return to Cuiwei Palace this afternoon. You will continue to be the regent."

"It is estimated that Yuchi Gong will lead his army back to Chang'an in 10 days. When that time comes, you will lead all the officials out of the city to welcome him!"

what!

Your Majesty will not personally welcome the Duke of E?

Is it that His Majesty's physical condition does not allow it, or is it that His Majesty is intentionally asking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to do such a thing?

Just as all the officials were suspicious, Li Chengqian stood up and responded.

"My son obeys the order!"

Li Shimin then explained some other things, but he did not mention the investigation of officials from the Han, Liu and Yu families.

Before leaving the court, Li Shimin said in a deep voice

"During the next period of time, unless something important happens, I will not return to Chang'an."

"The Crown Prince is fully responsible for all matters of the court, big or small!"

Since he went to Cuiwei Palace to recuperate in early July this year, in just less than a month, major events such as Li Zhi's chaos in the harem and Liu Lan's rebellion occurred one after another.

In particular, the affair between Li Zhi and Wu Cairen dealt a huge blow to his body and mind.

He had been feeling unwell for the past two days, and his vision had been blurry from time to time. He was afraid that the wind disease was about to break out again.

Below the main hall.

Yu Zhining and Liu Shi looked at each other for a few seconds. He gritted his teeth, couldn't help but stand up with his tablet in hand and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach the Minister of Revenue, Du He!"

hum~

A low buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the hall.

All the civil and military officials turned their eyes to Yu Zhining, their eyes full of mockery.

How dare he impeach Du He?

For the bad things that the officials of the Yu family in Gaoling have done, it would not be an exaggeration to take them to the East Market and behead them a hundred times.

There's another good show to watch!

All the civil and military officials understood the cause and effect of the matter this time. They all knew that Yu Zhining's impeachment of Du He was doomed to fail.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and asked, "Yu Zhining, why did you impeach Du He?"

Judging from his tone, there was obviously a hint of displeasure.

He had already made his position clear when he refused to meet Yu Zhining a few days ago. He didn't expect that Yu Zhining would dare to stand up and plead for his family members.

Changsun Wuji quickly turned around and winked at Yu Zhining, signaling him not to do anything that no one objected to.

Faced with Changsun Wuji's reminder, Yu Zhining remained indifferent.

His Majesty will go to Cuiwei Palace today. If he doesn't stand up and plead for his family now, he will really have no chance.

A family that has accumulated wealth for hundreds of years will be destroyed today.

Not reconciled!

Yu Zhining gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Du, under the pretext of rectifying the Ministry of Revenue, openly ordered the Ministry to attack our Yu family!"

"I impeach Du He for abusing his power!"

That's it?

Du He thought Yu Zhining would come up with some big move, but he didn't expect that he would just impeach him for abuse of power.

The interest he had originally aroused suddenly disappeared without a trace.

The other officials looked at the old Yu Zhining and instead of feeling any sympathy, they showed expressions of gloating.

The reason why the Gaoling Yu family ended up like this was because Yu Zhining went against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Moreover, Yu Zhining also attempted to support Prince Jin to seek a better future for himself.

He, Yu Zhining, is the sinner of the Gaoling Yu family!

Li Shimin said softly, "Du He, please tell me about it."

"promise."

Du He stood up holding the tablet and responded.

He then turned to Yu Zhining and said, "Yu Zhining, I have a question for you."

"Among the officials from your family who were imprisoned, was there any who were wrongly accused?"

this...

Yu Zhining's expression suddenly changed.

If someone from their Yu clan was wronged by Du He again, he would have already submitted a petition to the emperor. Why would he still be arguing with Du He here?

Yu Zhining's expression changed several times, and he said it with a stiff upper lip.

"Minister Du, since you didn't abuse your power to retaliate against our Yu family, why are you only investigating the officials of the Yu, Liu, and Han families?"

"Are there no officials from other families who are corrupt and abuse their power?"

wow~

As Yu Zhining's voice fell, a huge noise broke out in the Taiji Hall again.

All the civil and military officials glared at Yu Zhining with murderous eyes.

"Hey~"

"The public is furious!"

Changsun Wuji looked at the excited faces of his ministers and sighed helplessly.

He didn't think Yu Zhining was a fool. He just did it because his family was forced into a desperate situation by Du He and he had no choice!

But by doing this, Yu Zhining would not only fail to save the family's children, but would only bring more enemies to the family.

One wrong step, one wrong step!

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Du He's mouth, and he pointed at the officials around him and said.

"My dear colleagues, do you think what Minister Yu said makes sense?"

Since Yu Zhining is seeking death, he will add fuel to the fire.

The officials raised their eyebrows, first glanced at Li Shimin's expression, then stood up holding their tablets and spoke.

"Minister Yu, you're talking nonsense!"

"Your officials at the Yu clan can't control your own hands, and now you're accusing Minister Du of abusing his power?"

"Do you think all the officials in the world are the same as you, the Yu family?"

"Bah, you shameless villain!"

"..."

When Yu Zhining saw the officials pointing at his nose and scolding him, his expression did not change much.

Before he said this, he had already anticipated this reaction from the officials.

Yu Zhining walked to the center of the hall with trembling steps, knelt down and said to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, ever since Emperor Gaozu raised his army in Jinyang, we, the Yu clan, have wholeheartedly followed him and Your Majesty!"

"I hope Your Majesty will remember our past friendship and give us a chance to live!"

When he pleaded for mercy, his voice was filled with sorrow.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin looked at the white-haired Yu Zhining, and thought of the contributions made by the Gaoling Yu family to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and a trace of pity appeared on his face.

The civil and military officials did not continue to speak, but waited for His Majesty's reply.

At this moment, Du He muttered softly.

"Haha, it's reasonable to file a complaint with the emperor, but it's unreasonable to bring up old feelings."

"A small county magistrate dared to embezzle tens of thousands of taels of silver. What's the difference between this and scraping the bodies of ordinary people with a knife?"

Du He's muttering was particularly obvious in the quiet Tai Chi Hall.

This bastard...

Li Shimin, who was originally moved, was instantly brought back to reality by Du He's two sentences.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Yu Zhining, as long as the members of your Yu family are not too corrupt, I can show mercy."

"If they embezzle too much, don't blame me for being ruthless!"