Chapter 315: Not a Simple Appearance
Li You, the king of Qi, has not been doing well recently, his behavior is relatively domineering, and he often interferes in the local affairs of Qizhou.
Although the King of Qi has the power to control the military affairs of Qizhou, a prince and a prince are not qualified to meddle in local government affairs, and some of Li You's practices are obviously inappropriate.
The magistrates had to be impeached and sent to Chang'an to complain to the emperor, but Li Shimin didn't take it too seriously after reading it. It's normal for my son to be young, a little domineering, and a little ignorant.
Li Shimin even regretted a little that he shouldn't have sent Li You to Qizhou earlier, so that he lost the care and teaching he deserved, so that he was misbehaving now. Therefore, his response was to send Quan Wanji to Qizhou.
Quan Wanji was quite competent when he was doing a long history in Wu Wangfu, and Li Ke grew from a somewhat frizzy teenager to a brave and resourceful prince today, and Quan Wanji made great contributions. Therefore, Li Shimin has reason to believe that Quan Wanji has the ability to teach Li You, the king of Qi.
After Quan Wanji went to take office, Li Shimin's eyes and attention were quickly attracted by Li Tai, the king of Wei, who said that the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang Yique were built with the Buddha statue of Empress Changsun as the prototype, and he wanted to go to pay respects.
All of a sudden, Li Shimin's heart was occupied by his beloved wife, who had been dead for several years.
In recent years, there have been many newly elected young concubines in the palace, and Li Shimin occasionally spends a few days of indulgence, but no woman has ever entered his heart.
It is also strange to say that since the eldest grandson queen went, although Li Shimin has pampered many concubines, there are few princes and princesses born in the palace. And when the eldest grandson queen gave birth to a child almost every one or two years, three sons and four daughters before and after, she was definitely the one who had the most children among the concubines.
It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, the eldest grandson queen died early, and Li Shimin didn't mention how uncomfortable it was. In addition to treating the children he gave birth to, he could only bury a longing deep in his heart.
Now that Li Tai informed Empress Changsun that the Buddha statue had been completed, the four years in Li Shimin's heart were like a flood that burst the embankment, and there was even a tendency to flood for a while.
I have to go to Luoyang. Go and see her statue to remember those youth and years that have passed.
Fortunately, this year's government is relatively stable, and there are completely conditions for the eastern tour, and presumably the courtiers will not object. Therefore, Li Shimin soon drew up a plan to tour Luoyang in the east, the crown prince stayed in Chang'an to supervise the country, and the emperor took Li Tai, the king of Wei, and others to Luoyang.
Originally, Li Shimin meant that all the women born to Empress Changsun would go to Luoyang to pay respects, but the prince would definitely not be able to leave. Since ancient times, it has been a tradition that when the emperor leaves the capital, the crown prince must stay behind to supervise the country. This is a complete method to ensure that there is no chaos and that the inheritance of the country is stable.
Surprisingly, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was also reluctant to go to Luoyang, but claimed to stay in Chang'an to study, and would go to Zhaoling in June to guard the spirit of his mother.
Going to Luoyang to pay homage to the Buddha statue is filial piety, and going to Zhaoling to guard the spirit and sweep the tomb is also filial piety, Li Shimin can't find a reason to object, and he seems to understand some of the difficulties of his younger son. So Li Shimin agreed, except for Li Tai, the king of Wei. He only took a few princesses from the eldest grandson queen with him.
For such a situation, Donggong's reaction was very flat.
Li Chengqian's original intention was definitely not happy, and it was obvious that this was another means of the fourth Li Tai, borrowing his deceased mother to win the favor of his father. Let's talk about it carefully. This method is somewhat despicable, and Li Chengqian himself disdains it.
But his father believed that when it came to filial piety to his deceased mother, Li Chengqian did not dare to object. As the crown prince, he can't travel with the emperor at any time, so he can only watch Li Tai follow him to Luoyang to invite pets.
But it doesn't matter, because it is still a good thing for me to leave Beijing at this time.
Hou Junji is about to return to Chang'an. On the way back to the court, the note about the impeachment of Hou Junji flew into the Chengqing Hall like snowflakes. Although the emperor did not make it clear that he did not have the slightest intention of asking for guilt, Li Chengqian had already sensed some clues.
It's not that the father doesn't want to punish Hou Junji, but he can't ask for the crime immediately, at least after he returns to Chang'an and returns the military power. It is obviously not a wise move for the so-called general to be under the orders of the king outside and suddenly issue an edict to question a general who leads troops and horses.
In order to support his nephew, King Changyi, the general of the Second Division, Li Guangli, and the prime minister Liu Quyak secretly made a witch curse, causing the death of the queen Wei Zifu and the crown prince Liu Ju.
Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che figured out the ins and outs, immediately issued an edict to ask for the guilt, put Liu Quyak in prison, and even ignored the situation of Li Guangli's army in the Western Regions, and directly imprisoned the Li family.
As a result, Li Guangli, who was far away in the Western Regions, learned the news and directly led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to rebel, almost causing a catastrophe. Today's Hou Junji is very similar to Li Guangli's situation back then, so naturally he can't be forced to hurry.
So it is not surprising that the day Hou Junji returned to Chang'an was the time to ask for guilt. When the time comes, when the emperor is not in Chang'an, he will have more space to help Hou Junji, not to mention exonerating him, at least he can reduce some punishment, so should Hou Junji be grateful to himself?
At that time, you can also take this opportunity to quietly install your own strength in the army and Chang'an, which is much more useful than inviting the saint.
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian was also relieved. As for the other younger brother Li Zhi, he is now quite low-key, and he also took the initiative to give up the opportunity to go to Luoyang to accompany him, but stayed in Chang'an to study and guard the spirit.
Li Zhi is very sensible, and Li Chengqian's original dissatisfaction with the ninth brother has become a lot more indifferent because of this. But he also had a bad feeling that things wouldn't seem to be so simple.
After all, behind Li Zhi is Xie Yi, how can such a scheming person be so quiet? Thinking about it carefully, Xie Yi has been really low-key recently, and his low-key is a bit too much.
If he hadn't given birth to a pair of twin sons, I'm afraid that the whole Chang'an would have forgotten the existence of Mr. Xie long ago.
But is it deliberate to be so low-key? What does he plan to do when he is deliberately low-key? Li Chengqian had a little suspicion in his heart.
So, he sent someone to investigate carefully, wanting to know about Xie Yi's recent movements. The answer was that Xie Yi asked for leave and asked to return to Chenzhou to sweep the tomb, and moved his mother-in-law's cemetery to Chang'an to be buried with Du Fuwei.
After giving birth to a son, he has to go home to sweep the grave, inform the ancestors, and bury his father-in-law and mother-in-law together, these are all reasonable and filial piety behaviors. However, it is impossible to say why, Li Chengqian always feels that many of Xie Yi's actions are not as simple as they seem. (To be continued.) )