"Your Majesty, this is what happened." Warrior Xun told Li Yuan in detail what had happened in the past few days.

After listening, Li Yuan looked thoughtful, and after a while he said: "I understand, you go back first, and come back to play chess with me tomorrow."

"Yes, I will retire." The warrior Xun bowed and retreated.

"Go and call Erlang and tell him that I want to see him."

Li Yuan knew that the people around him were sent by Li Shimin to monitor him. As long as he said this, someone would naturally report it.

…

Manna Hall

One-third of the eunuchs and maids who originally served Li Shimin were kidnapped, and many of their faces changed.

These people naturally knew what would happen to those who were captured. During the past two days when they were on duty, they did not dare to breathe for fear of being taken away too.

"You said my father wants to see me?" Li Shimin asked a little strangely.

Although the relationship between him and Li Yuan has eased a lot, Li Yuan still has a grudge in his heart, so naturally he cannot be as kind and filial as before.

He usually went to see Li Yuan in his free time, but Li Yuan never took the initiative to look for him.

"Back to Your Majesty, Duke Ying told the Emperor about recent events. After hearing this, the Emperor said he wanted to see Your Majesty," Li Mu said.

The warriors Xun and Li Yuan did not dare to avoid the eunuchs and maids who were serving them.

He knew that Li Yuan was Li Shimin's taboo. If he really did this, the Wu family would be close to being destroyed.

"I know, let's show off!"

…

"My sons and ministers meet my father." Li Shimin bowed.

"Let all your people go down." Li Yuan said with a hint of ridicule.

Li Shimin waved his hand without any embarrassment, and soon only the father and son were left in the hall.

"I know that the assassination of Qingque was not caused by the remnants of Jiancheng, right?" Although Li Yuan was asking, his tone was extremely firm.

"How can my father see you?" Li Shimin asked in return.

"Back then, Jiancheng felt that he had a chance to win, and there would be no backup plan. If he hadn't let down his guard, you wouldn't have succeeded in Xuanwu Sect." Li Yuan said calmly.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng had been fighting for the position of crown prince for several years. Why did they choose to take action in the ninth year of Wude?

First: In the beginning, Li Shimin's confidants had a lot of military power, and Li Shimin felt that he had a high possibility of seizing the crown prince's position through normal means.

Second: Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were at odds at that time, so Li Jiancheng would naturally be on guard against Li Shimin.

Although Li Jiancheng did not hold much military power, Li Shimin could not compare with Li Jiancheng in terms of the troops in Chang'an City.

Donggong Liu led more than 10,000 people, all of whom were in charge of Li Jiancheng at that time.

Li Shimin only had a few hundred soldiers in Chang'an City.

This is also the reason why when Li Shimin finally launched the Xuanwumen Revolution, there were only a few hundred people.

Although Li Shimin's power was suppressed, if Li Shimin really wanted to mobilize troops, he would definitely be able to do so, otherwise Li Shimin would not be so stupid as to launch a coup with only a few hundred people.

However, most of the troops and horses that Li Shimin could mobilize were outside Chang'an City. The guards at each gate of Chang'an were all Li Yuan's confidants. If Li Shimin's troops and horses wanted to enter the city, they would have to attack the city directly.

When Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin fought, they would naturally be on guard against Li Shimin's assassination, so they would travel with a large number of soldiers and horses. It was simply unrealistic to assassinate them.

Li Shimin had planned the Xuanwu Gate Incident a long time ago, and Chang He, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, was one of Li Shimin's men.

For this reason, Li Shimin also provided a large amount of money to Chang He to bribe those forbidden troops.

When all of Li Shimin's confidants were lost, Li Jiancheng felt that Li Shimin could no longer threaten him, so he slowly relaxed his vigilance.

And this has been the opportunity Li Shimin has been waiting for.

One of Li Yuan's concubines was Li Jiancheng's, but Li Jiancheng didn't know that the concubine had been bribed by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin went to the palace to speak to Li Yuan, saying that Li Jiancheng was promiscuous in the harem and had an affair with a concubine in the harem.

The concubine who was bribed by Li Shimin sent a message to Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng was eager to enter the palace to explain, so he chose the nearest Xuanwu Gate.

Li Shimin had already led his men to ambush at Xuanwu Gate, and with Chang He as an internal response, Li Jiancheng and others were quickly eliminated.

The Xuanwu Sect leads directly to the Tai Chi Palace, and Li Shimin quickly mastered Li Yuan. This is the reason why Li Shimin's Xuanwu Sect can succeed.

If Li Jiancheng hadn't put down his guard against Li Shimin and just brought more people, Li Shimin wouldn't be able to kill Li Jiancheng in a short time.

As long as it is delayed for a while, the soldiers and horses in the East Palace and the imperial guards in the palace will be able to react, and then Li Shimin will be dead.

After Li Shimin stabilized the situation, he purged Li Jiancheng's heirs.

Although many of the officials who had taken refuge with Li Jiancheng were left behind.

But Li Jiancheng died, and all his heirs died. Those people had no one to be loyal to, and naturally they would not cause rebellion.

Therefore, the remnant party of Li Jiancheng mentioned by Li Shimin does not exist at all.

"My father called me here just to talk about this, right?" Li Shimin didn't want to say more on this issue.

"I want to know if Gao Ming did the assassination of Qingque?" Li Yuan asked.

Although he cursed Li Shimin, saying that Li Shimin's sons would be like him, brothers killing each other, after all, Li Tai and Li Chengqian were both his grandsons, and he did not want his curse to be effective.

"This matter has nothing to do with Gao Ming. It was done by the aristocratic family." Li Shimin did not hide it from Li Yuan.

"The aristocratic family is really a cancer for the country. When the Sui Dynasty fell, the aristocratic family had its shadow." Li Yuan's face was a little gloomy.

Although he was angry with Li Shimin for imprisoning him, the Tang Dynasty was the Tang Dynasty of the Li family, and he naturally hoped that the Tang Dynasty could be passed down for generations to come.

"Father, don't worry, it won't be long before the family won't be able to make any trouble." Li Shimin sneered.

"You want to deal with the noble family?" Li Yuan frowned slightly.

Although he was afraid of the aristocratic family, he understood that the Tang Dynasty could not live without the aristocratic family.

Which emperor in the past dynasties did not know the dangers of aristocratic families?

However, the dynasty has changed, but the family has still been passed down.

The power of the aristocratic family is too great, and it is not that easy to deal with it if it affects the whole body.

"Father, I know that the family is not that simple, but I have already made arrangements and just need to wait a few years." Li Shimin said.

"You can make up your own mind. Anyway, the country is already yours. Even if the country is destroyed, it has nothing to do with me." Seeing that Li Shimin was unwilling to say anything, Li Yuan did not ask again.

"By the way, you clearly knew that Gao Ming had nothing to do with Qingque's assassination. When you banned Gao Ming, did you explain it to him?" Li Yuan asked.

"Explain?" Li Shimin was stunned and said, "Explain what?"

"You suddenly ground Gao Ming without communicating with him. Have you ever thought about what he would think?" Li Yuan asked.

The scene of Li Chengqian shouting hysterically appeared in Li Shimin's mind, and he felt a little guilty.

But soon the guilt in Li Shimin's heart disappeared, and he said a little coldly: "He is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future emperor. If he can't even afford this, how can he be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future?"
Chapter completed!