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

Chapter 172 The more you lack something, the more you want it!
"In Henan Province, all the officials involved in this case, except for a few lower-ranking officials, have died mysteriously."

"Sun Fujia led the three major patrols to thoroughly investigate the deaths of officials of all ranks."

"Unfortunately, after three days of searching, there was still no progress. But after the King of Hejian went to see Sun Fujia, the matter was dropped."

"Sun Fujia's memorial is also on its way to Chang'an City."

After listening to Sun Qiang's report, Su Chen tapped the folding fan in his hand, his face looking a little serious.

Have most of the big fish and small shrimp been killed?
Only a few tadpoles with low official positions who cannot touch the deep secrets are left? ?
Is Li Tai crazy?
Doesn't he know what the consequences will be?
Su Chen closed his eyes. If it were him, he would definitely pick out the important people. If he couldn't, he would start with them.

There are not many people to be killed, just some people who know the inside story need to be eliminated.

There are definitely no more than five people like this, maybe only two or three.

The mysterious deaths of two or three people might make people feel surprised and outrageous, and some people would look into the matter in detail, but it would definitely not cause unrest in the entire Henan Province as it has done now.

and so……

Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes, "Someone is taking advantage of the situation!"

"Fish in troubled waters?"

Sun Qiang looked at Su Chen in confusion, "Master, do you mean that besides the assassins from Prince Wei's Palace, there must be other people involved in this action?"

Su Chen nodded, "That should be it."

"So who is the mastermind behind this?"

"Good question!"

Su Chen stood up, walked to the desk, picked up the brush and wrote the names of Li Tai and Li Chengqian on the paper.

When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured!
Now that Li Tai was at a disadvantage, the other side killed most of the people on the list.

Is this an attempt to bring down Li Tai?
Does this person have a grudge against Li Tai?

Su Chen drew a big question mark on the paper.

and many more!

Li Tai may not die!

Given that person's biased personality, it is very likely that he would lend a helping hand to Li Tai at the last minute and turn a big matter into a small one.

In this way...

Su Chen's gaze fell on the three words "Li Chengqian".

Not to mention Li Chengqian, the person involved, even he, an outsider, would feel extremely angry.

Li Chengqian might take extreme actions, even confront Li Shimin and get rid of Li Tai...

If brothers kill each other, both Li Chengqian and Li Tai will lose the support of the people, and will be marked with an x ​​in Li Shimin's heart.

The two of them are destined to have no chance of becoming emperor!
So... he has a chance to ascend the throne?
"How many princes are there in Chang'an who have reached the age of dancing elephants?"

Sun Qiang thought for a moment and said, "The only prince who is still in Chang'an and has not yet left for his fiefdom, besides His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, is His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

"King You of Qi? He's in Chang'an?"

Su Chen was stunned, "Why haven't I heard of this?"

"Indeed."

Sun Qiang nodded. "Last October, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi was ill and His Majesty arranged for him to recuperate in Chang'an. Since then, he has been living in seclusion and rarely shows up."

"Why did you think of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi?"

Su Chen rubbed his head. Qi Wangyou! Oh my goodness, another rebel!
Li Shimin really gave birth to a group of good sons.

but.

Prince You of Qi loves hunting, and now he can stay safely in his own Prince You's Palace, which is really amazing!
Duo duo.

Su Chen raised his eyebrows. Could it be that this guy wanted to reap the benefits while sitting back and waiting?

Thinking about it carefully, Su Chen felt it was more and more possible.

"Go find the prince..."

"Sir, it's already this late, the palace gates are all closed, you definitely can't enter the palace."

Su Chen glanced at the sky outside and realized that it was indeed impossible to enter the palace at this time.

Then.

"Come on, follow me to find Yu Zhining!"

"Sir, I'm afraid Lord Yu has already gone to bed."

"not necessarily."

Su Chen shook his head and stood up suddenly, "Let's go now."

Sun Qiang nodded and had to arrange a car to take Su Chen to Yu Zhining's residence.

Outside the palace.

The carriage stopped and Sun Qiang went forward and knocked on the door.

Duo duo.

"Who is it?"

"Master Su, the Crown Prince, wants to see Master Zhining for something."

"Mr. Su?"

The gatekeeper opened the door a little, peered out and saw Su Chen getting off the carriage, then opened the door immediately, "Mr. Su, please come in. I'll send someone to inform the master."

"It's troublesome."

Su Chen nodded and followed the doorman into the mansion.

backyard.

Yu Zhining, who was hugging his wife and preparing to go to sleep, frowned immediately after hearing the report from the servant.

What is he doing here at this hour?
"Aren't you tired, Master?"

"I can't sleep even if I'm tired."

Yu Zhining smiled, stood up and dressed, "You take a rest first, I'll be back soon."

After closing the door, Yu Zhining strode into the study.

Su Chen was sitting in the study, looking through his collection of books.

"Master Yu."

"Master Su, you came to see me at this time, is there something important?"

"Master Yu, is he asleep?"

"Getting ready for bed." "It's early."

"..."

Yu Zhining rolled his eyes, ordered someone to serve tea, and then invited Su Chen to take a seat.

Yu Zhining got straight to the point: "Go ahead."

Obviously.

Yu Zhining was somewhat dissatisfied with Su Chen's meaningless words.

Su Chen smiled and said in a deep voice: "Many registered officials in Henan Province have died in strange circumstances."

"A registered official?"

"List."

"...?"

Yu Zhining was shocked and sat up straight in an instant, "What does Mr. Su mean?"

"This is the news I received at dusk today. Lord Sun Fujia stopped while he was ahead. The memorials about those officials are already on their way to Chang'an City."

"I wonder if I would have dealt with all these people if this happened to me."

"Will it?"

Su Chen shook his head, "No, the cost of doing so is too high!"

"If we kill one or two people, maybe no one will care. But when there are too many people on the list who have died, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, which will undoubtedly cause trouble for us!"

"so……"

Yu Zhining's eyes were cold, and he said, "So someone is trying to take advantage of the situation!"

"Not bad!"

Su Chen nodded. It was more relaxing to chat with Yu Zhining.

Yu Zhining picked up the teacup and drank it in big gulps before saying, "This is not good."

Su Chen: "Indeed, in a corner that we haven't noticed, there is a person who covets the throne!"

Yu Zhining pondered and knocked on the table: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu has always been close to the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has been ill and has been recuperating at home."

"Your Highness the King of Shu and His Highness the King of Wu are brothers from the same mother and are very close. He is also on good terms with the Crown Prince, so naturally he would not do anything unnecessary."

"His Royal Highness Prince Jiang is more interested in making tools, clothes and toys, but his ambition is not to do this. His Royal Highness Prince Yue is fond of literature and history, and is good at riding and shooting. Prince Jin and Prince Ji are young..."

"Now that I think about it carefully, only Qi Wangyou and Yue Wangzhen have this ability!"

popping.

Su Chen clapped his hands and cheered, "Great! No wonder the prince always says he wants to see you when he has something to ask."

Yu Zhining waved his hands without showing much self-satisfaction, but frowned and asked, "Could it be the King of Yue?"

King Zhen of Yue was good at riding and shooting, and was fond of literature and history.

With his personal charm and the authority of a prince, he is likely to recruit a large number of people.

It is not difficult to get rid of those officials in Henan Province privately!

The most important thing is that the King of Yue is not in Chang'an City!

They had no way of knowing his every move!

"No, he won't."

"why?"

Because he was rebelling against Wu Zetian...

Su Chen muttered to himself, then said in a deep voice: "The more inconspicuous, the more dangerous!"

"Prince You of Qi likes hunting and making friends. Your Majesty has reprimanded him for this more than once. But since he came to Chang'an City to recuperate after being ill, he has been staying at home and rarely shows up. Don't you find it strange?"

Yu Zhining: "You mean, he is keeping a low profile?"

Su Chen shook his head: "Whether it is true or not, it cannot be confirmed at present, but the incident in Henan Road has given us a wake-up call. We must be careful and vigilant."

Yu Zhining nodded in agreement. A person lurking in the dark, ready to attack the throne at any time, posed too great a threat to them.

"Do you want to try him?"

"not now."

Su Chen shook his head. "Not only is the Crown Prince acting as regent, but Henan officials have died mysteriously one after another. The King of Wei has also teamed up with Qin Ying of Xihua Temple and Wei Lingfu of Huisheng Temple to murder him with their evil ways. With all these things stacked up, no one would care about the King of Qi who has disappeared from sight for a long time."

in other words.

Now it is a struggle between the King of Wei and the Crown Prince. The attention of both sides is all focused on the King of Wei and the Crown Prince.

Just like when an official from Henan Province died, everyone would suspect that it was done by Li Tai, or even Li Chengqian, but no one would suspect that it was done by Li You!

This is where Li You’s brilliance lies.

The yellow mud fell into his crotch. It was either shit or shit, forcing Li Tai to swallow this loss in silence!

"you're right."

Yu Zhining nodded slowly, "We must be careful about this matter. I will remind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow morning."

"So best."

Su Chen smiled, tapping his folding fan and said, "What I am most worried about is that the person will once again favor the King of Wei, causing the Crown Prince to become so angry that he loses his mind and does something out of line. That would be bad."

Yu Zhining sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"That person has done this kind of thing more than once, but this time the incident was so serious, even if it was partiality, it would be within a certain range, right?"

"not necessarily."

Su Chen smiled and raised the folding fan in his hand, pointing in a certain direction, "The more you lack something, the more you hope to get it."

"The more you fear something, the more you will protect it."

"What do you say?"

Yu Zhining thought about it, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Su's words are really sobering."

"Unfortunately."

"He started it all, how can he stop the others from coming?"

Swish.

Su Chen folded his fan in one hand and smiled, "So, do your best."

"I have been talking for a long time today, so I will take my leave now."

(End of this chapter)