It was already late at night, the palace gate was already in a confinement, and the brightly lit palace slowly became quiet. Even the lights were extinguished one by one, and the entire palace forbidden area seemed to have fallen asleep.

However, on this quiet night, the lights were still on in the bedroom of Li Chengqian of the East Palace. The young and impulsive Du He walked forward with an anxious look at this time and said, "Your Highness, Hegan Chengji has been arrested. Although he was implicated by the King of Qi, no one can guarantee whether he will reveal our affairs. So I think it's better to start in advance to avoid any changes!"

"Brother Du is right. I have contacted Hou Junji and Li Anyan to make preparations in advance. Moreover, the assassins raised in the palace have been prepared. As long as your highness gives orders, you can immediately enter the palace. When Your Majesty dies, the world will be yourselves!" At this time, Zhao Jie also spoke.

The news of Hegan Chengji's arrest was blocked at first, and they only found out yesterday, and then they immediately ran to the East Palace to discuss with Li Chengqian. Because Hegan Chengji's personal guard was actually one of the assassins raised by Li Chengqian, and even the main force of assassinating Li Tai, he knew very clearly about Li Chengqian's rebellion.

"This..." Li Chengqian showed a hesitant expression at this time. Since he saw that he was killed by Li Shimin with his own eyes that day, he had given up on Li Shimin and even developed resentment.

In fact, Li Chengqian's resentment towards Li Shimin was not just because of something that suits him, but because of the dissatisfaction with Li Shimin over the years. After all, he was made the crown prince since he was a child. In order to be a qualified crown prince, Li Chengqian also devoted too much time and energy. However, later Li Shimin favored Li Tai, which led to Li Tai fighting with him everywhere. What made him even more disappointed was that Li Shimin had always been in a laissez-faire attitude towards Li Tai, which made Li Chengqian finally give up and decided to take back his own things.

Speaking of which, a large part of the reason why Li Chengqian had the above ideas was that Li Shimin set a bad example for him. Since Li Shimin was able to seize the throne in a coup, Li Chengqian felt that he could do the same, so he developed a plan with Du He, Zhao Jie and others to assassinate Li Tai and Li Shimin.

In addition, Li Chengqian also won over generals such as Hou Junji and Li Anyan. Among them, Hou Junji has always had prestige in the army, but was punished for Gaochang before and now he is not allowed to take charge of the army at home. This makes Hou Junji feel resentful. As long as Li Chengqian assassinated Li Shimin, Hou Junji will immediately go to the army to take over the power of the army. Li Anyan was appointed as the General of the Zuotun Guard and was in charge of the guards in the palace, which could help Li Chengqian launch a coup and control the situation in the palace.

It can be said that Li Chengqian's rebellion has been done, but he is not as strong as the east wind. However, Li Chengqian has never been able to make up his mind to launch a coup. In fact, let alone him, when Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate coup, he hesitated for a long time until he was almost forced to the dead end, and Li Chengqian is far less decisive than Li Shimin.

It was also when Li Chengqian was hesitating that Li You's incident happened. At that time, Li Chengqian looked down on Li You very much, and even said to Du He and others around him: "The western wall of the East Palace is only a few dozen steps away from the Great Inner. If we want to do big things, how can we get his turn, a small King of Qi?"

Unfortunately, what Li Chengqian never dreamed of was that it was Li You who ruined his major affairs. Because Li You rebelled and even held charges, Hegan Chengji was arrested in prison, which made Li Chengqian panic. Du He and Zhao Jie advised him to launch a coup in advance since yesterday to avoid the dream of the head of the mansion, but he never made up his mind.

"Crown Prince, don't hesitate anymore. Hegan Chengji has been sentenced to death. Maybe he will reveal our affairs to protect himself. It will be too late for you to do something if you want to do it again!" At this time, Zhao Jie saw that Li Chengqian was still hesitant, so he took another step forward to persuade him.

"Crown Prince! If you don't take action, your Majesty's butcher knife will be welcomed tomorrow!" Du He also said sternly. He was originally Du Ruhui's son and Li Shimin's son-in-law. He can be said to be extremely noble. Even if he does nothing in the future, he is not comparable to ordinary people.

But as the saying goes, the snake swallows an elephant. Du He was ambitious at a young age and was unwilling to be a noble son-in-law. He even had an unknown secret in his heart, that is, he always took Li Xiu as an example, not only to be a son-in-law, but also to be an important minister in the court, and to realize this wish, the most likely way is to assist Li Chengqian ascend to the throne and make the contribution of following the dragon. Otherwise, with his ability, he would never think about it in his life.

Hearing Zhao Jie and Du He's resolute persuasion, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little shaken at this time, but he still had a hint of luck in his heart, because He Gan Chengji was one of his most trusted confidants, and this person was famous for his courage. In addition, He Gan Chengji had been arrested for a while and had not confessed himself until now, so he felt that the other party might be kept a tight mouth and would not betray him.

"Why better wait, isn't it a bit too hasty to do it now?" Li Chengqian thought for a while and finally spoke.

"Your Highness, you can't wait any longer, otherwise you and I will die without a place to bury!" Zhao Jie saw that Li Chengqian still refused to make a decision, and was also angry and anxious at the moment. Suddenly, he knelt down in front of Li Chengqian and asked.

Seeing Zhao Jie kneeling, Du He next to him also knelt down and shouted: "I know what the prince is thinking, but you and me cannot all count their lives on the reckless man Hegan Chengji. If he confesses the prince, it will only be cheaper to the King of Wei!"

Du He's last words finally hurt Li Chengqian. After all, he hated Li Shimin the most, but his own brother Li Tai. To put it bluntly, even if he can't be the crown prince, he never hopes that Li Tai can take the position of crown prince.

Thinking of the above, Li Chengqian finally sternly said: "Okay, pass my order, everyone is ready, this is the night of the big thing!"
Chapter completed!