Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2806
His Majesty Li Er held a teacup in his hand, looked at the prince in front of him playfully, and said with a chuckle, "Why, this question is difficult to answer?"

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "Father and Emperor Mingjian, this matter is the result of discussions between my son and Fang Jun and Yu Zhining."

Lying is definitely not acceptable, I can only be so vague, I hope my father will not pursue it.

The earth dragon in the imperial study was very hot, and the air was a little stagnant, making people very uncomfortable. Fortunately, snow powder was flying outside the window, and pieces of snowflakes as big as reed flowers fluttered down, shaking the rockery and railings in the courtyard. The roads and corridors are slowly paved, which makes people feel refreshed.

His Majesty Li Er was silent for a long time, before he quietly asked: "You want to strengthen the force of the Eastern Palace, take it under your command, and use your fingers like your arms...Prince, what is your intention for this move?"

Li Chengqian felt that he had to strengthen his body in the future. His body was too fat and his heart was under heavy load. When he was not frightened and nervous, he felt it was difficult to breathe, which was really uncomfortable.

Beads of sweat ooze from the white and fat forehead, and he carefully replies, slowly answering: "Since my father has appointed me as the crown prince, I should have the crown of honor that matches the status of a prince. I don't really care about these things, but the outside world will inevitably be affected by this." There are many speculations, and then slander the intention of the father, which will endanger the stability of the country."

To be honest, this was probably the first time Li Chengqian had spoken so boldly in front of his father at such a young age, and it was still such a hidden resentment.

Since you canonized me as the prince, you have to give me the status and respect that a prince deserves, otherwise you will simply depose me.I can't show the hesitation and worries in my heart on my face all day long, so how will the outside world think of me as a prince?

It is precisely because of your hesitation again and again that Qingque and Zhinu think that they have a chance and want to get their hands on the crown prince.

I am asking you for the command of the Six Commanders of the East Palace, just to consolidate my position as the crown prince. If you do not agree today, then there will inevitably be rumors of "Easy Chu" spreading tomorrow, and even rumors of "deposing the prince" Rumors are not necessarily impossible.

If the crown prince is unstable, the country will be unstable. What kind of trouble do you want?

……

His Majesty Li Er's face sank like water, and after a long while, he suddenly smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "You child, you are always so restrained and trembling in front of your father, and your father has already promised you, how can you change your mouth and go back on your word?" It's just a little accident, so I just asked. Forget it, now that you are the prince, the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace should be under your control. As a father, don't interfere, let's make troubles on your own. Come, come, let's taste this together The crabs in the East China Sea are so fat and delicious."

Several servants outside have brought the meal and put it on the dining table.

Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Here."

Get up and go to the table and sit down in a decent manner. On the carved lacquer table, there are a few huge steamed crabs on a large plate with white porcelain glaze. The crab shells are steamed red. There is a jug of hot rice wine.

The father and son sat opposite each other, enjoying the fat and delicious crabs from the East China Sea, and occasionally sipping rice wine. His Majesty Li Er also talked about the prince's childhood funny stories from time to time. He didn't look serious, but looked more like an ordinary rich man. The atmosphere is very relaxed and pleasant.

The meal took less than half an hour, and His Majesty Li Er yawned after the meal. He was obviously tired, so Li Chengqian hurriedly left.

Walking out of Chengtianmen, standing on the spacious long street, the ground is vast and white, the dark sky is covered with snowflakes, and the pavilions, palaces, palaces and walls in the distance are all covered by snow, and there is a hazy reflection in the dark night , but can't see clearly.

Snowflakes fell from the sky on his face, and immediately melted, leaving him icy cold.

Li Chengqian just felt that his life seemed to have never been as smooth as it is now. He was not lazy or absurd. He was willing to study and do things hard, just to get a compliment from his father.However, things backfired, perhaps because of insufficient talent, or perhaps due to the wrong method. In short, since I became an adult, it seems that every time I do anything, I will only get the opposite effect. Let alone the praise of my father, I will always get nothing but reprimands and disappointment .

His self-confidence was shattered bit by bit amidst the repeated warnings and disappointments.

In the end, facing his father's indifference and ignorance, he was almost on the verge of collapse. At one point, he wanted to use some absurd and rebellious behaviors to attract his father's attention, and even more wanted to use this behavior to take revenge on his father.

Are you disappointed in me?
But I have to let you see that the reason why I am today is all caused by your indifference and ignorance. I don't know if you will regret it...

However, at this moment, Li Chengqian was extremely thankful that he didn't do that, because at the moment when he was closest to collapse, he met Fang Jun.

Life is like this ups and downs. He was not sensible when he was canonized as the crown prince, and he was ignorant when he fell from the top of the mountain, but now he rises from the abyss step by step, and walks along the rugged mountain road step by step. Climbing, but can clearly see all the scenery along the way.

In the final analysis, he felt that the world was still friendly to him, otherwise why not let him fall down until the end of the world?

*****
The next morning.

It snowed heavily all night, and the whole Chang'an was covered in snow, less the usual hustle and bustle, and more demure and elegant.

Ministry of War Yamen.

Li Zhi didn't dare to be negligent in his administration, let alone be lazy. Although it was freezing and snowing heavily, he still rode a carriage early in the morning to go to work at the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

It's just that after the batch of ordnance was transported away, there were not many important matters in the entire yamen. Early in the morning, he went into the duty room to warm up the fire, and disposed of some backlog of official duties. He boiled a pot of hot water and brewed A pot of hot tea, sitting in the duty room watching the heavy snow outside in a daze.

My heart is full of anxiety.

With so much snow falling in Guanzhong, I don't know if the Yellow River is blocked by solid ice, and I don't know if the even more bitter Liaodong has snowfall as early as in Guanzhong. In the army, will it delay the preparations for this winter and affect the Eastern Expedition next spring...

Li Zhi regretted it a little now, the three provinces, six ministries and nine monasteries in the imperial court, which yamen could not accumulate prestige and exercise ability, why did they go to the Ministry of War?
This Ministry of War is simply a big quagmire, with one foot stuck in it, unable to exert strength, struggling and unable to break free...

……

The streets in front of the gate of the Ministry of War have been cleaned up, and the yamen of the entire imperial city have arranged officials to cooperate with the yamen servants assigned by the Jingzhao Mansion to start snow removal operations early in the morning. Although the heavy snow has been falling, at least there is no snow accumulation. A thick layer of ice made it difficult for people and horses to drive.

A luxurious carriage stopped at the gate of the Ministry of War. More than [-] soldiers spread out to block the entire street, separating pedestrians from a distance. Then the door was opened, and Changsun Wuji, who was dressed in cotton robes, stepped out of the carriage and entered. Passed the gate of the Ministry of War.

When Menzi saw this big man, he hurried forward to pay respects, and Changsun Wuji stroked his beard: "Is His Royal Highness King Jin here?"

Menzi hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness came to the yamen early in the morning and is handling official business in the duty room."

"Ah."

Changsun Wuji didn't wait for people to report, so he entered the yard, walked up the steps, walked through the rain corridor in front of the main hall, and directly entered Li Zhi's room.

"Yo, it turned out to be uncle, why didn't you let me know, so that the king can greet you at the door?"

Li Zhi was distracted, when he saw Changsun Wuji walking in, he hurriedly put down the already warm teacup, and got up to greet him.

Changsun Wuji returned the salute and said with a smile: "The old man has nothing to do in the mansion today, so he thought about walking around, and happened to pass by the imperial city, so he came in to see His Highness."

"Uncle is interested, please take a seat."

Invite grandson Wuji to take a seat, then ordered someone to make a pot of tea again, and then drove out all the scribes, leaving only two uncles and nephews sitting opposite each other in front of the window.

Changsun Wuji drank a cup of tea, his weak and withered body was nourished, he just felt warm all over, let out a breath, and said with a smile: "A cup of tea, snow outside the window, it is a quiet scene, enough to cultivate sentiment, If a talented person is here, I am afraid that he will recite a poem and pass it on as a good story for a while, His Highness is really very interested."

Li Zhi smiled wryly and said, "Where does this king have any nature? I am so anxious! The heavy snow in Guanzhong is one after another, and I don't know what the weather is like in the prefectures and counties along the Yellow River, and I don't know whether the mountains in Liaodong have been covered by heavy snow. Once the transportation of ordnance is delayed, how can it be good?"

(End of this chapter)