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

They were all stunned, with helplessness written all over their faces.

A historian said to the person beside him in a trembling voice: "What should we do? If you record the truth, Your Majesty will be cursed for eternity."

Another responded: "If it is not true, what is the duty of us historians?"

Li Chengqian turned his head slightly, his eyes swept across the row of stunned historians, and said calmly: "Record it truthfully, without changing a single word!" His voice was not loud, but it was filled with unquestionable majesty.

"Your Majesty...this!" A historian with white hair and beard had a terrified look on his face. He didn't even notice the pen and paper in his hand dropped. He ran to the bottom of the jade steps in a panic and knelt down with a plop.

The voice cried out loudly with tears in its voice: "Your Majesty!"

Behind him, all the civil and military officials seemed to have just woken up from their dreams and followed suit, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty!"

The shouts contained endless persuasion, and they tried to make His Majesty change this crazy decision.

In this chaos, only Mr. Qi knelt down silently, his lips tightly closed, without saying a word.

Fang Xuanling looked helpless. He slowly turned his head and looked at both sides of the court.

He was full of doubts. How could Wei Zheng not do anything about such an important matter?

If it was Li Shimin sitting on the dragon throne, Wei Zheng would have jumped out long ago and made sharp advice, and he would have been so excited that he would have spit on Li Shimin's face.

Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng and whispered, "Minister Wei, why are you so silent? This is not like you."

Wei Zheng opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Fang Xuanling. "Prime Minister Fang, some things cannot be solved by advice. Your Majesty has his own difficulties."

Fang Xuanling wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.

He turned his gaze to Master Qi again, but found that he was exactly the same as Wei Zheng, both of them had an indifferent attitude.

Not only them, but also the censors who usually speak sharply and take it as their responsibility to give advice, all turned a deaf ear and dumb today, and no one stood up to criticize the emperor's behavior.

Fang Xuanling really couldn't understand why such a shocking event happened in the court. Apart from trying hard to comfort the emperor, no one stood up to speak up for justice as usual.

If Li Chengqian knew what Fang Xuanling was thinking at the moment, he would definitely tell him a truth: when you find that when you open a small window, countless people will rush out to accuse you, it is better to lift the roof. In this way, no one will dare to speak.

Because some things are far beyond the scope of what can be solved by advice. This is a decision that concerns the fate of the dynasty and the authority of the royal family.

Fang Xuanling felt a darkness before his eyes, as if he saw the future of the Tang Dynasty becoming shaky at this moment.

But he still held on. He wanted to make it clear to His Majesty. Even if His Majesty would be furious, he could not watch the Tang Dynasty go towards what he believed to be the abyss.

"Your Majesty, you are putting your officials on the spot! Your Majesty is a sage king throughout history, always ruling the world with wisdom and seeking the welfare of all people."

"If this precedent is set, atrocities will overshadow the wisdom of the wise in the history books. What a disaster that will be! Your Majesty! I beg you to retract your words! Your Majesty cannot be a tyrant!"

Fang Xuanling's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of earnestness and anxiety.

Li Chengqian stared at Fang Xuanling for a long time. The Taiji Hall was so quiet that only the tense breathing of the crowd could be heard. After a long moment, Li Chengqian slowly spoke, "Prime Minister Fang, whether he is a sage or a tyrant, I don't care."

His voice was calm and firm, as if at this moment, nothing in the world could shake his determination.

"Your Majesty, how can you not care? This concerns your reputation and the reputation of the Tang Dynasty!" Fang Xuanling said with great sorrow.

Li Chengqian frowned slightly. "Reputation? If I only care about this empty reputation and let the Tang Dynasty fall into crisis, then I will be a truly incompetent ruler. Prime Minister Fang, do you understand?"