"In just one day, there were already a lot of rumors. I was worried that this matter would affect the dignity of the royal family, so I rushed here in a hurry."
"If we can't give the world a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid it will have a big impact."
Changsun Wuji spoke very tactfully and did not directly ask His Majesty Li Er about his intention.
They knew that since His Majesty made the decision without consulting them in advance, it meant that His Majesty did not really want them to know about it.
Therefore, he did not come up to touch His Majesty Li Er's bottom line without asking for favors.
However, no matter how comprehensive Changsun Wuji thought, His Majesty Li Er didn't hear a few words and just noticed the "rumor".
Could it be that someone discovered Cheng Qian’s problem?
This was His Majesty Li Er's first reaction, but he quickly rejected it.
Counting him, there are only three people who know about this matter now, and there is no possibility of an insider.
He also handled the transfer of personnel around the prince step by step, and issued orders to the officials who handled these matters. Once the secret was leaked, the nine clans would be implicated!
Therefore, even the people around the prince and internal officials, no one should leak it.
So where did this rumor come from?
Changsun Wuji was shocked when he saw His Majesty Li Er's expression changing constantly.
He has followed His Majesty Li Er for many years and has never seen His Majesty's face look so strange.
This is definitely something big happening!
As if aware of Changsun Wuji's gaze, His Majesty Li Er came back to his senses a little, raised his head and asked: "Are there any rumors among the people now?"
Before Changsun Wuji could speak, Wei Zheng said first: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the first news circulating in the public is that His Highness the Crown Prince has fallen out of favor and his position as Crown Prince is about to be lost."
"Subsequently, some people said that the prince was seriously ill and had reached the point of no return. His Majesty was so eager to preserve the royal bloodline."
Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems the secret hasn't been revealed yet.
However, although what he was worried about did not happen, the news did not seem unfriendly... No... it was more terrifying!
This is something that shouldn’t happen at all!
Although these rumors did not directly damage the reputation of Prince Li Chengqian, they caused a considerable impact.
Even, this seems to be aimed at the position of crown prince!
His Majesty Li Er immediately discovered the crux of the problem. Someone was definitely pushing this!
But what is the purpose of this person doing this?
Does he want me to explain the reasons for Chengqian's marriage through public opinion? Or does he want to damage the status of Prince Chengqian and heir apparent?
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His Majesty Li Er thought about many possibilities, but could not find a reasonable explanation.
This kind of news suddenly spread among the public, which was obviously not normal. His Majesty Li Er quickly discovered this.
Logically speaking, after the canonization ceremony of Su Chen, no one should be so ignorant.
Nowadays, his status in the hearts of many ministers in the court is almost the same as that of a god. No one will dare to attack him!
Then there is only one possibility!
They are targeting Prince Li Chengqian!
Realizing the key point of this matter, His Majesty Li Er immediately became serious.
"Xuanling, I wonder what you think about this matter?" His Majesty Li Er asked Fang Xuanling.
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, in my opinion, someone is deliberately targeting His Royal Highness in this incident!"
"I have sent people to investigate. I don't know where the news about His Highness the Crown Prince came from, and when it was spread, it coincided with the news about His Highness the Crown Prince's marriage!"
"It can be seen that this was definitely done intentionally!"
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly.
Fang Xuanling is right. The rumor appeared so coincidental that it is difficult not to make people suspicious. The most important thing is that since it is still impossible to find out its origins.
This shows that there is definitely someone behind the scenes controlling all of this!
"Subsequently, I did not delve into the matter further to avoid alerting others, but I also had someone issue a hush order, hoping to control the spread of rumors."
Fang Xuanling's words were also very implicit. He did not directly explain the key points, but made people understand what he meant.
Once the battle for the crown prince comes into play, the possibilities of everything will be greatly magnified!
Obviously, this incident was most likely the work of a certain prince. The reason why Fang Xuanling stopped investigating was to prevent the incident from exploding.
Once the heirloom incident occurs, the entire Tang Dynasty will be in turmoil, and bloodshed is inevitable!
If His Majesty does not have a clear attitude on this matter, then they will not dare to act rashly.
His Majesty Li Er thought for a long time and asked: "Do you have anything else to say about these rumors?"
Changsun Wuji and others shook their heads, having nothing to say.
"Okay, then I understand."
His Majesty Li Er spoke with a heavy tone and continued: "You don't need to investigate this matter anymore, I will handle it myself."
"You only need to cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to prepare for Cheng Qian's marriage. As for the reasons, I will explain to you after Cheng Qian gets married."
Changsun Wuji and others are all smart people, so they naturally know that some things can be asked and some things cannot be asked.
Since His Majesty has already said this, they will not say anything more.
After a while, Changsun Wuji and others left the imperial study.
After they left, His Majesty Li Er also summoned a Baiqi to ask questions.
"I heard that there are many rumors circulating about the prince recently. You Baiqisi should know about this, right?"
Hearing this, small beads of sweat suddenly appeared on the forehead of this Baiqi.
Regarding this matter, everyone in Chang'an City has long known about it, so it's strange that Baiqisi didn't know about it.
Now that Li Junxian has gone to the West, this Baiqi is the deputy commander of Baiqisi, and everything is under his control.
Logically speaking, when such a big thing happened, although he sent people to investigate in time, he failed to report it to His Majesty Li Er in time.
This is obviously a dereliction of duty on his part!
"Wei Chen knows." Baiqi replied tremblingly.
Due to a guilty conscience, the Baiqiu man started to fight with each other after he finished speaking. He did not dare to look directly into His Majesty Li Er's eyes for fear of being punished.
However, His Majesty Li Er had no intention of pursuing blame, and just continued to ask: "How is the progress of the investigation?"
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Baiqi immediately secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have found out that someone could have fabricated this matter, but due to time constraints, I have not found out who did it, but as long as two people
