"Prince Li Jue fell off his horse and severely injured his left limb. He is unable to travel north..."
When he saw these first few words, Li Jue was dumbfounded. He had been very careful during this period. Except for a few of his trusted subordinates, no one else was allowed to touch his warhorse. When did he fall off the horse?
"Father……"
When Li Jue turned around, he found that Li Chengqian was no longer there. There were more than a dozen palace guards standing at the door, but he didn't recognize these people. He knew all the guards of the Eastern Palace. Where did these people come from?
There was no need to ask these people. They must have been found by Li Chengqian from somewhere else. He had been a crown prince his whole life. Didn't he have some people under him who were capable of doing dirty work? After these people finished doing this dirty work, they would definitely choose to commit suicide. They were Li Chengqian's death squads.
"What are you doing? I am a prince of the imperial court. My father is the crown prince, and my grandfather is the emperor. If you dare to attack me, be careful that your entire clan will be exterminated."
Seeing these people slowly approaching, Li Jue was finally scared. He originally thought that everything was just some conspiracy and never thought that he would face real bloodshed. However, Li Chengqian had to teach him a lesson to let him know that any struggle exists.
Screams came from the East Palace. Many people here heard it, but no one dared to look up. No matter how ferocious the screams were, no one here would say a word, because they knew that a single expression could cost you your life. There were so many secrets about the royal family that if these people wanted to survive, they had to make themselves blind, deaf and dumb.
When Li Chengqian appeared here again, Li Jue had fainted from the pain, and two imperial doctors also came out from the side.
"Thank you both for your help."
Li Chengqian himself was a cripple, and he didn't want his son to become a cripple, but there was no other way at the moment. Only by letting his son become a cripple could he prevent his son from going to the north to fight for power and profit, and prevent him from becoming a pawn in Li Shimin's hands.
"My legs, my legs..."
Hearing his son's screams, Li Chengqian felt bad, but in order to save your life, losing a leg is not a big deal. If you really want to go to the north, you will lose more than just a leg.
"Your Highness, the young prince is not seriously ill, but I'm afraid his leg cannot be saved. He needs to rest in the palace for at least six months."
Li Chengqian was not moved by the imperial physician's answer, but looked at his son who had fainted again.
Don't blame me as your father. I was forced to do so. If I let you leave like this, you would probably die before reaching the north. Your eldest brother is cruel and ruthless, and his subordinates are even more powerful.
Li Chengqian looked at the situation silently, then handed his son to two imperial doctors and led his men out of the city. All those who took action would be dealt with today.
At the morning court the next day, Li Shimin looked at the memorial in his hand with some anger. He could not see through his son. In order to prevent Li Jue from going to the north, he actually broke his leg.
"Another fall from the horse."
When Li Shimin said this, he was so angry that he was about to smoke.
The other ministers also knew what was going on. Now that the emperor was in a rage, we shouldn't go out and talk nonsense. If this anger gets to us, we won't know how to cry.
"In reply to your Majesty, I have already arrested the groom and his entourage, and they have confessed everything."
Others could have kept silent, but Li Chengqian was the one who submitted the memorial. Now that the court was silent, he had to come out and smooth things over. Some of the people below also didn't say anything. After all, who doesn't have a few loyal men in their family?
Li Shimin also understood that there was no way to investigate such a matter. Those people were determined and would say whatever Li Chengqian asked them to say. Otherwise, the lives of the entire family would be in danger.
"You're fine."
Li Shimin sneered and said, "Now that the father and son have come to this point, I just appointed a protector general, and you even staged a drama like falling off a horse in order to prevent him from going to the north."
"The Protectorate of Beiting is of great importance. The Emperor should appoint a new Protectorate."
Seeing that the situation was about to reach a stalemate, Changsun Wuji had no choice but to come out and clean up the battlefield. No one could interfere between the emperor and the prince, but Changsun Wuji was different. In addition to being an important official of the court, he was also a relative of the royal family, the emperor's elder brother-in-law, and the prince's biological uncle.
"Is there anyone suitable?"
Li Shimin simply closed his eyes. This matter made him suffer a loss. Li Chengqian did things cleanly and efficiently without leaving any traces. If you want to find human witnesses, we have human witnesses. If you want to find physical evidence, we have physical evidence. As an emperor, you have to be reasonable, right?
Li Shimin had sensed it. In the past few years, the major aristocratic families had been causing trouble for him, and Li Shimin had felt very aggrieved at that time. Now the major aristocratic families had been disciplined and had become obedient, and no one dared to stand up and cause trouble. Li Shimin felt a little relieved, but he did not expect a new person to rise up, that was his grandson Li Xiang.
"Qin Huaiyu, the son of General Qin Qiong, has experience in Tuyuhun and Tubo. He knows about the affairs of the grasslands and is loyal to the court."
Yuchi Jingde immediately stood up. He now recommended Qin Huaiyu, which was also the beginning of the arrangement of succession. The next generation of young generals had to go to the court. They could not always be small generals in the court. They should be allowed to settle down in one area.
In Li Shimin's mind, Qin Huaiyu was also a good choice. If there were no other things, it would be normal to arrange Qin Huaiyu to go there. However, Li Shimin had already received a report that Qin Huaiyu was Li Xiang's man.
"inappropriate."
Li Shimin directly rejected this person, which was something no one else had expected. Qin Huaiyu had no stain on him, so it was completely appropriate to let him serve as the protector general.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision."
Li Chengqian took the lead and bent down, and the others followed suit.
The meaning is very clear. The person you mentioned has a broken leg and cannot go, and you don't want the person we recommended. Then you can only designate someone else. Of course, it is hard to say whether the person you designate can pass.
Li Shimin was so angry when he saw the expressions of the civil and military officials in the court that he almost exploded...