The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Late at night, a fierce argument broke out in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.

"Your Highness, I still advise you not to let your guard down. The King of Qin will definitely not surrender as easily as you imagine!"

"Don't you understand the principle that pride comes before a fall?"

Chen Huai'an was truly exhausted.

He was originally an ordinary college student who traveled from the modern era. He didn't have any special skills, couldn't create various modern products, and didn't even know much about the history of the Tang Dynasty.

I only have a general idea.

However, it seems that Heaven favors Chen Huai'an, granting him not only an endless lifespan but also the power of an overlord.

In other words, as long as Chen Huai'an is not killed or commits suicide, he can live forever until the end of time.

Good news: Life is endless!

Bad news: He's under Li Jiancheng's command!

Even worse news: It is now the ninth year of Wude, the third day of the sixth month.

With only one night left before the "brotherly harmony" at Xuanwu Gate was established, Li Shimin had abandoned martial virtue in the ninth year of the Wude era.

"Thump!"

Li Jiancheng, who was in the main seat, had his good mood shattered. He slammed the wine cup he was holding down on the table, making a dull thud.

"Prefect Chen! Then tell me, how have I become arrogant? What path does the King of Qin have left to take?"

"Indeed!" Crown Prince's advisor Wei Ting stared at Chen Huai'an with an unfriendly expression: "Today, the Grand Astrologer Fu Yi secretly reported to Your Majesty, 'Venus appears in the Qin region, the King of Qin will rule the world!'"

"You understand what that means, don't you?"

Chen Huai'an understood, of course.

To put it simply, this means that the appearance of Venus in the Qin region indicates that King Li Shimin of Qin should possess the entire country.

But what was Li Shimin's status?

The King of Qin is gone.

The current Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is not the Prince of Qin, but Li Jiancheng, a fact known throughout the land!

If the crown prince is Li Jiancheng, then why is it said that the world belongs to the King of Qin?

Are you, King of Qin, planning a rebellion?

"Ha!" Chen Huai'an sneered, "That's precisely why we need to be extra careful, because the King of Qin has been forced into a corner."

"Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, and a cornered rabbit will bite. You don't actually think that Li Shimin, the Prince of Qin, who fought on all sides since he was a teenager and was always the first to charge into battle, would surrender so easily, do you?"

Chen Huai'an took a deep breath, turned to look at Li Jiancheng, and said earnestly, "Victory or defeat often hinges on a single thought, Your Highness!"

"Then, according to what you say, what should I do?" Li Jiancheng was already impatient, but he didn't show it on his face and asked expressionlessly.

Chen Huai'an remained silent for a moment, then uttered a single word: "Delay!"

"Drag?" another advisor to the Crown Prince, Wang Gui, exclaimed angrily, "Do you know what you're saying?"

"Drag it out now? Drag what out? Drag it into the abyss?"

"Now, not only is Grand Astrologer Fu Yi saying that the world belongs to the King of Qin, but the King of Qin has also reported to His Majesty that His Highness the Crown Prince has an affair with the concubines in the harem."

"In this situation, you're asking His Highness the Crown Prince to stall?"

"How can you delay? Claim illness? Wouldn't that indirectly admit that His Highness is having an affair with the concubines in the harem?"

"Otherwise, why wouldn't His Highness the Crown Prince dare to enter the palace for questioning? Why is he feigning illness?"

"Bullshit!" Li Jiancheng suddenly exclaimed indignantly, "As the Crown Prince, what woman can't I have? How could I possibly be promiscuous in the harem? This is slander! Slander!"

"..."

"Why aren't you all speaking?" Li Jiancheng roared in anger when he saw that after he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other blankly, and no one uttered a word. "Do you also believe that I am promiscuous in the harem?"

"No!" Wei Ting reacted quickly, hurriedly explaining, "We naturally believe that Your Highness is not that kind of person, but... we are afraid of Prince Qi..."

Upon hearing the mention of Prince Qi, Li Yuanji, Li Jiancheng sat down again and pondered, saying, "Indeed, although I would not do such a thing, I cannot guarantee anything regarding Prince Qi."

"Perhaps, my second brother wasn't just talking nonsense."

"King Qi, how dare you commit adultery in the harem?!"

Everyone: "..."

Wei Ting immediately turned his attention to Chen Huai'an, saying sternly, "Chen Huai'an, we are colleagues. I used to think you were quite insightful, but you were too young. You have a bright future ahead of you."

"But now it seems you're nothing more than an empty shell!"

"Delay? How dare you say that!"

Upon hearing this, many people's expressions changed, including Li Jiancheng's.

When Wei Ting said that Chen Huai'an was all looks and no substance, he was practically pointing his finger at him and yelling, "You're just a pretty boy. You're nothing but a pretty face."

The words were undoubtedly too harsh.

But Li Jiancheng knew this, yet he said nothing.

In his view, Chen Huai'an's proposal was tantamount to making him give up a great advantage and instead put himself in an absolute disadvantage.

How could he possibly agree?

"Have you ever considered that the King of Qin might ambush His Highness on his way to the palace?" Chen Huai'an said quietly.

"An ambush?"

Upon hearing this, almost everyone in the hall laughed.

After laughing heartily, Li Jiancheng was completely disappointed in Chen Huai'an. He picked up his wine cup and took a small sip.

"You're saying the King of Qin will ambush me on my way to the palace?"

Chen Huai'an nodded: "I have already stated that the King of Qin will never surrender without a fight; he will fight with all his might."

"If he were to be confronted in the palace, even if the King of Qin had ten mouths, he wouldn't be able to explain the celestial phenomena observed by the Grand Astrologer..."

"But what if I tell you that the Grand Astrologer Fu Yi has long been my man?" Li Jiancheng interrupted Chen Huai'an, leaving the latter speechless for a moment.

However, to be honest, this answer didn't surprise Chen Huai'an for long. He chuckled softly and said, "I see."

"Now that you know this, do you still want to persuade Gu Tuo?" Li Jiancheng continued to ask.

Chen Huai'an remained silent and said, "Previously, I did not understand why the Grand Astrologer's secret report was so ingenious, coming at just the right time. Now it seems that this was all a scheme set up by Your Highness—a scheme aimed at the Prince of Qin."

"At this moment, the King of Qin is already in a predicament, almost at the end of his rope. Your Highness has no reason to give up the readily available results."

"Even if I insist, it will only annoy Your Highness. Why bother saying more?"

Li Jiancheng understood his meaning and said calmly, "It seems you are still not giving up. Then I will tell you again that Chang He, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, is still my man."

"The palace guards are all in my hands. Tell me, even if the King of Qin has extraordinary abilities, what can he do to me?"

At this point, Chen Huai'an simply shook his head slightly and sighed softly, "I still maintain the same saying: caution is the best policy. Your Highness is too confident."

By this point, he had done his best. He had said everything he needed to say, reminded everyone he needed to remind, and done everything he needed to do.

If Li Jiancheng really doesn't listen to his advice, then there's nothing he can do.

Anyway... he had already prepared an escape route.

Today, we are laying the final brick in our escape route.

Otherwise, Chen Huai'an wouldn't bother wasting his breath talking to these people!

You can't reason with a damned devil!

"Enough!" Li Jiancheng roared, "Chen Huai'an, don't push your luck! I've tolerated you for far too long!"

"Do you really have to do this, like Wei Zheng, to spoil my joy on this auspicious day?"

Chen Huai'an: "I was merely offering a reminder..."

Li Jiancheng scoffed, "I don't need your delusional reminders!"

"Get out of here right now while I'm in a good mood, or else..."

Li Jiancheng gave Chen Huai'an a cold glance, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"In that case, I will not disturb you any longer."

Chen Huai'an was not angry, but just smiled faintly. Finally, he gave Li Jiancheng a strange look and then left.

It was that last look that made Li Jiancheng inexplicably irritated, but he couldn't quite understand what it meant.

"Someone come here!"

Li Jiancheng suddenly spoke, summoning two guards: "Go, send someone to keep an eye on him and see where he goes. If he dares to leak information, kill him immediately!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

After giving the order, Li Jiancheng recalled Chen Huai'an's words and scoffed, "Where is Chang? Who would dare to ambush me on my way to the palace?"

"The King of Qin? General Tian Ce?"

"Just meat on the cutting board!"

"......"

P.S.: This is a historical novel that is not very rigorous, so please don't delve too deeply into the details!

Also, because of the Xuanwu Gate incident at the beginning, the main character will appear less in the first ten chapters. I will try my best to finish writing the Xuanwu Gate team building within ten chapters.

After all, in this era, who the main characters are is obvious, isn't it?

It was neither Chen Huai'an nor Li Shimin.

It's not about you, my friends, watching this screen!