Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Residence.
Wei Zheng saw the news in the newspaper early in the morning and knew that Cai Bida had sold his house. He was helpless about it. The Eastern Palace had pinned their hopes on Cai Bida. They hoped that Cai Bida could run the First Teahouse well and make it prosper. But in the end, Cai Bida failed to live up to Li Jiancheng's expectations.
Not only that, but he also suffered a great loss.
Wei Zheng sent someone to investigate Cai Bida. When the person came back to report, he learned that Cai Bida had left the First Teahouse and went straight out of Chang 'an City.
It was impossible to find someone after leaving Chang 'an.
Wei Zheng also frowned.
Yesterday, Cai Bida came to the Eastern Palace to ask for his help to get through the difficulties. But Wei Zheng ignored him. He didn't expect that Cai Bida had run away.
All of the Eastern Palace's recent efforts had been for naught.
Wei Zheng didn't dare to delay. He got up and went to see Li Jiancheng. When he saw Li Jiancheng in the study, Li Jiancheng happened to have just read the latest Tang dynasty newspaper.
Li Jiancheng clenched his fists and slammed them on the table. He said angrily, "Damn Wang Minzhi. He forced Cai Bida to do this. Not only that, the Tang dynasty newspaper made Cai Bida look so bad. It's Du Qi's conspiracy. Du Qi also deserves to die! "
In Li Jiancheng's heart, Du Qi must be killed.
When he ascended the throne, he would kill Du Qi.
Wang Minzhi also deserved to die.
Wei Zheng waited for Li Jiancheng to vent before saying, "Your Highness, I just received the news. Cai Bida couldn't stand the humiliation. He can't stand in Chang 'an and has left. Our First Teahouse is completely ruined. "
Boom!!
Li Jiancheng felt as if thunder had exploded in his head.
He was stunned.
There was a short period of blankness.
In order to run the First Teahouse, Li Jiancheng spent a lot of money and gave it to Cai Bida to run it.
However, before the First Teahouse started to make money, everything was over. It meant that all Li Jiancheng's efforts during this period were in vain.
The loss was too great.
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and said, "This trash Cai Bida, he failed to live up to this prince's expectations. He really deserves to die. He still wanted to leave? Dream on. Arrange for people to go out of the city and capture Cai Bida. Execute him on the spot. "
"Crown Prince, you mustn't!"
Wei Zheng shook his head and advised, "Your Highness, if you kill Cai Bida, you will be targeted. Moreover, Cai Bida had already left Chang 'an. There were so many people that it would be difficult to find him. There's no point in pursuing the matter of Cai Bida now. "
Li Jiancheng growled, "How can I be satisfied if I don't kill Cai Bida?"
Wei Zheng said, "Your Highness, the most important thing right now is to stabilize the situation and stabilize your position. During this time, because of Du Qi, the Crown Prince had lost his sacred heart, and some officials in the court had begun to leave the Crown Prince. This is extremely disadvantageous for the Eastern Palace. "
Wei Zheng paused for a moment before continuing, "Therefore, I implore Your Highness to shift your focus to the state. As for other matters, or Du Qi's matter, we won't bother about it for the time being. "
Li Jiancheng clenched his fists. His handsome face was full of anger and unwillingness.
"Reporting!"
Right at that moment, an attendant entered.
The attendant handed the latest news to Wei Zheng and turned to leave.
Wei Zheng took a look and frowned. "Your Highness, this news came from the northern border. Li Daen, the Duke of Dingxiang, sent a message saying that Xieli Khan of the north had sent troops to invade the Daizhou border. He is under great pressure guarding the Yanmen Gate and is requesting the court to respond. "
Li Jiancheng said, "This is not strange. After all, in recent years, the Turks in the north would occasionally invade the border. If not for the instability of the court, father would have sent troops to wipe out the Turks long ago. "
Li Jiancheng was extremely hostile toward the Turks.
After all, the Turks were in the north and could invade the south at any time, threatening the safety of the Tang dynasty.
Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment before saying, "The Duke of Dingxiang sent someone to ask for help. Xuancheng, what do you think is the biggest possibility for the court to respond?"
Wei Zheng's eyes showed that he was deep in thought. After a while, he said, "Your Highness, given the current situation, I think the biggest possibility is to send an envoy to the Turks to appease Xieli."
Li Jiancheng nodded. "The court's main focus is still on suppressing Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and the others. If the external threat is not eliminated, it will never be possible to attack the Turks. As you said, father will most likely send an envoy to stabilize the situation. "
Wei Zheng said, "Your Highness is wise!"
Li Jiancheng leaned forward and suddenly said, "Xuancheng, you said that father will most likely send an envoy to the Turks. Can we use this opportunity to deal with Du Qi? In other words, he placed Du Qi in the diplomatic mission. We can't deal with Du Qi in Chang 'an, but after Du Qi leaves Chang' an, it will be easy to deal with him. "
Whoosh!
Wei Zheng's expression changed.
He looked at Li Jiancheng and frowned. Because he felt that Li Jiancheng was the Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty, the heir to the throne of the country, yet he kept targeting Du Qi. He really didn't have much foresight.
In fact, Li Yuan was old. Li Jiancheng waited patiently for a few years. As long as he smoothly ascended the throne, it would be easy to decide Du Qi's life and death in the future. But now, Li Jiancheng still wanted to deal with Du Qi. Being entangled with Du Qi was not a good thing.
Once Du Qi was involved in the matter, there might be variables.
Wei Zheng said seriously, "Your Highness, let's not talk about how to deal with Du Qi after he enters the envoy group and how to deal with Du Qi. The current Du Qi is only twelve or thirteen years old. It's not easy to send him as an envoy at such a young age. Your Highness may not be able to pass this hurdle. "
After a pause, Wei Zheng said, "This matter is not easy to operate."
Li Jiancheng said, "It's just not easy to operate, it's not impossible. Xuancheng, haven't you noticed that ever since Du Qi, this kid, shocked the world, our East Palace has been suppressed in every way? This kid Du Qi is our East Palace's nemesis. If we don't get rid of Du Qi, the consequences will be unpredictable. So now, we must make a move again. "
Wei Zheng listened helplessly.
Back then, it was Li Jiancheng who wanted to deal with Du Qi. At the last moment, Du Qi should have been executed, but because of Du Qi's words and Du Qi showing Li Yuan's token, Li Jiancheng extinguished the thought of killing Du Qi, which gave rise to countless problems.
And now, Li Jiancheng was determined to kill Du Qi, which really made Wei Zheng helpless. He was also helpless to have such a crown prince who could change his mind at any time.
Wei Zheng said, "Your Highness, this subject still suggests that we don't involve Du Qi. Because once Du Qi is involved, things may change. This is what this subject is worried about. "
Li Jiancheng said, "Xuancheng, how can there be so many changes? Besides, if we don't deal with Du Qi now, it will be more and more difficult. "
"Reporting!"
At this time, another attendant entered.
This attendant quickly entered and went straight to Li Jiancheng, saying respectfully, "Your Highness, the Prince of Qi sent back a secret report from the front line."
He handed over a sealed letter.
Li Jiancheng waved his hand to dismiss the attendant and quickly opened the letter. When he finished reading, his complexion slightly changed, and his expression was incomparably solemn.
Wei Zheng hurriedly said, "Your Highness, did something happen at the front line?"
Li Jiancheng said, "It's not bad news. It's good news for the Tang dynasty. Old Four sent back the news that the front line army has destroyed Wang Shichong's army, and Dou Jiande's army has also been defeated. Now, our Tang dynasty's soldiers have begun to sweep through Luoyang and Henan. It's estimated that the army will return in triumph by the end of July at the latest. "
After a pause, Li Jiancheng continued, "Old Four's secret report came back first, so the front line army's battle report will also be sent back to Chang 'an in a day or two."
Wei Zheng heard this and said with a smile, "Your Highness, the Tang dynasty has destroyed Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. For the Tang dynasty, its strength has been further improved. For Your Highness, the Tang dynasty's strength has been consolidated, and your status has also been further improved. "
Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "Xuancheng, you've overlooked that King Qin's Mansion's strength has also been strengthened through this battle. Especially once King Qin's army returns in triumph, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with Du Qi. We have to plan Du Qi's matter, so we can't delay any longer. If we continue to delay, we won't be able to accomplish anything. "
Wei Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Du Qi was involved again.
After all, Du Qi was an obstacle that Li Jiancheng could not avoid.
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