In the past two days, Li Chengqian was simply impressed by Li Shimin, and although Li Shimin blasted him out of the Taiji Palace, he did not take back his power to supervise the country, nor did he interfere in his handling of government affairs.

When he heard that Li Chengqian was going to build a sewer for Chang'an, he was very happy and asked to come up with an internal subsidy.

That's a lot of progress!

Li Shimin can be so sensible, which makes Li Chengqian very relieved that he did not honor him in vain.

Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu are also very good at handling affairs, and they arrested more than 100 officials, large and small, in one case.

For a time, the entire court was quiet, and every time he went to the court, he could only hear Li Chengqian's voice alone.

No minister dares to say that Li Chengqian is not stubborn and self-serving.

Because what Li Chengqian did was either to solve the problems raised by the people at last year's Qiansu political banquet, or to realize the plan in the outline of the Tang Dynasty's ten-year plan.

Since the pacification of King Jing's rebellion, the government has made those ministers who only know how to advise the emperor have nowhere to speak.

Back in the East Palace, Li Chengqian still likes to deal with the government in the Chongjiao Palace, and opens the small door leading to the Taiji Palace on the west wall of the East Palace again, and the officials of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province can quickly report to him if there is anything going on.

In the Chongjiao Hall of the East Palace, Li Chengqian sat in civilian clothes and read the first batch of recitals.

The scholars of the Chongjiao Hall and the Pingzhang Academy sat down to deal with government affairs together.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Goguryeo Gaisuwen sent an envoy to send tribute.

The minister thought that Gai Suwen killed the monarch and seized power, and the Tang Dynasty should not accept their tribute. Yu Suiliang took a copy of the Honglu Temple's recital.

When Li Chengqian heard this, he put down the pen in his hand, thinking that Goguryeo would be destroyed sooner or later, and it didn't matter if the tribute was collected or not!

Then he said lightly: "The tribute is sealed, and the Goguryeo envoy serves the rebels, and he is handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation and punishment." ”

"Yes!" As he spoke, he wrote down his comments according to what Li Chengqian said.

Datang is good, the envoy of the neighboring country was sent to the Dali Temple prison by Li Chengqian lightly, and promised that he had no place to reason, so he could only confess his guilt.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as Li Chengqian picked up the brush again, an attendant walked in and saluted Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian looked up and saw that it was the chamberlain of the Ganlu Palace, and hurriedly said, "No courtesy!" You came here, but what is your father's will? ”

Hearing this, the chamberlain replied with a smile: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty woke up today and felt refreshed and in much better health. He summoned a few old ministers into the palace to speak, set up a banquet in the Ganlu Hall at noon, and sent slaves and maidservants to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over for dinner together. ”

Li Chengqian listened to him for a long time, and he didn't mention Li Shimin's invitation, who knew that there must be another article in it.

His face turned cold, and after listening to him, he asked lightly, "Who did Your Majesty invite?"

"Ugh! It's all a few old ministers......"

When Ma Zhou heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty is in good health, it is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should go to greet him now."

The chamberlain hurried back to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very happy to hear that His Majesty was in good health, and he must go to greet His Majesty before lunch! ”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Go!" ”

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Because it was Li Shimin who officially summoned Yan Ming and the foreign ministers, Li Chengqian went to change into court clothes and went to Taiji Palace to deal with a few official duties at hand.

"See Father!"

Li Chengqian walked into the Ganlu Hall and saluted Li Shimin, who was sitting on the top.

Li Shimin said with a smile on his face and very enthusiastically: "Cheng Qian, come and sit here." ”

Li Chengqian walked over and sat down, and said with a smile: "I heard that my father's health is getting better and better, and my sons are overjoyed, so I specially ordered someone to make some snacks for my father to taste." ”

As he spoke, the old ghost brought in a food box and handed it to the attendant of the Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin smiled when he saw it and beckoned: "Chengqian's filial piety is about to come up." ”

Li Shimin smiled and looked at the waiter with a few delicate vegetables, tasted them with chopsticks and said loudly: "Okay!" ”

Then he waved his hand and said, "Go and invite King Wu and Duke Wei and Duke Shen Guo." ”

Li Chengqian secretly thought that Li Shimin could not do so much work, and only invited Li Jing and Gao Shilian.

……

"See Your Majesty, see His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Alright! Let's all sit down!"

Li Shimin was still smiling, but Li Chengqian's face became ugly, because Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji, who were locked up in the prison of Dali Temple, also came.

Li Shimin saw that Li Chengqian's face had really changed, so he said with a smile: "Chengqian, Xuan Ling and Junji are both affected by their descendants——"

When Li Chengqian heard this, he simply turned his head to the side.

Li Shimin's expression paused in embarrassment, and then said: "I don't want to pardon their crimes, but I think that they have all contributed a lot to the Tang Dynasty, and I can't bear them to be humiliated by the officials, so I want to interrogate them personally." ”

"They have meritorious merit, and the Tang Dynasty has never treated them badly, which of the high-ranking officials and wives is missing them?

But what about them?

If you are slightly unsatisfied, you will connive at your children to rebel. ”

"Cheng Qian, Xuan Ling doesn't know what the testament is about, he-" Li Shimin was also angry when he saw that Li Chengqian didn't give face, patted the table and said: "Even if you want to kill their heads, it's not too much for me to invite them to a meal!" ”

Li Chengqian was even more angry when he heard this, and said loudly: "If my father wants to punish them lightly, he can discuss it with his sons and ministers in private.

If you openly invite them into the palace to eat like this, what will the people outside think?

Is it the son's unfilial piety? Is his father dissatisfied with his son?"

Li Shimin really wanted to punish Fang Xuanling lightly, but Hou Junji couldn't make up the numbers.

Li Shimin originally thought that Li Chengqian would see that he was old and sick, and there were only a few people around him who could talk, but after eating this meal, Li Chengqian himself quietly informed him that he would be punished lightly, but he didn't expect Li Chengqian to lose face in front of him.

Now when I heard Li Chengqian say this, I felt that it was inappropriate for me to handle it in this way, and I was about to say something when I suddenly heard the voice of sorrow.

When I turned my head to look, I saw Fang Xuanling hiding his face and crying, the cry was desolate, which made people want to cry when they heard it.

When Hou Junji saw it, he also cried loudly.

Li Shimin couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes when he saw the sadness they were crying.

Everyone else in the hall also had sad expressions on their faces.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's father and the emperor's body are just better, so it is not appropriate to be angry and sad!" Li Ke hurriedly stood up and glanced at Li Chengqian.

Before Li Chengqian could speak, he heard Li Shimin say angrily: "The wings are stiff, don't care about my life or death." ”

Li Chengqian couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, and said as if admitting defeat for a while: "Father, just say it, how do you want to send them down?"

Li Shimin was also embarrassed by this question, and the reason why he set up a bureau for Li Chengqian today was because Fang Xuanling was afraid that Li Chengqian would kill his family, so he quietly wrote a letter to Li Shimin and begged him to open up the net.

Li Shimin is really bored these days, so he summoned Fang Xuanling into the palace, wanting to give Li Chengqian a hint.

As for how to punish him, Li Shimin just thinks that it is enough not to destroy the clan.

Li Shimin thought about it for a long time and thought about what to do, so he had to say: "You just tell me what you plan to do with them?"

Li Chengqian thought that Li Shimin wanted to bargain, and said expressionlessly: "This matter has been handed over to the court law department to handle, so naturally we will wait for them to interrogate before making a conclusion." ”

Li Shimin almost exploded his lungs when he heard this, and he also said angrily: "I said, I can't bear to let them be humiliated by the little officials, and I will interrogate them personally." ”

Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin for a long time, and really couldn't understand what was in his head?

After a while, he had to give way: "If you want them to have a way to live, it's not impossible to do it." ”

Everyone couldn't help but show a look of surprise when they heard this, but looking at Li Chengqian's cold face, their hearts were half cold, knowing that Li Chengqian would never let them go easily.

"Where's that life?" Li Shimin asked lightly after a while.

"Overseas knights!"

After a pause, Li Chengqian explained: "They sent the young children of the clan to go to sea with the third child, and fought a piece of the world overseas, and the Tang Dynasty knighted them.

Since then, they have gone overseas to live and be the lord of a country, but they have to pay tribute to the world and the Tang Dynasty! ”

Fang Xuanling finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he could not be exterminated, and at this moment, he did not reject the family going to sea.

Fang Xuanling got up tremblingly, and said with tears in his eyes: "Grass people thank Prince Longen." ”