Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

The city of Chang'an in Maoshi was still shrouded in a thin layer of night, which looked solemn and majestic.Looking from a distance, the brightly lit Tai Chi Hall is magnificent against the backdrop of its deep sleep, showing its domineering aura as the highest power center of the Tang Dynasty.When Li Ke approached the Tai Chi Hall, there were already many civil and military ministers waiting in front of the Tai Chi Hall.Most of them are scarlet gowns, and they are mostly Shizhong, Huangmen Shilang, Zhongchang Shi, etc. of the three provinces between the fifth and fourth ranks of the official residence, and there are also Shilang, Langzhong, etc. of the Six Departments, and even Zhonglang of the Twelve Guards. General, Yushi Zhongcheng of Yushitai.Li Ke scanned the crowd from a long distance, and found no one he knew. When everyone saw him coming, they just bowed their hands and saluted, and then whispered together in twos and threes. There were very few loud noises, and Li Ke returned the salute one by one. .Cen Wenwen's green official uniform was particularly conspicuous among the many red costumes. When Li Ke walked in front of him, Cen Wenwen just bowed his hands and saluted before disappearing among the crowd.Li Ke knew that his move was to avoid attracting more people's attention, so he went directly to the front of the team and stood still.

In fact, Li Ke also wanted to get to know a few more ministers before the early court.One is, I want to get to know the Tang Dynasty Central Committee and the officials in various ministries in important positions so as to better understand the court structure; the other is, I want to get in touch with them more and leave a good influence.So, he came earlier.But what he didn't expect was that these people were even earlier than him. What made him even more depressed was that after seeing a large number of people he didn't know, he suddenly realized how ignorant he was about the Tang court.He could only stand silently by himself, waiting for the first morning dynasty after arriving in Tang Dynasty.

Soon, a group of bigwigs among civil servants and generals came one after another.Duan Zhixuan, General of Zuo Xiaowei, Qin Qiong, General of Zuowuwei, Yuchi Jingde, General of Youwuwei, Chief of Jingzhou Road Marching, Hou Junji, General of Right Guard, Sun Shunde, Chief of Zuojinwuwei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wen Yanbo, the Minister of the Central Committee, Gao Shilian, the Governor of Anzhou, Fang Xuanling, the Secretary of the Zhongshu, Du Ruhui, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wei Zheng, the admonishing doctor.Li Ke followed everyone and bowed their hands one by one. It's not surprising that there are many people who salute. Li Ke has always maintained this attitude, so he is more polite to everyone.The rest, such as Li Jing, Li Ji, Chai Shao, etc., were unable to attend today's court meeting because of the suppression of the rebellion and the garrison of the fortress.

When Li Tai appeared in the Tai Chi Hall, he always kept a smiling expression. When he bowed his hands and saluted the officials, he showed his humble and kind side. He showed a kind of spiritual respect to the people who returned the greetings to him, which made many five The officials of the sixth rank were flattered and respectful to him, which made him look even more different.Li Ke noticed Li Tai when he appeared in front of the Tai Chi Hall. The well-cut red royal robe covered his tall and straight body, making him look more refined and refined.Perhaps, he also knew that today was a big day for the crown prince.That's why he's dressed so well.Li Ke thought so in his heart, after all, he is one of the sons born to the eldest grandson empress, and he also has the qualifications to become the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

He came to Li Ke and said with a smile: "Third brother came early, I don't know if my body will recover, I don't know if my body will recover, Qingque misses me very much."

Li Ke looked at Li Tai, who was about the same size as himself, with a slightly thin body, and spoke in such a decent way, he said, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Yu, brother Yu is fine." Wuji and the two continued: "Actually, what's the use of brother Yu coming early? As the saying goes, it's better to come early than to be coincident. Does the fourth brother agree with the third brother's words?"

Li Tai heard the implication from Li Ke's words. Following Li Ke's eyes, he saw Li Chengqian who was bowing to everyone in front of the Tai Chi Hall. When he saw the eldest grandson Wuji next to Li Chengqian, he always kept smiling. The expression suddenly disappeared without a trace, replaced by a look of anger.Looking at the two people who were slowly approaching, his tone was obviously a bit disappointed, mixed with resentment and disdain, and he said fiercely: "It's true what the third brother said, it's better to come early than to come by coincidence." !"

When Li Ke saw Li Tai, who was still full of happiness just now, and his face became gloomy because Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji appeared in front of the Taiji Hall at the same time, he felt amused in his heart.After all, he is still a child in his teens, the ups and downs are not deep enough, and the expression of joy and anger is revealed on his face, which makes people see everything at a glance.

Li Ke had expected Li Tai's different attitude before and after, so he would answer Li Tai like this when he saw Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji.Because he knew that Li Tai was resenting Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian.

He is also the son of Empress Changsun, and like Li Chengqian, he has the advantage of inheriting the crown prince. Li Tai thinks that he is favored by Emperor Taizong and is more suitable to be the prince than Li Chengqian.

Therefore, when a minister advised Li Shimin to appoint the crown prince, he believed that Changsun Wuji would support him without hesitation.In fact, Changsun Wuji did not show the fairness and justice of an uncle and nephew. He preferred the cowardly Li Chengqian to the smart and studious Li Tai. Lord East Palace.

Li Tai felt that he was no worse than Li Chengqian, and even better than Li Chengqian in some places. Why did Changsun Wuji, as his and Li Chengqian's uncle, favor Li Chengqian so much?Is it because he is the eldest son, because he was born a year earlier than himself?The answer is obviously not the case. He thinks that Changsun Wuji is deliberately alienating himself, and more is favoring Li Chengqian.Therefore, he resented this uncle, and at the same time he resented Li Chengqian.

Li Ke heard Li Tai finished speaking, so he was busy and pulled Li Tai to meet him.After standing one meter in front of Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji, he bowed his hands to Changsun Wuji first, and then said to Li Chengqian: "See Brother Wang."

Li Chengqian already knew from his uncle, grandson Wuji, that he was about to be canonized as the prince, so he seemed extremely excited.Although, he is deliberately hiding his joy, but no matter how you cover up a child under ten years old, it is inevitable that there will be such a slight omission.Therefore, this kind of reality has become a kind of artificiality in front of the world-savvy people.But Li Chengqian didn't know what everyone was thinking, and said to the two people in front of him with a happy face: "The third brother and the fourth brother don't need to be too polite. Brother Yu has been busy with homework recently, and it is Brother Yu's fault that he neglected the two brothers. When Brother Yu is needed, I will definitely do my best."

Li Ke originally thought that Li Chengqian was registered as the prince only because of his status as the eldest son and his eldest grandson Wuji's relationship. However, what he said just now made Li Ke change his view of Li Chengqian.Li Chengqian speaks decently, advances and retreats well-founded, not as cowardly and indecisive as described in the book.Therefore, I began to suspect that in the previous life, I knew from the film and television dramas and bits and pieces of historical materials that it was not the real Li Chengqian.And the cowardly character, Li Chengqian, who was afraid of being taken away by him because Li Tai was favored by Taizong, conspired against Hou Junji and others, and finally failed to leak the secret because of indecision, was Li Chengqian a counterfeit whose truth was tampered with by the victor?He thinks that the children born in the emperor's family are not ordinary people because they have seen too many intrigues and intrigues, and Li Chengqian is no exception, so they won't be as unbearable as described in the book.

Li Tai was obviously hostile to Li Chengqian, he said unhurriedly: "Brother's words have humiliated Qingque, as a younger brother, how can you complain about your elder brother? Also, we are really immoral as younger brothers, we should go to It is only right to visit my elder brother, how can I make my elder brother miss you all the time."

Seeing Li Tai and Li Chengqian confronting each other as soon as they met, Li Ke thought to himself: "Sure enough, as described in the history books, the struggle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai for the throne was the focus of the political struggle during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty." Then he thought: "Could it be that the reason why Li Tai and Li Chengqian are fighting to the death for the position of prince is that Changsun Wuji favored Li Chengqian because of the appointment of the prince?" It is also the key to whether he can win the final victory.Therefore, he will not stop the two people, but will add to the flames.

Li Chengqian seemed to be angry at Li Tai's intentional confrontation with him, he said indifferently: "Fourth brother said this, is he not admitting his mistake, I'm afraid he meant something else?"

Seeing that Li Chengqian was a little annoyed, Li Tai was very proud, so he said: "What Qing Que said is not what Big Brother thinks, why should Big Brother insist on what Qing Que said."

Li Ke also said inappropriately: "The elder brother misunderstood the meaning of the fourth younger brother."

Changsun Wuji stood three meters away from Li Chengqian. He heard all the conversations of the three people, and his heart was shocked. He didn't expect that the three children who were less than ten years old had already started to confront each other.But because he was about to be canonized as the crown prince, he didn't have time to think about it at this time, and shouted at the three of them: "The morning court is about to come, you wait for the three of you to enter the court without following the shift, why make a noise again."

The three of them were reprimanded by Changsun Wuji for a while, and they didn't say a word, they stood in their own positions and remained silent.