Chapter 327: East Palace Young Master Zhang Xuansu resigns... (The farewell starts tomorrow, hehehe, please vote)
In the palace, on the bank of the Jinshui River next to Yanjia Hall, there is an archery target fifty steps away.
Li Shimin took a long bow made of mulberry wood, which was about four feet long, strung the arrow, and slowly pulled it apart.
With a slight movement, the strings buzzed, and the arrows flew away like lightning. The guards standing next to the target suddenly cheered.
"Your Majesty's sharp shot hit the bull's-eye."
Li Shimin couldn't help but smile heartily, and stretched out his gloved hand to Zhao Kun beside him. "Come again."
Zhao Kun took out another arrow from the arrow pot, handed it to Li Shimin, and aimed at the loose string again.
After three consecutive arrows hit the target, Li Shimin felt refreshed and handed the long bow to the soldiers around him.
Then he looked at the pair of gloves he was wearing. They were the treasures presented by Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin a few days ago.
"Zhao Kun, tell me, how does Cheng Laosan's brain grow..."
"It actually made him think of something like this. Not only can it keep you warm, but it can also be held without hindering your grip. Even shooting arrows will not be delayed."
Seeing Li Shimin happily admiring the treasure in his hand, Zhao Kun glanced at the frostbite on the fingers of his right hand holding the knife that had not subsided.
"I really don't know this, but this thing is indeed a good thing and it will be of great use in the army."
Li Shimin nodded, glanced at Zhao Kun's hand, and couldn't help but recall the time when he personally greeted those meritorious soldiers.
When he saw those Wu Ben of the Tang Dynasty who had lost their fingers and palms due to frostbite, Li Shimin's face looked a little sad.
"Yes, it's a pity that I wish I could have gotten it a few years earlier, but it's not too late now."
While they were talking, someone came to report that Zhang Xuansu, Young Master of the East Palace, had something to report.
"It's an official of the East Palace again..." Li Shimin's face couldn't help but darken. "Let him wait in the Ganlu Hall."
He winked at Zhao Kun again, and Zhao Kun understood the situation and called a guard and gave two instructions. Soon the guard ran quickly towards the east palace.
Seeing the eunuch who came to report the news quickly leave, Li Shimin withdrew his gaze. "Bring the bow over again, and I will practice my skills again."
Zhao Kun thought for a while and then honestly followed the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and continued to practice archery with Li Shimin here.
After shooting more than ten arrows, Li Shimin moved his aching arms and put the bow aside.
Let the guards practice archery until the guard assigned by Zhao Kun came back.
After whispering in Li Shimin's ear for a while, Li Shimin sighed helplessly.
"Zhao Kun, go and tell Zhang Xuansu that I am tired...if you have anything to do, just ask him to report it to me."
Zhao Kun glanced at Li Shimin's helpless expression, respectfully agreed, and walked quickly in the direction of Ganlu Hall.
Li Shimin looked at Zhao Kun's leaving figure, shook his head helplessly, and sighed.
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He had been in the Manna Hall for a while, but the anger in Zhang Xuansu's heart remained unabated.
When he thought that he was in the East Palace and the tone of impeaching the prince was a little harsh, Cheng Chubi began to satirize himself in a weird way.
The important thing is that Prince Zhan Shiyu Zhining not only did not help him out, but actually acted as a peacemaker.
Even when he was so angry that he walked out, Yu Zhining chased him out, complaining that he had gone too far.
Can that be called too much? As the Crown Prince, he is jumping up and down in Li Zheng Palace where government affairs are handled with a cane.
If you still exercise, that would be insulting to the gentlemen, and that would be disrespectful of the prince's dignity.
After waiting for a long time, he finally heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the palace door. Zhang Xuansu turned around and saw that it was Zhao Kun, the head of the imperial guard's confidant.
Zhang Xuansu asked in astonishment why he only saw Zhao Kun but no one else came with him.
"General Zhao, where is your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty has been really busy with government affairs today and is exhausted. However, he is worried that Zhang Shaozhan has important matters, so he specially asked the general to come to see Zhang Shaozhan."
"Please Zhang Shaozhan write down the reasons for the report, and then I will present it to His Majesty."
Now, Zhang Xuansu was not happy. "Why don't you want to see me, Your Majesty? What Zhang is doing here is also a confidential matter in the East Palace..."
Zhao Kun repeated without batting an eyelid, as if he was just a tool man and repeater without any emotion.
"Zhang Shaozhan, in that case, please write down the reasons and I will personally submit them to His Majesty."
Zhang Xuansu looked at Zhao Kun who looked numb and laughed angrily.
"Okay, that being the case, I might as well write down a resignation letter as well. I don't know what General Zhao thinks."
"Whether you write or not, that's your business, Zhang Shaozhan." Zhao Kun continued to say numbly without even raising his eyelids.
That thick, furry beard made it almost impossible to see clearly the changes in his expression.
Finally, Zhang Xuansu, who was extremely angry, wrote two memorials in the Ganlu Hall. One was to impeach the prince for breaking his cane in the Lizheng Hall.
The other part was that he claimed to be incompetent and the prince was not willing to listen to what he said.
I wanted to complain, but there was nowhere to complain. In desperation, I felt that I really couldn't bear the responsibility for Donggong Shaozhan's affairs.
I might as well resign from my post as Shao Zhanshi and hope to find other jobs.
Continuing to serve the court, even if it means weeping heart and blood, is more comfortable than staying in the East Palace.
After writing, Zhang Xuansu left angrily, while Zhao Kun picked up the two memorials, rushed back to the Jinshui River and handed them to Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin read it, he put it on the small table and stood up to look at Jinshui River.
The ice layer on the river has been reduced a lot, but the ice layer still tightly locks the flowing river water under the ice surface.
Perhaps, only with the coming of spring can we be completely melted away...
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The news that Zhang Xuansu went to the palace to complain quickly spread in the East Palace.
Of course, the news that he intended to resign as Young Master Zhan of the East Palace also came out.
However, the emperor suppressed him and refused to allow him to resign.
Facing the ministers of the Eastern Palace, as time went by, Li Chengqian's leg injury continued to heal.
With increasingly strange eyes and expressions, Li Chengqian could only continue to bear the pressure silently.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict: If he is married to a virtuous Yuanliang, he must be married to Yuan Yuan, become his second wife, and be allowed to return to the Guan clan.
Secretary Cheng, the eldest daughter of Su Tan, has a royal crown, a family tradition of righteousness, a submissive appearance, a quiet nature, a distinguished figure and history, a reputation in the country, the official position of the Crown Prince, and a court official.
However, the crown prince and concubine are responsible for preparing rituals and orders, and the master will carry them out.
In the spring of the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, finally married his crown princess, the daughter of the martial arts Su family, in the East Palace.