Chapter 1049: A Chance to Make Amends

"Zhao Chen, congratulations."

"I'm very happy to hear that your wife has given birth to a baby girl with you." Early the next morning, Wei Zheng came to the Zhao Mansion with a gift.

Mrs. Pei is also smiling.

"Old Wei, Aunt Pei." Zhao Chen saluted the two of them, and Wu Xu helped take the gift.

Uncle Fu was not at home, but Wu Xu had learned how to pick him up and drop him off.

"Where's the little girl?" Pei and Zhao Chen asked. ??

Of course she came to see the baby.

And Wei Zheng obviously had something to discuss with Zhao Chen.

After all, although the incident in Tai Chi Hall yesterday was deliberately suppressed, she still knew about it.

"In the inner room, Wu Xu, you take Aunt Pei there." Zhao Chen said to Wu Xu.

"Okay." Wu Xu responded and led Pei away.

"Old Wei, would you like to have a drink?" Zhao Chen said to Wei Zheng with a smile.

Wei Zheng nodded.

He also had a lot to say to Zhao Chen.

The two walked to the yard, Zhao Chen brought a pot of wine and poured Wei Zheng a glass.

Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment, raised the wine in his glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

"What's wrong? I feel like you're more worried than me." Zhao Chen smiled and poured Wei Zheng another glass of wine.

Wei Zheng looked at Zhao Chen and shook his head.

Yesterday, Zhao Chen went to the Tai Chi Hall to attend court, but Wei Zheng had already thought very far ahead.

He even thought about Zhao Chen being imprisoned by Li Tai.

But Wei Zheng never expected that Zhao Chen would break the legs of Li Tai, the prince of the country, in the Tai Chi Hall.

Still in front of hundreds of civil and military officials and ministers.

After all, Li Tai is the prince.

The prince is the king.

The monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were orderly, but how could any minister break the monarch's legs?

This matter is no better than what happened in Lingyan Pavilion before.

No one in the court will agree to the following offense.

"You were impulsive yesterday." Wei Zheng was silent for a while, then shook his head and said to Zhao Chen.

"It's not impulsive. If I don't deal with Li Tai, then I will be the one who will be dealt with."

"Old Wei, you don't know that Kong Yingda has already found someone." Zhao Chen smiled and took a sip of the wine in his glass.

The wine tastes sweet and mellow, but also mixed with spiciness.

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say to Zhao Chen.

He did not stand on the Tai Chi Hall and see with his own eyes what happened yesterday.

But Wei Zheng also knew about Li Tai's methods to deal with Zhao Chen later.

If Zhao Chen hadn't used drastic measures in advance to panic Li Tai.

It was absolutely impossible for Zhao Chen to return to his house so easily yesterday.

"Then what are your plans next?"

"Your wife has just given birth to a baby girl. If you can keep her from knowing about the outside affairs, try not to tell her." Wei Zheng and Zhao Chen instructed.

He also regarded Zhao Chen's family as his nephews.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be saying this.

"It's not clear yet." Zhao Chen shook his head.

For the time being, he cannot leave Chang'an City.

The matter here has not been settled yet, and moreover, the emperor has not expressed an attitude yet.

If you leave without saying goodbye.

The intersection over the past few years may disappear in one day.

Although accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, Old Li Tou is really kind to him.

I just don’t know this time…

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"Your Majesty, Zhao Chen broke the prince's legs in front of all the officials."

"This matter has a wide impact. All officials are now saying that Zhao Chen is more like His Majesty than His Majesty."

"If you are not careful, the lives of officials will be in danger."

"Several officials have submitted their resignations today."

In the Manlu Palace, Fang Xuanling talked to the emperor about the bad impact of Zhao Chen breaking Li Tai's legs.

No one expected what happened at the time.

By the time they reacted, Zhao Chen had already left Tai Chi Hall.

Many officials saw Zhao Chen being so domineering

, feeling extremely worried.

Some are timid and even resign directly.

He was also afraid that he would be dealt with by Zhao Chen in the future.

Most people are thinking that now Zhao Chen dares to break the legs of even the prince Li Tai.

Not to mention these little officials.

That’s nothing in Zhao Chen’s mind!

The emperor nodded and sighed in his heart.

He knew that Zhao Chen was forced to that point by Li Tai.

But Li Tai is the prince after all.

Li Tai's identity meant that he could not be treated like that.

If I don't punish Zhao Chen this time, the court will be disbanded in the future.

But if he wants to take the city of Zhao Chen, how can he do it?

"Fang Qing, after such a long time, you should also know Zhao Chen's identity!" The emperor looked at Fang Xuanling and said slowly.

Fang Xuanling was stunned.

He was guessing Zhao Chen's identity.

But I never thought that I would hear such a sentence from the emperor.

"Your Majesty is aware that the rumors about Zhao Chen's identity have never stopped." Fang Xuanling said with cupped hands.

But he didn't dare to nod directly.

This matter is of great importance. If the emperor doesn't open his mouth, Fang Xuanling will not continue to do anything.

"You are just too cautious." The emperor shook his head and said, "It is indeed as they guessed. Zhao Chen is the eldest son of me and the queen."

"This is also the reason why I spared Zhao Chen many times."

"But this time, Fang Qing, you should also know that if you don't punish Zhao Chen, all the officials will be dissatisfied, but if you punish Zhao Chen, I really can't do it."

"Now, I am really in a dilemma!" The emperor said, shaking his head and sighing again.

Fang Xuanling didn't know how to answer the emperor's words for a while.

Although Zhao Chen's true identity was revealed from the emperor's mouth.

But now it's not as shocking as it was back then.

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be considered slowly. What I mean is that the general will

Make up for it. "After a long time, Fang Xuanling said slowly.

"What does it mean to make up for one's mistakes?" The emperor frowned.

He also knew that Zhao Chen must be punished.

Breaking the prince's leg in Tai Chi Hall was too bad.

It doesn’t mean that everything is fine.

But if you make up for your mistakes, where can you start?

"Your Majesty, the Goguryeo army is now poisoning fifty miles of our land in the Tang Dynasty, and the people of the world are excited."

"At this time, the imperial court urgently needs to send a general who can regain the lost territory."

"My intention is to let Zhao Chen lead the army on the expedition."

"if……"

"No, Zhao Chen has never led an army in a war. You want him to go to the battlefield?" The emperor glared at Fang Xuanling with a sharp expression.

Zhao Chen has been to Songzhou twice and has shown excellent leadership skills.

But if he was really asked to lead troops to fight Yuengai Suwen, the emperor would not be at ease no matter what.

"Your Majesty, no one wants Zhao Chen to go to the battlefield."

"Gong Lu, Duke Yi, Duke Ying, and Duke Qiao, they are all veteran generals in the army."

"Zhao Chen has a quick mind. When he was in Songzhou, he was full of schemes. Niu Jinda's memorial also praised Zhao Chen in every possible way."

"Your Majesty only needs to let Zhao Chen think of a solution. Why let him go into battle personally?" Fang Xuanling said to the emperor.

Fang Xuanling had never thought about letting Zhao Chenshang personally lead the troops to fight Yuan Gaisuwen.

He also knew that the emperor was actually unwilling to punish Zhao Chen.

How could Zhao Chen be allowed to do such a risky thing.

But participating in military affairs is no better than leading troops in battle.

As long as the entire army is not wiped out, how can the lives of the Chinese army be in danger?

The emperor frowned.

He admitted that what Fang Xuanling said made sense, but Li Ruoshuang had just given birth and had only met Zhao Chen a few times.

Throw Zhao Chen to the frontline military camp again?

"I need to think about it again." The emperor was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said.