Don't be a prince

As for why it is cheap meat, it is naturally because pork is cooked and eaten directly, and it has a smell of smell.

Li Chengqian smiled. If there were seasonings, these people probably wouldn't call pork cheap meat.After all, after Mr. Dongpo’s Dongpo Meat came out, few people called pork that way.

Li Chengqian doesn't know how to make Dongpo meat, but after working as a delivery man for so many years, he occasionally has time to chat with chefs in major restaurants.Although he has not put it into practice, Li Chengqian is confident that his cooking skills will not be too spicy.

"Keep going. Put all the powders in jars and seal them to keep them out of moisture."

This is the advantage of the status of the son of the world. As long as there are many things, as long as you order them, someone will do them.

As soon as he walked out of the kitchen, he saw Changsun Baoqing walking in with mischievous eyebrows.

Seeing the big package in Changsun Baoqing's arms, Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing.

It seems that this guy has succeeded.

Sure enough, Changsun Baoqing opened the package, revealing the pork knuckles and trotters inside.

"My lord, according to your instructions, the villain asked the butcher to clean up the elbows and hooves, and you can rest assured that this pork is freshly killed, and the pig is clean and flawless. The villain has been watching the whole process! "

The hygienic conditions in the Tang Dynasty could not be compared with those of the later generations. Even in the era of strict hygiene requirements of the later generations, there would occasionally be swine flu or something. Li Chengqian did not believe that the sanitary conditions of the butcher's house in the Tang Dynasty could be compared with the later generations.

The pig's trotters and pork knuckles in the package are all wrapped in lotus leaves, and they are still a little hot.Li Chengqian, who was worried about sanitary conditions but was greedy, could only hope for boiling hot water.

I picked it up, but didn't pick it up.

The idle cook immediately came over with a wink and said, "Your Majesty, let the villain carry it, as long as you direct from the side."

"Okay, then you do it according to what this king said. After you learn it, you will cook food according to this method in the future."

Under Li Chengqian's command, the chef meticulously scalded the pork knuckles and hooves with hot water again, then put the spices, onion, ginger, garlic and ingredients into the casserole, brought to a boil over high heat, and then simmered slowly over low heat.

Because of the addition of Li Chengqian's exclusive spices, it didn't take long for the tempting smell to spread.

Smelling the fragrance, Changsun Baoqing and the cooks couldn't help drooling.Especially the chef, he already wondered if what he was stewing was pork. Can pork have such a fragrance?

Li Chengqian also wiped the corners of his mouth quietly, and said to the cook: "Simmering on a small fire, when there is no resistance when the chopsticks are inserted in, turn off the fire, and wait for dinner time, and send it to the king's study together with the rice!"

After instructing the cook repeatedly, Li Chengqian took his eldest grandson Baoqing back to the study.

Greedy is greedy, learning is still very important.

Although I have memorized a lot of Tang Dynasty characters, it does not affect reading and writing.However, Li Chengqian still chose to continue studying.

There is no limit to learning, and it is inevitable to live with dignity in ancient times and become a person like Kong Yiji.

Do you think that someone who can read and write is a literati?No, you have to be proficient in all kinds of classics, allusions come from your mouth, and uncommon characters can be recognized at a glance.Otherwise, you can only be at the bottom of the literary world.You know, at this time, literati are always going to get together and chat about writing.It's all nonsense that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Instead, literati prefer to rank higher.

Take out a copy of "Shuowen Jiezi" and read it carefully. Without a teacher, Li Chengqian can only guess the meaning of the word according to the upper and lower paragraphs of the sentence.Damn Du Zhenglun and Yu Zhining, if they leave as soon as they say it, they don't have the slightest business.

People are forgetful. Li Chengqian, who was studying, naturally forgot his plan to force those two people away at noon.

Time passed by every minute and every second. At about three o'clock, the door of the study was pushed open. Li Chengqian, who was copying the complicated characters in the book, was taken aback, and his pen fell to the ground.

Glancing at the person who came in, Li Chengqian's anger immediately rose: "Damn it, don't you know how to knock on the door?"

The eldest grandson Baoqing ran to Li Chengqian's side in a few steps, and said anxiously: "My son, don't imitate it now. His Royal Highness has ordered you to go out of the East Palace to meet Mr. Li. If you break the etiquette, he will ask the crime."

"Mr. Li?"

Before Li Chengqian had time to think about it, he was carried out by Changsun Baoqing on his shoulders.

The East Palace Study Room is still some distance away from the main entrance. The eldest Sun Baoqing was afraid that if the prince left by himself, it would delay time, so he simply carried it on his shoulders, since the prince is not important anyway.

Just like that, Li Chengqian was carried to the gate of the East Palace by the eldest grandson Baoqing in a daze.

The East Palace is parallel to Miyagi, standing at the gate of the East Palace, you can just see the Changle Gate and other palace gates clearly.

It was already afternoon, but the number of nobles kneeling on both sides of the road has not decreased much. It seems that a day of confession is not enough to impress the current prince Li Shimin.

Far away, a simple ox cart enters from Anfumen. The old ox pulling the cart may have a bad stomach, and after a few steps, it will leave some "fertilizer".

Entering Anfumen is between the imperial city and the palace city. It is a serious crime for the old cow to leave filth on such a formal occasion, but no one, whether it is the guards guarding the gate or the kneeling nobles, Dare to have an opinion.Many nobles who were kneeling deliberately straightened their upper body and saluted towards the bullock cart.

Seeing the ox cart slowly approaching under the hands of the nobles, Li Chengqian couldn't help tugging at the hem of Chang Sun Baoqing's clothes: "Who is this, such a dick."

The eldest grandson Baoqing said respectfully: "Li Gang, Mr. Li Wenji, the villain only knows his name, but has never had the chance to meet him."

"Li Gang?"

After finding out the information about this person, Li Chengqian immediately turned around, bowed and waited from a distance.

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.

Regardless of this person's identity, even his 80-year-old age is not something that Li Chengqian can make a mistake.

Chapter 24 Master Li

The Tang Dynasty established the country with filial piety, and the "Serving the Elderly" system stipulated that the elderly over the age of 60 were exempted from taxes and servitude; those over 80 years old were given a "servant" to take care of them and were exempted from taxes and servitude. People all over the world have the obligation to support the elderly over 80 years old.Moreover, after the age of 80, unless it is a serious crime such as treason, the elderly will generally not be sentenced.

It can be said that as long as you live to be over 80 years old in the Tang Dynasty, you can do whatever you want in terms of law.

Li Gang happened to be 80 years old this year. Before the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Yuan personally sent someone to send a large sum of congratulatory gifts to Li Gang when he was 80 years old.

Regardless of age, even this person's qualifications are not something Li Chengqian can treat casually.The old guy had already entered the officialdom during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During the Sui Wen Emperor, he became Yang Yong's teacher, and during the Wude period, he also served as Li Jiancheng's teacher.If it weren't for Li Jiancheng's reckless behavior, the old guy wouldn't have resigned from office and retired.

But Li Chengqian didn't have a good impression of such a respected Confucian.Without him, Li Gang's luck is really not very good. After teaching Yang Yong, Yang Yong was killed by his younger brother; after teaching Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng was killed by his younger brother.

Now, he came to harm himself again.

If the trajectory of history is normal, Li Chengqian is playing himself to death again.

Of course, this is all a joke in probability.When the ox cart stopped at the gate of the East Palace, Li Chengqian still dragged his eldest grandson Baoqing to wait beside the ox cart.

The bullock cart is the kind of bare bullock cart, and the driver is a servant.But Li Gang, who had just been promoted to the crown prince, was lying on the bullock cart at this time, with only a straw hat covering his head.Under the straw hat, the old man's snoring can still be vaguely heard.

Fall asleep now?Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry.

Looking at the still hot sun after setting in the west, Li Chengqian said to the coachman: "Drive the ox cart again and go to the shade of the East Palace. It is not good for the elderly to be exposed to the sun."

But the servant cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, this old cow ate badly yesterday, I'm afraid it will defile the East Palace."

"It's okay, I will ask someone to clean it up."

At Li Chengqian's insistence, the servants drove the ox cart into the East Palace.No one saw that under the straw hat, Li Gang's mouth turned up slightly.

The ox cart was driven to a cool place, while Li Chengqian waited aside with his eldest grandson Baoqing.

There's no way, the old man hasn't spoken yet, he, a young man, can't leave the old man to do his own business.Chengmen Lixue's allusions are mostly due to this reason.Respecting the elderly and teachers is directly related to a person's character.

About four or five minutes later, Li Gang on the flatbed took off his straw hat and got up, stretching.

"Ouch."

It may be that the posture of stretching the waist is not right, Li Gang pursed his mouth and sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Master Li, are you okay?"

Hearing Li Gang's ouch, Changsun Baoqing and Li Chengqian became nervous.

If something happened to this one in the East Palace, the two of them couldn't afford it, even if Li Chengqian was about to become the crown prince.

"It's okay, it's okay, as you get older, your bones are so weak, and if you get up a little bit harder, you will feel sore."

He said so, but Li Gang naturally handed over his hands to Changsun Baoqing and Li Chengqian.

What Changsun Baoqing did was support, while what Li Chengqian did was just a formality.

After getting out of the bullock cart, Li Gang smiled slightly, and said to Li Chengqian: "I have heard that the son is wise early, and I saw it today, and it is true. It is the respectful heart that is waiting for the old man to wake up, which is not understood by ordinary children, haha."

Li Chengqian looked up to the old gentleman, and said modestly: "You are a highly respected scholar, how dare you be disrespectful to you? Liu Si, you go and make some tea first, and let Master Li go to get rid of the heat."

Liu Si is the chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace, and these poor people who enter the palace without a clean body rarely have a serious name.

Liu Si promised, and ran to the study to prepare tea, while Li Chengqian supported Li Gang and walked slowly step by step.

Li Gang has a leg disease, and one leg is obviously stiff, even if it is under force, it is only a short moment.Seeing the old man walking so hard, Li Chengqian made up his mind to get a wheelchair for the old man. At the age of 80, walking with legs like this is extremely bad for health.

The distance was not long but not short, and it took two sticks of incense to stop and go. By the time the old man sat on the brocade mat, the sun was already faintly setting.

After pouring a cup of tea for the old man, Li Chengqian obediently sat across from the old man.

After drinking a cup of warm tea, Li Gang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Li Chengqian's full tea bowl, and asked, "Why doesn't His Royal Highness drink it? But are you reserved in front of this old man?"

Li Chengqian shook his head with a smile: "It's not that I'm being cautious, it's just that I really can't bear the taste of this tea soup."

Tea leaves from the Tang Dynasty were hardly processed.And drinking tea is not brewing tea leaves, but boiling tea.To put it simply, after crushing the tea leaves, throw the tea leaves directly into boiling water to cook.To make it more complicated, onion, ginger and garlic should be added to it.

He drank it once before, and he spit it out as soon as it entered his mouth.It's too bad to drink!

Seeing that Li Chengqian didn't have anything to say, Li Gang stopped asking, but picked up the "Shuowen Jiezi" on the table, and after looking at it for a while, he picked up the paper on which Li Chengqian practiced calligraphy.

After glancing at the words above, Li Gang smiled slightly: "Your Majesty is identifying uncommon characters? So, the Majesty has mastered all the common characters?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "Yes. In addition, Master Li, you can just call the boy Chengqian directly, don't call him your son, if you let my father know, I will definitely not be spared."

Li Gang laughed loudly, and then followed suit like a philanthropist: "Okay, Chengqian, since you have mastered the common characters and watched "Xiaoyaoyou", can you tell me what you have learned?"

reward?

Li Chengqian lowered his head and thought about it. Facing Li Gang, it was obvious that what he said during the day was inappropriate.Du Zhenglun and Yu Zhining are only middle-aged, and it's okay to be angry.But if you make the old man angry, he won't be able to bear it and walk around!

Fortunately, the Chinese subject of later generations provided Li Chengqian with rich experience.

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian replied directly: "The articles written by the sages of Zhuangzi are naturally elegant. Zhuangzi first explained the difference between the small and the big by comparing the big peng with the small animals such as the scorpion and the dove; on this basis, he pointed out that Whether it's the scorpion and the dove who are not good at flying, or the big roc that can fly up to [-] li by the wind, or even the Liezi who can walk against the wind, they are all waiting and not free. Then, draw out and explain It understands the truth that people have no self, gods and men have no merit, and sages have no name; finally, through the debate between Huizi and Zhuangzi about "usefulness" and "uselessness", it shows that only when you are not used by the world can you be at ease.It can be said that the whole article is full of a romantic style. ",

"romanticism?"

Seeing the old man's dazed look, Li Chengqian secretly twisted his thigh.Yaoshou, made up words again!Obviously, the word romance does not appear in Huaxia's thesaurus.

After thinking about it for a while, he didn't understand the meaning of "romanticism", so Li Gang could only say: "Although I don't know what you mean by romanticism, I probably understand the meaning. But, Chengqian, you really Thought?"

Chapter 25 Distorting the Book of the Sages

When he said this, Li Gang's eyes were extremely shining, as if he could see into people's hearts.

Being stared at by the old man like this, Li Chengqian felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

After a wry smile, Li Chengqian stood up, and after saluting respectfully, he said: "Actually, I don't think so, but if I tell my real thoughts, I'm afraid I'll anger you."

Li Gang waved his hand nonchalantly.

At his age, if he is not naturally irritable, he usually has a strong mental state, and it is impossible to get angry because of a few words from a child.

Bite the bullet, Li Chengqian said: "Actually, I feel that no matter it is a free and easy excursion or other articles, what is expounded is a kind of spiritual realm. For us ordinary people, the spiritual realm is just a pursuit, but if we want to achieve , It’s tantamount to idiot’s dream. Just like many hermits in Zhongnan Mountain, in fact, they used their seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain as a gimmick to expect the imperial court to use them. Zhuangzi’s article is also a bit too idealistic. What is not used by the world is free and easy. Outside the world is just an idea, it can be said that although the whole article is gorgeous, it is flashy."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian sat down opposite the old gentleman honestly, and was ready to be scolded.

To misinterpret the articles of sages and sages in the eyes of literati into this way, I am afraid that a scolding will be inevitable.

But....

Very surprised.

Li Gang actually laughed.

"Haha, you kid, you look like a little thief. You misinterpreted the sage's article like this. If someone else came over, you might really be mad at you."

Li Chengqian blinked his eyes and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you angry?"

Li Gang shook his head: "I'm not angry. In fact, the old man also had such thoughts. Now it's the ninth year of Wude, and the old man has lived for 80 years. I have seen the world in chaos and the change of court. I have no idea about the world and people's hearts. I see it through. In fact, as long as you are a human being, you can’t eradicate the dark side of your heart. Although you have such insight at a young age, the old man is surprised, but more worried."

"Worry?"

"That's right." Li Gang took another sip of tea before continuing: "I'm just worried. I've seen your mentality before. That's Emperor Sui Yang, the subjugated king of the Sui Dynasty. When the old man taught him in the early years, He appreciates the saying that 'human nature is inherently evil', and you can see it as a result."

Li Chengqian shivered...

Unexpectedly, his random nonsense of a later generation collided with Emperor Sui Yang's thoughts.

Yaoshou, Emperor Sui Yang can imitate anyone?Not many years after the end of the chaotic war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, if you have anything to do with Emperor Sui Yang, you will immediately stink.

Seeing Li Chengqian's brow sweating, Li Gang couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Okay, okay, the old man just said it casually, and didn't mean to accuse you, so you don't need to panic too much."

After comforting Li Chengqian, Li Gang continued: "Do you know how powerful you are? In the future, if you have similar thoughts, you can tell this old man, but don't tell anyone else, even if you are young. Although there are many things in this world It's all packaged, but you can't tear off its disguise, you can only mix in it, this is the way to behave in the world."

Li Chengqian's eyes widened...

This, is this actually the words of a highly respected Confucian?

how to say?