The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 981

Upon returning to Li Er's side, Li Yuan immediately withdrew himself, his heart filled with dissatisfaction, and even his face was filled with disdain.

However, upon seeing Li Er again, all their expressions turned into smiles.

So, in order to change the name on the emperor's head, he used clever words and flattery to deceive Li Er.

"Father, I have recently heard some very bad news about Ninth Brother."

Li Zhi simply ignored Li Yuan's words.

"The choice of the crown prince has already been made internally, and it is irreversible."

Li Yuan was furious, but he dared not provoke Li Er.

"Father..."

Li Er said directly, "You don't need to say anything. Since there's nothing else, you can go back now."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan had no choice but to leave the palace immediately.

But this matter remained on his mind.

After Li Yuan was released, he directly bribed a eunuch to help him forge an imperial edict, instructing the eunuch to claim that Li Er had already appointed Li Zhi as king.

They had even divided up the territory, forcing Li Zhi to leave Chang'an.

Upon receiving this news, Li Zhi became very depressed, but he did not refute it.

Upon receiving the imperial edict, he believed it to be true and went to see Xu Tian ahead of time to say goodbye.

"You mean it's an imperial edict issued by His Majesty?"

Xu Tian was suspicious.

Li Zhi nodded, "I received the imperial edict this morning. My father also instructed me to leave Chang'an as soon as possible and go to my fiefdom."

Xu Tian felt that this matter could not possibly be true.

Because Li Er had already inquired about the matter of establishing a crown prince, but now he was in such a hurry that he hastily sent Li Zhi to his fiefdom to appoint him as a king.

Isn't this somewhat contradictory?

Xu Tian thought for a moment and finally said, "Have you gone to the palace to ask the Emperor?"

Li Zhi shook his head.

"I originally planned to see my father again when I left."

Xu Tian sensed something was amiss and decided to tell Li Zhi not to leave yet.

"Although this matter has been settled, there is still room for maneuver. We must drag it out until the very last minute before leaving."

Li Zhi didn't know why Xu Tian said that.

However, since he said so, Li Zhi did as he was told.

"Okay, I'll do as Master says!"

The next day, early in the morning!

When Xu Tian entered the palace to see Li Er, he was immediately stopped.

Left with no other choice, Xu Tian finally had to take out his imperial sword.

The soldiers guarding the city gate opened it directly, allowing him to enter.

But they weren't happy about it.

After all, Xu Tian is no longer serving as an official in the imperial court.

Therefore, they could not enter the palace at will.

But he also had the title of a carefree prince.

They had no choice but to let him in.

Xu Tian met Li Er, but Li Er was seriously ill and unconscious, and could no longer see anyone.

Xu Tian inquired about the imperial edict from his personal eunuch.

The eunuch stated, "His Majesty has indeed drafted an imperial edict for the Crown Prince, but it is currently being kept secret."

He also knew that Li Er always trusted Xu Tian and would tell him first no matter what.

Therefore, he believed that Xu Tian was also aware of the matter of selecting a crown prince.

"Are you sure the Emperor has issued a decree to appoint the Crown Prince?"

The eunuch nodded directly and said with certainty, "The imperial edict was drafted while His Majesty was still relatively lucid."

Upon hearing the eunuch's words, Xu Tian concluded that someone must be behind this.

Tell the eunuchs not to reveal this matter yet.

He wants to investigate the matter before making a decision.