Chapter 40: The Great Court Discussion
Chapter 40: The Great Court Discussion
The next step is to finalize the charter.
Li Chengqian doesn't need to consider this personally; they can discuss it.
He has made it very clear that Zhang Shiheng is the main lecturer, and the others are deputy lecturers, to put it nicely, or supporting roles, to put it bluntly.
Zhang Shiheng was Li Chengqian's master, and he had great attainments in "ritual".
Even though Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda had some complaints, they had to accept it.
"Duke Liang!"
Sudden.
Li Chengqian's address became serious, and everyone felt relieved.
Fang Xuanling was a little nervous. The prince's call of "Duke of Liang" must be something serious. He still said, "Your Highness!"
"Please inform the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple to send an envoy to Tuyuhun to inquire about Princess Honghua and find out if she has been wronged in Tuyuhun."
Li Chengqian said: "My Great Tang princess has condescended to travel thousands of miles to marry Tuyuhun. This is the honor and fortune of all his Tuyuhun subjects."
"It is said that a daughter who is married off is like water that has been poured out, but Princess Honghua married with a mission. The Tang Empire is her strongest backing and her family."
"If Tuyuhun dares to let Princess Honghua suffer any injustice."
"Let Murong Nuohebo kneel down and beg for forgiveness from the Tang Dynasty!"
Fang Xuanling's heart trembled. He thought quickly and said, "Your Highness, should we report this matter to His Majesty first before sending an envoy?"
"Duke Liang, please do as you see fit. What I want is the result, not the process."
Li Chengqian said calmly.
He confessed the matter.
Whether you, Fang Xuanling, do it or not is not something Li Chengqian needs to consider.
It wasn't done.
Then he will have to use his power as the crown prince to hold you, Fang Xuanling, accountable.
You can't do anything the East Palace asks you to do.
Do you despise the Eastern Palace, or do you ignore the Eastern Palace?
So what if you are the prime minister?
The East Palace can still hold you accountable.
Again.
Your son Fang Yiai is still with the King of Wei.
I was able to beat my own uncle Changsun Wuji, so how could I show mercy to you, Fang Xuanling?
Fang Xuanling felt sad and understood the reason.
It's done, it has nothing to do with him.
If it fails, the prince will interrogate him.
"I understand."
"That's good."
Li Chengqian waved his hand, and a eunuch came out and served tea bricks to everyone.
As soon as the tea bricks came out, everyone knew it was time to leave.
"You are all my teachers. This tea is just a token of my appreciation. If you need it in the future, just come to the East Palace to get it."
Li Chengqian smiled.
"We thank the prince for his kindness."
"Your Highness, I would be disrespectful to refuse your offer."
Wei Zheng was very happy.
The others also smiled with ease.
Only Fang Xuanling was holding the tea brick, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"I'm waiting to retire."
"Prince, please stay."
As everyone was leaving, Li Chengqian wanted to see them off, but everyone quickly spoke out to stop him, bowed and left quickly.
"Today, I can rest comfortably."
Li Chengqian stretched and felt particularly relaxed.
……
"Duke Zheng!"
After much deliberation, Fang Xuanling decided to bring Wei Zheng along.
"Duke Liang has any instructions?" Wei Zheng asked, holding the tea box.
"Duke Zheng, are you willing to go with me to meet His Majesty as the Crown Prince has ordered?"
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry to go back and taste my tea, so I won't go."
"Duke Liang, please do as you please."
Wei Zheng left after saying a few words.
How could he get involved in this?
The prince gave you an order, not to me.
Just worry about it yourself.
Gao Shilian, Xiao Yu and others slipped away even faster, not giving Fang Xuanling any chance.
As soon as I saw it, everyone had left.
Fang Xuanling was dumbfounded. He asked, "I am the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. Why are you avoiding me like the plague god?"
He looked down at the tea box in his hand and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
“It’s not like we’re going home empty-handed.”
……
Taiji Palace, Ganlu Palace.
Li Er walked back and forth with his hands behind his back.
He was reviewing what happened in today's grand court meeting.
After thinking about it, he didn't know whether to be happy or angry.
"His Majesty."
"The East Palace meeting is over."
After Zhang Ananda got the accurate information, he reported it as quickly as possible.
"All the dukes left, each holding a box in their hands."
Li Er stopped walking and looked anxious, "Do you know what they talked about?" "Fang Xuanling, are Wei Zheng and the others on their way to the palace?"
Zhang Ananda looked ashamed and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was discussing things in Xiande Hall. No one was allowed to get close to him. I don't know what they talked about."
"But when I saw you all leaving, you all had smiles on your faces."
"Duke Liang, Duke Zheng has no intention of coming to the palace. He is heading home."
Li Er subconsciously clenched his fists.
I…….
In a trance, he felt that he had the same mentality as the deceased emperor.
Shocked and scared, happy and worried.
He took two steps, still thinking why Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng went to the Eastern Palace instead of coming to the Taiji Palace to report the contents.
Sudden.
What did Li Er think of?
"You said they were all holding boxes?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"What's inside?"
“It seems to be tea leaves.”
Li Er felt a surge of blood rushing to his forehead.
Ok.
What a great prince.
The tea leaves from Taiji Palace passed through many hands before arriving at the palace.
Instead of sending some to the Taiji Palace, he sent some to his ministers.
Where do you place the Tai Chi Palace?
Is your father still there?
Do you still know that he is your father?
Where is your prince's filial piety and the "propriety" that the prince talked about so much?
When I thought about how much money I had spent on entertaining my ministers, there was not much left.
Li Er was a little confused.
Yes.
He had to admit it.
He was jealous.
He was unbalanced.
The ministers have them, but the emperor does not.
What's the point?
Thinking that the tea leaves were gone, should I ask my ministers for more?
Li Er could not do such a shameless thing.
"Can tea be made in the palace?"
"Yes, but not as good as the Prince's Tea."
Li Er was tired and waved his hand, saying, "Go check what the East Palace discussed."
"never mind."
"If there's anything, Wei Zheng and the others will tell them."
"The servant understands."
……
As time passed, the Grand Court Meeting gradually fermented in Chang'an City.
Great influence.
From officials to ordinary people, everyone is discussing it hotly.
The people of Chang'an are naturally frequent melon eaters.
But this time the melon is a bit too big.
The prince showed his great power in the grand court meeting. With just one word "propriety", he frightened the emperor and all the ministers. No one dared to say that the prince was wrong.
"Who said there's no one?"
"There is also the Duke of Zhao. He is the prince's uncle."
"He dared to object."
Someone said jokingly.
"Yes, yes, yes. My mother's uncle is the most important. Duke Zhao dares to say that the prince must give in to his uncle."
"Bullshit, Duke Zhao didn't say anything, he just did it well."
"One didn't say it, the other did it. That's a good saying."
There was a strange atmosphere in Chang'an City.
This trend is very strange.
No one pushed it, and no one did anything bad.
An evil wind that blows spontaneously.
"Today, the prince..."
In the Prince of Hejian's Mansion, Li Xiaogong was listening to the contents of the grand court meeting.
There are also rumors on the streets.
After a long time.
Li Xiaogong looked solemn and said, "Send someone to the East Palace to tell Erlang."
"Waiting for Ye Ye to die in the East Palace."
"You must obey the orders of the prince and do not disobey them."
After saying this, he raised his head, closed his eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Fortunately, I did not insist on being stubborn at the last moment and sent the person to the East Palace.
otherwise.
Li Xiaogong was involved in the rumors circulating in the streets.
By then.
Li Xiaogong's brilliant life will be ruined in an instant.
"There's no way to hide from it."
(End of this chapter)