Chapter 200 Prince Demonstration
Compared with the noisy court discussions, Li Haochen ushered in a difficult and quiet situation on Henan Road. Since he bloodily suppressed the victims who were bewitched by those who were interested, all the forces in Henan Road targeting him openly and secretly have stopped, and the disaster relief work has been in progress again.
The imperial edict sent by the imperial envoy to Henan Road was only issued for three days. Before the imperial envoy arrived, Li Haochen received news from the Tang Intelligence Bureau. Although the current Tang Intelligence Bureau is nominally managed by Li Jiancheng, because the director is Lu Tong, Li Haochen often can rely on the power of the Tang Intelligence Bureau.
Li Haochen did not have any disobedient intentions. He was just monitoring Li Shimin through the Tang Intelligence Bureau, because Li Haochen knew in his heart that Li Shimin, a hero of a generation, would never stop. He might have another storm. However, Emperor Li Jiancheng was always indecisive in dealing with Li Shimin. It was precisely because of this that Li Haochen had to monitor Li Shimin himself through the Tang Intelligence Bureau in order to prevent problems before they happened.
It is precisely because Li Haochen had always had absolute control over the Tang Dynasty Intelligence Bureau that he soon learned that there was a fierce discussion in Chang'an City because of his actions in Henan Road, and sent the prince as the imperial envoy, and Prime Minister Wei Zheng came to Henan Road as the deputy imperial envoy to check the truth.
Li Haochen was also a little nervous about sending the imperial envoy to Henan Road. After all, he had been away from Li Jiancheng for a while, and he didn't know what Li Jiancheng was thinking now. However, when he heard Wei Zheng coming with the prince, Li Haochen's nervous heart was in his stomach.
Because Wei Zheng came to represent a signal, first, Li Jiancheng attached great importance to this matter, second, Li Jiancheng did not intend to deal with him, otherwise he would just send someone casually, and it would be impossible to send the prime minister of the dynasty out.
After understanding that Li Jiancheng did not punish him, Li Haochen did not take the imperial envoy to Henan seriously, but instead directed the disaster relief and reconstruction work in an orderly manner. For a time, Henan Road was in full swing, and everything was developing in a good direction.
On the morning of the tenth day after the imperial envoy left Chang'an, Li Haochen led all the civil and military officials of Henan Road to quietly wait outside Bianzhou City to welcome the imperial envoy into the city.
Just yesterday evening, Li Haochen received news that the imperial envoy's carriage and horse had arrived outside Bianzhou City and was preparing to enter the city today and let him do his job to welcome him.
In fact, Li Haochen himself was not interested in this kind of welcome and sending off. However, this time he came to the Tang Dynasty crown prince Li Chengzong and Prime Minister Wei Zheng, and Li Haochen did not dare to be entrusted, so he greeted the chariots and horses waiting for the imperial envoy outside Bianzhou City early today.
However, Li Haochen had been looking at him but still couldn't see the imperial envoy. Although he felt a little impatient, he knew that his little arm could not twist his thighs and had to wait. It was not until Si that time that he saw flags waving and dust flying far outside Bianzhou City. Li Haochen thought to himself, he was finally here.
About a quarter of an hour later, the carriages and horses came from far to near, and Li Haochen hurriedly led the civil and military ministers of Henan Dao to worship: Mr. Lecheng, and the Henan Dao Military Commander Li Haochen, wish me long live the emperor!
The imperial envoy itself represents the emperor, so when he sees the imperial envoy visiting the place, he has to say hello to the emperor. With the voice of long live the mountain, Li Chengzong was in front and Wei Zheng was behind, and then walked towards them. Wei Zheng looked at Li Haochen with a smile and said: Lord Li has worked hard to help His Majesty and manage Henan. Get up and talk quickly!
Li Haochen listened to Wei Zheng's words and was about to get up when he heard a sarcastic voice saying: Lord Wei, it seems that this prince is the imperial envoy? Is this prince not speaking yet?
Wei Zheng was stunned when he heard this. Not to mention that he had the title of Prince and Grand Tutor, he was the teacher of the prince. Even if he said that he was also the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, the prince actually made him unable to come to Taiwan in public, which made Wei Zheng feel uncomfortable. However, Wei Zheng did not dare to challenge the imperial power, so he hurriedly bowed and said: What the prince said is that he is overtaken!
Li Chengzong also knew Wei Zheng's status in the court, so he did not make things difficult for Wei Zheng. He snorted coldly, then looked at Li Haochen and said: Li Haochen, do you know that you are guilty?
Li Haochen was also indignant when he heard Li Chengzong's arrogant tone. He almost couldn't help but slap him. But if you think about it, the prince is also the crown prince. Beating the crown prince in public is no different from rebelling. Although he felt uncomfortable, he still replied: Please tell the crown prince that he doesn't know!
Li Chengzong listened to Li Haochen's words and snorted coldly: Don't you know? You massacred the victims, the facts are clear, and you still dare to argue?
As soon as Li Chengzong said, Wei Zheng said in his heart that Li Jiancheng sent them to protect Li Haochen. Based on the policy of turning big things into small things and small things into small things, the prince convicted Li Haochen at the gate of the city. Not to mention that the emperor did not want them to punish Li Haochen, even if there was, it would need to be more tactful and could not be so embarrassing at the gate of the city. Besides, Li Haochen is now a rank-level official, which really annoyed him. If there is a conflict, the matter will be very big.
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng, who was so anxious that he was sweating in his face, hurried forward and whispered to Li Chengzong: Your Highness, this is not a place to speak, so please let Your Highness enter the city first! If you want to ask a case, you will be in the court!
Although Li Chengzong was a little displeased by Wei Zheng's interruption, he heard what Wei Zheng said, and ignored the officials in Henan who were still kneeling on the ground. He waved his hand and said: Enter the city! He took the lead in entering Bianzhou City, leaving officials kneeling all over the ground looking at each other.
Wei Zheng followed Li Chengzong and saw him entering the city, he stepped forward to help Li Haochen up, and signaled the officials to get up and enter Bianzhou City together.
On the way to the city, Li Haochen asked Wei Zheng with some confusion: Brother Wei, is Your Majesty going to punish me?
Wei Zheng shook his head helplessly and said: Haochen, if Your Majesty wants to punish you, he will not send an imperial envoy, let alone send me down!
Li Haochen continued to ask in confusion: What did the prince mean just now?
Listening to Li Haochen's words, Wei Zheng shook his head again and said: I don't know, maybe it was the prince's intention to do it temporarily!
Listening to Wei Zheng's explanation, Li Haochen understood what was going on. It turned out that it was Li Chengzong's own intention just now, not the emperor's intention. This made Li Haochen calm down a little, and he thought to himself that since you, Li Chengzong, demonstrated to me, don't blame me for being rude!
Chapter completed!