My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

"Was Fang Xuanling prejudiced against the Crown Prince?"

Your Majesty heard that the last time he impeached the Crown Prince before Your Majesty, he accused him of privately summoning local troops. Your Majesty was furious and punished the Crown Prince by sending him to Ren Tou Shan to face the wall in silence.

This time, after the Crown Prince finally lifted the siege of Chang'an, he claimed that the Crown Prince had privately recruited troops between the Tang Dynasty and Gaochang, and strongly demanded that His Majesty depose Li Chengqian from his position as Crown Prince and then sentence him to death.

Your Majesty, isn't Fang Xuanling going a bit too far?

The crown prince is the foundation of the country; can he be easily shaken?

Moreover, the Crown Prince has made such a great contribution.

"If it weren't for the Crown Prince, the entire city of Chang'an would probably have fallen, and Fang Xuanling and others would likely be prisoners of war, yet he dares to say such things," Xu Hui said.

Li Shimin put down his teacup and smiled slightly: "This matter cannot be simply described like that. As the chief minister, Fang Xuanling did nothing wrong by acting impartially in accordance with the laws of the court."

Even a prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner.

If Cheng Gan recruits soldiers without authorization and no one dares to impeach him, wouldn't he become arrogant, domineering, and lawless in the future?

Furthermore, what should be done if other princes, such as Li Tai, the Prince of Yue, and Li Ke, the Prince of Shu, follow suit and privately recruit troops on the border?

Therefore, when looking at a problem, we should consider both the positive and negative aspects.

Xu Hui frowned: "Your Majesty, I have another question, but I'm not sure if I should ask it."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Some say that Fang Xuanling intends to support Li Tai in seizing the position of crown prince. Is this true?"

Ok?

Li Shimin was taken aback, as he hadn't expected Xu Hui to ask such a pointed question.

Li Shimin also vaguely sensed that the court was gradually splitting into two factions.

Some ministers supported Li Chenggan, while others sided with Prince Li Tai of Yue. The two sides engaged in open and covert struggles, forming two opposing forces.

The group supporting Li Tai was led by Fang Xuanling, with Cen Wenzi, Su Xu, Wei Ting, and others forming a gang.

In fact, Li Shimin saw things very clearly, but as an emperor, he had to consider the balance.

Why do I say that?

Emperor Wen of Sui was a prime example.

Before Emperor Wen of Sui abdicated, all the ministers sided with Crown Prince Yang Yong.

On the winter solstice, all the ministers went to pay their respects to Yang Yong, neglecting Emperor Wen of Sui.

Imagine what Sui Wenjing's feelings must have been?

This event happened in the previous dynasty, not long ago.

Li Shimin certainly knew that if all the civil and military officials in the court sided with Li Chengqian, what should he do?

Putting aside other things, let's take myself as an example. When Li Yuan was still on the throne as the founding emperor, the civil and military officials basically obeyed him. It was precisely because of this that Li Shimin dared to ask Li Yuan to abdicate in his favor.

On the surface, they honored Li Yuan as the retired emperor, but in reality, they were forcing him to abdicate.

Li Shimin was well aware of this.

If all the ministers sided with Li Chenggan, wouldn't I be following in my father's footsteps if Li Chenggan gave the order?

Therefore, Li Shimin turned a blind eye to this matter, and the infighting between Li Tai and Li Chenggan actually gave him room to maneuver.