Chapter 429 Falling from the Horse

"Why didn't King Wu come to the morning court today?"

Some procedures on Wang De's side were not completed yet, and Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore.

"Returning to the emperor, the chief historian of Prince Wu's Mansion delivered a memorial today. Prince Wu fell from his horse yesterday and was seriously injured."

There is someone who is responsible for the morning minister's instructions. If something happens to you, you must report it in advance, so when Li Shimin asked this question, the minister immediately stood up.

Falling off a horse?

When he heard these two words, the corner of Li Chengqian's mouth twitched. If it were among ordinary people, the horse fall might really be an accident, but if it were among the royal family or a big family, it might be a conspiracy of some people. .

"Why didn't anyone come to report yesterday? Where were the people from the hospital?"

Li Shimin said anxiously. He had been busy working on this matter for a long time. He was about to have a son who could fight against Li Xiang, but now the chain was dropped at a critical moment. He also knew that this matter might... There was an internal reason, so he looked at Li Xiang while talking, his eyes were very sharp. Could it be that this grandson had done such a thing?

But when he saw Li Xiang's clear eyes, he immediately understood. Yes, although this grandson usually behaves mischievously, he still doesn't bother to do such despicable things. Among the royal family, Li Xiang is considered to be more conscientious. , even if you want to defeat someone, you have to do it in an upright and aboveboard way. Just look at the King of Wei and the King of Jin to know that you will never do such a dirty thing.

"Back to the emperor, King Wu suddenly wanted to ride a horse yesterday. In the courtyard of the backyard of Prince Wu's Mansion, the people under Prince Wu's Mansion did not check the saddle..."

The officials could only tell the truth. After all, this was the emperor's son. Fortunately, the fall was not very serious and no bones were injured, but it would have to last for at least a month or two. The so-called broken bones and muscles. A hundred days, one month is not too much to raise here. Normally, one month doesn't matter, but now that the army has been assembled, if it is to be raised for one month, the cucumbers and vegetables will probably be cold.

"Check it out for me. You must find out this matter clearly. If you can't find it out, I will chop off your heads."

Li Shimin said angrily that it was a trivial matter to recuperate, and his plan was ruined. This was equivalent to a period of hard work in vain. Li Xiang started doing this when he was in Tubo. It can be said that he kept it hidden. , I don’t know how much manpower and material resources were spent in the process, but I didn’t expect that I would be kicked like this.

The officials under his command immediately kowtowed and went out. In fact, there was nothing to investigate about this matter. King Wu himself said that it was just his own negligence. It is said that when a prince rides a horse, at least eight people must check the saddle. This was also the case when Li Chengqian's accident happened. Afterwards, the royal family personally set the rules.

However, King Wu did not ask anyone to inspect it at that time, so no one was willing to take responsibility for something like this. All the officials in King Wu's palace saw this matter, and no one would cheat. In the end, they could only The blame lies with King Wu.

As for the grooms in Prince Wu's Mansion, they may be implicated, but those people can only admit that they are unlucky. For any change of power, someone will always pay the price, and high-ranking officials may lose their heads, not to mention you guys. Horseman, if you want to blame it, blame King Wu for choosing to escape to the front line in this way.

"Your Majesty, the ministers believe that a war is imminent. King Wu deliberately does not allow anyone to inspect the saddle. Is it cowardice?"

The house leaked and it was raining continuously. The King of Wu was not afraid of fighting, but he did not want to continue fighting with Li Xiang. If the fight continued, my current position would not be preserved, so he chose this last resort. However, the censor in the court But they didn't understand that they found an opportunity in an instant. If they could participate in the King of Wu's performance, they might be able to take credit here.

When other imperial censors heard what this person said, they all stood up and said such things. They thought that King Wu fell off his horse at a critical moment, and it was obvious that he did not want to contribute to the court. They even went too far, and some people wanted to use it. The people from the Imperial City Si Yamen investigated King Wu to see if he had anything to do with Goguryeo.

After listening to what these people said, Li Xiang really didn't know what to say. What is going on in the heads of you people? You people have no ability to distinguish at all. It seems that you are all descendants of noble families and have never actually fought in political situations. Otherwise, you are just trying to fish in troubled waters.

"Retreat from the court."

Just as Li Xiang thought, although there were five or six censors kneeling here, the emperor had no intention of asking them to continue talking. Li Shimin was already angry, but his anger could not find an outlet. So Wang De was directly asked to announce his resignation.

The other ministers were all surprised. They knew that they were about to go on an expedition. They still had many things that the emperor had to decide. Now that the emperor was about to leave the court, who should handle these matters? So after these people left the main hall, they also went to Qinzheng Hall to wait.

The ministers in the DPRK also heard about what happened in Chang'an City. When they looked at Li Xiang again, there was obviously a hint of awe in their eyes. His Highness, the Grand Sun, had been fighting abroad to establish the foundation for the Tang Dynasty. Because of Hummer's contribution, many people think that he does not have much power in Chang'an City. At most, he is just some commercial organizations. Some people think that these commercial organizations cannot accomplish big things, but after this incident, they finally I realized how powerful these commercial organizations were. First, they forced the Xiao family of Lanling to retreat, and then made His Royal Highness the King of Wu fall from his horse...

Thinking about the attitude of the officials and ministers again, except for the few ignorant officials and censors, no one in the court stood up to speak. From this, we can also think of the great power of the East Palace now.

Many ministers also wanted to stand up and say something, but thinking about Xiao Yu's result, they all remained silent. You are indeed an important minister, and everyone who can do this is an important minister, but the problem is that you have Is Xiao Yu strong?

Behind that old guy was the Lanling Xiao family, and with the remnants of the previous dynasty, it can be said that his strength was not weak. However, after a few days, he was beaten by Li Xiang and was unable to parry. In the end, he ran to the East Palace to admit his mistake, and even talked to Wu The king said nothing.

Some people have also thought that the reason why King Wu was defeated so quickly was because it was impossible only because of external pressure. There must have been traitors internally. Who was the internal traitor? Xiao Yu is the most likely, after all, he is the biggest helper to King Wu...