Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 307: Three charges!
Snowflakes are falling.

Li Chengqian hid his hands in his sleeves, holding a thermos in his hands, and walked towards the Taiji Hall.

The wind was whistling along the way, and from time to time there were bursts of crunching sounds of stepping on the snow.

Outside the Taiji Hall, ministers were walking in in groups of three or four. Even Li You, who had returned to Chang'an injured and had been staying indoors all that time, came this time.

Li Chengqian just glanced at him, then went straight to his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing this, many ministers frowned.

What happened to the prince today?
No longer presiding over government affairs?

"Your Majesty has arrived."

A chorus of voices rang out, and everyone's eyes turned to Li Shimin who was walking up to the dragon throne.

His Majesty has returned to the palace!
Many people suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the prince was standing in his position today.

Li Tai worshipped with everyone else and glanced at Li Chengqian quietly.

seem.

Li Chengqian was not in a good mood.

Li Tai smiled, like a Maitreya Buddha, and watched what would happen.

Li Shimin spoke slowly, "During the time I was in Jiucheng Palace, you, my dear ministers, assisted the Crown Prince in governing the country. I wonder what you think of the Crown Prince's performance during this period. Please feel free to speak!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers present all showed strange expressions.

Your Majesty, do you want them to rate the Crown Prince's performance as regent?

Everyone looked at each other, and finally all their eyes fell on Fang Xuanling and the other two.

no doubt.

These three people have the most say and can best represent the public.

and.

No one wants to be the first to speak and be the one to speak out.

Fang Xuanling stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Crown Prince has performed very well as regent this time, and is worthy of your Majesty's teachings."

Li Shimin smiled and turned his gaze to Li Chengqian, who closed his eyes to rest.

Gao Shilian: "Your Majesty, I think that the Crown Prince has not only demonstrated his responsibility as a Crown Prince during his regent duties, but has also been able to maintain harmony with his relatives and friends and make progress together. He is truly a model of a wise ruler."

Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian spoke one after another, causing many officials close to the prince to unable to help but speak out in agreement.

"The prince's performance during this period is indeed very impressive."

"I think what Lord Gao and Lord Fang said makes sense."

"Second, second."

of course.

As these officials who were inclined towards Li Chengqian expressed their opinions, discordant voices also emerged.

Du Chuke stepped out of the line and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I think that the Crown Prince has shown great abilities over the past period of time, but at the same time, he has evil intentions and is harboring evil intentions."

As soon as Du Chuke opened his mouth, those officials who had not expressed their opinions immediately became excited.

It's time to start!

Li You slowly opened his eyes, the fight was about to begin!
"Oh?"

Li Shimin said calmly, "Tell me about it."

Du Chuke said slowly, "Everyone present has witnessed everything the Crown Prince did as regent. You have your own opinions. There is no need for me to elaborate."

"But what I want to say is that, as far as I know, when the Persian prince A Luohan asked for help, the prince accepted dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry from A Luohan's uncle, Roshan!"

"As a crown prince, you actually disregarded the safety of the Tang soldiers and the friendly relations between the Tang and the Arab Empire for some external things, and suddenly sent troops to assist Persia. This is really unwise, for one thing!"

"As the future crown prince, the prince formed a clique in the court, bribed the officials of the six ministries with money, cultivated his cronies, and associated with the merchant Su Chen, secretly training a large number of elite soldiers in the name of protecting the merchant caravan. This is the second."

"News came from the Kingdom of Daqin that the 800 men led by Wang Xuance, the captain appointed by the crown prince, not only have new weapons with amazing power, but they also have explosives that caused many deaths in Chang'an City before..."

Li Shimin said calmly: "So, you want to impeach the prince?"

Du Chuke: "Your Majesty, I have no intention of impeaching the Crown Prince. I just want to clarify these matters."

"figure out?"

There was a hint of amusement in Li Shimin's tone.

It's not just as simple as figuring it out.

At this time.

An official came out and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Du said makes sense."

Li Shimin looked over and saw that the person who came out was Wei Xiyuan. This person was from the public house of Wei's son-in-law, and his brother-in-law.

"Your Highness is the heir to the throne, but you spend all day hanging out with businessmen. Everything you do is measured by money. This is really beneath your status."

Wei Xiyuan said seriously, "If what Lord Du said is true, then I would like to hear what the prince has to say."

"Master Wei is right."

Yin Hongzhi stepped out and echoed, "I wonder if Lord Du has any evidence to prove his accusation against the Crown Prince?"

Yin Hongzhi seemed to be helping Li Chengqian out of trouble, but in fact he wanted to make Du Chuke's impeachment a reality!

Du Chuke smiled calmly, "Of course I have solid evidence, otherwise how dare I impeach the prince in front of Your Majesty?"

"You'd better show me your evidence, or I'll impeach you!"

A voice full of partiality suddenly sounded. Li Shimin looked over with some surprise. It turned out to be the imperial envoy Ding Ai who spoke.

This guy is really interesting.

Many ministers were delighted when they heard Ding Ai speak.

This iron-headed kid actually favors the prince?
"Someone saw the prince accepting bribes."

Du Chuke said in a deep voice, "This man's name is Xiang Yuan, he is a guard in the palace. He saw with his own eyes that night that Roshan took dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry to the East Palace!"

"Where are the explosives?" Ding Ai asked again, "The explosives were completely destroyed with the explosion outside Wannian County. Do you have any evidence to prove that this matter is related to the prince?"

"Don't worry, Master Ding."

Du Chuke said calmly, "There was a war between Persia and the Arab Empire. Some Arab people witnessed it with their own eyes. And the news of this matter has spread in the Arab Empire a long time ago. You can find a few Arab people to find out the truth about this matter!"

Ding Ai: "Could it be someone you arranged?"

Du Chuke's face darkened. "Sir Ding, where do you get this from? I am just discussing the matter at hand. How dare you slander His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Ding Ai sneered, "Everyone knows that you are close to the Arab merchant Randy. Are you going to recommend him to prove this?"

Du Chuke: "Although I have a good relationship with this person, as the saying goes, one should not avoid the virtuous when recommending people from outside, and one should not avoid relatives when recommending people from within. So what's wrong with me recommending this person?"

"hehe!"

Ding Ai sneered repeatedly and did not comment.

Yu Zhining looked at Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian remained unmoved, as if he was asleep.

Why is the prince so quiet today?

"Okay, whether it's true or not, let's confront each other face to face."

Li Shimin interrupted the argument between the two and said calmly: "Summon them to the palace to meet the emperor."

Du Chuke quickly added: "And Wang Xuance."

Li Shimin just glanced at him and said no more.

soon.

Randy, Wang Xuance and Xiang Yuan walked into the Tai Chi Hall one after another.

"Xiang Yuan, Randy, Wang Xuance, pay your respects to His Majesty."

"No gift."

Li Shimin waved his hand and glanced at Wang Xuance and the other two. "Xiang Yuan, did you see with your own eyes that the Persian merchant Roshan transported dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry to the Eastern Palace?"

Xiang Yuan swallowed his saliva, glanced at Li Chengqian who was resting with his eyes closed, and Li Tai who was smiling, and said through gritted teeth: "Your Majesty, I saw this with my own eyes."

Li Shimin's face gradually turned cold. Just as he was about to ask again, Yu Zhining stepped out and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have a few words to ask him."

"allow."

Li Shimin responded.

Yu Zhining stepped forward and asked, "You said you saw it with your own eyes, what time was it?"

"Three quarters past ten."

"Since you are a palace guard, where were you at the time?"

"On guard outside the East Palace."

"Why do I see that those boxes are filled with gold, silver and jewelry?"

"The prince once opened it in the courtyard, and I was blinded by the golden light at the first sight."

Yu Zhining clenched his fists. This man's words were flawless. This was going to be difficult.

Du Chuke said with a smile: "Master Yu, you are not going to say that the lights in the East Palace are dim, so how can he see those gold, silver and jewelry in the dark?"

Yu Zhining just looked at him calmly, then bowed and left.

Du Chuke raised his lips slightly and turned his gaze to Randy, "Mr. Randy, you are a merchant from the Arab Empire. Have you ever heard about the war between Persia and the Arab Empire?"

"Your Excellency, not only I have heard about this matter, but also the Persians and the Arabs in Chang'an know about it."

Randy smiled and said, "If it weren't for the 800 warriors arranged by His Royal Highness, Persia would have been crushed by the 30,000 troops of the Arab Empire. How could it have survived?"

Du Chuke pretended to be surprised and said, "The eight hundred warriors led by Captain Wang Xuance defeated the thirty thousand troops of your Daqin Kingdom?"

Randy: "It's absolutely true! Many soldiers who were on the battlefield at the time talked about this incident after escaping, and they were always terrified."

"Although Captain Wang Xuance and his men only have 800 men, the weapons in their hands are extremely powerful. Once they are used, it will be like the wrath of Thunder God, and even gods and immortals will have difficulty resisting them."

The terrifying roar of the explosion is still a shadow in the hearts of many officials. When they heard Randy's description, they immediately thought of the previous explosion in Chang'an City.

"Oh, this is interesting."

An official smiled and said, "The previous explosion in Chang'an City has long been deeply rooted in people's minds. What kind of evidence is this?"

Randy looked over and said with a smile, "Lord Li, I got the news that the envoys from the Kingdom of Daqin are on their way to Chang'an City."

"They came here to apologize because the Tang Dynasty used such a powerful weapon to assist the Persian Empire."

"Isn't the presence of an envoy from the Kingdom of Daqin enough to win your trust?"

it is good!
Li You secretly cheered in his heart!

Li Tai was well prepared this time and directly confirmed the prince's two crimes!
Then the next one is Wang Xuance!
This is the most important thing!
"Excuse me Mr. Randy."

"Master Du is too polite."

Randy smiled.

Du Chuke turned his gaze to Wang Xuance, "Your Majesty, this man is called Wang Xuance, and he is an elite warrior trained by Su Chen himself. Of course, he has multiple identities in Chang'an City, such as the Lieutenant of Zhiguo, who was conferred by the Crown Prince, and the leader of Su Chen's merchant protection team."

"Captain Wang, I wonder if what I said is correct?"

Wang Xuance: "Master Du is right. Before I was recognized by the Crown Prince, I was working for Master Su Chen and was responsible for the safety of the caravan."

As for his identity, Wang Xuance had no intention of hiding it.

Because he couldn't hide it at all.

Just ask around and you'll get detailed information.

"You are honest."

Du Chuke nodded, his face full of confidence, "As far as I know, the Ministry of Industry has not created any new weapons, let alone explosives!"

"Then, Captain Wang, where did the weapons you used in Persia come from?"

(End of this chapter)