Don't be a prince

With Li Chengqian's comfort, Li Tai soon felt relieved.

Standing up, Li Tai grinned: "Brother, let's go and see Li Ke, this guy is the least courageous, I'm afraid he also wets the bed."

Li Chengqian didn't like to lift the quilt to watch the bedwetting, so he rejected Li Tai flatly.

Although Li Chengqian didn't want to go, Li Tai still didn't lose interest, and ran over excitedly.

After sending Li Tai away, Li Chengqian followed his eldest grandson Baoqing and walked towards the gate of the mansion.

The prince ordered Li Chengqian, king of Zhongshan, to enter the palace and live in the East Palace.

The prince at this time is naturally his father Li Shimin.And the intention of announcing him to enter the palace and live in the East Palace is obvious.

He is unwilling to continue to be the prince, or he wants to take the fastest time to ascend the throne.Otherwise, it should be the "Prince" Li Shimin who lives in the East Palace at this time.

After getting into a four-horse carriage, escorted by a group of soldiers, the carriage headed towards the palace.

The eldest grandson Baoqing is not qualified to enter the carriage, but even sitting on the shaft, he can't help but feel complacent.

Li Jiancheng died, Li Yuanji also died, Qin Wang became the prince, and it would not take long for Li Chengqian to become the prince.

As for him, he only needs to follow Li Chengqian faithfully, a Conglong Zhi is indispensable anyway.

Unwilling to pay attention to the beaming elder Sun Baoqing, Li Chengqian pushed the curtains of the carriage and looked outside.

Although there was a turmoil yesterday, there were already pedestrians walking on the streets of Chang'an at this time.

They lived in Chang'an at that time, and they were used to the sudden fights. Who was the emperor had nothing to do with ordinary people like them.

The carriage did not go through Xuanwu Gate, but crossed the street, passed Anfu Gate, Yong'an Gate, Chengtian Gate, and Changle Gate, crossed in front of the palace city, and arrived in front of the East Palace Gate.

Along the way, what Li Chengqian saw the most were people kneeling in front of Miyagi, who dared not move.

Don't even think about it, these people either colluded with Li Jiancheng, or they were fools during the incident, and now they are here to show their loyalty.

Sticking his head out, Li Chengqian pushed the elder Sun Baoqing: "Hey, look at these people, is there Li Jing among them?"

The eldest grandson Baoqing shook his head: "My son, I have never met Wei Guogong, but I think there will be none of these people. Wei Guogong has made great achievements in battle. Even if he didn't help us deal with Li Jiancheng, the crown prince would not embarrass him too much." .”

After listening to the eldest grandson Baoqing's words, Li Chengqian smiled helplessly and returned to the carriage.

He is still very interested in Li Jing, one of the Three Heroes.However, this guy is more unlucky, because he didn't stand in line, even if Zhenguan's military exploits are top-notch, he is still often suspected.

So, sometimes people can't be too swaying.

As soon as the carriage stopped, several old eunuchs came over to put small ladders on the carriage so that Li Chengqian could get down safely.

After standing on the ground, Li Chengqian looked forward at the layout of the East Palace.

The first impression is that it is big. As the second echelon building next to the first echelon of emperor buildings, the East Palace is very tall everywhere.

"Next, this is my territory!"

Looking at the huge building in front of him, Li Chengqian felt like he was dreaming.

Once upon a time, he had to work hard for a house that was dozens of square meters.As a result, now, just as the eldest son of Li Shimin, he directly obtained such a large building.

Don't be too cool!

Since this place will be his territory for some time to come, Li Chengqian naturally wants to take a good look at it.

As the hardest-hit place of the incident, traces of knives and axes can still be seen in many places in the Eastern Palace.But that's okay, as long as the building doesn't suffer too much damage, it can be repaired soon.

Stepping into the main hall, there are no pearls and emeralds, only a few layers of curtains, the tables and chairs have a decayed atmosphere, and there are a few cushions, the grass inside has drilled out.

"It's nothing, the East Palace has undergone major changes, and valuable things will definitely be looted."

Talking to himself, Li Chengqian strolled to his residence again.

If the main hall is shabby, it should be shabby, and the place to live should be more luxurious.

Pushing open the bedroom door, Li Chengqian closed it with just a glance.

Wrong entry, this must be a guest room!

The old eunuch following behind Li Chengqian said in a hoarse voice, "His Royal Highness, do you want to rest? No need to look, this is the place for you to rest."

"What?"

Li Chengqian pushed open the door, pointed to the room and said, "You said this is where the king sleeps? Did you make a mistake? Look at the mosquito net, there are several holes. Look at the bed, it's hard." It is estimated that it can kill people. There is not even a vase in the whole room, are you sure you are not kidding me?"

The old eunuch's expression was calm: "That's right, His Royal Highness, this is where you live, and His Royal Highness specially ordered it. In order to replace all the furnishings here, the servants and others have been busy all night!"

"Change... changed?"

Looking at the dilapidated furnishings in the room, and comparing the fantasies in his mind, Li Chengqian now only feels that everything is shattered.

No, what are you playing?As for messing up the place where you live like this?

"No, I'm going to see my father. If I can't, I can also see my mother and concubine. This is not a place for people to live at all!"

Seeing that Li Chengqian was about to leave, Changsun Baoqing hurriedly stopped him, and said anxiously: "My lord, even if you go and find the prince and princess, they will not change the layout here. The ancients said that the heavenly general..."

"Heaven has sent a great mission to Si people, must first suffer their minds and wills, toil their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and disturb their actions?"

Before the elder Sun Baoqing read it, Li Chengqian took his lines.

Seeing Li Chengqian recite this passage neatly, Changsun Baoqing opened his mouth in shock.

Not paying attention to Changsun Baoqing's expression, Li Chengqian continued to hop and said: "That's all nonsense, even if you don't wear warm clothes, who wants to study with peace of mind? I'm so hungry that I can't listen to anything. Fell asleep. I'll go! This is too much!"

It wasn't until this time that Li Chengqian understood why Li Chengqian in history was so rebellious.If it is really as recorded in history, Li Chengqian's actions in history cannot be described by the word "rebellion" at all.

He used to wonder why Li Chengqian did this, but now he understands.

He grew up under the dictatorship of the tiger father and wolf mother since he was a child, so it's no wonder he didn't rebel.

Look around again, tsk tsk, there is not a single female, all of them are old eunuchs.In such an environment, can we develop normal aesthetics?With normal aesthetics, how could it be possible to accept that hermaphrodite called "Xingxin" playing back to the mountain.

After jumping a few times, I was also tired.

Looking at the old eunuchs around him a few more times, Li Chengqian sighed sadly.

My lovely lady-in-waiting!Where have you all gone?

Chapter 20 Endurance

Li Chengqian might not be able to support the delicate and frail palace maids of the Tang Dynasty.

While feeling emotional, Li Chengqian kicked the old eunuch, and said bitterly: "I did not come to the East Palace to suffer, so let's leave it as it is, and I will not be forbidden to improve myself. Hurry up, go and give this king a piece of cake." Get a big basin and fetch water!"

The old eunuch didn't care about Li Chengqian's kick, and took a few old eunuchs to do things according to Li Chengqian's orders.

The eldest grandson Baoqing approached Li Chengqian and comforted him: "Your Highness, you don't have to be so angry, maybe one day the crown prince feels inappropriate and restores the furnishings of the East Palace?"

"Recover? Pull it down."

Seeing that an old eunuch had already brought the big basin, Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly, went to the bed and tore off the hard and dirty mattress.Counting on Li Shimin to take back the order, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

There was no cotton in the Tang Dynasty, and the quilt and mattress were all made of cloth, which was hard and firm, and it was probably able to prevent arrows.As for quilts, the quilts and mattresses of ordinary people are the same, and only rich and noble people use furs.Although it was just as uncomfortable, it was already much better than the cloth quilt.

The quilt on the bed is a real quilt. It is obviously something that someone else has used. Not to mention, dirt can be seen in many places.Sleeping on this thing, Li Chengqian was afraid of getting fleas all over him.

According to Li Chengqian's order, several eunuchs took turns carrying water and poured it into the basin.

Throwing the mattress into the big basin, Li Chengqian poked Changsun Baoqing: "Come on, I don't have enough strength to rub this guy."

Changsun Baoqing glanced at the muddy water, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, why don't you let these servants do it?"

There are several old eunuchs around, why let him do this job?

Li Chengqian slapped Changsun Baoqing's ass: "You don't even look at their white hair. You are so old, you can touch this thing? You are the only one in the group who is strong and strong. Who do you want?"

The eldest grandson Baoqing had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and wash the mattress.

When the surrounding old eunuchs heard this, their eyes lit up, and then they lowered their heads slightly, becoming more respectful.

After washing it more than a dozen times, the iron-like mattress was washed clean, and after being kneaded by Changsun Baoqing, the texture of the mattress became much softer.

Spread it out to dry, the scorching sun in June can quickly dry the mattress, without delaying your sleep tonight.

As soon as the mattress was hung up, guests came to visit.

Two middle-aged scholars in robes and casual clothes walked up to Li Chengqian like strolling in the garden, and bowed their hands in salute.

Seeing these two "dick and crooked" looks, Li Chengqian didn't dare to neglect, and bowed his hands in return.Poetry and bookishness in the stomach is a dick, and it is a scholar.This is the East Palace, and he is the prospective prince. These two middle-aged people must be of unusual status.

Sure enough, the younger one spoke up: "His Royal Highness King Zhongshan, this old man is Du Zhenglun, the prince's concubine, in charge of the affairs of the East Palace."

"His Royal Highness King Zhongshan, this old man is the Crown Prince Zhan Yu Zhining. The Crown Prince has ordered me to teach His Royal Highness the classics of sages. If His Highness is free now, can we go to class immediately?"

After listening to the two people's self-reports, Li Chengqian could only bow his hands and salute again.

There is no way, a series of official positions such as Prince Zuo Shuzi, Prince Xima, and Prince Zhanshi, although many of them are in charge in name, are generally held by courtiers, and in fact they are teachers of the prince.

There is no doubt that although he has not yet become a prince, but is only the king of Zhongshan County, these two already treat him as a prince.

I can't afford to offend, as long as I hang the name of the master, I can't afford to offend.

Li Chengqian hurriedly asked his eldest grandson Baoqing to lead the way, and the three of them went straight into the study.

The furnishing of the study is still simple, but there is no shortage of pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

After entering the study, Du Zhenglun and Yu Zhining naturally sat on the east and west sides, leaving the north seat to Li Chengqian.

Seeing that the two had already sat down, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and sat down.

Note that the sitting here is not sitting cross-legged, but kneeling, which is similar to the islanders.

The biggest reason why Li Chengqian refused to take classes with Kong Yingda was that he was not used to kneeling.

But, whoever imagined, escaped Kong Yi, and Du Er and Yu San came directly behind.

When they moved, the book "A Happy Journey" from Kong Yingda's secret collection was also moved to the East Palace study.Yu Zhining took down "A Happy Journey" from the bookshelf, casually flipped through a few pages, and couldn't help but sigh.

Returning to the table with "A Happy Journey" and sitting down, Yu Zhining asked, "Your Highness, where did this "A Happy Journey" come from?"

Li Chengqian replied honestly: "It comes from Master Kong's collection. At that time, Master Kong made a bet with me, and I lost a bit, so I gave this book to me."

Hearing Li Chengqian's answer, Yu Zhining nodded. In addition to the original text of the original work, this book of Happy Journey also has dense annotations in small print.From this point of view, it is a book for learning everyone.

Opening "Xiaoyaoyou", Yu Zhining said with a smile: "Your Highness, Du Shuzi and I didn't bring any classics today, so we wanted to test your Highness's literacy first. But since there is this Xiaoyaoyou, it will save a lot of trouble. I don’t know, His Highness may recognize this getaway?”

Li Chengqian nodded. In the past two months of self-study, except for some really uncommon characters, he has basically recognized all the characters of the Tang Dynasty.The only little problem is that he is not used to writing with a brush, and he is not used to writing from right to left and from top to bottom. When he writes a word, it is like "dog crawling".

"That's good. Could Your Highness tell me your opinion on this article?"

After finishing speaking, both Yu Zhining and Du Zhenglun looked at Li Chengqian expectantly.

Long before they came to the East Palace, the two of them had heard about Zhongshan Wang Zaohui, who learned without learning.Especially Yu Zhining, he was originally one of the Eighteen Scholars of Prince Qin's Mansion, but because he was busy with major affairs, he had no experience.

In their view, how could there be such absurd things in this world that one can know without learning? It is very likely that Kong Yingda was bragging about it.Unexpectedly, Kong Yingda, who is usually very self-disciplined and upright, would also flatter her.

Li Chengqian flipped through Xiaoyaoyou casually, and said helplessly: "In my opinion, there is nothing special about this article except for its gorgeous rhetoric."

"Ok?"

Hearing what Li Chengqian said, Du Zhenglun immediately raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness, Zhuangzi's article, you can say that there is nothing outstanding about it, it must be a bit big."

Li Chengqian shrugged his shoulders: "I don't think I'm talking big. Take a look, the core of the whole article is the sentence 'All people have no self, gods and people have no merit, and saints have no name'. These few sentences, what I said It is a spiritual realm that is not burdened by the mundane world and is detached from the world. But, in our real life, who can do these three sentences? Even a master has a time , do you dare to say that the master does not cherish reputation?

This kind of article only depicts an unrealizable realm, in my opinion, it is not as useful as the classics of Sinong Temple.At least, the classics of Sinong Temple also recorded how to adopt good seeds, which is beneficial to the cultivation of the people of the Tang Dynasty.And this kind of article that brags about the spiritual realm is of no use to the construction of the country! "

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian blinked, waiting for Du Zhenglun and Yu Zhining to jump violently.

These two look like traditional literati.What he said not only dismissed "Xiaoyaoyou", but also involved his wife and the old man.

Tsk, these two appointed three corpses to jump violently, and then couldn't bear it anymore, and finally resigned!

Chapter 21 Hungry for His Skin

Get those two guys off.

This is the method Li Chengqian came up with in a short time.

And to be angry with two scholars, what better way than directly spraying articles and teachers?

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian looked at Du Zhenglun and Yu Zhining with a smile, waiting for the two to be furious.

However....