Chapter 557 Tian You's method
"Everyone! Recently, many people with suspicious identities have appeared in the place where the court envoys live?" Wang Quan said to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian asked him to keep an eye on Li Xiang's movements, but he found that not only his family was staring at Li Xiang, but other forces were also staring at Li Xiang.
Obviously, there was more than one person interested in Li Xiang, and everyone was guessing whether the emperor wanted to replace the crown prince when Li Xiang went to Beijing this time.
"Oh! Who are they sent? Are they planning to harm all the court envoys, or are they just targeting Prince Wei?" Li Chengqian asked.
This problem is very serious. It will harm all the court envoys, cause panic, and even lead to chaos.
If such a thing happened under the feet of the emperor, it would mean that there were problems with the imperial army system and the defense and security systems of Chang'an, and they needed to be corrected.
"They are all keeping an eye on Prince Wei," Wang Quan said.
"Which forces are they from?" Li Chengqian asked.
"There are people from the Crown Prince, people from the side of the Minister of the Central Secretariat Liu Rengui, and even the Minister of the Central Secretariat Li Jingxuan has sent people to keep an eye on Prince Wei," Wang Quan said.
"Li Jingxuan? Are you sure his people are there too?" Li Chengqian said in surprise. Li
Chengqian was surprised that Li Jingxuan would send someone else to follow him. He and the Crown Prince were in the same group, so they shouldn't be separated.
Could it be that there was some conflict between them, and Li Jingxuan was planning to find another way out and abandon the Crown Prince?
"Yes, I am completely sure of that," Wang Quan said.
"Everyone! Do you think it is..."
"No need! Keep watching, and report to me immediately if there is any movement!" Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and left.
Li Xiang was brewing tea in the courtyard of his residence, and Tian You, the chief historian of Prince Wei's palace, was sitting opposite him.
"Now there are many spies around me. What should we do next?" Li Xiang said in a low voice, so low that only face to face could hear.
"Your Highness, please be patient! We just need to wait quietly?" Tian You also said in a low voice.
"Wait? Wait for what? How long do we need to wait? If we can't stay in Chang'an for a long time, we will have to return to our respective states and counties like other court envoys. In this case, what's the point of me coming to Chang'an?" Li Xiang questioned.
If this was the result, he would not have listened to Tian You at the beginning, but would have brought his family to Chang'an.
In that case, the family can still travel here, which is better than staying alone in the house and doing nothing, and being followed by people.
"Prince Wei, calm down and relax. Everything is under my control. I have reliable information that Liu Nayan, the prince's groom and tutor, presented a book to the prince." Tian You said.
"It's just a book! Is it worth your surprise?" Li Xiang said, feeling a little unhappy.
"This is not an ordinary book, it is a book with humorous and playful words. Your Highness should know that His Majesty has never liked the royal children to read such books." "
Li Jue, as the prince, likes to read this kind of books. What will be the consequences if His Majesty knows about it?" Tian You said.
"At most, he will be reprimanded a few times, which is useless for us to overthrow the prince." Li Xiang said.
He knew very well what the consequences would be if Li Chengqian knew about this. It would only be a few scoldings, and he would not be offended at all.
"It will be useless to the prince, but if His Majesty is hurt by this, Liu Nayan, who presented this book, will be in trouble! His Majesty will definitely not let him go, as Liu Nayan is the prince's confidant." Tian You said.
"You mean to get rid of the people around the prince first?" Li Xiang said.
"That's right! You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. If you want to overthrow the prince, you have to get rid of the people around him one by one."
"A prince who has no minions and has lost His Majesty's trust will be easily overthrown at that time." Tian You said.
"Then what should I do now?" Li Xiang asked.
"Don't do anything, just wait and see. I have already made arrangements for this matter. The memorial impeaching Liu Nanyan for presenting the "Haikou Collection" should have been placed in front of His Majesty." Tian You said.
"In this way, we are exposed. Now we have no foundation in Chang'an. It is too easy for the prince to retaliate against us." Li Xiang said.
"Prince Wei can rest assured. The prince will never suspect us. The person who submitted the memorial to His Majesty is from Liu Rengui's side. Even if the prince is angry, he can only find people from Liu Rengui's faction to settle accounts. No matter what, he will not think that we have anything to do with it." Tian You said with a smile.
Li Xiang was relieved and waited for good news.
In the Purple Palace, Li Chengqian looked at the memorial in his hand, his brows furrowed, and there was a trace of anger between his eyebrows.
"Everyone! What happened?" Wang Quan asked.
"Someone impeached Liu Nayan, the prince's groom and attendant reader, for presenting the "Haiku Collection" to the prince, which was not his duty to guide the prince." Li Chengqian said.
"Liu Nayan is also a well-educated man, how could he do such things? No wonder the prince has become more and more erratic recently, all because of such people around the prince." Wang Quan said.
"This is also what I am worried about! As the saying goes, those who keep bad company will be black, and those who keep good company will be red. The people around the prince will affect his behavior."
"If I don't care about this matter, how can the prince take on important responsibilities in the future if it goes on like this?" Li Chengqian sighed.
He was very concerned about the prince, and worried that he would learn bad things, so he found many talented and virtuous people to enter the East Palace to teach and accompany the prince.
He did this just to hope that the prince would get better and better.
But now there is a person who only knows how to flatter the prince. Today he can present the prince with humorous and vulgar books, and tomorrow he can lead the prince astray.
"What are you going to do?" Wang Quan asked. If this matter is not handled well, it is very likely to cause a quarrel between father and son.
"Pass on my order! Liu Nayan has been in the palace for such a long time, but he has not praised good rules, and has made humorous and vulgar remarks, which has failed to provide guidance. He will be relieved of all his official duties and exiled to Zhenzhou."
"I hope that through this lesson, the prince will wake up and it will not be in vain for my painstaking efforts." Li Chengqian said.
"The prince will definitely understand everything we have done for him." Wang Quan said.
"I hope the prince will be as you said!" Li Chengqian said.
An imperial edict was issued from the palace to exile Liu Nayan, and Li Jue wanted to plead for him, but was scolded by Li Chengqian.
Li Jue was dissatisfied with this.
People had different opinions on this matter privately. Some people thought that Li Jue was too stupid. At this critical juncture, he did not avoid suspicion and rushed up to ask for a scolding.