From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 80: To make the king as great as Yao and Shun and to make customs more refined
Death is the only way through the ages.

As long as one is alive, no one wants to die.

The same goes for Li Mingchuan.

At the New Year's Day banquet, he seemed to rush out without hesitation. Do you think he really did?

Even though the Queen's family had been very kind to him, and even his wife was related to the Queen's family, he still didn't want the Queen to let him die.

Isn't this impossible?
I have a wife and children at home, so this is my weakness!
On New Year's Day, all the medicines were ready at home.

It would be fine if he couldn't come back, but if he could come back from the palace, it would just be about that bowl of medicine.

Who knew that the situation would take a turn for the better and the prince would take him to the Eastern Palace.

This saved his life!

Therefore, he was very grateful to the prince, and even had the ridiculous idea of ​​repaying the emperor's kindness with his own death.

Why is it funny?
It was only when he arrived at the Eastern Palace that he realized that he could not die. After he died, there would be no one to do the work in the Eastern Palace.

The prince really dares to act badly!
As soon as he arrived at the Eastern Palace, all the affairs of the Eastern Palace were handed over to him, and he was not allowed to go home unless he had fun.

In the following days, as he got to know Donggong better, he felt more and more that he could not die. Not only could he not die, but he also had a bright future.

The despair disappeared, and my spirits rose.

Why did this dirty thing come to me at this critical moment?
Delivering performance?

"The prince and I have no grudge against each other." The thin man had completely calmed down. "I came to you to ask for a favor."

"Help?" Li Mingchuan sneered as he walked to the table and kicked the chair. "Get out of the way! This is my seat. Sit over there."

"you……"

"You were born and raised reading books of sages, but you don't even know the basic etiquette? Sit over there." Li Mingchuan scolded.

Although the thin man was angry, looking at Li Mingchuan's righteous and sneering face, he somehow felt a little uneasy in his heart and stood up unconsciously.

"Okay, if you have anything to say, tell me."

Li Mingchuan sat down on the chair, relaxed his body, and spoke calmly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is getting older and is now at the age to get married. However, he doesn't seem to be keen on the idea. He even had a big argument with the Empress over this a while ago. Are you aware of this?"

"The Crown Prince has his own ideas, how would I know them?" Li Mingchuan said nonchalantly. "You even know about the quarrel between the Crown Prince and the Empress, so you should also know about my situation. I'm just the Secretary of the Eastern Palace, responsible for handling miscellaneous matters, but that's all. Sometimes I don't even get to see the Crown Prince. You've got the wrong person if you want to get information from me."

"You didn't know it before, but now that Mao Qiwu has been transferred, the Crown Prince has no one to use. Looking around the Eastern Palace, you're the only one who can offer you something, don't you think?"

Li Mingchuan blinked and suddenly felt a little guilty.

Did they transfer Mao Qiwu away just to let me take over?

You must have misjudged him. He doesn't have the ability!

"The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, and he's related to the future of Daqing. His marriage is by no means a trivial matter. I know you have grievances against me because of what happened last time, but I, like you, am just a pawn in someone else's game. If you want to blame someone, don't blame me."

"I don't blame anyone," Li Mingchuan shook his head. "The Crown Prince is naturally intelligent. Although he dislikes government affairs, his grasp of them is as good as anyone else in the court. He also has his own opinions on court affairs. I don't need to tell you this; you all understand it. Do you think I can influence him?"

"I didn't ask you to influence him. I just wanted you to confirm whether the Crown Prince truly didn't want to get married, or if he was dissatisfied with the person chosen by the Empress," the thin man said. "Everyone knows the Crown Prince's intelligence and scheming, but the problem now is that he's too unpredictable. An unpredictable Crown Prince makes everyone uneasy." "So, you want to test the Crown Prince's abilities? Whose idea was it?"

"This wasn't anyone's idea. His Majesty also had this idea. This matter was pushed forward by everyone. Everyone knows that the Crown Prince is powerful, but no one trusts him. Do you understand?"

"Who do you want to put in the East Palace?"

"Guo Yunni, the daughter of the Marquis of Changning, is a woman of unrivalled beauty, well-educated and well-mannered. She is suitable to be the Crown Princess."

"I understand." Li Mingchuan nodded and picked up the empty teacup on the table.

The thin man's face froze, and he turned and left without saying a word.

"Remember to close the door."

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"Guo Yunni? What the hell is this?"

The next day, the East Palace

Li Chengqian sat in a wheelchair, his eyes full of confusion. "Also, where did those people who came to you come from? Aren't you one of the Queen Mother's people? Are they too?"

"Uh!" Li Mingchuan was also helpless.

He has been in the Eastern Palace for quite some time. Logically speaking, as a leader, Li Chengqian should have a talk with him when he reports to the Eastern Palace to understand the situation. This is the normal procedure.

But Li Chengqian didn't do that. On his first day at the Eastern Palace, a lot of things were thrown at him like trash. He never asked him who instructed him to do them or why. It was as if he had forgotten about him until now.

"I was born in Jiangnan Academy. Actually, my wife is the Empress's cousin..."

"What?" Li Chengqian was shocked. You are my uncle-in-law?

That's not right. If you were really my uncle-in-law, shouldn't you have been hacked to death? Why are you still alive and kicking here?

"In terms of blood relationship, yes, but my wife is the illegitimate daughter of the Queen's uncle. She was not recognized by the family and was always raised outside. After she married me, I didn't achieve much, so she had no connection with the family. So back then..."

Some things don't need to be said clearly. If an illegitimate daughter who had left the family was not killed on that bloody night, I think those two people would not waste their energy to do it again afterwards.

"and then?"

"Your Highness knows that officials from the four major academies account for a large proportion of the court. Although on the surface the four academies are divided into several camps, in reality, the forces of each party are intertwined and their interests are no longer clear. Kyoto was a bloody night, and the Empress's family was slaughtered overnight. But that was only the death of the people, and the relationship still exists. In reality, it is still a considerable force, but it has been dormant for many years. As a student of Jiangnan Academy, and with some relationship with the Empress's family, I am naturally also in the game."

"So you were pushed out here to die?"

"I was the Censor of the Censorate at that time. My status was not high and I didn't play any important role. Isn't it normal for me to come out and die?" Li Mingchuan laughed at himself.

"Now, who are those people behind you?"

"The group behind me are actually the connections and power left over from the Empress's family. But this time, I judge that they are just one of the driving forces, or even just guiding them."

“Guided by whom?”

"Of the four great academies, to be precise, it's Qishan Academy that's leading the charge," Li Mingchuan explained. "Qishan Academy's ideal is to make the emperor a Yao and Shun. After the discovery of Emperor Wenzong's tomb, the couplet in front of Qishan Academy was changed to 'Make the emperor a Yao and Shun, and then make the customs pure.' Your Highness, you are the crown prince, but your actions are always unpredictable. They can't be sure, so they're secretly pushing this matter."

"To make the emperor as great as Yao and Shun, and to make the customs more refined!" Li Chengqian stroked his chin and thought for a moment. "A holy emperor ruling with ease, and a court filled with virtuous and upright people is their ideal, right? What a pipe dream!"

(End of this chapter)