Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 263 Matchmaker Emperor Li Shimin

After Li Chengqian's voice fell behind, two people dressed as school captains stood up, bowed and saluted: "The last general, Zhang Qing/He Zhe has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing the two people's voice trembling, Li Chengqian knew that these two were a little scared after the fact. After all, Li Jingzhu was the son of the county king, a real son of the royal family, and now he died at their hands. If he was not afraid, no one would believe it.

"Don't be nervous, I have no intention of punishing you, you are right in dealing with the emergency today. I will enter the palace immediately, and I can't wait for Duke E and the others, so I have to tell you two.

The first is to block the streets near Honglu Temple, and no one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's imperial decree.The second is to gather up these corpses, and then help Jing Zhuo find a good coffin and send it to Jiangxia Palace. .”

After instructing the two captains, Li Chengqian beckoned to Xiao Rui again, signaling him to enter the palace with him to meet the emperor, and by the way, inquire about the movements of the court after he left Beijing.

It turned out that after knowing that the emperor had bestowed a marriage on Tuli, Zhenzhu Khan Yinan of Xue Yantuo's tribe became coveted when he saw so many rewards from the court.

He knew that the imperial court was deliberately supporting Tuli's position in Mobei, which was unbearable for Yi Nan who had always wanted to dominate the grassland.

Only when both he and Tuli marry the Li family can Xue Yantuo's position in Mobei be guaranteed.

Then the envoy was sent to Chang'an, where he wrote to the emperor requesting a marriage every three days. Many ministers in the court also persuaded the emperor to comply with Xue Yantuo's request on the grounds of the recent Western Expedition and the floods in Shandong and Hebei.

And blatantly pointed out that Li Xueyan, the daughter of King Jiangxia, was the only one among the women of the right-age clan.

At the same time, in order to tempt His Majesty Tian Khan, Xue Yantuo is also constantly increasing the size, which is why Li Jingkuo said that their daughter is not for sale.

In the ensuing court proceedings, several civil officials saw the so-called sincerity of Xue Yantuo's department, and advocated the benefits of marriage in the court. Li Daozong was so angry that he beat them and Yi Nan in front of the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. The envoy paused, disrupting the order of the court.

The emperor had no choice but to remove Li Daozong from his official position as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in the name of being disrespectful in front of the palace and insulting the national dignity, and detained him in Zongzheng Temple and handed him over to Hejian King Li Xiaogong to take care of him.

After hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help asking: "Brother-in-law, what does Emperor Father mean?" It must be useless to ask this brother-in-law about other things, but if the emperor is interested in such a thing as a marriage, he will definitely treat them well. Temple is hinted at.

"Your Highness, you know that when you bestowed marriages on Qia He Li and Zhi Shi Si Li last time, His Majesty secretly confessed. But this time, His Majesty didn't see through at all.

The minister ventured to guess that His Majesty was a little worried about Xue Yantuo's troops, otherwise he would not have secretly replaced the guards of Honglu Temple with the Xuanjia Army after they entered Beijing.If it wasn't for them, Jing Que wouldn't have died so badly today. "

This is Li Chengqian. If it was replaced by other brothers-in-law, Xiao Rui would not express his opinion easily.

This is not only a favor owed by the Xiao family to Li Chengqian, but more importantly, he supports Li Chengqian's protection from the bottom of his heart. .
Outside Chengqing Hall, seeing Li Chengqian covered in blood and his son-in-law Captain Xiao Rui coming so late, Gan Yun was taken aback, and hurried to him: "Your Highness, who is this?"

"It's not my blood, hurry up and report to Father, something serious has happened!"

Seeing the serious faces of Li Chengqian and Xiao Rui, Gan Yun quickly nodded and ran into the hall.He knew that the crown prince would not disturb the emperor's rest if something serious hadn't happened.

What's more, he was covered in blood. Could it be that someone conspired against him? After thinking of this, Gan Yun stepped up his pace again.

Li Shimin didn't believe Gan Yun's suggestion that someone might rebel. If someone really rebelled, the palace wouldn't be so quiet.

As for his claim that the crown prince was wearing a bloody coat, Li Shimin didn't think too much about it. He knew this son well, and he wouldn't rebel, let alone whoever rebelled would bring a civil servant.

The only thing that worried him was whether Li Chengqian was ambushed again on the way back to Beijing. After all, such things had happened before.

"Chengqian, what happened? And why did you get blood all over your body?" Li Shimin, who accompanied the dragon robe, frowned and looked at his son and son-in-law.

"Father, just an hour ago, Li Jingxuan, the son of King Jiang Xia, led the guards of the palace to attack Honglu Temple, trying to kill Xue Yantuo's courtship mission.

He was killed by the guards of Honglu Temple and the Jinwuwei who rushed over.When Erchen arrived, Li Jingkuo was already dying, and after a few words, he died in Erchen's arms. .”

What, after hearing the news, Li Shimin stood up in shock, without even noticing that the robe on his body had fallen off.

Originally, he planned to keep Li Daozong's matter cold for a few days, and then find an excuse to reject Xue Yantuo's department, but who would have thought that this child would be so calm and restless.

"What happened to the envoys from various countries?" Now that the matter has come out, we have to find a way to deal with it. If he makes such a fuss, Datang will be too embarrassed in front of the envoys of various countries. So the fun is even greater.

"Returning to Your Majesty, none of the missions from various countries were injured or injured. At the same time, the Jinwu Guards and guards who came to increase the number of troops ordered by His Highness to guard the Honglu Temple together ensure the safety of the missions from all countries." Since I asked about the Honglu Temple, Then he, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, should answer.

After listening to Xiao Rui's words, Li Shimin nodded, then sat back and meditated again. Such a big incident not only related to the relationship between Datang and Xue Yantuo, but also made him unable to face Li Daozong, his cousin. .

"I think Xiao Rui must have told you what happened in the court, so tell me what happened?"

Seeing the emperor's helplessness, Li Chengqian stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Father, Yi Nan is different from Tu Li. He is an ambitious man, otherwise he wouldn't have sent troops to Bai Dao just after the Northern Expedition ended. My attitude toward.

In Yierchen's humble opinion, no matter whether they are married or not, Xue Yantuo's family will turn against each other sooner or later.If this is the case, it is better not to get married, and let Li Ji and Zhang Baoxiang be more careful. "

"In addition, since Jinyang raised troops, Uncle Wang has followed you with a firm heart, and he is still as firm as a stone in adversity. Now that something like this has happened, he will inevitably be implicated. If he is dealt with this time, it will not only hurt Uncle's heart." Heart, father's prestige in the clan will be greatly reduced.

Besides, when he was in the army, Uncle Wang always took good care of his son, so he wanted to protect him once. "

No one dared to protect someone so blatantly in front of him, so Li Shimin was very satisfied with his son's calmness. He just liked Li Chengqian's unpretentiousness.

Unlike the other princes, who learned from those rotten Confucians for a few years, they talked obliquely when talking to their own father.

Besides, he never planned to do anything to Li Daozong!He didn't even treat those heroes of the opposite sex badly, let alone his brothers who had always been close.

After a while, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Now the only noble lady in the royal family is the daughter of King Jiangxia. If you want to refuse, you can only marry her, but who should you give the marriage to?"

After scratching his head, Li Shimin suddenly took a look in front of his eyes. Among the unmarried sons of nobles in their 20s, there was only the newly promoted third-rank general next to the crown prince.

After thinking of this, Li Shimin called Gan Yun in: "Duke Qin Qiong of the Chuanyi Kingdom, and Li Daozong, the King of Jiangxia, will see you immediately."

(End of this chapter)