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

Chapter 80: One sentence made the third-rank official flee [ words long chapter]

After dealing with the Cui family's affairs and warning other aristocratic families, Li Shimin changed into a comfortable position and sat on the dragon throne.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report?"

Lu Chengqing hesitated, holding a tablet and walked out, "Your Majesty, yesterday, the merchant Randy from the Kingdom of Daqin sued Wenxianglai Suchen for monopolizing the business, violating market rules, and intending to undermine the friendship between the two countries."

"In addition, Su Chen's Wenxianglai has recruited a lot of guards and trained day and night. I'm afraid they may have the intention of rebellion."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Lu Chengqing with a bit more weirdness in their eyes.

You bring up this kind of thing?
and many more!

Su Chen is from the East Palace!
Many people looked at Lu Chengqing thoughtfully. This guy was not senile, but did it on purpose.

As everyone knows, Su Chen is the prince of the Eastern Palace's man. Now the merchants of the Kingdom of Daqin are suing Su Chen for destroying the friendship between the two countries and intending to rebel. No matter which one it is, it will be difficult for Lu Chengqing to do anything.

If it is confirmed, it will definitely offend the Eastern Palace. If it is not true, will the merchants from the Kingdom of Dashi make trouble again?
After all, Su Chen monopolized the soap business.

Not to mention how the merchants from the Arab Empire viewed this, some officials present were extremely jealous.

Who doesn’t want a business that makes a lot of money every day?

Li Shimin said calmly: "Prince."

Li Chengqian walked out with a serious expression, "Your son is here."

"What do you think of it?"

Li Shimin directly threw the question to Li Chengqian.

He is your man, and now someone has accused him of treason. Do you believe him or investigate him?

Li Chengqian smiled calmly, "Father, I believe in Su Chen's character. Besides, he is just a weak scholar. It will take him ten years to succeed in his rebellion."

The civil officials all had complicated expressions.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Lord Lu, have you found any evidence that he is destroying the friendship between the two countries and intending to rebel?"

"Your Majesty, I have not had time to verify it yet."

Lu Chengqing said seriously, “However, the fact that Su Chen bribed the guards is not a secret, and most of the merchants in the West City know about it.”

Li Shimin pondered and said, "Since we haven't investigated it clearly, then we should investigate it thoroughly. When we have investigated it clearly, we will release the person."

Lu Chengqing: “……?”

After you have investigated thoroughly, then release the person?
For a while.

Many officials frowned secretly, feeling that Li Shimin's words contained a lot of information!

Lu Chengqing: "I obey your order!"

Li Shimin said calmly: "Is there anything else?"

Everyone was silent.

Li Shimin stood up and said, "In that case, let's adjourn the court."

"Prince, follow me."

"My son, I obey."

Li Chengqian followed Li Shimin and left amid the farewell of the crowd.

After the court was adjourned, the ministers gathered in groups of three or four, talking as they walked, glancing at Cui Junsu and the other man from time to time, and walked outside.

The Enlightenment Plan was brought out, but it was handed over to Cui Junsu and the other two, which made everyone feel confused.

Many people even wanted to come forward and take the Enlightenment Plan from Cui Junsu and others to take a closer look at what was on it.

However, this is obviously impossible.

"Room Prime Minister."

Cui Junsu and two others stopped Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling: "My two colleagues, is there anything else?"

"Thank you!"

Cui Junsu and the other man bowed deeply.

Fang Xuanling smiled and waved his hand, helping the two men up. "You and I are colleagues, why did it come to this?"

“Besides, you are just being burdened by your relatives and servants, which is why you are making such an ugly scene.”

"But your Majesty is merciful. As long as you educate the students with all your heart, there may be a chance for a restart."

Cui Junsu: "Thank you, Minister Fang."

"Go, you don't have much time left."

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly, bowed, and strode away.

Cui Junsu and the other man looked back at the palace and couldn't help but sigh.

His life was temporarily saved.

But if the enlightenment plan is not done well, the two of them will not be able to escape.

"Let's go back home."

……

Royal study room.

Li Shimin sat in a chair in a happy mood, holding a cup of fine tea and blowing it gently.

Li Chengqian stood still and was very respectful.

"The enlightenment plan has already been implemented. As for what to do next, it's up to you, the East Palace, to come up with a plan."

"My son understands."

Now that the Enlightenment Plan has been handed over to Cui Junsu and others for implementation, the next step is to prepare for the next plan.

The time left for Cui Junsu and the other man was very short, and the time left for him was not long either.

"After returning, I will study carefully with the scholars in Chongwen Hall, implement the next plan, and submit it to father for review."

"Um……"

Li Shimin responded vaguely.

When Li Chengqian looked up, Li Shimin had a slight smile on his face. "I heard that you took Ke'er to see Su Chen?"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, "It is true."

"The dishes at Su Chen's house are quite good. Secondly, my third brother is in Sichuan, where there are many mountains, rivers and streams, and there are a lot of mosquitoes. He makes a new type of soap that can repel mosquitoes. I intend to get some for my third brother."

Li Chengqian did not hide anything about these things.

Because it is not necessary.

As long as Hegan Chengji was by his side, Li Shimin could not hide his affairs.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It is said that there is no family affection in the imperial family, but that is not true. I am very happy that you can get along well with Ke'er and be friendly and respectful to each other."

"As for Su Chen..."

The smile on Li Shimin's face became even more intense. "He is a talented person, but he just doesn't like to follow the right path."

"If you go to see him, tell him that I'm very angry this time and I want to chop him up, the bastard!"

"..."

Li Chengqian looked at the smiling Li Shimin and lowered his head: "I will definitely bring him here!"

"Go down."

"My son, please retire."

After watching Li Chengqian leave, Li Shimin silently put down the teacup and opened the drawer beside him.

Inside the drawer was a dividend payment of 20% of the profits.

You little bastard, you actually planned to use me as your killer?

snort!
Boy, you are too naive!

Li Shimin leaned back in his chair and looked into the distance.

……

Government office.

Lu Chengqing lay tiredly on the chair.

Tired.

Really tired!
It was only a dozen days, but Lu Chengqing felt like decades had passed.

He was in fear every day, fearing that his head would be chopped off at any time.

Fortunately, we landed successfully today.

Let the Dali Temple worry about future matters!
"grown ups."

"What's the matter?"

"Su Chen wants to eat Dongpo pork."

"Dongpo meat?"

Lu Chengqing sat up straight with a weird look on his face, "What is Dongpo pork?"

"I don't know!"

"..."

Lu Chengqing rubbed his head.

It seems.

The matter is not entirely over yet.

Thinking back to what His Majesty had said in the palace before, Lu Chengqing couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

Find out and then release him...

in other words.

How many more days should we keep him in jail?

Why would His Majesty compete with a businessman like Su Chen? ?

Even if he wanted to kill him before because of the Crown Prince's incident, wasn't it completely resolved after the father and son reconciled?
"Send someone to the restaurant in the city and ask them to send some good wine and food over..."

Lu Chengqing pondered and ordered, "I'll go check on him. Does this kid really think that being in jail is a trip?!"

"Yes!"

Lu Chengqing staggered to the prison. The room where Su Chen was was obviously different from the other cells.

The rooms are the same, but a lot of thought went into the layout of the rooms.

The finest mattresses and quilts made in Jiangnan, the purple clay teapots made in Jiangxi...

smell.

And West Lake Longjing?

Is this person's life more comfortable than mine?

Looking at Su Chen lying on the bed, legs crossed, mumbling something like he was singing an opera, Lu Chengqing's face suddenly darkened.

Bang bang!

Lu Chengqing knocked on the wooden door. Su Chen, who was lying on the bed, looked at him sideways and asked with a smile, "Lord Lu, how come you have time to come and visit me?"

Lu Chengqing's face was dark: "Su Chen, are you here to go to jail or to enjoy yourself?"

Su Chen: "I come up with ideas and rack my brains, so can't I just enjoy myself?"

Lu Chengqing slapped the wooden door angrily and shouted, "Open the door for me. I want to see what confidence you have, kid, to lie here and enjoy yourself!"

Squeak.

The wooden door opened, and Lu Chengqing came to the coffee table angrily, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

"The taste of Longjing..."

“New tea.”

"You really are enjoying it."

Lu Chengqing glared at Su Chen hatefully and brushed the table casually.

A bag of tea slipped into my hand.

"Hey hey..."

"Do you know that His Majesty is very angry today?"

"Isn't that a sure thing?"

Su Chen smiled and pointed at Lu Chengqing's sleeve, "My tea..."

"this is mine!"

Lu Chengqing's expression remained unchanged. "Your Majesty ordered me to thoroughly investigate your attempt to undermine the friendship between the two countries and to commit treason. If you can't find out, you can stay here!"

"Ok?"

Su Chen sat up straight, frowned and stared at Lu Chengqing, “Did he say that?”

"Indeed."

A laugh came from outside, and Lu Chengqing stood up hurriedly, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No gift."

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "You guys should leave first."

The jailers standing guard outside bowed and retreated.

Lu Chengqing stood up and hid the tea leaves. "Your Highness, I will take my leave."

"No need."

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "You are the official in charge of this case, so you don't have to leave."

Lu Chengqing smiled and nodded, understanding what Li Chengqian meant.

Be a witness.

Lu Chengqing picked up the teapot again, "Your Highness, this is the new tea that has just been delivered, would you like to try it?"

Li Chengqian was amused. "Is he here to go to jail or to enjoy himself?"

Lu Chengqing glanced at Su Chen: “He said he came to enjoy himself.”

Li Chengqian shook his head speechlessly, tasted the tea, and said, "My father asked me to bring you a message."

Su Chen: "Are you going to lock me up for a while?"

Li Chengqian nodded and smiled, "That's true. Father said he was very unhappy today and wanted to chop you, you little bastard, into pieces."

Lu Chengqing: “……?”

Su Chen: "..."

Kill me?
You are so special...

Su Chen took a deep breath and said, "You are not a good man if you cross the river and destroy the bridge!"

Li Chengqian: "Hmm?"

Lu Chengqing stood up suddenly: "How dare you!"

Su Chen glanced at him and said calmly: "Do you believe that I can tell you to run away just because I say so?"

Lu Chengqing sneered repeatedly, "Ridiculous, extremely ridiculous!"

"I am the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, a third-rank official. I can handle bandits without changing my color, and I can handle wealthy families without changing my color. How could I flee just because of a word from you?"

"Su Chen, you underestimate Lu!"

Su Chen smiled and said, "Twenty percent of the money I got from the fragrance is for the emperor..."

"...?"

Lu Chengqing's eyes widened.

Twenty percent of the profits went into the emperor’s treasury? ?
Whoosh!
A figure rushed out of the cell like a cunning rabbit.

Su Chen shouted with a smile, "Master Lu, why are you running?"

"I'm not running away! I don't know what you're talking about?!"

"I just went to see if the dishes prepared for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have arrived!!"

Far away.

From inside the prison came the voice of Lu Chengqing who was still stubborn.

Li Chengqian laughed dumbly, "You just said it like that, aren't you afraid of it being leaked?"

"Does he dare?"

Su Chen pursed his lips.

The emperor's secrets, can anyone hear them?

The more people know about it, the more unlucky they will be.

Lu Chengqing was quick to react and ran away halfway through his words.

"It's rare that his legs and feet are still so agile at such an old age."

Li Chengqian shook his head.

Su Chen lay down on the bed again, "Go away. I can't get out for at least three to five days."

"Oh……"

Li Chengqian nodded in realization, "So you said that on purpose for him to hear."

Su Chen: "I helped him promote the Enlightenment Program, helped him weaken the aristocratic families, and asked him to help kill a few people, but he was not happy about it and even locked me up for a few days!"

"If it were you, would you be happy?"

"If this had happened a few years ago, perhaps Father would have really killed as many people as you imagined."

Li Chengqian was helpless: "He is the emperor after all, and at least for now, the results are not bad."

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish.

Fang Xuanling was not only speaking to Li Shimin, but also to all the officials who were accused.

His Majesty will not kill you!

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Father has already handed over the enlightenment plan to Master Cui Junsu and Cui Ren..."

"Give it to them?"

Su Chen stood up suddenly, looking surprised.

Li Chengqian nodded, "Surprising, right?"

Su Chen was silent.

He went over the whole plan in his head, and then said faintly, "Great! You are worthy of being the Khan of Heaven."

"This time he used his tricks to defeat us, and I'm afraid many people will be grateful to him!"

Li Chengqian nodded, "Indeed."

"The Enlightenment Plan has been handed over to the Cui family, and we don't have to worry about the rest. However, we still need to come up with a charter for the follow-up matters."

Su Chen fell down again and lay dead.

Li Chengqian: "???"

"Brother Su?"

"What are you doing?"

Su Chen: "I'm not in the mood now, let's talk about it later."

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and heard footsteps behind him.

"Your Highness, the food for Su Chen has been delivered..."

"Where's Lu Chengqing?"

"My Lord said that his heart was not good and he has gone back to rest. He ordered me to wait here."

Ha ha.

Li Chengqian was almost amused. He looked at Su Chen, who was lying on the bed like a corpse, and waved his hand, saying, "Send them all in. Let him enjoy it."

"Yes."

Delicious dishes were taken out of the food boxes and placed on the table.

"There's wine and meat, which is quite plentiful."

Li Chengqian smiled and said jokingly, "You can rest here for a few days. I will leave first."

ps: Discharged from hospital!
(End of this chapter)