Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 84: If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext. Li Shimin's power was stripped away.

"Haha! Haha! Great! It's really great!"

After Wang Xuance left, Li Yuan stood alone in the hall, looking at the gifts sent to him, his chest filled with anger. He really couldn't understand why things had come to this point since they were brothers.

People in Chang'an sent a message to Feng Xuan to send people to intercept and kill Li Yuanji. Li Yuan knew without thinking that it must have been done by his good son. The two men he favored, one civil and one military, his favorite Dalang and Erlang, wanted to kill his own son, his legitimate son, who was useless in the past.

Li Yuan felt dizzy and stretched out his hands to hold the documents in front of him to steady himself. He really wanted to know why these two people were not let go even though Li Yuanji had volunteered to go to Lingnan. He, Li Yuan, was still the emperor, but they wanted to kill their own brother.

We are killing Li Yuanji now, so will we have to kill him in the future?

After a long time, Li Yuan gradually came back to his senses. His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened and he seemed to have calmed down.

"Somebody come!"

The old eunuch outside the hall immediately ran in hurriedly, keeping his head down the whole time, not daring to look at Li Yuan.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

Li Yuan did not look at the old eunuch, and immediately said, "Go and summon the Crown Prince and the King of Qin to the palace!"

"The slaves obey the order."

The old eunuch took small steps and hurriedly backed away. After a while, Li Yuan's voice was heard again.

"Chen Ting!"

A general immediately stepped into the hall.

"See Your Majesty."

Li Yuan looked at Chen Ting and said slowly, "Go to the official post station and find Wang Xuance, a subordinate of the King of Qi, to bring Feng Xuan out and kill him. Don't let anyone know!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ting stepped back. Li Yuan sat on the dragon throne with his eyes closed in thought, quietly waiting for Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to arrive.

After a long time, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin arrived together.

"See Father."

Hearing the voice, Li Yuan opened his eyes and looked at the two of them.

"I just met Wang Xuance who was sent by the Three Hu. I didn't expect that the Three Hu suffered so much in Lingnan. Especially after entering Lingnan, the Three Hu were ambushed dozens of times.

One of the ambushes took place in Xiuzhou, where two thousand bandits, equipped with a full set of military equipment of the former Sui Dynasty, ambushed and killed the Three Hu. If it were not for the desperate resistance of the Three Hu army, they would have suffered heavy casualties and would have finally escaped unscathed.

The one who sent the army to ambush the Three Hu was Feng Xuan. Feng Xuan did so because of a letter he received from Chang'an.

Now, Crown Prince, King of Qin, tell me, who did this?

Tell me, Sanhu has already asked to go to Lingnan, why are you still unwilling to let him go, and even have people kill him in Lingnan, he is your own brother!
Tell me, why?!"

When Li Yuan finished speaking, he was almost crazy and looked at the two of them with red eyes.

When Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin heard Li Yuan's words, they looked over with wide eyes, and then looked at each other, both of them were filled with shock. Both Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were really shocked, and they both thought that the other party did it, because they themselves did not do it.

After a moment, both of them came to their senses, and Li Jiancheng spoke first.

"Father, I swear that I did not do this! Yuanji and I are good friends. When we were in Chang'an, you know that I not only had a good relationship with Yuanji, but I also sent a lot of supplies to Yuanji. I have no reason to do this!

Yuanji is my younger brother, and I have always loved him dearly. Your Majesty has seen all of this. There is absolutely no reason for me to do this. Please understand my Majesty."

Li Jiancheng did not involve Li Shimin at this time. Li Jiancheng knew very well that as long as Li Yuan believed in him, Li Shimin would naturally be the one. There was no need for him to mention it now.

Li Shimin then continued, "Father, although I have always been at odds with Yuanji, that was before. Since then, we have recovered a lot. Besides, Yuanji is my brother, so how could I have the heart to kill him?

Your Majesty, father, also knows that my son and my eldest brother are competing for power in the court, and Yuanji's going to Lingnan is even better for me. How could I do such a thing? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that I have no reason to do it.

Please give me your understanding, Father."

Li Yuan almost laughed as he listened to what the two were saying.

"You two didn't do it, could it be that I did it?

King of Qin, I have long known that Sanlang and you are not on good terms, but are you really so cruel? He is gone, and he is your brother. Can you really be so cruel as to kill him?
Are you afraid that Sanlang will return to Chang'an later? Is it because Sanlang went to Lingnan under the title of King of Qi, and you think this is targeting you?

Was it because you saw that Sanlang finally had a few people under his command that you felt uneasy, fearing that Sanlang would return to Chang'an to help the prince, so you decided to kill Sanlang?
King Qin, I am very disappointed in you. I appointed you as General Tiance and gave you many powers. Now you are so cruel as to kill Sanlang. In the future, will you be so cruel as to kill the prince and me?

King Qin, tell me why you do this!"

Li Yuan came up to Li Shimin and questioned him angrily. Li Shimin listened to these words and looked at Li Yuan in disbelief. He never thought that Li Yuan would directly put this matter on him when he clearly did nothing.

Li Shimin felt that he was very wronged. He was also angry when Li Yuanji was ambushed. After all, he was his brother and their relationship was no longer the same as before. Li Yuanji retreated on his own and actually helped him a lot. However, why was Li Yuan so sure that it was Li Shimin who did it!
Li Shimin's eyes gradually turned red. This was the first time since Li Yuan became emperor that he looked at Li Yuan without fear.

"Your Majesty! I swear that I did not do this! Now Your Majesty has no evidence and you take it for granted that I did it. Don't I understand such a simple truth?
If I do such a thing, is it just to invite trouble? Is it just to make Your Majesty target me?
I am going to say something very disrespectful. If it was really me who did it, Yuanji would not be alive!

Your Majesty, do you hate me so much that you want me to die? If so, it doesn't matter if I die. Your Majesty, why don't you just issue an edict and I will obey it!"

Li Shimin's eyes were red and there were even tears on his face. Li Yuan looked into Li Shimin's eyes and suddenly his heart softened.

"Erlang."

"Your Majesty, please call me the King of Qin. I am the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Yuan was stunned, then stood up and turned his back to Li Shimin.

"You disappoint me greatly. Until now, you have not even thought of admitting your mistake. In this case, you should go back. From now on, you are the King of Qin. The power of the Supreme General of Tiance is taken back!"

Li Shimin stared at Li Yuan's back.

"I accept the imperial edict!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the palace.

(End of this chapter)