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

Chapter 430: Wind Master, Li Chunfeng (Part )

The candlelight flickered and the hall was cold and quiet.

Li Chengqian, dressed in a black robe with gold threads, was already standing by the bathing pool.

"Your Majesty!" Wu Meiniang squatted on the edge of the bathtub and raised her head in horror.

The look she gave Li Chengqian was as if he would jump into the bathtub the next moment.

Li Chengqian looked at the rippling water and the beauty beneath it, and said calmly, "I heard you were here today, so I came to tell you that your title of Concubine will be bestowed after your father's Fengshan ceremony. You don't have to worry."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Meiniang's eyes were still filled with fear. From a distance, she looked as innocent and pitiful as a little white rabbit.

It makes people inexplicably want to pounce on it.

A hint of sarcasm flashed across Li Chengqian's lips as he said, "Alright, that's it. I haven't been here today."

After saying this, Li Chengqian turned around and left without any hesitation.

Wu Meiniang was stunned when she saw this scene.

It was not until Li Chengqian completely disappeared from the hall that Wu Meiniang slowly stood up.

The fear on his face had completely disappeared at this moment, leaving only disbelief.

The emperor just left like that?

he's gone?
She had finally chosen the place closest to the emperor's government hall, but after he came, he said a word and left.

Is she so looked down upon?

At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps was heard outside the hall.

Wu Meiniang regained her composure and sat down on the edge of the bathtub again.

The maid Ling'er walked in from outside the palace, holding a flower basket in her hand. Seeing Wu Meiniang still in the bath, she quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Why did you come back so late?" Wu Meiniang asked calmly.

"I don't know what's wrong with those guys from the Eunuch Department today. They took so long to deal with such a small matter." Ling'er muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, then casually scattered the petals in her hand into the bathtub.

Wu Meiniang gently wiped away the petals that had fallen on her body, and then asked casually, "Did you see anything when you came back?"

"No!" Ling'er shook her head and said indifferently, "Everything is normal!"

Wu Meiniang looked up at Ling'er and shook her head helplessly.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

If only Ling'er could have come back earlier.

Even if someone blocks you from entering, there's nothing wrong with that.

Wu Meiniang lowered her head and frowned.

According to the emperor's intention, he would bestow upon himself the title of Concubine Jie in the name of the retired emperor after the retired emperor's enthronement ceremony.

After all, the emperor was still alive, so there was nothing wrong with giving his woman the title of Jieyushi.

However, three generations after Li Junxian, rumors of the female protagonist King Wu replacing the Tang Dynasty resurfaced, and Wu Meiniang could clearly feel the coldness of the retired emperor towards her.

If it was just coldness, it would be fine. As long as the emperor was willing to grant her the title of concubine, Wu Meiniang would have no problem.

Because in the entire palace, apart from the imperial physician Zhang Baozang, only Wu Meiniang knew the emperor's physical condition best.

Although the emperor had been recuperating in Cuiwei Palace for more than half a year and felt much better, he was still unable to move.

Under this situation, it is questionable whether he can live for half a year.

Fengshan has never been an easy matter.

This requires a lot of energy and physical strength.

Just the fact that the retired emperor had to walk from the foot of Mount Song to the top of Mount Song was enough to completely exhaust the energy and physical strength he had accumulated for more than half a year.

As for what happened after the Fengshan ceremony, perhaps there would be nothing left.

Wu Meiniang suspected that not only the retired emperor understood this, but the emperor also understood this.

However, compared to life and death, in the eyes of these men, things like Fengshan are more important.

Therefore, after the emperor announced that he would hold the Fengshan Ceremony in Songshan for the retired emperor at the end of the year, no one in the court came forward to dissuade him.

It's not that they didn't think of it.

No one thinks about it.

Wu Meiniang didn't ask for much. After the Fengshan ceremony, the retired emperor just wanted to confer the title of Concubine on her.

Isn't this the reason why she has been serving the emperor so attentively over the years?
The retired emperor agreed to it, and the emperor had no problem with it. However, a prophecy of "a female warrior will replace the Tang Dynasty" popped up, causing the retired emperor to start treating her coldly.

I even felt disgusted with her.

Wu Meiniang was scared.

She knew the emperor too well.

Especially when his life is coming to an end.

If the issue of "Female Warriors Replacing the Tang Dynasty" could not be resolved before the emperor died, then she believed that the emperor would definitely solve her problem before he died.

Emperor.

Emperor.

Emperor.

The emperor was the only person who could save Wu Meiniang, so Wu Meiniang planned today's scene. But she was worried that he would not admit it after taking advantage of her, so she arranged Ling'er as a variable. But she really didn't expect that the emperor just came in, took a look, and left.

Although the emperor agreed to grant her the title of Jieyu after the Fengshan ceremony, there was a problem.

She is the concubine of the retired emperor. If the retired emperor does not agree, can the emperor still grant her the title of imperial concubine?
Leaning against the edge of the bathtub, Wu Meiniang's face looked a little ugly.

……

Under the night sky, Li Chengqian walked calmly between the courtyards and corridors.

Xu An followed Li Chengqian alone.

In the dark shadows all around, those who kept shuttling back and forth were Li Chengqian's absolute confidants.

Li Chengqian was thinking about what happened to Wu Meiniang just now.

Xu An had told him a piece of news earlier.

Although the Emperor had not summoned Wu Meiniang today, the palace where Wu Meiniang lived was actually not far from the Emperor's residence. She had moved to a remote corner in the southeast by herself. That place was very close to the Hot Spring Palace Council Hall.

Wu Meiniang!

She is a very real person. In the deep inner palace, one cannot survive without any tricks.

But, she is Wu Meiniang!
Li Chengqian must ensure that she is granted the title of Concubine.

In this way, once the emperor passed away, Li Chengqian could keep Wu Meiniang firmly in his hands.

Otherwise, she would have really kicked him out of the palace.

When a fish enters the sea, that is the most dangerous thing.

After all, Li Chengqian still has many younger brothers.

Since Li Zhi and Li Tai, he has not thought of touching any of his brothers, nor does he want to take that step.

Step into the Yuzhen Palace.

Li Chengqian glanced at the East Hall, where the candles had gone out.

Su Shu and the children had fallen asleep.

Li Chengqian turned and looked towards the West Hall, where the candles were still on.

Li Chengqian thought for a moment and walked into the West Hall.

Su Yi, who was much fuller in figure, leaned on the short couch, one hand on the table, and kept dozing off.

Suddenly, Su Yi shuddered.

A pair of hands had already picked her up. Su Yi looked back subconsciously in panic and saw Li Chengqian with a gentle expression.

"Your Majesty!" Su Yi subconsciously put her arms around Li Chengqian's neck.

Li Chengqian smiled, then strode to the bed, put Su Yi down, and quickly took off his coat.

Bending over, Li Chengqian whispered in Su Yi's ear, "Call me brother!"

"Brother!" Su Yi's cheeks were already flushed.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and curtains fell from both sides.

The moment the candlelight disappeared, Li Chengqian inexplicably recalled the appearance of Wu Meiniang in the bathtub.

To be honest, Wu Meiniang's body looks really smooth from top to bottom!
……

The cold wind howled.

This is true of Mount Li and Chang'an.

All the palace maids coming and going in the palace wore thick clothes.

Inside the Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian stood on the huge map of the Tang Dynasty's territory on the west side.

His eyes fell on the northwest. Li Jing was now in the northwest. He was the inspector of the northwest road, inspecting various states. All the states in the northwest road were very well-behaved.

Li Chengqian's gaze fell on the southwest. Yizhou has always been stable. As long as the court does not impose too many taxes, there will be no problems. Li Chengqian paid special attention to this.

His gaze fell upwards on Guanzhong, where Chang'an was located. The emperor's favor fell most heavily on Guanzhong, and their success and failure were shared by all.

Li Chengqian's gaze moved eastward and landed on Henan Road. The Henan Plain was the place that the court paid the most attention to besides Guanzhong. Occasionally there were some minor problems, which was no problem.

In the Shannan Road below, Li Chengqian and Li Shimin carried out a purge by taking advantage of Li Zhi's case.

Even the areas of Xianghu and Jiangyou were sorted out.

Next was Huainan Road, a place that Li Chengqian was somewhat unfamiliar with.

Although the areas of Qi and Lu belong to Henan Province, they are an independent region.

Jiangnan Road, Jiangzuo and Jiangyou, although connected together, each is its own system.

Especially in the Jiangzuo area, there are many real old-established families.

Although Li Chengqian had close ties with the Jiangnan families and Su Tan was the governor of Hangzhou, he had no actual control over Jiangzuo.

Li Chengqian's gaze fell on Lingnan Road below, which seemed even further away...

"Your Majesty!" Cen Changqian, the attendant, stood at the palace gate and bowed to Li Chengqian, saying, "Your Majesty, the Grand Historian requests an audience."

"Announce!" Li Chengqian waved his hand slightly.

Cen Changqian bowed, turned around, and left quickly. But soon, footsteps were heard at the door again, and Li Chunfeng's voice was heard: "Your Majesty, I am the Minister of Justice, the Grand Historian Li Chunfeng, and I pay my respects to His Majesty. Long live His Majesty!"

"As the saying goes, the world is too big to fit in one pot." Li Chengqian didn't turn around. He looked at the map in front of him and spoke calmly, "Chang'an is the center of the world. The western region is thousands of miles away, even to the edge of India. Just going there would take half a year. Going south from Chang'an to Guangzhou would also take half a year. Jiangnan is closer, but Goguryeo is far away, not to mention Mobei..."

"Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng bowed seriously.

"There's a saying in Taoism: travel to Cangwu in the morning and Beihai in the evening." Li Chengqian finally turned and looked at Li Chunfeng: "Jiang Shilang, do you think that apart from Taoist magic, no one in the world can do this?"

Li Chunfeng looked at the map in front of him, his mind calmed down, and he said with a bow, "Your Majesty, this is not difficult to do."

"Oh?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Chunfeng in surprise.

"Wind." Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "Zeng Youluo also flew from the Far North to the Central Plains in just one day. This is the wind force level I once reported."

The leaves move for ten miles, the branches rustle for a hundred miles, the branches shake for two hundred miles, the leaves fall for three hundred miles, the small branches are broken for four hundred miles, the big branches are broken for five hundred miles, the stones move for a thousand miles, and the big roots are pulled out for three thousand miles.

"In an eighth-force wind, we can travel three thousand miles a day." Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "If we can build an infinitely large sailboat that can sail downstream in an eighth-force wind, everything will be possible."

Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh.

Infinitely large sailboats are impossible, but hot air balloons are possible.

If you encounter an eight-force gale, it is not difficult to travel three thousand miles a day.

But whether the people inside can survive is another matter.

"I heard that Your Majesty has been improving the transportation at the post stations in recent years. I think it is for the benefit of the world." Li Chunfeng bowed slightly.

"Hmm!" Li Chengqian said as he walked towards the imperial couch, "There are frequent wars in the northwest, so it will be easier to travel. Jingzhou has been feasible in recent years, apart from some obstacles. Hebei has also been at war, and with careful efforts, it has also been effective. However, Qilu, Jiangnan, Huainan, Jiannan, and Lingnan are all hindered."

"Yes!" Li Chunfeng's expression became serious.

"My dear minister!" Li Chengqian sat down on the imperial couch, looked at Li Chunfeng and asked, "Do you know why I asked you to come here today?"

"I know." Li Chunfeng pulled a book out of his sleeve and handed it to him, saying, "Your Majesty, here is the Tui Bei Tu."

(End of this chapter)