Chapter 131 Fang Yi'ai's Self-Destructive Behavior
"You're asking for it!"
Li Chengqian roared.
"You're still yelling at me?"
Wu Qiqi turned around angrily: "I'm going to find the Empress right now and tell her you bullied me, and then I'm going to the Wude Hall to find Prince Wei."
"etc……"
Li Chengqian hurriedly stopped him.
Wu Qiqi had truly grasped his Achilles' heel.
If the other party is just a simple illegitimate daughter, killing her in secret is fine.
But Wu Qiqi has now caught the Empress's eye, and if anything happens to her, the capital will definitely investigate thoroughly.
"Wouldn't it be good for you to be my Crown Princess?"
Li Chengqian suppressed his anger and tried his best to make his tone calm.
"No good." Wu Qiqi shook her head.
"What's wrong?"
"It's bad no matter what."
"..."
"If you speak politely, I might introduce you to Wei Shuyu and Cui Shenji."
Um?
Li Chengqian's eyes lit up.
They quickly fell silent again.
"I don't care."
Li Chengqian snorted coldly.
Wei Shuyu robbed his own gambling den, and Cui Shenji betrayed him...
Do you still want me to win them over?
dream!
“You may not care, but the King of Wei certainly does.”
Wu Qiqi counted on her fingers, starting to calculate one by one: "Look at Wei Shuyu, in just a few days he went from a carefree street urchin to a supervising censor..."
"It should be quite obvious how smooth his future career path will be, right?"
"Let's talk about Cui Shenji. He commands the Imperial Academy's army and has the backing of the entire Qinghe Cui clan. Do I need to elaborate on how much assistance he provides?"
"And then there's Fang Yi'ai, the man who's determined to marry Princess Gaoyang... he'll be your brother-in-law in the future."
"Even if you don't care about Wei Shuyu and the others, you can't push them towards the King of Wei, can you?"
After being persuaded by Wu Qiqi, Li Chengqian's mind softened again.
Although he hated the two of them, compared to the throne, it seemed that he could endure it.
Forget it, I'll play along for now and deal with them after I become emperor!
"I was just joking with you," Li Chengqian said with a smile.
"You're not threatening me anymore?"
Wu Qiqi chuckled.
"What threats?"
Li Chengqian rebuked, "My Crown Princess, shouldn't I test her?"
"So, do you want to win them over?" Wu Qiqi's eyes darted around.
"Cough cough..."
Li Chengqian coughed awkwardly: "The walls have ears."
"Just tell me if you want to or not?" Wu Qiqi pressed.
Li Chengqian glanced in the direction of Empress Zhangsun before asking in a low voice, "Really?"
"How would I know if it's possible? I'm just here to connect you two."
Wu Qiqi replied with a serious expression.
"Um."
Li Chengqian nodded.
"Then get ready, we're leaving the palace now," Wu Qiqi urged.
What are you doing leaving the palace?
"Look for Wei Shuyu and the others."
Li Chengqian smiled awkwardly and said, "I am the Crown Prince, and I am not allowed to leave the palace without my father's permission."
"Then go find His Majesty."
"this……"
Li Chengqian looked conflicted.
From childhood to adulthood, he never dared to disobey Li Shimin's orders; without a good reason, he truly dared not leave the palace.
"If you're too slow, it'll be too late if the King of Wei gets there first," Wu Qiqi urged.
"Can't we summon them to the palace?" Li Chengqian frowned.
"Even Liu Bei had to visit Zhuge Liang three times to find him. How can you recruit people without sincerity?" Wu Qiqi said with exasperation.
Li Chengqian nodded, agreeing that there was some truth to it.
The two chatted for a while, and then Li Chengqian went to report the matter...
Wu Qiqi smiled smugly.
Do you still want to keep me trapped in the palace?
Wouldn't that mean we could go out openly and legitimately?
The Ministry of Personnel.
It is located on the East Gate Street of the Imperial City, but not within the Imperial Palace.
Wei Shuyu and others arrived together and were quickly received by Fang Xuanling.
"Do you want the accounting records for salt from recent years?"
Fang Xuanling picked up a cup of tea and took a small sip.
"Yes, we hope Uncle Fang can help us." Wei Shuyu and the others bowed in unison.
"no."
Fang Xuanling shook his head: "If it is only a prefecture, I can make the decision for you to check it. But the salt registers of the entire Tang Dynasty, unless there is an order from His Majesty."
"Even the Censorate's investigations are not allowed?" Wei Shuyu frowned.
"Um."
Fang Xuanling was not annoyed and patiently explained, "Salt is the most important commodity for the people, besides food and water..."
After Fang Xuanling's explanation, the group felt relieved.
The salt register recorded the total salt production and production areas of the entire Tang Dynasty. If someone were to cause trouble with salt, the Tang Dynasty would be thrown into chaos.
"this……"
Several people were stumped; what should they do if they couldn't find the information?
But could this stump Wei Shuyu?
We have a magic weapon!
She secretly winked at Fang Yi'ai.
Fang Yi'ai realized...
"Father, what you're doing is wrong!"
Fang Yi'ai stepped out of the crowd, pointed at Fang Xuanling, and scolded, "The price of salt has skyrocketed, and the people are suffering. You are bound by the rules, where do you place the people?"
Holy crap!
Wei Shuyu was startled.
I told you to beg your dad, not to curse him!
I tried to interrupt, but Fang Yi'ai kept spewing nonsense...
"You don't care about the people; you only think about shirking your responsibilities. This is a sign of cowardice and timidity!"
"Officials should act in the interests of the people and learn to be flexible."
There's a saying circulating in official circles, isn't there?
"We are meritorious officials, we spoke up for the people, how could His Majesty execute us?"
"So, Father... you should just agree!"
Fang Xuanling's face turned purple with anger...
Having navigated the ups and downs of officialdom for so long, how come I didn't know there was such a saying?
He stood up and walked step by step toward Fang Yi'ai.
"Dad, what do you want to do?"
Fang Yi'ai retorted defiantly, "Let me tell you, I'm here today representing all the people of the world to find you, so you can't hit me."
"If you hit me, the whole world will curse you!"
After hanging around with the Wei family for a while, they really thought they were invincible with words.
"That's right."
Fang Xuanling placed a hand on Fang Yi'ai's shoulder and patted him gently.
"but……"
Fang Xuanling grabbed Fang Yi'ai by the collar and lifted him up with force.
He walked to a corner and pulled out a wooden stick as thick as an arm.
"Excuse me, I have some family matters to attend to, and I would appreciate it if you could all leave."
Holy crap.
Everyone quickly made their escape...
"Remains, you are my idol!"
After saying that, Choi Shin-ki also ran off in a flash.
"Father... what... what do you want to do?"
Fang Yi'ai trembled with fear.
What do you think?
Fang Xuanling sneered, then raised the wooden stick...
Snap!
"So you're advocating for the people?"
*Smack*
"Cowardly and timid, is that it?"
*Smack*
"You're not fit to be an official, are you?"
*Smack*
"I can't beat you up, right?"
Fang Yi'ai struggled and roared, "Father, what you're doing is an abuse of power!"
Do they still have the strength to resist?
Snap snap snap...
"Hold on, remains! Next time we go to Wanhua Pavilion, I'll treat you!" Choi Shin-ki shouted excitedly, clenching his fist.
"Dad, please stop hitting me! I was wrong! Waaah..."
*Smack*
"I'll never do it again, boohoo..."
*Smack*
"Dad, I'm your biological son, your biological son..."
*Smack*
"If you weren't my biological son, I would have chopped you up long ago!"
At the entrance, everyone who heard the cries and waving of voices from inside the hall wiped away a cold sweat.
How thick-skinned must someone be to dare to curse their own father?
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