Chapter 397: The Desire of the People
Fang Xuanling didn't come, and Li Xuan's heart was slightly disappointed, but he thought it was normal. After all, this matter is a matter of life and death, and it is inevitable that personal thoughts will be different.
At this moment, two unexpected surprises suddenly occurred.
Because the matter discussed this time was an issue related to the domestic political situation, Foreign Minister Tang Fei was not notified.
ConocoPhillips took the initiative to come to the King of Hejian County to show his support for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with his actions.
Another unexpected joy is Li Ke, the king of Shu. He didn't receive any notice, he came here on his own initiative.
Li Su and Li Ke glanced at each other, their eyes full of brotherly affection.
Seeing that the main ministers of the imperial court had arrived, Li Xiaogong introduced the whole story to the ministers.
The ministers were very shocked, and they were very disappointed that Li Shimin first took extreme measures to transfer troops into Chang'an to suppress it, and preemptively took action against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Wei Chigong originally didn't understand why his son Yu Chi Baoqi participated in the mutiny, but now he understands. When he learned that Li Shimin was going to murder his son, he was very sad and pale.
Cheng Yanjin also began to worry about the fate of his son Cheng Chumo.
Li Dan said: "Ladies and gentlemen, seniors, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not done anything sorry for the Tang Dynasty over the years, let alone done anything sorry for the emperor, and everyone knows his character and contribution to the imperial court.
Over the years, he has been framed, persecuted and murdered many times, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has handled it calmly with a broad mind.
He cared about his family affection, and for the abolished prince Li Chengqian, he took the risk to place him in Fengzhou, and took care of him in all aspects of life, without letting him be wronged at all.
Li Tai, the king of Wei, has sent people to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince many times, but how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats him is obvious to everyone.
However, Li Tai, the king of Wei, with the connivance of the emperor, killed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again and again.
Not only that, but he also retaliated against those who supported His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Why was Huangfu Duan'er forced to die? A big reason is because she is the granddaughter of Lord Furui, the Shangshu Emperor of the Ministry of Industry. Li Tai wanted to achieve the goal of attacking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by striking at the Emperor Fu.
I won't talk about these things before, and everyone knows about them. However, the rumors on the streets of Chang'an yesterday must have been heard by everyone, isn't it obvious that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to rebel?
Now, I would like to ask the Director of the Overseas Intelligence Agency to introduce the situation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, before I get down to business, allow me to digress.
Everyone knows my origin, I used to follow Xue Yantuo Khan Yinan to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgave me and gave me the opportunity to serve the Tang Dynasty, His Royal Highness the Prince's mind and bearing, I admire it incomparably!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is thinking about Datang, if he wants to say that he intends to rebel, I won't believe it.
To tell you the truth, in the recent past, I have been hiding from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and monitoring the Wei Palace. My men have already had sufficient evidence, and it was the people of the Wei Wangfu who spread rumors on the streets yesterday. ”
He took out a piece of paper and said, "The six people mentioned above are all from the Wei Palace. The rumors they spread and what they said are recorded here.
If you don't believe it, you can go to the Wei Palace, bring these six people, and interrogate them in public. ”
The ministers were furious.
Ma Zhou said angrily: "Li Tai is really despicable and shameless, but if no one connived at him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get to where he is today." ”
His words clearly pointed to Li Shimin.
Li Dan continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, even so, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never had the idea of targeting the emperor.
For so many years, I have been following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, always sweating for him, with his character, sooner or later he will be killed by others.
I would like to ask all the ministers, if you were His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what would you do if you were faced with such a situation every day?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no way out, and he could not avoid Li Tai's blow to him by giving up the position of the Crown Prince or even committing suicide.
Once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no means to deal with Li Tai, his family, friends, including all of us who support him, will probably die without a place to bury. ”
Regarding Li Dan's words, the ministers were convinced. Over the years, everything that has happened in the imperial court, they have seen it in their eyes, and they all have their own judgments.
Li Ke, the king of Shu, said: "All kinds of things in the past have been experienced by me, and everyone knows that I have also been persecuted by Li Tai.
Back then, he sent people to plot and frame me, and everyone knows these things.
What I want to say is that the main reason behind this is caused by the emperor.
In the past, the emperor supported both the deposed crown prince Li Chengqian and Li Tai, and secretly connived at me to fight with them.
The emperor asked us princes to fight each other, and we all asked for his support, so that he could control the court. This is the so-called Imperial Technique.
Now, why does the emperor support Li Tai so much? It is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the support of all the ministers, and his prestige is increasing day by day.
The emperor was worried about the loss of power, so he supported Li Tailai to fight His Royal Highness the Prince, and things have evolved step by step to this point. ”
The ministers nodded one after another, agreeing with the opinion of Li Ke, the king of Shu.
Wei Zheng was also very disappointed, and also thought that Li Shimin's approach was wrong. But he was a fair man, he loved the Tang Dynasty, and he was very worried about the destruction of the good situation since the rule of Zhenguan.
He said worriedly: "Don't talk about the previous things, now is not the time to discuss right and wrong, things have evolved like this, we must come up with a proper solution immediately, otherwise, there may be a civil war in the country." ”
Tang Fei said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please have an idea, no matter what, the minister will firmly support you!" ”
When he said the words "no matter what", he specially accentuated his tone, and the meaning was very clear, that is, no matter what decision His Royal Highness the Crown Prince makes, even if it is a rebellion, he will firmly support His Royal Highness the Prince.
Ma Zhou and Yu Ningzhi also expressed their stance and said, "The minister supports His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
Li Xiaogong said: "Your Highness, you have an idea, and the minister supports you." ”
Huang Furui said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister supports you. ”
Li Jing said: "Your Highness, the old minister supports you. ”
Gao Jingming also expressed his support.
Wei Chigong hesitated for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, as long as you don't target the emperor, the ministers will also support you." ”
Cheng Yanjin saw the situation clearly, and he said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have always supported you, and now it is the same, what do you say." ”
Wei Zheng has always been a staunch supporter of Li Su, but he did not express his position, he still wants to see what Li Su wants to do.
Everyone has their eyes on the crown prince Li Su.