Tang Dynasty: Taking the Empress Dowager to a brothel, Father Emperor, what a coincidence!

"Second Prince, I'm making my point clear today."

Li Yuan pointed at Li Shimin's nose.

"I risked my life to gain military power. If you dare to issue an edict to take it away today based on a few words of nonsense from these old dogs, I will kill myself right now by crashing into this dragon pillar."

Li Yuan had Li Shimin completely under his thumb.

He simply didn't believe that Li Shimin would dare to bear the reputation of a patricide.

Li Shimin looked at his father with a grim expression.

He's now in a difficult situation.

On one side is the bottom line of imperial power, and on the other side is the desperate protection of his own father and wife.

If this decree is issued, the Tang Dynasty royal family is going to have a lively time today.

But if they don't comply, where will the Tang Dynasty's royal family put their face?

Just then, Pei Ji, who was standing behind Li Yuan, suddenly stepped forward.

Pei Ji did not look at Li Shimin, but walked up to Cui Mingan and Wang Gui.

"Lord Cui, Lord Wang."

Pei Ji sneered.

"Back when the retired emperor raised an army in Jinyang, and I was rolling around in mountains of corpses and seas of blood, you people from the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families were probably still studying at home, right? What? Now that the world is at peace, it's your turn to point fingers at the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Do you really think no one in the Tang Dynasty can control you? Should I ask for permission to reinstate your official positions?

"Shall I, this old man, engage you all in a magical duel?"

Cold sweat instantly poured down the faces of Cui Mingan and Wang Gui.

They dared to argue with Li Gang, Kong Yingda, and others because they knew these people were all talk and no action.

However, the people behind Li Yuan were people who had actually killed people back then; they were not just pure scholars.

Changsun Wuji knelt on the ground, anxiously looking at Li Shimin's hand.

Issue an imperial decree!

Changsun Wuji screamed wildly in his heart.

As long as His Majesty stands firm against the Retired Emperor to uphold the bottom line of imperial power and issues the imperial edict to arrest the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian's position as heir apparent will be completely ruined.

When the time comes, all I need to do is help Qingque up, and the glory of the Changsun family can last for at least another few decades.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing that Li Shimin was hesitant to make a decision, Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and spoke.

"The laws of the Tang Dynasty cannot be trampled upon. Your Majesty, please consider the well-being of the nation and its people."

Empress Zhangsun glanced at her elder brother coldly upon hearing his words.

He then glared directly at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji, then at Changsun Wugou.

I felt so frustrated.

Now, he no longer hates Li Chengqian, but has begun to hate Changsun Wuji and the aristocratic families.

If they hadn't been pushing him so hard, would Li Shimin be in such an awkward position now?

"Report!!!"

Just then, a report came from outside the hall.

"Urgent message! Great victory in Baekje!"

A messenger covered in mud rushed into the main hall.

"Your Majesty, I have received an urgent report from Baekje..."

After speaking, the messenger fainted due to exhaustion.

Li Shimin hurriedly stood up, pointed below, and roared:

"Bring it here! Bring it to me quickly."

Wang De hurriedly ran down and took the bamboo tube from the messenger's hand.

He turned around and ran to the imperial desk, handing it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin pulled out the secret report inside and began to read it.

The eyes of Changsun Wuji, Wang Gui, and the others below lit up at this moment.

The great victory in Baekje? That's completely unimportant.

The important thing is that this is a secret report sent back by the Hundred Cavalry Commandery. It must be Li Junxian's men who sent back irrefutable evidence of Qin Qiong's appearance in Baekje.

"It's done."

Changsun Wuji clenched his fist excitedly.

When Li Shimin first saw it, his brows furrowed tightly, and his eyes were filled with doubt.

When he saw it for the second time, the muscles in his face began to twitch violently, and his hand holding the letter began to tremble.

By the end, Li Shimin's face was flushed red, as if he was desperately suppressing his emotions.

Upon seeing Li Shimin's reaction, Changsun Wuji was overjoyed.

His Majesty is furious.

It seems there really is irrefutable evidence here that Qin Qiong is not dead.

The Crown Prince is doomed today.

"His Majesty!"

Changsun Wuji shouted impatiently,

"But has the Hundred Cavalry Division confirmed the Crown Prince's crimes in Baekje? Is the evidence of Qin Qiong faking his death conclusive?"

Wang Gui excitedly joined in the shouting:

"Your Majesty, please make an immediate judgment and arrest the Crown Prince, bringing him back to the capital."

Cui Mingan echoed:

"Your Majesty, please uphold the dignity of the Tang Dynasty's laws!"

Li Shimin looked at the group of officials below who were forcing him to abdicate.

He suddenly threw the secret report in his hand at Wang De's face.

"read."

Li Shimin pointed at Wang De,

"Read it aloud to me. So that all my beloved ministers can hear it clearly."

Wang De unfolded the secret report, and a shrill voice began to echo throughout the Taiji Hall:

"Your subject, Zheng Butong, Commandant of the Hundred Cavalry, reports: The Liaodong army has split into three routes. Qin Huaidao, son of the Duke of Yi, has led his troops in a surprise attack on the Baekje capital, Sabi."

Wang De paused here.

Changsun Wuji suddenly frowned.

Qin Huaidao? What does Qin Huaidao have to do with this? Why bring up this brat at a time like this?

Wang De swallowed and continued reading:

"On the night the city fell, Qin Huaidao, in order to intimidate the enemy, specially wore the large armor that his deceased father, Duke Yi, had worn, and launched a night attack while masked."

The hall suddenly fell silent.

"The king and his ministers of Baekje were terrified, mistakenly believing that the Tang war god had come back to life."

Qin Huaidao used this power to terrify the enemy army, and the entire Baekje surrendered.

It has now been confirmed that the person who appeared at the foot of Sibi City was indeed Qin Huaidao impersonating his father.

The Battle of Baekje was won without losing a single soldier; Qin Huaidao deserves the greatest credit.

That's all.

Everyone inside the Taiji Hall was stunned.

Kong Yingda grabbed Li Gang's beard, and Li Gang almost jumped up in pain.

"It seems I wasn't hallucinating."

Kong Yingda murmured.

Changsun Wuji stared blankly at the secret letter in Wang De's hand, then suddenly turned to look at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin didn't even glance at him at this moment.

Instead, he was looking at Empress Zhangsun with a gentle smile.

Changsun Wuji's face turned pale instantly.

The ironclad evidence he was so proud of turned out to be a fabrication by that brat Qin Huaidao.

Wang Gui and Cui Mingan's legs began to tremble slightly at this point.

How did the situation suddenly reverse?

Where is the supposedly irrefutable evidence of the Crown Prince's rebellion?

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Li Yuan pointed at Changsun Wuji and the aristocratic officials, laughing so hard he could barely breathe.

"Wearing oversized armor to pretend to be a dad? Hahahaha! Gao Ming really has a bunch of damn talented people around him."

Li Yuan walked up to Changsun Wuji while laughing.

"Bang!"

Li Yuan kicked Changsun Wuji in the stomach, knocking the imperial brother-in-law to the ground.

"As the Grand Secretary of the current dynasty, he can't even distinguish between truth and falsehood. Based on just a few baseless rumors, he dares to make outrageous statements in the Taiji Hall about deposing the Crown Prince."

You bunch of good-for-nothings are a complete joke.