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

Chapter 9 Your Majesty, please call me the Crown Prince!

A carriage from the Prince's Mansion, carrying Su Chen and Li Chengqian, slowly headed towards the imperial palace.

Although Li Chengqian did not understand why his father suddenly summoned him, he deduced something from the tone of his uncle Gao Shilian.

He broke the prince's legs and feet, and persuaded the prince to move out of the East Palace.

Any one of these two charges is enough to have Su Chen cut into pieces.

Yes.

For Su Chen, this visit to the palace to meet the emperor is very likely to be a disaster!

Su Chen was not afraid, but Li Chengqian was.

Su Chen only used a little trick to avoid punishment, and the public opinion improved.

If he was chopped to pieces by his father, who would help him?
of course.

The most important thing is that Li Chengqian knew that the antidote to the poison in his body was still in Su Chen's hands.

Once Su Chen died, regardless of whether he was qualified to ascend the throne, he would probably have to be buried with Su Chen.

No matter what the considerations are, Su Chen cannot die!

The carriage slowly arrived at the palace gate.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"General Cheng, please excuse me."

Li Chengqian leaned on his cane, smiled and nodded, "Thank you for waiting here, General Cheng."

Cheng Zhijie said he didn't dare, and his eyes fell on Su Chen, frowning slightly.

This person is arrogant and has no regard for etiquette, unlike a Han Chinese.

"Your Highness, His Majesty only saw him."

"I understand, but I feel uneasy about him meeting my father alone, so I came with him. I hope General Cheng will help me."

Cheng Zhijie hesitated for a moment, waved his hand, and signaled the soldiers behind him to retreat.

"Your Highness, please."

"Thank you."

After the two left, Cheng Zhijie called a guard and gave him a few instructions. The guard nodded in understanding, avoided Su Chen and the others, and went towards the imperial study.

Walking on the road of the palace, Su Chen's expression looked somewhat strange.

The Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace was not as magnificent as imagined. It was not as good as the West Market in Chang'an. Instead, it looked like it was waiting to be renovated.

As if seeing Su Chen's confusion, Li Chengqian casually explained, "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been natural disasters and wars. In addition, my father has light taxes and levies, so the imperial palace is far less magnificent than imagined."

Su Chen smiled and said meaningfully: "Even if there is only one room, this is the power center of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Chengqian glanced at him without saying anything, and the two of them, led by the eunuch, came to the imperial study.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"Su Chen greets His Majesty."

Su Chen and the other two greeted them in turn.

One nodded in greeting, and the other bowed in greeting.

This made Li Shimin happy, and he said, "Su Chen, do you know the rules of entering the palace to meet the emperor?"

Su Chen: "I was born in the countryside and have never seen the world, so I naturally don't know the rules of meeting the emperor."

"Your Majesty summoned me to the palace to meet him. Could it be that he just wanted to tell me the rules of meeting him?"

"presumptuous!"

Su Chen's arrogance immediately made Zhang Ananda, the eunuch beside Li Shimin, unhappy.

Although he was Li Shimin's personal steward, he had never seen a commoner dare to be so arrogant when meeting the emperor.

Su Chen glanced at Zhang Ananda. This man vividly and figuratively interpreted what it meant that the emperor is not anxious but the eunuch is.

Li Shimin waved his hand to stop Zhang Ananda from attacking, looked at Su Chen calmly and said, "Tell me your purpose of approaching the prince."

Su Chen frowned and shook his head.

Li Shimin naturally wouldn't believe it.

He has seen too many people who wanted to make a big leap forward, and he has also seen even more opportunists.

In his opinion, Su Chen was the latter.

"You broke the prince's leg, but the prince was so kind that he didn't want to punish you and treated you as a guest of honor. I didn't expect this."

Li Shimin spoke slowly, with a hint of suspicion in his words, as if he felt a little strange about Li Chengqian's treatment.

"But you should never, ever, persuade the Crown Prince to move out of the Eastern Palace!" Li Shimin's voice was a little colder, and at the same time mixed with a strong murderous aura, "You, Su Chen, are just a commoner, trying to gain the Crown Prince's trust by taking advantage of the conflict between the Crown Prince and me, and use this to rise to prominence. I deserve to kill you a thousand times!"

"Somebody come!"

"Take this man away and sentence him to death!"

Wow.

There were waves of armor shaking sounds, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, as people hurriedly ran in from outside.

A group of ten tall and strong Qianniu Guards surrounded Su Chen.

Su Chen glanced at him, his smile remained unchanged, but his hands were placed behind his back.

Even when it came to fighting, he was not afraid at all.

even.

Su Chen was thinking in his mind whether he should kill Li Shimin and let Li Chengqian succeed to the throne smoothly.

But it's obviously impossible.

"Wait a minute!"

Li Chengqian shouted loudly, shocking the Qianniu Guards who were about to take action.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Cheng Qian, don't be stubborn!"

"He has bewitched you into retreating in order to advance, forcing all the civil and military officials and me to focus on your dispute with the King of Wei and ignore your mistakes. Such actions are undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst!"

"Have you ever thought about whether what you did yesterday was in line with your status as a prince?!"

"Why do you keep this evil-minded person?"

Li Chengqian walked to Su Chen with his cane, looking him straight in the eye. "Father is right. I did it. But, doesn't Father realize it?"

Li Shimin was stunned.

A feeling of unreality arose in his heart, and for a moment he actually felt that Li Chengqian was a little strange.

"It was indeed he who suggested that I retreat in order to advance, to divert the attention of my father and the other court officials. It was he who asked me to move out of the East Palace, forcing my father to severely punish the King of Wei."

"But, Father, have you ever thought about my feelings?"

"I think you are willing to fall!"

"Hahaha……"

Li Chengqian laughed out of anger.

Willing to fall.

In his eyes, what I did was actually self-degradation? !

"My father ordered me to handle state affairs, and I will work diligently and not slack off in the slightest!"

"I can understand that the emperor loves my fourth brother and gave him a mansion and beautiful maids. Even if the emperor wants him to live in Wude Hall, why would I say anything?"

"Wu De Hall, what is that place? It is only one step away from the East Palace. All officials know what the emperor means!"

"But Father, have you ever thought about how I feel?!"

"I am also a person! A person with flesh and blood and emotions!"

"Father has been very fond of the King of Wei over the years, but has he ever cared about me? Has he ever treated me, Li Chengqian, as the crown prince?"

Bang!
Li Shimin slammed the table and stood up, gnashing his teeth, "Cheng Qian, I did all this for you! Why don't you understand my painstaking efforts?!"

"Your intention is to make the King of Wei constantly challenge the Crown Prince's prestige?"

"Cheng Qian..."

"Your Majesty, please call me Prince!"

Li Chengqian angrily interrupted Li Shimin's words, his voice extremely cold: "Su Chen is my man, and we are inseparable!"

"If your majesty wants to chop Su Chen into pieces, then I will be the first to do it!"

"I'm waiting!"

Done.

Li Chengqian ignored the furious Li Shimin, holding Su Chen with one hand and leaning on a crutch with the other, and was about to leave.

The ten Qianniu Guards who surrounded them looked at Li Shimin with embarrassment and inquiringly.

"Go away!"

Li Chengqian didn't want to pay attention to all this. He pushed away the Qianniu Guards who were blocking his way and limped away with Su Chen.

(End of this chapter)