Volume 1 The Storm Rises Chapter 164 Prison
Li Chengqian was also a little confused when he heard the satisfactory question, and it took a long time to realize what the satisfactory words meant, and hurriedly nodded: "Of course remember, what are you talking about!" ”
"We assume that one of the purposes of these Turks coming to Chang'an is to get rid of Ashina Gale so that they have a reason to go to war, do you think this assumption is valid?" ”
Li Chengqian was a little surprised, and said in disbelief: "They don't have to waste the life of a prince when they go to war, our two countries are already in constant friction, why do such a thing!" ”
Satisfying and patiently explained: "What if this Ashina Gale has a grudge against whom? For example, Ashina Muyun, he designed Ashina Gale to die in a foreign land, so that he could not only get rid of the opponent, but also start a war, wouldn't it be a matter of killing two birds with one stone! ”
Li Chengqian somewhat believed in the assumption of satisfaction, but there was still a question, "Why did the King of Chu help him do such a thing?" You must know that he came to Chang'an with a prince, and after the prince died, he couldn't escape the involvement! ”
Chengxin thought about it and had only one explanation, that is, the king of Chu did not know about this matter, so he said: "This matter still has to be talked to the king of Chu before it is resolved!" ”
Li Chengqian is also a master who does what he says, the two hit it off and immediately decided to go to the prison to see the king of Chu, and the two went to the kitchen to casually put some leftovers into the box and went to the prison.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally didn't need to greet him in advance, and the two of them arrived smoothly in front of the prison of King Chu, at this time the King of Chu no longer had the charm of the past, and there were a lot of red rashes and uncomfortable red envelopes on his face in addition to dust.
Li Chengqian looked at the King of Chu who was sleeping but sweating profusely and didn't know what he was dreaming about, and knocked on the stake hard and said, "Fifth brother, get up, big brother has come to see you!" ”
The king of Chu was quickly awakened, and opened his eyes in confusion to see Li Chengqian, he may have thought that he was dreaming, and muttered: "Get out, the last thing Lao Tzu wants to see is you!" ”
Li Chengqian was a little confused, and he didn't do anything himself, but he picked up the food box in his hand and gestured towards the King of Chu and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you might as well eat something delicious and dissipate your anger!" ”
The King of Chu realized that this was not a dream, and the King of Chu did not have any chains or other restraints on his body except for changing into prison clothes, and he was a little lonely and slowly walked to Li Chengqian and Chengxin's side, and the King of Chu said lightly: "I am not the King of Chu anymore, you can just call me Li You, what are you doing here?" What's the matter? I guess I didn't do anything to hurt you! ”
Li Chengqian was a little surprised to see Li You's cooperation, and he was also obediently handed the lunch box from the mouth of the food delivery, King Chu took the lunch box and opened it to look at it carefully, and couldn't help but smile: "It's still the chef in the East Palace who can cook, and the boiled chickens and ducks a few days ago are really tired of eating!" ”
Chengxin and Li Chengqian looked at each other, and they both saw the doubts in their eyes, because in their opinion, the king of Chu was a major crime of rebellion, how could someone bring him food.
Seeing that these two people didn't speak, King Chu immediately explained: "It's my Concubine Fang who stayed in Chang'an, I didn't expect her to be pregnant, so my father asked her to come to the prison from time to time to bring me some food!" ”
Only then did the two of them know what the situation was, and Li Chengqian said: "Since this is the case, I will send someone to take care of my younger brother and sister in the future, fifth brother, you can rest assured!" ”
King Chu said with a smile while eating the chicken legs that had been cold: "Why do you want to take care of it, I will take care of my own wife myself, don't bother with my eldest brother!" ”
Li Chengqian glanced at Chengxin, and Chengxin knew that it was inconvenient for Li Chengqian to say this, so Chengxin hurriedly said: "King Chu, you are in prison now, and the charges you bear are not small, the emperor will not let you go easily!" ”
The King of Chu was smashing his mouth while drinking the wine, but when he heard the words of satisfaction, the King of Chu smiled even more happily, "Just because everyone thinks so, I will definitely be fine, not only because my Concubine Fang is pregnant with the children and grandchildren of the Li family, but also because I have done nothing wrong in this matter, I am here to escort!" ”
King Chu's eyes were full of fierceness, but Chengxin and Li Chengqian didn't understand King Chu's brain circuit, and the two looked at each other and decided to ask the question directly.
So Li Chengqian opened his mouth and said: "Fifth brother, I came this time to ask you something, but don't worry, as long as you tell me the truth, I will definitely not tell my father, and I will not let him punish you!" ”
Li You looked at Li Chengqian, and he also wanted to know what Li Chengqian wanted to do, so he said: "Say it, I thought about what I did before, and together I didn't make a big deal now, there is nothing that can't be said!" ”
Li Chengqian saw that Li You agreed, and then said: "We want to know why you quietly came to Chang'an City with a group of Turkic people on the eve of the imperial examination!" ”
Li You was stunned, but he still said honestly: "My purpose is actually very simple, that is, I want to find a reason to return to Chang'an, and kill the bad guys casually, isn't this the best reason?" ”
Xiangxin hurriedly asked: "Then why the Turks, isn't it also a great achievement to save the people and the caravan when you encounter mountain bandits on the road?" ”
Li You looked at Chengxin and showed an intriguing smile, "That credit is not big enough, not enough for me to return to Chang'an City!" ”
Li Chengqian also asked, "How did you convince the Turks to help you?" Have you always been in contact with the Turks? ”
Li You sighed or decided to tell everything, a glass of wine into his throat was like arsenic, frost poison, "I have to start from the year before, when I was depressed in Youzhou City all day long and lived by buying drunk, one day I met the second prince of the Turks in the restaurant, he said that he could help me return to Chang'an City, I was already drunk at that time, I thought it was a dream and casually agreed." ”
After a pause, Li You continued: "When I woke up the next day, I found that the second prince had sent a team of Turks, and left a letter, the content of the letter was probably that he would ask these Deadpools to help me kill you, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and then I could ambush them outside the city and kill them easily, so it would be a great achievement!" ”
Li Chengqian was a little surprised, he didn't expect that these Turks really wanted to kill him, but he still decided to listen patiently.
"After arriving in Chang'an City, I found King Wu and King Wei, I know that these two people don't value your life and death, and even these two people want you to die more than I want, although I was also entangled at the beginning, but thinking that you control power in Chang'an, I can only buy drunk in Youzhou, so I still decided to do it!"
"King Wu and King Wei originally wanted to pretend not to agree when they heard my news, but that is because your momentum is too strong, the soldiers of the Prince's Mansion in the martial arts field crushed the general's soldiers and horses, and the people can also eat cheap pork, and even your people have discovered a new staple food, and the yield is even higher than wheat, these factors add up, so that King Wu and King Wei are afraid, they are afraid that they have no chance at all, so they decided to help me realize my plan."
Speaking of this, the king of Chu said a little lonely, "But the plan is different from what I thought, these Turks went to assassinate the king of Wu uncontrollably, and then left Chang'an with the convenience of the king of Wei, and disappeared without a trace, and I was also caught by Li Junxian and others in the city, until this moment I realized that these Turks may not be here to help me at all, but to destroy me!" ”
After listening to this not bizarre story, the two of them still had a lot of doubts in their hearts, and Chengxin first asked: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, are you really sure that the person who handed over the Turkic soldiers to you is the second prince?" ”
The king of Chu said confidently: "A certain second prince, although I drank almost at the time, but I still recognize the token of the second prince, and there is also the second prince's younger brother Ashina Gale Wind, but after arriving in Chang'an City, Ashina Gale disappeared, and his subordinates said that Ashina Gale went back first, I think so, after all, the prince came to see the scenery, and he will not give us his life!" ”
The two of them knew that this matter was right after all, so they patiently explained to the king of Chu: "This Ashina Gale has died, and he died in Chang'an City, and the Turks also attacked us under the banner of revenge for Ashina Gale Wind, and the original words on their side said that the Tang Dynasty sent someone to take Ashina Gale away, but they brutally killed him." ”
The King of Chu stood up a little excitedly, looked at Chengxin and Li Chengqian in disbelief and said, "Really? If this news comes back, my father knows that I brought Ashina Gale back to Chang'an, and he won't let me go! ”
The king of Chu was a little panicked at this time, there was a reason why he had been fearless before, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, plus his concubine was pregnant, and his father also let this concubine come to see him, all kinds of signs indicate that his life should be saved!
But knowing that this war may have started because of himself, the king of Chu was a little unconfident, and he didn't dare to imagine whether Li Shimin would protect himself if he became a sinner of the country.
Xiangxin looked at the King of Chu with a somewhat excited expression, and patiently explained: "Your Royal Highness the King of Chu, don't worry, we speculate that what you saw at that time may not be the second prince, but the sixth prince Ashina Muyun, who used your hand to send Ashina Gale into Chang'an City, and only by killing him again, so that he has a reason to go to war and can also get rid of his enemies." ”
The King of Chu was a little confused and said, "Ashina Muyun? Who's that? I haven't seen him, I should have seen the second prince before, I've seen the second prince a few times, and I'm very familiar with his appearance! ”
But he asked, "Then what is the second prince you are talking about?" Maybe I can explain it! ”