From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 29 The Crown Prince is frivolous and unfit to inherit the country

East Palace, built with peace of mind
Li Chengqian and the eldest princess sat opposite each other. The eldest princess had a smile on her face and held a clear pot in her hand. Boiling water was flowing and steam was rising from it.

"Thank you Cheng Qian for this time."

"Aunt, you're too kind. This is what Chengqian should do." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "It's just a favor. Don't worry about it, aunt."

"You've done a good deed, and Auntie likes it." The eldest princess chuckled. "However, Chen Pingping has suffered such a great loss this time, I'm afraid he won't let it go!"

"That's why we came to Jingxinzhu." Li Chengqian said, "The matter of the assassin is under the supervision of the Supervisory Council. They sent people this morning, and I asked Qi Wu and Bao Kun to deal with it."

"Bao Kun, Guo Bao Kun?!" Upon hearing this name, the eldest princess's expression changed. "Is he the one with astonishing wisdom?"

"Haha, indeed, astonishing wisdom. It would be a shame for such a person not to join the Overwatch Council."

"You actually want to plant a nail in the Supervisory Council. You are really brave!" The eldest princess raised her eyebrows and had a new understanding of her nephew.

Who doesn’t know what the Supervisory Commission is?

That is Emperor Qing's private land, a forbidden place, a place that even the court cannot touch. And yet you, with just one sentence, want to make your own tutor the dean. Do you really think that the Supervisory Council is run by your family?

Even if you have amazing wisdom, it won’t work!

Therefore, she was more inclined to believe that Li Chengqian was just testing the waters. He could not become the dean, but it was not impossible for him to use this as an excuse to place his own people in the Supervisory Commission.

After all, Chen Pingping had already admitted in public yesterday that he was confused.

So as the crown prince, it's reasonable for me to send someone close to me to supervise, right?

As for what His Majesty was thinking, she had no idea.

Now she couldn't even guess what Li Chengqian was thinking.

And now, she didn't want to rashly intervene in this sudden father-son situation, so she changed the subject.

"An assassin broke into the East Palace at night. This is no small matter. Does Cheng Qian have any clues?"

"Haha!" Li Chengqian laughed twice. "I only know that the assassin is good at hiding and has a high level of Qinggong. Besides, if Fei Jie doesn't take action, he won't survive for long."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"What do you think this Eastern Palace is? You can come and go as you please." Li Chengqian said, "Even the Supervisory Council can't do that."

"The Supervisory Council?!" The princess understood the implication of Li Chengqian's words and suddenly looked up. "Chen Pingping, he...!"

"He just wanted to secretly investigate the Eastern Palace, but unfortunately he failed." Li Chengqian smiled, "This is the Eastern Palace, not the vegetable garden."

"So this time, Fei Jie will definitely come back."

"Yes."

"Thank you!"

"We're all family, and Chen'er is my sister." Li Chengqian smiled, clinking his glass with the princess's, and everything was said without words. "By the way, I came here to tell you another piece of news." The princess put down her teacup, looked at Li Chengqian, and said, "The second son is going to the Ministry of Rites to observe government affairs."

"Ministry of Rites?!?" Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, then understood and chuckled, "The year of the Grand Competition!"

As one of the Six Ministries, the Ministry of Rites does not have a strong presence among the six ministries, which is mainly reflected in its lack of voice in the court. However, such a department is indispensable to any dynasty. The Ministry of Rites has been established in all dynasties and its status is extremely high.

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the ceremonial system of the Five Rites and the methods of school examinations. It sounds a bit complicated, but in Li Chengqian's view, this department is in charge of ceremonial matters, but most of the ceremonial matters are face-saving projects and have little impact on the court. There is only one core ceremony that has a real impact, and that is the court's talent selection ceremony. This year is the year of the competition, and the importance of the Ministry of Rites is instantly raised.

Nanqing has been established for a long time, and even the country's talent selection ceremony has become rigid, with many drawbacks and unspoken rules. However, the benefits of participating in the talent selection ceremony are also visible to the naked eye. With the second son's status and position, through this talent selection ceremony, he can at least recruit a group of talents and disciples, and the power under his command can expand rapidly.

He could see this, and the eldest princess could see it too. I think the old foxes in the court could also see it. They were going to help the second son to compete with him, the crown prince.

"I heard that Chengze has been very close to Qishan Academy recently. The tutor Gu Qing, who was dismissed by you last time, has gathered a group of upright people and is secretly praising him, saying that the second son is gentle and respectful to others, and is a model of a virtuous king."

"Second brother? The virtuous prince? And he's even involved with the Qingliu clan. That's quite a sacrifice, isn't it?" Li Chengqian didn't even raise his head. "So, this time, the second brother is observing the Ministry of Rites, and my teacher also played a big role!"

The young prince studied literature in Changning Palace. According to the rules, he had to be taught by people of high moral character and prestige. Emperor Qing chose Shu Wu, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Chen Bo, the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace. Not to mention Chen Bo, as he was too old and rarely even attended the court. Grand Secretary Shu's experience was also very unique. When he was young, he traveled to Northern Qi and became a disciple of Zhuang Hanmo, the master of Northern Qi's literary world. It can be said that he was one of Zhuang Hanmo's most proud disciples.

Relying on Zhuang Hanmo's great influence in the literary world, he returned to Nanqing and gradually became the leader of Nanqing's clear stream.

He was selected from the Central and Northern Qi dynasties and served as an official in the Southern Qing dynasty. From this point of view, there was still a certain gap between the Southern Qing dynasty and the Northern Qi dynasty in terms of literature and morality.

As for Qishan Academy, this was also the academy that the late emperor felt was a weakness in Nanqing's literary development, so he supported during his reign. In addition to Qishan Academy, there were also Baiyun Academy, Hongxia Academy and Jiangnan Academy, collectively known as the Four Major Academies of Nanqing.

After years of operation, half of the officials in the court now come from these four academies.

Originally, the four major academies maintained a neutral attitude towards the dispute between the princes. After all, no one is stupid.

Learn the literary and martial arts and sell them to the imperial family.

I don't care who you are. Your fight is your business and has nothing to do with me. Whoever wins the fight and becomes the emperor will be the one I sell it to. This is a sure-win deal.

But Gu Qing was different. He offended the crown prince in Changning Palace and was expelled from Changning Palace and dismissed from his position as tutor. He no longer had any future with the crown prince, and joining the second prince's school was his best choice. He himself was from Qishan Academy and was a leading figure of his generation in Qishan Academy. Under his influence, some low-level officials from Qishan Academy and his good friends were naturally gathered by him. Among them were many upright people, and Shu Wu was the leader of the upright people.

Under normal circumstances, he, as the leader of the Qingliu, would definitely not be involved, but the shadow of Emperor Qing was behind the matter, and Academician Shu had no better choice but to follow Emperor Qing's wishes and go with the flow.

"Master Shu is the leader of the Qingliu faction. Although he hasn't explicitly stated anything, some of the things he does are very beneficial to the Second Brother. In the long run, I'm afraid it will have an impact on you as well."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "What's the impact? He can be the wise king and I can be the crown prince. The old man is also the same. He has to put him on a pedestal for no reason. The higher he is, the more painful the fall will be. It's only because he met a kind-hearted person like me. If it were anyone else, hehe!"

The teacup raised to her lips paused for a moment before she put it down again. The princess looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Chengqian, you are becoming increasingly disrespectful to your father. It's better not to spread the word of calling you old man."

"I'm just complaining here, Auntie, you won't tell anyone, will you?"

"Of course not." The princess smiled softly, "But Cheng Qian, I've noticed that you've been speaking more and more recklessly lately, often saying things you don't want to say. This will offend a lot of people."

"Do you know that some people are secretly spreading rumors that the Crown Prince is frivolous and unworthy of the country?"

(End of this chapter)