My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 78 Are you unwilling to even call me uncle now?
At the Suzaku Gate, Prince Li Tai of Wei was accompanied by thirty Ti cavalrymen and was very nervous.

Thirty Ti cavalrymen were guarding the carriage, but Li Tai was not sitting in the carriage.

Instead, he put on a cloak to hide his figure.

Li Tai sat on his horse and looked carefully at the people around him, as if trying to find some clues.

Then he glanced at He Gannuo who was sitting in the carriage, and then turned to Chai Lingwu beside him and asked:
"Is there anything unusual?"

Chai Lingwu shook his head slightly: "Nothing unusual."

"It seems that the person the prince may have arranged is not here at Suzaku Gate, but most likely at Chengtian Gate."

Seeing that he had already arrived at the Suzaku Gate and there was still no movement, Chai Lingwu relaxed a lot.

"We were too quick, and the people on the prince's side haven't reacted yet."

"Why don't we walk slower? If the people sent by the prince fail to catch up, then all this effort will be in vain."

"It will take quite a while to get from Yankangfang to the East Palace and then for the Crown Prince to arrange for his men to lie in wait."

Li Tai narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the surrounding situation again, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Upon hearing this, Chai Lingwu replied, "We are already very slow. King Wei should not forget that the people in Wuhou Shop in our district have all been replaced by Su Dingfang."

"With such a big move and such long preparations, how could the East Palace not have received the news?"

"For such a big event, we need to hurry up. The time it takes to get there should be enough for the prince to make arrangements."

"It is only natural that he is not at Suzaku Gate. There are too many people here. Even if the prince wants to take action, he will not choose this place."

"Since we have already started, the Crown Prince will not worry about His Majesty's side. Compared with the Suzaku Gate, the Chengtian Gate is obviously safer. There are fewer people there, so it is more convenient to start."

As they were talking, the team had already arrived in front of the Suzaku Gate.

The soldiers guarding the gate were still a little nervous. Seeing such a large number of people coming, including dozens of Ti cavalry, they were afraid that something might happen.

Fortunately, in addition to Li Tai, the leader also included a eunuch who came from the palace with His Majesty's handwritten imperial edict.

The general guarding the gate relaxed a little after reading the imperial edict, but still asked Li Tai, "Why did the King of Wei bring so many imperial guards with him when he entered the palace?"

Li Tai snorted coldly, very unhappy with the questioning of the gatekeeper.

He said: "I am leading thirty Tiqi guards. Is this against the rules?"

The gatekeeper replied: "Please remember, King Wei, you can go inside the imperial city, but you cannot go past Chengtian Gate."

Li Tai waved his hand: "Don't worry, I know it."

Hearing this, the gatekeeper waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to let them pass.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, princes can bring a certain number of guards with them within the imperial city.

The imperial city here is different from the Forbidden City behind Chengtian Gate. It is full of government offices and serves as the office space for the three provinces and six ministries.

Behind Chengtian Gate is the emperor's palace.

After passing the Suzaku Gate, Li Tai signaled the team to march slower.

It’s just that Zhuque Gate is only so far away from Chengtian Gate, so even if you dawdle, it won’t take too long.

As they were about to reach Chengtian Gate, there was still no movement around. Li Tai could not help but ask again, "Could it be that Lord Fang guessed wrong, and the prince had no intention of intercepting us halfway?"

"We have prepared the scene well. The East Palace is so close, so everyone must be ready."

As Li Tai spoke, his eyes involuntarily glanced to the right, which was the direction of the Jiafu Gate, the main gate of the East Palace.

If the prince sent troops to intercept and kill him, it would most likely come from that side.

The reason why Li Tai hid in the Tiqi was because he was afraid of the prince.

He was afraid that the prince would go crazy and kill people without regard for everything, and would shoot himself to death.

The prince's archery skills are truly terrifying.

Chai Lingwu frowned slightly and looked around, but there was no sign of a ghost.

Then he looked at the generals at Chengtian Gate in front of him and said with a little concern: "King Wei, please be careful. The crown prince has been supported by the generals in the army recently. No one knows how many people have defected to him secretly."

"Then Su Dingfang might be a chess piece in the open. If the prince sets an ambush in the palace, it will be troublesome."

"After all, we are just luring the snake out of its hole, but the prince is really planning a rebellion."

Hearing this, Li Tai suddenly became nervous. He felt as if he was surrounded by enemies everywhere.

Once they reach Chengtian Gate, the Tiqi can no longer follow them in.

Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu could only stay and wait.

Li Tai took off his cloak and armor, put on the prince's clothes, and accompanied the eunuchs and Hegannuo who got off the car, led by the imperial guards in front, passed through Chengtian Gate and walked towards the palace.

Hegannuo had a complicated expression at this time.

Before getting on the car, the King of Wei told him that the prince might come to ambush him, and asked him to prepare carefully.

Along the way, the carriage moved slowly. Hegannuo knew that he had become the bait for the prince and the king of Wei.

I just don't know whether the one fishing is the prince or the King of Wei.

Trembling with fear, I finally arrived at the palace.

Originally, he was going to be shocked when he came here for the first time, but with his current mood, he no longer cared so much.

More importantly, what should I say in front of His Majesty later?

Or should we follow what we said to King Wei before?
Or he might rebel in front of the sage and directly accuse the King of Wei.

When I think about something, I feel a little dazed.

Li Tai was on edge, staring at the guards, fearing that they were the prince's men and would stab him in the back.

He had been to Da Nei many times, as he had grown up here since he was a child, but this was the first time he felt that the road was so long.

Finally, we arrived at the Liangyi Palace.

Li Tai felt relieved, but also a little disappointed.

Because Fang Xuanling's plan failed, the prince did not take action to kill him.

But Fang Xuanling is not that simple.

She broke into the palace late at night, sparked speculation, created illusions, and lured the prince.

Just one move almost deposed the prince.

He is a master of psychology.

In other words, there is an information asymmetry and the prince has been replaced. Otherwise, how could he not be implicated if he was in the game?

After the eunuch went in to report, he came out quickly and let the King of Wei and Hegannuo in to see the emperor.

Seeing Li Tai, Li Shimin asked unhappily, "Why are you coming so slowly?"

Li Tai didn't know how to answer, he had forgotten about it.

I can't say that I'm waiting for the prince to kill me.

Hesitantly, he finally said, "Some things delayed me."

On the other side, Hegannuo knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I am Hegannuo, the humble servant, and I pay my respects to the saint. May you bless me."

Li Tai also bowed and said, "Father."

Then he bowed to Gao Shilian beside him and said, "Mr. Gao."

Gao Shilian snorted coldly: "Qingque is not even willing to call you uncle now."

When people get older, they like to be close to younger people.

Li Tai was obviously a little cold and distant, which made Gao Shilian feel unhappy.

When he was young, he doted on him. Qingque is also his niece's child.

Besides, in his heart, Guanyin was like his own daughter.

Cheng Qian, Qing Que, and Zhi Nu were all like his grandchildren.

"Uncle." Li Tai saluted hastily, but Gao Shilian no longer looked at him directly.

Li Shimin did not ask Hegannuo to stand up, but asked him to kneel down and answer.

"Hegannuo, tell me everything you know. Don't hide anything."

(End of this chapter)