Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 484 Deliberation in the East Palace
Li Chengqian learned about the local people's livelihood in Lingnan, inspected the people's conditions in Lingnan, and inspected the situation of the local government soldiers.

Li Chengqian stayed in Lingnan for half a month, then decided to change his itinerary, instead of continuing to tour the south, he returned to Chang'an.

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Chang'an, East Palace, Xiande Hall.

"Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and people everywhere can live and work in peace and contentment. Yangzhou and other places are economically developed. I have been ordered to supervise the country. I work hard every day and dare not slack off in the slightest."

"I don't know how the local taxation is going to be in the first half of this year?" Prince Li Jue asked.

"Report to Your Highness! Years ago, His Majesty issued an edict to reduce taxes in various places and increase various commercial taxes. Now the grain in storage is [-]% less than before."

"Because of the increase in various taxes for merchants this year, it is about double that of last year." Da Si Nong stepped out of the queue and saluted.

"Your Highness! There is no fighting in the northwest, but the Heyuan army still maintains a large number of soldiers. The northwest does not need so many soldiers."

"I think the Heyuan Army should be abolished, and the abolished soldiers should return to their original places. In this way, the pressure on the court can also be relieved." Wang Mo, the prince's general officer, went out to salute.

"It's reasonable to talk about it! What do you think?" Li Jue asked.

"Your Highness! I think Wang Sheren's words are right. The Heyuan army is bloated and has a large number of people. Hei Chi Changzhi has led the Heyuan army for many years. If he has a second heart and supports his own self-respect, it will become a hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Highness should take precautions before they happen. You should immediately issue an order to transfer Hei Chi Changzhi and Lou Shide back to the capital, and abolish the Heyuan Army to share your majesty's worries!" Another Tong Shiren surnamed Zhang said.

Both of them are confidantes of Prince Li Jue, and they both encouraged Li Jue to abolish the Heyuan Army while Li Chengqian was on his southern tour, in order to test the loyalty of the ministers to the prince.

After the emperor dies in the future and the prince succeeds to the throne, who among these people can be promoted, and who should be demoted to other places.

"Your Highness! The minister objects!" Li Jingxuan, the third rank of Tong Zhongshu's sect and the prince's right concubine, came out of the line and saluted.

"Why do you bastards object? The Heyuan Army has [-] soldiers and horses, and the auxiliary soldiers and others are at least [-]."

"Hei Chi Changzhi and Lou Shide are outside the army, holding the military power in their hands. Once they have the intention of rebelling, they will sweep the world of Tang Dynasty. At that time, how should the right bastard deal with himself?" Li Jue asked.

Li Jingxuan was speechless for a moment, and he couldn't guarantee that Hei Chi Changzhi and others would not rebel. What if they really supported their own self-respect and rebelled against Tang.

He Li Jingxuan is full of knowledge, if it comes to the debate competition, Li Jingxuan has never been afraid of anyone.

But he didn't know anything about military affairs, and he couldn't say much, but he also felt that it was not appropriate for the prince to do so.

"Your Highness! The Ambassador of Heyuan Jinglue and the Deputy Envoy were appointed by His Majesty himself. If there is no order from His Majesty, His Highness thinks that Hei Chi Chang Zhi and Lou Shide will be honored by the Prince's order."

"Abolition of the Heyuan Army and replacement of generals are important matters. I think it's better to inform His Majesty." Liu Rengui, the third rank of Tong Zhongshu's sect and the prince Zuo Shuzi, saluted.

Liu Rengui was reminding Li Jue that as the prince, he could not do deviant things, even though the prince is in charge of the country now, it doesn't mean that he can do everything.

Without the emperor's consent, the prince could not even mention the abolition of the army. Otherwise, let alone the abolition of the Heyuan army, what would the emperor think when he came back one day.

Even if your prince has this idea and worry!The first thing to do is to make a report to the emperor on the southern tour, instead of calling the ministers to discuss this matter privately.

Li Jue frowned, he naturally heard Liu Rengui's objection, and usually Liu Rengui and Li Jingxuan did not deal with each other.

The two sides often sing contradictory tunes. As long as one party speaks out, the other party will jump out and put forward opposite opinions.

Now they actually mean the same thing.

"I will report this matter to His Majesty, but before that, we need to discuss a strategy so that I can report to the Emperor together." Li Jue said.

"The prince should report to His Majesty first! I don't think there is any need to continue the discussion." Li Ke, the prince and grand teacher, said.

When Li Ke spoke, no one else jumped out to speak against it. After all, this matter is not something they can discuss at will.

Unless it was the crown prince who raised the question, if the emperor raised the question of abolition above the court, he might still be able to make an opinion.

But if the crown prince does this, there are some suspicions of exceeding his authority, and it will even make people wonder what the crown prince wants to do?
"In that case, let's all leave!" Seeing that no one said anything more, Li Jue had no choice but to announce the end of the meeting.

"Send off Your Highness!" All the ministers saluted.

After Li Jue left Xiande Hall and returned to Guangtian Hall, he was furious.

"This Li Ke is simply too deceitful. All the officials will act according to his face, and even criticize the widowed man. In his eyes, does he still have the prince of the widowed man?"

"Father ordered him to assist the widow in supervising the country. He didn't make him fight against the widow everywhere. Who does he think he is? The master of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Jue cursed.

During the period of supervising the country, as long as he, the prince, proposed some strategies, Li Ke would stand up and interfere, and he could always find an excuse to stop it.

That's fine, but one time Li Ke actually accused him in front of so many people, making him unable to step down.

His mother went to ask for an explanation, but was refuted by Li Ke on the grounds that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics.

"Your Highness, please calm down! Li Ke just relied on His Majesty's favor to act recklessly. Now that His Majesty is old, I'm afraid he doesn't have many jobs."

"After His Majesty dies, the world of Tang Dynasty will not belong to His Majesty. At that time, it will not be too late to deal with Li Ke. Now His Majesty still needs to be patient." Prince Xima said.

"Is there no way to deal with him now? Do we have to wait until a hundred years from His Majesty?" Li Jue said.

"Li Ke is highly regarded by His Majesty, and has many followers in the court. With the current strength of the prince, it is really difficult to bring down Li Ke."

"Even if the crown prince reads Li Ke's book with His Majesty, His Majesty will never listen to the words of the Crown Prince's family."

"If you really want to get rid of Li Ke, I have a way." Prince Xima said.

"Oh! What can you do, tell me quickly." Li Jue's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked hastily.

"Your Highness! That's..." The prince said as he washed his horse, and wiped his neck.

"You mean to ask the widow to kill Li Ke?" Li Jue suddenly lowered his voice.

"Yes! And faster!" said the prince Xima.

"No! If the emperor finds out about this, we will suffer." Li Jue shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty is on a tour to the south at this time, and he won't be able to come back for a while. As long as His Majesty moves quickly, things will definitely happen."

"Even if His Majesty came back to Beijing and found out about this matter, at most he would accuse and reprimand His Majesty. No matter how you say it, His Majesty and His Majesty are father and son after all." Prince Xima said.

"Let me think about this matter again." Li Jue said.

He didn't immediately agree to the prince's suggestion to wash the horse.

(End of this chapter)