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

Chapter 173: As long as the prince's legs are not healed, Your Majesty will feel a thorn in his heart (Part )
Fight into Xuanwu Gate.

Su Shu thought of these words inexplicably and suddenly shuddered. She immediately looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, couldn't His Majesty foresee something like this?"

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded directly, then shook his head and said, "But this is just one of countless possibilities that may happen in the future. No one can be sure that the future will be like this, and no one has reached the final step yet. Even if the emperor wants to do anything, it will be difficult, so he can only make arrangements in advance."

Li Chengqian raised his hand and pointed at the gifts in the hall, saying, "Although these things were sent by Concubine De, it is my father who is behind her... The affairs of Qizhou ultimately rest on the shoulders of Prince Qi, so my father hopes I can find a way to stabilize Prince Qi and teach him a lesson so that he doesn't take this final step."

"Your Highness is in Chang'an. How do you teach the King of Qi? Since you hope that the King of Qi will become a better person, why doesn't Your Majesty transfer Quan Wanji and Yin Hongzhi away from Qizhou together? Then nothing will happen?" Su Shu couldn't help but show a trace of resentment on her face.

"That's what I said, but that's not how it works." Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "Father still can't see clearly how powerful the forces behind Quan Wanji and him are. He needs to get to know them better, so he will put the Qizhou matter aside for now and wait and see."

Ultimately, the emperor was still fighting for his own throne. As for Qizhou... using a King of Qi to mobilize all the countless opponents was still a good deal for the emperor, but he did not want things to get out of control, so he hoped that Li Chengqian would intervene.

……

"And Qingque." Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "For me, Qingque, and my father, the best scenario would be for Qingque to submit the 'Comprehensive Geography' and then immediately go to the region. But the question is, is Qingque willing to do that?"

Li Chengqian said this and couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Although the emperor's indulgence was part of Li Tai's affair, the most fundamental reason was that Li Tai wanted to become the crown prince from the bottom of his heart.

Otherwise, how could Li Chengqian be forced to this point?

"Your Highness means that King Wei will continue to stay in the court this year." Su Shu's face looked a little ugly.

"Not only that." Li Chengqian looked at the gifts in the hall and said helplessly, "He will also try to attack me, then try to stay longer and finally seize the throne of Crown Prince... This is Qingque."

Su Shu's face had turned completely cold.

"So, as long as Qingque remains in the Central Government after submitting the Comprehensive Geography, I and the Eastern Palace will continue to find ways to attack him." Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "Qingque will not be my opponent. By this time next year, he will still face being expelled from the Central Government. If he leaves peacefully, that would be fine..."

"He won't." Su Shu nodded with certainty.

"If at that time, the chaos in Qizhou breaks out again and then spreads to Chang'an, and is mixed up with Quan Wanji and others, among whom there are many who have real power..." Li Chengqian looked at Su Shu.

Su Shu's dark eyes closed slightly, and she nodded, "The King of Wei will join forces with them."

"Normally speaking, they shouldn't have a chance." Li Chengqian reached out and held Su Shu's hand, saying, "Qingque has no prestige, he only has the status of a legitimate son. Even if he has some manpower, what can he do? He can't even enter the palace. But I'm afraid that my father will prepare to march east to Goguryeo next year, so he will have a chance.

At that time, he only needs to break into the palace and kill Gu and Zhinu, and he will be the only legitimate son. Then, his father and uncle will be in trouble, and even caught off guard. His father will be honored as the Supreme Emperor like his grandfather, and then become Qingque's tool to suppress the world."

He used the emperor to control the princes, not to mention that Li Tai had already succeeded to the throne at that time.

The Tang Dynasty ruled the world from Guanzhong.

Most of the world's military forces are in Guanzhong.

At that time, Li Tai only needed to control Guanzhong to control the world.

……

After a long silence, Su Shu raised her head again, looked at Li Chengqian, and said, "If His Highness can see this, can't His Majesty see it?"

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded again and said, "So, father has just appointed Xue Wanbei, the younger brother of General Xue Wanche of the Right Guard, as the Right Guard Commander of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace."

Su Shu looked at Li Chengqian in surprise. She really didn't know about this.

The Xue brothers were grandsons of Xue Hui, the former general of the Left Guard of the Sui Dynasty, and sons of Xue Shixiong, the prefect of Zhuo County. They were very powerful and formidable, rarely seen in the world.

Except for the second brother, the former Right General of the Army and Governor of Yingzhou Xue Wanshu who died young, the Puzhou Governor Xue Wanshu, the Left Tunwei General Xue Wanjun, and the Right Guard General Xue Wanche were all famous generals of the time.

Xue Wanbei was appointed as the General of the Right Guard of the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace, which was almost equivalent to tying the Xue family to the Eastern Palace.

Is the future situation so dangerous?

"I still say that nothing has happened yet. Even if father is on guard, what can he do? The most he can do is try his best to send Qingque to the local place." Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh. As for Li Tai, he didn't believe that Li Shimin had the tough and resolute determination to send Li Tai to the local place.

Li Tai was the emperor's best tool to check and balance Li Chengqian.

Of course, if it was just a check and balance, Li Chengqian could accept it, but the problem was that Li Tai was too dangerous.

What he can do is not just checks and balances, he can completely overthrow Li Chengqian's position as crown prince.

This was something the emperor had not expected, but it was something Li Tai had actually done in his previous life. So for Li Chengqian, as long as Li Tai was in Chang'an, he would do his utmost to suppress him until he was completely desperate.

"Perhaps Father can suddenly put an end to this before anything happens." Li Chengqian turned sideways, looked at Su Shu, whose face was filled with worry, patted the back of her hand, and said, "Don't worry too much. Do you still think I can't defeat Qingque?"

"That's not the case." Su Shu came back to her senses, smiled bitterly, and said, "I am worried that when the time comes, even if Your Highness wins, he will probably lose the favor of the Emperor due to the chaos."

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, saying, "My beloved concubine is right, so I shouldn't get too involved in these matters."

After a brief pause, Li Chengqian extended his hand and said, "First, it's the Prince of Qi's matter. My father asked me to intervene, so I will. I'll write a letter. Back then, Lian Po apologized for his crime by carrying a thorny stick on his back. If the Prince of Qi could change his ways, perhaps the subsequent chaos wouldn't have happened."

"Yeah!" Su Shu nodded in agreement.

"The second is the affairs of the Eastern Palace itself, to stabilize people's hearts. At the same time, all matters outside the palace will be handed over to Ma Zhou and Xue Wanbei. They are my father's people. Even if it really comes to the point where it is necessary and I don't take action, my father will not blame me." Li Chengqian glanced lightly in the direction of Liangyi Palace.

Li Tai was never Li Chengqian's opponent, the emperor was.

"Third, there's my uncle's matter." Li Chengqian turned to look at Su Shu and said, "Once the Comprehensive Geography is submitted to the Emperor, my uncle will have to leave the Prince of Wei's Palace. Without him, Qingque's reputation among the literati will be greatly diminished. As for the future, he'll only have some petty and despicable means left. Ma Zhou and Xue Wanbei are more than enough to deal with them."

"Yeah!" Su Shu relaxed a little.

"So, since Yiniang is still in the palace, don't let her return to the princess's mansion, lest Qingque cause any more trouble." Li Chengqian sneered lightly.

"it is good!"

……

Nanchang Princess Mansion, study in the backyard.

Su Xu sat behind the desk, looking at the memorial in front of him, but his mind couldn't help but wander.

With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open and Princess Nanchang, dressed in a purple skirt, walked in.

Su Xu immediately came back to his senses, raised his head and said in a forced and gentle voice, "Princess!"

"What is your Highness doing? He even forgot to have dinner." Princess Nanchang walked to Su Xu's side, looked at the only memorial on the table, and opened it.

Su Xu wanted to stop it, but for some reason, his hand stopped.

The King of Wei Requests to Visit the Taiyi Qinghua Temple

Princess Nanchang frowned immediately and looked at Su Xu and asked, "Is the King of Wei going to the Taiyi Qinghua Temple on March 15th?"

"March 15th is Empress Wende's birthday. King Wei plans to present the "Guo Di Zhi" to Your Majesty in front of the Crown Prince at Taiyi Qinghua Temple on that day." After Su Xu finished speaking, he looked at Princess Nanchang with a numb expression.

"What does the Prince of Wei want to do?" Princess Nanchang tore up the memorial on the table and said through gritted teeth, "The Comprehensive Geography is the Prince Consort's hard work, not a tool for him to seize the throne."

Su Xu patted the back of Princess Nanchang's hand and said softly, "Things have come to this. The King of Wei has made up his mind. Nothing can be done. Your Majesty is fine, but the key is the Crown Prince. If the King of Wei shows any intention of seizing the throne again, the Crown Prince will definitely strike back fiercely."

"The Prince of Wei is no match for the Crown Prince." Princess Nanchang sneered softly and said, "The Prince of Wei is as foolish as Li Yuanji. It would be a wonder if he could accomplish anything."

"No matter what, I must have a good beginning and a good end in Prince Wei's Mansion." Su Xu took out another page of paper.

Princess Nanchang fell silent.

Su Xu turned sideways and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Yiniang is going to marry the Crown Prince anyway. The Crown Prince won't care about what you do. Besides, my Su family is the Crown Prince's in-laws. Even if I do something, it won't matter."

Princess Nanchang nodded and said, "I am only worried about Erlang. Dalang is mature, Sanlang is close to the Crown Prince, but Erlang..."

"After I leave the Prince of Wei's palace, let him take up a post in the local area." Su Xu raised his head slightly and said, "He can go to the south and serve as a soldier or a county magistrate. He can avoid these things."

"Hmm!" Princess Nanchang let out a sigh.

Su Xu was about to start writing when he looked at Princess Nanchang and said sternly, "Yiniang's marriage into the Eastern Palace, no matter what, must wait until the Crown Prince's leg injury is treated.

If Master Sun says the treatment is successful, then everything is fine, but if it's unsuccessful... then I'll regret it!"

"Why?" Princess Nanchang looked at Su Xu in surprise.

"As long as the Crown Prince's leg injury continues to heal, Your Majesty will feel a thorn in his heart." Su Xu shook his head gently and said, "The more this continues, the more unstable the position of the Eastern Palace will become. Even if it's not the King of Wei, someone else will step forward to replace the Crown Prince... Your Majesty wants a perfect Crown Prince, and right now, the Crown Prince is far from enough."

(End of this chapter)