Li Shimin obviously did nothing wrong, but he looked even worse than Li Jiancheng.
Not only was he hit by a sword on his arm, but there were also different sword wounds on his shoulders, waist, and legs.
The snow-white clothes on his body were also dyed red by the blood flowers, and he looked very embarrassed.
On the other hand, Li Jiancheng's green robe was still intact and there was no blood on his body.
If people who don't know the inside story see the two of them now, they will definitely think that the two of them are brothers who are extremely close.
If not, why did Li Shimin try so hard to help Li Jiancheng block the sword?
But those who know the inside story will definitely see through the fishy nature of the two of them at a glance when they see their current appearance.
Li Shimin was indeed helping Li Jiancheng block the sword, but his purpose of blocking the sword was definitely not for Li Jiancheng.
If Li Yuan yelled at Li Yuan to kill Li Jiancheng in a place he couldn't see, or couldn't reach in a short time, then he would definitely watch Li Jiancheng die without hesitation.
But Li Jiancheng was beaten and killed by Li Yuan in a place he could see and reach in a short time, so he couldn't just watch Li Jiancheng die.
Because he may not care about Li Jiancheng's life or death, but he cannot care about Li Yuan's reputation.
He must not let Li Yuan be accused of murdering his son under his nose. In that case, he would also be accused of being unfilial.
An unfilial reputation will cause great harm to him in the future.
After he succeeded Li Jiancheng as the crown prince and Li Yuan as the emperor, his reputation as unfilial would be repeatedly mentioned, and he would also be used as a sharp blade against him, repeatedly used to smear him and seriously injured him.
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Especially after he becomes the emperor, he will not only bear the name of being unfilial, but also the name of being unkind.
Because for an emperor, it would be unkind to sit back and watch his brother being killed.
To an emperor, unkindness means cruelty.
So he couldn't say anything and just watch Li Yuan kill Li Jiancheng under his nose.
As for whether Li Jiancheng will continue to compete with him and continue to be an obstacle to him after being saved by him, maybe he doesn't care about it anymore.
Because Li Jiancheng first lost his benevolence, and now he lost his virtue, and he also lost his virtue because of his affair with the harem. Unless Li Yuan lost his heart and went crazy, he could not continue to let Li Jiancheng sit in the position of prince.
As long as Li Jiancheng is deposed as the crown prince, he can naturally take over the crown prince's position as the legitimate second son.
As long as he sat on the throne of the prince, he shouldered the title and righteousness of the prince.
Even if Li Jiancheng tries every means to make a comeback, he is still no match for him.
This is not to say that he is arrogant, but that when Li Jiancheng had the title and righteousness of the crown prince, he was no match for him even with the support of Li Yuan. How could Li Jiancheng be his opponent after he lost his title and righteousness as the crown prince?
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Once he becomes the crown prince, his power will increase exponentially, and his authority in some aspects will even exceed that of Li Yuan.
Under this situation, Li Jiancheng would not pose any threat to him unless he regained the support of Li Yuan and received the support of all the powerful royal families.
In Li Yuanji's view, this possibility is zero.
Because when Li Jiancheng cuckolded Li Yuan, Li Yuan would never forgive Li Jiancheng, let alone support Li Jiancheng again.
As for those in power within the royal family, they would not support Li Jiancheng.
They didn't support Li Jiancheng when he was the crown prince and had great righteousness. How could they support Li Jiancheng after he lost everything?
Are they dissatisfied with their longevity?
"Your Highness, don't be stunned, come and stop everyone!"
After Liu Jun rushed into the hall and hugged Li Yuan, he saw that Li Yuanji did not follow him, but stood there in a daze, so he hurriedly shouted to Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji sighed inwardly and walked into the hall reluctantly.
He actually didn't mind letting Li Yuan chop Li Jiancheng twice, or Li Shimin a few more times.
If Li Yuan accidentally hacked to death Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, everything would be over.
Just thinking about Li Yuan's protective character, he will definitely regret it later and will definitely vent his anger on others.
If we don't stop it, we don't know what will happen to it.
So I had to take action.
"Okay! You traitor, come and help this beast Li Jiancheng!"
When Li Yuan saw Li Yuanji, he reacted violently, jumping to his feet and roaring.
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and explained to himself, "Father! I really have never done anything to regret you!"
Li Yuan didn't even listen to Li Jiancheng's explanation. He just waved his sword at Li Jiancheng and yelled filial piety at Li Yuanji: "You dare to help this beast like Li Jiancheng, you rebellious son. I will expel you from the clan and pretend that I never gave birth to a son like you!"
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Li Yuan was obviously so angry that he lost his mind and couldn't even speak out of his head.
"You must have said this to my second brother, right?"
Li Yuanji walked into the hall, kept a foot away from Li Yuan, and did not move forward. Then he stared at Li Yuan and asked indifferently.
Li Yuan stared and shouted: "Yes! He has been expelled from the clan by me and is no longer my son!"
Li Yuanji nodded and said calmly: "Okay, then my eldest brother was killed by you, my second brother and I were expelled from the clan by you, then who will take control of my Li family?
It’s impossible to let our younger brothers sit there, right?”
Li Yuan was obviously stunned for a moment and regained some sense, but was soon overwhelmed by anger. "What's wrong with letting them sit? I conquered the country and the throne is mine. I can pass it on to whomever I want."
Pass it on to someone!"
Li Yuanji nodded again and said: "That's it... then you go ahead and I'll kill them first. I don't want to kowtow to them."
With that said, Li Yuanji turned around and walked out.
At this time, Li Yuan was completely stunned. After seeing that Li Yuanji didn't seem to be cheating, he finally regained his senses. He immediately threw the sword in his hand and stabbed it firmly into Li Jiancheng's shoulder. Li Yuanji was in pain.
With a bitter groan, he shouted angrily at Li Yuanji's back: "Get back here, you traitor!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yuanji said without looking back: "I have been expelled from the clan by you. I am no longer your son. I don't need to listen to you anymore."
Li Yuanyi roared angrily: "Even if you are not my son, you are still my subject, and you must listen to me!"
Li Yuanji had already reached the entrance of the palace. When he heard this, he laughed sarcastically and said: "After I kill my brothers, I will surrender to the Turks. Then I will no longer be your subject."
Li Yuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Seeing that Li Yuanji was really going to go out of the palace to kill his other sons, he quickly kicked Liu Jun hard and shouted: "Don't let the people from the Left and Right Tun Guards and the Left and Right Beishen Mansion
Get this traitor for me!"
Liu Jun nodded, got up from the ground in a hurry and ran out.
When he reached the entrance of the palace, Li Yuanji was already preparing to go down the steps. He hurriedly shouted, "The saint has spoken, take down His Highness King Qi!"
The people who were stationed on the left and right, and the people in the Preparation Mansion on the left and right were all stunned.
The four generals and eight generals exchanged glances with each other, and all showed a wry smile.
I thought that after escaping the disaster just now, I wouldn't have to fight Li Yuanji again. Unexpectedly, I escaped the first grade of junior high school, but not the fifteenth grade.
"Let's form an array..."
General Zuo Wuwei rubbed his still aching face and said helplessly.
The other three generals nodded together.
Immediately, all the left and right garrison guards and people from the left and right Bishenfu who were guarding in front of Ganlu Hall gathered together and began to form an array.
They looked nervous, swallowing secretly, preparing for the tough battle that would follow.
However, they never expected that Li Yuanji, who had always been arrogant and domineering and would not bow to anyone, would be captured with ease.
This made them all breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your permission, Your Highness, otherwise my brothers and I would have suffered a lot."
General Zuo Beishenfu said with a grateful face after Li Yuanji was captured.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes and said nothing.
Can he be captured without hesitation?
Couldn't he find a step for himself to get off?
Can he really go into the harem and kill the little children?
"Consider your highness to enter!"
The generals of Zuo Beishen Mansion regarded Li Yuanji's surrender as Li Yuanji was giving them face and helping them, so after tying up Li Yuanji in a decent manner, they sent Li Yuanji to the prison respectfully.
Manna Hall.
Li Yuanji came to Ganlu Hall again, and Li Yuan finally regained his senses. He no longer yelled to kill, nor shouted with disheveled hair, but stood there with an angry look on his face.
Seeing Li Yuanji, Li Yuan was furious, "You can do it, you have become more capable, right? Are you going to attack your brothers?"
Li Yuanji raised his head slightly and said in a nonchalant manner: "I have no patience. I just can't watch my father pass that position to his bastard son."
Li Yuan blew his beard angrily, glared, and roared: "I can pass my position to whoever I want!"
Li Yuanji said disapprovingly: "I have no objection to whether you pass it on to the two of them, as long as it is not passed on to the bastards. Even if this meat is going to rot, it can only rot in the pot of the three of us brothers."
Li Yuan took two steps forward angrily, "You want to be my master?"
Li Yuanji said nothing.
Li Shimin took a step back slightly, bowed and said: "Father, although the fourth brother is not a talented person, what he said is correct. Your position can only be passed on to our brothers.
If you want to pass it on to your bastard son, you can only kill our brothers first.
Otherwise, our brothers will definitely rebel against him."
On this matter, Li Yuanji's brothers had the same attitude. Even when Li Xiuning came, he still thought so.
Even if Li Yuan held a court meeting and asked the Manchu civil and military officials to express their stance, the attitude of the Manchu civil and military officials was still the same.
