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

Li Chengqian, who had been watching the show with his eyes half-closed, cursed inwardly after hearing Cheng Yaojin's words.

He quickly closed his eyes and continued to pretend to be asleep.

All eyes turned to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was standing there, his head nodding, sleeping soundly.

Kong Yingda walked directly in front of Cheng Yaojin, pointed at him, and shouted:

"Cheng Zhijie! You old scoundrel."

Stop spouting nonsense. His Highness the Crown Prince has been studying until the wee hours of the morning lately, and this morning at court he was standing here dozing off without moving an inch.

You've already committed acts of violence and injury, and now you dare to implicate the Crown Prince?

Cheng Yaojin was dumbfounded.

He clearly remembered that the little brat Crown Prince was by his side. When did he run back?

"I, Lao Cheng, am not lying. It really was given to me by the Crown Prince."

"If you don't believe me, ask the other generals; they have them too."

Li Shimin frowned as he looked at Yuchi Jingde and the others.

"Is what Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Zhijie said true?"

Yuchi Jingde looked at Li Shimin with an innocent expression and said:

"Your Majesty, please understand! I have nothing in my possession."

I was focused on listening to the government's reports and did not see any hidden weapons.

Duke Lu is definitely resorting to desperate measures, making baseless accusations.

The other military officers also unanimously stated that they knew nothing about it.

They had already taken advantage of the chaos to stuff their wooden crossbows into their sleeves or boots.

Who would dare to bring this out now and offend Li Shimin?

Cheng Yaojin was almost in tears.

That's not fair.

Is this a collective attempt to shift the blame onto themselves?

Just as everyone was criticizing Cheng Yaojin.

Wang Gui, lying on the ground, suddenly shouted:

"Imperial Physician! Quickly summon the Imperial Physician!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than two elderly physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau rushed in, carrying their medical kits.

The elderly imperial physician, who was in charge, squatted down beside Wang Gui and carefully pried open Wang Gui's hands.

Upon closer inspection, the old doctor was completely stunned.

He blinked and then reached out and touched Wang Gui's forehead.

Wang Gui grabbed the old doctor's sleeve in pain.

"Doctor Zhao, am I about to die?"

I feel dizzy and lightheaded now; I'm afraid I've injured my head.

The old doctor's lips twitched slightly. He pulled a clean cloth from his sleeve and casually wiped Wang Gui's forehead a couple of times.

Then pinch the stick and gently pull it out.

"Ouch!"

Wang Gui let out a miserable scream.

The old doctor casually tossed the wooden stick to the ground and said irritably:

"Lord Wang, please get up quickly."

"If your wound had arrived half an hour later, it would probably have healed on its own."

The surrounding civil officials were all stunned.

Wang Gui himself was stunned.

He reached up and touched his forehead; apart from a small, fingernail-sized patch of skin, there was nothing else.

At this moment, Wang Gui wished he could dig a hole and bury himself.

He really embarrassed himself this time.

The dignified patriarch of a prestigious family was so frightened by a small wooden stick that he rolled around on the ground in the Taiji Hall.

Wang Gui stood up, his face flushed, and slunk back into the queue.

Li Shimin almost burst out laughing when he saw it.

He then coughed and said:

"Cheng Zhijie! What else do you have to say?"

"His Majesty!"

Cheng Yaojin still insisted on proclaiming his innocence.

"I am more wronged than Dou E. I really did not get this thing."

"I barely know any characters, how could I possibly have devised such an ingenious mechanism?"

After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he turned around and glared fiercely at Yuchi Jingde.

"Yuchi Heizi! You clearly took one too. Quickly take it out and show it to His Majesty to prove that it was issued by His Highness the Crown Prince."

Yuchi Jingde, with his hands tucked into his wide sleeves, said without looking to the side:

"Duke Lu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

I, Lao Hei, am completely innocent and have never indulged in frivolous pursuits. Don't even think about falsely accusing His Highness the Crown Prince.

As Yuchi Jingde spoke, he subtly tucked the wooden crossbow deeper into his sleeve.

When Niu Jinda saw Cheng Yaojin's gaze shift towards him, he hurriedly spoke up:

"That's right. Fatty Cheng, you got yourself into this mess, don't try to drag us down with you."

We didn't see anything just now.

Cheng Yaojin was so angry he wanted to start a full-blown fight on the spot.

He turned to look at Li Chengqian with a pitiful expression.

"Your Highness! You must be my witness!"

Li Chengqian's brow twitched, but he stubbornly refused to open his eyes.

Cheng Yaojin was in despair.

Is there still a good person in this imperial court?

Li Shimin finally realized that this was definitely the work of his rebellious son.

He didn't want to get entangled in this matter any further, so he turned his attention to Changsun Wuji and Cui Mingan.

This observation led Li Shimin to notice a detail.

Cui Minqian's gaze kept drifting towards Li Chengqian.

But every time I glance at it, I can't help but take a step back.

It was a deep-seated fear.

Not only Cui Mingan, but also officials from Wang Gui, the Lu family, and the Zheng family were all like this.

These powerful families, who usually disregarded even imperial authority, now dared not provoke Li Chengqian.

This made Li Shimin feel very uncomfortable.

He waved, signaling Wang De to come closer.

"Wang De".

"This servant is here."

"Why do I feel that these ministers fear Gao Ming more than they fear me?"

Wang De, barely suppressing a laugh, said:

"Your Majesty, this is called surpassing one's teacher; His Highness the Crown Prince is sharing your burdens."

Li Shimin glared at Wang De with annoyance.

Sharing the burden? If this little bastard doesn't take the blame for everything, then he's practically acknowledging me as his father.