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

Chapter 572: In the Jing King's Land, Get Some Auspicious Signs (Part )
After coming out of the back hall, Princess Gaoyang's expression towards Fang Yiai turned cold.

Fang Yiai also had an indifferent look on his face.

At this moment, a noble lady in a light blue skirt walked out of the backyard door, led by two eunuchs.

Princess Gaoyang immediately smiled and stepped forward, bowing and saying, "Greetings, Imperial Sister."

Princess Wencheng gently helped Gao Yang up and said, "Have you met His Majesty?"

"Yes!" Princess Gaoyang said with a smile, "I have discussed some matters with His Majesty. Is my sister going to see His Majesty as well?"

"Hmm!" Princess Wencheng nodded with a worried look on her face, then said, "Okay, I won't keep you any longer. Let's go ahead."

"Yes!" Princess Gaoyang pulled Fang Yiai aside, and then watched Princess Wencheng enter the back hall.

At this time, Princess Gaoyang said calmly, "I really don't understand what's so good about Tubo. She would rather offend Your Majesty than go back to Tubo. Isn't it better to stay in Chang'an?"

"Princess Wencheng was the queen of Tubo. When she returned to Tubo, although the place was poor, she had millions of people at her disposal and the power of life and death. It was no less better than the Tang Dynasty." Fang Yiai looked straight in the direction of Princess Wencheng.

Princess Gaoyang turned around, glanced at Fang Yiai, and sneered, "After all, she was just the late emperor's fake daughter. If it weren't for your majesty's lingering guilt and obsession with her, I'm afraid that this fake princess would have died in Tubo without anyone caring."

Fang Yiai glanced at Princess Gaoyang and said, "Princess, the Tang Dynasty is now ruled by Your Majesty. Although Your Majesty may have had some discontent in the past, in the eyes of the court officials, you are fair and wise. Therefore, as long as you act according to the rules set by Your Majesty, in the long run, even if it can't get better, it won't get worse either."

"To please His Majesty!" Princess Gaoyang glanced at Fang Yiai and said disdainfully, "We princesses know much more about these matters than you foreign ministers."

Fang Yiai was stunned.

……

In the back hall, Li Chengqian looked at Princess Wencheng standing to the side and asked with a sigh, "Does my sister know about the Tibetan envoy's visit to Beijing?"

"Yes!" Princess Wencheng bowed and said seriously, "Although Your Majesty is too busy to meet them and has sent them to the Honglu Temple to recuperate, with so many people coming from Tubo, there must be some news in Chang'an."

Li Chengqian fell silent. Even if he tried to block the news, it would be difficult for the news not to reach Princess Wencheng's ears due to the Tibetans' deliberate planning.

Unless he took direct action and cut off all channels for Princess Wencheng to obtain information.

But he won't do that.

"Your Majesty!" Princess Wencheng looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "I am the Grand Consort of Tubo. Now that the Zamp has passed away, I should have returned to take charge of the situation... After all, it is my own responsibility and my own life."

Li Chengqian paused, looked deeply at Princess Wencheng, and said, "I really don't have time to care about the Tibetans right now. I will deal with it after this period. During this time, you should think it over carefully. If you have truly made up your mind, I will comply with your wishes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Princess Wencheng bowed again and breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that this was the biggest concession the emperor could make.

Li Chengqian waved his hand gently, and Princess Wencheng left the back hall.

Li Chengqian looked at her leaving back and closed his eyes slightly.

Yes, she is right.

That is her own life, her own future, and she needs to walk it on her own.

"Your Majesty, why don't you tell the princess about your preparations?" Zhang Ananda carefully brought a cup of tea.

"What's there to say?" Li Chengqian sighed softly, took the teacup, and said softly, "There are some things that I know, and she knows them too. Otherwise, why do you think she voluntarily returned to Tubo?"

Zhang Ananda was stunned.

……

In the Liangyi Hall, Li Anyan bowed and reported, "Your Majesty, at the funeral of Duke Liang today, Yang Sina, the Minister of Justice, and Li Yuanjing, the Prince of Jing, chatted for a while. They didn't say anything special, but they talked for a long time longer than he did with anyone else."

"He's trying to get closer to the King of Jing," Li Chengqian said casually, snorting softly, "He's not stupid; he knows where to start."

"Yes!" Li Anyan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Jing is Fang Yize's father-in-law, Fang Yiai is the consort of Princess Gaoyang, and the Prince of Han is also the son-in-law of Prime Minister Fang. The Yang family is trying to use the Fang family's connections to win over the royal family and plot against their will."

"Look, sometimes you have to test people's hearts." Li Chengqian shook his head calmly and said, "If you don't test it, how can the truly loyal people emerge?"

"Yes!" Li Anyan nodded in agreement.

"Since you are involved, let the Right Thousand Oxen Guard deliver the information about the relevant people to you." Li Chengqian waved his hand slightly.

"Yes!" Li Anyan bowed solemnly. It was the duty of the Right Thousand Oxen Guard to place people in the palaces of princes and princesses to conduct surveillance.

Li Chengqian raised his head and said calmly, "Also, send a message to Duke Zhao that I plan to go to Luoyang at the end of August. I will only bring 10,000 soldiers and a small number of ministers with me. I will go in August and return in October to check the food reserves in the various prefectures in Henan Province."

"Yes!" Li An bowed solemnly.

Henan Province, especially the Luo River Plain area, was deeply influenced by the Hongnong Yang family.

Li Chengqian's trip to Henan this time was not just to check the grain reserves, but also had a strong intention of targeting the Hongnong Yang family.

"Okay, let's leave it at that for today." Li Chengqian stood up.

Li Anyan immediately bowed and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty!"

Li Chengqian nodded, walked down the steps, and then walked out of the Liangyi Hall from the east side hall.

Standing on the east steps of the Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian looked at Xu An and said, "Send someone to the Jing King's fiefdom to create some auspicious signs and see how he reacts."

"Yes!" Xu An bowed seriously.

"Tonight, let's arrange for Lady Yang to sleep with us."

"Here!"

……

In Ganlu Palace, a pretty lady in a red wedding gown walked into the palace, holding a round fan. She bowed to Li Chengqian who was sitting on the imperial couch and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Stand up." Li Chengqian's expression softened, and he waved his hand, saying, "Come and sit down!"

"Yes!" Lady Yang walked to the imperial couch, sat down opposite Li Chengqian, and said with her head bowed, "Your Majesty!"

The round fan covered most of the beautiful Yang's face, but even so, her skin, as white as jade, crystal clear and smooth, was already eye-catching.

Although her bright eyes were lowered, she still raised her head and looked at Li Chengqian cautiously, with fearful expectation in her eyes.

Li Chengqian reached out and held Yang's wrist. Looking into her eyes, he said apologetically, "My beloved concubine has been in the palace for a year. For various reasons, I haven't seen you much in this year!" "I know that this is not a bad thing. Especially today, I am extremely happy to receive the favor of Your Majesty." Yang's voice was very soft and her words were appropriate.

Li Chengqian smiled with satisfaction and said, "Come, drink this cup of wine with me, and this palace will be your home in the future."

"Yes!" Yang lowered her head timidly.

Li Chengqian took two glasses of wine from the tray beside him and handed one to Yang.

Yang bit her lip, crossed her arms with Li Chengqian, and drank the wine in the glass.

When she looked up, Yang turned sideways to look at Li Chengqian, and her timid eyes swept across Li Chengqian's eyes vaguely, bringing out a hint of seduction.

After putting down the wine glass, Li Chengqian unceremoniously hugged Yang in his arms, and then untied her wedding dress bit by bit with his own hands.

The red skirt fluttered and the sound of coquettish anger was heard.

The pink mandarin duck undergarment flew out from the bed and fell directly to the ground.

The curtains fell.

……

The morning light shines on the Ganlu Temple.

Yang lay on the bed and opened her eyes slowly.

The corners of her eyes are messy and her cheeks are full of spring.

Suddenly, Yang smiled shyly, lowered her head and covered herself with the red quilt.

After a long time, she was helped by her maid to put on her new clothes and walked to the central hall. She saluted Li Chengqian, who was sitting on the imperial couch processing the memorials, and said, "Your Majesty!"

Li Chengqian nodded, put down the thin bamboo gold pen, and asked someone to prepare the meal. At the same time, he looked at Yang: "Mi Niang, are you used to the food in the palace? Do you want your family to send something in?"

Yang Mi was very smart and immediately understood what Li Chengqian meant. He bowed with joy and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Asking her family to send gifts is equivalent to telling her family that she is favored by the emperor, so that her family can be completely relieved.

Li Chengqian stood up and pulled Yang Mi to the table and sat down.

While waiting for the meal to be delivered, Li Chengqian casually asked, "Who is Yang Sina, the Minister of Justice, to my beloved concubine?"

"Your Majesty!" Yang Mi bowed slightly and said, "That is my cousin."

Yang Mi was the daughter of Yang Sizhi, the chief officer of Luzhou.

Yang Sizhi was the son of Yang Xu, the former governor of Yunzhou, who was the third son of Prince Guan Yang Xiong.

Yang Gongren was Yang Xiong's eldest son, and Yang Shidao was Yang Xiong's seventh son.

As can be heard from the name, although Yang Xu is Yang Xiong's third son, he is actually a bastard's son and the relationship is not that deep.

In fact, Yang Xiong had only one legitimate son, Yang Gongren, and the others were illegitimate sons.

However, after Yang Xiong's death, and especially after Yang Gongren's death, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children in their families was no longer so clear.

Especially since Yang Shidao became the prime minister.

Although Yang Shidao’s lineage is not the eldest, no one dares to say that he is not a direct descendant.

This is the same as what happened to Li Ke and Li Chengqian.

If something happens to Li Chengqian in the future, Li Xiang is too young, and Li Ke rebels, and the ministers support Li Ke as emperor, the people of the world will not be so concerned about him being a bastard.

Therefore, Li Chengqian was most wary of Li Ke.

In addition, there is Li Yuanjing. The reason why he was tempted was because he was the oldest prince left in the world by Emperor Gaozu.

……

The Office of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Yang Sina put down the note in his hand and looked thoughtful.

The emperor favored Concubine Yang, who lived in Ganlu Palace for ten days.

Ganlu Palace is the emperor's own bedroom. Without permission, even the empress cannot live in Ganlu Palace.

As for other concubines, they could only live in Ganlu Palace when they were favored by the emperor for the first time.

Concubine Yang was favored by the emperor in Ganlu Palace for ten days, so you can imagine how favored she was.

Yang Sina could imagine how happy Yang Sizhi's family was when the news first reached their residence.

But the problem is that Yang Xu's lineage firmly recognized the Li Tang's mandate of heaven.

They don't have any other ideas.

Moreover, their lineage is not very close to Yang Sina's lineage.

Otherwise, Yang Sizhi would not be a local chief historian now.

Yang Sina was worried that Yang Sizhi would be promoted soon, and his influence within the Hongnong Yang family would be greatly increased, which would invisibly cause a split within the Yang family.

Why were these people so well-behaved during the reign of Emperor Taizong? It was because there were three Yang concubines in Emperor Taizong's harem, and they were all favored.

Once this lineage wants to do something, the news will quickly reach the emperor's ears.

"The Emperor, please don't do as the previous emperor did and take three daughters of the Yang family into the palace!" Yang Sina couldn't help but sigh.

Just at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Yang Zhong entered the study and eagerly bowed to Yang Sina, saying, "My dear, His Majesty has just issued an edict appointing Yang Sizhi, the Chief Clerk of Luzhou, as the Magistrate of Wannian County!"

Yang Sina frowned instantly.

What does the emperor want to do?
(End of this chapter)