Everything that follows is both logical and bizarre.
The morning dynasty was not over yet, everyone returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to continue the morning dynasty.
No one else spoke anymore, only Li Chen and Zhao Xuanji answered each other one-on-one.
Li Chen successfully passed the awards to Su Pingbei and his subordinates. They were promoted and rewarded where they deserved, without any hindrance.
However, Zhao Xuanji did not seem to intend to compromise so completely, and expressed clear objections to several other issues raised by Li Chen.
Li Chen did not insist.
Throughout the morning, three of the five things proposed by Li Chen were approved, and the other two were mainly related to personnel transfers, but Zhao Xuanji rejected them.
Near noon, Li Chen brought up the last topic without expression.
"Li Junze, the crown prince of King Wen, led his men to forcibly break into the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Although he has executed the law on the spot, there must be someone under the command of King Wen behind him."
These words made the ministers suddenly become nervous again after they had just calmed down a little.
King Wen had a large army and had accumulated it for decades, making him one of the most powerful vassals among the vassals.
According to common sense, Li Chen's foundation was unstable at this time, not to mention that the prince had not ascended the throne, so he should try to avoid a head-on conflict with a powerful vassal king like King Wen.
Normal people would think so.
This was also the greatest confidence that Li Junze had before.
But Li Chen never seems to follow other people's routines.
Not only did he force Li Junze to death, he even didn't plan to let King Wen go now.
Isn't it possible that the crown prince was afraid of forcing King Wen to rebel, causing the Li family to fall into war and fall apart?
No matter what the ministers thought, Li Chen's words continued.
"Even if this matter has nothing to do with King Wen, you cannot escape the responsibility for the incompetent education of your son. I have decided that the cabinet will issue a document to reprimand King Wen in the name of the court and order him to come to Beijing quickly. Firstly, he will explain this matter to the court face to face.
,Secondly..."
Li Chen's eyes fell on Zhao Xuanji and said calmly: "It can be regarded as collecting the body for his son."
No one dared to say anything, everyone followed His Highness the Crown Prince's gaze and looked at Zhao Xuanji.
Zhao Xuanji's expression was calm and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, Zhao Qinglan said: "Prince, vassal kings have never been allowed to enter the capital without an edict. This is the ancestor..."
"Isn't the edict issued by this palace enough?"
Li Chen said indifferently: "If it is not enough, I will use the power of supervising the country and stamp the national seal. That is what the father wants. What does the mother think?"
Zhao Qinglan pursed her lips, not knowing how to answer.
Li Junze was forced to death by Li Chen, there is no doubt about this.
But it was Zhao Xuanji who really took action.
As for the purpose, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
Zhao Xuanji was afraid that Li Junze would tell him everything he should and should not say in order to survive.
For many things, if you don't pierce the window paper, even if everyone in the world knows it, you don't have to break your face if you don't bring it to the table.
But once it is said out in broad daylight, the matter must be resolved.
This is why Li Chen interrogated Li Junze in public and asked him to tell him, but a thousand-year-old fox like Zhao Xuanji couldn't help but kill Li Junze himself.
If Zhao Xuanji's dagger had not penetrated Li Junze's throat, then Li Junze's next words would have turned into a sharper knife and fallen into Li Chen's hands, killing him Zhao Xuanji.
Choosing the lesser of two evils, Zhao Xuanji could only do that.
