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Chapter 550: The Crown Prince Succeeds to the Throne
Strictly speaking, it is a good thing for the prince to go on the expedition with the army.

Because the prince does not need to do much to gain considerable military merit with the army, and if the army is defeated, it is naturally the problem of the generals and has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince.

Throughout the dynasties, emperors were afraid that the crown prince would take control of the military power.

The passing of Emperor Taizong Wen once again strongly proved that such concerns were not unnecessary.

It can be said that Li Zhi made such arrangements in order to allow Li Qingchen to begin to establish a good relationship with the military, win over the military's morale, and facilitate future rule.

But there are always two sides to everything.

First, joining the army in the battle is risky. The prince is also a flesh and blood being, and if he is killed he will die!
Second, if the prince leaves Chang'an, Queen Wang will be alone.

Even if something happened during this period, it would be difficult for Crown Prince Li Qingchen to cause unrest because he was away, after all, the army and generals were arranged by Li Zhi.

Furthermore, if something happened to Queen Wang, they could use Queen Wang's influence to attack the Crown Prince. Even if they couldn't depose him directly, they could at least shake the Crown Prince's stability.

Without the queen, the prince, who was alone in the palace, would be easier to deal with.

After all, no matter how much the civil and military officials like Li Qingchen, the current emperor is Li Zhi after all!

This is the prince's inherent disadvantage when facing the emperor.

Not everyone is Li Shimin.

Throughout history, the number of successful coups led by princes can be counted on one hand.

The previous one was Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, Li Qingchen’s great-great-grandfather!
According to normal procedures, it would be difficult for Li Qingchen to refuse Li Zhi's arrangement.

In this way, he will inevitably be involved in a long political struggle, which will not be decided until many years later.

But then again: many things are irrational and illogical.

and so.

Li Qingchen revealed his cards.

Straightening up, he looked at Li Zhi and sighed.

Li Zhi frowned even more deeply when he saw this, and his voice was filled with heavy pressure and coldness: "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? I don't mean anything else, but can you explain what you mean?"

Li Qingchen no longer regarded himself as a son and subject, let alone addressed himself as the emperor.

Words like you and me can be considered disrespectful not only to the emperor, but even between father and son in the common people.

With a bang, Li Zhi threw down the memorial and slammed the table.

"presumptuous!!"

The sound of thunder and rage echoed in the hall.

In an instant, the eunuchs and palace maids who had been silently standing by all knelt down on the ground, trembling with fear as if they wished they didn't have ears.

Li Qingchen had no intention of embarrassing them, so he waved his hand and said, "Everyone, leave!"

The eunuchs and palace maids immediately responded and wanted to leave.

However, Li Zhi said, "Stop! Stay here and listen carefully!" He looked at Li Qingchen again, with a burning fire in his eyes.

What was violated was not only his authority as a father, but also his supremacy as an emperor.

"You don't respect your father, you don't respect your king. Is this the result of your studying for the past ten years?" Li Zhi said in a cold voice.

When Li Qingchen heard this, instead of being frightened, he burst into laughter.

"I know you are very happy now, why do you have to act like this?"

"you!"

"I know exactly what you mean. You want our mother to make room for that woman, and you also want me, someone you have never liked since childhood, to stay away from you." Li Qingchen told the truth naturally.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace broke out in cold sweat and trembled when they heard this.

When they heard these words, they felt that most of their lives were gone, and the earth was almost buried up to their necks.

However, Li Zhi was no longer angry, but looked at Li Qingchen deeply.

At this moment, he suddenly felt as if he had gotten to know his son all over again.

After a long while, he said, "You shouldn't have said that." His tone was so cold, so cold that it was chilling.

Li Qingchen laughed: "If you don't tell me, I will play a political game with you. Actually, I like to play, but unfortunately, I don't have that much time now."

"Oh?" Li Zhi stood up slowly, a sense of oppression gradually rising in his eyes: "Then what do you want to do?" Li Qingchen stared into his eyes with a sincere expression.

"How about I compensate you by letting you succeed in cultivation in your next life and become a member of the immortal class?"

Li Zhi was stunned.

Li Qingchen pursed his lips and smiled.

"Are you crazy?" Li Zhi was surprised and suspicious.

Li Qingchen did not answer, but just raised his head and waved towards the sky above the Tai Chi Hall.

Suddenly, the golden dragon of the Tang Dynasty's destiny penetrated the roof, shrank its body, and circled around Li Qingchen obediently.

Li Zhi's pupils constricted and he was shocked.

"Don't worry, your other sons will be fine, and the Tang Dynasty will be better than you think."

"What are you going to do?!" Li Zhi asked with his eyes wide open, but at this moment he looked a little bit more timid.

Li Qingchen gently scratched the dragon scales of the Fortune Golden Dragon and said, "See you in the next life."

"Li Qingchen! How dare you kill your father?!"

"Don't be silly, why would I kill you?" Li Qingchen smiled and turned to look outside the hall. "The weather is so hot, do you want to swim?"

Li Zhi was shocked and furious: "How dare you do this, you rebellious son?"

Having said that, Li Zhi suddenly found that his body began to walk out of the palace completely out of control, so he could only shout: "Come here! Come here! Capture this rebellious son for me!"

No one answered.

It was not until this moment that he suddenly realized that the eunuchs and palace maids in the Taiji Hall had not moved at all, and even their eyes seemed frozen.

The same goes for the people guarding around the Tai Chi Hall.

As he stepped out of the Taiji Hall, Li Zhi felt inexplicably frightened.

"You are a traitor, let me go! I won't go swimming!"

Li Qingchen's smile did not diminish: "No, you really want to swim." As he said this, the golden dragon of luck rushed into Li Zhi's body. Immediately, Li Zhi's expression suddenly changed. He lowered his head slightly and walked away silently.

Li Qingchen turned around and went straight back to the East Palace.

An hour later, the eunuch came hurriedly to report.

"Your Highness, His Majesty has accidentally fallen into the water and has not yet woken up. Please go and check on him quickly!"

Li Qingchen was shocked and set off in a hurry.

When he hurried over, he only heard the ministers in the hall wailing loudly.

One voice was particularly clear:
"Your Majesty... passed away!"

After a period of commotion and noise, under the auspices of Zhangsun Wuji, with the support of all civil and military officials in the court and with the personal witness of the Queen, Crown Prince Li Qingchen succeeded to the throne in front of the Queen's coffin.

this moment.

The fortunes of the Tang Dynasty suddenly soared.

The fluctuations of luck that surged like the raging waves of the four seas shook the entire Southern Continent and attracted countless powerful beings from the three realms to watch.

At this time, they suddenly discovered that the young emperor who had just succeeded to the throne was so similar to the Xuanling Emperor of Heaven and Hell!
And this is not the end.

The improvement in the Tang Dynasty's fortunes soon spread to the entire human race.

The fortune of the human race rose suddenly, alarming many sages including the Three Ancestors, Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in the Fire Cloud Cave.

As the pioneers and leaders of the human race, the changes in the destiny of the human race are particularly evident in them.

at the same time.

Although the Xuanling Emperor Palace in Heaven, the Xuanling City in the Underworld, and the Xuanling Mountain in the Human World are separated into three realms, nine levels of dragon roars sounded at the same time, shaking the universe.

The dojo on earth.

In front of Hong Chen, the Red Dust Sword that suddenly jumped out from the True Spirit trembled incessantly.

A strong humanitarian atmosphere enveloped Hong Chen.

(End of this chapter)