Chapter 1118 What do you think you should be guilty of?
Xu Shiji was a little confused.
The emperor suddenly said that he would not be able to return to Chang'an, which already made Xu Shiji feel worried.
At this moment, he asked me to get pen and ink, so of course he wanted to make a will.
"Your Majesty, you will be fine. When we arrive in Cangzhou, we will immediately find a doctor. Zhijie went to Chang'an, and we will definitely find Sun Simiao as soon as possible to diagnose and treat your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry!" Xu Shiji persuaded the emperor.
The emperor did not reply to Xu Shiji's words, but continued: "I have made up my mind. Crown Prince Li Tai has brought trouble to the imperial court and ignored our country, the Tang Dynasty, for his own selfish purposes. His crime is unforgivable."
"I am determined to depose him as the crown prince, demote him to a commoner, and send him to Lingnan. He will not be able to return it in this lifetime."
"The prince Zhao Chen is the son of me and the queen. He lived in the countryside for seventeen years. He is smart, eager to learn, humble and respectful, and has made many achievements in the Tang Dynasty."
"But God will sin against me and cause the death of the prince. I am extremely sad."
"Canonize Zhao Chen as the Prince of Virtue, and his family members and heirs will be treated as the Prince of the East Palace."
"The country cannot live without a king for a day. I am determined to pass on the throne to the ninth son of the emperor, Li Zhi."
When Xu Shiji heard this, his eyelids twitched slightly.
At first he thought that the emperor would pass the throne to Li Ke, but after thinking about it, he understood.
Li Ke's performance in the past two years has been very good. After following Zhao Chen, many things have allowed officials to see his abilities.
But there was a problem with Li Ke's background.
Li Ke's maternal grandfather was Yang Guang of the previous dynasty. If the throne was passed to Li Ke, wouldn't it mean that he had returned to the Yang family bloodline?
The officials would never agree.
Now that something happened to Zhao Chen and Li Tai was the murderer, the emperor could only place his hopes on Li Zhi.
Even if he is younger, he is still a bloodline of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty.
"The imperial edict remains in your hands. If I have a funeral on a certain day, I will pass it on." The emperor waved his hand and ordered Xu Shiji.
Xu Shiji nodded and took the imperial edict into his arms.
"Go." The emperor waved his hand, signaling Xu Shiji to step back.
Xu Shiji retreated, and the emperor looked at the tent above his head.
Thinking about the news about Zhao Chen's accident, the emperor now felt extremely regretful.
If he had revealed his identity to Zhao Chen earlier, Zhao Chen would not have followed him to the front line to earn military merit.
Even if it was difficult for the officials to convince Zhao Chen when his identity was revealed, it would not lead to the current situation.
Thinking about the days he spent with Zhao Chen in the past, coupled with his current situation, the emperor's eyes became moist unknowingly.
"Your Majesty, I'm reporting from the front. The transport team from Chang'an City still has one day's journey to get here." Niu Jinda walked into the camp and saw the emperor's face looking sad, so he whispered.
"They have arrived. Go, now bring the escorting general and me over. I want to see him before dark today."
"I want to ask carefully how they poisoned Zhao Chen!" The emperor said calmly to Niu Jinda.
Niu Jinda nodded and walked out without saying anything.
His life was saved by Zhao Chen.
In order to save him, Zhao Chen personally went into battle and fought against famous generals such as Huizhen.
But now, Zhao Chen was poisoned by someone sent by Li Tai, and even his body was not found.
Thinking of this, Niu Jinda felt a surge of anger in his heart.
"Bring a team of people and come with me!" Niu Jinda and his former subordinates shouted.
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"Gong Lu, you have worked hard along the way. How is your father's health?" Li Tai and Cheng Yaojin in front of him in the East Palace said with a smile.
I poured him a cup of tea myself.
Cheng Yaojin sneered and looked at Li Tai with cold eyes.
"You look at me with this look, but what did I do wrong to make Duke Lu unhappy?" Li Tai looked at Cheng Yaojin with a smile.
Now that Cheng Yaojin was captured by him, Li Tai felt much relieved.
If Cheng Yaojin suddenly came back, he must have come back with the emperor's will.
Naturally, he wanted to intercept Cheng Yaojin because he wanted to seize the emperor's imperial edict.
"What His Highness the Crown Prince has done is truly despicable. Zhao Chen is the Crown Prince's brother and has devoted his whole life to the Tang Dynasty."
"How did the prince treat him? He sent someone to poison his brother with poisonous wine."
"I don't know how the history books in the past should write about this matter." Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Tai coldly, with an angry look on his face.
Cheng Yaojin could not imagine why Li Taiming would kill Zhao Chen like that if he knew he was his brother.
Why do you do that for the sake of the position of prince?
Besides, Zhao Chen has never shown any desire for power!
"What emperor brother?" Li Tai sneered.
"He's just a boy from the countryside. He has received favors from his father, the queen and his mother, but he doesn't want to serve his family and country. He only relies on some skills and has no respect for his superiors."
"Li Chengqian was demoted to Lujiang because of Zhao Chen."
"I, because I offended him, Zhao Chen, how was I humiliated in the Tai Chi Hall?"
"Cheng Yaojin, didn't you see it that day?"
"I am the prince, who is Zhao Chen? Even if I kill his whole family, he must be accepted by me!"
"A few shopkeepers, man, have made me lose face in front of hundreds of officials."
"Since then, I have secretly sworn in my heart that as long as I am still alive, I will find a way to kill Zhao Chen."
"This palace is transporting cold-proof supplies. I guessed that my father would send him back, so I have already made preparations."
"It's a pity that his body was not found. Otherwise, Cheng Yaojin, you would have seen his head hanging on the tower when you entered the city." Li Tai's face showed a ferocious expression, as if he had already seen Zhao Chen's head hanging.
Scene on the city wall.
Cheng Zhijin gritted his teeth angrily.
He felt that Li Tai must be crazy, otherwise he would never do such a thing.
"His Royal Highness brought me here because he was worried about His Majesty's will," Cheng Yaojin said slowly.
At this moment, Li Tai was hopeless, and he knew that there was nothing he could do to persuade him!
He had no choice but to change the topic to Li Tai's purpose.
"Tell me, what do you plan to do with me?"
"Where is the imperial edict?" Li Tai said calmly, playing with the teacup in his hand.
Kong Yingda, who had not spoken for a long time, also looked at Cheng Yaojin at this moment.
The emperor's treatment of Li Tai directly determined whether Kong Yingda lived or died!
He couldn't care less about this.
If the emperor was not prepared to deal with Li Tai, Kong Yingda would naturally be able to escape.
The family reputation will not be ruined overnight because of him.
"Your Majesty, you think you have made such an unforgivable mistake, what will your Majesty do to you?"
"Colluding with foreign enemies and framing the emperor's brother, Your Highness, what do you think you should be guilty of?" Cheng Yaojin lowered his voice and asked slowly.
Li Tai looked gloomy.
Cheng Yaojin had said this, how would he still not know how the emperor would punish him?
Just colluding with foreign enemies is enough to make him die ten times.
What's more, there is a so-called frame-up of the emperor's brother.
"Where's the imperial edict? Take it out!" Li Tai stood up and walked to Cheng Yaojin.
"There is no imperial decree. Your Majesty sent a message to depose Prince Li Tai and hand him over to the Dali Temple Yamen for imprisonment..."
"Come here, let me catch him and find the imperial edict from him!" Li Tai was furious.
A group of people rushed into the hall and captured Cheng Yaojin.?