In fact, after he was appointed as the crown prince, the queen also arranged for him several concubines to serve him in the East Palace. However, he never touched them. It was not that there was anything wrong with him, but that he found it uninteresting.
Deep down in his heart, he had always envied the relationship between his father and his mother, and he also hoped that his future crown princess would be in tune with him. Unfortunately, so far, he has not met a girl who makes his heart beat.
His mother had told him about the Crown Princess, and he was vague about it several times, just because he wanted to choose the Crown Princess himself. But unfortunately, he was too busy to find the Crown Princess. Over time, he would forget about it from time to time.
something.
Li Chengzhao did not keep the girl Zhou Lang sent to him, but let him take it away. His refusal was also very gentle, which did not make Zhou Lang feel panic and uneasy, thinking that he was flattering the horse by mistake. Of course, Zhou Lang will
It is inevitable to feel a little regretful.
After they left, Li Chengzhao smiled bitterly and rubbed his brows. The matter of the Crown Princess might not be postponed any longer. His mother had told him that if he did not find a suitable candidate within the next two years, she would arrange a Crown Princess for him.
Soon after, the court received good news. The prince successfully suppressed the rebellion and returned to the court soon. Now, the emperor and the queen were relieved.
Changle Hall.
"Are you relieved?" Li Zhiyun looked at his wife with a half-smile.
Empress Yang rolled her eyes at him and said in a helpless tone: "That child wants to learn everything well. Sometimes I am really worried that he will get into trouble."
"It's a good thing to be motivated." Li Zhiyun leaned against the table and said, "I think you don't want to see that kid relax completely after he is named the prince."
"Of course." Queen Yang said: "If he really does this, he will be sorry for his husband's nurturing and love."
"That's good." Li Zhiyun nodded with a smile. He said these words mainly as a joke. After all, during the time when the prince went on the expedition, Queen Yang's condition was really bad. She was worried all day long whether her son would encounter any accidents.
.As a result, Li Zhiyun also became suspicious.
Empress Yang thought of something and said, "When Zhao'er comes back this time, Your Majesty cannot reward her with anything more."
"Why?"
"He is already the prince and does not need any favors."
Li Zhiyun shook his head, "Anyone who has committed a crime must be punished, and any meritorious service must be rewarded. These are the rules. I can't agree to this, not to mention that the courtiers think so too."
"Then there is no need to reward him heavily." Queen Yang said seriously.
Li Zhiyun looked at the queen for a while, then extended his hand. The queen understood and immediately threw herself into her husband's arms, enjoying the tenderness.
"Why, do you think rewarding that boy will make him proud?"
"I am worried about this." Empress Yang rubbed her husband's chest and said, "I am worried that he will forget about it because of one success. This suppression of the rebellion is really not a great achievement."
Li Zhiyun rubbed the ends of her hair and said, "What you said is so easy. Credit for countering the rebellion is not a big credit. If I promise you, who among the empire's soldiers will be willing to conquer the four directions for the empire in the future?"
"Your Majesty, this is not what I mean." Empress Yang held the emperor's cheek, looked into his eyes, and said: "I must have said it clearly, Zhao'er's ability to suppress the rebellion so smoothly this time may not be as good as his own ability.
It has a big relationship. Although I am a harem woman, I also know that the imperial army is sharp and Zhao'er is just lucky. It would be inappropriate to give him too heavy a reward."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun sighed slightly, and then hugged Queen Yang tightly in his arms, "I am so lucky to have you helping me."
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. Your Majesty can create such a prosperous world, but it is inseparable from your own efforts and the dedicated assistance of all officials." Empress Yang giggled.
Li Zhiyun said: "Don't worry, I won't reward him heavily. Everything will be done in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court."
"In this way, I will feel relieved."
Several ministers in the political affairs hall were actually worried at first that the emperor would reward the prince heavily because he was too happy that the prince had succeeded in suppressing the rebellion. After receiving the emperor's order and everything should be done according to the rules, they relaxed. As long as your majesty does not act randomly.
, they were relieved. After all, in their opinion, the prince's expedition this time was regarded as chaos.
"Fortunately, your Majesty has no intention of rewarding the prince heavily this time. Otherwise, I don't know what to do."
The soldiers performed bravely. But now that the prince is here, it is hard to say. Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor has spoken, and everything can go on as usual.
Du Ruhui said: "I think your Majesty may have wanted to temper the prince by sending him on an expedition this time."
Wen Yanbo said coldly: "The prince himself also wants to go."
Du Ruhui stopped talking and lowered his head to deal with the memorial. Wen Yanbo didn't wait until Du Ruhui opened his mouth and felt depressed, so he said again: "The prince really looks like his majesty back then."
Du Ruhui still didn't speak, but he couldn't help but curse in his heart: You don't know what your Majesty was like back then, or what you were pretending to be.
Li Jing was busy doing things, as if he didn't hear Wen Yanbo's words.
Fang Xuanling thought of something and asked, "Your Highness, the draft hasn't happened yet?"
The remaining people: "."
The truth is this. As soon as everyone thinks about it, they will know that the Prince has indeed not drafted so far. However, they are not talking about the draft. Fang Xuanling, your way of changing the subject is too crude.
Du Ruhui echoed, "This matter depends on His Majesty's wishes."
"That's true." Fang Xuanling nodded.
After finishing speaking, the two of them were speechless and lowered their heads to do things.
Not long after, the emperor came to the political hall. Du Ruhui gave the emperor the first draft of the reward for suppressing the rebellion. After reading it, Li Zhiyun said to him: "Just do what you said."
"yes."
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty."
"What's the matter?"
"The Crown Princess has not yet been decided. I wonder what your Majesty's decision will be?"
Speaking of this, Li Zhiyun smiled helplessly, "I have handed over this matter to the queen. The specific time depends on the queen's arrangements. However, it will probably be within the next two years."
"So, I have no objection."
"Hmm." Li Zhiyun then asked: "The Lianghuai Salt Case has been investigated to a great extent. How do you think we should handle it?"
Everyone looked at each other, some felt that they should be given a lighter punishment, after all, the people who caused trouble in the south were panicked before. Some felt that it should be dealt with seriously to avoid future troubles. However, the same thing was that they did not speak immediately.
"You have nothing to say." Li Zhiyun looked at them and held his hands together, "Are you too relaxed these days?"
"I don't dare."
Hearing that the emperor's voice was wrong, several people immediately expressed their opinions. Then, of course, they waited for the emperor's decision. In fact, unknowingly, Li Zhiyun also realized that because he made too many decisions, many ministers were less enthusiastic
There has been a decline, and there is a tendency to eat and wait for death.
This is unacceptable.
"Putting this matter aside for now, I think it is more important to consider how to prevent the appearance of dead people in the court. Recently, some subordinate officials in the six ministries have begun to do nothing and have no idea what they are doing all day long. The salary of the imperial court
, but you cannot raise idlers. The people of the empire cannot trust these idlers."
Everyone's hearts trembled and they immediately became nervous.