Chapter 41 The Eldest Princess
Li Chengze seemed confident and continued: "The best strategy is to let the emperor have the idea of deposing the prince himself, not because of my oppression."
"The emperor's current mentality is a bit like that of a rebellious child. The better I perform and the more I can overwhelm the prince, the more the emperor will be inclined to protect him." Li Chengze explained.
"From the emperor's perspective, the prince is like his buffer zone." Li Chengze further elaborated, "When the prince is in power, he can mediate between me and the prince."
"If the prince is no longer here, the emperor will have to face me directly and handle the relationship with me personally."
Although Fan Xian felt that Li Chengze's analysis was reasonable, he was more concerned about how to achieve this: "Your Highness's words are very reasonable, but the key is, how can we make the emperor himself have the idea of deposing the prince?"
Li Chengze looked at Fan Xian and seemed a little dissatisfied with his reliance: "Are you becoming less and less thoughtful lately?"
Then, Li Chengze changed the topic: "What is the prince's name?"
"Li Chengqian." Fan Xian replied with some confusion, not understanding why Li Chengze asked this suddenly.
Li Chengze's question may seem random, but in fact it may hide his next plan. "Have you ever known the history of the Tang Dynasty? For example, the story of Prince Li Chengqian." Li Chengze asked curiously.
Fan Xian looked a little confused and replied: "The history of the Tang Dynasty? I only know some basic ones, such as Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, and those heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. As for Li Chengqian, I really don't know much about it. clear."
Li Chengze smiled helplessly and said, "Li Chengqian was Li Shimin's son and the prince at the time. But he was later suppressed by Li Shimin for treason, and his position as prince was deprived of him."
After hearing this, Fan Xian seemed to have some understanding and asked, "You mean, we want the current prince to follow the same path?"
Li Chengze nodded: "If you want the prince to lose his right to inherit, what is a more direct and effective way than to let him rebel?"
Fan Xian thought for a while and raised a question: "But the prince is not stupid, why would he choose to rebel for no reason? After all, as long as he makes no mistakes, the throne will be his sooner or later, why take the risk?"
Li Chengze was silent for a moment, seeming to be thinking about how to answer this question.
Fan Xian shook his head slightly, feeling unbelievable at Li Chengze's proposal. As the future monarch, it sounds like a fantasy for the prince to conspire against him.
"Do you really think that as long as the prince makes no mistakes, the throne will naturally be passed to him?" Li Chengze seemed to be challenging Fan Xian's common sense.
"Isn't this obvious? The Crown Prince is..." Fan Xian was about to continue speaking when he suddenly realized something and his words stopped abruptly.
He turned to look at Li Chengze, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "You mean, the emperor is the grand master?"
"That's right." Li Chengze nodded affirmatively, "The lifespan of a Grand Master is far longer than that of ordinary people. Living two hundred years is not a problem."
"So, if the prince learns that the emperor is a great master and can live to be two hundred years old," Li Chengze continued with a playful smile, "won't he have different thoughts?" Fan Xian was silent, he had to Admit it, Li Chengze’s words do make some sense.
"So, what we need to do first is to expose the fact that the emperor is the grand master?" Fan Xian began to understand Li Chengze's plan.
"That's right." Li Chengze nodded in agreement.
"However, the emperor has been hiding it for so long, and no one knows his true identity yet," Fan Xian asked, "How can we reveal this secret?"
This question made both of them think deeply. After all, it is not easy to reveal such a major secret.
"Just wait and see. Some things lose their mystery if revealed in advance." Faced with Fan Xian's questioning, Li Chengze just smiled mysteriously and did not reveal more.
"Really, I hate it the most when you say something half-heartedly and leave half the words unanswered." Fan Xian complained. His interest was piqued, but was suddenly interrupted. It felt like it was hanging in mid-air, which was uncomfortable.
He made an analogy: "It's like going on a date with a girl. You have dinner, movies, and shopping. Everything is ready. At the last moment, you are told that you can't continue. How disappointing it is."
The two did not go any further on this topic and instead talked about other things. As the night got darker, Fan Xian felt that Lin Wan'er should not be left alone to spend the night, so he said goodbye and left.
In the next few days, the entire Kyoto and even the entire Qing Kingdom were shaken by an incident. Although the prince's confinement was a big deal, it involved the privacy of the royal family, so it was not widely spread among the people except for officials in the court.
Time flies, and more than a week has passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Li Chengze's reputation was like the rising sun, rising gradually and no one could stop its light.
At the same time, the events in Shijiazhen gradually became clear under the investigation of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and other departments. Under the guidance of Emperor Qing's will, the truth of the incident gradually emerged. As for the parts related to the prince, they were handled skillfully to minimize the prince's responsibility. Li Chengze knew this very well, but did not intervene because it was Emperor Qing's intention. What could he do?
During this period, Li Chengze devoted all his energy to his own cultivation, constantly running the Dragon Divine Art and absorbing the power contained in Dragon Yuan. As time goes by, his cultivation level is steadily improving, and like his reputation, it is growing day by day.
One day, Li Chengze was sitting quietly practicing, and the power of dragon essence in his body surged like an open floodgate. Under the guidance of the Dragon Divine Art, these powers were quickly absorbed by him.
Suddenly, he felt something cracking inside his body, and he couldn't help but feel happy. However, he was not distracted by this. Instead, he continued to focus on the Dragon Divine Art, absorbing the power of Dragon Yuan bit by bit, and improving his cultivation. for.
After an unknown amount of time, when Li Chengze felt a slight swelling in his veins, he knew that his cultivation had reached a new level. Li Chengze's breath suddenly surged like a tidal wave. He suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up from the ground lightly, with a satisfied smile on his face.
His cultivation has successfully broken through and reached the ninth level. Relying on the uniqueness of the Dragon Divine Art and the mysterious power of Long Yuan, he is confident that even under the Grand Master, he can compete with other masters, whether it is Haitang Duoduo at the ninth level or Hong at the peak of the ninth level. Sixiang.
"Your Highness..." Just as Li Chengze was immersed in the joy of his breakthrough in cultivation, Xie Bi'an's voice came from outside the door. Along with the knock on the door, he announced: "The eldest princess is visiting."
Li Chengze put away his smile, straightened his clothes, and prepared to welcome the arrival of the eldest princess.
(End of chapter)