From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 61 Father and Son Game
Just after noon, Li Chengqian had returned to the East Palace.

At today's grand court meeting, there was a huge turmoil in the court of Nanqing. The titles of a marquis and an earl were stripped away, a large number of officials in the six ministries were dealt with, and a military dignitary was also dealt with. It seemed like a lot of things to do, but it didn't take long. Things happened one after another and were over in one morning.

Li Chengqian even had time to return to the East Palace to have lunch and take a nap.

After a short nap in the afternoon, Li Chengqian sat leisurely under the grape trellis in the East Palace and drank afternoon tea.

Then, he looked at Guo Baokun in the martial arts field, who was hitting the sandbag clumsily and didn't seem very interested.

Obviously, he heard that his father was demoted three levels but retained, and he might be a little worried.

Seeing his nonchalant look, Li Chengqian picked up a melon seed from the plate and flicked it.

The melon seeds shot out with a bang and hit Guo Baokun's leg.

puff--

Guo Baokun's legs went weak and he fell headfirst onto the training ground.

"If you want to practice martial arts, practice hard. If you don't feel like it, just take a break. Look at you, you're the worst in this Eastern Palace. You're both tutors and have the same master. Qin Yuan is already a ninth-rank master, and you're still just a fifth-rank master. Isn't that shameful?"

"Yes, yes, I have brought shame to the prince." Guo Baokun climbed up covered in dust and dirt, walked to Li Chengqian and said with a sad face.

"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Did you know your father was demoted?"

"Yeah, I just heard about it."

"How about I give you a day off so you can go back and comfort him?"

"Really? Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness."

"Go."

"Yes!" Guo Baokun responded excitedly, turned around and ran.

Looking at Guo Baokun's excited back, Mao Qiwu, who was standing beside him, raised his eyebrows and said, "He will definitely be beaten out."

"That's not important." Li Chengqian laughed. "Guo Youzhi is an interesting person. He jumped at the right time. He's a smart man. This time, the old men are determined enough. There will be a purge next. Qi Wu, be more vigilant recently. Guard the gates inside and outside the palace. I won't care about other places, but I don't want any rats sneaking into the East Palace."

"Rat?" Mao Qiwu's eyes flashed with a cold look, and he lowered his head and said, "Yes, Your Highness, Your Highness, do you want me to..."

Li Chengqian shook his head, "That's not necessary."

"Yes."

After giving the instructions, Li Chengqian finished eating all the cakes and pastries on the small table beside him. Just as he was about to return to his bedroom, another eunuch came to convey his order, asking him to go to the Linhu Palace.

Li Chengqian was a little surprised. "Now? Didn't the grand court meeting just end?"

"His Majesty said that this is a time of great turmoil and the affairs of state are heavy. As the Crown Prince, Your Highness must not slack off. From now on, you must go to the Linhu Palace every day to discuss matters."

"Heh--" Li Chengqian smiled helplessly. Lao Deng's revenge was really childish!

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Linhu Palace, facing the lake

On the side not facing the lake, there is a long path leading directly to Chengtian Hall.
After exiting Chengtian Hall and turning east, you can vaguely see the raised eaves of Linhu Hall and the bells hanging on it.

On the path, several eunuchs were sweeping the road listlessly, and from time to time they looked up at the empty and cool palace not far away.

In Daqing, all officials of a certain level know about it.

The country's real decision-making circle is not in the court, not in the six ministries, and certainly not in the Chengtian Hall.

The real decision-making circle is actually in Linhu Palace.

There is a small circle in Linhu Palace, with three regular people, Emperor Qing, Fan Jian and Chen Pingping. In addition, the Prime Minister and General Qin are also frequent visitors.

Almost all high-ranking officials in Daqing wanted to squeeze into this circle, but not many succeeded. When Li Chengqian was pushed into the Linhu Palace by his attendants, he discovered that only Emperor Qing was in the palace.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"No need to be polite." Seeing Li Chengqian come in, Emperor Qing raised his hand and said, "After the New Year, you will be fifteen. Don't use age as an excuse anymore. From today on, you must attend every grand court meeting. In addition, you will choose one of the six ministries to observe government affairs."

"The grand court meeting is not a big deal, but the six ministries observing the government is unnecessary, right?"

"Why, do you think you can do better than the six ministers?"

"That's not the case. It's just that I can't tolerate any sand in my eyes. The Six Ministries are a filthy place, full of filth and dirt. Father, are you really sure you want me to go?"

Emperor Qing's gaze narrowed as he looked at Li Chengqian. "Didn't you say that all the officials in the court were loyal? Why do you no longer trust them?"

"Loyalty is just one word; it has nothing to do with one's character or behavior." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "As long as one doesn't rebel and is willing to work, he is a loyal minister."

"Oh, your conditions are more generous than mine." Emperor Qing said, "If you don't want to go to the Six Ministries, where do you want to go?"

"I'm not going anywhere. I'll just attend the court," Li Chengqian said. "I don't want to stir up trouble, but I'm a mean-spirited person. I won't be able to control myself when the time comes, and I'll definitely cause trouble for my father."

In a word, Emperor Qing was almost becoming autistic. If you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

Having said that, he really didn't dare to send Li Chengqian to the Six Ministries easily. He had only attended court once, but he had already set a fire in the court, using the Music Bureau as a catalyst, causing such a big disturbance. If he was really sent to the Six Ministries, who knew how much trouble it would cause, but he was unwilling to do so.

"Then go to the Ministry of Rites. Guo Youzhi has already started cleaning. Once he's done, you can go."

"Isn't my second brother observing government affairs at the Ministry of Rites?" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "We're both at the Ministry of Rites. You really think highly of Guo Youzhi."

"Next month, I will let Chengze go to the Ministry of Justice. It's a bit chaotic there right now, so it would be good for him to gain some experience there."

"It's necessary to gain experience. Second brother may seem smart, but he's actually stupid as hell. If he doesn't gain experience, I'm afraid he'll be killed by the gang around him before I ascend the throne."

boom!
A teacup flew towards him, and Li Chengqian subconsciously wanted to dodge it, but he found that the teacup changed direction as he moved, and still fell straight towards his forehead.

It seems that Emperor Qing really wants to teach him a lesson today, otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to even the methods of a grandmaster.

when! !

With a crisp sound, Li Chengqian raised a finger. Before the teacup fell, it blocked in front of him. The teacup touched Li Chengqian's fingertips and immediately spun rapidly. The domineering true energy contained in the teacup directly broke through the flowing true energy and was about to explode in an instant.

How could Li Chengqian let him have his way?

Whether it hits my forehead or explodes on my fingertips, it's a loss of face. I'm a grown-up, why don't I care about face!
So what if he’s a grandmaster? He’s just a wisp of true energy.

Streams of true qi shot out and turned into a giant net, which began to encircle and suppress this domineering true qi.

The rotation speed of the teacup was getting faster and faster, and it actually made bursts of whistling sounds during the rotation. Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly, and his true energy was contracting violently like his life.

欻!
The remaining tea in the teacup turned into a water arrow that shot straight towards him. With a puff, it pierced through a stone pillar not far away.

"What a domineering true energy!" Li Chengqian praised.

"The true energy is like silk and as dense as clouds. This is not the Liuyun true energy." Emperor Qing's expression turned strange. He wanted to teach Li Chengqian a lesson just now, but he just wanted to humiliate him and vent the bad energy in Chengtian Palace. Therefore, his true energy was also well controlled, and it would never have the power of this condensed water attack to penetrate the stone pillar.

The reason why the water arrow just now had such power was entirely because of Li Chengqian. His true energy was as dense as clouds, forming a huge net, constantly compressing his own true energy. Finally, he could rotate it at an extremely fast speed to increase the power of this true energy, and finally, it turned into that water arrow.

"It's Liuyun Qi, or rather, it's the Liuyun Qi that belongs to me." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"It seems everyone underestimated you." Emperor Qing looked at Li Chengqian with a deep gaze, a completely different person from his previous lazy demeanor. "Being able to circulate your Qi like this shows that your meridians are completely unblocked. You're really good at pretending, aren't you?"

"I'm not pretending. I'm just lazy and the wheelchair is very comfortable." Li Chengqian smiled and patted the chair handle. "The Queen Mother knew about it a long time ago. Why didn't she tell you?"

Emperor Qing's face suddenly darkened. He gave Li Chengqian a deep look and skipped over the topic. "Tell me how you discovered the problem with the Ministry of Rites. Don't tell me you only brought up the Jiaofangsi to disgust Wang Daoan. That doesn't make sense."

"There's no problem with the Ministry of Rites, and there never has been." Li Chengqian shook his head. "The Ministry's current problems only arose because you, Father, think there's a problem."

(End of this chapter)