Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 53
Of course, Fang and Du could tell that Li Shimin was displeased, but they were members of the King of Shu Party after all, so how could they dissuade Li Chengqian at this time?

Moreover, the most important reason why the two of them stood on Li Ke's side was to target Li Chengqian.In other words, rather than saying that they are the Shu King Party, it is more appropriate to say that they are the anti-Li Chengqian Party.

Therefore, the two old traitors were watching Li Chengqian's crying scene with their hands behind their hands at this moment.

After Li Chengqian cried a lot and revealed Li Ke's "crime", Li Shimin spoke in a deep voice.

"You said that Ke'er beat you, so why did you do this?"

His words landed soundly, and Li Chengqian was taken aback by the question.

"This...this...baby doesn't even know!"

Li Chengqian hesitated.

Who is Li Shimin?He has eaten more salt than Li Chengqian has eaten rice. How could he not see Li Chengqian's guilty conscience at this moment?
"Okay, I understand! Please step back first, and I will investigate this matter thoroughly!"

With a wave of his hand, Li Shimin shouted Li Chengqian back.

Li Chengqian made such a fuss about the discussion between the monarch and his ministers, so it's not good to continue.

Fang and Du didn't intend to stay any longer, so they left after chatting for a while.

Walking out of Ganlu Hall, Fang Xuanling glanced at Du Ruhui beside him, and said with a faint smile, "Brother Du, why are you laughing?"

Du Ruhui did not laugh at this time, but he was in high spirits and had a proud look on his face.

Du Ruhui did not answer, but looked at Fang Xuanling who also raised his eyebrows and squinted: "Why is Prime Minister Fang laughing?"

The two looked at each other and suddenly laughed again.

At this moment, the two of them really laughed.

Of course the two of them wanted to laugh. Li Chengqian's quarrel clearly exposed his stupidity, and Li Shimin could see it clearly.

In other words, their deadly rival, the Guanlong Group, is now in trouble.

Once Li Shimin distrusts Li Chengqian, his crown prince will be suspended.

At this moment in the Manna Hall, Li Shimin looked at Wang De who was silent and had a cold expression on his face.

"You old bastard..."

Li Shimin finally spoke, he frowned and cursed: "Why is the information so ill-informed?"

Wang De quickly bowed down and confessed. He actually felt guilty. Wang De was well aware of Li Chengqian's character. He also knew that Li Chengqian had ordered palace officials to target Concubine Yang.

But this happened suddenly, and Wang De was not sure whether Li Ke's angry beating of Li Chengqian was related to this incident, so he couldn't speak out.

In case this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Yang, then Wang De will offend Li Chengqian if he makes a blind report...

Being in the palace, even if he was the emperor's confidant, Wang De dared not say anything about the prince easily.

At this time, the eunuch, Wang De's confidant, was already outside the hall. Li Shimin waved his hand and signaled Wang De to go out and inquire.

Wang De quickly left the palace, and the little eunuch reported the situation softly in Wang De's ear.

The facts were not different from Wang De's guess, and it was indeed because of Concubine Yang's matter.

Now that the facts have been established, Wang De also reported to Li Shimin with confidence. He approached Li Shimin, told Li Chengqian to detain Concubine Yang for money, and then Li Ke angrily beat Zhao De'an.

"Is there such a thing?"

Li Shimin's expression turned cold after hearing this, and he glared at Wang De angrily: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Wang De felt aggrieved and had to bow his head and remain silent.

But Li Shimin was also aware of Wang De's difficulties. If nothing happened, there was really no need to report such trivial matters.

Naturally, there is no need to disturb Li Shimin about the affairs of the harem. If the trouble becomes serious, Empress Zhangsun will take care of it.

And Concubine Yang also had a lot of opportunities to report, she didn't say it herself, of course Wang De would not take the initiative to do this offending errand.

"What is the purpose of Ke'er beating Zhao De'an angrily?"

Li Shimin played with the memorial on the case, which was a memorial submitted by a subordinate to apply for rewarding Li Ke.

Wang De pondered for a moment, and then said softly: "Perhaps, His Royal Highness the King of Shu didn't want to make this matter a big deal? He just taught him a lesson and resolved the matter?"

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and then added: "It just so happens that Zhao De'an is not a sensible person, and he even went to Chengqian to complain about it."

He slapped the table: "This little slave has the nerve to stir up trouble!"

Although he was scolding Zhao De'an, his dissatisfaction with Li Chengqian's bullying of Concubine Yang was revealed in his words.

With a faint sigh, Li Shimin's eyes gradually lost their focus.

"It seems... this Chengqian has indeed been favored for too long, and he lacks a beating..."

After a long time, Li Shimin's eyes became sharp again, and he sighed heavily again. This time, the sigh was full of disappointment.

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Two days later, Li Chengqian was wrestling and frolicking with those orchids in the hall, when news came from outside the hall that Li Shimin's edict had arrived.

"Your Highness, why did the imperial edict reach our side?"

The confidant eunuch next to Li Chengqian asked suspiciously.

His doubts were naturally justified, because Li Ke was the one who beat the man, and if His Majesty issued an edict to reprimand him, he would naturally target Li Ke, and would not pass the order on to Li Chengqian.

But Li Chengqian laughed, showing complacency.

"You kid, what do you know?"

Li Chengqian said leisurely: "This king has been beaten so badly, my father must have punished and rewarded him!"

"Father must have issued two edicts, and went to Li Ke together. He must have scolded him angrily, and then drove him out of Chang'an and told him to go back to the fief."

"As for the other one..."

Li Chengqian shook his eyebrows, and touched Orchid next to him, feeling extremely frightened.

"The other one is naturally to reward you, His Highness, to comfort you!"

The little eunuch also came up and added compliments.

"Hahaha!"

Li Chengqian knocked on the eunuch's forehead, nodded with a smile: "Not bad, but also clever!"

He immediately let go of Hu Ji and flicked his sleeves: "Let's go, open the middle door to welcome the decree!"

He led the eunuchs and maids out of the palace and knelt down to greet him.

The edict was passed on by the chief steward, Wang De, Li Shimin's close attendant.

Wang De first bowed to Li Chengqian with a pleasant attitude.

This made Li Chengqian even more proud. He was sure that this edict must be a great praise and reward for him.

After waving his hands and kneeling behind him, Li Chengqian lazily knelt down on the ground, waiting for Wang De to read out the imperial edict.

Wang De coughed lightly and then slowly unfolded the imperial edict.

"The imperial edict said..."

The first half of the emperor's edict was mostly nonsense, some standard terms, Li Chengqian couldn't understand it, so he had to endure it silently.

After finally enduring the critical second half, he pricked up his ears, waiting to hear what reward he could get.

"Here is the prince Li Ke, who is pure in virtue and outstanding in martial arts. He is a model for all princes..."

Hearing the word "Li Ke" first, followed by another compliment, Li Chengqian was already a little dazed.

He almost thought that Wang De had taken the wrong edict, but after thinking about it later, he felt that it was wrong. Why did this always praise and not reprimand?
Ordinarily, when Li Shimin wanted to teach Li Ke a lesson, it was normal to start with a few words of praise, but then he would definitely be followed by critical statements about Li Ke's misbehavior and beating his brother.

But this edict has always been praising Li Ke, without any intention of reprimanding him.

Finally, after complimenting Li Ke, Li Chengqian began to be mentioned in the edict.

"Prince Li Chengqian, known as a virtuous man,..."

As usual, Li Chengqian also received a lot of praise, but most of these praises were nonsense and were not as practical as the previous praises for Li Ke.

That Wang De read a passage, paused for a while, and then said again: "But..."

As soon as the word "Ran" came out, Li Chengqian felt a chill in his heart.

His ears buzzed, what Wang De said behind him, he could no longer hear clearly...

(End of this chapter)