Not long after Wang Yu left Tai Chi Palace, the Minister of Justice came.

"Your Majesty, I have found out the truth. Cheng Zhijie has not seen the Censor Xiang in private, and the King of Qin has not sent anyone to see Censor Xiang."

The Minister of Justice finally concluded: "All the accusations against the King of Qin are false."

Li Yuan had long expected this result, so he was not surprised after hearing this, but asked: "Can we find out who was instructing Xiang Jing?"

The Minister of Justice paused for a moment and replied: "I put the evidence in front of Xiang Censor, and Xiang Censor admitted that he deliberately slandered the King of Qin.

"But he later pleaded guilty and said that he was not instructed by anyone, but he did not like the King of Qin's ambitions and coveted the position of crown prince, so he exposed this matter in the court."

Then, the Minister of Justice presented evidence: "This is a confession to the censor."

Yue Yu took the evidence from him and handed it to Li Yuan.

After reading it, Li Yuan slapped the imperial case with a palm: "It's outrageous. Who gave him the courage to slander the King of Qin?"

After Li Yuan calmed down his anger, the Minister of Justice asked: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with Xiang Jingshi and Cheng Zhijie."

Li Yuan was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Close it first."

After saying these three words, Li Yuan never spoke again. The Minister of Justice could not understand Li Yuan's meaning and did not dare to ask more questions. He responded: "Yes, I will leave."

Li Yuan was sitting on the chair and getting angry the more he thought about it. The prince arranged this, aren’t he really afraid that he would change the crown prince?

After the second day of the dynasty, Li Yuan kept all the important officials and summoned them separately in turn.

The first person to be summoned was Pei Ji.

Facing his friend, Li Yuan did not make any tricks and asked directly: "Pei Jian believes that which one is more suitable for the crown prince or the King of Qin?"

Pei Ji was shocked: "Your Majesty, how could you make the idea of ​​changing the crown prince? This is an act that disrupts the court order, so you must not... "

"Just say it's the crown prince or the king of Qin, you don't have to worry about anything else." Li Yuan interrupted him.

Pei Ji paused, and His Majesty seemed very impatient. Was something happened that he didn't know?

He hid his doubts in his heart and replied calmly: "The ancient saying has been said that if you have a legitimate position and a chief, it is naturally the most suitable prince to be the crown prince.

"How can the prince be deposed with both talent and virtue and no fault? What's more, you personally enthroned the prince. If you deposed the prince for no reason and are so capricious, how can you win the trust of the officials and the people?"

"Okay, you go back." Li Yuan waved his hand irritably and began to drive people away.

Pei Ji felt that things were not good and continued to advise: "Your Majesty, don't listen to the slander of the censor. He was instructed by the King of Qin and intended to subvert the court. His intention was to be punished.

"When the prince is in power, the King of Qin dares to do this. It is obvious that he does not take the prince seriously, nor does he take you seriously.

"In order to protect the country, I asked His Majesty to kill the King of Qin to eliminate future troubles."

Li Yuan scolded sternly: "Get out."

Pei Ji: "..."

"I'm leaving."

As soon as Pei Ji walked outside, Yue Yu followed him out and said loudly: "Your Majesty announces the visit of Shizhong Chen."

Chen Shuda immediately stepped out and followed Yue Yu into the hall.

As soon as they left, other important officials surrounded Pei Ji: "I dare to ask Pei Pushe, what did Your Majesty say to you?"

Pei Ji's face darkened: "I'll just say something to the Censor at the court meeting that day."

Everyone understood and thought about how to respond to this matter.

After Pei Ji finished speaking, his eyes glanced around the faces of these important officials and left.

He went to the East Palace and told Li Jiancheng what Li Yuan had to say to him: "...Your Highness, things are not good. Your Majesty seems to have really had the idea of ​​replacing the crown prince."

Li Jiancheng couldn't believe it: "It's impossible, my father would never have ruined me."

Even if he made mistakes in the past, those mistakes would not have allowed his father to depose his position as crown prince.

Pei Ji said, "Your Highness, you may have to backfire after one time."

Li Jiancheng's face changed, but deep down he was still unwilling to believe that his father would change his mind.

"Don't panic first, wait."

...

The problems Chen Shuda encountered were a little different from those of Pei Ji.

After he saluted, Li Yuan said angrily: "I was ordered by the Censor of Qin and openly made suggestions in the court, wanting me to become the crown prince.

"The crown prince is the eldest son, and it is orthodox to establish him as the crown prince. Now, the Qin King wants to usurp the throne, which is simply a rebellious thing.

"I want to get rid of the King of Qin to stabilize the country. What good plans does Chen Shizhong have?"

Chen Shuda was shocked: "Your Majesty, no, let alone whether the Censor was instructed by the King of Qin, just say that the King of Qin made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, he should not have been treated so unfairly."

Li Yuan was furious: "The king of Qin is a wolfish ambition, and everyone in the court knows that if he does not eliminate him, the position of the prince will be unsecured and the court will be in turmoil, and the lonely country will probably be destroyed."

Seeing Li Yuan so angry, Chen Shuda thought that Li Yuan must have believed Pei Ji's slander, so he knelt down and sincerely advised: "Your Majesty, if you kill the King of Qin now, it will also cause turmoil in the court, and even worse, it will lose the hearts of the people, because the King of Qin has made contributions to the country but has no fault.

"If you killed the King of Qin because of a slander, how would the officials view you? How would the people view you?

"Maybe this is the purpose of the person behind Xiang Jingshi, to use your suspicion to get rid of the most wise marshal of the Tang Dynasty, and then achieve the unspeakable purpose.

"If the King of Qin is killed, who will lead the Tang army to resist the Turks? I am afraid that Jie Li Khan will immediately lead the Turkic cavalry to the south and invade Guanzhong. How should we deal with it at that time?"

Li Yuan was angry, and Chen Shuda said it very reasonably. There is no other marshal in the army who can resist the Turkic cavalry except King Qin.

Seeing Li Yuan's expression frightened, Chen Shuda simply took the initiative and made a statement: "Your Majesty, the King of Qin is brave and resourceful and good at fighting. No one can compare to the King of Qin.

"The King of Qin is also very outstanding in political affairs. To be honest, no matter how talented the prince is, he is still far from that of the King of Qin.

"If Your Majesty wants to be rich and powerful in the Tang Dynasty and to surrender to the world, he should depose the crown prince and become the King of Qin."

Before Chen Shuda finished speaking, Li Yuan threw the inkstone on the imperial desk at Chen Shuda: "It's damn good to say such a tragic word."

Then, Li Yuan shouted: "Come here, drag this traitor out."

Chen Shuda's face turned pale. He looked down at the inkstone that fell at his feet. It was His Majesty's favorite inkstone. It seemed that His Majesty was really angry.

However, the next moment, Chen Shuda continued to make a statement without fear of death: "Your Majesty, for the prosperous future and for a powerful empire, he should depose the crown prince and rename the King of Qin..."

"Clog his mouth." Li Yuan gave an eye to Qian Jiulong while giving orders.

Qian Jiulong understood it and roughly dragged Chen Shuda out.

The officials standing outside were shocked to see this scene, but after the shock, panic surged in their hearts.

Uncle Chen said what he said, and was punished by His Majesty like this...
Chapter completed!