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

Chapter 6: The King of Wei is Unfair; The Sage Arrives
Amidst the astonished gazes of the officials, Li Chengqian calmly stepped forward, walked past Li Tai, and said softly, "Qingque, you must remain calm when facing important events... You are too impatient."

After saying this, Li Chengqian continued to move forward.

Li Tai stood there, his mouth opening and closing, his face blank, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Li Yuanying, the Prince of Teng, took two steps forward and whispered, "Your Highness, it's time to go."

Li Tai finally came to his senses, his face instantly becoming extremely ugly, and he quickly glanced at the ministers.

Countless court officials looked forward, as if they were not looking at Li Tai at all, but...

Li Tai gritted his teeth, turned around quickly, caught up with Li Chengqian, and finally walked side by side with Li Chengqian.

Li Tai turned sideways and looked at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian didn't look at him, but his legs were still not very flexible when he walked, even slower than usual.

It's obvious that he's injured.

But now is no longer the time for Li Tai to figure out what is going on.

The prince is injured.

Broken leg, lame.

These words have been circulating for who knows how long over the past six months.

Even Li Tai was involved in this.

Li Tai was the one who knew best how drastic changes in people's hearts had occurred during this year.

Because the deeper people's impression of the prince's serious injury, the more beneficial it is for Li Tai.

But just now, the prince, whose legs were not in good condition but did not have any problem walking, was led by his younger brother to walk with big strides.

Li Tai wanted to force out the truth about Li Chengqian's injury without making it too obvious.

All the ministers can see it.

But the prince is injured!
The prince is seriously injured and has not recovered yet!
Li Tai, as the prince's younger brother, was playing such tricks at this time. I don't know how many people had their impression of Li Tai completely ruined.

Unfilial.

Filial piety and respect for elders.

If you are not brotherly, how can you be filial?... A few people think very deeply.

It was just a short distance, from when the prince appeared at Chengtian Gate, to when he walked out of the palace, and even into the Taiji Hall Square.

Just from this journey, the impression King Wei had left among many court officials had become extremely bad.

Especially Wei Zheng.

……

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Chengqian's back in some surprise. Since he appeared at Chengtian Gate until now, Li Chengqian had not said a few words, but he had already tricked Li Tai severely.

Changsun Wuji couldn't believe it. Was this still the Cheng Qian he knew?

When Li Tai was at Chengtian Gate, he originally wanted to talk to Li Chengqian. At that time, Changsun Wuji saw that Li Tai was completely unprepared for Li Chengqian's appearance.

However, Li Chengqian stopped Li Tai's question by saying that the palace gate was about to open, and even held back his words.

Although the distance from entering Chengtian Gate to leaving Taiji Gate was not long, Changsun Wuji could imagine how deeply the doubts in Li Tai's heart were suppressed.

So after leaving Tai Chi Gate, Li Tai couldn't help but speed up his pace, even surpassing Li Chengqian, in order to test his injuries.

If it were based on Li Chengqian's original character, he would compete with Li Tai even if his leg was injured.

But, this time he didn't.

With just a few words, the impression that Li Tai was unsympathetic despite his injured legs and feet was deeply rooted in the minds of the ministers.

It was brief, but full of intense human calculations; this was definitely not the Li Chengqian he knew.

So who is it?
Who is helping the prince and giving him advice?

Also, what is the exact condition of the prince’s leg injury?

Is he well now, or is he pretending in some other way?

All of this must be made clear.

Changsun Wuji looked up and saw the vast and majestic Taiji Hall in front of him.

……

Li Chengqian didn't pay attention to Changsun Wuji's gaze. His attention was all on the Tai Chi Hall which was getting closer and closer.

The Taiji Hall, with the Ministry of Personnel to the east and the Ministry of Central Secretariat to the west, sits at the heart of the world.

Taiji Hall, its owner, belongs to the emperor, Li Chengqian's father, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin.

His father.

Ever since he broke his leg, his father, the Emperor, has never come to the Eastern Palace again.

Today, he was finally going to see him again.

Li Chengqian lowered his head slightly, and the deep hatred in his eyes was hidden again. When he raised his head again, his face was full of calmness.

There is solemnity in the calmness.

His father, the emperor, controlled the world and everything, but he was the most serious about government affairs.

Wei Zheng once said, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it." (From "Xunzi. Ai Gong")
His father remembered it clearly and put it into practice.

Before his leg was broken, although Li Chengqian occasionally acted absurdly, he inherited his father's serious and solemn attitude towards state affairs.

This is enough.

In front of the jade steps, Changsun Wuji, Li Yuanying and others subconsciously stopped and took a step back.

Only Li Chengqian and Li Tai stepped forward solemnly and walked up the stairs.

Li Chengqian stepped on the steps with his right foot first, and his left foot followed instantly.

Most people wouldn't be able to see anything unusual about the bright yellow robe.

But at this time, one of the ministers in the rear couldn't help but light up his eyes.

Yan Liben, the junior craftsman Yan Liben.

As the top military composer in the Tang Dynasty, Yan Liben finally noticed something unusual when Li Chengqian took a step.

Although the prince was struggling to climb the stairs under his robe, he could clearly see that it seemed that his right leg was exerting all the strength while his left leg was being dragged.

This means that the prince's left leg is still injured, and it may even be serious.

If the left leg is dragged, does that mean he is lame?

Yan Liben's expression was shocked. The moment Li Chengqian stepped into the Taiji Hall, Yan Liben finally confirmed this completely.

The prince didn't know what to do, so he put all the strength of walking on his right leg, and his left leg only served as a support.

organ?

These two words suddenly flashed in Yan Liben's mind, and his eyes flickered with complete certainty.

Then, Yan Liben's eyes fell on his nephew-in-law.

Li Tai, King of Wei.

Yan Liben said in his heart: Your Highness, you don’t have to be so anxious... But it doesn’t matter. Even though the prince is lame, the throne still belongs to you, Your Highness.

……

In the Taiji Hall, Changsun Wuji stood at the top left of the ministers, and Prince Teng Li Yuanying stood at the top right of the ministers.

Li Chengqian stood on the third golden step to the left of the imperial couch, and Li Tai stood on the first step to his lower left.

The crown prince is older and can act as regent, so he is above all other ministers.

The King of Wei was second only to the Crown Prince, so he was ranked below the Crown Prince and above all the ministers.

If it is a New Year's Day court session, there will be another person standing on the golden steps. That person is Prince Jin Li Zhi.

The three legitimate sons of Emperor Taizong.

Li Chengqian held the jade sceptre in his hand and stood on the golden steps with a respectful look.

Li Tai and dozens of other important officials in the court were also like this.

Clear and sharp footsteps could be heard from the east wing of the Taiji Hall. Immediately, the eunuch in the Ministry of Internal Affairs shouted, "The Saint has arrived!"

"Your Majesty, we welcome you." All the ministers bowed their heads.

The current emperor, Tian Khan, Li Shimin.

To the Taiji Hall.

(End of this chapter)