Li Ke committed suicide and died with deep resentment. Perhaps in the eyes of others, he deserved his death; but in Li Chengqian's view, Lao San was the kind of person who lived in a dream. He too hoped to become the next "King of Qin"

, if you get too involved in the drama, you will get yourself into a trap.

In fact, no matter whether they are the third child or Cen Wenwen, they still don't understand the emperor well enough. They try their best to imitate the emperor in everything, but they still fail to please him. For example, their exposed ambitions are even more disgusting to the emperor.

But they enjoy it and don't know the trouble.

On the third day of Li Ke's death, Concubine Yang who was in Ye Ting also committed suicide by hanging from a beam. The Queen specially ordered to bury her with the ceremony of a talented person. This time, the Three Law Division also came up with a simple and quick solution, King Wu and his party

They were all found guilty of treason, and Liu, Xue and others were executed in Dongshi.

Except for the rebels Li Anyan and He Qian Chengji, the only ones who survived were the Chai brothers. Their task in this incident was to guard Cen Wenwen. The emperor also looked at the face of Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao.

Some cover-ups were made, but they were simply demoted to common people.

The most difficult thing to deal with was Cen Wenwen. He was the only person who objected during the incident. The case file clearly records how he persuaded Li Kehe to denounce the bastards of the Fo family, and he had been with the emperor for many years and was well-known in the country.

Because of his hard work, the edict to execute him has not been issued yet.

He didn't want a talented person like Cen Wenwen to die at the hands of a swordsman, so he specifically asked the prince to see him off. This honor should be given to him.

Li Chengqian only brought two things to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, one was a chessboard and the other was old wine from Xinghua Village. These two things were Cen Wenwen's favorite things in his life. To be fair, except for that incident which was not very honorable, Cen Wenwen was indeed a respectable person.

opponent.

"His Royal Highness, are you here to see me off on my last journey?" Cen Wenwen knelt down in front of the table, his back straight, and his character as a scholar-official was not lost at all.

"Prime Minister Cen is still so wise. Everyone who should leave has left, and Mr.'s family will also go with him. However, considering that Chang Qian has worked for the orphan for many years and has sacrificed his life to make a speech, he has to accept... Already.

Instruct the officers of the Ministry of Punishment to use poison when sending them on their way, which will save them a lot of pain and leave them intact."

While talking, Li Chengqian specially handed him a bottle of wine, and then started to clean up the chessboard. He talked about killing Cen Wenwen and his family, just like crushing an ant, and it was very calm. He understood in his heart that with Cen Wenwen,

With his wisdom, I'm afraid he has already thought about the consequences of failure, otherwise he wouldn't be so magnanimous.

"That's good. We can go together to save you the worry. I would like to thank His Highness for your kindness." After bowing his hands in thanks, he took another sip of old wine and continued: "Oh, time flies by like a fleeting horse. When I played chess with His Highness in the pavilion,

, you are just the kid in charge, but you are so powerful that you have become a real dragon, I will not lose unjustly!"

"I remember that Your Majesty once told an old minister that sometimes people have benevolent thoughts and sometimes evil thoughts. Those who serve as ministers should think more carefully to avoid causing untold disasters.

Now that I think about it, Your Majesty has a clear understanding of the actions of the old minister and the King of Wu. If he hadn't scrupulously cared about the father-son relationship with the King of Wu, I'm afraid the old minister's head would have been chopped off long ago to pay homage to the dead!"

"In this life of the old minister, half of the energy is used to assist His Majesty, and half of the energy is used to train the King of Wu; in the first half, the old minister wins, assisting the Ming Dynasty to create a prosperous dynasty; in the second half, the old minister loses, and the master does not know the minister when he loses.

I don’t know my master; this old minister can be said to be neither a loser nor a loser in his life. Do you think so, Your Highness?” After saying this, Cen Wenwen paused and glanced at Li Chengqian indifferently.

In the battle for imperial power, there has always been no right or wrong, only winning and losing. Cen Wen wrote all to let his beloved prince enter the East Palace, so even though he knew that murdering the eldest son Sun Yue was a shameless act, he still did not regret it. Who would let him

He made his choice a long time ago!

But he really felt ridiculous that he lost like this, because he lost on the most basic condition of mutual distrust between the monarch and his ministers. Compared with the closeness between the prince and Changsun Wuji, it was far behind.

!

"Prime Minister Cen, after more than ten years of fighting, I never thought it would end like this. My father refused to elaborate on what happened in Hanfeng Palace that day, and I didn't ask. But I know one thing, Mr.'s defeat

It’s not that we failed here, but that we were wrong from the beginning.”

Hearing what the prince said, Cen Wenwen was slightly startled, and asked the prince to enlighten him. After Li Chengqian took a sip of old wine, he stood up and talked about the differences between him and King Wu's party.

As we all know, the emperor relied on mutiny to gain the throne, so what he hated most was strife and fighting between brothers. Therefore, it can be said that it is a very unrealistic idea to exclude the princes from inheriting the power of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian knew this truth from the moment he entered the East Palace, and Changsun Wuji and Li Gang also mentioned it. They hope that the prince can take a defensive stance in the future and focus more on managing talents and places.

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As of this year, there are more than 630 civil servants from the East Palace in various provinces, states, and counties, and there are even more than a thousand generals and colonels at all levels in the army. They are all loyal and dedicated, forming a strong force.

A force that no one dares to underestimate; to put it bluntly, it is the force that threatens the imperial power the most among the princes.

Yes, Cen Wenwen's idea was right. How could the suspicious and ill emperor not be wary of such a large group of people? It would only be a matter of time before there was a rift between father and son, so his strategy of persuading Li Ke to bide his time was right.

of.

But he still misjudged one thing, and that was Li Chengqian's ambition, or the prince's courage. The emperor secretly arranged for each prince. After these princes became powerful, the first thing to do was to cut them off.

Li Ke also did the same thing to avoid the emperor's eyes and ears, but he didn't do it cleanly enough.

The same is true for the East Palace, and there are more than one. Among the central people in the East Palace, there are several people who are the emperor's eyes and ears. However, Li Chengqian entrusted them with important tasks and handed over most of the general affairs of the East Palace to them. He was not polite.

He said that if he sneezes in the East Palace, the emperor will record it the next day, so there are no secrets in the East Palace that the emperor does not know.

It can be said that the internal power of the East Palace is actually in the hands of the emperor. This is the value of the prince's life. If Li Chengqian is loyal to the emperor, then these people will still be loyal ministers of the East Palace and act according to the orders; but once they become rebellious,

That is the fate of death without a burial place.

"Xiang Cen, my father's behavior can be considered as precaution, or it can be seen as concern for his son. As for Gu, he thinks more simply. I would rather believe in the second point.

In this way, there will be no estrangement between father and son due to power, and it will be beneficial to both the country and ourselves. It’s a little naive, but it’s also the most effective, isn’t it?”

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Cen Wenwen nodded thoughtfully, and then replied: "Your Highness is so wise that King Wu and the old ministers cannot compare. Compared with the supreme imperial power, we are all ants after all. All of this,

Everything is under His Majesty's control. I have learned from His Majesty's words to break the situation today."
Chapter completed!