Don't be a prince

"Reporting to Your Highness, the East Palace is fine, and the Imperial Palace is fine. If there is something you don't know, it should be that the empress is happy again."

"Happy again?"

After calculating the time, Li Chengqian suddenly became excited.In the ninth year of Zhenguan, this child was undoubtedly Sizi.

Li Chengqian was very worried when he thought that the child would die early.The eldest grandson empress of this time and space obviously has no tendency to die early. After the wind and gas diseases are under control, I am afraid that she will not die prematurely.However, Sizi's words are very worrying. If it is congenital inheritance, there is no way to do it. If it is caused by acquired factors, history must be changed!

Chasing away the two eunuchs, Li Chengqian rushed to the Hall of Liangyi excitedly, and broke into the Hall of Liangyi for the second time without reporting, Ziyan had no time to stop him.

Just after entering the palace gate, I saw the eldest grandson.However, unlike Li Chengqian's memory, the eldest grandson's face was sad and pale at this time, and he didn't look like he was pregnant at all.

"Queen, what's the matter with you? But you have another gas disease?"

He got up and took Li Chengqian's hand, the eldest grandson took him to sit down, and said, "It's okay, it's just that you don't feel well, but you, I heard that you were injured when you went to the battlefield? Where did you get hurt? Did you recover?"

"The injury was on the back of the hand, and it has healed up now. After a while, it will only leave a little scar. On the contrary, you, why are you so haggard? Could it be related to the father and uncle?"

The eldest grandson, who was still able to force a smile, suddenly burst into tears: "Oh! Who else can it be! Your father is desperate to entrust the title of governor, and your uncle is the leader in opposing it. The two of them have different noses in court, and they are in private. Li Ye’s eyes are not eyes. The queen mother is among them, and it’s hell to feel good! That is, if you guess it, the mother queen will tell you, oh, let them go! The queen and sister are so mad, they two One will live in peace!"

Seeing what the eldest grandson said, Li Chengqian was extremely angry. It is no wonder that the eldest grandson passed away shortly after giving birth to his son due to illness. It is also no wonder that his son's health is inherently bad, and his feelings are all forced by this incident!

A pregnant woman is often sulking. If she can be healthy, she will see a ghost.

Chapter 327 For My Sister

Women are fragile, even if they are as strong as the eldest grandson, it is impossible to still face the splints on both sides of their husband and brother during pregnancy.

Looking at the pale face of the grandson, Li Chengqian suddenly became angry, not only against the emperor, but also against the grandson Wuji.Now, one of the two bastards is immersed in the dream of peace in the world, and the other is full of the trust of the nobles, full of sense of responsibility and the sense of glory of correcting the king's mistakes, but they only ignore the eldest grandson caught between them.

What are they all doing!

Knocking on the table, Li Chengqian said righteously: "Mother, why don't you go out of the palace with your son, no, going out of Chang'an, no matter where you go to have fun, it's better than being angry in the palace. If you want to quarrel, father and uncle can quarrel." Well, it's none of your business if the two of you fight? You are pregnant with your younger sister, what you need most at this time is rest, not sulking!"

Hearing what Li Chengqian said, the eldest grandson smiled, but tears fell.

Stretching out his hand to touch Li Chengqian's head, the eldest grandson said with a smile: "There are still people who care about the life and death of the palace. Qing Que came to the palace two days ago and said so, but ah, where can she go? The dignified queen left the palace secretly , What do you tell the world to think? Besides, do you think you can sneak away under the nose of your father?"

"How do you know if you don't try!"

Standing up, Li Chengqian walked out angrily.

The palace is indeed the emperor's palace, but the Alliance of the Lowly has kept a low profile for such a long time, so it's time to be active.Although it is the most inconspicuous existence, it is too wrong to ignore their role because of this!

After walking out of Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian looked towards the sky and muttered, "The weather is really bad today!"

After muttering, he didn't go back to the Tai Chi Hall, but directly went back to the East Palace.

Returning from the war should have been a touching reunion, but because of his eldest grandson, Li Chengqian was not even in the mood to accept Su Yuan's hospitality, and annoyed her to remove the basin for washing her feet.

Su Yuan, who was rejected, waved her hand to ask the maid to remove the basin, and they all drove away, then squatted beside Li Chengqian, put her head on Li Chengqian's lap and said, "What's wrong with you? I have never vented my anger on my concubine."

Stretching out his hand to touch Su Yuan's hair, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "This time it's different from the past. I'm really angry. If the father and uncle quarrel, just quarrel. Why do you have to include the mother in the middle? The mother now has Being pregnant, coupled with this age, is the time to take good care of it, but the emperor didn't care about it at all! If things go on like this, it's no wonder that the queen mother and the child in the womb can still be well!"

Su Yuan sighed. Although she lived in the East Palace, she still understood the outside affairs.Because of the governor's enfeoffment system, the court is far from being as peaceful as it appears on the surface, and every time it accumulates for a period of time, it will erupt once.Every time after the emperor quarreled with his ministers, there would be news from the harem that eunuchs were executed with sticks.Obviously, the common people are celebrating the fall of Tuyuhun and singing praises for the arrival of the prosperous age, but the atmosphere in Chang'an, or the imperial city, is frozen to the extreme.

"What can you do? Although you are the crown prince, it is difficult to correct your father's mistakes. If you speak for your father, you will attract the disgust of the officials. After all, you are the same as the queen mother, and you will also be splinted. From my point of view, you should move to the academy, if possible, it doesn’t matter if you move further away, as long as you stay far away, you will be safe.”

Li Chengqian smiled, took Su Yuan's hand to make her stand up, sat on his knee and said, "You think so too? Hehe, coincidence, I think so too, not only me, but also the queen, you guys A few, let's run together, Chang'an can't live anymore, we can run as far as we can. Taking advantage of my father's spring and autumn prosperity, I can still lead you to experience the great rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty. In the future, there will be no such thing Chance!"

Su Yuan frowned and said: "You said it lightly, but how difficult is it for us to leave Chang'an? Even if we leave, the emperor will probably chase us back soon!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian scratched his head irritably again, Su Yuan was right, even if he escaped from Chang'an by chance, it would be useless for the emperor to send someone to look for him later.Unless, a large group of them can drill into the mountain like the mountain people, and if the emperor is impatient and launches a large army to search, it is estimated that it will not be safe to drill into the mountain.

Seeing Li Chengqian worried, Su Yuan had no choice but to turn around and massage his temples.

There is a prerequisite for any conspiracy to be implemented, that is, it is feasible, but in front of the emperor, ordinary conspiracy and tricks cannot be put on the table at all, let alone implemented.

Just when Li Chengqian was worried about sneaking away, another shocking thing happened.Some officials secretly reported Li Jing's rebellion, and his words were convincing!

This happened before the reward for Tuyuhun's first battle was issued, and it has to be said that it is extremely shocking.

Li Chengqian, who had finished his morning training in the morning, only learned of the news, and officials from Dali Temple came to his door.

The person who came was Han Du, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. In the absence of Dai Zhou, he, the Shaoqing, could only provoke the leader.

After the tea was served in the study room of the East Palace, Han Dugong cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, someone secretly reported that the Duke of Wei wanted to rebel, and they also listed a lot of evidence. You were with the Chinese army at that time, what do you think?"

Li Chengqian sneered and said: "What Han Shaoqing said makes people puzzled. Duke Wei conspired to rebel? Why didn't Gu find any sign of it? The battle to annihilate Tuyuhun, although Duke Wei was the general manager, he only had the commander in chief for all the armies The power of command, but not the power of command. Even if the whole army was integrated into two units, it was done after seeking the consent of the emperor.

Besides, he wanted to rebel, why didn't he take down Gu immediately?After the Prince Gu is taken down, how convenient is it to play Cao Cao's tricks?Since Wei Gong didn't arrest Gu, but still had the intention of treason, then what Mi Zuo wanted to report should be revealed clearly. Let's talk, who did Gu provoke?So much so that you want to report lonely conspiracy? "

What Li Chengqian said made Han Du sweat profusely, he hadn't figured it out before he came, but now he found out after hearing what the crown prince said.Obviously the crown prince is in the army, so what is the difference between reporting Li Jing for treason and reporting the prince for treason?

He picked up the teacup, but spilled it three times in a row.

After taking a sip of tea tremblingly, Han Du said: "What Your Highness said is, it's just that the secret report was only to accuse Duke Wei of treason, but it didn't mention you. Your Majesty also said that treason and so on are nonsense, and ordered a thorough investigation." To investigate this matter, we must give an explanation. Even Wei Gong in the prison of Dali Temple was not really imprisoned, but just lived there, and everything such as food and clothing was given preferential treatment."

"Are you arrested in Dali Temple?"

Hearing this news, Li Chengqian was even more dumbfounded. What is the difference between this and an unwarranted situation?

Seeing that the crown prince was angry, Han Du quickly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the imperial court is always like this when dealing with treason cases. Duke Wei can go to prison alone, and all the preferential treatment shows that His Majesty has great trust in him." , why are you so anxious about this?"

"That's not okay, Han Du. There is a time gap for rebellion. I advise you to catch the author of the secret report as soon as possible. Since he has the courage to write the secret report, he has the courage to question me face to face. Wait. You bring this person to the court, and you will kill him alive!"

Speaking of this, Han Du was even more frightened, and he didn't dare to say anything unnecessary, and left with his entourage in despair.

With a long sigh, Li Chengqian immediately ordered Zhang Yun to bring bedding and the like to visit Li Jing in the prison of Dali Temple.

Although the prison in Dali Temple is for detaining criminals, the environment is not known to be much better than that of the Ministry of Punishment.Although it is just a "formality", it is worrying after all.

Today's Dali Temple prison is very lively, there are generals in bright armor inside and outside, but inside the prison, not only are there no screams, but the smell of alcohol is very high, and a nasty joke will float out from time to time.

Li Chengqian was not the only one who came to visit Li Jing. When such a bad thing happened, as long as they were generals in the military, they all felt the same way. At the same time, it also proved that this incident had nothing to do with him.In any case, accusing others of treason is the worst thing.

It was probably the first time that the prison in Dali Temple had such a good environment. Li Jing's cell was clean and tidy, and there was no intention of locking it.Seeing the prince approaching, the generals hurried out of the way and invited the prince to enter.

"It's not a big deal. Your Majesty's kindness is already very good. As long as you find out who made the report, the old man will be released from prison."

Although he was smiling, Li Jing's downcast eyes couldn't hide from Li Chengqian.

There is no doubt that it would be strange if there was no shadow of the emperor in this matter.The report of treason has already been reported. It is reasonable to say that Fang Xuanling has been reported by others, and Changsun Wuji has not been reported by anyone. Why is Li Jing the only one going to jail?Coupled with the fact that the Tuyuhun War has just ended, it is even more intriguing.

So the most obvious answer is that although the whistleblower was not arranged by the emperor, the emperor deliberately beat Li Jing's arrogance through this incident.Pacifying Xiao Xian, pacifying Lingnan, pacifying Fu Gong Er, destroying the Eastern Turks, and expedition to Tuyuhun, so many credits add up, it is enough to seal the three princes, let alone Li Jing alone.Even though Li Jing already wanted to retire at this time, the emperor still had the feeling of being unsealable.

After clinking glasses with Li Jing and taking a sip of wine, looking at the uncomfortable generals around, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Since you are fine here, I will go back. I will cut you alive when I know who reported it." He vented his anger."

The spearhead cannot be aimed at the emperor, it can only be aimed at the whistleblower.

Li Chengqian just left Dali Temple, and Li Jing was released the next day without charge.Meanwhile, whistleblowers have surfaced.It is Gao Zengsheng, the general manager of Yanze Road.When this guy first scattered the fronts to encircle Tuyuhun, he didn't arrive at the scheduled location on schedule, which delayed the military plane, and was reprimanded by Li Jing.During the assembly in Liangzhou, this incident was mentioned by Li Jing again at the banquet, obviously only to warn the troops from all walks of life not to delay the opportunity easily, but in the eyes of 111, it was a humiliation.

Therefore, the dissatisfied 111, after the war, colluded with Shi Tang Fengyi, the governor of Guangzhou, to falsely accuse Li Jing of treason.If it was reported by others, the emperor would not pay attention at all, but since it was 111. who reported on Li Jing, it can explain the problem. It is really unreasonable not to take the opportunity to suppress Li Jing and let him retire honestly.

In the art of emperors, this kind of practice is very common, and it is a necessary skill for the emperor to test people's hearts and win people's hearts. However, in Li Chengqian's eyes, such behaviors are just low-level actions, which make people sick to their stomachs.

Because of this, his far-flung heart became more determined.

For the first time, the Alliance of the Lowly was mobilized in all aspects by him to analyze the method of taking away the queen without anyone noticing.At the same time, Li Chengqian began to write letters to Li Dahai and others, preparing for the future of the trip.

The busy preparations turned into a joke after Li Tai arrived at the East Palace.

Opening the brocade box that Li Tai brought, and seeing the words clearly on it, Li Chengqian asked Li Tai cautiously: "Is it appropriate to do this? I'm afraid the old house won't agree, right?"

Li Tai curled his lips and said: "Fang Xuanling, he wished you would leave Chang'an far away at this time! In the struggle between monarchs and ministers, there will always be one side who wants to give in, the difference is only the degree of concession. If you stay Chang'an, finally being chosen as a means to deal with the father is the worst situation. It is precisely because of this that Wei Zheng has prepared this for you in advance. With this, you only need to take your mother out of the palace. , the subsequent trivial matters will be solved directly, isn't it once and for all?"

Looking at the wordless imperial edict in the brocade box, Li Chengqian felt that his impression of Wei Zheng was immediately cracked.

Good guy, the most impartial and selfless guy actually gave himself guidance to take advantage of the loopholes in the court system?

What Wei Zheng left behind was a blank imperial edict, which was issued in the form of an announcement to the world. It was similar to the imperial edict, but it was fundamentally different.This edict already has the emperor's seal and the seal of Menxia Province.The existence of this thing is to facilitate Menxia Province to implement the emperor's order as soon as possible.Out of the idea of ​​saving trouble, the emperor saved a lot of blank edicts for his disciples.After all, it is really passed if the door is passed, but if the door is not passed, even if there are two seals of Zhongshu and the emperor on the imperial edict, it is useless.

Because of the lack of the seal of the Zhongshu Province, when such a blank edict is implemented, the authority of the Zhongshumen is reversed. The Menxia Province drafts it and sends it to the Zhongshu Province. Shangshu province.

In this way, Li Chengqian was given an opportunity to forge a legal edict as long as he was approved by Lao Fang, no matter how the authority of Zhongshumen changed.Even if the incident happened, the emperor would not pursue it too much. He couldn't say that it was because he was lazy that the prince had an opportunity to take advantage of it. Right!

Putting away the edict, although Li Chengqian was surprised by the appearance of this edict, he was not too shocked.

Different from the previous historical line, the prince himself can be said to have been exceptionally successful.It's no exaggeration to say that in normal history, I didn't even have the right to meddle in disputes between monarchs and ministers, but now I have the ability to make the chaos even worse.It was precisely because he saw this that Wei Zheng left such a move.I am afraid that even his own departure from Beijing was voluntary.If he stays in Chang'an, I'm afraid it will escalate the conflict to another level.

After letting Li Tai go back to make preparations, Li Chengqian entered Zhongshu Province with the edict.

Fang Xuanling didn't seem surprised by the prince's arrival.

"Your Highness came to see the old man today, but you want to leave Chang'an?"

"Master Fang, you actually know Gu's plan?"

After inviting Li Chengqian to sit down, Fang Xuanling reached out for the box Zhang Yun was holding, took out the imperial edict from it, stamped it with the seal of the Ministry of Education, and said: "Before Wei Zheng left Chang'an, he told the old minister about this matter. As far as this old man is concerned, you should really avoid it. This time, the quarrel between the ruler and his ministers was due to His Majesty's ignorance. However, after the conflict has reached the current level, it has a different flavor!

Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have been opposed to each other. No matter which side wins, it is not a good thing for the court.Letting His Highness out, besides keeping things from getting out of hand, we have other plans, which is to leave room for things to turn around.Although His Highness is not aware of it, the veterans and others are very clear that compared with the imperial court and Your Majesty, your reputation is the strongest among the common people! "

After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Li Chengqian finally understood what these people were going to do.To put it bluntly, it is to keep an insurance. The prince will not participate in these matters, so he will not be criticized. If the trouble is really going to get out of hand, with the prince here, at least the trouble will not go to the point of changing the dynasty.Although the possibility of such a thing happening is almost non-existent, they still have to stubbornly provide an insurance policy.After the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, "unification" and "centralization" were not only things that the emperor cared about.

With a long sigh, Li Chengqian picked up a pen on Fang Xuanling's desk and imitated the emperor's handwriting to write on the imperial edict.

Watching Li Chengqian's fabricated excuse from the sidelines, Fang Xuanling laughed loudly: "Your Highness's excuse is really good, but it's a pity that Zhao Guogong is now obsessed with the confrontation with the emperor, otherwise he will be more convincing when he walks with you. .”

After the ink was dry, he ordered Zhang Yun to put away the imperial edict, and Li Chengqian said helplessly to Fang Xuanling: "This time, Wei Zheng and the three of us have taken on a big task, so I will leave Chang'an to your troubles, and I will not accompany you alone. "

After bowing his hands, Li Chengqian left Zhongshu Province.

The imperial edict has been falsified to such an extent, but it has become real, but it is different from the past, the emperor's opinion is replaced by the prince's opinion.

After the fraud was completed, Li Chengqian finally had the confidence to escape from Chang'an.It was rare that both Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling helped him this time, if he couldn't escape, he would be ashamed of himself.

The relatives who were supposed to be on vacation were reunited by an order.The Alliance of the Lowly Ones, the first full-scale activity, is looking for loopholes in the palace.And all of this is for the eldest grandson and the unborn little princess in her womb.

Chapter 328 Escape from the Palace

Donggong's actions were very subtle. Li Chengqian basically didn't use the money and food from the Donggong treasury, but specially used the working capital in Li Dahai's hands.After everything was ready, Li Chengqian wrote to Fang Xuanling, asking him to extend the court meeting.It was only during court meetings that the emperor had no intention of paying attention to the inside and outside of the palace. Even if he forced his way in, it would take a while for the news to reach the emperor.

Since Fang Xuanling chose to sell to Donggong for face this time, Li Chengqian felt that it would be better to implement the favor. Anyway, he owed the favor of Lao Fang and Lao Wei severely, and he didn't even know when he would be able to pay it back.

After everything was ready, Li Chengqian first sent five carriages from the Eastern Palace to send Su Yuan, Ashina Xue, Xiuxiu, and other court ladies and eunuchs out of the Eastern Palace.Since there was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages coming and going from the Eastern Palace, as usual, as long as the vehicles were personally escorted, the Jinwu Guards would not inspect them too much and let them go directly.

Seeing that the Jinwu Guard did not check too much, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, and wrote to Li Tai to let him enter the palace. The five hundred soldiers who left the East Palace first would escort the princess and her party to leave Chang'an City, waiting for him to enter the palace. In Wuliting.

On the other side, Zhang Yun went to the Hall of Liangyi with a bitter face, and reported to the queen that the prince had suddenly become seriously ill.

"Chengqian is sick? How is it possible? He came to pay my respects to this palace two days ago. He looks very energetic!"

The false news startled the eldest grandson, but she calmed down quickly.Although the prince was weak and sick since he was a child, since he became the prince, he has been exercising hard all the time.

"Your Majesty said that my servant asked Daoist Sun to have a look, and Daoist Sun said that it should be caused by the exhaustion of boats and cars, and he will recover after a period of recuperation. It's just that His Highness is sweating with high fever and always calling you. This servant thinks that you should go and have a look." Your Highness is better."

The eldest grandson nodded, not doubting him, and immediately got up to go to the East Palace to see his prince's son.

As soon as the eldest grandson left, Ziyan directed the maids of the Liangyi Palace to organize the queen's luggage.I didn't know it before, but after knowing it, even Li Chengqian was shocked.Ziyan, the eldest grandson's close maid, actually belongs to the Alliance of the Lowly, but it has always been hidden very deeply.

The eldest grandson, who was still a little anxious at first, knew that he had been tricked when he saw Li Chengqian, who was in good spirits, in the study of the East Palace.Looking behind him with angry eyes, Zhang Yun had already knelt on the ground obediently, waiting to be punished.

"Mother, don't blame Zhang Yun, it's my servant who asked him to use this excuse to trick you."

Unlike the kneeling emperor, Li Chengqian didn't feel too much resistance when kneeling in front of his eldest grandson.

Li Tai next to him also knelt down on the ground, interceding for his elder brother: "Mother, this minister is also involved in this matter, you must not punish the emperor alone."

Rubbing his chest angrily, the eldest grandson sat on the brocade pier brought by the maid, and asked, "Tell me, what are you doing to lure me to the East Palace at all costs? said?"

Thinking about the cause and effect, Changsun only thinks this explanation is the most reasonable.Neither of the two children had ever made her worry about it. There must be a reasonable reason for doing something extraordinary now.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "My mother still remembers what my son said when he came back from Tuyuhun's first battle? Now my son is ready, and you have conceived now. Just be careful not to rush too much. You leave the palace and Chang'an , it shouldn’t be a problem to take a car. The Su family and the others have already left the palace, and as long as we leave, the palace will be left to the emperor alone.”

The eldest grandson, who had already calmed down, couldn't laugh or cry when she heard Li Chengqian's words. She was obviously relieved by the two children's concern for her, but thinking about the consequences of this behavior made her feel distressed.

"You guys, how can there be a queen, prince, or prince who left the palace and sneaked away? We really don't need to be angry if we sneak away, but how will your father deal with himself in this way? How do outsiders view the relationship between the royal family? Chengqian, you It can be seen that this incident will directly lead to the abolition of your crown prince, Qing Que, believe it or not, because of this, it is possible for you to be condemned to become a county king. You two are smart people among smart people, how do you Don't know the result? The empress mother accepts your heart, but the empress would rather die than see you exchange your future future for her good mood."

After speaking, the eldest grandson stood up and wanted to go back to the palace.

Poor parents all over the world, thinking that the two sons might be punished for this, the eldest grandson couldn't bear the thought of leaving the palace at all, even if it was the thing she was looking forward to the most at the moment.

Before Li Chengqian continued to say anything, Li Tai on the other side had already howled and walked over to hug his eldest grandson's leg.Man Datang is the only one who dares to wipe his nose and tears on the empress.

"Empress, I know that you live like a year in the Hall of Liangyi. If it was normal, I would pretend not to see you. Now that you are pregnant, for the sake of the future princess and sister, you can't continue to live like this. I'm not afraid of being punished by my father, I just want your mother to be well, if you don't agree today, I won't get up!"

Although Li Tai likes to be a rascal, it is very rare for him to cry with a lot of tears and snot and might faint at any time, so the eldest grandson can only agree to appease Li Tai first.

This little fat man is very reliable at critical times.Don't look at him stealing and playing tricks, at least for his mother...

Li Chengqian, who was a little moved at first, suddenly became fragmented when he saw the "OK" gesture secretly drawn by Li Tai.Good guy, this guy is actually acting, but even if it is acting, I am afraid it is mixed with real emotions.If a normal person could cry like this directly, he would not be a movie king, but a movie god.