The two princes were summoned to the palace overnight.
The two of them also knew it well. Why did the emperor summon them to the palace late at night?
The King of Yue was the first to arrive at Tai Chi Hall.
When he walked in, the hall was very strange. His father, Emperor Li Shimin, was sitting under dim candlelight, burning the midnight oil, and quickly reviewing memorials.
Under the candlelight, his face looked eerie and terrifying, making him shudder.
His dear uncle Changsun Wuji was lying on a stretcher on the side, his whole body was wrapped in gauze, and there was still blood seeping out of the white gauze.
Several ministers stood aside. When they saw him coming in, they all looked towards him, especially Dai Zhou, the minister of Dali Temple, who looked at him with a little dodge.
Could it be that this old guy really recognized himself as a woman disguised as a man during the day?
"My son, I pay my respects to my father."
"I wonder if my father has important matters to give when he summons his ministers to the palace late at night?"
After a long time.
Li Shimin looked up and saw that Li Tai was the only one, so he said calmly: "Wait while the third child comes, and I will ask you again."
Li Tai: "..."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he continued to review the memorial and finished it earlier tonight. Then he went to sit with Concubine Yang. The good old man Li Ke gave him another big gift.
As soon as Li Ke arrived home from the palace, he was called to the palace and was in a very bad mood.
He had been waiting in the palace for such a long time, but Li Shimin was stunned and didn't respond. He thought the matter would be postponed until tomorrow morning, but he didn't expect that as soon as he returned home, Wang De came to the door in person.
"My son has met my father."
Li Shimin finally put down what he was doing, stood up slowly, walked towards his two sons, and looked at Li Tai with evil eyes.
"Qingque, you traitor, are you short of money recently?"
Li Tai said innocently: "Father, I am very short of money. Didn't you fine me a year's salary?"
"However, I still have some business in Jiangdong, so I don't have to worry about food and clothing."
"Since you don't have to worry about food and clothing, then why did you instruct your servants to steal Lao San's secret perfume recipe?" BIquGe.biz
Li Tai looked confused and asked: "Father, my son is definitely wronged. Although my eldest brother and I do not have the same mother, we are better than our brothers. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows that my son is wronged." No matter how good the relationship with Third Brother is, it is absolutely impossible for Erchen to rob Third Brother’s things for money..."
"Father, who is so bold and dares to alienate the relationship between my son and my third brother? If my son finds out, he will definitely be killed."
Li Shimin looked at Li Ke, who looked indifferent, and asked, "Third brother, what do you think?"
Li Ke first glanced at Li Tai. He was definitely much thicker-skinned than him, so he wanted to scare you. If you dare to steal his secret perfume recipe, you will be punished no matter what.
"Fourth, do you recognize this token?"
Li Ke's face was cold, and he slowly took out a token from the Yue Prince's Mansion from his sleeve.
Li Tai's heart thumped, and he looked at Li Ke with twinkling eyes. He was extremely confused. The third child clearly said today that Wang Tao wanted to drive a wedge between the royal brothers, and he did not believe that he was the instigator.
What's going on now?
"Hey, third brother, why do you have the token for my Royal Palace?" Li Tai curiously took the token and asked.
"Haha... Fourth brother, don't be careless with Third Brother. This is your subordinate Wang Tao's badge. He is the one who robbed me of the secret perfume recipe of Prince Shu's Mansion at Hongyun Restaurant today. He said it was you who ordered it."
"Now, that guy Wang Tao has been thrown into the dungeon of Dali Temple. The jailers of Dali Temple are being tortured. He must have fully confessed now."
The corner of Li Tai's mouth twitched, did the third child want to break up with him?
But in this case, it is not in everyone’s interests.
Li Shimin was also sweating in his heart. Don't be confused, third brother. I finally caught such a good opportunity. If you, a bastard, ruin my good deeds, I will never end it with you.
"Third brother, you have to believe me. My brother was wronged. It must be Wang Tao who holds a grudge and wants to take revenge on me."
Then, he looked at Li Shimin, clasped his fists and said: "Father, my son originally granted the title of Jiangdong Yangzhou, and the Wang family of Taiyuan used connections to send Wang Tao to my son. If he wants to find a job in my palace, it's best. To be my king’s confidant.”
"After this person came to Erchen, his abilities were also very good. He also used the relationship between the Wang family in Taiyuan to do many important things for Erchen. At first, Erchen was blinded by them, so he agreed to be his adviser. He also promised that one day, he would let them serve as subordinate officials of the prince's palace..."
"My son once went to Zhezi, hoping that the court would appoint him as his subordinate officer."
"But after Chang'an, my father had a keen eye for gold and saw through that Wang Tao had no good intentions and was a man with evil intentions. My father did not arrange for him to become an official of the king, so he was unwilling to do so and often said in front of his sons and ministers Third brother’s bad words…”
"It is said that the third brother is murderous and will die if he likes war. The various policies he proposes are bullshit. Sooner or later, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed by these seemingly good policies."
"My son often scolded him and even gave him a spanking, telling him to stop talking about these useless things and to conquer the next country if he had the ability."
"My son really didn't expect that he would use my power to lead people from Prince Yue's palace to steal the third brother's things..."
"Father, please hand this man over to your son, who will cut him into pieces."
Li Tai's performance was very good, and he finished the speech while wiping his tears. Li Ke was also shocked. He didn't expect the fourth child to be so good at acting.
Then I will accompany you to perform well.
"Fourth brother, it turns out that third brother misunderstood you. Damn the Taiyuan Wang family. They dare to drive a wedge between us. This is intolerable."
"Fourth child, if you have such a person around you, you must not be soft-hearted and risk death..."
Then he looked at Li Shimin, cupped his hands and said: "Father, the Wang family of Taiyuan has gone too far to bully others. This is not just bullying the fourth child for being a fool... a big grievance, but also not taking you seriously at all, and even more so. It’s because he didn’t take the imperial court seriously.”
Finally, he raised his arms and shouted: "This is an unforgivable crime. It is a heinous crime and must be punished."
"If we don't confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans, where is the majesty of my father, where is the majesty of the court, and where is the justice of heaven?"
The huge sound echoed in the hall, and the boiling momentum of murderous intent made everyone's scalp numb, and even Li Shimin frowned.
What happened to the third child today?
It's just an acting. How come the acting is so lifelike, as if it's real? Could it be that I'm too deep into the drama?
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