Chapter 25 Formal Occasions: Your Majesty, Please Address Your Position and Title

"what?"

The Tibetan delegation looked at each other in bewilderment.

They thought that there might be unexpected events during their trip to the Tang Dynasty and were prepared to deal with them.

But this unexpected complication caused their brains to crash.

Li Chengqian did not give the ministers, including Li Er, time to react. He called out, "Minister of Rites!"

Hearing this, Li Er came back to his senses and his eyes became deep.

at the same time.

Li Daozon, the Minister of Rites, hesitated for a moment, then resolutely held up his tablet and loudly replied, "I am here!"

"The Tibetan envoys are foreign barbarians who don't know etiquette. I won't say anything."

Li Chengqian accused him harshly, "But you, the Ministry of Rites, don't know how to educate them and let them understand the etiquette of a grand court meeting."

"If you don't bow to me, is the Ministry of Rites derelict in its duty?"

"Or is it that you, the Ministry of Rites, do not care about me and think that there is no need to care about my dignity?"

"I just need to pay my respects to His Majesty. Do you think I am dispensable as the Crown Prince?"

come on.

Another excuse.

Li Chengqian doesn't care what your relationship with him is.

In the court, at a grand meeting.

Then there is only the job title.

Before foreign envoys came to pay homage to the emperor, officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple had to give them advance notice and arrange for ceremonial officers to teach them a series of etiquette.

How to greet, how to address, how to speak.

These should all be regulated.

That's fine with your majesty, but you are ignoring me, the Crown Prince.

The Tibetan envoys refused to kneel before seeing me. Is it because your Ministry of Rites did not do a good job? Is it your problem?

If I deliberately put a label on you, you have to give me a chance. I am not forcing myself to put a label on you.

Li Daozon almost cursed in his heart.

How did he escape the incident with Cui Xian? Even though he was the Minister of Rites, he still couldn't escape the clutches of the crown prince.

At this moment, all the old monsters in the court were silent and did not dare to make any unnecessary movements.

The prince did not come with a threatening attitude, but came prepared and specifically to cause trouble.

But the trouble the prince found was not a problem, as they all had reasonable and logical reasons.

Before, they didn't realize it, or they didn't have this awareness at all.

The Tibetan delegation only needed to pay a visit to Your Majesty, who would have thought of the Crown Prince?

Now, the prince spoke out in anger, his dignity was being slighted.

When I think about it, it seems to be true.

What does it mean that your Tibetan delegation came to see His Majesty but did not bring the Crown Prince with them?
Wei Zheng, Yu Zhining and others looked at Li Daozon eagerly.

It's not the Crown Prince's fault for making a big deal out of it. He has already said that the foreign barbarians don't know etiquette, but you, the Ministry of Rites, are in charge of etiquette, but you don't know it.

You should be responsible.

"Brother Prince."

Prince of Wei Li Pangpang felt that he had some ability to show off. The Crown Prince was firing at random, and even Prince of Jiangxia Li Daozon should be named.

If you don't fight for it, you'll miss the opportunity.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Chengqian interrupted his spell.

"Shut up!"

"Do you have the right to speak at a grand court meeting?"

"Get off!"

Li Chengqian scolded sternly.

"I……."

"What are you?"

Li Chengqian reprimanded: "As a king, you should not be present at the grand court meeting. You are not qualified."

"Your Majesty has favored you and allowed you to attend the court, so you are going to take advantage of the favor and become arrogant?"

"How dare you interrupt me when I'm talking."

"Who gave you the courage?"

The angry scolding left Fatty Li speechless. Not only did his face turn red, but he was also shaking all over.

He had never suffered such injustice before.

The emperor always doted on him and loved him.

But the lame man scolded in public in front of all the civil and military officials. Where could he put his face?

The ministers were terrified and sat upright, not daring to make any other moves. The military officers bowed their heads and counted ants, knowing that the fire had not reached them.

"I knew the prince was going to cause trouble today."

“I didn’t expect it to get so big.”

Cheng Zhijie marveled silently.

Lu Dongzan and the others were completely numb.

How come things are becoming more and more confusing?

I can't understand it, I really can't understand it.

"Father...!"

Li Pangpang shouted in grievance.

Li Er immediately said in a deep voice, "Cheng Qian, how can you be so rude in a grand court meeting?"

Hear the words.

Li Chengqian leaned slightly to the side, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the Grand Court Meeting is a formal occasion, please be worthy of your official title!"

"You..." Li Er was speechless, and suddenly remembered the scene when Li Chengqian went crazy.

"Your Majesty, am I wrong?"

Li Chengqian did not give Li Er a chance to speak, and said forcefully: "Or is it that the Tibetan envoys should not kneel to see me, and the Ministry of Rites is not wrong?"

"I am the crown prince, the heir apparent of the country. Should I kneel before the Tibetan envoys?"

"Or does Your Majesty think that I, the Crown Prince, should not have such dignity?"

These words completely blocked Li Er.

Because every word Li Chengqian said was about the respect that a prince deserves.

In a word.

I am the prince.

The proper respect and dignity of a prince must be there.

Is it wrong?
Absolutely right.

To a certain extent, the emperor could criticize the prince and reprimand him behind closed doors, but in formal occasions, the emperor must maintain the prince's dignity.

If the emperor doesn't care about the prince's dignity, who will care about the prince?

Li Er was suddenly filled with anger, but he had no place to vent it.

Li Daozong saw that the situation was getting more serious, so he said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this is my fault."

"The Ministry of Rites failed to perform its duties and offended the Crown Prince. I am guilty."

Li Er looked coldly and said, "The Tibetan envoys, salute the prince!"

"I……."

Lu Dongzan really had the urge to curse. He didn’t say it earlier or later, but brought it up now. Does he really think that I, Tubo, have no dignity?

I had heard about it before. The prince is ill and not welcome.

The Ministry of Rites did not say that they should pay their respects to the Crown Prince.

Now it seems that this prince is not a good person at all.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the marriage, Lu Dongzan had to swallow his anger and frustration and perform the formal ceremony for the second time.

"The Tibetan envoys pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Empire and respectfully ask about His Royal Highness's health!"

Following the salute of Lu Dongzan and others.

The atmosphere in the hall is subtle.

Li Er's expression was grim and nothing happened.

However, all civil and military officials knew that this day might be changing.

The prince used a series of measures to firmly establish the authority of the Eastern Palace during the grand court meeting.

"What a horrible method."

Fang Xuanling sighed.

There was a doctor of rites Cui Xian, a minister of rites Li Daozon, a stupidly standing King Wei, and a Tibetan envoy.

This open and aboveboard method forced His Majesty to approve of the Crown Prince's actions and established the Crown Prince's unprecedented prestige.

But no one could say anything.

The prince kept talking about "etiquette".

Respecting the prince is a courtesy, and honoring the prince is a courtesy.

Does it mean that we shouldn't respect the prince and that everything he says is wrong?
Then the end would be the same as Cui Xian's.

Besides, Li Chengqian is not alone.

The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor Wei Zheng has not spoken yet.

If we refute the prince and wait for Wei Zheng to speak, things will get out of control.

(End of this chapter)

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