The first emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 176

"I feel that the fourth brother is a little too fat, so I am going to let him take this opportunity to lose weight. The best place to lose weight is Prince Weishi." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"This is a good place to go, but are you going to let him take any position in the Prince Guard?" Li Shimin asked after nodding his head.

"Let him start as a soldier first. As long as he can keep up with the training of ordinary soldiers, I will promote him. When he satisfies me, I will return him to the father and let him continue Be his prince." Li Chengqian said to Li Shimin.

"Then this matter is settled like this. I hope you can give me back a king of Yue who can secure the world when he is on his horse, and rule the world when he is off his horse." Li Shimin nodded and said.

"Father, there is one more thing I hope my father will grant." Li Chengqian did not care about the bitter look on Li Tai's face, but continued to say to Li Shimin.

"As long as what you ask is not out of line, I will naturally not deny it." Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian.

"There are a total of ten prince guards around my ministers, namely the left and right guards, the left and right siyu, the left and right Qing Dao, the left and right prison guards, and the left and right insiders."

"Except for the rate of the left and right guards and the rate of the left and right inside, the other six rates are all at a [-]-[-]% discount. However, I feel that as the prince of the East Palace, there is no need to control the military power at all."

"It's better to wait until the father is ready to pass the throne to the sons, and hand over the sixteen guards of the Tang Dynasty to the sons to lead. It will also have the same effect at that time."

"That's why I decided to return six of the prince's ten rates to my father. I only need to leave the left and right guard rates and the left and right inner rates." Li Chengqian said to Li Shimin.

Everyone thought that the power in their hands was too small, but this Li Chengqian did the opposite and directly handed over the military power that should have belonged to him.This is absolutely unprecedented.

"Your Majesty, you must absolutely not agree to the request of His Highness the Crown Prince. If the Emperor agrees, where will the power of the Crown Prince of the East Palace be?" Changsun Wuji hurriedly said to Li Shimin.

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm not planning to be a bare marshal. Didn't I leave the left and right prison guards and left and right internal rates? Their presence is enough to protect the safety of the palace." Li Chengqian said to his eldest grandson Wuji Said.

"Changsun Wuji, you don't understand this kid's good intentions. He just didn't want to be troublesome, so he handed over the Liu rate." Cheng Yaojin said to Changsun Wuji.

Li Chengqian didn't care what Cheng Yaojin said, but continued to speak to Li Shimin: "I'm planning to build four military camps at the four corners of the East Palace, where the four guards left by my ministers will live."

"At the same time, I feel that the names of the left and right guard rate and the left and right internal rate are too ugly. So I plan to change them to Qinglong guard rate, Zhuque guard rate, Baihu guard rate and Xuanwu guard rate."

"Then let them live separately in the East Palace to ensure the safety of the East Palace. I also ask Father for permission."

Li Shimin naturally understood Li Chengqian's thoughts, although the crown prince ten rate was nominally subordinate to the East Palace crown prince.But in fact the commanding power is not in the hands of Prince Donggong.

However, if Li Chengqian wanted the newly formed four elephant guards, that would be different.They are not only Li Chengqian's guards, but also Li Chengqian's true descendants.

In the end, Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "Of course the prince's ten rate cannot be abolished at will. But it is not an exaggeration for the prince to form four personal guards."

"From now on, Cheng Chumo will lead the prince's ten generals and be responsible for commanding the prince's ten troops. As for the prince's four-element guards, the prince will form them by himself."

"The total number of people is 4000, and all military expenses are borne by the prince himself. The princes will also recruit the chief generals at all levels. Soldiers can be selected from the prince's ten ranks."

It stands to reason that Li Chengqian should be happy to hear Li Shimin's arrangement.But at this moment, Li Chengqian had a bitter look on his face.

And he opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin: "Father, Cheng Chumo is the long history of my son, and there are things that he can't finish in my son's East Palace. Why don't you hand over the crown prince to some old princes?"

"It's settled like this, there is no need to discuss. As for Helan Yingde, the governor of Jingzhou, he will be executed at [-]:[-] p.m. today in Wailingchi. He will also order Jingzhou's governor and warrior Xun to kill Helan Yingde's entire family." Li Shimin said.

"Father, in this Helan Yingde case, He Lanyueshi actively cooperated with my minister. Only then did I collect all the evidence. Therefore, I beg Father to spare Helan Yueshi's life." Li Chengqian said to Li Shimin.

"Since that's the case, the capital crime can be avoided and the living crime cannot be forgiven. Just leave him in your East Palace for use." Li Shimin nodded and said.

At the beginning, He Lan Yingde heard Li Chengqian pleading for his son, and he couldn't help secretly saying that Li Chengqian would do what he said.But when he heard Li Shimin's decision, his expression changed drastically.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian spoke again at this time: "Father, my son thinks this is a little cruel. How about exiling Helan Yueshi for thousands of miles?"

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin's nose almost turned out of breath.He secretly said in his heart: "This is all your kid's idea, and now you actually put the shit bowl on me."

But on this occasion, Li Shimin could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.So Li Shimin said with a gloomy face: "I can give you two choices. One, let him go to the Underworld with his father. Or go to your East Palace to be a eunuch honestly."

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Chengqian could only helplessly say to Helan Yingde: "It's not that this palace broke its promise. So if you have any grievances, you can come back to discuss with your father after you report to the underworld. "

As soon as Li Chengqian said this, Li Shimin almost couldn't even sit on the dragon chair.Li Shimin was so angry that he stood up and flicked his robe sleeves, then turned and left the Tai Chi Hall.

Seeing Li Shimin turn around and leave, Li Chengqian said in a low voice: "I also said that I don't understand. As the Ninth Five-Year Master, I don't even know how to say hello to the civil and military officials when I leave."

Li Chengqian's voice was very low, and the civil and military officials in the Tai Chi Hall could not hear clearly.But Li Shimin, who had just left not far away, naturally heard it clearly.Moreover, some important ministers who were close to him naturally heard what Li Chengqian said.

This made Li Shimin stomp his feet angrily, and left the Tai Chi Hall with a cold snort.

Although the civil and military officials didn't know what happened, they naturally didn't dare to ask.Then they left Tai Chi Hall in twos and threes.

But this time Changsun Wuji came in front of Li Chengqian.And straight to the point, he said to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness, aren't you afraid that the emperor will abolish your crown prince again?"

"Changsun Wuji, you really don't know the emperor's nephew. How could he wish the emperor would abolish his crown prince? Then he will be at ease." Cheng Yaojin patted Changsun Wuji and said.

(End of this chapter)