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

Chapter 273 Do you think of yourself as bait?

Prince's residence.

Wang Xuance came here on orders.

After Su Chen went to the ice shop yesterday, he informed Wang Xuance.

After learning that he would soon be able to lead his merchant protection team to Persia to verify their combat effectiveness, Wang Xuance was so excited that he could not sleep all night.

He had gone out once before, but that was to cooperate with Roshan's caravan to ensure the transportation of their goods.

This time, it’s pure fighting!
We have been training privately for so long, it is time to test our combat effectiveness.

Su Chen walked in from the backyard and said with a smile, "You came pretty quickly."

"Son."

Wang Xuance smiled and nodded, "Everyone is very excited when they heard about going to Persia."

Su Chen: "It's inevitable to be excited, but you have to show your true strength, otherwise, many of you will stay in Persia this time."

Wang Xuance: “Understood!”

Su Chen smiled and handed Wang Xuance a book, "Take this, you can read it carefully on the way to Persia."

Wang Xuance took it curiously, "Hou Hei Xue?"

"Sir, what is this book about?"

"Won't you know it when you see it yourself?"

Su Chen smiled. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside.

Immediately afterwards, Li Chengqian strode in.

"See the prince."

"No gift, no gift."

Li Chengqian smiled and waved his hand, then sat down next to Su Chen. "How are the trainings going for your men?"

Wang Xuance: "My Lord, everything is going well. As long as the weapons are in place, we can fight at any time."

Li Chengqian nodded, "How are your preparations for the weapons?"

Su Chen: "It has been arranged. I will set off with them."

The purpose of Wang Xuance and others' trip seemed to be to reconcile the war between Persia and the Arab Empire, but in fact it was to verify the results of their training during this period!

Without weapons, how can they verify their achievements?
Therefore, Su Chen has already given the order that the muskets and bombs should be prepared, and they will just have to set off, and these things will go to Persia with them.

Li Chengqian responded, took out an imperial edict and handed it to Wang Xuance.

"This is?"

"This is my will for you."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "From today on, you are a seventh-rank Zhiguo Captain!"

"Lead 800 men under your command to Persia to assist Prince Arohan and resolve the issue of the Arab Empire sending troops."

Seventh-rank Zhiguo Colonel?

Wang Xuance's face lit up with joy, "Thank you, Prince!"

Li Chengqian: "As long as you work hard for me, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Oh, I got the news that although the second branch of the Lu family has been controlled, there are still some people from the Lu family who quietly fled Fanyang when the city was broken. They are very likely to harm you."

"Should we call Xue Li back to ensure your safety?"

The Lu family was wealthy and powerful, so it was understandable that some of them fled Fan Yang early.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Do you think they will come to Chang'an City to assassinate me?"

Li Chengqian teased: "It's not just you, it's very likely that they won't let me go either."

Su Chen: "They are just a group of stray dogs, why should we be afraid?"

"Now the important thing is to help A Luohan deal with the Great Tang Kingdom, build schools, and help the Ministry of Revenue make money..."

Li Chengqian: "It is indeed a complicated matter."

Su Chen shrugged, "He's very busy. Once the matter in Shu is resolved, he will naturally come back."

"Besides, I have Sun Qiang and Lu Fei protecting me, so it won't be a big problem."

"If you need more manpower, I can transfer Jin Yong back from Jiangnan Road. This guy has wanted to return to Chang'an several times."

Li Chengqian nodded, "Just keep it in mind."

"There are still many things to deal with in the palace, so I will go back first."

"it is good."

After seeing Li Chengqian off, Su Chen brought Wang Xuance to Rosshan's residence.

Upon receiving the news, Roshan and the other two went out of the house to greet them in person.

"Mr. Su, please come in!"

"Brother Luo, please."

After sitting down, Roshan expressed his gratitude again, "Mr. Su's help this time will be a favor that our Persian nation will never forget."

Su Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me introduce you. This is Wang Xuance, a seventh-rank Zhiguo captain. He will be going back to Persia with you this time."

"I've heard of your name for a long time!"

Roshan and the other two said sincerely, "If it weren't for General Wang's help, the soaps wouldn't have been transported back to Persia smoothly."

Wang Xuance smiled and nodded.

Su Chen: "He will lead 800 soldiers on this trip and leave with you."

"These people are all elite troops that he has carefully trained. When we arrive in Persia, you can discuss privately how to control them."

Roshan immediately said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Su, the reinforcements led by General Wang will be under the jurisdiction of General Wang, and Persia will never interfere."

"Moreover, this time A Luo will return with a thousand men and will go back with General Wang."

Su Chen was a little surprised, "Let Luohan and Wang Xuance go back?"

Roshan: "Yes, I have to leave someone here to look after my business in Chang'an City."

"Although A Luohan is young, he is brave and resourceful. I believe that he will learn a lot of new things by following General Wang."

A Luohan clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, General Wang."

Wang Xuance hurriedly returned the greeting, "You're welcome, Prince."

Su Chen nodded after pondering, "Have you set a date for departure?"

A Luo Han: "There is no time to lose, let's set off at dusk today."

"it is good."

……

Two hours later.

A Luohan, with a thousand elite soldiers, met up with eight hundred people led by Wang Xuance at the city gate.

In addition to these 1,800 elite soldiers, there were also dozens of carriages of various sizes.

"Sir, let's go."

"Go ahead and be careful along the way."

Su Chen said in a deep voice, "Don't forget what I told you before."

Wang Xuance grinned and said, "Don't worry, sir. I understand."

Su Chen nodded and turned his gaze to A Luohan who was coming to say goodbye to Roshan.

"Master Su, take your leave."

"Take care of yourself."

A Luohan and Wang Xuance led everyone and left in a mighty manner.

Roshan and Su Chen stood together, watching their figures getting farther and farther away.

"Mr. Su, there are many people watching us."

Roshan said softly, "It seems to be Randy from the Arab Empire."

"It's not just them." Su Chen smiled, "There are many people who want to kill me."

That's what I said.

Roshan's eyelids jumped, "I still have a hundred elite soldiers under my command..."

"It's not necessary."

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, "If you don't give them the opportunity to act, how can you catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Roshan was stunned for a moment, "You use yourself as bait?"

"Why not?"

Su Chen laughed, patted Roshan on the shoulder and said, "Don't forget to send the cotton to Du He when it arrives tomorrow."

"nature."

Roshan nodded, Su Chen said goodbye, and left with Sun Qiang.

This person is really cruel.

Even though he knew he was being targeted, he still wanted to use himself as bait.

Aren’t you afraid of accidents?

County Prince's Mansion.

A servant quickly came to Li Tai and said, "Your Majesty, this time it was indeed Wang Xuance who personally led the merchant escort team to leave with A Luohan."

“Haha, as expected.”

Wei Ting stroked his beard and said, "The prince is taking advantage of this opportunity to train his troops!"

Li Tai said calmly: "The merchant escort team has left Chang'an City, and Su Chen's defense has been greatly reduced."

"Why does he act like this? It makes me feel like he did it on purpose?"

Du Chuke: "Your Highness, no matter what their intentions are, at least we can be sure that after receiving benefits from Persia, the Crown Prince used this incident to privately train his troops!"

"Just this alone is enough to report him to His Majesty!"

Li Tai waved his hand: "The time is not right yet."

Now that the crown prince is the regent, even if they want to go to Jiucheng Palace to visit the crown prince, how many people would know about it?

It would be better for them to wait until Li Shimin returns to Chang'an City, and then reveal everything Li Chengqian has done in front of all the civil and military officials!

At that time, there would probably be few people who would help the prince, right?

"What does the prince mean?"

"We will do this after we get news from Persia."

Du Chuke nodded. At this time, a servant walked in quickly and said softly, "Your Majesty, there is an old friend outside the palace who wants to see you."

"Old friend?"

Li Tai and his companions all looked suspicious.

The other party only said that he was an old acquaintance but did not reveal his identity. Could it be that there was something shameful going on?

"You guys should leave first. I want to see which old friend is here to visit me."

"Yes."

Wei Ting and the other man got up and left.

Afterwards, a man wearing a bamboo hat was invited into the palace.

"I, Lu Chengyu, pay my respects to His Majesty."

"Lu Chengyu?"

Li Tai stood up suddenly and stared at him intently: "You are not in Fanyang?"

Lu Chengyu said slowly: "When Lu Chengqing and his men took action, I was arranged to leave Fanyang in advance."

Li Tai nodded in understanding. He thought that when the city was broken, Lu Jingqing and his men sent Lu Chengyu and others out of Fanyang City in advance, wanting to preserve the second branch's bloodline, but he didn't expect that they would actually come to Chang'an City.

"You came to see me this time, aren't you afraid that I will arrest you and hand you over to the Ministry of Justice?"

"I am not afraid of the villain."

Lu Chengyu said calmly: "I came here to help the prince."

Li Tai pondered and slowly sat down, "Tell me."

Lu Chengyu: "If the prince had not conspired with Su Chen to suppress our Lu family again and again, how could the Lu family rebel?"

"Now that all the people around Su Chen have left Chang'an City, it's a good time to take action!"

"As long as the prince helps, we can definitely surround and kill this villain in the prince's residence."

It turned out to be the case.

Li Tai now understood why Su Chen sent everyone around him away.

Did he get wind of the situation and deliberately leave Lu Chengyu and his men with the opportunity to assassinate him?
"inappropriate."

Li Tai shook his head, "Have you ever thought that Su Chen deliberately let these people go?"

Lu Chengyu: "I understand what the prince means. He is most likely using me as bait, and is waiting for us to take the initiative to attack."

“But this may not be an opportunity.”

You can use bait to fish, but there is still a possibility that the fish will eat it!
Li Tai tapped the table, lost in thought.

He would naturally be happy to see Lu Chengyu and other surviving members of the Lu family fight to the death with Su Chen, with both sides suffering losses.

However, I am afraid that this is a trap set by Su Chen.

Not only did Lu Chengyu and his companions fail to successfully defeat Su Chen, but they also got themselves involved, and even implicated him.

Thinking back to what happened before, Li Tai sighed, "I'm sorry, this is a grudge between you two, and I don't want to get involved."

Lu Chengyu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, do you really not want to sit on the chair in the Taiji Hall?"

Li Tai smiled calmly, "I just spoke to you from the bottom of my heart because you are the son of an old friend."

"If you know what's good for you, go to the Ministry of Justice and turn yourself in now. Maybe you can save your life."

"If you want to sow discord between me and the prince, then you are overthinking it!"

Lu Chengyu looked at Li Tai deeply, and said with a folded hand: "Since that's the case, Your Majesty is so afraid of the Crown Prince, just pretend that I have never been here."

"Well, this is the last care of this king."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Chengyu turned and left.

Li Tai knocked on the table in silence until Wei Ting and the other man walked in.

"Why didn't the prince arrest him?"

"No need."

Li Tai shook his head. "They are now a group of stray dogs. If I capture Lu Chengyu, those Lu family members hiding in the dark will most likely kill me. It's not worth it."

"It would be better to let him go, let them fight to the death with Crown Prince Su Chen, and we will reap the benefits."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Today, Lu Chengyu and others are a group of desperate criminals and a hot potato.

No one can take over casually, let alone provoke.

Because they have no scruples anymore, they act recklessly.

Letting them go now is undoubtedly the best option.

Wei Ting smiled and said, "It seems that Su Chen must have received the news and set up the trap in advance, waiting for them to take the bait."

Li Tai smiled and said, "I quite like what Lu Chengyu said just now."

"The bait may also be eaten by the fish."

"If that's the case, then it would be the best."

"Yes, yes, yes."

……

(End of this chapter)