A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"Where are the Imperial Guards?!"

At Li Longji's command, a large number of imperial guards appeared at the Daming Palace, firmly protecting it.

A moment later, the three princes led their guards to the Daming Palace. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the heavily guarded palace, realizing that their father had not been harmed.

"The traitor!"

"What do you want?!"

But to their surprise, Li Longji's voice came out as he was cursing them!

The three looked at each other, then stepped forward to enter the Daming Palace.

The imperial guards in front of the Daming Palace drew their weapons and pointed them at the three princes.

"You bastards! How dare you point weapons at me!"

Crown Prince Li Ying was furious.

"The Crown Prince is so powerful! Even my Imperial Guards have to obey his orders?!"

Li Longji's sarcastic voice caused the three princes to change their expressions drastically and kneel down.

"Your Majesty, I dare not, I would never dare!"

"You wouldn't dare?!"

Li Longji emerged from the Daming Palace, looking at his three sons with disappointment.

"Is there anything you wouldn't dare to do? You even dared to lead troops into the palace to plot a rebellion, what else wouldn't you dare to do?"

Li Longji was furious.

"Treason?!"

The three men turned deathly pale. What was going on? Weren't they supposed to be rushing into the palace to rescue the emperor? Wasn't this an order from their father?!

"Father, I dare not!"

"Your Majesty, I received orders today from the palace attendants that bandits have appeared in the palace and that we should come to protect you. That is why my three younger brothers and I led our troops into the palace."

"Your Majesty, I would never dare to rebel! I beg you to see the truth!"

After the crown prince knelt down, he and his two younger brothers kowtowed repeatedly, but Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, responded with a cold snort.

"Whether you are plotting treason or not, the joint trial by the three judicial authorities will surely reveal the truth."

"How absurd! The palace is as solid as Mount Tai; how could it possibly be infested with bandits?!"

"Guards, take the Crown Prince and his two companions away and keep them under strict guard. No one is allowed to visit them without my order!"

"Summon the Prime Minister to the palace!"

Li Longji said coldly.

Inside the Daming Palace, the setting sun shone through the window onto Li Longji's face, half of him in the sunlight and the other half in the shadows of the palace.

"Prime Minister, you are already aware of what happened today, aren't you?"

Li Longji looked at Li Linfu with a deep, unsettling gaze.

He never imagined that his son would betray him and plot to kill the emperor and rebel!

How ridiculous! Do they think he's some kind of great-grandfather?!

Emperor Gaozu's empire was established by Emperor Taizong and his siblings, but Emperor Gaozu's empire was won by him through his own hard work and battles.

To dare rebel in front of him is like showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu—it's overestimating one's abilities!

"I have already been informed by the eunuch who delivers the message to Your Majesty while I was on the way."

Li Linfu lay prone on the ground, afraid that his expression would attract Li Longji's attention.

"Investigate! This matter must be thoroughly investigated and brought to the bottom of!"

"I need to know if the Crown Prince is truly plotting a rebellion!"

"And that eunuch the Crown Prince mentioned, we must find him, even if it means digging three feet into the ground!"

Li Longji said quietly, "If the rebellion is true, then don't blame me for being impolite."

When it comes to the throne, there is no room for kinship or father-son relationships!

"I obey your decree!"

Li Linfu didn't say much. After receiving the decree, he bowed and withdrew.

As Li Linfu walked out of Taihe Palace, he turned his back to the palace gate, a sinister smile of triumph spreading across his lips.

If you hand over the matter of investigating the Crown Prince's treason to him, even without evidence, he can fabricate evidence.

After leaving the palace, Li Linfu immediately ordered the Crown Prince's residence, the Prince of E's residence, and the Prince of Guang's residence to be sealed off, and all the people in the residences were arrested and taken to the imperial prison for trial.

The Prince of Yan's Mansion.

Li Bai rushed over: "Master, have you heard about what happened at the Crown Prince's residence?"

At the Prince of Yan's residence, Wei Weizheng and Wei Mai were discussing this matter when they saw Li Bai burst in and nodded slightly.

"I've already heard about it."

"Master, is this true or false?"

Li Bai quickly asked.

"Didn't you say you didn't care about politics?"

Wei Wen asked and answered questions out of curiosity.

"I may not care about court politics, but this is a matter of the Crown Prince's rebellion! Any Tang citizen would care, right?!"

Li Bai said.

"Too."

Wei Wen nodded slightly. "Your senior brother and I were just discussing this matter. According to our estimation, the Crown Prince has likely fallen victim to someone else's scheme."

"It must have been done by Consort Wu Hui and Li Linfu."

"The purpose was to frame the crown prince, seize the throne, and put Prince Shou, Li Mao, on the throne."

"How could they do this?!"

Li Bai angrily exclaimed that he could not accept that the Tang Dynasty in his heart was so corrupt.

The prime minister of the imperial court recklessly conspired with the concubines in the harem to murder the crown prince!

Wei Wen shook his head slightly. Li Bai had been too successful under his care and had no idea of ​​the dangers of the imperial court.

Although I traveled and made some progress, I am still far from being good enough.

"This has happened more than once or twice in history."

Wei Wen instructed, "The imperial court is rife with deceit and treachery; people's hearts are unpredictable. You never know who your allies are or who your adversaries are."

"Because your teammate could become your opponent in the next moment, and your opponent could become your teammate."

"For the sake of an opportunity, the person who was drinking and laughing with you yesterday may become a job, a favor that turns into a stab in the back, a secret impeachment, or even a death sentence today."

"For the sake of common interests or common adversaries, an official who was at odds with you in court yesterday may come to your residence today with gifts, smiling obsequiously, trying to curry favor and seek cooperation."

"In the court, there is no distinction between good and evil, only between factions. If you are unwilling to take sides, both sides will see you as a thorn in their side. If a powerful minister tries to win you over and you refuse, you will become a threat to him; if a righteous official recruits you and you do not comply, they will say that you are colluding with him. If you do not rely on anyone, you will end up isolated and helpless. When the storm comes, no one will speak a word of justice for you."

"In private disputes, neighbors can testify, but in court disputes, evidence can be forged, testimonies can be bribed, and old case files can be altered. Even if you believe you have acted uprightly, others can ruin you by fabricating an unclear private grudge or a vague little matter. Little by little, day by day, civil officials can kill without ever using a knife."

Weiwei paused briefly to allow Li Bai some time to process what she had said before continuing.

"You think that's all? No!"

"There's still one major variable in the imperial court, and that's the emperor!"

"You always think that if you are loyal, capable, and serve the country, His Majesty will trust you completely. This is the biggest folly. If you have this kind of mentality, you won't even know how you died."