My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 80 The King of Wei is my brother
Li Tai was naturally unwilling to accept this. He had prepared so much, how could he just let it go like that?

Now that Hegannuo wants to fight to the death, we must help him.

There was a hint of disappointment in Li Shimin's eyes.

He wanted to execute Hegannuo quickly in order to suppress the matter, and Qingque couldn't have failed to see it.

But now, Qingque still wants the prince to come over.

Has it come to this between brothers?

On second thought, the prince had already sent people to assassinate Qingque, so it was normal to have such thoughts.

Forget it, forget it, just let Qingque vent his anger.

Li Shimin waved his hand and the guards who had already walked in front of Hegannuo stopped.

"Ananda, go to the East Palace and invite the prince here."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhang Ananda responded and left.

When leaving, Li Anyan outside closed the door and carefully took a look at the situation inside.

He vaguely heard some words, but they were not clear.

But now the guards who guard the palace have become his confidants.

Fortunately, Du He had conveyed a message to him before, which made him feel much more at ease now.

East Palace.

When Zhang Ananda arrived, Li Chengqian had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Highness, a wheelchair."

"No need. I'll walk this time."

This is how Li Chengqian limped towards Taiji Palace.

Outside the Liangyi Palace.

Li Anyan was standing guard at the door. When he saw the prince approaching, he bowed and said, "Your Highness."

Li Chengqian naturally understood the meaning in his eyes.

Du He had said the same thing before.

But there are changes, and the signal is to smash the cup.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, and Li Anyan opened the door for him.

Inside the palace.

Li Shimin, Gao Shilian, and Li Tai, Prince of Wei.

Hegannuo was still kneeling on the ground.

"Father, great uncle."

Li Shimin snorted coldly and did not give the prince a good look.

Let’s not talk about the treason for now. He was very angry about the assassination of Qingque. Why did it come to this?

Gao Shilian nodded but said nothing.

In this situation, it is not easy for him to speak.

Besides, it was definitely the prince's fault for assassinating his brother.

"Brother."

Li Tai bowed and was very polite.

Li Chengqian glanced at Hegannuo who was kneeling on the ground, and then said, "What is the matter that my father asked me to come here for?"

Li Shimin said coldly: "The prince knows what has been done, but he himself does not know. Do you need me to tell the prince?"

Li Chengqian said bluntly: "I have done many things, I don't know which one father is talking about."

Li Shimin was furious: "Okay, so the prince has admitted all these rotten things."

"Your Majesty hasn't said anything yet."

"Your Highness will only speak when I say it myself?"

"If your majesty doesn't tell me, how would I know?"

Li Shimin immediately got angry and shouted angrily: "Okay, okay, okay, I will ask you now why you sent someone to assassinate Qingque."

Li Chengqian replied calmly, "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. I don't know where your Majesty heard the news and you slandered me out of thin air." Li Shimin pointed at Hegannuo who was kneeling on the ground and said, "The witness is here, why are you still trying to argue?"

Li Chengqian asked back: "Your Majesty, who is he?"

Li Shimin asked, "How dare you say you don't know him?"

Li Chengqian shook his head gently: "I really don't know him."

This is not a lie, nor is it an exaggeration. He has never seen Hegannuo before.

Although Hegan Chengji was a trusted member of the crown prince's guards, his son Hegannuo did not grow up in the Eastern Palace, but lived in a separate courtyard outside.

"Really don't know him?" Li Shimin was a little suspicious.

Li Chengqian directly asked Hegannuo who was lying on the ground: "Have you ever seen me?"

Hegannuo shook his head honestly: "I have never seen the prince."

After seeing the prince, Hegannuo felt somewhat at ease.

In his heart, he still considered himself the prince's man.

Li Shimin was now somewhat embarrassed. He did not expect that the crown prince and Hegannuo did not know each other.

There is no evidence now to prove that it was the prince who assassinated Qingque.

Although sensorily, only the prince would say so.

Now that the prince refuses to admit it, can he still force him to admit it? He can't use torture to force a confession.

After a moment's silence, Li Shimin said, "Hegannuo said that his father, Hegan Chengji, was the Qingque you sent to assassinate."

Li Shimin's tone became much calmer.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin calmly and asked, "Your Majesty, did you believe it just because of his words?"

"He came here with the King of Wei and has been living in the King of Wei's mansion."

After saying this, Li Shimin frowned.

Li Chengqian continued to ask: "Your Majesty said that I sent someone to assassinate the King of Wei, but why did I assassinate the King of Wei?"

"He is my brother. Our relationship has not been good in recent years, but it is not bad either. Why should I assassinate him? Will killing the King of Wei bring me any benefit?"

"I am the crown prince. If I don't kill him, will I no longer be the crown prince?"

"If the King of Wei is assassinated, the court will be furious and the whole world will be horrified. Father will definitely conduct a thorough investigation. There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. Why should I risk losing my position as Crown Prince to kill my own brother?"

"He is my biological brother who grew up with me, has the same father and mother, and is related by blood."

"How could your majesty think that I would do such a thing as fratricide?"

In Li Shimin's heart, he didn't really believe that the prince would send someone to assassinate Qingque, or he was unwilling to believe it.

Now the prince's words made him feel very reasonable, or he was willing to believe it.

At this moment, he even had some doubts that Qingque's assassination was not a self-directed act.

After all, Hegannuo came from the Prince of Wei's Palace. Moreover, the previous assassination attempt on Qingque was concealed and not reported, which was indeed suspicious.

Facing Li Shimin's slightly scrutinizing gaze, Li Tai cried out in his heart that he was wronged.

Father, are you mistaken? I am the victim.

"Father, everyone in the palace knows about the assassination. We just need to send someone to investigate and it will be confirmed."

"At that time, the crossbow arrow was only a few fingers away from the tip of my ear."

Li Shimin frowned. He really couldn't tell the difference. Qingque's words didn't seem false, and the prince's words also made sense. So who should he believe?

When Li Tai saw his father hesitating, he felt something was wrong. The assassination attempt was likely to happen.

However, in this matter, since Hegan Chengji's death left no evidence, it was difficult to use this as an attack on the crown prince.

So he changed the subject and asked Li Chengqian, "I don't know why you suddenly ordered the death of Hegan Chengji. Everyone in and outside the imperial city knows that he has been your trusted guard for many years."

Sure enough, Li Shimin's thoughts were diverted.

This point is crucial. The assassination and treason were both based on the fact that the prince suddenly ordered the death of his trusted guards.

Hegannuo also looked at the prince. He had always wanted to know the reason.

By now, what the people from the East Palace had said to him about the assassination of King Wei was obviously no longer enough.

Facing the inquiring gazes of several people, Li Chengqian said shockingly: "It's very simple, because of treason."

(End of this chapter)