Chapter 303: King and Prince

Wang Ping'an narrowed his eyes and looked closely. He saw that under the Huangluo umbrella, Li Shimin was standing. Although he was too far away to see his appearance, he could tell from the color of his clothes that he was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor himself actually came to greet him in person!

From the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, if the emperor welcomed his returned ministers, there was only one situation, that is, after the ministers went to war, they would return to the court after they won a great victory. Apart from this, there was no other situation, which was considered an unwritten rule!

But today Li Shimin personally welcomed the palace and arrived at the city of Chang'an, which shows that he attached great importance to the results of this dialectics and treated this dialectics as a battle. Li Zhi was regarded as a "trial internship" and returned with a great victory!

The winner of this battle was Li Zhi, not Wang Ping'an. The reputation was enjoyed by Li Zhi, and the reward was obtained by Wang Ping'an. The monarch and ministers each had their own needs and gains!

There were countless people who came out of the city to greet them. They all squeezed at the gate of the city and cheered at Li Zhi and others. The half-mile away from the city was full of people, and they were crowded and could not get through the carriages and horses.

Li Zhi got out of the car, and the imperial guards on both sides rushed forward, and drove a path in the crowd. Li Zhi led Wang Ping'an and civil officials and generals to the moat in the passage!

Cheering all the way, Li Zhi waved to the people from time to time. He suppressed the excitement in his heart. If it weren't for too many people around him, he would have to sing a song to show his joy!

Wang Ping'an showed a faint smile on his face, and he kept nodding to the people, as a reward, but he never raised his hand to greet him, leaving the limelight to Li Zhi. He himself was very sensible and honestly became a minister!

When he arrived at the moat, Li Zhi knelt down to Li Shimin on the city and suffered a big gift and failed. Li Shimin on the city also bowed slightly, paying back a small half of the gift. Then Li Shimin left the city tower, got down from the stairs, and walked to the city gate. During this period, Li Zhi had been kneeling and did not get up.

It doesn't matter if he kneels, everyone else has to kneel with him. Wang Ping'an complained in his heart. How could he want to kneel for so long? His knees were numb. If he had known this, he would have asked Ding Danruo to prepare a knee pad for him and hide it under his pants, so he wouldn't have to kneel so hard!

Li Shimin walked slowly up the suspension bridge with majesty. When the people saw the emperor coming out, they were all excited. This was the first time they saw the emperor so close!

"Long live, long live, long live!" The common people knelt down in rows. Their way to express their excitement was very simple, just shouting long live!

Li Shimin came to Li Zhi, helped him up, and shouted: "Prince, how to prevent this diagnosis from the disease of smallpox, can it be successful?"

Li Zhi shouted: "Your Majesty, under the guidance of my minister, how to prevent smallpox disease, it was a great success!"

"Crown Prince and all my dear friends, thank you for your hard work!" Li Shimin still spoke loudly.

Wang Ping'an and others hurriedly said, "I have not worked hard, this is all the merits of the prince. I am just following the orders!"

Li Shimin nodded, stepped forward and grabbed one of Li Zhi's hand and led him to the hanging city. After walking a few steps, Li Shimin suddenly stopped and turned around and said, "Wang Ping'an, follow me!"

Wang Ping'an hurriedly stood up and said, "Yes!" He bent down slightly, followed Li Shimin and Li Zhi, and walked towards the city gate.

The other ministers were far away, and they only followed after the three of them crossed the suspension bridge!

The people who were close to each other heard the conversation between Li Shimin and Li Zhi and began to cheer. The Tang Dynasty had finally conquered the plague of smallpox more than any dynasty in the previous life. This was an unprecedented great thing and everyone was happy. When the people behind heard the cheers, they also knew that the dialectics was successful. They cheered, and the cheers were like a tide of overwhelming mountains!

When the ministers saw Wang Ping'an following the emperor and the prince and crossing the suspension bridge, they all sighed in their hearts that this prince would be promoted in the near future and become a new noble in the officialdom. Moreover, the speed of his rise will be ranked first after the founding of the country!

The three kings and ministers entered the city gate, and countless ministers on Zhuque Street began to cheer, shouting, Long live the emperor and Qiansheng of the prince. They did not see the things outside the city, but as soon as the emperor entered the city gate, who would be favored, they knew clearly. There was only one minister who accompanied the emperor and his son, and this person was Wang Ping'an!

Li Ke stood in the first row of ministers and felt really depressed. Every time he invited favors, he planned very well every time, and he could invite them, but he just couldn't get favors. Every time someone interfered, and every time he took the lead in interfering, it must be Changsun Wuji. I really don't know how he offended this uncle!

Looking at Wang Ping'an who was following his father and younger brother in a proper manner, Li Ke thought to himself: "This person is indeed capable, but it doesn't matter if he has the ability. There are too many people in the court, which is not uncommon. The key is that he can always use his abilities to get extra rewards. Last time he was conferred a title, he was probably the only one who could be granted a title of marquis, this time, right? Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no, it should be said that it has been since the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He is not relying on military achievements, no protection, or nepotism, but he is the only one who can be granted a title of marquis!"

It happened that the ministers entered the city gate at this time. Li Ke looked at Chu Suiliang and thought to himself: "Even a person like Chu Suiliang has not been granted the title of marquis, but Wang Ping'an has obtained it! Alas, it seems that the father is intending to promote young ministers, and he has prepared in advance for Li Zhi's affairs after he ascended the throne!"

When he thought of this, he felt indescribable irritability. He planned to go to the palace to see his mother after the matter was over, tell her about the matter, and ask her to give him an idea!

Li Shimin took Li Zhi to the dragon chariot, and he waved to Wang Ping'an again and said, "Wang Ping'an, let's drive for me!"

What he meant was to let Wang Ping'an be the coachman and drive the car for him! This is not to underestimate Wang Ping'an, but a great honor. Only the most trusted minister can get the honor of driving the emperor. Even if you drive a car once, you can write it into the epitaph to glorify your ancestors!

Wang Ping'an agreed and boarded the dragon chariot, thinking to himself: "It's bad, if you want to drive such a big carriage, even if I have driven the carriage before, I will not be able to adapt to it in the first half of the time!"

He was scared, but the carriage began to move forward. Two generals in the uniform of sixth-rank military officers stood beside him, one left and one right, and smiled at him. These two generals were the real attendants of the imperial carriage and the drivers who drove for the emperor.

Driving the emperor is a kind of honor, but it is not really a favored minister to drive such a large carriage, but just stand in the driver's seat and act like a show. If Wang Ping'an really drives the car, Li Shimin will not do it. What if the carriage goes into the ditch!

The two generals were the ones who actually drove. The general on the left smiled at Wang Ping'an and didn't say anything, but the general on the right whispered: "Mr. Wang and Prince, you are going to be promoted again this time. The villain will congratulate you first!"

Wang Ping'an whispered softly, why did he call himself a prince? Do he really want to be a marquis? He is not an official fan. Although everyone said that he could be the prime minister and a duke, he himself never thought it would be like that.

But no one in the world would dislike promotion and wealth, and leave a name for history. If someone really says he doesn't like it, there are only two situations. One is that this person has done this, and the other is that this person knows that he will never do this!

Wang Ping'an was still very concerned about what kind of "magic man" he could become! He smiled slightly on his face, reached into his arms, took out a handful of golden seeds, stuffed them into the general's hand, and whispered: "Buy a glass of wine for your brothers!"

It is said that Wang Ping'an is generous and those who report good news will benefit. When I see him today, the rumors are true! The general feels that the golden seeds in his hand are heavy, and by weight, they are enough for his salary for more than a year!

He was excited and could not help but tremble. The reins tightened. The horse Herrol, who was pulling a cart in front, was terrified, which scared him, and the sweat on his head immediately flowed down. The general next to him turned his head and glared at him fiercely. Be careful, he was driving the emperor now!

Li Shimin and Li Zhi stood in the car, waved to the people on Zhuque Street frequently, smiling and signaling, their expressions remained unchanged, but the two of them were whispering something, probably talking about Wang Ping'an, but the voice was too small, and Wang Ping'an in the coachman's position could not hear at all!

The people became more enthusiastic, cheered in a loud voice, and began to run with the dragon chariot, constantly waving to the people in the car, hoping to attract the attention of the emperor and the prince!

The carriages and horses were moving, and soon they left Zhuque Street and came to Chengtianmen Square!

A high colored platform was built above the square, with a large red carpet covered with red and green, and 9981 lanterns hanging, which was very festive!

Li Shimin got off the dragon chariot and took Li Zhi to the platform. He shouted to the civil and military ministers and the people: "I told the heavens the last time, I and you all want to act against the heavens and eliminate the evil diseases of smallpox. Today, I will tell the heavens that our soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty are united and have defeated the evil diseases of smallpox. I hereby tell God Haotian to know!"

This time, there was no difficult to inform the astronomical document. He just shouted: "You guys, the evil disease of smallpox is raging in the world. Who insisted on eliminating it?"

The people shouted in unison: "It's Wang Ping...it's the Emperor!"

Li Shimin said again: "Who insisted on conducting dialectics?"

This time the people learned their lesson and shouted, "It's the Emperor!"

Li Shimin nodded and shouted loudly again: "Who presided over the dialectics?"

The people thought to themselves: "Aren't these all done by Wang Ping'an?" They replied loudly: "It's the prince!"

Li Shimin spread his hands and said loudly: "Who guided the diagnosis and thus came up with the final result, so that my people of the Tang Dynasty can escape the suffering of smallpox from then on?"

"It's the prince!" the people answered in unison!

Wang Ping'an stood among the crowd, raised his hands high, and shouted loudly: "It's the prince!" But he thought to himself: "Hang Qing'er, it has nothing to do with me!"

Li Shimin put down his hand, nodded, and said, "That's exactly!"

He looked at everyone and said, "In this dialectical diagnosis, there was a minister who had been by the prince's side, praying for the prince and the people of the world. He was extremely pious, so that he moved God and made the dialectical diagnosis successful. Who is he?"

But the people couldn't answer this time. Someone prayed for blessings every day. Hearing this, is he a monk? Which monk in the temple?

Li Shimin asked and answered himself, pointed to Wang Ping'an below and said, "He is Wang Ping'an, Wang Wuyan!" He waved his hand to Wang Ping'an and said, "Wang Ping'an, come forward and listen to the seal!"
Chapter completed!