At the Taiji Hall ceremony, welcoming the return of the prince, officials counted Li Chengqian's actions on Tubo Road. All civil and military officials congratulated each other, and even Li Er nodded and praised him many times.

Just when everyone thought that the prince could return to the East Palace, Li Chengqian stood up and gave everyone an accident.

"Father, my son, after his experience in the Tubo Road, knows that governing the country is not easy, and talking about it on paper is not good, and it still needs to be practiced.

Therefore, my son is willing to serve in the Ministry of Justice and share the national affairs of the father and emperor." Li Chengqian said respectfully to Li Er.

Before Li Er could express his opinion, officials from the Ministry of Rites had already stood up, "No, the crown prince is the crown prince, and he has a supervisor in the East Palace. Since ancient times, the crown prince has not been in power. He should study diligently in the East Palace, and it is not beyond the reach of it.

Please think twice with His Majesty and His Highness.”

"Please think twice. The crown prince has important matters in governing the country, so he should not give up the roots and ends."

...One officials stood up to oppose it.

Li Er still didn't say anything, and there was no joy or anger on his face. Li Chengqian retorted: "You all said you wanted me to learn how to govern the country, but they stopped me and let me practice it personally. Is it on paper to govern the country? Is it unreasonable?"

Seeing this nephew so intense, Changsun Wuji stood up and dissuaded: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, although he is full of filial piety, the crown prince should stick to the crown prince's duties. Interfering in the government affairs in this way is arguing that he is usurped. Please think twice."

This uncle said tactfully, but he believed that Li Chengqian should understand it, that is, you should keep it before you ascend the throne. Now you have to stand up and have real power, and there is suspicion of having bad intentions and decentralization between the emperor.

Li Chengqian respectfully said to Li Er again: "Father, my son has no other intentions. He really knows that the Tang Dynasty is becoming increasingly vast and there are many officials and talents everywhere. He just wants to do his best. Even if he doesn't have real power and responsibilities, he can be a deputy in the Ministry of Justice."

Looking at Li Chengqian's sincere look, Li Er finally spoke, "Fang Xiang, what do you think?"

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment, turned to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, it's not that we obey the etiquette and law and do not know how to adapt, but that the impact of this matter is not good.

After all, you are the crown prince, and all officials with noble status are ministers. If you serve in the court, who dares to be above you?

Even if you are willing to surrender, when you are truly doing things, everyone will give way to you because you are the crown prince. When exercising your power in this way, you will have privileges. Once you open privileges, you will be unfair.

The six ministries are all state affairs of the court. If the state affairs are biased, the impact will be immeasurable. You have led a place and you should understand it, so please think twice."

After listening quietly, Li Chengqian bowed to Fang Xuanling with conscience: "Thank you, Fang Xiang, for resolving his doubts, because Chengqian is not thinking well."

"It's okay, Your Highness the Crown Prince is young and promising, and being pragmatic is a good thing. The old minister just relies on two years of experience." Fang Xuanling said modestly.

Li Chengqian changed the subject, "But what if I still want to do something real in the court? I wonder what strategy does Fang Xiang have to do with both worlds?"

this……

Fang Xuanling didn't know how to answer, but he didn't expect that the prince would be so disrespectful and would not listen to advice.

So he looked at the emperor Li Er above in embarrassment.

Li Er stared at Li Chengqian below, with the latter's face only firmness.

"You insist on doing this?"

The emperor's words pointed directly into Li Chengqian's heart. The whole hall was filled with needles, and everyone's eyes were focused on Li Chengqian.

Everyone thought that this prince was a mediocre and incompetent person in the past. Although he had been practicing outside for three years, he might not have the courage to face the emperor and would definitely retreat.

But the fact is that Li Chengqian straightened his body and said loudly: "My son has made up his mind, please let the father know his kindness."

"Okay, as long as you know clearly what you are doing, there is no regret for the state affairs in front of the palace."

"Never regret it!"

"The imperial edict was passed, and the prince inherited the position of Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice and took office tomorrow.

In addition, the old system that the crown prince was not allowed to hold real power could not be changed, so he was dismissed from the position of crown prince Li Chengqian and restored his status as the eldest prince. Before the imperial court established the crown prince, he could still temporarily live in the Eastern Palace.

Retreat the court!”

After Li Er finished speaking, he stood up and left with his sleeves.

All the officials stood there alone, as if they couldn't believe their ears. Just like that, they would destroy the prince in a simple sentence? Is it true or false?

It was not until the emperor disappeared in the back hall that everyone came to their senses. At this time, they shouted that they could not do anything, but were stopped by the guards and could not catch up with the emperor.

Li Chengqian walked out of the hall with a smile on his face. Changsun Wuji approached and scolded, "I have been going out for three years to practice and learned this after learning this? You are still so impulsive. What are the benefits of doing this?"

"Thank you for your concern. My nephew knows what he is doing. The position of crown prince is too heavy. Cheng Qian knows that his virtue is not worthy of his position, so it is better to be a prince steadily."

Li Chengqian's attitude of being an official made Changsun Wuji even more disappointed. He observed carefully, shook his head and sighed and left.

The incident in Tai Chi Hall soon spread. This incident reminded many people of the last assassination of the prince. Everyone talked about it, saying that the prince was afraid of life and death, and was afraid of being murdered again, so they took the initiative to give way to the position to ensure safety.

In the Political Affairs Hall, a group of Li Er's confidant officials chased him. This time, Li Er did not stop him anymore. After all, the deposed crown prince is a state affairs and he always wants to pass by all officials.

"Your Majesty, the prince has lost his virtues, and he is becoming more mature and steady, and he knows how to work hard for state affairs. Why does Your Majesty want to slander?

Not to mention that this move hurts the father-son relationship between Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, just because it is a matter of state affairs. It is definitely not a good thing that the country has no crown prince.

Therefore, I beg your Majesty to take back his order." Wei Zheng was the first to stand up without giving the emperor any face.

"I have decided on this matter, so I decided." Li Er said tactfully.

"Your Majesty is determined to act unfairly. I am willing to kill you in the hall and persuade you to do so with death." Wei Zheng said fiercely.

"Are you forcing me?" Li Er said coldly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Fang Xuanling quickly stood up and persuaded: "Your Majesty calmed down, but the state affairs only had rules. The three provinces have the right to reject His Majesty's major decisions. You have been governing the country for many years, and you should know that the decree of the crown prince is impossible to pass the will of such a sentence."

(ps: In the Tang Dynasty, the power of the monarch had checks and balances, and the power was not infinitely concentrated in the hands of the monarchs like the Ming and Qing Dynasties.)

Well, it's still like a sentence! Li Er snorted coldly.

He then scolded Wei Zheng and said, "Did you see Wei Zheng? I pity your talent for admonishing ministers, but don't be ignorant of the current affairs and threaten to advise him to death? Then don't blame me for not being missed with old feelings.

Don’t you know whether you died for me or for the prince?

Isn’t it a pity that your generation’s famous ministers will die in vain?”

Wei Zheng said with sternness: "Why do you cherish your life if you have to die? If you have to have a clear conscience, why fear others' comments?"

Many people want to go up and hold this hard-working old Wei. What are you fighting against His Majesty at this time? Do you really want to go to the throne today?

"Okay, what a clear conscience! At that time, I will have someone engrave this sentence on your inscription. I hope you can rest in peace." Li Er said disdainfully.

Then he ignored Wei Zheng and looked at the old ministers such as Fang Xuanling. These people were both their confidants and the commanding officials of civil and military affairs, so as long as they passed, the officials would be at peace.

"I know I will be rejected by you, so I have to find a way to accomplish this. You should think about it. I only have such a result."

Li Er said the words were calm and calm, as if he was talking to his old friends, but the old ministers were a little confused. This is not a joke, we are all refuting. You asked us to help you fake the certificate?

"Your Majesty, please don't joke. Even if your Majesty is determined to depose the crown prince, you must first convince us and the old ministers." Changsun Wuji advised.

Finally, Li Er sighed: "Didn't you all see it? It's not that I want to depose the throne? Today it is clearly that the prince wants to take the initiative to give way. I just follow the flow."

This...this...

"All parents should understand my mood. When the child is old, he has his own ideas and is difficult to discipline him. Since he says he can be responsible for his actions, then he will go." Li Er explained.

The sudden sensationalism really caught everyone off guard. Even the chief Sun Wuji couldn't understand what the emperor was really thinking.

"But this crown prince...

It is a matter of the heavenly family, and the crown prince is even more of a state affairs. How can Your Majesty hold the crown prince high? If there is a situation, the country will be in chaos!" Li Daozong, the Minister of Justice, said worriedly.

Li Er smiled and said, "I know what my cousin means. If something happens to me and die suddenly, it will be impossible without a crown prince.

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Everyone saluted the emperor together, and Li Daozong said again: "But Your Majesty, if you have a Taoist name, it will be unrighteous, and if you don't have a position as a crown prince, it will inevitably lead to the covetousness and observance of all the princes. In this way, it is not a good thing to fight openly and secretly between each other.

If something is not careful…”

Li Er laughed and left the seat, walked to Li Daozong, patted the other party's shoulder and said, "I know, only cousin present, you dare to make it clear.

But I know even if I don’t move Chengqian, he will still be the prince of the Eastern Palace, and no one of their brothers will covet the treasure?

Will there be less open and secret struggles between each other?

This time Chengqian was assassinated in Tubo Dao. I understand one thing that I cannot avoid the battle that should come, so I will put it on the surface.

They are all my sons, so I give them the opportunity to treat them equally.

If you want to sit in this position, you have to fight. It is best to decide the winner when I am alive, otherwise once I return to the West, this position will really be based on seniority.”

"Your Majesty think twice. This will not only cause the princes to be killed, but also cause all officials to be divided into different departments. There will be battles in the court, and chaos will arise within the Tang Dynasty. Is it a way to govern the country?" Everyone advised them one after another.

"All officials are in groups? The princes are tragic?

Who did Chengqian's assassination?

The fourth brother Qingque set up a literature museum to write a geography. How many people under him are gathering?

How many people in the court have always supported the third brother Li Ke?

Even the fifth brother Li You who was lying all day long had a group of people under him swearing loyalty. Do you really think I am blind and ignorant of it?" Li Er slapped the table and shouted.

A word made all officials silent. No one expected that the emperor would lift the fig leaf directly today. What exactly did he do?

After a long time, Li Er sighed: "I will warn my son to deal with him, compete fairly, and not have any bloodshed, so that they may not repeat my mistakes. This is also the only thing I can do for them as a father.

Don’t interfere in the struggle between children. The prosperity and development of the Tang Dynasty do not want the Tang Dynasty to decline due to internal struggle. It also depends on the joint efforts of you, my king and minister. Please!”

As for this, no one in the Political Affairs Hall had any different voices. Everyone gave a big thank you and then said goodbye.

The emperor's last sentence was clearly stated. He killed his brother and killed his brother and killed each other and did not want his son to do the same. This topic was a taboo for the court, but when it was mentioned at this time, it was enough for everyone to understand the emperor's father.

These old ministers were thinking differently on the way back. Some people were thinking about whether this matter today pointed out a direction of the wind and the emperor meant to change the throne?
To be continued...