bastard seizes tang

Chapter 929
With the words of fulfilling Wu Meiniang's wish, and the suggestion of Prime Minister Wang Xuance, there will naturally be no one in the court who is ignorant of the general situation to prevent Li Ke from going to Mount Tai.

If ordinary people go to Mount Tai to fulfill their vows, it is worship, but Li Ke is the emperor, the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and if he goes to Mount Tai, it is Fengchan, a sacrifice to the heavens, and it is unusual to treat him.

After the meeting was over, Li Ke went back to the Zichen Hall, but just after Li Ke sat down in the Zichen Hall for a while, someone from the palace came to send a message, and Cen Wenwen came to see him.

As soon as Li Ke heard that Cen Wenwen asked for an interview, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Li Ke studied with Cen Wenwen as a young man, and Cen Wenwen knew Li Ke quite well. Behind the matter is actually Li Ke's intention.

Li Ke was worried at the beginning that Cen Wenwen was here to dissuade him. Cen Wenwen was not an ordinary courtier, so it was inconvenient for him to force him, and he was also worried about how to persuade Cen Wenwen. Li Ke couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief that he didn't come here alone, and there was someone behind him.

Cen Wenwen was followed by none other than Sun Chong, the Minister of Rites who was also the former minister of Li Keqian's residence. Li Ke felt relieved at once, because if Cen Wenwen came to persuade Li Ke, the person who followed him today would not be the chief Sun Chong, the head of the Ministry of Rites, should be a person from Yushitai or Provincial Taiwan.

"Minister Cen Wenwen and minister Sun Chong pay homage to His Majesty." Cen Wenwen and Chang Sun Chong entered the hall together, and bowed to Li Ke.

Cen Wenwen saluted, Li Ke quickly raised his hand and said, "Master Cen and Zijing don't need to be too polite, get up and take a seat quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two thanked En for getting up, and sat down beside Li Kezhi.

After the two were seated, Li Ke asked: "Why did Master Cen and Zijing come here, but did you have anything to say about the court affairs?"

Changsun Chong is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. If he wants to do the Fengchan matter in the future, Changsun Chong will naturally be in charge of the matter. Now that Cen Wenwen brought Changsun Chong here, Li Ke took it for granted that Cen Wenwen wanted to discuss the matter of conferring Zen with him. .

However, Cen Wenwen's words were beyond Li Ke's expectations. Cen Wenwen asked immediately: "Your Majesty has something to say at the court meeting today, and he wants to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen. The imperial edict on this matter should not have been issued yet."

Li Ke didn't expect Cen Wenwen to ask such a question. He was a little surprised, but he still replied truthfully: "This matter was first decided at the court meeting today. I haven't drafted an order and sent it to Zhongshu."

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Cen Wenwen nodded, and said, "It's fine before the decree is drafted."

Hearing Cen Wenwen's words, Li Ke couldn't help but thump in his heart. He only heard what Cen Wenwen meant, and it seemed that he was trying to block Li Ke's imperial edict. Could it be that Cen Wenwen still had objections to this matter?

Li Ke asked, "Master Cen, what does this mean?"

Cen Wenwen replied: "The matter of today's court is His Majesty's intention. I have seen what Wang Xuance did. Your Majesty should have discussed with him a long time ago about Feng Chan."

With Cen Wenwen's judgment and vision, Li Ke never thought that this matter could be kept hidden from him. Now that Cen Wenwen pointed it out to his face, Li Ke would never deny it. Li Ke responded: "Master Cen's guess is very true. I did discuss it with Xuan Ce before."

Li Kezhi's words caught his ears, and Cen Benwen didn't judge Li Ke's words too much, nor did he say what was right or wrong, but continued to ask: "Then if the minister doesn't come, how will Your Majesty plan to make an order?"

Li Ke thought for a while and replied: "Naturally, as the court council said, I sacrificed to Mount Tai in the name of the Queen's wish."

"Your Majesty has always been wise, but you've made a mistake in thinking about this matter." Cen Wenwen looked at Li Ke and sighed softly to Li Ke.

Cen Wenwen did not refute Li Ke's enshrining of Zen, but said that Li Ke's imperial decree was inappropriate. Li Ke couldn't help asking: "I don't know what is wrong, so I ask Master Cen to point out."

Cen Wenwen said: "The empress is the birth mother of the crown prince. The phoenix body is respected, and it is of great importance to the society. It is absolutely necessary to go to war for it. But after all, your majesty is the son of heaven, the emperor of a country, and enshrining Zen and Taishan is not a trivial matter. , since His Majesty has decided to enshrine the Zen, it is appropriate to only talk about the enshrinement of the Chan and not mention anything else."

Cen Wenwen's meaning is very clear. Wu Meiniang is a queen with a noble status. It is worthwhile to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices for her safety.

As soon as Cen Wenwen's words came out, Li Ke understood the meaning of Cen Wenwen. Although the matter was caused by Wu Meiniang, since Li Ke decided to enshrine Mount Tai, this is a state affair, an important matter in the government and the public, or a matter of fact. It's better to separate the cases.

Li Ke thought about it for a while, and felt that what Cen Wenwen said was indeed more appropriate, so he said: "What Master Cen said is very true, it was my previous thinking that was wrong."

Cen Wenwen nodded slightly, and asked Li Ke: "I don't know what your Majesty is going to do about the matter of conferring Zen on Mount Tai?"

Li Ke did not reply to Cen Wenwen's words, but asked: "Master Cen does not object to the enshrining of Zen in Mount Tai?"

Cen Wenwen replied: "This matter is His Majesty's wish, and it has been finalized. Why should I object? What's more, with Your Majesty's merits, it is not impossible for our Tang Dynasty to be prosperous today. The first grand ceremony of enshrining Chan, it should be done in a proper and decent way."

In front of Cen Wenwen, Li Ke listened to Cen Wenwen's words, and looked at Cen Wenwen, whose temples were a little gray in front of him, and couldn't help being touched, as if his heart was much warmer.

Although Cen Wenwen has always referred to Li Ke as His Majesty, in Cen Wenwen's eyes, he has always loved Li Ke as a nephew, no different from Li Ke when he was a teenager.

In Cen Wenwen's eyes, Li Ke, who is now clamoring for Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, is just like Li Ke who decided to go north as a hostage. Although Cen Wenwen may feel that something is wrong, since Li Ke insists, since it has been done After deciding, Cen Wenwen will try his best to make proper arrangements for Li Ke.

Cen Wenwen has such thoughts, which also confirms Li Ke's previous guess and why Cen Wenwen brought the eldest Sun Chong, who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, here, because he really wants to make good arrangements for Li Ke. thing.

Li Ke said: "What Master Cen said is that the enshrining of Zen in Mount Tai is a major event, which is extraordinary. I want to use Master Cen as the ceremony officer. I need to worry about this matter for Master Cen."

Since ancient times, there have not been many kings who enshrined Zen in Mount Tai. Since Li Ke has done it, he will be compared with other kings in the future. Li Ke is not at ease in entrusting this matter to others. Jiang Hai's Cen text is just right.

And Cen Wenwen came here today precisely for this purpose. Enshrining Zen on Mount Tai is a major event that is expected by the whole country. If it is done well, it can be compared with Emperor Qin and Han Wu, but if it is not done well, it will become a joke. Cen Wenwen, who is eager to love his apprentice, naturally wants to personally check on Li Ke.

Cen Wenwen immediately responded: "Thanks to your majesty's trust, I will naturally live up to your majesty's high expectations. It's just that your majesty should choose another virtuous person for the matter of conferring on the chief ceremonial officer of Zen."

Hearing this, Li Ke asked in puzzlement: "What is Master Cen's meaning? In the whole world, besides Master Cen, is there anyone more suitable than Master Cen?"

Cen Wenwen replied: "I do have a more suitable candidate here."

Cen Wenwen was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor's teacher. He was highly respected. He was the best candidate to be the chief ceremonial officer of Zen, but Cen Wenwen declined directly, which was really beyond Li Ke's expectations.

Li Ke asked, "I don't know who it is?"

Cen Wenwen glanced at Changsun Chong who was on the side, and said with a smile, "Could it be that your majesty forgot about that man?"

"Oh! So that's the case." Li Ke suddenly realized when he heard the words.

(End of this chapter)