My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 8 Helan Chushi with his own thoughts
Making a wheelchair is not complicated. It is a combination of a chariot and a Hu bed.

Any decent carpenter can do the job.

As the crown prince, Li Chengqian only needed to say a word to immediately summon the craftsmen to make the work.

The reason why this matter was given to Su Yuer was naturally for the sake of Su's martial arts.

Looking back, Li Chengqian began to supervise the country at the age of thirteen.

However, there were only a few trusted ministers who actually contributed to his work.

'Hasn't he ever thought that even if the rebellion succeeded?'

'How can he control the court?'

"If the rebellion succeeds today, the emperor will be restored tomorrow."

After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin was able to completely control the entire court.

Because he had so many civil and military officials under his command, he was able to conquer almost half of the Tang Dynasty.

Why did Li Yuan immediately appoint Li Shimin as the crown prince after Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng?
That’s because Li Shimin had already hollowed out the emperor’s power.

Li Yuan had no better choice.

Therefore, the first step in rebellion is to have your own troops.

Power comes from the barrel of a gun.

Given the current situation, this is very difficult, but we have to do it.

My father-in-law's secretary, Su Tan, is now a good breakthrough point.

As for being a safe and stable crown prince and ascending the throne, this option was ruled out first.

According to historical records, Li Shimin did not seem to have any intention of deposing the crown prince.

But according to the original body's memory and the current situation in Chang'an, does Li Chengqian dare to gamble?

Who knows how many times the historical record of "gambling with your life" was revised before it was passed down to later generations?
If the King of Wei ascends the throne, there will be no way out.

Now the rebellion is already underway. If we say we don’t want to do it, then we don’t have to do it. What should we do with those people who are following the rebellion?

Wearing the yellow robe is something that one cannot control.

Besides, Li Chengqian had a safety net. Even if his rebellion failed, Li Shimin would spare his life in the end.

There is a guarantee, so why not give it a try?

That night, the moonlight was like water.

Su Yuer was a little nervous. They had been sleeping in a separate bed for more than a year, and now she was sleeping in the same bed with the prince again.

Li Chengqian was naturally not used to going to bed early.

The evening entertainment activities in the East Palace are rather monotonous.

Although he was injured, he was a soldier galloping on the battlefield, so why should he be afraid of the injury?

"Your Highness, let me do it."

"How dare you! You look down on me!"

A short separation is better than a new marriage, and the commotion didn’t end until late at night.

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky.

Li Chengqian just got up from the bed.

Su Yuer had already arranged the matters of the painters and craftsmen.

They are an old married couple, yet they are still so shy.

The eunuchs and palace maids prepared breakfast and washed up.

Steamed buns, mutton soup, Hu cakes, millet porridge, crystal dragon and phoenix cakes, beef and mutton slices.

Simple and fulfilling.

Li Chengqian felt that he had a big appetite. After finishing everything, he still felt a little unsatisfied.

So he ordered another one.

After finishing the second serving, I felt half full and full of energy.

"This strength feels a little off."

After moving, the injury on my back seemed to be no longer severe.

"Bring me the bronze mirror."

The palace maid brought a bronze mirror and Li Chengqian took a closer look. The wound on his face had already scabbed over.

I pressed it with my hand and there was no pain.

It seemed like it was completely healed in just one night.

The abnormality of his body made Li Chengqian realize that the fusion of the two souls seemed to have undergone some unknown changes, but it was currently moving in a good direction.

"Your Highness, there are eunuchs sent by His Majesty waiting outside."

The eunuch Wen Zhong whispered.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

The eunuch outside the door must have waited for quite a long time, but he showed no sign of impatience.

After getting the prince's permission, he hurried into the house.

"Your Highness."

"Your Majesty sent you?"

"Yes." "What did your Majesty say?"

"Your Majesty would like to ask Your Highness why you did not attend the morning court today."

Li Chengqian smiled.

"Perhaps Your Majesty should ask yourself why the Crown Prince did not attend court today."

"Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. Go tell His Majesty that the Crown Prince is not yet fully recovered from his injuries and cannot attend the court. Wait until he is fully recovered before going."

The eunuch glanced at the leftovers on the table and twitched his lips: "Yes, Your Highness."

Seeing the eunuch leave, Wen Zhong whispered, "Your Highness, the eunuch sent by His Majesty has been waiting outside the door for more than an hour and came here after the court was dismissed in the morning."

"When I asked him, he just said that it was not to disturb His Highness's rest."

"In my opinion, Your Majesty is still a little distressed. Your Highness is the Crown Prince, Your Majesty's eldest son. Your Majesty must have been very angry yesterday."

As a eunuch, Wen Zhong naturally wanted to see the prince and the emperor reconcile rather than have conflicts with each other.

"I know what's going on, so there's no need for me to say more, Eunuch Wen."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian asked, "Zhang Sizheng and his team have already set off for Qizhou."

Wen, the eunuch, said, "I went there in compliance with His Highness's orders before daybreak this morning."

Li Chengqian nodded.

In fact, in addition to the King of Qi, there is another hidden danger in the matter of rebellion.

That was Hou Junji’s son-in-law, Helan Chushi.

Currently, Helan Chushi is in the Eastern Palace, serving as the Eastern Palace Qianniu.

As far as he could remember, Li Chengqian had already established contact with Hou Junji through Helan Chushi.

Hou Junji, one of the twenty-four heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion, conquered Gaochang in the 14th year of Zhenguan and returned with a great victory.

Gaochang is the Gaochang where Xuanzang traveled west. If Xuanzang had gone slower, it would not have been considered as going abroad.

Last year, Hou Junji returned to the east and introduced Gaochang music, winemaking methods, and horse milk grape planting methods.

There was a wine craze in Chang'an, and the number of wine shops increased.

However, the censor reported that Hou Junji and other Tang army soldiers had looted property, abducted women, and privately collected precious treasures and rare objects when they occupied Gaochang.

Hou Junji was imprisoned, and the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Cen Wenben wrote a memorial to defend him, and Li Shimin then pardoned and released Hou Junji.

Li Chengqian felt that this was an opportunity, so he hooked up with Hou Junji through Hou Junji's son-in-law Helan Chushi.

Helan Chushi secretly kept a copy of the correspondence between the two and did not destroy it.

Finally, when the case of treason broke out, Hou Junji denied it. Helan Chushi explained the whole story in detail and took out the letters between him and the prince, and then he admitted his guilt.

"It's not easy to kill."

The best way, of course, is to kill Helan Chushi.

This is not a difficult thing to do.

He was on duty in the East Palace, and with just one word he could be called upon to intercede for archers, swordsmen, and axemen. No matter how skilled he was in martial arts, he would be killed on the spot.

But Helan Chushi is not a guard like Hegan Chengji.

Without any evidence, you kill someone's son-in-law and say that he will harm you.

Will Hou Junji recognize it?

Moreover, as a Qianniu of the Eastern Palace, Helan Chushi's execution by the Crown Prince would cause a huge commotion.

If we can't kill him, we can only wait and see.

It's not that bad actually.

Helan Chushi betrayed Hou Junji because the case of the prince's rebellion had been leaked, and if the case was investigated further, he would definitely be implicated.

That's why he had no choice but to sell out his father-in-law in order to save himself by using the credit of informing on others.

When it comes to staying alive, the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law is clearly not enough.

Thinking about it this way, Helan Chushi will not betray at least for now.

But leaving the letter privately and preserving the evidence of the prince's rebellion was already a way to death.

However, we should take our time to save this beast's life.

"Your Highness, Helan Qianniu requests to see you."

Li Chengqian was thinking about him, but he didn't expect that he would come over first.

Yes, with such a big thing happening yesterday, and Helan Chushi currently being the prince’s confidant, it was natural for him to come and pay his respects.

"Let him in."

Helan Chushi has good looks. To be able to become Hou Junji's son-in-law, it is obvious that he has top-notch martial arts, talent and family background.

In the era of aristocratic families, people paid attention to matching each other's social status, and not everyone could marry Hou Junji's daughter.

"Your Highness."

Helan Chushi bowed and saluted.

Only those in white need to kneel and kowtow when they see the prince.

"You all should withdraw."

After all the palace maids and eunuchs had left, Li Chengqian smiled and said to Helan Chushi, "Chushi, take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

(End of this chapter)