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

Chapter 317: Sending Armor, do you think I am not eye-catching enough and die slowly?
The news that Su Chen agreed to join the army soon reached Li Chengqian's ears.

Li Chengqian was both surprised and happy. He immediately dropped the memorial in his hand, took Tiancai and searched around in the treasury. Finally, he ordered people to put the things into the box and took a carriage to the prince's residence.

"I've met the prince."

The doorman was not surprised by the prince's arrival.

He took the initiative to step forward to greet him and reminded the prince that the young master was in the study, then returned to his original position.

Li Chengqian nodded and took Tiancai straight to the study.

"Su Chen, here I come!"

Li Chengqian pushed open the door of the study with a smile, and saw Su Chen holding a brush in his hand, looking up at him in surprise.

"...?"

"doing what?"

Li Chengqian came forward curiously and saw Su Chen drawing many strange pictures on the paper.

Some have green faces and fangs, some are dignified, and some are cheerful like Li Tai...

Although their appearances are very different, they all have one thing in common: they only have one head.

"What are these?"

Li Chengqian looked puzzled and picked up a few paintings to examine them.

"immortal."

"immortal?"

Li Chengqian was confused.

He looked at the green-faced and fanged ghost mask in his hand, then looked at Su Chen, as if to say, are you serious?

Whose god looks like this?
Su Chen put down the brush and said casually: "Why are you here? Have you dealt with everything?"

"That's not there."

Li Chengqian put these strange masterpieces aside and gave a very pertinent evaluation, "Not as good as Jiang Yang."

Su Chen: "..."

Why don’t you say that this painting is not as good as the two saints of the Yan family?

At least it’s out there, and his reputation is much more famous than Jiang Yang’s!
"I heard that you were going to join the army, so I picked out a gift for you from the treasury."

"armor?"

Su Chen glanced at the box that Tiancai was holding.

Li Chengqian sighed, "It's really no fun talking to you."

Su Chen said calmly: "You asked Lu Fei and the others to bring the news, but you didn't come in person. It's obvious that you want me to go to the Western Regions, but you don't know whether I will go or not."

"Now that I have decided to go, you will definitely worry about my safety. I understand why you sent me a set of armor to save my life."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, and Tiancai understood and put down the box and opened it.

A set of well-made armor was neatly folded in the box.

The armor was shiny, obviously carefully polished by a blacksmith, especially the breastplate on the chest, which could be used as a mirror.

The helmet next to the armor is also unique in shape, with a pattern carved on it that looks like a lion. There are Greek-style cheek guards on the left and right sides of the helmet.

"Beautiful, right?"

Li Chengqian pointed at the armor and said proudly, "I spent half an hour carefully selecting it!"

"Thank you."

Su Chen sighed, "Do you think I'm not eye-catching enough, or do you think I'm too ordinary to be spotted in a crowd?"

Li Chengqian was stunned: "What's wrong?"

"Do you think I'm dying too slowly?"

"Uh……"

Su Chen: "If I wear such armor on the battlefield, I can be sure that you will not be able to see me once the war starts."

Li Chengqian waved his hands repeatedly, "Not at all, not at all. You are in the central army, protected by a large army, how could you die?"

"You still know?"

Su Chen pointed at the armor and said, "Even the commander of these 20,000 troops doesn't wear as luxurious armor as mine, right?"

"Aren't you obviously telling others, come on, shoot at me, I'm the boss?"

Li Chengqian: "..."

"actually……"

"With so many people protecting you, you can only wear this to look impressive. If it were me, I would definitely wear it."

Who among the Tang Dynasty men doesn’t want to wear a beautiful armor and fight in the battlefield?

Just thinking about it makes me feel so cool.

But Su Chen didn't.

"Okay, take it back."

"Really not?"

"No need."

Su Chen shook his head. "I just followed them for a stroll. Besides, I don't know much about war. If I give orders blindly or interfere blindly, I might get into trouble."

"Professional matters must be left to professionals, especially leading troops."

Li Chengqian sighed, "That's such a pity."

"I have always imagined that one day I would be able to wear armor and fight on the battlefield, and make great achievements that surpass my father. Unfortunately, because of my identity, I may not be able to achieve my wish in this lifetime."

"So I specially selected this set of armor, hoping that you can wear it and go to the Western Regions in a majestic manner on my behalf."

"Now it seems that this thing is a bit redundant."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, and Tiancai silently closed the lid.

Su Chen suddenly snapped his fingers, "Not necessarily."

"how?"

Li Chengqian looked over.

Su Chen said with a smile: "It might be useful to keep it."

Li Chengqian: "???"

"What are you going to keep it for? Are you going to give it to others?"

"nature."

"...?"

Looking at Su Chen with a smile on his face, Li Chengqian felt a big pit appear in front of him.

I just don't know who he's planning to trick. "Are the 20,000 troops ready?"

"Not so fast."

Li Chengqian shook his head. "The Ministry of War is still preparing, but the person leading the troops has been decided."

"who is it?"

"General Xue Wanche."

"He's quite a tough guy."

Xue Wanche is not only your Majesty's brother-in-law, but also a powerful general.

During the Wude period, the Xue Wanche brothers led a death squad of 100 men to fight against Dou Jiande's 200,000 troops.

He then joined the court of Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, and was particularly valued by Li Jiancheng.

of course.

Xue Wanche did not let Li Jiancheng down.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Xue Wanche led the Eastern Palace troops in a fierce battle and even counterattacked the Qin Palace!

It was not until Li Shimin sent Yuchi Jingde with Li Jiancheng's head that he laid down his weapons and fled into the Nanshan Mountains with dozens of people.

Afterwards, Li Shimin pacified him and took him under his wing, thus gaining the title of this powerful general.

Li Chengqian nodded, "General Xue's bravery is self-evident. With him leading an army of 20,000 this time, the threat from the Western Regions can be quelled."

"By the way, the list of people going on this expedition also includes Yuchi Baolin, Cheng Chumo and others, all of whom are people you are familiar with."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Speaking of this, we have to talk about Li Jingheng."

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows: "He is also going to join the army?"

"good."

"Has King Jiangxia agreed?"

After seeing Su Chen nod, Li Chengqian pondered and said, "If that's the case, then I'll mention it to the Ministry of War."

"Du He entered the palace in the afternoon and said that Jin Yong had given him the information channel of Jiangnan Grocery Store."

Su Chen said casually: "I arranged it. I was going to give the news from Cen Wenzhao to Yu Zhining, but I didn't expect you to come."

"can."

The grocery store controls information channels to at least the east and west routes of Jiangnan, Lingnan Road and other places.

Not only does it monitor officials, but it also continuously provides him with large amounts of money.

Cen Wenzhao has firmly occupied Shannan Road and is expanding to Huainan Road and other places. He is also a backbone force.

It’s just because of Cen Wenben that Cen Wenzhao has never been exposed.

"It's better for Cen Wenzhao not to be exposed."

Su Chen pondered and said, "Someone is in the light, and someone is in the dark. Cen Wenzhao is undoubtedly a useful person."

Li Chengqian nodded: "I understand."

Compared with Su Bin in public, Cen Wenzhao and Jin Yong are undoubtedly their strongest forces in private.

Now that Jin Yong’s grocery store has been exposed, it will naturally be guarded against by those with ulterior motives.

But it doesn't matter. Grocery stores can still gain a lot of reputation among the people by selling low-priced goods and providing free medical treatment.

All these will contribute to the prince's reputation for benevolence.

If Cen Wenzhao were to be exposed again, their ability to act would be greatly restricted, or even targeted.

after all.

Cen Wenzhao had carried out a decapitation operation before!
"Besides that, there is..."

The two of them talked by candlelight all night until dawn, when Li Chengqian rubbed his dark circles and got up to leave.

After seeing Li Chengqian off, Su Chen originally planned to take a nap, but after thinking it over carefully, he arranged for Sun Qiang to take the gifts and go to the Duke's Mansion.

"My name is Su Chen, and I have come to visit Lord Xue. May I ask if he is at your house?"

"It turned out to be Master Su."

The concierge recognized Su Chen at a glance and immediately said, "The master is in the mansion, please wait for a moment, Mr. Su."

Su Chen smiled and nodded, put his hands in his wide sleeves, and waited quietly.

After a stick of incense.

The butler walked over quickly, "Mr. Su, my master wants to see you."

"These servants are ignorant and have neglected Master Su. Please don't blame me, Master Su."

"It doesn't matter."

Su Chen shook his head and followed the butler to the main hall.

"Here comes some tea!"

After the butler ordered someone to serve tea, he explained, "Master Su, the master was at the Ministry of War yesterday to discuss the dispatch of troops. He just returned late at night and just learned that Master Su came to visit. The master was very surprised and ordered me to entertain Master Su well and not to neglect him."

Su Chen nodded: "The troops are about to be dispatched, and there are many trivial matters to deal with. The county lord is really working hard."

The housekeeper smiled and was about to speak when he heard a hearty laugh from outside, "Mr. Su, you are joking. We are all working for the Crown Prince, so it is not hard work."

Xue Wanche was a burly man dressed in tight clothes, walking with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

"Meet the Lord."

"Mr. Su, please take a seat."

Xue Wanche raised his hand and said with a smile, "Master Su, didn't you sleep last night?"

Su Chen confessed, "I had a candlelit conversation with the prince last night. After the prince left, I came to visit the Duke."

"Is it about sending troops to Gaochang?"

"Yes."

"What does the prince have to say?"

"Let me stay by the Duke's side and not interfere with his command of the troops in battle."

"Ha ha……"

Xue Wanche laughed and shook his head repeatedly, "Although Master Su is not good at fighting, his ability to plan and strategize is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"With Master Su's ability, you can definitely lead an army on your own. It's a waste of your talent to stay by my side."

"As long as the trip goes smoothly."

"It makes sense."

ps: Happy National Day

(End of this chapter)