Chang 'an City, Daming Palace.
In the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was flipping through the secret letter sent by his henchmen.
The secret folder recorded the recent exchanges between officials of the fifth rank and above in the court.
Li Chengqian needed to know how many of the officials in the court were on his side.
How many people remained neutral, and how many people stood on the side of the other princes?
Would these neutral officials have a chance to be roped into his faction?
Although Li Chengqian was already the Crown Prince.
However, he was well aware of his father's temperament.
His father's thoughts were deeper than the sea.
Whether he, Li Chengqian, was the Crown Prince or not, was just a matter of a word from Imperial Father.
As long as he did not sit on the throne.
Li Chengqian's heart would not rest for a day.
At this moment, the secret folder on the top of the table was about Great General Ye Xiaoying.
He was reading Ye Xiaoying's movements recorded in the secret scroll.
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes.
He gently rubbed his stubbled chin and thought to himself.
Great General Ye Xiaoying was known as the Human Butcher and enjoyed the treatment of a Duke.
With such a transcendent status, why would he take the initiative to seek refuge with the prince?
As long as he remained neutral, there would naturally be princes who would rope him in.
However, this guy was only escorting the King of Shu to Yizhou, and his temperament was changing. He was wholeheartedly thinking of joining the King of Shu's camp.
What was Ye Xiaoying thinking?
Did he not know that it was impossible for his father to choose Li Ke as the successor to the throne?
Putting aside the disgusting royal bloodline of the previous dynasty in Li Ke's body, he was still in a state of shock.
Father would never consider Li Ke just because he was a remnant of the Sui Dynasty who was hiding under the golden age of the Great Tang.
Why did Ye Xiaoying choose to join the King of Shu?
Regarding this point, Li Chengqian was puzzled no matter how he thought about it.
Just as Li Chengqian was feeling puzzled, the eunuch was summoned to quickly walk over to the Crown Prince.
He bowed and reported respectfully,"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Senior Supervisor Jin Xuan requests an audience outside the palace.”
Hearing the eunuch's words, Li Chengqian could not help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
Jinxuan?
Wasn't he sent to Yizhou by his father to be punished?
How long had it been since he returned?
Feeling puzzled, Li Chengqian put away the secret book on the table and said,
"Xuan."
After the eunuch was summoned, he stood up straight and sang loudly,
"Escort, Senior Supervisor Jin Xuan, enter the hall for an audience..."
Not long after the summoning conditions were sung.
Jin Xuan strode into the hall.
He looked around at the eunuchs and serving girls in the hall and ordered sternly,"
"I have something important to discuss with the Crown Prince.”
The supervisor had a high status, so killing this palace maid was just a matter of a word.
After receiving the supervisor's order, the eunuchs and serving girls all bowed and retreated from the hall as if they were fleeing.
The last two who left even closed the door of the hall.
Only the Crown Prince and Jin Xuan were left in the huge hall.
Looking at Jin Xuan's anxious appearance, Li Chengqian asked,
"Why are you so impatient?"
Jin Xuan bowed and said in a deep voice,
"Your humble servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince. On this trip to Yizhou, this humble servant has made a major discovery!”
"Therefore, before I could report to His Majesty, I came to pay my respects to His Highness!”
Jin Xuan's words showed the seriousness of the matter.
The Crown Prince frowned.
What made Jin Xuan come to find him as soon as she returned to Chang 'an?
Could it be that he had discovered some great trick of the King of Shu, Li Ke?
Li Chengqian said,
"Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me directly."
Jin Xuan took a deep breath and carefully glanced at the Crown Prince.
Only then did he muster up the courage to say,
"Your Highness, I saw purple qi coming from the east in Tianfu City of Yizhou!”
Purple Qi from the east, brilliant light?
Since ancient times, this had been the symbol of an emperor's aura.
He saw the emperor's aura in Tianfu City of Yizhou.
Didn't that mean that the King of Shu, Li Ke, was the Emperor chosen by Heaven?!
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was first stunned.
Then, his eyelids twitched.
He glared at her with anger!
"The King of Shu, this bastard, what right does he have to attract the aura of an emperor?”
"How is this impure thing stronger than bengong?”
"Bengong is not convinced by him!"
"So what if you have the aura of an emperor? Back then, didn't Xiang Yu and Liu Bang also have the aura of an emperor? Later, Xiang Yu also committed suicide on the River Wu!"
"King of Shu, bengong will never let you succeed the throne!”
Li Chengqian was furious.
He thought for a moment and asked,"
"Does Imperial Father already know?"
Jin Xuan said,
"The Seal Supervisor has already gone to the Purple Mansion Hall to report!”
Li Chengqian's eyes darkened. He opened his mouth and shouted,
"What about Immortal Jin?"
"Your Highness, Jinxian stayed in Yizhou to complete His Majesty's mission. Only Jinyan and I returned.”
Li Chengqian glared angrily and shouted,"
"Since that's the case, why didn't you kill Jinyan halfway?!”
"When Immortal Jin returns, we will kill him along the way and frame the King of Shu!”
"To think that you're still a study companion! You can't even do this kind of thing well!"
Jin Xuan was shocked.
He did not expect the Crown Prince to be so vicious.
"Forget it. Since it has already happened, it's useless to blame him!”
Li Chengqian waved his hand. He thought for a moment and continued,
"We must not let the civil and military officials know about this matter. Today, all the maids and servants in this palace and Imperial Father's palace will be killed! He would rather kill the wrong person than let the news leak out!”
The most competitive King of Shu went to Yizhou to stay away from the imperial power.
Now was the best time for him, Li Chengqian, to rope in neutral officials to support him.
If the news that Siyi Prefecture had the Emperor's Energy leaked out, it would be a fatal blow to Li Chengqian!
Jin Xuan received the order and bowed before leaving the hall.
Not long after, a thin and tall figure slowly walked out from the corridor.
A long-haired man holding an umbrella appeared with him.
The two of them were pale, like wandering ghosts.
These two people were none other than the patriarch of the underground river, Su Changhe, and the umbrella ghost, Su Muyu.
Li Chengqian was not surprised by these two visitors from the underground river.
He opened his mouth and said in a deep voice,
"Did you all hear what Jin Xuan said just now?”
The corners of Su Changhe's mouth curled up slightly as he said,"
"Your Highness, the so-called imperial aura is just superstition.”
Li Chengqian snorted coldly and said,
"Regardless of whether it's true or false, Jinxian and Jinyan, these two supervisors, can't be left alive.”
Su Changhe frowned slightly when he heard this. He opened his mouth and said tentatively,
"Your Highness, why don't you take these two supervisors under your command? This way, you won't hurt the hearts of the accompanying supervisors, but you can also add more help.”
Li Chengqian turned his head when he heard that. His eyes were cold and cold.
His lips parted slightly, and a cold voice rang out,"
"Are you working for this palace?"
Su Changhe was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly bowed and said,
"Your Highness, please calm down. I am of a humble status, so how would I dare to point out the Crown Prince?”
Li Chengqian coldly snorted. He waved his sleeve and said in a deep voice,
"That Seal Supervisor Jinyan is supporting the King of Zhao, Li Tai. What's the pity in killing him?”
"Incense Supervisor Jinxian is going to Yizhou. Who knows if he is in cahoots with the King of Shu?”
"These two killed the insurance!"
"As for accompanying the supervisor? He was just a slave, how dare he be unhappy?”
"And you, Dark River.”
"But remember, no matter how good a saber is, it's just a saber.”
After saying these words, Li Chengqian sat back at the table and continued to study the memorials about Ye Xiaoying.
Su Changhe and Su Muyu looked at each other and could feel the pressure and unwillingness in each other's eyes.
However, even though he was unwilling, the Crown Prince was right.
The underground river was a knife, but no matter how sharp the knife was, it was just a knife.
As long as the Crown Prince wanted to, he could change to another saber at any time.
Sighing lightly, Su Changhe bowed and turned into a wisp of smoke with Su Muyu before disappearing from the hall.
…………
Great Ming Palace, Zichen Hall.
Li Shi Min sat on the dragon throne.
He had just finished the court session and was discussing national policies with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Zhangsun Wuji.
At this moment, the eunuch from the Purple Mansion Hall said,"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Imperial Seal Supervisor requests an audience outside the palace.”
Li Shi Min frowned slightly, but he still nodded and called the people in.
Jin Yan came to Li Shi Min's feet with small steps, bowed and said,"
"Your Majesty, this humble servant has discovered something in Yizhou that needs to be reported to Your Majesty alone!”
Li Shi Min frowned and said,"
"The three old ministers are not outsiders, so there's no harm in saying it.”
Jinyan trembled in fear when he heard this, but he still mustered up his courage and said,
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and is related to the country's system. I can only speak to Your Majesty alone!”
Seeing that Jinyan was so insistent, Li Shimin also realized the seriousness of the problem.
He waved his hand at the three old ministers and said,
"Since that's the case, the three of you can return first. The rest of you, leave the hall!"
The Emperor gave the order, and the three old ministers and the palace servants all left.
Only Jinyan and Li Shimin were left in the hall.
Li Shi Min said,
"Tell me, what's the big discovery?"
Jinyan took a deep breath and said,"
"Your Majesty! I saw the Emperor's Dragon Qi in Tianfu City of Yizhou!”
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