Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 180: Do good deeds without worrying about the future

"Your Highness, His Majesty's decree has arrived!"

Except for a few people like Li Chengqian who seemed to be thinking about something, the rest of the ministers all turned around and looked at the eunuch who walked in from outside the hall.

I don't understand why His Majesty sent the imperial edict at this time.

The eunuch strode in with an imperial edict in his hand, "Your Highness, His Majesty has an order."

"Please read it aloud, sir."

"Yes."

The eunuch opened the imperial edict, and everyone knelt down. "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Prince Li Tai of Wei has violated the rites and laws, has a poor eye for people, has made friends with those with evil intentions, and has caused a quarrel between brothers..."

"Today, the title of King of Wei is revoked, and the post of governor of each state is demoted to Prince of Yongzhou!"

"Prince Chengqian has handled government affairs properly and has been friendly to his brothers and sisters. I am deeply pleased and will reward him with a jade ruyi and 100 pieces of silk."

Everyone's eyes instantly fell on Li Tai. Li Tai slapped his head in annoyance, as if he had not expected this to happen.

However, the sentence in the imperial edict, "making friends with evil-minded people and causing discord among brothers," caused many officials to have doubts.

What bad things did the King of Wei do to make Your Majesty so angry that he was directly deprived of his governorship of various states and his title of prince?
Is it because of the Henan Prefecture incident?
But the matter in Henan Prefecture has not been fully investigated yet.

and.

Isn't this kind of punishment too light?

Sure enough.

Li Chengqian sighed inwardly. His father's preference for him remained the same as before.

Even though Su Chen had given him some precautions in advance, Li Chengqian still felt a little unhappy after hearing how Li Shimin punished Li Tai.

After taking a look at Li You who was kneeling there, Li Chengqian's unhappy feeling gradually disappeared.

There is also a good Yin coin here.

"My son, I accept the decree."

Li Chengqian stood up and took the imperial edict, and everyone else stood up with him.

Li Chengqian held the imperial edict in his hand and said to Li Tai, "Second brother, take this as a warning and never make friends with evil people again."

"That's what the prince said."

Li Tai's face was filled with regret. "I really didn't know that there was a villain who used my name to alienate the brotherhood between you and me. This person really deserves to die!"

Installed.

You keep pretending.

Li Chengqian sneered in his heart.

Li Tai continued, "I am a humble person and I have caused such a disgusting thing. I hope you will forgive me, big brother."

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Are you still thinking about disgusting me?"

"My second brother, you are too kind. Now that you know the reason, you can take a closer look at it in the future."

"Thank you for your reminder, elder brother. I have prepared a lot of fruits and snacks. I will go out to the suburbs with you and your elder brother and your fifth brother. Please don't let others alienate our brotherhood."

"..."

nausea!

The corner of Li You's mouth twitched.

Only you, the King of Wei, can say such words.

After despising Li Tai for a moment, Li You turned his gaze to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian's performance did surprise him. In his opinion, after the matter of Zongzheng Temple was reported to Jiucheng Palace, his father did not kill Li Tai but demoted him to a commoner, which was already a great blessing from heaven.

As a result, only Li Tai's real power and title were taken back!

Even though he was demoted to a prince, he was still a prince of Yongzhou!
What does it mean?
Even if Li Tai did something wrong and Li Shimin punished him, he was still the second prince and still the prince of Chang'an City!

even.

He was so reluctant that he drove Li Tai out of Chang'an City and demoted him to the Prince of Yongzhou!

hateful!

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the feeling of being disgusted by Li Tai.

after all.

This is Li Tai.

Li Chengqian said slowly: "Second brother, you have put in a lot of effort. After the court meeting is over, you and I will go out together."

Now, Li Tai stated in front of all the civil and military officials in the court that he had just misjudged the person, but he did not mention anything about what he had done.

In addition, Qin Ying and the other man were dead and there was no evidence to prove the crime. His father also punished him. As the crown prince and also his elder brother, if he continued to pester others, he would probably be ridiculed by others. Isn't he intolerant?

Regarding Li Chengqian's attitude, the few people who knew the inside story looked at each other and nodded secretly.

Once this matter spreads, outsiders who do not know the inside story will see that the King of Wei is unable to judge people, which leads to the quarrel between brothers, while the Crown Prince is extremely tolerant. Naturally, their reputation of Li Chengqian will change greatly and they will approve of him!
Li Chengqian put down the imperial edict and said in a deep voice: "Go on."

Li Dao Zong walked out holding a tablet in his hand. "Your Highness, I have received news from Lord Sun in Henan Prefecture. There has been no progress in the death of an official in Henan Prefecture. I beg Your Highness to order Lord Sun to return to Chang'an City."

Li Chengqian said coldly: "Did so many officials in Henan Prefecture die in vain?"

Li Dao Zong: "Prince, calm down. Lord Sun said that there are many doubts about this matter, but there is no clue to investigate. Please forgive me, Prince."

Clean enough!
Li Chengqian glanced at Li You without leaving any trace, but found that Li Tai's eyes also swept towards Li You, and then he lowered his head and said nothing.

Gao Shilian said in a deep voice: "Is it that Sun Fujia is not paying attention, or is it that there is really no clue at all?"

Li Dao Zong: "Not a single clue!"

Gao Shilian sighed, "How shameful that we couldn't find such a thief!"

Li Chengqian looked at Gao Shilian thoughtfully and nodded slowly, "Since there is no clue, then order Sun Fujia to return to Chang'an City."

"However, this matter must be investigated further. The Ministry of Justice should organize a group of people to investigate this matter. Don't let the officials of the Tang Dynasty feel insecure."

"Your Highness is wise. I will select suitable personnel to thoroughly investigate this matter."

Having said this, everyone understands.

We can’t find out the truth by investigating, but we have to continue investigating for the sake of face.

otherwise.

This is such a huge loss of face.

After Li Daozong complimented him, he continued, "In addition to this matter, Lord Sun claimed in his letter that Tibetans were found in the territory of Henan Prefecture."

"Tibetan?"

Everyone frowned.

The Tubo envoys entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty some time ago, but their progress was slow. Now, some of them have run to Henan Prefecture first?
What do they want to do?
Li Chengqian: "What do you think, gentlemen?"

Chang Sun Wuji said in a deep voice: "I think Lu Dongzan has learned about the drought in Henan Prefecture!"

"This person arranged for people to go to Henan Prefecture. I'm afraid he wanted to see what kind of impact this drought has had on our Tang Dynasty."

Hou Junji: "Your Highness, I think the Tubo bandits are still determined to invade!" "In recent days, many people in our territory have suffered from disasters. The Tubo envoys did not come to Chang'an to pay homage, but instead went to the disaster-stricken areas. It is obvious that they still have the intention of invading! We must be on guard!"

Fang Xuanling: "Mr. Hou is right. Tubo has been in constant conflict with our Tang Dynasty. Although they were defeated and arranged envoys to pay us a visit, I'm afraid they have the idea of ​​winning back!"

Gao Shilian: "Catch him, throw him into jail, and treat him as a spy!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

When Gao Shilian finished speaking, many ministers nodded.

When facing the foreign enemy Tubo, everyone chose to stick together without hesitation.

If something breaks down at home, it's a family affair, but when outsiders come in to mess things up, it's a different story.

Li Chengqian: "Do as Mr. Gao says."

"Respect the prince's order!"

Li Daozon bowed and retreated.

"Is there anything else important?"

Li Chengqian spoke slowly, his eyes sweeping over the ministers.

Seeing that no one spoke, he smiled and said, "Since the court affairs are over, let's adjourn."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Everyone left the Tai Chi Hall one after another.

Just as Li Chengqian was about to leave, Li Tai stopped him and said, "Brother, have you forgotten about the trip?"

Li You stopped and looked over.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Don't worry, my second brother. My brothers and sisters, the morning class may not be over yet. I will have someone notify you later."

"In that case, I will wait for good news at home."

Li Tai bowed with a smile, then walked out unsteadily with his big belly sticking out.

Nausea.

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched and he smiled at Li You.

Li You returned the greeting and left with a group of officials.

"I didn't expect that the Crown Prince would be so tolerant of the King of Wei today..."

"From now on, I will call you Prince."

"Hey it's all the same."

"From what your majesty said, the King of Wei seemed to have trusted the treacherous people, which led to the discord between him and the Crown Prince. Now it seems that the Crown Prince's extreme personality is not just because of the Crown Prince."

"Of course, otherwise how could the Crown Prince take the princes and princesses out of the city for a tour? This is what my elder brother would do..."

Many court officials walked out of the palace in twos and threes, talking quietly to each other.

Li Chengqian showed a smile on his face. Although he felt a little unhappy wearing the mask, this little bit of unhappiness quickly disappeared when he saw Li Tai being humiliated.

He felt very happy that he could make Li Tai embarrassed and make Li Shimin angry.

But this time, my father was too partial.

Li Chengqian sighed. Even though he had discussed the matter with Su Chen before and deduced the general result, he still felt a little annoyed.

Obviously I am the prince.

The emperor favors him too much!

Li Chengqian asked about the morning lessons of the princes and princesses, and after confirming that it would take some time, he took a carriage to the Prince's residence.

"He's not at home?"

"Replying to the prince, the young master went out early in the morning."

"What did you say you were going to do?"

"Never."

Li Chengqian rubbed his head. He was still thinking about sharing the news of Li Tai's demotion with Su Chen, but he actually went out early in the morning.

I don’t know what to do yet.

Forget it.

Li Chengqian turned around and got on the carriage.

Yanfufang, Medical College.

Su Chen looked at Sun Simiao in front of him with a melancholy face, as he looked a little excited.

You pulled yourself here early in the morning just because you are going to provide free medical treatment to the people of Chang'an City today?

As for it?
"Mr. Sun, there's no need to be so excited."

Sun Simiao frowned and glared at him, "Don't you know how many people lined up outside our medical school early in the morning after the news was released yesterday?"

"Not much."

Su Chen frowned, "When I came, there were only about a hundred or eighty people outside..."

Sun Qiang interrupted, "Sir, there are hundreds of people outside now."

Su Chen: “……?”

Seeing Su Chen's puzzled expression, Sun Qiang added: "There are still many people gathering here. I'm afraid there are more people than when we opened the sect to recruit disciples."

Su Chen: "..."

"Doctor Sun, has that bastard Su Chen arrived?"

At this time.

Chang Sun Chong's angry voice was heard from outside, followed by footsteps, and Chang Sun Chong walked in angrily, "Okay, so you were hiding here!"

Su Chen: "What is this, Commander Changsun?"

Chang Sun Chong: "Do you know how many people came to the hospital for your free clinic? Do you know how many people I invited to maintain order?"

Su Chen: “…I don’t know.”

Chang Sun Chong said angrily: "I called Cheng Huaimo and the others here. There are more than 500 people here to maintain order!"

"Even Lord Lu brought the officials from the government office to help!"

"You said you didn't know?"

Su Chen spread his hands and said, "Just do good things and don't worry about the future."

Chang Sun Chong: “???”

ps: There was no imperial edict in the Tang Dynasty. It was often called "imperial edict", which can be roughly divided into two major categories and seven minor categories. It was quite complicated, and for fear of not being able to write it well, people used "The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun edicts" (封天承运皇皇宣說). This sentence was first used in the Ming Dynasty, by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

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