My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 21 King Wei: I shouldn't have reported the Crown Prince
Yankangfang, Prince Wei's Palace.

In the hall, Li Tai sat at the top, with Chai Lingwu, the son of Chai Shao and Princess Pingyang, on his left, and Fang Yiai, the second son of Fang Xuanling, on his right.

There are still a dozen or so retainers and confidants left.

In the middle of the hall, there is a pot of sweet rice cakes, which was sent from the East Palace.

Because quite a bit of time has passed, it has melted a little.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent, and Fang Yiai was the first to break the silence.

"Your Highness, the King of Wei, this pastry has melted a little. It won't taste good if it melts."

While speaking, Fang Yiai swallowed his saliva, craving for the Sushan.

Li Tai was speechless and didn't want to answer this stupid question.

If Fang Yiai was not the second son of Lord Fang, he really would not want to keep such a crude warrior around him.

Mr. Fang was famous for his strategy, but Fang Yiai did not inherit any of his father's wisdom. Instead, he was indulgent, willful, and aggressive by nature.

"Ahem, this is the Sushan sent by the East Palace. Aren't you afraid that the Crown Prince will poison it?"

Chai Lingwu beside him reminded.

Fang Yiai didn't care: "How could the prince poison the King of Wei so blatantly? If he poisoned the King of Wei to death, wouldn't he be afraid of your majesty's blame?"

Li Tai was tired.

If I were poisoned to death, even if His Majesty deposed the Crown Prince, what would it have to do with me?

"I don't think the prince would be willing to poison this delicious mountain."

"Such good Sushan can't be wasted."

"If you don't want to eat it, why not give it to me?"

As he spoke, Fang Yiai stood up and walked towards the Sushan Mountain.

"slow."

Li Tai could only speak up to stop it.

If this Sushan was poisonous and poisoned Fang Yiai to death, that old fellow Fang Xuanling would not follow me to deal with the prince, but would blame me instead.

Even if Fang Yiai was poisoned to death, there is no evidence that it was the prince who poisoned him.

As for my father, at most he would give him a minor punishment and a severe warning, but he would not depose the crown prince.

"Come here, test the poison with a silver needle."

At Li Tai's instruction, the servant immediately took out a silver needle and inserted it into the Sushan.

I changed the direction several times, but the silver needle did not change color.

"It seems to be non-toxic. I said that King Wei, you are overly suspicious. I will eat it then."

When Fang Yiai saw the result, he prepared to go up and take a couple of bites.

It's almost melted now. If you wait any longer, it won't taste good anymore.

"Wait a minute."

Li Tai was still a little worried. He always felt that the prince would not be so kind.

Fang Yiai was a little unhappy.

Li Tai consoled him, "If you like to eat Sushan, I can ask my father to take out another piece of ice from the ice well and make it for you. Why bother to eat this one?"

Since the King of Wei said so, Fang Yiai had no choice but to return to his seat.

"Bring a dog here to try this Sushan sent by the East Palace."

The servant immediately brought in a big black dog.

Seeing the servant preparing to feed the whole plate of Sushan to the dog, Fang Yiai couldn't help but say, "Just give it a small half and keep the rest. If it's not poisonous, you can still eat it."

"It's such a waste to feed them all to the dogs."

Li Tai was helpless and waved his hand, indicating that he should do as Fang Yiai said.

The servant cut a small piece of crispy noodles and fed it to the big black dog.

The black dog finished the meal in a few bites, and stared at the crispy noodles that he had not thrown away, wanting to eat more.

The big black dog has been trained. It is very quiet and doesn't bark. It won't rush to eat things that are dropped on the ground.

Half an incense stick of time passed, and the black dog showed no abnormalities. It seemed that it was really not poisonous.

"It's time to eat now."

"Take it and eat it."

Fang Yiai took two steps at a time and brought the pastry to his table. He scooped it with a spoon and put it into his mouth, exclaiming that it tasted great while he ate.

According to unofficial historical rumors, Fang Yiai was the princess's wife and had an affair with someone else, and she even allowed him to be the doorkeeper. Although this is a bit exaggerated, it is not surprising that she is in such a position now.

Li Tai was too lazy to pay attention to Fang Yiai, and turned to Chai Lingwu and said, "The prince suddenly sent Sushan, what does this mean?"

Chai Lingwu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps the prince is demonstrating to Your Highness."

"A few days ago, Your Majesty whipped the Crown Prince with a horse whip, causing facial injuries. I think Your Majesty feels regretful."

"Your Majesty was apologizing to the Crown Prince by taking out the ice cubes and discussing the matter of the Indian delegation yesterday."

"Yesterday, however, all the gentlemen were here with His Highness, enjoying the Sushan together, but this time, the Crown Prince is enjoying it alone."

"So the prince specially sent Sushan to shock Your Highness."

After listening to this, Li Tai's face became somewhat gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "The prince's mind is indeed vicious."

The foundation of the Wei Wang Party lies in Li Tai. Li Tai was able to stay in Chang'an for a long time because of his father's preference and he did not hold an official position.

And this is also Li Tai's lifeline.

If the emperor no longer favors me, I will be sent to a fiefdom like other princes.

Then Li Tai would completely lose the possibility of competing with the prince.

The power center of the Wei Wang Party was in Chang'an. Although Li Tai was granted 22 states as his fief, those places were merely under remote control and could not help in the fight for the throne.

Li Tai is very smart and he knows his strengths and weaknesses very well.

"What's going on in the East Palace recently?"

Chai Lingwu replied, "The secret agents in the Eastern Palace have reported that since the Crown Prince was whipped by His Majesty with a horsewhip, he has not recruited any more dancers or music boys."

"And the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess suddenly reconciled."

"Today at noon, the Crown Prince went out of the palace to visit the home of Secretary Su Tan. After returning to the East Palace, he arranged for Su Tan's eldest son Su Chen to be the General of the Central Army."

"There is another piece of news. The prince's guard Hegan Chengji should have been killed by the prince."

Li Tai's eyes flickered: "My good elder brother is willing to execute all his trusted guards."

Li Tai has already received the news that the assassin was Hegan Chengji.

He also planned to find an opportunity to capture Hegan Chengji alive as evidence to report the prince for assassinating his brothers.

However, Hegan Chengji is highly skilled in martial arts and has lived in the Eastern Palace for a long time, so it is difficult to take action against him.

He usually travels with a group of people. Even with just a few dozen people, he may not be able to win, let alone capture the enemy alive.

Being relied upon by the prince as his trusted guard, Hegan Chengji's martial arts skills are beyond doubt. Even if he were placed in the martial arts world, he would be a top-notch fighter.

Although the Prince of Wei's Mansion was not located in the deep palace, it was also heavily guarded. The fact that Hegan Chengji was able to sneak in and shoot a crossbow arrow was enough to show his skills.

Fortunately, Li Tai himself was quite good at martial arts, so he turned his head to dodge the arrow.

Chai Lingwu looked puzzled: "The rumor in the East Palace is that after the Crown Prince was whipped by His Majesty with a horsewhip, he suddenly came to his senses."

"The execution of Hegan Chengji also happened on that day."

Li Tai gritted his teeth and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should not have informed Father and let the Crown Prince continue to do ridiculous things."

Li Tai regretted it very much. He thought that if the prince kept acting absurdly, it would be more beneficial to him and his father would dislike him more.

By doing this, I actually felt like I was fulfilling the prince's wish.

Why tell on me?

If the prince likes to play, let him play; if he likes Hu Ji, give him more Hu Ji.

If you like Le Tong, then find the most beautiful Le Tong for him.

Now, you have shot yourself in the foot.

The prince doesn't want to play anymore and comes to seize power from me.

(End of this chapter)