Chapter 107 I disagree with what Attendant Wei said!
I object?
I?
The assembled officials all turned around and saw Li Yuan, dressed in a dragon robe and wearing a crown, stepping firmly and powerfully into the hall!
His temples were gray, his beard was white, yet his face carried an air of boundless majesty!
Father Emperor...
Li Shimin clenched his fist involuntarily!
Entering the Taiji Hall during a court assembly is a provocation against his imperial authority!
If Li Shimin did not speak, none of his ministers dared to speak.
Li Yuan walked step by step to the front of the palace...
"What? You haven't been to court for years, and you don't even recognize me anymore?" Li Yuan said with a smile.
He turned to Li Shimin and said, "Shimin, others don't recognize me, and you don't recognize me either?"
Shimin?
Li Shimin's heart trembled.
He hadn't heard that title for seven years.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin stepped down the steps and bowed to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan personally visited.
Regardless of how he got there.
In front of all the civil and military officials, Li Shimin had to put on a show of filial piety.
I secretly glanced to one side.
The historian gripped his pen tightly, watching intently...
The slightest mistake could lead to eternal infamy.
"Your Majesty, we pay our respects!"
With Li Shimin taking the lead, all the officials bowed in respect.
"Ha ha……"
Li Yuan laughed heartily, as if he had returned to the moment when he first ruled the world.
He climbed the steps one by one and walked to the dragon throne...
"No need for formalities!"
With that, he flicked his robe.
He sat down on the dragon throne with an imposing air!
Who dares to object?
He conquered the entire Tang Dynasty!
As the retired emperor, who would dare to say anything when he sits on the dragon throne?
Then Li Shimin was embarrassed...
There's nowhere to sit.
Wang De tried to bring over a stool, but was glared at and refused.
What kind of behavior is it for the dignified emperor of the Tang Dynasty to sit on a folding stool?
He was like a little kid, a head shorter than everyone else; just thinking about it makes my teeth ache.
Li Shimin stood at the very front of all the civil and military officials.
"Who was it that just impeached Samurai Go?"
Li Yuan's sharp gaze swept over the assembled officials, finally settling on Wei Ting.
Wei Ting stepped forward unhurriedly and bowed to Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, it is I, your subject!"
Bang!
Li Yuan slammed his palm onto the dragon throne!
He was all smiles just moments ago, but in an instant he transformed into a furious lion!
Li Yuan roared, "Wu Shihuo is like my own brother. Do you think you can just impeach him as you please?"
Wow.
The courtiers were in uproar.
Li Shimin wanted to kill Wu Shihuo.
Li Yuan wanted to protect Wu Shihuo.
This is a conflict between father and son...
Wei Ting glanced at Li Shimin, who had his back to him and was standing ramrod straight.
"Reporting to the Emperor Emeritus, Wu Shihuo entered the capital without imperial decree. According to the law..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Yuan abruptly interrupted him with a stern shout…
"Bullshit! Who said he entered the capital without an imperial edict?"
Li Yuan's sharp gaze swept over the assembled officials: "He is acting on my orders!"
Wei Ting paused.
I don't know how to answer.
He then turned his gaze to Li Shimin...
Li Shimin waited a moment, and seeing that he did not reply for a long time, he immediately gave Wei Zheng a wink.
Wei Zheng understood.
He stepped forward, holding his scepter, and bowed to Li Yuan: "Your subject Wei Zheng pays respects to the Retired Emperor."
Wei Zheng?
Wei Shuyu's father?
Li Yuan glanced at Wei Shuyu.
Wei Shuyu sighed. Old Wei had finally made his appearance...
This has made things difficult again.
He secretly reached out and made a downward pressing motion, signaling the Emperor Emeritus to remain calm.
What do you want?
Li Yuan's tone was somewhat calm.
As Wei Shuyu's father, he deserves respect.
However, he overlooked the fact that Wei Zheng was one of Li Shimin's men.
When they start roasting someone, they don't hold back...
"Your Majesty, Wu Shihuo entered the capital without imperial decree and has already confessed his crimes. The evidence is conclusive."
"He never admitted that he was acting on your orders."
"Secondly, Wu Shihuo, as the governor of Jingzhou, is an official appointed by the imperial court."
"And Your Majesty the Retired has already abdicated."
"By convention, you have no right to interfere in political affairs."
"If the Emperor Emeritus insists that Samurai Go was acting on your orders, then..."
"Samurai Go still has to die!"
"Even you, the Emperor Emeritus, will be implicated!"
"Although it is not explicitly stated in the laws of the Tang Dynasty, your interference in state affairs after your abdication should be considered a usurpation of power!"
Li Shimin had one hand behind his back, but a slight smile appeared on his lips.
With Wei Duidui around, there's nothing to worry about.
After that outburst, I felt incredibly relieved.
Usurpation.
Li Yuan's expression changed drastically.
"I am the Retired Emperor!" Li Yuan roared.
"Your Majesty, you have already abdicated."
Wei Zheng responded with a blank expression.
As she spoke, she glanced at her son.
Wei Shuyu grinned and smiled at him.
Wei Zheng's eyes widened.
It seemed as if he was blaming Wei Shuyu for bringing the retired emperor to the court.
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes at him.
"We implore the Emperor Emeritus to return to Da'an Palace."
With Wei Zheng leading the charge, Changsun Wuji stepped forward and began his attack.
"We implore the Emperor Emeritus to return to Da'an Palace."
"We implore the Emperor Emeritus to return to Da'an Palace."
"We implore the Emperor Emeritus to return to Da'an Palace."
As the head of the court officials, Changsun Wuji's actions immediately triggered a chain reaction.
One by one, the ministers vied to request permission to serve.
Force Li Yuan to return to his homeland!
"You...you all."
Li Yuan pointed at his ministers, his face pale.
So engrossed in showing off, they almost forgot they'd already lost power.
No one in the imperial court would support him.
No matter how well you pretend, no one will buy it!
Suddenly, Li Yuan turned his gaze to Wei Shuyu, his eyes revealing anxiety.
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes again...
We agreed on everything yesterday, to follow the plan, but you insisted on showing off in the imperial court.
Now it's all right, isn't it?
You've put yourself in a difficult situation.
"Does Minister Wei have anything to say?"
Seeing that Wei Shuyu did not step forward, Li Yuan had no choice but to call out himself.
While you're still sitting on the dragon throne, you might as well be a little shameless.
Anyway, as long as he doesn't go down on his own, no one will dare to kick him out.
Minister Wei?
The courtiers were taken aback.
Wei Shuyu was short, and standing at the very front to the side, he was out of sight of many ministers.
I thought they were calling for Wei Zheng.
"Your subject, Wei Shuyu, greets the Emperor Emeritus!"
Wei Shuyu stepped forward and bowed to Li Yuan.
who?
Wei Shuyu?
Wei Zheng's son?
The courtiers then remembered that when Li Yuan arrived, he was followed by four little children.
Then they all stifled their laughter...
An old man, accompanied by four children, came to attend the court assembly.
Was the retired emperor deliberately bringing in these ministers because he was afraid he would have no one to serve him?
Li Shimin glanced at Wei Shuyu and couldn't help but laugh.
The more confused Li Yuan became, the more consolidated his imperial power became.
The historian couldn't help but shake his head.
Then he wrote in the register: "On the first day of the sixth month of the seventh year of Zhenguan, the retired emperor, accompanied by his four children, participated in government affairs at the first court session..."
"Minister Wei, do you think Wei Zheng's words are correct?"
Li Yuan has no shame either.
They asked the question so openly and brazenly.
"Your Majesty, I cannot agree with what Attendant Wei said!" Wei Shuyu immediately retorted.
You brat!
He doesn't even call me "Dad" anymore?
Wei Zheng's eyes widened.
"How dare you!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Wei Ting rushed out.
Having just lost face in front of Li Shimin, he had to turn the tables...
"How dare a mere child like you meddle in matters of the court!"
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