If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 24: Wu Zhao This Woman Must Not Stay

After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin was silent for a moment and then nodded.

Although he was so angry last night that he couldn't sleep most of the night.

But after all, Li Zhi is his biological son.

Now there is an important minister like Changsun Wuji standing by to comfort them, so we have to give Li Zhi and Changsun Wuji some face.

"Let him in!"

Li Zhi soon walked in tremblingly.

Today he deliberately dressed simply, not wearing the prince's dragon robe, nor silk or brocade.

After entering the imperial study, Li Zhi knelt down in front of Li Shimin:
"Father..."

Li Zhi looked pitiful and said in a trembling voice:

"I have realized my mistake. From today on, I will no longer indulge in women, study hard, and strive to share my father's worries as soon as possible!"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi.

But I saw that his face was pale, he had two big dark circles under his eyes, and there were even bloodshot in his eyes.

It seems that after I was furious yesterday, this kid didn't sleep well all night, and he came to apologize early this morning.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel compassion.

Even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs, no matter if they are born in an imperial family!

Although Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident when he was young and killed his own brothers Jiancheng and Yuanji.

But that was all out of necessity.

He was the one who conquered the world. He fought hard and fought everywhere to unify the world.

But later on, they found that all the peaches had been picked by Crown Prince Li Jiancheng!

Moreover, Li Jiancheng not only wanted to pick peaches, he even wanted to pull out the trees by their roots!
First he framed Li Shimin, and then he continued to weaken his military power, making those old brothers who followed Li Shimin, such as Yuchi Gong, silent.

Emperor Taizu Li Yuan did not protect Li Shimin at all in this matter, and allowed Li Jiancheng to continue to press forward.

If this continues, not only will it be difficult for him, Li Shimin, to have a good end, but even those old brothers who followed him will probably die at the hands of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

That's why he launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident and finally placed Taizu Li Yuan under house arrest.

But because of this, a very ugly mark was left in the history books.

Even after a thousand years, future generations will probably remember that Li Shimin killed his brothers to get the throne!
Li Shimin had no choice but to demote Crown Prince Chengqian.

The Crown Prince Cheng Qian first indulged in pleasure and kept male lovers. He also lost respect for his teacher and wanted to beat or kill him at any time.

He also suspected that Prince Li Tai wanted to seize his position as crown prince, and secretly sent someone to assassinate Li Tai.

Although this plan failed, he was afraid of being discovered by his father, Li Shimin, so he decided to follow his father's example and stage a Xuanwu Gate Incident, rising up in rebellion and seizing power directly!

How could the heroic Li Shimin tolerate such a rebellious son jumping around in front of him!

However, seeing Li Zhi looking so pitiful in front of him, Tian Khan's extremely strong heart suddenly softened.

After all, he is just a weak boy.

Being addicted to women and not liking to read are not a big deal.

Who hasn't experienced this?

If Li Shimin didn't like women, why did he have so many concubines in his harem!
It would be extremely difficult to let this kid kill Wu Zhao.

A teenager forced him to kill his beloved.

Not to mention Li Zhi, a young boy, even Li Shimin himself would find it difficult to do so.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin sighed:

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Seeing that his father had calmed down, Li Zhi was delighted and slowly got up from the ground.

Li Shimin did not offer him a seat, but after a moment of silence, he said:

"I've thought about it. If I ask you to sentence Wu Zetian to death, it would be a bit unreasonable and also against the royal virtue of mercy!" Li Zhi was happy again.

It seems that my father is planning to let Wu Zhao go?

But Li Shimin changed the subject and said:

"But this woman must not stay with you!"

When Li Zhi heard Li Shimin's words, his face changed instantly.

Good guy!
It seems that my father does not intend to let Wu Zhao go...

Can't your father let such a charming woman go?

Li Shimin saw that Li Zhi was in a state of embarrassment and could not help but feel angry again:

"A real man should be upright and decisive when necessary!"

"She is just a girl. Your Majesty has shown great mercy by sparing her life. Are you still reluctant to let her go?

"My son..."

Li Zhi's forehead was covered with cold sweat, his face turned pale and he said in a trembling voice:
"Don't dare!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly:
"Your sixth brother is right. If you keep this girl in the palace, and the country becomes unstable in the end, and the hen crows at dawn, what crime will you be punished for?"

Li Shimin's words made Li Zhi break out in a cold sweat.

He also didn't know that his father was so angry about Wu Zetian.

When the country is unstable, the hen crows at dawn?
Wu Zhao was just a woman, how could she cause such a disaster!

Is the Emperor too extreme?
He was about to make a few remarks,
Seeing this, Changsun Wuji on the side quickly interrupted and said:
"Your Majesty is right. She is just a woman. Saving her life is already a great favor!"

As he spoke, he winked at Li Zhi, signaling him to shut up.

Li Zhi had no choice but to shut up and let his uncle persuade Li Shimin.

"If Your Majesty does not want this girl to serve the Ninth Prince, then expel her from the palace and send her back home!"

After hearing what Changsun Wuji said, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

When Changsun Wuji saw the emperor nod, he quickly winked at Li Zhi again:

"Your Highness, please expel this Wu Zhao from the palace as soon as possible and stop making His Majesty angry!"

Seeing this, Li Zhi had no choice but to kneel down and bow to Li Shimin:

"So... the emperor is back!"

After saying this, he walked out of the imperial study in a daze.

As soon as he came out of the imperial study, the bright sunlight outside made him dizzy and he almost fell to the ground.

It's also because I've been hanging out with Wu Zhao too much lately, and my body is almost drained after every night of ecstasy...

In addition, after a period of emotional fluctuations in the imperial study, he almost fainted when facing the sunlight outside.

At this time, a pair of arms stretched out from behind and supported Li Zhi from behind.

"Ninth Prince..."

Li Zhi stopped and looked back.
It was none other than Changsun Wuji!
Zhang Sun Wuji glanced at the distraught Li Zhi and sighed:

"Don't worry, my prince. Once His Majesty calms down, I will speak well of you."

"However, this Wu Zhao must not stay in your palace any longer, otherwise His Majesty will continue to vent his anger on you!"

Having said this, he turned his head and glanced towards the imperial study, lowering his voice and saying:

"Compared with the country, a woman is not very important. Your Highness should weigh the pros and cons carefully!"

Li Zhi nodded, but a hint of hatred appeared on his face.

"It's all because of this Li An. He can even put on trouble for me even though he's so far away in Lingnan..."

After hearing this, Chang Sun Wuji smiled coldly:
"He is just a little prince living in a corner. If he insists on getting involved in the palace, I don't mind telling him to shut up sooner rather than later!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)