Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 15 Cheng Qian, I am worried about you being in Chang'an!
The moonlight is slanting, and the shadows on the window are colorful.

On both sides of the central hall, there was a dim glow from the stoves.

Li Chengqian was sitting on the short couch, holding a bright yellow silk quilt. He could hear the slight uneasy sounds of Su Shu in the inner room.

Li Chengqian smiled somewhat bitterly.

Dream, nightmare.

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth.

He could not remember the details of his dream, but his father's voice, fierce yet compassionate, kept ringing in his ears: "Cheng Qian, I am worried about you being in Chang'an!"

In the dream, he vaguely saw his father wearing golden armor and holding a sharp sword in his hand. The blade was pressed in front of Li Chengqian, and the cold light of the blade shone into his eyes.

Li Chengqian buried his head in the quilt.

He just felt a heaviness in his head.

Even breathing stopped at this moment.

What a ridiculous dream!

Now thinking back carefully, although he could not recall many details, he still remembered the general story.

It seemed that his father was going to attack Goguryeo, but before that, he came to the East Palace with a sword in hand, wanting to kill him with his own hands.

Just when Li Chengqian was horrified and unable to understand, his father, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, said those words in a cold and fierce voice.

Cheng Qian, I am worried about you in Chang'an!
Why, why do I feel uneasy?
Li Chengqian had just planned to take advantage of the emperor's personal rule in Goryeo to start taking control of military power.

He had just come up with this idea when his father came to kill him with a sword in his dream at night.

Li Chengqian tried his best to calm himself down.

Although I think about it every day, it’s a little wrong to do it so quickly.

As he lowered his head, the last flicker of the dream appeared in Li Chengqian's mind.

A figure had fallen in a pool of blood outside the East Palace gate, and that person was Li Tai.

His father came to the Eastern Palace to kill him after killing Li Tai.

……

Li Chengqian patted his head gently. Although dreams at night were absurd, sometimes they were not completely unreasonable.

Many times, it is the result of countless collisions of thoughts deep in a person's subconscious mind.

The current Li Chengqian not only spent two years reflecting day and night after being deposed, but also obtained many historical records and evaluations of this period of time from later generations in the minds of Li Qian.

Li Chengqian had been thinking about these things for the past six months.

As for why he had this dream today, it was probably because he and his father finally met again today.

Xu compiled "Kaogong Zhi" in preparation for the eastern expedition to Goguryeo.

Although his father said so, Li Chengqian didn't quite believe it.

He only saw the opportunity to seize some military power in a few years by taking advantage of his father's personal expedition, but tonight, his dream might be telling him that this path would not work.

If he was really prepared for this, then perhaps his father would definitely have deposed him before going to war with Goguryeo.

There is only one reason. The emperor personally led the expedition to Goguryeo, and Li Chengqian was in charge of the rear. The emperor was uneasy!

Ah!
A sneer flashed across Li Chengqian's lips.

A dream he had at night allowed Li Chengqian to glimpse the most disturbing thoughts deep in his father's heart.

He was afraid that Li Chengqian would cause chaos in the rear while he was personally leading the expedition to Goguryeo.

In fact, this idea not only appeared after Li Chengqian broke his leg, but it is very likely that it had already appeared in his father's mind before Li Chengqian broke his leg.

Therefore, when Li Chengqian was sent back to the Eastern Palace with a broken leg, his father hesitated because of an arrow.

If his wise and decisive father had nothing to hide, he, who controlled everything in the palace, should not have closed the Xuanwu Gate after the incident. Instead, he should have sent people out of the Xuanwu Gate to investigate everything as soon as possible. But he did not.

He is worried, he is afraid.

His cousin, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, launched three expeditions to Goguryeo and failed each time.

Especially after the three expeditions to Goryeo, the Sui Dynasty was destroyed.

This made him even more anxious. So before sending out his troops, he had to eliminate all possible troubles, and one of these troubles was Li Chengqian.

You must know that after Yang Guang was defeated in Goryeo, the world was in chaos and Yang Guang's two sons were made emperors in the troubled times.

Even if he was just a puppet, it was enough to make his father alert.

His father, the current emperor and Khan, is old after all, and he has not been to the battlefield for more than ten years.

He began to become suspicious.

Not to mention what happened at Xuanwu Gate back then.

That's why he was so scared.

It was also because of this that his father was so hesitant after Li Chengqian fell from his horse and broke his leg.

Because at that time, his father had already decided to depose him.

It's not just him. Even Li Tai, his father, may not have had the idea of ​​deposing him.

And in the end, Li Zhi, who had nothing, got the advantage.

……

The palace is warm, but people's hearts are cold.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but shook his head. His previous thoughts inevitably had the meaning of forcibly inferring from facts that would happen in the future.

But... who can say that it's not true?

Li Chengqian's behavior that day may have changed the ministers' views a lot, but his father's heart was still extremely cold.

It is almost impossible to change his father's mind.

Li Chengqian already had a complete plan in mind to depose Li Tai, but how to make his father let down his guard against him after deposing Li Tai was something Li Chengqian had previously neglected.

After Li Tai was deposed, the person who stepped forward to take advantage of the situation was Li Zhi. The reason for this was that Li Zhi had no available help around him.

But what if Li Chengqian had dragged Li Zhi into the fight for the throne in advance?

So would his father have had the same concerns when he chose Li Zhi?

Moreover, compared to Li Tai, Li Zhi's cunning was even more terrifying to Li Chengqian. If he could point this out, perhaps his father would also feel terrified...

The more Li Chengqian thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was brilliant.

At this moment, Li Tai, his father, and many more people all set their sights on Li Chengqian, making every move he makes extremely difficult.

But if Li Zhi is also brought in, then the three parties will fight and the situation will become a mess.

Under the current circumstances, it is convenient for Li Chengqian to take advantage of the situation when others are not paying attention.

Regarding Goryeo's affairs, perhaps he shouldn't interfere with military power, because his father will keep a close eye on him, and whoever interferes will die.

Perhaps it was too late for Li Chengqian by then.

He needs to start earlier, starting from where others are least paying attention.

"Kaogongzhi", craftsmen, crossbows...the military.

……

Li Chengqian finally stood up, walked back to the inner room, and lay down next to Su Shu.

"Your Highness, have you thought it through?" Su Shu looked at Li Chengqian face to face, the worry still evident in her eyes.

Li Chengqian smiled softly and said, "Shu'er, find some time and bring Dalang and Erlang with you to go see Zhinu and Sizi."

"Yeah!" Su Shu bit her lower lip and nodded slightly.

Li Chengqian gently embraced Su Shu in his arms, then whispered, "Shu'er, you know, my husband has been in a bad situation recently, so please help me and ease the current situation."

"Yeah!" Su Shu raised her head and looked at Li Chengqian expectantly.

Li Chengqian leaned close to her small ear and whispered softly, "Shu'er, please give me a few more sons."

"Ah!" Su Shu looked up in surprise, her face flushed.

"The more sons you and I have, the more confident your father will be in me." Li Chengqian reached out and gently removed the white veil from Su Shu's shoulders...

(End of this chapter)