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

Chapter 186: Nishanglou invites you to visit the palace when you have time

The Tang Dynasty did not need a strong army. It only needed the emperor to have more children and marry off the princesses in exchange for stability on the border?
What happened to the emperor then?

Breeding pig?

Uh……

A figure appeared in front of Li Chengqian, and then he shook his head repeatedly.

That picture is so jarring.

and.

Without the guarantee of a strong army, how could the territory be preserved even if princesses were continuously sent away, humiliated and compromised, and the alliance between Qin and Jin was achieved?

Li Chengqian is the crown prince.

He knows too well what a country wants and what a country's appetite is!
When faced with a powerful and wealthy dynasty without the protection of a strong army, can it still be called a dynasty?
That's called a plate meal!
It's a plate of fatty meat that anyone can get their hands on!
How could others give up such a delicious dish just because you offered a princess?
Billions of territories and tens of millions of people will become slaves of others!
The best proof is present-day Persia.

Persia was rich and powerful, but their military was not well-equipped. Because of this, when facing the attacks of the Arab Empire, they could only cede land and pay compensation again and again.

Today we cede five cities, tomorrow we cede ten cities, and then we can have a good night's sleep. When we wake up and look around, the Qin army is here again!

"Brother Su is right!"

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "If the territory of the Great Tang and the safety of hundreds of millions of people are placed on a woman, then what is the dignity of the men of the Great Tang?"

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "It should be so."

Li Chengqian smiled and mentioned the previous outing, "The King of Wei and the King of Qi went on the outing with me that day, and there was a hint of cooperation."

"impossible."

Su Chen waved his hand, "Even if the two of them team up for a short period of time, they will fall out because of their personalities."

"What's more, their goals are the same, and they will always be wary of each other."

"Instead of worrying about the two of them joining forces to deal with you, you should first consider how to receive the Tibetan envoys."

"This is your first official reception of foreign envoys since you became regent. You can't lose face."

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, and said casually: "What about you, are you just going to be a young master like this?"

Su Chen grinned, "We've been busy for so long in such a short period of time, it's time to relax."

"Before you came, I had already ordered Sun Qiang to invite Cheng Huaimo, Yuchi Baolin, Li Chongyi and others to the banquet tonight."

"them?"

Li Chengqian frowned.

Both Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Huaimo are the eldest sons of the two dukes.

Most importantly, their fathers were the two generals most trusted by Li Shimin, and were responsible for the safety of the imperial palace.

As for Li Chongyi, there is no need to say more, he is the eldest son of King Jiangxia Li Xiaogong.

"Where is the venue? Can I attend?"

"Don't even think about it."

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "You'd better not go to places like brothels. If you want to go, just go to the Palace."

"There are all ladies from wealthy families there, and they are better than those in Nishang Building. Secondly, even if the officials in the court knew about it, they wouldn't say anything."

Ye Ting is where the palace maids live. Of course, this is not important. What is important is that Ye Ting holds the wives and daughters of many officials who had committed crimes. At the same time, there are also many princesses and concubines of foreign races!

In terms of both quality and status, this kind of place is much better than Nishanglou.

Most officials have been there and there won’t be any gossip.

If Li Chengqian ran to Nishang Tower, I'm afraid the news would spread throughout the city that day.

Li Chengqian sighed, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Su."

Su Chen: “Ah?”

Li Chengqian: "Even if I go to Nishang Tower to have fun, I still need to build connections for my own cause."

Su Chen: "..."

like.

Can we say that?

"correct."

Su Chen knocked his head, "How is your previous plan to win over Zhang Mingcheng from the Cangbu Department going?"

Li Chengqian raised his lips slightly: "Zhang Mingcheng has moved closer to me again."

"Well, the identity of the prince is very useful."

Su Chen smiled. If Zhang Mingcheng gets closer to Li Tai and Li You, he needs to consider whether he will be reported to the authorities.

But if you get closer to Li Chengqian, there is no need to worry about this at all.

Li Chengqian, the current crown prince!

As a court official, being close to the prince, the heir apparent, and the future emperor, isn't this normal?

Instead of being close to the crown prince, he was close to other princes...

So what do you want to do?
"This is a gift from my father. It is useless for me to keep it, so I am giving it to you."

Li Chengqian smiled and took out a jade ruyi from his sleeve and placed it in front of Su Chen.

The jade ruyi is emerald green all over and is exquisitely crafted. Even a layman who doesn't know the value of things can tell at a glance that it is priceless.

"I'm gone alone."

"No delivery."

Li Chengqian smiled, stood up and was about to leave, but he stopped as if he remembered something, "When dealing with Li Tai before, you said that even if my father is partial to me, you still have a way to help me ascend the throne..."

"How sure are you?"

"At present, it is only 50%."

Su Chen tapped his folding fan, not knowing why Li Chengqian asked this question, so he smiled and said, "Maybe 60%, no more."

"But after some progress on Du He's side, we are at least 90% sure."

“Why is it 90%?”

Li Chengqian frowned.

Su Chen: "The remaining 10% depends on whether your father is willing to move to Da'an Palace."

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"I understand!"

……

Nishang Tower.

When Su Chen and Sun Qiang walked in, the madam, who had been greeting them with a smile, suddenly fell in expression.

Why is this stingy miser here again?
"Sir, she doesn't seem to welcome you?"

"Is it?"

"how could be?"

The madam put on a smiling face and hurried forward to greet him, "Mr. Su, please come in."

Su Chen smiled, opened his folding fan and said, "Prepare a private room for me. Several friends will be coming over later."

"It's easy to talk about."

The madam smiled and led the way, bringing Su Chen to a private room. The space was large and soundproof. "Mr. Su, do you still remember the half-verse poem you wrote last time?"

"what?"

Su Chen looked confused.

The madam was immediately anxious. "When you left our Nishang Tower last time, you wrote a poem: Good rain knows when to fall, and it happens in spring. How come you forgot it?"

Su Chen slapped his forehead and said, "Oh yeah, look at my memory, I really forgot it."

Seeing that Su Chen had remembered, the madam hurriedly said, "Mr. Su, you are very busy, so it is normal for you to forget. Can you please make up the rest of the sentence today?"

Su Chen: "Hey, you said my poem is worth a thousand gold, but the second half of the poem will cost five hundred gold to complete."

Madam: "..."

"Look at what you said. You can come to our Nishang Building to entertain your friends. It is a blessing for our Nishang Building. All the drinks today are waived. What do you think?"

"Mama Sang Gaoyi."

Su Chen laughed, "I will definitely make it up to you this time."

"Then I thank you, Master Su. I will arrange it right away."

The madam turned around and walked out with a smile on her face. After a while, musicians in tattered clothes came in with smiles on their faces.

"Brother Sun, I miss you so much."

Okay.

Before anyone came in, Su Chen had already imagined what Meng Niang looked like.

It is truly unforgettable.

Sun Qiang chuckled and winked at Meng Niang, who smiled and saluted, "My servant greets Mr. Su."

"Um……"

Su Chen pointed at Sun Qiang standing beside him, and Meng Niang walked over to Sun Qiang and sat down with a smile.

After only a stick of incense had passed, a familiar voice was heard from outside.

Sun Qiang stood up and walked out of the room.

"Master Yuchi, Master Cheng..."

"Sun Qiang, is Brother Su here?"

"Sir, you have been waiting for a long time."

Sun Qiang smiled and moved aside to invite them, and Cheng Huaimo and others strode in.

Su Chen glanced at him and said with a smile, "Why didn't Commander Chang Sun come?"

Since it was a dinner party, Chang Sun Chong would naturally be included. As for whether he would come or not, that was another matter.

"Hey, can that be the same?"

Cheng Huaimo smiled and said, "Captain Changsun is married, so how can he just run here casually? Besides, the princess is not in good health. If the princess finds out about this, he will be in trouble."

"That's not the case. That's not the case."

Yuchi Baolin waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that Princess Changle is the most considerate person, how could she be angry about this?"

"I just heard that Princess Changle's condition has worsened, so I didn't come."

Su Chen smiled indifferently and didn't take their words to heart.

Even if this didn't happen, Chang Sun Chong might not come to the banquet.

However, the worsening condition of Princess Changle is a problem.

Among the many princesses, Li Chengqian was closest to Princess Changle and Princess Chengyang.

Yes.

After Princess Changle passed away, Li Chengqian took special care of Princess Chengyang.

"Everyone, please take a seat."

Su Chen smiled and asked everyone to take a seat.

In addition to Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Huaimo, there were also Li Zhen, the son of Li Ji, Li Chongyi, the son of Li Xiaogong, and Li Jingheng, the son of Li Daozon.

The five of them were the ones who came to lend a helping hand during the free clinic that day.

"Who is this?"

"Meng Niang greets all the gentlemen."

Meng Niang hurriedly stood up and looked at Cheng Huaimo and the other four timidly.

It seemed that they had not expected that the people Su Chen invited to the banquet would be the second-generation young masters.

"Ahem, Meng Niang, please come out first."

Sun Qiang coughed and asked Meng Niang to leave first.

Cheng Huaimo immediately gave him a thumbs up, "Good skills."

The other four smiled knowingly.

Sun Qiang scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Sir, Meng Niang and I will be guarding outside. If you have any instructions, please let us know."

Su Chen nodded: "Okay."

After Cheng Huaimo and the other four looked at each other, they all sat down with smiles on their faces.

Then, one by one, girls with graceful figures and pretty faces came in from outside.

"Before, because of Captain Changsun, I had the assistance of the five of you. Although Captain Changsun is not here today, it does not prevent us from getting close to him."

Su Chen smiled and raised his glass, "Especially Brother Li Chongyi, I have admired him for a long time."

Li Chongyi waved his hand, "Let's not talk about anything else. My father was seriously ill that day. If it weren't for Mr. Su's help, my father would be bedridden now. It's just a small matter. How can it be worth Mr. Su's concern?"

"Hey, let's just drink, why bother talking about those flowery things?"

"Correct!"

"drink wine."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank.

After putting down the wine glass, Li Jingheng spoke first, "Brother Su, you have been very busy these days. It has been a long time since you came to the palace to sit down."

"You wouldn't dare."

Thinking of Li Dao Zong's appearance, Su Chen laughed dumbly, "I'm worried that King Jiangxia will be in a bad mood and arrest me and throw me into the small dark room."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed.

The room was soon filled with a happy atmosphere.

It was not until the hour of Hai that everyone gave up.

They staggered out of the Nishang Building, supporting each other.

Cheng Huaimo and others said goodbye one after another, and left leisurely with the help of servants, but Li Jingheng held Su Chen.

"Brother Su, let me be honest with you. Are you afraid of my father? If that were the case, how dare you use the princess and my sister's reputation to advertise?"

Li Jingheng patted Su Chen on the shoulder and reminded him, "If you have time in the future, you must come to the palace as a guest. Don't refuse."

"……belch."

(End of this chapter)