Chapter 75 The Gift from Li 2
Chapter 75 The Gift from Li Er
The 'ritual' is approaching.
Li Chengqian was not very busy, and all matters were left to Zhang Xuansu.
Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda were busy talking about "ritual" and did not come to see him.
He is mainly meeting with famous scholars from all over the country. They come here to talk about "etiquette" for you, the prince, so it is reasonable for you to meet them.
I saw the most people today, and they came in groups. After all, you don’t have to be a famous scholar to meet the prince.
Li Chengqian had just taken a sip of tea when he saw Chang Sun Chong walking towards him quickly.
He shook his head slightly.
Young people are just impatient and are always so impetuous. They get panicky at the slightest sign of trouble.
Still needs to be honed.
"Your Highness."
"The Duke of Ying has returned to Chang'an. Half an hour ago, he entered the palace to meet His Majesty."
Chang Sun Chong said.
"Ok?"
Li Chengqian was surprised.
He knew that Li Er had summoned Li Ji back to Beijing.
There's no need to guess the intention.
After Hou Junji was dismissed from the post of Minister of War, someone had to be found to take over.
The most suitable candidate must be Li Ji without a doubt.
Li Ji is not like Li Jing, whose scalp was almost cut off by Sima Yi's arrow.
He was very young, only in his forties, about the same age as Li Er and in his prime. He did not have to worry about suspicion at all. Instead, he was deeply trusted and valued by Li Er.
"You came back quickly."
Li Chengqian said calmly.
Li Ji has to lead the Prince's Left Guard from afar.
After all, he is also a member of the Eastern Palace.
"Your Highness."
"The Duke of England is seeking an audience outside the palace."
The eunuch reported, and Li Chengqian glanced at Chang Sun Chong with dissatisfaction.
You only knew the news after everyone came out of Taiji Palace and went to the East Palace to ask for a meeting.
Chang Sun Chong was stunned: "You came so quickly?"
"Okay, go and meet him yourself."
"In the future, ask your father to pay more attention to this kind of thing, so that you won't be late to realize it and tell me when the opportunity has been lost."
Li Chengqian didn't blame him. After all, he had only taken over as the Prince's Household Manager for a few days.
"Your Highness, what is daylily?"
“You are the daylily.”
"Get out."
Chang Sun Chong ran away quickly and rushed to the outside of the palace. When he saw Li Ji, he bowed and said, "Meet the Duke of Ying."
"I heard that Dalang from the Changsun family has become the Prince's household steward and is working for His Highness."
Li Ji smiled and said, "It looks pretty good."
"You are too kind, Duke."
Chang Sun Chong couldn't tell which was good or bad, so he said, "His Highness is waiting, Duke, please follow me."
"please!"
"it is good!"
He led Li Ji into the palace without any conversation on the way.
Soon they arrived at Lizheng Hall.
"Your Highness, Li Ji, pays respect to the Crown Prince and asks about His Majesty's health!"
When Li Ji saw Li Chengqian sitting in the main seat, he immediately bowed to greet him.
"Guan An."
"No need to be polite, British duke!"
"sit down."
Li Ji walked to the side and knelt down on a soft cushion.
Li Chengqian said with a smile: "The Duke has come back to Chang'an exhausted and has not rested yet. He just left Taiji Palace and came to see me again."
"It seems that the Duke still cares about me."
Li Ji's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that the news was true.
The prince was quite different.
Just these few sentences reveal a lot of information.
I know you just came back and went to Tai Chi Palace.
I'm glad you can come.
In other words, if you don't come today, it means you don't care about me.
He didn't even dare to think whether he would end up like Hou Junji if he hadn't come to the East Palace today.
After all, Hou Junji had just made some achievements, but now he was in such a miserable state.
What about him?
It’s hard to say…
Li Ji showed a respectful look and replied: "It is the duty of a minister to care about the monarch. These are just some trivial matters and not worth mentioning." Li Chengqian chuckled and started chatting casually with Li Ji.
"I have just learned that Your Majesty has appointed me as the Minister of War. I am deeply terrified."
Li Ji mentioned the conversation in Taiji Palace and said, "At the same time, I was ordered to lead the left guard of the crown prince."
Remote leadership and real leadership.
One word difference, but completely different meanings.
Li Ji went from being a name to being a reality.
Li Chengqian remained calm and said with a smile, "I feel relieved to have Duke Ying leading the Crown Prince's Left Guard."
"Just managing the Ministry of War and worrying about the Left Guard, I'm afraid the Duke of England will have a lot of hard work."
After Li Ji finished speaking, he had actually been observing Li Chengqian's reaction.
But the prince looked calm and not shocked at all, which made him feel puzzled.
Can't the prince see the meaning of your majesty's action?
He actually led the Prince's Left Guard, which was equivalent to the transfer of every soldier in the Eastern Palace, which was all under the nose of Li Ji.
This means that Your Majesty knows the situation in the Eastern Palace very well.
Although he was confused, Li Ji still replied: "Working for the king is not hard work, but doing your best."
"But in the future, if I am delayed, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Li Chengqian smiled and said nothing.
The time was almost up, Li Chengqian gave Li Ji a cup of tea and ordered Chang Sun Chong to escort him out of the Eastern Palace.
soon.
Chang Sun rushed away and came back, saying, "Your Highness, Duke Ying is actually the commander of the Eastern Palace Left Guard. What does your Majesty mean by this?"
"What do you mean?"
Li Chengqian said calmly, "The Eastern Palace is lacking in military affairs, so His Majesty ordered a military commander to teach me military knowledge."
"It also tells the government and the public that no one should have any ideas about my position as the crown prince."
Chang Sun Chong glared at him, "No, Your Highness, why do you think differently from me?"
"I thought Your Majesty was ..."
"What is it?"
Li Chengqian said unhappily, "Duke Ying is actually the commander of the Crown Prince's Left Guard. He belongs to the Eastern Palace."
"What else?"
"what?"
Chang Sun Chong was stunned and wondered if he had made a wrong judgment.
Prince, are you serious?
Everyone knows that the Duke of England is His Majesty's man.
He actually leads the Prince's Left Guard, which is equivalent to Your Majesty personally controlling the troops of the Eastern Palace.
For the prince, this is equivalent to losing his military power.
How come in the prince's mouth, he is someone from the Eastern Palace?
"Okay, you don't have to worry about these things."
"Go check if there is anything missing from tomorrow's talk on 'etiquette'."
Chang Sun Chong was still a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should remind the prince. Perhaps it was not as simple as he thought.
In the end, I went down with doubts.
Li Chengqian's eyes were dim. Didn't he know what Li Er was thinking?
But what can we do?
It doesn't matter.
He never thought of mobilizing the Prince's guards.
There is no need for it at all. There is no need for it.
But Li Er was really narrow-minded and was wasting his talents, so he asked Li Ji to look after him.
Isn't this a waste?
"Li Ji."
"Since you have come to the Eastern Palace, you should be a part of it."
"Do you want to listen to what I say or not?"
Compared with other people, he felt that Li Ji, who held the status of Duke, was easier to control.
Because, now that he has reached this position, he should be able to understand the pros and cons and see the direction clearly.
Li Er seemed to send Li Ji to control the Prince's guards.
But in fact, the Prince's Guard was under the name of the prince.
Li Ji took this task, even if you are loyal to Li Er.
You are still from the Eastern Palace.
Working under the prince.
Now it all becomes clear.
Why would Li Chengqian be unhappy?
Li Er sent him a big gift, congratulating Donggong for talking about "rituals" tomorrow.
It will be available on the 23rd, which is noon this Wednesday.
I beg all readers to give me a first order.
(End of this chapter)