Chapter 1777 Free good news for you, the King of Donglai County
Since it was dusk now, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians, but there were still some people saying goodbye to their friends.
Li Tai looked at the people who were saying goodbye to each other, and his face became more and more sad. Yes, he is just a fallen prince now.
The children of the aristocratic families with whom I had a close friendship in the past were afraid that they would avoid me now and would not come to see me off.
At this moment, I heard the sound of galloping hooves, and then heard shouts.
"The king of Donglai County is driving ahead, please stay..."
The Lieutenant General of the Forbidden Army escorting Li Tai raised his hand to signal the team to stop temporarily, and Li Tai also curiously poked his head out of the car window.
I saw a group of knights surrounded by a carriage arriving not far away, and then slowly stopped.
Then, the third brother, King Li Ke, who was rumored to have broken his leg, was helped out of the carriage by two guards and sat on the wheelchair.
Then he was pushed towards this side and saw Li Ke, Cheng Sanlang's die-hard supporter.
Li Tai's expression suddenly dropped, and he sat in the carriage, indifferently, until the carriage of King Wu Li Ke arrived.
Li Tai then spoke. "I wonder what King Wu did when he came here. Could it be that he came here specially to ridicule me?"
Li Ke, who was sitting in a wheelchair, couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard what Li Tai said. If his father hadn't insisted on using me as a tool.
The relationship between us is not good to begin with. Do you think I am willing to come and see you, a fat man?
"What good does it do me to ridicule you? I have sent you something specially on the orders of my father and mother."
"By the way, there is also the letter that my father and mother asked me to bring to you..."
While talking, Li Ke took out two letters from his arms and handed them to Li De who was beside him. Li De strode forward and handed them to Li Youyi who came forward.
"Father and Queen..." Li Tai stared blankly at the familiar handwriting on the covers of these two letters, and couldn't help but blush.
As the longest-skilled dancer in the royal family, Li Ke, who has a sharp ear and eyesight, actually already knows the truth of the matter.
Looking at Li Tai, a member of the family who actually tried to murder his brother, a compatriot of his own mother, the dignified legitimate prince ended up in such an end, but he only brought it upon himself.
Regarding his fate, Li Ke only felt that he deserved it. Seeing Li Tai holding the two letters with red eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
"Later, there is some money and silk that my father asked me to send to you. Okay, the things have been delivered. Let's say goodbye."
Seeing Li Ke like this, Li Tai opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. But at this moment, Li Ke raised his hand and motioned to Li Min who was pushing the cart to stop, turned his head and looked towards
Li Tai smiled meaningfully.
"A free piece of good news for King Donglai County. Today, my father decided to appoint my elder brother's eldest son, Li Xiang, as the grandson of the emperor."
"..." Li Tai stared blankly at Wu King Li Ke who got out of the wheelchair and got into the carriage. Surrounded by the guards, he ran away from him.
Li Xiang, the emperor's grandson, Li Chengqian, the prince...
The emperor father clearly wanted to tell the world that the throne of the emperor should not be taken away.
This news made Li Tai's face become even more ugly. He held the two letters tightly and retreated into the carriage.
With a look of resentment on his face, he looked at his father's handwriting and murmured in a low voice.
"If that's the case, then why didn't you appoint the emperor's grandson earlier? If you had established the emperor's grandson earlier and showed your true feelings to the world, how could the child make such a mistake?"
It's a pity that no matter how many things he has to say, he can't spit them out to his father.
Having been demoted to the rank of king, he knew very well that he would never have the chance to return to Chang'an in his lifetime.
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In Changsun Wuji's mansion, Changsun Wuji rubbed his brow with a headache, sighed deeply, and threw the book in his hand aside.
His Majesty did this because he clearly wanted to cut off the minds of those ministers and even the prince.
This is actually beneficial to the royal family, but it also has disadvantages. After all, the issue of establishing elders and virtuous people has been rotating through the dynasties since ancient times.
What makes Changsun Wuji even more troubled is that the relationship between Prince Cheng Qian and him has already been on bad terms.
Changsun Wuji was not happy to deal with this prince who seemed to have a gentle and tolerant temperament, but in fact he had a stubborn streak in his heart.
The other party seems to dislike his friendship with those wealthy families. He always feels that his father's method of suppressing wealthy families and supporting poor families is the most correct thing in the world.
But that boy simply didn't understand that the reason why the family could be passed down for thousands of years was that it was impossible for several generations of emperors to fundamentally solve this problem.
What's more, those meritorious ministers who followed their grandfathers and fathers may become indistinguishable from those aristocratic families after several generations.
In this case, what the Li royal family should do most is not to stand against the aristocratic family.
Rather, both sides should make choices for each other, so that each can get what they need, and only then can the world be peaceful and peaceful for a long time.
My decisive brother-in-law dared to do this because he was strong enough and had enough prestige to suppress those wealthy families.
But what kind of prestige can that kid Li Chengqian have?
But His Majesty's behavior really made Changsun Wuji feel like a dog biting a hedgehog, with nowhere to bite him.
Unless something bad happens to the Crown Prince, and it must be a big event that is enough to offend His Majesty and cause shock to the government and the public.
Otherwise, the idea of depriving the crown prince or even the grandson of the emperor is absolutely nonsense.
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The emperor had no objection to this matter, and naturally others would not have any objection either, and it was not easy to have an objection. After all, the basic national policy of the Tang Dynasty was to establish a leader.
It is precisely because of this that today, such a tragedy happened in the past. Now, His Majesty is trying his best to throw that incident into the dust of history and ignore it.
Therefore, the matter of registering the emperor's grandson encountered no resistance at all and was quickly approved by the court.
And an urgent letter was sent from Luoyang to Chang'an.
Cheng Chubi took this letter written by Li Ke, the royal toolman, and a large wooden box early in the morning and walked quickly towards the East Palace.
Just after the court meeting, Cheng Chubi handed this letter into Li Chengqian's hands.
"Your Highness, this is the news from His Highness King Wu. The King of Donglai County has left the vassal state according to the order. Then there is the matter of the Emperor's grandson.
There are no objections from the DPRK and China, so I guess there should be no problem."
After Li Chengqian read the letter, he couldn't help but feel relieved. For him, his son Li Xiang could become the emperor's grandson.
That means that his position as prince is as stable as Mount Tai and cannot be shaken.