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

Chapter 41 Li Shimin's killing move, silent
In the Cheng'en Hall of the Eastern Palace, candles flickered gently.

Li Chengqian, who had just walked into the inner room, saw the Crown Princess Su Shu sitting in front of the bronze mirror and preparing to remove her makeup.

The candlelight shone into the mirror from the side and was reflected on Su Shu's virtuous, quiet and gentle face.

The red powder is decorated with gold, and the star-studded embroidery is decorated with E embroidery.

Li Chengqian stood at the side, and for a moment, his eyes became a little dazed.

Su Shu subconsciously raised her head and asked softly, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Li Chengqian smiled, put the memorial in his hand into his sleeve, and then said gently: "Just now, the emperor sent someone to deliver a letter saying that Qingque and Sizi will come to visit the East Palace in three days. Madam, please make more preparations."

"Yes!" Su Shu nodded, then turned sideways, looked at herself in the mirror, and asked, "Is this okay with me?"

"Of course." Li Chengqian walked over, placed his hands on Su Shu's shoulders, and nodded with satisfaction, "My beloved concubine is naturally graceful, virtuous, gentle, and a good match for her family. She is unparalleled in her splendor."

"Hmm!" Su Shu looked up. Although her face was filled with joy, she still rolled her eyes at Li Chengqian and said, "How can I be as good as Your Highness says?"

"No, you are better than I said!" Li Chengqian picked up Su Shu and walked straight to the bed.

"No, Your Highness, I haven't taken off my makeup yet." Su Shu suddenly became anxious.

"That's just right!"

……

In the dark inner room, Su Shu was sleeping soundly on the bed.

The floral ornaments were scattered and the silk clothes were stained on the ground.

Li Chengqian listened to Su Shu's gentle breathing beside him and slowly opened his eyes.

With a press of his left hand on his side, the memorial fell into his hand again.

The censor reported to the Ministry of Agriculture that the price of wooden stakes was higher than that of ordinary people, and that they were hidden.

Li Chengqian's expression suddenly became serious.

If he remembered correctly, this incident should be about the Shangshu Youcheng Wei Congju, the Minister of Agriculture, finding that the price of wooden stakes was higher than that of ordinary people, so he reported the case to the court and said it was hidden.

It is winter now. Every time at this time, the court will ask the Ministry of Agriculture to sell the stored wood to the public at a low price so that the people can benefit.

However, this year, Zhao Yuankai, the Minister of Agriculture who had just been transferred back from Puzhou, sold the wood to the public at a high price.

Therefore, the censor suspected that Zhao Yuankai was involved in corruption.

Some time ago, the emperor asked the Secretariat to investigate. After the investigation, Wei Cong, the right chancellor, impeached Zhao Yuankai for concealing the truth.

But then, things took a turn.

The emperor summoned Sun Fujia, the Grand Secretary, to discuss the guilt of the Minister of Agriculture. However, Sun Fujia said, "Minister of Agriculture Zhao Yuankai is not guilty."

The emperor was curious about the reason, and Sun Fujia explained, "The government's firewood is more expensive than the people's firewood. If the government's firewood is cheaper, then the people's firewood will not be able to be sold. Therefore, Zhao Yuankai, the Minister of Agriculture, is sensible and is not guilty."

While praising him, the emperor also gave Wei Chong an evaluation.

ignore the general interest.

In a word, from then on, Wei Chong's official career was completely over.

The reason why Li Chengqian remembered this incident so clearly was not only because it had caused a big stir in his previous life, but also because Wei Chong's wife Pei Zhen was the granddaughter of Pei Ju.

Pei Zhen's father died early, and the person with whom she had the best relationship was her uncle Pei Xuanji, who raised her.

Pei Xuanji, the Prince's attendant in the Eastern Palace of Li Chengqian.

It was because of this incident that Pei Xuanji rarely spoke in the Eastern Palace in the future. So although Pei Xuanji was implicated because of his affairs later, he was reinstated within a few years.

Not long after, he was promoted to the position of Minister of Rites, and finally retired as Yinqing Guanglu Dafu and Prince Zuo Zhonghu.

In his previous life, Li Chengqian didn't care at first, but when he was deposed and thought about this matter again, he began to feel that there was something mysterious.

Pei Xuanji is just one of them, the real key is Wei Cong.

Wei Cong was Shangshu Youcheng, and Lu Chengqing was Shangshu Zuocheng, and Fang Xuanling was Shangshu Zuo Pushe.

Wei Cong, the Right Chancellor, and Gao Shilian, the Right Prime Minister.

Lu Chengqing and Fang Xuanling were close; Wei Cong and Gao Shilian were close.

In his previous life, after Li Chengqian broke his leg, in addition to Wei Zheng's open and firm support for Li Chengqian, Gao Shilian also advised Li Shimin more than once in secret.

The reason for this was not because Gao Shilian and Li Chengqian were close, but because Gao Shilian was his mother's uncle.

Li Shimin wanted to depose Li Chengqian, but how could Gao Shilian, who had been entrusted by Empress Changsun, easily agree?

If Li Chengqian remembered correctly, before he planned the rebellion in his previous life, Shen Guogong Gao Shilian retired.

From a conspiracy theory perspective, all this seems like his father is gradually clearing out the forces that are preventing him from deposing the crown prince.

Gao Shilian was fine, as he looked at it from the perspective of family affection, but as for Wei Chong, it was probably also because of Wei Chong's own abilities.

Before this case, Wei Cong was praised by his contemporaries as "a man of insight and a dedicated official."

After this case, the emperor personally commented on him: "He doesn't understand the big picture."

Your life is ruined.

Li Chengqian himself also lost some of the power that supported him silently.

……

Li Chengqian sometimes wondered if he was being too suspicious.

In fact, it is not the case at all. It is just a coincidence?
However, today, when this memorial appeared inexplicably and silently on his desk, Li Chengqian suddenly shuddered.

He even had a strong intuition that this memorial was not only in his possession, but also in the possession of Shangshu Zuocheng Lu Chengqing.

Mixed in among more than a dozen memorials, it was silent and inconspicuous, making people not take it seriously, but it was a very fierce killing move at the critical moment.

The only difference from the previous life is that last time it was Wei Chong who was unlucky, but this time it was Lu Chengqing who was unlucky.

The emperor would not do anything more to Lu Chengqing. The phrase "shallow knowledge" was enough to completely ruin his official career.

Lu Chengqing is in trouble.

This was the result of Li Chengqian's plan.

But he didn't expect it to happen in this way.

Suddenly, he inexplicably felt pity for Lu Chengqing.

……

Hehehe...

In the darkness, Li Chengqian smiled silently. What happened to him? Why did he suddenly become so kind-hearted?

Everything Lu Chengqing did the day before was just for the reputation of his Fanyang Lu family.

He didn't really want to get close to Li Chengqian.

His current misfortune was not only due to the slight rapprochement between him and Li Chengqian, but more to Li Chengqian's calculations on the relationship between him and Fang Xuanling.

As for Li Chengqian, what he needs to do is to protect himself in this matter.

As for Lu Chengqing, while Li Chengqian gave him a hard kick, he did not want the officials in the court to think that the emperor punished Lu Chengqing because he began to lean towards the Eastern Palace.

He was punished simply because of himself, and even because he was close to the King of Wei.

Perhaps he could even further frame Lu Chengqing and make more people, not just his father, think that Lu Chengqing was related to Cui Qian's death.

Perhaps, we can start with Lu Hu's widow.

Perhaps in the end, he can also involve Fang Yiai.

(End of this chapter)