Li Chengqian's operations extinguished the arrogance of many aristocratic families to a certain extent.
Especially in the head-on battle in Yangzhou, Li Chengqian had the upper hand, and even ended up destroying all the largest families in Yangzhou Shilin.
Because of this incident, his name spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty.
This has also caused many families that were ready to make moves to become quieter recently.
No one in the market spreads gossip about Li Chengqian anymore.
But after all, there is an old saying that goes, the surface of the water is as calm as a mirror, but the undercurrents under the water are ever-changing.
Some things are not as peaceful as they appear on the surface.
In fact, many aristocratic families are now starting to make moves, waiting for Li Chengqian to reveal his flaws and kill him with one blow.
But now, the affairs of the aristocratic family have not been resolved yet.
Li Chengqian wanted to confront the Lord's family.
Isn't this nonsense?
He had offended the family before and his reputation was ruined.
If he offends these noble families now, he will never be able to reach the top of the court.
How can the prince inherit the throne when he is still acting like a hammer when there is no one around him who can be used?
Although he was arguing all day long that he didn't want to be the crown prince or inherit the throne.
But Changsun Wuji was a die-hard supporter of Li Chengqian.
How could he just watch Li Chengqian commit suicide?
Therefore, after attending court that morning, he simply stayed in the court hall and did not leave.
Li Shimin was quite puzzled by Changsun Wuji's actions.
He looked at Changsun Wuji with confusion on his face and said, "Wuji, do you have something to tell me?"
"yes……"
Changsun Wuji bowed slightly and said, "Recently, I heard some rumors about His Highness King Qin."
"Um?"
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji in confusion: "What rumors? Did he get into trouble again?"
"That's not true."
After Changsun Wuji thought about it for a while, he directly told Li Shimin what happened in Qujiangchi two days ago.
When Li Shimin heard this, he still looked puzzled: "It's a good thing for Gan'er to act bravely when seeing justice. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"If Your Highness is just acting bravely, of course nothing will happen."
Changsun Wuji raised his head and looked at Li Shimin and said: "But His Highness said that even if you kill him, you can't kill all these people."
After hearing this, Li Shimin seemed to realize that something was wrong.
He tilted his head, looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "You mean, Gan'er might have a conflict with the Lord's family?"
"Judging from His Highness's attitude towards Xu Ang, he is probably holding his breath in his heart."
Changsun Wuji sighed softly and said: "Although nothing has been done yet, according to His Highness's temperament, I am afraid that sooner or later a full-scale conflict will break out with them."
Even Li Shimin, who was Li Chengqian's character, was a little worried at this time.
With Li Chengqian's temperament, if anyone makes him unhappy, he will definitely find ways to punish him.
But this time, he unusually did not fight against Xu Ang, and even let him go.
This is definitely what puzzles Li Shimin.
Could it be that this is the calm before the storm?
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Then how do you think this matter should be handled?"
"I feel that your Majesty should take the first step and deal with this Xu Ang."
"Otherwise, with His Highness's do-it-yourself character, I don't know when he would have conflicts with these Lord's disciples."
Changsun Wuji said bluntly: "If your Majesty waits until then to intervene, it will be too late."
Hearing this, Li Shimin also believed it.
He was really a little scared of being tormented by Li Chengqian.
He was afraid that Li Chengqian would offend the entire noble family in Chang'an City because of an insignificant guy like Xu Ang.
At that time, if I want this guy to inherit his position, I'm afraid the whole world will oppose him.
Therefore, Li Shimin said on the spot: "Go and deliver the decree in person, remove Xu Ang from all official positions, and let him go to the prison camp to lead twenty battles as punishment."
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."
…
When Changsun Chong brought the news to Prince Qin's palace.
Li Chengqian's face suddenly showed a proud look: "Father and uncle, they really acted as I imagined."
Together, these two are pretty good.
I just feel that if Xu Ang is dealt with first, all the things that haven't happened will be nipped in the bud.
But they didn't know that all of this was planned by Li Chengqian.
After hearing his words, Changsun Chong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Li Chengqian is probably the only person in the world who dares to plot against Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji secretly.
However, he was also a little confused about this matter.
It is obvious that Li Chengqian's purpose in planning these things was to mess with Xu Jingzong.
But why involve an insignificant Xu Ang?
Could it be that by dealing with Xu Ang, Xu Jingzong could be brought down?
This is obviously impossible.
After thinking for a long time without understanding, he simply asked his doubts.
"Your Highness, I really don't see how you are going to bring Xu Jingzong down."
"Is it because his son was deposed and given an official position? This has nothing to do with him..."
"This is just the first step."
The corners of Li Chengqian's lips curled up and he said, "There will be bigger pits waiting for him to jump in the future."
Hearing this, Changsun Chong had a puzzled face: "Your Highness, you must have planned this in advance, right?"
"of course."
Li Chengqian said with a proud look on his face: "When has your Highness ever fought an unprepared battle?"
After he finished speaking, he chuckled and said, "I think Uncle Lu should have arrived at the Xu Mansion..."
Uncle Lu?
Lu Qing?
Changsun Chong was even more confused when he heard that Li Chengqian actually asked him to intervene in this matter.
What exactly does Li Chengqian want to do...
…
In the Xu Mansion.
Xu Jingzong walked into Xu Ang's courtyard angrily.
Looking at the closed door, he didn't get used to it at all. He directly raised his leg and kicked the door open.
At this time, Xu Ang was lying on the bed and letting the little maid give him medicine.
As a result, when my father came over, he pushed the little maid away.
Then, he pointed at Xu Ang and yelled: "You are a disobedient and unfilial person, and I will be completely embarrassed by you!"
Originally, he was still sorting out documents in Zhongshu Province, but Changsun Wuji called him over halfway.
He thought it was Changsun Wuji who wanted to tell him something good.
As a result, Changsun Wuji scolded him directly in front of everyone.
He also gave many instructions to teach his children well, otherwise Li Shimin would not care about his face next time.
Scholars, the most important thing is face.
Xu Jingzong was so embarrassed on the spot that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
"You've been idle all day. I'm too lazy to care about you, so I'll let you go."
"But you, this guy, can even do such things as robbing civilian girls."
The more Xu Jingzong thought about it, the angrier he became. He kicked Xu Ang in the chest, pointed at his nose and cursed angrily: "Is it possible that all the sages' books you read ended up in the dog's belly?"
Xu Ang was so scolded by his father that he shrank his head and did not dare to say a word...
