Li Hong stared at Yao Chong. Who the hell came up with this stupid idea? I haven't written poetry for a long time. Ever since the last time I had a poetry competition with Yang Jiong in the East Palace and I dealt a heavy blow to Yang Jiong, causing him to lose all his confidence, I swore that I would never write poetry again.
At this moment, Li Hong stared at the two of them, then looked at Li Yifu standing beside him. He always felt that Li Yifu had some ideas behind this.
Bai Chun, Xia Zhi and others were far away. When they heard that the Crown Prince was going to compose a poem, they immediately dropped their fishing rods, hugged Taiping, and ran over to join in the fun.
Li Yifu looked at Li Hong staring at him, and said with a laugh: "Why don't you write a poem, Your Highness? The last time you wrote a poem was last year. The Eastern Palace has always been known for its talent and learning, and Chongwenguan is the highest-level institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty. As a..."
"Mr. Yi is right. Why don't you compose a poem, Your Highness? I felt really sorry when you wrote the poem last year. You can't miss it today." Xu Jingzong and Xu Yanbo suddenly appeared here.
Li Hong sat in the pavilion, starting with Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan, and sneered as he scanned them one by one, muttering, "Okay, when did my little back garden of the East Palace become a place you can come to whenever you want? And now you're forcing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to compose a poem?"
"If you don't give me a decent poem today, I'll show you how I'm going to deal with you." This voice sounds too familiar?
Mother? Why did she come here? Didn’t she go to the Linding Hall for a banquet after meeting the court officials with the emperor? Why did you come to my side?
The function of the Linde Hall was the same as recorded in history books, and it was not changed by Li Hong in this life. It was just that under the redesign by Liang Xiaoren and Yuwen Rong, other palaces in the Daming Palace were no longer supported by so many giant wooden columns, which suddenly made the space of the entire palace wider.
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However, the Linding Hall is still a place for the royal family to have banquets, enjoy singing and dancing, and receive foreign envoys. However, Li Hong has made detailed divisions into functional areas, and the overall appearance is much more orderly.
Wu Mei's exquisite and beautiful face turned pale after she took her first look at Taiping. Although she had already guessed that the royal princess would become dirty when she arrived here, she did not expect that she would become a little mud monkey-like person, being held in Bai Chun's arms.
Bai Chun was wearing a white dress, looking like a fairy, but at the moment her body was also dirty, with patches of dirt all over her body, and there were even some places with Taiping's dirty footprints on them.
"Your Highness and I pay our respects to the Queen."
"Students Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan meet the Queen."
Accompanied by Banmei and Xunlan, Wu Mei slowly walked into the pavilion and slapped Li Hong on the head without saying a word.
Li Hong stood up awkwardly and asked Wu Mei to sit down, then sat down next to Wu Mei again. Wu Mei took the little clay monkey from Bai Chun's arms and gently scolded: "Look at what it has become. It has become like a little clay monkey in just a short while."
Taiping smiled foolishly and put his arms around Wu Mei's neck, and naturally the mud that had not yet been wiped off his body was also smeared all over Wu Mei.
Since the moment she was born, the little girl has been extremely loved by her brother, the Crown Prince. She is not only doted on by Li Zhi in the Imperial Palace, but also by Li Hong in the Eastern Palace.
The royal family only has this little princess now, and there will never be another princess in the future. Naturally, she has become the only treasure in the entire palace.
"Write a poem. So many people are waiting for the current Crown Prince to write a poem. If you can't write a good poem for me, you, the Chongwenguan, should never look down on the Imperial College and the Hongwenguan again." Wu Mei motioned Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu to sit down as well, and said lightly.
"You know what. I just happened to have some inspiration these days. After the completion of the Daming Palace, I attended several morning court sessions..." Li Hong said calmly.
"How many times? Li Hong, you really have the nerve to do that? How long has this Daming Palace been in use? How many times have you attended the morning court?" Wu Mei sneered sarcastically.
"Hehe, what a surprise, surprise, surprise." Li Hong said embarrassedly. His own mother was really ruining his plans.
"Stop talking nonsense and write a poem quickly." Wu Mei urged.
"Let me sort out my thoughts. Two years ago, Yang Jiong wrote a poem called "Ode to the Old Man Star" to praise the emperor's grace and virtue. If I continue to do the same, it will be inappropriate. If I surpass Yang Jiong, he will be depressed for a while."
As he spoke, he stood up to avoid Wu Mei's slap and said solemnly, "The cockerel in the crimson hat is delivering the morning chips, and the Shangyi is presenting the green cloud fur coat. The gates of the nine heavens are opened, and people from all over the world are bowing to the crown. As the sun rises, the immortal palms move, and the incense is about to float beside the dragon. After the court is over, the five-colored edict must be cut, and the sound of the pendants will return to the Phoenix Pond."
After finishing reading, Li Hong turned around and looked at the crowd. He saw that everyone was savoring his poem carefully and murmured to themselves.
Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Yao Chong, and Huan Yanfan were all truly well-read men of poetry and literature. They nodded repeatedly while reciting silently.
"Empress, it seems that His Highness is very attentive when attending court. Look at this poem. If he was not attentive, how could he describe this morning court so beautifully?" Xu Jingzong said, stroking his already sparse gray beard.
"Yes, Queen. I think that although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not attend court very often, we can tell from this poem that every time he attends court, his dedication is no less than that of other court officials. Otherwise, why don't other court officials write such poems? So please don't blame His Royal Highness, Queen." Li Yifu said at the same time.
Li Hong wanted to curse as he listened to this. I wrote my poems for you to judge, not for you to use it as an excuse to judge whether I attended the morning court or not!
"Yao Chong, you come and judge, let them judge, not let them help me relieve me." Li Hong said unhappily, reaching out to take Taiping who wanted him to hold.
"The language is grand and the sentences are magnificent." Yao Chong thought for a while and said hurriedly.
"The style is harmonious, unique, solemn and luxurious." Huan Yanfan also said.
"Haha, that's right. Listen to their comments. They are many times better than yours! Hehe."
Wu Mei saw that she couldn't embarrass him. The little bastard had grown up now, and his literary talent was even more brilliant than before. Although he seldom wrote poems in recent years, every poem he wrote was of top quality.
Wu Mei dismissed Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan with a dull look, looked at Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, and asked calmly: "Your Majesty will summon Dai Zhide to court tomorrow. I wonder what you two think?"
Li Hong didn't take it seriously and continued to tease Princess Taiping in his arms, but his ears were not idle. After glancing at Bai Chun, he continued to listen.
"Empress, I think that Your Majesty summoned Dai Zhide to an audience tomorrow just to get to the bottom of things. As for reinstating Dai Zhide to his post, I don't think that is possible." Xu Jingzong was mature and prudent. This guy probably understood Li Zhi better than he understood himself.
Wu Mei nodded, then turned her gaze to Li Yifu to see what Li Yifu would say.
"Empress, I think your majesty's decision tomorrow, whether it is reinstating the official or dismissing the Crown Prince, will depend on Dai Zhide's words in the court. He has been working day and night these past few days. It is said that Dai Zhide has been waiting for your majesty to return and has been making some preparations. We must be on guard in the court tomorrow." Li Yifu said cautiously. Compared with Xu Jingzong, he was a more sinister and narrow-minded person.
Xu Jingzong glanced at Li Yifu and spoke again, "What Yifu said is correct. Any decision your majesty makes tomorrow will probably be related to Dai Zhide's speech in the court tomorrow. But I think that a third-rank minister should not let your majesty overturn the decision made by the crown prince during his regency."
"Zhang Jianzhi has been in office for two days, and he is getting familiar with everything. Don't worry, I have confidence in Zhang Jianzhi. What's more, in the court tomorrow, not only will Dai Zhide have a mouth under his nose, but I will also have a mouth under my nose." Li Hong's indifferent expression made Wu Mei frown.
"You are such a smooth talker. This matter is of great importance, you must be careful in handling it tomorrow. Dai Zhide has been in the court for many years, and you can dismiss him just by saying so. Do you think he is an official of the Eastern Palace?" Wu Mei was so disappointed that she slapped Li Hong twice through Taiping.
Without Wu Mei's explanation, he naturally knew that tomorrow's matter was of great importance, otherwise his mother would not have come to the East Palace to find him in person, and even summoned Xu Jingzong to question him.
But to put it bluntly, the incident was not a big deal, but the impact of the removal of Dai Zhide was too great.
If tomorrow the emperor supports me in dismissing Dai Zhide according to my decision made that day, then I, the crown prince, will become extremely important in the hearts of the court officials, and will be second only to him and above everyone else.
But if the emperor chooses to reinstate Dai Zhide tomorrow, the situation for me, the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, in the court and in the country will be completely different.
Tomorrow's confrontation with Dai Zhide in the court will also be a battle for the dignity and status of Li Hong, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
More importantly, whether he is a true regent prince in his father's heart will be revealed tomorrow.
Moreover, the deaths of Helan Minzhi and Lady Korea have made the decision in the court tomorrow unclear. Will the emperor choose to give himself a warning by reinstating Dai Zhide because of the death of Lady Korea?
If this happens, his reputation in the court and among the court officials will plummet, and the status of the Eastern Palace will also plummet.
"Don't worry, mother." Li Hong looked at Taiping who was sleeping gently in his arms and said softly, "Father is not an unreasonable person. Besides, there is no personal grudge between Dai Zhide and me. Although the affairs of the court are inevitably mixed with personal emotions, it is also a fact that Dai Zhide's actions are no longer suitable for our Tang Dynasty."
Wu Mei sighed and gave up. This kid always had his own ideas, but no one knew if he could make it through tomorrow's test.
Tomorrow at the court, it seems that I need to convince His Majesty to eavesdrop in the back hall. Who knows, at the critical moment, I may have to stand up and defend Li Hong.
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