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

Chapter 190: It turns out that Qingque and Zhang Liang finally connected (First update)
In the early morning, the Cheng'en Gate, with a layer of winter frost on the bottom corner, slowly opened.

Li Chengqian, dressed in a black robe with golden threads, yawned and walked out of the door in a sedan chair.

"Your Highness!" Li Anyan stood beside Cheng'en Gate and looked at Li Chengqian with some concern.

"It's nothing. She's just a little girl who knows nothing and has no intention of hurting me." Li Chengqian shook his head calmly.

He barely slept the entire night before.

How could he sleep peacefully with a complete stranger who he didn't know and who he didn't even seek out sleeping next to him?

Although Li Chengqian cannot do some things due to physical reasons, his hands are intact.

He checked it carefully.

Zhang Xuan's body is very soft, but not too soft.

It doesn't look like he has ever practiced martial arts or dancing.

She is not a specially trained assassin, nor is she a specially trained dancer.

She is a beautiful and educated girl from a noble family.

Of course, there are differences between women from Jiangnan and Guanzhong. They are somewhat more submissive.

This also made Li Chengqian confirm that she didn't have much scheming.

I fell asleep early last night.

Li Chengqian originally suspected that she would suddenly wake up at some point, but it turned out that she didn't.

This is enough to prove that she is not someone else's pawn.

But there must be something behind this.

Li Chengqian likes to make his plans half a year or a year in advance, so he can just pick up the pieces when the time comes.

It is inevitable that some people do this.

……

Li Chengqian raised his hand slightly, and the sedan chair immediately descended.

Li Chengqian waved his hand lightly, and the people around him immediately stepped back.

"How's the investigation into the Zhang family going?" Li Chengqian looked up calmly, and in front of him was the Guangtian Hall of the Eastern Palace, which welcomed guests.

In the early morning, the sun shone on the entire East Palace.

Li Anyan bowed and said, "Your Highness, we have thoroughly investigated everything and have not found any problems with the Zhang family."

"No problem at all, no problem at all?" Li Chengqian turned sideways with some doubt.

"Yes." Li Anyan nodded and said, "I have checked it carefully and there is no problem."

"Ha!" Li Chengqian sneered and said, "How could there be no problems? The filthiness of the aristocratic family is deeply rooted in their hearts. For such a clean family to escape your eyes, it is obvious that someone has done a deep cleansing to try to convince me that there is no problem with the Zhang family."

"Your Highness, could it be the Xiao family's doing?" Li Anyan reminded carefully.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Anyan in surprise and asked, "If the Zhang family really has those inherent problems of aristocratic families, do you think the Xiao family would care, or would I?"

Li Anyan was stunned for a moment, then he saluted and said, "I was wrong."

"So let alone the Xiao family, even the Zhang family themselves wouldn't care. There's no need for them to cleanse so thoroughly. This only means they have big problems. There's only one person who can cleanse so thoroughly in a short period of time, and who needs to be cleansed so thoroughly for the Zhang family's daughter to marry into the Eastern Palace." Li Chengqian's eyes grew cold.

"King Wei." Li Anyan nodded slightly.

"No, Qingque is still in Luoyang. He doesn't have the ability. The one who has the ability is Zhang Liang." Li Chengqian clapped his hands on the armrests. He suddenly realized, "So that's how it is... Among their group, there must be a family from Jiangnan, and this family is the Zhang family.

I have always wondered why the Zhang family suddenly wanted to marry their daughter into the Eastern Palace, especially at this point in time.

If this is a setup, then the one with the greatest motivation and the most need to attack Donggong is Qingque."

Li Chengqian suddenly laughed and said to himself, "So Qingque and Zhang Liang are connected. He's not content to stay in Luoyang, so he hopes to stir up some trouble in Chang'an. Zhang Liang is the best helper, especially since we've never paid any attention to him..."

The character of Zhang Liang was deduced by Li Chengqian and Li Anyan through little clues throughout the summer.

Zhang Liang and Li Tai had no idea that Li Chengqian had already suspected Zhang Liang.

"Then we won't be able to guess that it was King Wei!" Li Anyan nodded seriously.

Between Zhang Liang and Li Tai were Chai Lingwu and Zhang Yi.

If everything was really as Li Chengqian guessed, then Chai Lingwu and Zhang Xi, who were between Zhang Liang and Li Tai, had been skipped.

Li Tai and Zhang Liang contacted each other directly.

……

"Qingque is wrong. He doesn't understand me at all." Li Chengqian raised his head and glanced in the direction of Luoyang, saying softly, "Whenever I feel something is wrong, the first person I think of is him, and then I blame him... He underestimates me."

"Your Highness!" Li Anyan bowed again.

"Send people to keep a close eye on the Zhang family, thoroughly investigate their background, and find out their relationship with Zhang Liang. If necessary, send people to Jiangnan." Li Chengqian said coldly.

"Here!"

"After we investigate thoroughly, have them sever their ties with Zhang Liang." Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said, "If they don't, sever their ties with the Eastern Palace."

"Yes!"

Li Chengqian calmed down, lowered his head to think, and then slowly said: "The one who has a connection with the Zhang family is Zhang Liang. Qingque has no direct connection with the Zhang family. If this was done by Qingque, it is too uncontrollable.

No one could predict what the Zhang family girl would do in the harem. If Qingque wanted to do anything, the cost would be too high and the benefits would be too small, unless…"

"Unless the King of Wei can directly control the Zhang family?" Li Anyan said this, even he couldn't believe it. "They chose the Zhang family because they have no connection to Qingque. If they wanted to use the Zhang family to harm me, the Zhang family wouldn't know. After all, their daughter is already married into the Eastern Palace. Rather than doing something with Qingque, it's better for her to be with me. So, either they have something to threaten the Zhang family, or the Zhang family itself has been infiltrated without even realizing it." Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness!" Li Anyan's expression grew solemn, and he saluted, saying, "Your Highness, if the King of Wei is truly so startled and ready to do something, then he is planning something very big!"

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Go check everyone in the Zhang family, from masters to servants, to see how many have weaknesses. Also, check how many people have entered the Zhang residence in the past year, or at least the past three years. Find out their backgrounds. Don't be impatient, take your time. Qingque has put so much effort into it, and he must be determined to overthrow me in one fell swoop. We have plenty of time to investigate."

"Yes!" Li Anyan nodded in obedience.

"Also, from today on, you must be careful in all dealings with the Zhang family. All letters and gifts sent to the palace by the Zhang family must be strictly checked. If there is anything that cannot be found out, just destroy it." Li Chengqian's expression became cold. There was only half a year left until March next year, and he had to be vigilant.

"Yes!" Li Anyan bowed and then stepped back slightly.

Li Chengqian raised his hand slightly, and the people around him immediately came closer and lifted up the sedan chair.

The sedan chair headed towards the Chongjiao Hall, and everyone fell silent.

……

When they arrived at the gate of Chongjiao Hall, the sedan chair was carried directly up the steps and the wheelbarrow was lowered in front of the hall gate.

Li Anyan pushed Li Chengqian into the hall, and then lay down in the inner hall.

Just as Li Anyan was about to leave, Li Chengqian's eyes, which had been narrowed, suddenly opened. He raised his head and said, "Wait a minute... pass the word down. Be nice to the Zhang family. If there's anything in the palace that's sent to the Su, Zheng, and Wei residences, send a copy to the Zhang residence as well."

"Yes!" Li Anyan was a little surprised, but still bowed seriously.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Although the Jiangnan family does not hold a high position in the court, they are well-known for their literary talents. If they knew that Qingque and Zhang Liang were using them to commit illicit acts..."

"They will hate King Wei to death." Li Anyan suddenly understood everything.

"A Jiangnan family!" Li Chengqian smiled lightly and waved his hand slightly, but there was a gleam in his eyes.

In the Tang Dynasty, officials were always appointed from the south to the north and vice versa.

Although there are not many officials from Jiangnan in Chang'an, and their status is generally not high, even the top Lanling Xiao family does not have much status.

However, among the various states and counties surrounding Chang'an, there are definitely quite a few people from Jiangnan families, and they have considerable talent.

Among the ministers in the central government, there are two young men from Jiangnan families that Li Chengqian can really take a fancy to.

The Imperial Counselor Chu Suiliang and the Secretary Shangguan Yi.

Chu Suiliang also served as the attendant, and the secretary Shangguan Yi often drafted imperial edicts.

These two are people who are very close to the emperor...

The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall, and Li Chengqian subconsciously looked up.

Li Anyan led Zhang Ananda into the hall.

Zhang Ananda held his whisk in his hand and bowed earnestly to Li Chengqian, then said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned you to the Liangyi Hall for a meeting. Please put on your rattan armor. You may need to stand for a while today."

"Yes!" Li Chengqian immediately bowed.

……

On the east side of the Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian was sitting on a wheelbarrow.

Li Shimin, dressed in a black robe with a golden dragon pattern, emerged from Ganlu Palace. Li Chengqian immediately bowed and said, "Father!"

"Are you ready?" Li Shimin stopped in front of Li Chengqian.

"Your son is ready." Li Chengqian nodded immediately.

"Okay, let's go." Li Shimin walked past Li Chengqian, and the others pushed Li Chengqian to follow.
Walk straight from the east wing into the Liangyi Hall.

The emperor walked up to the imperial couch and sat down. Li Chengqian stood up from the wheelchair and stood on the third step of the imperial couch.

The ministers in the hall, including Li Chengqian, all bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you. May your Majesty live a long and healthy life."

"Stand up." The emperor raised his hand calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the ministers stood up, and many of them looked at Li Chengqian.

The prince stood calmly and solemnly on the third step of the Danbi, wearing a black robe with golden python threads, and his face looked very similar to the emperor.

The most important thing is that he stood there straight, and there was no sign of any leg injury.

If there hadn't been a eunuch behind moving the cart away, I'm afraid no one would have remembered that the prince had a leg injury.

"Let's start." The emperor's voice interrupted the ministers' thoughts.

Zhang Ananda stepped forward and said in a loud voice, "Send the Xueyantuo envoy Shabolani Shushijin to the emperor for an audience."

Li Chengqian looked up in a daze. It turned out that the Xueyantuo people came again... They finally came again.

A dark smile flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes.

The last time the Xueyantuo envoy came, a censor was beheaded directly because of his connection with some people in the court.

The person behind this Censor-in-Chief was Chai Lingwu.

The person behind Chai Lingwu is Li Tai.

Xueyantuo is coming again now...

Li Chengqian's eyes naturally swept over the imperial couch.

Lying on the imperial couch, the emperor had an indifferent expression.

Among all the officials, Zhang Liang had a solemn expression.

(End of this chapter)