This scene fell into Li Chengqian's eyes. In any case, he was a ten-year-old child. Especially the children of the royal family, they matured early. So when he heard Li Yuan's arrangement, Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Imperial Grandfather, is there something you want to tell Imperial Father to come to the palace?"
Li Yuan said, "Let's talk about Du Qi's matter. Aren't you dissatisfied with Du Qi, thinking that Du Qi only cares about his personal interests and doesn't care about the imperial court's overall situation? So I called the Emperor over to deal with this matter. "
"Good, good!"
When Li Chengqian heard this, a smile appeared on his face.
He thought that Li Yuan was on his side.
Du Qi saw Li Chengqian's expression, but shook his head in his heart. Li Chengqian was really naive! It was absolutely impossible for Li Yuan to let the Emperor punish Du Qi just because of Lu Deming's words.
The only possibility was to give Du Qi an explanation. This was Li Yuan's reason.
Time passed little by little.
Not long after, Li Shimin came to the palace. At this time, Li Shimin already knew the ins and outs of the matter. After all, when Xiao Li went to report earlier, he explained the matter clearly.
After Li Shimin entered, his expression was quite calm and did not reveal anything. When he saluted Li Yuan, Du Qi also got up and saluted, and then they each took their seats.
Li Yuan said, "Crown Prince, tell me your opinion of Du Qi. This matter, we'll talk about it today. "
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Let's hear it."
Li Chengqian saw that both his grandfather and Imperial Father let him speak, and Li Shimin did not say much, so Li Chengqian said without hesitation, "Master Lu said that the world belongs to the Tang dynasty, it belongs to my Li family."
"Now that the imperial court is in a difficult situation, Du Qi has money, so he can't stay out of trouble. He must do his best to help the imperial court."
"He has money, so he should pay."
"But Du Qi has been stingy from beginning to end. Such a person was selfish and self-serving. Especially now that Du Qi has been conferred the title of Ping Xi Wang, this is even more inappropriate. "
Li Chengqian said, "What kind of virtue and ability does Du Qi have to deserve the title Ping Xi Wang? You should know that Li Jing, who had made great contributions to the Tang dynasty, was just a Dai Guogong, and Li Xiaogong, a member of the imperial clan, was just a Hejian County Prince. "
"None of them have reached the rank of Prince."
"However, Du Qi became Ping Xi Wang in one leap, the only prince with a different surname in the imperial court. This son believes that such an arrangement is obviously inappropriate. "
Li Chengqian raised his opinion.
Li Shimin's hand on his knee slightly clenched into a fist, and the expression on his face gradually became serious.
Li Yuan was the same.
The father and son looked at each other. Li Yuan did not speak.
After all, Li Shimin was now the emperor.
Speaking of which, whether it was Li Yuan or Li Shimin, they all actually felt that they owed Du Qi. This was because during Li Yuan's reign, Du Qi had merely defeated one hundred thousand Turks in a battle, and he had already established an illustrious military service.
This was an unprecedented victory, enough for him to be conferred the title of Marquis. During Li Yuan's reign, Du Qi also took out money to build roads, so that the current cement road from Chang 'an to Lantian County was already very convenient to pass through.
Moreover, Du Qi considered the imperial court in all aspects, arranging for many retired and disabled soldiers, and accommodating countless common people to work, solving the livelihood problem of thousands of people.
This was Du Qi's meritorious service.
Not to mention Li Shimin's ascension to the throne, from beginning to end, Du Qi's money, as well as Du Qi's meritorious service, could be counted. But now, Li Chengqian said that Du Qi did not deserve to be conferred the title of Prince, and was even more selfish.
These words made both Li Yuan and Li Shimin dissatisfied.
Li Shimin looked at Du Qi, casting an apologetic look, but said, "Erlang, what do you want to do?"
Du Qi naturally understood Li Shimin's expression, and also understood the meaning behind Li Shimin's words.
This was for him to deal with.
Du Qi did not want to arrest Lu Deming directly, he said, "Your Majesty, the reason is unclear, it would be better to summon Lu Deming. He is the instigator, this subject will debate with Lu Deming."
After Li Chengqian heard this, he did not perceive Li Shimin's intention. Hearing Du Qi's words, he was even angrier. "Du Qi," he said, "You still have the nerve to debate with Lu Shifu. Humph, when you meet Lu Shifu, you will definitely be scolded by Lu Shifu until you are endlessly ashamed. "
Du Qi laughed and said, "I hope so."
Hearing Du Qi's words, Li Shimin waved his hand, the accompanying eunuchs went to transmit the order.
Immediately, Li Shimin looked at Du Qi and said, "Erlang, you entered the Palace today, is there something you need?"
Du Qi said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this subject entered the Palace to see the Retired Emperor and Your Majesty. Thinking that it is still early, Your Majesty must be busy with court affairs and cannot leave, I first came to see the Retired Emperor, to tell him the time of this subject's wedding, and to invite him to come. Originally, I was going to have an audience with Your Majesty, to invite Your Majesty to come to the Du family on the eighteenth of the seventh month, to participate in this subject's wedding. "
Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately laughed.
So it was like this.
It turned out that Du Qi had entered the palace to invite him to participate.
Li Shimin immediately said, "Erlang, on the eighteenth of the seventh month, We will attend on time. En, you and Huai 'an Junwang's daughter have been together for so many years, and now you have a good marriage, it is indeed not bad. "
Du Qi said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Chengqian, however, frowned and said, "Imperial Father, such a selfish person like Du Qi, if you go to his wedding, won't you help Du Qi's arrogant and despotic momentum? This subject has heard people say that in this Chang 'an City, the people's complexion will change, and they all say that Du Qi cannot be spoken ill of. Especially this Chang 'an knight-errant Zhang Jingping, he is Du Qi's lackey, wholeheartedly protecting Du Qi. This subject secretly thinks that Imperial Father is not suitable to participate in Du Qi's wedding. "
"Shut up!"
Li Shimin scolded.
His face revealed a dissatisfied expression.
Li Chengqian was indeed intelligent, and also obedient, but Li Chengqian's biggest shortcoming was that he had never suffered, and had never experienced the suffering of the people. Such a child, even if he was intelligent, but did not understand the suffering of the people, it was easy for him to fall into conceit.
Especially now, Li Chengqian was prejudiced against Du Qi, which made Li Shimin very unhappy.
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still young, after all, he is not sensible. Now the Crown Prince is forming a character, and forming a fixed view of things. At this time, the Crown Prince may believe what someone says. "
"That's why the Crown Prince said those words."
"The Crown Prince is just affected, he can change, it's nothing."
"What's more, this subject has nothing to say. Some people praise this subject, some people hate this subject, this is very normal. In this world, some people slander me, humiliate me, bear with him, let him, and ignore him. In a few years, I'll see him again. "
When Du Qi spoke, he was very carefree.
He seemed very relaxed.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Your way of thinking is not bad. However, I won't let them do as they please. This time, I will give you an explanation. "
As soon as these words came out, Li Chengqian frowned.
The expression on Li Chengqian's face was a bit strange. Previously, he thought that what he did was right, and even his imperial grandfather was on his side. But at this moment, he suddenly realized that things were not right. His imperial grandfather and father were on Du Qi's side.
They all trusted Du Qi.
Calling Master Lu here was called for a debate, but in fact, it was to ask Master Lu's crime.
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