Chapter Eighty-Six: The King (II)
Listening to Qin Qiong say this, it is also the same reason, his words are right, a few days ago a prince died, but I didn't expect Qin Qiong to say it like this.
At this time, Shangshu's right servant shot Feng Deyi and Shangshu's left servant shot Xiao Yu.
Feng Deyi saw that the ranks of the early dynasty were uneven, and from time to time there were people whispering to each other, and before anyone arrived, the voice had already reached everyone's ears, and he shouted: "In such a solemn place, if you don't wait to meet the emperor step by step, how can you whisper and lose your dignity." As soon as the words fell, everyone was taken by his majesty, and hurriedly lined up neatly according to the size of the official position.
When Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu passed by everyone, everyone bowed. Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu ranked first among the ministers as the prime ministers of Zhongshu Province, followed by Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian in the service, and then Du Ruhui, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Sun Wuji, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Officials. Li Ke and Li Tai were tied in the middle of the Wenchen, Li Chengqian was in front of Li Kefei, and these princes and disciples were all behind the various Shangshu.
Because Li Jing, Li Ji, Chai Shao and others were out on the expedition, or guarding the fortress, Qin Qiong and Duan Zhixuan took the lead, and behind them were Wei Chi Jingde, Changsun Shunde and Hou Junji and others.
At this time, Li Ke saw the palace door of the Taiji Hall open, and a chamberlain walked out of it, standing in front of the steps and shouting to everyone: "The emperor is in the early dynasty, and he will enter the palace as a minister!" Li Ke followed a group of civil and military ministers into the Taiji Hall, looked up and down at the power center of the Tang Dynasty, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
In the past few days, Li Shimin and his ministers are handling official affairs in their respective palaces, and when the ministers encounter problems that cannot be solved and need to consult the emperor, they often go to the emperor's inner hall such as the Liangyi Hall or the imperial study of Ganquan Palace.
Every Shuo (the first day of the new year) and the emperor (fifteenth) will meet the ministers in the Taiji Palace, depending on the court and listen to the government.
There are also exceptional times, such as the canonization of the crown prince, border wars and other major events when the ministers cannot discuss the results, Li Shimin will also convene the ministers to listen to the government in the Taiji Palace.
And this is the first time he has participated in such a large court meeting, and he can't help but feel a little nervous and curious.
Li Shimin deserved to be the emperor immediately, wearing a bright yellow nine-clawed dragon robe, wearing a winged crown on his head, and came down to the Taiji Hall under the escort of Wang De and several guards.
The ministers knelt down in unison and shouted long live when Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, which symbolized power and status. Li Shimin asked the group to get up and said straight to the point: "Since I ascended the throne a few months ago, some people have begun to write to advise me to establish the crown prince as soon as possible, saying that it will not be used by traitors in the long night, and make the princes fight openly and secretly to cause trouble for Xiao Wall. After Li Shimin finished speaking, he paused for a moment, looked at the ministers below, and continued: "I think about it, I think it's better to do it early. Therefore, he discussed the selection of the crown prince with the directors of the six departments of the three provinces. Li Shimin said this, obviously glanced at Li Chengqian, Li Ke and Li Tai.
However, everyone expressed their own opinions, and there was no consensus on who should be appointed as the crown prince. I pondered for several days, and finally adopted the advice of Sun Wuji, the chief secretary of the ministry, to canonize the crown prince. After speaking, he glanced at Li Chengqian and Li Ke, and said to Wang De: "Announce the decree." Wang De walked to the front from behind Li Shimin, opened the holy decree and read: "Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor said: Only tell the heaven and the earth Sheji, since ancient times, the emperor has succeeded the heavens. Fuyu returns to the area, and the Yuan Reserve will be established, Maolong Guoben, and Mianzong Society will not be stiff. The country builds a reserve, the courtesy follows the elders, and the foundation of the world is in Yan. I started from the danger of the country, competed with the heroes, and determined the trouble, which was due to the many difficulties. Now the foundation has been completed, and the country and the people are safe. I should continue to work hard all night. Yang is the ancestor Mo Lie Zhaoyi, entrusted to the heavy, Cheng Xingqing, and the end is in Yuanliang. The son-in-law Li Chengqian is respectful and humble, his character is valuable, and he will be able to overcome the unification in the middle of the night. Registered as the crown prince, it is advisable to know Shenbu, and the salty envoy knows it. Chin this! Li Chengqian had long known about the appointment of himself as the crown prince, but when he heard his own name, he couldn't help but be excited, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The son has the order." Then he retreated.
Wang De took out another copy and even read: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: I see the traces of the ancient ancestors and fathers, and then know the difficulties of the king's business." Look up to my ancestors to bask in the wind and rain to enlighten the world. It is with diligence, if falling into the spring valley. The old land of the pig, the accumulation of virtue, the vulgar and loyal, people are pleasing to it. Wang Yuzitu, Ke Mao virtuous relative. Counselor Li Ke, the third son of me, is qualitative, refreshed, majestic, and quiet and silent. It is a style and a custom. I can be diligent and thrifty, and Xuanhua is a suburb. It is to use the order to make the ceremonial official hold the festival book and order Er to be the king of Chu. The fourth son, Li Tai, Nanfeng Sixuan, Junxiu is a scholar, and Yingcai has it. Serve the national army, very respectful; Parents, very filial piety; Brothers, very close; Sons and nephews, very good; The servants are ordered to make the ceremonial officials hold the festival book and order them to defend the king."
When Li Ke heard that he was crowned the king of Chu, although he had already known the result, he was still excited and silent, what kind of overlord to say, Li Shimin regarded himself as a child, but Li Shimin himself was not, he couldn't just seal the throne, could that be sealed to himself?
Li Ke hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Erchen is grateful, I wish my father long live." As for the titles that followed, he didn't hear anything about them. In fact, Li Ke also understands that if he is really crowned as an overlord, Li Shimin will not be able to explain, but fortunately, Li Shimin is shrewd enough to give himself a title that does not lose his trust in himself and is not ridiculous to the government and the opposition.
Li Tai followed Li Ke as if he was painting a gourd, he didn't know the result like Li Ke, he still looked forward to making himself the prince in his heart, and then the result was Li Chengqian, and he was inevitably disappointed. Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, and the expressions of his many sons in front of him were unobstructed.
Li Chengqian's face was excited when he heard that he was canonized as the crown prince, and Li Tai's performance was very lost, obviously difficult to accept such a result, and on the contrary, Li Ke didn't care much about the prince, but was happy that he was crowned the prince of Han, which made Li Shimin a little trance.
Because, Li Ke's performance was beyond his expectations, does this mean that he just wants to be an idle prince? It was still intentional, intended to show in front of himself that he had little interest in the throne, and if so, then he was a small eight-year-old child, and the city was deeply terrifying.
However, Li Shimin believes in the first possibility, that is, Li Ke has no intention of taking the throne, which makes him look up to this son a few more times, and he is also a little firm in the decision he made in his heart.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Ke stayed at the end, and waited for a group of ministers, old and young, to congratulate Li Chengqian and leave, before he walked up to Li Chengqian and said very symbolic compliments to him.
Because Li Chengqian was named the crown prince, he was very enthusiastic about Li Ke, and asked for warmth, saying that he could find him if he had anything difficult to do in the future.
Li Ke looked at the complacent Li Chengqian in front of him and thought of his ending, and couldn't help but feel sad for him. But he didn't show it, he just said that there was something that would not be necessary to disturb the eldest brother in the future, and then left the Taiji Palace.
When he returned to the mansion, he came to the study, and the joy of the king was swept away. Because he knew that there were some places in history that had changed with his arrival, Li Chengqian was still named the crown prince, and Li Kuan was posthumously named Liang (after his stepuncle Chu Li Zhiyun, who died young. )。 He is the king of Chu, Li Tai is the king of Wei, Li You is the king of Qi, and everyone else has also divided the princes one by one. It's just that what he didn't notice was that Li Shimin observed every move of all the princes when he was canonized as the crown prince, and his demeanor and expression were deeply imprinted on Li Shimin's body.
At the end of the day, the crooked crescent moon, like a sword, split the dark night, and the faint white moonlight reflected into Li Ke's study from the window, and under the hazy light, it was vaguely seen that the interior decoration was extremely luxurious. In the middle of a row of Nanmu carved bookshelves are full of subsets of classics and history, famous classics, and in the most eye-catching place, there are military books such as "Wei Xuanzi", "Wu Zi", "Liutao", "Wujing General Essentials".
Li Ke put half of the "Art of War" in his hand on the table, walked to the window and looked at the stars in the night sky to recall the scene of the early dynasty, if the memory is tasteful, in his feeling, the scene of the early dynasty is like the fragrance of wine, sweet and warm, spicy and lonely.
The iron-clad fact that Li Shimin appointed Li Chengqian as the crown prince made Li Ke feel a little regret and a little worry while he was happy that he was crowned the king of Chu. The years are shaken down, and the fragrance is unexpectedly successful.
Li Ke sighed and shook his head. Because of the past few days of learning martial arts, practicing swords, and learning the art of war, Li Ke has become accustomed to a tense and busy life.
Because there are more important things than sword training waiting for him to participate, to be precise, this matter is of greater significance to Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian was canonized as the crown prince, and Li Shimin specially ordered a banquet to be held in the Taiji Hall to have fun with the people, and all the civil and military ministers above the fifth rank in Beijing could attend.
Thinking of the banquet, Li Ke was slightly excited, how to say that he was still a child, and he always had a curiosity and expectation for things he had never experienced. The moonlight at night shines through the cracks in the red velvet curtains, illuminating the colorful glass ornaments on the table, reflecting a little brilliant light. Li Ke looked at it, came out of his mind for a while, and thought that the time was not early, so he called Lan'er and the palace maid to serve him and dress. When grooming, Li Ke deliberately dressed himself up, from today on, he is the king of Chu in the Tang Dynasty, and he wants to be a respected and liked king of Chu.
Robbery in ancient times: I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, if you want to pass by, leave to buy road wealth. After hundreds of years of civilization baptism, in today's society, robbery is like this: 500 meters ahead of the toll booth, please slow down