Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Seventeen
"Have you heard that? The person behind Zhao Chen's accident was found, and it was our Crown Prince."
"I didn't expect that the prince was so unwilling tolerate anyone. Even the heroes like Zhao Chen were assassinated to death by him."
"That's right? Zhao Chen is a bit domineering, but then your prince will deal with him first, right?"
"Zhao Chen was asked by His Majesty the Emperor to go to Jiangnan, and even his pregnant wife had no time to take care of him. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was fine and he blocked all his property under his command on false charges."
"I even took all the money back to the national treasury."
"You can also deal with those innocent shopkeepers at will."
"No wonder Zhao Chen is so annoyed."
"Now Zhao Chen is following His Majesty to fight. This time he came back to urge the soldiers on the front line to urge the cold-proof supplies. As a result, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell to the death and poisoned Zhao Chen with poisoned wine."
"I really can't figure out why he did this?"
"Do you still understand why he did this? Because Zhao Chen is the son of His Majesty the Emperor, and he and Li Chengqian exchanged identities back then."
"If Zhao Chen's identity is revealed, then he will be the eldest son. His Royal Highness, the current crown prince, will naturally give up his position."
"It must be this reason, so the prince wanted to kill Zhao Chen."
"It's a pity that Zhao Chen is so capable that he dare not look up because he beats Tubo. Now he dies at the hands of his own people."
"well!"
On Chang'an Street, many people were talking about Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen's identity surprised many people even more.
The rumors about Zhao Chen's identity have never been stopped before.
And this time, it seems to be very well-written.
Some even said that the emperor, who was far away on the front line, also recognized Zhao Chen's identity.
Kong Yingda walked on the street with a sad face.
Even though Li Tai agreed to his advice, the current situation is very difficult.
The people have a lot of complaints about Li Tai, which is not a good sign.
However, the most important thing now is to stop the people sent by the emperor to deal with Li Tai.
Kong Yingda went out of the city today for this reason.
The Puzhou Post Station reported a day ago that Cheng Yaojin rested at the Puzhou Post Station the night before.
Cheng Yaojin's sudden return must have been with the emperor's order.
And they didn't even have to think about the emperor's orders and knew what it was for.
Leading his entourage past Zhuque Street, Kong Yingda's face was as deep as water.
...
"Uncle Cheng, we are about to arrive in Chang'an now. Do you really want to enter the city alone?" Qin Huaiyu looked at Cheng Yaojin with twenty miles away.
"Dad, let me go." Cheng Chumo persuaded Cheng Yaojin.
Li Ke didn't say anything, but his face showed a sense of worry.
They all knew very well that since Hou Junji could tell the emperor about Li Tai's assassination of Zhao Chen.
Of course, we can also tell Li Tai that the emperor already knows what he did!
Everyone knows what Hou Jun gathers.
But it is impossible to be sure how Li Tai will choose.
"I have already shown up at the Puzhou Post Station. The prince must have known that I have returned to Chang'an."
"But no one of us knows how he will choose."
"If he chooses to confess his guilt and wait for His Majesty to go to the court, it will be the same for us."
"If the prince is stubborn, he will definitely be captured by him when he goes to Chang'an. You go, I am not at ease."
"And if I don't show up outside, it will make the prince more alert."
"This is the token of the Northern Imperial Guard. If you hold it, remember to hold the Northern Imperial Guard in your hand."
"At the same time, remember that you should not reveal your traces until you are necessary." Cheng Yaojin took out a token from his arms and threw it into Cheng Chumo's hand.
"Let's go." Cheng Yaojin patted Cheng Chumo's shoulder, and nodded with Qin Huaiyu and Li Ke, and rode on horseback and ran towards Chang'an.
Cheng Chu looked at his father riding a horse and left with a look of worry on his face.
He didn't expect that when the emperor sent Zhao Chen back to urge the cold-proof materials, it would trigger a series of things to come out.
And these things seem to be intentionally manipulated.
"Cheng Er, where are we going now?" Qin Huaiyu frowned.
Cheng Yaojin now goes to inquire about the truth and reality. If everything goes well, they don’t have to worry about everything.
But if things change, they will have a heavy responsibility.
This is definitely not to show up!
"Go to the village in Zhao's hometown, it should be safe now." Cheng Chu thought for a while and said to the two of them.
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Cheng Yaojin rode a horse outside the Chang'an city gate and saw Kong Yingda sitting at the city gate drinking tea from a distance.
On both sides of him were dozens of soldiers in armor.
Judging from that look, I also know that it was a soldier led by the Eastern Palace Guard.
Li Tai couldn't trust the soldiers of other troops, so he asked the soldiers led by the Eastern Palace to come.
"Duke Lu, long time no see. When he heard that Duke Lu returned to Chang'an from the front line, His Royal Highness specially asked me to wait here."
"It seems that I'm coming at the right time." Kong Yingda smiled when he saw Cheng Yaojin.
As long as Cheng Yaojin is stopped, the emperor's decree he brought cannot be conveyed.
This will also stabilize the prince's prestige to the greatest extent.
As for the people, no matter how much they talk about it, it is just a rumor. As long as the emperor has no order, Li Tai can sit firmly as the crown prince.
And they just need to wait for time and wait for the emperor to be poisoned...
"Kong Yingda, are you stopping me into the city here?" Cheng Yaojin naturally would not be fooled.
Kong Yingda was named Zuo Pushe by Li Tai. If only Li Tai sent someone to wait for him, then Kong Yingda would not have been sent.
Li Tai is not driven by others, and Kong Yingda is not bored either.
Kong Yingda came here because Li Tai attached great importance to himself passing on the emperor's will.
In other words, I don’t want to convey the emperor’s will.
"No, no, Duke Lu misunderstood. I am the representative of the Prince's Palace to invite you to the East Palace for a banquet."
"Of course, if Duke Lu doesn't want to, then we have to be tougher and invite him." Kong Yingda waved his hand, and the soldiers led by the Eastern Palace Guards surrounded Cheng Yaojin.
Although Cheng Yaojin is powerful, so many soldiers are not vegetarians.
Kong Yingda was not worried that Cheng Yaojin would run away at all.
"Duke Lu, please don't make everyone look ugly!" Kong Yingda and Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Kong Yingda, without saying a word, turned around and got into the carriage that had been prepared on the side.
Kong Yingda waved his hand, the carriage entered the city and headed towards the imperial city.
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"Your Majesty, the army has begun to evacuate to Cangzhou, and Duke Yi led 10,000 people to cut off the rear."
"The soldiers had nothing else to do, everything was in order."
"Your Majesty, don't worry!" In the camp, Xu Shiji and the emperor reported on military information.
Even though the actual situation was not as good as he said, Xu Shiji had to comfort the emperor like this at this moment.
The emperor's situation looks very bad.
The corners of my mouth have begun to ulcerate due to poisoning, my mouth and tongue are numb and purple, and I feel very bad.
"I don't worry that it's fake. I know my situation myself, so I will definitely not be able to support myself."
Chapter completed!