Chapter 397: The Prince Rebelled and Escaped From the Imperial City (Part 1)

As soon as Chen Longxiang opened his mouth, he played the emotional card, hoping that the emperor's brother Chen Huaian would fulfill his "bad relationship" with the former empress dowager Su Waner for the sake of his late father, Chen Polu, and his mother, Xu Ruoyun.

To be honest, looking at his brother Chen Longxiang kneeling in front of him with red eyes;

For a moment, Chen Huaian was indeed moved by compassion.

Human beings are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?

However, as the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Huaian would never tolerate the situation where the "demon queen of the previous dynasty" disrupted the outline of the Tang Dynasty and left hidden dangers for future generations.

The eldest brother is like his father, so if his father were still alive, he would never let his younger brother Chen Longxiang do what he did, right?

Chen Huaian had a gloomy face and said nothing. He poured himself a glass of wine, tilted his neck and drank it all in one gulp. He tried to use the burning sensation of the strong wine in his throat to suppress the urge to rush up to the sky. Angry.

Chen Longxiang, who was kneeling on the ground, continued to play the family card and told the imperial brother Chen Huaian the same rhetoric that Su Waner taught him when he was in the harem of the Goguryeo Royal City.

Chen Longxiang said: "Brother, I know that Wan'er was the Queen Mother of the former dynasty and the biological mother of Zhao Lingwu, the deposed emperor of the former dynasty;"

"I also know that when I led the Longcheng Navy fleet to attack Daxin's naval camp in Jiangyin, I was the one who compassionately spared Wan'er, mother and son, and took Xiao Lingwu as my righteous brother. Son, was granted the title of vassal king of the Tang Dynasty;"

"Wan'er has told me all these things. Wan'er has always been grateful for my brother's great kindness. She said that she can't repay her kindness in this life. In the next life, she will be a cow and a horse, and she will repay her brother... ..”

Chen Longxiang defended Su Waner sincerely.

As everyone knows, the wise Chen Huaian has already seen through everything. The reason why Su Waner did this was just to find a supporter for their orphans and widows in the Tang Dynasty.

I even cursed in my heart, I kindly let you go, is this how you repay me?

Here, Chen Longxiang continued: "Brother, Wan'er and I don't want much. We just want a family of three to live happily together;"

"I don't need my brother to give me a fief, as long as I can transfer Han Guo Gong, Qin Guo Gong and Ding Guo Gong from the Goguryeo Peninsula back to the Central Plains court. From now on, I will assist Xiao Lingwu in the Goguryeo Peninsula until he comes of age;"

As he spoke, Chen Longxiang patted his chest and assured, "Brother, don't worry, the treasure king Gaozang and the rest of the evildoers fled to the Afeihu Ridge and Linjin River areas and hid in the deep mountains and forests;"

"After the spring of next year, within three months, I will wipe out Gaozang and the rest of the evildoers, and ensure that there will be no more wars in the east of the Liaodong Peninsula!"

Chen Longxiang added: "Brother, I am staying away from the political center of the Tang Dynasty this time and going to the Goguryeo Peninsula to guard the border for the Tang Dynasty. This can also eliminate the suspicion and estrangement between our brothers..."

"Dragon Elephant!"

Chen Huaian suddenly raised his hand, interrupted Chen Longxiang's words, and asked with a smile: "Did Su Waner teach you to say these words?"

Forehead--

Hearing this, Chen Longxiang's expression suddenly froze, and he looked at Chen Huaian blankly, but did not answer.

Chen Huaian continued: "Did Su Waner also tell you that the most taboo thing for emperors in the past dynasties is for the generals in the court to support themselves with troops?"

"You even used our father as an example. Are you afraid that one day in the future, brothers will turn against each other and kill each other?"

"That's why she asked you to return to Beijing this time and offered to me to stay in Goguryeo and stay away from the political center of the Tang Dynasty. Is this considered to be a solution to my worries?"

"Brother, how did you know?"

After all, Chen Longxiang was still young and couldn't hide anything in front of Chen Huaian. After being bluffed by Chen Huaian, everything was revealed immediately.

Chen Longxiang said angrily: "Brother, I think Wan'er is right. Born in an imperial family, these problems have been inevitable since ancient times;"

"Although, I know in my heart that I will never do this to me;"

"Brother, you know in your heart that no matter what happens, I will never do anything sorry to you;"

"so--"

As he spoke, Chen Longxiang said with longing eyes and a firm tone: "Brother, just make Wan'er and I happy. Wan'er already has my flesh and blood in her belly;"

"That child, that child is also a bloodline of our Chen family in Prince Jin's palace!"

"elder brother--"

call--

Chen Huaian once again put a glass of strong wine into his stomach and took a long breath to prevent the anger he was trying to suppress from exploding on the spot.

Until this moment, he finally realized what a mistake it was to let Su Wan'er and her son live because of his own mistake.

The former Queen Mother Su Waner, who seemed harmless to humans and animals, had a sinister heart hidden beneath her innocent appearance.

My younger brother has a "simple mind and well-developed limbs". He is an immature and unsound child who is extremely susceptible to the influence and temptation of the outside world;

In particular, the person who influenced and bewitched him was his pillow;

Maybe she was the first woman on Chen Longxiang's journey from boy to man.

For a big boy of Chen Longxiang's age, in the world before Chen Huaian's time travel, he was an out-and-out rebellious and spirited young man;

A casual instigation can turn someone against someone who even their parents don't recognize.

This time, the former Queen Mother Su Wan'er could encourage Chen Longxiang to let Chen Huaian, the elder brother, hand over the entire Goguryeo Peninsula to his younger brother Chen Longxiang;

However, with Chen Longxiang's intelligence and skills, the actual controller of Goguryeo would probably not be him, but his bedmate Su Wan'er.

Once this precedent is set, the consequences will be disastrous.

Next time, when the Goryeo King Xiao Lingwu, who was conferred by the Tang Dynasty, comes of age, will Su Wan'er have to instigate her younger brother Chen Longxiang to give him the Liaodong Peninsula as well?

The next time, when the children of Su Wan'er and her younger brother Chen Longxiang come of age, will they have to continue to divide the land and give him the entire northeast region of the Tang Dynasty?

How could Chen Huaian open this loophole?

Su Wan'er returned to Beijing with a big belly this time, just to perform a "holding the emperor hostage to command the princes" drama for him!

It's a pity that Su Wan'er is not Cao Mengde.

He, Chen Huaian, is not Emperor Xian of Han!

Chen Huaian still did not express his opinion, still with that calm and steady attitude, and had the leisure to personally fill a glass of wine for his younger brother Chen Longxiang.

Then, while handing the full glass of wine to Chen Longxiang, he said to him: "Longxiang, you get up first and drink a glass with me."

Hmm?

Chen Longxiang raised his eyebrows and was overjoyed.

He thought that his elder brother Chen Huaian had agreed to his request, and took the glass of wine with a smile, and said to Chen Huaian: "Brother, I thank the emperor on behalf of Wan'er and the child in his belly!"

"Brother, I'll drink this glass of wine first!"

After saying that, Chen Longxiang tilted his neck and drank the glass of wine directly.

Then, he picked up the wine pot on the table, continued to fill himself up, and said: "Brother, cheers!"

Bang!

The exquisite wine glasses in the hands of the two brothers clinked in the air, making a crisp sound of bang.

Then, Chen Huaian also drank the wine in the glass.

Just as Chen Longxiang, holding the wine glass in one hand and the wine pot in the other, was about to fill Chen Huaian's glass with wine again, Chen Huaian turned the wine glass upside down on the table.

He waved his hand and said, "Okay, Longxiang, let's drink the wine here!"

Hmm?

Chen Longxiang's expression froze, but he didn't think much about it. His brother said he didn't want to drink anymore, so he didn't drink anymore!

At this time, Chen Huaian suddenly stood up, patted Chen Longxiang on the shoulder, and said, "Longxiang, I still have some things to deal with, so I'll go first. After you pay your respects to my mother, go back and rest early!"

"Don't forget, come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to accompany me tomorrow morning to entertain the ministers and envoys from various countries!"

"My humble servant, obey your order!"

Seeing this, Chen Longxiang accepted the order and stood up to see Chen Huaian off.

As soon as Chen Huaian left, Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun and Su Wan'er, who used the alias Li Wan'er, returned from the Imperial Garden, chatting and laughing.

It is not difficult to see that Su Wan'er made Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun happy along the way.

It is no wonder that Su Wan'er was born in the palace, and later became the queen and queen mother. She naturally knew what Xu Ruoyun liked to hear. She picked out what Xu Ruoyun liked to hear, so how could she not make the Queen Mother happy?

Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun returned to the Cining Palace and saw that her eldest son had left, so she didn't think much about it.

She talked with her youngest son's family in the Cining Palace for a while, and then let them go back to rest.

It was late at night.

Walking between the high walls and buildings of the imperial city, Su Wan'er subconsciously leaned on Chen Longxiang's side and asked tentatively: "Prince, how did you talk with the emperor?"

"Did the emperor agree to let the prince stay in Goguryeo alone?"

Hehe!

Chen Longxiang grinned and said: "Wan'er, who am I? I am the brother of the current emperor and the first prince of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor has always loved me very much;"

"Besides, there is the late emperor and the queen mother..."

As he said, Chen Longxiang gently stroked Su Wan'er's bulging belly again, and said with a smile: "And for the face of our Jin Wang's son, the emperor naturally agreed!"

"The emperor also said that he wanted me to accompany him to the Taihe Hall to entertain all the civil and military officials and envoys from various countries early tomorrow morning~"

Haha!

Chen Longxiang laughed as he spoke, muttering to himself: "Tomorrow, I have to think of a way to present the two beauties brought from the Goguryeo royal city to the emperor, and I can't let my mother and my two sisters-in-law know!"

Hu——

After getting Chen Longxiang's affirmative answer, Su Wan'er finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and the stone hanging in her heart was finally put down.

She even looked forward to it in her mind. When Xiao Lingwu came of age in the future, and when the prince of Jin in her belly came of age, could she follow the example of today and let Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian make another fief?

Su Wan'er couldn't help but secretly rejoice that she had made the right move to commit herself to Chen Longxiang, a little kid who hadn't even grown all his hair!

Little did she know that this was just Chen Longxiang's wishful thinking!

In fact, at the wine table on New Year's Eve, Chen Huaian didn't give Chen Longxiang any reply or promise at all.

At the same time

In the imperial study room in the palace, the candlelight that had been extinguished long ago began to flicker again, and the eunuchs and palace maids who served him were busy bringing in charcoal braziers to raise the temperature in the imperial study room.

Originally, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian did not plan to handle government affairs today. His original intention was to accompany his two sons after having a reunion dinner with his mother in the Cining Palace.

Who would have thought that the ridiculous incident involving Jin Wang Chen Longxiang would happen.

Chen Huaian had to order the deputy commander of Longcheng Internal Guard and Wuping Hou Luo Yucheng to come to the palace for an audience while returning to the imperial study.

When Wuping Hou Luo Yucheng hurried to the imperial study, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian had already brewed a cup of sobering tea and waited in the imperial study for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I am late and have kept you waiting for a long time. Please punish me!"

As soon as Luo Yucheng entered the door, he hurriedly knelt down to Chen Huaian to pay his respects and apologize.

"Yucheng, get up and talk!"

Chen Huaian waved his hand, called Luo Yucheng to him, and said straight to the point: "Yucheng, do you know where the Jin Wang stayed when he came to Beijing to report this time?"

Hmm?

Luo Yucheng frowned and replied without thinking: "Reporting to the emperor, it is in the Jinwang Mansion in the capital."

"Okay!"

Chen Huaian nodded and said: "Yucheng, you go to the Jinwang Mansion tonight and keep an eye on it. As soon as the Jinwang leaves tomorrow, you take people to bring the pregnant woman in the Jinwang Mansion to me;"

"Be careful, you can't go to the Jinwang Mansion to take action unless it is absolutely necessary, and you can't expose your identity. Do you understand?"

"Minister, obey your order!"