This time Li Xiang didn't ask directly, but stood in front of him with his hands behind his back. The meaning was very clear: are you going to kneel down or not?
When the common people saw this, they all forgot about the spy and felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was domineering and imposing.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, many people hoped to be able to rectify these powerful families, but later everyone saw clearly that the power of the court was too weak and there was no way to fight against these powerful families.
Of course there have been improvements. For example, with the imperial examination system, most of the candidates were from poor families. Although important positions were still controlled by the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats, it has to be said that this also created a channel for these candidates who passed the imperial examination to succeed in the future.
Although it only accounts for a small part now, it has given many readers hope.
It was from that time that many people had an idea in their minds, which they could not describe clearly. Today, when Li Xiang did this, everyone suddenly understood that they needed a fool-like character to really deal with these powerful families. There didn't need to be so many conspiracies and tricks, just deal with them in a straightforward manner.
Although Li Xiang was not a fool, he did what a fool should do, and suddenly a ray of light appeared in the stagnant water of the entire society.
"You know, if you continue to force me, the consequences will be something you won't be able to bear."
Cui Yuncheng's legs were shaking even more violently, and even people standing close could see it. In contrast, Li Xiang's legs were standing on the ground like iron pillars.
"After you kneel down, will your Cui family rebel? Besides that, do you think I care about other things?"
Li Xiang snorted coldly. His words made Cui Yuncheng feel a little suffocated. He crushed his face in front of so many people. Although he was one of the eight people in charge of the Cui family and was at the front of the list, as Li Xiang said, even if you kneel down, your Cui family will not rebel because of this.
As long as the Cui family does not rebel, even if Li Shimin punishes Li Xiang, it will not be too excessive in the end. Compared with the humiliation of Cui Yuncheng, Li Xiang can accept this consequence.
Moreover, Li Shimin had long been dissatisfied with the Five Surnames and Seven Families. If an adult member of the royal family did this, they would have to give them an explanation. But Li Xiang was only thirteen years old this year, still a child in the eyes of ordinary people. Do you think you should give them an explanation for a child's mischief? At most, an adult would come and apologize.
Seeing that Cui Yuncheng had no reaction, Li Xiang snapped his fingers, and the two guards of the Cui family behind him were stabbed twice more.
"These people should be your good brothers, right? In order to win their hearts, you always call them your good brothers. Now you would rather watch them get stabbed than bend a knee, right?"
Li Xiang did not forget to alienate these people. After Li Xiang said this, several captured guards were indeed shaken in their hearts. We work hard for your Cui family. At the critical moment, just kneeling down can save our lives, but you didn't do it. It shows that the words you usually say are useless.
Cui Yuncheng wanted to kneel down, but he knew very well that if he knelt down today, he might lose his life. A core member of the Cui family was kneeling in public, and he was kneeling to the Li Tang royal family. He would never have a chance to survive, so no matter how scared he was, he had to hold on at this moment.
Li Xiang raised his hand again and was about to snap his fingers when he found Changsun Pingting appearing in the crowd and shaking her head vigorously at Li Xiang. Li Xiang knew it was time to end.
But the atmosphere has already been set to this point. If this person doesn't kneel down, where will Li Xiang put his face?
"Sun Zhenghao is trying to escape. He is a Goguryeo spy."
Following a shout from the second floor of Fuyun Building, everyone's attention was drawn over there.
A man rolled down from the second floor. This man was Sun Zhenghao, whom Li Xiang wanted to catch.
Li Xiang looked at Changsun Pingting next to him and immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that Changsun Pingting's people were also eating on the second floor. Seeing that they were in a dilemma, Changsun Pingting's people directly threw Sun Zhenghao down from the second floor and attracted other people's attention.
"Get out of my way, arrest him."
Li Xiang dodged and pushed Cui Yuncheng away, then grabbed Sun Zhenghao's neck. Cui Yuncheng didn't expect Li Xiang to be so strong, and he was knocked away, then hit the pillar behind him. His internal organs were shaking like a tidal wave, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Oh...
The mouths of the people around were all O-shaped. Cui Yuncheng, a core member of the Cui family, was actually hit like this by His Highness Changsun.
However, everyone felt that it was understandable. His Royal Highness Changsun came here to catch a spy, and the spy happened to fall from above. If he didn't knock Cui Yuncheng away, how could he catch the spy?
Changsun Pingting frowned. She didn't expect Li Xiang to do this. She thought that by attracting everyone's attention, the matter would be considered a success. Who knew that Li Xiang would beat Cui Yuncheng like this in the end.
After seeing Li Xiang off, Changsun Pingting prepared to go back and rest, but before she got home, her subordinates sent her the news that Li Xiang had forced Cui Yuncheng to the edge of the cliff.
Changsun Pingting originally thought that Li Xiang was here to show his power to others, but she didn't expect that the show of power would be so great. If things continued like this, both sides would be in trouble. The Cui family did not dare to rebel, but the emperor was not prepared to deal with them.
"Today, I have something important to attend to. It concerns the war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo. I'll put your matter aside for now. However, you'd better think about how to explain the existence of Goguryeo spies in your Fortune Restaurant! Seal! Anyone who dares to touch the seal without my order will be executed."
No one expected that Li Xiang had become so famous today that he even closed the restaurant in the end. Of course, this was a normal procedure, but the problem was that this was the Cui family's property. In the past ten years, no one had ever heard of the Cui family's property being closed.
After Li Xiang finished speaking, he got on his horse and left. It seemed that he was really busy. All the common people thought so too. The war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo was a big deal, and competing with the Cui family for attention was a small matter. Our little prince could still make the difference. From this, we can see clearly that the little prince is really devoted to the country.
What's despicable is this Master Cui, who actually protected a Goguryeo spy. I've heard that aristocratic families have connections with foreign countries. Could it be that the Cui family is also like this? Then aren't they traitors?
There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and Cui Yuncheng spat out blood again. He was hit just now, and now he was angry!