Chapter 144: Convincing Li Shimin
Three days later, in the early morning, on the outskirts of Chang'an City, looking into the distance, only to see the banner waving, the sound of horses' hooves like nine days of thunder, Li Haochen led the soldiers to quell the chaos after three days of travel, and finally came to the outskirts of Chang'an, Emperor Li Jiancheng led a group of civil and military officers have been waiting outside the city for a long time.
Li Haochen took the lead, walking in the front, he saw the honor guard of the Son of Heaven from a distance, Li Haochen turned over and dismounted at a kilometer away from the honor guard, the team stagnated, Li Haochen ran to Li Jiancheng alone, bowed down and said: "Chenle Chenghou, the generalissimo of the counterinsurgency Li Haochen visited Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, the ministers are ordered to rebel, now thanks to Your Majesty's Longwei, fortunately not disgraced, capture all the soldiers and horses belonging to the traitor Li Shimin, and come to your Majesty to return your life!" ”
Seeing this, Li Jiancheng hurriedly helped Li Haochen up and said: "Aiqing is really the pillar of the country, live up to my trust, today the rebellion won a complete victory, Aiqing should be the first merit, I want a heavy reward with you, what Aiqing wants, just tell me!" Li Jiancheng actually knew that Li Haochen's great achievements today should be rewarded, but he was already the generalissimo of counterinsurgency and a marquis, and Li Jiancheng hadn't figured out how to reward Li Haochen for a while, so he said such a thing.
Where can Li Haochen not understand what Li Jiancheng means, if he really puts forward any conditions now, I am afraid that even if Li Jiancheng agrees at this moment, he will be sanctioned with him in a short time, this is the emperor's mental trick, Li Haochen is well versed in this, naturally he will not put forward any conditions, and hurriedly said: "The minister has this great victory, thanks to His Majesty's Longwei, he does not dare to take credit, His Majesty wants to reward the minister is the kindness of the holy lord, the minister is ashamed and dare not be, please Your Majesty reward the thief and soldier this time, as for the minister, it is really difficult to accept it!" ”
Li Jiancheng nodded with great satisfaction for Li Haochen's knowledge of advance and retreat, and said: "The soldiers of the three armies naturally want to be rewarded, and Aiqing's merits are in the community, so they will naturally be rewarded. Aiqing doesn't need to say anything more about this matter, and he will enter the city with me first!" Li Jiancheng took Li Haochen's hand as he spoke, preparing to enter the city with him, and stood side by side with the emperor, which shows Li Jiancheng's courtesy to Li Haochen today.
Just as the two of them took two steps forward, a discordant voice appeared: "Father, what is the great achievement of this person?" How can I walk side by side with you, this is a great disrespect, please ask my father to punish him, in order to set an example, let the world know that the imperial power can not be trampled on! ”
This person's words frightened Li Haochen and quickly let go of Li Jiancheng's hand holding him, knelt on the ground and said: "The minister has no form, offending Tianyan, please punish Your Majesty!" ”
Seeing this, Li Jiancheng hurriedly helped Li Haochen up and said: "It's me who pulls you, and it's not you who pulls me, what are you guilty of, Aiqing's great merit, why can't you walk with me?" If it weren't for Aiqing's efforts to turn the tide, I'm afraid I would have been a prisoner of the lower ranks today! ”
When the ministers heard Li Jiancheng's words, they all knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers are guilty!" ”
Seeing this, Li Jiancheng said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, get up!" After Li Jiancheng said this sentence with a pleasant face just now, his expression instantly became stern, and he shouted angrily at the person who spoke just now: "Chengzong Hugh is talking nonsense!" Don't hurry up and compensate Haochen Aiqing! ”
Listening to Li Jiancheng's words, the young man called Chengzong was extremely reluctant to say to his father, obviously unwilling to compensate Li Haochen.
Seeing this, Li Jiancheng was furious again: "Don't go quickly!" ”
At this time, the young man was very reluctant to pace in small steps, and walked over to Li Haochen, Li Haochen took a look, this young man was wearing a crown of prince clothes, and then thought that the young man called Li Jiancheng's father just now, he instantly knew the identity of this young man.
After Li Haochen walked in front of him, he didn't wait for the young man to speak, he bowed to the ground and said: "Minister Li Haochen, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old!" ”
Li Haochen is not wrong, the person who came is the eldest son of the current Tang prince Li Jiancheng, Li Chengzong, Li Chengzong has been pampered since he was a child, and has not experienced the baptism of war, and has never experienced the compensation of people, when he didn't know how to speak, he found that Li Haochen bowed directly to him, he looked at Li Haochen carefully, and expressed satisfaction with Li Haochen's knowledge of current affairs, but his expression was extremely arrogant: "Get up!" My father asked me to compensate you, I will compensate you now, I offended the general with my words just now, and I ask the general to forgive me! ”
Everything in the world is that you respect me, I respect you, Li Haochen's knowledge of current affairs also makes Li Chengzong less resistant to things that are not worthy of him.
Li Haochen heard Li Chengzong's words, got up and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, what His Royal Highness said just now is very appropriate, and the imperial power cannot be trampled on!" His Majesty's refusal to punish the ministers is his love for the ministers, and the ministers are grateful in their hearts. His Royal Highness didn't compensate the ministers for this, and the ministers didn't dare to accept it! ”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Li Jiancheng laughed at Li Haochen and said, "Okay, you eight-faced Li Haochen, I asked the prince to apologize to you, but you said that the prince was not wrong, so do you mean that I said something wrong?" ”
When Li Haochen heard this, he hurriedly said, "Don't dare!" Your Majesty rules the world, Weijia Hainei, everything you say is Chrysostom, it is true, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not wrong for the crown prince to say for the majesty of His Majesty, if Your Majesty really wants to talk about right or wrong, the wrong one is the minister! ”
Li Jiancheng listened to Li Haochen's words, and said with an obvious smile on his face that couldn't be concealed: "I praise you for being fat, you are still panting, you have made a great contribution to the court, and I can still distinguish right from wrong, if you are really wrong, then I have become a faint king like Yang Guang?" ”
After Li Jiancheng finished speaking, he looked at Li Chengzong and said: "Chengzong, you remember, some people can open a dyeing workshop by giving three points of color, such people can't give grace, they can only show them the majesty of the royal family, so that they can be peaceful." Some people are loyal, these people have to give grace, give great grace, so that people can pay more for the country, Li Haochen in front of you is the second kind of person, Haochen is my Tang Dynasty Optimus White Jade Pillar Sea Purple Gold Beam, my Tang Dynasty's future dependence! ”
Li Haochen didn't expect Li Jiancheng to give him such a high evaluation, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty has praised it falsely, the minister really doesn't dare to be, the minister is willing to pay everything for the stability of my Tang Dynasty!" ”
Listening to Li Haochen's words, Li Jiancheng nodded with satisfaction, Li Jiancheng knew that his evaluation of Li Haochen was not too much, you must know that Li Haochen took away all the city defense forces of Chang'an on this expedition, if he had two hearts and led troops to directly counterattack Chang'an, I am afraid that Chang'an would not be able to hold it for even a day, of course, Li Jiancheng would not say these words to anyone.
A small episode ended like this, and the monarch and his party returned to Chang'an City in a mighty manner, of course, after this farce, Li Jiancheng did not pull Li Haochen forward again, but let him walk side by side with the prince, which is also a very high courtesy to Li Haochen.