Court Assembly!
"Paying respects to Your Majesty!"
All the officials bowed.
Li Shimin raised his hand and said, "My beloved officials, dispense with the formalities!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officials rose and stood in two rows.
As soon as they settled down, the Crown Prince's right concubine-born son, Yu Zhining, impatiently stepped forward and reported, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject has a memorial. This subject has heard that the Crown Prince and Mo Jiazi were fighting outside Hongyi Palace. Such conduct is simply appalling, like a street brawl. Your Majesty, please investigate. "
The Crown Prince's right concubine-born son was nominally an official under the Crown Prince, but in reality, the Emperor had hired him to teach Li Chengqian and supervise Li Chengqian's conduct. Normally, he was responsible for advising the Crown Prince and correcting the Crown Prince's conduct.
One could imagine how intense Yu Zhining's reaction would be when he heard that Li Chengqian and Mo Jiazi were fighting.
At the same time, many of the Crown Prince's subordinates submitted memorials criticizing Li Chengqian's conduct.
Li Shimin's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but glance at Li Chengqian's figure in the corner. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin had consciously trained Li Chengqian's political abilities as the heir apparent. He had decreed that Li Chengqian should listen to court proceedings. At every court assembly, Li Chengqian would silently listen to court proceedings and learn how to govern.
"Old Chen believes that the Crown Prince is not the only one at fault in this matter. Mo Jiazi dared to attack the Crown Prince. This is truly audacious. This old subject believes that Mo Jiazi's crime is even more unpardonable." Unexpectedly, Kong Yingda, who had been teaching the Crown Prince alongside Yu Zhining, had focused his attacks on Meton.
The officials couldn't help but look at Kong Yingda. Kong Yingda's crime was no small matter. Once confirmed, even if Meton didn't die, he would lose a layer of skin.
It seems that the honeymoon period between the Mo and Confucian families is over!
Many people thought to themselves.
"The Crown Prince is the Emperor, and Mo Jiazi is a subject. How dare a subject attack the Crown Prince? How inhumane!"
"Mo Jiazi has always been lawless. Today, he dared to attack the Crown Prince. Who knows what kind of outrageous things he will do in the future?"
"We beseech you to punish Mo Jiazi severely!"
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As soon as Kong Yingda finished speaking, it immediately attracted the attention of even more officials. Compared to Li Chengqian, Mo Jiazi was even more unpopular with the civil officials.
Li Shimin felt a headache coming on. He turned to Li Chengqian and asked, "Crown Prince, do you have any excuses?"
Li Chengqian, who was listening to politics, smiled slightly and said, "I don't know where you have heard such nonsense. I have always admired Meton's knowledge and have even asked him for advice on mathematics. How could I fight with him?"
As soon as Li Chengqian said this, everyone was instantly dumbfounded. All along, Li Chengqian had always been diligent and sincere when faced with advice. Who would have thought that Li Chengqian would actually deny it completely?
They didn't know that after Li Chengqian opened his heart, he was no longer as cautious as before.
Yu Zhining choked and said, "Then how do you explain this, Your Highness? You two walked out of the Hongyi Palace and were alone with the son of the Mo family. Did someone hear you arguing? And the son of the Mo family returned with an eye injury."
In fact, everyone knew that the reason Li Chengqian beat up Meton was because of Princess Changle. However, no one could say this reason out loud. They could only find trouble with Meton and the Crown Prince.
Li Chengqian said leisurely, "This is a misunderstanding. I heard that Meton has been practicing martial arts recently. I have also been taught many martial arts by my father. In addition, my body has recovered, so I couldn't help but practice with Mo Jiazi."
"Mo Jiazi is practicing martial arts!
"Two people practicing martial arts!"
The Eastern Palace officials were dumbfounded. There was a world of difference between a spar and a brawl. The Great Tang had only recently been established, and the spirit of martial prowess still existed. An ordinary spar between two people was nothing at all.
Moreover, there was only Li Chengqian and Meton at the time. They said they were practicing martial arts, so no one could say anything.
"The Minister can prove that Meton has indeed practiced martial arts. The Mo family's weight-bearing training method is very effective. My silly boy has been practicing with the weight-bearing training method. Recently, after my silly boy practiced with the weight-bearing training method, he has been able to withstand 50 moves from the Minister," Qin Qiong suddenly said.
"That's right. My boy's martial arts have improved greatly because of this!"
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde agreed.
In fact, it wasn't just the improvement in martial arts. If the three of them hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time, they wouldn't have been able to suppress these three brats.
"Oh! It has such a miraculous effect. We are also looking forward to it! "Li Shimin said in surprise.
"The Minister will organize it in a moment, then present it to His Majesty!" Qin Qiong said.
Soon, the topic of the entire Imperial Court had changed.
Yu Zhining and the others couldn't help but sigh. No one had expected Li Chengqian to completely deny it, catching everyone off guard.
"Even so, His Highness the Crown Prince and Mo Jiazi sparring in public is improper behavior. This cannot be allowed to continue." Yu Zhining and the other Eastern Palace officials could only find a way out for themselves.
"Chengqian understands!" Li Chengqian bowed. At this moment, Li Chengqian seemed to have returned to his previous respectful attitude, but everyone realized that some changes had quietly occurred to Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin nodded. "You Eastern Palace officials have done your duty and should be rewarded. The Crown Prince's behavior is improper. He will be fined three months of salary as a warning to others."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Yu Zhining and the others immediately cheered after receiving a satisfactory answer. Only Kong Yingda felt a slight regret. This time, Mo Jiazi had escaped a calamity.
Li Shimin turned to Li Chengqian and said, "It is a good thing that the Crown Prince has a martial heart. The Tang dynasty is about to conquer the world. We cannot forget our roots. Official Cheng, after presenting the weight-bearing training method, give a copy to the Eastern Palace for the Crown Prince to practice."
"As you command!" Qin Qiong replied.
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly. He had long heard of the weight-bearing training. He had heard Qin Huaiyu and the other two complain about how painful it was. He didn't expect that it would be his turn so soon.
"This son understands. I will definitely learn and compete with Meton in the future," Li Chengqian said loudly.
The Eastern Palace officials suddenly raised their heads and looked at Li Chengqian as if they were looking at a stranger.
Cheng Yaojin chuckled and couldn't help but give Li Chengqian a thumbs up.
When Li Shimin saw Li Chengqian's change, the corners of his mouth involuntarily revealed a trace of an inexplicable smile as he said, "If you lose, then don't blame us for punishing you."
A matter that should have caused a huge storm quickly dissipated as Li Chengqian changed. However, from today onwards, the officials truly began to take Li Chengqian seriously. A subservient and fearful Crown Prince was probably unworthy of their attention.
Although the Crown Prince's methods were very immature, and even a little shameless to pass the test, it made everyone's hearts involuntarily grow heavy.
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