Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 458
Only ghosts believe in God's favor, but Xu Qing can't expose Li Shimin's lies, and Xu Qing also has to take into account Li Chengqian's psychological world.Li Chengqian is also a very good child, he is also the prince who was deposed by Li Shimin many times.But no matter how Li Shimin taught Li Chengqian, in the end, Li Chengqian still couldn't become steel.

Maybe, Li Chengqian's decadence is related to Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate change.Just imagine, when you wake up overnight, more than half of the people you know in the world are gone, and more than half of your relatives have become corpses, what people call traitors.And it was his father who ruthlessly killed these rebels, including his cousin who had been playing well with him.People who study and play together every day, disappear in a blink of an eye, and become rebels.

Wouldn't such childhood memories affect his later development?
In the 16th year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian launched a mutiny to force the palace in order to prevent Li Tai who had the intention of seeking succession.But unfortunately, this time it was a mutiny launched by the prince, and it was also a failed mutiny.Li Shimin saw that the real reason why Li Chengqian did this was like himself 16 years ago, how similar, but Li Chengqian was soft after all, and did not swing the butcher knife to kill his younger brother.God knows, what did Li Shimin feel when he saw Li Chengqian limping away at that moment?Is it remorse, blame, helplessness, or nothing?

Xu Qing thought for a while and said, "His Royal Highness Qin's poison is very similar to the poison of arsenic. But I think that although the dishes in the empress dowager's uterus are separated, the wine is indeed made in the same wine tank. It is difficult for a villain to Assassinated the King of Qin. The prince is like a brother, so he must have inspected the banquet drinks before. I think that the poison of His Highness came from the elixir that His Highness ate."

"Nonsense! The elixir is refined by the disciples of the sages. If you eat it, you will become immortal and prolong your life. How can it be poisonous?"

Xu Qing couldn't see Li Shimin's face clearly, but he guessed that Li Shimin was also talking nonsense.Xu Qing thought to himself, you dare to poison yourself, you have nothing to fear, right?Alright, alright, today I will scare you!

"Ahem, if your Highness doesn't believe it, you can catch a parrot and have a look. As long as you have three elixirs, I guarantee that the bird will die immediately."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he said to Li Chengqian: "Chengqian, your father doesn't believe it, you have to keep it in mind, there is something called tribute in the elixir, which is not edible. I am your teacher, you go back and experiment."

"His Royal Highness King Qin, take care."

After speaking, Xu Qing turned and left.

When Xu Qing came out, Li Yuan was no longer there, but Princess Pingyang was still there. She walked up to Xu Qing and asked softly, "Xu Qing, is my second brother okay?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said: "Princess Pingyang, it's not me, Xu Qing, who is talking harshly. Who is your second brother? You don't have a big sister in your heart?"

Princess Pingyang was stunned and said: "Could it be that the second brother planned this matter again?"

"Oh, there are nine out of ten chances." Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I hope that the plan that Princess Pingyang and I made will never be used."

Princess Pingyang burst into tears immediately, and Xu Qing couldn't comfort her. Compared with her, she was a married woman. Xu Qing patted Princess Pingyang on the shoulder and said, "Princess, Princess Wanwang persuades King Qin, as well as the crown prince and even the emperor." , don’t eat the elixir. If they don’t believe it, please feed the elixir to the birds. After all, I, Xu Qing, am an outsider and a courtier, so I can’t say anything more. Farewell!”

"Hey, Xu Qing..." Princess Pingyang looked at Xu Qing's back and shouted, but she didn't stop Xu Qing's footsteps.

Walking to the door, Xu Qing saw Li Yuan and Li Chengdao talking far away under a big tree, Xu Qing thought, could it be that Li Yuan wanted to find out something from the child's mouth?The relatively young child was outspoken, and he thought he said something that was nothing, but it turned out to be a huge clue.However, Xu Qing saw that Li Yuan's face was much better than before, so he knew that Li Yuan hadn't been able to find anything out of Li Chengdao's mouth.

Xu Qing watched for a while, and saw that their grandpa and grandson were gradually becoming more and more happy, so he planned to leave with his hands, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan had seen him a long time ago.

"Xu Qing, stop for me, and come quickly." When Xu Qing came over obediently, Li Yuan asked, "Go and see, is Erlang okay?"

Xu Qing cupped his hands and said: "The big thing is gone, but you still need to rest more. The emperor asked His Highness King Qin to eat more garlic and coarse food, which will be good for your body's recovery."

Hearing Xu Qing's words, Li Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief. It could be seen that although Li Yuan was uniting with the prince to attack Li Shimin, Li Yuan was an old father after all. When he returned to his father's position, he still cared about Li Shimin very much.However, this father's role could not be maintained for long, and Li Yuan became a majestic emperor again.

Li Yuan looked for Xu Qing and said a few more words. At this time, several people came in from outside the door. Xu Qing saw that they were the crown prince and King Qi.As soon as the crown prince entered, Li Yuan's face darkened. Li Jiancheng noticed the sharp gaze and hurried over to salute.

The father and son were talking, Xu Qing turned his back and looked up to count how many leaves there were on the tree.

Li Yuan looked at the two brothers, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and said, "King Qin was poisoned at your banquet. How do you explain this?"

Li Jiancheng quickly knelt down and said, "Father, my son is guilty!"

"So, you did the poison?!" Li Yuan stood up angrily and cursed, "You bastard, you even want to murder your own brother!"

"Father!" Li Jiancheng knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously: "If it is my son who murdered my younger brother, I will strike my eyes willingly, and I will never appear in Chengde Hall. Father, this is someone You are instigating our brotherhood, framing your minister, and murdering your second brother!"

Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng knelt down together and said: "Father, please find out the real culprit, avenge the King of Qin, and clear up the innocent grievances for the ministers and others."

Li Yuan sighed, the two of them said so, what else can Li Yuan do, the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh.So he waved his hand and said: "Of course I will let people find out the truth of the matter, but it is uncertain whether the two of you are guilty or not. No matter what, the matter happened in your East Palace, so you are not guilty of murdering your brother." , there is also the crime of lax censorship, I ordered you to copy the scriptures five hundred times. Alright, now go and see your second brother..."

Li Jiancheng raised his head when he heard this, hey, he was really willing to kowtow.Li Yuan suddenly remembered the incident two years ago, when the crown prince also broke his head, but finally found out, alas...

Li Jiancheng helped Li Yuanji up and went in with Li Yuanji to visit.

Xu Qing went back to Xuanwu Gate and saw the forest of swords and guns on the school grounds, but there was no sound, even the noisy grasshopper was shocked by the chilling atmosphere.On the other side, more than 50 people who were caught took off their armor and sat on the ground with their heads down.

Xu Qing nodded to Zhuge Yan, and waved his hand again, meaning to let them disband, and the matter now is not a big deal.Not long after, dozens of gang leaders came to Xu Qing's place, and they all said puzzledly: "General Xu, today the army suddenly arrested a lot of people. I don't know why?"

Xu Qing glanced at the people who came to inquire, they were very cramped, they didn't seem to be venting their dissatisfaction, but for the sake of the brothers in the army, they suppressed their fear and came to the majestic General Xuanwu to plead for mercy.Xu Qing said to them: "It is reported that some people in the army have betrayed their generals to others, which has greatly threatened the security and order of Xuanwumen. It was a last resort to let people take them down."

"What? Betrayal of the military situation!"

"These bastards, I thought they were going out to recruit prostitutes!"

"That's why, General, their crimes are unforgivable, please punish them severely!" Surrendering to the enemy and treason, fleeing in battle, betraying military intelligence, and spreading rumors, these are the four things that are absolutely unforgivable in the military. A war lost.When the gang leaders heard this, it was not bad, they regretted helping those bastards to intercede, and said to Xu Qing: "General, the last general will be sentenced to death for lax control!"

Xu Qing waved his hands indifferently and said: "There are indeed some lawbreakers in the army. Don't be afraid, everyone. In the future, this kind of investigation will continue. In the army, you should be prepared for danger in times of peace, and never forget that the real enemy is yourself. The moths caught today will be temporarily locked up in the army and guarded."

The guys all clasped their hands together and said, "Here!"

Among those who were arrested, there were also Xu Qing's own people. Xu Qing was thinking that King Qin had many secret hands, but it seemed impossible for the secret hands to know each other, and there might be slogans to identify each other. , but for others to steal slogans, they must be frequently changed.Keeping those people under control and preventing them from communicating with the outside world, the people in the dark river will be able to follow the vines inside, peel off cocoons, and find other people related to them.

There is another trick, which is to surround the dots and fight for aid.

There is still a list in Xu Qing's arms that has not been handed over. There are not many names in this list, but each name has been [-]% confirmed to be the person of King Qin, and Xu Qing is waiting for them to jump out by themselves.

Li Shimin's counterattack plan has already begun. This poisoning incident is just the beginning, or it is simply a cover-up. No one knows what evil thoughts are buried in Li Shimin's heart.As a person of later generations, Xu Qing can only make guesses from some stories that Li Shimin has captured in the general history book.But the storm is about to come, and it has become an inevitable trend.

The poisoning incident of King Qin has spread from the palace to outside the palace.Surprisingly, Xu Qing didn't feel the slightest bit of the incident that should have caused an uproar.Except for Changsun Wuji and others who went to the palace to inquire, there was no news of anyone else entering the palace, and there was no news of who the censor was attending.

What was even more surprising was that the next day was the court meeting, and it was still as calm as usual.Xu Qing felt that something was wrong. There were many officials in Chang'an City, but they were all old foxes who had been in the officialdom for a long time. They usually suffered a little in front of Xu Qing, but before big events came, they would always have the intuition of old fritters.Therefore, Xu Qing issued another family order, all the Xu family's properties, factories or other things, all stopped production, everyone hurried out of the city, and found a big house in the mountains. , must hold weapons to protect themselves.

(End of this chapter)