Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Even Li Heng, the emperor, has never seen such a complete and huge red coral tree.

What's even more rare is that the whole red coral tree is completely red, shining like glass, and Li Heng stood up in surprise by such a gift.

Seeing the look of love on the father's face, King Qi even said: "Father, this red coral tree was found by a fisherman on the Lingnan Road at the seaside, and then sent to Chang'an City. I feel that there is only such a gift. Only then can we be worthy of the status of father and emperor!"

"This red coral tree was discovered this year, which shows that my destiny is in my Tang Dynasty, and my destiny is in my father!"

Li Heng was in a happy mood. It was obvious that this red coral tree was much more valuable than the presents given by governors from all over the country.

And such a large red coral tree is indeed auspicious.

Li Heng looked very happy, and the officials also said compliments, Li Heng immediately said: "Add a thousand households to the king of Qi, allow the king of Qi to hold festivals, and set up a royal guard."

After saying this sentence, the officials were in an uproar, and the expressions of several prime ministers changed drastically.

It’s nothing to add a thousand households in the city. It’s normal for the emperor to increase the number of cities for his son and daughter. As long as the number of fiefdoms is not too exaggerated, the ministers will not persuade the emperor because of this.

But to allow the king of Qi to hold festivals and set up a royal guard, that is extraordinary.

Among the princes in the capital, only the prince has armed forces.

After all, only the East Palace has a guard. This is clearly stipulated in the "Tang Liudian", and it is also a political practice passed down from the Tang Dynasty to this day.

Granting military power to the prince in Chang'an, although King Qi's guards may not have too many people, the political implications are quite meaningful.

Some political speculators came to their senses, King Qi might also be an option.

After all, Li Chu has been the crown prince for two years, and the princeling party around Li Chu has already formed, so there is not much benefit in joining the East Palace at this time.

And once he supports the king of Qi, he will be a servant of the dragon!
Li Chu, who was under the imperial steps, wished he could crush his back molars, but at this moment he couldn't show any dissatisfaction.

This is the embarrassment of the Eastern Palace. In this position, they can only passively accept the attacks of their brothers. Once they fight back, they will be given a bad reputation of "not being able to tolerate others".

Li Chu understood even more that the promotion of King Qi was not because of how good King Qi was, but because the emperor wanted to promote King Qi.

After thinking about this point, Li Chu didn't care about the smug smile on Li Xi's face, but just lowered his head silently, ignoring the officials' comments.

"Quiet!" Li Fuguo shouted, and the Hanyuan Hall became quiet.

When King Qi returned to the train, he glanced at Li Chu provocatively, but he didn't get any response, so he waited for the prince's gift with a look of spectacle.

Li Fuguo stood on the imperial steps and shouted: "Please Longyou..."

Hearing Longyou's words, all the princes smiled.

This time the princes' offensive gifts were intercepted, and the one who suffered the most was the King Yue who was far away in Longyou.

The other princes made up for the congratulatory gifts, but Longyou was too far away, and Li Tan's congratulatory gift was the new calendar, the astrologer who presented the calendar was killed by an arrow, and the new almanac was also burned.

During this period of time, the Longyou Governor's Mansion stayed and sent Shang Bo to the East and West cities to search for new gifts everywhere in Chang'an.

However, all the expensive gifts on the market were snatched up by other princes. I heard that Shang Bo couldn't find a suitable gift before the Great Court Meeting.

When many princes were waiting to see a good show, only Prince Li Chu stood up and said:

"Brother's congratulatory gift was robbed, this is something that the court knows. Let my younger brother make up the congratulatory gift next time."

The emperor on the throne nodded, only to hear Li Chu continue to say:
"Father, this is the elixir of longevity refined by the descendants of Yuan Tiangang and Yuan Tianshi, my son!"

Li Chu took out an exquisite ceramic bottle from his sleeve. After opening the bottle, a strong medicinal fragrance filled the hall.

Li Heng quickly asked: "But that strange man who was once summoned by Taizong and made alchemy for Taizong?"

Li Chu said: "It is that Yuan Tianshi."

Yuan Tiangang was a famous Taoist in the early Tang Dynasty. It is said that at the age of 90, he was still immortal, not afraid of cold and heat, and also proficient in fortune-telling by touching bones. He was a strange person in the world.

Moreover, his concocting alchemy for Taizong was also recorded in the royal family's daily notes, and it must be a Taoist who can make an emperor like Taizong trust him and entrust him with refining medicine.

This elixir is indeed extraordinary, just opening the bottle cap will fill the hall with fragrance, which makes Li Heng, who is in poor health, even more interested.

At this time, King Qi suddenly said: "Slow down! Father, please allow this son to test the medicine for Father!"

The prince glared angrily, but Qi Wang met the prince's eyes, which was almost a signal of an open break.

All I saw was that Li Chu took out a elixir, swallowed it himself, then handed it to the eunuch and said, "I am also willing to test the medicine for my father!"

King Qi wanted to snatch the medicine, but he heard the emperor sitting on the throne say, "Nonsense!"

Hearing his father's reprimand, Li Xi could only return to the train angrily.

Taking the medicine bottle from the eunuch, the emperor poured out a reddish elixir.

Just by smelling it, Li Heng, who is proficient in alchemy, smelled a variety of precious medicinal ingredients.

Looking up at the crown prince under the imperial steps, Li Chu's face was flushed, he loosened his neckline, and he could already see the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Although charcoal fires were lit in the main hall, such a large palace would naturally not be too warm.

The cold wind in the hall made it a little chilly for the emperor to light two heaters.

But after taking the elixir, Li Chu actually sweated. Isn't this the legendary magic elixir that can make summer cold and winter hot?
Li Heng poured out a elixir and almost couldn't wait to swallow it.

Li Fuguo had already taken a bowl of warm water, and as the warm water washed down, Li Heng also felt the "warmth" in his stomach.

This "warmth" dissipated to the rest of the body, and Li Heng also felt his back sweating. The heater beside him was too hot.

"Remove the stove!"

Li Fuguo quickly ordered the little eunuch to remove the two heaters behind the throne. After sweating a little, Li Heng felt comfortable all over his body, and the discomfort of lingering sickness finally disappeared.

Ever since returning to Chang'an, Li Heng was infected with a cold, and Li Heng's health has not recovered.

After taking a lot of precious medicinal materials, Li Heng even made a few prescriptions for himself, but his health got worse after eating them.

In the past few days, I couldn't cheer up, always dizzy and chilled, and even fainted once in front of the prime ministers.

This time, Li Heng participated in the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting with his own strength.

Unexpectedly, after taking the elixir, his body felt comfortable.

Although there was still a feeling of weakness, the dizzy feeling disappeared.

What could be more joyful than being cured of a long illness?
Li Heng looked at Li Chu, and felt that he was a little sorry for his son.

When Li Heng was still the crown prince, Li Chu also contributed a lot to being able to sit on the crown prince for decades.

If it weren't for Li Chu's cleverness when he was a child, Li Longji recognized him as a good grandson. Li Longji wanted to change the crown prince several times, and Li Chu would go into the palace and cry bitterly while hugging the emperor's grandfather, which made the emperor change his mind.

After the Anlushan Rebellion, Li Chu also took care of the saddle, and was appointed as the general of the world's soldiers and horses, leading troops everywhere to suppress the rebellion.

This prince deserves no credit but also hard work.

Thinking of this, Li Heng said again: "Reward! Give the king of Chu Zengyi a thousand households, and a thousand taels of gold!"

Maybe this gift moved Li Heng, or maybe he wanted to balance the court situation, only to hear Li Heng say again:
"Change the King of Chu to King Hong."

After saying this sentence, everyone in the audience was shocked.

The princes in the Tang Dynasty were divided into single characters and double characters. The single characters were generally named after a great country, and the king of Qin was the most valuable. However, because Li Shimin was the king of Qin back then, later generations no longer named the prince as the king of Qin.

Next is Qi, Chu, Yanzhao, the most expensive. Qi is a big country in ancient times, and it is an important country at the same level as Chu. Therefore, Li's being named king of Qi is an important signal for the emperor to promote Li's family.

The title of King Qi also makes Li family eligible to participate in the seizure of the heir.

But among the many princes, Li Tang's royal family has a more top title.

King Hong.

Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a Taoist prophecy has been popular in the world. It played a huge role in the troubled times of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the end of the Sui Dynasty. It can be said that everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows it.

"Laojun is in charge, Li Hong is in charge."

That is to say, the Taishang Laojun will be reincarnated as Li Hong to save the people from the fire and water.

Because of this prophecy, Emperor Sui Yang killed many people named Li Hong. Of course, this did not save the Sui Dynasty from falling.

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tang's country was stable, and this prophecy became more popular.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was surnamed Li, so is Li Hong the sage in the prophecy?
In the period of Tang Gaozong, Tang Gaozong named himself and Wu Zetian's first son Li Hong, sending a strong signal to Changsun Wuji to establish a reserve.

However, this Li Hong died suddenly and failed to realize this prophecy.

Since then, King Hong has become a prince with special significance.

When Li Chu heard his father's will, he immediately knelt down and thanked him. The officials of the Middle East Palace of the court were also excited.
At this time, Shangbo suddenly appeared on the list.

"Your Majesty, King Yue presents congratulations to His Majesty."

King Yue?

All the ministers looked at Shangbo, the envoy of the king of Yue was killed, and the heart almanac was burned. Isn't it impossible to make a new gift?
Many ministers shook their heads one after another. With the congratulatory gifts from the crown prince and King Qi, King Yue would not be ashamed to come out.

Why not just fool around like this, this Shangbo insists on giving congratulatory gifts at this time, isn't it to steal the limelight from the crown prince and King Qi?
The key is can you grab it?It must be impossible to snatch it!

What level are you King Yue, and where is Longyou? Can you compare with the Crown Prince and King Qi?
Isn't this humiliating?