Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 140: The Prince is Kind and All Kings Should Follow His Example (Part )

Li Chengqian, a disciple of Ganlu Sect, was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. He looked at Li Tai walking towards him from Ziyun Pavilion in the distance. His expression was indifferent, but also a little complicated.

Li Tai also saw Li Chengqian, a disciple of Ganlu.

However, unlike Yan Wan and Li Xin who followed Li Tai, Li Chengqian never set foot in the harem.

Li Tai looked at Li Chengqian with resentment. Yan Wan, who was standing beside him, tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Your Highness, my uncle said that we should return to the palace first. We can discuss other matters later."

Li Tai clenched his fists instantly, but released them in the next instant, and his expression immediately softened.

A moment later, Li Tai, Yan Wan, and Li Xin arrived at Ganlu Sect. They stopped three steps in front of Li Chengqian and saluted, saying, "Greetings, my royal brother!"

"Stand up, no need to be so polite." Li Chengqian waved his hand with a smile on his face, then waved to Li Xin and said, "Come here, Xin'er, come to the emperor's uncle."

Li Xin subconsciously glanced at Li Tai, who nodded gently and said, "Go."

"Uncle!" Li Xin immediately ran to Li Chengqian's side, then looked up and asked, "Uncle, are the two princes here?"

"They're here. They're all in Liangyi Palace." Li Chengqian smiled, then looked at Li Tai and said, "Let's go, Qingque. Father will be arriving from Lizheng Palace soon."

"Yes!" Li Tai immediately bowed, then walked forward with Li Chengqian towards the Liangyi Hall in front.

Li Chengqian slightly turned sideways, and Li Tai lagged behind him half a step.

The smile on Li Chengqian's face faded slightly, and he whispered, "By the way, Qingque, there's one more thing. The assassin who tried to kill you has been apprehended in Luoyang."

"Ah!" Li Tai looked up in surprise, his mouth slightly open, but then closed in an instant. He then quickly said, "Royal brother, so fast, are you sure it's that person?"

"I don't know. Perhaps tonight, you'll need to go and identify him." Li Chengqian gave Li Tai a meaningful look and said, "That depends on how Father arranges it."

"Yes!" Li Tai nodded slightly. The moment he lowered his head, his face looked extremely ferocious and terrifying, but after he raised his head, everything returned to normal.

Li Chengqian walked forward calmly, and Li Tai followed beside him. His steps were normal, but he seemed to be distracted.

……

The palace is bright under the night sky.

Red lights are hung high and torches are displayed.

The emperor's sedan chair stopped beside the Liangyi Hall.

The emperor and his concubine Wei sat on the imperial sedan chair, and the crown princess Su Shu, Li Xiang and Li Jue, as well as Li Zhi, Princess Jinyang, and Princess Xincheng followed behind.

Li Chengqian and Li Xin came out of Ganlu Gate chatting and laughing. When they saw the imperial sedan chair, Li Chengqian patted Li Xin lightly, and both of them became serious at the same time.

Li Shimin's gaze passed over Li Chengqian and Li Xin and fell on Li Tai behind him. Looking at Li Tai who looked a little uneasy, the emperor frowned and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

"Your son pays homage to His Majesty." Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Yan Wan, and Li Xin saluted at the same time.

The emperor said calmly, "We are reunited tonight, Qingque, be happy."

"Yes!" Li Tai woke up instantly, subconsciously glanced at Li Chengqian, then bowed to the emperor and said, "Your son understands."

"Well, let's go!" Li Shimin raised his hand slightly, and the imperial sedan chair immediately moved towards the Liangyi Hall, and was not put down until it reached the Liangyi Hall.

The emperor stepped down from the imperial sedan chair, with the imperial concubine following beside him, Li Chengqian following closely behind, Su Shu, Li Xiang and Li Jue on either side, then Li Tai, Yan Wan and Li Xin, and finally Li Zhi, Jinyang, and Princess Xincheng.

When everyone stepped into the Liangyi Hall, they were shocked to see that in the spacious palace, the royal princes, princesses, princes-in-law, as well as Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Yang Shidao, Wei Zheng and others were all standing by.

Seeing the emperor and his entourage approaching, everyone immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you. May your Majesty live forever."

The emperor walked calmly to the throne and sat down with the imperial concubine Wei.

Li Chengqian, Su Shu, Li Xiang and Li Jue stood on the left side of the steps.

Opposite them were Li Tai, Yan Wan, and Li Xin's family.

Li Zhi sat alone below Li Chengqian, with Princess Jinyang and Princess Xincheng sitting opposite him.

As for the other Princesses Changle and Chengyang, because they were already married, they no longer had the qualifications to be on equal footing with Li Chengqian and others.

"Everyone, please stand." The emperor's majestic voice echoed from the high platform, and then the ministers bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"New Year reunion." Li Shimin smiled and sighed, then raised the wine cup in his hand and looked at everyone and said, "Today we are all family. Let's raise our glasses and celebrate the New Year. May you have good fortune, good health, and a long and lasting life."

"Your Majesty, may you be blessed with good health and longevity!" The ministers raised their glasses and drank the wine in them.

Putting down his wine glass, the emperor looked up and said, "Come on, dance!"

The drums and music sounded, and thousands of cows danced in celebration.

The music of King Qin breaking the enemy's formation.

The king of Qin broke the formation and danced.

……

Emperor's wine glass, celebrating the New Year.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere finally became a little more lively.

Li Chengqian stood up only after the dancers left the stage.

All the princes and princesses in the hall rose to their glasses. Li Chengqian, with a look of admiration, addressed the emperor on the imperial couch with sincerity, saying, "Father, the New Year is approaching. Your son and all your brothers and sisters respectfully wish you a prosperous New Year, good health, everlasting blessings, and a long life."

"I wish our father a happy new year, good health, everlasting blessings and a long life." Many princes and princesses raised their glasses to congratulate him.

"Good!" Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, then raised his glass and said, "New Year's Eve, may your family be healthy and happy. Come, drink."

"Thank you, father." The princes and princesses all bowed and drank the wine in their cups.

Li Chengqian put down his wine glass, then looked towards the emperor and continued to bow, "Father, for the New Year, I have prepared three gifts to present to you, Your Majesty, to wish you a long and healthy life."

The prince received three gifts last year and three gifts this year as well.

"Okay!" Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"Carry it up." Li Chengqian slightly turned sideways, and then two strong eunuchs in black carried three boxes into the hall and placed the three boxes in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian opened the box in front.

Suddenly, nine sets of bright steel wire soft armor that were extremely similar to the gold wire soft armor appeared in front of the emperor.

"Hey, this?" Li Shimin looked up at Li Chengqian and asked, "Prince, why is this so similar to my golden silk soft armor?"

"Yes, Father." Li Chengqian bowed earnestly, then said, "This is nine sets of steel wire armor I forged using ordinary iron armor, kneading and hammering it back and forth. The material used is not as good as the gold wire armor, but the level of defense is only slightly lower than the gold wire armor."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he looked up with a proud look.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian in surprise. He knew that since he broke his leg, Li Chengqian had focused more on the machinery, especially on the editing of "Kaogong Zhi", and he produced results very quickly.

Zhang Ananda came before the emperor holding a set of soft armor.

Li Shimin looked at the soft armor, reached out and touched it lightly, and the hardness of the steel wire soft armor immediately appeared in his hand.

He is a veteran of the battlefield. Even though he has not been on the battlefield for many years, he can still clearly feel the hardness of this soft armor.

Soft armor, hard.

Li Shimin looked up, saw more soft armor, and said softly: "Burning pig iron to make it soft, after a few nights it will become hard.

Prince, how long did it take to form this soft armor?"

"Your Majesty, it takes ten days to make a set of soft armor." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others in the hall looked up in surprise at the same time. Ten days, a set of soft armor, isn't that too fast?
"Your Majesty, these nine sets of soft armor were also made within ten days. All the craftsmanship, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Finance have all been recorded. Your Majesty can check them at any time." Li Chengqian bowed with confidence.

The emperor nodded slightly. What Li Chengqian meant was that these things were made under the supervision of the Ministry of Works, the Chief Supervisor and the Chief Supervisor, and could be inspected at any time.

"You put your heart into it." Li Shimin nodded gently with an expression of emotion.

This kind of soft armor is actually not very useful, and is mostly used by nobles when traveling. However, it vaguely involves the creation of more important armor, such as Ming Guang armor, which are some secret techniques that cannot be seen by others.

"You've done a great job this year. Keep it up next year." The emperor praised him slightly, and Li Chengqian immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, father."

……

The second box was opened, and inside was a jade disk that was the size of a palm but an inch thick, with a piece of calligraphy next to it.

"This jade disk was presented by Tuyuhun in the middle of the year. I, your son, am offering it to your father as a token of my gratitude. But here is this calligraphy." Li Chengqian said as he unfolded the calligraphy. There were forty-five "longevity" characters on it.

"The top two rows were written by your son and the Crown Princess. The bottom three rows were written by your son and the Crown Princess, holding the hands of Xiang'er, Ju'er, and Fuchang'er. There are a total of forty-five 'Shou' characters. On the occasion of your ninety-five years of age, we respectfully wish your father good health and a long life." Li Chengqian, Su Shu, Li Xiang, and Li Jue saluted at the same time.

"Well done." Li Shimin was incredibly happy. He immediately waved his hand, and Zhang Ananda immediately took the calligraphy and painting and presented it to the emperor.

Li Shimin wrote out the characters one by one, and finally stopped at the last character "Shou" for Princess Ankang.

Li Shimin raised his head with joy, looked at the ministers and said: "My lords, the Crown Prince is filial and respectful, and he also has the love between father and son. I am satisfied, and you should also follow his example."

"We obey your orders." The ministers bowed solemnly.

Changsun Wuji stood aside, feeling emotional.

He knew that the person the emperor felt most sorry for in his life was Emperor Gaozu, because they were father and son after all.

The father and son had reached that point. Although they had no choice, they still felt guilty. However, they had to pretend to be tough all their lives. The father and son were in opposition. Finally, it was not until Emperor Gaozu passed away that the emperor burst into tears.

Now the prince is benevolent in managing his family. If he can govern the country in the same way in the future, it will definitely be a blessing for the Tang Dynasty.

……

Li Chengqian opened the third box.

There is also a painting inside.

Li Chengqian handed it over with a bow, saying, "Your Majesty, this year the Tibetan King Songtsen married Princess Wencheng in Tuyuhun. They paid their respects to Chang'an from afar. Yuchi Yiseng, a doctor of the Imperial Academy, painted the scene, and later the wedding ceremony. I present it to Your Majesty today to congratulate Your Majesty on your success in both civil and military virtues, and your unification of the four seas."

"You should have presented it earlier." Li Shimin raised his head and looked past Li Chengqian at Li Daozon, the Prince of Jiangxia, below.

Li Daozon gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously, and the emperor nodded calmly.

Li Dao Zong breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Tai, who was standing aside, couldn't help but look gloomy.

Today, he prepared the "Procession of Emperor Taizong to Meet Buddhist Monk Xuanzang".

(End of this chapter)