Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 186 The Prince Moves, a Gift from Li Shimin! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

The morning sun, like water, slants down from the east, dissolving the night sky bit by bit.

A ray of morning light shone into Li Chengqian's bedroom from the window. In the dim light, one could vaguely see that the interior decoration was extremely elegant.

Li Chengqian turned over and climbed up from the bed, staring at the sunlight outside the window, lost in thought.

This was his last night sleeping in the East Palace.

Because he had received a notice from the Zongzheng Temple, he could move to the Prince's Mansion today.

Although the efficiency of the Zongzheng Temple was beyond his expectations, another purpose of returning to Chang'an was finally achieved.

This made him very happy, and he couldn't help but sigh, "There are no perfect results, only perfect beginnings. Ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day!"

After expressing his feelings, he smiled silently, then got up from the bed, walked to the door, opened it, closed his eyes and felt the warmth brought by the sun.

After about a quarter of an hour, he slowly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and then exhaled the foul air. He turned his head to look at Lai Fu beside him and smiled, "How is your injury?"

"Thanks to your Highness's suturing skills, the wound that originally took several months to heal has now healed in more than a month!" Lai Fu said with a smile as he bowed to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction and warned, "Although the wound has healed, it still can't touch water. Don't accidentally get it infected. I haven't found penicillin yet!"

"What is penicillin?"

"A life-saving miracle drug!"

"Your Highness can even refine magical medicine?" Lai Fu asked in surprise, "Could it be that you are truly the reincarnation of a god?"

"Uh,"

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead, then shook his head and said, "I shouldn't have told you this!"

After he finished speaking, he walked towards the bathroom.

At this time, a woman in palace attire ran in from outside the courtyard and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the Queen asked you to go to Lizheng Hall for dinner after washing up."

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian paused, then glanced at Lai Fu and said, "Didn't I ask Lai Fu to tell Mother? We're moving out of the palace today!"

"Your Highness, the Queen already knows about this, but she still wants you to go over there!"

"This"

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll follow you after I finish washing up."

"promise!"

The palace maid nodded in agreement and stood quietly there waiting for Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian entered the bathroom with a suspicious look on his face.

Although Empress Changsun treated him very well and he respected her very much, no one could stop him from moving out of the Eastern Palace.

Even Empress Changsun couldn't do it.

In fact, he also knew that many princes in history were proud to live in the palace because it was a privilege granted by the emperor.

Only the emperor's favorite son could enjoy such privileges.

This is a rare opportunity for the favored prince.

After all, being able to listen to the emperor's words directly and get his attention, if you can make some achievements, winning his heart will be easy.

At the same time, he can also prove to the other princes that he is the most favored prince.

Don't underestimate this kind of favor. Li Chengqian was originally forced to rebel because of Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, who was favored by Li Shimin.

And letting Li Tai live in the Wude Hall was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Of course, Li Shimin's favor for his sons was not limited to Li Tai. Princes such as Li Ke and Li Zhi also received a lot of his favor.

Especially Li Zhi, who won in the end, was often kept by Li Shimin during the late Zhenguan period, to the point that the ministers could no longer bear it. In the 18th and 20th years of the Zhenguan period, he wrote to Li Shimin twice, saying, "Father and son should not have a stalemate in their love," and requested that the emperor allow the crown prince to return to the Eastern Palace.

Although Li Shimin was extremely reluctant, he finally compromised and allowed the prince to stay with him for fifteen days and return to the Eastern Palace after fifteen days.

From this we can see that Li Shimin doted on his son, which was a bit like "a loving father often spoils his son."

It was like a curse, and his beloved sons were basically ruined.

Fortunately, he did not favor Li Zhi for a few years, otherwise Li Zhi would probably have been ruined.

After washing and dressing, Li Chengqian did not stay for long and went directly to Lizheng Hall.

At this moment, Empress Changsun was discussing Li Chengqian with Li Shimin in Lizheng Hall.

She rubbed Li Shimin's temple and asked with a hint of worry, "Second brother, do you really want Cheng Qian to move out of the palace?"

"It wasn't me who asked him to move out of the palace; he asked to move out himself."

Li Shimin closed his eyes and leaned back on the soft couch, letting Empress Zhangsun massage his head. He said absentmindedly, "Now I can feel it too. He has indeed changed a lot since he recovered from his illness."

"Then Your Majesty, aren't you worried?" Empress Changsun whispered, "Cheng Qian just experienced an assassination attempt. I'm worried about him..."

"Will not"

Li Shimin shook his head, slowly opened his eyes, then turned to look at Empress Zhangsun, and said with a complicated expression: "He is more powerful than we imagined, you know?"

"This"

Empress Changsun was stunned.

Although he didn't know what Li Shimin meant, judging from Li Shimin's expression, Li Chengqian must have done something that shocked him again.

However, she was still very happy that Li Chengqian had the ability to protect himself.

Just as the couple fell into silence, a voice came from outside the door: "Empress, the Crown Prince has arrived."

Empress Changsun reacted for a moment after hearing this, then she looked at Li Shimin with a smile and nodded, saying, "Let him in!"

"Yes!"

There was a response from outside the door, and soon, Li Chengqian walked into the hall.

"My son."

Li Chengqian was just about to bow to Empress Zhangsun when he suddenly saw Li Shimin sitting next to him. He was startled for a moment, then immediately moved and bowed to Li Shimin first: "Your son greets you, father!"

He then bowed to Empress Changsun and said, "Greetings, Mother!"

"Ah."

Li Shimin nodded expressionlessly and spoke first, "Are you so anxious to move to the Crown Prince's Mansion?"

Do all emperors like to give people this kind of condescending feeling?
Li Chengqian muttered inwardly, then said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm anxious to move to the Crown Prince's Mansion, it's that praying for rain is urgent. I need to coordinate with the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Household Department, so it's more convenient to do it outside the palace."

Hearing that it was about praying for rain, Li Shimin's expression became more serious. He looked at his son for a while. Judging from his expression and behavior, he didn't seem to be lying. He said, "I heard that you want to pray for rain yourself?"

"If you want to pray for rain successfully, I must do it myself."

"What about the dangers of praying for rain?"

"Almost zero."

"Ok?"

Li Shimin was slightly startled. He thought to himself, "Will you die if you don't brag? If the risk of praying for rain is really almost zero, why would I even look for you?"

But thinking about it carefully, Li Chengqian's boasts had almost all come true, so he suppressed the urge to complain and said nonchalantly: "It's best if you are sure, but if you are not sure, don't try to be brave. Your mother is worried about you, so she asked you to come here to give you a few words of advice."

As he spoke, he slowly stood up from the couch, glanced at Li Chengqian calmly and indifferently, nodded to Empress Changsun, and left on his own.

Empress Changsun, who watched him leave, showed a helpless smile.

Although she didn't say anything during this period, she could see and understand the father and son's behavior, expressions, and words clearly.

Most likely, the father and son are having another conflict.

Hey!
Sighing inwardly, Empress Changsun revealed a gentle smile, beckoned towards Li Chengqian, and said, "Chengqian, come here quickly. Mother has made some new clothes for you. Try them on first!"

After saying this, he turned to Xiangling, who was waiting outside the door, and said, "Xiangling, bring up breakfast!"

"promise!"

Xiangling agreed and soon brought other palace maids to serve Li Chengqian's favorite soy milk, fried dough sticks, crispy pork, and cold bean sprouts.

"Mother, you should be giving birth in a month, right? I have a set of health-preserving and body-building methods. After you give birth, remember to exercise well!"

Li Chengqian took a look at the new clothes and breakfast that Empress Zhangsun had prepared for him, and was deeply touched. He couldn't help but give instructions as if he remembered something.

Empress Changsun smiled upon hearing this and said, "Mother didn't even know when the baby was born, yet you knew. How can you love your brother so much?"

"Yes, I like it very much. From now on, I will let my brother stay with me and I will take good care of him!" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

Empress Changsun also smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, from now on, you should spend more time with your brothers and sisters. If they are willing to go to the Crown Prince's Mansion, Mother will let them stay for a few days."

"Mother! My daughter wants to go!"

As soon as Empress Changsun finished speaking, a crisp voice came from outside the door.

It's easy to guess who the owner of this voice is.

"Big sister, you're here." Li Chengqian shouted with a smile.

But a different voice was heard outside the door: "And us, Royal Brother!"

Soon, Li Lizhi came running over excitedly with a group of sisters, pulling Li Chengqian's sleeve and hurriedly saying, "Brother Emperor, we want to go out of the palace with you to play!"

"This"

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then looked at Empress Changsun.

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "During the time you were away from Chang'an, Lizhi and the others missed you very much. They especially loved the fireworks you sent them."

"Yes, yes, my royal brother, I also want to see the fireworks!" Princess Xiangcheng echoed with a hint of cuteness in her voice.

Li Chengqian smiled and glanced at the sisters. Although many of them were familiar to him and he had not had much contact with them, seeing their innocent eyes, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He smiled and agreed, "Okay, I will set off fireworks for you when I have time!"

"From what my royal brother said, you are not free now?" Princess Baling asked with a hint of pride.

"Yes! My royal brother has been very busy recently and won't be free for a while. When the Prince's Mansion is renovated, you can come back and there will be more delicious food and fun things to do!"

"Ah? Can't we go now?" Li Lizhi pouted in disappointment.

Empress Changsun smiled and rubbed her head, explaining, "Your royal brother has received your father's order to pray for rain for the people in the disaster area. This is a major matter, and you must understand your royal brother."

"All right."

Li Lizhi was quite understanding and did not force Li Chengqian to take her out of the palace.

Soon, Li Chengqian finished his breakfast, took the clothes made for him by Empress Changsun, and left Lizheng Hall.

It was originally thought that Empress Changsun would persuade him not to move out of the palace, but this did not happen.

I think it has something to do with the appearance of His Majesty Li II in Lizheng Hall.

This is good, it saves me a lot of trouble.

As for Emperor Li II's attitude towards him, Li Chengqian actually didn't care much.

Because from the moment he decided to confront Emperor Li II, he had already made up his mind to give up the unbearable father-son relationship in his heart.

From now on, except for official business, it is better for father and son to keep their distance.

After all, distance creates beauty.

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian smiled for no reason, then boarded the carriage to the Prince's Mansion.

When the carriage stopped at Pingkangfang, Li Chengqian had not yet gotten off the carriage when he heard a familiar laugh coming from outside the carriage: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian was slightly stunned. He couldn't help but lift the carriage curtain and asked in confusion, "Uncle Wang, what are you talking about? Why did you come in person?"

"Hehe, hehe."

Li Xiaogong smiled awkwardly without saying anything, then personally moved the ladder down for Li Chengqian and helped him get off the carriage.

This series of abnormal actions made Li Chengqian baffled and he couldn't help but feel alert: "Uncle Wang, if you have anything to say, just say it. Don't be like this, I'm scared."

"Oh, Cheng Qian, it was Uncle Wang's fault. He shouldn't have betrayed you. Please forgive Uncle Wang!"

"Betray? What do you mean?"

The more Li Chengqian listened, the more confused he became.

Li Xiaogong was in a state of confusion, then he said in a desperate tone, "Alas, even if you blame Uncle Wang, there's nothing you can do. Uncle Wang suffered such a great loss in Bashu that he couldn't stand it any longer. Who told you not to reveal His Majesty's intentions earlier, and let Uncle Wang embarrass himself in front of your father!"

"No, Uncle Wang, could you please explain yourself more clearly?" Li Chengqian frowned.

Li Xiaogong blinked and asked in confusion, "You don't know?"

"what do you know?"

"Uh,"

Li Xiaogong's mouth twitched, and then he looked at Li Chengqian carefully, realizing that his tone and demeanor didn't sound fake. He then smiled and directly pulled Li Chengqian to the gate, pointing to the mansion in front of them and said, "Look, this is the Prince's Mansion that Uncle Wang prepared for you. What do you think?"

"This"

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then looked up.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but once he did, his face darkened: "Uncle Wang, are you teasing me? This isn't the Prince's Mansion, it's clearly the Prince of Qin's Mansion!"

"what?"

Li Xiaogong reacted for a moment and also looked up.

It did indeed have the three gilded characters "Qin Wangfu" written on it. He immediately shouted angrily at the officers around him, "What are you all doing here? Why haven't you changed the plaque yet? Are you trying to make the prince laugh at me? I'll deal with you when I get back!"

"Your Excellency, please calm down. It's not that we don't want to change it, but the emperor's decree only arrived yesterday. We haven't had time to change the plaque yet, and you brought us here to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" A servant explained in fear and trepidation.

Li Chengqian was slightly surprised, thinking, what is going on? Li Shimin actually gave the Prince of Qin's Palace to him as the Crown Prince's Palace?!
What kind of cool operation is this?

Doesn't he know what the Prince of Qin's Mansion means?

Or is he up to some evil plan again?

However, before Li Chengqian could react, the sound of horse hooves reached his ears again.

He couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.

I saw Li Tai, the king of Yue, Li Ke, the king of Shu, Li You, the king of Yi, Li Yin, the king of Liang, and Li Yun, the king of Jiang, getting off the carriage one after another.

"Oh, Your Highness the Crown Prince moved to the Crown Prince's Mansion, why didn't you inform us? We, your younger brothers, can come and congratulate you!" King Li Tai of Yue joked first.

Li Chengqian frowned slightly.

But then Li Ke smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand, Your Highness. We just happened to run into the King of Yue and came here with him to congratulate him!"

"No, King Shu, what do you mean?" Li Tai heard Li Ke's words and immediately shouted angrily, "Without my palace decree, can you leave the palace?"

"Ah!"

Li You sneered and took out Li Shimin's imperial edict with a look of disdain, saying, "You'd better take out the imperial edict quickly. Otherwise, you won't be able to show off!"

"How dare you speak to this king like that!?"

"Humph, I'm talking to you like this, what's wrong? Do you think I'm afraid of you just because you sealed off twenty-two states?"

"I only have twenty-two states! How many do you have? None!"

"you!"

Li You was so angry that his face turned red, and the other princes didn't dare to interrupt.

At this time, Li Ke hurriedly said: "Alright, don't be presumptuous in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Don't forget what we are here for!"

After he finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, we are here to give you a gift on the orders of our father!"

"what gift?"

Li Chengqian's face was full of confusion.

Although he was somewhat surprised by the arrival of Li Tai and his companions, he did not take it to heart because they were not on the same level at all.

However, when he heard Li Ke say that Li Shimin asked them to deliver gifts, he couldn't help but feel moved and wondered what Emperor Li II meant.
Why did Li Tai and others come to deliver gifts?

Just when he was puzzled, Li Ke had already asked someone to take the gifts down from the carriage.

"Your Highness, this is the gift His Majesty asked us to deliver!" Li Ke explained with a smile.

Li Chengqian saw that the gift was an unopened box and couldn't help but ask, "Should I open it now?"

"The emperor's order is that you open it in front of us." Li You said with a smile.

Li Chengqian glanced at him, then at the other brothers, and without saying a word, he walked to the box, tore off the seal on it, and opened the box in front of all the brothers.

Inside was a black and red suit with sleeves decorated with patterns of dragons, sun, moon, stars, mountains, fire, insects, and algae.

"This"

Li Chengqian widened his eyes and stood there in disbelief.

Li Tai on the side frowned slightly, then curled his lips in disdain, thinking to himself, what gift made the emperor so shocked? He had received many gifts from his father, and each one was priceless, but he had never been so surprised as his brother.

Alas, it is true that people are often surprised by things that are not common.

"What gift is that? Let me see it!" Li You saw Li Chengqian standing there in a daze without saying anything, and couldn't help but move closer with curiosity.

But when he saw a piece of clothing inside, he was immediately disappointed: "I thought it was something good, but it turned out to be a piece of clothing!"

"Clothes? Let me see too!" Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard it was clothes. He trotted over and said, "Hahaha! It really is clothes!"

"This"

Upon hearing this, the other brothers also walked to the box with curiosity. They couldn't understand why Li Shimin asked them to come and congratulate him and would give him a piece of clothing.

However, when they saw that there was indeed a piece of clothing in the box, they instantly showed a look of sympathy towards Li Chengqian.

Everyone said that the emperor had something against the crown prince, but I didn't expect the dissatisfaction to be so big.

Not only did he drive the Crown Prince out of the palace, but he also sent him a piece of clothing to humiliate him.

However, just as they were struggling to decide what to say to comfort Li Chengqian, Li Xiaogong came over from a distance, took a look at the clothes in the box, and angrily scolded them, "What do you know? This is the crown prince's robes!"

"What!?"

The princes were shocked when they heard this.

Especially the little fat boy Li Tai, he was so surprised that an egg almost fit in his little chin.

Li Ke was just as surprised as him. He just stared at Li Chengqian in a daze, unable to speak for a moment.

Just then, another burst of horse hoof sounds came from a distance, and they immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

Wushe, smiling broadly, stepped down from the carriage, holding an imperial edict. He walked briskly to Li Chengqian and said with a smile, "Your Highness, the Emperor has issued an edict!"

Li Chengqian was stunned and subconsciously looked at Li Xiaogong.

But then Li Xiaogong whispered, "Good news, hurry up and receive the order!"

"This"

Li Chengqian's face was filled with strangeness when he heard this, but he still bowed respectfully to the imperial edict and said, "Your Majesty, I accept it!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty has decreed: The Crown Prince shall be appointed Grand Commander of Jingzhou, supervising the military affairs of 28 prefectures, including Bashu, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Wu. The provincial governors of each prefecture shall also be in charge of the military and political affairs of Jingzhou!"

Boom!

This decree was like a thunderbolt falling from the sky!

All the princes were shocked and stunned.

What does father mean?

Did you come here just to give us a hard time?!
　[Please give me a monthly ticket, please give me a monthly ticket, please give me more when the number reaches 1000]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)