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

Chapter 193 I have two bowls of rice for one meal!

"Reverse, reverse!"

"Come on, come on!"

"Catch this rebellious son for me, catch him!!"

Li Shimin's angry voice continued to echo throughout the palace, and the ministers who came to pay their respects looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.

I saw the Qianniu Guards rushing into the palace, and then retreating back in embarrassment.

"what's the situation?"

"Which prince has angered His Majesty?"

"Didn't they say the prince is here? Could it be the prince?"

"No way?"

Everyone was talking in low voices, looking towards the hall but hesitant and not daring to go in.

after all.

There was a quarrel going on inside, and it would be bad if they went in.

"I am the prince!"

"I am the emperor!"

"The emperor's word is as good as gold. Why would he break his promise? If this gets out, won't the world laugh at him?"

"Father, you should change your temper."

"My son, please retire."

Li Chengqian walked out of the hall with a smile on his face. When he saw the confused ministers, he smiled, nodded and greeted them.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

"My Lords, there is no need to do this. My father has a bad temper. Please bear with me. I will go and rest for a while."

"...?"

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian's departing back in confusion.

What is he saying?
Let's be more tolerant of Li Shimin's temper? !
hiss!
On the contrary, it belongs to Tiangang!

Everyone looked at each other, extremely curious about what was happening in the hall.

At this moment, Li Shimin's hearty laughter suddenly came from the hall, making everyone even more confused.

"My Lords, His Majesty invites you."

When everyone walked in one after another, they saw that Li Shimin didn't look angry at all. He was sitting there drinking tea with a smile on his face.

"See Your Majesty."

"My dear friends, no courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin and was the first to express the doubts in everyone's mind, "Your Majesty, what happened between you and the Crown Prince just now?"

Li Shimin said casually: "The prince is unwilling to marry and is using his status as regent to pressure me."

"...?"

Wei Zheng was confused.

The other ministers were also confused.

Suddenly I felt that they couldn't understand what I was saying.

The crown prince, in his capacity as regent, is suppressing the current emperor?

This……

What a small conversation.

Tang Jian: "Your Majesty, is the Crown Prince coming here for the marriage?"

Li Shimin nodded, "Have you read the newspapers in Chang'an City?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

They came here because they read the newspapers sent from Chang'an City.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "The prince said that he was unwilling to marry for both public and private reasons. Some of the ministers in the court supported him, while others opposed him."

"So, he personally came to persuade me with the memorials from the ministers who agreed to the marriage."

Everyone was thoughtful.

It turns out that there are conflicts of opinion.

No wonder the Crown Prince and His Majesty started arguing loudly, even calling out the rebellious son.

Wei Zheng: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I was convinced by him."

"...?"

Are you convinced?

So what were you arguing about just now?
Wei Zheng and others were full of doubts.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is right. Our Great Tang Dynasty is powerful and majestic. Why should we trade the happiness of women for peace at the border?"

"If this is the case, where will the faces of the thousands of soldiers and countless passionate men of the Tang Dynasty be?"

"As it should be!"

Several military generals responsible for Li Shimin's safety nodded in agreement.

Marriage?

And a shit kiss.

Li Shimin glanced at Cheng Zhijie and the others, and spoke again: "The ministers in the court rejected the marriage proposal from Tubo on the grounds that the treasury was empty. This would cause Tubo to turn against them and send troops to the border to support the marriage proposal."

"The prince claimed that even if I and all the civil and military officials in the court agreed to the marriage, he would still maintain his own opinion. Even if Tubo invaded, and I did not provide money, food, or troops, he would raise his own armaments and fight Tubo."

Ok?
After a brief moment of shock, everyone showed joy on their faces.

Especially the generals like Cheng Zhijie, they all clapped and cheered, "The prince is wise!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Wei Zheng and others also nodded in agreement.

I never thought that during this time as regent, the Crown Prince would gradually develop the aura of an emperor.

More importantly, while the prince insisted on his own opinions, he also got along well with his relatives and friends, acting like an elder brother.

Wei Zheng was puzzled and asked, "Since Your Majesty thinks the Crown Prince is right and agrees not to marry, why did you start arguing with the Crown Prince?"

When Li Shimin was mentioned, his face turned ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This rebellious son actually asked me if I can still eat?!"

"what?"

"Hahaha……"

"The prince is quick-witted and speaks quickly, really... cough cough cough."

Facing Li Shimin's murderous gaze, Cheng Zhijie and others hurriedly fell silent.

Wei Zheng and others seemed to be thinking about something, fearing that His Majesty did not speak directly and agreed with the Prince's opinion, which angered the Prince and made him think that His Majesty was old and afraid of fighting.

Although the tiger is young, its power is obvious.

"What about this?"

"I am spending the summer in Jiucheng Palace. All matters of the court, big or small, are left to the Crown Prince to handle."

"..."

……

So cool.

Li Chengqian was lying on the chair, drinking a cup of herbal tea, crossing his legs, and looking relaxed. In the past, he would have dared to contradict Li Shimin only when he was angry.

But it is different now.

I can ask the Emperor to move to Da'an Palace at any time!
Although there is only a 50% chance, this 50% chance gives Li Chengqian full confidence!
Just like now, I drank a big cup of herbal tea, which made me feel cool and happy.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Concubine Yang invites you."

"Well, I'll go over now."

Li Chengqian shook off his clothes and followed the eunuch to Concubine Yang's residence.

Concubine Yang stood up and waved with a smile.

Li Chengqian smiled and bowed: "Your son greets you, mother."

"You, come and sit down."

Concubine Yang smiled and invited Li Chengqian to take a seat. She ordered someone to bring some snacks and said softly, "Why are you arguing with your father after coming to Jiucheng Palace?"

Li Chengqian sighed, "I don't want this to happen, but I have been with my sisters for a long time, and it is really uneasy to suddenly marry them off to Tubo."

Concubine Yang smiled and said, "You still don't understand your father."

"If he agreed to the marriage, he would have chased you away long ago. How could he ignore you?"

Li Chengqian seemed to be thinking about something.

Concubine Yang continued, "I just went to see His Majesty, and he was in a good mood. The Crown Prince is in charge of the affairs of the court, so he must not be too reckless."

Li Chengqian thanked him: "Thank you, mother, for your kind words."

Concubine Yang waved her hand. "Although you are my sister's legitimate child, you are my child just like Ke'er and the others. Why are you being so polite?"

"As long as you brothers get along with each other and respect each other, your mother will be happy for you."

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, "I understand."

"His Majesty has already ordered the preparation of a dinner, so don't irritate His Majesty again later."

"it is good."

Dusk.

A eunuch found Li Chengqian and took him to the banquet.

Everyone at the banquet was family.

Li Chengqian smiled and greeted everyone, then took a seat.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has finally come here, please hurry up and enjoy the unique wild food of Jiucheng Palace."

Concubine Yin smiled and instructed the palace maid to place the game in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded in thanks.

Concubine Yin smiled and said, "I heard that Weifu has been in better health recently and is able to attend court. I wonder if the Crown Prince has had any contact with him."

That's too much to touch.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Fifth brother has indeed gotten better recently. He even had a few drinks with me when we were traveling together a few days ago."

"This is a good thing."

Concubine Yin smiled happily, "As the elder brother, the Crown Prince can live in harmony with his brothers, which is a blessing for Your Majesty."

Li Chengqian smiled but did not respond.

Li Shimin asked expressionlessly, "I heard that you asked Hou Junji for some military positions with no real power?"

Li Chengqian: "It is true."

"Why?"

"Looking for the pharmacopoeia."

"If you don't have an official position, you can't find one?"

Li Chengqian glanced at him and said calmly, "It's convenient for killing people."

The moment Li Chengqian finished speaking, everyone at the banquet looked at him.

Especially Concubine Yin, the smile on her face was extremely stiff.

Concubine Yang hurriedly said, "Prince, this is a family dinner, why are you saying these things at this time?"

Li Chengqian apologized, "Mother is right."

Li Shimin said slowly: "Find out who hid the pharmacopoeia and it will be unforgivable."

"If you bring back the pharmacopoeia, make sure to cure Changle."

"My son understands."

Yang Fei and others, who understood a lot of the content, lowered their heads and remained silent.

Changle was Li Shimin's favorite princess. As this matter concerned Princess Changle's life, it was not surprising that the prince and the emperor had such reactions.

"After the dinner, we will go to Chang'an City."

Li Shimin said calmly: "I can still eat meat and two bowls of rice per meal."

Li Chengqian looked up at Li Shimin in astonishment and almost laughed out loud, "Okay."

The dinner is over.

Li Shimin stood outside the hall and watched Li Chengqian leave with others.

……

Prince's residence.

Xu Qiying came with Xu Qizhuang and his sister.

"Thank you, Brother Su, for your help!"

Xu Qiying bowed deeply when they met.

Su Chen smiled and supported him, "You're welcome, it's just a small matter."

Xu Qizhuang chuckled and said, "Brother Su, if you hadn't asked Roshan and the others to help, this purple Ganoderma would be hard to find."

"Well, I brought two jars of good wine to express my gratitude."

Xu Qiying glared at Xu Qizhuang, expressing his dissatisfaction with Xu Qizhuang's frivolousness.

If Su Chen hadn't ordered people to help, how could they have obtained the purple Ganoderma lucidum as they wished?

Su Chen smiled and asked, "Are you here to thank me, or to have a free meal?"

Xu Qizhuang: "Same same, I'll go to the kitchen to see what delicious food we have today."

Xu Qiying shouted in dissatisfaction, "Second brother!"

"Leave him."

Su Chen waved his hand, "He has always been like this."

Xu Qiying: “…”

Su Chen's attitude towards Xu Qizhuang made Xu Qiying feel more at ease.

"Brother Su, I came here today to express my gratitude and to say goodbye."

Xu Qiying said in a deep voice: "Now that I see that he is so safe with Brother Su, I think father will be relieved to know this."

"Besides, the purple Ganoderma has been found, so we should send it back quickly so that it will be convenient for grandma to take it."

Su Chen nodded: "It should be."

Xu Qiying glanced at Xu Hui and said hesitantly, "But my sister would like to stay in Chang'an City. I hope Brother Su can help take care of her."

Su Chen: “……?”

When Su Chen turned his head, he met Xu Hui's bright eyes.

"Isn't this appropriate?"

(End of this chapter)