Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 40 Li Yuan: I will increase Erlang's strength! [Please read more]

Da'an Palace.

Li Yuan was enjoying the dance in the inner hall at this moment, accompanied by Concubine Zhang and Concubine Yin De.

The Xiao musician sent by Li Chengqian was playing the pipa accompaniment in the distance.

"The sound of this deer-tendon pipa string gets better and better the more I listen to it!"

After taking a sip of wine happily, Li Yuan leaned lazily on the stool and sighed with a smile.

Concubine Zhang and Concubine Yin De exchanged a glance and agreed with a smile, "Yes, Prince Changle had to work hard to get this for the Emperor, which shows how loyal he is!"

"hehe."

Li Yuan smiled noncommittally, then said nonchalantly, "You've been getting very close to An Ye lately. Did you ask him to find something good for you again?"

"It's nothing special, just some spices."

"spices?"

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, then looked at Concubine Zhang meaningfully and said, "Smuggling foreign spices is illegal. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhang couldn't help but feel embarrassed and turned to look at Concubine Yin De.

But Concubine Yin De laughed and said, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty, you are not in charge of state affairs anymore. Your Majesty has not even taken care of this business matter."

"Yeah! I can't control it now. You can do whatever you want. It has nothing to do with me."

"This"

Concubine Yin De was suddenly speechless, wondering what this was.

Weren't you the one who hinted at Zhangsun Anye and the others rebelling? How could you just brush off a smuggling operation so cleanly?

Could it be that Changsun Anye and the others had misunderstood?

Thinking of this, Concubine Yin De quickly cast a puzzled look at Concubine Zhang.

But Concubine Zhang frowned deeply, and then said solemnly: "Grand Emperor, An Ye and the others."

"Okay, let's all get down!"

Before Concubine Zhang could finish her words, Li Yuan interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while!"

"But."

"Go down!"

Faced with Li Yuan's unquestionable voice, Concubine Zhang had a bad premonition, but she did not dare to disobey Li Yuan, so she had to reluctantly pull Concubine Yin De out of the inner hall.

When only Li Yuan, the group of dancers, and Xiao Leshi were left in the inner hall, Li Yuan smiled coldly and muttered disdainfully, "No wonder my grandson called you a bunch of idiots. People like you really want to fight Erlang?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh, "Fortunately, Cheng Qian wrote that plan, otherwise, these idiots would have been taken down by Erlang before they even started."

"Boom boom boom!"

As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, the sound of footsteps was heard.

"The Great Emperor!"

"Ok!"

Li Yuan saw Du Caigan, nodded expressionlessly, and asked directly, "Tell me, what happened?"

"Your Majesty, my people have brought news that Prince Changle Li Youliang has rebelled. Your Majesty has sent Li Jing to lead an army of 20,000 to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion." Du Caigan said with a bow.

Li Yuan snorted coldly and said solemnly, "No wonder my grandson said that flies won't bite cracked eggs. If Prince Changle had no intention of rebelling, how could he be persuaded by Changsun Anye?"

"That being said, Changsun Anye and the others are well prepared this time, so it seems the chances of success are very high!"

As he spoke, Du Caigan suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "Prince Yi'an has also made new moves. I believe it won't be long before he reaches Chang'an!"

"Oh?"

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows. "Did he launch the slogan 'Kill Zhangsun Wuji and purge the imperial court'?"

"Yes! Not only did he raise this slogan, but now everyone in Chang'an knows that Prince Yi'an wants to kill Zhangsun Wuji and purge his court!"

"Well, creating public opinion and leveraging the general trend is a good move."

"but."

Then he changed the subject and said, "Erlang is also a smart man. This matter won't be difficult for him."

"Yes, His Majesty has ordered the Supreme Court Justice Dai Zhou to conduct a thorough investigation and has placed the entire city of Chang'an under martial law!"

"So what's the situation in the palace?"

"Your Majesty has summoned all officials above the fifth rank in the capital, as well as all the crowned kings, to the Taiji Palace!" Li Yuan heard this and laughed, "Erlang is trying to make an example of him!"

"So, what do we need to do?"

"Chang Sun Anye has the plan. As long as he doesn't act rashly, there shouldn't be any problems. Now we just need to wait for Li Xiaochang to deploy his troops in Chang'an!"

After saying this, Li Yuan looked at Du Caigan again: "Where is Cheng Qian now?"

Du Caigan thought for a moment and said, "My people saw him leave the palace, but I don't know where he went. Should we investigate this matter?"

"What?" Li Yuan was surprised. "You said Cheng Qian left the palace?"

He knew the rules of the palace. An underage king was not allowed to leave the palace.

But Du Caigan said with great confidence: "My people are not wrong. The King of Zhongshan has the imperial decree from His Majesty, and the guards dare not stop him."

"Ah!"

Li Yuan snorted and couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "What a rebellious son!"

It goes without saying that the palace ban plaque that Li Chengqian had was definitely not given to him by Li Shimin.

But Li Chengqian left the palace at this time, probably because he was planning something else.

Li Yuan had never worried about his good grandson's wisdom, so he simply waved his hand towards Du Caigan and said, "Since he's out of the palace, forget about him. With such a big commotion in the city, this matter can't be hidden from him."

"Yes!"

Du Caigan responded and was about to leave.

Li Yuan called out to him again: "Wait!"

"Does the Emperor have any further instructions?"

"Find a way to notify the nearest princes and have them rush to Chang'an to defend the king!"

Good guy!
Is this to protect the king?
This is to increase the strength of His Majesty Li Er!
Du Caigan was shocked, but still obeyed the order respectfully and left.

At the same time, Taiji Palace, Liangyi Hall.

Li Shimin was pacing back and forth in the hall.

Standing around him were important court officials such as Changsun Wuji, Wei Ting, Pei Ji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.

As well as military generals such as Yuchi Gong, Hou Junji, and Li Shiji.

"His Majesty!"

Just when Li Shimin was getting impatient, the voice of Dali Temple Minister Dai Zhou suddenly rang out from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Prince Yi'an has been on the run for several days, and even his family has fled with him!"

"what?"

Li Shimin was surprised and had a bad feeling: "What's the situation in Yuzhou?"

"Your Majesty, according to the Hundred Cavalry Division's investigation, Li Xiaochang's opposition to the reduction of the title of king appears to have been premeditated. He has already collected three years' worth of taxes in his own territory!"

"Hahaha--!"

Li Shimin laughed in anger: "Good, good, good! It was premeditated! It was premeditated!"

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Yuchi Gong: "Yuchi Jingde, you lead your troops and rush to the outside of the city to set up the battle formation immediately. There must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!"

Yuchi Gong took the order and left without saying a word.

"His Majesty."

Pei Ji opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Li Shimin glanced at him coldly: "Just say what you want to say!"

"This"

Pei Ji hesitated for a moment and sighed, "This flyer says they want to purge the emperor's court and kill treacherous officials. I'm afraid things are going to get out of hand!"

"Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to make this matter small and resolve it."

"Pei Sikong, are you asking me to kill Changsun Wuji?"

Before Pei Ji could finish his words, Li Shimin interrupted him in a deep voice.

The atmosphere in the entire hall instantly dropped to freezing point.

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