novelden Chapter 2035 Does he look like King Ji?
Chapter 2035 Does he look like King Ji?
Li Chengqian didn't care about the fact that Wang Zhong reported his affairs to His Majesty. He just sighed that this smile was really effective.
As for what was reported, he didn't care, as he was not plotting a rebellion.
When he was investigating the affairs of Xizhou last year, after being enlightened by Li Shen in Prince Ji's Mansion, he came back and told Wang Zhong that there was no need to hide anything and that he could report everything to his father.
Just as Li Shen said, in this world, except for their father, no one else truly taught him and treated him well.
Only their Aye really taught him how to be an emperor and helped him sincerely.
The reason is very simple. It is not because his father dotes on him so much, but because he wants the Tang Dynasty to become stronger and not be destroyed by him.
Like Qin Ershi, he died in the second generation.
Although this reason was a little uncomfortable, it was the truth, and Li Chengqian didn't care. As long as he was sincere to himself, it didn't matter what the reason was.
"Get up. I will not review memorials today. Please arrange for someone to deliver them to the three provinces."
After saying this, Li Chengqian stood up and walked towards the study.
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"Duke Zhao, Lord Ma, do you think the Crown Prince is a little strange today?"
When Changsun Wuji and the other two were walking back, Yu Zhining asked on the way.
"Well, there are some. Normally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pays great attention to etiquette, but today he acted out of character, which is hard to understand."
Ma Zhou nodded.
"Yes, I feel the same way. Moreover, the prince's words and deeds seem familiar to me, as if I have seen him somewhere before. It really makes me feel very troubled."
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard as he walked and thought.
"Familiar? What does Duke Zhao mean by that?"
Ma Zhou and Yuzhi were both very surprised to hear what Changsun Wuji said, and couldn't help but ask.
Changsun Wuji thought for a moment and shook his head:
"I can't really explain it, it just feels familiar. Maybe I'm seeing things."
After hearing this, the three of them stopped hesitating.
"Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in this state because he is too worried about His Majesty?" Changsun Wuji thought of a reason for Li Chengqian.
But Ma Zhou shook his head:
"I don't think so. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been regent for several years and his mind has matured. Even if he is worried, he would not lose his composure like this.
Didn't you notice that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't look worried?"
"Yes, I noticed it, too. And did you notice that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually laughed in this situation just now? I was terrified when I thought about it carefully.
Yu feels that this is not as simple as it seems. "
When Yu Zhining thought of Li Chengqian's smile just now, he felt something indescribable weird.
His Majesty is seriously ill, and the Crown Prince should have been worried and sad, but he actually smiled while talking, which made people imagine for a moment.
“It turns out that Mr. Yu also saw it just now, and it was not my illusion.
But what else is going on here?" Changsun Wuji said immediately after hearing Yu Zhining's words.
He even suspected that he had seen it wrong. The prince shouldn't laugh.
The three of them fell silent again, their minds racing.
Suddenly, the three people's eyes lit up and they said at the same time:
"Could it be..."
The three of them were stunned and looked at each other. They seemed to be thinking the same thing.
“But...but..." Ma Zhou kept saying "but" for a long time, but the words came out of his mouth.
"Impossible, I don't believe it. There must be something we don't know about." Changsun Wuji shook his head and denied it. He didn't want to believe what he was thinking.
"Ah~~~Duke Zhao is right. These are just our guesses. We can't jump to conclusions.
Your Majesty is seriously ill, and the Crown Prince needs to go to Cuiwei Palace to accompany Your Majesty. The next thing to do will be decided by the three of us.
We are loyal to Your Majesty and have been entrusted by Your Majesty to assist the Crown Prince. Yu will certainly obey Your Majesty's will and share the Crown Prince's worries, even if it means risking his life."
Finally, Yu Zhining sighed. He couldn't say what was in his heart. None of the three of them could say it. This was just their guess.
"Yes, the news that His Majesty is ill has spread throughout the court. As the heads of all officials, we must guide him well.
We cannot allow unrest in the court, and everything will be decided after His Majesty recovers."
Changsun Wuji echoed, saying that no matter what the outcome, the most important thing for them was to keep the court stable. Even if that day came, they had to let Li Chengqian ascend the throne smoothly.
This is good for all three of them.
It’s a pity that the Crown Prince’s performance just now made it impossible for them to tell the true extent of His Majesty’s illness, whether it was serious or mild.
"Duke Zhao is absolutely right. In this case, we should each perform our duties and stabilize the government." Ma Zhou nodded in agreement.
The three of them also reached an agreement to do their part.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji suddenly stopped after taking two steps. Ma Zhou and Yu Zhining also stopped after taking two steps, turned around and looked at Changsun Wuji curiously.
"Duke Zhao, what's wrong?" Ma Zhou asked.
"Mr. Ma, Mr. Yu, do you think the prince's behavior just now was similar to that of Prince Ji?" Changsun Wuji looked at the two of them.
"Prince Ji?" The two were puzzled as to why the prince looked like Prince Ji. But after thinking about it, Ma Zhou spoke first:
"You know what, he really looks like His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
"I have had very little contact with His Royal Highness Prince Ji, so I don't have any impression of him." Yu Zhining shook his head.
"It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Ji has a great influence on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Chang Sun Wuji sighed meaningfully.
"If it's just this kind of rude influence, I think it's better to correct it." Yu Zhining said seriously after hearing this.
Yu Zhining was a tough guy. When he was the Prince's Junior Secretary, he impeached Li Chengqian and almost drove Li Chengqian crazy.
He impeached Li Chengqian with twenty volumes of "Remonstrance Garden" and was rewarded by Li Shimin with ten kilograms of gold.
Li Chengqian held a grudge at the time and sent people to kill Yu Zhining many times, but fortunately he was lucky enough to survive.
The reason why he is called Iron Head is that he was risking his life to impeach Li Chengqian. Even when he was assassinated, Yu Zhining did not stop, but became more and more courageous.
So this time he was the first one to stand up and speak. He thought, what if the Crown Prince and Prince Ji had learned bad things?
"Don't worry, we are just observing, maybe things are not as we think.
Besides, Prince Ji is not that simple.
Your Majesty has always been so doting on Prince Ji and indulging him, I think there must be a hidden meaning behind this."
Chang Sun Wuji comforted him, saying that he didn't need to make it too clear, as the three of them knew that Prince Ji was specially reserved by His Majesty for the Crown Prince.
Prince Ji is the troublemaker in the royal family, who comes out to disrupt things during times of discipline. He is also a knife that His Majesty has left for the Crown Prince.
The other officials could not see this and thought that Prince Ji would please His Majesty. But if they could not see this, then the three of them would not be qualified to be prime ministers.
Yu Zhining sighed after hearing this:
"Well, I hope so. Lord Zhao, Lord Ma, then everyone should do their own job. I will go ahead."
(I'm crazy. I actually spent a lot of money to buy an original version of Shan Hai Jing yesterday. Now I feel that I may not be able to understand it.)