Chapter 615: I hope His Highness will give you permission to preside over the city entry ceremony (please subscribe and vote)
The confidant eunuch beside the prince had a loud enough voice, but his voice was too shrill, and he seemed to be holding his throat when speaking.
If Ning Zhong is asked to lead a group of eunuchs in the East Palace to recite in unison, then think of nearly a hundred eunuchs reading the "Three Character Classic" uniformly with their girly high-pitched voices.
Cheng Chubi felt that if he, the author, did not vomit blood, the people in the market who came to watch the excitement would probably frown and hide their ears.
Well, these guys are not suitable either. Cheng Chubi changed his eyes and asked, what should I do? Is there any other large group suitable for a job like a reader?
Cheng Chubi stood up and began to walk around the pavilion, thinking.
Li Chengqian took a sip of chrysanthemum tea to clear his liver and improve his eyesight. He admired the blooming chrysanthemums outside the pavilion and glanced at Brother Chu Bi from time to time.
Hmm... It's not that I don't have any brains, but I'm really not good at promoting public opinion. It's better to leave such an important task to Brother Chu Bi to think for himself.
Cheng Chubi glanced outside the pavilion and saw the energetic and high-spirited left guard standing not far from the pavilion.
His eyes lit up involuntarily, hey...wait a minute, when the prince went to Lishan Tangquan Palace this time, not only the left and right guards came, but also the left and right Zongwei, the left and right Yuhou, and the left and right Nei.
As for the prince's left and right guards, they were responsible for the defense of the East Palace, so they did not accompany him.
Although they were accompanying the Emperor in a low-key manner, the total number of elite soldiers who came was close to a thousand.
If these warriors of the Tang Dynasty were allowed to line up on both sides of Zhuque Street, guard His Royal Highness as he marched forward, reciting the Three Character Classic impassionedly.
Tsk tsk, Cheng Chubi already has a sense of the picture in his head, which is indeed much better than the crooked Eastern Palace ministers or the effeminate group of eunuchs.
"Your Highness, I have a perfect plan." Cheng Chubi immediately twisted his buttocks and saluted Li Chengqian, saying with great confidence.
"Oh? I wonder where Brother Bi will go?"
"They are the most suitable!" Cheng Chubi pointed like a sword at the elite guards guarding the pavilion.
Yu Zhining took a look outside and felt that he was feeling bad. If he let a group of vulgar warriors read that thing, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to him, the top civil servant in the East Palace?
"...General Cheng, is this inappropriate? If you ask a group of rough, ahem...a group of soldiers to read the "Three Character Classic" aloud, won't it seem too..."
"Do you have any better ideas about Yu Zhan?" Cheng Chubi spread his hands and said to Yu Zhining.
"I said before that I would let the officials of the East Palace read it, but if you don't like it, you can't let Eunuch Ning lead a group of eunuchs to read it, right?"
"???" Ning Zhong glanced at Cheng Chubi with a dark look on his face, and then at Yu Zhining. What made him special was the fire at the city gate, which affected Chiyu.
Our family never says a word, can you please stop causing trouble for our family?
"General Cheng, my family can't read about Zhan Shi. After all, I have a bad voice." Ning Zhong was a very self-aware eunuch.
Reading the Three Character Classic in front of the people of Chang'an, Ning Zhong felt that he was not as shameless as Cheng Sanlang.
Besides, the eunuchs of the East Palace represented by him are all incomplete men, with sharp and feminine voices, and there are not many places where they usually need to speak.
Yu Zhining looked at Cheng Chubi with dull eyes and opened and closed his mouth for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute this guy.
The officials in the East Palace are all scholars. They really can't do as many things as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If they dare to disobey military orders, those rough men will have their heads chopped off according to military law.
But can I do it? Sorry, no... This made Yu Zhining fall into a deep entanglement.
He is not happy to see those vulgar warriors reciting the "Three Character Classic" to steal the limelight, but he also understands that the subordinate officials of the East Palace cannot obey their superiors like soldiers.
"If the more than a thousand soldiers accompanying him march forward solemnly, guard His Majesty as he walks on Zhuque Street, they will recite the Three Character Sutra in unison.
This effect will definitely be far better than that of the officials and eunuchs of the East Palace."
Cheng Chubi looked at Li Chengqian proudly and said, "Your Highness, I really think this method is feasible, and I hope that your Highness will allow me to preside over the ceremony for entering the city."
Li Chengqian looked at Brother Chu Bi who couldn't wait and couldn't contain his excitement, although he wanted to nod his head directly.
But when he thought about Brother Bi everywhere's habit of easily causing trouble, he couldn't help but hesitate.
"How about this? Brother Chu Bi, you can host it and let Yu Zhanshi assist you?"
"Of course there is no problem. In this way, it will appear that the civil and military forces around His Highness are united." Cheng Chubi didn't think there was anything wrong.
Li Chengqian thought about it, but still felt that something was not appropriate. After all, if he followed Brother Chubi's method, the uproar would definitely be quite big.
In this case, I don't know what my father will think. After all, I am just the prince, so I can't overdo it.
"Gu...Gu still feels unsure of his feelings. Why don't I tell my father first?"
Cheng Chubi had no way to object. If Li Shimin was not willing to cooperate with this matter, he might not be able to handle it, after all, if he didn't say hello in advance.
Haha... I already owed five hundred guan before. If I didn't say hello in advance and had to hold a grand entrance ceremony, Cheng Chubi felt that it would not be a problem to increase the debt by several hundred guan.
"I have to say it." Cheng Chubi nodded and rolled his eyes. Oh, wouldn't he be able to go back to Chang'an again?
"How about I go back to Chang'an in person and report directly to His Majesty?"
"After all, I am the one in charge, so it is most appropriate for me to report to His Majesty.
In addition, I have to check the progress of the printing house, so that I can discuss with His Highness the King of Wu how to prepare vehicles to transport books into the city."
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After all was said and done, everyone had nothing to say and unanimously approved Cheng Chubi's proposal.
However, Cheng Chubi did not return to Chang'an immediately, but first gathered all the generals together.
The Prince's Teaching (the Prince's official order to teach) was read out to everyone.
After listening to the content of the Prince's teaching and asking them to memorize the full text of the "Three Character Classic", all the rough old men were dumbfounded.
A general who was in his early forties and couldn't read several baskets of Chinese characters almost went crazy.
"General Cheng, your highness, what does he want to do? Is it interesting for us rough men to carry that thing?"
"That is, we are able soldiers in the army, not a bunch of gibberish scholars..."
"Stop talking nonsense, I didn't see Yu Zhan's business, Yu Zhan is really embarrassed.
The prince has no other intentions with him, this guy is stupid, don't be like him."
Chapter completed!