Chapter 157

Letting Li Chengqian use his status as Crown Prince to plant his own people in various key positions in the capital was merely to consolidate his own status and prepare for the unexpected.

And all of this was done without anyone knowing.

Even Wei Zheng and the others who remained in the court didn't notice it at all.

This all relied on Li Chengqian's status as Crown Prince to get things done so smoothly.

"Uncle, are we really going to rebel?"

Li Chengqian asked timidly.

He didn't have such courage!

If he really rebelled and failed, he would be beheaded!

"Crown Prince, you can't say it like that!"

"I am loyal to the Great Tang and the Emperor; how could I rebel?"

"Doing all this is merely to prepare for a rainy day for the Crown Prince. If the Emperor has no unusual actions in Tibet, we will naturally be calm and have no actions."

"But if the Emperor listens to rumors and truly wants to punish me, then the people planted in key positions in the court are our last hope for a comeback."

"Otherwise, the entire Zhangsun family, including you, Crown Prince, will probably be doomed." Zhangsun Wuji patted Li Chengqian's shoulder earnestly, fooling him completely.

Do I care about your life, Li Chengqian?

No matter what!

The glory of the Zhangsun family must be preserved!

"Uncle, I will listen to everything you say!"

Li Chengqian was scared to death and left trembling all over.

"Father, why do you have to be so polite to him?"

"His handle is in our hands; does he dare not listen?"

Looking at Li Chengqian's short, fat back, Zhangsun Chong couldn't help but pout in disgust.

Is he worthy of being Crown Prince?

"Nonsense!"

"He is the Crown Prince after all; Changancheng is not just our Zhangsun family. No matter what, the superficial work must be done well!"

"Besides, the Crown Prince is now our winning card, and his background is only known to me."

"Even if we take a step back, even if the Emperor punishes me because of that brat Qin Mu, as long as the Crown Prince's power doesn't fall, we have hope for a comeback." Zhangsun Wuji criticized Zhangsun Chong severely.

What he said was indeed correct.

Qin Mu and Li Chengqian's background was known to no one but him.

If this shocking secret were not told by Zhangsun Wuji, it would probably remain silent forever.

No one would ever know that Qin Mu is the legitimate eldest son of Li Er and Empress Zhangsun!

And no one would ever know that Qin Mu is the legitimate heir to the Great Tang throne!

Northwest of the Tibetan border.

After a long journey, Qin Mu finally led the group to the front line.

Along the way.

Everyone saw many refugees fleeing from the northwest.

One by one, they were in rags, with broken heads and bleeding.

Seeing this scene, Li Er felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

This is simply history repeating itself!

When I first ascended the throne, Jieli invaded the border, and wasn't the northern border of the Great Tang in this state? Those wolf-like troops fed on humans and openly called the people of the Great Tang "two-legged sheep."

A great humiliation!

What made Li Er even more heartbroken was that he could only watch helplessly, unable to make any resistance.