Chapter 37 The Art of Victory (1)

After a conversation with Wu Cairen, Li Zhi completely dispelled his doubts and decided to remain neutral, firmly not taking sides or leaning towards any side.

This made Li Tai very angry, but he could do nothing about it, because Li Zhi was now the most beloved son of Emperor Li II.

Finally, Li Tai and Liu Li and others planned to launch the first wave of attacks on Li Chengqian. In order to overthrow Crown Prince Li Chengqian in one fell swoop, they decided to give the crown prince a hard time.

In the Lizheng Hall of the East Palace, Li Chengqian and Du He and a group of people were discussing how to distribute and sell the first issue of the quarterly magazine.

At this time, an eunuch hurriedly trotted to Li Chengqian to salute, and handed a note to Li Chengqian, saying: "Your Highness! Shadow has sent a message."

Li Chengqian planted an undercover agent next to Li Tai, and the code name of this undercover agent was "Shadow"!

Li Chengqian hoped that this undercover agent could follow him like a thorn in the flesh, and be embedded in Li Tai's body like a nail, so as to find out useful information for him.

Li Chengqian took the note handed over by the eunuch and opened it. It said: I want to accuse the prince of practicing the art of hatred and curse Your Majesty!

Li Chengqian was shocked!

This so-called art of hatred is actually the art of witchcraft. You must know that since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all dynasties have banned the art of witchcraft, especially the emperor, who is even more taboo.

Once it is discovered that someone used witchcraft to curse the emperor, it would be a capital crime punishable by death.

"Your Highness! What's wrong with you?" Du He and others saw that Li Chengqian's face turned pale after reading the note. They wondered what had happened to scare the prince, who was usually calm.

"Let's stop here today. You all go back and think carefully about whether there is anything missing. If there is no problem, typeset it and print it all out on the first day of next month, and then send it to all parts of the country." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Everyone stood up, bowed and left, but Du He stayed behind. He was worried that something bad had happened to the prince.

"Du He, do you have anything else to do?" Li Chengqian saw that everyone had left, except Du He.

"Your Highness! What happened? I noticed that you don't look well! I'm worried..." Du He didn't continue talking here.

Li Chengqian could naturally understand what Du He meant. Du He was concerned about his safety.

"I have to go to the palace now, so it's not convenient to tell you. I'll tell you in detail when I come back. Wang Quan, prepare the sedan chair and go to the palace quickly. I want to see His Majesty!" Li Chengqian said to Du He while instructing Wang Quan to prepare the sedan chair to go to the palace to meet the emperor.

Although Wang Quan didn't know what happened, he could hear the urgency in Li Chengqian's tone. He knew in his heart that the matter was probably not simple.

Li Chengqian got on the sedan chair, and under the gaze of Du He, he left the East Palace and headed towards the palace.

"Go and call the left inner commander Cheng Wuting and the right inner commander Xue Rengui here, and tell them that it is the prince's intention, and have them come to the East Palace as soon as possible." Du He grabbed an eunuch and said, he did this just in case.

"This..." Without the prince's order, the eunuch dared not make a decision on his own.

"Why are you still standing there? If something happens, the prince will blame me, and I will take full responsibility. If something happens to the prince, you will not be able to chop off your heads even if you have ten." Du He scolded.

The eunuch then hurried to find Cheng Wuting and Xue Rengui.

On the way, Li Chengqian was thinking about how to tell his father Li Er about this matter. After all, Liu Li was an important official in the court.

You can't just say a few words and a piece of paper and Li Er will believe it. What if Liu Li doesn't admit it? What if he

turns the tables and accuses you of framing the court ministers?

Li Chengqian thought about it and finally decided to tell the truth.

Li Chengqian entered the Liangyi Hall and saluted Li Er, who gave him a seat.

"Da Lang, why are you here?" Li Er asked.

"Father! I just received a secret letter saying that someone is coming to you to report me, and is going to use hate tactics against you and curse you." Li Chengqian said.

Li Er looked at Li Chengqian, and Li Er's sharp eyes made Li Chengqian feel cold and bleak, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Li Er has a strong aura, and he is intimidating even without anger! The shocked Li Chengqian dared not say much, and a drop of cold sweat flowed down Li Chengqian's cheek.

Li Chengqian had never seen Li Er have such a strong aura, and he knew in his heart that his father was very angry now.

This witchcraft technique actually made his father so jealous that even if it was mentioned a little, it would be like igniting a gunpowder barrel and explode at any time.

"Who went to you to tell the secret?" After a moment, Li Er asked.

"Who it was, I don't know! I heard from the people in the East Palace that it was a mysterious man wearing a fighting hat. I thought this matter was serious, so I came to report to my father." Li Chengqian said.

Li Er didn't know what to say to Li Chengqian. He didn't even know who had reported the secret, but he dared to tell him that Liu Li wanted to frame him, the crown prince.

He was really shocked just now. The art of witchcraft has always been mysterious and unpredictable. It often curses, casts spells, etc., killing people without leaving any trace.

He has repeatedly issued orders to strictly prohibit the art of hatred, and revised the law to severely punish such villains. If someone really dares to practice the art of hatred in secret, he, as an emperor, will definitely not show mercy. Moreover

, he dared to frame the crown prince of the East Palace and curse me with the art of hatred, so he should be killed.

Li Er did not blame Li Chengqian. Not to mention Li Chengqian, even if he met someone who came to inform him, he would probably do the same.

The dynasties of the past dynasties were terrified of the witchcraft! It was something that was taboo.

"This is a big deal! Liu Li is an important official in the court. If he doesn't admit it before there is solid evidence, we can't do anything to him. What's more, whether this matter is true or not still needs to be verified. We can't slander important officials in the court at will." Li Er thought for a while and said. After all

, it is still unknown whether this matter of informing is false, whether it is deliberately framed by someone with ulterior motives, or whether it is true. All these need to be carefully investigated before a conclusion can be drawn.

"Father is right! It is my son who is not thoughtful enough!" Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian was sure that Liu Li was definitely going to frame him for using witchcraft to curse Li Er. As long as the undercover agent he had planted next to Li Tai was not exposed, it would be impossible for him to pass on false information.

However, he had no evidence to prove that Liu Li really intended to do so. He couldn't teach the undercover agent out!

If he did, it might become a handle for others to turn the tables and say that he, the prince, framed important officials in the court to attack dissidents.

Everyone in the court and the country knew that Liu Li was supporting Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, and Li Chengqian in their struggle for the throne.

Li Chengqian did not intend to let Li Er do anything to Liu Li based on a few words. He was just giving Li Er a precaution in advance.