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

Chapter 192 Father, can you still eat?
Jiucheng Palace.

Li Shimin sat in the pavilion, gazing at the lush forest in the distance.

As the breeze blows, countless branches and leaves sway, as if it is a boundless ocean.

From time to time a group of egrets flew by and a few cries were heard.

"Have the Tibetan envoys arrived in Chang'an?"

"Your Majesty, the Tibetan envoys have arrived in Chang'an City."

Wang De glanced at Li Shimin and continued, "When the Tibetan envoy came to Chang'an this time, he ordered people to go to Suzhou and Henan Prefecture to investigate the disaster."

"In addition, after the Tibetan envoys arrived in Chang'an, their attitude was somewhat presumptuous, which angered King Jiangxia. The next day, the crown prince presided over the government and said that he would not marry the princess."

"Not getting married?"

Li Shimin turned his head to look at him, and Wang De respectfully took out two newspapers and placed them in front of Li Shimin.

One is Mingyan Newspaper and the other is Tianxia Newspaper.

Both newspapers gave some description of the prince's suggestion of a marriage that was not harmonious.

The difference is that Mingyan Newspaper exaggerated the consequences of the marriage discord from the perspective of the common people.

From the article, it seems that as long as the Tang Dynasty does not make peace with Tubo, the Tubo army may arrive at the border at any time and cause irreparable harm to the people living on the border.

The newspapers of Tianxia Newspaper Company paid more attention to what Li Chengqian said about self-reliance!

The Tang Dynasty should be defended by thousands of Tang soldiers and passionate men, instead of putting all these burdens on a girl.

In this case, the Tang Dynasty would not need elite soldiers. All it needed was enough princesses to exchange for peace.

In addition, the article also describes to a certain extent the relationship between Li Chengqian and the princesses and princes.

Both publicly and privately, Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, had enough reasons to reject this marriage proposal.

Moreover, in the court, Li Chengqian also asked all the ministers to think twice about sending their daughters to such a place.

Li Shimin watched silently until he finished reading both newspapers. Then he smiled and asked, "Is there any news from the Crown Prince?"

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince sent a message, saying that many ministers in the court were very concerned about the marriage and disagreed with him, so he personally brought the ministers' memorials to Jiucheng Palace to meet the Emperor."

Li Shimin took a sip of sour plum soup and said with a smile: "It seems that the prince's words cannot convince the civil and military officials of the whole court, so he wants to convince me first."

As long as Li Shimin refused the marriage proposal, the civil and military officials in the court would naturally not resist.

This was not only an opportunity for Li Chengqian to increase his prestige, but also a direct dialogue between father and son.

"How many ministers support the prince?"

"Your Majesty, most of the military officers in the court support the prince's proposal, but there are still many civil officials who think that the national treasury is empty and the marriage should be the main choice..."

Wang De hesitated for a moment and whispered, "It is just as what the famous newspaper said. They are very dissatisfied with the prince's willful behavior."

dissatisfied?

I'm afraid it's slander?
Li Shimin sneered.

Since the beginning of spring, the Tang Dynasty has indeed suffered a lot of disasters, but they did not affect the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.

Even if the treasury is empty, the Tang Dynasty is confident enough to defeat the invading Tubo!

Why should the Tang Dynasty have to care about Tubo’s opinion?
"Why is there no news from Hegan Chengji?"

"Your Majesty, the Qianniu Guards have sent a message that the Crown Prince has ordered Hegan Chengji, Zhang Siwen, and Wang Chong to take up nominal military posts and go to Jiangnan Road to search for the pharmacopoeia."

"Looking for a pharmacopoeia?"

Li Shimin frowned.

"A few days ago, Princess Changle's condition worsened, and Captain Changsun invited Divine Doctor Sun to diagnose her."

"After being diagnosed by Divine Doctor Sun, it was confirmed that this condition is exactly the same as that of the Empress. Fortunately, Divine Doctor Sun has been treating and consulting with the common people over the years and has found a way to treat this disease."

Li Shimin was shocked. "Changle and Guanyinbi have the same illness?"

Wang De: "That's true. Dr. Sun said that Zhang Zhongjing's book Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases contains treatments for qi diseases."

"It's a pity that the whereabouts of this pharmacopoeia is still unknown. Later, Master Su Chen found out the approximate whereabouts of the pharmacopoeia..."

"Jiangnan Road!"

Li Shimin slowly uttered three words, full of the spirit of war.

Click.

The teacup in his hand shattered instantly, and some fragments pierced into Li Shimin's hands, but he still didn't feel anything.

"His Majesty……"

"Damn it, hate it!"

Li Shimin shouted angrily, "Jiangnan Dao has a pharmacopoeia for treating qi diseases, why don't you present it to me?"

"If we have this pharmacopoeia, with Master Sun's ability, we will definitely be able to cure Guanyin Bi!"

Wang De silently bandaged the wound on Li Shimin's hand. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered people to look for her and make sure to cure Princess Changle. He has also told Hegan Chengji that if anyone is hiding and unwilling to hand her over, they should be arrested..."

"Take it?"

Li Shimin gnashed his teeth and said, "It's too easy for them. We should punish all the nine clans!"

"No!"

"I will kill all ten of their clans!"

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Li Shimin sighed and looked up at the blue sky. He vaguely saw a face looking at him with a smile.

Li Shimin clenched his fist and said coldly: "Your Highness, what you said is good, but what you did is not ruthless enough!"

Wang De was silent.

"When will the prince arrive at Jiucheng Palace?"

"It was dusk."

"Pass the order down. There is no need to inform the prince of his arrival. Bring him to see me."

"Yes."

……

At dusk.

Under the protection of a group of Qianniu guards, Li Chengqian rode his horse to the outside of Jiucheng Palace, wiped the sweat from his face, and followed the eunuch to come in front of Li Shimin.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"No need to be polite, please take a seat and have some tea." Li Shimin waved his hand and looked at the breathless Li Chengqian with a smile on his face, showing more and more admiration.

"Thank you, Father."

Li Chengqian drank the cold tea in big gulps before he breathed a sigh of relief, took out the prepared memorial and presented it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin could roughly guess the thoughts and intentions of these officials without even reading these memorials.

After simply flipping through it, he threw it on the table and asked, "What do you think of these officials' opinions?"

Li Chengqian took a deep breath, it was time to test his teaching.

"I think this is too biased."

“How come you see?”

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "Our Great Tang is rich and has a vast territory. In addition, when my father was trying to defeat Jie Li Khan, he stored up a lot of grain."

"Although there have been many disasters in various parts of our country since the beginning of spring, they are not enough to shake the foundation of our country!"

"Secondly, Wen Xianglai sends a batch of silver to my father on a regular basis every month. I think there are already 100,000 of them now."

"If we go to war with Tubo, the money in my father's treasury alone will be enough to support this war."

Li Shimin: "..."

Good guy.

Did you directly include all my treasury in your calculations?
Li Shimin smiled and said, "What if I am unwilling to pay the military pay?"

Li Chengqian was silent for a moment, "Even so, I will not agree to my sister marrying into Tibet!"

"I will find a way to raise the military pay myself. I believe that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are all men with virility and will never put their personal safety in the hands of a woman!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You want to go to war with Tubo?"

Li Chengqian stood up with a cold smile and said, "If they want to start a war, I will fight them!"

"In recent years, Tubo has indeed been preparing for war and has defeated the Turkic branches one after another, but what does that matter?"

"Were they not killed by our Tang soldiers, leaving their weapons and armors behind and fleeing in panic?"

"The military power is in my hands!"

Li Shimin lightly reminded Li Chengqian, "Don't forget, you are still just the crown prince!"

"It's the Crown Prince Regent!"

Li Chengqian looked straight ahead, "Before your father returns to Chang'an, all matters of Chang'an City, big or small, will be handed over to the Crown Prince for handling!"

"Your Majesty, are you going to take back your order?"

The word "Your Majesty" frightened Wang De so much that his legs went limp and he looked at Li Chengqian in horror.

Crazy crazy!

What is the prince going to do?

"Why are you so determined not to get married?"

Li Shimin said slowly, "I don't believe it. You just don't want to see your sisters suffer."

"No, it is."

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "These past few days, I have been traveling with my brothers and sisters a lot, and I feel more and more that I have neglected them before."

"Now, I have the opportunity to protect them from the wind and rain."

"Father, do you still remember the six kingdoms in the past? Today we ceded five cities, tomorrow we ceded ten cities, and then we could sleep peacefully for one night. When we got up and looked around, the Qin army was here again."

"Secondly, if my father is still young and strong, and if he has many concubines, he can have many princesses and send them to various countries for marriage. Why would the Tang Dynasty need soldiers?"

Li Chengqian's words made Li Shimin nod repeatedly, but the last sentence, which was obviously a teasing one, made Li Shimin's face darken, "How outrageous!"

"There is more to the relationship between the two countries than fighting and winning. Marriage can also promote friendship between the two countries..."

Li Chengqian interrupted Li Shimin with a sneer, "Father is right, but I think that our Tang Dynasty is in its heyday, and father is even revered as the Heavenly Khan. If a Tang Dynasty as powerful as ours still needs a marriage alliance, Persia will not come to the Tang Dynasty for help."

"sophistry!"

Li Shimin shook his head repeatedly, "This statement was definitely not taught to you by Yu Zhining and the others, is it Su Chen who is right?"

Li Chengqian: "It doesn't matter who taught me this. What matters is that I think this way!"

"If your father is old and afraid, you can move to Da'an Palace!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin suddenly sat up straight, staring at Li Chengqian with cold eyes.

Li Chengqian was calm and fearless.

Wang De felt his scalp tingling. If he continued listening, he might be thrown into the well...

"You are presumptuous!"

"Just for this sentence, I can punish you for treason!"

"hehe."

Li Chengqian remained unmoved.

I have 50% to 60% confidence, so why should I put up with this?

Say whatever you want to say!
"Father, can you still eat?"

"You are such a rebellious son..."

Li Shimin was so angry that he stood up, picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian tilted his head and the teacup hit the pillar behind him.

See this.

Li Shimin became more and more angry.

"Someone is coming..."

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Wang De hurried forward to stop Li Shimin and urged Li Chengqian, "Your Highness, please leave quickly. Leave quickly."

"I didn't say anything wrong. How could I be wrong?"

ps: Be careful of heat stroke, brothers

(End of this chapter)