At half past seven the next morning, Li You rode to the gate of the Taiji Hall.

Horseback riding was popular in the Tang Dynasty, with officials and wealthy people riding horses, and poor people riding donkeys or mules. The women also rode horses, but mostly in ox carts.

In front of the Taiji Palace, large and small officials have come to a large area, today is the first day of the first month of March, it is the court meeting, all the Beijing officials who are not worthy of the ninth grade or more must come to participate.

Li You is the first time to go to the court, this goods are usually notorious, everyone consciously stays away from him, if you really can't avoid it, you can accompany a smile, salute, and quickly avoid it.

"Fifth brother, you're here." A young man wearing a golden crown and a little honest in his handsome appearance greeted. The person who came was the crown prince Li Chengqian, and his attitude towards Li You has always been good.

"The younger brother has seen the prince's brother." Li You saluted and said.

Li Chengqian took Li You's hand and said, "Fifth brother, congratulations, I heard that you came to the court today, and I am waiting for you here." ”

"Brother Xie, Prince Xie." Li You said.

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "The first time you join the DPRK, don't be nervous, listen and watch more, and slowly become familiar with it." His words were very sincere, the same as what Yin Hongji said.

Li You smiled: "Please also ask the prince's brother to take care of it." ”

At this time, someone next to him said, "Fifth brother, come to the court, congratulations." "The person who came is tall and handsome, more handsome than Li You. He is Li Ke, the king of Shu.

Li You smiled: "Third brother, thank you for the pork in the house, it's delicious." ”

Li Ke is wise and martial, much like Li Shimin, but unfortunately his heart is not broad enough. A trace of anger passed through his heart, and he reluctantly smiled: "Hehe, fifth brother, you are really calculating." ”

At this time, there was another white fat man, he was Li Tai, the king of Wei. He walked over, his face was full of surprise, looking how sincere and sincere he was, and he said: "Oh, fifth brother, I have long hoped that you can join the court, and our brothers will participate in politics and politics together, and contribute to my father and the court." ”

Li You knew that this Li Taike was a yin person, hiding a knife in his smile, and he specialized in stabbing a knife in the back. It's a pity that Li Shimin likes this fat man the most, and he loves him to the point of being incomprehensible. There's no way, people will be sweet and pat on the back.

Li You said in his heart: "I'm Li You bastard, that's bad in the open, but my three views are very positive, unlike you, a hypocrite." Alas, didn't my uncle ask me to play stupid? I will. He smiled and said, "Fourth brother, I'm new here, I don't know anything, and I still have to rely on you and your brothers for guidance." ”

At this time, at the gate of the Taiji Palace, the eunuch on duty shouted: "The court is up." ”

Li Chengqian took Li You's hand and walked towards the Taiji Hall together.

The inside of the Taiji Hall is unusually wide, with two rows of twenty-four vermilion columns supporting the high roof. At the top of the main hall, there are nine steps, and above it is the dragon chair of the dragon and the tiger, sitting north and facing south, standing majestically on it.

At this time, Li Chengqian did not have the identity of a prisoner, and he also stood at the front of the stage. In the second row, from left to right, stand Li Ke, Li Tai and Li You.

The third row is Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji and other servants on the left and right. It was followed by the various ministries and others, and later they were gradually arranged according to the rank of the officials.

In this era, the status of military generals was very high, and as in later generations, when the country was just founded, they stood on the left. The generals are not wearing armor and robes as in film and television dramas, but they are different from civil officials in hats and costumes.

Soon after, Wang De, the chief eunuch, came out, and he shouted sharply: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

Li Shimin walked up with a radiant and majestic look. After he was seated, all the ministers bowed and saluted together, saying, "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Zhongqing is flat." ”

All the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty." ”

Li You, like all the ministers, held a wat board in his hand. In the Tang Dynasty, it was stipulated that the wat boards of officials above the fifth rank were made of ivory, and the wat boards below the sixth rank were made of wood. The wat board is two feet six inches long and three inches wide. (Because the size of ancient times was different from today's, 2'6" was shorter than today's 2'6".) )

The wat board is mainly used as a prompt, and it is written with an outline of what is to be said.

Li Shimin said: "Everyone, Aiqing, there is a major event to discuss in the early court today. Before that, I have one thing to say, that is, my son, Li You, the king of Yiyang, turned sixteen yesterday and began to participate in the government today. ”

All the ministers said in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to His Royal Highness King Yiyang!" ”

It was the first time Li You was introduced on such an occasion, and he was a little excited. He grinned, and was about to show a smile when he heard someone shouting: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach Li You, the king of Yiyang." ”

Li You has been impeached many times before, and he is very experienced, so he doesn't care at all, but he was impeached behind his back. What he didn't expect was that he would be impeached in person for the first time in the court today, which is too faceless!

He turned his head to look, and it turned out to be Yushi Li Yan.

This Li Yan is the sworn friend of Li Tai, the king of Wei, and choosing this time to impeach Li You is Li Tai's dismount for Li You.

At this time, Li Shimin's princes competed for the position of the prince, and it had gradually entered a white heat. Although Li You's status is not high, he also has the possibility of competing for the storage position. Li Tai wants to suppress Li You as much as possible and cut off his thoughts.

Li Shimin had just introduced his son, and someone would immediately come to impeach him, and he was very unhappy, he said with a gloomy face: "What do you want to impeach him?" ”

Li Yan said: "His Royal Highness King Yiyang is the prince, and his every move represents the majesty of the royal family. Just recently, it has been rumored in Chang'an City that His Royal Highness King Yiyang does not learn the sage etiquette and does not learn the way to govern the country. Instead, he cooked in person, inciting the people to abandon mutton and eat pork instead, causing the price of pork to skyrocket. Moreover, he used fraudulent means to deceive the various palaces into entering into meat exchange agreements, resulting in huge losses for the various palaces. ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the supporters under Li Tai, the king of Wei, echoed and accused Li You.

The subordinates of Li Ke, the king of Shu, all looked at Li Ke, and when they saw him nodding slightly, they also went into battle together and impeached Li You one after another.

Li You usually has a bad popularity, no one helps, and his uncle Yin Hongzhi sees it in his eyes and is anxious, but he is helpless.

At this time, Li Tai stood up, and he said hypocritically: "Father, the ministers, and the fifth brother of the minister, Li You, did perform a little unsatisfactory before, but that was in the past. Now that he has grown up, his father has allowed him to participate in the court. The minister believes that he will definitely change his past mistakes and work hard in the future. ”

His words concealed murderous intentions, hinting at Li You's unbearableness. On the surface, it is high-sounding, and it also shows his love for his younger brother as an elder brother.

As soon as his words came out, those supporters echoed him, praising Li Tai's generosity. No one blames Li You anymore.

Li Shimin was very satisfied with Li Tai's performance and nodded slightly. He said: "The ministers have a point. Li You, the king of Yiyang, should pay attention to his words and deeds in the future. Okay, that's ...... thing," he was ready to say next.

"Wait, wait a minute. The son has something to say. Someone interrupted him.