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

Chapter 23 You must be sweating, brother!
The prince and Su Chen have a very good relationship, which can be seen from the unpleasant ending in the imperial study before.

However, the prince actually brought the matter directly to the emperor. What did he want to do?
Coming for me?
Li Tai frowned and heard footsteps. He turned his head and saw Li Daozon, Lu Chengqing and Chai Zhewei walking side by side.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince and the King of Wei."

Li Daozon and his two companions bowed to greet him.

Li Shimin waved his hand and asked casually, "I heard from the Crown Prince that there was a murder in the West Market today. What happened?"

Lu Chengqing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, according to my thorough investigation, this matter..."

Lu Chengqing described the case in detail, and Li Shimin's gaze fell on Chai Zhewei.

Chai Zhewei is in charge of patrol duties in Chang'an City, but today there was such a commotion in the West Market, and no patrol police showed up. This really makes people think deeply.

Oops!

He was coming for me!
Li Tai was shocked and looked at Li Chengqian who had a smile on his face!
Everyone knows that the Chai family is close to the Prince of Wei's Palace.

Now, the people in the Prince's Mansion were ambushed, but the patrol police in Chang'an City did not show up, which would definitely arouse suspicion!

as predicted.

Just as Li Tai thought of this and turned his gaze to Li Shimin, Li Shimin was also looking at him.

But at this moment, Li Shimin's expression became increasingly cold.

"Your Majesty."

Chai Zhewei stepped forward to explain, "I have already arranged the patrol duties for today, but that guy neglected his duty and took his men out to drink wine."

"When I first learned about this, I was extremely shocked and arrested them all to await their punishment."

"Fortunately, the man who was attacked was a master of martial arts and managed to kill eight criminals. Otherwise, I would be in a state of panic, ashamed of the deceased and Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin did not respond, but calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

In the silent hall, Li Daozon and the other two felt extremely pressured.

Especially Chai Zhewei.

"Lord Lu, you just said that it was with the help of the bad guy Jin Yong that Su Chen and the other two were able to escape."

"Exactly."

Lu Chengqing nodded, then smiled and flattered, "If it weren't for your majesty's benevolent behavior, how could there be so many chivalrous and loyal people in Chang'an City? No, Liang'er is serving the country, congratulations, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled. His casual behavior at the time created bad people in Chang'an City.

These people do not hold official positions, and most of them are affiliated with the government offices. They serve the country with their passion, which is a good story to tell others about it.

but.

The bad guys noticed it, but the patrol police didn’t show up!

"Prince, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

coming!

Li Chengqian was shocked. "I was horrified when I heard about this. How dare someone set up an ambush in the middle of a commotion in the West Market and kill people from the East Palace? This is really audacious and lawless!"

"So, after thinking about it, could it be that someone is deliberately targeting Su Chen?"

"Don't you think so, fourth brother?"

While talking.

Li Chengqian turned his gaze to Prince of Wei Li Tai.

"..."

Li Tai said nothing and sweated profusely.

Li Shimin looked at Li Tai and saw him with his head down, curled up like a ball. He was startled and wondered if this was an ambush arranged by Li Tai.

As his eyes swept over Chai Zhewei who was kneeling on the ground, Li Shimin began to grow angry.

"The prince is asking you a question!"

"Your Highness, I don't know!"

Li Tai shook his head repeatedly.

Seeing this, Li Shimin snorted coldly, thinking that he was inseparable from this matter. Turning to the prince, he said gently, "Go on."

Sure enough.

Seeing Li Shimin favoring Li Tai again, Li Chengqian sneered in his heart.

Even though they had anticipated all of this before coming, they were still chilled when they actually saw it with their own eyes.

"But, after careful consideration, I believe that no one in the court should have the courage to target Su Chen and the Eastern Palace."

Li Chengqian spoke calmly, "In addition, I asked Su Chen about it. Maybe it was because they leaked their wealth outside the Nishang Building and were targeted by people with ill intentions."

"That's why they ambushed them in the narrow alley and attacked them both."

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense. It seems that this was a crime committed in the heat of the moment."

"Father, you are wise."

Li Chengqian smiled and cupped his hands, "But father, this incident has a very bad impact. In a short period of time, it has spread throughout Chang'an City, and even the people in the surrounding counties have heard about it."

"If the case is not resolved quickly, I'm afraid the people in the city will panic, especially the merchants who come to Chang'an City to do business. They are only looking for money, but something like this happened. It really makes people worry about their own safety."

Li Shimin nodded again, his eyes fell on Chai Zhewei, "What else do you have to say?" "I have failed in my duty, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Chai Zhewei was straightforward. He didn't defend himself and just knelt on the ground to accept the punishment.

Li Shimin slowly stood up and came to Chai Zhewei's side. "When Sichang and I started the war, he led the cavalry and was the first to attack the enemy. He was unparalleled in bravery and made outstanding military achievements."

"As the son of Sichang, you also have his demeanor. I am very happy about you, but as a general, you must be careful."

Chai Zhewei remained motionless, "Your Majesty is right."

Li Shimin: "All those on duty at the West Market today will be dismissed and investigated, and severely punished."

"As for you..."

Li Shimin was halfway through his words when he saw a eunuch running in hurriedly from outside.

"How can you be so flustered?!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Lord Tang from the Honglu Temple has an urgent matter to discuss with you outside the palace."

"Xuan."

Li Shimin frowned and looked outside the hall. Why did Tang Jian come here to join in the fun?
"Your Majesty, I, Tang Jian, pay my respects to you."

"What's the urgent matter?"

"Your Majesty, the envoy of Liugui Country, Ke Ye Yuzhi, has already settled in Wannian County."

Tang Jian spoke straight to the point, which made Li Shimin a little confused.

The news of Liugui Kingdom's homage had already spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. But now it has suddenly stopped. What will the people of the Tang Dynasty and the neighboring countries think?
"Why don't you come to Chang'an City?"

"Your Majesty, the envoy Ke Ye Yuzhi said that he is very yearning for everything in the Tang Dynasty, so he wants to stay in Wannian County for a few more days..."

As he spoke, Tang Jian glanced at Chai Zhewei who was kneeling there.

Li Shimin said coldly: "Speak human language!"

Tang Jian coughed and whispered, "Today's murder case in Xishi has caused a lot of uproar. It has already spread to Wannian County. It is said to be a murder for money."

"Liugui is a small country. In order to show its sincerity, it came to Chang'an to pay homage and brought a lot of valuable things to present to Your Majesty to please His Majesty. However, it encountered such an incident on the way here, and some guards were injured or killed."

"Now that this has happened, Ye Yuzhi is worried that if he accidentally loses these gifts before meeting His Majesty, firstly His Majesty will be angry, and secondly he will not be able to explain to the King of Liugui when he returns."

Ok?
Su Chen's behavior?

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up and he looked at Yu Zhining.

The two of them smiled knowingly, then silently put away their smiles and turned to look at Li Shimin, whose face was as red as the bottom of a pot.

As Li Shimin turned around, he kicked Chai Zhewei.

puff.

Chai Zhewei wailed and was kicked a dozen feet away.

Li Shimin was a veteran of the battlefield. Even though he had not fought with anyone for many years, his bravery was still as strong as ever.

At this moment, Li Shimin was furious and pointed at Chai Zhewei and cursed: "Listen, this is all your fault!"

"My reputation and the Tang Dynasty's reputation are almost lost to the Liugui Kingdom!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Chai Zhewei lay on the ground with a painful look on his face and kept begging for mercy.

He also didn't expect that this matter would attract the attention of the envoys from the Liugui Kingdom.

Li Tai, who was standing aside, was even more dumbfounded.

How did things turn out like this?!
"I hereby declare that Chai Zhewei has failed to live up to the emperor's grace, neglected his duties and failed to strictly guard his subordinates, which led to the death of eight people in Chang'an City. I hereby dismiss him from his position as General of the Imperial Guards!"

"No, Your Majesty..."

Chai Zhewei panicked immediately. His original crime of negligence turned into dismissal from office. He could not accept this. "Your Majesty, please calm down and forgive me!"

Li Tai's eyes widened. "Father, please calm down. General Chai just didn't discipline his subordinates well. It's not that serious..."

Li Shimin turned his head and looked at him expressionlessly.

Gulu.

Li Tai swallowed his saliva, swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue, lowered his head and remained silent.

"Tang Jian, go tell Ke Yeyuzhi that he is the prince of Liugui Country and also my guest of honor. This will definitely not happen."

Li Shimin took a deep breath and glared at Chai Zhewei fiercely, "Why don't you drag him out for me?!"

"His Majesty……"

"I don't want to see you again!"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Chai Zhewei was pulled out of the hall, but Li Shimin's eyes fell on Li Tai.

"And you!"

"From today on, be strict with yourself and concentrate on compiling the Geography. Don't associate with people like this!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)