Chapter 479 Li Chengde seeks King Qin
After entering the Duke of Lu's mansion, Li Chengde wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a sharp look in his eyes. He felt something was not right all the way.
But he couldn't figure out the reason. Could it be because of his own guilty conscience?
Li Chengde has no choice but to leave Chang'an and go to a remote place to hide his name, right?
"Quickly report to Duke Lu, Cheng has something important to discuss!"
After entering Defu, Li Chengde hurriedly sent someone to invite Xue Wanche. The steward obviously knew this "young master" and said, "Mr. Cheng, please wait a moment. I will report it right away."
After entering the hall, I didn't wait long before I saw Xue Wanche rushing over.
"What are you doing here?"
Xue Wanche looked at Li Chengde and felt his scalp numb.
How could he not know the identity of the person in front of him? He also played a role in Li Chengde's lucky escape.
In the entire court, there were three ministers who knew Li Chengde's identity.
He, Li Anyan, and the late Prince Qianyin's confidant "Wei Zheng"!
The original plan was to let Li Chengde live the rest of his life anonymously, so that he could leave a trace of his bloodline to the hidden prince Li Jiancheng.
Unexpectedly, not long after Wei Zhenggang died, the young man became upset.
When Xue Wanche learned that Li Anyan had been executed by the whole family, he was filled with fear, thinking that someone had discovered what happened back then.
After many inquiries, I learned part of the inside story. Li Anyan poisoned a banquet in the palace in order to murder the saint.
Among them, two princes and two princesses died due to lack of treatment.
What surprised Xue Wanche even more was that the emperor's grandson Li Xiang almost died, and Princess Wei also had a miscarriage as a result.
"Isn't this nonsense?"
Princess Wei had a miscarriage, and King Li Tai of Wei was furious. How could King Li Fangchen of Qin ignore her? If this matter was investigated, it would probably cause an uproar before letting it go.
But it hasn't been stable for two days, and Li Chengde is here?
"Uncle, I was exposed."
Li Chengde went straight to the point. He knew that Xue Wanche wanted to cut off the relationship with him, but at this moment he had to be tied to Xue Wanche's big ship, otherwise he would only die.
"Exposed? You mean His Majesty knows your identity?" Xue Wanche said in shock.
Li Chengde shook his head and sighed: "It's King Qin."
"What?!!"
This was really a bad thing. Without saying a word, Xue Wanche ordered the door of the palace to be sealed. At the same time, he considered whether he should capture Li Chengde and send him to the palace to plead guilty.
He doesn't want to accompany Li Chengde to death yet, but Li Chengde's survival to this day has nothing to do with him. If His Majesty pursues his case, he may die without a burial place.
The way forward is blocked, how to choose the way back?
"Uncle, I was discovered by King Qin."
"what happened?"
Li Chengde knew in his heart that he must be tied to Xue Wanche at this moment, so he did not hide anything and truthfully told what happened during this period.
After Xue Wanche heard this, he felt bad all over.
"You are asking for death!"
I couldn't help but roar loudly, my eyes were red, and I felt a little crazy.
Li Chengde shook his head and said, "I want revenge."
"Revenge? How to take revenge? Kill His Majesty? Kill the King of Qin? And then ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?"
After Xue Wanche finished speaking, he couldn't help but sneered, "Do you think it's possible?"
Li Chengde asked: "Li Shimin killed my father and slaughtered my brothers. Should I hide my name and ignore my hatred? If I don't avenge this revenge, how can I have the face to face my father who is under the Nine Springs?"
"you......"
Xue Wanche pointed at Li Chengde, feeling unbearable chest tightness and really didn't know what to say.
"That's all, tell me your plan."
Li Chengde's face lit up with joy and he said hurriedly: "Please help me, uncle, to kill Qin!"
"Are you crazy? You can also plot against King Qin?"
Xue Wanche's heart was filled with regret. If Li Chengde had died along with Li Jiancheng and others, how could there be such trouble now?
Li Chengde smiled bitterly and said: "After I was exposed, I walked around the city and entered through the west gate. I guess King Qin didn't know that I was in your uncle's house."
A trace of killing intent flashed in Xue Wanche's eyes. If no one knew about it, wouldn't killing you Li Chengde save you a big trouble?
Seeing that Xue Wanche's expression was wrong, Li Chengde hurriedly added: "But my nephew feels that it won't be long before King Qin will find out about my uncle."
Xue Wanche composed himself, "Why?"
"Because he is the King of Qin!"
"Yes, he is the King of Qin!"
The King of Qin is the one who can do what others cannot.
If the King of Qin couldn't find him, Xue Wanche would be suspicious.
He looked at Li Chengde hesitantly, but couldn't kill him. Is there any better way to save him from this disaster?
"Uncle, I will never stop doing anything. As long as King Qin dies, my nephew will leave Chang'an immediately!"
"What on earth are you going to do?"
"Revenge! Li Shimin killed my family, and I kill his son, isn't it okay?"
"This... this matter still needs to be discussed, you first..."
"Uncle, unless King Qin dies, you and I will die without a burial place!"
"Let me think about it carefully."
"Uncle! Now that the matter is over, why are you still hesitating?"
"That's enough, you stay in the house for now, I'll make a decision after I think about everything!"
Ignoring Li Chengde's dissuasion, Xue Wanche turned around and left, feeling uneasy in his heart.
I planned to go to the backyard to relax, but when I passed by a folk remedy, I heard the sweet sounds in it.
Xue Wanche's face was dark. He knew very well who among them. As a princess's consort, what could be more shameful than being cuckolded?
But he couldn't kill him. Even if the whole of Chang'an knew this "joke", he would still choose to pretend to be stupid.
He stood outside the room and calmed down for a long time. Perhaps considering that he still had children and grandchildren to take care of, he extinguished the anger in his heart and did not rush into the room on the spot and drive the couple to death.
Princess Danyang, sister of Li Shimin and wife of Xue Wanche.
When Li Shimin granted him the marriage, Xue Wanche was extremely moved and felt that he was valued by the saint.
But within a few years, Danyang showed her true face and she was so happy that Xue Wanche broke off all ties with her.
The two of them did not interfere with each other in the house. Danyang was willing to play, but Xue Wanche would not care.
Similarly, Xue Wanche also had a lovely wife and concubine outside the house, and he still had a bloodline.
Recalling what Li Chengde said today, he could not help but feel resentful. For him, it was Li Shimin who personally gave him a hat.
This hat made him shy to see others. He had hoped countless times in his heart that Li Shimin could severely punish Danyang and make the decision for himself. But Li Shimin regarded Danyang's actions as nothing and completely ignored him.
He is just a warrior, how can he dare to fight Princess Danyang to the death?
How could Princess Danyang's evil behavior not be related to Li Shimin's indulgence?
The more he thought about it, the more dissatisfied he became. Princess Danyang's theft became the flash point of his years of pent-up anger.
"You are unkind and I am unjust. Now that the matter has come to this, let's put an end to it!"
Kill the King of Qin?
Xue Wanche was unwilling to agree. In his opinion, the person in Chang'an who least deserved to die was the King of Qin.
He has 50,000 right-wing guards in his hands. If a mutiny occurs, it may not be possible to overthrow Li Shimin's imperial power.
Chapter completed!