My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 70 Let Xue Rengui push the cart for me
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."

The main hall of the East Palace.

Wu Ziqing and Cui Fengzhu knelt on the ground respectfully.

The two of them knew very well that if they wanted to achieve their goal, the prince in front of them would be their greatest reliance.

On the way here, the Jinwu Guards had already told them a lot of news. The Five Surnames and Seven Families supported the King of Wei, and the King of Wei and the Crown Prince were enemies.

If there is one person in the world who dislikes the Qinghe Cui family the most and has the ability to go against them, it can only be the crown prince.

In fact, when Fang Yiai went there, the two had not been taken away yet.

But Su Dingfang had no intention of handing the person over, so he lied and said that he had brought him to the Eastern Palace.

When Fang Yiai heard this, he didn't think much about it and went back directly.

The two of them also heard clearly that the King of Wei came to ask for someone.

"Get up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The two were a little nervous and didn't even dare to look up and face the prince.

Cui Fengzhu needed help from others at the moment, so naturally she no longer had the arrogance of the Qinghe Cui family.

The name Fengzhu seems a bit vulgar in later generations, but in the Tang Dynasty today, not everyone dares to use this name.

Cui Fengzhu was also very beautiful, with fair skin and a good figure. After being away for so many days, she looked a little haggard, and I felt pity for her.

However, Li Chengqian was not very greedy for beauty, nor was he as obsessed with wives as Cao Cao.

Although the Crown Princess could not be described as a beauty beyond compare, she was still a top-notch beauty even in later times.

Moreover, in the East Palace, most of the palace maids are beautiful, and some things become unbearable after seeing them too many times.

"You two must have worked hard to travel thousands of miles from Jizhou to Chang'an."

"Just stay in the East Palace without worry. This place is not the territory that the Cui family of Qinghe can get involved in."

"Wu Ziqing, I heard that you are a southerner who came here to study. You are a scholar. I will have someone test you later. If you are really knowledgeable, you can be appointed to a position in my left and right spring offices."

"Since he holds an official position, Cui may be able to think things through and help you."

Wu Ziqing was overjoyed. He had not expected that after such a sudden turn of events, he would have such an opportunity. He immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Cui Fengzhu was also very happy. She was almost on the verge of collapse after all the hardships she had experienced during these days of wandering.

I have experienced all the hardships I have never experienced in my life.

Now that Wu Ziqing has an official position, at least he won't have to worry about basic living.

Li Chengqian continued, "I see that you two are in love with each other. It has not been easy for you to come this far."

"I am deeply moved by your experiences. As the ancients said, one should start a family and establish a career. If you are willing, I can be your witness, which can be regarded as a good thing."

It is better to get married as soon as possible, so that you can directly attack the Cui family of Qinghe.

If it weren't for the fact that he was so particular about choosing an auspicious date, Li Chengqian would have wanted them to get married tomorrow.

But the scene needs to be made bigger, after all, this is the wedding of Qinghe Cui's daughter.

The two looked at each other and were even more surprised.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "The Qinghe Cui family has people in Chang'an, so there's no need to make too much trouble. But Wu Ziqing, you should go back and inform your parents. It would be best if you can rush to Chang'an."

What we need to do now is to make this wedding bigger so that all the noble families in Chang'an can know about this wedding and know that the daughter of Qinghe Cui is getting married.

With this beginning, the blow to the Five Surnames and Seven Families was indeed huge.

If we eliminate the tendency of their intermarriage, they will no longer be united.

In history, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, a direct order was issued to prohibit marriages among the five surnames and seven families. However, that was after the destruction of Goryeo, when the imperial power rose again.

After all, the Tang Dynasty has only been established for 24 years. If Li Shimin directly fights against the Five Surnames and Seven Families, it will easily lead to internal unrest. After arranging the two people, Li Chengqian said to Chen Yunchao:
"You are my left-hand man. It's a waste of your talent to always push my wheelchair."

Chen Yunchao said: "It is my honor to be able to push the cart for the prince."

Li Chengqian said, "I heard from someone that in Longmen, Jiangzhou, there is a man named Xue Li who has an amazing appetite. I think he must be quite strong."

"Now he should be a white-clothed man. You should arrange for someone to go to Jiangzhou and bring him back to serve in the East Palace."

Xue Li, whose courtesy name was Rengui.

Chen Yunchao naturally didn't say much, and responded, "Yes, Your Highness."

As the crown prince, Li Chengqian only had to give orders. He would never ask anyone why he knew Xue Rengui. He would only sigh at Xue Rengui's good luck to be valued by the crown prince.

"By the way, spread the word that I will be the witness for their wedding."

"I guess those people from the Qinghe Cui family will probably do something desperate."

"Let them jump, the higher the better."

"Arrange a few more people to protect Cui Fengzhu and don't let them succeed."

Li Chengqian guessed that if they couldn't capture the person, the Qinghe Cui family would probably send assassins to kill Cui Fengzhu directly.

"Yes, Your Highness."
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Qinrenfang, Cui Mansion.

A middle-aged man was waiting anxiously at the gate.

His eyes occasionally looked towards the distant streets.

He is Cui Fengzhu's father Cui Guangrui.

When he heard that his daughter was fleeing to Chang'an, he could no longer stay in Jizhou and hurried to Chang'an.

Unfortunately, it's still a step too late.

Seeing a carriage coming from a distance, Cui Guangrui went to greet it.

The only person who got off the carriage was Cui Wensheng.

"Uncle Wensheng, where is my daughter? Didn't she come back with you?"

Hearing Cui Guangrui's words, Cui Wensheng snorted coldly and scolded: "Look at your beautiful daughter. She is now living happily in the East Palace with that thief."

"Can I still go to the East Palace to ask for the person, or do you think the prince will hand him over?"

Cui Wensheng scolded Cui Guangrui and then walked back to the mansion angrily.

Cui Guangrui hurried to follow.

When they arrived at the hall of the mansion, Cui Guangrui said anxiously, "Uncle Wensheng, it is because I did not teach my daughter well that such a disaster happened. What should I do now?"

Cui Wensheng took a sip of tea and calmed down a little.

"The Crown Prince will not let me go. It is unlikely that you will be able to ask His Majesty for help through connections in the court."

"Over the years, Your Majesty has always been critical of my Cui family, and has tried every means to stop my intermarriage among the five surnames. Now that this has happened, it will definitely not end easily."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Crown Prince will definitely grant the marriage to the two of you, or even His Majesty will grant the marriage."

"This will be a huge blow to our Five Surnames and Seven Families."

"Guangrui, at this point, your daughter can no longer be saved. The only way to stop this marriage is to find a way to get rid of your daughter."

Cui Guangrui couldn't help shaking when he heard this, and asked, "Uncle Wen Sheng, is there no other way?"

He is the father, and Choi Bong-joo is his most doted daughter.

In fact, he was the one who secretly helped many times during the escape over the past six months.

Otherwise, without him as the 'traitor', the two would have been caught long ago.

(End of this chapter)