We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?
Chapter 381: Hidden Ambition
Chang Pan and Li Che had a secret conversation for half an hour before leaving Prince Feng's Mansion.
As for what they talked about, no one knew, not even Qiu Bai who was beside Li Che.
After seeing Chang Pan off, Li Che ordered Qiu Bai to seal the mansion door and refuse visitors.
Since returning to Beijing, I have been very busy and have been in the spotlight enough.
Whether according to Emperor Qing's wishes or his own ideas, Li Che needs to lie dormant for a while and not show off too much.
So, in the following days, except for the Prince of Yan occasionally coming to chat with Li Che, Li Che did not see anyone else.
His daily routine is to stay in the mansion and read the books given to him by Emperor Qing.
Li Che is well aware of his shortcomings. Although he has knowledge and ideas from his previous life, he is not proficient in many things.
As for the knowledge of this world, that is, the classics, history, and literature, he is even a layman.
Although his predecessor had read books, he did not have a deep understanding of these things, and when they were passed on to Li Che, he only had a very superficial understanding.
Now that he finally had some free time, Li Che began to make up for his knowledge in this area.
Emperor Qing, this adoptive father, is really generous. Many of the books he gave him are rare copies, and some are private collections of the royal family.
Are Confucian classics useful?
Li Che felt that it would definitely be useful.
There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. So many famous people and patriots in ancient China were influenced by Confucian culture since childhood.
Wang Yangming attained enlightenment in Longchang and created the School of Mind. He was the pinnacle of virtue, achievement and words.
He also initially studied Confucian classics such as "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". How can he say that studying is useless?
At least after reading these books, Li Che has topics to talk about with high-quality talents, and those who read books will take a second look at him.
If one is illiterate and does not know the difference between Confucius and Mencius, even if others respect him outwardly because of his status, he will still look down on him in his heart.
While Li Che was studying hard, the turmoil in Sifang Pavilion not only did not stop, but became more and more intense.
At the beginning, the main force behind the impeachment of Li Che was only officials from the Ministry of Rites.
After Li Che angrily rebuked the officials who came to curry his favor at the gate of Prince Feng's mansion, those villains who took advantage of the situation also joined the team to attack Li Che.
Seeing this excellent opportunity, the Prince's Party, the Qin King's Party, and the Chu King's Party began to exert their strength and took the opportunity to implicate Li Che.
The content of the impeachment also evolved from simply beating envoys to allowing troops to destroy passes, undermining the court order, recruiting soldiers without authorization, and harboring great ambitions.
All these old things were brought up all at once.
They wanted to find evidence that Li Che was corrupt and harming the people, but their spies couldn't even get out of Shanhaiguan, so how could they collect the evidence?
These people were also vicious, and actually put the blame on Li Che for having great ambitions.
This kind of evidence does not need to be proven, just plant a seed in Emperor Qing's heart, a seed of doubt, and it will tick...
Once this seed takes root and sprouts, the trust between father and son collapses in an instant.
However, this group of people was too impatient.
The impeachment memorial flew into the palace like snowflakes, and then immediately fell into oblivion.
Emperor Qing did not protect Li Che, nor did he get angry with the court officials. He just kept the matter to himself and chose to remain silent.
The less intelligent court officials were still colluding with their factions to launch a larger-scale impeachment against Li Che, but the smarter ones had already begun to withdraw and watch the fire from the other side.
Silence is also an attitude.
If two or three people reported the secret aspiration to Emperor Qing, it might seem more real.
But now, so many people are saying in unison that Prince Feng has great ambitions and is rebellious... It seems too fake.
After all, many people have never even seen King Feng, so how can they tell that he has great ambitions?
The more people impeach Li Che, the more it shows that Li Che is innocent, and that he suffered such a great injustice just to relieve Emperor Qing's worries.
Therefore, the impeachment of the ministers was ultimately useless, and Li Che continued to do as he pleased.
Not only was there no punishment, but Emperor Qing also did not revoke his temporary official positions as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The Jinyiwei has now completely changed its appearance. Emperor Qing has met the Jinyiwei on duty several times and praised the new look of the team.
Not only did the appearance change, but after Li Che accomplished great things, the overall spirit of the Jinyiwei also changed.
They are no longer as lazy and lazy as before, and finally look like elite soldiers.
Of course, it's just a bit of a look...
Ren Kuan and Cao Yong came to Prince Feng's Mansion several times to ask to see Li Che, wanting to ask him about the future development direction of the Jinyiwei, but Li Che did not meet them.
What will happen to the Jinyiwei in the future has nothing to do with Li Che. It is impossible for him to be involved with the Jinyiwei forever.
If they develop into real Jinyiwei in the future, the emperor's lackeys who monitor all officials, then all officials will surely complain bitterly.
If the officials knew that the Jinyiwei was led astray by Li Che, they would definitely bear a grudge against Li Che.
Thinking of the reputation of the Jinyiwei in later generations, Li Che didn't want people to think of him as the leader of the Jinyiwei.
Therefore, it is better to cut ties with the Jinyiwei as soon as possible.
The peaceful life lasted less than two days before Prince Feng's Mansion welcomed the second guest besides Li Lin.
Li Che walked out of the study and looked at the visitor with a smile: "How come Eunuch Huang has time to come to my place?"
Huang Jin saw Li Che's cheerful face and couldn't help but sigh, "Your Highness is truly good-tempered. There are so many impeachment memorials against you, yet you remain as steady as a rock."
Li Che sneered: "They are just a bunch of clowns. Why should I be afraid of them?"
Huang Jin also smiled apologetically.
What Li Che said was absolutely right. Emperor Qing didn't even think of taking a look at those memorials and threw them all to himself to deal with.
The memorials could not be burned, so Huang Jin could only throw them into the warehouse to collect dust.
"Come on, serve tea to Eunuch Huang." Li Che called out and took Huang Jin into the study.
Seeing the room full of books, Huang Jin nodded slightly.
Half of the court was impeaching His Highness, but he could still calm down and read a book. It can be seen that His Highness was really calm in the face of danger, and was not pretending.
Since the trip to Fengguo, the gap between Li Che and Huang Jin has disappeared, and their relationship is pretty good.
Huang Jin also didn't want Li Che to be brought down. Li Che might not be the most generous among the princes, but he was the one who respected him the most.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Li Che smiled and asked, "I haven't asked yet, why did Eunuch Huang come here?"
Huang Jin smiled and nodded: "Your Highness, I am here on His Majesty's orders to inform you to attend tomorrow's court meeting."
"Oh?" Li Che's eyes flashed.
This is the first time I have attended a court meeting since I traveled through time. It seems that my house arrest order will be lifted.
"I don't know what's so special about tomorrow's court session?" Li Che asked in a low voice.
Huang Jin said bluntly, "The day after tomorrow will be the grand ceremony. Tomorrow's court meeting will mainly be to prepare for the ceremony. All the princes, nobles, and high officials in the court will be present."
"Also, the gifts presented by the princes and local officials must be registered with the Ministry of Rites to avoid any mistakes or omissions."
Huang Jin reminded, "Your Highness, have you prepared the gift?"
Li Che smiled slightly: "Of course I have been prepared."
"Then I'll be relieved."
Huang Jin breathed a sigh of relief and had no doubt about Li Che's ability to prepare gifts.
The Sixth Prince is a wonderful person. The gifts he gives may not be rare or expensive, but they will definitely be to Your Majesty's liking.
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