Chapter 239 Two Sons
Become Kings Niu Jinda and Li Jie, two detachments of the Tang army, fully utilized guerrilla tactics.
As long as the enemy was tired, they would launch an attack and never fight to the end. Once they succeeded, they would immediately retreat and not give the enemy any chance to threaten them.
Even if they failed, they would not fight to the death with Goguryeo, but would continue to deal with them.
Once Goguryeo gathered a large army to encircle and intercept, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the weak points and took these places in one fell swoop. They
looted all the food and grass and took them away, which made Quan Gai Su Wenqilu so angry that he almost couldn't breathe and just explained it.
Quan Gai Su Wen was not incompetent. He finally designed a trap to lure the Tang army into a trap, and it seemed to be successful!
Who knew that at this time, King Chunqiu of Silla and the general of Baekje led their troops to attack Goguryeo from behind.
Under the circumstances, Quan Gai Su Wen had to withdraw his troops to support and defeated the joint forces of Silla and Baekje, but was attacked by the Tang army again.
Goguryeo was exhausted and suffered terribly under the three-sided attack of Silla, Baekje and Tang army, which made it impossible for Goguryeo to grow food. In a few years, Goguryeo would be destroyed.
Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, in the East Palace.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian is reading a history book. This is the "Book of Jin" written by Fang Xuanling and others. It is a chronicle-style history of the Jin Dynasty.
This history of the Jin Dynasty began to be written in the 18th year of Zhenguan, and it was not completed until the 20th year of Zhenguan.
The "Book of Jin" is ornate, but most of it records anecdotes. The book does not pay much attention to the selection of historical materials, which is a shortcoming of the book.
This history of the Jin Dynasty was supervised and written by Fang Xuanling, Chu Suiliang, and Xu Jingzong.
Even His Majesty Li II wrote two chronicles of Emperor Wu and Emperor Xuan in this history of the Jin Dynasty, as well as the postscripts of the two biographies of Lu Ji and Wang Xizhi, so the old version is also titled "Written by Yu".
This history of the Jin Dynasty was completed by 21 people.
Li Chengqian flipped through a few pages and threw it aside without interest.
Just when he was thinking about doing something in this free time, the eunuch came to report that Wang Yuan, Li Er's personal eunuch, was ordered to read the imperial edict, asking Li Chengqian to bring Li Xiang and Li Jue's sons.
What imperial edict did Wang Yuan come to deliver at this time, and the two children had to be present. There was no other possibility except that Li Er made the two children kings.
"Go and call Dalang and Sanlang!" Li Chengqian ordered the palace maid to call the two children over.
In fact, Li Chengqian had three sons. Before Li Jue was born, there was another son who was younger than Li Xiang, named Li Yi, but unfortunately he died in the end!
The Li family's hereditary disease almost killed Li Chengqian, not to mention Doctor Li. This is enough to prove the severity of this hereditary disease.
This hereditary disease is usually not serious, but once it breaks out, it can cause unbearable pain at best, and even death at worst!
"Yes!" The palace maid retreated and called Li Xiang and Li Jue.
"Let Wang Yuan come in!" Li Chengqian said.
The eunuch bowed and retreated, then led Wang Yuan in.
"Old servant Wang Yuan greets you, my lord!" Wang Yuan bowed to Li Chengqian.
"No need to be polite! I wonder what decree my father ordered Wang Neijian to come to my East Palace to read?" Li Chengqian asked.
Li Chengqian had already guessed the purpose of Wang Yuan's visit. It was to convey the imperial edict from Li Er to make his grandsons kings. Now Li Xiang and Li Jue were not young anymore, and they were indeed old enough to be made kings.
Before he traveled through time, the original Li Chengqian was deposed because of his affair, and his two children were implicated, let alone being made kings.
"I am here on the orders of His Majesty to read the imperial edict to the two grandsons. I wonder if the two grandsons are in the East Palace now?" Wang Yuan asked.
"I have already ordered someone to call the two children. Please wait for a moment, Wang the Eunuch!" Li Chengqian said.
"No problem! I will wait here!" Wang Yuan said with a smile.
"By the way! Have several sons of Jin Wang Li Zhi been crowned as kings?" Li Chengqian asked. If we follow the historical trajectory, Li Zhi's eldest son Li Zhong should have been crowned as a king by now.
The two children who originally had no chance to be crowned as kings were crowned as kings. Then, would Li Zhong, who had the chance to be crowned as a king, be crowned as a king by Li Er?
Has his reincarnation changed all the original trajectories?
"I won't lie to you, my lord! This morning, we all issued an edict together. In addition to crowning the two grandsons of the East Palace as kings, we also crowned Li Zhong, the son of Jin Wang, as the Prince of Chen." Wang Yuan said.
Li Chengqian nodded and didn't say anything more about it. A moment later, the palace maid led the Crown Princess and the two children to appear in front of Li Chengqian.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!" Crown Princess Su saluted Li Chengqian.
"Your son is here to see you, father!" Li Xiang and Li Jue saluted.
"Your old servant Wang Yuan has seen the Crown Princess! I have seen the two grandchildren!" Wang Yuan bowed to the Crown Princess, Li Xiang and Li Jue.
"No need to be polite!" Li Chengqian said to the Crown Princess and the two children.
"You are too polite, eunuch!" said the Crown Princess.
After everyone had paid their respects, Li Chengqian signaled Wang Yuan that he could start reading the imperial edict. The Tang Dynasty did not have as many red tapes as later dynasties.
Receiving an imperial edict requires a series of preparations such as bathing, changing clothes, burning incense and praying. The sense of ceremony is indeed full, but it is very tiring.
You are just receiving an imperial edict, is there any need to make all these messes? Is the sense of ceremony really that important?
Wang Yuan began to read the imperial edict of Li Er's title of king, starting with a flowery opening speech, and then entered the topic: "This book conferred the title of the eldest grandson of the emperor, Li Xiang, as the King of Hengshan, and the eldest grandson of the emperor, Li Jue, as the King of Ning! August 12, the 20th year of Zhenguan."
After reading the imperial edict, Li Xiang and Li Jue thanked the emperor, and from now on they were the King of Hengshan and the King of Ning!
"I will go back and report, and I will not disturb you!" Wang Yuan said goodbye.
"In this case, I will not keep Wang the eunuch supervisor!" Li Chengqian said, indicating that Wang Quan should give Wang Yuan a reward.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!" Wang Yuan smiled after receiving the reward, and then left the hall.
"Congratulations to the two princes on their coronation!" Wang Quan, along with the eunuchs and palace maids, congratulated the two children.
"Today my two sons are crowned as kings, which is a great joy for our Eastern Palace. Pass on my order that everyone in our Eastern Palace will receive a reward!" Li Chengqian said proudly.
"Thank you for the reward, my lord!" Wang Quan and the others hurriedly thanked him!
This was the first time that Li Chengqian was so generous. Naturally, all the rewards would not be taken from the treasury of the East Palace, but mostly from the national treasury.
Now that the prince's son was crowned a king, Li Er, as the grandfather, should express his gratitude. Besides, Li Er had issued an edict that the prince's use of the treasury was not restricted, so Li Chengqian dared to be so generous.
Anyway, the money was not his, so he didn't feel bad at all. Besides, today was a day worth celebrating, so what's wrong with spending some money!
Those who received the prince's rewards were very happy, and the whole East Palace was filled with joy.
That night, Li Chengqian also held a banquet to entertain the officials of the East Palace.