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Chapter 726 Ashina Yun's Contempt

When Quan Wanji heard this, he looked at Li Ke's playful look like a young boy in love. As an experienced person, he immediately understood that the two were of similar age and had similar social status. If young men and women spent a long time together, they would definitely develop feelings for each other and fall in love with each other.

Thinking of Ashina Yun's identity as a Turkic princess, Quan Wanji vaguely understood the Crown Prince's intention in asking him to come here. But why did he ask him to persuade Li Ke to sacrifice Ashina Yun and hand over Cheng Yunliang to the emperor? This would obviously be detrimental to the Eastern Palace!

Quan Wanji shook his head, feeling a deep sense of frustration in his heart. The prince's strategy was always so difficult to understand.

It is understandable that he was asked to persuade Li Ke to sacrifice Ashina Yun. Behind Ashina Yun was the second Khan of the Turkic Khanate. Once Li Ke married Ashina Yun, he would have a strong supporter, which would be very disadvantageous to the Eastern Palace.

But distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. The Turks were not only a foreign race, but also far away in the desert. No matter how many troops they had, it was impossible for them to cross the numerous mountains and rivers and be transferred to Chang'an to help Li Ke fight. However, Hou Junji was the general of the Sixteen Guards.

He holds the military power of half of the imperial guards in Chang'an, and can be transferred to Chang'an City at a single command, which can play a role in turning the tide. It is obviously not worthwhile to sacrifice Hou Junji, a general of the right guard who is close at hand, and drag Ashina Yun to death together.
Although he couldn't figure it out, he still had to strictly follow the prince's instructions. Moreover, this was in the interests of the King of Shu and it was not difficult to do. So Quan Wanji persevered and persuaded him, "Your Highness, are you confused?"

"Ashina Yun is just a Hu person. Even if she is Tuli's only daughter, so what? The Turkic troops will not benefit you at all. Unless you ascend the throne and become the emperor and have a good relationship with the Turks, it will be meaningless."

"And Hou Junji holds half of the military power of the Sixteen Guards, and his relationship with the emperor is unbreakable."

"Is this still worth considering?"

Quan Wanji said as a matter of course: "Of course, sacrificing Ashina Yun, handing Cheng Yunliang over to the emperor, overthrowing Hou Junji, and removing a pillar of the East Palace is the most important thing."

"But Tuli is the second Khan of the Turks. He has 50,000 troops under his command, all of whom are brave and skilled cavalrymen. If we can bring Tuli here, it will be a great achievement in the eyes of my father. Moreover, with the support of the Turks, my Shu Palace will also have a special force deployed outside the Great Wall."

Li Ke said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Even if we don't mention Tuli's strength, Yunmei and I are in love with each other. She came thousands of miles to find me and she is deeply in love with me. How can I watch her die?"

"Your Highness, which one is more important, the country or the beauty?"

Quan Wanji stood up in a hurry, looking very disappointed: "If Ashina Yun was kidnapped by the crown prince or Hou Junji, they would not dare to really hurt the princess. Once Princess Ashina Yun died in Chang'an, it would definitely anger the Turks. The Turks would use this as an excuse to unite against the Tang Dynasty. How can they explain this to the emperor?"

"They did this just to get rid of Cheng Yunliang. If that's the case, then there's no need to be afraid of them. Just hand Cheng Yunliang over to the emperor and report the matter of Ashina Yun to the emperor. The emperor will surely know the seriousness of this. With the emperor holding them accountable, I'm sure they won't dare to harm the princess."

"Your Highness, if we want to rescue the princess right now, we have to report these things to the emperor as soon as possible and let him intervene. This way, the princess will be safe."

Li Ke opened his mouth hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. He felt conflicted for a while and silently buried his worries.

He knew that Quan Wanji was comforting himself. The other party did not reveal his identity and found a gangster to deliver the message so that he could not find out his background later. This just proved that the other party was capable of doing such cruel things.

But this is the only chance to overthrow Hou Junji and remove the pillar of the Eastern Palace.

Today in Huichang Temple, Li Ke had revealed that Cheng Yunliang was alive, and Haitang saw Cheng Yunliang alive with her own eyes. Later, the prince intervened, and it was related to Hou Junji's embezzlement of public funds. Haitang might not tell the prince about Cheng Yunliang.

But she would definitely tell Hou Junji when she got home. Hou Junji was not a child who could be easily fooled. He knew the seriousness of the matter. He would not be able to sleep well if he had such an important handle in his hands.

He will definitely find a way to get rid of Cheng Yunliang. This kidnapping and threat was most likely done by Hou Junji.

Only in this way can I hand Cheng Yunliang over to the palace as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more trouble.

Cheng Yunliang was the man who could take Hou Junji's life. Hou Junji had been leading troops for many years and was extremely daring. There was nothing he would not dare to do. He might even send assassins to rush into the palace at night to silence him, so he had to act quickly.

In addition, today in front of Huichang Temple, the two brothers had already torn their faces apart. Even if the prince did not know about the fact that he had coveted his future sister-in-law before, he would definitely be able to confirm it after returning to question Haitang.

No matter how good-tempered or weak-willed the prince is, no one would tolerate such a thing.

From now on, the prince will not show mercy to his subordinates. Since they have fallen out, he will kill them without hesitation. Otherwise, when his father dies and the prince ascends the throne, he, the King of Shu, will die without a burial place.

Haitang will be the queen by then, and she won't be able to tolerate herself.

Thinking of this, Li Ke felt annoyed. How could it be such a coincidence today that the prince showed up at Huichang Temple and blocked the two of them at the temple gate? Could it be that the prince and Haitang had made an appointment in advance?
Yes, such a beautiful lady is unforgettable once you see her.

If it were me, I would definitely stick to her all day long. Maybe the prince also got the information that Haitang went to burn incense to meet his lover, and suddenly saw me and Haitang together, so he became jealous and suspected me.

Li Ke cursed inwardly, Haitang, that bitch, didn't even tell him, she must have been frightened by Cheng Yunliang's appearance, causing him to be 'misunderstood' by the prince!
But it was useless to say anything now, Hou Junji had already made his move, and he had to seize the initiative. At this moment, An Heihu brought Cheng Yunliang, who was in casual clothes, to the front hall.

Li Ke soothed him for a few moments, then ordered, "Hei Hu, go prepare the carriage and hide Lord Cheng in it. We will enter the palace now."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

An Heihu went to the front of the palace to prepare the carriage, and Li Ke found a hat for Cheng Yunliang to wear. It took about half an hour to get from the Shu Palace to Chengtian Gate of Taiji Palace. It was daytime, and the nearby market town was inhabited by prominent families with status. The security was usually good, so Li Ke was not too worried.

By the time the group arrived at the gate of the palace, An Heihu had already prepared the guards.

Cheng Yunliang got into the carriage, Li Ke climbed on the horse, and under the protection of An Heihu and several guards, they left Yongfufang and walked along Changning Street to the intersection where Anxingfang was located.
In the private room on the third floor of Taihe Building, Li Yan and Ashina Yun were drinking happily.

There were two empty wine jars on the table. Although Ashina Yun was a woman, she could drink a lot. Her movements were quick and decisive, and she drank every ounce of wine without any dripping. Most of the wine in the two jars was drunk by Ashina Yun.

Under the stimulation of Ashina Yun, Li Yan had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

But even though Ashina Yun drank so much, her face only flushed slightly, her eyes were still as clear as usual, she squinted her beautiful fox-like eyes, held up her proud little head, and looked at Li Yan who was in a very miserable state opposite her.

Although Li Yan was a man, Ashina Yun discovered from the beginning that he had a low alcohol tolerance. After drinking only half a jar of wine, his face turned red, stars appeared in his eyes, his eyes were wandering, his tongue was tied while he spoke, and he looked shaky.

Ashina Yun knew that the young prince opposite him had begun to see double when looking at him, because when he spoke to him, his eyes were looking in the direction of his left side, and when he occasionally stretched out his finger while speaking, the direction he pointed was not his real position.

Li Yan looked confused and talked about Li Shimin's military deployment in the northern border: "Princess, you..."

"Do you know? Father was really ruthless this time. He set up six marching routes from west to east in the northern border. Six in total."

Ashina Yun was even happier. While carefully taking the other person's words into account, he casually asked, "Six? Do you need so many? Are you bragging?"

He despised the man in front of him even more and cursed inwardly, "The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is such a good-for-nothing. He became dizzy after drinking just such a small amount of wine and blurted out all sorts of things. This man is really useless. Compared with Brother Ke, he is really a good-for-nothing."

"What? You actually, actually suspected me."

Li Yan seemed to be stuck in a movie. He didn't respond for a long time, which made Ashina Yun start to get anxious. He rolled his eyes, revealing a beautiful white in his eyes, and said unhappily, "You're bragging."

"Yes, yes. Bragging."

Li Yan shook his red head, as if he was in great pain, stretched out his fingers and put them in front of his eyes, counting them one by one, saying: "I will count for you?"

"Li Shiji, the governor of Bingzhou, is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Tongmo Road. Chai Shao, the general of the Zuozuowei Army, is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Jinjinhe Road. Li Daozon, the governor of Linglingzhou and the king of Rencheng, is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Datong Road. Youyou.you."

Ashana Yun was so excited that she secretly remembered the secrets of the Tang Dynasty revealed by Li Yan and did not dare to interrupt him at all. However, Li Yan spoke intermittently and it was the most critical moment. Ashana Yun did not dare to speak out. She was afraid that if she interrupted, the attention of the drunkard in front of her would be diverted again.

'Tuk tuk tuk'

At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly knocked. Ashina Yun felt disappointed and quickly picked up the wine bowl to cover it up, saying, "Your Highness, I am really happy today. Ashina Yun thanks you for your hospitality. I will toast you another bowl."

"It tastes good." Li Yan was confused and went to find a bowl while shaking his head.

When Wang Xuance pushed the door open, he saw Li Yan, drunkenly holding up the wine bowl with a smile on his face, preparing to drink in a naive manner.

Walking to the table, Wang Xuance reminded softly, "Your Highness, the Shu County Prince's motorcade is coming!"

Well.
Li Yan looked puzzled and asked in surprise, "Is San San brother here to drink too?"

Ashina Yun's mind suddenly became clear, and he instantly remembered the conversation between the two of them just now. He stood up quickly, without even putting down the wine bowl in his hand, and hurried to the window sill and looked to the north.

(End of this chapter)