Chapter 1115: Newcomers Returning Home <<<
With that being said, Chen Tong was all in.
He gritted his teeth, swallowed hard, and said, "Your Highness, within the military, absolutely no one else can be another Zhao Xuanji."
This sentence made Li Chen's expression suddenly darken.
Li Chen didn't scold or blame Chen Tong.
He tapped his fingers on the table slowly, pondering for a moment before asking, "Is the evidence conclusive?"
Chen Tong's heart raced, his palms sweating. He hurriedly said, "Indeed, when the Factory Director was in charge, he never relaxed in his investigation of military personnel with problems. So for the officers stationed in Beijing, we all have a file recording their personalities, stances, and backgrounds. Comparing this large-scale mobilization and dismissal with the files, it's easy to see that there are issues here."
After Chen Tong's response, Li Chen remained silent for an even longer period of time.
Li Chen believes in Su Zhen Ting.
He had no reason to change his stance.
If the East Palace crumbles, the first to die is himself, and the second is him.
The two of them had long been tightly bound together by a single rope. With Su Zhen Ting's exceptional political acumen, he couldn't possibly be unaware of this.
And after a long time getting to know him, Li Chen still had some confidence in Su Zhen's point.
But Li Chen was equally aware that, as someone in a position of power, he often couldn't completely determine the will of an interest group.
For example, when dealing with Zhao Xuanji before, wasn't it because we took advantage of this?
This is not directly targeting Zhao Xuanji, but rather the cabinet faction under him, forcing the collective interest to coerce Zhao Xuanji into making a resistance.
Now, this person has shifted to Su Zhen's head, which Li Chen finds very tricky.
Had this happened before, Li Chen might have used a more conciliatory approach to resolve the matter, or even shelved it temporarily.

But after that night's pointers from the great emperor, Li Chen knew that in his position, he could not absolutely despise any person, nor could he absolutely rely on any person.
Everyone is a pawn.
Only he can play chess.
"Just pretend that this never happened."
After much deliberation, Li Chen made a decision and spoke to Chen Tong.
Chen Tong immediately bowed and said, "I understand."
"Go on."
After sending Chen Tong away, Li Chen sat alone for a while, took out his reform plan, and focused on modifying the military section.
That made for a whole day.
As dusk descended, lanterns flickered both inside and outside the Eastern Palace. Only then did Li Chen rub his aching neck and look up.
"My lord, let me give you a massage." Wan Jiajiao walked over and said with concern.
"It's fine, I have something else to do."
Li Chen said: "Go and invite the Crown Princess over. Tell her that this palace will accompany her back to her natal family."
Wan Jiaojiao was taken aback.
The return of the bride to her parents' home after the wedding is a traditional custom.
Usually, after marriage, a woman needs to visit her parents' home once.
But the royal family is different. Once you marry into royalty, your family gains an additional status: that of a subject.
Therefore, as the Princess Consort, there was no need to return to her maiden home. If a visit were desired, it would be the maternal family who came to pay respects to the Princess Consort.
This is also one of the few opportunities for elders in the women's family to enter the palace openly and honestly.
But rules are rules, and the prince's command ultimately supersedes everything else.
She only thought that the Crown Prince was really good to his consort. Wan Jiaojiao didn't think about anything else and immediately went to give orders.
After half an hour, Li Chen and Su Jinpa's palanquins left the East Palace and headed for the General's Mansion.

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