Chapter 80
Li Yuan strode into Liangyi Hall, and behind him, Eunuch Chen followed closely. When Li Shimin saw Li Yuan, he quickly stood up, and a look of horror flashed on his face, but then he calmed down again. Now his people and horses inside and outside the palace were already his men, and most of the civil and military officials in the court were replaced. Even if Li Yuan appeared here, he could not shake his throne.
To stabilize his mind, Li Shimin quickly got off the dragon throne, came to Li Yuan, bowed and bowed: "My son is paying homage to the father."
"Hmph!" Li Yuan snorted and ignored him. Li Shimin quickly said, "Please give my father a seat."
Li Yuan did not sit, stood in front of the officials, glanced back at the dragon throne, and said, "Forget it, since I have given you this seat, how can I sit on it again?"
When all the officials heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The two saints came to the court, which had never happened before. If Li Yuan sat on the dragon throne again and spread it, the world would be in an uproar.
"I'm here today..."
"The Supreme Emperor!" Wei Zheng was panicked when he saw Li Yuan coming here. He knew that Li Yuan and Li Mu had a close relationship. He said that day that the sacrifice to the Taimiao, and when Li Yuan wanted to accept Li Mu as his godson, Wei Zheng was also present and witnessed Li Mu's entry into the Li clan clan with his own eyes.
Li Yuan's appearance in Liangyi Hall reminded Wei Zheng of this incident. Since Li Mu had been a clan member of the Li family, he was a member of the royal family. People in the royal family violated the law, and Dali Temple could not be managed by them. He had to be managed by Zongzheng Temple. Zongzheng Temple was King Li Daozong of Jiangxia, and he was Li Shimin's cousin. In this way, could Li Mu still die?
Therefore, he had to interrupt Li Yuan: "The Supreme Emperor! I promised to say frankly that there are no two days, there are no two kings, there are no two masters of the family, and there are no two superiors! Since you have abdicated, you should not appear here!"
Li Yuan glanced at Wei Zheng who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Who am I so powerful? It turned out to be Wei Zheng who surrendered to me and ran away at night! The little pen-official officer back then is now in the court. Haha, it seems that my Tang Dynasty is really in decline!"
A word was all about Wei Zheng's pain, but it still couldn't happen. His face suddenly turned into a pig's liver. All officials did not dare to speak, especially those who participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, such as Gao Shilian, Yuchi Gong, Changsun Wuji, all of them looked ashamed and did not dare to look up at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin and said, "Shimin, I ask you, is this world still the world of Li Tang?"
Li Shimin quickly said, "Father, this world is of course the world of Li Tang, and the world passed on to his sons."
"Is that!" Li Yuan sneered: "But why do I feel that there is no ritual of the monarch and ministers in this court now! Shimin, when you were the King of Qin, you fought for me in the world, with a grand demeanor and a general. Some old ministers told me that you have the aura of a wise ruler, so I looked at you with a higher glance, but now that you have become the emperor, why have you shrunk and been forced into such a situation by a minister, which really makes me very disappointed!"
Li Shimin was said to be both embarrassed and angry. He glared at Wei Zheng fiercely and lowered his head and said, "My son is afraid! My son will definitely scold Duke Zheng..."
"No need!" Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "You want to be a wise monarch. I understand your inconvenience. He provoked me, and I will deal with him personally! My old bone can still move, so I don't need to lie to others' hands! Anyway, I have abdicated and I don't care about my reputation!"
"Father!"
Li Shimin was about to stop him, but Li Yuan had already passed him and came to Wei Zheng.
"Raise your head."
Wei Zheng felt humiliated, but when faced with Li Yuan, he did not dare to be arrogant at all, so he had to look up.
Li Yuan swung his arm round and slammed. Wei Zheng had a few fingerprints on his left face and immediately became swollen.
"Hmph! This slap is to let you know what it is for a minister!"
Seeing this, all the officials knelt down again: "I know my mistake, please calm down!"
Li Shimin also quickly said: "Father, it is all the fault of my son. My son has let down my father's expectations. My son is sorry for my father!"
Li Yuan glanced at the officials who were kneeling in a group and said, "I have made it clearer. I came to Liangyi Hall today for that boy Li Mu. I am a friend of Li Mu. I am a long-lost friend of Li Mu. I know his child, temper and character. I also see what he did. Although I am old, I am not confused! I can say that all the civil and military officials in the court have made meritorious contributions to my Tang Dynasty, but if there are few people who have made more contributions than Li Mu's boy!"
"If you don't say anything, just Zhenguan plow, how many people can support you? Can you compare with me?"
"I have now abdicated. I don't want to care about the affairs in the court, nor do I want to know. But if you want to harm me, the wise men of the Tang Dynasty for your own selfish interests, I have to ask! I will leave my words here today, Li Mu, I will protect you! Who has something to say!"
When Wei Zheng heard this, he covered his face and crawled a few steps, and said with his head on the ground, "Your Majesty, Li Mu committed a crime of murder. Don't let it go just by the Emperor's words!"
"You still dare to speak!"
Li Yuan raised his kick, kicked Wei Zheng with all his backs and said angrily: "Wei Zheng, don't dare to be arrogant in front of me because of the support of a few people behind him! Do you really think that I dare not kill you? When I was competing for the world, I didn't take anyone seriously! What's your thing!"
Wei Zheng got up and saw Li Yuan's gaze, and he was indeed a little scared. He dared to be arrogant in front of Li Shimin because he knew Li Shimin's weakness. Li Shimin's throne came from incorrectly, which was his biggest constraint. He wanted to be a wise ruler too much, so no matter how angry he was, he would not issue an order to kill people easily. But Li Yuan was different. He had already abdicated, and all the civil and military officials in the court apologized for Li Yuan because of the Xuanwu Gate incident back then. He wanted to kill people, but no one dared to stop him, even Li Shimin would not dare!
But now that things have reached this point, life and death are no longer important. Wei Zheng made up his mind and wanted to speak. At this moment, he heard Li Yuan speak.
"Li Shimin, you are the emperor today. It is said that Li Mu's life and death should not be decided by me. Well, I will not make a decision. I will only ask you one thing, do you, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, really want to kill a filial son?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically, and he knelt on the ground, saying, "I don't dare!"
Before the officials understood what was going on, Changsun Wuji first reacted and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. The killing of Zhao Yuanlang by the Marquis of Zhulu Li Mu was because Zhao Yuanlang insulted his mother first. The Marquis of Zhulu Li Mu was a filial man. It is reasonable to kill him in anger. He can be punished, but he should not die! Please make a clear decision!"
Wei Zheng looked at Changsun Wuji in shock. He didn't understand why Changsun Wuji, who had never spoken, stood up at this time. Does he want to please the Supreme Emperor? No, because of the Xuanwu Sect, he should be clear in his heart that he would not be forgiven no matter how he pleased him. Why is this!
At this moment, Li Jing walked out slowly, raised his tablet and said, "Your Majesty, although Zhulu Hou has only one relationship with me, he risked his life to escape from the Turkic camp and conveyed important military information, so that the war would end at least half a year earlier, saving countless money and food for the court, and saving our Tang soldiers. I did not say anything else, but just wanted to remind Your Majesty not to forget his contributions before making a decision."
Li Jing also stood up! Wei Zheng suddenly felt a little dizzy. Didn’t he not participate in major affairs in the court? How could he open a golden mouth for Li Mu?
Tang Jian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, when he parted yesterday, Li Mu told me not to forget the appointment when he first met. I didn't understand the intention at that time, and only after Li Mu killed someone did I understand his meaning. Your Majesty, I have talked about loyalty and filial piety with Li Mu. He told me that if he wanted to choose between loyalty and filial piety, he would choose filial piety first. He said that his biological father passed away early and it was not easy for his mother to give birth to him. If he had not given birth to him, he would not have come to the world, let alone the three words "Loyalty, Benevolence and Righteousness". Zhao Yuanlang insulted his mother and killed Zhao Yuanlang, which was not surprising at all. It was just that there was a reason for the matter. Please give your Majesty a clear guide!"
Li Ji also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am Li Mu's adoptive father, so I should have avoided suspicion. But now..."
"Enough!"
Seeing that more and more people were talking to Li Mu, and officials from Wei Zheng and his group were also ready to move, Li Shimin had to stand up and drink.
"Father, don't worry, I will give you an explanation. You will go back to the palace to rest. Later, I will ask Li Mu to pay your respects to you."
Li Yuan nodded and said, "It's so good. I'm old and there are few people who can look at me. If one is missing, I feel uncomfortable."
Eunuch Chen came to help him. Li Yuan walked out of the hall. Suddenly he stood down and turned to the officials and said, "Tomorrow, it's the day after tomorrow, it's the day after tomorrow in Chongrenfang. I heard that there is a name..."
Eunuch Chen whispered: "The Supreme Emperor, call me heaven and earth."
"Ah, yes! Heaven and Earth! Heaven and Earth!" Li Yuan laughed and said, "This Heaven and Earth is about to open, the name is good! I am very interested. If you have time, come and join in the fun!"
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All the officials didn't know how to deal with it, and Li Shimin was also embarrassed. Dad, you have already reached Liangyi Hall for this advertisement. This is really... what can he say, so he had to say: "Since the Supreme Emperor said that, all my dear friends, please go and support me if you have time."
All the officials were so amused that they had to agree: "I will obey the order."
"Okay, okay, I'll give you a 20% discount then..." Suddenly, I realized that I had missed it. Li Yuan had a haha. As soon as he left the hall, Eunuch Chen whispered: "Grand Emperor, you missed it."
"A group of fools, they don't know what 20% off means, what are they afraid of?"
Eunuch Chen was almost crying: "Grand Emperor, we haven't walked away yet, just say a little bit..."
The footsteps were gone, and the Liangyi Hall was so awkward that it was quiet.
Li Shimin cleared his throat and said, "Retreat the court!"
Chapter completed!