My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 69 The Emperor and the Crown Prince both want to pick peaches
The rumors about Goryeo in Chang'an City not only did not subside with the passage of time, but instead tended to intensify.

After all, the Jinwu Guards, who were in charge of public security, not only ignored the development of rumors, but secretly fanned the flames, which naturally led to this situation.

Now many officials have taken it seriously, and it is obvious that after some time, it will inevitably spread to the court.

But no one wanted to be the first to take action. In fact, most people knew that the person behind this was the crown prince, who was trying to fight for military power.

This situation led to a change in the attitude of the government and the public towards Goryeo.

The reason why Goryeo was not attacked before was because of the fear of turmoil in the Tang Dynasty. After all, the vested interests now all live a stable life and naturally do not want to fight.

Goryeo took advantage of the fall of the Sui Dynasty to absorb a large number of civilians and soldiers. Its current combat effectiveness is obviously even higher than during the Sui Dynasty.

But now the prince wants to change the power through war against Goryeo, which has changed the minds of many people.

The most important thing is that many people have discovered that His Majesty does not seem to have any intention of stopping the attack on Goryeo.

If Your Majesty wanted to stop the Crown Prince's actions, he only needed to issue an oral order to order the Jinwu Guards to stop the rumors, and the Crown Prince's plan would naturally be shattered. However, Your Majesty did not do so.

This leaves many people scratching their heads.

After all, their vision is limited and they don't look at the problem from the emperor's perspective.

Even though he knew there were risks and that it would allow the prince to become too powerful, Li Shimin still chose to support him.

The hidden danger of Goryeo is a hidden danger to the entire Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty can always maintain its strong posture, it will be fine. If not, Goryeo will definitely wait for an opportunity to move.

Even now, Goryeo is preparing for war against Silla.

After Li Shimin received the news, he was even a little anxious.

But for now, he has no intention of handing over the power of commanding troops to the prince.

Both of them were waiting for the fruit of rumors to ripen, and then it would depend on who could pick the peach.

Li Shimin was very confident.

Li Chengqian was also very confident.

Yankangfang, Prince Wei's Palace.

Li Tai's injuries were not serious. He just felt short of breath and had a stuffy chest, which caused him to vomit blood and fall off his horse. After resting for a few days, he has fully recovered.

At this time, Cui Wensheng, the representative of Qinghe Cui family in Chang'an City, had already arrived at the Prince of Wei's mansion to pay homage to the Prince of Wei.

"My daughter, Cui, was bewitched by a villain and abducted to this Chang'an city."

"Please ask the King of Wei to go to the Jinwu Guards to ask for the person."

"If the King of Wei can help with this, the entire Cui clan of Qinghe will be grateful."

Cui Wensheng bowed respectfully. This was the first time he was so respectful to the King of Wei and lowered his proud head.

The Five Surnames and Seven Clans do not intermarry with outsiders. In the eyes of many people, this may not seem like a big deal, but the people of the Five Surnames take it very seriously.

Even if it means disobeying the emperor's orders.

In their view, internal marriage is the foundation of their strength and can also make their power unite into one.

A cave thousands of miles long can be breached by a single ant hole. The door to intermarriage with outsiders must not be opened. Even elopement or expulsion from the family is not allowed and must be prevented.

Otherwise, once this door is opened, how can she refuse the emperor's marriage arrangement in the future, and how can she refuse the marriage proposals of other important officials in the court and famous families?

If this goes on, can the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats still unite all their strength? After a long time, they will inevitably become a loose sand, be defeated one by one, and lose their former glory.

"Okay, since Cui Gong has spoken, I will naturally help."

Li Tai agreed immediately. Although Cui Wensheng did not mention any benefits, since he guaranteed it in the name of his family, it must be reliable.

To some extent, the credibility of the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families is higher than that of the royal family.

"I thank the King of Wei."

Hearing this, Cui Wensheng breathed a sigh of relief and bowed again.

Li Tai was not vague and immediately ordered: "Yi Ai, you should go and do this yourself."

"If I remember correctly, the General of the Left Jinwu Guard was once under your father's command."

"It's just a small matter, there won't be any problem if you go." Fang Yiai is not very useful at other times, but in this situation, he is still very useful.

Most of the generals of the Sixteen Imperial Guards had once followed Fang Xuanling. When Li Shimin was still the Prince of Qin, Fang Xuanling was in charge of all military and political affairs for more than ten years.

Whenever it comes to dealing with military generals, Li Tai and Fang Yiai will always be useful.

Everyone wants to give Fang Xuanling some face.

So no matter how silly Fang Yiai was, Li Tai always kept him by his side.

"Don't worry, King Wei. I'll bring the person over right away."

Fang Yiai patted his chest and assured.

Li Tai nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Go on horseback, and come back quickly, so that Mr. Cui won't have any more troubles at night."

After Fang Yiai left, Li Tai started talking to Cui Wensheng about ice-making methods.

Li Tai was still quite eager to master the ice-making method.

At this time, Cui Wensheng couldn't accuse Li Tai of ruining the arrangement, after all, he needed help from others.

But there is a remedy.

"Your Majesty is about to go on a winter hunt. The Crown Prince has never participated in the past, but now that the Crown Prince has demonstrated amazing archery skills, Your Majesty will definitely let the Crown Prince go this time."

"The Crown Prince is not in the East Palace, so this is the best time for us to take action."

Li Tai felt a little unhappy when he heard about winter hunting. He had gained a lot of benefits from winter hunting in recent years, and His Majesty would reward him every time.

But this time, the first prize will definitely be taken away by the prince.

"Can't we start earlier? It would be best if we could do it before the prince goes on the winter hunt."

In response to this, Cui Wensheng smiled bitterly and said, "The prince's riding and archery skills are too amazing. He is in the East Palace, and the people below are also under great pressure. If the prince is alarmed, he will chase after him on horseback. Who can stop him?"

This made Li Tai feel even more sour, but he had to admit that it was true.

But it’s not bad to be able to steal the prince’s ice-making method.

Not long after, Fang Yiai came back.

Seeing him coming back alone, Li Tai frowned and asked, "Where is the person I asked you to bring?"

Fang Yiai replied: "I was a step too late. Someone from the East Palace had already taken the person away."

"what!"

Cui Wensheng couldn't keep the calm expression on his face anymore, he stood up and said angrily.

"How could someone from the East Palace be so fast?"

Li Tai was not surprised by this.

"Could it be that Lord Cui has forgotten that Su Dingfang, the general of the Jinwu Guard in charge of the area north of Chang'an County, is the prince's man? I believe he must have informed the prince long ago."

After a pause, Li Tai continued, "Mr. Cui is also going to get the ice-making method. It will save some trouble if we take him with us."

Cui Wensheng was at a loss for words after hearing this.

The King of Wei said it easily, but it was not that simple.

The Eastern Palace is so big, it covers a larger area than the average town. How many people do you really think you have in the Eastern Palace?

Even if it is just one place, I have already put a lot of thought into it, let alone two places.

"I'll take my leave now."

Cui Wensheng left in a hurry. He wanted to go back and think of a way to deal with the situation.

Li Tai didn't care too much about this. As long as they could complete their plans, everything else was just trivial.

In the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian also saw this ill-fated pair of mandarin ducks.

(End of this chapter)