"Uncle, what is Imperial Father trying to do?”
Li Chengqian suppressed the anger in his heart and flew into a rage after returning to his residence.""Dragon Spring is the Son of Heaven's Sword! Alright, it's fine if he gave it to Li Ke, I can tolerate it, but why did Imperial Father give him 4,000 elites!”
"We also need warhorses and 4,000 elite cavalrymen. Uncle, do you know what this means?”
"This means that as long as Li Ke is willing, he can launch a mutiny at any time! I only have 5,000 guards in the Eastern Palace!”
"The change of the Black Tortoise Sect is right in front of us, right in front of us!”
"Father wants to see Li Ke cut off my head and go to the palace to see him, imitating what Father did back then…"
Uh-huh!
When the furious Li Chengqian said this, Zhangsun Wuji finally spoke.
Zhangsun Wuji's expression was solemn." I can understand that the Crown Prince has lost his cool because of this matter. However, there are some things that you should say and some things that you shouldn't. The Crown Prince must understand!"”
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji was as solemn as a monarch and his subjects.
Li Chengqian suddenly woke up.
A thin layer of cold sweat formed on his forehead as he looked at the tightly shut door.
Then, he bowed to Zhangsun Wuji and thanked him,"Thank you, uncle, for always reminding Chengqian when he's muddle-headed. Chengqian has really been angered by what happened today.”
Then, Li Chengqian's eyes turned red, and his voice trembled. He sobbed and said aggrievedly,""Uncle, what is Imperial Father trying to do?”
"He clearly knows that the left and right guards have already become Li Ke's private soldiers, so why would he deliberately hand over such a powerful force to Li Ke?”
Two streams of tears rolled down from the corners of Li Chengqian's eyes.
He felt very wronged.
His heart was filled with resentment.
Sigh!
Zhangsun Wuji looked at his nephew and could not help but sigh.
Of course, he understood that the Emperor was clearly grooming Li Ke!
"Chengqian, you have to remember that Wu Wangke is only a Prince. The Emperor's temporary affection allows him to stand higher, but when the favor disappears, he will fall even harder.”
Zhangsun Wuji could only comfort Li Chengqian in other ways.""He's not the Crown Prince. Everything he has now is beyond the scope of the court's laws and has no legal support.”
"Your father can give it to him now, but when your father has doubts about him one day and wants to take back this power, not only will Li Ke fall from the clouds, but he will also have to pay the price with his life!”
"You can pretend that nothing happened.”
Li Chengqian felt much better after hearing this.
He clenched his fists and nodded.
Zhangsun Wuji secretly heaved a sigh of relief and continued to exhort,"In addition, you must not resist sending the ashes of the soldiers who died in battle back to their hometown. It seems that Li Ke dug a pit for you, but in fact, this is a good thing for you.”
"You have done a lot of wrong things this time. The news has spread in Chang 'an. You need to use this matter to change the people's opinion of you.”
Li Chengqian couldn't help but frown." Uncle, you mean to say that Li Ke did this on purpose and let Li Tai and I do it?"”
He was keenly aware of the hidden meaning in Zhangsun Wuji's words.
Zhangsun Wuji nodded.
"Why? Why did he do that?" "I don't need his pity!" Li Chengqian said angrily.”
Because Li Ke has never treated you and Li Tai as opponents.
He had never thought of fighting for the crown prince, so he did not want to ruin your reputation.
Zhangsun Wuji answered Li Chengqian's question in his heart.
He had almost seen Li Ke clearly.
Li Ke really did not have the heart to fight for the throne.
However, this was not the reason why Zhangsun Wuji let Li Ke off.
This was because he could keenly and clearly sense the change in the Emperor's Heart.
The Emperor had an inexplicable expectation for the King of Wu, Li Ke!
He had known Li Shimin for many years and knew the Emperor too well.
Who would become the crown prince depended on the emperor. The ideas of the princes were useless.
As long as Li Shi Min valued Li Ke.
Li Ke was Li Chengqian's greatest threat!
"Li Ke is certain that the losses in this battle are so heavy. The 60,000 or so martial guards he personally trained died because of you and Green Sparrow. He can't do anything to you. He can only use this method to punish you.”Zhangsun Wuji said indifferently.
Humph!
Li Chengqian snorted coldly,"What right does he, Li Ke, have to punish me!" I am the Crown Prince, the future Emperor! The world was lonely! Whoever I want to die will die!"
Zhangsun Wuji's words aroused Li Chengqian's strong fighting spirit towards Li Ke.
It cleverly made Li Chengqian no longer think that Li Ke was helping him.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly in the dark.
With Li Ke as the whetstone, if he were to shatter this whetstone, Chengqian would definitely become a qualified Emperor. At that time, the Emperor would no longer hesitate, right?
Zhangsun Wuji was secretly pleased.
……
Two months later.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai had already personally sent the ashes of the fallen soldiers back to their hometown.
Li Kecai led 4,000 elites and 4,000 brothers who survived but were injured, slowly returning to the pass.
It was already June.
The spring plowing was over.
"Didn't I say that His Highness Ke will return to Chang 'an today?”
"Yeah, why isn't he back yet?”
……
The city gate of Chang 'an was crowded with people. They looked toward the official road in the west as they discussed.
When the commoners heard that Li Ke was going back to the city, they came to welcome him.
"Green Sparrow, it's the same war, but all the limelight has been stolen by our brother.”On the city tower, Li Chengqian and Li Tai stood side by side. Li Chengqian looked at the lively scene inside and outside the city and said sourly.
Li Tai turned his head to look at Li Chengqian and said coldly,""This is the glory that Li Ke deserves. I won't deny this. If big brother personally guarded Tumen Pass, you wouldn't be standing here and saying these sour and sarcastic words!”
"Wang Chongji, I won't wait any longer. Wait here for my Imperial Brother. When he arrives, send him my invitation.”
"Yes."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai's back as he left and frowned.
Li Tai had changed since the Earth Gate Pass.
He seemed to be more magnanimous and tolerant.
Just like now, he was actually speaking up for Li Ke.
He looked at the invitation card in Wang Chongji's hand and clenched his fists.
He had learned from Wang Jingzhi that Li Tai wanted to win Li Ke over, so when he knew that Li Tai was here, he also came.
What he said just now was to sow discord between Li Tai and Li Ke.
Li Tai was not provoked and wanted to win Li Ke over.
What about him?
His uncle had said before that as the Crown Prince, he absolutely could not tolerate the existence of a threat like Li Ke.
"Your Highness Ke!"
"It's His Highness Ke!"
……
At this moment, the excited cries of the people came from below.
Li Chengqian looked over and saw a black cavalry formation galloping over from afar, stirring up clouds of dust.
Iron Mask Black Cavalry!
The overwhelming pressure made Li Chengqian have a feeling of being unable to breathe.
This was an elite force that had fought their way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
One against ten was a little exaggerated, but one against three was definitely more than enough!
Li Ke now had an elite force that was equivalent to ten thousand people!
Li Chengqian's pupils reflected the black currents sweeping over. It was as if he could see the day when these elites would break through the Black Tortoise Sect and charge towards the Eastern Palace…
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