Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 875 Prince, when will you be emperor?

Chapter [-] Prince, when will you be emperor?

Ordering many schools is a bad habit formed in the early Tang Dynasty, and it is also a problem left over from history.Although Li Yuan was the founding emperor, Li Tang's court was not created by Li Yuan alone.Li Yuan has Li Yuan's team, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, including Li Yuanji all have their own teams.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng's Prince's Order, Li Yuanji's and Li Shimin's Prince Teachings, and Li Yuan's imperial decree had the same legal effect.Of course, it caused a lot of trouble. For example, in the position of Xianzhou, Li Jiancheng appointed Chen Xin from Luoyang as the general manager of Xianzhou, Li Yuanji appointed Xue Jiayu from Hedong as the general manager, and King Li Shimin of Qin appointed Gao Shilian, his wife and uncle, from Shandong. His nephew Gao Yanlu was in charge.In the end, the three parties are all in charge, and they have all kinds of official certificates, confessions, red certificates, etc.

In the end, when the lawsuit came to Yuqian, Li Yuan also made peace with Chen Xin, who was appointed by Li Jiancheng, as the governor of Xianzhou, Xue Jiayu, who was appointed by Li Yuanji, king of Qi, as the deputy governor, and Gao Yanlu, the governor of Xianzhou who was appointed by Li Shimin.

In fact, this problem has not been solved. The three parties appointed the chief executives, who refused to give in to each other, often tried to shirk and shirk, and endless verbal battles caused many problems.

In fact, the Xianzhou phenomenon is not an isolated case.There are so many such problems, not to mention that the three parties seize an official position, and sometimes, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, even Li Shimin and Li Xiuning appoint an official position at the same time, which makes it even more lively.

There are more officials, and things get worse and worse.

Wei Zheng proposed to Li Jiancheng to change this kind of chaos, Chen Ying also mentioned it, Wang Gui also mentioned it, including Xu Shimo, but for many reasons, Li Jiancheng's plan has not been implemented. .

Now, even Fang Xuanling raised this question, and Li Jiancheng had to think it over.

Seeing Li Jiancheng's hesitation, Wei Ting glared at Fang Xuanling indignantly, then walked up to Li Jiancheng and bowed, "Your Highness, Fang Xuanling harboring evil intentions is extremely absurd. These three things all made His Highness commit suicide." Minions. Your Highness, you must not fall for Fang Xuanling's tricks."

At the same time, Wei Ting winked at Xu Shimo.Xu Shimo and Wei Ting have a good personal relationship. Of course, once the red certificate of the East Palace is abolished, Xu Shimo, the servant of the East Palace, is equivalent to the Minister of Zhongshu in the imperial court. If this power is abolished, his rights will suffer the most.

Of course, as the saying goes, no one will feel pain if the needle does not pierce the flesh.

Xu Shimo had no choice but to stand out and said: "Fang Xuanling tricked His Highness into cutting off his own wings in order to help the remnants of the Qin Palace."

Fang Xuanling lay down on the table as if no one was there, recording everyone's words.

Wei Zheng watched his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, just like an old monk in meditation.

Li Jiancheng was dizzy and rubbed his temples in pain due to the noise from the crowd.After a while, Li Jiancheng raised his head slowly, only to find that Wei Zheng, Wang Gui and Xu Jingzong were all silent.

Li Jiancheng asked: "How about you, what's your opinion?"

Xu Jingzong was about to speak, but Wei Zheng pulled his sleeve.

Xu Jingzong frowned, Wei Zheng shook his head at him.

Xu Jingzong didn't open his mouth, and didn't make a sound.

Then Wei Zheng stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, tomorrow will be the last regular court in the sixth year of Wude, why don't you bring these three matters to court discussion?"

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "That's great!"

The East Palace members started to leave Xiande Hall in twos and threes.

Xu Jingzong and Wei Zheng fell at the end.

Seeing that there was no one around, Xu Jingzong grabbed Wei Zheng and said, "Xuan Cheng, why didn't you let me speak just now?"

Wei Zheng smiled wryly and said: "Such a suggestion can be raised by an old minister of the Western Palace like Fang Xuanling, but you and I, veteran officials of the Eastern Palace, must never mention it. Whoever proposes it will be the target of public criticism. He must be hated to death, and he will be let down." Doubt our loyalty, Your Highness."

Xu Jingzong suddenly realized.

Wei Zheng said word by word: "Even if it is correct, it cannot be mentioned. This is due to the position."

Xu Jingzong nodded heavily and said, "What are Fang Xuanling's three suggestions?"

Wei Zheng sighed and said, "Now I know why the King of Qin valued this person so much? Fang Xuanling really deserves his reputation. He has served the country diligently and knows everything he can do. Certainly not as good as Xuanling!"

When Li Jiancheng was about to go back, Wei Ting and Xu Shimo stopped Li Jiancheng.

Wei Ting looked at Li Jiancheng earnestly and said, "Your Highness, you must not fall into Fang Xuanling's tricks."

"Yes, Fang Xuanling's intentions are sinister!" Xu Shimo also nodded anxiously in agreement.

Seeing that Wang Gui hadn't left yet, Li Jiancheng stepped forward and asked, "Shu Jie, what do you think?"

Wang Gui tidied up the things around him slowly, and said slowly: "The three things Fang Xuanling said are all state affairs. I think that since they are state affairs, Your Highness might as well just listen to the court's discussion and the opinions of all officials!"

After Wang Gui finished speaking, he saluted Li Jiancheng and left leisurely.

Li Jiancheng watched Wang Gui walk away in astonishment.

Wei Ting and Xu Shimo surrounded him chattering again.

Li Jiancheng had no choice but to escape by urinating.

But Wei Ting still tried to persuade Li Jiancheng to follow Li Jiancheng.Watching Li Jiancheng enter the East Palace, Wei Ting could only guard outside the door in embarrassment according to the bathroom set up in Chen Ying's mansion.

Li Jiancheng was sitting on the toilet, staring out the window in a daze.

Li Jiancheng muttered to himself distressedly: "This is clearly against me... the words have been spoken... no matter what, he can't let him see the joke..."

Li Jiancheng yelled twice unwillingly, holding his head in pain.

Li Jiancheng finished his convenience, got up and walked out of the bathroom, seeing Wei Ting and Xu Shimo leave, he was relieved immediately.

However, just after Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Wei Ting and Xu Shimo talking and laughing in the corridor around the corner.

Li Jiancheng hurriedly turned around and ran towards the Nuan Pavilion where Zheng Guanyin was.

Wei Ting is no one else who can force Li Jiancheng to this level.

Walking to the corridor of the warm pavilion, Li Jiancheng heard the voice of Crown Princess Zheng Guanyin reprimanding Li Chengdao.

"You know how to play like crazy, have you finished your homework today?"

Li Chengdao timidly said: "No!"

Zheng Guanyin said: "Stretch out your hand!"

"Papa..." Then, Li Jiancheng heard the sound of a thug with a ruler. Although it only hit Li Chengdao's palm, it hurt Li Chengcheng's heart.

Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, and said displeasedly: "Guanyin!"

After a while, Zheng Guanyin walked over holding Li Chengdao's hand.

She saluted Li Jiancheng: "The concubine has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengdao also followed suit and saluted: "I have seen my father!"

Li Jiancheng's eyes fell on Li Chengdao's red and swollen hands, and he said in a warm voice: "He is still young, don't restrain him too much."

Zheng Guanyin lowered his head, but said in a firm voice: "Your Highness, if you don't cut a jade, you can't make it into a weapon! There is also a folk saying, three years old is considered old, and seven years old is considered old. Although the inheritance is small, it is the blood of the royal family. His biological mother naturally has no reason to indulge."

Li Jiancheng was stunned.

Li Chengdao said with a mournful face: "If father has nothing else to do, my son will leave!"

After Li Chengdao left, Li Jiancheng lay angrily on the soft couch in the warm pavilion.

Zheng Guanyin shook his head lightly, turned sideways, pulled down Li Jiancheng's arm, and pressed his hands on Li Jiancheng's temples to comfort him gently.

Zheng Guanyin said softly: "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Li Jiancheng told Zheng Guanyin about Wei Ting and Xu Shimo's persuasion and Fang Xuanling's three discussions.

Zheng Guanyin thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, if you don't understand, why don't you ask the person who came up with the idea, what is the reason for the three suggestions?"

Li Jiancheng snorted comfortably, closed his eyes, and murmured, "I just don't want to bow my head in front of that sour master."

Zheng Guanyin curled her lips and said with a smile: "Aren't you going to take an oath to be a sage king? To be a sage king, to be a virtuous corporal, is the minimum requirement..."

Zheng Guanyin educated Li Jiancheng word by word: "If you don't understand, you don't understand. There is nothing to be ashamed of. If you don't understand but you have to pretend to understand, that is really shameful. If you can't let go of this figure, you and Fang Xuanling Don't gamble, you are bound to lose.

Li Jiancheng suddenly opened his eyes, stayed for a moment, stood up, put on his clothes without saying a word, and walked out of the Nuan Pavilion.

Wei Ting came anxiously, bowed to Li Jiancheng and said, "His Royal Highness, General Chen and Princess Pingyang are here!"

Li Jiancheng said: "Please come in!"

Li Jiancheng didn't regard Chen Ying as a subject of the Eastern Palace at all. He not only opened the door of the Eastern Palace, but also ordered rituals, music, and guards of honor to welcome him enthusiastically.

Looking at the East Palace, Chen Ying was decorated with lanterns and festoons, blowing and beating, as if welcoming a foreign head of state. Looking at this posture, Chen Ying was flattered.

Li Jiancheng went out to greet him in person, and Chen Ying didn't know what to say to this courtesy.

In fact, Li Jiancheng was also scared by Wei Ting and Xu Shimo, so he had to adopt this trick to avoid Wei Ting's harassment.

After finally walking to the Xiande Hall of the Eastern Palace, which is only a short five hundred steps away, Chen Ying was so nervous that he was sweating, feeling even more tired than going to the Great Court Meeting.

After waiting for Li Jiancheng to let Wei Ting and Xu Shimo leave with a straight face, Li Jiancheng told Chen Ying about Fang Xuanling's three proposals and asked Chen Ying what to do?
Watching Li Jiancheng and Chen Ying talk about serious matters, Li Xiuning yawned and said, "I'm going to find my sister-in-law, you guys talk first!"

Li Jiancheng said: "Fang Xuanling wants to mention these three conditions?"

Chen Ying didn't answer the question directly, but diverted the question and said, "When does Your Highness plan to become emperor?

Li Jiancheng was stunned, opened his mouth a few times, but didn't know what to say.

Chen Ying solemnly said: "After Your Highness becomes the emperor, who will take over the positions of General Tiance, Hedong Dao Daxingtai, and Shang Shuling?"

Li Jiancheng didn't know how to answer in panic.

Chen Yingdao: "General Tiance's Mansion is in charge of the country's conquest. Where will the Ministry of War and the Twelve Guards be placed? Once there is a war, will the army listen to the imperial court or the Tiance Mansion? Daxingtai on Hedong Road, the military administration The power is self-assertive, it looks like a separatist regime, and it is actually a country within a country, don't forget, the current Lord of the Tang Dynasty is no longer His Majesty, nor the King of Qin, but yourself."

Chen Ying stared at Li Jiancheng who was a little at a loss with a sneer.

Li Jiancheng strengthened his energy and continued to ask with a straight face: "Fang Xuanling insisted on me pardoning the old people of Qin Palace, is there any selfishness?"

Chen Ying laughed and said, "If you become an emperor, whose family's emperor is it? Is it the emperor of the Qin Palace? Or the emperor of the East Palace? Or the emperor of the Qi Palace? Or the emperor of the people of the world?"

Chen Ying suddenly stood up with a stern expression, pointed at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, what exactly is the Son of Heaven?"

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying in astonishment.

Chen Yinglang said: "The so-called son of heaven is the son of the world. You are now the lord of the Tang Dynasty, and the actual emperor is no longer what you used to be. His Royal Highness, the prince of Jianguo, you must sit upright when doing things and thinking about things. Sitting crookedly! The one you pardoned was not the old man of the pre-Qin king, but the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty. If you don’t understand this truth, how can you talk about being a sage king?”

Li Jiancheng slowly lowered his head.

Chen Ying knew that Li Jiancheng was soft-tempered, so he said firmly: "The emperor's seat may be unattainable in the eyes of others, but only those who climb up and sit in this seat can understand that the wind and cold are not When you become an emperor, you can do whatever you want, and everyone in the world can do whatever you want. As a king...but you must always be vigilant, and always follow the etiquette, because the emperor is a role model for the world, and his words and deeds are consistent. It must be passed on to future generations and be imitated by future generations. From this point of view, sometimes the emperor is not as good as an ordinary person. To be an emperor, one must have to be prepared to be imprisoned for a lifetime. At this level, don’t blame me Didn't mention your Highness in advance!"

Li Jiancheng said: "But father?"

Chen Yingdao: "If His Majesty the Crown Prince does not take the opportunity to abdicate His Majesty this time, a new round of war will be staged before the blood of the Linhu Hall of Xuanwu Gate is drained. His Majesty still has fourteen sons, including King Qi, who have Qualified to compete for the position of crown prince, once everything returns to the past, then the dead will have died in vain, and Datang will continue to fall into meaningless internal friction. Although Datang unified the world in name, the world has not yet been completely peaceful , there are East Turks and Xue Yantuo in the north, West Turks in the west, Tubo in the southwest, and Liao people in Jiannan Road, and there are Goguryeo people in the northeast who are trying to drink horses from the Yellow River and herd horses in the Central Plains. Datang has no time, and Datang has no confidence Continuing internal friction, in other words, His Majesty is no longer suitable to be the emperor!"

"But the Tang Dynasty ruled the country with talent and filial piety!" Li Jiancheng was more entangled with Fang Xuanling's three questions in his heart.Li Jiancheng murmured: "How can Jiancheng learn from Erlang's disobedience?"

Chen Ying continued: "May I ask Your Highness, since the fourth year of Wude, has Your Majesty ever handled government affairs?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head.

Chen Ying said again: "Since the four years of Wude, apart from staying in the inner palace and playing with concubines, has your majesty ever worked hard for state affairs?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head again.

"Since Your Majesty has no intention of taking care of state affairs, why not abdicate completely?" Chen Yingdao: "With the filial piety of the Crown Prince, he will not treat the Supreme Emperor badly, and there will be absolutely no shortage of food and clothing!"

Li Jiancheng pondered: "Let me think about this matter again!"

"His Royal Highness, if you break it, you will break it, and you will continue to suffer from it!" Chen said urgently: "Your Highness, if the minister does not take action at that time, what will happen to you? Has Your Highness ever thought about it?"

Li Jiancheng was speechless for a while.

If Chen Ying does not act, Li Shimin will definitely control the Nanya, hold the six prime ministers of the Tang Zhengshitang, civil and military officials, and hold Li Yuan as a hostage at the same time. Even if Li Anyan and Xie Shufang can lead the East Palace Six Rates and Changlin Army to break Xuanwumen, he will also lose completely.

Chen Yingdao frowned and said, "His Royal Highness, why don't you think about how innocent the common people in the world are? If the Tang Dynasty continues like this, if it doesn't revise the government internally, and doesn't defend the foreign aggression from the outside, why should it treat billions of Li Shu? Hundreds of millions of Li Shu sit and watch their brothers fight each other, causing chaos in the world?"

(End of this chapter)