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

Chapter 433 I’m Not a Lecher (Part )

"Father, Li Junxian has been confined." Gar Qinling hurried into the study in the backyard of the embassy. He looked at Lu Dongzan, who was sitting on a short couch reading, and said excitedly, "Father, it's done."

"Hmm!" Lu Dongzan put down the book, looked at his son, and said calmly, "Next, it will be about how he despairs of Li Tang and then strikes back."

"Yes!" Gar Qinling nodded vigorously, then walked over to Lu Dongzan and asked in a low voice, "Father, what should we do next?"

"You are too slow as to the remnants of Prince Yin." Lu Dongzan suddenly changed the subject, his eyes turning cold.

"Father, the Imperial College's final strategy is mainly aimed at the various barbarians in the four directions, especially the Tuyuhun and the Dangxiang." Gar Qinling shook his head with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "Although my son has various methods, he cannot reveal them to the Tang people."

"If a misleading article can't fool people, can't you also make an article that is nine truths and one lie?" Lu Dongzan frowned.

"My son recently wrote an article that was seven true and three false, but for some reason someone found a mistake." Gar Qinling shook his head and said, "I don't know who the Imperial College is, and how they know so much about the Tuyuhun and Dangxiang. So my son is worried that if it's nine true and one false, someone will find something wrong with it."

"Go ahead and write it. As long as the core content isn't revealed, try to be as truthful as possible about the rest." Lu Dongzan looked up, narrowed his eyes, and said, "I want to see who knows so much about the Dangxiang and Tuyuhun. This person is our biggest enemy."

"Yes!" Gar Qinling nodded.

"As for Li Junxian's matter, it's not the final moment yet." Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said, "We have to wait a while. When the emperor appoints him to a local post, we will privately tell him that the emperor's transfer is actually the final preparation for his murder. When the time comes, we can just find a Taoist priest to kill him."

"Yes!" Gar Qinling looked at his father Lu Dongzan with admiration.

This step directly points out Li Junxian's death situation. At that time, if he wants to survive, he can only obey their orders.

Lu Dongzan looked at the expression on Gar Qinling's face and shook his head slightly, saying, "This is not enough."

"Father?" Gar Qinling was stunned.

"Even if he knew the emperor wanted to kill him, how many Tang officials would be willing to join Tubo? Even if he knew we were plotting against him, he might tell the emperor, or even kill you when he meets you, using your head as a tribute to the emperor." Lu Dongzan sighed and said, "The loyalty cultivated by the Heavenly Khan over decades is not so easy to break."

"Father?" Gar Qinling suddenly became nervous.

"If the Prince of Wei and the Prince of Jin had survived, we could have persuaded Li Junxian to support them in ascending the throne. But now that the Emperor's position is secure, no other prince would dare challenge him. This path is blocked." Lu Dongzan shook his head and said, "Even if that were the case, Li Junxian could still choose to flee to the mountains with his entire family, or commit suicide."

"Suicide?" Gar Qinling couldn't help but take a step back.

"Well!" Lu Dongzan looked at Gar Qinling calmly and asked, "If the Zamp wanted to kill you, what would you do?"

Gar Qinling felt an inexplicable shudder, and for a moment, he even felt that the future was appearing before his eyes.

Shaking his head slightly, Gar Qinling threw his delusions behind him, and then whispered, "If that day ever comes, my son might die on the battlefield and send his offspring to the Tang Dynasty."

"So, Li Junxian might commit suicide and let his descendants escape into the mountains or the Western Regions, but it's unlikely that he would choose Tibet." Lu Dongzan sighed and said, "Tibet isn't that attractive right now."

"Yes!" Gar Qinling nodded calmly.

"Although we very much hope that Li Junxian will join Tubo, if he has no such intention, then we can only let him play the role of a chess piece as much as possible and disrupt the Tang Dynasty as much as possible." Lu Dongzan looked at Gar Qinling calmly and said, "Isn't this our original goal?"

"Dad, how do we do it?" Gar Qinling suddenly became excited.

"The Xu family should already know about Li Junxian's affairs." Lu Dongzan said calmly, "Send a letter and ask them to get something, like bury a turtle or a stone horse somewhere, to frame Li Junxian."

Gar Qinling blinked and whispered, "Aye, aren't you going to let them cooperate with Li Junxian?"

Lu Dongzan raised his eyes indifferently, and Gar Qinling immediately realized: "Yes, they have a grudge. Only when the other party is dead will they take action."

"The Xu family is under intense scrutiny right now. We might be implicated in the investigation someday. Having them frame Li Junxian and stir up some action might be a better solution for them." Lu Dongzan looked at Gar Qinling, who nodded, and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on them in advance. If they make a move, send someone to alert the patrolling Jinwu Guards."

Gar Qinling suddenly looked up and looked at Lu Dongzan in astonishment.

"Send assassins to ambush the Xu family ahead of time." Lu Dongzan said expressionlessly, "When the Jinwu Guards raid the Xu family's house, have them kill Xu Shouyi, burn down their study, and burn everything related to us."

Lu Dongzan’s real target was not Li Junxian, but Xu Shouyi.

"If the emperor wants to find out about us, he has only one way to go, through Xu Shouyi. Once this way is blocked, he will never be able to contact us again." Lu Dongzan looked at Gar Qinling and said, "This way, if he still wants to keep us after the New Year, the Zamp will have an excuse to send troops, and the countries in the Western Regions will also seize the opportunity to take action."

Gar Qinling's eyes jumped slightly, then he lowered his head and said, "Yes!"

"Okay, go ahead." Lu Dongzan picked up the book again and said calmly, "Continue to test the Imperial College. If there really is someone who knows more about the Tanguts and Tuyuhun than you do, then your knowledge will be useless. Let them know."

"Yes!" Gar Qinling bowed and then carefully left the study.

Gar Qinling closed the door at the same time.

Standing outside and looking at the door in front of him, Gar Qinling knew in his heart that his father already had a complete plan in mind.

But Gar Qinling is not qualified to know about this plan now.

Perhaps, too, because this plan could be truly astonishing.

Turning around, Gar Qinling stepped into the snowy wind.

……

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

It was winter, and the snow was falling heavily.

In Yifeng Hall of the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian lay on the bed, looking at the heavy snow outside, with no thoughts in his mind.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan suddenly sat up beside him.

Holding a red blanket, her shoulders and slender back were completely exposed in front of Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty, is it time to go to court?" Zhang Xuan turned around and looked at Li Chengqian in confusion.

Inadvertently, the red carpet slipped off.

For a moment, spring is beautiful.

"It's snowing heavily today. According to court rules, the morning court session will be delayed for one hour." Li Chengqian said casually, but his right hand fingers slid onto Zhang Xuan's slender back and then gently moved upwards.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Xuan rolled her eyes at Li Chengqian, then lay down beside him. Then, she snuggled gently into Li Chengqian's arms, letting him measure her body...

After a long time, Li Chengqian pulled up the red carpet and covered the two of them.

Although the room was warm, I was sweating all over and who knew if I would get sick.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Xuan raised her head from under the red carpet and looked at Li Chengqian with seductive eyes.

Li Chengqian gently embraced Zhang Xuan, feeling her delicate touch, and whispered, "Your father has been a doctor at the Imperial College for several years, right?"

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan regained his composure, then nodded and said, "Yes, but Father's qualifications are not high. If he were to be promoted, I'm afraid there would be a lot of criticism in the court."

"It's okay. It's just a promotion from a fifth-rank Imperial College Doctor to a fourth-rank Imperial College Dean. It's not a big move." Li Chengqian looked at the disappointed Zhang Xuan, scratched her nose with his hand, and said bluntly, "Don't think about getting promoted overnight. He's my father-in-law, and everyone is paying attention. One Imperial College Dean wouldn't make a fuss, but if there's another one, everyone will stare."

Once others are staring at you and finding problems with you, who knows what the outcome will be.

"I was wrong." Zhang Xuan immediately hugged Li Chengqian's arm and twisted her body to beg for mercy.

"You!" Li Chengqian laughed helplessly, then looked towards the West Hall and asked, "Is Liu Lang okay?"

"The wet nurse is here, everything will be fine." Zhang Xuan couldn't help but look towards the West Hall.

A few days ago, Li Chengqian's sixth son, Li Xuan, celebrated his first anniversary, so Li Chengqian has been with Zhang Xuan during this period.

"Oh, right." Li Chengqian looked down at Zhang Xuan and said, "Start preparing these days. At the beginning of next month, you and I will go to Luoyang together."

"Going to Luoyang to offer sacrifices to the gods?" Zhang Xuan looked at Li Chengqian in surprise and said, "Can I go too?"

"Of course, all the concubines in the Eastern Palace can go." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The Luoyang Eastern Palace is big enough, and we don't have many people."

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan thought longingly of Luoyang. She turned to look at Li Chengqian and asked, "Your Majesty has ascended the throne now. Why hasn't he taken on more concubines? There haven't been any new people entering the Eastern Palace in the past few months."

"I'm not a lecher. Why would I need so many concubines?" Li Chengqian gently patted Zhang Xuan's plump buttocks. Looking at her blushing cheeks, he smiled and shook his head, saying, "In the future, I will only take in one concubine a year at most, to give those outside the palace something to think about. Forget about the rest. I'm used to the quietness of the harem."

Li Chengqian's harem wasn't large, and Su Shu was quite resourceful, so the concubines were all well-behaved...

"Eh!" Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Xuan and asked, "Why are you suddenly talking about this?"

"They are my concubines in Jiangnan. They have several younger sisters at home!" After saying this, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but lower her head with a red face.

"You're already thinking about vying for favor before you've even done anything." Li Chengqian pinched her nose and said, "This kind of thing requires the Queen's approval."

"Ok!"

……

In the Liangyi Hall, all the ministers stood in silence.

Li Chengqian sat on the imperial couch and looked at Qiu Xinggong and said, "Duke Tianshui, have you taken proper measures to prevent the heavy snowfall?"

"Your Majesty, I have made arrangements in advance." Qiu Xinggong stood up and bowed.

Li Chengqian nodded, looked at Zhangsun Wuji, and said, "Uncle, the Ministry of Shangshu will send a letter to all prefectures to prepare for snow disasters."

"I obey your order." Changsun Wuji bowed and accepted the order.

Li Chengqian looked up and asked, "What else?"

"Your Majesty!" Minister of War Cui Dunli stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the intelligence reports from the Military Affairs Bureau in Luosu have suddenly been cut in half."

Li Chengqian leaned forward, his eyes narrowed as he spoke, "This is the restriction on their movements in Luosi Dao. In other words, someone is preventing them from obtaining information from Luosi, and this person is most likely Songzan."

The ministers immediately looked up and looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief.

Li Chengqian laughed heartily: "My lords, Songzan is about to make a move. The battle is about to begin."

"Yes!" The ministers bowed, their eyes full of ferocity.

(End of this chapter)