The first emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 308
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Yue and Lu and others are asking to see you." Wang De said to Li Shimin when he came to Ganlu Palace.

"It seems that they can't wait anymore, so let them come in." Li Shimin said after sighing.

Not long after, Wang De brought Li Tai, Hou Junji and others into the Ganlu Hall.

Li Shimin looked at the people standing in front of him, and said, "What's the matter with coming to see me suddenly? Could it be that something big happened before coming to the army."

"My Majesty, Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, was assassinated at home the day before yesterday. News came back from Ganzhou City this morning that His Royal Highness was severely injured by the Western Turkic State Teacher Kabulun. He is now unconscious." Hou Junji He opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin.

"It seems that it's really troublesome, so I wonder what you can do to deal with it?" Li Shimin asked Hou Junji after nodding his head.

"Your Majesty, all this is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so happy that Tubo and Western Turks jointly sent troops to invade the border of our Tang Dynasty."

"That's why I feel that the emperor should abolish Prince Li Chengqian's position in the East Palace. Change Yue Wang Li Tai to be the East Palace Crown Prince." Hou Junji said.

"Bold, the prince of the country can be abolished if he says it can be abolished. I will pretend I didn't hear it today, and don't mention it again in the future." Li Shimin said with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, back then I followed the Emperor to launch the Xuanwumen Incident. The purpose was to keep the Emperor on the throne and let the people of the world live in peace and prosperity."

"However, natural disasters and man-made disasters are frequent in the Tang Dynasty now, and the border wars are never-ending. It seems that I did something wrong that day." Hou Junji said to Li Shimin.

Hearing Hou Junji's words, Li Shimin stood up abruptly.The glaring Hou Junji said: "You mean that I am not a wise king, and I am not qualified to be this dragon chair?"

"The former emperor was definitely a wise king, but now he is deceived by the crown prince Li Chengqian. He has done a lot of ridiculous things, so I feel that the emperor should make corrections in time." Hou Junji said.

"Could it be that I'm not suitable for the throne, but you, Hou Junji?" Li Shimin said with a gloomy face.

"I never thought about sitting on this dragon chair, but I think His Royal Highness the King of Yue is more suitable than you, the Emperor. So I think that the Emperor should give way to His Highness the King of Yue." Hou Junji said.

Li Shimin sneered after hearing this, looked at the people in front of him and said, "This is what you think too, right?"

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the Emperor has been in charge of the world, and the aristocratic family has provided talents for the Emperor. Only in this way can the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment."

"Ever since Emperor Yang of Sui came up with the imperial examination system in the previous dynasty, there has been chaos all over the world. But the emperor didn't know the stakes, so he continued to use the imperial examination system."

"Besides, the emperor connived at Prince Li Chengqian and recklessly suppressed our family. So you have to blame yourself for getting to this point." Lu Tie said to Li Shimin.

"I have never seen your face before. It seems that you should be the representative of the great family? I wonder if you represent the family of the world, or is it just your family name?" Li Shimin asked Lu Tie.

"Why do you need to talk nonsense with him? Now the army has surrounded the Tai Chi Palace. Even if you don't want to abdicate, you can't do it. So I hope you will cooperate with the emperor, so that we don't have to go to the trouble." Wang Wu said.

"Hahaha, the mistake is that you shouldn't come to the Ganlu Palace to see me. If you directly command the army to kill me, maybe you can still achieve your wish."

"But now you have come to Ganlu Palace. As long as I give an order, I will take you all down. Do you think those soldiers outside Taiji Palace dare to act recklessly?" Li Shimin said with a big smile.

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Wang De shouted loudly: "Come here to escort and take down these rebellious officials and thieves for the emperor."

Immediately, dozens of prison guards rushed into the Ganlu Hall and pulled out the horizontal knives on their bodies.They immediately surrounded Hou Junji and the others.

But Hou Junji and the others didn't show the slightest fear, and instead had a disdainful smile on their faces.

And said frantically to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, since we dare to come to Ganlu Palace, it means that we have made all preparations. Do you think these people will still listen to your command?"

As soon as Hou Junji finished speaking, the dozens of guards' soldiers pointed their horizontal knives at Li Shimin.At the same time, many people rushed in from outside the Ganlu Hall.

This made Li Shimin's face change drastically, he pointed to the guards and said, "How dare you follow Hou Junji, a rebel, to make a mess, aren't you afraid that I will punish your nine clans?"

"As the saying goes, once the emperor and the courtiers, from now on they will be the ministers of the dragon. It's too late for the new king to reward them, so how can he punish their nine clans." Wang Wu said with a big smile.

At the same time, someone walked into the Ganlu Palace and said to King Yue Li Tai, "His Royal Highness, including the queen, all the concubines in the harem have been controlled."

Li Tai nodded after hearing this, and then said to Hou Junji, "Then go to the Tai Chi Hall, and invite Grandpa Huang over by the way."

After Li Tai finished speaking, he turned and left Ganlu Hall, heading towards Tai Chi Hall.And Hou Junji also made a gesture of invitation to Li Shimin.

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In the Tai Chi Hall, Chinese officials and generals were already standing on both sides, while Li Shimin was still sitting on the dragon chair.

But Hou Junji said: "The emperor feels that his health is getting worse and worse, and he can no longer bear the pain of daily affairs. So today he decided to pass the emperor to His Royal Highness Yue Wang."

As soon as Hou Junji finished speaking, Wei Zheng was the first to stand up.Pointing at Hou Junji, he cursed loudly: "Hou Junji, you traitorous minister, how dare you do something to force the palace. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will punish your nine clans?"

"Old man, you usually chatter in this Tai Chi hall, either you can't understand this or that. You feel that you are the only loyal minister in the entire Tai Chi hall."

"Since that's the case, then you can continue to be your loyal minister. Someone, take Wei Zheng out and behead him for public display." Hou Junji said, glaring at Wei Zheng.

"Wait a minute, now is not the time to kill people. Let him be detained first, and it will not be too late after this king ascends the throne." Li Tai who was beside Li Shimin said to Hou Junji.

Hou Junji nodded, and ordered Wei Zheng to be detained.Then he opened his mouth and said: "The emperor's abdication is for the sake of the people of the world. I don't know who else is against it?"

Not to mention, Li Shimin's popularity is really good.There are still many veterans in the court who support Li Shimin, and regardless of life and death, they call Hou Junji a traitor.

It's a pity that these people have no soldiers or generals, and verbal criticism is useless at this time.In the end, they were all detained like Wei Zheng.

Now the remaining ministers in the entire Tai Chi Hall support Li Shimin's abdication.A person who supports the king of Yue, Li Tai, who boards the plane and proclaims himself emperor.

(End of this chapter)