Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 109 A Bunch of Stuffed Guys
Chapter 140 A Bunch of Stuffed Guys
Soon, we arrived at Ganlu Hall.

All civil and military officials stood up, and when Li Chengqian was struggling with where he should stand, he suddenly saw Li Tai and the other princes standing in the front row, and his big gold master Yue Wang Li Zhen was also among them.

Li Chengqian understood immediately, and then stood directly on the far left, that is, to the left of Wei Wang Li Tai.

It was originally because Wei Wang Li Tai was the closest to him, but when he stood over, he found that everyone's expressions seemed to have changed slightly.

Especially Li Tai, whose face was so gloomy that he could drip water.

Li Chengqian looked at him inexplicably, this guy must have body odor, otherwise why would he be afraid to stand next to him.

However, what he didn't know was that in ancient times, the left was the most respected, and Li Tai stood on the far left, while the other princes with relatively low status stood on his right one by one.

This position is reasonable, because currently Li Tai is the most hopeful to become the prince, and among the many princes, he has the highest prestige, so it is reasonable to stand in the most honored position on the left.

As a result, now, Li Chengqian ran to Li Tai's left all at once, wouldn't that just steal his limelight?
Everyone began to guess, could it be that Li Chengqian was going back to Chang'an this time to argue with Li Tai?
This is very interesting. Although Li Chengqian was once demoted for rebellion, in just two years, he has changed from a duke who was assigned to a prince who now holds great power!
With such a sacred family, who in the current dynasty can fight against it?
Although he has no hope of being re-established as the prince, this does not affect his struggle for power with Li Tai!

Li Chengqian himself didn't know that it was just a matter of casual positioning that would cause so many people to speculate.

If he were to know, he would probably only be able to sum up their behavior in one sentence.

What a bunch of fed up guys.

After standing in the Tai Chi Hall and waiting for a while, Li Shimin was still nowhere to be seen.

However, the court officials did not dare to express their dissatisfaction. Instead, they felt apprehensive, reflecting on whether they had made a mistake recently, which made Li Shimin unhappy.

"His Majesty is here!"

At this moment, the eunuch's voice came from behind the Tai Chi Hall, and then Li Shimin, led by the great eunuch Wang De, strode in from the side.

After Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, Li Chengqian and other princes and civil and military officials saluted one after another.

"See Father Emperor!"

"See Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin glanced at them, nodded slightly, "Everyone, let's get back together!"

Everyone is at peace.

Li Shimin continued: "Today is the day when I report to the princes, and the political affairs will be jointly deliberated by the Menxia Province and the Shangshu Province!"

"Here!"

Civil and military officials will naturally not object.

Li Shimin chuckled, turned his attention to the princes, and said, "The princes will report their duties next. Who comes first?"

"Father, son come first!" Wu Wang Li Ke stood up first.

Li Ke is the third son of Li Shimin, and he is quite talented. Apart from Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi, Li Ke is the most favored.

Even Li Shimin was hesitant between Li Tai and Li Ke at the beginning, because these two were very interested in him.

But it's a pity that Li Ke is good at everything, but there is something wrong with his background.

His mother-in-law is Yang Guang's daughter, Concubine Yang.

Li Shimin wanted Li Ke to be the prince, but he was concerned about his origin. The Tang Dynasty was more likely to be snatched from the Sui Dynasty, and Li Ke had the blood of the Yang family. For the Yang family?

Because of this, Li Shimin could only regretfully exclude Li Ke from being the successor to the throne.

However, this does not affect Li Shimin's appreciation for him.

As soon as Li Ke stood up, Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "Ke'er, let's talk first."

Li Ke nodded and said: "My son came out of the town of Songzhou and ruled for six years. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the food is abundant. And my son always remembers the "Book of Commandments" and has always restrained himself, not daring to be extravagant and lustful, diligent and conscientious..."

Li Ke's debriefing was quite satisfactory, nothing more than governing the people in the fief well, but Li Shimin did it.

Especially when Li Ke mentioned "Book of Commandments", Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

In the 11th year of Zhenguan, Li Ke was the governor of Anzhou. Maybe this child was spoiled, so when he arrived in the fiefdom, he felt a little smug.

At the end of the same year, Liu Fan, the censor, wrote a letter of impeachment, saying that Li Ke was hunting too much and damaging crops.

Under Liu Fan's impeachment, Li Shimin could only pinch his nose and convict Li Chengqian. As punishment, he was removed from Anzhou governor and closed down [-] households.

However, it was only a few months after he was dismissed. In the 12th year of Zhenguan, Li Ke was once again appointed as the governor of Anzhou.

This time, in order to prevent Li Ke, this naughty kid, from causing trouble again, Li Shimin wrote a special letter, saying who you want to learn from, keep a low profile when you are in the fiefdom, and don't make others unhappy, otherwise I will not be happy. Now, and if Lao Tzu is not happy, you don't want to be happy either.

Li Ke also felt that he had done something wrong, so he learned self-restraint afterwards. Not only did he not make any more mistakes, but he also managed the fief very well.

After listening to Li Ke's speech, Li Shimin showed a smile, "Ke'er is good, you have lived up to my expectations of you!"

After Li Ke heard this, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, father, for your compliment!"

Then, like a child who had received a reward, he returned to his place triumphantly.

Next, the rest of the princes talked about their achievements, and Li Shimin either frowned or laughed.

In the end, only Li Tai and Li Chengqian remained.

Heavyweights always come out last, let alone someone as heavy as Li Tai?

Li Shimin put his eyes on the two of them, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "You two, who will come first?"

Li Tai took a step forward, and said loudly: "Father, let the servants come!"

"Good!" Li Shimin nodded.

Li Tai said: "In the past few years, I have served as the governor of Xiangzhou. According to the report from the governor's office of Xiangzhou, a total of [-] shi of grain was collected in Xiangzhou and other places last year."

"I heard that there was a drought in the Tang Dynasty, which caused many people to starve to death. I was deeply taught by my father to always put the people first, so I decided to use [-] shi from the [-] shi of grain in the Xiangzhou Dudu Mansion. Hand it over to the imperial court!"

hiss!
Hearing this, everyone took a deep breath.

One stone is 120 catties, and 900 stones is [-] million catties.

Submit 600 shi to the imperial court, which is [-] million catties.

However, Xiangzhou and other places are the most prosperous cities in Hebei Province. It is normal for them to collect [-] shi.

Li Shimin's breathing became heavier, and his lips trembled even more, "Qingque, you...are you serious?"

At present, Li Shimin has been worrying about food, and the [-] troops are going to fight, and the food consumed must be a huge amount.

If [-] shi of grain were given to an army of [-], it would be enough for a month or two.

Li Tai arched his hands, and sighed pretentiously, "To be honest, my son is still a little dissatisfied, because the soil in Xiangzhou and other places is fertile, but he can only provide [-] shi of grain. Royal father has resolved the urgent need!"

Wei Ting, the transport envoy, stood up immediately and said with excitement: "Your Highness, King Wei, now that the army is about to go on an expedition, food and grass cannot be guaranteed. Your fifty thousand stones of food can be said to have solved an urgent need!"

"That's right, His Highness King Wei's fifty thousand stones of food did come in time!"

Not only Wei Ting, but even Li Ji and others who are not from the lineage of King Wei also nodded in praise.

(End of this chapter)