Lu Dongzan abandoned more than half of his people, got away from this matter, and sacrificed their most important partner in the Tang Dynasty. Although Lu Dongzan felt unhappy, judging from the current situation, it was already quite difficult for him to get out by himself, and it was simply impossible to keep more.
According to Li Xiang's original idea, this guy should be kept, but Li Xiang also analyzed his importance in the Tubo Kingdom. If this guy is forced to stay, then war between the two countries will be inevitable. His status in the Tubo Kingdom is equivalent to that of Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling combined. Even if the Tibetans are unwilling to go to war with the Tang Dynasty, their prime minister died in the Tang Dynasty. How far is this war?
"Did the Feng family give any explanation?"
It was Li Shimin who spoke, but when Lu Dongzan stepped out, more than 90 percent of the ministers also stepped back. They each had their own duties and now needed to go back to their jobs. To discuss the affairs of the entire Tang Dynasty, only a small number of people were needed.
As the commander of the Imperial City Office, Li Xiang had handed all the documents and evidence to Lu Xiugang, and now he had to report the matter.
"Your Majesty, we have conducted surprise interrogations of some of them. We have verified the conclusions we have drawn, and most of them are true. A small number of them will be confronted with the members of the Cui family of Boling."
Lu Xiugang said helplessly that if it involved other families, the people from the Imperial City Office would have surrounded them long ago and even went to arrest them, but when it came to the Cui family of Boling, they had to get the emperor's order, otherwise it could be a civil strife, and the largest civil strife in the history of the Tang Dynasty, even exceeding the Xuanwu Gate Incident of that year.
After hearing the report from his men, Li Shimin basically understood that we did not wrongly accuse the Cui family of Boling, and they were indeed secretly communicating with the Tubo Kingdom.
"Father, I believe this is entirely his fault. If there hadn't been such a big commotion last night, the court wouldn't be in this situation. If we take action and fail, the foundation of our Tang Dynasty will be shattered, and it might even cause other major families to follow suit. But if we don't take action, where will the dignity of the court be? Therefore, I believe he should be punished. It's he who has forced the Tang Dynasty into this dangerous situation. His position as Crown Prince should be abolished."
Li Tai had been quiet for a while, but he couldn't be quiet today. He hadn't spoken just now. After analyzing the situation for a while, he thought today was an opportunity. If he could pull Li Xiang down, he might still have a chance to ascend to the throne. But if Li Xiang continued to sit in the East Palace, his future would be worrying.
"Second brother is right. Li Xiang has a very poor grasp of the current situation. If the Tang Dynasty is handed over to such a person, the entire foundation will be ruined very quickly, and the achievements of my father and grandfather will be gone."
"Your son will review this."
"Your humble servant reconsiders..."
"Grandson's review..."
What surprised Li Shimin was that he originally wanted to resolve the conflict with the Cui family of Boling in a way that could both take them down and ensure the stability of the Tang Dynasty. However, he did not expect that such a group of people would suddenly appear and ask him to depose Li Xiang from the position of crown prince. Do you people still have the Tang Dynasty in your hearts?
When Li Tai stepped out just now, Li Xiang saw many people eager to try. Li Xiang didn't even know what some of them did, and he didn't expect that they would stand against him now. In fact, this is also very normal. After Li Xiang became the crown prince, their lives must have been difficult. After all, they were opposed to Li Chengqian before. Except for King Wu Li Ke, almost all the princes and grandchildren were against Li Xiang.
The reason why these people stood in the innermost circle of Li Xiang was that, on the one hand, they were fooled by the Li Tai brothers, and on the other hand, they themselves could feel that once Li Xiang ascended to the throne, he would never be able to keep their position of wealth and glory, because Li Xiang was a very pragmatic person. If the number of royal family members increased, he would definitely cut their treatment and even send these people to poverty. Therefore, Li Xiang must not be allowed to ascend to the throne.
Seeing so many people opposing Li Xiang, Changsun Wuji's face relaxed instead. Now he was on Li Xiang's side. He was originally thinking about how to plead for Li Xiang, but he didn't expect that his silly nephew Li Tai would come to his aid again. You made Li Xiang stand against all the royal family members. Your father was the one who knew how to help the weak and punish the strong.
There were reasons why Changsun Wuji was able to become the most famous minister in the Zhenguan Dynasty. He understood Li Shimin thoroughly. When Li Shimin saw so many people opposing Li Xiang, he felt a little protective of him. Think about it, from the time Li Xiang started to take office until now, almost everything he did was beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. You people, on the other hand, are just relying on your past achievements every day. Moreover, this book of merit belongs to me and has nothing to do with you.
“That’s enough…”
There were other princes and grandchildren who wanted to stand up, but after hearing the two words "Li Shimin", these people stopped in their tracks, as if something was different from what Li Tai described.
According to Li Tai's previous description, as long as these royal children stand up, Li Xiang will definitely have no status in the eyes of the emperor. Even if Li Xiang cannot be deposed today, it will still cause great trouble to Li Xiang. We can be said to have won a preliminary victory, but looking at the emperor's current expression, it seems that we have done something wrong and the emperor hates us.
"We'll discuss this later."
More than twenty royal family members knelt down, and the emperor answered them directly with four words.
If it were only his sons and grandsons, Li Shimin would probably be even more powerful, but there are also some of Li Shimin's brothers and some royal branches, so Li Shimin cannot do too much.
"Qingque, you have now become the emperor's chief minister. Tell me, how should we deal with the Cui family of Boling? The evidence is there, should we arrest them?"
The emperor changed the subject, walked down from the dragon throne, and then came to Li Tai's side. He used to like Li Tai so much, but now he was so annoyed with Li Tai. After all, you are a member of the royal family. When the court is in danger, you are still thinking about internal fighting. Can this throne be handed over to you?