That evening, in Xiande Hall of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
An old man with white hair and a beard was holding a table with his hands. His eyes were wide open and his saliva flew everywhere as he spoke to Li Chengqian.
"Your Highness doesn't need to worry about being grounded for half a year. Who was Li You? He was born to a lowly maid, Concubine Yin, and was taught by a shallow disciple, Xue Dading. He was just playing some petty tricks and was proud of himself for a moment. In my opinion, it won't be long before his reputation is ruined and he dies without a burial place!”
Just by looking at this person's appearance, he was really a loyal, righteous, and wise old official!
He was the current head of the Eastern Palace's staff, the Crown Prince's junior teacher, Li Gang!
Li Gang was over eighty years old this year. He was skilled in both civil and martial arts. He was shrewd and capable. His character and knowledge were first-class. He was old and firm. Everyone in the court respected him.
Whether it was Li Yuan or Emperor Li Er, when they wrote the edict, they would not call him by his name but address him as Mister.
Logically speaking, one could be said to be a minister of extreme status and die without regrets.
However, Li Gang was depressed!
Li Gang was unconvinced!
Li Gang was aggrieved!
Li Gang was so depressed that he could not sleep at night!
That was because he had a nickname,'Crown Prince's nemesis!”
When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was in power, Li Gang was the Crown Prince of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yong. In the end, Yang Yong was crippled!
When the Great Tang was established, he was sent by Li Yuan to the side of Crown Prince Jiancheng as the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian. In the end, although Li Jiancheng was not crippled, he was shot to death by Second Emperor Li during the coup of the Black Tortoise Sect!
Once was a coincidence, twice was still a coincidence?
The name of the Crown Prince's nemesis spread like wildfire.
Now, he was the Crown Prince Li Chengqian's Young Master.
Li Gang swore that he would do his best to help the Crown Prince Li Chengqian ascend to the throne, wash away his previous humiliation, and get rid of the notoriety of the Crown Prince's nemesis.
However, King Qi Li You had appeared!
Li You, the king of Qi, did not make a sound, but shocked the world with a sound. In just a day, he had obtained the approval of the Clear Sable Divine Sword and the Heavenly Emperor, and he had proposed the Great Tang Bank plan to ensure that the national treasury would never be short of money.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian was grounded by Second Emperor Li for half a year just because he argued with him.
What was this?
Was he going to give Li Chengqian auspicious again?
No!
This kind of thing must not happen!
Li You, ah, Li You, the son of the lowly servant Yin! You were born in a lowly family, but to be able to enjoy wealth and honor is already a blessing that you have cultivated for countless lifetimes. However, you are not satisfied and even covet the position of Crown Prince. You are truly insane!
This old man will definitely protect the Crown Prince and beat you to a crushing defeat. At that time, not to mention wealth, you won't even be able to keep your head! At that time, you will know how wrong you were yesterday!
Li Gang pulled himself together and carefully studied Li You's plan, thinking hard about countermeasures. At this point, he was extremely certain!
Victory would definitely belong to Crown Prince Li Chengqian and himself!
"Oh?" Li Chengqian asked. What do you mean, Young Master?"
Li Gang twirled his silver beard and shook his head."Although King Qi is in the limelight, this old official believes that the Crown Prince has four victories and King Qi has four defeats. As long as you grit your teeth and strive to improve yourself, the throne of the Great Tang will definitely be yours.”
His hair and beard were all white, and his appearance was excellent. Coupled with his confident tone, if one did not think about his previous achievements…it seemed that he really had Zhuge Liang's and Guan Yu's strengths!
"Oh?" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up. Which four wins and four losses?"
"Firstly, your mother is Empress Zhangsun. And King Qi's mother was merely Concubine Yin. Even if he did not mention the matter of establishing a direct descendant, Empress Zhangsun was much more favored by the Emperor than Consort Yin. Would His Majesty have the heart to cripple you and make Empress Zhangsun sad?”
"That's right!" Li Chengqian slapped his thigh and said,""What kind of wind in the world can be more powerful than pillow wind? Back then, Yang Guang was favored by Empress Dugu, and even Crown Prince Yang Yong was overturned! No matter how disappointing I am, I'm still much stronger than Yang Guang, right?”
Uh…Crown Prince Yang Yong was overturned by Yang Guang?
Li Gang was speechless when he thought of the sad incident from before.
Li Gang ignored the topic and continued,""Secondly, as the Crown Prince, under the guidance of this lowly subject, you have become a friend of the famous scholars of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Countless people have praised the Crown Prince's virtue. Where was King Qi Li You? In the past, he had only befriended some profligate sons and did not have any dealings with these celebrities. As time passed, the influence of the Clear Sable Divine Sword and the worship to the heavens would gradually fade, but the praises of the celebrities would still continue. From the perspective of the fishing boat, Crown Prince, you will definitely win!”
"That makes sense!" "What's the third?" Li Chengqian asked happily.”
"If you say the third point, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be happy.”"Who is that Wei Yuechan?" Li Gang asked. Goddess of Wealth…Just hearing it reeks of money. This lowly official did not approve of the Crown Prince pursuing this woman. Now, I have already found a good match for the Crown Prince.”
"Who is it?"
"Su Ruolan, the daughter of Secretary Su Dan!”
"Su Ruolan?" "The most talented woman in the capital?" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up. It was said that this woman's beauty was not inferior to Wei Yuechan's. However, she had always been kept in a boudoir and outsiders could not see her appearance. Only a dozen poems were spread, and all of them were excellent, not inferior to the celebrities of the world.”
"It's this woman. If His Highness married her, he would have a virtuous wife. Moreover, his reputation and status among the literati in the Su family were very high. It would be good for his reputation. Don't forget, the Crown Princess today is the Empress in the future. The Empress was the Goddess of Wealth. Was that reasonable? The number one talented woman in the capital was even more admirable.”
"Also, the Su Family has many students and old friends in the court. They can be a great help to this Crown Prince!" Li Chengqian said happily. But…This Crown Prince has just been grounded by Imperial Father, and his reputation is low. Can the Su family agree?”
Li Gang pretended to be pretentious and said casually,"This lowly subject and the Su family are old friends. Yesterday night, he met Su Dan, moved him with reason, and told him about the benevolence of the Crown Prince. That Su Dan was already moved, and he was only going back to discuss it with his old wife. This matter was already very close.”
"Good! That was great! Young Master Li did it beautifully! You really are this prince's Xiao He and Zhuge Liang. This prince is really lucky to have your assistance!”
Li Chengqian stood up excitedly and said,""Without Wei Yuechan, there's still Su Ruolan…As long as the Su family agrees, I'll go and plead with Mother, and this marriage will be settled! Oh right, what about the four points?"
"The fourth point is the most crucial. Li You's strongest point is also his weakest point!”Li Gang's tone was extremely firm as he said,"His plan for the Great Tang Bank only looks good. In fact, there were many loopholes. For example, the national treasury was empty now, and they were simply unable to take out enough capital. If he raised funds from the people, the ones who would benefit the most would probably be the great clans. Wouldn't that be the same as helping the enemy? After His Majesty carefully considered it for a few days, he would realize that this plan was greatly inappropriate. By that time, the news of the Great Tang Bank plan would have already spread like wildfire. It would be impossible for His Majesty not to implement this plan. It would have become a situation where it would be difficult for him to back down. How could he not hate Li You deeply? Your chance is here, Crown Prince! His Majesty will realize that you were the first to expose Li You's true colors!”
"Well said!"
The more Li Chengqian thought about Li Gang's words, the more he felt that they made sense. He said happily,"With these four victories and four defeats, I will definitely win! In the end, the throne will still be mine! As long as I ascend to the throne…"
The following words were not suitable for Li Gang.
Li Chengqian thought to himself,'When that time comes, Li You, Li You, I'll make you kneel down and lick this prince's boots! Oh right, there's also Wei Yuechan. I want Li You to personally send her to my bed! Haha, Consort Qi…I think it will be a different experience playing with her!
Or perhaps, he could kill two birds with one stone by being the number one talented woman in the capital and the goddess of wealth in the capital! Haha!
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had a future."Right now, this prince feels like my entire body is filled with fighting spirit. Young Master Li, can you explain 'University' to me again?”
"The Crown Prince is wholeheartedly devoted to learning, how dare this lowly subject not do his best?”
Seeing Li Chengqian pull himself together, Li Gang was also happy.
He thought to himself, Li You, although you are favored by Haotian and recognized by Zhan Lu, you don't have a virtuous person like me to assist you.
In this Inheritance War, he would definitely lose!
You're unlucky to have met this old man!
What 'Prince's nemesis'?
One day, people will call me the Crown Prince's lucky star!”
It was because of this old man that Crown Prince Li Chengqian was able to defeat the favored King Qi Li You!
Unfortunately, Li Chengqian and Li Gang were not happy for long.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside. A red-robed official rushed in!
"Not good!" he said breathlessly. Not good! He had just received news that King Qi had perfectly resolved the Great Tang Bank project! Your Majesty…bestow a generous reward!"
"What is it? The Great Tang Bank plan…was perfectly resolved?! How…how is this possible?"
Li Gang and Li Chengqian looked at each other, dumbfounded!
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