I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Who can survive under the siege of hundreds of people?
Several people in the carriage were a little dull.

"I don't think it's safe." The Wang family frowned and sighed, "I will try to get the command of an army and bring at least a thousand people there."

The Cui family said earnestly: "Gunpowder and firearms are indispensable. If you can get artillery, it's best to get some of them."

The Wang family nodded, and didn't feel that the words were exaggerated at all: "Don't worry, I will try my best to get weapons and equipment."

Thousands of people, firearms, artillery, all these have already touched the threshold of the siege, but now they are going to be taken over, planned and prepared, and used on one person.

No one finds this unreasonable.

After all...the person they are going to deal with is Yin Xuan—the Lord Zhengyang of the Tang Dynasty, who is recognized as the smartest person in Chang'an.It was a person who made their family powerful and suffered many times.

If they could, if they didn't have to fool Li Chengqian, they would like to use all their strength to deal with Yin Xuan.

On the prince's house.

The Cui family rushed over without stopping.

Li Chengqian, who had just sent Kong Yingda and the others away, received him impatiently: "Why are you looking for me?" He doesn't want to see the Cui family now, he just wants to meet Yingxin and those other men.

"Your Highness, something is wrong." The Cui family looked serious.

Li Chengqian was taken aback, and frowned: "Why is something so bad?"

"Today in the court hall, led by Wang Shangshu, dozens of people played a speech, please make His Royal Highness King Wei the crown prince." The Cui family quickened their tone and spoke in a rather anxious tone.

Li Chengqian's face froze, and even his tone became a little stiff: "What do you think, father?"

"Your Majesty did not promise." The Cui family shook their heads and said softly.

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

The Cui family changed the subject: "But... after leaving the Suzaku Gate, Zhou Langzhong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, talked to His Royal Highness King Wei, and said... Duke Zhengyang appreciates him a lot."

Li Chengqian's complexion, which had improved a lot, became ugly in an instant.

What do you mean?
Could it be said that Duke Zhengyang supported Li Tai's ascension to the crown prince?

"Are you sure?" Li Chengqian's eyes widened, his face froze, and he was at a loss.

The Cui family nodded heavily.

Li Chengqian stood up, his mind was no longer muddled, only those men finally started to think about these issues.Yin Xuan is a very powerful force - not only himself, but also the Tongfu Academy who has been favored by him.

"Is there anything you can do?" Li Chengqian clenched his fists and asked Cui's family.

The Cui family hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I... do know that Hou Shangshu of the Ministry of War seems to intend to help His Highness."

Hou Junji?
"He wants to help the orphan, that's a good thing." Li Chengqian began to smile when he heard the name, but he could sense the attitude of Cui's family and frowned slightly, "Why are you so hesitant."

The Cui family hesitated for a moment: "What Hou Shangshu said...he hopes to use some more stable methods to solve the serious troubles for His Highness."

A more secure way?

Li Chengqian's eyes brightened: "Oh, what is Hou Shangshu's safe way?"

Just after he finished speaking, he paused and patted his forehead.Well, I asked a question in vain, how could the Cui family know Hou Junji's thoughts.

The Cui family hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"You know?" Li Chengqian asked quickly.

The Cui family members nodded: "Hou Shangshu once told me about it."

"Say it, tell it!" Li Chengqian waved his hand, sat back down again, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked extremely expectant.

The Cui family took a deep breath, struggled for a while, and then said, "Your Highness, what Hou Shangshu means is why do we need to fight His Highness King Wei?"

Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment.

What do you mean... not to fight His Royal Highness King Wei?

"Your Highness used to supervise the country, and there was never a single mistake." The Cui family cupped their hands and said.

Li Chengqian nodded, there is indeed such a thing.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin went to the eastern capital, that is, Luoyang, for a while, but the country cannot live without a king. During that time, Li Chengqian was to supervise the country.

The evaluation of him in the court was "quite knowledgeable about the general situation" and "quite able to hear and judge". In short, he was quite satisfied with Li Chengqian.

"That is to say, His Highness already has the ability to be an emperor." The Cui family spoke softly, and spit out a rebellious sentence from their mouths.

Li Chengqian was taken aback, looked at Cui's family in astonishment, hesitated for a while: "Could it be that Hou Shangshu's idea is..." He couldn't say the following words.

The Cui family members nodded, and their tone was bolder this time: "Hou Shangshu wants His Royal Highness to act like his father."

Father acts like son.

These four words made Li Chengqian's face darken a little, he stood up again, and lingered several times: "What do you think?"

"I think that His Highness is just going to get back what belongs to His Highness." The Cui family respectfully spit out what he wanted to say the most after laying the groundwork for so long.

Take back what belongs to you?
This sentence completely moved Li Chengqian's heart.That's right...he is the eldest son and once supervised the country. The throne should be his own.

"General Hou is really willing to help the orphan?" Li Chengqian's eyes flickered, and his heart became more and more excited.

The Cui family nodded.

"I'm hosting a banquet in the past few days, and I'll write an invitation later, and I'll trouble you to pass it on to Ai Qing." Li Chengqian clenched his fists, walked to the desk and sat down, took out a piece of paper, and picked up a pen to write down the invitation.

The Cui family nodded in response, and a smile appeared on their slightly lowered faces.

Li Chengqian was so easy to take the bait.

He prepared many back roads, but none of them were used.No... It can't be said that Li Chengqian was easy to take the bait, but that they were too cautious after fighting with Yin Xuan.

The plan went smoothly, but what Zhou Xiaosan said made a thorn in his heart.

But when he thought of the thousands of soldiers and horses provided by Hou Jun's assembly, he felt a little more secure.

In the imperial city.

Li Shimin frowned and looked at the information in his hand, feeling a little unhappy.What Zhou Xiaosan said to Li Tai in front of Suzaku's gate was not hidden from anyone, Li Chengqian knew it, and he, the emperor, could not be ignorant.

The reason for his displeasure is because of this.Or it was because of the person mentioned in Zhou Xiaosan's words.

Is this... what Yin Xuan meant?
If Zhou Xiaosan did this kind of thing by himself, Li Shimin wouldn't think it was a big deal, although he was still upset, but the officials in the court could be forgiven for doing such a thing.

But if it is Yin Xuan...