Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 170 Just give up when you’re ready
Chang'an City.

In the Zongzheng Temple, Gao Shilian walked leisurely towards the Shaoqing.

Li Shenfu, who heard the news, also walked out leisurely, "Brother, why do you want to come to my place as a guest?"

Gao Shilian stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I came to look for you because I have something important to tell you."

Li Shenfu nodded, asked the servants to bring tea, and invited Gao Shilian to come in for a detailed discussion.

Tea was served and ice was laid out.

The two sat opposite each other.

"Could it be that some useless brat has irritated his elder brother?"

Li Shenfu said with a smile: "Brother, tell me, and I will have him arrested and whipped in front of you!"

Gao Shilian laughed and shook his head, "I'm afraid you really can't do this."

Li Shenfu swirled the tea in the cup and said in a gloomy tone: "If that's the case, then this is a big deal."

Gao Shilian: “Indeed.”

Immediately afterwards, Gao Shilian informed Li Shenfu in detail what had happened in the Eastern Palace.

Li Shenfu frowned, and there was a hint of surprise in his cloudy eyes, as if he had never expected such a thing to happen.

"Really?"

"What good would it be for me to lie to you?"

"This is troublesome."

Li Shenfu sighed.

If Li Tai made other mistakes, he would order people to arrest Li Tai and hang him up and beat him without saying a word.

After all, he is of Li Tai's grandfather's generation.

Even when Li Shimin met him, he had to respectfully call him Uncle Wang.

But now, what Li Tai did was to murder the crown prince by using unorthodox methods!

This is the crime of treason!
How can the problem be solved by simply catching Li Tai, hanging him up and beating him up?

"Somebody come!"

"grown ups."

"Go and bring back Qin Ying from Xihua Temple and Wei Lingfu from Huisheng Temple."

Li Shenfu said slowly, "Remember, don't alarm anyone!"

Not only does this matter involve the Crown Prince and the King of Wei, it is also very likely to involve treason. This matter must be handled in a low-key manner.

He didn't want to cause any more trouble before he had solid evidence.

After his men left, Li Shenfu said with some melancholy: "Brother, I respect you very much, why did you hurt me?"

Gao Shilian shrugged, "Only your Zongzheng Temple can handle this matter in the safest way."

"The Crown Prince and the King of Wei have had a long-standing grudge. Because of your Majesty's partiality, he has argued with your Majesty more than once."

"Now the King of Wei has taken a risky move and framed him with an unorthodox method. If he had not been in charge of government affairs these days and his mind had been somewhat stable, I'm afraid he would have gone to the King of Wei's mansion right away."

Ugh.

Li Shenfu sighed and rubbed his gray temples vigorously.

Gao Shilian came here to inform him of this matter, which was obviously the result of discussion among several ministers in the court.

and.

After all, this is a matter of the royal family, so it would be most appropriate for the Zongzheng Temple to handle it.

However, this caused his uncle some headaches.

One is the crown prince, and the other is the fourth prince favored by the emperor.

The palms of the palms and the backs of the hands are all meat.

If it is handled well, it will be fine. But if it is handled poorly...

"This matter still needs to be decided by His Majesty."

"Haha, I knew you would be like this."

Gao Shilian smiled and pulled his beard. They were all thousand-year-old foxes, so who didn’t know who?

Even though Li Shenfu was the king's uncle, this was a fight between Li Shimin's two sons, and he could only be a fair referee at most.

No, not even worthy of being a referee.

At most, he could investigate everything thoroughly and then put the evidence in front of Li Shimin, and leave the rest of the headaches to Li Shimin to decide.

"if not?"

Li Shenfu glanced at him and said, "Do you think I can really catch Li Tai and throw him into jail, or can I dethrone him from his title?"

Gao Shilian laughed.

Li Shenfu said resentfully, "Really? When Li Xiaogong was still around, you didn't go looking for him. Now that he's gone, you come looking for me."

Gao Shilian: "Hasn't he been practicing martial arts recently? His body is so strong. If he is not allowed to exert himself, won't he be thinking of taking a concubine again?"

"Besides, even if he is here, it is not his turn to speak, right? After all, you are the only old fellow left in this Zongzheng Temple."

Li Shenfu shook his head speechlessly.

If only my brother were still alive.

How could it be his turn to worry about such troubles?

"Alright, you can investigate this matter slowly. Cheng Xin is still in the East Palace. You can order someone to bring her here at any time."

Gao Shilian patted his butt and said, "I'll leave first. I'm old and I get sleepy easily."

"Okay, I'll see you off."

Li Shenfu stood up by supporting himself on the table, and with a smile on his face he escorted Gao Shilian out of the Zongzheng Temple.

After watching the carriage leave, Li Shenfu tapped his back, looked up at the blue sky, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh at the glaring sun.

"Hey, cousin, look at what's going on!"

"If you had handled the issues between the brothers well back then, how could this happen today?"

……

Prince's residence.

Sun Qiang came to Su Chen with a letter.

"Sir, someone sent me a letter, saying it's for you."

Su Chen put down his folding fan, took the letter with a smile, and opened it. It was written by Cen Wenben.

In the letter, he expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that Su Chen had the leverage over Cen Wenzhao and sent Cen Wenzhao to work in Shannan Province, but he also knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion and could not be changed.

The only request is that Su Chen can inform Li Chengqian about this matter.

"Sir, who wrote this to you?"

"acquaintance."

Su Chen smiled, threw the letter into the drawer, and picked up the folding fan.

Judging from the tone of the letter, Cen Wenben should have guessed something and knew that Cen Wenzhao's decision to go to Shannan could not be changed, so he wanted him to be a middleman and help make the introduction.

In this way, what Cen Wenzhao did was to help Li Chengqian. Even if he was discovered by Li Tai in the end, Cen Wenzhao would be fine because of the relationship with Li Chengqian.

He is really a good brother.

"Is the carriage ready?"

"It's ready."

"Let's go."

Su Chen nodded and left with Sun Qiang.

The carriage slowly moved out of the city. In the woods a mile south of the city, Su Chen saw Cen Wenzhao waiting. After getting off the carriage, Cen Wenzhao also walked over.

Su Chen was slightly surprised. "Why, are you the only one going to Shannan Road?"

"Of course not."

Cen Wenzhao shook his head, "They've already taken the lead."

Su Chen nodded, took out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Cen Wenzhao, "When you get to Shannan Road, if you need help, send this letter to Jiangnan Road, or to Jiannan Road."

Cen Wenzhao took the letter and read it with a suspicious look on his face. "Did you make two preparations for this letter?"

Su Chen shrugged, "It's better to be prepared."

Cen Wenzhao thought about it, smiled and nodded: "If there is a chance, I will go to Jiannan Road."

"A very wise decision."

Su Chen smiled and praised, "However, King Wu can only give you some military assistance at most. If you need money, it's more reliable to go to Jiangnan Road."

Cen Wenzhao put away the letter with a smile, "Although you arranged for me to go to Shannan Road to be a money-giving boy, you underestimated me too much."

Su Chen: “I hope so.”

"The journey is long and the mountains are high, please take care."

"Farewell."

Cen Wenzhao nodded, turned around and got on the carriage.

With Cen Wenzhao's departure, half of the country was under their control.

Su Chen smiled and turned to get in the car, "Is there any news from Lin Yunchen?"

Sun Qiang shook his head. "After going to Prince Wei's Mansion, Lin Yunchen has been staying in the mansion obediently for the past few days and has not left for a moment."

Never left even a step?

His son and the evidence against him are all in my hands, so why can I still be so calm?
Even if he doesn't want his son anymore, he should still consider his own life and property, right?
unless……

The handle can't threaten him!
popping.

Su Chen tapped the folding fan gently, with a hint of admiration on his face.

tough enough.

It is true that Lin Yunchen’s name is on the account book, but it is just an account book.

Catch the adulterer and catch the couple.

Apart from the fact that his name appeared in the ledger, there was nothing else to prove his involvement.

The only way is to find the stolen money he embezzled, or to get those people who were in cahoots with him to identify him.

However, most of the money Lin Yunchen obtained was sent to the Prince of Wei's Mansion. It was obviously unrealistic to search his mansion for the silver.

So the only thing left is the witness.

When the witnesses disappear, the so-called account books and lists are nothing but a joke!
“He’s cutting!”

Su Chen took a deep breath and said, "Send someone to investigate the news from Henan Dao. I hope I am wrong."

……

Henan government office.

The three patrol officers, Qiao Mengzhuo, Li Tian and Yue Ming, stood in front of Sun Fujia with serious faces.

Sun Fujia had a blank expression on his face. "Except for a few small fish and shrimps, all those who were above the seventh rank and knew more about the inside story were killed!"

"Yes, all of them!"

"But you haven't found those killers yet!"

"Sir, calm down!"

Bang!
Sun Fujia slammed the table and stood up, "They are just a few small fish and shrimps, why should I catch them?!"

silence.

Sun Fujia scratched his hair vigorously and could not help shouting at the three of them: "Go check it for me, go find it for me, don't let go of even the slightest clue!"

"We must find out who killed them!"

"Yes!"

Qin Mengzhuo and the other two bowed and retreated.

At this time, a servant came to report that King Hejian had arrived.

Sun Fujia looked up and saw Li Xiaogong, Qiao Mengzhuo and the other two passing by and walked in with a smile, "You haven't come in yet, but I heard you getting angry."

"Make the prince laugh."

"Have those people spoken?"

Sun Fujia nodded.

Li Xiaogong smacked his lips, "This is really funny. I suggest you stop investigating."

Sun Fujia frowned and looked at Li Xiaogong: "You are a smart person, a person who does serious things, so you'd better not wade into this muddy water."

Sun Fujia thought for a moment, "What does the prince mean?"

"I'll give it up when it's good."

(End of this chapter)