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

His voice suddenly rose, full of majesty.

"Son of Heaven, the strongest soldiers and horses will win. I said, exterminate three clans. Since you are so unconvinced, then I will tell you, exterminate ten clans. I will not kill you yet."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes.

"Just wait in prison until your people from your clan come to reunite with you, so that you can understand how ridiculous it is to threaten me today."

"Ru Zhao, take them all to jail."

Li Chengqian gave the order.

"It's your Majesty!"

Qin Ruzhao took the order and directed the soldiers to take these people away.

Nearly 60% of the officials in the court died or were imprisoned today.

Throughout the dynasties, nothing like this had ever happened. The emperor was clearly showing his will to the noble families. This was an unprecedented storm.

Mr. Qi sat calmly on the armchair below, dozing off. His face was as calm as water, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Only after seeing that Li Chengqian had finished handling the matter did he slowly open his eyes.

"Your Majesty, have you resolved everything?" Mr. Qi asked softly.

Li Chengqian nodded. "The cancer in the court has been eliminated, but the local officials have not been resolved yet. I have to trouble Mr. Qi to deal with so many officials." He

There was a hint of fatigue and trust in Mr. Qi in his tone.

Mr. Qi waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your Majesty has promised to give me a high position. Now I am just eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to him."

he said with a smile.

"The students in our Xianyang school can fill most of the official positions, which is enough for the court to run. We can fill some of the other positions slowly."

A hint of confidence flashed in Mr. Qi's eyes.

"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Qi to stay up late tonight to coordinate the overall situation."

Li Chengqian said gratefully.

"I am terrified, Your Majesty!"

Mr. Qi answered respectfully.

After saying that, Mr. Qi looked up at Li Chengqian and couldn't help laughing.

Li Chengqian also smiled and looked at Mr. Qi, "Sir, you are so pretentious, even you can't help laughing, right?"

The two smiled at each other. In this tense situation, this smile seemed to ease some of the depressing atmosphere.

"Xuanling, why did you come back so late today? How did Chengqian deal with Qingque and Fuji?"

Li Shimin frowned, his eyes full of anxiety. He paced back and forth in the hall, every step filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

Fang Xuanling had just stepped into the palace, followed by Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Ji. They all had solemn expressions, dark faces, and did not say a word, like dark clouds before a storm.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin became more anxious, and the bad premonition in his heart continued to rise like a surging tide, almost drowning him.

"What's wrong with you? Are you all mute? Speak to me?"

Li Shimin raised his voice a few notches, with a hint of majesty in his rebuke.

Fang Xuanling slowly raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin quietly, his eyes full of complexity.

"Your Majesty, the King of Wei and Lord Zhangsun are both fine. The Crown Prince has pardoned them, but has only confined them to their homes and fined them their salaries."

After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin's tense nerves finally relaxed a little and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wish there were no fratricide!"

However, his frown did not completely relax, and doubts in his heart gradually arose again.

"Since Qingque and Auxiliary Engine are fine, why do you all have such gloomy faces?"

Li Shimin frowned and swept his eyes across everyone's faces one by one.

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling sighed helplessly, and that sigh seemed to carry endless worries.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince killed many officials from aristocratic families today and also sent people to thoroughly investigate every official in the court. Only those who found no problems could leave the Taiji Palace. Currently, nearly half of the officials are still in the Taiji Palace, and most of them are from aristocratic families."

Having said that, Fang Xuanling paused and his eyes became more serious.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be planning to take action against the aristocratic families."