Don't be a prince

When the half-dead envoy was rescued in the medical school, and after he regained consciousness, he reported a piece of news that made people laugh out loud—Tuyuhun had detained the Tang envoy, and even the one who escaped was hunted down.

As soon as the news was revealed, the crowd was furious.It is a rule that the two armies do not kill envoys when they fight, and that envoys are not killed when the two countries meet. Even if the Tang Dynasty broke the contract first, you asked for it yourself. Now that the matter of secretly stabbing the knife has not been settled, you just do it What kind of trouble is such a thing?

Not only that, Gaochang, Lanzhou, and Kuozhou sent letters at the same time, and Tuyuhun border troops gathered a large number of troops, intending to attack Datang.

"Gu Zhen laughed, not to mention that they showed goodwill on the surface, secretly plundered Shanzhou, and treated the people of the world as fools. Even if they detained envoys and attacked Datang, they had no name. Is Murong Fuyun's brain burned out? How dare a cat be arrogant in front of a tiger?",

Above the court hall, Li Chengqian roared for the first time.

What Tuyuhun is doing now is very similar to that of one of his former colleagues. It is obviously a shameless thing, but he did it as it should be, as if it was reasonable for him to do so.This is no longer a communication barrier, it is not living in a logic at all.

What angered him the most was that Tuyuhun chose to attack Datang despite the threat of gunpowder weapons. It is now the end of May, and soon there will be heavy rains in the east of Xiaoshan Mountain, south of the Yellow River and the lower reaches of the Zhun River. Flooding.In such a stall, Tuyuhun's attack was the most serious test for Datang.Internal troubles are not a problem, and external troubles are not a problem. The combination of internal and foreign troubles is a problem that is enough to change the dynasty.

The reason why the gunpowder weapons were released and the power was displayed directly regardless of the danger was to make these foreigners calm down a bit. After Datang solved the internal worries, what Tuyuhun was just a bowl of rice on the table of Datang.

Li Jing came out of the class and said: "Your Highness, I think that Tuyuhun is a mentality of breaking the pot. No matter what, it has formed a relationship with our Tang Dynasty. The matter of courtship has become unreliable, which has deepened Tuyuhun. Worried. Murong Fuyun is not stupid, he knows that Datang will find him to settle accounts, so instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to attack. Among other things, once Western Turks attack Datang because of this, Tuyuhun and Turks will form an alliance of interests, Then we won't be able to attack Tuyuhun directly!"

Du Ruhui also stood up and said: "To put it simply, Murong Fuyun is betting that the Western Turks and Tubo will follow their actions and attack Datang together. If the bet wins, we Datang will have nothing to do with him. Losing the bet is nothing more than advancing what will happen.”

After walking a few steps back and forth, Li Chengqian sighed.If it was true what Li Jing and Du Ruhui said, Tuyuhun really made the right bet this time.At least, he really didn't want to send troops to Tuyuhun before the disaster came.The eight years of Zhenguan in history were extremely bad. As a person who knew what was about to happen, I really couldn't make things develop in the worst direction.

dead end....

Letting Tuyuhun do nothing, not to mention Gaochang, Lanzhou, and Kuozhou being at stake, once Tuyuhun's arrogance is fueled, then as Du Ruhui said, Murong Fuyun made the right bet!

Anxiously walked to the center of the hall, walking up and down.In the current situation, it is impossible not to send troops. At this time, even the pedantic courtiers will agree to send troops, because Tuyuhun really deserves a fucking beating!

Seeing the prince walking up and down in the hall, all the ministers dared not disturb him.Right now, it is inevitable to send troops. They don't understand why the prince should be confused about this matter?

At some point, Li Jian appeared in the main hall, walked up to Li Chengqian and whispered, "Your Majesty has an order to send troops to Tuyuhun! He will arrange how to dispatch troops."

Although he stayed in the Ganlu Hall and pretended to be sick, the emperor never left the court.

Nodded, now, the only choice is to move on!

Returning to his seat, Li Chengqian announced the result: "Send troops to Tuyuhun!"

Chapter 3 Nine

Hearing this news, the general's side suddenly exploded.

Tuyuhun was not pleasing to the eye a long time ago, but now he can send troops to wipe out a country, it is, it is.

So much fun!

East Turkic, Gaochang, and then Tuyuhun, sooner or later, all the enemy countries around Datang will be wiped out!

"Father will make arrangements for which generals will go on the expedition, so it's not a big deal. However, the grain and grass in Longyou cannot be moved, so the grain and grass in Tuyuhun will be dispatched from Chang'an!"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Highness, Longyou has been ripening for two consecutive years, and the grain and grass reserves are abundant, which is why Weichen and others agreed to send troops to Tuyuhun. Doesn’t it quench thirst from far away? Your Highness should know how much food and grass are allocated from Chang’an to the border, right?”

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Gu is naturally clear, but the grain and grass in Longyou are actually not enough to supply the army. From Gu's point of view, the supply will definitely be weak in the later stage. Instead of consuming the grain and grass in Longyou from the beginning, it is better to start with For supply from Chang'an, when the war is stalemate in the later stage, it will be much more convenient to transfer grain from Longyou."

Li Jing agreed: "This is also a good way. If we start a war with Tuyuhun, we will inevitably invade their country. When there is a shortage of food, it will be much more convenient to adjust food nearby than far away."

Seeing that Li Jing said the same thing, Fang Xuanling returned to his position.From a military point of view, there are reasons for doing so, but he always felt that the prince's decision was very awkward.Isn't it the same to use the grain and grass from Longyou first, and then send grain to Longyou from Chang'an later?It seems to be in line with the military strategy, but it is just an inversion of the front and back. Although it is not superfluous, there is always such a taste in it.

Prince what does this mean?

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Li Jing came out of shift to support him.

Now it's only the end of May, and in July, there will be an earthquake in Longyou. Although we don't know the scale, since it can be compared with the great flood, it is estimated that the magnitude of the earthquake is not low.The food and grass in Longyou were allocated, and when a disaster occurred later, it was necessary to supply both the army and the people affected by the disaster. When the two things were added together, there was chaos.Therefore, instead of using Longyou's reserves, it is better to reserve them for disaster relief and provide them from Chang'an from the beginning.

Tuyuhun's attack was really unreasonable, otherwise the civil servants would not agree to use the real reserves of the treasury.You know, going to war with Tuyuhun is enough to empty out the old bottom of the treasury, in a real sense.

Not long after Li Jian left, he came back and brought the emperor's handwritten letter with him.

After reading the handwriting, Li Chengqian announced: "Father has a life..."

Hearing this, the generals immediately fell silent, quietly waiting for the emperor's appointment.Tuyuhun is no better than Gaochang, although it is just a counterattack, not a complete annihilation, but this kind of achievement is definitely more than annihilation of Gaochang, no matter who gets this opportunity, they can lie on the credit book and breathe a long sigh of relief.

"Appoint Fan Guogong as the general manager of the Xikaidao march, and lead the frontier army, Qibi, Dangxiang and other tribal troops to conquer Tuyuhun. Appoint Zuo Xiaowei General Fan Xing as the chief marcher of the Chishui Road to assist the main force!"

After hearing all the news, Duan Zhixuan opened his mouth, it was hard to imagine that he would get such an opportunity.

Fan Xing was more straightforward, and immediately laughed and said that after returning from the expedition, he would invite all his colleagues to a banquet.

"Because the father is seriously ill, it is not suitable to go out, so the etiquette of worshiping the general is left to the lonely, Fan Guogong, it is no problem."

Duan Zhixuan walked out of the team, knelt down on one knee and said, "It is my honor to have His Highness preside over the etiquette, but Gaochang, Lanzhou, and Kuozhou are at stake, and I would like to avoid the common etiquette and go to the expedition as soon as possible!"

Fan Xing also stood up and expressed his willingness to go directly to the battle.

The etiquette of paying homage to a general is the highest honor for a military commander. Being willing to let go of this honor and set off directly is enough to prove the dedication of the two.

Li Chengqian nodded, walked down the steps, bowed his hands and said: "Since that's the case, Gu will perform the etiquette of worshiping generals in this Taiji Hall. The situation is urgent, please. When you come back triumphantly, Gu will go out of the city to meet you!"

"I will live up to Your Highness' trust!"

Under Duan Zhixuan and Fan Xing's screams, the complicated etiquette was over.

After the court meeting was over, Du Ruhui and the others almost trotted back to the official office.When mobilizing troops against a big country, from sending troops to victory, the Ministry of War will have no way to rest.

Li Chengqian, who had finished the court meeting, walked directly into the apse and entered the apse.

In the Palace of Ganlu, the emperor, empress, and Li Tai were playing mahjong, the army was on the march, and the eldest grandson Wuji also rushed back to work in the household department.To Li Chengqian's surprise, it was Li Yuan who appeared to play mahjong with the three of them in Ganlu Palace.

Seeing Li Chengqian coming in, Li Yuan laughed and said: "The court meeting is over? It's just in time, Qingque is about to lose all, you come to take over."

After fiddling with a few pieces of broken silver on the table, seeing that Li Tai didn't show any unwillingness on his face, he knew that this guy probably lost on purpose.

Sure enough, when he got up to give up his seat, Li Tai anxiously whispered into Li Chengqian's ear: "Brother Huang, I'm going back to the Institute of Engineering to continue the experiment. It's been on hold for more than a month!"

Thinking of what he had done this month, Li Tai jumped anxiously.Originally heard that the emperor's father was going to die, and ran into the palace crying anxiously, only to find out that the emperor's father was all right, he was acting.Because he wanted to act realistically, he, the second son of his own blood, had to serve both sides.

But the name is serving, but it is actually caught as a mahjong partner, a few pieces of broken wood, and it is just a change of strategy to let oneself win. This kind of thing full of probabilities, I don’t know why everyone likes it.The Taishanghuang was originally watching the limelight, and was going to meet the emperor's son. After studying and understanding the gameplay of mahjong, his buttocks grew on the chair.

Patting Li Tai on the shoulder, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Why are you in a hurry? The stone resin water extracted from the Yanzhou Oilfield was only sent to Chang'an. The smelting equipment is still being forged. If you don't lay a solid foundation, how can you let the hot air balloon success?"

I don't know if Li Tai heard it clearly, he ran away without even taking the rest of the money.

It's a good thing someone adds capital, so Li Chengqian also sat down, ready to kill all three parties.

After drawing the base card, he reported: "Father, I have been helping you supervise the country for a month, should I change it back with you? The army to go to Tuyuhun is about to start. Such a big event, you still have to do it yourself." It's good to manage."

Li Shimin slapped Nanfeng with a gloomy face, nodded and said: "It's time to end this farce. In fact, you are a good supervisor of the country. Although you are still young, you already have the qualifications to be a monarch. You have worked hard during this time. "

Not bad?After playing a red card, Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Farewell, you are in the prime of life, and I still have a lot to learn."

Thinking of the imminent disaster, Li Chengqian really has no intention of continuing to supervise the country.

Earthquakes, floods, disasters like this, the emperor will definitely take the blame, if the emperor still stays in Ganlu Palace as an otaku, wouldn't it all fall on my head?I, Li Chengqian, will not take such a dark blame!

"It's just teasing you, it scares you, Sanbing! I will make a comeback tomorrow, so you can go back to the East Palace tonight."

Seeing that the emperor's father finally let go, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the emperor and the crown prince were so casual in governing each other, Li Yuan couldn't help feeling envious.It stands to reason that the crown prince should be one of the emperor's biggest vigilance objects, even if he didn't dare to relax at the beginning, but now it seems that Erlang and Chengqian are obviously not like this.

"Four..."

Seeing that Li Yuan really threw out four of a kind, Li Chengqian, as the banker, pushed down the cards without hesitation, and said with a smile: "Four or seven of a kind, all of them, haha, grandpa, Chenghui 16 taels!"

Li Yuan was not angry, but laughed loudly: "It's a good start, I'm going to do it."

After playing mahjong for an hour, Li Chengqian has earned a small box of broken silver and a few gold bars.The best moral at the gambling table is to "take it when you see it", so he left without hesitation.

The turmoil of the Tiangou eclipse is now completely over.

When the emperor "recovered" and returned to power, the East Palace also ushered in the long-awaited guests.

"Poverty Lu Qingming, I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

For this one, Li Chengqian naturally wanted to return the gift: "Daoist Lu, please sit down, Gu didn't expect you to come out of the mountain so soon, and I didn't even give Gu a chance to greet him."

Lu Qingming's Taoist robe looked very worn out, and the wooden hairpin on his head was obviously cut out with a branch.But such a sloppy person has inherited the achievements of the sages of the past dynasties, and he has deduced it in astronomy to the extent that he can predict solar eclipses.

What's more, this guy is young enough!Probably no more than 40 years old.

At this age, there is still a lot of room for improvement!How can he stay in the deep mountains and old forests? He has to be recruited to the academy as a teacher!

Li Chengqian's fiery gaze did not arouse Lu Qingming's disgust. After taking a sip of hot tea, he said straight to the point: "The original intention of the poor way is to live in the mountains for a long time, to continue to deduce astrology, to seek the truth, not to develop it Divination and other divergent paths. If Your Highness has such thoughts, please forgive Lu Qingming and go back to the mountain."

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head: "What are you talking about? I never believe that astrology will dominate the development of the world. They are all stars that shine and glow like the sun, or they are just like the moon, just a desert-like world. How can there be gods or something living on it."

Hearing the word "moon", Lu Qingming felt like being scratched by a cat's paw, and immediately got up and cupped his hands and said, "I heard from Yuan Tiangang that His Highness has a way to let the poor man see what is on the moon? Ancient books, I don't know where your confidence comes from, and I don't know why you have such confidence?"

Being able to see what is on the moon is the real reason why Lu Qingming came out of the mountain.

For this answer, Li Chengqian had already thought up his argument, took out a piece of transparent crystal, and said: "Look at this, this is a piece of transparent crystal, Gu found that when the crystal has a curvature, put it In front of the eyes, things in front of them will be magnified. As long as we understand the law of magnification, we can see what is on the moon. The moon itself has light at night. I believe that we will be able to have witnessed!"

After receiving the crystal chip, Lu Qingming tried it and found that it was true.After thinking about it, I found that it was indeed the case.

"Pindao is convinced of His Highness's whimsical idea, but you have not directly fulfilled your promise. Is Your Highness going to use the big cake you painted to let Pindao come out of the mountain?"

Holding the crystal chip in his hand, Lu Qingming already felt that it was worthwhile for him to go out this time.Not everyone can ignore the prince's solicitation.Before leaving the mountain, he already knew what kind of person the prince was from Yuan Tiangang, and he also knew how he would be arranged by the prince.However, he is still ready to...

Be hypocritical.

Standing up from his seat, Li Chengqian opened the window, pointed to the sky outside and said, "There are some things that I can only tell you, Daoist Lu, looking at the stars all over the sky, don't you want to know them thoroughly? Looking at the stars closest to us Have you ever thought of going to the moon and leaving footprints on it? Gu and his younger brother are making something that can take people up, called a hot air balloon. With it, people's feet can leave the ground. Floating with the wind in the sky. This is just the first step. When we take the second step, we will decide how to fly and how to fly.

When the sky is also conquered, Tianwai will be our new goal.If you want to cross a long distance and land on the moon, you need more than just the efforts of one or two generations.You live in seclusion in the mountains and study alone, isn't it just to inherit and pass on astrology?Gu likes the two words inheritance and inheritance very much, because they represent the essence of human beings.

All kinds of people in the world make up the various forms of the world, but to sum up, they are all the same. People live to inherit and pass on.Although what the orphan wants to inherit is a country, what the farmer wants to inherit and inherit is a house with a few acres of land, but the essence is the same.The same is true when it comes to learning.The reason why we can calculate the time of solar eclipse is the result accumulated by our ancestors from generation to generation.

As a part of inheritance, I feel that we must carry forward what we have inherited and leave enough achievements for future generations to inherit.If we are said to be a handful of soil, then the next generation will be the second pile of soil. The accumulation of one pile of soil can always be piled up into a high mountain, and the next pile of soil can always be sent to a higher place.Accumulating in this way, one day a handful of soil can be sent to the moon.

Daoist Lu, I ask you alone, are you willing to be the bottom handful of soil? "

The sunlight outside the window was very bright, looking at the prince bathed in the sunlight, Lu Qingming suddenly had a desire to worship.

I have to say, the prince's words are too reasonable!

Getting up excitedly, Lu Qingming cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness's words made the poor Dao Mao suddenly understand. Your Highness is right. The poor should make a handful of soil. I heard that Zhenguan College has gathered a large number of students. Find enough fresh blood in the academy, I don't know if Pindao can start a star academy and recruit some students?"

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile and said: "Of course, the academy has never restricted students from choosing their own future paths. As long as there are students who like Star Academy and are willing to follow you, you can always cultivate Star Academy."

Lu Qingming was overjoyed, rubbing his hands together and said: "Since that's the case, please ask your highness to write a letter of recommendation for Pindao, and Pindao will go to the academy right now."

Finally, he managed to fool the astronomy boss, and Li Chengqian wrote a letter of recommendation without hesitation, so that Lu Qingming could get the approval of Yang Du and others.

Looking at the back of Lu Qingming leaving, Li Chengqian patted his chest to suppress the nausea.

Saying these words, I will be disgusted by myself.

I have read too many chicken soup articles in later generations, so I can compose a paragraph full of great truth anytime and anywhere.What kind of gold and silver treasures are there when you meet such an extraterrestrial expert.Fame and fortune are not as effective as such a principle.Just looking forward to the future, coupled with the modified version of Brother Niu's "Giant Speech", immediately made Lu Qingming enthusiastic.

Just about to go back to the study, I saw Zhang Yun's constipated expression.

"Just say what you want, why hold back?"

Only then did Zhang Yun say: "Your Highness, Fang Sheng is going to die. The imperial doctor has invited him, saying that his blood is exhausted, and he will travel far away in two days. The eunuch who was about to die will be sent directly from the palace and buried in chaos. Burial mound, the servant feels..."

"I know."

In response, Li Chengqian sighed and headed towards Fang Sheng's residence.

Those who have to go will eventually go. From the perspective of grades, Fang Sheng is already in his 70s, and dying at this age is not considered a premature death.Although there were breeding farms, the court ladies and eunuchs who were apparently carried out of the palace to be buried alive in mass graves were all sent to the breeding farms to be buried after their death.However, Fang Sheng is the chief manager of the Eastern Palace, and he has been with him for so many years, so he can't afford to carry him out.

Outside Fang Sheng's residence, there were many worried eunuchs, and someone even prepared a stretcher.

Seeing the prince coming, everyone stepped aside and looked sadly at the door of the room.The fate of a slave has always been like dust, and will not change because of the manager.

Glancing at the stretcher, Li Chengqian gave the two eunuchs a blank look and said, "Take this thing aside."

After chasing away the eunuch carrying the stretcher, Li Chengqian entered the room.

Fang Sheng was not the only one in the room, Xiuxiu, Wang Sheng, and several important informants from the Alliance of the Lowly were there.

Seeing the prince came in, several people were shocked.Wang Sheng hurriedly stopped him and said, "Your Highness, it's better for you to avoid it. We will send Fang Sheng to the farm, so you don't have to worry about it."

Pushing away Wang Sheng, walked to the bed and sat down.

A person's downfall will be very fast, and now Fang Sheng is skinny, his hands are like eagle claws, his eyes are half-closed, and he can only make one or two whimpers.

Sighing, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "The rules in the palace don't need to be copied to the East Palace. You have been in business for such a long time, you can still conceal such news. I don't mind if someone dies in the East Palace and dies in the East Palace." It's nothing. Fang Sheng, I know that you have done a lot for Gu. Since you are full of nostalgia for Donggong, Gu will not throw you away when you are dying. Seeing that you are struggling to breathe, it must be very difficult. Is it suffering? Gu decides, I give you two choices. If you want, Gu can ask the imperial doctor to prescribe poison for you, so that you can end the pain as soon as possible. If you don’t want to do this, Gu will be here with you until You leave completely, how about? Choose the former or the latter, just blink, blink once is the former, twice is the latter."

Fang Sheng opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound. In the end, he could only blink his eyes vigorously, and then stared at the crowd without blinking again.

Li Chengqian nodded, turned his head and said to the weeping crowd, "Let's tell the imperial doctor."

Chapter 3 The Country Doesn't Work