Chapter 358
The ministers went out of the bedroom.
Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian with a tired look: "I am tired, Chengqian should go and rest!"
Li Chengqian stood up and helped Li Shimin lie down, whispering: "It's all the sons who are useless to make their father suffer."
Li Shimin showed a smug smile when he heard this, and took Li Chengqian's hand and said, "Don't worry, my father will definitely hold on until you decide the unwavering method of my Tang Dynasty."
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The ministers listened to Li Chengqian's lessons in Li Shimin's bedroom. What really made them care was that Li Shimin's health was obviously getting better and better. Judging from today's situation, Li Shimin was very supportive of Li Chengqian's reforms.
In ancient times, there was only the word "revolution" but not the word "reform". Although Li Chengqian once publicly stated that Li Shimin should set an unchanging law for the Tang Dynasty forever. However, the Tang and Sui system went through the ninth year of Wude and more than ten years of Zhenguan. Now more than twenty years have passed, hundreds of families have emerged in the world, and the founding merits in the court have become deeply rooted. Even if Li Shimin wanted to change his course at this time, he was still reforming, not the so-called method of formulating ancestors.
On the way back to the yamen, everyone was thinking silently about their thoughts. Suiliang suddenly walked up to Gao Shilian and bowed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is far-sighted, and those who are ministers can only do their best to fulfill Your Highness's ambition."
Seeing this, everyone stopped. Gao Shilian looked at the six ministers standing next to him and nodded solemnly: "My ministers meet a wise ruler like Your Majesty and His Royal Highness, and must do their best to serve the court."
The six ministers knew that the two of them were singing and talking to them here, so they asked them to cooperate with the inspection.
Li Daozong smiled and said to the two: "Don't worry, sir, we are also ministers of the Tang Dynasty. Such things that are related to the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years will naturally be fully assisted in the crown prince."
“That’s exactly what…”
"We can also leave this name in history..."
Everyone expressed their consent.
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Even if Li Chengqian stabilizes these people, he will be able to stabilize the court. As long as he removes the rebellious King Jing and the gentry in one fell swoop, his reform will go well in the court.
Li Chengqian left Li Shimin's bedroom and came to Ganlumen where he usually handled government affairs. He was about to order people to spread the word of the Grand Secretary of Pingzhang Academy, when Jiangxia King Li Daozong came to see him.
While Li Chengqian ordered him to come in, he thought to himself that King Li Daozong of Jiangxia was the Minister of Rites, why did he come to ask for a meeting again after meeting him?
At a moment, Li Daozong walked in a little unsteadfast and saluted Li Chengqian.
"Uncle Wang of Jiangxia is exempt from gifts and gives him a seat." Li Chengqian said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Daozong didn't see Li Chengqian and just bowed and sat down.
Li Chengqian saw Li Daozong sitting there with his head down, knowing that he must have something big to say, but he didn't say anything just waiting for him to speak.
After a while, Li Daozong looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Have you heard that King Jing has returned to Chang'an?"
Li Chengqian's eyes were cold and then he covered it up and asked lightly: "When did it happen?"
"I don't know, but it should be a few days. I heard from the housekeeper that the Chang'an gentry all said that 'King Jing held a banquet and claimed that he had dreamed of the sun and the moon to buy'."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Daozong with a smile when he heard this and said, "Does Uncle Jiangxia believing?"
Li Daozong immediately said angrily: "He is so ruthless and nonsense, so how can he accept it!"
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Uncle Jiangxia is also a master of military tactics. Tell me how they will fight the Lone King in this battle?"
Li Daozong said with a serious expression when he heard this: "Does His Highness the Crown Prince think they will rebel?"
"Although King Jing is near Chang'an, if the Chang'an geniuses took the initiative to hook him up, he might not have the courage to return to Chang'an secretly, right?"
After saying that, Li Chengqian looked at Li Daozong waiting for him to answer.
Because Li Daozong is low-key, Li Chengqian has always ignored Li Daozong, but don’t forget that Li Shimin once put Li Daozong and Li Shiji and Xue Wanche together to evaluate him, and he also believes that Li Daozong and Li Shiji have better military attainments than Xue Wanche.
Even if you forget such a character, others will be thinking about it. King Jing will return to Chang'an to inform Li Daozong in a few days.
Li Daozong thought about it and tentatively said, "Your Majesty is healthy, as long as your Majesty comes forward, the world will be peaceful."
Li Daozong was just trying to test Li Chengqian but forgot to say this and violated Li Chengqian's taboo.
Li Chengqian seemed to smile and said, "Uncle Jiangxia seems to look down on the Lone King?"
Li Daozong was shocked and stood up in a hurry to salute Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood. I have no intention of underestimating Your Highness the Crown Prince. I just want to calm the situation as soon as possible and not cause them to commit rebellion..."
Seeing this, Li Chengqian was not good at saying anything, so he stood up and helped Li Daozong sit down, comforted him and said, "The Lone King just said casually that Uncle Wang doesn't have to care."
Li Daozong sat down and looked at Li Chengqian like an angry young wife.
Li Chengqian knew that he was pretending, and had no intention of letting him go. He walked back to his seat and sat down with a smile, asking, "Is there any way for Uncle Wang to make them rebellious and the court can calm them down without any injury?"
When Li Daozong heard this, he knew that Li Chengqian intended to indulge them in rebellion.
But he pretended not to understand and said, "What is the intention of Your Highness? If King Jing is allowed to collude and rebellion, he will be in trouble, and the court will be hurt no matter how hard it is!"
Li Chengqian looked at Li Daozong with anger and said lightly: "Only those who have pulled out poisonous sores can be healthy. There are so many ulterior motives in the court. If you don't clean up and say that the court can't do anything, the world will be in peace."
Seeing that Li Daozong heard this, Li Chengqian nodded in agreement and said coldly: "The Lone King treats Uncle Wang honestly, but I wonder how Uncle Wang can repay the Lone King?"
Li Daozong smiled bitterly when he heard this, and thought to himself that he was really smart and actually tried to test Li Chengqian. He looked at him with a playful look, knowing that if he didn't express his attitude today, he would be unable to escape.
Li Daozong stood up and walked under Li Chengqian's throne, bowed solemnly and said, "I am willing to follow the prince and pull out the poisonous sores from the court."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Daozong who was bent over and did not let him get up, but asked directly: "I wonder why Uncle Wang teaches the Lone King?"
Li Daozong stood up and said confidently: "Since His Highness knows that they are going to rebel, he cannot give them too much time to let him arrange it calmly."
Li Chengqian was a little impatient and asked directly: "How to break the deadlock?"
Li Daozong was stunned when he heard this, and smiled bitterly in his heart, but he hurriedly said, "I ordered King Jing to return to Chang'an!"
Li Daozong's method was very clear that the court issued a clear order to force King Jing to force him to either show up or speed up the rebellion.
"What if King Jing ignored the imperial edict? After all, he is now successful, the king will lose, and there is no way back." Li Chengqian believed that King Jing had embarked on the road of rebellion and could not care about the imperial edict.
Li Daozong smiled faintly when he heard this, and finally felt that Li Chengqian was not that strong, but when he saw Li Chengqian's bad eyes, he hurriedly said: "The edict was just to alert the snake and let them know that the prince's whereabouts had known. He was guilty and would naturally be anxious to get up. He had his own flaws to reveal to His Royal Highness."
Li Chengqian thought that this was just a trick of leisure chess anyway, so he would rather give it a try first and nodded and said, "I will follow Uncle Wang's clever plan."
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Li Chengqian's edict went down to hide in the mansion of Zhaoguofang and King Jing received the news that day.
Hearing that the envoy from the court had already rushed forward to summon him to the capital in Fuzhou, King Jing immediately lost his mind and quickly sent someone to summon his accomplices to discuss countermeasures.
Chapter completed!