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

Chapter 313 I really want to show off, but I have to be on guard against you!
The map unfolded.

Just as Su Chen said, it was dirty, as if it had been dug out from some corner.

However, it is possible to roughly see some country names and locations from the dirt and shoe prints.

"A colorful map?"

Li Shimin frowned and scanned the map, "Who drew this map? Why is there no territory of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yes, here."

Su Chen raised his hand and pointed at the area above.

"so small?"

"Uh……"

Su Chen was speechless for a moment.

Compared with the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the area here is indeed much smaller.

"Yanqi, Loulan, Persia, Dashi..."

Li Shimin frowned and stared at the countries in the Western Regions, then slowly said, "Is this what you marked recently?"

"Yes, check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps."

Su Chen explained with a smile, and then said: "When the prince learned that His Majesty had summoned me, he asked me to bring this map with me."

"Why?"

"Because you are old..."

Su Chen opened his mouth subconsciously, and saw Li Shimin picked up the teapot on the table.

"Cough cough cough."

Su Chen quickly changed his words, pointed at Li Chengqian and said, "The prince said so."

Li Shimin frowned and looked at him. Li Chengqian nodded calmly, "The world is so big, but my father lives in a remote place. It's puzzling!"

Li Shimin said coldly: "My Tang Dynasty has millions of soldiers and all nations come to pay tribute. How can it be considered as living in a remote corner?"

“That’s why I said you’re old.”

Li Chengqian said indifferently: "The Western Regions, the Arabs, the Roman Empire, etc."

"So many dynasties actually do not respect the Mandate of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty. They should be eliminated by the Heavenly Army."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and Li Chengqian continued: "King of Gaochang Qu Wentai has repeatedly obstructed the Western Regions from paying tribute to the court, and Yiwu has also pledged loyalty to the Turks..."

"If they don't follow the etiquette of a foreign nation and don't pay tribute to our dynasty, what's the point of keeping them here?"

Looking at Li Chengqian with a calm face, Li Shimin set his eyes on the map.

and so.

Is this his ambition?

Unify all nations?
"Roshan once told me that courage and perseverance can lead to greatness!"

"Now, I have nothing to fear, father."

"What I want to do is not only to make the Tang Dynasty stronger and the people richer, I want to be the king of kings!"

King of kings!

What a big goal!
What a loud tone!
Although he guessed Li Chengqian's thoughts, he was not happy at all. He found that Li Chengqian in front of him was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

It seems that this is the prince he has been expecting?

He wasn't sure.

"Just you?"

"It's not me, it's us."

Li Chengqian smiled slightly, "Doesn't Father want to get involved?"

Li Shimin frowned. He had never thought that Li Chengqian would actually invite him to participate in this international plan.

"Not interested in!"

"That's such a pity."

Li Chengqian sighed, "If that's the case, then father should take good care of himself."

Li Shimin said with some sarcasm: "Do you want me to see a king of kings in my lifetime?"

Li Chengqian nodded calmly, "Father's treatment in Da'an Palace is the same as before."

"Besides that, I have also called Wang De here. He is waiting outside the palace. Father can tell him anything."

"actually……"

Li Chengqian sighed, "Eunuch Wang De is not my man."

"The reason why he intercepted the letter to his father might be that he recognized me."

"correct."

"Father, the people you placed on his side are really not very smart."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Chen.

Before returning to Chang'an City, he had already arranged a lot of people, including some in the East Palace and naturally around Su Chen.

But it seems that they have already mastered it all.

"How did you find out?"

“They don’t like money.”

Su Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "No one can refuse, unless they have faith."

"Belief?"

Li Shimin murmured, "What is that?"

"Your Majesty can call it sincerity, or you can call it a believer."

Su Chen explained, "The people I recruited, although not from poor families, were not wealthy either."

"I will give them money during festivals. Maybe it's not much, but it's enough for them to live on."

"Did you bribe them?"

"Your Majesty may understand this."

Su Chen smiled and said, "But I prefer to describe them as 'a man dies for his friend'."

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said slowly: "In other words, you didn't really use all your strength this time?"

Su Chen: "I guess so."

Those who came here for the scent, people from ice shops, newspaper offices, workshops, brick factories...

If he made a detailed calculation, Su Chen felt that he should be able to get about 80,000 yuan.

of course.

These are only the people in Chang'an City that Su Chen is confident he can call.

As for the grocery store, it was hard to say how many available people Cen Wenzhao could gather. "What on earth is the explosive?"

Li Shimin stared at Su Chen. He really wanted to figure out these things.

He was not defeated by the combination of Su Chen and the Prince, but by those explosives and kites!
If it weren't for those explosives, they would have no chance of breaking through the Xuanwu Gate.

"That's not the explosive produced by the so-called failed alchemy in Taoist circles, but black gunpowder developed according to a certain ratio."

Su Chen confessed: "This thing is incredibly powerful. Once the dosage is sufficient, not to mention overturning the Xuanwu Gate, even the entire Chang'an City can be turned into ashes in a breath!"

Li Shimin's pupils shrank, "This is impossible!"

“Nothing is impossible.”

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "People's imagination is always limited to what they already know."

"When Your Majesty saw the kite in the sky, he would only wonder who had made this big kite, but he would never have thought that people could fly in the sky with kites!"

"Since kites can fly into the sky, why can't we use a hot air balloon to carry people into the sky?"

"Those spheres?"

"good."

Su Chen nodded, "I prepared those hot air balloons half a year ago, but they have never been revealed."

"It can be operated by the passengers to carry people high or low, and can also be used as a wartime weapon to attack enemies on the ground."

"High and low..."

Li Shimin seemed to be thinking about something. "Half a year ago, you two were ordered to go to Jiangnan Road to deal with the flood in Suzhou."

"Yes, that was the time."

Su Chen smiled slightly, "The prince and I are back, but Jin Yong stayed in Jiangnan. He opened a grocery store."

"Grocery store..."

Li Shimin's eyes gradually widened, "The grocery store where the medical school doctor went!"

Su Chen nodded: "Most of them are in grocery stores, providing free medical treatment and curing illnesses for the people from all over the country."

"If Your Majesty feels bored in Da'an Palace, I can send people to bring all kinds of interesting things from Jiangnan Road, Lingnan Road and other places."

"There are many dirty things done by officials from all over the country, which makes people feel that life is complicated."

Li Shimin sighed, "Your layout is amazing."

Su Chen was not proud, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Liao Zan."

Li Shimin continued: "Now that the topic has been opened, let's just tell it all."

"You have people in Jiangnan Road and Lingnan Road, so you also have people in Hedong, Hebei, Shannan, Jiannan and other places, right?"

Su Chen smiled but said nothing.

"Why don't you tell me?"

"To be honest, I have to be on guard against His Majesty."

Su Chen grinned, and that nasty expression made Li Shimin very angry.

He felt like the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining, but he discovered that behind the clouds, there were layers of gauze that made it difficult for him to see the sun.

"The prince is your majesty's son, but I am not."

"Your Majesty is capable of creating the prosperous Zhenguan Era through literary means and pacifying the Central Plains through military force. Even the great generals are inferior to you."

"If Your Majesty suddenly wants to sit on the throne again, but happens to know all my details..."

Su Chen spread his hands, "Then I will be miserable, right?"

Li Shimin looked at Su Chen in a daze, and suddenly burst into laughter.

did not expect.

Even though the overall situation has been decided and it is only a matter of time before the prince ascends the throne, Su Chen still remains vigilant and keeps enough cards for himself!

perhaps.

He secretly recruited his cronies, but they were unable to step into the Taiji Hall again.

"You are such a mystery, it's hard to figure you out."

"Your Majesty is overly complimentary."

"Aren't you afraid that one day the prince will want to kill you?"

"Not afraid!"

"Why aren't you afraid?"

"Because of trust, I am not afraid!"

"What a trust! Do you know that the emperor cares least about trust?"

"I believed in Lu Chengqing, he didn't stop the prince. I believed in Duan Zhixuan, he didn't stop you. I believed in the six ministries, not only did they not stop you, but Hou Junji even took the initiative to remove his defenses..."

"Trust is an easy word to say, but it is the most useless thing!"

Li Shimin said in a gloomy tone, and looked at Li Chengqian as if to remind him, "How can I allow others to snore beside my bed?"

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Su Chen shrugged, "Well, your majesty, there's no need to use such a superficial strategy of sowing discord."

"If I wanted to kill the prince, he would have been dead when he moved to the Prince Residence."

"you!"

Li Shimin was shocked!
Li Chengqian said calmly: "When we came here just now, my father and I reintroduced him, Su Chen, my friend."

Li Shimin was shocked again!
original.

Their relationship was actually closer than he had imagined.

Su Chen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, villains die because they talk too much."

"My secrets are known to you, Prince. Although I really want to tell you about my plan, you can't know it, right?"

"Maybe, I'll tell you one day when I'm in a better mood."

"Su Chen."

Li Chengqian glared at Su Chen.

Su Chen smiled and kept silent.

"Father, we have talked long enough. I think the officials in the court are waiting."

Li Chengqian stood up and said, "I can't stay for long. If father needs anything and Eunuch Wang De can't meet your needs, please send someone to notify me."

"I will definitely meet all of Father's requests, as long as they are not excessive."

"My child, please leave."

"I'll take my leave."

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