novelhk Chapter 1067 Fang Xiang, Chao Cuo
Chapter 1067 Fang Xiang, Chao Cuo
When Changsun Wuji arrived at the Taiji Hall, Emperor Li II had already asked Tang Jian to take the Tibetan envoy back to the Honglu Temple.
At the same time, he covered up the Duan inkstone, which Fang Yiai called "evidence", with the memorial on the table.
"Your Majesty... I am innocent..." Although Changsun Wuji really wanted to find Fang Yihai to have a good chat, His Majesty Li II had locked him up in the Zongzheng Temple.
"Wuji, what do you think... Is Kuan'er more suitable to be the crown prince than Chengqian?" Emperor Li II obviously didn't even intend to listen to Changsun Wuji's words.
But Changsun Wuji dared not disobey the words of Emperor Li II.
“Your Majesty?” Zhang Sun Wuji was trembling as he spoke: “Your Majesty…Your Majesty, I don’t know…”
"I don't know?" His Majesty Li II raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then said, "Besides Kuan'er, among the princes, is there anyone who can be qualified to be the crown prince?"
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Sun Wuji knelt down on the spot upon hearing this: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is intelligent, kind, and has great strategies. I can't think of anyone better than him...except...except the King of Chu. And the King of Chu...he has no intention of becoming the Crown Prince..."
"So..." Seeing that Zhangsun Wuji had at least told him the truth, His Majesty Li II continued to slowly put pressure on him: "Fuji, do you still think that Cheng Qian is more suitable to be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Yes!" When Changsun Wuji heard His Majesty Li II call him "Assistant Machine", cold sweat broke out on his back: "I do think so!"
"Very good." His Majesty Li II nodded upon hearing this, and then stopped talking.
And Changsun Wuji was also confused for a moment.
No...what about the second half of the sentence?
What do you mean by not letting me get up?
"Wait a minute." After saying this, His Majesty Li II picked up the memorial and continued to review it: "We have to wait a little longer to decide the winner."
What wins or loses?
Changsun Wuji became even more confused.
But he could only kneel silently in the center of the hall and wait quietly.
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On the other hand, an uninvited guest came today to the Secretariat where Fang Xuanling worked.
"Mr. Fang, I am the personal guard of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. I came to Chang'an this time to follow Mr. Fang—"
"Wait a moment." Fang Xuanling's eyelids began to twitch wildly since he saw the guy in black clothes in front of him: "Yi Ai returned to Chang'an?"
"Yes, Mr. Fang—"
"—Where is he?"
"Uh..." Seeing Fang Xuanling so anxious, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu pretended to hesitate and said, "Now... I should go to the palace to complain to His Majesty."
"What is he suing for?!" Fang Xuanling could no longer sit still.
"Mr. Fang, this is what happened..." Seeing Fang Xuanling's reaction, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu hurriedly told him the whole cause and effect of the matter.
But when he finished speaking, Fang Xuanling was no longer anxious: "I see... So... Your Excellency came here to give me the treasure bag?"
"That's right." After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu handed the golden brocade bag to Fang Xuanling.
After Fang Xuanling took the brocade bag, he opened it.
Then... he saw the "unfathomable" nature of His Royal Highness the King of Chu: Lord Fang, you are not Lin Xiangru, and Changsun Wuji is not Lian Po. My father is the King of Qin, not the King of Zhao. The Tang Dynasty today is not the State of Zhao. As for the foreign races surrounding the Tang Dynasty, none of them are qualified to be the King of Qin. Now, Yiai has entered the palace, and Changsun Wuji may harm him immediately after hearing the news. Will you save your own son or not?
"Ha...haha..." Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sneer after reading Li Kuan's words: "Your Highness the King of Chu...you really put me on the same level as the Duke of Zhao!"
"So Prime Minister Fang is not going to take action?" Seeing Fang Xuanling's attitude, the guard leader immediately said playfully, "Mr. Fang... His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu... did not classify you as being on the same level as the Duke of Zhao. But even if you are one level higher than the Duke of Zhao, so what?"
"What do you say?" Fang Xuanling realized that the other party was mocking him, so he said with a gloomy look: "For the sake of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, I will not care about you sneaking into the Secretariat without permission. Please leave quickly, otherwise... I will call for help!"
"Alas..." The guard leader sighed upon hearing this: "Mr. Fang, for me, sneaking into the Secretariat is much more difficult than breaking into it..."
"..." When Fang Xuanling heard what the other party said, he didn't know how to refute for a moment.
"Mr. Fang," the guard leader saw Fang Xuanling didn't say anything, so he continued, "You are now the Prince's Junior Tutor and Minister of Works. Although Changsun Wuji also has these titles, you are the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty after all. Why are you afraid of him?"
"I won't be fooled by you!" Fang Xuanling saw that the other party was still trying to fool him, so he said with a straight face: "No matter what -"
"——In any case, Fang Xuanling in the 1th year of Zhenguan will never be in danger of becoming Chao Cuo. But...it's hard to say..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw Fang Xuanling's face suddenly changed after hearing him mention "Chao Cuo". He couldn't help but feel a little regretful and said: "Now Prime Minister Fang, even though he has great power in the court, he is still keeping a low profile and assessing the situation... By the way... Prime Minister Fang, I wonder if you have the habit of swearing by the Wei River?" (Note )
"You!" Fang Xuanling was completely enraged. "Who are you? How did you know about the conversation between me and His Majesty in the Taiji Hall? And who is Sima Yi? I—"
"—— Lord Fang, calm down..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu pretended to be scared: "What are you talking about... I don't understand... What I mean is that the Luoshui oath has become a bad thing because of Sima Yi, but the Weishui River is different... The Weishui River is good... Really..."
"How on earth did you know that--" Fang Xuanling was now afraid of one thing. If the person in front of him was someone that Emperor Li II had placed next to the King of Chu, then if he evaded responsibility, he would be disobeying His Majesty's wishes.
"Didn't His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu often go to the Taiji Hall to deliver meals to His Majesty? He overheard this and learned about Chao Cuo, a remarkable figure. His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu even planned to ask Fang Xiangcheng to personally protect Chao Cuo. He has nothing but respect for you."
"..." Fang Xuanling was now extremely wary of His Royal Highness the King of Chu - so whether the other party's words were true or false was no longer important at the moment.