Don't be a prince

Seeing the desire of His Highness the Crown Prince, Zhang Yun gave orders.

Hunting in the army is actually very boring. Relying on the sharpness of the armor, many people simply throw away the horizontal knife and go to it with bare hands.

Here, Li Chengqian remembered some woman who seemed to have killed a leopard. There were leopards in China, and the battle over there was over.

A guy who can be killed by a woman is naturally not a problem for these soldiers who are like animals.

"Your Highness, luckily, the leopard skin was left behind."

Li Chengqian nodded and prepared to lead the team back.

It is enough to investigate here, the appearance of the leopard shows that the natural counterattack has persecuted the village here.

The only thing to do is to kill. If human beings want to gain a foothold in this land and live a stable life, they must create evil. Be it wild animals or plants, they are all obstacles to human reproduction.

I just don't know if human beings will still think so in another 2000 years.

After returning to the place where the horses were tied at the foot of the mountain, they heard the neighing of the horses.

Anxiously rushed over, only to find that it was a pack of wolves that attacked the war horse.How can a horse tied to a tree resist?So in a short time, four or five horses have been lost.

"Beast!"

Feng An let out an angry roar, and shot an arrow with his bow.

Li Chengqian naturally followed closely.

With more than 200 people shooting arrows, it was barely enough to create the feeling of rain of arrows. There was no need to aim, as long as they shot towards that direction, some unlucky wild wolves would always be shot.

Just two waves of arrows rained, and the wolves suffered heavy losses. Many people who were shot in the buttocks screamed and ran away with the arrows.

After taking a look at the unlucky horses, Li Chengqian realized that the refugees were very tolerant.

If this happened in later generations, poor households would never settle in such a place anyway, but the people here did not ask the imperial court for help until they could not resist themselves.

"Go back! Clean up around the village from today, and don't miss a single beast! Since beating gongs and drums can't drive them away, let's kill them all!"

Obviously feeling the prince's anger, the soldiers knelt on one knee to accept orders.As for the few people whose BMW was harmed by the wolves, they cried and clamored to kill all the wild wolves.

At this time, the price of a horse is the same as that of a car in later generations, even if it is an old horse, it costs five pennies to start.As for the handsome BMW, at least three to five hundred coins.Although the war horses I led were brought back directly from the grassland by the caravan, and there was no middleman to make the difference, but the loss of the four horses was almost 30 million yuan.

Reaching out to pat a few crying soldiers, Li Chengqian said: "It's okay, we have a horse farm, and if we run out, we can just choose another one. You are Gu's own soldiers, and Gu can let you buy horses out of your own pocket!"

Chapter 242 The Disadvantages of Recommendation

No matter who loses 30 to [-] yuan, and the boss says to make it up for you, he will be happy.

After comforting these soldiers, Li Chengqian returned to the village with 200 people.

It was already sunset time, and the official hunting would begin tomorrow.Or rather, massacre.

It was originally Orion's work, but now it has fallen to the crown prince's head, and it is bound to change.The horizontal knife, a sharp weapon that belongs to armaments, naturally has its scary places.Bows and arrows with more than two stones are equivalent to modern controlled knives, and private ownership will be punished.

Back in the village, all the prey skins hunted today were given to the people here to keep out the cold.

When they saw the wolf skins of a few wolves, they were put on the heads of the children in the village to scare their companions, and then they were scolded by their parents because they were stained with blood.Seeing this scene, Ashina Helu didn't know what to say.

The current environment of the Western Turks is that they seem to be in harmony with each other. Even if someone is elected as a khan in a short period of time, he will be replaced by another person soon.However, there is one thing that all tribes are the same, that is, everyone is dreaming of conquering the Central Plains.

After the death of his father and seeing Si Yehu and others encroaching on his home, it was hard for him to imagine how a race with endless internal strife could defeat this terrifying empire.

During the period of living in the racecourse, he discovered that the people of Tang Dynasty were the happiest, because in such a large piece of land, only the emperor can speak effectively, and even if the ministers fight against each other, they are usually above the court.The neighboring tribes of Western Turks always quarreled with each other.But from the border all the way to the capital of Datang, he didn't find any flames of war.

"Sister, if I really have the opportunity to return to Western Turkic, I will also make Western Turkic an empire like the Tang Dynasty. Fighting in the nest is a bad habit. If the wolves in the grassland can't learn to cooperate with each other and unite as one, they will only be like these Like a wolf, he was shot and killed by the Tang people!"

Hearing what his younger brother said, Ashina Xue sighed, and said: "It is good to have great ambitions, but what you need now is to grow up. You can only regain the power left by your father with your own bravery. Gain their allegiance. He Lu, you have to understand that in this world, the weak will always depend on the strong."

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Listening to the translator's translation, Li Chengqian, who was hiding in the dark, smiled, turned and left.

It seemed that he was right to find a soldier who could speak Turkic to follow him. Finally, he knew that He Lu still had his own influence in Western Turkic.Judging from the fact that he will become the Western Turkic Khan in the future, this force is not small.He Lu wants to become the real king and stop the fighting within the ethnic group, but the premise of all this is still fighting.Only by conquering all the tribes can he realize his ideas.And those guys who are used to freedom, I'm afraid they don't want someone to stand above them and dictate.

Back in the house, he picked up his pen and began to write letters to the emperor.This news is likely to finalize He Lu's handling plan.A person who can bring chaos to the enemy is much better than being killed.

Just after writing the letter, Zhang Yun came in with food.

"Your Highness, some villagers came over and said that they will follow into the mountain tomorrow, saying that they are also responsible for defending the village."

After taking the rice plate and eating a piece of meat, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Let them follow. With the protection of the army, there should be no accidents. It is a waste to throw away the prey. A lot of fur can still be used to keep out the cold. The mutilated animals in Chang'an City Fur can’t be sold at a good price, this is the countryside, and the common people can use it. Let them follow the logistics team and deliver the spoils.”

Zhang Yun nodded, seeing a letter on the table that hadn't been sealed yet, he personally sealed the letter, and handed it to a soldier to send to the palace.

In the early morning of the next day, the army was fully equipped and began to enter the mountain in an orderly manner with ten people as a small team.

A team of ten people can deal with even bears without considering what kind of prey they will catch alive.Datang's horizontal knife is extremely sharp, and it is not a problem to cut a medium-sized beast like a leopard in half with one knife.

With a full quiver of arrows on his back, Li Chengqian also entered the mountain under the escort of more than 50 people.

"Archery is to follow one's inclinations, don't worry too much about gains and losses. Just like hunting, the more you are afraid of shooting the prey and destroying the skin, the more inaccurate you will be. Obviously there is a chance to shoot, but it is because of hesitation, maybe Instead, the opportunity will slip away.”

While walking, Feng An explained the experience of archery to Li Chengqian.

A few soldiers jumped under a big tree angrily, Feng An looked over there, and shot an arrow casually.Immediately, a cheetah fell from the tree.Feng An's arrow still hit the leopard's head from such a distance.

Li Chengqian nodded, and suddenly heard a sound from the grass next to him, and pulled the bowstring.

A goat ran out of the grass, without thinking about gains and losses, the arrow hit the goat's head precisely.

Combining teaching with practice is the fastest way to teach. With Feng An's teaching, Li Chengqian only felt that his archery skills improved by leaps and bounds.

On the other side, Ashina Helu discovered with dismay that the prince's archery skills had truly surpassed that of the one who grew up on horseback.

It's no big deal to shoot one or two wild beasts occasionally, but when the outside of the village was full of wild beasts, Li Chengqian realized that there were so many wild beasts at this time.It's about to become a small hill.

The skinning men are hurrying to peel their skins, but no matter how fast they are, they can't keep up with the hunting speed of the army. Many prey are still slowly being frozen hard by the cold wind.

"Brother Huang, can I take this black bear skin with me? I want to give it to the queen mother."

Seeing Li Ke's embarrassed look, Li Chengqian knew that this black bear must have cost him a lot of effort.

"Of course, you can dispose of the prey you kill."

Li Ke immediately became happy, and Concubine Yang gave birth to another son. Now Li Ke also has his own younger brother, so he also hopes to be his elder brother like the prince and emperor.

As for Li Tai, Li Ke still knew clearly that calling him third brother was the friendship Li Tai gave him. In fact, his own status really couldn't be compared with the two brothers.

The army came and went, but the prey brought back did not decrease, but increased.The closer to the Qinling Mountains, the more wild animals there are.Compared with the Orion, the army cleared the wild beasts is too efficient.If you are impatient, use a horizontal knife to deal with it, and if you run away, shoot with an arrow.It doesn't matter if you can't catch it, even if it returns to this place, it won't disturb the village again for a while.

Li Chengqian led the crown prince to clear the wild beasts, and his archery skills improved by leaps and bounds, while the emperor received a letter from the crown prince and was overjoyed.

"Empress, look, this kid is very bad. He even thought of sending He Lu back to Western Turkic, and explained the benefits of sending He Lu back from the composition of Western Turkic and the future evolution direction. Hehe, no Those who seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain, although he is only 12 years old, he can already see his wisdom, this kid is born to be an emperor."

The eldest grandson is unwilling to talk about things related to Western Turks.But it's about her son, so she can still answer the question: "What you said is wrong. From my own perspective, this guy is more suitable to be a businessman. Back then, Liuli deceived all the people in the world, and many people are still complaining. With the help of Liuli's auction, his auction house immediately attracted the attention of the world. Many wealthy businessmen from other places must go to the auction to experience it after arriving in Chang'an, and take two auction items back to show off.

The old concubine had her birthday the day before yesterday, and my concubine showed off his hairpin and perfume, which attracted the attention of those women.As a result, today, the auction house has undergone a major change from top to bottom. All the servants have been replaced by maids, and even the auctioneer is a woman.In this way, even women can participate in the auction. "

Hearing what the queen said, Li Shimin laughed immediately: "Chengqian didn't buy a store, but auctioned it at the auction house. Presumably the price of these two things won't be too low."

The eldest grandson laughed and said: "That's natural. I sent Ziyan to see the diamond hairpin. His slogan was 'Diamonds are forever, and one piece will last forever'. I heard that this thing is harder than ordinary jade. , can't be easily damaged, those women are crazy. As for perfume, I don't know what he thinks, it's not sold in bottles, but in packages, flowers that bloom in spring, summer and autumn, each There is one style for each season, and each item is limited to one set, and the remaining single bottles for sale will be designated with one flavor less. The auction response of single bottles is mediocre, but the auction of sets is for the sake of picking up everything."

Don't need to listen to the price, just listen to the Queen's description, Li Shimin knows that many wives will be beaten by their husbands tonight.

Occasionally listening to these interesting stories is one of his few leisure activities.

After changing his mood, he made up his mind to pick up Wei Zheng's memorial.

After reading a memorial, the good mood just now is exhausted.

Indignantly, he threw Wei Zheng's memorial aside, and ordered all the officials to present his speech when he was really full.Originally, I had received a few flattering memorials, and I was happy in my heart, but it was shattered by Wei Zheng's memorial that "Ming Jun often hears his courtiers' words, but never hears slander".

Damn, I have to work hard when I am an emperor, and I am so angry with you Wei Zheng every day, why can't I read two flattering articles to soothe my mood?I won't give them promotion rewards, as for pointing it out directly?

The queen, who was doing embroidery, laughed when she saw the emperor's reaction.

The emperor would not be so angry about the memorials of ordinary ministers, but when he came to Wei Zheng's place, as soon as he saw the name "Wei Zheng", he would be angry.However, under Mingjun's rule, there will be officials like Wei Zheng, and it is a good thing to get angry occasionally.

Throwing Wei Zheng's memorial aside, after thinking about it for a while, he could only order Li Jian to pick it up.

Although Wei Zheng's words were sharp, they still made sense.Now that the Tang Dynasty is full of waste, after the restrictions on the business of nobles are opened, the tax here has risen a lot.The border is stable, and the arrival of a prosperous age can be expected.The more this is the case, the more you have to guard against arrogance and impetuosity. If you read too many flattering articles, you may really sink yourself into "great success".

There are still a lot of memorials that haven't been processed yet, so I took out the next memorial and just read it once, then Li Shimin said to Li Jian: "Quickly declare Chang He to see you in the palace!"

The emperor was so anxious to call a certain official into the palace to have an audience, but Li Jian didn't dare to delay, so he immediately went to announce Changhe.

Now Chang He is the commander of the Imperial Palace Imperial Army, not far away, so it didn't take long for him to go to the Hall of Liangyi to have an audience.

"Chang He, you don't know how to read and write, I still know it, but your memorial, not to mention the neat handwriting, and the twenty points you said, all of which are true, are more practical than Wei Zheng's memorial, and they are more relevant to China. It's a vital point in the court. It's definitely not written by you, tell me, who wrote this memorial?"

As soon as Chang He's feet softened, he almost knelt down. The emperor ordered all civil and military officials, whoever has the right to report, to write a letter to make a statement. Isn't this embarrassing for a rough man like him?So I had to ask the door-keeper to write for me.I thought it would be fine to fool the past, but who would have thought that this bastard would be so praised by the emperor.

etc?Praise?

With a plan in mind, Chang He immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is a guest under the minister's door named Ma Zhou, who is quite literary and insightful. I wanted to introduce him to the court, but he was so soft-spoken that he was afraid of ruining his reputation." The future. It happened that His Majesty ordered to write a letter, and I was so bold that I asked him to write it. Now judging from His Majesty's reaction, this person is indeed a remarkable talent. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty, don't let such a virtuous person write it again. I'm under the servant of this official! As for the matter of ghostwriting the memorial, this official is willing to accept the punishment."

After listening to Chang He's words, Li Shimin sighed and said earnestly: "Although I reopened the imperial examination, most of the people who took the exam were the sons of honored nobles. I never thought about it. After all, it is letting talents go away! Chang He, recommended for the country. Talent is a good thing, I will not punish you, Li Jian, I will bestow three hundred pieces of brocade on Chang He."

Hearing the emperor's verdict, Chang He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chang He, you go back and bring your retainers into the palace. I plan to meet this talented man!"

Chang He immediately took the order and left.

Seeing Chang He leave, Li Shimin sighed.

Recommendation, after all, has its drawbacks.After a long time, even if the wealthy families such as the five surnames decline, the power of the court will be divided up by the emerging nobles, thus forming the next generation of "five surnames" and "ten surnames".When it happened that Ju Xiucai didn't know the book, and Ju Xiaolian's father lived away, it would be really Han Suqing, white and turbid, and Gao Diliang would be as timid as a chicken.

The imperial examination must be expanded!Such an obvious talent as Ma Zhou cannot be left in the wilderness!Looking at all dynasties in history, there have always been talents. The reason why there were many ministers and good generals in the early days of the country, but corrupt officials were always in power in the later period was because of the erosion of the powerful.

The emperor's eyes couldn't help looking towards the direction of the Weishui River, where there seemed to be a college teaching the children of poor families...

After four full days, the crown prince took the lead to finally clean up almost all the wild animals in the mountains near the village.In the thousands of thanks from the common people, the prince took the lead and left with part of the complete fur.

The fur in winter is the target of hunting. If the fur is intact and the craftsman is familiar with it, it is easy to sell at a high price.

As for letting the tailor who will be the supervisor do it, turn the fur into hats, waistcoats, bags and the like, hehe...

The team returned with a full load, and disbanded after everyone was paid a military salary in the military camp led by the prince himself.

"Your Highness, why is there such a thing as a military salary for the crown prince's personal command?"

Seeing that the soldiers led by the crown prince didn't seem surprised, Feng An couldn't help asking.

"Mr. Feng, the prince's personal command is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. How to formulate the system is a matter for me alone. Although I don't know what it is like in other places, the prince's personal command is paid by the army. As for the matter that Du Ruhui threw over , Let them still start killing at the end of the year, and they will be rewarded naturally after being frozen in the cold wind for several days. If the Ministry of War does not send out, then I will do it."

Feng Ang did some calculations, 2000 people, each with ten guan, add up to 2000 guan.In addition to the [-] guan of his own [-] people, he took out [-] guan casually, but he found that the prince didn't seem to be in any pain.It is said that the prince is rich, and today I have seen it.

The large army was dismissed, but there were still 500 people as guards to escort the prince back to Chang'an.

After arriving at the gate of Chang'an, Feng An left his own manpower and went to the gate of the city to explain the reason.

Chang'an City is heavily guarded, and 2000 people cannot enter and exit at will. Seeing such a large team approaching from a distance, the city gate has been closed, and they need to explain the situation before they can enter the city.

Feng An went to reveal his identity, Li Chengqian didn't need to reveal his identity, a lot of people who looked like housekeepers appeared in front of the horse.

"His Royal Highness, the old servant is in charge of the Hejian palace. The princess ordered the old servant to wait for you here. May I ask when new perfumes will be made?"

"His Royal Highness, this old slave is the steward of Duke Liang's mansion. Madam ordered this old slave to ask you, will there be more brilliant styles of diamond hairpins? It's really unbelievable for Lao Jin at the auction!"

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Needless to say, just by looking at the reactions of these people, one would know that the women's auction would be a huge hit.

Zhang Yun was very dissatisfied, and he was about to go forward to drive away these scumbags with his horsewhip. He dared to block the prince's journey, and he was impatient.

Li Chengqian hastened to stop them. These are all future big money owners. It depends on the owner to beat the dog. The housewives behind them will be an important pillar of the women's auction in the future.

"All right, all be quiet!"

After telling the housekeepers in front of the team to shut up, Li Chengqian said: "It's not easy to make perfume. It's winter now, so how can there be so many flowers to extract? You can only slowly make it after the spring is warm and the flowers bloom. However, the full styles will not be sold until next winter. As for hairpins, there are no good diamonds for the time being, and the auction house for defective products will not sell them, so let’s wait for a while.”

Hearing that this was the result, everyone couldn't help but darken their faces.

Although they were beaten up, the housewives of each family still couldn't forget these two items. Since the auction house was out of stock, they would only be the ones who would be scolded.

"However, although the perfume hairpins are out of stock, I went hunting in the city this time, but I got a lot of good furs. When these furs are made into finished products, I will send a message to your family. Don't worry, I will still invite the author Supervise the top master craftsmen to make it!"

Chapter 243 Taichang Temple Le Tong

Everyone who heard that there was no perfume hairpin was depressed at first, but they became excited when they heard that something new would appear.