Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 951 Establishing a Separate Court
Li Shimin was expressionless.

Empress Changsun has recently relapsed from her old illness and is feeling unwell.Especially at the beginning of this year, the Queen's biological mother Mrs. Zhao Guotai, Mrs. Gao died of illness, and then the Supreme Emperor passed away, but Chengqian wanted to divorce the Crown Princess Su, and Chengqian and Li Tai's two brothers were fighting fiercely.

This made the queen almost sleepless at night, and the old gas disease in the early years was induced again, and the attack was more severe than before.

The imperial doctors were also at a loss.

"Guanyin maidservant, this is the prescription I asked for from Master Li Brown in the Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Beijing. Take some."

Empress Changsun's condition became more and more serious, and she was so thin that she was almost out of shape. Facing the medicine brought by the emperor himself, she just shook her head.

"The concubine has also become a doctor after a long illness, and she is very clear about her illness. There is no cure for this disease, and the concubine may not have much time."

"I don't allow you to talk nonsense like this. It's just that you have been too sad recently, and you have too much worry, which has caused the aggravation of your gas disease. But as long as you take a good rest and recuperate, you will be fine soon. I will take you to Luoyang to relax and take you Go to Songshan Shaolin to worship Buddha."

The queen shook her head.

"The luckiest thing in this concubine's life is meeting His Majesty, and now the most difficult thing to let go of is Sizi, she is still so young and so cute."

Sizi is the nickname of Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang. This is the queen's legitimate daughter and the same mother and sister of Princess Changle Li Lizhi. Si is a little one-horned rhinoceros, very strong. They named their daughter this name, hoping that she can grow strong.The big name Mingda is taken from the Buddhist language, Ming refers to Sanming, and Da refers to Sanda.It is called Sanming among Arhats, and Sanda among Buddhas.It symbolizes wisdom and understanding of the world.

And the title Jinyang is even more unusual, Jinyang is the place where Li Tang Long Xing, giving the title Jinyang, shows the emperor's extraordinary love for his daughter.

"The concubine can't take care of Sizi these days, and it's all Lizhi's help to take care of her. Taking her to eat, sleep and play every day is really hard work for her."

"I don't know if Chen Qie can wait until next spring to see Li Zhi's big wedding. The day when a woman gets married is the most beautiful day in her life. Chen Qie really hopes to see it and personally send Li Zhi to marry."

Li Shimin felt his nose sore when he heard this, and tears flowed out of his eyes.

The iron-blooded emperor who swept thousands of troops on the battlefield was like a child at this moment.

He turned his head away, wiped away his tears secretly, turned his head and forced a smile, "Look at what you said, you are only in your 30s, you are in your prime, and you can live another 50 or [-] years. You have to watch her child be born. In the future, you will send your son to marry, choose a wife for Jiulang, and take care of his children. There is also Li Xiang, who has grown stronger recently. I came here just now, and I heard Mrs. Su came to the palace again to pay her respects, and I will ask her to bring Xiang'er to see you, and it will probably come in a while."

When Emperor Changsun heard Su's arrival, he couldn't help sighing.

"At the beginning, it was the concubine's idea to choose the Su family for Chengqian. They only said that the Su family was a daughter of a famous family, everyone was a lady, and she was excellent in all aspects. Who would have expected that she would not be able to have children, let alone that Chengqian would not like her so much? , to the point where the husband and wife are at odds and want to divorce their wives, it is no longer a concubine."

Li Shimin held his wife's hand, "How could this be your fault? Since ancient times, marriages of children have always been ordered by their parents and the words of matchmakers. The Su family is good in all aspects, and being the concubine of Chengqian is a perfect match." Yes. As for being unable to have children, this is also unexpected, but it is not a big deal. Su people are sensible and filial to you. I have already thought about it, so I let Li Xiang adopt Su's name, Be our grandson."

The queen held the emperor's hand tightly, "Your Majesty, Chengqian has done a lot of foolish things in the past two years, but he is young after all, and he will return to the right path with more guidance. Please give him more patience."

Li Shimin nodded slowly, "Don't I know that although Chengqian is already a father, he is still young, and he is no match for me. When I was young, I ran around with my father, Chang'an, Xingyang, Luoyang, Taiyuan. Suffering from eye disease, I have been unable to see things for the past two years, during that time I was rarely able to calm down, and developed a good disposition, but Chengqian was established as the prince at the age of eight, and it has always been a bit smooth."

"So this time I deliberately asked Cheng Qian to stay in Chang'an. It's not because I'm dissatisfied with him. I just want to give him a chance to practice. Taking Qingque to Luoyang will also save the two brothers from getting along. I hope Cheng Qian can understand me. It's a lot of hard work."

The queen held her husband's hand, "Why don't your majesty let Qingque become the kingdom of feudal vassals."

"I owed Qing Que a lot in the past, and he was also filial, so I was always a little bit reluctant to let him go. Now that you are not in good health, I don't want him to stay away from Chang'an and be away from you for a long time. If I am by my side, I can often enter The palace comes to see you."

The queen gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Li Shimin's husband and wife are deeply affectionate, so they are very good to these five descendants, and they are very fond of Li Tai. As a heir, he felt more and more indebted.

Therefore, even if Li Tai became a ball, Li Shimin never disliked him, and gave him a small sedan chair very caringly and considerately, allowing him to sit in the sedan chair when he entered the palace.

The kings are the kingdoms of vassals, but Li Tai doesn't use it. He also takes care of the queen's feelings, and doesn't want mother and child to be far away for a long time.

"The concubine also knows that she owed Qing Que to him when she was very young, but now that she has grown up, the sage loves him too much, and it is easy to cause criticism. The last thing I want to see is their brothers fighting. "

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"Saint, Your Majesty, the Crown Princess, Hou Liangdi, and Pei Zhaoxun are seeking an audience outside."

The eldest grandson said to her husband, "The concubine intends to take the Hou family and the Pei family to Luoyang, and let them serve me instead of Cheng Qian and show some filial piety."

Li Shimin nodded, "It should be."

"Regarding the Su family, the concubine thinks that it is good to adopt Xiang'er to her. In addition, the child in the Hou family's womb, after it is born, it is better to adopt Li Xiao who died young as the heir of Concubine Yan De."

These were mentioned to her when the eldest grandson Wuji came to visit her before. The queen felt that what her brother said made sense, so she raised it with her husband now.

Li Shimin looked at the queen, but he knew in his heart that these were probably the thoughts of Changsun Wuji, and Qin Lang's intentions were probably behind them.

But I also think that this is indeed better for Chengqian.

The two concubines, Pei and Hou, really treated Chengqian very badly. If it weren't for the love between father and son, Li Shimin would have wanted to abolish these two in a fit of anger.

Originally, Empress Changsun wanted to stay in Chang'an so that she could take care of Chengqian, but after hearing what her brother said, she decided to go to Luoyang with her husband and take both Pei and Hou away.

"After a while, the concubine called Chengqian over to discuss this matter with him."

"What else are you discussing?" Li Shimin said.

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Mrs. Su came in to pay a visit, Li Shimin hugged Li Xiang, and then left. It is inconvenient for a father-in-law to talk to his daughter-in-law, but before he left, he still comforted Mrs. Su, saying that with him, Li Chengqian could not do whatever he wanted, and directly So he told her that Li Xiang should be adopted under her name and handed over to her to raise him.

This made Su weep with joy.

Li Shimin returned to Ganlu Hall and immediately summoned Qin Lang.

Qin Lang resigned as soon as they met.

"Urgent news from Lingnan, the Nanman riots broke out, and the Xidaojiang, Nanpanjiang, Dunijiang and other places were instigated again. Dongcuan also instigated the Wuman tribes to start rioting. The Tonghai Governor's Mansion was in emergency several times, and the newly established Juding Dudufu and Panzhou Dudufu are also in an emergency situation, and I want to return to Lingnan immediately."

"The imperial court has been operating for several years, and the situation is very good. It cannot be destroyed overnight."

Li Shimin looked at Qin Lang coldly and snorted.

"Do you think I don't know the situation in Lingnan? It looks like a raging fire is cooking oil, but it's just a small fight. Although those barbarians are making a lot of noise, aren't you just fishing on purpose? You set up a Twelve armies, control the vital points. If you didn't deliberately lure them, how could the barbarians have a chance to rise up and make trouble? If you really want to suppress them, you can wipe them out immediately. Did the snake move?"

"Sanlang, don't run away in a hurry. I know that your heart is not smooth when you come back this time, but do you think it will be smooth for me? Chengqian is not filial, and I, a father, feel the most uncomfortable. He looks like today, you, a prince Zhan Shi has an unshirkable responsibility, so don't even think about running away, you have to stay and clean up the mess."

Qin Lang retorted unceremoniously, "The sage said so, but I don't understand. The imperial court is about to move the capital to Luoyang. When I go to Luoyang, how can I teach the prince? The sage accepts the resignation and recommendation of the minister, and lets Fang Gong concurrently serve as the prince." Zhan Shi added the crown prince and grand teacher, but Fang Gong was not allowed to stay to assist the crown prince, so what is the meaning of Zhan Shi, the crown prince of the East Palace, being a part-time prince? Wouldn’t it make the East Palace lose its guidance even more if the chief executive of the East Palace could not be in the East Palace? "

Li Shimin stared at Qin Lang, "It seems that you are also full of anger towards me, come on, come on, if you have anything else, just say it!"

"I don't dare, I just want to say, whose children don't make mistakes? The prince is still a young man, and it's normal to make some mistakes for a while, but the key is to be guided correctly by a sage. I think it's not suitable for Wei Zheng to stay in Xijing. He is famous for being good at speaking and admonishing, but he is not suitable to be an official of the Eastern Palace, let alone stay in Chang'an, he doesn't have much experience in standing alone."

"You mean to let Fang Xuanling stay in Chang'an?"

"Fang Xiang is indeed more suitable than Wei Xiang to stay in Chang'an, and Fang Xiang is Prince Zhan's business after all."

The monarch and ministers were like cows in the palace, and the frightened servants all quietly withdrew, not daring to take a breath.

"The minister agrees that the imperial court moved the capital to Luoyang. Now that the Tang Dynasty is strong and the world is peaceful, Luoyang is the center of the world and the capital of the imperial court. It is indeed better than Chang'an, which lives in a remote corner. However, Chang'an is also very important, so the minister thought that His Royal Highness can stay behind. But Chang’an should also keep a team.”

Qin Lang directly put forward the set of staying behind in the court in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty, thinking that Chang'an could build the Zhongshumenxia Province and the Xingshangshu Province, and keep a set of the other six departments, nine temples, five supervisors, and twelve guards. In order to distinguish it from Luoyang, the front Add a line.

This left-behind team can be served by older ministers or some younger officials to assist the prince to stay behind.It is also possible to use the East Palace official to concurrently serve as an official of Chang'an Province.

For example, Fang Xuanling is Zhan Shi, the prince of the East Palace, then he can also be the left-behind minister of Xijing, and he can also act as the Minister of Shangshu and Jingzhao Yin.Wang Gui is the son of the right concubine, so he can serve as a servant of the province under his family and as the Shaoyin of Jingzhao.

Xiao Yu can pay homage to Chang'an Xingtai Yushitai Yushi doctor, and Chu Suiliang can be a bachelor of Xingtai Imperial Academy.

Li Jing can be appointed as the General of the Left Guard, and Li Daozong can be appointed as the General of the Right Guard of the Chang'an Province...

Basically, Chang'an is to set up another central yamen team to connect with the three provinces, six departments and one hundred divisions of the imperial court. The main responsibility of Chang'an Province is to assist the prince to stay in Xijing, and also manage the Jingzhao area. Of course, it can also arrange for officials to retire or young people. A place where talents are trained.

Li Shimin listened carefully, and was not in a hurry to speak. He savored carefully that the imperial court insisted on setting up another small court, instead of directly managing it with the left-behind department or left-behind Xingyuan, or the Jingzhao Mansion or the East Palace. Xijing assists the prince, which is very meaningful.

A court in Luoyang and a small provincial court in Chang'an will undoubtedly greatly enhance the status and power prestige of the prince Chengqian. This will undoubtedly be of great help to the current East Palace and can send a positive signal to the outside world.

Li Shimin didn't feel disgusted with Qin Lang's little scheme, and even thought it was pretty good. Although he was dissatisfied with Cheng Qianduo, at least for now, Li Shimin didn't have the slightest plan to exchange reserves.

(End of this chapter)