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Chapter 90: Zhangsun Wuji's Purpose, Li Shimin's Heartbeat and Cruelty

Wang Xuance was extremely happy when he heard Li Shimin's words. He didn't know anything else. He only knew that he had made a lot of money during this trip to Chang'an. He got more supplies than he expected, and the development of Lingnan would be smoother.

Wang Xuance was deeply moved. At this moment, Wang Xuance completely regarded Li Shimin as a good brother of Li Yuanji.

"I thank the King of Qin. I am sure that when the King of Qi knows about this, he will be grateful for the King of Qin's care and love for his brother. I will definitely convey the King of Qin's love for the King of Qi to the King of Qi."

Although Li Shimin wanted to curse in his heart, he had to talk to Wang Xuance with emotion and worry. After a while, Wang Xuance left with satisfaction.

After leaving the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Wang Xuance smiled and shook his head, then returned to the official inn.

In the Prince of Qin's Mansion, after Wang Xuance left, Li Shimin's face became completely gloomy, his hands were clenched tightly, and his chest heaved. Li Yuanji said that he didn't know who in the Prince of Qin's Mansion did it, but he was not stupid enough to really believe it.

Although Wang Xuance did not say who did it, Li Shimin already knew who did it based on the content of the letter.

Li Shimin really didn't expect that he would actually do such a thing. So what? But he was totally unaware of it, which made him very angry. As for Li Yuan, if he had known about it, if they had discussed it, he would not have been so passive, let alone quarreled with Li Yuan.

No wonder he felt something was very wrong with him today. He didn't think much about it at first and thought it was due to his fatigue. Thinking about it now, Li Shimin felt like a pig. He didn't receive any news about such a big thing.

After a while, Li Shimin let out a long sigh, slowly loosened his clenched fists, his complexion gradually recovered, and his mood gradually stabilized.

"Jingde, go to the main hall and call the auxiliary machine."

Li Shimin's voice was very calm. He was no longer angry at this moment because he knew that anger was useless now that things had come to this point. The most urgent thing now was how to deal with this matter.

He was not so distressed about sending the supplies to Li Yuanji. This matter could have seriously injured Li Yuanji, but now it was just the loss of some money and food, which the Qin Palace could still bear.

After a while, Changsun Wuji arrived. Li Shimin asked Yuchi Gong to guard outside the door and not allow anyone to approach.

Li Shimin looked at Zhangsun Wuji, his elder brother-in-law, good friend, and subordinate. The friendship between them was far stronger than that between him and anyone else. Now that he still did not take the initiative to admit it, Li Shimin felt the anger in his heart begin to beat again.

"Assistant, at this point, are you still unwilling to talk to me?"

Li Shimin was very angry. This was the first time he called himself the king in front of Zhangsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji could feel Li Shimin's anger and immediately fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, I did this. I sent someone to contact Feng Xuan to do this, but I have handled it cleanly. No one can find out that I did it. The people in Feng Xuan's house have been bribed by me to pass on and destroy the evidence. I did it all for your Majesty. Going to Lingnan with the title of King of Qi shows that the saint is preparing to let King Qi return to the capital. King Qi's trip to Lingnan will definitely strengthen himself. When he returns to Chang'an, the prince's power will be even greater.

I sent people to kill the King of Qi in order to put the blame on the Crown Prince. Lingnan is remote and the people there almost regard themselves as local emperors. Apart from the sage and the crown prince, who can persuade them? And as Xuanling said, if the King of Qi died in Lingnan, the sage would certainly be angry.

Everyone in the world knows about the conflict between the King and the King of Qi. It is so obvious and imminent. In addition, the Sage is inherently suspicious. Even if the Prince has evidence, the Sage will inevitably wonder whether this was done by the Prince just to put the blame on the King.

The sage saw clearly the struggle between the king and the prince. It was the sage who instigated it. Everyone in the court knew about it. Moreover, the king was extremely wise. Things like this that could be seen at a glance were the most suspicious. The prince would directly become a suspect in everyone's mind.

If the Qin Palace makes another move at that time, the Sage will certainly think that it was the Crown Prince's doing. In addition, the King of Qi was killed when the Sage was in power, so the Sage will certainly be furious and will abolish the Crown Prince. By then, the King of Qi will be dead, the Crown Prince will be abolished, and only the King of Qin can shoulder the heavy responsibility.

By then, the sage will be disheartened and have no intention of dealing with court affairs, but he has to deal with them. The crown prince has already been deposed, and the sage has no choice but to let the king act as regent. As long as he takes over the power, even if the sage notices it later, it will be too late.

As long as the matter is settled, Your Majesty will be the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. The Saint is already old and has reached the age where he needs rest. At that time, the government affairs can only be handed over to Your Majesty, but it is not justified. Since Your Majesty is handling state affairs on behalf of the Emperor, he must be given the title of Crown Prince, so that it can be justified.

But I did not expect that Feng Xuan was so useless and his ambush failed. If I had known this earlier, I would not have done it.

Your Majesty, I am really thinking about you!"

After listening to Zhangsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin no longer had the anger he had just felt. After listening to them, Li Shimin kept thinking in his mind. He suddenly realized that what Zhangsun Wuji said, once successful, he really had a great chance of taking the throne directly.

He knew Li Yuan's character very well. All three of them were legitimate sons. Although Li Yuan valued him and Li Jiancheng more, he also loved Li Yuanji. In particular, Li Yuan was most averse to taking action against his relatives, because the people Li Yuan trusted the most were his relatives.

Today, the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty are all from the Li family. Even if they have other surnames, Li Yuan will eventually give them the surname Li, such as Li Yi (Luo Yi) and Li Shiji (Xu Shiji, Li Ji). As long as people from other surnames hold military power, they will be given the surname Li by Li Yuan.

Once Li Yuanji died, Li Yuan would certainly be furious. By then, as long as someone revealed that it was someone from Chang'an who did it, Li Yuan would definitely focus directly on him and Li Jiancheng, just like he is doing now. Then things would return to the present. Precisely because Li Yuan was suspicious, he, who was most likely to do this, was actually the least likely to do it.

As long as forged evidence appeared in this process and the angry Li Yuan could not distinguish it, Li Jiancheng would definitely be deposed because Li Yuanji was dead.

Once Li Jiancheng was deposed, Li Yuan had no choice but to make Li Shimin the crown prince for the stability of the Tang Dynasty. As long as he became the crown prince, what would it matter even if Li Yuan reacted later?
By then he was in power and Li Yuan had no choice but to abdicate.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's heart was suddenly moved, but the reality now was that Li Yuanji was not dead.

Li Shimin looked towards Changsun Wuji with even more resentment. If he had known earlier that he could use Li Yuanji's life to successfully put him in the throne, he would have done it!
(End of this chapter)