Chapter 2: Already at the bottom, no matter how you go, you are going up

Zhang Xuansu took a deep breath. In his current situation, he could only choose one option.

He couldn't really pick up the sword and fight Li Xiang, could he? Would he have the strength to fight Li Xiang? If he won, he would be beheaded, and if he lost, Li Xiang would poke a few transparent holes in his body. It was a losing deal no matter how you looked at it.

"The Crown Prince is so calculating that he actually instigated the Prince of the County!" Zhang Xuansu sneered and flicked his sleeves: "Forgive me for being rude and I will leave. I must report today's events to Your Majesty intact!"

But Li Xiang still has enough courage and can continue to output.

"Left Shuzi, please go on your own. Even if you report it to Grandfather, so what? Li Xiang has an open mind. He is not like you who only know how to talk nonsense and gain fame. Although you are full of knowledge, you are actually full of petty schemes!"

"Mr. Lun, in this East Palace, the Crown Prince is the monarch and I am the subject. If the monarch is humiliated, I, as a subject, should fight to protect the dignity of the monarch!"

"Personally, the Crown Prince is my father, and I should protect his dignity! And Zuo Shuzi..." At this point, Li Xiang looked at Zhang Xuansu from bottom to top with contempt: "As a minister, insulting the monarch is disloyal; insulting his father in front of his son, haven't you heard what Chen Yuanfang of the Later Han Dynasty said, 'scolding the father in front of the son is rude'! How can such a disloyal and rude person like Zuo Shuzi stay in the East Palace! Please do as you please! I'm sorry that I can't see you off!"

In a war of words, one must not only occupy the commanding heights, but also be able to make accusations.

Li Xiang, who has been baptized by keyboards for a long time, is much more powerful than Zhang Xuansu.

He even dared to promise not to use the seven-word mantra of "Dian Ji Ben Le Xiao Ma Ying" unless necessary.

As for the harsh words, on the one hand it was because he felt that Zhang Xuansu was a piece of shit, and on the other hand it was also to appease Li Chengqian's resentment.

The harsher his curses were, the more embarrassed Zhang Xuansu was, and the more relieved Li Chengqian felt, and he would give up the ridiculous idea of ​​assassinating Zhang Xuansu.

This generation of fathers... is a bit difficult to lead... Li Xiang sighed in his heart.

If he could travel through time and space to become Li Chengqian, he would be confident that he wouldn't have to do anything to just sit back and enjoy the game - what a pity, he traveled through time and space to become the son of this love-starved prodigy.

In order to avoid being exiled to Qianzhou, and for a position where he could fight for it, Li Xiang gave it his all.

We're already at the bottom, no matter how we go we're going upwards!
Zhang Xuansu had already become so angry that his face had turned purple. He pointed at Li Xiang for a long time and trembled. Finally, he uttered "This boy is not worth talking to" and left in anger.

After Zhang Xuansu left, Li Chengqian finally burst into laughter.

He couldn't remember the last time he was so happy. Ever since he became the crown prince, he had been trembling with fear, treading on thin ice. Li Shimin was a good emperor and a good father - but he was such a good father that he forgot his identity as an emperor. He doted on his three legitimate sons equally, fearing that if he favored one, the other would be left alone.

This also gave Li Tai an unrealistic fantasy, wanting to overthrow the crown prince and inherit the throne.

Li Xiang knew that Li Shimin had no intention of deposing Li Chengqian, but the gap between the father and son was so deep that they were suspicious of each other. Under such a gap, the two had almost no effective communication and could only drift apart. And Li Chengqian would also go crazy step by step for this reason.

Now, Li Xiang’s top priority is to stabilize his cheap father, this unstable bomb, and never let him explode, otherwise everything will be over.

The first step had been taken successfully, and he had become closer to his adopted father. But the next step was even more difficult, after all, some of Li Chengqian's actions were not groundless, and he was indeed not like a monarch.

The task of reforming the crown prince is a long and arduous one! Li Chengqian certainly didn't know what Li Xiang was thinking. After laughing, he looked at Li Xiang with satisfaction and couldn't help but praise him: "He is truly my son!"

"Father!" Li Xiang knelt on the ground and said in a sad voice, "I was unable to share my father's worries, and as a result, Father was forced by that old villain. I deserve to die!"

"My son, please get up quickly, please get up quickly!"

Li Chengqian now found Li Xiang pleasing to the eye. He had always been the one-sided loser in the Eastern Palace, without even a teammate. Now his eldest son could not only be his teammate to help him share the damage, but he could even organize a beautiful counterattack. How could he not look at him with new eyes?
He even stood up for the first time, walked to Li Xiang, and helped him up with a satisfied look on his face.

A good child is polite, filial, capable, and most importantly, knows how to share his father's worries!

"My son has done nothing wrong! Today, Xiang'er was able to silence that old man with just a few words. I am so happy as a father!"

"It's just..." At this point, Li Chengqian had some doubts again: "Your grandfather always listens to these teachers. If he exaggerates in front of your grandfather, then my son will be in danger!"

Li Chengqian's resentment towards Li Shimin was so deep that he even did not call him "Aye" but "your Aung".

倒也不难理解，毕竟他的真爱小男娘，就是在李世民的命令下，被拖出去揍到一命呜呼，甚至连尸体都不知道丢到了哪里去。而他前段时间在东宫内设置祭奠男娘的小屋，也被李世民暴怒之下下令捣毁。

"No matter how eloquent Zuo Shuzi is, can he alienate the relationship between me and my grandson?" Li Xiang retorted.

"If it was just you and Zhang Xuansu, it wouldn't be a problem." Li Chengqian sighed and said, "My son, you don't know that the Wei Wang faction has been gaining power in the court recently, and there is a tendency to replace your father, the crown prince. If the Wei Wang faction is stirring up trouble, I'm afraid that you and I, father and son, will be in trouble."

"Don't worry, father. If the grandfather blames me, I will take full responsibility!" Li Xiang said firmly, "Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will protect you!"

Li Chengqian's eyes flashed and he put his hand on Li Xiang's shoulder.

"Good boy...good boy..."

After a long while, he sighed and gnashed his teeth and said, "Although I am trapped in the East Palace, I have a temper even if I have to sacrifice my position as Crown Prince. If anyone dares to hurt my Xiang'er, I will fight him to the death!"

Having said this, he looked outside the hall with a sinister look.

"Don't be afraid, Xiang'er. If Zhang Xuansu really dares to stir up trouble, I will teach him a lesson! Let him know that the Eastern Palace is not something he can mess with!"

After hearing this, Li Xiang couldn't help but feel dizzy.

Damn, what a stupid teammate!

After all these twists and turns, are you still planning to assassinate Zhang Xuansu?
Just when Li Xiang was about to speak to persuade him, a feminine voice was heard from outside.

"The Saint has decreed that the Crown Prince and the Prince of the County should go to the Lizheng Palace!"

(End of this chapter)