Datang: An eight-year-old master of the bar, he gave everyone a blow at the beginning

Chapter 640 Li Zhi ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor (finale)

In the 16th year of Zhenguan, early December!

Prince Li Chengqian of the Eastern Palace was jealous of Wei Wang Li Tai being doted on by Li Er, and worried that the crown prince would not be guaranteed, so he sent an assassin to assassinate Wei Wang Li Tai!

In the end, Li Chengqian failed to assassinate Wei King Li Tai!

For this reason, Li Er strengthened the security of Wei Wang Li Tai!
In private, Li Er also ordered the secret spy department and Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the assassination case of Wei Wang Li Tai!

The Prince of the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian, was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he had to conspire with his father-in-law Hou Junji and other cronies to rebel!

In the end, Li Er's spies lurking in the East Palace learned about the rebellion of the East Palace Prince Li Chengqian!
Li Erlong was furious, and immediately ordered Zhao Deyan to thoroughly investigate the East Palace conspiracy case!
After half a month of investigation, Zhao Deyan finally wiped out all the masterminds of the rebellion including Li Yuanchang, King of Han, Du He, Prince Consort Du, and Hou Junji, Duke of Chen!
Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace, was also closely monitored by Li Er.

In the end, Han Wang Li Yuanchang was given a white silk by Li Er to commit suicide!
The masterminds such as Prince Consort Du He and Chen Guogong Hou Junji were beheaded for public display!
All the male members of the three clans of the Hou family were exiled to Qiongzhou!

The female family members of the Hou family were beaten into the Jiaofang Division as slaves!

So far, the once prominent Hou family has disappeared in Chang'an City!
The prince of the East Palace, Li Chengqian, was impeached by civil and military officials for not being worthy of his position!
Li Er finally dethroned Li Chengqian as the crown prince of the East Palace!
Li Chengqian was deposed as a commoner and exiled in Qianzhou!

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February of the 17th year of Zhenguan!

Snowflakes are flying in Chang'an City!
The former imperial censor Wei Zheng eventually died of illness in Chang'an City!
Li Er posthumously gave Wei Zheng an empty official position in the third company and the governor of Xiangzhou!
Finally, Li Er gave Wei Zheng the posthumous title 'Wenzhen'!
Wei Shuyu, the eldest son of Wei Zheng, inherited the Duke of Zheng!
Li Er watched the old ministers passing away one by one, and his mood became depressed.

For this reason, Princess Changshan went to the palace every day to relieve Li Er!
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Because Li Er abolished Li Chengqian's position as the prince of the East Palace, Wei Wang Li Tai urged his cronies to play Li Er and recommended himself as the crown prince!

Li Er did not agree to make Li Tai the crown prince in the court!
Li Tai was not reconciled, so he entered the palace and recommended himself, hoping that Li Er would support him as the prince of the East Palace!
For this reason, Li Tai personally told Li Er that if he became the emperor, he would make Jin Wang Li Zhi the crown prince!

Li Tai also swears to the sky that he will kill his son and pass the throne to Jin Wang Li Zhi in the future!

Li Er was moved by Li Tai's brother Gong at first!
But Li Tai's lie was exposed by Chu Suiliang!
Li Er didn't believe that "killing his son to pass on his younger brother" would happen, so he rejected Li Tai's request!

In the end, Li Er established Jin Wang Li Zhi as the crown prince in March of the 17th year of Zhenguan!
Wei Wang Li Tai was demoted to Donglai County King by Li Er!
Li Tai was finally escorted to Donglai by Li Er for execution!

At this point, the matter of the prince of the East Palace fighting for the crown prince has been settled!

Yu Chihuan is Li Zhi's teacher, so he was canonized by Li Er as the prince and grand teacher!
The eldest grandson Wuji was also conferred the title of Taiwei by Li Ercan!
From then on, Yu Chihuan and Changsun Wuji were Li Er's entrusted ministers!

Yuchihuan's reputation in Datang has also reached a high point!
Chu Suiliang, Xu Jingzong, Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan, Xue Rengui, Ma Zhou, Cen Wenwen and other young factions are also rising in the Tang court!

They are the courtiers after Li Zhi!
Li Er is very supportive of Yuchihuan's arrangement.

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In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Li Er ordered Yan Lide, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, to build Lingyan Pavilion to commemorate the heroes who fought together in the world!
In the end, Qin Qiong, Changsun Shunde, and Wei Zheng, who had passed away, were all selected into Lingyan Pavilion!
Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchihuan, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and other living heroes were also selected into Lingyan Pavilion!
Two brothers, Yan Lide and Yan Liben, personally painted portraits of the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion!
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The 19th year of Zhenguan, the first month!

Li Chengqian died of illness in Qianzhou.

Li Er was deeply saddened when he heard the news of Li Chengqian's death!
In the end, Li Er bestowed Li Chengqian with the posthumous posthumous title of Governor of Jingzhou and Prince of Hengshan County, with the posthumous title of 'Min', and was buried in Zhaoling.

So far, no one in the Tang Dynasty can threaten Li Zhi's position as the crown prince!

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The 22nd year of Zhenguan, August!
Fang Xuanling, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, Liang Guogong, died of illness at home!

Li Er presented Fang Xuanling posthumously as Taiwei, ranked among the three princes, with the posthumous title of "Wen Zhao", who was worthy of Taizong's temple and was buried with Zhaoling.

Fang Xuanling's dukedom of Liang was eventually inherited by his eldest son Fang Yizhi!

The second son, Yiai, could not get the dukedom of Liang, so he held a grudge!
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The 23th year of Zhenguan, May!
Li Shimin died in Hanfeng Hall at the age of 52. He reigned for 23 years. His temple name was Taizong, his posthumous title was "Emperor Wen", and he was buried in Zhaoling.

Prince Li Zhi of the Eastern Palace also ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in late May!

Li Zhi's year name is 'Yongwei'!
The vassal states of the Western Regions and the Southwest vassal states sent envoys to Chang'an City to congratulate Li Zhi on his ascension to the throne.

Yuchihuan and Changsun Wuji became Li Zhi's Tuogu ministers at the same time, assisting Li Zhi in governing the government!

Cheng Chumo, Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan and other military generals were also transferred to Chang'an City by Yuchihuan to garrison the Tai Chi Palace!

Xu Jingzong, Cen Wenwen, Chu Suiliang, Ma Zhou, Li Yifu, Shangguanyi and other East Palace staff have also been reused by Li Zhi!

With the death of Li Er, the veterans of the Tang Dynasty have basically retired and returned to their hometowns.

Currently in the court, only Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde have not been disarmed and returned to the field!
The other military generals were basically dead and sick, and there was no way to assist Li Zhi for a long time.

And Yuchihuan's power in the court is also growing stronger day by day!
This aroused the fear of Changsun Wuji!
Therefore, Changsun Wuji promoted many of his relatives to serve as officials in three provinces and six ministries to check and balance the officials promoted by Yuchihuan!

Yuchihuan had no dissatisfaction with the Tang Dynasty, and he did not prevent Changsun Wuji from installing his cronies.

But for those foreign relatives with bad conduct, Yu Chihuan will let them go home!

This is Yuchihuan's bottom line!

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In the fourth year of Yongwei, Li Yuanjing, Xue Wanche, and Fang Yiai were arrested for attempting to rebel!

In order to fight against Li Ke, the King of Wu who threatened Li Zhi, Sun Wuji, the Taiwei's eldest son, framed Li Ke as an accomplice in treason!

So Li Ke was thrown into prison by Changsun Wuji!
In the end, Yuchi Huan turned the tide and exonerated Wu King Li Ke.

Changsun Wuji was afraid of Yuchihuan's power, so he had no choice but to agree to release Li Ke, but Li Ke must be exiled outside the customs and never be allowed to return to Beijing!

Yuchihuan fully agreed to Changsun Wuji’s request!
In the end, Li Ke, the king of Wu, was abolished as prince and exiled to Qiongzhou, never to return to Beijing!

Jing Wang Li Yuanjing was bestowed to death, Fang Yiai, Xue Wanche and others were beheaded for public display!
Afterwards, Changsun Wuji privately asked Yuchi Huan, "Young Prime Minister Yuchi, why did you exonerate Li Ke?"

Yuchi Huan said straightforwardly: "Changsun Wuji, I am His Majesty's Minister of Tuogu, how can I let you kill Your Majesty's heirs indiscriminately?"

Changsun Wuji was at fault, fearing Yuchihuan's power, so he had no choice but to give up!
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In the third year of Xianqing, Yu Chigong died of a serious illness at the age of 74!
Li Zhi posthumously presented Yuchi Gong Situ and Governor of Bingzhou with the posthumous title of Zhongwu and was buried in Zhaoling.

Yuchi Huan succeeded Yuchi Gong as the Duke of E!

At this time, Yuchihuan and Princess Changshan had three children, including two sons and a daughter!
The eldest son is called Yuchi Qin, the second son is called Yuchi Han, and the daughter is called Yuchi Xue!
Yuchi Huan's dukedom of Lantian County was inherited by Yuchi Huan's second son Yuchi Han!

Yu Chigong had successors, so when he passed away, he was very peaceful!
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The third year of Xianqing, December!

Grand Captain Sun Wuji is seriously ill!

Yu Chihuan knew that Changsun Wuji's time was numbered, so he went to visit him!

If there is no accident, Changsun Wuji will die of illness next year!
When Yu Chihuan came to Changsun's house, he immediately found Changsun Wuji lying on the sick bed with a pale face!
Changsun Wuji stared at Yuchi Huan and said: "Little Prime Minister Yuchi, I have one last question for you, will you seek to usurp the throne?"

Yu Chihuan resolutely said: "Changsun Wuji, I was born as a member of Datang and died as a ghost of Datang. Don't doubt my loyalty!"

"Little Chancellor Yuchi, with your words, this old man is content!"

Changsun Wuji was very satisfied with Yuchihuan's answer!
In the end, the eldest grandson Wuji entrusted Yuchihuan to protect the eldest grandson's family after his death!

Changsun Wuji offended countless people during his lifetime, and he also knew that after his death, no one could keep his grandson's family rich and prosperous!
"Eldest grandson Wuji, the power is endless, and you should stay on the front line. This is the truth I told you a long time ago. Why do you still want to kill so many people in your later years?"

Yuchihuan was filled with emotion!
Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "Yuchihuan, if you sat in the old man's seat, you probably killed more people than the old man hehe!"

"Changsun Wuji, I can save the wealth and life of your descendants, so you should take good care of your illness!"

Before Yu Chihuan left Changsun's house, he gave Changsun Wuji an affirmative answer!

"Thank you!"

Changsun Wuji finally thanked Yuchihuan feebly!

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It’s the first month of Xianqing’s fourth year!
Changsun Wuji eventually died of illness in Chang'an City!
Li Zhi posthumously appointed his eldest grandson Wuji as the governor of Jizhou, with the posthumous title of "Zhong" and was buried with him in Zhaoling.

Changsun Wuji's eldest son Changsun Chong inherited Changsun Wuji's dukedom of Qi!

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With the death of Changsun Wuji, there is no one in the imperial court to check and balance Yuchihuan!

Therefore, the staff around Li Zhi were very worried, worried that Yuchi Huangong would overwhelm the master!

Li Zhi also alienated Yuchihuan because of this.

In order to make Li Zhi feel at ease, Yu Chihuan decided to go overseas to expand the territory for Datang!
In May of the fourth year of Xianqing, Yu Chihuan asked Li Zhi, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, to take his family to sea to relax!

Li Zhi approved Yuchihuan's request in court!
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Mid-May!

Yuchihuan took his family members and went out to sea on the five-tooth boat of the Xianyang Navy to inspect overseas territories on behalf of the emperor!

Therefore, Li Zhi sent Liu Rengui to lead the Xianyang Navy to protect Yuchihuan!

After Yuchihuan left Chang'an City, Li Zhi finally no longer had to worry about the future, and he could safely reuse Xu Jingzong, Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenwen and other young officials promoted by Yuchihuan!

With the help of Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenwen, Xu Jingzong and other officials, Datang is flourishing day by day!

Wu Meiniang is also relieved that the Royal Academy teaches and educates people, and stays away from court affairs!
In order to compensate Yuchi Huan, Li Zhi appointed Wu Meiniang as the dean of the Royal Academy to manage the Royal Academy for him!
In history, Wu Meiniang's ascension to the throne and proclaiming herself emperor did not happen in the end!
Yuchihuan retreated bravely, and was praised by all civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty!
Li Zhi occasionally communicated with Yuchi Huan through flying pigeons.

If there is something he doesn't understand, Li Zhi will ask Yu Chihuan through Fei Ge's letter.

Yuchihuan had endless words to say about Li Zhizhi!
Yu Chihuan also left a good story in Datang!
(End of this chapter)