Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 25 Li Chengqian: My life is like walking on thin ice [New book collection]

"Hehe, my plan is very simple, it's to have another Xuanwu Gate Incident!"

"what?!"

When Li Yuan heard what Li Chengqian said, he was completely shocked.

at the same time.

In the bamboo forest courtyard on the west side of Da'an Palace.

Zhang Jieyu lazily leaned on the soft couch, covered with a quilt, and said with a faint smile: "An Ye, have you noticed anything about what happened tonight?"

Not far from her, Concubine Yin De was smiling, making hot tea and listening quietly.

Changsun Anye hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "In reply to Aunt Zhang, Anye's knowledge is shallow and he didn't see anything. This time, I came here to bring the two concubines some rare things on the market."

"Oh?"

Concubine Yin De raised her eyebrows and immediately became interested: "What strange thing is it?"

“Hehe, this.”

Changsun Anye smiled and was about to take out something from his arms when he heard Concubine Zhang snort coldly and interrupted them, saying, "I'm talking about business! Do you think I don't exist?"

"Ah? This"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Anye and the other two looked at each other in surprise.

Concubine Zhang glanced at the two of them coldly again. "If I hadn't helped you out repeatedly in the inner hall today, would you have been able to sit here peacefully and discuss such bizarre things?"

"Uh"

Concubine Yin De was embarrassed for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Oh, sister, we are all family, why are you being so formal? You know that the emperor's mood has been up and down since he abdicated. We serve him and we have to be very careful every day!"

"Then are you willing to stay in this small Da'an Palace?"

"I"

Concubine Yin De opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Of course, she was unwilling to stay in the Da'an Palace, otherwise she would not have run to find Empress Changsun without permission when she heard that she wanted to reduce the number of palace maids.

If there were no palace maids serving, what would be the difference between Da'an Palace and the cold palace?
Although she called herself an old woman in front of Li Yuan, she was actually only in her early thirties.

At this age, how can she be willing to live in the cold palace?

And Concubine Zhang, who is younger than her, is only twenty years old, so it is even more impossible for her to waste her time like this.

Her ambition was to become Li Yuan's queen.

Seeing that Concubine Yin De remained silent, Concubine Zhang smiled coldly, then set her eyes on Changsun Anye and said calmly, "Anye, your little thoughts can't be hidden from the Emperor, nor from me, so tell me everything you know!"

"This"

Chang Sun Anye hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly, "It's true that nothing can be hidden from Aunt Zhang. Actually, a lot of big things have happened in the court recently, especially the New Year's reward for meritorious officials."

"It is said that this time not only did Prince Yi'an not gain any benefits, but even Prince Huai'an did not gain any benefits. He feels that this is extremely unfair!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhang raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but sigh, "This Li Shentong is a capable fighter. Erlang treating him like this is not a good sign!"

"Yes, who says it isn't! But Your Majesty is not only targeting the Li royal family, but also those with other surnames who are crowned as kings, such as the Prince of Yan, who did not receive any reward!"

"Ah!"

Concubine Zhang snorted and said with a smile, "Li Yi is arrogant. He didn't have time to take action during the Xuanwu Gate Incident!"

"Yes, so I think that the reason His Majesty didn't reward him might be related to the former Crown Prince!"

Changsun Anye interjected.

Concubine Zhang glanced at him, then slowly stood up from the couch. She looked out the window at the bamboo forest illuminated by candlelight and said thoughtfully, "Erlang has offended so many people at once. It seems the Xin Dynasty is in trouble!"

"Yeah, yeah! A lot of people are unhappy!"

"hehe."

Concubine Zhang smiled noncommittally, then turned to look at Concubine Yin De and said, "My sister and I have prepared some things. You can take them to Prince Huai'an, Prince Yanjun, Prince Yi'an and others. Just say it's a little gift from the retired emperor to the old ministers of Wude!"

"This"

Changsun Anye hesitated for a moment, puzzled, "The New Year's meeting is about to begin, they will definitely come to Chang'an, why doesn't the concubine give it to them personally?"

"I do want to, but the key is this Da'an Palace. Can I get out?"

Zhang Jieyu smiled bitterly, and then said meaningfully: "If I have the chance, I will talk to them. When the time comes, I will have to trouble you, An Ye."

"Haha, leave it to me!"

Changsun Anye smiled and patted his chest, and then he saw a palace maid holding a box coming to him.

He took the box, didn't even look at it, and stood up to say goodbye, "Then I'll be leaving first!"

"Let's go!"

Concubine Zhang waved her hand and watched him leave the bamboo house.

At this time, Concubine Yin De handed her the hot tea she had prepared and said with a flattering smile, "Sister, you are so courageous that you even let An Ye of the Changsun family serve you."

"Sister, you're joking. Changsun Anye is Changsun Anye, and the Changsun family is the Changsun family. They are not the same kind of people."

"not to mention."

As she spoke, she took the hot tea, blew on it, looked towards the inner hall, and continued, "That eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty is no ordinary person!"

"Yes! It's not simple! I heard that he asked Erlang to abolish the prince as soon as he was made the crown prince. It's really ridiculous. No wonder he is so rude!" Concubine Yin De said angrily.

Concubine Zhang glanced at her and said with a hint of amusement, "Then do you know why he went to see the Emperor?"

"Why?"

"Because he wants the Emperor to reinstate him as the Crown Prince!"

"what?"

Concubine Yin De was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Why did he do this?!"

"I don't know either, but I think this matter must be very complicated!"

Concubine Zhang shook her head and said.

"Then in my opinion, will the emperor agree to him?" Concubine Yin De couldn't help but ask curiously.

Concubine Zhang glanced at her, then glanced towards the inner hall, and smiled inexplicably: "Oh, who knows!"

On the other side, outside the Da'an Palace.

Li Chengqian, who had just finished discussing with Li Yuan, seemed to be in a good mood and couldn't help humming a little tune.

"Who is playing the song of Dong Feng Po on the pipa? Time is peeling off the wall. When I see my childhood, I still remember it."

"Rebel!"

Just when he was singing with great enthusiasm, a familiar cold snort came from behind him. Li Chengqian's singing stopped abruptly and his neck couldn't help but shrink.

"Father, why are you here?"

Li Chengqian turned his head mechanically, only to see Li Shimin staring at him with a gloomy face.

Behind Li Shimin, there was an invisible imperial guard, holding torches and staring at him with burning eyes.

I rub!

Not so!

Isn't it just a female musician? Is there any need to make such a fuss?!

Li Chengqian was obviously frightened by His Majesty Li Er's actions and quickly ran to him to confess: "Father, I am guilty, but things are definitely not what you think. This is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" "Misunderstanding?"

Li Shimin sneered: "You privately contacted the ministers in the court, is it also a misunderstanding? You disobeyed my orders, is it also a misunderstanding? You disturbed your grandfather late at night, is it also a misunderstanding? Didn't you say there are three kinds of filial piety? Tell me, which kind of filial piety is this?"

"This, this, this"

Li Chengqian was panicking, but since His Majesty Li Er only said that he was bothering Li Yuan and didn't mention his conspiracy with Li Yuan, he thought he should not be discovered. So he thought quickly, "Father, this is not filial piety, it's loyalty!"

"Loyal to what?"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who is loyal to?"

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, and he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I contacted my uncle because he had high hopes for me and hoped that I could become the crown prince. In the end, I failed him and disappointed him, so I wanted to formally apologize to him. This is a matter of loyalty and righteousness!"

"As for the matter of Master Xiao, I don't think it's disobeying Father's orders. It's well known that Grandpa is a master at playing the pipa, and Master Xiao's backhanded playing of the pipa is truly exceptional. May I ask Father, filial piety is the most important virtue. Father, if you have good things, shouldn't you honor your parents first? Am I going to sit by and watch others accuse you of being unfilial? Therefore, this act is a gesture of loyalty to the Emperor!"

"Ah!"

Li Shimin snorted and sneered, "So, you are still a loyal minister?"

"Yes! I am absolutely a loyal subject to my father!"

"Just based on these sophistry you said, you are a loyal minister?"

Li Chengqian blinked and asked cautiously, "Then what does your Majesty think of as a loyal minister?"

"I don't care what a loyal minister is, but it's not someone like you!"

Li Shimin said, waving his sleeves: "Come here! Capture this rebellious son for me!"

"Ah? Why? I don't accept it!"

Li Chengqian was startled and argued:
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the King of Qi asked his Prime Minister Yan Zi what a loyal minister was. Yan Zi replied that when the country is in danger and the king flees, he will not follow him.

The Duke of Qi said, "A minister normally accepts fiefdoms and titles from the king, but in times of crisis, he repays the king in this way. Can he be considered a loyal minister?"
Yan Zi said, "If the king listens to the words of loyal ministers, how can the country be in danger? Why would the king flee? On the contrary, if the king does not listen to loyal advice, why should he follow him to death?"

"Oh, I see."

Li Shimin nodded in realization, then looked at Li Chengqian coldly and said, "So you came to Da'an Palace because I didn't listen to your advice and the country is in danger?"

"This"

Li Chengqian was speechless. Seeing two imperial guards approaching him, he gritted his teeth and said stiffly, "I'm doing this for my mother!"

"Humph! You still have the nerve to mention your mother!"

"I grew up drinking my mother's milk, why can't I mention it?"

"Cheng Qian!" Li Shimin's face darkened and he was about to teach his rebellious son a lesson.

But Li Chengqian said in a frustrated tone: "I know that father has many women, but can you please consider mother's feelings? What did she do wrong? She was just giving honest advice to her husband, and you made her so angry that she fell ill!"

"What did you say?"

Li Shimin was surprised: "Your mother is ill?!"

"After you left, my mother fell ill and fainted. Doctor Zhen said she was suffering from a disease called "Qing Qi Deficiency". This disease is most sensitive to anger! However, Doctor Zhen has already prescribed medicine for my mother and said she will be fully recovered within a few days!"

"That's good, that's good, as long as you can recover!"

Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Li Chengqian's words. At the same time, he said with some self-blame, "I was impulsive at the time and shouldn't have angered your mother!"

"Since Father knew he shouldn't be angry with Mother, why did he go to Princess Yang?"

"Shut up!"

Li Shimin shouted in a deep voice, and then said angrily: "I will go visit your mother first, and then I will deal with you, the rebellious son!"

After saying this, he prepared to go to Lizheng Hall.

But Li Chengqian stopped him: "Father, at this time, I suggest you don't go visit my mother!"

"Why?"

Li Shimin frowned somewhat unhappily.

Li Chengqian sighed helplessly, then glanced at the imperial guards behind him, reached out to pull his sleeve, walked aside, and said in a low voice: "Because the emperor has her scent on him."

"This"

Li Shimin's heart suddenly shook.

Before, when he heard that Li Chengqian had snatched his woman and given her to Li Yuan, he was so angry that he wanted to kill his son to prove his point.

There was no time to change clothes, so he just put on his original clothes and rushed to Da'an Palace.

Now, after hearing Li Chengqian's words, he realized that he still had the milky scent of little Yang Fei on him.

awkward!

Extremely embarrassing!
The father and son were so embarrassed that they didn't dare to look at each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with a complicated expression and sighed, "For your father, please take good care of your mother."

After saying this, he prepared to return to Concubine Yang's bedroom.

At this moment, Li Chengqian said suddenly:

"Father, my grandfather asked me to tell you something. He said that future generations will judge right and wrong, merits and demerits!"

"This"

Li Shimin was shocked and his face was full of surprise.

Why do I work so hard?
Isn't it just to prove to his father that he made the wrong choice of the crown prince?

Unexpectedly, my father is more open-minded than me. He doesn’t care about what I am doing now. He wants future generations to evaluate me, Li Shimin!

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin suddenly came to his senses and laughed out loud.

good good!
What a good saying! Future generations will judge one's right and wrong, merits and demerits.

Let future generations judge!

Let’s see whether you, father, are right, or I, Li Shimin, Erlang, am right!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin took a deep look at Da'an Palace, and without saying a word, he left with the imperial guards.

After watching them leave, Li Chengqian couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed, "My whole life has been like walking on thin ice. System, do you think I can make it to the other side?"

[The host will soon be able to return to the throne of the crown prince. Please hold on and don't leak it! ]

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian smiled.

Since the system believes that returning to the throne of crown prince is just around the corner, it means that he made the right choice by cooperating with Li Yuan.

Actually, you can figure it out if you think about it.

Li Yuan was forced to abdicate by Li Shimin. Could he not feel resentment? If he didn't feel resentment, would he have given birth to many sons to disgust Li Shimin?

So, it would be strange if he didn't want to fight for it!

What's more, what Li Chengqian did with him was not only to prove himself, but also to gain more living space.

After all, he is living in captivity now.

What did he want to take back with his own hands?
It's freedom!

That's why he was willing to cooperate with Li Chengqian.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but look in the direction where Li Shimin had left, and said resolutely: "I, Li Chengqian, will never follow the old path of deposing the crown prince again!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and went straight back to Lizheng Hall.

(End of this chapter)