"Your Majesty, no matter what mistakes His Highness the King of Qin has made, now that the situation is urgent, only he can stand up and resist the pressure of the Turks!"
Xiao Yu took a step forward, bowed his head and said,
"Your Majesty, please temporarily pardon His Highness the King of Qin and order him to redeem his merits!"
"This..." Li Yuan looked a little embarrassed.
He just put Li Shimin in a prison car and escorted him back to Chang'an!
But now, he actually asked for help from this rebellious second son...
If nothing else, he can't stand his old face!
"Father, absolutely not!"
Li Yuanji was anxious and said quickly,
"The King of Qin was disobedient and claimed the destiny of heaven in vain. Now you have thrown him into a prison! It is time for him to reflect and repent."
"If he is pardoned and activated, wouldn't he become even more arrogant? Even more arrogant and contemptuous of his father?"
"What's more, in this situation, no one can come up with a solution despite all their efforts. I don't believe that King Qin can come up with a solution to the situation by himself!"
After everyone heard this, they finally realized.
It turns out that King Qin was not convicted because he cuckolded the emperor!
Looking at King Qi’s anxious look, it’s probably another brotherly fight…
"His Highness King Qi's words are too unflattering to His Highness King Qin!"
Xiao Yu said coldly,
"As far as I know, His Highness King Qin has great respect for His Majesty. Every time he talks, he will unconsciously reveal his admiration for Your Majesty."
"Dear ministers, have any of you seen His Highness the King of Qin speak rudely and show contempt for His Majesty?"
"Thinking about it, there must be a misunderstanding. Maybe someone is fanning the flames and adding insult to injury!"
Li Yuanji's expression suddenly changed.
Xiao Yu ignored him and said sincerely to Li Yuan:
"Your Majesty! No matter what, His Highness King Qin is your son. If there are misunderstandings or conflicts between father and son, it will be over once the anger is vented."
"With your Majesty's kindness, I'm afraid that imprisoning King Qin is just to warn him, not to really put him in jail and be punished, right?"
"The situation is urgent now. Please put the overall situation first and let King Qin go out first to deal with the current situation!"
After hearing these words, Li Yuan couldn't help but nodded.
Xiao Yu is right.
He didn't really want to kill Erlang, he just wanted to teach him a profound lesson.
However, now is not the time to teach your son a lesson!
"I second the proposal!"
"I agree that your Majesty should listen to the opinions of His Highness the King of Qin."
"Second, if you want to lead troops, only His Highness the King of Qin can resist the Turkic army!"
"..."
For a moment, all the ministers stood up and held their hands in agreement with Xiao Yu's opinion.
Even Pei Ji, coerced by the ministers, shouted in favor.
There is no other way. If he does not focus on the overall situation at this time and still thinks about the internal fighting between the prince and King Qin, then he is not worthy of being the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty!
In the hall, only Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji have not expressed their stance.
"My son, I also second my opinion."
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and walked out of the queue,
"Father, please release your second brother first and allow him to redeem his merits!"
He had already expressed his stance, and even though Li Yuanji was unwilling to do so, he could only follow suit.
But in his heart, that's called hatred!
Finally, he had a chance to break Li Shimin's spine, but he didn't expect the Turks to invade at this moment.
Jieli Khan, what the hell are you causing!
"……All right."
Li Yuan got down the steps and saw that everyone was united. He finally nodded and ordered,
"Preach three decrees."
"Hurry up and pass the decree, pardon King Qin's sins, and order him to wait for his death at Tiance Mansion."
"Send an urgent message to Binzhou and order the Binzhou garrison to guard the city strictly. The court will make a decision soon."
"Send another decree to cancel the hunting in Lishan. I will return to Chang'an now to discuss the war!"
Swish, swish, swish.
The clerk quickly drafted three imperial edicts.
After Li Yuan said the three orders, he felt relieved and his whole body felt much more relaxed.
All the ministers, including the prince, also felt the same way.
This feeling is like pushing away a huge responsibility and placing it on someone else.
Then I feel relaxed!
It is only at this critical moment that everyone remembers that only Li Shimin, the King of Qin, is the white jade pillar holding up the sky and the purple golden beam bridging the sea in the Tang Dynasty!
…
Thump thump thump.
Thump thump thump.
A prison car was driving slowly, and not far away was the magnificent Chang'an City.
Li Shimin, who was sitting in the prison car with disheveled hair and dull eyes, still had the high-spirited look he once had.
Along the way, Li Shimin received more strange looks than he had in his entire life, no, ten lifetimes combined!
That feeling of humiliation even made him think about committing suicide for several moments!
If the appearance of his wife and children hadn't repeatedly appeared in his mind, he would have been unable to hold on any longer.
"I want to drink water."
Li Shimin moved his dry lips and made a hoarse voice.
In such a hot weather, he was exposed to the sun and couldn't drink more than a few bowls of water a day. His throat was about to smoke and he was about to be steamed dry.
It can be said that he has suffered inhuman torture in the past few days!
"Your Highness King Qin, I'm really sorry."
The prison officer smiled and said,
"Tang Law stipulates that prisoners are not allowed to be provided with any food or water while being escorted."
"I am just doing things according to the rules. Please bear with me a little longer. I won't be arriving in Chang'an soon."
"When you get to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, you will naturally have water to drink."
After saying this, he suddenly took off the water bag from his waist and took several sips in front of Li Shimin!
As this was not enough, he also threw the water bag to the accompanying officers.
"Brothers, drink some water and moisten your throat!" he laughed.
Several guards took the water bags and glanced at Li Shimin. Even though they were thirsty, they did not dare to drink.
"A few cowards."
The chief custody officer glanced at them contemptuously, took back the water bag, looked at Li Shimin and tutted,
"I heard that His Highness drinks iced grape wine on weekdays. Tsk tsk, the taste must be a hundred times stronger than my pure water, right?"
"Think about grape wine, this water is really bland..."
Wow.
He just poured the water in the water bag on the ground in front of Li Shimin.
The dry and hot land greedily absorbed the water. In just a few seconds, it was all swallowed up, leaving no trace of water anymore.
Li Shimin's eyes were about to burst into flames, but his hands and feet were heavily shackled, preventing him from moving at all!
He could only stare at the prison officer, remember his face, and make up his mind.
As long as he can get out, as long as he can make a comeback, he will definitely kill this person to death!
Just when Li Shimin was about to burst into anger, the official road ahead turned a corner, and a group of people suddenly appeared.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
"Sir's brilliant plan, and it's finally here."
Yuchi Gong had already been looking forward to it, and when he saw the prison car, he was overjoyed.
But the next second, when he saw Li Shimin's appearance clearly, the smile on his face froze.
Crack!
A surge of anger rose in the hearts of everyone in Tiance Mansion!
