bastard seizes tang

Chapter 8 The new emperor ascends the throne
"Boom, boom, boom"

In the ninth year of Wude, on the ninth day of the eighth lunar month, the dawn was divided, and the ear-splitting sound of gold and stone drums came from the East Palace, awakening the morning in Chang'an, the land of Guanzhong, and even the entire Tang Dynasty. It seemed to be announcing to the world that , The arrival of their new emperor.

With the sound of the drum, the doors of many dignitaries' homes were opened one after another, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty rode out on horseback, and headed towards the East Palace in the face of a ray of light in the sky.

In late autumn when the sun was bright, the sky was still not bright when all the courtiers rushed to the Chongming Gate of the East Palace.

Although Li Ke, Li Chengqian, and Li Tai were young, but their father was enthroned, and they were gracious. They should participate in the court, and they also waited outside the Chongming Gate with all the officials.

Today when Li Shimin is enthroned, all the dignitaries and close officials of Li Shimin can go to the Xiande Hall to attend the court. Li Ke stands outside the Chongming Gate, and as far as you can see, all the people standing in the front row are red and purple.

Li Chengqian, who is only a few months older than Li Ke, is both the eldest son and the eldest son, so he is naturally the best choice for the new prince. The confidants of the Ce government met with each other, and they had the attitude of a prince.

Li Chengqian's appointment as the crown prince was almost a certainty, and the ministers were naturally willing to communicate with each other, and they talked very warmly.But even though Li Ke was the same age as Li Chengqian, he was a concubine, and he didn't have the help of a high-ranking relative like his grandson Wuji, so he seemed to be ignored and stood alone.

But even so, Li Ke looked at Li Chengqian with no envy in his eyes, nor did he have the slightest intention to actively contact those powerful people.

Li Shimin is only twenty-eight, and he is in the prime of life. Li Ke knows very well that Li Shimin still has at least 23 years to live. It is still early, and there are still many variables in the future. The seat may not be secure, and it may not be able to sit until the end.If Li Ke was too impatient at this time, it would be of no use other than attracting unnecessary suspicion from Li Shimin.

Li Ke was dressed in the recently tailored county uniform, standing under the willow tree in front of the palace gate, quietly staring at the fish-belly white line in the sky, his mind wandering, as if the excitement in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Today's new emperor's enthronement ceremony, apart from Li Shimin, the real protagonists are Li Chengqian, who will soon be established as the crown prince, and the former ministers of the Tiance Mansion. Li Ke is at best just a decoration, so how can the courtiers waiting outside the Chongming Gate pay attention? This insignificant young bastard.

Li Ke originally wanted to stay here honestly until the Chongming Gate opened, but at this moment, Li Ke suddenly saw a familiar figure not far away. Cen text.

There was nothing wrong with Li Ke, so he walked up to Cen Wenwen, cupped his hands and asked, "Do you still remember me, sir?"

In fact, before that, Cen Wenwen had already seen Li Ke, but because of Li Ke's identity, he didn't go up to meet him.

"Eh? Young master is here?" Seeing that Li Ke had already stepped forward in person, Cen Wenwen had to pretend not to know.

Li Ke naturally didn't know that Cen Wenwen already knew his identity, so he replied: "I am Li Ke, the king of Hanzhong County, and I came here at the enthronement ceremony today at the order of my father."

"I didn't know the day before yesterday that the young master is actually the king of Hanzhong. If I am rude, I hope the king will not blame me." Cen Wenwen showed surprise, and hurriedly bowed.

Li Ke helped Cen Wenwen up and said: "That day I was traveling in a low-clothes, how can I blame you sir, please get up quickly, sir."

"Thank you Prince." Cen Wen thanked and stood up.

Li Ke said: "Xiao Wang originally thought that if there was a chance in the future, he would go to the Xuandu Temple to ask the master about chess skills. Unexpectedly, he met him by chance today."

Although Li Ke is the king of the county and the clan, he has no airs in front of Cen Wenwen, and Cen Wenwen can't help feeling very fond of Li Ke.

Cen Wenwen said: "The king of the county is very powerful in chess. I guessed that he might be a son of a powerful family. I never thought that it was the king of the county. I was very surprised."

Li Ke heard the words and said with a smile: "That day, Xiao Wang went out of the palace with his mother and concubine to fulfill his vows. It is really inappropriate to reveal his identity. I hope you don't blame me, sir."

Cen Wenwen said: "His Royal Highness is humble and does not use power to overwhelm others. This is the righteousness of a gentleman. How dare an official be blamed."

Although Cen Wenwen is not noble, he is definitely not a flatterer. It is indeed inappropriate to use the words "a gentleman's righteousness" on an eight-year-old boy, but when Cen Wenwen talks to Li Ke, apart from Li Ke's face He couldn't feel the slightest feeling of a child in Li Ke's bones.

Li Ke looked at Cen Wenwen and asked: "I was in a hurry the day before yesterday, and I haven't asked Mr. for his honorable name yet."

Cen Wenwen slightly bowed and replied: "Your Majesty Jingzhou don't drive Cen Wenwen."

Cen text!
When Li Ke heard these three words, his heart trembled slightly.

Li Ke is very familiar with this legendary prime minister of the Zhenguan Dynasty.

Cen Wenwen was originally Xiao Mian's subordinate, and Cen Wenwen was among Xiao Mian's soldiers who were defeated and surrendered to Tang in the fourth year of Wude.

At the beginning, Cen Wenwen was used by Li Xiaogong as Jingzhou biejia. He was neither a meritorious official nor an honored confidant, but he was able to worship the prime minister as a vassal and was finally buried in Zhaoling, which is enough to prove his means and ability.

Wen Qingjianghai, loyal to Xueshuang, such a high evaluation is Tang Shu's conclusion on Cen's text.

But no matter how good Cen Wenwen is, at this time he is just a Jingzhou don't drive, the king of Li Kejun, so naturally he can't show too much disrespect.

Li Ke bowed his hand and returned the gift: "So it turned out to be Lord Cen, Lord Cen assisted one side, and the people in Jingzhou have a benevolent government and a good reputation. Although Xiao Wang is in Chang'an, he has heard of it."

Li Ke had no intention of speaking, but Cen Wenwen listened with intention.

Li Ke is only eight years old, but a concubine prince, why is he so concerned about Tang's local affairs?If you didn't pay attention deliberately, how would you know that you are a nobody?

Could it be that from this moment on, Li Ke already had the idea of ​​seizing the reserve, did he prepare for it?

After listening to Yuan Tiangang's order, Cen Wenwen inevitably had preconceived ideas about Li Ke, so he had various guesses.

Naturally, Li Ke didn't know what Cen Wenwen was thinking, but he was very aware of Cen Wenwen's talent. At this moment, all he thought about was how to win Cen Wenwen's favor, thinking that he would use it for his own use in the future.

At this time, Cen Wenwen was nothing more than a Jingzhou biejia. From the official position of the fourth rank, he was not even qualified to hold a fluorene board when he went to court.Standing in a scarlet suit, he couldn't make any waves in this sea of ​​gentility, and no one went back and cared about his existence.

And Li Ke, the bastard, is not much better than him.

In this way, Li Ke and Cen Wenwen stood on the left and right of an inconspicuous willow tree and chatted. The lords here will not know that in the next 30 years, this humble general will step by step. Ascend to the peak of Datang's power and lay a 300-year prosperous foundation for Datang.

(End of this chapter)