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When he walked outside, a young eunuch had already stepped forward and said, "Master Chen, I will take you to the East Palace."

After saying that, he took Chen Chu to the direction of the East Palace.

Unhindered all the way.

Chen Chu entered the East Palace smoothly.

Previously, this broken place was a place that Chen Chu kept a respectful distance from, but now, he didn't care anymore.

As long as Li Chengqian doesn't become psychotic and rebel, no matter how close he is, he will be safe.

After Chen Chu walked in, he saw an eunuch and asked, "Where is His Royal Highness?"

The eunuch stared at Chen Chu unkindly, and asked, "Who are you? Why did you trespass into the East Palace?"

The eunuch behind Chen Chu came out, holding a token in his hand, and reprimanded him: "Bold, this is Mr. Chen, the son-in-law of the eldest princess appointed by His Majesty, and by His Majesty's order, send Mr. Chen to the East Palace. You must not be rude. "

They are also eunuchs, and the eunuchs around the emperor are more senior.

Seeing this, the little eunuch quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Chen Chu said: "Take me to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Please, Mr. Chen."

Go all the way in.

Chen Chu observed carefully.

The East Palace is actually a small imperial court.

There are many institutions among them, which correspond to the imperial court institutions.

However, His Majesty Li Er is relatively strong and did not fully equip Li Chengqian with troops, so the huge East Palace still looks a little deserted.

Walking into the deepest courtyard, as soon as I entered the door, I saw smoke filled the air, and there were occasional coughing sounds.

Chen Chu slapped her sleeves, then covered her nose, and stared wide-eyed, and saw two teenagers squatting in a far corner, surrounded by an earthen stove, green smoke was emitting from the earthen stove, and there was a mouthful of smoke on the stove. wok.

The fire in the earthen stove had already been extinguished.

The two teenagers took turns blowing on the fire, but they failed to ignite the fire.

Chen Chu was dumbfounded.

These two people are Prince Li Chengqian and King Jin Li Zhi.

Chen Chu stepped forward and asked curiously, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Swish.

The two turned their heads at the same time, their bodies were dirty, and their faces were covered with charcoal ashes. They looked like two starving ghosts, not two princes at all.

Li Zhi stood up and said, "Chen Chu, we are cooking chicken."

Li Chengqian also nodded.

Chen Chu was speechless, and said: "You two, you are well-clothed and well-fed, and the royal chef in the palace is at your command, so why do you need to make chicken yourself?"

Li Zhi said dissatisfiedly: "The food made by the imperial chef is too unpalatable, not tasty at all..."

Li Chengqian said: "I heard that my father summoned the civil and military ministers to discuss major issues today, and the pheasant slave and I just happened to make chickens ourselves."

What two poor children.

Chen Chu sighed.

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Chapter 228 The Collapsed Sun Chong

Chen Chu stepped forward, took a look at the pot cover, sniffed it with his nose, and asked, "Huh? This method seems to be made by Chang'an Da Da Da Da Da Restaurant. How did you two know?"

As soon as Chen Chu smelled it, he could smell spices like star anise.

Originally, these things were medicinal materials in Datang, not condiments for cooking.

Except for Chang'an Dada Dada Restaurant, few outsiders know this secret recipe.

And it was taught by Chen Chu.

Li Zhi looked at Chen Chu, then at Li Chengqian, then shook his head ferociously.

Li Chengqian said very bachelorly: "Chen Chu, we asked for this from the chef of Chang'an Da Da Da Da Restaurant."

Chen Chu: "..."

If outsiders do this, they are afraid that they will be beaten to death by those cooks.

But Li Chengqian and Li Zhi went out at the same time, one was the crown prince and the other was the king of Jin, so they were naturally handy.

Chen Chu pushed the two of them apart, and said, "Look from the side, that's not how you make a fire..."

He picked up the torch, took out part of the overcrowded firewood in the clay stove, and after hollowing it out, he took the torch and blew it a few times, and it started burning, and the smoke in the yard gradually dissipated, Chen Chu I picked up the wooden ladle and tried it, and then added salt and other seasonings.

Not long after, the water in the iron pot boiled, and a scent wafted out.

Li Chengqian and Li Zhi stood by the pot like two starving ghosts, motionless.

Li Chengqian said: "I slaughtered the chicken, I went to the hair, and I also chopped the chicken nuggets. Chen Chu, what do you think of me?"

Chen Chu said happily: "Your Highness, you have learned to be self-reliant. Remember what I told you back then, even if you are a prince, you should learn to have enough food and clothing for yourself, and for nothing else but to experience life, life can be rich and colorful..."

Li Chengqian nodded: "You are right. The life of being a prince is boring. Every day is not interesting, but reading and chanting scriptures, or studying political affairs. But since I met you, I have found a lot of fun. Running is Fun, leading the student union is fun, and now, being a chicken is fun too..."

Hearing this, Li Zhi who was next to him raised his head and asked, "Chen Chu, the prince's brother is right, cooking chicken is also very fun, but I am not a free eater, I brought this water, this I ordered someone to get the firewood, tell me about me..."

He also wanted Chen Chu to praise himself.

Chen Chu was a little speechless: "His Royal Highness, you are also great."

"Oh, that's great. I'll tell my father later that I'm great, so that he won't say that I don't do anything all day long and only know how to eat delicious food." Li Zhi felt very happy.

"The chicken is done."

Chen Chu said a word.

Li Chengqian and Li Zhi immediately turned around and rushed up with the bowls and chopsticks.

The two each took a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Hey!

Why don't you take mine?

Chen Chu stared at the two brothers.

Li Chengqian was unmoved.

Li Zhi felt a little embarrassed by the sight, and handed over his bowl and chopsticks, "Chen Chu, give it to you, I'll go outside and get another pair."

With that said, he rushed out of the yard and took another pair.

Then, the three of them squatted by the earthen stove and began to happily eat chicken.

Li Chengqian said: "I heard that something happened in the Western Regions. The 20 Tubo army came to Shanzhou. It was too late for the imperial court to dispatch troops. Shanzhou might be lost. Why don't you take our Plan to tell Father Emperor?"

Chen Chu ate a piece of chicken liver and asked, "Your Highness is talking about Xue Rengui?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "At the beginning, you told me that people like Xue Rengui could be used as a surprise army to attack Tubo and save our Tang Dynasty from disaster. That's why I privately used the Great Seal of the Eastern Palace to send Xue Rengui and the others to the Western Regions." , and now, as you predicted, the Tubo people have really sent troops, why didn't Xue Rengui and others speak out?"

Outsiders only know that Chen Chu sent Xue Rengui and others to the Western Regions to find salt mines, and only Li Chengqian knew the purpose of those people.

Chen Chu shook his head and said cautiously: "Your Highness, it's too early to say these things now. Xue Rengui and others are said to have arrived in Tubo, but it's hard to say whether they can follow the plan. Now Tubo, most of the areas, are still barren The land is full of thieves and beasts. Don't forget, there are only a dozen of them. The most important thing is that Chang Sun Chong is also there. Chang Sun Chong is a powerless bastard. What do you expect him to do? "

Li Chengqian nodded: "You are right, cousin Changsun is indeed a jerk."

After a pause, he said again: "Then, it's better not to say anything about it. If... I mean, if Xue Rengui and the others don't come back and stay in the Western Regions forever, I will tell the world about it, please father The emperor rewarded them, although they did not succeed, but they are all warriors of the Tang Dynasty..."

A little fat man squatted beside him and ate chicken without saying a word. He raised his head from time to time, looked at Chen Chu, and then at Li Chengqian, showing doubts, but buried his head and continued to eat.

……

early morning.

Western Regions.

Luoxie City, the capital of Tubo, is more than 100 miles to the north.

A few tents were pitched by a small lake.

A guy with a dark complexion squatted by the lake, took two handfuls of cold water to wash his face, and washed away the dirt and dust on his face, before he raised his head and looked at the mountains in the distance.

The tall mountain peaks lie in the distance, as if it is the Tianshan Mountains.

In the middle and upper part of the mountain, there is a vast expanse of whiteness.

Seeing him standing up, Nuonuo said to himself: "If there is no order from the boss and the prince, I, Xue Rengui, may never come to such a place in my life."

Everything around here, the local customs, the natural environment, are completely different from what he has come into contact with before.

The sky here is pure blue.

It's hot in the afternoon and sweaty, but it's cold in the evening.

Everything surprised Xue Rengui and his friends.

A man came over and said, "Da Lang, when can we finish the task and go back? The eldest son Chong started to mess around again."

"Go, go meet him!"

Xue Rengui and the man came to a tent.

I saw Chang Sun Chong clutching a thick animal fur coat, sitting by the firewood, shivering.

He was distracted, his eyes were distracted, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were dirty, and he could smell a bad smell from far away.

Seeing Xue Rengui, Chang Sun Chong rushed forward like crazy, grabbed Xue Rengui by the collar, and asked hoarsely: "Bastard, how long are you going to keep it from me? You said, when you arrive in Tubo, tell me Why don't you tell me about the task that His Royal Highness the Prince gave you?"

Xue Rengui looked at the crazy Changsun Chong and said, "Young Master Changsun, don't be impatient. Now is not the time... let's take another ten days."

"Bastard, you have lied to me many times. When you set off from Chang'an City, it will be a while later. What do you want?" Changsun Chong roared furiously.

He's about to collapse.

He thought he was just going out of the city to perform a secret mission, so he followed over, just wanting to show off.

Who knew that after leaving Chang'an City, he went all the way north and then west, and when he didn't know what happened, he came to Tubo.

Xue Rengui didn't speak.

At this moment, a group of fine horses came galloping in the distance, and a man jumped off the horse, rushed into the tent, and gasped, "Da Lang, yes, yes... there is news..."

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Chapter 229 Raiders

Hearing the man's words, Xue Rengui hurried forward, helped him steady, and asked, "Tell me, tell me, what did you find out?"

The men outside the tent also rushed in.

Er Niu said: "Dalang, I spent a lot of effort in Luoxie City before I found out that half a month ago, the Tubo army had quietly set off, and now, the 20 Tubo army has arrived at our Tang Dynasty. Shanzhou border..."

Snapped.

Xue Rengui slammed his fist on a simple wooden table next to him, and said excitedly: "Great, it's finally the day. The boss said that Tubo will definitely start a war against Tang Dynasty. In fact, along the way, I have some I don’t believe it, even when I came to Tubo, I collected Tubo’s movements again and again, and I still couldn’t believe the boss’s judgment, but now it seems that the boss is right..."

In Xue Rengui's heart, Chen Chu's image suddenly became majestic.

Then he turned around, looked at Changsun Chong, and said, "Young Master Changsun, now I can tell you the real purpose of our coming to Tubo after traveling thousands of miles and painstakingly."

"Say it quickly." Chang Sun Chong's tone was very eager.

Xue Rengui said: "These people, under the orders of the boss and His Royal Highness, went to Tubo and hid there. The purpose is to blow up all the salt wells in Tubo when Tubo and Datang really go to war, so that the Tubo army has no salt to eat. More than ten days ago, we have found several salt wells near Luoxi City of Tubo, and the largest salt well is less than [-] miles away from us, and now we are ready to act."

At this time, Xue Rengui no longer concealed, and directly revealed all his plans.

Anyway, Chang Sun Chong couldn't run away.

There is a vast wilderness here, and if you act alone, there is only one dead end.

"What?" Changsun Chong's eyes widened suddenly, "You...you want to cut off the salt in Tubo?"

"Not bad!"