I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 413 Li Zheng’s considerations
"I didn't expect that."

"No wonder that after Li Zheng came to Beijing in the past few years, the emperor continued to be kind to him, and the favor he gave him even exceeded that of any prince or grandson. It turns out that General Li is a prince himself."

"When Kong Xian and Chen Jing recommended Li Chen as the crown prince in the palace, the emperor was vague. At that time, everyone thought that the emperor would appoint Li Chen as the emperor's grandson. But now, at a glance, it is all planned by the emperor. Do it on purpose.”

"The Emperor has made it clear that he wants to appoint General Li Zheng as the crown prince."

"Furthermore, the emperor issued an imperial edict on passing the throne in the Council Hall that day. At first, everyone was guessing that the heir to the throne would be between the two princes, Li Chen and Li Ke. But now, everyone has guessed wrong."

"Now that I see it, everything is really clear."

"Okay, great."

"This news is no less than a thunder for many ministers in the court. Countless courtiers will fall into panic because they support Li Chen, but we are different. We did not choose the young master to support him, nor did we participate in it."

"Once the emperor is the emperor, he will be surrounded by courtiers."

"The emperor's original method was extremely clever."

……

Hearing Li Shimin's affirmative answer, the hearts of the ministers surged.

And for the people present, the mood was very good, because the people here were not afraid of death in the face of smallpox. They had been recognized by Li Zheng, and more importantly, they did not participate in party strife.

This is even more critical.

These people are smart people.

Kong Xian, Chen Jing and others are not smart. They are already important ministers of the imperial court, and it is difficult for them to go any further. The reason why they participated in the party struggle and supported Li Chen is, in the final analysis, because they want to take advantage of the fact that they still have power. Descendants will gain future opportunities if they really support success.

Then their family will still receive the favor of the new emperor.

But obviously.

Now they lost the bet.

Everything is not as they thought.

Just as he thought.

The residence of Chen Jing, the Minister of Household Affairs.

In the main hall, Chen Jing and Wang Tao, the Minister of Rites, sat opposite each other.

In addition to the two of them, there are also East Palace subordinates Xu Yi and Li Qing.

The expressions of several people at this moment were very complicated.

"Now the emperor's eldest grandson has been imprisoned in the royal ancestral temple. I wanted to see him in the past few days, but he was not allowed at all. Why the emperor's eldest grandson was imprisoned in the ancestral temple is still unknown.

"Maybe it's because of the empress' involvement." Xu Yi said seriously.

"The flowers are almost settled now."

"The great epidemic that swept through Chang'an City is almost over. Where the epidemic broke out that day, the emperor himself said that the smallpox was caused by Empress Su and the Su family."

"I don't know whether the reason is true or false."

"But Empress Su has been imprisoned, and Young Master Li Shen, Shiyou 89, will also be implicated."

"Although I am in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette and have some control over the ancestral temple of the exchange group, this time the bad guy is imprisoned in person, and I have no right to see him." Wang Tao sighed.

"Master Li Shen was imprisoned. Could it be related to Li Ke?"

"Doesn't this mean we have lost?" Chen Jing said in a deep voice.

Hear this.

The expressions of several people present changed instantly, and the hall became silent.

If you lose in a party dispute, your wealth and life may be at risk.

"The emperor himself said at the beginning that he wanted to establish a chief minister. Maybe Empress Su did something wrong, but Mr. Li Chen is still young, and all this has nothing to do with him. What we have to do is to wait for the court meeting to resume and mobilize all the people who support Li Chen. The son's ministers all reported to the emperor that the mother's crime had nothing to do with the son."

"And we must also try our best to persuade the emperor to follow what he said that day and stand up."

"The rules of the Tang Dynasty cannot be broken."

"In this way, we have not lost." Wang Tao said in a deep voice.

When Chen Jing and others heard this, they all nodded in unison.

Now they have no choice.

"That day at the Government Hall."

"Did you see clearly?"

"Li Zheng seems to be a supporter of Li Shen." "The same goes for Chen Xuanli and Qin Jiansheng."

"And Li Jing and the others seem to be supporting it."

"Originally I thought they were not involved, but I was overthinking it." Wang Tao said with deep meaning.

"The battle between parties will never end until the death."

"We have run out of options."

Chen Jing said in a deep voice.

Eyes turned.

In the main hall of the county government.

"I have already decided."

"This time the epidemic has been completely suppressed, and after the court meeting is resumed, Li Zheng's identity will be announced in the court hall."

"I want Li Zheng to regain his identity and get everything that should belong to him." Li Shimin stared at Li Zheng lying on the bed and said again.

And the words came out.

With a kind of guilt in Li Shimin's heart.

"I will tell you the truth."

"four years ago."

"I recognized Li Zheng when he returned to the court from Jinyang."

"How could I not recognize my biological son?"

"After discovering him, I sent people to investigate and confirmed his identity."

"All this time, except for a few people, no one else knew about it. Even the prince only told him before he fell into coma."

"And Li Zheng..."

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng with soft and kind eyes: "He didn't know his identity until he returned from Zhenla."

"After knowing about it, he did not disappoint me. He began to share the memorials and worries for me."

"He turned on the water pipes on many things that he originally didn't want to take care of, and from then on, he started to get tired."

"This smallpox epidemic was originally my fault, but he took it all on himself."

"He carried the hopes of countless people of the Tang Dynasty and used his own life to refine medicine. This is why he is like this."

"Since this child was born, I have not been with him for a day, and I have never cared about him."

"I owe him so much."

Li Shimin said with strong gratitude in his tone.

For him, this is an unspeakable guilt.

"emperor."

"His Royal Highness is able to come back. This is a blessing from heaven."

"Furthermore, His Highness the Prince grew up among the people and came back with abilities that were not found in the royal family. He opened up the territory for our Tang Dynasty and established the people's livelihood for our Tang Dynasty. This time, he saved countless people."

"This is all determined by heaven and arranged by heaven and earth."

"Maybe so."

"But you didn't disappoint Li Zheng."

"Why did Li Zheng give you a choice in the Council Hall that day? Choose to fight the epidemic with him, or choose to stay in the city."

"You guys made a good choice."

"This is Li Zheng's consideration for future important officials in the court."

"You are qualified."

Li Shimin looked at the ministers in front of him with deep meaning.

The significance is self-evident.

The speaker is intentional, and the listener is equally intentional.

But at this moment, Li Jing and Changsun Wuji felt a strong sense of fear in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)