My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 47 What the Prince Wants

Li Chengqian's face darkened.

There is no need to care too much about His Majesty's reaction. He only said such words because he was provoked by himself.

It really makes me angry, but it also saves me a lot of trouble.

I knew the East Palace was full of leaks, but I didn't expect that even the secret letter could be discovered.

You must know that the news has not been disseminated yet, and Your Majesty knows that the news can only come from the eunuchs.

A little thought will reveal that there was a problem with the people under the eunuch Wen Zhong.

The spy was definitely not planted in the past few days. The eunuchs in the Eastern Palace have not been changed.

This shows that His Majesty had already arranged people very early on.

In this case, His Majesty had known about those absurd things a long time ago, but he kept it hidden until someone reported it.

But at that time in the Purple Palace, it didn't seem like an act.

Could it be that you really don't know?

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian glanced at Zhang Ananda who was kneeling on the ground.

He is His Majesty's confidant and also the leader of the eunuchs.

Unless someone reported it at that time, but Zhang Ananda concealed it and did not inform Your Majesty.

Thinking about it carefully, I feel that this possibility is not very high.

Zhang Ananda had no reason to hide it from Your Majesty.

At this time, Li Shimin was also completely overwhelmed. Seeing Zhang Ananda kneeling motionless, he actually took the bow and arrow himself and threw it at Li Chengqian.

"Prince, don't you want to shoot my eyes out?"

"I am standing here now. With your archery skills, I think you will definitely not miss the target."

The guards around looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Now the bow and arrow are really in the hands of the prince.

The prince's archery skills have long been known throughout the imperial city. If he draws the bow and shoots an arrow from this distance, who can stop him?

If the prince really shot His Majesty, what would they do?

"Your Majesty, haven't you already gone blind a long time ago?"

"Why do you need me to shoot?"

Li Chengqian's words immediately eased the tense atmosphere around them.

Of course, this is mainly for the guards.

After saying this, Li Chengqian threw the bow and arrow on the ground.

When Li Shimin heard this, he understood what the prince meant.

Saying that Goryeo shot his eyes blind did not mean that the prince wanted to shoot them blind, but was mocking him for being blind.

Although there was still some tension, Li Shimin's anger inexplicably dissipated a lot.

After all, ever since the incident in the Purple Palace, the prince seemed to have gotten used to mocking him.

The reason why he was so angry was because he misinterpreted the prince's thoughts.

Taking a deep breath, Li Shimin tried to calm himself down.

Then he said, "Prince, did you come to me today just to irritate me?"

Li Chengqian said: "I just hope that Your Majesty can be fairer in treating your son."

Li Shimin understood a little: "Tell me, what do you want?"

Li Chengqian taunted, "What I want, isn't that what His Majesty should give me?"

"How can it be the same if I ask for it myself or if Your Majesty gives it to me personally?"

Even Li Shimin was stunned by such a powerful blow.

"What does the prince want?"

Your Majesty is about to break through the defense again.

Li Chengqian did not continue to argue. The time was right. If he delayed any longer, it would easily explode.

"Su Dingfang, the General of the Left, was the first to break into the enemy line and destroyed the tent of Jie Li Khan, but he has not been promoted for more than ten years."

"I want to promote him to General of the Jinwu Guard."

Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately calmed down.

It is obvious that the prince wants military power.

Even blatantly, he had already set his sights on the Sixteen Guards of the Imperial Guard. This Su Dingfang had clearly surrendered to the Crown Prince.

Li Shimin considered and said: "Although Su Dingfang was the first to reach the summit, his merits and demerits were offset by his allowing his troops to plunder."

"Zhonglangjiang was promoted out of turn."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Your Majesty just asked me what I wanted, and I told him. Now Your Majesty won't give it to me, so what else is there to ask?"

"Or is Your Majesty worried that I will interfere with the military power and cause harm to Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, don't you believe me?"

Li Shimin felt that the prince was about to get angry again, so he comforted him, "Cheng Qian, of course I believe you."

Li Chengqian asked: "Then your majesty has agreed?"

Li Shimin had already guessed what the prince was thinking.

Although the Jinwu Guards also belong to the Sixteen Imperial Guards, their main responsibility is to maintain public order in Chang'an City rather than guarding the Imperial Palace.

At least Li Shimin didn't have to worry that the prince would use the Jinwu Guards to imitate him and attack Xuanwu Gate.

In recent days, Li Shimin also knew some news about the Eastern Palace and the Bad Guys and the Bad Commander.

The prince's move was not directed at him, but at the King of Wei.

The King of Wei was appointed Governor of Yongzhou, so the Crown Prince wanted to intervene in the Jinwu Guards.

"Okay, I promise you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Chengqian's reply was very perfunctory and he was too lazy to even bow.

Li Shimin wanted to ease the relationship.

He said, "Chengqian, I will hold a winter hunt in a few days."

"Although you have a leg disease, you are good at riding and shooting. You haven't participated in the past few years, so let's go this time."

"With your archery skills, you will definitely win the first prize."

Li Chengqian said, "Your Majesty, if you allow me to participate, aren't you worried that I will steal your limelight?"

Li Shimin replied: "I am a father. How can a father be jealous of his son's excellence?"

Li Chengqian asked naturally, "Your Majesty, do you really think so? Have you always thought so?"

Li Shimin understood the meaning of these words.

He replied with a guilty conscience: "I have always thought so."
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Just returned to the East Palace.

Li Chengqian said to the eunuch Wen Zhong: "You heard it all. His Majesty said that I was going to shoot him blind."

Wen Zhong immediately knelt on the ground and said: "I am blind and I mistook you for me."

"Please give me a chance, Your Highness. I will find out who this traitor is."

Li Chengqian waved his hand: "Get up, I don't blame you."

"That's your Majesty. How dare a eunuch like me disobey your Majesty's orders?"

"Not everyone can be as loyal to me as you are."

"Of course, we have to investigate, but don't make a big fuss."

"Find out who it is and keep him, so that His Majesty won't have to arrange for someone else."

"Just keep an eye on it when the time comes."

There are tens of thousands of people living in the Eastern Palace, and it is almost impossible to check them all one by one.

As long as there are no problems with the core personnel, the problem will not be serious.

Some small people can only know some scattered information.

This is just like placing people in the Taiji Palace.

Wen Zhong stood up from the ground and said respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian continued to instruct, "Hasn't Su Dingfang always wanted to see me? Send a message and ask him to come to the East Palace now."

Li Shimin's appointment would not happen so quickly, so telling Su Dingfang the news in advance could be considered a major gift.

If you want to control military power, you need reliable generals.

There is Su Dingfang now, and Xue Rengui who has not yet joined the army.

These are the talents that Li Chengqian has already taken a fancy to.

Wang Xuance can be considered as such, but he is far inferior to the other two.

(End of this chapter)