Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Inside the Manna Hall.

Zhang Xuansu and Yu Zhining talked to each other, reporting to Li Shimin what they saw and heard in the Eastern Palace, and after making their own judgments, they reported to him.

"Did the prince say anything about compiling a book?" Li Shimin's expression was relaxed, with a hint of confusion on his face.

It would be good if the prince is not just pursuing pleasure. Compiling books is always a good thing. It can be seen that the prince has also started to work hard.

Zhang Xuansu shook his head: "No, the prince said to keep it secret for now. When the book is completed in a month or two, it will surprise everyone."

"But in my opinion, the Crown Prince and Du He are most likely just fooling around."

As the prince's teacher, he has a thorough understanding of the prince's character.

He appears to respect his teachers and nods as if he is listening to what they say, but he turns around and still does whatever he wants.

This kind of thing has happened more than once.

So Zhang Xuansu thought that Li Chengqian was lying and was not really compiling the book.

Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Zhang Xuansu, why do you say that?"

Zhang Xuansu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, during the time that I have been teaching the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince has not revealed any ideas for compiling a book, nor has he made any preliminary preparations."

"The prince is now locked up in the East Palace, staying at home and not seeing anyone. It is unknown what he is doing."

"Therefore, I believe that the prince is lying just to find an excuse to delay time so that he can continue to have fun."

"Once the time is up, the prince can just use some of the things compiled by Chongwenguan to cover up the matter, and the matter will be over."

I have to say that Zhang Xuansu's analysis makes a lot of sense.

Any normal person would not believe that the rebellious prince and the second-generation dandy can do anything good.

The compilation of a special book is not something that can be done on a whim.

Without profound writing skills and years of accumulation, what you produce will be just a piece of shit.

Even using it to wipe your butt is too vulgar.

Zhang Xuansu said worriedly: "And so far, we don't know what absurd things the prince is doing."

"I am worried that the Crown Prince has been led astray by Du He. It will be more difficult to correct the Crown Prince's behavior in the future."

At the first table, Li Shimin's face became increasingly darker after hearing the analysis of his trusted minister.

Originally I thought it was a good thing for the prince to compile books, but now it seems that compiling books is fake and just an excuse for fun.

The rage in his heart could no longer be contained.

“That makes sense!”

"How can a prince like this be a crown prince?"

Li Shimin stood up suddenly, frowned and shouted angrily.

Then he turned around and gave orders to Zhang Xuansu and Yu Zhining in a cold voice.

"Go to the East Palace now and tell the Crown Prince to stop what he is doing. If he doesn't listen, tie him up and bring him here."

"I will whip him myself!"

Li Shimin trusted Zhang Xuansu's words very much and gave the order directly without verification.

After hearing Li Shimin's order, Yu Zhining had different ideas in his mind, and he said with some hesitation.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate."

Yu Zhining felt that Zhang Xuansu's words were too absolute and extreme.

Kong Yingda was impeached before because he made a rash conclusion without verification.

As it turned out, the prince did nothing wrong.

Although he often scolded the prince for his shortcomings, he always had solid evidence and did not act arbitrarily or curse based on his imagination.

"What? You don't dare to go? Are you afraid that the prince will take revenge on you?" Li Shimin said with a raised eyebrow.

Yu Zhining shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that we are afraid to take action. I think we should give the prince a chance."

"If what the prince said is true, our actions will make the prince mistakenly think that Your Majesty does not trust him, and he may become even more rebellious in the future."

"Even if the prince is really having fun, it will only take a little over a month at best. I think we should wait a little longer."

The two prince's teachers had opposite opinions, and both had their reasons.

Li Shimin walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back and his head lowered, thinking deeply.

After a moment, he made a decision in his mind.

"Since the prince said that he is compiling a book that will benefit the country and the people, I will believe him once again."

"If there is no result in one or two months, I will settle all old and new accounts with the Crown Prince!"

Li Shimin's patience had been almost worn out.

Now the crown prince started to act foolishly again, while the King of Wei was recruiting talented people. Comparing the two, Li Shimin found that it seemed more appropriate to make Li Tai the crown prince.

"Your Majesty is holy."

Yu Zhining and Zhang Xuansu hurriedly bowed and then left Ganlu Palace with serious expressions.

After walking out of the hall, the two did not speak, but went their separate ways.

...

Wude Hall.

The news that the Crown Prince and Du He were compiling a book reached the ears of King Wei Li Tai as soon as possible.

"Wei Suan, is the prince having fun or is he really compiling a book? Didn't you get any information from him?"

Li Tai frowned and looked at the middle-aged man standing in the center of the hall.

Wei Suan was the leader of his spies responsible for collecting intelligence. He came from the Xiaoyaogong branch of the Jingzhao Wei family, a prominent family in Guanzhong.

He and his right-hand man Wei Ting are from the same family.

"Reporting to King Wei, the Eastern Palace is now heavily guarded and cannot be entered at will."

"I also heard that His Majesty sent Yu Zhining and Zhang Xuansu to the East Palace, but they still didn't find out the situation."

"Because of this matter, His Majesty was very angry and had some complaints against the Crown Prince."

Relying on the power of King Wei and the support of his family, Wei Suan placed many spies in the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace.

Whenever there is any disturbance in the imperial city, he will receive the news immediately.

"According to your judgment, what is the prince doing?"

"Your Highness, Prince of Wei, didn't we send two beauties from the Western Regions? Maybe the Crown Prince and Du He are having sex in broad daylight."

"That's possible! Wei Suan, you made a good move by letting the beauty from the Western Regions seduce the prince!"

"It's all thanks to the King of Wei's good command."

They all think they have accomplished something, so it is normal for them to gloat over other people's misfortunes.

As a result, they would never have imagined that these two beauties from the Western Regions had been given to Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu under Du He's planning.

Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu were his younger brothers, so Li Tai did not send anyone to monitor them.

Therefore, they were unaware of this matter.

The first person on the left side of the hall was Li Tai's number one military advisor Wei Ting. He stood up and said with a sinister expression.

"King of Wei, you can send people to spread the news in Chang'an City, saying that the crown prince and Du He are compiling books that benefit the country and the people."

Wei Wang Li Tai asked in confusion: "Wei Ting, if we speak well of the Crown Prince, aren't we building momentum for him?"

He didn't understand why Wei Ting would ask him to spread the news that the prince was doing good deeds.

Wei Ting sneered, "King Wei, don't you know what kind of person the crown prince is? I think the book compilation is probably fake."

"We should first praise the prince highly so that the people will have high expectations of him."

"Your Majesty and the civil and military ministers of the court must also be aware of this. They are also looking forward to the performance of the Crown Prince."

"If the prince fails to produce anything to explain, what do you think will be the consequences?"

The trick of praising someone to death is the most deadly.

When you have high expectations of a person and that person fails to meet your expectations, there will be a huge gap.

Li Tai smiled and clapped his hands, saying, "Wei Ting, you are indeed my number one think tank. This is a brilliant move!"

"Your Majesty, you are too kind." Wei Ting pretended to be modest.

He couldn't hide the smug look on his face.

Li Tai ordered the spy leader Wei Suan: "Send someone to spread the news immediately. Remember to do it cleanly and leave no evidence!"

"As you command!"

After Wei Suan bowed, he quickly left the hall.