Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

"You mean to say that I can't even see through my own son's temperament?"

Li Er cast a glance at Fang Xuanling, neither happy nor sad.

"Your Majesty forgive me, I absolutely do not intend to do so."

Fang Xuanling hurriedly cupped her fists and lowered her head.

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Your Majesty, how can you be sure that His Highness the King of Yue will lead an army to the north?"

"Because he is my son!" Li Er said expressionlessly.

"By the way, before Xiao'er comes back, nothing will happen to Lantian Villa and Lantian Commercial Firm. This is one of his few properties in the capital."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuanling's expression changed suddenly: "That's terrible!"

"what happened?"

Li Er frowned suddenly.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling quickly knelt down and continued, "It's the prince. The prince led people to forcibly occupy Lantian Villa, and the servants couldn't stop him."

"Rebel!"

Li Er's face darkened instantly: "How dare he act so recklessly?"

Fang Xuanling continued: "Your Majesty, the crown prince did not take the place arbitrarily, but tricked Cheng Chumo."

"Before His Royal Highness King Yue left, he handed over the land deed of Lantian Villa to Cheng Chumo for safekeeping."

"Now, Cheng Chumo has lost all his property and house deeds, and because he is unable to pay back the money he owes, he has also been locked up by the prince."

"These are all the news obtained by the spies. It is not known exactly what happened, but I guess the crown prince used some tough tactics based on his status."

"Incompetent bungler!"

Li Er looked angry: "Come here! Prince Xuan has an audience!"

Chapter 388: Deposing Li Ke

Lantian Villa.

Cement walls.

Cheng Chumo was tied to a pillar and exposed to the scorching sun, his whole body was almost collapsed.

On the side, Li Ke curiously stroked the giant in front of him in the shade.

The metal base has a black iron pipe with a diameter as thick as an adult's waist.

Li Ke's eyes were full of novelty: "Old Yun, you know a lot about it, so you know what it is?"

Yunlong shook his head slightly: "I have read countless things in my life, but I have never seen this thing before."

After a pause, he continued: "The servants of the villa only know that this thing is called the Red Clothes Cannon, but they don't know what it is for."

"My younger brother always likes to arrange these weird things..."

Li Ke said sarcastically: "It's really a plaything."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Cheng Chumo at the side: "Cheng Chumo, I will give you one last chance to honestly tell the purpose of all these weird things in the villa, otherwise..."

"Your Highness, I really don't know!"

Cheng Chumo wanted to cry without tears: "Before that damn guy left, he only gave me the management of the villa, and he didn't tell me the purpose of these things!"

Li Ke snorted coldly: "It seems that you still like to bask in the sun, so let's continue!"

"I really don't know!"

Cheng Chumo looked helpless: "Your Highness, you believe me, that damn guy still owes me 12 taels of silver, I can't wait to kill him."

"Your Highness, I'm on your side, why are you arresting me?"

Hearing this, Li Ke just chuckled lightly, unmoved.

At this time, Yunlong next to him spoke again: "Your Highness, leave this person to the old man!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Cheng Chumo and asked, "Have you ever thought about today when my junior brother was imprisoned here for three years?"

"I miss your uncle!"

Cheng Chumo couldn't help but yelled: "It's all done by that bastard Li Xiao! It's none of my business!"

"You belong to him, I'll clean you up and get back some interest."

Seeing that Li Ke didn't speak, Yunlong wanted to make a gesture.

"slow!"

But I heard Li Ke frowned and said: "Old Yun, this person has a lot to do with my younger brother, maybe it's useful to keep it, not to mention..."

"Your Highness is worried about Cheng Yaojin who is on the front line?"

Yunlong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I can guarantee that Mr. Cheng must have died of an accident, and no one will know that we did it."

"I can't do it if I say no! Yunlong, you are presumptuous!"

As he spoke, Li Ke's face darkened instantly.

"Your Highness forgives the sin, but this subordinate is also dazzled by hatred."

Yunlong's eyes moved, and he quickly lowered his head.

"It's not an example!"

Li Ke turned around and left, without looking back, he ordered: "Don't let him die."

As soon as Li Ke left the gate of Lantian Villa, he saw dozens of people coming on horseback from a distance.

It's from the palace!

Li Ke's eyes narrowed, his mind full of thoughts.

A moment later, the imperial decree was delivered.

"Your Majesty ordered that Prince Xuan, Li Ke, immediately enter the palace to face the saint!" the leading eunuch shouted indifferently.

Li Ke knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "I accept the order!"

"His Royal Highness, please!"

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, he saw dozens of imperial guards surrounding him.

Seeing this, Li Ke looked thoughtful.

……

"My son kowtowed to my father, long live my father!"

Not long after, Li Ke stepped into the royal study of the palace and saluted Li Er respectfully.

"You still have the face to call my father the emperor?"

Li Er looked serious and shouted angrily: "Look at what you have done?"

"My son doesn't know, please tell my father clearly." Li Ke said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Do you want me to tell you for you?" Li Er's face was gloomy, "I feel ashamed if I say it!"

"Father is referring to the matter of Lantian Villa?"

Li Ke raised his head and said calmly: "Father does not know. Although this Lantian Villa is under Xiaodi's name, he has already transferred the title deed to Cheng Chumo. My son won the title deed from Cheng Chumo uprightly." Yes, I don't know why the father is angry?"

"Ke'er..."

Li Er's gaze gradually became deeper: "Do you think your wings are hard? Dare you play tricks in front of me?"

"My son doesn't dare."

Li Ke's eyes dodged a little, and he quickly lowered his head.

"What a prince."

But Li Er laughed at himself: "When the country is in crisis, the soldiers are fighting bloody battles on the front line, regardless of life and death."

"I ask you, what are they for?"

"It's not to protect the homeland behind us and my relatives!"

"At this moment, Cheng Yaojin is still struggling against the Turks in Weizhou. He is fighting for the Tang Dynasty, he is fighting for the Cheng family, and he is also fighting for you!"

"And you, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, is this how you treat Cheng Yaojin's relatives?"

"If this gets out, what face will the royal family have? What face do I have to see Cheng Yaojin again?"

After some words, Li Er's voice became louder and louder.

"and also!"

Having said this, Li Er's eyes were fixed immediately, and his voice was cold: "You should never have taken over Xiao'er's property."

Originally, when Li Ke heard what he said earlier, he felt a burst of regret in his heart.

But when he heard this sentence, he immediately narrowed his eyes, raised his head, and said in a deep voice: "Father, in the final analysis, it is for the sake of my younger brother that you have raised the teacher to ask the crime!"

"I have already announced to the world that Li Xiao, the King of Yue, will be appointed as the Great General to Protect the Country, and he will return to Beijing soon." Li Er said in a cold voice with deep eyes.

"what?!"

Li Ke opened his eyes wide, with an expression of disbelief on his face: "Father, Brother Xiao premeditated a rebellion, and took the body of a crime, how could this be so?"

"Are you questioning my decision?"

Li Er said expressionlessly: "What qualifications do you have to question me?"

"I can make you sit on the crown prince, but I can also let you get out!"

"Come on!"

Li Er waved his hand: "Remove the Crown Prince's crown, and take off the boa robe!"

When Li Ke heard this, he was like a lightning strike, and said in a daze: "Father, you want to abolish the position of the son-in-law in the East Palace?"

"If you are still in this position, Xiao'er must have resentment."

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't live up to it."

Having said that, Li Erzhong sighed heavily, his face full of helplessness.

"I understand..."

Li Ke stared at Li Er, then took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said, "I obey the order!"

Then a guard came forward and took off Li Ke's crown and robe in two or three strokes.

"Tomorrow morning, I will personally announce this matter, step down!"

Li Er waved his hand, with a look of loneliness in his eyes.

"Retire, child."

Li Ke got up and left in a daze.

But deep in his eyes, there was a trace of tyranny hidden, like a ferocious beast roaring silently.

After Li Ke left, two people came in through the gate of the side hall.

Fang Xuanling shook his head with a worried look on his face, and sighed softly: "Why is this..."

Next to him, there was a man wearing a mask and a black brocade coat.

The man unbuttoned his mask, and with a look of joy on his face, he asked, "Father, Brother Xiao is really coming back?"

If Li Ke were here, he would be extremely shocked.

Because the man who lifted the mask was Li Tai who had been missing for three years.

At this time, Li Tai's childishness was completely gone, and his sharp-edged face looked quite mature.

"Nature is true."

Li Er said lightly: "But you can't meet him."

"Why?" Li Tai looked puzzled.