Although this matter is not hard to believe, Li Yingyuan still quickly wrote the note, and then ordered someone to immediately send Pegasus to Chang'an.

And in Qizhou, a strange team of centaurs appeared.

This group of people is in the dust, and the one who is the leader is Li Chengqian, but he is ......

At this time, Li Chengqian's image is not very good-looking, a face that was originally white and clean, but his nose is blue and his face is swollen!

How did you get it?

When the flying ball landed, it was not accurate, and the landing posture was relatively bad, so more than a dozen people in the flying ball, as if they had carried out a tumbling test, in the narrow rattan basket, turned over a dozen heels, and then landed.

On the ground, a group of people almost wanted to vomit.

Finally, when the other guards searched for them, they were tired and hungry, and were almost gnawed by the wild wolves in the suburbs.

And the flying ball was already broken, so Li Chengqian ordered someone to burn the flying ball on the spot, and then rushed to Chang'an day and night.

Who blew up and what happened in Xiazhou, in fact, he didn't know anything.

Even Li Chengqian's heart was a little regretful, because he felt that it might be a mistake, it was not necessarily, people are like this, they feel full of energy when they do everything impulsively, and when they are done, they suddenly feel as if there is no point in doing so, but when they think that they are about to return to Chang'an, facing the anger of their father and the doubts of the Manchu Dynasty, they can't help but panic in their hearts.

This road was in a worried mood, but he passed through Qizhou safely, and then arrived in Chang'an.

As soon as he arrived in Chang'an, there was a team of guards who came to meet him under the leadership of Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian saw the prince and saluted obediently.

Li Chengqian's heart went up and down, and he made up his mind: "How is the court now?" ”

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is furious......"

Li Chengqian suddenly shuddered.

Li Chengqian stubbornly continued to ask: "What about Chen Zhengtai?" He's all right, right? ”

"The county prince of Erpigou was placed under house arrest by His Majesty, and now he is closed."

"Not dead?" Li Chengqian grinned and was happy: "What does the DPRK say?" ”

Zhang Qian glanced at Li Chengqian deeply, sighed silently and said, "After His Royal Highness returns to the court, I will know." ”

He no longer had any expectations for Li Chengqian.

I thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position was stable, but judging from the situation these days, things are not so simple.

He is the closest person to His Majesty, and some things can be seen clearly, His Majesty's dissatisfaction with the crown prince has increased now, but for the prince Li Tai, he has a little more favor, these days...... They were all Li Tai's attendants, accompanying the emperor.

Zhang Qian immediately set his eyes on Cheng Chumo behind Li Chengqian, but Cheng Chumo also had a blue nose and swollen face, and smiled in his heart.

I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows that now the entire Chang'an has exploded.

"Your Majesty has learned that His Royal Highness has returned to Chang'an, and has summoned the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, Your Highness ...... Come with the slaves. ”

Li Chengqian's heart suddenly felt like a boulder, as if he felt that he was about to go to the guillotine.

If the father only saw himself in private, maybe the matter was not serious, at most he reprimanded himself fiercely, but suddenly convened a court meeting, then the situation might have developed in a worse direction.

Li Chengqian used a lot of strength to silently stabilize his mind, and then obediently followed Zhang Qian to Taiji Palace.

……

"Your Highness is back."

In the East Palace, a group of subordinate officials cheered up.

Kong Yingda's face was very gloomy, and then he cheered up again, and he glanced at Lu Deming.

These two people are both eighteen scholars of the current dynasty and the prince's teacher, and at this moment, a big stone in their hearts has landed.

But soon, they became worried again: "Duke Lu, I have heard that His Majesty has summoned His Royal Highness King Yue several times. “

His Royal Highness King Yue is Li Tai.

This is clearly a terrible sign.

Lu Deming and Kong Yingda glanced at each other, and Lu Deming said worriedly: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone too far this time, and His Majesty must be extremely disappointed in the Prince." ”

"How can I get it back now?"

Lu Deming was silent for a moment before he said: "A few days ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was reading miscellaneous books, mingling with people every day, and no longer reading the scriptures and history, if you want Your Majesty not to hate the prince, the top priority is not ......?"

Later, Lu Deming did not continue, but Kong Yingda knew that Lu Deming was a moral master, and it was difficult to find fault with the words given to people.

Kong Yingda gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, so far, it can only be like this, no matter what, this responsibility must be pushed to Chen Zhengtai, the person was instigated by Chen Zhengtai, and the recent things are also taught by Chen Zhengtai, Chen Zhengtai misled the prince, and the prince was young and ignorant." ”

The two of them had an idea, Kong Yingda's brows stretched a lot, and said, "The old man will collect the miscellaneous books and enter the court with Lu Gong." ”

The bells and drums of the Taiji Palace rang out.

Everyone in the capital has been informed that the crown prince has returned.

Many families are worried that their children are ...... Are you back?

The people who are qualified to become janissaries and can still accompany the prince are often close brothers and daughters of each family, after all...... The crown prince represents the future.

At this time, everyone was worried, and then ...... I began to pay attention to the direction of the wind in the court, and I heard that His Majesty had summoned King Yue in a few days, but I was afraid that I would ......

No matter what kind of thoughts anyone had, they all changed into court clothes and arrived at Taiji Palace together.

……

Chen Zhengtai has repaired a lot of letters these days, but they were sent to Taiji Palace, but they were lost in the sea, he was a little confused, it seems that this routine is not very effective.

He had tried his best to keep the door closed, and he was almost sick at home, and at this time, His Majesty had to obediently change into his court clothes, go out to breathe fresh air, and then ...... Go to Tai Chi Palace.

Chen Zhengtai was quite apprehensive in his heart, and when he arrived outside the Taiji Palace, there were many people here, but it was a pity...... No one wanted to deal with him, and everyone looked at him as if they had encountered something terrible, and they all subconsciously moved their steps, trying to stay away from him.

He could occasionally hear other people's whispers: "I'll just say it, whoever is close to the surname Chen will be unlucky, I never thought that this time it would be His Royal Highness the Prince......"

"Be careful."

"This is a scourge, and the prince is also blind......"

"Today, Your Majesty's court, I'm afraid that I am determined to ...... in anger"

Chen Zhengtai turned a deaf ear, but at this time, someone came towards him, who was his own father, Chen Jiye?

Chen Jiye is a salt and iron transfer envoy, he is worried these days, he approached Chen Zhengtai, and said in a low voice: "Son, don't be afraid, I have thought about it again and again, and I discussed it with the third uncle all night last night, this matter ...... can only be thrown on the Cheng family, their family has a big business, Cheng Bites Jin has a great merit, and he is a close confidant of His Majesty, he also has a son who married a princess, which has an extra layer of protection, just say that all this is Cheng Chu's silent ......"

His voice grew softer and softer.

Seeing that Chen Zhengtai was thoughtful, Chen Jiye glanced at Chen Zhengtai: "Son, don't take this matter on yourself, this matter is too big, you can't afford it, besides, the prince is messing around, what do you have to do with our Chen family?" You must not be fine. ”

Chen Zhengtai was expressionless, just nodded.

Not long after, a team of people came, and everyone looked sideways.

But when they saw that the prince had changed into a python robe, he had a blue nose and swollen face, and everyone saw the prince's miserable appearance, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

At this time, the palace gate opened, and everyone didn't care about anything else, and they rushed in.

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shimin was already sitting upright.

Hearing that Li Chengqian had returned, Li Shimin's heart was a little relieved.

Originally, the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but thinking that this matter has caused such a big stir, if you pretend to be deaf and dumb, countless gossips will spread.

Li Shimin had no choice but to bite the bullet and simply hold a court meeting.

When everyone entered the hall, Li Shimin's eyes first fell on Li Chengqian.

As soon as he saw Li Chengqian, Li Shimin suddenly became angry.

This...... This......

This Li Chengqian's nose is blue and his face is swollen, and there are still a few scars on his face, in fact, ...... Li Shimin was not distressed, thinking that at the beginning, he had been fighting for half his life, and he was injured a lot.

Can it be ...... The dignified prince, so embarrassed, what's going on?

Li Shimin's case, he was already angry in his heart, and he couldn't help but be disappointed!

The ministers saluted, and Li Shimin said in a loud voice: "The Turks attacked our border town, and I have already led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to Xiazhou to fight the thieves. Now tens of thousands of sons are ready to go, and the imperial court is ...... Countless sums of money and food have been allocated... What I want...... It is to solve the border trouble in one fell swoop, but what about ...... My prince wants to fight the thief, the prince...... Isn't it? ”

Li Chengqian listened to it and hurriedly went out of work: "Yes, yes." ”

"What is it?" Li Shimin couldn't help but be furious: "You are the crown prince, even if you want to share your worries for me, why do you dare to be so reckless with only a few hundred soldiers and horses?" Didn't the prince go to Xiazhou? Okay, good, I want to ask you, how many Turks did you hit? Is it one, or two...... If you take the head of a Turk, I will count you as a worthwhile trip! ”

What kind of person Li Shimin is, he already knew that Li Chengqian was going to return in vain.

Since Li Chengqian came back intact with people, the only possibility is that he did not encounter the Turks.

Because the Turks' combat methods are very simple, they are mainly cavalry, if Li Chengqian really encounters the Turks, even if it is just the Turkic stragglers, under a fight, the nearby Turks will definitely come to help, and the time will be ...... Don't try to get away with it.

Li Chengqian was stunned for a while, he thought for a while and said, "Erchen...... I guess I killed a lot, not a hundred, but eighty. ”

That night, the gunpowder was dropped, and the whole flying ball was directly lifted into the air because of the loss of its weight, and then it was blown away by a cross wind, and when Li Chengqian wanted to go back to check the results of the battle, he could not go back, so he had to go south, and after making sure that it was safe, he took measures to land.

But Li Chengqian felt ...... The power of this gunpowder should be able to kill at least dozens of people.

Li Shimin hadn't opened his mouth yet, but the civil and military officials in this hall couldn't help laughing.

It's just that when they notice their gaffes, they all immediately silence them, looking genuinely afraid.

This is the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and the people standing in this hall, even if it is a Wenchen like Fang Xuanling, they have personally been on the battlefield, and may even have cut people.

Their understanding of war is much more thorough than that of ordinary literati.

What killed one hundred and eighty people, and what is this concept? Obviously, the crown prince, who has been in the East Palace for a long time, is incomprehensible.

Li Shimin burst into laughter when he heard the civil and military ministers...... As a father, it's like his heart has been pierced.

In fact, he didn't want to abolish the prince, Li Chengqian was very much like himself to a certain extent, except for being young and a little reckless, his temperament was no different.

This is his eldest son, and he is also the heir who has been cultivated by himself for many years.

How could he easily depose him?

However, Li Chengqian is so ugly in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, how can such a prince be able to convince the public in the future, and ...... in the future After a hundred years, how can you suppress these famous civil and military officials?

Li Shimin's face turned slightly red, and then he looked at him: "Then...... What about the first level? ”

"Erchen didn't get the head."

"Haha......" Li Shimin was not angry that Li Chengqian went to Xiazhou to kill thieves, what he was angry about was precisely the ugliness of this guy, who kept saying that he killed thieves, but he didn't have a head, isn't this a crime of bullying the king?

"At that time, the retainers were ......"

"Enough!" Li Shimin was furious and took the case: "Until now, do you still want to fool me? ”

Li Chengqian was suddenly so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.

At this time, the faces of the hundred officials were miserable, and it was rare for His Majesty to reprimand the prince like this in the palace.

Seeing this, Lu Deming and Kong Yingda immediately went out and said: "Please calm your anger, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young and ignorant, this is a problem with the minister's teaching, it's just ...... Just ......"

Kong Yingda continued: "In the past, the prince has always been pure and kind, but since this year, his heart has become more and more different, he has not studied in the East Palace for a long time, and he went to Erpigou one day, and the minister also heard about it...... Chen Zhengtai, the public of Erpigou County, is with him every day, and even ...... Also heard...... Chen Zhengtai gave the prince many books, and the prince read them all night, day and night...... Minister...... Minister...... The minister sees it in his eyes, and it hurts in his heart. At this time, it is the time for the prince to learn true knowledge, if he abandons the Four Books and Five Classics at this time, and advocates miscellaneous learning. Abandoning the great Confucianism of the East Palace, but being in the company of the Erpigou County Prince, this is not a blessing for the country......"

He spoke bitterly, but he got it through.

The crown prince has changed recently, but the reason for the change has nothing to do with the Confucians of the East Palace.

The reason why the crown prince is like this is because he did not study well in the East Palace.

And the person who misled the crown prince was none other than His Majesty's disciple......

Li Shimin listened and remained silent.

The officials nodded secretly.

The vast majority of people in this hall are Confucian ministers, who don't study the Four Books and Five Classics, and fool around with the surname Chen, you don't want to think about what the surname Chen did in the past, fooling around with him, can there be a good result?

Chen Zhengtai probably expected that someone would blame him.

He was speechless for a while, the ancients were not kind, when Li Chengqian ran to Erpigou every day, he had to fool around with me, and I couldn't get rid of it, why didn't you say it?

Now it's okay, everything is planted on my head, why don't you say that the prince and his father are disrespectful to the old and give birth to such a ridiculous guy?

"Nonsense." Someone shouted loudly and stood up, but it was Chen Jiye!

Chen Jiye is in a hurry, what do you want to do, you want to plant x pots on my son's body?

Chen Zhengtai was still calm, he was speculating about Li Shimin's thoughts.

But as soon as he saw his father stand up, he had to react immediately: "Dare to ask Kong Gong, what is this, how can I mislead His Royal Highness the Prince, I need to make it clear?" ”

Kong Yingda glanced at Chen Zhengtai.

The so-called peers are enemies.

Although Chen Zhengtai thinks that he and Kong Yingda are not peers, Kong Yingda believes this.

Kong Yingda said lightly: "Isn't the result of the consequences caused by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today the result of the misdirection of the county prince of Erpigou?" ”

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but say: "What consequences? ”

Kong Yingda said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... He went to Xiazhou without permission? ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Is it a crime to go to Xiazhou?" ”

Kong Yingda said: "He is the prince, how can he ......?"

"The wise kings of ancient times have all had royal conquests, why can't the prince protect the territory and the people?"

"You're confusing right and wrong!"

Kong Yingda was reluctant to debate with Chen Zhengtai, he felt that it would tarnish his reputation, but Chen Zhengtai was entangled, and the officials were also watching from the wall, but His Majesty was also silent, and if he didn't respond at this time, it didn't work!

So Kong Yingda said: "This is not to protect the territory and the people, this is nonsense." ”

Chen Zhengtai replied calmly: "The Turks are attacking, killing and looting, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fighting back, why is it nonsense?" My Mentor...... In order to calm the world, didn't he also fight everywhere at the beginning, is this also wrong? ”

"This is a different duty, the prince's duty is to read and reason."

"Reading is reasonable, is it to read the truth of how to be a gentleman when countless people in the border town were killed, and he was pampered and lying in the East Palace? If you turn a deaf ear to the slaughter of the weak, ignore the plundering of the people, and still have the heart to read, then I think such a person will not understand any great reason. ”

Chen Zhengtai ...... You're deliberately reversing black and white. ”

"How do I reverse black and white?"

"The prince's behavior is not beneficial to the world."

"Is it good to read sensibly?"

After a-for-tat confrontation, Kong Yingda was so angry that he was about to vomit blood!

He had never seen such a foolish person, and after asking a long circle, it seemed that everything was back to square one!

Kong Yingda said: "Those who want to be virtuous in the world in the ancients will rule the country first; Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts; Those who want to correct their hearts must first be sincere; If you want to be sincere, you must first know it, and you will know it in Gewu. Have you ever heard of that? ”

Chen Zhengtai shook his head: "I haven't heard of it." ”

Kong Yingda was stunned.

The old man told you so many big truths, but you haven't heard of it?

Of course, he couldn't explain patiently to Chen Zhengtai: "If you want to govern the world, you must first be sincere and study." ”

"Oh." Chen Zhengtai nodded his head and suddenly realized: "So is Kong Gong sincere?" ”

"This ...... It's nature. ”

"Then Kong Gong is sincere and has cultivated himself, he should already be regarded as a teacher, the Turks are attacking, why is Kong Gong still reading so many books?"

Kong Yingda: "......"

"Didn't you say that you must read first, and after you read the book, you can govern the world and protect the territory and the people? Kong Gong has read so many books, why is he still reading now? ”

Kong Yingda's face turned red with anger, and he said angrily: "You are messing around, the old man is different." ”