"Haha, if you think like this, I won't punish you."
Li Yuanpi smiled but said calmly,
"Just like Wei Ting and Wang Gui committed crimes, I will not hold the prince accountable."
"I will not hold you accountable for your fault, but you have to be more careful with your subordinates in the future to avoid such a black sheep from appearing again."
Li Shimin looked stiff, but finally nodded.
"Thank you, Father, for your grace."
He handed it over.
Wei Ting and Wang Gui were only exiled for three thousand miles because of their actual faults, even involving rebellion.
But Du Yan has to be exiled for five thousand miles! Just because of a stupid reason.
So...who will be punished in this court meeting?
Smart people have already begun to figure out the mystery inside...
"Um."
Li Yuan waved his hand and signaled the guards to take the little boy out who was almost paralyzed with fear, and then said casually,
"By the way, I suddenly remembered that you should have reached the age of becoming a vassal."
"How about it, have you ever thought about becoming a feudal lord wherever you want to go? As long as you want it, I will give it to you."
Li Shimin was shocked!
There was even more disbelief in his eyes!
At this moment, all the ministers in the room also showed surprise, and they all raised their heads to look at the emperor!
Even Li Jiancheng's heart skipped a beat...
Father, what does this mean?
Want to completely remove Li Shimin from the center of power and establish a vassal state in other places? !
For a moment, everyone had different expressions. Although they could not speak, frequent eye contact had begun...
"Son...son minister..."
Li Shimin felt as if he had been struck by lightning at this moment, his mind went blank and he was speechless.
He never expected that his father would actually force him to choose a vassal territory at the great court meeting!
For a moment, he was so confused that he lost his ability to think normally.
This was a huge blow to Li Shimin!
If he really takes office as the vassal king, it means that he has completely lost the possibility of sitting on the dragon throne...
He will never accept it!
"Have you not thought about it?"
Li Yuan looked at his helpless and frightened expression, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
He stood up slowly and said softly:
"It's okay, I just said it casually, don't think too much about it."
"It's just a vassal or not, don't worry, let's talk about it later."
"Retreat!"
After finishing his words, he walked down the steps gracefully, turned around and headed towards the back hall.
"Retreat!"
The eunuch's shrill voice spread throughout the palace.
"Your Majesty, long live my emperor."
The ministers saluted again and shouted long live the mountain.
It wasn't until the emperor completely disappeared from sight that they began to move around freely and left the hall in groups of two or three.
There are so many things to talk about in today's court meeting, it's enough to invite a few friends to have a banquet at home and talk about it as much as you want!
Da da.
Li Jiancheng walked down the steps and saw Li Shimin still standing there motionless, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Second brother, from now on you should be more careful with your subordinates. Father is really angry this time..."
He patted Li Shimin's shoulder gently and comforted,
"As for you, don't always quarrel with your father. Just give in to your father and you won't be embarrassed."
Li Shimin nodded stiffly.
"Thank you, brother." He whispered.
Li Jiancheng smiled slightly, raised his feet and left the hall.
At the same time, Li Yuanji appeared out of nowhere and followed him.
"Brother, congratulations on passing the test! I just said you're fine, hehe..."
Li Yuanji smiled and said,
"This time, my father seemed to reprimand you, but you were unharmed. This shows that my father still trusts you."
Li Jiancheng sneered.
"Yeah?"
He sarcastically said,
"Then I sent someone to call you a few days ago, but why didn't you come repeatedly?"
"Are you in retreat, so you didn't receive the message?"
Li Yuanji looked solemn and said seriously:
"Brother, you are blaming your brother wrongly!"
"When I received your invitation, I really wanted to come because I knew you must be extremely anxious."
"But I'm afraid that once I come, my father will misunderstand that there is some ulterior conspiracy between us. After all, at that time... it was really too sensitive!"
"My brother thought about it again and again, and after all the troubles and helplessness, he chose not to come, because coming will bring greater harm to you, brother!"
His words could be said to be extremely sincere, and Li Jiancheng was a little moved when he heard them.
"Okay, okay, big brother doesn't blame you."
He patted Li Yuanji on the shoulder and sighed,
"Under the circumstances, it would have been better if you didn't come. But I was too reckless and almost got you involved."
Li Yuanji smiled.
"Now it seems that my father did not blame my elder brother at all. Instead, it was someone who suffered! After all, my father is still Shengming Zhuzhao. He can see through these little tricks at a glance!"
He glanced at Li Shimin, who was still there in the hall, and sneered,
"This is like shooting yourself in the foot! You deserve it!"
"I guess his expression must be very exciting now. Maybe he is already considering the position of vassal vassal. Qianzhou and Lingnan seem to be good ones, hahaha..."
Li Yuanji had always been the least confrontational with Li Shimin, and now he was naturally adding insult to injury like crazy, feeling extremely happy in his heart.
"Okay, my father will probably beat him. If the second brother really becomes a feudal lord, the next one will probably be you."
Li Jiancheng pushed him and said,
"Stop talking nonsense, come and sit at my place for a while? I haven't been in the mood for banquets lately, so I can finally breathe a sigh of relief today."
"The eldest brother invites you, and the younger brother naturally obeys."
Li Yuanji readily agreed, and the trust gap between the two brothers had been repaired in just a few words.
I have to say that Li Jiancheng's kindness is not fake. If it were another person, even if he was not jealous, he would have to be more considerate of this "fourth brother".
he does not.
He is still a good brother.
Maybe the backside of the word benevolence is that "the brain is not particularly good", at least not shrewd.
…
The sun gradually moved, and a ray of sunlight shone into the hall.
At this moment, the main hall was empty except for Li Shimin.
He was still standing like this, with no expression on his face and no idea what he was thinking.
It's just that the figure is not as straight as before. It seems that the heart is short and the body is also stooped.
swish swish...
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has withdrawn from the court. You..."
The eunuch entered the palace carrying a broom. When he saw Li Shimin still standing there motionless, he couldn't help but stepped forward to remind him.
"His Royal Highness King Qin?"
Seeing that Li Shimin didn't respond, he shouted again.
At this moment, Li Shimin's figure finally shook.
"……knew."
He responded, turned around slowly, and then walked out of the hall.
It was clearly the sunlight blooming from the scorching sun, shining on his back, but it was more like the sunset, with a sense of loneliness and loneliness.
"well."
The eunuch shook his head and sighed, but he didn't dare to make any comments. He just held the broom tightly and started sweeping meticulously.
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