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Chapter 37 Emperor Qing's "good intentions" and the ups and downs in the court
The next morning.

Just as the sky was getting light, the gate of Prince Wen's mansion opened silently, and a carriage left quickly under the cover of darkness.

As soon as the carriage left, Si Lili appeared at the door.

He lay on the door frame, staring blankly in the direction where the carriage disappeared, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

The gate of Kyoto city.

Yan Xiaoyi was leading several palace guards and waiting eagerly, when suddenly a carriage came rushing in the darkness at the end of the street.

Seeing the target appear, Yan Xiaoyi hurriedly rode forward with several of his men behind him and knelt on the ground in unison.

"We welcome His Royal Highness King Wen!"

The loud voice echoed through the streets.

The driver hurriedly tightened the reins, and the carriage stopped. The person who walked out was not Li Chengping, but a swordsman with white hair and wearing a black and gold robe.

"Strange, this is clearly His Royal Highness Prince Wen's carriage, there's no mistake about it!"

Yan Xiaoyi frowned.

Just as he was wondering, Li Chengping walked out of the carriage, looked at Yan Xiaoyi kneeling on the ground, and frowned slightly.

"Commander Yan, there's no need to be so polite. Please get up. Thank you all for waiting at the door so early in the morning." Li Chengping said.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This time you are accompanying the army to supervise the battle, which is of great importance. We are here on the orders of His Majesty to protect your safety."

Yan Xiaoyi said.

Li Chengping was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Emperor Qing to be so kind. Then he seemed to think of something, waved his hand and turned back to the carriage.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's go."

The door curtain closed, and Li Chengping and Wei Zhuang returned to the carriage.

Yan Xiaoyi didn't say anything. He led the team in front, and the group left the city gate in a mighty manner.

Inside the carriage.

Looking at Li Chengping who was resting with his eyes closed, Wei Zhuang chuckled: "Oh, it seems that your father doesn't trust you very much."

"Why do you think so?" Li Chengping asked.

"Throughout the dynasties, the princes who succeeded to the throne were rarely sent to the border. Even if they were really sent there, they would have a large army at their command."

"You are different. Although you are the commander-in-chief, you don't have any real power."

"Although your father has assigned a master to protect you, I think this person is arrogant and doesn't have a good relationship with you."

"It's nominally to protect you, but I'm afraid it's more for surveillance!"

Wei Zhuang's analysis was to the point, and he analyzed the whole matter thoroughly in just a few words.

A cloud of gloom covered Li Chengping's face.

Emperor Qing used to have a good attitude towards him, but since he learned about Si Lili's affairs, his attitude suddenly changed.

"Perhaps, he already knows Si Lili's true identity. The real purpose of sending me here to supervise the battle is to see if I will pass on the message to Northern Qi!"

A light bulb went off in Li Chengping's head, and he saw through Emperor Qing's entire conspiracy.

after all.

For him, a prince who could not set foot in the court but had the ability to establish his own government, the army was like a tempting piece of cake.

Li Chengping admitted that he had this idea, but it was not the right time to eat this piece of cake.

On the surface, Yan Xiaoyi is watching him, but no one knows who is watching him behind the scenes.

……

Soon, the news that Li Chengping was accompanying the army to supervise the battle spread throughout Kyoto, causing a sensation in the court.

"Your Majesty really dotes on the Third Prince. This so-called accompanying the army to supervise the battle is clearly just a free reward!"

"Who says it's not? This is simply a good thing that comes to your lips. Your Highness's prestige in the army will surely rise in the future!"

"I heard that the recent Niulan Street case seems to involve a member of the royal family. Who do you think it could be?" "..."

The court meeting had not yet begun, and the ministers gathered in groups of three or four, whispering.

Li Chengqian stood in the crowd, listening to the ministers' discussion, which he found particularly harsh.

Especially when he heard someone mention the Niulan Street case, his muscles tensed up.

Others did not know the truth of the Niulan Street case, but Li Chengqian knew it very well.

Not only did he fail to kill Fan Xian, but he also lost such an important person as Lin Gong.

After court yesterday, he went to visit the prime minister's residence, but he didn't even see Lin Ruofu and was stopped by the servants of the prime minister's residence.

As a result, not long after he left, the spy brought news that Lin Ruofu had taken Li Chengping to the study and talked for a long time.

Before leaving, Lin Ruofu personally sent Li Chengping to the door.

This kind of intimate behavior made Li Chengqian feel a sense of crisis.

Especially this time, Emperor Qing ordered Li Chengping to accompany the army to supervise the battle, which made him feel cold down his spine and felt that his position as the crown prince was slightly shaken.

Compared to the Crown Prince's nervous mood, the Second Prince Li Chengze seemed much calmer.

He stood there with his arms folded across his chest, waiting quietly, oblivious to everything happening.

He had no intention of becoming emperor, but was pushed to this position by Emperor Qing. It didn't matter to him who the successor to the throne was.

Li Chengze knew in his heart that no matter who this person was, it would definitely not be him in the end!
The more people in the court talked about Li Chengping, the less pressure he felt.

Seeing Li Chengping's rising fame, the ministers became active.

You must know that Li Chengping is not participating in the government affairs now. The position of the third prince's party members in the court is still vacant. If they were to form a team in advance.

When the third prince successfully ascends the throne, won’t they be his loyal subjects?
Lin Ruofu stood there quietly, watching everything coldly.

He didn't expect that Li Chengping's participation in the expedition not only did not affect his reputation, but instead invisibly improved his status a lot.

"It seems that there are many experts behind Prince Wen's Mansion!"

……

A few days later.

Li Chengping's carriage arrived at the border, and Qin Ye, the commander-in-chief, was waiting at the city gate early in the morning.

"Your servant Qin Ye pays respect to His Majesty King Wen!"

Following Qin Ye's loud shout, the dozen or so generals who accompanied him also knelt down.

Under the gaze of everyone, the curtain was lifted, and Li Chengping walked out of the carriage accompanied by Wei Zhuang, and stepped forward to help Qin Ye up.

"General Qin is so polite. You are so kind to come and greet us in person. Everyone, please stand up, please stand up!"

Li Chengping's face was full of enthusiasm. He took Qin Ye's hand and walked into the Marshal's Mansion.

"Your Highness, you are the king and I am the subject. Since you are here to supervise the battle, you should be the commander-in-chief."

Qin Ye bowed.

"You are too polite, old general. I know nothing about marching and fighting. I am here just for the sake of formality. It is more appropriate for you to command!"

Li Chengping declined with a smile.

After this incident, he became more wary of Qin Ye. After chatting for a while, Li Chengping left on the grounds of being tired.

Returning to the assigned courtyard, looking at the busy palace guards, Li Chengping's expression did not change, but a layer of gloom covered his heart.

He knew very well that he might have to live under the surveillance of Yan Xiaoyi and his group for some time to come.

Qin Ye is worthy of being a veteran of the Qing army and he acts very quickly.

On the night of Li Chengping's arrival, he ordered his army to launch a fierce attack on the border of Qi State.

Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed out at the same time, easily crossed the Wudu River, and directly tore through Qi's defense line.

In the battle that night, the army pushed forward twenty miles!
(End of this chapter)