Chapter 2531 What if the Crown Prince was asked to dispose of the sixth prince?
Just as the gate of Huangzhuang was slowly closing, a knight galloped out from a side door of Huangzhuang and headed towards Luoyang at high speed.
After entering the city, they went straight to the Xiuyi official office. In a short time, the Xiuyi official left quickly and headed straight towards the palace.
After entering the Wencheng Hall, he stayed there for about two quarters of an hour and then left quietly...
Along the way, Li Chengqian hurried on, and finally entered the palace gate before dark.
At this moment, Li Shimin was walking slowly in the Wencheng Hall, while Zhao Kun stood tall and tall, standing aside, his figure as straight as a javelin.
However, his eyes have always been following the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty has been wandering here for a long time.
His brows were furrowed, as if he was having trouble making up his mind about something important.
"Zhao Kun, you also know that the Crown Prince is benevolent, filial, respectful, and has a modest personality. What do you think if the Crown Prince comes to deal with the Sixth Prince?"
"Your Majesty, what are you asking me?" Zhao Kun looked dumbfounded and raised his finger to point at his nose.
Please, I am at most half a roundworm in your majesty's belly. I am not familiar with His Highness. I don't know how His Highness will deal with it, let alone whether it is appropriate to do so.
After taking one look at Zhao Kun's dumbfounded expression, Li Shimin knew he had asked the wrong person, but he couldn't find anyone with whom he could discuss the matter. Li Shimin sighed helplessly.
Until this time, a report from the eunuch came from outside the palace, and His Highness the Crown Prince asked to see him.
Li Shimin clenched his hands into fists, exhaled a breath, and finally made up his mind.
"Let the prince enter the palace."
Not long after, Li Chengqian walked into the hall and bowed respectfully to Li Shimin who had sat back behind the imperial desk.
"The child has met his father. The child has gone to the Imperial Manor and met his sixth brother on his father's order."
Zhao Kun's eyelids twitched slightly when he heard the title Sixth Brother. He couldn't help but think of the question His Majesty had just asked him.
"Well, come and sit down. How is he?" Li Shimin nodded slightly and motioned for Li Chengqian to sit down.
Li Chengqian recalled the scene when he first met Li You in Huangzhuang, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Then he narrated everything that happened after he arrived at Huangzhuang and met Li You.
Li Shimin tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pursed his lips, and did not speak until Li Chengqian finished speaking, then he spoke slowly.
"Cheng Qian, as a father, I know better than you what kind of character Liulang is."
Looking at his biological father who was frowning deeply, although Li Chengqian had a lot to say, he also knew that now was not the time, so he could only keep quiet for the time being.
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at his eldest son, who had also experienced many ups and downs, and felt very sad.
"My father is getting older and his energy is getting weaker and weaker. I don't know how many more years he can sustain..."
"……Father."
"Listen to what my father has to say." Li Shimin raised his hand to signal Li Chengqian not to speak.
"As a father, I know that you are gentle and tolerant, but as an emperor, you must not only have a broad mind, but also a sharp edge..."
Li Chengqian stared blankly at his biological father Li Shimin, who was chatting with him in front of him, and felt a sense of fear in his heart.
I don't quite understand why my father is doing this as if he is explaining his funeral arrangements.
Then, he saw his father, sitting up straight and looking towards him.
"Li You, as a prince, indulges in misconceptions and lies, prolonging his own misfortune and seeking his destruction.
Forgetting loyalty and filial piety, as the saying goes, if you destroy the strength of the city, you will be in danger of accumulating salary, and if you destroy the foundation of the rock, you will seek provocation for war..."
"He violated propriety and righteousness, and heaven and earth cannot tolerate him. He abandoned his father without a king, and both gods and men were angry. He was my son in the past, but now he is the lord of the country..."
Li Chengqian's face suddenly turned gray. The words in his father's mouth were so serious that he had never heard of them before.
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"...Father, father can't do this. He is your child after all, his biological brother. Please spare your sixth brother, father..."
Li Chengqian burst into tears and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Shut up, shut up!" Li Shimin, with a livid face, hit the table with his big hand and shouted sternly.
"Chengqian, have you forgotten your father's advice just now?"
"Father, I don't dare to forget this child, but the sixth brother has also deeply realized his mistakes. Please take care of me..."
"That's enough! I don't want to hear your explanation anymore. Don't forget that you are the prince and the future ruler of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin stood up and looked at Li Chengqian, who was in front of him with a worried face and tears in his eyes, and suppressed the ups and downs of his emotions.
With a gloomy face, his big hand fell heavily on Li Chengqian's shoulder, and he spoke every word.
"Prince, I hope you won't disappoint me."
After saying these words, Li Shimin strode quickly towards the palace gate without hesitation.
No matter how Li Chengqian called behind him, his steps didn't lag behind.
Zhao Kun, whose expression was so shocked that he couldn't contain himself, glanced at Li Chengqian, gritted his teeth, and quickly followed His Majesty's pace.
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As soon as Li Shimin stepped out of Wencheng Hall, he saw the pretty and pale Guanyin Maid standing there not far away, and couldn't help but be startled.
After reluctantly smiling at Empress Changsun, and whispering a few instructions to Zhao Kun, Li Shimin walked quickly to meet Empress Changsun.
By the time Li Chengqian rushed out with staggering steps, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had already disappeared outside the door.
"Where is my father? Where has my father gone?!" Li Chengqian glanced at the guards, then noticed that Zhao Kun had not left, and immediately asked him.
Looking at the extremely frustrated Crown Prince in front of him, Zhao Kun bowed respectfully to Li Chengqian.
"Your Majesty is feeling ill and has gone back to his palace to rest."
"I'm going to see my father, General Zhao. What do you mean?" Li Chengqian was about to move forward, but after taking two steps, Zhao Kun raised his hand to stop him.
"Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for me." Zhao Kun raised his fist towards Li Chengqian with a wry smile.
"Your Majesty also has an oral message for me to tell His Highness the Crown Prince."
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Li Chengqian couldn't even remember how he left Wencheng Hall. His head was buzzing, and when he went down the steps, his feet were unsteady and he almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Ning Zhong helped him in time so he didn't lose his composure.
Li Chengqian stood at the foot of the steps and looked back at Wencheng Palace again, then staggered toward the palace gate with slow steps.
Until this moment, Li Shimin, who had not actually left, silently looked at the back of his son walking away, his eyes full of heartache and entanglement.
"Husband, I need an explanation." Empress Changsun's voice came from behind.