Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 556 The Freshly Baked City Gate Officer
The emperor is a donkey. He has always been soft and not hard. As long as he is willing to speak softly, many things can be passed. Those who are familiar with him know this truth.It is impossible to point Wei Zheng to say soft words, so the third grandson Li Chengqian can only pretend to be himself.Of course, he has done this kind of work countless times over the years, and he is very familiar with it.

The only problem was that the emperor agreed to pardon Wei Zheng, but he must be exiled for three thousand miles.In the words of the emperor, Wei Xuancheng despised the imperial power and slandered the emperor face to face. I have tolerated him for more than ten years, and I will not let this old farmer suffer. He does not know what the majesty of the emperor is!

Therefore, the father and son started a fierce bargain for Wei Zheng in the Zichen Palace, from the third rank to the fifth rank, from the sixth rank to the eighth rank, and finally, before the emperor got angry, Li Chengqian finally gave Wei Zheng a ninth rank city gate official. title.

There is no way, this old thing persecutes the emperor too much, no matter it is a business or a private matter, he will be crossed. It is not bad to be able to endure until today. If it is replaced by Yang Guang, the fate of this old thing is definitely worse than Xu Jingzong's. Dad is miserable.

Li Chengqian had just left the Zichen Palace, Yu Shinan, who had been waiting outside for a long time, walked over quickly, and asked nervously: "Your Highness, what did you say?"

After sighing, Li Chengqian replied with a sigh of relief: "Duke Yu, Your Majesty agrees to pardon Wei Zheng, remove his official posts as provincial servant and doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and relegate him to Mingde Gate City Gate Order, and each of his four sons will return to their posts. Go and tell Wei Zheng to take care of himself, Gu Neng will not kill him many times."

The grace of the Heavenly family is countless. After so many years, Wei Zheng's favor with the emperor has become weaker and weaker. Excessive presumptuousness can only bring disaster to him. Today's demotion is to teach him a lesson.There are often ups and downs in the officialdom, but if you want to save the honor and disgrace of your family, you have to make a well-founded remonstrance, otherwise he may not end up in such a comfortable end as Xiao Yu.

"His Royal Highness, don't worry, the old minister will naturally wake up and what to do, don't worry." After speaking, after saluting, Yu Shinan turned and left.

That night, after Zheng Guogong sent away Yu Zhining, Chu Suiliang and others who came to calm him down, Wei Zheng and Yu Shinan were in the study, playing chess while drinking tea, chatting about what happened in the palace today thing.

After dropping a piece, Yu Shinan stared at the chessboard and said slowly: "Xuan Cheng, you really left me speechless. You don't know what kind of temperament your majesty is. What are you talking about? Fortunately, there is a crown prince today. Help, Your Highness, otherwise the five of you, father and son, will fall into the hands of those two idiots from the Yuchi family."

"Alright, demoting you into a city gate decree this time will also give you a memory, and you will not dare to disobey His Majesty like today. Xuan Cheng, you don't need to tell me that you should understand that sometimes you need to be flexible when you are an official. , There are many ways to give advice, so what if you are more general, you can’t let future generations suffer along with it!”

Alas, after sighing, Wei Zheng took the chess pieces, raised his brows and replied, "Duke Yu, since Wei Zheng joined His Majesty, he has been gaining a foothold in the court with his face and straight remonstrance. This cannot be said what others dare not say, so what about Wei Zheng?" There is no meaning for the existence of the younger generation, so I forgive the younger generation for not following orders."

After dropping off a son, Wei Zheng thought for a while, and continued: "Your Majesty's intention to train the prince is simply not to let the imperial power fall aside, so that the Li family will always hold absolute authority. Even if the prince doesn't say anything about this, the younger generation will know it."

"The only thing that the younger generation can't see clearly is the prince. Today he said that I love Datang, not our Li family. He can see us old Jianghu so clearly at a young age, and his scheming is no less than that of His Majesty today. It stands to reason He said that he should be happy as a courtier, but the juniors were really worried about him. Yang Guang was so brilliant when he was young, otherwise Emperor Wen would not have abolished him.

There is also the prince who likes conquest so much, and must come to the front line in every battle. In the future, there will either be a Han Wudi who wastes money and money in the Tang Dynasty, or there will be a king of subjugation like Yang Guang. "

Wei Zheng's worry naturally has his reasons. If a superior person, especially an emperor, wants to accomplish something great, he must be able to endure great hardships and tolerate what others cannot.Qin Xiaogong was able to tolerate, so Shang Yang's reform was successful, and King Huiwen was able to tolerate others, so he was able to go east to fight for the Central Plains.

These two relatively rare qualities are possessed by Li Chengqian. He has been a commoner and vegetarian for ten years, and he has built a force that no one dares to underestimate. His reserves are extremely stable, and he can turn his hands into clouds and hands into rain in the court.Coupled with the emperor's attitude towards him, he said bluntly that if there were no accidents, it was basically a certainty that he would be the next emperor.

"Xuan Cheng, the old man said something unappealing today. Whether the crown prince is good or bad, that is the business of His Majesty. You are already old now, and you will be retired in a few years. You should be your descendant. Future generations should think about it, people can't live too selfishly."

"The old man has been in a semi-hidden state for many years, and has little contact with the prince. From his begging for the king of Qi to saving you today, the old man can tell you without hesitation, among the current adult princes, no one is more suitable than him Inherited the throne.

Okay, even if you say it's reasonable, your majesty is in the prime of his life. Although he has a slight illness, he will be fine for another 20 years in the country. The young prince will grow up, so for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, his majesty's choice in the future will be the same. An unknown number, your worries are superfluous. "

Yu Shinan is a pragmatic and truth-seeking person. It is said that there are no young or old on the road to Huangquan. There are a lot of people who can't live past forty in the Tang Dynasty. No one knows what will happen in 20 years. Maybe this corporal who is both civil and military Whether the prince can live to succeed to the throne.

Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, allowed Wen Yunwu to defeat Wuhuan, pacify the southwest, and held the "Salt and Iron Conference" to create Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, which once reversed the decline of the Western Han Dynasty, but it collapsed before 21.In history, there are too many examples of such untimely death. Wei Zheng, an old stubborn, is worried about what will happen 20 years later. In Yu Shinan's view, this is too much. It is better to arrange the reality of future generations while he is alive. Woolen cloth.

The next day, outside the gate of Mingde, Wei Zheng was wearing armor, with a knife across his waist and hips, just like him when he was the prime minister of the province under the gate. .

No, it's just because of the violation of the etiquette of the carriage system, Wei Zheng detained more than a dozen dandies early in the morning and asked them to stand at the bottom of the wall for the officials and common people to visit. They all lowered their heads in shame, for fear of being ashamed by acquaintances.

"Hey, all of you, raise your heads up for the old man. What are you afraid of? If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are a good boy. Don't be like some people who know how to repent when they make mistakes." After finishing speaking, Wei Zhengxiang, holding a big teapot He glanced in the direction of the palace. .
(End of this chapter)