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

Chapter 441 Li Zheng's Debate with the Kings
"Prince Xu Li Yuanli."

"Another brutal character."

Li Zheng took a glance and sneered in his heart.

When he didn't know his identity yet, Li Zheng had a deep understanding of the princes who were enfeoffed in various places.

Among Li Shimin's many brothers and sons, there were indeed many weird ones.

heard this question.

Li Shimin's originally happy expression suddenly disappeared.

"If foreign enemies invade, we will have our own garrison generals to resist. From now on, the princes will be in charge of the government affairs of their respective fiefdoms." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

"It was decided by my royal brother at the beginning."

"The Tang Empire is protected by the descendants of the Li family. Even when the court officials advised against it, they did not waver. Why did they change their minds now?"

"Is it the treacherous ministers who are forcing my royal brother?" Li Yuanli said unwillingly.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "Today you are all gathered together, it is a happy day, don't force me to get angry."

"It just so happens that you all came today."

"I will tell you the truth."

"My original plan was wrong."

"It's just that I didn't think it through and didn't listen to the advice of the officials, so this happened."

"But now I understand that the vassal kings are the future scourge of the Tang Dynasty. They have their own troops and are self-reliant. Given the personalities of some of you, you dare to contradict me now. Won't you rebel in the future?"

"I'm telling you."

"It was my idea to seize the military power of the vassal kings, and no one dissuaded me."

“And I’ll tell you.”

"I will also make some changes to the royal family's offerings." Li Shimin said coldly.

Hear Li Shimin's words.

The princes sitting in the hall looked at each other, all of them were somewhat shocked.

Originally they thought that seizing military power was the only thing they had to face, but now they had to take action against the royal family's servants.

This concerns the fundamental interests of all royal families.

"Brother Royal."

"We are all your brothers."

"Are you going to destroy our lives just for Li Zheng?" Li Yuanjing couldn't help it and asked angrily.

"Not bad, my brother."

"It would be fine if you took away our military power, but why did you attack the royal family's worshippers?"

"When my brother set the royal family's tribute, he was speaking to our Li family's ancestors, guaranteeing that the Li family's descendants would be prosperous and wealthy in the future."

"But how come my brother has changed now?"

"We are your brothers, and we dare not even think about that position. Li Zheng is the son of the emperor's brother, and the emperor's brother gave him this position. We have no objection, but why did he not give us a way to live as soon as he came back? We are his uncles."

"If we cut off the royal family's support, how will our descendants survive?"

"My brother set the rules at the beginning. The royal family relies on offerings to survive and is not allowed to take exams to gain fame. If the offerings are cut off, it would be like ending the lives of our royal family."

"Brother, I absolutely disagree."

……

Upon hearing that the royal family's offerings were going to be used, Kang Wang, who had been indifferent to the military power, could no longer hold back. This issue of salary concerned the vital interests of every member of the royal family.

If you don't object, you will really have no way to survive.

Looking at the situation inside the hall.

Li Shimin was very calm.

Because this was within his expectations. After this incident, they would definitely not dare to mention military power again.

"Humph."

Li Shimin snorted coldly, not intending to pay any attention to these princes. He just turned around and said to Li Zheng: "Li Zheng, you can entertain them. Looking at them, I can't eat anymore."

talking.

Li Shimin just rolled up his sleeves and left.

Wang De immediately followed and left the council hall.

Suddenly.

In this hall, apart from the serving palace maids and eunuchs, only Li Zheng and his dozen uncles and brothers were left.

Except for Li Ke, most of the other princes glared at Li Zheng.

In their view.

The matter of cutting off the royal family's offerings must be related to Li Zheng.

but.

Li Zheng showed no sign of irritation in the face of their angry glares. Instead, he sat nonchalantly in the main seat and looked at these princes calmly.

The scene in the entire hall also seemed extremely strange.

After it lasted for quite a while.

Li Yuanjing couldn't help it: "Li Zheng, it has come to this, aren't you going to give us an explanation?"

The words fell.

All the princes looked at Li Zheng who was sitting calmly.

"explain?"

"What kind of explanation do you want?" Li Zheng looked at Li Yuanjing with a smile.

"It would be enough to take away the military power and abolish the authority of the vassal kings."

"Now they are trying to make trouble for the royal family's offerings and cut off our royal family's offerings."

"Are you going to force us uncles to death?"

"You are not the emperor yet, but you are like this. If you really become the emperor in the future, will you kill us all?" Li Yuanjing asked angrily with a cold face.

Many princes did the same, glaring at Li Zheng.

In their opinion, Li Zheng was the instigator of all this.

"If you want an explanation, go find Father yourself."

"Did you not understand what the old man said just now?" Li Zheng said calmly.

"You did all this."

"What are your intentions?" Li Yuanjing stood up and pointed at Li Zheng and shouted angrily.

Li Zheng calmly got a glass of wine, took a sip, and completely ignored Li Yuanjing's gnashing of teeth.

Then he casually said, "I said, if you want an explanation, go find Father."

"This banquet was originally hosted by the emperor. If you don't want to enjoy it, you can leave now."

"The gate is right there."

"I won't stop it."

talking.

Li Zheng pointed at the palace door.

If the military power of the vassal kings has been seized and the generals sent by Li Zheng are already on the way, they are like toothless tigers. Li Zheng will not pamper them. Anyway, Li Zheng has no family affection for them.

If you don't know what's good for you, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with these people in the future.

Hearing Li Zheng's cold words.

The faces of many princes in the hall changed. After all, they underestimated Li Zheng's mentality and overestimated their own influence.

"Good good."

"Li Zheng, you are awesome."

"Now that you dare to treat us like this, are you going to kill us uncles and brothers in the future?" Li Yuanjing's face turned ashen.

"Kill you?"

Hearing this, Li Zheng smiled again and glanced at the princes in the hall, "Since you are all here, I will tell you the truth."

"I promised my father that as long as you don't provoke me and obey the laws of the court, I won't do anything to you. But if you want to go against me and defy the laws of the country, I will not be polite."

"of course."

"The lessons learned from the King of Lujiang and the King of Wei are there."

"You are my father's brothers after all, son. Although I don't have any feelings for most of you, you are still my uncles and brothers after all."

"If you really break the law in the future, I will not kill you. At most, I will imprison you in the ancestral temple until you die of old age."

"How is it? Does this truth sound comforting?"

(End of this chapter)