I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

"These noble families are trying to suck the blood from the bones of our Tang Dynasty."

"Why can't I kill him?" Li Chengqian swept his gaze over the ministers again, his eyes full of questioning.

The ministers in the hall fell silent upon hearing Li Chengqian's words. They were fully aware of the seriousness of the matter and that Li Chengqian's anger was not without reason. However, this unconventional move put them in a dilemma. For a moment, they didn't know how to respond and said nothing more.

In any case, the relationship between Your Majesty and the local gentry has long been irreconcilable.

Now, once the news of this second massacre gets out, it will become a life-and-death struggle.

The world is going to be in chaos!

Fang Xuanling paused, then continued, "Your Majesty, regarding the killing of the nobles, I will not comment further, but I implore Your Majesty to punish Zhang Xianhuai swiftly. He has deceived the emperor and committed heinous crimes!"

Fang Xuanling looked serious.

"Yesterday, Zhang Xianhuai, relying on Your Majesty's favor, led the Jinyiwei to massacre the entire Hengshan County Prince's Mansion."

Fang Xuanling's voice trembled slightly.

"The Prince of Hengshan is a relative of the Li Tang clan, the cousin of Emperor Taizong, and your majesty's uncle!"

"Your Majesty must give an explanation to the people of the world!" After Fang Xuanling said this, he looked at Li Chengqian deeply. His eyes showed both protection for His Majesty and concern for the situation.

The atmosphere in the court was as heavy as the dark clouds before a storm.

Although Fang Xuanling's words were light, they hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer, and every word was like a heavy hammer striking in the silence.

He spoke extremely obscurely, but how could everyone in the court not understand the profound meaning in his words?

Fang Xuanling frowned slightly.

This matter concerns the destiny of our Great Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty's actions are really... Alas.

Many ministers around him looked worried.

Your Majesty may have your considerations, but the risk is too great.

Everyone knows that Zhang Xianhuai is loyal to Your Majesty, a loyalty that borders on blind loyalty.

In everyone's mind, without the tacit approval of His Majesty, even if Zhang Xianhuai had great courage, he would never dare to kill the entire family of the Prince of Hengshan.

This is an unspoken fact and the truth behind the undercurrents in the court.

However, the long river of history flows slowly, and history books are like a scroll that carries the glory, disgrace, rise and fall of dynasties. How can they tolerate such a stain?

The Xuanwu Gate Incident of Emperor Taizong, in which he killed his brother and imprisoned his father, has become an indelible scar in the history of the Tang Dynasty royal family.

If Your Majesty were now accused of murdering your uncle, what would future generations think of it when the annals of Tang history are opened? What shock and disappointment would that be?

Fang Xuanling knew very well that as long as His Majesty was ruthless enough to kill Zhang Xianhuai and put all the blame on him, everything might still be salvageable.

It's like grabbing the last straw on the edge of a cliff, even if the method is a bit helpless and cruel.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Tai Chi Hall seemed to drop to freezing point in an instant, so cold that people shivered.

Li Chengqian just raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Fang Xuanling indifferently. His eyes were as deep as an ancient well, making it difficult to understand.

Then, he opened his thin lips and uttered a few words: "Zhang Xianhuai is acting on my orders."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like thunderclap out of the blue, shocking everyone in the audience to the point of being dumbfounded.

A general's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Your Majesty, you..."

Li Chengqian looked at him coldly.

The general was speechless and lowered his head.

No one had ever imagined that His Majesty would so bluntly admit this earth-shattering event in the court in front of all the civil and military officials.

Looking back, when Emperor Taizong encountered similar difficult things, he would try his best to change history and cover it up to maintain the dignity of the royal family.

But His Majesty's style of doing things is so completely different now.

The historians who were in charge of recording all stopped writing with their pens.