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Chapter 67: The Battle in Chang'an Escalates
In a luxurious mansion in Chang'an, a man was thinking about something in the study. Suddenly, there was a sound from the door, and a middle-aged man came in a moment later.

"Master, news came back from Lingnan that the plan failed. Feng Xuan sent out two thousand soldiers, but not one of them escaped."

The man sitting in the study looked even darker when he heard this.

"Useless! Even with the power of the Feng family in Lingnan, they still failed. They are really barbarians!

You go down now and deal with this matter thoroughly. Get rid of all those who knew about it. Since Li Yuanji escaped, he is lucky."

The middle-aged man immediately retreated solemnly, leaving the man alone in the study.

The man thought for a while and finally walked out of the study.

"Come here, prepare the carriage and go to the Qin Palace."

Inside the imperial palace, Li Yuan was concentrating with his eyes closed when an old eunuch hurried in.

"Your Majesty, news has come from Lingnan that Tan Dian, Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan and others have rebelled."

Li Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and rushed towards the old eunuch with great momentum, making the old eunuch crawl on the ground.

"really?"

"Sir, it is absolutely true."

Li Yuan's face darkened, and then he asked, "What about the King of Qi? Hasn't he already entered Lingnan?"

The old eunuch below was trembling and pinching his hands together, just to keep himself awake.

"Your Majesty, after the King of Qi entered Guizhou, his exact whereabouts are unknown. According to the route he took, he should have reached Xiuzhou."

Li Yuan began to ponder. He had not paid much attention to Lingnan before, but after Li Yuanji went to Lingnan, he began to pay more attention to it than before. He really did not expect that as soon as he paid attention, someone would actually rebel.

"Go and call the Crown Prince and the King of Qin into the palace."

"The slaves obey the order."

The old eunuch slowly retreated, but Li Yuan missed Li Yuanji in his heart. He felt annoyed when he was in Chang'an, and missed him again after leaving. Especially when the rebellion broke out in Lingnan, Li Yuan was a little worried, because Li Yuanji's ability in fighting was really obvious to all.

In the Eastern Palace, Li Jiancheng was discussing things with Wang Gui, Wei Zheng and others.

"I have asked the emperor for permission to transfer Zhengping (Wei Ting) from Shizhou back to Chang'an, but he refused. Do you have any solution?"

As soon as Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Wei Zheng stood up immediately.

"Prince, you cannot talk about this matter now. Zhengping's matter is the pain of the Saint. The Saint must already know the reason. If you continue to talk about this matter, it will definitely make the Saint unhappy, and the Saint must have some thoughts in his mind.

When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, Zhengping can be transferred back to Chang'an. The most important thing now is to let the King of Qin go to the north. Half a month ago, the Turks invaded Youzhou. The Prince of Lujiang has been the governor of Youzhou for a short time. Although he has a good relationship with the crown prince, he is cowardly and incompetent and has no talent for being a general.

Although Wang Junkuo is assisting us, we are still not strong enough to resist the invasion of the Turks. The prince can recommend to the saint that the King of Qin lead the army.

As long as the King of Qin leaves Chang'an, there are ways to prevent him from coming back. The most important thing now is this matter. Please prioritize it, Prince."

Li Jiancheng looked a little unhappy when he heard Wei Zheng's words. It was his own idea to write to Li Yuan to ask Wei Ting to come back. He did so because he had the upper hand in the court and Li Yuan had already made it clear that he would inherit the throne.

And he really needs talents now. Wei Ting is extremely talented and is also his confidant. Now is the time for him to rescue him. Not only did he not get the upper hand with Li Yuan, but he was also pointed at by Wei Zheng and criticized like this. Li Jiancheng must be very unhappy at this moment.

Wang Gui watched Li Jiancheng's expression darken and immediately stood up. "Prince, Xuancheng's words are indeed correct. The most important thing now is to get the King of Qin to leave Chang'an as soon as possible. Only after the King of Qin leaves, the Crown Prince will have no worries. Even if the Saint is shaken, there is nothing he can do as long as he is not in Chang'an.

The matter of Zhengping originally involved the crown prince. The sage exiled Zhengping to Shizhou in order to protect the crown prince and to calm the matter. It is indeed not appropriate to mention it again before the crown prince inherits the throne.

However, it is no harm to mention it once. Not only can it test the Saint's attitude, but it can also show that the prince is nostalgic and has a heart for talent. The Saint will definitely not condemn it."

After listening to Wang Gui's words, Li Jiancheng's expression finally recovered a little and he slowly smiled. While he was speaking, Feng Li hurriedly walked in from outside the hall.

"Report to the Crown Prince, military reports have come in from Youzhou that the Turks have invaded, and Wang Junkuo led his army to fight and defeated the Turks, beheading more than 2,000 people and capturing more than 5,000 horses. The Turks have retreated."

Li Jiancheng stood up immediately after hearing this. Wang Gui and Wei Zheng were both surprised. This was originally good news for the Tang Dynasty, but no one was happy, especially Li Jiancheng, who wished he could kill Wang Junkuo.

He had just said that he would take advantage of the Turkic invasion of Youzhou to let Li Shimin go, but this man directly drove the Turks away, and Wei Zheng's plan was stillborn. Li Jiancheng was really furious.

But Wei Zheng and Wang Gui were helpless, and then Wang Gui spoke again.

"Prince, although the Turks' invasion of Youzhou was defeated, they will definitely not give up their intention to invade the Tang Dynasty. There will still be opportunities in the future. There is no need to worry about this matter. It is just a matter of waiting for some time.

Now that Wang Junkuo has made such a great contribution, the sage will certainly issue an edict to allow Wang Junkuo to come to the capital. The prince can then recruit him well. His ability is evident in his ability to defeat the Turks."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiancheng had no choice but to nod his head. What else could he do? This was the only way.

After a while, Feng Li came in again.

"Prince, someone has come from the palace and told you to come to the palace immediately."

In the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Li Shimin was discussing with Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

“Prince Qin, the situation is not favorable to us now. The Crown Prince has repeatedly launched attacks on the people in my Qin Palace. If this continues, we will have no place to stand in the court.

Blindly giving in will only make us lose the initiative. During this time, I have collected a lot of evidence of crimes committed by officials in the Eastern Palace, especially the Crown Prince, who may have had affairs with the harem. If we submit these to the Saint, it will surely deal a heavy blow to the Eastern Palace!"

The first person to speak was Changsun Wuji. After hearing this, Li Shimin just frowned and thought without saying anything. Du Ruhui below spoke next.

“King Qin, I don’t agree with Fu Ji’s words. We are indeed gradually losing power in the court now, but even if we restore our influence in the court, the crown prince will still have the upper hand, which will only make the crown prince pay more attention to us.

There is a saying that if you want to kill someone, you must first make him crazy. Now was the time when Li Jiancheng was becoming more and more proud, and he even asked the saint to allow Wei Ting to return to the court. Jiang Wengang was originally from the Eastern Palace, and while the saint and the King of Qin were not in the palace for the summer vacation, he mobilized foreign troops to enter Chang'an. In order to protect the prince, the saint had to punish Yang Wengang, Wei Ting and others.

Now that the prince has asked the saint to plead for Wei Ting, it is enough to show that the prince has begun to show signs of madness. In this case, there is no harm in letting the prince be even more crazy.

Now we have been preparing for nearly half a year, and we only need to prepare for another half a year, and we will surely be able to turn defeat into victory. Our real problem now is that Youzhou has been invaded by the Turks, and the East Palace is very likely to use this incident to make the King of Qin leave Chang'an.

Once we leave Chang'an, everything will be over!"

Changsun Wuji looked at Du Ruhui deeply. His face was extremely gloomy at this moment, but he didn't say anything else.

Li Shimin was also full of worries. Li Jiancheng kept pressing him in the court and constantly wrote to Li Yuan to ask him to go to the north to defend against the Turks. It was impossible for Li Shimin not to hate him.

After a while, Li Shimin slowly spoke.

"Assistant, the evidence you have must be kept safe and not leaked. Now is not the time for us to fight back. If we cannot kill the snake with one blow, we will be the ones in danger.

Ke Ming is right. If you want to kill him, you must first make him crazy. So let him get even more crazy. Now my father is less eager to let me go to the north than before. We still have a chance."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered. How could it be possible for him to leave Chang'an and completely let go of the idea!
(End of this chapter)