Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 165: We are guilty of not interfering with the prince's affairs

Li Chengqian did not delve into this issue further.

The Tang Dynasty had maritime trade with foreign countries, and other countries also used sea routes, so the shipbuilding technology should not be too bad.

But he just wanted to have some peace of mind.

In the future, maritime trade in the Jiangnan area will become a major focus.

Shipbuilding is of course a top priority.

After some small talk, today's meeting came to a temporary end.

After they left, Chang Sun Chong asked sourly, "Your Highness, what is this newspaper? Why did you give it to them?"

"What do you know."

Li Chengqian asked unhappily.

Li Zhi laughed secretly and said nothing. What he liked most was that the prince was educating his eldest grandson Chong.

"I'm asking because I don't understand." Chang Sun Chong said confidently, "Your Highness taught me to ask when I don't understand and to seek advice with an open mind. This is the only way to increase my knowledge."

Li Chengqian glanced at him and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"Zhi Nu, I'll leave this matter to you. I'm worried about letting Chong Di go."

Li Zhi was surprised and asked, "I'll go?"

"This is not good. I am going to mess up the Crown Prince's business, and I can't afford that."

"Don't act so young, just do what you're told to do."

Damn it, you have more bad ideas than anyone else.

Still messed up?
Don't go beyond your expectations and end up in a situation where you can't handle it.

"alright."

Seeing this, Li Chengqian didn't say anything.

This time we brought out printing and newspapers.

The purpose is simple.

Let the Jiangnan gentry and others build up momentum first.

It would be best to use the public opinion front to make the Shandong gentry so exhausted that they can no longer feel anxious.

Don’t you like playing with fame?

Then have fun.

What else can guide public opinion better than newspapers?
What Li Chengqian wanted was to start a war of public opinion.

Don’t underestimate a newspaper, it’s just a piece of light paper and isn’t worth much money.

But once public opinion explodes, it is no longer a small amount of money.

You have to invest money into it.

Especially since the people are illiterate, if we want them to understand the contents of the newspaper, do we need someone to read it out?

This is an expense.

Printing newspapers is also an expense.

There is also transportation, labor, etc.

Newspapers in Jiangnan and Jiannan wanted to break into the base camp of the Shandong gentry and seize the right to public opinion.

What can you accomplish without spending money?

After the Shandong gentry and the Jiangnan gentry fought in the newspapers.

The atmosphere became tense.

You from Jiangnan can enter my Shandong, but I from Shandong can’t enter your Jiangnan?
Want to fight?

Beat him without restraint.

With this fight, don’t expect the newspaper to make any money; it will only lose money.

Or you're just losing money by spending money like water.

This is exactly the effect Li Chengqian wanted.

How can I be happy if you don't spend money?

How can the economy of the Tang Dynasty be boosted?
He dug a big hole for the gentry.

You have to make him jump even if he doesn't want to.

When to let them out depends on how intense the fight is between the two sides.

"If the Shandong gentry gave up their reputation and allowed the Jiangnan gentry to ride on their horses and rob them of their reputation, it would be a miracle if they did nothing."

"I can print it, but I'll have to make you copy it manually first, which will cost you a lot of money."

……

Xiao Yu, Lu Dunxin and others attracted much attention when they left the Eastern Palace.

They discussed it behind closed doors.

The outside world is also speculating what they talked about with the prince.

Even Changsun Chong was called back. Changsun Wuji asked again and again, but got no answer.

"You rebellious son!" Changsun Wuji was furious.

"Father."

Chang Sun Chong argued, "I have heard a truth: if a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his subjects; if a subject is not discreet, he will lose his chastity."

"Father, do you want me to lose my life as a sin?"

Changsun Wuji was speechless for a moment, and he was really struggling within himself.

I also wanted to know the conversation between the prince and Xiao Yu and others.

I also feel that what my eldest son did was right.

"Then tell me, what is the prince's attitude towards them?"

"Very good!"

"What was their reaction?"

"Very good!"

"Rebellious son!

"roll!"

Hearing the sound of the door slamming, Changsun Wuji looked up and closed his eyes. How did this happen?

Not a few days.

The gentry of Jiangnan and Jiannan sent four beautiful and virtuous daughters to the Eastern Palace.

The Eastern Palace officially canonized one woman from each place as Prince's Consort and two women as Prince's Consorts.

Liangdi is the title of the crown prince's concubine, and her status is second only to that of the crown princess.

This shows how much the prince values ​​the legitimate daughters from both places.

This caused complicated reactions from all parties concerned about this matter.

Especially the Shandong gentry, who regretted it deeply.

This should be the title that their legitimate daughter deserves.

Now someone has taken over the place and taken advantage of the opportunity.

Damn it.

Isn't it good for you, the Jiangnan gentry, to live in peace in a corner?

Do you have to go to the East Palace?
Kill you!

At the grand court meeting in early November.

The Shandong gentry openly attacked the prince, impeaching him for being obsessed with women, selecting concubines on a large scale, ignoring the affairs of the court, and damaging the prince's virtue and prestige.

Li Shimin didn't say anything, and Li Chengqian didn't say anything either.

As Xiao Yu is the only one who can stand at the grand court meeting, he is ready to fight hard.

But he didn't expect that there was someone faster than him.

Zhangsun Wuji and Gao Shilian stood up and attacked the official head on, which stunned everyone present.

Xiao Yu was also confused.

No, guys, are you sure you are not mistaken?

You have been running around everywhere for them and have finally come to Your Majesty to ask for help.

How come when people want to criticize the prince, you two react even more violently than the prince?

What’s even more exaggerated is yet to come.

Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others also stood up like wolves and tigers to refute the official's impeachment.

"As the crown prince and the foundation of the country, the crown prince should select women with both talent and virtue to serve in the palace. This is a move to promote the royal bloodline."

"How come in your eyes, His Highness is obsessed with lust and indulging in alcohol and sex?"

Fang Xuanling scolded in a deep voice.

Wei Zheng also opened fire at full force.

Li Shimin really wanted to laugh when he saw it.

I almost laughed out loud.

Looking at the prince again, he seemed calm and unmoved, as if it had nothing to do with him.

He was even happier than ever.

You guys have come to this day too.

Those who usually speak for you have all turned against you today.

"Your Majesty, if you say that the Crown Prince is wrong to select beauties to enter the palace in order to have more offspring, then please punish me first."

Changsun Wuji really didn't want to say this, but he had to say it.

Once the prince opens his mouth, he will completely lose the initiative.

It was clearly they who proposed to let the prince choose a girl, but the prince was impeached. What does it mean that he remained silent?
Is it to frame the king unjustly?
Who can bear this crime?

Therefore, he could only take the blame first.

Your Highness is right. I was the one who bewitched you. I am guilty.

Come at me.

"I am the same. I suggest that the Crown Prince should put the country first and enrich the East Palace and expand his family."

"Your Majesty, I am also guilty."

"My lord is guilty!"

Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou and others all took the initiative to confess their crimes.

At a grand court meeting, an official impeached the crown prince. As a result, except for the military officers and ministers, all other important officials took the blame for the crown prince first.

This scene is really unique.

I've never seen that before.

Who could have thought that things would turn out to be such that all the important officials were guilty?
Some officials who had agreed to the impeachment in advance remained silent.

What kind of impeachment is this? Impeachment.

This is clearly a way to commit suicide.

The officials who impeached were all dumbfounded.

What law have I violated?

He offended all the bigwigs in the court, both civil and military, and the leaders of all provinces and departments.

How can we stay in this court?
Li Shimin was about to speak when he heard someone laughing.

When I heard the voice, who else could it be but Li Xiaogong?

He glared at him, and Li Xiaogong tried hard to suppress his smile, so Li Shimin had no choice but to look away.

Not to mention Li Xiaogong couldn't help laughing.

He could hardly bear it any longer.

Especially to Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian.

You can't even control your own men. You should think more about yourself and think about what you have done wrong.

"Grand Censor, Minister of the Dali Temple."

"I'll leave it to you to judge the crime."

Li Shimin said calmly: "The prince has only two sons."

"I only have two grandchildren."

If the King of Wei were here, I wonder how upset he would be.

My son is not your grandson?
However, he had long lost the qualifications to participate in the affairs of state, and had to concentrate on his work as a clerk.

Li Shimin did not think his words were wrong, and he continued, "All the ministers are worried that the prince has few children, so they hope that the prince can favor his wives and concubines and give birth to more children."

"The more princes you give birth to, the more grandchildren I will have, and the Tang Dynasty will be more stable and prosperous."

"Tell me, is this the truth?"

Li Chengqian raised a sign in his heart, "Oppose!"

I'm not a stud!
Why does something good change its taste when it enters your mouth?
The impeachment officials were taken away.

This was just an episode in the grand court meeting.

Afterwards, other matters were discussed and the national birth policy law was also promulgated at the grand court meeting to formally endorse the national policy.

The grand court meeting ended.

Xiao Yu is still savoring the taste of that scene.

The prince just sat there, without any attitude or words, and an impeachment against him was just eliminated without a trace.

But no one thought it was wrong.

In the past, if a king indulged in alcohol and sex, even Your Majesty would be impeached.

Now the prince has conferred titles on four concubines at once, and everyone thinks it is justified.

"Ah!"

“It’s really interesting and spicy.”

……

It's the end of November.

Li Chengqian favored four women and his health was strained.

He called Sun Simiao to ask if he had any good prescription.

"Your Highness, I don't need to explain the importance of conserving your energy."

"Although it is for the sake of the royal heir, you still need to exercise restraint."

If Sun Simiao had not kept his face full of smiles and radiant look.

Li Chengqian actually believed it.

Li Shimin gave you ten beauties, don’t you know what you did?
"Why did I hear that there is a wedding in Shouxinghou's family?"

Li Chengqian said calmly: "I wonder if this is because he is getting stronger with age, or because he is getting stronger with age?"

Sun Simiao's face turned red, and he said sternly, "Who is spreading rumors and causing trouble? When has there been any pregnancy in my house?"

"Marquis Shou Xing, tell me how you treated it, don't ignore him."

"Okay..."

This stinky old man is in his eighties and almost ninety years old.

Two years ago, I had a son in my old age.

This year we have accomplished something again.

Li Chengqian really doubted how this old man's tadpoles could still swim.

It's totally unscientific.

(End of this chapter)