Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1970

The spring in Chang'an City is harmonious.

This place is still prosperous, but above the court hall, there is an undercurrent surging.

With the return of Shu Wang Li Ke to Beijing, these undercurrents will gradually surface.

It was this morning when Li Ke saw Chang'an City again.

The spring breeze was blowing, which should have been the most energetic time for a person, but now he seemed a little downcast.

It's just that although he is downcast, he has some calmness.

He knew that he was about to face a great danger, but as long as he survived, it was not certain who would win in the future.

The morning court was still going on, and a palace official hurried over: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu has returned to Beijing."

Hearing Li Ke's return, the court was noisy. Li Shimin didn't mean to blame the king of Shu here, but he was relieved. Anyway, his son came back alive. It's good if he can come back alive.

"Show him into the palace."

After Li Shimin said this, the palace servants immediately took orders to retreat, and not long after, they welcomed Li Ke, King of Shu, in.

After Li Ke entered the lobby, his expression was sad and dignified. When he got to the front, he knelt down for Li Shimin with a plop.

"My son is guilty. My Tang Dynasty suffered from the rebellion of the rebels. My son wanted to die and put down the rebellion for my Tang Dynasty. I never thought that after my son left, he fell into the enemy's tricks, so that my Tang Dynasty Humiliated, defeated, my son is guilty, please punish my father."

Li Ke can't afford to kowtow, what he said is very good, it is a hard job to suppress the rebellion, others are not willing to go, he risked his life, if this is the case, even if he is captured alive, his father will not How will you punish him?

He had to tell about his hard work and his loyalty to Datang.

And after he said that, Li Shimin suddenly felt that Li Ke was not easy, at least better than those who dared not even go.

At this time, some officials in the court had begun to look at each other, waiting to impeach Li Ke and get him into a fief.

However, before they did anything, some officials stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Shu was captured alive by the rebels. This is really a disgrace to my Tang Dynasty. Things like this must be handled properly. I think that now that the princes have reached the age of the crown, it is time for them to return to their respective positions. In the capital, it is enough to have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I invite the Holy Majesty to get the princes into the fief."

The official said that it was the king of Shu who made a mistake, but he turned directly to the matter of the prince and the crown, who needed to leave the capital to go to the fiefdom.

And after he finished speaking, other people soon followed suit.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the princes have reached the crown, and it's time to return to their respective fiefs."

"That's right, it's time for them to return to their fief, please allow it."

"........."

After these people spoke, Changsun Wuji and Li Tai were stunned for a moment.

Originally, they thought that someone agreed with them and wanted to get Li Ke out of the capital, but they never thought that these people not only wanted to get Li Ke out of the capital, but also wanted to get them out of the capital.

In the current situation, if Li Ke left the capital to go to his own fief, then they would have to go back to their own fief.

But if they returned to their fiefdom, how would they still compete for the crown prince?
Once they leave the capital, they really have no chance, they can only obtain it through rebellion, but even if they rebel, the chances are slim, and it is not convenient in the capital at all.

They knew very well that this must have been done by Li Ke's people. He wanted to involve all the princes, so that if the other princes did not leave the capital, he would not have to leave the capital.

This method is not so subtle, but it works very well.

Li Tai's eyes narrowed slightly, he glanced at the court, and then an official stood up.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu was captured alive. This is indeed a disgrace to my Tang Dynasty, but now that His Royal Highness the King of Shu has returned safely, we should not keep mentioning this matter. As for the return of the prince to the fief, I think No, my Tang Dynasty has only been established for about [-] years, and many things in the court need these princes to handle it, so it is really inappropriate to let them return to the fief, it is too early."

When this official opposed the prince's return to the fiefdom, he did not forget to humiliate Li Ke, and after he said this, the others quickly followed suit.

"Yes, yes, it is too early for the prince to return to the fief now."

"Why don't you wait a little longer, the current imperial court cannot do without these princes."

"Yes, His Majesty must also be reluctant to part with these princes."

There are many people who oppose the prince's return to the fief, so their momentum is also very large. Li Shimin sat on it, his expression slightly concentrated. It is best for the prince Li Chengqian to leave Chang'an City and return to the fief. No one will compete with him for the position of crown prince.

But is this situation what he Li Shimin wants to see?
He is more or less wary of Li Chengqian, so he needs some princes to contain Li Chengqian in Chang'an City. If the other princes leave, will Li Chengqian's family dominate? If he doesn't want to stay in the East Palace anymore, will he? Do you also learn from yourself and force the palace?

That sort of thing is scary just thinking about it.

Therefore, these princes must not leave Chang'an City until the end.

Of course, Li Shimin is a smart man. Whether these people in the court support or oppose it, it is for their purpose. Li Ke's people are just to keep Li Ke.

He can see clearly, but sometimes he has to pretend to be confused.

"Okay, regarding this matter, you don't need to quarrel. The prince should stay in the capital, and he will continue to stay in the capital. There are still things in the capital that need them to be busy. As for the King of Shu, he doesn't have to leave either, but If you lose a battle, it would be unreasonable if you don't receive some punishment. In the last six months, you should think about it in the mansion, and after half a year, the ban on the mansion will be lifted."

Li Shimin's words seemed to have punished Li Ke, but to Li Ke, it was nothing at all. Even if a person like him did not leave the mansion, it would not be difficult to control some things.

The reason why his father and emperor did this was just to show the officials that he was defeated in the end, and it was impossible not to punish him. Only in this way, the future generals would not be careless when fighting.

There is a price to pay for losing a battle, so they dare to flock to kill the enemy.

"Your servant obeys, thank you father and emperor Long En." Li Ke shouted, Li Shimin nodded, then waved and retreated.

(End of this chapter)