In the East Palace at this moment, Li Chengqian stood in the courtyard, looking at the blue sky outside, and made one sad and indignant protest after another.
He protested against his parents for finding him a random princess. What he couldn't accept the most was that the woman's name was Su Wan. Why did she sound so similar to the traitor Li Shuwan?
Just as the fourth brother Yue Wang Li Tai said, his father and mother were looking for women with Wan, which was a humiliation to him.
What he couldn't accept even more was that the elder of Su Wan's family was one of the eighteen bachelors of his father's family, and Su Wan's father was Li Shimin's secretary.
He was very angry. This was specially sent by his father to monitor him.
When comparing Su Wan's family background with Li Shuwan's, there is a huge difference.
Li Shuwan is the daughter of Li Jing. Li Jing has made great achievements in battle and holds military power. She is also a member of the Li family in Longxi. Now she is on the side of her third brother, who is even more powerful.
Yesterday, he just punished a young eunuch who made a mistake, and the queen mother came over and got angry and scolded him severely.
During this period of time, he has been studying in the East Palace and has never taken a step forward.
Yesterday, the little eunuch didn't know his dignity and even spread bad words about Sima Qiu in private, so he punished the little eunuch. Unexpectedly, the little eunuch turned out to be someone who came from the queen mother's side.
At this moment, he was disheartened and had no one around him. Even the eunuchs and maids were sent by his mother and father to monitor him.
And just now, his damn King Juan's fourth brother, Li Tai, came over again to make sarcastic remarks and make fun of him.
It is said that the King of Shu will soon replace him as the crown prince, because the King of Shu can not only have the support of Taoism, but also the support of Buddhism. Yesterday, he accompanied the Supreme Emperor and Concubine Wan Gui to worship the King of Chu Li Zhiyun.
Shouldn't it be his prince who should attend such a royal event as paying homage to Li Zhiyun? Why did the father let King Shu go?
The King of Shu was just a concubine, a remnant of the previous dynasty...
Why should he be treated like this?
He, Li Chengqian, was not convinced. Why would the purple-robed Taoist follow the King of Shu? Why would the old Zen Master Huiren live in the palace of the King of Shu?
And Li Chengqian, as the prince, even has a maid by his side who was sent by others to monitor him?
"ah……"
"Kill, kill, kill..."
Li Chengqian felt that he was going crazy. He was going to be driven crazy by these people. Why?
Why do you want him to be the prince but guard him at every turn?
Li Chengqian held a long sword in his hand and chopped down a bush in the yard with one sword after another. He was still stepping on it with his crippled feet.
Finally, he lay limply on the ground, staring blankly at the sky.
"You all deserve to die. I am the prince, I am the prince..."
"Prince, Prince, what's wrong with you?"
"Get up quickly. The ground is damp. What should I do if I get cold?"
It was this opportunity that Sima Qiu was waiting for. He had been staying in the East Palace for several months, but he had never been truly trusted by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Looking at today's scene, doesn't the opportunity come?
The young master sent him to break into the East Palace. So far, he has not made any achievements, but the young master pays him a salary every month. He feels uneasy about receiving this money!
So yesterday he looked for an opportunity to frame the eunuch next to His Royal Highness.
"Mr. Sima, I feel so bitter in my heart!"
"I am the prince, but I have no one around me. Even the eunuch was sent by my mother. I am not the prince. I am clearly a prisoner locked in a ball cage."
"My father used to ask me to handle some government affairs, but recently my father only let me study. The teachers said that if you travel a thousand miles, you will read thousands of books..."
"But I can't even get out of the East Palace, so what's the use of reading this crappy book?"
"Your Majesty, you would never dare to say that. Your Majesty should have his own intentions. You still need to read. Reading can make you wise."
Yan Yun Shiba: "..."
"Your Highness, you still have us!" Shiba couldn't stand it anymore, so he whispered.
"Yes, yes, your Royal Highness, my father and son are your most loyal ministers, and you and our father and son are here too!"
"Your Highness, please don't be discouraged. You are the prince. As long as you don't make mistakes, the prince's position will be yours. Even the King of Shu and the King of Yue, no matter how good they are, they can only be princes."
The father and son chatted wildly, and Li Chengqian's dull eyes gradually regained their expression.
Originally, the prince was like this, and he was not far away from being deposed. But after the prince was deposed, the position of the prince was ranked according to the order of the eldest son. The position of the prince was not occupied by the King of Shu.
Especially the King of Yue, Li Tai, has done so well recently that his Majesty couldn't help but praise him. The ministers also praised him. In terms of reputation, he is even better than the King of Shu.
Recently, King Li Tai of Yue wrote two political treatises, which attracted numerous civil servants to congratulate His Majesty.
Therefore, an order came from the King of Shu, asking the two of them not to add insult to injury to the prince for the time being, but to assist the prince and shoulder the burden with the King of Yue, Li Tai.
Because the young master has no time to take care of the affairs of the prince and the king of Yue recently.
Anyway, no matter who wins the fight, the one who gets the benefit in the end will definitely be the young master of his family.
They are lurking next to the prince. If the prince wins, it will be equal to the victory of the King of Shu.
When the time comes, the young master wants to be the emperor, and if he cooperates inside and outside, he can easily win the crown prince.
"Yes, I also have you, father and son."
"Mr. Sima, I have been pushed too far by my fourth brother recently, and I want to fight back."
"Also, Su Chan's daughter will become my crown princess, and I don't want to marry her."
"I wonder if you two have any good ideas?"
Li Chengqian calmed down his emotions, then bowed and asked Sima Qiu and his son.
Sima Qiu glanced at Shiba, who nodded. Sima Qiu quickly helped the prince up: "Your Highness, please let me think for a while."
So Sima Qiu started pacing in the yard.
After a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "Your Highness, if you want to deal with the King of Yue, you need to be strong. You might as well do something that shocks His Majesty. When the time comes, you will be the Prince, so you will be relaxed." Crush the King of Yue."
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Sima, I am now imprisoned in the East Palace and cannot go anywhere?"
"No, no, no, I guess that your Majesty is not imprisoning the prince, but that he hates the iron that cannot be made into steel. Your Majesty wants the prince to be more promising than other princes and to be able to have a free hand in political affairs..."
"His Royal Highness, today you will write a letter of apology. The letter should be written sincerely. At the end, you will propose to redeem your sins with your merits."
"When I was outside the palace, I would often see a gangster oppressing the people in the stalls of small businessmen. What's more, they also had the support of officials. We can go out of the palace under the guise of sympathizing with the sufferings of the people. If you do this and then publicize it, isn’t that credit?”
Li Chengqian was surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face. Chang'an City was under the emperor's feet, yet there were ruffians oppressing the people. What was even more disgusting was that there were officials supporting those ruffians?
It's the other way around, it's the other way around.
"Okay, let's do this. I also want to do something for the people."
Then Sima Qiu said: "As for His Highness the Crown Prince not wanting to marry the Crown Princess, that's not easy. We can go find Li Tai. Let's just say that His Highness the Crown Prince has actually admired Miss Su Wan for a long time and wants to see her beauty as soon as possible..."
"But it is not appropriate for His Highness the Crown Prince to do this personally. His Highness can ask the King of Yue to invite Su Wan. After all, the King of Yue is your biological brother, so he has to agree to this matter."
"When the time comes, we can make a fuss about this matter and say that the King of Yue insulted the Crown Princess."
Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, why did this matter seem familiar?
Cough cough cough…
Are you going to give women to the King of Yue again this time?
Although he doesn't like it, he will never give it to the King of Yue, because he is afraid that when the time comes, the bamboo basket will be empty, and he will lose his wife and lose his troops!!
Biquge