An official from the Ministry of Justice stood up, and he burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, my second son joined the army last year. He was only 18 years old..."

Speaking of this, he was so excited that he couldn't speak anymore. He took a few breaths, calmed down his emotions, and said, "I beg your Majesty to launch a large number of troops to rescue my son."

"Yes, my son is also in the Western Expedition."

"My nephew..."

"My nephew..."

"I beg your Majesty to send troops..."

There was a mess in the hall.

At this time, the Censor Li Yan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach King Li You of Qi. A young man who was less than a year old, went to Tuyuhun without authorization. With a little cleverness, he randomly interfered with such military and national affairs, disturbed His Majesty's judgment, and created the current chaotic situation and endangered the lives and safety of the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army. It is really unforgivable.

I ask Your Majesty to recall King Li You of Qi immediately and punish him.”

"I'm going to discuss it."

"I'm going to discuss it."

"I'm asking..."

Now, there are two people in the court that are the least welcome, one is Quan Wanji and the other is Li You. Because of their competition, many ministers have lost a lot of money.

They didn't know whether they should resent Li You's intelligence or Quan Wanji's incompetence. Anyway, they had lost money by betting, so they just hated each other.

Yan Liben said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the court did not send troops because it followed the advice of His Highness the King of Qi.

His wise minister of the King of Qi did not deny it, but he had never been to the border, had no experience in military and political affairs, and had no authoritative participation in military and national affairs with his enthusiasm for making achievements, which caused such serious consequences..."

This guy is even more cruel, and he directly counts the cause of the Tuyuhun crisis on Li You.

In order to protect his daughter, Xiao Dongchang stood up to target Li You again and again, but was slapped in the face again and again. He was already angry and now he was having a fight with Li You.

He came out and said, "Your Majesty, I think nothing is wrong. Just relying on the crime of leaving the capital without authorization, Li You, the King of Qi, should be punished!"

"I'm going to discuss it."

...

At this time, Li Tai took action. He said, "Father, my son, I think the ministers' opinions are unfair. Although my fifth brother left the capital without authorization and participated in major affairs in the court without authorization, his starting point was good.

The son-in-law suggested that he should be called back and let him think about his mistakes behind closed doors. As for other punishments, he would not be allowed."

This guy is the most sinister. On the surface, he is pleading for Li You, but in fact he is confirming that Li You's unauthorized interference in politics.

"Your Highness the King of Wei is kind and kind. I respect you. I will follow you!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

...

Wei Zheng intuitively believed that Li You was right in doing things, but he was a rigorous and honest person. He did not understand the situation in Tuyuhun, so he remained silent.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji knew the truth, but the situation in Tuyuhun, which involves confidentiality, cannot be discussed publicly in the court. Therefore, they also chose to remain silent.

Li Shimin has never made any statement.

The interested people among the ministers found that not only Li Shimin did not express his opinion, but even Cheng Yaojin and others who had always been unable to hold back their anger rarely did not speak.

Li Shimin seemed not to hear the noise in the hall, his eyes turned to the distance and he was silently pondering.

The ministers also discovered this and shut up. The hall was silent.

Quiet, so quiet that it is disturbing.

"Your Majesty." Finally someone broke the silence. When everyone saw that it was General Li Jing.

He said, "Your Majesty, dear lords. The old minister has been involved in frontier affairs since he joined the army. He dare not speak well and it is considered to be some experience."

Li Jing was the first person in the Tang Dynasty army. He participated in all military and political affairs on the frontier and made immortal contributions for the court. No one in the Tang Dynasty could deny this.

He continued: "The coup occurred in Tuyuhun, the Khan Murongshun, who was enthroned by the imperial court, was killed, His Highness the King of Shu and the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army were in danger. This is not a simple internal power struggle in Tuyuhun, and there is a shadow of powerful external forces intervening behind it.

The specific details of this involve confidentiality and are not convenient for me to disclose them here.

If the imperial court rashly sends troops to conquer Tuyuhun, it will only make the situation in Tuyuhun even more chaotic, and the situation of our soldiers trapped in Tuyuhun will be even more dangerous.

What the old minister wants to say is that His Highness King Qi’s opinion is correct, and I firmly support His Highness King Qi!”

Because of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Jing adopted a neutral attitude and did not make the right choice at a critical moment, which became a political stain in his life. Over the years, he has been cautious and rarely took the initiative to express his opinions.

Today, he finally stood up and spoke with a clear stand.

Li Chengqian, who has been watching jokes and Li Tai, who has been fueling the fire, are very depressed. They really didn't expect that Li You, who is raving, can get the support of Li Jing.

This result made those who clamored to deal with Li You speechless.

"Your Majesty", another one came out, Gao Jingming, the Minister of Revenue.

He said, "Your Majesty, you all, I don't know the situation in Tuyuhun. I only know that it costs money to send troops to the court, but the Ministry of Revenue has no money.

I don’t know whether His Highness King Qi’s actions went to Tuyuhun. But what I know is that just when everyone impeached His Highness King Qi, His Highness King Qi tried every means to increase a large amount of income for the Ministry of Revenue.

I support Your Highness, King Qi!"

"Slap" was another slap in the face.

"Hmm," Li Shimin finally spoke.

He said, "Dear friends, I want to ask, whose son is among you in Tuyuhun?"

"Your Majesty, my son is in Tuyuhun."

"Your Majesty, I..."

...

There are four in total.

Li Shimin said: "Four dear ministers, you are all very good. Your sons serve the country and are all very brave. You care about your sons and your mood is understandable.

What I want to say is that not only your son is in Tuyuhun, but also Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong's sons are there, and my two sons are there!

Your son is biological, and my son is biological!"

Speaking of this, he raised his voice and said, "I care about my son too!"

Li Shimin glanced at the ministers with his eyes and said, "Your relatives are in desperate situations, and you are worried, so they are making noise here.

However, when you were criticizing me, my son, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong's son, Hou Junji's adopted son and Li Daozong's nephew, went deep into the danger without hesitation and risked his life to save your son.

I can tell you solemnly, King Li You of Qi, this sinner in your eyes is the pride of me, Li Shimin, and the pride of the entire Tang Dynasty!”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin was in a heavy mood and couldn't continue to talk.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" The four sons knelt down when the ministers in Tuyuhun came out and cried bitterly.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty." The ministers said together.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Garden.

Queen Yin was in a nervous mood and was very worried about her son who was generous. She hated him for being reckless and rushed to the border, but also worried about his safety.

She couldn't sit still in the room, so she accompanied Qiaoyun to take a walk in the Imperial Garden.

As soon as I entered the Imperial Garden, I saw Concubine Yang blocking her face with anger.
Chapter completed!