Although Li Zhi backed down and handed over the Eastern Palace, he was still increasingly angry. When he passed by the palace gate, he even had the urge to rush in and complain to his father.
However, just as Li Zhi was about to return to the Prince of Jin's residence, he suddenly saw a familiar little eunuch.
This young eunuch was his personal messenger for communicating with Wu Meiniang; he knew what to do as soon as he saw him.
"All of you, get out!"
"promise!"
When only Li Zhi and the eunuch remained in the living room, the eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.
"This servant greets Your Highness, Prince Jin!"
"Ahem, is there any handwritten letter?"
"have!"
"Consort Wu told His Highness to burn it immediately after he finished reading it!"
Li Zhi nodded upon hearing this, then took a note from the eunuch. However, after reading it, a look of suspicion appeared on his face.
What does this mean?
"Your Highness, this servant does not know..."
"Didn't Consort Wu say anything else?"
"I said it..."
"They say that Your Highness has no chance of survival but to burn your bridges!"
"burn one's boats?"
Li Zhi pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then secretly made up his mind.
"I understand!"
"Go back and tell Consort Wu that I will go to the palace gate to plead my case!"
"promise!"
In front of the Taiji Palace gate.
Li Zhi, dressed in tattered clothes, knelt at the palace gate, and cried out every time a minister came out.
This unexpected scene immediately attracted a large crowd.
"Huh?"
"Isn't this His Highness Prince Jin? Why is he suddenly kneeling here?"
"Hi!"
"What else could it be? Of course, it's because they were kicked out of the Crown Prince's Palace!"
"Dare to come out?"
"That shouldn't be the case, right?"
"The Crown Prince has always been benevolent and righteous. Even if things are bad, a few more days won't make a difference. How could he suddenly kick Prince Jin out?"
"However, Prince Jin is indeed a bit ungrateful. If it were someone sensible, they would have moved out obediently without being asked!"
“What you say makes sense. Prince Jin was indeed a bit unreasonable in this matter.”
"Even if the Prince of Jin is ignorant, the Crown Prince shouldn't be so eager to send him away. It's rather disheartening..."
In less than half an hour, Li Zhi's cries had spread throughout the three provinces and six ministries, becoming the talk of the town for everyone in the capital.
Li Shimin naturally heard the news and immediately questioned him with a gloomy face.
"What is this unfilial son trying to do!"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji quickly spoke up in support of Li Zhi.
“Your Majesty, this matter is indeed not the Prince of Jin’s fault. The Prince of Jin has been preparing to move for a long time. Many things have been sent to the Prince of Jin’s residence. Only some antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as the rewards Your Majesty has given over the years have not been moved.”
"However, the Crown Prince couldn't even wait a few days and forcibly ordered people to break into the Eastern Palace and drive Zhi Nu out. This is simply outrageous!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly, somewhat incredulous.
"is that so?"
"How could my eldest grandson be so ignorant?"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji helplessly spread his hands.
"If Your Majesty does not believe me, please send someone to investigate. If I have uttered even the slightest falsehood, Your Majesty may punish me accordingly!"
Li Shimin immediately sent people to investigate, and the Hundred Cavalrymen returned shortly to report.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson did indeed send people directly to the Eastern Palace to deliver the Prince of Jin's eunuchs, palace servants, and gifts to the Prince of Jin's residence."
"Gift?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately sneered.
"So your Hundred Cavalry Division has also switched allegiance to the new master, actually lying for that bastard!"
"Do you even give gifts for this kind of thing? The so-called gifts are just a way to flatter him!"
Li Shimin made a few sarcastic remarks and then asked another question.
"Has Li Jue moved into the Eastern Palace?"
The men of the Hundred Cavalry shook their heads upon hearing this.
"No!"
"The Crown Prince dispatched several hundred craftsmen to repair the Eastern Palace..."
"Repair?"
"I remember the Eastern Palace was just renovated not long ago, wasn't it?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince says he wants to restore the Eastern Palace to its original state as it was when Crown Prince Chengqian lived there..."
"this……"
Li Shimin was initially furious, but upon hearing the name of Crown Prince Chengqian, he suddenly felt a little guilty.
"never mind!"
"Considering that he still has some filial piety, I will not pursue this matter further!"
"Guards, bestow upon the Prince of Jin a thousand bolts of brocade, and increase his fiefdom by a thousand households!"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji was secretly delighted, thinking to himself that Li Zhi had made the right move.
Although we failed to bring down Li Jue, we have already attracted His Majesty's attention, which is quite an achievement!
Furthermore, His Majesty's bestowal of this reward will surely cause some hesitation among the court officials, thus buying Li Zhi even more time.
Before long, the imperial eunuch arrived at the palace gate.
Upon hearing his father's imperial decree, Li Zhi was overjoyed. Sister Wu was indeed a female Zhuge Liang; she had only asked him to come and cry, and he had received such great benefits!
A thousand bolts of brocade—that's at least tens of thousands of strings of cash!
As for the thousand households of fiefdom, this is an extraordinary reward. Counting the three thousand households he already had, he would have four thousand households of fiefdom!
"Your son thanks Your Majesty for your grace, sob sob sob..."
"Your son respectfully wishes Your Majesty a long life, sob sob sob..."
Even though the benefits have been received, if you're going to put on a show, you still have to cry.
However, when Li Zhi returned to the Prince of Jin's residence in high spirits, he found that the eunuch who had delivered the message to him that morning had come again.
"Why are you here again?"
"Your Highness, Consort Wu has something to say and requests that you meet her at the market west of the Yeting Palace tonight..."
"Okay, okay, I understand!"
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