Chapter 554 Wait and see

what happens "So what should we do now? Should we just sit here and do nothing, or should we send someone to get rid of Li Xiang?" Li Jue said.

"No hurry, after all, everything now is our guess, and we don't rule out this possibility, so what we have to do now is to verify the truth of this matter, so that we can take corresponding measures." Li Jingxuan said.

"How do you plan to test it?" Zhang Da'a asked.

"Today, we just received a report from the local authorities that someone sued the Duke of Qing for annexing land, forcing people to buy and sell, not only forcibly seizing women, but also murdering and setting fires. His crimes are simply intolerable."

"Now this matter has been temporarily withheld by me, and even His Majesty doesn't know about it yet. I will report this matter to His Majesty at the morning court tomorrow! Let's test Li Xiang in this way." Li Jingxuan said.

"How do you plan to test Li Xiang? Let him investigate this matter thoroughly? Or do you want me to protect this Duke of Qing?" Li Jue asked.

"The Duke of Qing's numerous crimes are enough to kill him more than a dozen times. Besides, Your Majesty has always hated such people the most. The Minister of the Central Secretariat Di Renjie will not agree."

"I will report this case to Your Majesty tomorrow! If Li Xiang has the heart to seize the crown prince, he will definitely do his best to try this case." Li

Jingxuan said. "What if he doesn't stand up and fight for it? Will it prove that he has no intention of competing for the position of crown prince?" Li Jue asked. "

Is this possible?" Li Jingxuan asked back.

He seemed to be sure that Li Xiang would be like this. After all, who in this world can resist temptation.

Everyone smiled at each other.

On the other side, Li Xiang and the chief secretary Tian You were sitting in the same carriage, preparing to leave the palace.

"Your Highness! Why did His Majesty summon you so urgently?" Tian You asked.

"Not much else, except talking about some family matters, asking about my local governance, and asking me to attend the morning court in the palace starting tomorrow when the court is in Beijing."

"Tell me, why did the emperor do this? Could it be that the rumors are true, and the emperor has the idea of ​​deposing the prince? Is the emperor planning to make me the prince?" Li Xiang said, and the more he thought

about it, the more he felt secretly happy. "Whether it is true or not, it is too early for Your Highness to be happy about this matter. What is there for Your Highness to be happy about?" Tian You said.

"Why? "Li Xiang asked in confusion.

This was a golden opportunity for him. Who in this world could withstand the temptation of the throne?

He had no choice before, so he had to accept this fact, but now he had this opportunity, how could he give up.

They were all princes, why could he, Li Jue, be the crown prince, but he, Li Xiang, could not? Is it because his mother was the empress, and his mother was just a slave, so he had to endure such unfair treatment?

"Your Highness has no roots in Chang'an. If you want to compete with Li Jue, you will only die." Tian You said.

"If there is no power, I can cultivate it. He and I are both sons of our father, and I am also qualified to inherit the throne. "Li Xiang said.

"Your Highness does have the qualifications, but Your Highness should not forget that will Li Jue watch Your Highness build up his power and do nothing?"

"No, he will strangle Your Highness in a cradle before Your Highness has time to build up his power. As long as Your Highness has the slightest glimpse of the position of the crown prince, it will bring disaster upon himself."

"Besides, it is unclear whether Your Majesty really intends for Your Highness to replace the crown prince. Your Highness is now eager to replace Li Jue, and there is only one way to go, which

is death." Tian You said. Hearing what Tian You said, Li Xiang broke out in a cold sweat. If it was really as he said, wouldn't he be dead without a burial place?

"Then what should we do now? "Li Xiang asked hurriedly.

Tian You was not only his chief historian, but also his tutor, and his trusted think tank.

"Just wait and see, and wait for the opportunity!" Tian You said.

"Just wait and see, and wait for the opportunity?" Li Xiang asked.

"Yes!" Tian You said.

"How should we wait for this opportunity?" Li Xiang asked again.

"Your Highness's most urgent task now is to submit the report information of this court meeting to the relevant yamen, and then like other court envoys who come to Beijing for the court meeting, it is best not to contact the ministers of the court except to see His Majesty, and you should also make appropriate moves around the prince." Tian You said.

"Okay! I'll listen to you, tutor." Li Xiang responded, and said to the coachman outside: "Alang, go to the Ministry of Revenue."

"Yes! "The coachman responded and turned his horse towards the Ministry of Revenue. After Li Xiang handed in the things he was going to hand in, he left directly. At Tian You's suggestion, he went to the East Palace to visit Crown Prince Li Jue.

After visiting Li Jue, he returned home and went to the area where the envoys to the imperial court lived. From then on, he lived in this area.

In the Purple Palace of the Daming Palace.

"How is Li Xiang doing?" Li Chengqian asked.

Wang Quan on the side bowed and said, "After leaving the palace, Prince Wei went to the Ministry of Revenue, and then went to pay a visit to the crown prince. An hour later, he immediately went to the East Palace to where the envoys to the imperial court lived. "

"What is he doing there? Didn't I allow him to live in Prince Wei's mansion? "Why did you run to live in the palace with the envoys instead of living in the palace?" Li Chengqian said.

"This, I have already told the prince, but the prince said..." Wang Quan stopped talking halfway.

"Why are you hesitating? Just say whatever you want to say. What did the prince say?" Li Chengqian said.

"The prince said that he was an envoy to the capital for the court, and there was no reason for him to move to the palace instead of living in the place where the envoys lived." "

As a prince, he cannot take the lead in undermining the laws of the Tang Dynasty, so he lives in the place where the envoys lived." Wang Quan said.

"Did he say this to you in person?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Yes! The prince said this to me in person, and I dare not hide a single thing. "Wang Quan said.

"What do you think this kid is thinking? Has he never thought about replacing the crown prince and becoming the successor to the throne of our Tang Dynasty?" Li Chengqian asked.

Wang Quan lowered his head hurriedly and said nothing. As a eunuch, he could not say anything when it came to the important matter of the succession dispute.

Wang Quan knew very well what the consequences of criticizing the succession would be.

"Why don't you say anything?" Li Chengqian said.

"The crown prince's affairs are of great importance. I dare not say anything, and I cannot say anything. I am not supposed to know. I know nothing." Wang Quan said.

"Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. Go to Li Xiang and see if he needs anything. Send it to him. After all, he is a prince and cannot lose the dignity of the royal family." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes! I will do it right away!" Wang Quan replied and turned to leave the Purple Palace.

Wang Quan found Li Xiang and asked him if he needed anything. He brought several maids to serve Li Xiang and prepared some daily necessities for him.