Daetang, Silla State, Pyongyang City, August 1.

As early as the day before, a temporary altar had been erected outside the city of Pyongyang, and the ceremony here was simpler, of course, presided over by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

The entire people around Pyongyang City, as well as the 150,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty stationed here, gathered here early in the morning of August 1, and surrounded the entire temporary altar.

The soldiers who had arranged the message in the middle would relay the speech of Li Chengqian, who was presiding over the ceremony, to all directions.

Li Shiji and the others naturally witnessed the entire ceremony under the altar.

In the early morning, when the sun has completely risen, the ceremony outside Pyongyang officially begins.

Li Chengqian changed into a new black and red prince's costume, but it was not a prince's costume.

On the altar, after sacrificing heaven and earth according to the traditional rituals, Li Chengqian stood up straight, looked at the Tang soldiers and people in the various areas below and spoke.

"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the people."

"I am Li Chengqian, the current crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, although I am the crown prince, but in the past few years, I am ashamed."

"Because the Tang Dynasty has been in Zhenguan for nine years, that is, in the 20th year of the Tang Dynasty, it has been seven years since the Tang Dynasty began to reform under the auspices of the current King of Qin, and in seven years, the land area of the Tang Dynasty has expanded several times, the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty has increased fivefold, and the population has increased by nearly 10 million."

"In addition, with the reform of the military system in Datang, the grain reserves have increased at least more than ten times compared with before, and now after the statistics of the Datang Statistics Department, everyone in the country in Datang can eat enough!"

"But in the seven years of reform, as the crown prince, I, Li Chengqian, have hardly made any contribution to the Tang Dynasty. In addition, not only did I not make any contributions, but I tried to make myself learn and try to keep up with the pace of Datang's current reforms. ”

"But it's a pity that my own personal ability is limited, which makes my learning progress still unable to keep up with the pace of change in Datang now."

"His Royal Highness Li Ke, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, whom everyone knows, once told me that as long as a country is not advancing, it means that it is regressing."

"Now the Tang royal family carries not only a Tang royal family, but also 44 million Datang people on the current total land area of 37.8 million square kilometers!"

"He said that our royal family is not only living for ourselves, but also responsible for these 44 million people!"

Li Chengqian's tone was agitated, and the soldiers who conveyed his words loudly conveyed his words in all directions, ensuring that everyone could hear them.

Li Shiji, Li Daozong and the others below all had strange expressions, and of course there was shock on their faces, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't hear what he said!

There's obviously something wrong with that!

It's just that soon, Li Chengqian directly told all of them what the answer was!

"Therefore, after seven years of study, in these seven years, I confirm that I cannot bear the fate of more than 40 million people in Datang, and I do not have the ability."

"So this time, before arriving in Liaodong, I have officially stated to my father that from today onwards, I, Li Chengqian, will officially give up my position as the crown prince! From this day forward, I will be an ordinary prince! Li Chengqian said loudly.

With Li Chengqian's words, Li Daozong below took a deep breath, and the people around them all let out exclamations, as for the soldiers, because of the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty army now, although all the soldiers were shocked on their faces, no one spoke.

Li Daozong and the others glanced at each other, they had probably guessed something when Li Chengqian spoke before, but when Li Chengqian really said this, they still couldn't contain their shock.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince voluntarily gave up his position as the crown prince? Thinking about Li Tai and other princes who avoided the position of the prince like a snake and scorpion in the court, who kept this position for, do you still need to ask?

The question is...... The first person to avoid snakes and scorpions was His Royal Highness King Qin, even if His Majesty made His Royal Highness King Qin the crown prince, but His Royal Highness King Qin did not accept it.

With the character of His Royal Highness King Qin, I am afraid that they will not pick a son on the spot and flash people directly, but they all know His Royal Highness King Qin too well, and His Royal Highness King Qin will definitely do this kind of thing.

This...... If His Royal Highness King Qin directly picks on the son and does not do it, then the situation of the Tang Dynasty will ...... They all have some worries, just now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, oh no, what His Royal Highness the Great Prince said just now makes sense.

Now the situation in Datang is constantly advancing and rushing, and those who can deal with such a situation are really not ordinary people who can be responsible, it can be said that under the whole world, others who leave His Royal Highness King Qin may not be able to take over this matter.

It will be difficult for His Majesty to take over.

If it weren't for the indispensability of His Royal Highness King Qin, why do you think those imperial histories, courtiers, etc. in the court would let go of the current situation in the Tang Dynasty?

is not the crown prince's eunuch, and it is so long at one time, and even many rights are almost equivalent to Your Majesty.

If this had been put in the past, Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng would have to be impeached if he was not afraid that he would have to be killed on the bamboo.

But because the Tang Dynasty has progressed too fast, whether it is the land area, the number of people, or various reform measures, His Royal Highness King Qin has become the indispensable one, so these courtiers can be regarded as acquiescing.

Because they and their families have experienced the benefits of Datang's gradual strengthening, this is the current situation of Datang.

And His Royal Highness the Great Prince took the initiative to give up his position as the crown prince, how should this be?

However, they were worried here, and Li Chengqian, who was standing on the altar, took out a holy decree from his arms.

"Now, in the place of my father, I will read a decree."

"This decree was written by my father and the emperor in a few months, because it is not just one, and today it will be read together in all the counties and cities above in the Tang Dynasty." Li Chengqian took out the holy decree in his hand.

Of course he knew what was in it, but he knew that no one in the world could think of it.

Li Shiji and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they all suddenly realized, yes, how could a person like Your Majesty not think that His Royal Highness the King of Qin would pick a son.

This is obviously a direct preparation of the holy decree in advance, that is to say, Your Majesty may directly take this opportunity to announce that His Royal Highness King Qin will be established as the crown prince.

And it's all together, or Your Majesty is thoughtful, this is directly to create an established fact, so that His Royal Highness King Qin has nowhere to run.

Li Shiji and the others all thought that they had seen through His Majesty's arrangement.