Chapter 254: The matter of stopping the meditation
The 21st year of Zhenguan, June 28th.
"I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Li Chengqian, who was walking in Cuiwei Palace, met an official, who saluted Li Chengqian.
"Are you from the Shangshu Province?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Yes! I came to Cuiwei Palace to report to Your Majesty on the orders of Zuo Pushe." The official said.
"Oh! Does Lord Fang know that my father appointed Li Wei as the Minister of Revenue?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Zuo Pushe has already known about this, and I have just told Your Majesty about it." The official said.
"What did Lord Fang say?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Zuo Pushe said that Li Wei is a man with a beautiful beard." The official said.
"Man with a beautiful beard? What does that mean?" Li Chengqian asked.
The official shook his head and said, "
I don't know either!" "Did your majesty say anything after hearing this?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Your majesty said he knew!" the official said.
"Okay!" Li Chengqian waved his hand to let him go, and the official bowed and left.
Not long after, Li Er issued an edict to appoint Li Wei as the governor of Luozhou.
In the next two months, first Niu Jinda and Li Hai'an from Liaodong reported the victory in Liaodong, and there were hundreds of battles of all sizes, without any defeats, and they were invincible.
Li Er felt that Cuiwei Palace was in a dangerous position and was not suitable for accommodating so many civil and military officials, so he ordered people to rebuild Yuhua Palace in Fenghuang Valley in Yichun.
Soon after, he returned to Chang'an.
"Father! The preparations for the Fengchan ceremony are almost complete!" In August, Li Chengqian came to report to Li Er on the preparations for the Fengchan ceremony.
But Li Er looked worried.
"I don't know what you are worried about! I am willing to share your worries!" Li Chengqian said.
"Since Xueyantuo surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they have repeatedly carried out large-scale construction projects. Now there is a flood in Hebei. How can I still have the mood to perform Fengchan ceremony? This is a warning from heaven to me." Li Er sighed. Since ancient times,
emperors have been willing to perform Fengchan ceremony on Mount Tai. This is to emphasize the divine right of the monarch. Generally, in times of peace and prosperity or when auspicious signs fall from heaven, emperors will go to Mount Tai to perform Fengchan ceremony.
In addition to emphasizing that the king's power is granted by God, it is also to show off his own great achievements. After all, how many emperors have been able to be enthroned on Mount Tai since ancient times?
The ancients all talked about the interaction between heaven and man. As for how to interact, Li Chengqian didn't know. Anyway, these are all things of the charlatans.
The flood in Hebei now is a warning from heaven to the emperors in the world. After all, your kingship is granted by God.
If heaven thinks that you are not doing well enough or that you are lacking in virtue, it will send a flood or an earthquake to warn you.
Let you be law-abiding and don't mess around and do useless things.
"I think that since there is a flood in Hebei, we should send people to Hebei immediately to control the flood and provide relief to the victims. This will reduce the wrath of heaven."
"If the flood is not properly controlled or not controlled in time and the victims are not provided relief, heaven may be even more angry. Then it will not be just a flood." Li Chengqian said.
Sometimes, natural disasters are accompanied by man-made disasters. In ancient times, all of these were attributed to heaven's faults for the emperor's moral integrity and a warning from heaven to the emperor.
No matter what, the people who suffered were the local people.
Li Chengqian naturally did not believe in these ghosts and gods. Floods, earthquakes, etc. were all natural disasters and had nothing to do with warnings from heaven.
However, Li Chengqian could not say it out loud, otherwise he would be treated as an alien.
The most urgent task at the moment is to send people to Hebei to control the flood, rescue the victims, and fight against the flood. This is the top priority.
"I have already sent people to Hebei to deal with this matter, and issued an edict to open the warehouse to rescue the victims. You don't have to worry about this!" Li Er said.
After hearing Li Er's words, Li Chengqian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Li Er was quite sensible in this regard.
"What about the Fengchan Ceremony?" Li Chengqian asked.
After the Hebei flood, Li Er would definitely not go to Mount Tai to perform Fengchan again. Now even the heavens are angry. How can Li Er still have the face to go to Mount Tai to perform Fengchan? Li Chengqian still needs to ask another question.
"Let's just forget about the Fengchan Ceremony. I will issue an edict to stop the Fengchan Ceremony next year." Li Er said.
"Your Highness, I'll take my leave!" Li Chengqian bowed and left. The Fengchan ceremony at Mount Tai was over, so there was no need for him to continue supervising the ceremony.
On the same day, Li Er issued an edict to stop all activities related to the Fengchan ceremony at Mount Tai. In addition, Li Er was to offer sacrifices to pray for God's forgiveness and blessings for the people.
"Father! Why are you so happy?" Li Chengqian asked Li Er, who was smiling.
Could it be that the flood control in Hebei has been effective? That shouldn't be the case! According to the distance, the people sent from Chang'an should still be on the way.
So what major events happened in history this month?
Li Chengqian thought about it. In addition to the fact that the Guligan tribe of the Tiele tribe sent envoys to pay tribute this month, Li Er appointed Guligan Jijin as the governor, and his place of residence was Xuanquezhou.
Could it be that the envoy of the Guligan tribe has come? It shouldn't be! He is the farthest tribe of the Tiele tribe. Even if he sent an envoy to Beijing, it shouldn't be so fast. The
Guligan tribe is located to the north of the Uighurs and the north of the Hanhai. It has 4,000 excellent soldiers. Compared with the Uighurs, it is a small tribe. The Guligan tribe produces good horses.
"Just received a report from the border army that the Guligan tribe sent an envoy to Chang'an to pay tribute, and he is on the way now." Li Er's words pulled Li Chengqian back from his thoughts.
"This is really a great joy! Congratulations to my father, the four seas have returned, and all nations have come to pay tribute!" Li Chengqian saluted.
"Well! But it will take some time for Guligan to arrive in Chang'an. He will arrive in Chang'an on the 17th of this month at the latest."
"This time Guligan offered a hundred fine horses as tribute. I plan to appoint Guligan's son Jijin as the governor, and his tribe is Xuanquezhou. What do you think?" Li Er said.
"Father, you can make the decision on this matter. I have no objection!" Li Chengqian said.
"By the way! Duan Zhichong, a man from Qizhou, wrote a letter to discuss matters, asking me to let you handle all government affairs. What do you think about this matter?" Li Er asked.
After hearing this, Li Chengqian's face was full of worry, and he was sweating profusely. If this matter was not handled well, it would be a big problem.
Li Chengqian knelt down on the ground and cried loudly, "Father, I have absolutely no such intention. I ask you to issue an edict to execute such a traitor to prevent future troubles."
"Your uncle and others asked me to execute Duan Zhichong. Don't you want to take control of the power in the court?" Li Er said.
Li Chengqian knew that if he didn't answer well, he would be in danger today. The saying "serving the emperor is like serving a tiger" is really not an empty talk.
"I want to, but I can't do it!" Li Chengqian said firmly.
Li Er didn't expect Li Chengqian to say that, so he asked, "Why?"
"I would rather commit suicide than do anything disobedient and unfilial." Li
Chengqian said. Regardless of whether Li Chengqian's words were true or false, Li Er was very satisfied after hearing them and felt warm in his heart.