☆513. Chapter 553: East Palace Plan



Chapter 553 Eastern Palace Plan

"Your son pays respect to the emperor!" Li Xiang bowed to Li Chengqian in the Purple Palace.

"No need to bow, stand up! Give me a seat!"

Li Chengqian said. "Thank you, father!" Li Xiang said in gratitude.

"Your son sees that your father is not in a good mood. I don't know what is troubling you. I can share your worries!" Li Xiang said after sitting down.

"Just before you came, I received a report from the herdsmen of Xiazhou: Since the Turkic invasion, the herdsmen of Xiazhou have lost more than 180,000 horses, and more than 800 herdsmen have been killed and looted by the Turkic."

"I am worried about this matter. If you have any good ideas, you may as well tell me. Maybe it can make up for the losses." Li Chengqian said.

Li Xiang was speechless after hearing this. He didn't know anything about these things, so naturally he couldn't have any ideas.

He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He just said that he would help his father solve his problems, but he didn't expect that he would be stumped by this.

"Okay! Let's not talk about this! Tell me how you are governing the place as the king in Weidi?" Li Chengqian smiled and didn't say anything more about the horses.

He just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect Li Xiang to have any good way to make up for the loss of war horses robbed by the Turks.

"Yes! Since I took over, I have governed..." Li Xiang told Li Chengqian in detail about his achievements during his tenure.

Half an hour later, Li Xiang left the Purple Palace, returned to his residence, left the Daming Palace, and met his chief secretary Tian You at the palace gate.

"Your Highness! I wonder what the emperor wants to see you about?" Tian You saw Li Xiang coming out and hurriedly asked.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go back and talk." Li Xiang said, and got on the carriage. Tian You hurriedly followed.

East Palace.

"According to my spies in the palace, my brother, Prince Wei Li Xiang, was summoned to the palace to meet the emperor as soon as he arrived in Chang'an. What do you think about this?" Li Jue asked, looking at the people sitting there.

These people were all people he trusted. Since knowing that Li Xiang was coming to Chang'an, they have been uneasy.

Everyone didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Why don't you talk? Aren't you usually eloquent? Why are you all silent now? Are you all mute?" Li Jue said angrily.

These guys usually talk a lot and can make the dead sound alive, but now they are losing their temper at the critical moment, which makes Li Jue very angry.

"Your Highness, please be patient! Maybe it's not what you think. His Majesty just summoned Prince Wei to ask about the court meeting, and he may not have that intention." The Prince's Groom and Liu Nayan said.

"If the emperor really didn't mean that, why did he summon Li Xiang to the capital and couldn't wait to see Li Xiang? Isn't this enough to prove everything?" Li Jue said.

"Your Highness, it is too early to draw a conclusion now. If His Majesty really has this intention, why bother with so much trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just issue an edict and solve everything?"

"What's more, this time when I saw Prince Wei enter Chang'an with my own eyes, there were only four guards and a long historian beside him."

"If Your Majesty intends to let Prince Wei replace Your Highness, why didn't anyone bring Prince Wei to the capital with his family?" said Zhang Da'a, the left son of the crown prince.

Li Jue felt that what Zhang Da'a said made sense. Could it be that I really thought too much? My father never meant this, but my intuition told me that things were not that simple.

"I wonder what His Majesty said to Prince Wei when he summoned him this time?" asked Gao Zheng, the crown prince's chief minister.

"I don't know!" Li Jue shook his head.

It was not easy for him to plant spies in the palace, besides knowing who the emperor summoned.

As for more specific matters, he could do nothing. It was simply asking too much for Li Jue to find out what the emperor said.

"Perhaps your majesty really wants to abolish the prince. Your Highness should make preparations early, so as not to regret it later." Li Jingxuan, who had not spoken a word, said.

"Why do you say that, teacher?" Li Jue asked hurriedly.

What basis did he have to conclude that the emperor summoned Li Xiang just for the prince's matter?

"This time, your majesty summoned Li Xiang. It seems to be just a simple routine inquiry, but in fact, it hides a mystery. One is to alert the prince, and the other is to see what Li Xiang is like and whether he can be made the prince." Li Jingxuan said.

"How can Lord Li determine that His Majesty means this? Are you just making a wild guess?" said Gao Zheng, the Prince's chief minister of food.

He, Gao Zheng, is the Prince's confidant, but he has always looked down on Li Jingxuan. Since this old fellow joined the Eastern Palace, the Prince's attitude towards these confidants has been much worse than before.

"It's because Li Xiang's entourage and His Majesty directly summoned Li Xiang to the audience!" Li Jingxuan said.

"What does this prove?" Li Jue asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty issued an edict to summon Li Xiang to the capital for court gathering, but did not forbid Li Xiang to bring his family with him. Moreover, it is not a new thing for envoys to bring their families to the capital during the court gathering. Why is Li Xiang the only exception?" Li Jingxuan asked.

After Li Jingxuan said this, everyone felt that there was a problem.

Li Xiang was a prince anyway. He should have been accompanied by more than a dozen people, not to mention the grand ceremony when he entered the capital. However, he brought only four guards and a long official, and the carriage he rode in was very shabby.

There was no royal style here. Even the ordinary envoys were more impressive than Li Xiang. Could it be that Li Xiang did it on purpose?

"This doesn't mean that Li Xiang has the possibility of replacing the crown prince?" asked Zhao Daosheng, a servant who served beside Li Jue.

"We are here discussing matters with His Highness. What does a slave like you have to do with it? Don't say too much." Zhang Da'a scolded Zhao Daosheng, turned around and said to Crown Prince Li Jue: "Your Highness! Such a confidential matter, how can you allow a flattering slave to be around? Please pay more attention to your manners and stay away from this slave."

"You..." Zhao Daosheng was shaking with anger. The reason he was able to get the favor of the crown prince was because of his ability. This group of self-righteous guys just couldn't tolerate him.

"Okay! Everyone, stop complaining about irrelevant things. If I fall, you will all be in trouble."

"Teacher, tell me why you are so sure. Li Xiang came back this time to fight for the throne. He just has a miserable life. This doesn't explain anything." Li Jue said. "

Indeed, from this aspect, it can't be said that His Majesty intends to let Li Xiang replace you, but Your Highness, don't forget that His Majesty asked Wang Quan to personally go outside the city to pick up Li Xiang and invite Li Xiang to the palace to meet him. Who is this Wang Quan? I don't need to say more!" Li Jingxuan said.

Li Jue naturally knew what kind of person Wang Quan was.


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