The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 987

How could Li Yuan possibly admit to this? If he did, wouldn't that be admitting to being a murderer?

It even confirmed that he had usurped the throne.

Even if you beat him to death, he would never admit it.

Xu Tian watched the father and son confront each other, and was worried about the emperor.

After all, his body could no longer withstand such a blow.

Li Er knew his days were numbered, and in a fit of rage, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Li Yuan was terrified and quickly, feigning concern, came over to check on him.

"Father, are you alright?"

Li Yuan inquired and then quickly ordered someone to summon the imperial physician.

Li Er shook his head and waved his hand, refusing.

He was well aware of his condition; even after the imperial physicians examined him, they had no diagnosis.

It's better not to watch it at all.

A hint of joy appeared in Li Yuan's eyes.

If His Majesty had gone before the crown prince was even decided...

Then he would become the first and best candidate for crown prince.

Moreover, now that a crown prince has been appointed, he will be the ultimate heir to the throne.

He would absolutely not miss this great opportunity.

Although she appeared to care deeply about Li Er, she secretly wished for his swift death.

Li Er simply told them to leave.

The imperial court is now filled with unease and panic.

Li Zhi found Xu Tian.

"Master, didn't you already find the evidence? How's it going now?"

Li Zhi originally had no interest in the position of crown prince, after all, he had several older brothers ahead of him.

But now, Li Yuan, in order to secure the position of Crown Prince, has actually forged an imperial edict and even wants to demote him to king and drive him out of Chang'an.

Li Zhi believed that this was intolerable, and although he tolerated it time and again, there were limits to it.

Furthermore, now that Li Yuan has dared to challenge his father, the emperor, he has no choice but to stand up and wield his sword for justice.

Because when Xu Tian arrived at the Ministry of Justice that night, he didn't manage to catch Li Yuan red-handed at all.

So much so that he cleverly evaded the question.

"Although we went to the Ministry of Justice in a timely manner, we failed to catch Li Yuan stealing evidence."

Xu Tian sat down in the chair, somewhat dejected.

He believed that when he went to the Ministry of Justice, he should still look for a copy.

If they had gone after Li Yuan and his group had stolen the evidence, the outcome would have been different.

Early the next morning.

At the morning court session, the eunuch beside Li Er issued an imperial edict appointing Li Zhi as the crown prince.

In the imperial court, Li Yuan was instantly dumbfounded.

He did not expect that after Li Er regained consciousness, he would announce Li Zhi's position as crown prince so promptly.

This was entirely to consolidate Li Zhi's position.

In the imperial court, the ministers who had been bribed by Li Yuan vehemently opposed this matter.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable! The Ninth Prince has neither military merits nor is he the eldest son; this will surely cause resentment throughout the land."

A minister stepped forward, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and directly protested.

"Your Majesty, there has always been a tradition in the court of primogeniture. The Ninth Prince has several sons above him. If Your Majesty favors the Ninth Prince, it will cause resentment among the people!"

Then someone else stepped forward, arguing that this was absolutely unacceptable.

To put it bluntly, if this matter had fallen on Li Yuan, it would have been very different.

One after another, several ministers stepped forward, all claiming that Li Zhi was incapable of shouldering the heavy responsibility.

If he were to actually become the crown prince, it would only make things spiral out of control.