As soon as Li Shimin opened his mouth, Li Zhi felt bad.
From these words, it can be judged that his father's doubts about himself have reached 90%, and he is even close to saying it directly.
Li Zhi quickly defended: "Father, this is my son's wish!"
"You know that although I don't have much contact with the royal brothers, I will never commit any act of killing brothers or brothers!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin's face became even colder.
"You want to cover it up, but you still say you haven't done it?"
"My son is really unjust!"
Li Zhi felt extremely wronged. He really had never done anything!
Whether it was the death of the princes, or the deaths of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, they had nothing to do with him!
However, the more excused Li Zhi was, the more Li Shimin felt that Li Zhi was extremely suspicious.
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "In that case, explain to me why there is an underground secret room hidden in your palace?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Zhi's expression changed drastically.
He never expected that his father would already know about the secret room in his palace.
Seeing the great change in Li Zhi's expression, Li Shimin was 100% sure that Li Zhi must be the real culprit behind the scenes.
Li Shimin became even more furious when he thought that Li Zhi was so cruel and ruthless, even not sparing Li Chengqian, who was demoted to a commoner, and Li Tai, who had no power struggle.
"Snapped!"
A hard slap hit Li Zhi's face. Li Zhi covered his face and looked at Li Shimin in disbelief.
He has never been beaten like this since he was a child.
"Father, if my son told you that the assassination had nothing to do with me, you would probably never believe it again, right?"
Suddenly, Li Zhi stood up from the ground with a smile.
Seeing this, Li Shimin became even more furious.
Is it possible that God is really punishing him? Why are two princes in succession so obsessed with it?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin kicked him forward fiercely.
However, what shocked Li Shimin was that this kick was actually blocked by Li Zhi.
"I will kill you, you traitor!"
Li Shimin drew his sword and planned to kill Li Zhi on the spot.
Li Zhi's current actions are countless times more serious than those of Li Chengqian who forced him into the palace.
At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't care about anything else. He had to kill this evil beast, otherwise Li Tang's world might really be destroyed!
However, Li Shimin had just drawn his sword, and before he could swing it down, his eyes widened suddenly, and the movements in his hand suddenly froze.
Li Zhi took out a bright golden spherical object from his arms. It looked like an apple, but he didn't know what it was.
Looking at this golden apple, Li Shimin felt an extremely dangerous and sinister aura from it.
At this moment, no matter how stupid Li Shimin was, he still woke up.
The reason why Li Zhi has changed so much is probably related to this evil thing!
"Child slave, throw him away quickly!"
Li Shimin shouted quickly.
Li Zhi's response was to laugh. This voice was full of evil, which made people feel quite uncomfortable.
"Father, is it possible that even you covet this divine object?"
Li Zhi shook his head, and his eyes were already shining with golden light at some unknown time.
He mocked: "This thing takes away the creation of heaven and earth, and invades the mystery of the sun and moon. If you have it, you can change everything."
"Father, your time has passed. Give up the throne and I will make the Tang Dynasty spread throughout the world."
"Only I am worthy of the title of Emperor through the ages!"
"One day, I will make this whole world a royal land!"
At the end of the sentence, Li Zhi laughed wildly, and his laughter was even a little distorted.
Seeing this, Li Shimin was 100% sure that Li Zhi's mind had been completely corrupted. If this evil thing was not eliminated, the world would be in chaos.
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and didn't care about anything else. He swung his sword and slashed at Li Zhi's hand holding the golden apple.
If it was the price of one hand in exchange for Qingming, Li Zhi would be extremely willing to do so afterwards.
However, when the sword was halfway through the swing, just a few inches away from Li Zhi, it actually stopped.
Even though Li Shimin tried his best, he could not move the blade any further.
It seemed as if there was an invisible protective shield around Li Zhi, blocking the sword.
In fact, only Li Shimin himself knows the real situation.
When he swung the sword here, there was an inexplicable voice in his head, forcing him to stop.
The contradiction between the two makes everything seem to be blocked by invisible forces.
Li Zhi ignored Li Shimin, walked towards the dragon chair with a ferocious smile, but sat down in front of Li Shimin.
Seeing this, Li Shimin felt that the world in front of him was spinning, and the voice in his head became louder.
It seemed to be telling Li Shimin that he should obey all the instructions of the person in front of him.
Li Zhi sat on the dragon chair, stroking the armrest, and the golden light in his eyes became more and more brilliant.
"Father, please abdicate. Don't force me."
Li Zhi looked at Li Shimin and said calmly.
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin's eyes inexplicably had a golden light.
Then, Li Shimin nodded extremely stiffly.
"I know, I will announce this tomorrow."
"Hahahaha! I'm looking forward to my father's performance tomorrow!"
Li Zhi laughed loudly, stood up from the dragon chair again, patted Li Shimin on the shoulder, and then walked out.
Until Li Zhi left Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin's expression was still very stiff and his eyes were dull.
It was obvious that Li Shimin was no longer normal at this moment.
The next day, there was an emergency meeting.
All the ministers know very well that Prince Li Tai of Pu was assassinated. His Majesty is probably going to be very angry today, and he doesn't know who will suffer another disaster today.
However, when the officials arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, they found that the situation was a bit strange.
Li Shimin sat upright on the dragon chair, his expression extremely calm.
It was said to be calm, but what the ministers felt more was sluggish.
Of course, no one dared to tell anyone about this discovery.
There was another discovery. The officials noticed that the prince Li Zhi was sitting next to Li Shimin.
You should know that the prince generally does not need to participate in the early court unless there is a personal request from the emperor.
All the ministers were speculating in their minds, not knowing what would happen today.
All the ministers had arrived, but Li Shimin still didn't say a word, which made the ministers even more confused.
Why do you always feel that something is wrong with Your Majesty today?
At this time, Li Tai curled his little finger without leaving any trace.
This action was so subtle that almost no one noticed it, and even if they did, they didn't think it was a big deal.
However, almost the moment Li Tai raised Wan's little finger, Li Shimin suddenly spoke.
"My dear friends, listen!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers knelt down to listen to the order.
At this time, everyone felt even more weird.
Your Majesty has never been in the habit of announcing decrees as soon as he comes up.
"I want to pass on the throne to the crown prince, effective immediately!"
