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

Chapter 239 I am not as good as him
"Sir, someone outside the mansion sent this!"

Sun Qiang came to Su Chen with a note.

Su Chen opened it and saw only one line of words on it, "The abandoned child is doing well and will arrive in Chang'an soon."

Su Chen frowned, "Did Cen Wenben send it?"

"I don't know."

Sun Qiang: "What's wrong, sir?"

Su Chen shook his head, pondering and tapping his folding fan. Could it be that Cen Wenzhao had already searched for the abandoned pawn before sending the message?
If that was the case, why didn't the news get sent to him, but instead Cen Wenben knew about it first?

"Where is Lu Fei now?"

"My Lord, according to the time, we should be arriving at Shannan Road soon."

"But he didn't send any letter back."

Su Chen tapped his folding fan and said, "No, maybe the letter is on the way."

Sun Qiang nodded.

At this time.

Su Wang hurriedly walked in from outside, took out a letter and handed it to Su Chen, "Sir, this is a letter sent by Master Su Bing. Please take a look."

Su Bin?

Su Chen opened the letter with confusion, a look of surprise on his face.

This guy……

Jiang Wuyang!
There are two brushes!

Putting down the letter, Su Chen smiled and said, "It seems that this matter has come to a conclusion."

"What do you mean, Master?"

"Let's go, Aqiang, take the gifts and go to the Confucius Mansion."

"what?"

Sun Qiang looked surprised.

Su Wang: "I heard that Kong Jijiu is ill, but I don't know if it's true or not. Are you going to visit Kong Jijiu?"

"That's it."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Just to test the waters."

Sun Qiang whispered, "You don't have to pretend to be a grandson this time, right?"

Su Chen: "If you want, it's not impossible."

Sun Qiang: “…”

……

East Palace.

Li Chengqian looked at the message sent by Yu Zhining in silence.

Yu Zhining said in a deep voice: "Cui Junsu and his partner have already arrived in Taiyuan with 500 students. They went to visit the Li family together, but no one knows what they were talking about."

Li Chengqian rubbed his head and said, "Maybe there will be news soon."

Du Zhenglun: "Your Highness, this matter is handled by the Kong family, and with the cooperation of the Lu family and others, the enlightenment plan is likely to fail."

"The follow-up plan you proposed earlier may have to be scrapped because of this."

Li Chengqian: "What do you think?"

Du Zhenglun: "Your Highness's enlightenment plan will undoubtedly bring many benefits to the Tang Dynasty. Not only can it select talents in many aspects, but it can also greatly weaken the influence of the aristocratic families in the local area and in the court."

"However, they will not allow the prince to take away their power through such a plan. They will definitely react."

"Now, Kong Shaoxin of the Kong family and Lu Chengsi of the Lu family are their representatives."

"These two have visited Kong Jijiu, Lord Lu Chengqing and others successively. I think they hope that they will lean towards them in this confrontation."

"However, I got the news that Kong Jijiu was ill recently, but it has not been made public yet..."

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows: "Real illness or fake illness?"

Du Zhenglun: "Whether Kong Jijiu was really ill or faking it, at least he sent us a message. They don't want to get involved in this matter."

Li Chengqian nodded, "What about Lu Chengqing?"

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "Speaking of Lord Lu, it's more interesting."

Li Chengqian frowned and looked over. Yu Zhining explained, "I heard that Master Su went to visit Master Lu Chengqing and hoped that Master Lu could help him to be a matchmaker and marry the daughter of the Lu family."

Li Chengqian: "???"

Marry Lu’s daughter?

What is Su Chen doing?
Doesn’t he have a good relationship with Li Xueyan? Why would he take the initiative to seek Lu Chengqing as a matchmaker?
"This news came from the Lu Mansion, so I think it should be correct."

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "I heard that after the princess learned the news, she locked herself in her room, and King Jiangxia was furious, claiming that she wanted to skin Su Chen alive."

Li Chengqian tapped his head and said slowly, "I remember that they also visited King Jiangxia before?"

Du Zhenglun: “That’s true.”

Li Chengqian suddenly smiled, "They visited King Jiangxia, no doubt because of King Jiangxia's status, plus the relationship between Su Chen and Li Xueyan."

"Now that the Lu Mansion has released this news, it has undoubtedly stimulated Li Xueyan and King Jiangxia."

"In this case, King Jiangxia, as one of Su Chen's backers, will definitely not come forward to help him in this matter?"

Du Zhenglun: "Your Highness is wise."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Why do you think Su Chen asked to marry the daughter of the Lu family?"

Yu Zhining: "Show your weakness to the enemy!" Du Zhenglun glanced at him and said hesitantly: "Perhaps Master Su has already known the seriousness of this matter, which is likely to threaten his safety, so he wants to make peace."

Li Chengqian shook his head, "Mr. Du still didn't see Su Chen clearly."

Du Zhenglun: "What does your highness mean?"

Li Chengqian: "My opinion is the same as Yu Changshi's. Show weakness to the enemy. I believe that when he learned that the Enlightenment Plan would become an action against him by the aristocratic families, he was already planning how to make these people lose their skin."

Du Zhenglun said in a deep voice: "But the current situation is a dead end for him."

"Your Highness has said before that these people are very likely to have made contact with Songzhou. Once they are unable to stop them, Songzhou will definitely take action!"

However, Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head.

Du Zhenglun asked doubtfully, "Your Highness disagrees?"

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Mr. Du, you think too little of Tubo, and you think too much of these noble families."

Du Zhenglun: "What does your highness mean?"

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "When the Tang Dynasty is strong, Tubo is weak; when the Tang Dynasty is weak, Tubo is strong."

"They may promise many benefits to Tubo, but when their plans become difficult to implement, will Tubo take any action?"

"Don't forget that in the previous battle, Tubo fled in disgrace, disarming themselves."

"It is true that this enlightenment plan, whether successful or not, will certainly cause unrest throughout the Tang Dynasty, but does Tubo really have the determination to take action?"

"I didn't realize they had the courage to do that."

Tubo has long been eyeing the fertile land of the Tang Dynasty, but it also has to consider its own capabilities!
Second.

The Enlightenment Plan is a strategy aimed at weakening the aristocratic families and selecting the best among the people of the Tang Dynasty. Once it spreads, countless people will applaud it.

The invasion of Tubo will only make the entire Tang Dynasty united, and everyone will fight against foreign enemies and hate the aristocratic families together!
"It would be fine if they don't take action. If they do, I believe that Su Chen's actions will be enough to make these people from the aristocratic families speechless in front of the elders of Jiangdong."

"This……"

Seeing that Li Chengqian was full of confidence in Su Chen, Du Zhenglun became a little hesitant.

Yu Zhining: "Your Highness, I know you trust Su Chen very much, but we still need to be prepared in advance."

Li Chengqian nodded, "I have already met with Hou Junji last night and ordered him to secretly mobilize 10,000 troops and rush to Songzhou."

"Your Highness is wise."

"Not many people know about this, so I hope you will be careful with your words and actions."

"I understand."

Yu Zhining and the other man nodded immediately.

For such a big thing, naturally the fewer people who know about it, the safer it is.

Du Zhenglun: "Your Highness, do you have any plans for the 500 students that Cui Junsu and the other two brought with them?"

Li Chengqian shook his head. "It is impossible to determine the academic performance of these five hundred students based on information alone. We have to wait until they arrive in Chang'an City to verify the authenticity of the information."

The news coming from Hebei Province claimed that the progress of the 500 students was astonishing, but how astonishing was it, how could it be explained in a few words?
According to his and Su Chen's previous idea, half a year would be enough for these students to master Confucian classics and Mingjing.

Du Zhenglun nodded, "Hearing is not as good as seeing. I think we should arrange some personnel to test him before he arrives in Chang'an."

Li Chengqian pondered: "Well, I'll leave this matter to you to arrange."

"Yes."

"By the way, apart from visiting Lu Chengqing, did Su Chen go to the Jiangxia Palace?"

The news has spread from the Lu Mansion that he is going to marry Lu's daughter. He should pay a visit to the Jiangxia Palace and express his feelings, right?

"No, I heard that he went to Confucius Mansion again today."

"Confucius Mansion?"

Li Chengqian looked strange, "He was the one who pointed at others and scolded them at first, and now he's going to Confucius Mansion?"

At this point, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh, "I'm not as good as him."

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "Your Highness is able to accept advice and get along well with his brothers. This is already the sign of a benevolent ruler. Why should you belittle yourself?"

"Besides, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty once said that only by knowing people and assigning them to the right positions can their talents be fully displayed."

"The prince trusts Su Chen so much and has given him so many conveniences. He has already treated him well. Su Chen should naturally use his abilities to help the prince settle this matter."

Li Chengqian smiled and pointed at Yu Zhining: "Yu Changshi, are you praising me, or are you saying that I am like Emperor Gaozu of Han, with no talent in my heart?"

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "If the prince can be like Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, who has no talent but still conquers the world, then what?"

Li Chengqian: "No, no, no, my background is better than his."

Yu Zhining burst out laughing.

Li Chengqian tilted his head and asked, "Mr. Du, are my two younger brothers doing well recently?"

Du Zhenglun smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei has been very quiet recently. Apart from compiling the Comprehensive Geography, he has been accompanying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to attend court. However, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has been making some small moves."

"His Royal Highness Prince Qi arranged for Yan Hongliang to investigate the evidence of the crimes of His Royal Highness Prince Wei and Young Master Su Chen. Perhaps it was because he was unwilling to give in."

Li Chengqian sneered, "If he had stayed at home to recuperate, it wouldn't be a big deal, but he shouldn't show up at this time."

"The death of Liang Mengbiao and Zan Junmo is just a lesson. If he had known better, he should have recovered from his injuries and returned to Qizhou instead of interfering at this time."

Du Zhenglun nodded, "Your Highness is wise."

Li Chengqian stretched lazily and said, "Why don't you two have dinner in the East Palace and go to the Prince's Residence with me to listen to Su Chen's preparations."

Yu Zhining and the other person nodded repeatedly.

If they knew Su Chen's arrangements in advance, they would be more confident and have enough time to make arrangements.

(End of this chapter)