Chapter 347 Arrangement

"You will go to the Dali Temple tomorrow to study with Di Renjie, so that you can accumulate some experience." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Li Jue replied.

"The late emperor once commented on me to the ministers, saying that I put the first priority on criminal justice and that I have a deep understanding of the key to governing the country."

"Di Renjie is a rare talent, a capable person who can save the world and the country. You can always learn useful things from him." Li Chengqian said.

"I understand!" Li Jue replied, but in his heart he was trying to figure out Li Chengqian's intention of doing this. Is he planning to make him the crown prince in the future and find a capable minister to assist him?

"Okay! Go back first. You are already fourteen years old. It is not suitable for you to stay in the palace. I will have someone build a house for you outside the palace as your Ning Wangfu." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Father! I'll take my leave!" Li Jue said, and then he left.

"Ask the Ministry of Works to choose a good place for Prince Ning to build a palace, and send someone to the Dali Temple to say hello to Di Renjie." After Li Jue left, Li Chengqian said to Wang Quan.

"I'll send someone to do it now!" Wang Quan said.

"Go to the Hengshan Palace and call Hengshan Prince Li Xiang to see me." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Quan accepted the order and immediately sent someone to notify the Ministry of Works and Di Renjie to call Li Xiang to the palace to see Li Chengqian.

During this time, Li Chengqian received memorials from the ministers in the court. The ministers knew that Li Chengqian did not want to mention the issue of establishing a prince.

Except for some stubborn people who still submitted a petition to establish Li Jue as the prince, everyone else changed the subject and submitted a petition to request Li Chengqian to issue an edict to let Li Xiang stay in his own fiefdom.

This was a disguised way of forcing Li Chengqian to make Li Jue the crown prince, and Li Chengqian naturally would not agree.

Li Chengqian then replied that both Li Xiang and Li Jue were vassal kings, and according to custom, they should go to their own fiefdoms.

There was no reason to let only Li Xiang go back to his fiefdom. If they wanted to go to their fiefdom, they should go together. If they wanted to stay, they should stay in Chang'an together.

The ministers naturally did not dare to show weakness, and all kinds of moves emerged one after another, but they were all blocked by Li Chengqian.

"Everyone! His Royal Highness the King of Hengshan is here!" The eunuch came to Li Chengqian and saluted.

Li Chengqian put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Here he is! Where is he?"

"Waiting outside the palace." The eunuch said.

"Why don't you let the King of Hengshan come in quickly." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and hurriedly retreated, inviting the King of Hengshan Li Xiang to come in and see him.

"Your son Li Xiang pays homage to the Emperor!" Li Xiang walked in and bowed to Li Chengqian.

Li Xiang is four years younger than Li Jue, and he is exactly eighteen years old this year. If it weren't for Li Erji's death, he would have been married and had children! Now he is the grandfather's man!

The three-year funeral period is about to pass. Looking at the eighteen-year-old boy in front of him, Li Chengqian plans to pick an auspicious day to arrange the marriage for him!

"No need to bow, please stand up, and I will give

you a seat!" Li Chengqian said. "Thank you, Father!" Li Xiang stood up to thank him, and the eunuch brought him a stool for him to sit on.

"I summoned you here today to ask you what you think about the establishment of the crown prince?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your son has no opinion, and everything depends on your father's decision." Li Xiang said.

What thoughts could he have about the position of the crown prince? Even if there were conditions, he was not allowed to have any thoughts.

His biological mother was just a slave, and he was born to a slave. His birth was not noble, and it was not his turn to be the crown prince anyway.

"Have you never thought about being the crown prince? Don't you really have any thoughts at all?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Don't lie to your father! I do have some thoughts about the position of the crown prince, but I know that this is not something I should fantasize about." "

Being the crown prince is not something I should consider. Your father has already made up his mind, and I dare not speculate."

"Don't you have any resentment in your heart?" Li Chengqian asked.

"If your father lets me be the crown prince, I will gladly accept it. If your father doesn't let me be the crown prince, I will not have any complaints. I don't want to embarrass you." Li Xiang said.

He knew in his heart that he was not of noble birth and had no power in the court. If he fought for the position of crown prince without knowing the consequences, he would die miserably.

"I understand what you mean! Starting tomorrow, you will work in the Ministry of Revenue so that you can accumulate some political experience. I will send someone to notify the Minister of Revenue. You can leave first!" Li Chengqian said.

"Your son will take his leave!" Li Xiang stood up and said goodbye.

"Wang Quan, who do you think I should make the crown prince?"

"It stands to reason that the eldest son should be made the crown prince, not the virtuous one, and the son should be made the crown prince, not the eldest son. I should choose Li Jue as my crown prince." "Do

you think Li Jue can be a qualified crown prince?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Everyone! I dare not speak nonsense!" Wang Quan knelt down on the ground and trembled in fear. He was just an eunuch, a servant of the emperor. He had no right to criticize the topic of establishing a crown prince.

This was not what he, a eunuch, should do. He had a clear mind about what he should do and what he should not do. The issue

of establishing a crown prince was not something he should be involved in.

If he dared to criticize the establishment of a crown prince, he believed that he would be dead on the street tomorrow.

"Alright! I was just talking casually. You don't have to be so scared. Leave! I want to be alone." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Quan was as if he had been pardoned after hearing this, and hurriedly got up and left.

Regarding Li Chengqian's asking Li Jue and Li Xiang to go to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Revenue respectively, the ministers were talking about this matter.

They all thought that Li Chengqian was going to choose one of the two princes as the future crown prince, and they all speculated who would become the crown prince.

Therefore, the ministers began to think and chose the person who might become the crown prince in their minds. They secretly observed that now was the time for them to choose their side. If they

chose the right side, their family would continue to be prosperous and wealthy in the future. If they chose the wrong side, they would lose everything, so they had to think carefully.

After the word "The late emperor once commented on the ministers like this, I should first discuss the criminal justice, and I have a deep understanding of the key to governing the country" spread out,

the ministers changed their previous attitudes, and they all thought that Li Chengqian actually wanted to make Li Jue the crown prince, but Li Chengqian was a kind of pressure on Li Jue.

Li Chengqian had been observing the performance of Li Jue and Li Xiang. During this period, he also summoned them to come over to test what they had learned recently.

On July 22, Li Chengqian summoned Li Jue and Li Xiang to the Liangyi Hall to inquire about their recent situation. Li Chengqian

also summoned Gao Luxing, the son of the late Shen Guogong Gao Shilian and the Minister of Revenue, to inquire about the population.

"How many households did the Tang Dynasty increase last year?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! The number of households increased to 150,000 last year." Gao Luxing replied.

"Oh! How many households did the Sui Dynasty have, and how many households does the Tang Dynasty have this year?" Li Chengqian asked. "

During the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, there were 8.7 million households. By the Sui Daye period, the number increased to 9.07 million households, and now there are 3.8 million households in this dynasty." Gao Luxing said.