Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 789

At the end of the year, Shouan Palace.

The emperor brought the daughters and heirs of the harem to greet the Queen Mother Wan.

Now there are no ministers to persuade the emperor to accept concubines, because the emperor's heirs are prosperous, there are thirteen sons under his knees, and the death rate is unexpectedly low, which makes many ministers feel very gratified, and even feel that the emperor is blessed by heaven.

Throughout the past dynasties, the emperor's heirs are a big problem that cannot be ignored, and the premature death of the heirs is even more a problem that cannot be concealed.There are also children of the current emperor who died young, but they are really very few.

Moreover, the prince who grew up gradually had a very low mortality rate.

Now, the emperor's heirs are as follows;

The eldest son of the emperor, Li Chengjing, was born to the concubine Yin.The second son of the emperor, Li Chengyan, was born to the concubine Yang, and the third son of the emperor, Li Chenglie, was born to the noble concubine Wei Gui.The fourth son of the emperor, Li Chengzhao, was born to the Empress Yang.Li Chengjing, the fifth son of the emperor, was born to Zhaoyi Yang Mudan.Li Chengying, the sixth son of the emperor, was born to the virtuous concubine Pei.Li Chengxuan, the seventh son of the emperor, was born to the empress Yang.Li Chengjing, the eighth son of the emperor, was born to the concubine Yin.Li Chengming, the ninth son of the emperor, was born to the imperial concubine Wei Gui.Li Chengxi, the tenth son of the emperor, was born to Xiuyi Wei Nizi.The emperor's eleventh son, Li Chengyu, was born to Zhaorong Xiao Yuexian.The emperor's twelfth son, Li Chengjiang, was born to Zhaoyuan Wei Minghua.The thirteenth son of the emperor, Li Chengshuo, was born to Xiurong Cui Shanggui.

In addition, there are three princesses, namely Princess Yongning, Princess Jinyang, and Princess Yunyang.

After the emperor and concubines greeted each other, Li Chengjing, the eldest son of the emperor, brought his younger brothers and sisters to kowtow to Queen Mother Wan.

"Okay, get up quickly, get up quickly." The Queen Mother Wan looked at her grandchildren, not to mention how happy she was, and hurriedly asked the children to get up.

Then, she waved to Li Chengzhao, the fourth son of the emperor, "Zhaoer, come quickly, come to Ai's house."

Li Chengzhao walked over and stayed under the Empress Dowager Wan's lap.

Everyone in the palace knew that the Empress Dowager Wan especially favored Li Chengzhao, the son of the emperor, and Princess Jinyang, the daughter of the emperor.

Most people think that Empress Dowager Wan is because Li Chengzhao is the emperor's son, but a few think that Empress Dowager Wan wants to show her respect for the subconscious meaning of the empress.Only some old people who served the Queen Mother knew the real reason, that is, Li Chengzhao and the emperor looked very similar when they were young.

Li Chengzhao, who is now eleven years old, is gradually opening up, and he is simply a replica of the emperor Li Zhiyun's boyhood.If there is a difference, it is that the lines of Li Chengzhao's face are slightly softer, inheriting the gentleness of Queen Yang.In addition, Li Chengzhao's eyebrows and forehead are extremely similar to the emperor.

Especially Li Chengzhao's eyes are almost the same as those of the emperor.

Li Zhiyun's women felt a little uncomfortable seeing the emperor's son being spoiled by the empress dowager, but no one dared to say that.

Li Zhiyun looked at his son's face, then touched his own, feeling a little melancholy in his heart.In fact, the sons who have grown up are somewhat similar to him, but Cheng Zhao is obviously the one who resembles him the most.

Some time ago, he also heard from the school teacher that Chengzhao was becoming more and more intelligent, and the knowledge he had learned could often draw inferences from one instance, and he was very spiritual.He didn't believe it at first, but it wasn't until he investigated Chengzhao's knowledge that he realized what the teachers said was true.

However, Cheng Zhao looks very thin, which makes Li Zhiyun a little worried.He clearly remembered that when Cheng Zhao was just born, he was actually very strong, how could he grow thinner as he grew.

"Zhaoer."

As the emperor opened his mouth, the hall suddenly fell silent.

"Father Emperor." Li Chengzhao stood up, left from Queen Mother Wan, and walked in front of the emperor.

Li Zhiyun looked at his son and asked, "Recently, I asked you to practice martial arts with Yue Gong and Wu Gong, did you obey?"

Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong are now the teachers of the school, teaching the students the martial arts of riding and archery.As for Li Chengzhao's martial arts practice, the emperor personally gave orders, and Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong naturally taught him to practice martial arts seriously.

"Yes." Li Chengzhao replied angrily, and then said: "In terms of hand binding, Hai'er is no match for the second brother and third brother, but in terms of riding and shooting, Hai'er is number one!"

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun waved to the second son of the emperor, Cheng Yan, and the third son of the emperor, Cheng Lie.

Li Chengyan and Li Chenglie are the same age, both are twelve years old this year, Chengyan is only a few months older than Chenglie.

Seeing the emperor's father waving, the two little guys hurried over and stood beside Li Chengzhao.

"Father."

"Well, what your fourth brother said just now, is it true?"

Li Chengyan grinned and nodded, "It's true, but the boy is not bad at riding and shooting, and there are no mistakes in shooting within thirty steps."

Li Chenglie said sullenly: "My child is tied first, riding and shooting." He didn't want to talk about riding and shooting.

Li Zhiyun patted the three little guys, "Okay, you guys have to practice martial arts seriously."

"Yes."

After chatting for a while, the banquet officially began.

While eating, drinking and laughing, the emperor looked at the three daughters, and said to the queen with emotion: "My princesses have grown up. I still remember that when Jin Yang was young, he liked to ride on my neck and was very noisy. I have to cry several times every night."

"Not really." Jin Yang pouted to refute the old father.

"Hahaha." Li Zhiyun laughed loudly and said, "Why, I don't want me to tell you embarrassing things."

Jin Yang snorted, "My parents have grown up, but Yeye still keeps talking about the past."

"Grow up?" Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "In my eyes, you will always be a little girl."

Hearing this, Jin Yang was not only not angry, but instead poured wine for the emperor with a smile.

"Father, my daughter respects Father with fruit juice instead of wine." The little girl raised the wine cup, feeling it.

"Okay, I'll have a drink with you."

The father and daughter touched the wine cups and drank separately.

This scene fell in the eyes of the princes, and they were naturally quite envious.My old father has always loved the few three sisters, which makes them very envious.

The concubines were mostly silent, such as Concubine Yin De, looking at her son Li Chengjing who was eating and drinking beside her, she was very speechless.

She is now convinced that the boss can no longer be counted on.And Li Chengjing is still too young, let alone place any hope.

"Jing'er, why don't you go to toast your father?"

Li Chengjing lowered her head and whispered, "Boy, there are too many people here."

"You." Concubine Yin De was completely speechless, why is this son as shy as the girl.

"This is the family, there is nothing to be afraid of, you are the eldest son, you have to set an example for your younger brothers."

Li Chengjing thought about it, hesitated for a while, and finally made up her mind.When he just picked up the wine cup, a figure had already walked to the center of the hall one step ahead of him.

It was the fourth son of the emperor, Li Chengzhao.

"My child is here. I wish the emperor's grandmother, father, and queen mother well-being and happiness. I wish my great Tang Dynasty will last forever."

The Empress Dowager Wan smiled and said to the emperor: "Look, Zhao'er is not at all the same as when you were a child. You were taciturn at that time, so Zhao'er is not as smart as Zhao'er."

Li Zhiyun smiled and looked at his son.

"Your grandmother said you were very smart."

Li Chengzhao chuckled, "The child is not smart enough."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun immediately laughed.

"My boy, you really don't know how to be modest."

Empress Yang raised her forehead slightly, she didn't know why her son didn't know how to keep a low profile as he grew up, but he liked to show off very much.

"Talk to your royal father well." Empress Yang scolded lightly.

Li Chengzhao said with a smile, "I obey."

The concubines looked at this scene, thoughtful, each with their own thoughts.

As for Li Chengjing, seeing his younger brother walk out, he was relieved instead.

(End of this chapter)