He knew that his father had already received the news and knew that he was the one who spread the rumors this time, but he never imagined that things would end like this.
Originally, he thought that even if His Majesty Li Er knew this, he would not punish him too much because of his love for him.
But reality told him that he did not surpass Prince Li Chengqian in His Majesty Li Er's heart.
For this reason, as soon as Li Tai got the news, he wanted to go to the palace to find an explanation to His Majesty Li Er.
However, no matter how he asked to see him, His Majesty Li Er refused for various reasons.
After many attempts to no avail, Li Tai had no choice but to accept reality.
After seeing Li Tai's miserable end, several other princes of the Tang royal family also gave up their thoughts on the throne and did what they should do peacefully.
But while the outside world was turbulent, Li Chengqian, who was staying in the East Palace, had no news at all.
In order to allow him to successfully select the concubine of his choice, His Majesty Li Er specially asked the Ministry of Rites to compile a list of concubines for Li Chengqian, which detailed the appearance, origin, and personality of each woman...
Faced with so much information about women, Li Chengqian is really one of the top three.
He has already seen that his father is determined to let him choose a princess this time.
For this reason, he has not left the East Palace for three whole days, and he can't stop reading the information every day...
The next day.
Tai Chi Hall, early morning.
Due to the punishment of the Fourth Prince Li Tai, today's morning was particularly quiet. Everyone stood respectfully on both sides, waiting for the arrival of His Majesty Li Er.
Suddenly, a striking figure appeared in the sight of the civil and military officials.
The visitor is none other than His Majesty Li Er.
I saw His Majesty Li Er walking with a long stride, without too much fancy, sitting directly on the dragon chair, showing his imperial aura, making all the ministers feel a sense of oppression!
Now, those ministers who were already feeling guilty became even more uneasy.
After a while, seeing that no one had taken the initiative to play, His Majesty Li Er took the initiative to speak.
"Lin Zhifang, Liu Ye, Chen An..."
As His Majesty Li Er announced the names of several important court officials one after another, everyone knew that something big was going to happen!
These people are all officials starting from the fourth rank, and they also have a common feature, that is, they are more or less related to the fourth prince Li Tai!
The truth behind this goes without saying!
Yesterday, the fourth prince Li Taigang was severely punished for spreading rumors about the prince. Today, his court supporters were named again, and they will obviously follow suit.
After reporting to a dozen officials, His Majesty Li Er said something that made these officials feel despair!
"The above officials will be dismissed from their posts and exiled to the frontier. They will not be allowed to return to Guanzhong in this life!"
"If you have any objections, you will be killed without mercy!"
boom!
As soon as these words came out, an earthquake seemed to have occurred in the entire hall. Everyone looked at His Majesty Li Er in disbelief, and the officials who were punished almost staggered and sat on the ground.
Although they had thought about the consequences of choosing Fourth Prince Li Tai, they never imagined that the final result would be so tragic...
For a time, these people's faces were full of wry smiles, and they did not dare to speak out to object...
They know that they made one mistake this time, one step at a time...
After hearing His Majesty Li Er's sudden decision, even Changsun Wuji and four other important ministers were surprised.
They had never heard anything about it before. Why would His Majesty do this suddenly?
Changsun Wuji was about to speak when he heard His Majesty Li Er speak again.
"I think you all know why I want to deal with you like this!"
"You guys remember, the eldest son's throne system cannot be changed by anyone who wants to!"
"I know that there are more than a dozen people involved in this matter, but I won't pursue it further!"
"If something like this happens again, I will punish all nine other tribes!"
At this moment, everyone shuddered from the inside out!
They had not seen such an angry Li Shimin for a long time. Today's events seemed to tell them that the iron-blooded emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not yet old, and it was not something they could speculate on!
After this severe punishment, everyone knew that Prince Li Chengqian's ascension to the throne was almost certain, and any thoughts they had were shattered.
Regarding the eldest son's direct throne system, both His Majesty Li Er and Su Chen understand the pros and cons.
Especially His Majesty Li Er, he understood the truth deeply.
If you want a country to continue to develop well, you should choose the best successor instead of blindly using age as the criterion.
But the reason why His Majesty Li Er did this was to stabilize the Tang Dynasty and change the views of future generations on him.
The reason why Su Chen did this was also a decision made to stabilize the continued development of Datang!
Although such a system can easily harm a good ruler, it can effectively stabilize the development of a country.
And this is what Su Chen wants!
If you want to change a country's system, you don't just have to change it!
This needs to be recognized by the people of a country from the bottom of their hearts!
And this is an extremely long time!
For Su Chen, time is everything!
It’s not that he can’t change the system of this feudal society, it’s just that he doesn’t have time to change it!
In his view, instead of wasting time changing a country's system, it is better to maintain the country's development space!
As long as society and civilization progress, the system of the Tang Dynasty will slowly change!
Therefore, in order to ensure the sustainable and healthy development of Datang, Su Chen decided to unify the entire world!
By then, even if there are problems with the rulers of society, Su Chen will not worry about the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
Because at that time, the people had already had a sense of independence and could develop stably without rulers. It would be an unprecedented, brand-new civilization!
…
After a quick lunch, His Majesty Li Er took Empress Changsun, Princess Changle and Xiao Sizi to the square outside Ganlu Hall.
Looking around, I saw a surging crowd, and everyone's eyes were on the prince Li Chengqian and a group of women participating in the concubine selection meeting in the square.
After more than a month of hard work by His Majesty Li Er, all the girls of suitable age in Guanzhong have been screened out and gathered together.
It can be said that all the women present are at the top level of women in the Tang Dynasty. Whether they are pure or charming, they are all ready for Prince Li Chengqian to choose!
"Not bad, not bad. There are forty-three women participating in the election this time. No matter what type they are, there will always be one who is suitable for Qian."
