Volume 3, Chapter 40: Sincere Mercy, Vanished Enmity (1/2)

Volume 3, Chapter 40: Sincere Mercy, Vanished Enraphy of the Prince of Li</blockquote>

On the fifth day of the tenth ’an had already been pacified After discussions between Zheng Xia and shi+ Yu, both decided to conceal what had happened As a result, although the popular sentireat anxiety, no one knew of the tu Palace On the sixth day of the tenth uards and rushed to have an audience with the e eh I could not knohat they were discussing, I knew that Zheng Xia would not bee e Xia had finished koing, Li Yuan pro that had happened Li Yuan trusted Zheng Xia i Xia all of the details that he knew Hearing everything that had occurred, Zheng Xia was left flabbergasted However, he had always been adept with his resolution and decisiveness After cal down, he asked, “Your Imperial Majesty, what are your intentions?”

“We are also extremely vexed,” expounded Li Yuan in distress, “Both the Crown Prince and the Prince of Yong are Our sons We naturally do not desire for brother to kill brother However, this ti nearly lost his life, while We were also nearly ate this and harshly punish the perpetrators However, for the Crown Prince to be like this, We are also at fault Moreover, the Eh she was saved by herbeen married for many years, We cannot steel Our heart

“In addition, there’s also the Prince of Qi This child also has greatly valued caht now, he is indeed iardless of what happens, he has to be punished The only question is the severity His tempera would place hier Wouldn’t this leave Us in a difficult situation?

“And then there’s Pri your reports that he has not raised a ruckus, it seems like he truly had no idea about the rebellion However, it would be too outrageous if the crime of treason is not punished with the fa, please help Us think How should all of this be handled?”

With a sole Xia replied, “Your Imperial Majesty, at present, in this subject’s view, it is unimportant how these matters are handled The most important matter is the father and son relationshi+p between Your I”

Li Yuan’s mind shook with shock After all was said and done, he had been eht about their relationshi+p, although at the back of hisXia’s blunt words He could not help but glower at Zheng Xia

Without a hint of fear, Zheng Xia continued, “Your Imperial Majesty’s kindness to this subject is as heavy as a mountain Were it not for Your Imperial Majesty and the empire, this subject would never utter such words filled with i to listen to this subject’s words, even if this subject shall be executed, this subject will endure such hardshi+p gladly”¹

After hesitating, Li Yuan allowed, “Lord Zheng, speak … We know full well your loyalty and devotion”

“Your Imperial Majesty, at present, it is already i the throne,” observed Zheng Xia, shi+vering “The Crown Prince plotted treason and rebelled By rights, he shall be deposed The Prince of Yong’s acco, and he is also the oldest of the reardless of what Your Imperial Majesty intends, the position of heir apparent is already the Prince of Yong’s Before, in order to safeguard the Crown Prince, Your I It would be difficult for the Prince of Yong to not harbor resent seizes the opportunity to take the throne, there will be no one ill oppose it resolutely To the subjects, loyalty and devotion to His I, is the same as loyalty and devotion to Your Imperial Majesty But if this were to happen, Your Imperial Majesty would be placed in an extremely aard situation If Your Imperial Majesty were to personally punish the Crown Prince and co’s dissatisfaction If the Prince of Yong nurses a grudge, even if Your Imperial Majesty were able to preserve the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi for now, once Your I will do that day? If thisto take care of and Your Imperial Majesty expresses your opinion, then the Prince of Yong would definitely care about Your Ihts When the time comes, Your Imperial Majesty will definitely attain your desires and elie”

Li Yuan lowered his head and considered for a long ti Xia pro, “Your I? This subject cannot bear to receive such courtesy”

Gratified, Li Yuan replied, “Lord Zheng’s ords may be bitter, but they are spoken on my Li family’s behalf If in the future, the father and son relationshi+p between Us and the Prince of Yong is nor can be preserved Then it will all be a result of lord’s contributions”

Zheng Xia proies for the offenses Li Yuan se and vassal for many years now There is no need to be so clichéd and overly courteous What’s h We were mistaken in so We know that Lord speaks forthrightly in re Our needs However, there are some matters where We need you to help Usforward?”

Zheng Xia inquired, “Your Imperial Majesty, are you determined to preserve the Crown Prince’s life?”

Soh the Crown Prince is a degenerate, he is, after all, Our son We truly cannot bear to put hi Xia continued to ask, “Then what about His Ihness, the Prince of Qi?”

Li Yuan resolutely answered, “Although Xian’er was too excessively attached to camaraderie and is unsuitable to succeed to the Imperial Throne, We truly treasure this son We cannot permit Zhi’er to har Xia solemnly, “Then Your Imperial Majesty must not shi+eld the Crown Prince, otherwise it will be detrimental to the Prince of Qi”

With astonishment, Li Yuan asked, “How so?”

“Your I his political and military achieve,” answered Zheng Xia “Considering age, he is younger than the Prince of Yong As a result, without the Crown Prince present, then the Prince of Qi will have the opportunity to becoeneral and a subject However, if the Crown Prince remains alive, then whatever happens, when all is said and done, the Crown Prince is the eldest son and bore by Your Iether, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi will have the possibility of rebellion As a result, if Your Imperial Majesty were to shi+eld the Crown Prince, even if His Iree reluctantly, he would always be suspicious of the Prince of Qi When the time comes, if someone were to sow discord, the Prince of Qi will die at the Prince of Yong’s hands sooner or later At that moment, Your Imperial Majesty’s desire to preserve both sons will ensure that neither will be preserved However, if Your Imperial Majesty were to abandon the Crown Prince, then it would be ihness, the Prince of Qi, to jeopardize the Prince of Yong’s succession With that, the relationshi+p between liege and vassal will be peaceful”

After re speaks the truth Since that is the case, then We can only ignore the fate of that unfilial son”

“This is only froal standpoint, the Crown Prince rebelled in an attempt to force Your Imperial Majesty to abdicate, and enticed Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress, to forsake virtuous conduct These unfilial behaviors and conducts are a failure to one’s father and one’s liege He also pursued and atte his duty as an older brother How can he be forgiven for such sins? Your Ih the ages If later generations are not warned of the consequences of such behavior, everyone will mimic the Crown Prince Wouldn’t this ensure that the Imperial Clan be forever e this, Li Yuan was deeply frightened He acknowledged, “Zheng Xia’s words are truly the logic of the world Good, We are resolved to force the Crown Prince to cohts, the Empress should also co the years as a married couple, she will be de her to live and die as she will As for the Prince of Qi, We will hand hi Xia solemnly stated, “Your Imperial Majesty is wise! These punishenerations, they will also ensure that the Prince of Yong will accept it wholeheartedly Moreover, the Prince of Qi will not be excessively punished by the Prince of Yong”

His mind clear and sober, Li Yuan added, “The punishment for the Crown Prince’s family has already been handled Let all of this become custom… There is another matter After We have returned to the capital, I wish to enfeoff Lady Zhangsun as E Xia was startled by this sudden decision before he quickly came to his senses “Your Imperial Majesty is wise! This is all that it should be” The liege and vassal exchanged looks and s

Zheng Xia understood that anointing noble Consort Zhangsun as eht now, it was very clear that Li Yuan still needed to sit upon the Imperial Throne for a period of ti the hare ascended to the throne, he also needed an eer to display filial piety towards Now that Lady Dou had already been deposed, with the death of the Prince of Yong’s birth o, and noble Consort Ji as a rebel, then only noble Consorts Zhangsun and Yan had the qualifications and the seniority to become empress However, with the Prince of Qi also involved in the rebellion, noble Consort Yan naturally also lost the qualifications to becosun, her status was respectable and prestigious In addition, Princess Changle had also contributed greatly to pacifying the rebellion As Princess Changle’s birth sun to become the new empress Moreover, the cleverest part of this choice was that noble Consort Zhangsun did not have any living sons and would not affect the Prince of Yong’s position as heir apparent As a result, she could properly serve as aall of this represented that he was already paving the road for the Prince of Yong to ascend to the throne Moreover, this also represented that Li Yuan no longer had any fear of his second son As a subject, Zheng Xia was naturally joyous Moreover, this kind of matter could not be laid bare, only be hinted at That hy liege and vassal exchanged looks and s e Xia, how do you view the deep love that Princess Changle feels towards Jiang Zhe?”

Zheng Xia cautiously inquired, “What are the intentions of Your I?”