Chapter 213 Liu Shuyi's Astounding Plan

On the way back to the palace.

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Xiao Wei got a severe beating from Lao Wei for swearing.

What about his own son?

He's done so many ridiculous things, shouldn't he be taught a good lesson?

With a swift turn of his spear, Li Shimin charged toward the Eastern Palace!

I'm also good at beating my son.

"Father...Father Emperor?"

Upon seeing Li Shimin, Li Chengqian greeted him with trepidation.

snort.

Li Shimin stood with his hands behind his back, holding a whip in his hand.

"You unfilial son, kneel down!"

Li Shimin followed the same method.

Thump.

Li Chengqian knelt down even more nimbly than Wei Shuyu.

It's entirely a subconscious reaction from physiological, psychological, and other aspects.

*Smack*

Li Shimin lashed the ground with his whip!

Holy crap.

Li Chengqian's eyes widened.

No... I don't think so.

I haven't made any mistakes recently...

"As the elder brother, you often bully Qingque, which is fratricidal. Do you admit your mistake?" Li Shimin questioned sternly.

They don't acknowledge it...

Li Chengqian screamed wildly in his heart.

But the truth is, he swallowed the word "no" back: "I admit it!"

"Then, if I whip you this time, will you accept it?"

"recognize!"

Li Chengqian's heart was bleeding.

Oh no, I'm going to get a beating again.

"good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin lashed Li Chengqian's back with a whip as well.

Li Chengqian howled loudly.

Li Shimin felt relieved.

but……

Xiao Wei didn't even make a sound when he was hit, so why are you howling?

How could my son be outdone by the son of Old Wei?

"Stop howling!" Li Shimin shouted sternly.

In an instant, the wailing stopped abruptly.

"You disrespect your teachers and elders, and often..."

Just as Li Shimin was reprimanding Li Chengqian for his mistakes, Wang De rushed in...

"His Majesty."

Wang De called out softly.

Li Shimin was enjoying his cigarette so much that he had no time to pay attention...

Seeing this, Wang De spoke up again...

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Duke Liu Shuyi of Lu has rebelled."

Li Shimin paused in the hand that was wielding the whip.

Then he suddenly turned around: "What did you say?"

Liu Shuyi rebelled?

I haven't even bothered you yet, and you've already rebelled!

This time, Li Shimin forgot about punishing his son; he threw down the whip and strode away...

Only Li Shimin's voice remained: "Take care of your appearance, and come to the Imperial Study to listen in later!"

"promise."

Li Chengqian accepted the order and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wang De, summon Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin... to the palace tonight!"

"promise."

On the way back to the Imperial Study, Li Shimin's face was extremely gloomy.

The palace maids and eunuchs they encountered along the way kept their heads down and didn't dare to even breathe loudly.

rebellion.

Another rebellion!

The Tang Dynasty is thriving under my rule, so why are there always so many restless people!

Wei Mansion.

"His Majesty has been here?"

Wei Zheng stared at the old steward with a strange expression.

"yes."

"Were you eavesdropping?"

"Uh... Master, isn't it inappropriate to say that about His Majesty?" the butler replied awkwardly.

"What's wrong with it?"

Wei Zheng sighed: "It would be one thing if His Majesty came alone, but if he came with the Sima family, sooner or later everyone would know."

The butler was taken aback.

So the one who was always holding paper and pen was from the Sima family. I wonder if I can leave a mark in the history books.

"Oh, right."

Wei Zheng took out a packet of wound medicine: "Take this to Shuyu."

"Sir, can't you hit me a little lighter?"

The steward took the wound medicine: "This old servant just saw that the young master's back is congested with blood."

"Alright, hurry up and go. You dare to lecture me now," Wei Zheng said with a laugh.

Just as he was about to rest and return to his study to prepare for tomorrow's morning court session, Li Shimin sent an eunuch to summon him.

Wei Zheng then hurriedly went to the palace.

The night passed by unnoticed.

The next day.

Qin Shandao was exercising at the entrance as usual, while Xue Rengui was giving him pointers.

Xue Rengui was a poor man with nowhere to go, so he had no choice but to shamelessly stay at the Wei family mansion.

"Big pot, big pot..."

Choi Shin-ki's voice arrived as promised.

Then he slammed the door open: "Oh no! Liu Shuyi has rebelled..."

What?

Xue Rengui, who was instructing Qin Shandao on martial arts, was startled.

Liu Shuyi?

Isn't that the eldest son the bandit leader was talking about?

If he rebels...

Doesn't that mean the bandit leader I captured is useless?

Doesn't that mean all the credit I'd just earned has slipped away...?

“￥@%#&…”

Xue Rengui was completely devastated.

I just want to get some credit, why is it so hard?

inside the house.

Wei Shuyu was staring at the wound medicine with a troubled expression.

The injury is on my back, so I can't reach it to rub it...

How did you know about this?

Wei Shuyu put away the wound medicine. It was just a small wound; it wouldn't matter if he didn't apply it.

"That's right."

Choi Shin-ki patted his forehead and thought for a moment: "Big brother, Chu Suiliang is back."

"Isn't he very important to you? I've been keeping an eye on him!"

Wei Shuyu nodded, signaling Cui Shenji to continue.

"He was acquitted yesterday."

"The reason for the release..."

As Choi Shin-ki recounted his story, Wei Shuyu gradually came to understand the whole story...

This all started with the issue of salt prices.

Their focus remained solely on Li Daliang's death.

Thus, Ma Zhou from the Jiangnan region was overlooked.

Ma Zhou's investigation confirmed...

The mastermind behind the high salt prices were Li Daliang's sworn brothers!

They intended to arrest him and take him back to Chang'an.

But since they were all military officers, it was difficult to make a move against them. So he contacted the governor and traveled between various military commanders.

Little did they know that the other party had already conspired together.

Ma Zhou not only failed to arrest the person, but also got himself implicated.

The final, astonishing discovery.

It's not Li Daliang's brothers who control salt prices!

It was Liu Shuyi!

Liu Wenjing's ancestral home is Pengcheng, which is now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province.

It belongs to the Jiangnan region!

After being reinstated as Duke of Lu, he remained active in the Jiangnan region.

After Ma Zhou was arrested, Liu Shuyi did not kill him.

On the contrary, he greatly admired Ma Zhou because of Ma Zhou's various actions in Jiangnan!

He is ambitious.

They wanted revenge and domination.

We need more people to assist us.

After feigning submission, Ma Zhou secretly sent out the message when he had the chance...

Liu Shuyi has gathered 100,000 troops!

"There's a problem! There's a problem!"

Xue Rengui began to mutter to himself, pulling a crumpled map from his pocket.

After watching for a while, his expression suddenly changed drastically!

"not good!"

Choi Shin-ki was startled and immediately cursed, "What are you yelling about? Believe me or not, I'll put a royal sack over your head!"

*Smack*

Wei Shuyu smacked him on the head with his other hand.

"Shut up."

Wei Shuyu sternly rebuked him, then looked at Xue Rengui: "What do you mean?"

"Look at this map..."

Xue Rengui placed the map on the bed and pointed, saying, "This is the place occupied by Liu Shuyi, and this is where the Liao people rebelled!"

Wei Shuyu's pupils suddenly contracted...

The Liao people lived in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

Liu Shuyi is located in Jiangnan, in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai area.

Take a closer look at the geographical location...

They're all located in the southern coastal areas!

"Was the Liao people's rebellion all premeditated?"

Wei Shuyu asked solemnly.

"It should be..."

Xue Rengui said solemnly, "Otherwise, it would be very difficult for rebellions to occur in two places at the same time!"

"His Majesty has sent Niu Jinda and Zhang Shigui to quell the rebellion!" Wei Shuyu suddenly said in a deep voice.

"What?"

Xue Rengui was shocked and pointed to the map: "What if Liu Shuyi suddenly attacks during the battle between the two sides..."

"Niu Jinda and Zhang Shigui are doomed to defeat!"

"After the two men are defeated, the Liao people and Liu Shuyi's troops will be able to advance unimpeded and occupy a large part of the prefectures!"

"Once the army is expanded, we can make a steady advance northward!"

"At that time..."

Xue Rengui dared not say anything more.

If it is as he said...

The Tang Dynasty was very likely to be divided, resulting in a situation similar to the Northern and Southern Dynasties!

"This is troublesome..."

Wei Shuyu rubbed his temples.