"Japan respects Your Majesty. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, I have received a little bit of Your Majesty's grace, and the envoys of Japan and other countries respect me. What's wrong with that? Since I became the Minister of Rites, I have always promoted moral education. I have always treated the vassal states and the people of the Tang Dynasty equally. I don't know whether I was dismissed for personal or official reasons during the period when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was regency. Just like the booklet you presented to Your Majesty, it is nothing but the merits of my foreign vassal states respecting Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty." Dai Zhide's specious arguments made Li Hong furious.

Li Hong's face became colder and colder. He had never been so gloomy in the court. He stared at Dai Zhide coldly and said word by word, "I tell you, Dai Zhide! Whether it is Japan, Goryeo, or other foreign countries, they respect your court dress! Not you as a person! To put it bluntly, if I put a dog in the position of Minister of Rites, the Japanese envoys would not fawn on you, but the dog! You receive Tang's salary, eat Tang's food, and wear cloth made by Tang people, yet you speak for the righteousness of foreign countries."

Li Hong turned his head and looked at the court officials, and continued: "I am here to warn all the officials! No matter who you are! No matter if you are a knowledgeable person who can write to pacify the world, or a brave general who can decide the outcome of the world! As long as you are not working for the stability of our Tang Dynasty, as long as you are not working for the welfare of our people, no matter how high your official position is! No matter how powerful you are! You will be dismissed! Although our Tang Dynasty is rich, we will never support useless officials who speak for others after eating and drinking!"

"Dai Zhide, the prosperity and strength of our Great Tang are the result of the combined efforts of the people of our Great Tang, the soldiers of the border troops, and the wisdom of the ministers! It is not the result of the moral education you talk about! Our civilization, our culture, our strength, and our wealth are the result of the blood and lives of the men of the Great Tang. Do you know who we got them from? We got them from the vassal states of your country who are trying to please you! The rich have distant relatives in the mountains, while the poor have no one to ask about them in the city. That's the truth! What we should want to do is to maintain stability and continue to develop our advantages, and how to make our people in the Great Tang live a more peaceful life. If only we could live without foreign invasions! Instead of being like you, who only exercise power for other countries! The four towns of Anxi are the territory of our Great Tang, and they are the people of our Great Tang! Yunzhong Protectorate, a natural disaster and a man-made disaster, how heavy the casualties are? Have you ever thought that the people under your rule are not as good as them? They have not yet come out of ignorance! Why do you educate them first! We haven't done everything yet, but you have already started to enjoy? Are you qualified to enjoy? Dai Zhou worked hard and fought for the Great Tang, and you, as his descendant, don't know how to maintain the country he fought for, but think about how to make people respect you? Are you worthy! ? "

By the end of his speech, Li Hong's face was almost touching Dai Zhide's dark and red cheek.

"Moral education is correct, but remember, our Tang Dynasty is for vassal states to worship and respect, not to be caressed like a lamb! If you are strong, they will naturally give you women and wealth. If you are weak, they will give you cold iron cavalry and blood! Are you selectively turning a blind eye to the Japanese reinforcements from Silla and Baekje? If you don't teach them a lesson, they won't know who is the master and who has the final say!"

Li Hong stared at the court where one could hear a pin drop, and said coldly: "Father, I think Dai Zhide has lost his moral character and indulged himself in enjoying the prosperity and stability of the Tang Dynasty. He has forgotten his duties as a minister of the Tang Dynasty and has taken bribes for granted. He has no remorse. I request that you remove Dai Zhide from his official rank and title."

After saying this, without waiting for Li Zhi to speak, Dai Zhide opened his mouth to speak again. Li Hong got angry and took out another booklet and threw it at him. This booklet was the one that Xu Jingzong had given him personally yesterday, and it was different from the one he gave to his father and to himself today.

"You unrepentant thing, do you really think that what you did was very secretive? Helan Minzhi secretly met with Yu Quanxiancheng and others from the Ministry of Rites, and you dare to say that it was not you who acted as a middleman! I originally gave you some face and let you leave the court with dignity because you are the descendant of a nobleman. But you still don't know what's good for you. What else do you want to do!" Li Hong looked at Dai Zhide holding the booklet with trembling hands, and he was speechless at this moment.

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Li Zhi took a curious look at the book in Dai Zhide's hand, and Yang Wu walked down quickly, took the book from Dai Zhide and handed it to Li Zhi.

When Li Zhi took a closer look, he was so angry that he almost fainted. On it were some of his own preferences, and how he should cry to him about the situation in Liaodong when he saw him, and how to win his sympathy.

"Resign from office and lose your title!" Li Zhi said coldly, enduring a headache and dizziness, throwing down the booklet.

Then he stood up and looked at the court officials, especially Li Hong. After almost a cup of tea, Li Zhi sighed with the help of Yang Wu and said with determination: "Any proposal made by the crown prince during his regent period will be issued by the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel. Zhang Jianzhi will be appointed as the Minister of Rites!"

Wu Mei, who was standing behind Li Zhi, was the first to breathe a sigh of relief. Her heart had been in her throat just now, fearing that Li Zhi would be so angry about Dai Zhide's bribery that he would veto all the decisions made during Li Hong's regency.

As a result, Li Hong's prestige in the hearts of many ministers standing in the court will be greatly reduced, and even when the prince serves as regent again, there is a possibility that they will secretly disobey the orders.

Fortunately, Li Zhi was able to calm down and balance the situation and consequences under his anger, and did not veto any decision made by the Crown Prince as regent. But what does it mean that he accepted all the decisions made by the Crown Prince as regent, even including beheading Lady Han before reporting to the emperor and Helan Minzhi? I'm afraid no one knows what he really thinks for the time being.

Zhang Jianzhi was also frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. His family was already on the way. If His Majesty vetoed the decision made by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as regent, would he have to pack up and leave again?

All the ministers bowed in obeisance at this moment. In everyone's heart, they knew the Crown Prince's position better than ever before. His Majesty accepted everything in its entirety. First of all, he affirmed all the actions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince during the period of regency, and did not make any changes.

His Majesty was able to completely listen to the proposal of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in dismissing the third-rank official Dai Zhide. This incident is enough to show that if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a few years older, could he really be able to take charge of the government?

After seeing Li Zhi off with all the ministers having their own thoughts, Yang Wu suddenly flew down from above, while His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pulled Zhang Jianzhi forward to block him.

Zhang Jianzhi didn't understand why the Crown Prince suddenly twisted his body. When he finally reacted, he saw a hawk swooping down on him from the sky. He screamed in fright.

"Lend me the tablet." Li Hong stole Yang Sijian's tablet. After Zhang Jianzhi was pushed away by Yang Wu who jumped down, Li Hong smashed the tablet in his hand towards Yang Wu's face with lightning speed.

Zhang Jianzhi only felt a gust of wind brushing past his ears, and then his whole body was knocked out by Li Hong.

Li Hong seized the initiative and naturally did not give Yang Wu any chance to retreat. Without waiting for Yang Wu to retreat, he took a quick step forward. After Yang Wu dodged the tablet in his hand, he did not wait for it to retract and chopped again with his elbow while stepping out.

The ministers could not help but hurriedly retreat to the sides to make room for the two men.

His Majesty Yangwu had ordered that the Crown Prince be captured and taken to the harem for punishment, and they were used to it. However, it was the first time they had seen such a sudden event, and the Crown Prince's reaction was so quick and his moves were so fierce.

But no matter what, it is enough to show that His Majesty has treated the death of Lady Korea as a private royal affair, and it does not seem to affect the stability of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position in the Eastern Palace.

Among the crowd of ministers watching, only Zhang Jianzhi was dumbfounded, with his mouth wide open. He was so shocked by the fight between Yangwu and the Crown Prince that his mind went blank.

I originally thought that the solemn and dignified court would remain the same as before, but who would have thought that as soon as the word of adjournment fell, a fight broke out in the court.

At this moment, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was at a disadvantage in terms of strength and speed, he was not completely without advantages. He had agile steps and a shameless spirit. He relied on Yang Wu and only dared to feed his moves without making any move to hurt him.

Therefore, the tablet in his hand and his footwork forced Yang Wu into a panic, and he took several steps back before he could slowly steady himself.

With the help of the palace maids and after taking the pills prepared by the imperial physician Sun Simiao, Li Zhi is now feeling much better.

At this moment, looking at Li Hong, who was dancing vigorously with his tablet in his hand and only attacking but not defending, he said coldly: "Yangwu, it's time to test his strength. How can this be a monkey show?"

The ministers were even more shocked. His Majesty really wanted to take out his anger on the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince would definitely not be seen at the morning court tomorrow. However, the Crown Prince's miserable screams would surely be heard in the harem in a while.

Zhang Jianzhi had just come to his senses, and was almost knocked to the ground by Li Zhi's words. Your Majesty actually wanted to show off his real skills.

"Hehe, I'm afraid of you!" The tablet in Li Hong's hand drew a perfect arc in the air. Suddenly, he stretched out his left hand to take it, and took a step forward quickly and flexibly.

He twisted his waist and turned sideways, protecting his left ribs with his right hand, and slashed towards Yangwu's neck with the tablet in his left hand. Yangwu was shocked by such a brutal throat-cutting action. It seems that the prince has made great progress during this period of time.

Yang Wu stood firmly in a horse stance, relying on the strong strength of his waist and abdomen to fall backwards. Just as he was about to lose his balance, he slid half a step as if drifting, and stood up again. He made his hands into eagle claws and grabbed Li Hong's right arm.