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

Chapter 87: Supervisory Censor Su Liangsi (First Update)
The entire hall suddenly became inexplicably quiet.

When Su Liangsi said, "The Book of the Later Han cannot be edited," many people's expressions changed slightly.

Su Liangsi raised his head solemnly, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, you are well aware of the past. I think you should know that after Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, ascended the throne, his eldest son, Liu Qiang, was named Crown Prince. In the 17th year of Jianwu, Crown Prince Liu Qiang was deposed along with his biological mother, Guo Shengtong, and thus the incident of Emperor Ming of Han, Liu Zhuang, came about."

"Prince Gong of Donghai is neither Prince Hailingla nor Prince Xiyin. There is no need to associate everything with them." Li Chengqian smiled faintly and waved his hand.

The legal wife of Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, was Guo Shengtong. She was made empress when the country was founded. However, because Liu Xiu favored Yin Lihua, she often resented him and acted rebelliously from time to time. Finally, Liu Xiu could no longer tolerate her and deposed the empress.

Also deposed at the same time was Crown Prince Liu Qiang.

After Liu Qiang's death, he was named Prince Gong of Donghai.

The King of Hailingla was Li Yuanji, and the King of Xiyin was Li Jiancheng.

Although both were deposed crown princes, Liu Qiang and Li Jiancheng were different, and the current emperor was also different from Emperor Ming of Han, Liu Zhuang.

Of course, from another perspective, it is not wrong to compare the emperor to Emperor Ming of Han, who is equally wise.

In the central hall, many people who were familiar with history books couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they thought of this.

Even Su Jun couldn't help but think deeply.

"I still do not recommend Your Highness to revise the Book of the Later Han." Su Liangsi bowed solemnly again. In the hall, many people had already frowned.

"Why?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

Su Liangsi stood up solemnly, then shouted coldly: "Those below the seventh rank who still have no official status, all get out now."

Su Liangsi shouted coldly, and many people in the hall stood up subconsciously.

Even if the others didn't stand up, they couldn't help but look at Su Cheng.

When Li Chengqian saw this scene, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Su Liangsi was the son of Su Shichang, the former governor of Bazhou. Su Shichang was also one of the eighteen scholars in the Qin Palace. He was eloquent and knowledgeable, and dared to speak frankly and make suggestions, so he was appointed as the Imperial Counselor.

Unfortunately, he fell into the water while on his way to take up a post in another place and died. He was posthumously awarded the title of Governor of Yongzhou.

In terms of seniority and ability, Su Shichang is superior to Su Xu.

But he has been dead for more than ten years after all. The fact that Su Liangsi has such a high prestige in the Wugong Su family may be related to him.

……

Soon most people had left. Some words were not meant for just anyone to hear.

The only five people left in the central hall were Su Cheng, Su Xian, Su Liangsi, Su Jun and Su Gan.

Even Su Yu was kicked out.

Although Su Gan was a proofreader in the Secretariat of the ninth rank, he was the son of a princess and could barely participate since the crown prince was present.

Of course, Dugu Dabao and Dai Zhide were also there.

Li Chengqian looked at everyone with a playful expression, and finally his gaze fell on Su Liangsi. He nodded and said, "Mr. Su, please speak!"

"Yes!" Su Liangsi bowed, then said, "I have occasionally heard that Your Majesty is extremely fond of Concubine Yang and has occasionally talked about making her empress."

"Su Qing, you passed." Li Chengqian's expression became indifferent.

"I am the Imperial Censor, and there are things I can say." Su Liangsi raised his head and looked at Li Chengqian without hesitation and said, "Of course, Your Majesty did not say that, but when Your Highness is compiling the Book of the Later Han, it is inevitable that some villains will stir up trouble. What will happen if it affects the Yang family or even Prince Cao? Perhaps someone will force someone to kill someone."

Prince Cao Li Ming's mother, Yang, was the Princess of Qi of Prince Hailing Li Yuanji. However, because she had assisted the emperor at the Xuanwu Gate Incident, she was taken into the harem after Li Yuanji's death. "The rumors of a queen being appointed to the harem are just rumors," Li Chengqian said, his expression growing serious. He then nodded and said, "But if this matter affects Prince Cao, it would indeed be bad."

It was impossible for Prince Cao Li Ming to become the crown prince, and even Yang could not become the queen. Not only would the ethical families in Shandong not let him go, even Changsun Wuji would not let him go easily.

You must know that the current Changsun Wuji is no longer the Changsun Wuji who existed when Li Chengqian's mother was alive. After so many years as the Minister of Personnel, Grand Minister of the Imperial Court, and Minister of Works, he was the actual prime minister. There was no telling how many of his people were in the court.

Even the emperor did not dare to move rashly.

"Your Highness is wise." Su Liangsi bowed solemnly.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smile, but no one cared about what Li Chengqian and Su Liangsi said, and no one could interrupt.

Li Chengqian looked up and happened to meet Su Liangsi's head. Their eyes met, and there was a deep and quiet look in both of their expressions.

……

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Li Chengqian looked at Su Gan and asked, "By the way, Sanlang and Silang are taking the imperial examination this year. Do you know if there are any talented people this year?"

Su Gan looked embarrassed, but he still bowed and said, "There are talents, but some have strong family backgrounds, so they may not show themselves now. As for the current Chang'an market, the most famous person should be Cen Changqian, the nephew of Cen Wenben, the Minister of the Central Secretariat."

Li Chengqian nodded gently and said, "With a long family background, I think he must be quite good."

"Yes." Su Gan nodded solemnly.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I came to Wugong this time, not only to accompany the Crown Princess to visit her parents, but also to ask if anyone in the Su family wants to enter the Eastern Palace... It's not easy to appoint eunuchs in the Eastern Palace these days, but there are still some vacancies for the positions of recorder, clerk, usher, and secretary. I think if they can do a little bit of work, they can move up a level."

The officials outside the official system, Li Chengqian was referring to were all first-class officials outside the official system. A little further up, there were officials within the official system, from the ninth rank down.

Even if some people study their entire lives, in the end it is just like this.

Moreover, it is difficult for the prince to arrange for a ninth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel, but even the emperor would not care about those outside the rank.

As soon as Li Chengqian said this, Su Cheng couldn't help but feel moved.

He is now in charge of martial arts, and if there are such vacancies, he cannot let them go.

……

"My daughter actually wants to find some girls of marriageable age from the clan who don't have a very good family background, are good-looking, have been educated, and are willing to enter the Eastern Palace together." Su Shu was sitting in the back hall with her mother, Lady Feng of Jiang County. Her eyes would from time to time fall on Li Xiang, Li Jue and her younger brother Su Gui who were playing in front of the hall.

Lady Feng of Jiang County frowned instantly and asked, "Why, does the Crown Prince have any other ideas?"

"That's not the case." Su Shu held her mother's wrist and whispered, "Mother, this time it was really dangerous. If the Crown Prince hadn't done something in the last two months of the year, the King of Wei would have forced us to death..."

"Don't say such nonsense." Feng interrupted Su Shu, then shook her head and said, "The girls in the clan can only help you share some of the burden. If you want to help the prince, you still have to find a way from other places. Forget martial arts. With them watching, you can't do anything."

Although Li Chengqian is the crown prince, the Eastern Palace does not have much influence outside. Instead, the Prince of Wei's Palace acts arbitrarily and without restraint.

"It's the Feng family... No, it can't be the Feng family, it has to be the Lu family." Feng sighed softly, and then said, "But after all, there is a layer of separation between us and that side."

"Duke of Fanyang?" Su Shu looked at her mother in surprise.

Feng nodded slightly and said awkwardly, "Your maternal grandfather and his father were cousins, but in my generation, the relationship is much more distant, so it's hard to say..."

"Auntie!" A burst of brisk footsteps sounded outside the hall.

Then, a girl with beautiful features and a golden hairpin on her head came in jumpy and nervous.

(End of this chapter)