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Chapter 4: King Wen is crowned, the Crown Prince visits

"See you, empress."

Eunuch Hou smiled, bowed to Concubine Yi, and turned to look at Li Chengping.

"Third Prince, His Majesty has issued an order."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the eunuchs and palace maids in the courtyard, including Concubine Yi, knelt down.

In order not to stand out too much, Li Chengping also knelt down.

Eunuch Hou slowly opened the imperial edict.

"The third prince, Li Chengping, is both talented and intelligent. Today, he is named King Wen. Considering his young age, he does not need to go to his fiefdom!"

"I have specially granted him a palace in Kyoto and allowed him to build a palace!"

"Appreciate this!"

After hearing this, Li Chengping was stunned for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Eunuch, is the content of this imperial edict correct?"

"This is the golden word of His Majesty. Your Highness, please accept the order. His Majesty has granted you the right to open a palace. This is the first honor among all the princes!"

Eunuch Hou said with a smile.

It is because this honor is too great that I don’t want to accept it!
Li Chengping complained silently in his heart.

At this point, there's no point saying anything.

"My son, I accept the order and thank you!"

After receiving the imperial edict, Eunuch Hou's serious expression changed instantly and he hurriedly helped Li Chengping up.

"Your Highness Prince Wen, please get up quickly. I will need to rely on you a lot in the future."

"You are so polite, sir. Thank you for taking the trouble to come here."

Li Chengping smiled slightly, took out a bulging purse from his pocket and stuffed it in without leaving a trace.

Eunuch Hou did not refuse, and the smile on his face became even more intense.

"Your Highness, the palace has been vacated, and His Majesty wants you to move in as soon as possible."

After saying this, Eunuch Hou turned and left.

Li Chengping's face darkened.

If he doesn't send the money today, he might not get the news. As the emperor's close attendants, none of them are simple!

"It is a great joyous event that His Highness is crowned king. Everyone present today will be rewarded!" Concubine Yi waved her sleeves.

The eunuchs and palace maids at the scene were overjoyed and knelt on the ground to express their gratitude.

Go back inside the house.

Li Chengping casually threw the imperial edict on the table, frowned and said nothing.

What is a treasure in the eyes of outsiders is worthless to him.

Concubine Yi felt a little distressed and said softly, "Ping'er, if you don't want to, mother will go and beg His Majesty. Maybe he will change his mind."

"No need, mother. This result is good."

Li Chengping smiled faintly.

Concubine Yi had reminded him of this before, but he didn't take it seriously.

I thought I would have a lot more free time away from the court, but who would have expected that Emperor Qing would come with something even more powerful.

Establishing a government office is more direct than participating in court affairs. It means holding real power!
Lao Deng, you really want to torture me to death!
……

Soon after the decree was issued, the news spread quickly.

The prince went to Guangxin Palace immediately and found the eldest princess Li Yunrui.

"Aunt, what do you think father meant by this? It's fine to make my third brother a king, but he even gave him the right to establish his own government!"

Li Chengqian asked with a dark face.

According to the rules.

Within the imperial city, except for the six guards of the Crown Prince's Palace, other princes were not eligible to recruit soldiers. Now this rule has been broken.

"Your Majesty has his own decisions to make. Before we talk about this matter, you might as well take a look at this first."

Li Yunrui smiled slightly and pushed the envelope in front of him over.

Li Chengqian frowned, opened the envelope, and slowly read out the contents.

"When the bean pods are burned while cooking beans, the beans weep in the pot, originally..." After reading the poem, Li Chengqian's eyes widened: "Aunt, who wrote this poem?"

"It's the third brother. Now he should be called His Royal Highness Prince Wen."

"For your majesty, this is just another chess piece, but it is indeed an opportunity for you."

Having said that, Li Yunrui paused, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued.

"Your Majesty only gave the third brother the right to establish his own government, but did not give him the opportunity to participate in government affairs. If you can win him over, you will definitely have an extra helper in the future!"

at the same time.

In the Second Prince's Mansion.

Li Chengze sat under the pavilion, eating grapes and appreciating the poem in his hand, while Xie Bian stood quietly aside.

"We are of the same roots, why are we so anxious to offend each other? Good poem, good poem!"

"I thought the third brother was a nerd, but who would have thought he could see things more clearly than anyone else!"

"If the news of a poem being written in seven steps were to spread, I wonder how many students in Qing would go crazy about it!"

Li Chengze laughed out loud.

For a moment, he felt as if he had found a soulmate.

"Your Highness, in addition to this, His Majesty also conferred the title of King Wen on the third prince, granting him the qualification to establish his own government!" Xie Bian whispered.

Li Chengze didn't care and laughed.

"What about establishing a government? It's just a chess piece in the hands of His Majesty. It seems that I will not be alone in the future!"

"Your Highness, should we bring some gifts to congratulate the Third Prince?" Xie Bian asked.

Li Chengze waved his hand: "No need, I don't want to see the faces of some people, let's talk about it tomorrow."

……

Everything happened just as Li Chengze expected.

Imperial city, harem.

The prince, who usually had no contact with Li Chengping, suddenly visited him.

"Haha, congratulations, third brother. The emperor has personally conferred the title upon you and allowed you to establish a government office in Kyoto. This honor is truly enviable!" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"If Your Highness is envious, how about giving this honor to you? I just want to be a leisurely prince." Li Chengping said calmly.

"Haha, Third Brother is really humorous. I heard that you like reading. I have some ancient books in my hand and I will give them to you as well."

Li Chengping took the book handed to him by Li Chengqian, flipped it open and took a look, only to find that they were all books he had never read before.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I like these books very much."

"Haha, you're too polite, Third Brother. If you like, I'll keep an eye on you in the future. We're all brothers, so we should visit each other more often in the future."

Li Chengqian laughed, and when they had finished chatting, he found an excuse to leave.

The next day, Emperor Qing announced in the court the news that Li Chengping would be crowned king.

All the important officials who knew the news in advance acquiesced, with only one exception.

"Your Majesty, it's fine for the prince to be crowned king, but it's unprecedented to establish a government in Kyoto. This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Lai Mingcheng, the Imperial Censor of the Censorate, stepped forward decisively.

"Humph! It didn't exist before, but it is here now. Dismiss!"

Emperor Qing waved his sleeves and the court meeting ended.

At this moment, Li Chengping had finished packing.

Seeing Concubine Yi in tears, Li Chengping felt sad: "Mother, don't worry, I will come to the palace to see you when I am free."

"Nonsense! The prince has been crowned a king and cannot enter the palace without an imperial decree. You must not break the rules! Remember to take good care of yourself when you go out..."

Concubine Yi's face turned serious. She wanted to pretend to be stern, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into endless concern.

"Don't worry, mom. I know the rules."

Li Chengping smiled slightly and ordered the driver to take two large boxes of books to the gate of the palace and wait.

Now, according to convention, he needs to visit Emperor Qing to say goodbye.

After all, there are still many books in Wenyuan Pavilion that I haven’t finished reading, and I can’t waste them!

(End of this chapter)