Chapter 6: Cut this hand ()

Seeing that Cen Wenben returned home, Li Ke hurriedly asked Cen Wenben for instructions and said, "Sir, Ke is not very familiar with the political situation in Chang'an. I hope Mr. can give some advice so that Ke can avoid causing trouble and avoid detours."

Seeing Li Ke’s sincerity, Cen Wenben thought for a while and whispered: “Don’t your highness think that this assassination incident is full of doubts?”

"Suspicious?" Li Ke said in confusion: "The father told Ke that it was a revenge act by the rest of the party. Could it be that sir, have other ideas?"

"In the eyes of the empress, this matter was carefully planned." Cen Wenben glanced at the living room and said carefully: "The emperor is right. On the surface, this assassination is indeed what the rest of the party is saying. But can Your Highness notice a detail?"

"Details?" Li Ke suddenly became interested and approached Cen Wenben and said, "Ke has not paid attention, please inform me."

"I will ask your highness a question first. Your Highness and the Prince of Zhongshan returned to Beijing at the same time and were assassinated at the same time. If I were the murderer, who should I choose as the target of assassination?"

Li Ke said: "Zhongshan County Prince Li Chengqian is the eldest son of his father and the elder brother of his king. If Jiancheng's remaining party wants to take revenge, he should choose him as the key goal."

"The problem lies here." Cen Wenben stared at Li Ke and said, "Your Highness, have you discovered that the focus of the assassin's assassin this time is not the Prince of Zhongshan but you?"

Li Ke was shocked. According to his understanding, not only was he assassinated on his way back to Beijing, but Li Chengqian was also assassinated. However, Li Chengqian and himself had completely different results in being assassinated. The murderer seemed to kill Li Ke. All the fifteen strong men selected by him died in the line of duty and could not stop the assassin. He also relied on Yang En's rescue to escape. If Yang En came to the middle, then he would have to return to the underworld.

Li Chengqian is different. He only suffered a little fright and did not cause much damage. It can be seen that the assassin had never thought of putting him to death.

"Is it because someone secretly planned to kill someone with a knife?" Li Ke was afraid at first and could not imagine the consequences of this matter. His face was gloomy, "What is their purpose for doing this?"

"It's just the East Palace." Cen Wenben said lightly: "The emperor ascended the throne, and the position of the East Palace is vacant. Now, many people are staring at that position. But how many people can actually move into the East Palace? As far as I know, many ministers in the court strongly advocate His Highness. However, I am also puzzled that the planner of the emperor ascends the throne to the emperor, and His Highness began to make arrangements for the position of the East Palace in just a few days after returning to the capital. It can be seen that this person has outstanding talent and his strategy is rare in the world. Therefore, His Highness should be cautious in his actions in the future and must not be careless."

"Sir, do you think your father knows?" Li Ke asked: "It is impossible for the father to notice such an obvious plan."

"The emperor is far-sighted, how can such a plan be hidden from his eyes?" Cen Wenben simply said: "Because this plan has many doubts, I want to kill two birds with one stone. Therefore, the emperor thought of the real purpose of this matter, and did not want to be too exaggerated. In the eyes of his ministers, he might send someone to investigate in secret."

"The father said that he had asked someone to thoroughly investigate the matter." Li Ke retorted.

"Your Highness" Cen Wenben said earnestly: "The emperor's superficial investigation is only to calm people's hearts. Just imagine, when he ascended the throne, his two princes were assassinated, and the ultimate goal was to enter the Central Eastern Palace. What do you think he would do? Once he was involved in the throne, things would not be too simple. The Tang Dynasty had just experienced an accident and was invaded by the Turks, and what he needed was a stable environment. If he did not handle it properly, a little carelessness would bring disaster to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor must be cautious. Therefore, he could only make an attitude for the people of the world to see."

Li Ke suddenly understood, he really understood.

No wonder Li Shimin said this, no wonder Li Shimin said to him: "Remember my words, you are the prince of the Tang Dynasty and my son. No matter what you do, you must be worthy of the Tang Dynasty and don't let me down."

It turned out that he knew everything. He wanted to tell himself that he would not pursue his assassination this time. What he wanted to tell himself was that he was his son and could make such sacrifices for the Tang Dynasty.

Li Ke looked depressed. Is this the Tiankhan Li Shimin? Is this the father after he came to this world?

Haha, no, nothing is it. As long as you are born in an imperial family, whether it is father and son or brother, that relationship no longer exists. Some are just intrigues, just conspiracies.

It seems that I still think too simple and too naive, haha, I am still too naive. OK, since God has given me a birth in such an imperial family, let Li Ke start over!

Li Ke was freed from the pain. He finally understood what Li Shimin meant and finally determined the environment he was in. Suddenly he had a different understanding of this dynasty. He finally figured out his purpose, which was to use any means to win.

"What do you think Ke should do now?" Li Ke asked.

Cen Wenben looked at Li Ke's expression of pain, frustration, and angry, and shook his head secretly. This is what he had to face when he was born in an imperial family. If he couldn't even bear such a blow, why talk about the more complicated struggle in the future?

It depends on whether the Your Highness in front of him can cheer up from the blow. Cen Wenben thought: "If he can regain his previous perseverance from the blow and find the calmness he needs, then what's wrong with dedicating his talents to him in this life?"

Seeing Li Ke awakened from his thoughts and asked him questions, Cen Wenben saw a kind of perseverance in Li Ke's eyes, so he said decisively: "When you find it now, you must eradicate it. This is a pair of hands that can kill people. If Your Highness does not find out the truth and annihilate the planners behind the scenes. Then, beware of everything you do in the future and be careful every step. If one day let these hands feel an opportunity to take advantage of it, you will definitely kill your Highness with one blow. In this way, Your Highness will never have a day to turn over."

Cen Wenben was right, and Li Ke also thought of this. His goal was the throne, and he didn't want to be destroyed by such invisible hands at the critical moment of his struggle for the crown prince.

"Sir, do you mean to chop off this hand?" Li Ke's tone was firm and domineering.

When Cen Wenben saw Li Ke suddenly become mature, he felt happy, adjusted his emotions and said calmly: "The other party obviously wants to kill Your Highness. Even if this mistake is wrong, there will be another next time. If Your Highness does not solve him in time, he will be in a passive position forever."

Li Ke deeply agreed with Cen Wenben's words and said, "Sir, please teach me."

"Turn passive into active. After this plan failed, the other party would not take action easily without being sure to kill His Highness. If His Highness wants to find a mastermind, he may have to pay a lot of money." Cen Wenben analyzed.

"Use yourself as bait and lead the snake out of the hole, and kill it with one blow!" Li Ke suddenly smiled helplessly, "Sir, do you mean this?"

"Apart from that, is there any other way for Your Highness to work?" Cen Wenben sighed: "You can't get a tiger's son without entering the tiger's den."

Li Ke thought carefully, he had to think carefully about whether it was worth doing this himself.

Cen Wenben also knew that this was a dangerous move. Therefore, he did not bother Li Ke.

After a while, Li Ke seemed to have a decision in his heart and said, "Then follow the sir."

"I wonder if Your Highness has thought of any solution?" Cen Wenben asked inappropriately when he saw that Li Ke had made up his mind.

Li Ke looked at Cen Wenben and said, "What are your opinions?"

"This matter can be big or small." Cen Wenben pondered for a moment: "Your Highness needs to do a big thing, but the success or failure of the matter has little impact on Your Highness. Only in this way can the risks be reduced."

When Li Ke was excited when he heard Cen Wenben say this, he asked: "Maybe Mr. already thought of a plan?"

Cen Wenben said: "Your Highness can do something that is meaningful to the Tang Dynasty, provided that even if you fail, the impact on yourself is small. Moreover, this matter has no fundamental loss of benefits for the Tang Dynasty. I think that the other party will not ignore it at this time, and there will definitely be actions at that time. Only he dares to take action, it will not be too late for us to make detailed arrangements." After a pause, Cen Wenben said: "As for what your Highness wants to do? Your Highness will make the decision by himself. I can advise on one or two."

"Okay, just as your sir." Li Ke said in a high spirit. "Sir, please rest assured, Ke will plan this matter immediately."

"Then I'll wait for your highness to inform you." Cen Wenben said calmly: "It's just that your highness needs to go out of the palace less in the future, just to prevent any accidents."

Li Ke understood what Cen Wenben meant and said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Ke, remember."
Chapter completed!