Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 18 Ask the Emperor to appoint a crown prince! [New book, please collect]

Hongyi Palace.

Today's Da'an Palace.

Despite the commotion caused by Li Chengqian, Li Shimin did not force Li Yuan to move out of Taiji Palace immediately.

But Li Yuan was very tactful and moved to Da'an Palace the next day.

In fact, he knew it very well.

This is how the world is. Whoever holds the knife has the right to speak.

If you talk about respect and consideration to a man who killed his brothers and forced his father to abdicate, isn't that like asking someone to rub your face on the ground?
Therefore, Li Yuan was too lazy to care about it.

If you tell me to move, I will move.

At this time, there was singing and dancing in Da'an Palace.

The sounds of stringed instruments and wind wind instruments never cease to fill the ears.

As the retired emperor, Li Yuan looked much older since his abdication, but he was still very energetic.

I saw him drinking, laughing and enjoying the singing and dancing.

Next to him, there was a woman wearing a loose pink robe and luxurious palace dress, pouring wine for him.

In addition, on his lower left side, there is an old man who is about the same age as Li Yuan but looks slightly younger than him.

This person was none other than Pei Ji, one of Li Yuan's old ministers, also known as Pei Sikong.

"I heard that Erlang's queen has been reducing the number of palace maids recently. Is this true?"

After drinking a glass of freshly brewed rice wine, Li Yuan looked at the dancing girl and asked casually.

"This"

Pei Ji, who was about to enjoy the snacks on the table, paused, glanced at the woman in palace dress with a smile, and said leisurely:
"Your Majesty, you are now the Emperor Emeritus. I'm afraid you shouldn't be too concerned about some things."

After he finished speaking, he could not help but sigh: "Speaking of which, it is not easy for you to be the emperor!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Yuan, who had been careless at first, suddenly showed an unhappy expression.

It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers. Although Li Yuan has retreated to the second line, who can easily give up the power of the past?

Especially after hearing what the former old minister Pei Ji said, a nameless anger rose up, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "Is this matter also considered a fuss? Isn't it just a matter of a few palace maids? Doesn't the emperor emeritus still the emperor? Doesn't he just live his life?"

"Uh"

Pei Ji's face twitched, thinking, "Why are you so angry at me? It's not like I want to reduce the number of palace maids in your palace. If you want to get angry, go find Li Er!"
Although he felt very aggrieved, Pei Ji still smiled and comforted Li Yuan: "The emperor is right. In this life, you always need someone to serve you!"

"Yeah! Is it also called calculating about daily life?"

Li Yuan said indignantly.

"hehe."

Hearing Li Yuan's words, the woman in palace dress exchanged glances with Pei Ji, then said with a smile, "If you don't mind, then we concubines will take care of your excrement and urine from now on."

"What is this nonsense?"

Li Yuan twisted his neck and said with some dissatisfaction: "These concubines of mine all have official titles. If there is no one to serve you, what official titles do you have?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, you are not confused yet!"

The woman in palace dress feigned surprise and laughed, "I thought the emperor was confused!"

"hehe."

Pei Ji smiled awkwardly.

He knew that the matter of reducing the number of palace maids was probably whispered by Concubine Yin De to Li Yuan.

However, the wind is blowing at the right time. It is time to let Li Yuan take charge of some things, otherwise these old ministers will have a hard time in the future.

But then I heard Concubine Yin De say in a sarcastic tone:

"If it was Erlang who said to cut it, it would be fine. The key is that it was Erlang's queen who said to cut it, and you didn't care! If outsiders knew about this, they would think that you, the emperor, were being bullied by a woman."

"Humph!"

Li Yuan snorted coldly, picked up the wine cup sullenly, and took another sip of wine.

Seeing this, Concubine Yin De continued to fan the flames, saying, "If you, the Supreme Emperor, care about this, then we can still live a decent life in the future. If you don't care, then we will be alone with a few old women!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan could no longer suppress his inner anger and slammed the wine cup.

The entire inner hall of Da'an Palace fell silent in an instant.

Even the musicians and dancers who were playing music and dancing fell to their knees, trembling.

Although Li Yuan is no longer the ruling emperor, his imperial majesty still remains.

"Hehehe"

Seeing Li Yuan getting angry, Pei Ji quickly put on a smile and comforted him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Everything can be discussed. Otherwise, I will go to see His Majesty and ask him to be flexible."

"Bullshit!"

Li Yuan glared at Pei Ji angrily and said with a flick of his sleeve: "Not a single maid in my palace can be touched! The music should be played, the singing should be sung, the wine should be freshly brewed, and the people should be rich and noble!"

"Otherwise, what's the difference between winning the world and losing it?!"

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Yin De and Pei Ji smiled at each other, and then praised him in unison: "The Emperor is wise and wise!"

"hehe!"

Li Yuan smiled and raised his hand, saying, "Keep playing the music, keep dancing!"

At this moment, a voice came from outside the hall: "His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan requests an audience—!"

"Ok?"

Li Yuan was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked at Pei Ji.

Pei Ji was also stunned, wondering why Li Chengqian was here. Could it be that His Majesty Li Er had also come? No, if His Majesty Li Er had come, he would not have come without reporting. In other words, Li Chengqian had come alone?

Thinking of this, Pei Ji immediately bowed to Li Yuan and said, "Does the Supreme Emperor remember that His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhongshan requested the abolition of the Crown Prince?"

"Yeah, I remember you said that."

Li Yuan nodded as if recalling something and said, "I just don't know why Cheng Qian would do such a ridiculous thing."

"At first, I didn't understand it either. But after I went back and thought about it, I realized that His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan was very extraordinary."

"Oh?"

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, immediately becoming interested: "Why is it unusual?"

Pei Ji smiled and kept it a secret: "You'll know when you see it later."

"This"

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let him in!"

"promise!"

A palace servant outside the hall responded and quickly brought Li Chengqian to the inner hall.

This was the first time Li Chengqian met Li Yuan after traveling through time, but the Li Yuan in his memory was not unfamiliar at all.

He knelt on the ground very obediently and bowed respectfully to Li Yuan: "Grandson Cheng Qian pays homage to His Majesty the Grand Emperor!"

"Hehe, my dear grandson, come here to grandpa!"

When Li Yuan saw Li Chengqian's well-behaved appearance, he liked him very much and greeted him with a smile.

Li Chengqian didn't seem uncomfortable at all. He happily ran into Li Yuan's arms, looking left and right with his big, innocent eyes, which made Li Yuan laugh heartily: "Hahaha, my dear grandson has grown taller again. Come, tell grandpa, have you listened to your parents?"

"I heard it, Cheng Qian must listen to his father, the emperor, and his mother!"

Li Chengqian lied without thinking, which made Pei Ji laugh. He thought to himself, if you are considered obedient, then there will be no obedient children in the world.

However, Li Yuan didn't care whether Li Chengqian listened to Li Er and his wife. He only cared about how Li Chengqian treated him.

Then he continued with a smile, "Why did you decide to come to Grandpa's place today? Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing, I just miss grandpa!"

"Okay, okay, my dear grandson, your filial piety is enough for your grandfather!" To be honest, Li Yuan was really touched. Otherwise, how could they say that grandparents are very close to each other.

"Grandpa, what do you think of the Da'an Palace?" Li Chengqian asked calmly.

Li Yuan smiled casually and said: "Okay, very good"

"Is the accommodation comfortable?"

"It's just a bed. It doesn't matter where you live!"

"Grandpa is really free and easy, unlike me, who can't sleep if he changes places!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh. "Although the East Palace is only about twenty steps away from the Taiji Palace, the environment is similar. The terrain is not high, and it is next to the water. In winter, it is really not a living place!"

"hehe."

Li Yuan smiled noncommittally and said, "Grandpa, I'm not that particular. I didn't notice what you said!"

"By the time Grandpa realizes it, it will be too late."

"Ok?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Li Chengqian was so smart, he knew when to stop and immediately changed the subject: "It's just that the dampness is too high, it can easily harm your body!"

"haha."

Li Yuan smiled suddenly, then sighed with emotion: "Ah, you don't understand, your grandfather has suffered a lot in his life. If he had complained, there would be no Tang Dynasty today!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be moved.

Although Li Yuan's contribution to the founding of the Tang Dynasty was not as great as Li Shimin's, he did suffer a lot at the beginning of his career.

However, he came here today not to listen to Li Yuan's reminiscing about the past.

He looked around and found Pei Ji, who was looking at him with a smile. He couldn't help but said, "Pei Sikong, you are here too!"

"Haha, this old minister greets His Majesty the King of Zhongshan!"

Pei Ji smiled and bowed, thinking to himself, you finally noticed me.

However, after paying his respects, Li Chengqian did not speak to him. Instead, he turned to look at Concubine Yin De and asked, "Who is this?"

Concubine Yin De's face darkened, but she quickly smiled again: "The Prince of Zhongshan is young, how could he be so ignorant that he can't even recognize his elders?"

"Oh, are you the new grandmother my grandpa is looking for?"

"puff--"

Li Yuan, who was drinking, sprayed a mouthful of wine directly on Concubine Yin De and said with a dry cough, "Ahem, Cheng Qian, stop talking nonsense. This is Concubine Yin De, you should call her Concubine Dowager!"

"Oh, sorry, my grandfather had too many concubines, you weren't pretty enough, and I was too young to remember clearly."

"you!"

Concubine Yin De was so angry that her chest heaved. She was about to cry to Li Yuan, but then she heard Li Chengqian say, "Grandpa, I want to have a man-to-man conversation with you!"

"Ok?"

Li Yuan was slightly stunned. He looked at Pei Ji with some confusion, then at Li Chengqian, and said, "What kind of conversation between men?"

"It's just me, you, and Pei Sikong, there's no conversation with a woman!"

"This"

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, then looked at Pei Ji again. Seeing the latter nod slightly, he waved his hand and said, "Everyone, go down!"

"The Great Emperor!"

"Go down!"

Concubine Yin De left the table angrily.

Soon, only Li Yuan, Li Chengqian, and Pei Ji were left in the inner hall.

"Cheng Qian, tell me honestly, why are you targeting Concubine Yin De? Has she ever offended you?"

Li Yuan spoke first.

Although his voice was calm, it still gave people an imperial aura of pressure.

Li Chengqian replied calmly, "I heard that she went to the harem to look for my mother, hoping to use grandfather's name to force my mother to surrender and not allow the reduction of palace maids."

"So, the reduction in the number of palace maids is true?" Li Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Of course it's true! My father gave the order!"

"what?"

Li Yuan said in disbelief, "Your father asked your mother to reduce the number of maids in grandfather's palace?!"

"What? Grandpa, who told you that? My father, the emperor, and my mother, the queen, never said anything about reducing the number of maids in Grandpa's palace!"

"what?"

Li Yuan was completely confused and couldn't help but look at Pei Ji.

Pei Ji was also stunned, wondering what was going on. He couldn't help but ask, "Did we hear it wrong?"

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian laughed, then slowly poured a glass of wine for Li Yuan and Pei Ji, saying meaningfully, "Maybe it was delivered incorrectly."

"This"

Li Yuan and Pei Ji looked at each other and thought that this kid was indeed extraordinary.

But then Li Chengqian said sincerely, "Grandson, I came to see you this time because I have something important to ask of you!"

"What's the matter?"

Li Yuan asked doubtfully.

Pei Ji also looked at Li Chengqian curiously.

Li Chengqian took a deep breath, then saluted Li Yuan solemnly and said solemnly, "Grandpa, please make Chengqian the crown prince!"

"What!?"

Li Yuan's face was filled with shock, and even Pei Ji next to him was stunned with shock.

What's going on?
Your father abolished your position as crown prince, and you asked your grandfather to reinstate you as crown prince?
What kind of trick is this! ?
"No, Cheng Qian. Grandfather heard that your father had already appointed you as the Crown Prince, and it was you who took the initiative to ask to be deposed! Why is it like this now?"

Li Yuan came back to his senses from the shock and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Li Chengqian said aggrievedly, "Grandpa, I heard that in ancient times, when emperors and ministers were granted titles, they followed the etiquette of declining and refusing three times. Even when you abdicated the throne to my father, he also went through the etiquette of declining and refusing three times before taking the throne. So, I also want to take the throne of Crown Prince in this way."

"But, but"

At this point, tears welled up in her eyes. She couldn't help but wipe away her tears while choking and continuing, "But my father is so disrespectful. He deposed me and won't make me his successor! Wuuwuwu"

"Uh"

The corners of Li Yuan's mouth twitched, and for a moment he didn't know how to comfort this unfortunate child.

Others repeatedly decline and decline, which is just a polite exchange between you and me.

What about you? You did it right in the court!

Who can bear this kind of stimulation?

Not to mention your father, even your grandfather, I will be crippled by you!
"hehe."

Seeing that the grandfather and grandson were silent, Pei Ji, who had been silent all this time, smiled and said, "It is a good thing that Your Highness the King of Zhongshan knows about the grand ceremony, but will your father agree to the crown prince appointed by your grandfather?"

"Why don't you agree?"

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and said righteously, "My grandfather is His Majesty the Retired Emperor! He is the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty! He is my father's father! How could a son dare not obey his father?"

"Okay! Well said!"

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, a loud voice came from outside the door.

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