Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 305 Targeting
"Li Heng, Li Heng, you will be called Li Heng from now on!" Lin Daiyu hugged the child and said affectionately.

With Li Qiang's 'Healing Technique [Advanced]', Lin Daiyu almost recovered after taking a nap after giving birth.

"I was worried that you wouldn't like this name!" Li Qiang said with a smile while sitting on the edge of the bed.

"The name was given by the Supreme Emperor, how could I not like it!" Lin Daiyu glared at Li Qiang and said.

Li Qiang smiled. If the name really felt inappropriate, he would indeed ask for it to be changed.

"Hold the baby for a while!" Jia Min said from the side.

Lin Daiyu put the child into Jia Min's arms, and Jia Min took the child gently. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

Jia Min also just arrived. After hearing that her daughter had given birth, she prepared a lot of things at home to bring to the palace.

Fortunately, the prince drove her to the palace, otherwise it would be difficult to say whether the things she brought with her would be allowed into the palace.

The rules in the palace are very strict, but the eunuchs all know that the East Palace is the most special place and is not affected by the rules in the palace.

Jia Min was used to calling her Brother Qiang, but this was the East Palace, so she suddenly changed her name.

"How can you still talk nonsense when you are a princess? Is this something you can joke about?" Jia Min glanced at the mama and maid next to her and said.

"Don't be too tired!" Li Qiang confessed and left.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai no longer asked for anything extravagantly. Even if there was an agreement back then, he did not want to wait until his children grew up and complained about him. It would not be beautiful then.

Lin Daiyu understood the truth. After listening to her mother's persuasion, she had a smile on her face.

"With Li Heng, I plan to let Brother Qiang have a concubine!" Lin Daiyu looked at no one around and said softly.

"I was originally worried that you wouldn't be used to being in the palace, but now it seems that you are fine in the palace!" Jia Min said assuredly.

"Mom knows what you are thinking. You want Brother Qiang to accept Miaoyu and other girls as concubines. They have known you for many years, so you can trust them!" Jia Min thought for a moment and nodded.

"You, Brother Qiang is the crown prince and will be the emperor in the future. Even for the inheritance of the Daqian Dynasty, you cannot be the only crown princess. Look at your father, he has three concubines!" Jia Min persuaded softly. .

"I'll arrange for Jin Dong to pick up his father-in-law tomorrow!" Li Qiang nodded.

He couldn't leave the palace at will, and now he couldn't even go to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. This directly affected several batches of soldiers practicing the art of general body training.

"Brother Qiang, Ruhai Ming will come over to meet and talk with you tomorrow!" After hearing Li Qiang's words, she changed back to her original title and said.

Jia Min and Lin Ruhai also discussed at home about changing the surname of Lin Daiyu's second child to Lin.

"Brother Qiang, my mother is here with you, so go ahead and get busy!" Lin Daiyu said at this time.

"Mom, why don't we wait for the second child and change this child's surname to Lin!" Lin Daiyu said with a chuckle.

Although the Lin family has inheritance, how can this little property of the Lin family be compared with the status of a prince.

She had never said these words to anyone else. She had known and been engaged to Li Qiang since she was a child. Even when she was ignorant, she knew that Li Qiang was her husband.

"Brother Qiang is very kind to me!" Lin Daiyu said with a happy smile.

Lin Daiyu was a little indifferent. Since she came to the palace, she found that there was not much difference between life in the East Palace and life outside the palace.

"Am I a little selfish? I'm a little afraid that Brother Qiang will ignore me after taking the concubine!" Lin Daiyu said, leaning gently on Jia Min.

Since moving into the East Palace, many things have been inconvenient.

"Yu'er, Brother Qiang is so kind to you, and it puts your mother at ease!" Jia Min saw that everyone had left, and said to Lin Daiyu with a smile.

"You should still call me Brother Qiang in private!" Li Qiang quickly interrupted Jia Min's address and said.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Jia Min turned to Jia Qiang and said.

However, he had informed the Supreme Emperor about training strong soldiers, so he no longer had to be secretive about this matter. Instead, he could place these sergeants in the military camp next to the palace.

"Master, Deng Zhongtang presented the official certificate!" Jin Dong presented the official certificate and said.

"I know that I am already very happy. I have a husband who loves me, and he is also versatile in both civil and military affairs. I long for too much. In fact, I also hope that Miaoyu and other sisters can always be with me. Without them, I will be in the palace. Very boring!" Lin Daiyu said softly.

During her youthful growth, her heart was filled with the shadow of Li Qiang.

Li Qiang came close to the excerpt, which was the excerpt of the resignation of the great scholar Deng. The excerpt contained sincere words and stated his own mistakes.

Li Qiang heard what she meant. She had something private to say to her mother.

"Mom, I know!" Lin Daiyu said coquettishly.

Lin Daiyu waved to the nuns, maids and palace maids beside her, motioning for them to go out too.

She also knew that there was Li Qiang's care in this, and in the name of her pregnancy, she would not let the rules of the palace affect her.

It would be okay if Li Qiang was still a marquis or even a prince, but Li Qiang is already the prince and the future emperor. It would be very unfair to the second child to change his surname to Lin.

Although there were many women living in the mansion, she knew very well that Li Qiang had never had close contact with these women, even during her pregnancy.

When Jia Min saw Lin Daiyu, she thought about it and changed the topic to talk about children.

The more this happened, the more she fell in love with Li Qiang. When she wanted to share Li Qiang with her sisters, she felt her heart aching.

Li Qiang came to the main hall and saw Jin Dong walking in quickly with a letter in his hand.

"The rules in the palace do not apply to the East Palace. I don't call Brother Qiang Prince on weekdays. Brother Qiang also calls me Sister Lin as before. Even the Queen Mother is extremely friendly and often comes over to have fun with me!" Lin Daiyu said He recalled the life in the palace with a sincere smile on his face.

"That's good!" Jia Min smiled.

"You are also a mother!" Jia Min shook her head and said helplessly.

"Invite Tian Zhongtang to come over!" Li Qiang put down the fold and ordered to Jin Dong.

The letter from Academician Deng was delivered so quickly, which shows that Academician Deng did not want to go to jail and wanted to retain some dignity.

If Lin Daiyu hadn't given birth, perhaps Li Qiang would have captured Bachelor Deng on the spot in the court.

But since things happened so coincidental, Li Qiang would not force Bachelor Deng to be imprisoned for the sake of his son Li Heng.

After all, Academician Deng still has many old disciples who hold important positions in various departments, so it would be better to leave some dignity to Academician Deng. Not long after, Academician Tian entered the palace and saluted Li Qiang.

"No gifts, I'll give you a seat, Jindong, and serve me some good tea!" Li Qiang waved her hand and said.

"Congratulations to Your Highness the Crown Prince on the birth of the little prince!" Academician Tian congratulated first.

This event is a happy event for the whole Daqian. The royal family has a new generation of princes born. The most important thing is that this is the direct line of the royal family, marking the continuation of the royal bloodline of Daqian in the future.

"Thank you, Tanaka-don!" Li Qiang replied with a smile.

At this time, Jin Dong brought tea and placed it on the table in front of Li Qiang and Academician Tian.

"We invited Tian Zhongtang to come here this time because of Deng Zhongtang's affairs!" Li Qiang said without touching the tea cup.

"I would like to ask for a favor from Your Highness. Mr. Deng has worked hard for the great cadre. Although he has flaws, in view of his old age, I ask Your Highness to be tolerant!" When Academician Tian saw Li Qiang mentioning this, he stood up and knelt down to kowtow. road.

"Tian Zhongtang, please get down quickly and listen to what I have to say first!" Li Qiang quickly helped Master Tian up and said.

Academician Tian stood up and took his seat again. He was a little excited now.

After all, they were colleagues for many years, and the two of them got along pretty well. Seeing the end of Bachelor Deng's fate, it was inevitable that he would feel something in his heart.

"Deng Zhongtang has sent me the official document. I have decided to agree to his appointment, so there will be no more three requests and three concessions. The past matters will not be pursued. Deng Zhongtang can go back to retire!" Li Qiang took the official document. came out and said.

After he finished speaking, he took out his writing brush and gave his approval on the folded book, and stamped it with his seal.

"I know that there are some hidden rules in the Daqian officialdom, but no matter what the rules are, Daqian's interests cannot be used as bargaining chips. There cannot be a vacancy for the cabinet bachelor. I also ask Tian Zhongtang to discuss the candidate with all the cabinet bachelors!" General Li Qiang! He placed the fold in the hand of Academician Tian and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Seeing that things went more smoothly than he imagined, Academician Tian stood up and thanked him.

"You don't need to thank me. If the little prince hadn't been born, do you really think I would have let Deng Zhongtang go?" Li Qiang shook her head and said.

Academician Tian was speechless for a moment. From the fact that the imperial censor in the court first attacked, and then Li Qiang's powerful counterattack, it can be seen that Li Qiang had no intention of showing mercy.

"I am too lazy to pay attention to the turmoil in the officialdom. If the officials above the court cannot do good things for Da Gan, then they will be replaced. The capable people in this world are like crucian carp crossing the river, and I am not worried about impeachment. , I believe the officials in the DPRK and China will understand the situation after the military exercise!" Li Qiang continued.

Academician Tian understood a little but was a little puzzled. He finally saw that Li Qiang was not interested in playing a game of balancing between kings and ministers. Li Qiang just wanted to defeat ten groups at once.

But where did Li Qiang's confidence come from? If Daqian's officialdom was really so easy to manage, there wouldn't be so many problems.

From ancient times to the present, there have been many wise men who have failed to do things well. How could Li Qiang have the confidence and ability to do it at such an age?

"Old minister, we'll wait and see!" Academician Tian bowed and said.

In the court, because the imperial censor was impeached and imprisoned, the great scholar Deng was forced to become an official, so that no official in the court dared to challenge Li Qiang's majesty.

But the lack of it in the court does not mean that it does not exist in the royal family.

After more than a hundred years of development in Daqian, the royal family has long become a huge group.

On weekdays, this group rarely appears in the court. They enjoy the support of Daqian and live an extremely happy life.

But these days, many royal family elders came to the palace to see the Supreme Emperor, because of the matter of Prince Li Qiang.

Most of them were trying to get the Supreme Emperor to remove Li Qiang from his position as Crown Prince. However, after a few of them were scolded by the Supreme Emperor, the elders of the royal family began to unite.

"Dai Quan sent this?" Li Qiang asked, looking at the information in front of her.

"Master, it was sent here by the Interior Minister on his own initiative. It must be the intention of the Supreme Emperor!" Jin Dong bowed and replied.

Li Qiang looked at the names one by one. He had met these royal clan members when he participated in the royal sacrifice. He did not expect that these royal clan members were going to unite and hold a clan meeting to discuss whether Li Qiang's bloodline was orthodox.

Li Qiang entered the royal bloodline. This was the decision made by the Supreme Emperor.

The royal family members would not go against the Emperor's will before, but it is different now. The rewards promised by the six large merchants of Datong Bank are so much that several clan elders will not hesitate to offend the Emperor and have to go through the royal family generals. Li Qiang rushed down.

Perhaps the Royal Family Association could not make Li Qiang lose his position as the crown prince directly, but the Royal Family Association could make Li Qiang lose his moral integrity. If more people added fuel to the fire, Li Qiang's position as the crown prince would be unstable.

"You really don't know how to live or die!" Li Qiang shook her head and laughed.

These royal family members thought that even if they offended the Supreme Emperor, they would only be scolded a few times, and nothing could be done to them.

As for Li Qiang, if she lost the support of her royal family members, as long as the royal family would allow her bloodline to be deemed unorthodox, she would lose the title of prince.

"Let the Beijing camp surround these mansions and no one is allowed in or out!" Li Qiang ordered lightly.

"Yes, Master!" Jin Dongke faithfully executed Li Qiang's order regardless of whether it was correct or not.

No one expected that the Beijing camp would suddenly move out and surround the residences of five royal clan elders.

Facing the swords, guns, bows and arrows from the Beijing camp, no matter how bold these five families were, they could only cower in the mansion.

Li Qiang was a little gentle towards the actions of the royal family members, but he was annoyed with the six major merchants.

It's just that the day of the martial arts performance is approaching soon, and he is waiting for the martial arts performance before touching the six large merchants.

As for the royal family meeting that was originally planned to be held, because the five royal family elders were trapped in the mansion, the so-called clan meeting came to an end.

Li Qiang was called to the Daming Palace again and met the Supreme Emperor.

"What are you thinking? I thought you would discuss with several clan elders. Who would have thought that you directly sent troops to surround the clan elders' mansion. Do you know that people have come to complain every day in the past two days!" The Supreme Emperor saw Li Qiang, shook his head and said.

"They should be lucky that they have royal blood, otherwise I would have arrested them all just because they colluded with outsiders and wanted to deal with me!" Li Qiang said with a sneer.

"You also know that they are of royal blood!" The Supreme Emperor said angrily, and he continued: "No matter how you deal with it, you can't use the knife on the royal people!"

The Supreme Emperor called Li Qiang this time to prevent Li Qiang from slaughtering these five families when he was angry.

He was also helpless. These clan elders were also stupid and dared to interfere in the affairs of the throne just for some money.

"I have investigated and found that the royal clan members receive offerings from Daqian every year. In particular, these five clan elders borrow a large amount of silver from the national treasury. They have not yet repaid even one tael of silver. They have borrowed money from the national treasury. , not only the royal family, but also some noble houses borrowed money from the treasury.

I was still thinking about how to return the money to the treasury before. Now that the five clan elders have taken the lead, let them repay the money to the treasury first. All the royal family members involved in this matter who owe money to the treasury must do so. Limited time return! "Li Qiang had already had an idea and said.

(End of this chapter)