Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 36 Practical Teaching: How to destroy the reputation of a top family?

In the mourning hall, Lu Chengqing suppressed his joy at the news and began to recite calmly and rhythmically: "The wise men of the Lu family have inspired many people, protecting the north and south slopes of Phoenix; the good generals and loyal ministers have shed their blood, and the vanguard Tuoba has laid his head on the icy river.

"My ancestors have fought for the country many times, and have cultivated the land in all directions; the monument stands tall among the clouds, and future generations will praise them for their noble character and integrity."

Inside and outside the mourning hall, many members of the Lu family listened in surprise, and tears welled up in their eyes.

Fanyang Lu family, the northern border.

Phoenix Mountain is located in the northwest of Fanyang.

Further north, beyond the mountains, is the Turkic steppe.

Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, countless descendants of the Lu family shed blood on the border and later settled in the plains.

There is a tall stele at the ancestral tomb of the Lu family, and the praises for him can even be compared with those of Xie Xuan of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Xie Xuan, Duke of Kangle County, was a famous general of the Later Jin Dynasty. He defeated the Former Qin Dynasty in the Battle of Feishui and even led several northern expeditions to the Central Plains to save the Han Dynasty in the south.

Of course, Lu Zhi, the ancestor of the Fanyang Lu family, achieved greater success in Confucian classics, while Xie Xuan was more important in military affairs and was better at protecting the inheritance of the world.

Li Chengqian's poem mostly describes the battles on the battlefield, and when he compares the characters with Lu Hu and Xie Xuan, it is quite exaggerated.

But if someone questioned it at this moment, the Lu family members would definitely refute it loudly, saying, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

The real key is not here.

Xie Xuan is undoubtedly a meritorious official to the world, but what about Lu Hu?
You must know that before Li Chengqian appeared today, Lu Hu had a very bad reputation. Not only did he secretly keep a Korean maid, but some people also secretly said that he was used by someone to murder the prince, and was finally killed by the mastermind behind the scenes.

You must know that Lu Hu was a minister of the Eastern Palace and a minister of the prince. What he did was simply disloyalty and treason.

Once this matter is confirmed, the reputation of the entire Fanyang Lu family will be affected.

This is something that all the Lu family members don't want to see.

When there was a letter in the court saying that the prince would come on the seventh day after Lu Hu's death, almost all of Lu's descendants believed that the prince was coming to take revenge.

Now that Lu Hu is dead, the mastermind behind him can no longer be caught.

The prince was unwilling to accept this, so he naturally took it out on the Lu family.

This is also the reason why Shangshu Zuocheng Lu Chengqing and so many Lu family members appeared here today. They are here to stop the prince from getting angry for the sake of the reputation of the entire Fanyang Lu family.

However, no one expected that the prince not only did not get angry, but even wrote a poem in public to praise Lu Hu's loyalty.

Completely cleared the stigma on him.

In the future, if someone really wants to use this incident to implicate the entire Lu family.

The Lu family will fight to the death.

……

Listening to Lu Chengqing reciting the elegy word by word, and then watching him step forward, light the paper on the candle, and then turn it into ashes, Fang Yiai was completely stunned.

How is this going?

Wasn’t it agreed that the prince came here today to cause trouble for the Lu family?
Why did he suddenly start writing a poem praising the Lu family?

Lu Hu, a loyal minister?
Are you kidding me?
Not only Fang Yiai, many people who knew the inside story were stunned when they saw this scene.

What is the prince doing?
Aren’t you going to avenge your broken leg?

Unlike others, Yu Zhining was the opposite. He finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart and looked at Li Chengqian with a face full of satisfaction.

The prince has grown up.

Li Chengqian could feel Yu Zhining's relief, and his eyes remained calm.

It was nothing more than an elegy of approval.

You can't even say a few words of praise for a dead person.

Li Chengqian looked quietly at the spirit tablet of Lu Hu in front of him, the faint light in the depths of his eyes became even deeper at this moment.

……

After burning the paper offerings, Lu Chengqing turned around with a face full of gratitude and bowed earnestly to Li Chengqian, saying, "Lu Hu, despite his humble status, has received such praise from Your Highness. If anyone in the afterlife knew, he would surely be deeply grateful. Your Highness's praise of Lu Hu today is also a praise for the entire Lu family of Fanyang. On behalf of the entire family, I thank Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." All the descendants of the Fanyang Lu family in the courtyard bowed to Li Chengqian in gratitude.

When Li Chengqian saw this scene, the joy in his eyes only flashed for a moment and then disappeared completely.

People's hearts are dark and sophistry. What you are grateful for today may turn into hatred tomorrow.

"Gentlemen, please stand." Li Chengqian waved his hand slightly and said sincerely, "The Lu family of Fanyang is a world-renowned ancestor. I am only describing reality and paying homage to our ancestors. I am not well-educated, and my poems are simple. I am truly ashamed!" "It is we who are ashamed. Your Highness's works are magnificent and sincere. We are deeply impressed." Lu Chengqing bowed sincerely to Li Chengqian, then said gratefully, "Your Highness, you have worked hard. Please rest in the backyard. I will serve tea immediately. Please."

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded slightly: "Okay!"

"Your Highness, please come this way." Lu Chengqing personally led the way, and Li Chengqian followed behind him and walked out of the mourning hall.

In the entire courtyard, almost everyone's eyes fell on Lu Chengqing and Li Chengqian.

Especially Li Chengqian, his expression was calm and his steps were steady. He was not walking very fast, but definitely not slow.

Seeing this scene, Fang Yiai suddenly had an idea in his mind and his face changed.

Before today, the entire Chang'an officialdom knew that the prince was going to cause trouble for the Lu family because Lu Hu was the one who caused the prince's broken leg.

Therefore, today, many people are waiting to see the prince's revenge and the joke of the Lu family.

However, the prince did not do so at all. He easily exposed the matter of Lu Hu and even wrote a poem to praise Lu Hu and the entire Fanyang Lu family.

The prince's magnanimity will spread throughout Chang'an and even the whole world with the crazy words of the entire Fanyang Lu family.

That mourning poem will also spread throughout the world.

Although it is not a famous poem worthy of being passed down through the ages, it truly portrays the Lu family of Fanyang who guarded the border for hundreds of years during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

The prince's reputation for literature and generosity will spread throughout the world with the promotion of Fanyang Lu.

There is also the prince's left leg.

The reason why the prince hated Lu Hu was because Lu Hu caused him to break his leg and even become lame. Even if this was just a rumor, it was enough to make the Lu family of Fanyang nervous.

But the prince did not attack the Lu family today. Instead, he praised their loyalty. This contrast will definitely make people pay more attention to these people.

They also paid attention to the prince's left leg. The prince walked normally with no signs of lameness. This inevitably made people wonder whether the prince's legs had healed, which was why he generously forgave Lu on the seventh day after Lu Hu's death.

Therefore, the Lu family will certainly respond with even greater loyalty.

Fang Yiai could even imagine how people all over the world would praise the prince after today's events became known.

In this way, everything the King of Wei has done in the past six months may be in vain.

Good means, good means.

Just a gesture of tolerance brought unimaginable rewards.

Prince, Prince.

As expected of the emperor's son, he has the same style as his father!

……

At the end of the crowd, in the edge corner.

Zhang Wenguan watched Li Chengqian leave thoughtfully, and all the mysteries became clear to him at this moment.

He turned around, looked at Qi Chao, and said, "Okay, we should go back. Is it impossible to investigate this matter further?"

"Ah!" Qi Chao didn't react for a moment.

"Today's events indicate that the Crown Prince will no longer pursue the matter of Lu Hu. Whether or not there's someone behind Lu Hu is no longer important. We can only start investigating the Koreans." Zhang Wenguan shook his head and said, "Let's go. The Crown Prince might send someone to fetch us soon. Right now... things are changing so drastically."

"Oh!" Qi Chao nodded quickly, then left with Zhang Wenguan.

As soon as he reached the door, Zhang Wenguan couldn't help but look back with a serious expression.

He could see that the prince was no ordinary person.

Is he really going to let it go so easily because the Lu family caused him to break his leg?

Prince, will he let the Lu family go?

Prince, is he such a magnanimous person?

Zhang Wenguan waited and watched, but at the moment he turned to leave, he never thought that all this would come faster and more intensely than he expected.

Too much, too much, too fast.

　I don’t know what I ate today. My stomach hurts so much that I can’t even sit still. I’m a little slow in writing this, so please forgive me.

　　In the next chapter, Lu Chengqing and the entire Chang'an Lu family will be in trouble.

　　Please wait and see.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)