Chapter 390 Let Xiao Wei kill!

"Speak directly if you have something to say," Li Shimin said, frowning.

"Your Majesty, it's inconvenient."

Wei Shuyu raised his head: "What I want to say is not convenient for outsiders to hear."

Li Chengyi's affairs cannot be discussed in the imperial court.

In any case, Li Chengyi is nominally dead.

If this were to be discussed in the imperial court, it would be tantamount to acknowledging Li Chengyi's identity.

This will cause many more complications.

Wei Shuyu was unwilling, and Li Shimin also disliked it.

"Are you sure it's about the coal mine?" Li Shimin's eyes flashed.

“Yes!” Wei Shuyu nodded.

"Wei Shuyu, stay here. The rest of you may leave," Li Shimin waved his hand.

With the departure of the court officials, only Wei Shuyu remained in the Taiji Hall.

Li Shimin sat back on the dragon throne, gripping the armrests and leaning forward, like a lion ready to pounce, exuding a sense of aggression.

"Speak, what is it?"

Li Shimin asked the question from his elevated position.

"His Majesty."

Wei Shuyu bowed and asked, "May I ask where my father is?"

Bang.

Li Shimin slammed his hand on the table.

"How dare you, Wei Shuyu!"

Li Shimin rebuked him sternly: "You clearly said it was about coal, how come you suddenly started asking about other things?"

"Do you know that this is the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Wei Shuyu remained completely still in response.

"Your Majesty, whether you wish to kill or torture me, I will have no complaints."

Wei Shuyu bowed slightly: "If Your Majesty gives the word, I will immediately kill myself right here in the Taiji Hall!"

Grass.

I finally understand why I can never win a verbal battle against the Wei family.

Damn it, if you can't win an argument, you just bang your head against a pillar...

How can I win if this is allowed?

"Your Majesty, could you tell me where my father is?" Wei Shuyu raised his head again.

snort.

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Where else could he be? In jail!"

"I don't know what my father has done that Your Majesty would treat him like this?" Wei Shuyu raised his head.

"How dare you say that?"

Li Shimin's face immediately darkened: "You should know everything about Li Chengyi's matter. If you were in his shoes, what would you do?"

Wei Shuyu pondered...

Finally, he uttered a single, heavy word: "Kill!"

Leaving aside Wei Zheng.

From the perspective of a subject, this is absolutely the right choice!

"Do you think I didn't give Xuancheng a chance?"

"I told him that as long as he kills Li Chengyi, I will forgive and forget about it!"

"But he's such a blockhead, he just won't get it!"

Li Shimin became increasingly angry as he spoke.

Isn't harmony between the ruler and his subjects a good thing?

They're forcing me to kill someone!

"His Majesty……"

Wei Shuyu pondered for a moment and said, "From the perspective of a subject, my father was indeed wrong."

"but……"

"How about thinking about it from another perspective?"

"If Li Chengyi were replaced by the Crown Prince, would my father have done the same thing?"

Li Shimin was stunned.

He quickly became angry again: "You bastard, are you cursing me?"

"How could I, a wise and mighty ruler, have fallen to such a state?"

"..."

Li Shimin was shameless.

"What I want to say is that the Crown Prince is, after all, my father's former master!"

"To preserve his only bloodline..."

"Is it wrong from a logical standpoint?"

Wei Shuyu tried to persuade Li Shimin with his emotions.

But as an emperor, how could Li Shimin be easily persuaded?

Any entity that dares to threaten imperial power must die!

"You want to reason with me?"

Li Shimin's face showed a mocking expression: "Why don't you talk to me about legal principles?"

"Wei Zheng harbored Li Chengyi, which is a crime of treason!"

"According to Tang law, he should be beheaded!"

Wei Shuyu frowned.

Is Li Shimin on drugs today? His fighting power is so strong!

"Your Majesty is absolutely right."

Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "But may I ask, has my father ever had even the slightest selfish motive for the Tang Dynasty all these years?"

“He handled state affairs diligently every day.”

"After returning home, he would handle government affairs by lamplight, and get up before dawn to file reports on matters of state."

He personally handled everything and dared not slack off in the slightest.

The more Wei Shuyu said this, the angrier Li Shimin became.

He could not tolerate such a minister betraying him!

"If it weren't for his years of hard work, I would have executed him long ago!" Li Shimin rebuked.

"Your Majesty, are you blaming my father for betraying you?" Wei Shuyu couldn't help but ask.

snort.

Li Shimin snorted coldly and did not reply.

"But Your Majesty..."

Wei Shuyu explained, "My father has never betrayed you."

"You bastard."

Li Shimin slammed his fist on the dragon throne in anger: "Isn't harboring Li Chengyi a betrayal?"

"That's really not true."

Wei Shuyu explained, "My father's loyalty to the Crown Prince predates His Majesty's, so how can there be any talk of betrayal?"

Um?

Li Shimin was stunned.

"Since he chose to pledge allegiance to me, why didn't he implicate Li Chengyi afterward?"

Li Shimin continued firmly, "This is treason!"

Wei Shuyu remained calm and composed in the face of this.

He raised his head and stared straight at Li Shimin...

"Your Majesty, if my father did that..."

Is he still Wei Zheng?

"Would you still trust him so much?"

Li Shimin was stunned again.

If Wei Zheng had betrayed his master for personal gain, Li Shimin might not have said anything.

But I will definitely remember it.

If he could betray Li Jiancheng, how could he not betray himself?

Stop distorting the facts.

Li Shimin slammed his hand on the table to emphasize his point: "Wei Zheng plotted rebellion, and no matter how much you argue, you can't change this outcome!"

"Your Majesty, please don't lie to me."

Wei Shuyu continued his offensive: "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it long ago."

"You still keep him hidden in the palace, do you think I don't know?"

"..."

Go to hell with your big feet.

Can you not speak so plainly?

Don't I have any dignity?

Li Shimin's eyes widened.

"And yet you still allow me to hold office as the son of a rebel, and speak freely in court..."

"Actually, His Majesty never wanted to kill my father."

Li Shimin pondered.

That's right.

He never intended to kill Wei Zheng!

Both publicly and privately, Wei Zheng held extraordinary significance for him.

"So, do you want to save your father?" Li Shimin suddenly smiled.

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!" Wei Shuyu bowed and said.

"As long as you kill Li Chengyi, I will pardon your father!"

Li Shimin stared at Wei Shuyu and said, "The Crown Prince was your father's former master, you are not..."

"Now I order you to kill Li Chengyi. Will you accept or not?"

Wei Shuyu's eyes flickered.

Li Shimin had a brilliant plan.

As long as he kills Li Chengyi, the Wei family can get through this calamity.

but……

However, this created a rift in her relationship with Wei Zheng.

"What? You don't want to?" Li Shimin said with a teasing smile.

"Please allow me a moment to consider this." Wei Shuyu glanced outside the hall.

"ASAP."

Li Shimin did not object.

Wang De brewed him a cup of tea, which he then leisurely savored.

at the same time.

Da'an Palace!

Li Yuan sat upright at the table, wiping the rattan cane with a silk handkerchief.

Beside him, Choi Shin-ki and Bang Yi-ae clenched their fists and cheered him on.

"Your Majesty, court is adjourned, court is adjourned..."

As a eunuch's sharp voice rang out, Li Yuan's tiger-like eyes suddenly narrowed.

Is it finally my turn to make an appearance again?

*Smack*

Li Yuan struck the table with a rattan cane...

"Prepare the carriage and proceed to the Taiji Hall!"