My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 56: The King of Wei Overturns the Table

Yankangfang, Prince Wei's Palace.

Li Tai asked Chai Lingwu and Fang Yiai to have dinner together.

As the weather turns cooler, hotpot becomes popular in Chang'an.

In the early Tang Dynasty, hot pot was called warm pot and was very popular.

There is only clear soup at the bottom of the pot, and the meat is mainly mutton.

There are quite a few side dishes, including yam, taro, lotus root, winter melon, cucumber, loofah, bottle gourd, bamboo shoots, wild rice stem, lettuce, radish, carrot, celery, chrysanthemum, shepherd's purse, coriander, amaranth, pakchoy (cabbage), leek, and mustard greens, which were all available in the early Tang Dynasty.

In addition to his love of poetry and songs, Li Tai is also a typical foodie, or a gourmet.

The food should be fine and the meat should be delicate.

The mutton is sliced ​​into thin slices and neatly stacked, and the side dishes are also picked and served freshly.

Chai Lingwu and Fang Yiai loved to go to Prince Wei's mansion to eat for free.

Precious pepper is a daily necessity in the Prince of Wei's palace.

Just as they were eating happily and chatting about romantic things, news from the morning court arrived.

The prince stole the show at the morning court and won the support of many ministers and generals.

This news was like a bolt from the blue for the King of Wei, who was bent on becoming the crown prince.

Chai Lingwu was stunned at first, then he thought of something and immediately stood up.

Fang Yiai hesitated slightly, reluctant to give up the delicious food on the table.

next moment.

what! ! !
Li Tai was so angry that he roared angrily and used both hands to overturn the table.

The delicious food on the table all fell to the ground.

Chai Lingwu had long known this habit of the King of Wei.

Fang Yiai, on the other hand, has a short memory.

"Damn it! Damn it! What is the prince doing?"

"How could he do this?"

"Attack Goryeo. I was wondering why he wanted to show off his martial arts skills. Turns out he was waiting here."

"Just like my father did before, leading troops into battle and seizing military power."

"We must not let him succeed!"

Li Tai was a little scared.

The prince already has all the advantages. If he is allowed to get involved in military power and gain the support of the generals in the army, then what role will the King of Wei have?

Ever since the crown prince had someone try to assassinate him, Li Tai knew that he and the crown prince were at war to the death.

If the prince successfully ascends the throne, will he be allowed to go to his fiefdom safely?

It's impossible even to think about.

Chai Lingwu said: "Don't worry, King Wei, the prince won't succeed so easily."

"In the court, Your Majesty has wanted to attack Goryeo many times, but has always been opposed by the ministers."

"How could it be possible that the prince would launch an expedition against Goryeo with just a few words?"

Fang Yiai said nothing. He stared at the servants cleaning up the leftovers on the ground, feeling full of regret.

What the King of Wei said to Chai Lingwu probably went in one ear and out the other.

The King of Wei said in a deep voice: "Most of the generals in the army want to achieve great things. If the Crown Prince supports the Northern Expedition to Goryeo, he will definitely win their favor."

Chai Lingwu continued, "Your Majesty will also be wary of him."

"Your Majesty would not want the Crown Prince to have too much contact with the generals in the army."

Hearing this, King Wei's frown finally relaxed a little.

He turned to look at Fang Yiai and said, "We must not let the prince succeed. We need Mr. Fang's help in this matter."

"Mr. Fang still has a good reputation among the generals in the army. If he speaks, he will naturally be able to extinguish the army's desire to invade Goryeo."

Fang Yiai didn't hear what the King of Wei said at all, his eyes were staring at the ground.

Veins on Li Tai’s forehead were throbbing.

"Legacy!"

"what."

The King of Wei suppressed his anger and now needed Fang Yiai to talk to Fang Xuanling.

So he said to Chai Lingwu: "You talk to him."

At present, the only person on Li Tai's side who has a say in the court is Fang Xuanling.

Although Fang Xuanling served as the Grand Secretary of the Academy of Literature, he still did not have any intention of getting too close to Li Tai.

Li Tai visited him several times and they just had a brief chat.

Chai Lingwu knew that Fang Yiai was a fool and probably didn't hear anything, so he repeated what had just happened.

After Fang Yiai heard this, he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, King Wei, I will go to talk to my father in the evening and ask him to stop the prince."

The King of Wei nodded in satisfaction. Although Fang Yiai was a little silly, he was still very useful, and it was very important to maintain the relationship with Fang Xuanling.

And after he gets married, Princess Gaoyang will also be crucial.

"Is there any movement over there now?"

Li Tai asked Chai Lingwu.

Chai Lingwu understood that this was a question about the Donggong's method of making ice.

"I will tell you that it will be done in a few days. Please rest assured, King Wei."

Li Tai snorted coldly and said, "Let them act quickly. I don't want to wait even a day."

"The prince has not taken any action yet. With what happened in the court, if he continues to try to win over Bing Si, wouldn't that mean his power will increase greatly?"

"Tell them that they must not fail."

Making money through ice-making is one thing, but what Li Tai cares most about is that he is afraid that the prince will use this method to cooperate with others.

His uncle, Zhangsun Wuji, originally did not have a close relationship with the prince.

But since Bing Si, the relationship has quickly warmed up, and now it is equivalent to directly standing on the side of the prince.

Changsun Wuji's decision was a severe blow to Li Tai's Wei Wang Party.

Even if you do nothing, the impact is huge.
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Datongfang.

It is located in the south of Chang'an County, Chang'an City, where most of the ordinary people of Chang'an City live.

Although the location is very remote, being able to buy a house in Chang'an means that one is already a wealthy family compared to other ordinary people.

"Father? Mother?"

"Where are the people? Where have they gone?"

Bai Wucheng is the captain of the Eastern Palace. Today is his day off and he has come back specially to visit his family.

He was holding food bought from the West Market.

But when he got home he found the house empty, without a single servant to be seen.

"Wu Cheng, here."

When Bai Wucheng heard his father's familiar voice, he put down what he was holding and hurried over.

In the lobby of the house, my father was sitting at the head of the table with a calm expression.

"Where are my father, brother, mother, and servants? Why aren't they at home? Where did they go?"

Seeing his father, Bai Wucheng felt relieved.

"They left Chang'an." My father replied indifferently.

Bai Wucheng frowned and asked, "Why did you leave Chang'an for no reason?"

Mr. Bai was silent, and Bai Wucheng also realized that something was wrong.

After a long time, Mr. Bai sighed heavily.

"Wu Cheng, I'm sorry for you."

"We have no way of repaying the Cui family's kindness. Now, it is time for our Bai family to repay them."

Bai Wucheng realized the seriousness of the matter.

I asked, "Father, how do they want us to pay it back?"

Father Bo said bluntly: "Steal the ice-making method of the East Palace."

Bai Wucheng felt cold all over when he heard this. Everyone knew how important the ice-making method was to the prince. Anyone who took it would die.

After a while, Bai Wucheng took a deep breath and said, "The place where the ice is made is heavily guarded. Two lieutenants patrol it day and night. I am afraid that I can't accomplish anything alone."

Father Bai said, "They have already arranged that the other captain who will be patrolling with you tomorrow night will work together to complete this task."

Bai Wucheng didn't expect that they had such a great influence in the East Palace.

It can also affect the selection of patrol lieutenants.

This means that in addition to him and another captain, Shangguan is also their man.

"After stealing the ice-making method."

"There will be someone to pick you up outside Yanxi Gate."

After listening to this, Bai Wucheng knelt down on his knees and kowtowed deeply to his father.

"I will never come back this time. It's a pity that I won't be able to see my mother and brother again."

"I hope that after my child leaves, his parents, brothers and sisters will be well."

Mr. Bai sighed deeply, walked to Bai Wucheng, and helped his son up.

"You are my most proud eldest son, and you originally had a bright future."

"I'm the one who dragged you down and killed you. How can I live alone in the future?"

"See that jug of wine on the counter? I've already put arsenic in it."

"When the time comes, no matter whether it succeeds or not, your father will go with you. It will also be good for you and me to be together on the road to the underworld, so that you will feel less lonely."

(End of this chapter)