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

Chapter 470 Emperor, You Made a Mistake (Part )
The lights in the Liangyi Hall are brilliant.

Li Chengqian looked at Zhangsun Wuji who was kneeling on the ground, and quickly stood up, raised his hand and said, "Uncle, please stand up. What happened?"

Just now, after Changsun Wuji asked for an audience, he knelt down in the hall.

"I have made a mistake, Your Majesty, please punish me." Changsun Wuji kowtowed solemnly.

Li Chengqian took a deep breath, looked at Zhangsun Wuji, and slowly sat down, his expression becoming serious: "If you have anything to say, please tell me directly, uncle."

"It's about Lu Dongzan." Changsun Wuji raised his head slightly, looked at the Danbi in front of him, and bowed. "I only thought about winning over Lu Dongzan and Gar Qinling, so that I could help the court lay the foundation for the destruction of Tubo, but I ignored the feelings of the retired emperor."

The one who killed Lu Dongzan was Li Shimin.

Changsun Wuji was very clear about this.

However, he had always been immersed in the excitement of conquering the Tubo Prime Minister and his family, so he ignored this matter.

Of course, Lu Dongzan was not subdued by Changsun Wuji, but he believed that Lu Dongzan was imprisoned in Beiyuan and his family was under the control of the Tang Dynasty, so sooner or later he would surrender.

Even after the fall of Tubo.

It was rare to find a smart person like Lu Dongzan during the Tang Dynasty, which had destroyed countless countries.

However, Lu Dongzan did hurt Li Shimin after all.

During the negotiations between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, Gar Qinling was still useful, so Li Shimin tolerated Gar Qinling.

As soon as the negotiations were over, Li Shimin immediately summoned Gar Qinling to Ganlu Palace and ordered him to be executed.

Gar Qinling must be dead.

Based on Changsun Wuji's understanding of Li Shimin, he can confirm this 100%.

Because he executed Lu Dongzan today, he also executed Gar Qinling at the same time.

As for whether Li Chengqian knew...

"In addition, I have also ignored your majesty's feelings in this matter!" Changsun Wuji kowtowed again.

"I?" Li Chengqian was slightly surprised, then looked at Zhangsun Wuji with a puzzled expression: "Uncle, are you wrong? I don't particularly care about the life and death of this father and son. Killing them can make my father feel at ease, while not killing them will benefit the court."

Fifty thousand taels of gold! Li Chengqian even wanted someone to assassinate him.

Of course, he won't let anyone succeed.

However, if one could obtain 50,000 taels of gold through the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan following the assassination...

It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous.

Li Chengqian was a little amused, but he turned serious and said, "If you put it that way, I am also wrong. I knew that the emperor was dissatisfied, but I did not insist. It is all my fault."

"Your Majesty is innocent, I am guilty." Changsun Wuji kowtowed, his ears pricked up as he spoke, "Beheading Lu Dongzan and Gar Qinling would have greatly enhanced Your Majesty's prestige, but I overlooked this and spared them, ultimately damaging Your Majesty's prestige."

Li Chengqian smiled, shook his head and said, "My prestige has been damaged. Uncle, Lu Dongzan died a few days ago. Everyone in the world knows it."

Lu Dongzan was indeed "dead", and they had a death row prisoner who died in his place.

According to their original plan, Lu Dongzan would be imprisoned in Beiyuan forever, and Gar Qinling could visit him occasionally.

This means that Lu Dongzan is truly "dead" forever.

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "While that's true, it was just a lie to deceive the people. Too many officials above the fourth rank knew about this matter, and in the end, it damaged Your Majesty's prestige. I am guilty!"

"I didn't care about what my uncle said, but why did you take it to heart?" Li Chengqian raised his hand gently and said, "Uncle, please stand up. Let's go see the emperor together. Now that the man is dead, the emperor's anger will subside and everything will be fine."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhangsun Wuji stood up and bowed bitterly, saying, "However, I will not go to see the Retired Emperor. Based on my understanding of him, he would not want to see anyone at this time, not even Your Majesty."

"You'd better go. It will be different whether you go or not, even if your father doesn't see you." Li Chengqian advised gently.

"Given my relationship with the Retired Emperor, this isn't necessary." Zhang Sun Wuji bowed and said, "The Retired Emperor simply wants me to confess my guilt to His Majesty."

"I admit my mistake." Li Chengqian waved his hand slightly and said, "If you say that my uncle handled this matter improperly, it's only a minor mistake at most, not a crime. Uncle, please stand up and let's discuss how to deal with this matter later. After all, we still need to use Gar Qinling."

"Gar Qinling doesn't need to worry about it. His first use is for this negotiation. As for the future ones, they are about some secrets of Tubo. He has written a lot about them recently. The rest, we just need to find a way to get them from Gar Qinling's brothers."

Lu Dongzan had five sons. Except for the eldest son Gar Xiruo who was in Tubo and Gar Qinling who had died, the others were in the palace.

"As for the court officials, we must not let them know that Gar Qinling is dead." Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Gar Qinling's originally appointed position needs to be adjusted."

"Let's transfer the Right Thousand Oxen Guard." Li Chengqian said, "This time Yan Xuansui and his men are going to Silla. Just record it in the Right Thousand Oxen Guard official files, and Gar Qinling, the Right Thousand Oxen Guard's Langjiang, is secretly transferred to Liaodong. I believe no one will find out."

"Yes!" Changsun Wuji breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, Lu Dongzan's other sons also need to be resettled." After a brief pause, Changsun Wuji said, "Fortunately, Gar Qinling has seen them before. Now they can be transferred to the Imperial Household, Imperial Household, and Ministry of Agriculture. After a while, they can be quietly disappeared."

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Have the Qianniu Guards keep an eye on it at all times. If there's anything unusual, kill them immediately."

"That's not necessary." Changsun Wuji looked up and said, "Gar Qinling was allowed to go to the palace because they wanted to select two young and beautiful daughters from the Gar clan to serve His Majesty in the palace. The people have been selected, and Your Majesty can summon them to the palace at any time."

After a brief pause, Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "With this, both the Gar family and the Tibetans will calm down."

Tubo, if there were no Tubo people watching, it would not matter if the entire Gar family was killed now.

But since there are Tibetans, we still need to do something.

"That's all," Li Chengqian nodded. "In that case, I won't disturb your majesty's rest." Changsun Wuji bowed solemnly and said, "I'll take my leave. Tomorrow, I'll go see the retired emperor again."

"Yeah!" Li Chengqian nodded calmly, then watched Changsun Wuji walk out of Liangyi Hall.

There was an inexplicable depth in his eyes.

……

Changsun Wuji walked out of the Liangyi Hall and didn't look back until he was quite far away.

The palace is magnificent and the guards are strict.

Changsun Wuji's lips trembled slightly.

The emperor's control over the palace is still greater than that of the emperor emeritus.

Today, the retired emperor summoned Gar Qinling into the palace and executed Lu Dongzan. It is impossible that the emperor was unaware of this.

However, he pretended to be unaware.

This shows that deep down in his heart, he wanted to kill Lu Dongzan and Gar Qinling.

Now it was just the retired emperor who did it for him.

Changsun Wuji turned around and walked out of the palace.

At this moment, he had to admit it.

I really did something wrong in this matter.

……

Zhang Ananda, a disciple of Ganlu Sect, bowed to Li Chengqian who was approaching and said, "Your Majesty, the Saint has retired and will not see anyone tonight."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "I will come again tomorrow."

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Ananda bowed and said, "The Emperor has said that Your Majesty should go to the Wude Hall tonight."

"Wude Hall?" Li Chengqian was a little surprised and glanced sideways at Xu An who was standing beside him.

Xu An bowed but did not speak.

Li Chengqian immediately understood what was going on. He looked up at Zhang Anan and said, "I'll go now."

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" Zhang Ananda bowed slightly.

Li Chengqian turned around and strode towards the Wude Hall. He passed the Xianchun Gate, Wanchun Hall, Lizheng Hall and Daji Hall, and finally arrived in front of the Wude Hall.

Standing at the door of Wude Hall and looking at the bright lights inside, Li Chengqian turned and looked at Xu An.

Xu An stepped forward, pushed open the door of the Wude Hall, and then turned to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor said that this is your trophy, and trophies should be tasted in the Wude Hall."

Li Chengqian raised his eyes slightly, then strode into the hall.

In the inner hall, two delicate beauties dressed in Tibetan costumes bowed to Li Chengqian and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Two beauties, one in red and one in green, with slightly strange accents, decent looks, rare fair skin, and delicate features, appeared in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian immediately understood that they were women from the Gar family.

Just now in the Liangyi Hall, Changsun Wuji said that he would take the two women from the Gar family into the harem in two days. Who would have thought that Li Shimin had already sent them to the Wude Hall tonight.

spoils of war.

Daughter of Lu Dongzan and sister of Gal Qinling.

Li Chengqian smiled lightly. His father was right. The spoils of war should be tasted in the Wude Hall.

They were merely spoils of war.

Li Chengqian walked forward to the inner hall, and two beauties immediately came forward to help Li Chengqian take off all his clothes.

In the Wude Hall, the candles remained lit all night.

……

At the entrance to Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin sat on a wheelbarrow, looked in the direction of Ganlu Palace, and asked in a low voice: "Your uncle is still outside the door asking to see you."

"Hmm!" Li Chengqian walked up from the back and said in a low voice: "Uncle said what happened before, he was not thoughtful enough."

"Don't say anything. Tell him I don't want to see him for the next two years." Li Shimin waved his hand, then looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "Emperor, you made a mistake in this matter."

"Please give me some advice, father!" Li Chengqian bowed solemnly with a serious expression.

"Prestige." Li Shimin raised his head, gazing towards the sky above Chang'an City in the distance, and said seriously, "Don't miss out on anything that can greatly enhance your prestige, especially in the early days of your reign. The sooner you establish your prestige, the better, even if it means killing people or harming the country."

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded seriously and wrote it down.

"As for leniency," Li Shimin sneered softly, "those are the icing on the cake after you have acquired sufficient military power and prestige. They are not something you should pursue right after you ascend the throne. Do you understand?"

"My son, remember this!"

(End of this chapter)