Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

One person expressed his loyalty, but the other generals were not to be outdone. They knelt down and shouted that they would suppress the rebellion for the imperial court.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, "It is my great fortune that you all are so loyal to me, the Tang Dynasty. In this case, today's banquet should be my honor for you!"

"When you return in triumph, I will personally reward you! Those who have meritorious service, regardless of their status, will be promoted!"

"For those who are brave enough to kill the enemy, I will erect a monument with inscriptions so that the people of the world and even future generations can see your bloody battles!"

Immediately, Li Shimin picked up the wine glass and stood up, raising it high in the air, "With this glass, I toast you all in the world. I hope no one will be absent when you return!"

"Thank you, His Majesty Emperor Taizong!"

There were loud shouts in the hall, and the sound was deafening.

The crisis in Chang'an was completely resolved, and Yao Lingyan and others led the soldiers and followed the original route with abundant food and grass.

Li Shi kowtowed to Li Shimin and burst into tears of gratitude, "Thank you, His Majesty Emperor Taizong. It is all your credit for calming down the anger of the soldiers this time."

After giving him a disgusted look, Li Shimin waved his hand and asked him to get up.

The current treasury of the Tang Dynasty may not be able to provide so many rewards, but can Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, still be short of this little money?

As an ancestor, I have to clean up the mess for my descendants, which makes me angry just thinking about it.

Li Shimin didn't talk nonsense and directly stated his edict.

"All the vassal kings in the world are ministers. When the world is in turmoil, they should come to help. I have two wishes today."

"I will bow to His Majesty Emperor Taizong!"

"The dilemma in Chang'an is the fault of Tang Dezong and Li Shi. From today on, he is no longer the emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shi stepped forward consciously, "His Majesty, Emperor Taizong, what he said is absolutely true."

Li Shimin looked at him and said calmly, "I can afford the money even if all the people in the vassal territory move to the Tang Dynasty territory."

News that Yao Lingyan and others were marching overnight soon spread out of Chang'an City, and the vassal king who was watching secretly became confused.

"A country cannot live without a king for a day. Although your Majesty has made mistakes, he can still be forgiven. If he is asked to give up the throne, who can take on this important responsibility!"

The emperor didn't care, and the ministers naturally had no objections. What's more, the new king was chosen by His Majesty Emperor Taizong, so he couldn't be a fool.

"Don't talk nonsense. Just pass the order and go to court tomorrow."

The ministers below were in an uproar. They were planning to attack all the feudal kings.

"The vassal kings from all over the world are summoned to meet with them. Anyone who disobeys the order will be regarded as a rebel. It will be announced to the people of the world that the imperial court is willing to accept the people who have escaped from the rebel territory and enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty to enjoy the fields and houses."

……

The fourth year of Jianzhong
Xuanzheng Hall

The ministers were shocked, and of course they subconsciously thought of the treasury.

There was a moment of silence in the court.

After the two edicts were issued, an undercurrent surged in Chang'an City, and everyone wanted to know who the new emperor would be.

Noticing their gazes, Li Shi was very calm.

After glancing around, Li Shimin continued to speak out the second edict.

Li Shimin's words are simply heartwarming.

"I'll come back tomorrow."

This trick is awesome!

Xiao Ran lamented that the method of removing the firewood from under the cauldron was really useful.

Li Shi didn't dare to grab the throne of emperor.

He would never dare to resist Tang Taizong's order.

"His Majesty Emperor Taizong, the treasury is empty and I'm afraid I won't be able to get that much money."

After a day of tossing, it was getting late, and Li Shimin was too lazy to talk to Li Shi. Li Shi couldn't handle the current situation if he didn't take action.

"If there is not enough land for the house, you can turn it into silver money."

"I will choose the new emperor myself, what objections do you have?" Li Shimin was quite satisfied with Li Shi's awareness of current affairs.

While the ministers in the DPRK were speculating, Li Shimin secretly sent the imperial army to take Zhu Si back to Chang'an.

If you leave the rebels, you can have land and a home, and even if there are many people, you can still get money.

The minister who stood up to speak was a little uneasy.

The reason why the vassal king rebelled arrogantly was because he had territory, military power, and people. If the people surrendered to the court for their houses and fields, their soldiers might not be shaken, and it was meaningless for the vassal king to guard the empty city alone.

The minister was completely dumbfounded, Emperor Dezong, what do you mean, you gave up the throne so easily?

The ministers in the court knelt respectfully.

The ministers knelt down in fear, "His Majesty Emperor Taizong! Think again!"

If Emperor Taizong was angered, his life would be at risk.

When Zhu Si was forced to enter the palace, other vassal kings also arrived in Chang'an.

"From now on, those who have made meritorious services in the court will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. During the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jin ignored the suffering of the people in the world and appointed treacherous ministers, causing turmoil in the world and dissatisfaction of the courtiers. His crime is serious and should be punished."

After they received the edict, they were extremely shocked and could not believe that this was an edict issued by Tang Dezong.

It also reminds me that Yao Lingyan and others intended to surround Chang'an, but in the end they returned to their original route.

The vassal king speculated on the situation in Chang'an, but chose to go to meet the saint.

Outside Shangyang Palace.

Several vassal kings stood, pretending to be polite to each other, trying to find out more information from others.

At this moment, Li Shimin was discussing with Xiao Ran the candidate for the new emperor in the palace.

"How is the prince?"

"It's okay." Xiao Ran recalled it and gave the answer.

"Prince Li Song of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty served as the crown prince for twenty-five years. He experienced the rebellion of the vassal kings and witnessed the attacks and rapes of many ministers. His evaluation in the history books is that he is kind, filial, tolerant, benevolent and good in judgment."

"When he and Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty were fleeing the chaos, Li Song held the sword behind the palace. During the defense battle of Fengtian, facing the rebels' pressing step by step, he often banned the brigade and took the city to resist the enemy. The soldiers were inspired by his words. , fought the enemy bravely, won the battle of Fengtian, and ensured the safety of Dezong who fled. "

"He is a person who can inherit the throne."

Such a temperament is indeed good. Li Shimin looked at Li Shi and said, "Go and call the prince."

Li Shi felt a little relieved. At least the new emperor was his son, and he would not end up too miserable.

When the vassal kings outside the palace saw Li Shi coming out, they all cheered up and wanted to wait for Li Shi to speak. Unexpectedly, Li Shi left quickly.

The vassal kings were shocked to be ignored by Li Shi. They had been favored by the emperor for many years.

Li Shi didn't care what the princes thought. Anyway, no one dared to be presumptuous in front of His Majesty Emperor Taizong.

Li Song had heard everything going on in the palace in the past few days. When he learned that His Majesty Emperor Taizong wanted to see him, he had a vague expectation in his heart.

After seeing Li Song, Xiao Ran thought of his subsequent ending. Years of depression in the prince's life made Li Song depressed mentally, and his physical condition was not optimistic. He suffered a stroke and was bedridden, and finally died of illness. "If you choose him to be the emperor, you can go get a physical check-up."

Li Shimin was confused, "Is he feeling unwell?"

"Because he will have a stroke in the future. Although it is because he experienced too much in the first half of his life and was even almost crippled, it is better to be prepared by checking." Xiao Ran shook his head and told the real reason.

Before Li Shimin could ask, Li Shi spoke first, "Why did I almost depose the prince?"

Li Song was equally curious.

"After the chaos in the feudal town was quelled, in the third year of Zhenyuan, that is, 787, the prison of the eldest princess of the Gao Kingdom implicated the prince. You almost deposed him and established King Shu Li Yi instead."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, Li Shi and Li Song had different expressions.

Li Shi said in disbelief: "Have I really thought about it? Li Yi?"

Seeing the complicated look in Li Song's eyes, Li Shimin was a little surprised, "Who is this Li Yi?"

"The son of Tang Dezong's younger brother Li Miao. Because Li Miao died early, Dezong adopted him and loved him very much."

Xiao Ran continued: "Fortunately, the idea of ​​abolishing the son and establishing a nephew was persuaded by Prime Minister Li Mi to give up."

"Speaking of this matter, it really has nothing to do with the prince. Su Zong's daughter, Princess Gao, has a daughter who is the prince's concubine. Princess Gao relied on her status to enter and exit the East Palace at will, and had an affair with Pengzhou Sima Li Wan. When interacting with some officials around the prince, someone accused her of practicing witchcraft. "

"You have a deep taboo against the art of witchcraft. It was precisely because she often went to the East Palace that Tang Dezong summoned the prince and reprimanded him. The prince was frightened and followed what Suzong had done before and wanted to have an affair with Concubine Xiao, the daughter of Princess Gao. "Heli."

"In the end, Tang Dezong felt that the prince was not good enough because of this incident, and wanted to change him to another prince."

Princess Gao had a special status and acted arrogantly. Li Shi never reprimanded her. After being exposed as a witchcraft, Li Shi was angry with the prince Li Song, thinking that Princess Gao was making friends for the prince, even if the prince Li Song She expressed her desire for divorce in time, but he still didn't trust her.

As a prince, Li Song was very cautious and rarely raised objections to Tang Dezong's ideas. He respected Tang Dezong very much.

I have to say that sometimes it is difficult to gain Tang Dezong's trust. It is no wonder that he will do more ridiculous things in the later period.

"Why is Princess Gao so arrogant?" Li Shimin's eyes were slightly cold.

The Tang Dynasty was not so harsh on women, but as a princess, how could she enter and leave the East Palace at will and get involved with officials.

Li Shi felt cold sweat break out on his forehead, "Princess Gao is the daughter of His Majesty Suzong. I always have to take care of her. In order to prevent her from being bullied, I conferred the title."

"It is normal for a princess to be canonized. Why do you let her be so arrogant? As an emperor, you can't even restrain a princess. You really impress me!" Li Shimin's eyes darkened.

Li Shi was so frightened that he quickly admitted his mistake, "I know I was wrong. The prince will definitely solve this matter. I will never interfere in court affairs in the future."

His father was so scared that Li Song couldn't help but feel uneasy. He forced himself to persuade: "His Majesty Emperor Taizong, as juniors, we..."

Li Shimin said coldly: "Come here, summon Princess Gao into the palace. Today I will teach you how to deal with the unruly Li family."

The palace servants who obeyed the order walked in a hurry, for fear of wasting time.

"Li Shi, go and let the vassal king outside enter the palace."

Li Shi wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked out of the hall eagerly.

"You all come in with me."

Now he wanted to send all the vassal kings to His Majesty Emperor Taizong. It would be best to use his anger just now on the vassal princes, so that he could escape.

Zhu Si was escorted into the palace at the same time.

The vassal kings clearly saw the situation in the palace. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in dragon robe was sitting high, while Prince Li Song stood aside and bowed his head in obedience.

There was another person, Xiao Ran, sitting leisurely drinking tea.

"Your Majesty Emperor Taizong, Zhu Si has been escorted." The general responsible for escorting Zhu Si said solemnly.

The faces of the vassal princes and Zhu Si changed drastically, and it was Tang Taizong in front of them!

No need to talk nonsense, Li Shimin raised his hand, "Anyone who intends to rebel will be killed."

The general hesitated for a second, noticed Li Shimin's eyes, and immediately drew his knife and chopped off Zhu Si's head without giving him a chance to shout.

Blood splattered all over the floor, and the feudal kings did not dare to escape at all.

They subconsciously tensed up, this was definitely a threat!
They can't be next, right?

Li Shimin looked around and asked, "Who is Li Huaiguang?"

In an instant, all the feudal lords retreated in tacit agreement, leaving Li Huaiguang standing there with a pale face.

Among the vassal kings present there were also generals and military envoys, several of whom had issued orders based on the list given by Xiao Ran.

This is the case with Li Huaiguang.

He forced himself to speak, "His Majesty, Emperor Taizong, I am Li Huaiguang. I fought for the Tang Dynasty several times. I heard that there were rebels in Chang'an. I wanted to come to the rescue, but I was unable to arrive."

He thought nothing would happen to him during this trip, but who would have thought that Li Shimin would be so decisive in killing him.

On the way into the palace, they saw the Forbidden Army guarding the outside of the palace. Everyone had their weapons close to their bodies. Even if one person was very powerful, they would not be able to leave alive.

"Xiao Ran, tell me about his guilt." Li Shimin said.

Xiao Ran put down the tea cup and said slowly: "In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor appointed you to concurrently serve as the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Jiedu. And in order to vent your personal anger, you just killed Shuofang's old general Wen Ruya and several others. The soldiers in Jingzhou were afraid. You. Liu Wenxi rebelled in the city."

"Liu Wenxi's rebellion was actually because of you!" Only now did Li Shi learn the truth.

puff.

Li Huaiguang immediately knelt down and said, "I am wronged!"

"Mr. Xiao is a person from the future. You can't hide what you have done in the past. How can you be wronged!" Thinking that he ordered Li Huaiguang and Zhu Si to suppress the rebels, Li Shi felt that he had been tricked by Li Huaiguang.

"Kill him." Li Shimin was not surprised. He was an ambitious general with a deep scheming mind. No matter how well he hid it, he would do some wrong things in the past.

Several Forbidden Army soldiers rushed into the palace and forcibly detained Li Huaiguang. The Forbidden Army general chopped off Li Huaiguang with a knife, and another head appeared on the ground.

Li Shimin looked again and saw that all the vassal kings and generals knelt down.

To have their name called is death, and they want to live.

In order to survive, a general immediately shouted, "Zhu Tao and Wang Wujun are also rebelling, His Majesty Emperor Taizong!"

Zhu Tao and Wang Wujun instantly glared and hurriedly lowered their heads to defend themselves.

"Your Majesty Emperor Taizong, I am forced to have no choice but to do so!"

"The soldiers fought bloody battles, but were ostracized by the imperial court. Our victory was not rewarded at all!"

"Nonsense! When didn't I give you a reward?" Li Shi, who was already angry, was so angry that he forgot that he was no longer the emperor.

Even if Zhu Si wants to be emperor, Zhu Si's younger brother Zhu Tao still slanders him.

"I made you the Prince of Tongyi County and granted you three hundred households, but you still chose to rebel. Now you blame me for not granting you a reward!"

Xiao Ran almost laughed out loud. It was a bit outrageous for Zhu Tao to say this in front of Tang Dezong.

"Your Majesty, I have been stationed here for many years, and the only reward you received was because you were worried about my rebellion."

Zhu Tao retorted very strongly, even squeezing out two tears, and looked at Li Shimin with a tragic face.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong, I have been stationed in Youzhou for many years, and have been eroded by wind and frost, and have made some contributions to the imperial court's rebellion. However, the imperial court does not trust me, and I have no choice but to rebel. I hope you will understand clearly!" (End of this chapter)