Chapter 470: Would it be Convenient?

Chapter 592 ObstructionChapter 470 I Wonder If It's Convenient

"General Su is so devoted to his family."

Li Chen smiled and said: "But when I'm away, even your orders I can't always follow, let alone your old father's earnest pleas."

Since Su Pingbei entered the Xian Dynasty, several battles, both large and small, have all been victorious.

Although the East Indies are weak, being able to win consecutively already proves that Su Pingbei's abilities are greater than we thought. Since he is willing to take risks, let him try.

Looking at the battle plan, Li Chen chuckled lightly. "Wanting to decide the fate of heaven and earth in a single battle, he has courage and guts. Let him give it a try, what's the harm"

"What the court needs now is not generals, but young, energetic and ambitious commanders like Su Pingbei who dare to think and fight."

"Seeing that Li Chen had said so, Su Zhen Ting could only say: 'I suppose there's no other way.'"

After glancing at Su Zhen's furrowed brow, Li Chen smiled and said, "A grown child can't be controlled by their mother, let alone an old father like you. Don't worry too much. You can protect him for a while, but can you protect him forever"

Su Zhen'ting shook his head and said, "Your Highness misunderstands. Born into the Su family, whether we die gloriously on the battlefield or live a peaceful life, it is an honor. This is the way of the Su family."

“My worry is that, because of his rashness, the war will be lost. At that time, it would truly be a thousand deaths too few to atone for my guilt.”

Li Chen comforted: "It is precisely because of the Su family's bloodline that you should believe him."

Just then, Wan Jiaojiao came to report.

"Your Highness, today is the last day for the concubines to pray for the Emperor's well-being. The Empress sent someone to ask if you will attend"

Su Zhen'ting immediately excused himself upon seeing this.

Li Chen stood up and said, "Go ahead. There's nothing important to attend to right now anyway. I have to go pay my respects to the Emperor. If I don't, those old fellows at the Zongren Mansion will start gossiping again, and it would be a bother to listen to."

Wàn Jiāojiào covered her mouth and smiled: "There are actually people who can make Your Highness worry."

Li Chen spread his arms, allowing Wan Jiaojiao to help him straighten his official robes. "Those old men in the Zongrenfu are intimidating with their high status. They're all relatives of the emperor and nobles. Some of the oldest ones would make my father address them as uncles."

"They have no other thoughts, just sticking to those old ideas. They keep quoting royal decrees and regulations. I truly can't do anything about them. I can't afford to offend them, and I can't escape them either. I can only go along with what they want."

Having tidied his court attire, Li Chen set off for the palace.

As usual, he went straight to the Qianqing Palace. Some of the concubines with higher status in the harem were already there. Li Chen greeted them one by one and said a few words to his younger brothers and sisters, before entering the Qianqing Palace.

Empress Zhao Qinglan was already here.

"Your Highness is busy, yet you still find time for this," Zhao Qinglan said, her tone neither warm nor cold.

Li Chen came to Zhao Qinglan's side and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with her, saying: "No matter how busy we are, we should come and see our father, right"

“As for you, you're certainly diligent in paying your respects and praying for the Emperor.”

"Your father is the Emperor, and I am the Empress. Everything that happens naturally falls under our purview."

Zha Qinglan's words caused Li Chen to chuckle softly. He turned to look at Zha Qinglan's perfect profile and said, "Empress, do you truly think so"

Zhao Qinglan's face turned cold, and she rebuked, "What do you mean"

"Literally."

Li Chen said faintly, “If it weren’t for me standing equal with the chief minister, barely holding my own, I’m afraid the people who most hope for my father’s demise would be you two.”

"Nonsense!"

Zhao Qinglan said coldly, "Don't waste my time with so much nonsense, go and greet your father quickly."

"I shall go immediately. After paying my respects to Father, I would also like to visit Mother in the Phoenix Happiness Palace and pay my respects to Her. Please tell me, is this convenient"he had other plans for him. He stripped him of all his military power and official positions. From then on, he never appeared in public again.Not until his younger brother, Wu Ban Shan, was appointed...