Don't be a prince

I can only pray that even people from aristocratic families can learn knowledge, and they are not ignorant guys.

Seeing Li You's nervous look, Li Chengqian persuaded him: "Okay, it's good that I know about this matter, and you don't need to mention it to Father. Just pretend that this matter never happened."

Li Ke stood up and asked, "Brother Huang, does the Wang family have any thoughts about you? If so, we must give them some color."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "What kind of color do you give? The five surnames are of the same spirit. Without solid evidence, even our royal family can't persecute them too much. But, on the other hand, once they are caught The handle, the rest is nothing but doom."

After thinking about it carefully, Li Chengqian felt that it would be better to pretend not to know.What happened to Li Ke and the others, it can almost be concluded that the Wang family is going to make trouble.Combined with Li Yuanchang's three-year filial piety, it can almost be concluded that they will launch after the end of the three-year mourning period.

The purpose of the Wang family has basically been finalized.The emperor must have personally conquered Goryeo, and Goryeo, which was not defeated by the previous dynasty's so-called "million army", must be dealt with by the court with all its strength.The troops in the interior will basically be used.In this way, the elite gathered in Liaodong, and the remaining empty shell Chang'an was really easy to do.

When the emperor went to battle, for the sake of stability, he would definitely bring all the famous officials and generals he could bring with him.To control Chang'an is to control the family of these people. At that time, all you need to do is to overthrow the emperor and establish another emperor...

I can only think so.

Thinking about something, Li Chengqian did not act slowly.The huge catfish was quickly disembowelled by him and broken into small pieces one by one.

It was not until this step that Li Zhi came over, ready to cook fish according to the method taught by his brother.

It’s boring to eat one fish in one way, so in addition to boiled fish, Li Chengqian also taught and cooked it, and came up with four ways to eat fish in braised sauce, dry frying, and steaming.

A whole fish feast made the brothers very addicted.Li Chengqian rarely drank, and drank too much, and was carried away in the end.

If you only look at the picture of the banquet, it's hard to imagine that this is a group of princes from the royal family, and there is a prince among them.

Because the mourning period has not yet passed, the annual banquet is still cancelled, and there is only a family banquet between the royal family.

When the bell rang at Zishi, Li Chengqian took Li Tai and others to congratulate the emperor on a happy New Year, while Su Yuan took a group of concubines and princesses to congratulate the queen.

The 14th year of Zhenguan is over.

Next, is the 15th year of Zhenguan.

Within three years of the Taishang Emperor's funeral, the country is not allowed to use weapons.However, no tampering does not mean that you cannot prepare.

Therefore, when the Shangyuan Festival is over and the court resumes work, the first thing to be sent from Menxia Province to Shangshu Province is the equipment that the Ministry of War and Household Department must collect within a year.

"2000 crossbows? [-] catapults? [-] shi of grain? [-] million catties of coal? [-] sets of quilts? [-] cotton clothes? Tsk tsk, what a big deal the old house has!"

Li Chengqian, Du Ruhui, and Yang Shidao got together as soon as they received the document, secretly speechless.There is no revised handwriting on the document, which shows that Fang Xuanling's formulation is approved by the emperor.

Du Ruhui said: "In the past, it's just a preparation at the moment, and there will definitely be more additions later. Fang Xuanling set so many, in fact, to save trouble, so as not to need to refuel the frontier army as before. Speaking of the battle at the beginning During the East Turkic period, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in the army, and he also knew how difficult it was to supply the frontier army."

Hearing Du Ruhui mention it back then, Li Chengqian still felt the smell of blood in his nasal cavity, and a smell of mutton came out of his stomach.

When fighting against the Eastern Turks, we really needed food and grass but no food and grass, and we needed supplies but no supplies.The transportation team organized by Li Dahai can only deliver part of the medical supplies at a time.And during the Chinese New Year, a carload of good things was transported over, like his dignified prince, he could only eat it once.The rest must be supplied to the sick or reserved for the people in the pioneer camp.

If the supplies in the Central Plains cannot be delivered, we can only use local materials to solve the food problem.To this day, Li Jing still refuses when someone talks about the East Turkic War, and mentions such words as supporting war with war and providing food to the enemy, and whoever mentions it is anxious to whomever mentions it.In his opinion, this battle was done purely out of necessity.

Yang Shidao also glanced at the document, stroked his beard and said, "This coal must be settled by His Royal Highness. Liaodong is bitterly cold and there is no fuel. It is not His Majesty alone who suffers, but tens of thousands of troops. As for equipment and the like, we need The Ministry of War and the Military Weapons Supervisor are in charge. The most terrible thing should be the eldest grandson Tie Rooster, and the expenditure this time is enough for him to feel distressed for a while."

After speaking, Yang Shidao laughed.

Li Chengqian nodded, called the little officials waiting at the door, and said, "Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Daliang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, please come to the Minister of Finance to discuss matters."

Du Ruhui added in surprise: "The Ministry of War doesn't need to be called Hou Junji, it's enough to call Zhao Zian, the left servant of the Household Department."

Seeing the little official turned and left, Li Chengqian asked Du Ruhui in surprise: "Why isn't it called Hou Junji anymore? The left servant of the Ministry of War can't be the master."

Du Ruhui said helplessly: "Your Highness, you were called by His Majesty this morning for questioning, so I don't know. This morning Hou Junji rode a horse on an errand, but all the horses and horses turned over on Zhuque Street, and his arm and leg were broken. Daoist Sun received treatment there. The leave paperwork was approved by the old man."

"Did you fall?"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened immediately, no, it only snowed in Chang'an the day before yesterday.Although the snow on the road has been cleared, the snow on the roof has never been cleared.The snow melts during the day, and the road is full of ice the next morning. Riding a horse in this weather?I'm afraid he was kicked in the forehead by a horse before going out.

Yang Shidao also said: "The old minister also took a look at the place where he fell, and the horse broke its neck. It is really dangerous. In this case, it is possible for people to fall and disappear."

After finishing speaking, it seemed that he remembered that the prince had fallen off the horse twice and was critically ill twice, so he smiled awkwardly and closed his mouth.

Glancing at the weight of today's memorial, Li Chengqian made up his mind and said: "Today's work is not much, and the two of you can handle it. Although Hou Junji is our subordinate, he is still a dignified prince. Now that he has fallen, we It would be impolite not to visit him. Why don't you go and visit him instead of the two of you and your father."

Du Ruhui pursed his lips and said, "Your majestic prince came to visit in person, it would be disrespectful, it would be better for an old minister to do it for you."

Yang Shidao became anxious immediately: "I'd better go. When the youngest son got married years ago, Lord Lu Guogong even gave him a gift, and he was worried that he would not be able to return the gift."

Seeing Du Ruhui and Yang Shidao arguing, Li Chengqian slapped the table and said helplessly: "You two are enough, and Gu is the one who has been on duty during the Chinese New Year! Now I can't take two days off if I want to?"

Seeing that the prince was already slapping the table, Du Ruhui and Yang Shidao could only shut up.

After selecting a few important memorials and processing them first, Li Chengqian went into the harem and asked for a copy of the imperial decree.

In fact, this edict has already been written, and the emperor is also thinking about who to send to visit.The appearance of Li Chengqian also solved his troubles.

Sending the prince to announce the decree to comfort, this is not an ordinary grand.For his old buddy, Li Shimin never forgot even after being the emperor for more than ten years.

As the birthplace of today's medical field in the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao's medical school is naturally a holy place in the hearts of patients.Although it was not stated clearly, which one does not have an exclusive ward in the medical school, it will be laughed at if it is revealed.

It was already noon when Li Chengqian arrived at the medical school.Hou Junji, who was lying on the hospital bed, had his arms and legs fixed with splints, which did not seem to be fake.

Of course, the main reason why Li Chengqian believed that he did not cheat was Sun Simiao.As a privilege in exchange for a private room with a lot of money, nobles are eligible to directly ask Sun Simiao for diagnosis and treatment after they fall ill.

Hou Junji was taken aback by the prince's arrival, especially when he saw the prince unfolding the imperial decree, he wanted to get up even more.

"The imperial decree has arrived, Lu Guogong and Minister of the Ministry of War Hou Junji, with special permission to lie down."

Hearing these words, Hou Junji calmed down.

As for Sun Simiao, who was mixing medicine, he didn't even bother.He, a king with a different surname, still has privileges. One of them is that, except for the court meeting, no matter whether he sees the emperor or the imperial decree, he does not need to salute.

There is no need to salute, let alone kneel down.

Clearing his throat, Li Chengqian said: "The emperor's edict said: You, Lu Guogong and the Minister of the Ministry of War, Hou Junji, have made great contributions to the community. When you were in the residence, you overcame thorns and thorns before me; you fought repeatedly and shed your blood on the battlefield; As a member of the Ministry of War, my respect and loyalty depend on my worries, and every time I think about it, I still vividly remember it...."

After reading the emperor's imperial decree with the tendency to turn his back on the mountain, Li Chengqian endured the discomfort, put away the imperial decree, and handed it to Hou Junji.

Just in time, Sun Simiao also finished adjusting the medicine, took the medicine and said to Li Chengqian: "You came just in time, help this old man. Although he fell badly, but fortunately, his condition is not serious. With careful treatment, he is expected to recover as before."

Li Chengqian nodded, and stepped forward to undo the splint on Hou Junji's arm. After removing the bandage, he saw the swollen arm.

Sun Simiao warned on the side: "Don't move around. Although his bones are connected, they may be disconnected at any time. After the medicine is applied, it will be much easier to replace it after seven days."

During the process of applying the medicine, Hou Junji was quite patient. Although his face was covered with sweat, he didn't grunt or even shake.

After dealing with the arms, it is the thighs.Fortunately, Hou Junji broke his left arm, and he is also right-handed.Even if a little bit of the root of the disease is left, it will not have much impact.

After changing the medicine, Sun Simiao went to tell Hou Junji's family general about the doctor's orders, leaving Li Chengqian alone to get along with him.

After confirming that Hou Junji was really injured, Li Chengqian asked: "What did you think this morning? Why did you go out on horseback? Although the terrain of Zhuque Street is a bit higher, it will still be icy. You fell and broke your arm." Legs don’t matter, I’m sure I’ll miss the chance to conquer Korea this time.”

Although the official action will not be until next year, according to the usual practice, the imperial court will start to deploy the army this year, and even the emperor will set off before autumn.

After a hundred days of injury, Hou Junji fell so badly, even with Sun Simiao's treatment, after the injury healed, he would not be able to directly enter the army.

Hou Junji sighed and said: "I usually ride in a car, and it happened that it was not cold this morning, so I thought about riding a horse. Who knows, the horse has been bored for too long, and as soon as it leaves the house, it starts to gallop. Disobedient. This is early in the morning, if there are many people, I am afraid something will happen.

It doesn't matter if you get hurt from a fall, and it doesn't matter if you can't keep up with the achievement of destroying the country.His Royal Highness, Zhao Zian, the left servant of the Ministry of War, has been in the Ministry of War for many years.If it weren't for his bad background, he would have been qualified to be among the ranks of Shangshu.If the minister is like this, it may delay the affairs of the Ministry of War, so, can His Royal Highness, together with the minister, recommend Zhao Zian as Minister of the Ministry of War?In this way, Weichen can feel at ease when recovering from his injuries. "

Hou Junji can actually handle serious business!

In addition, family background is indeed a talisman for a person in his official career.Official positions such as Shangshu began to rise. If there is no amulet from the Marquis or the direct line of the family, there is no way to take up the post.Especially in the founding period of Guogongduo, even the Marquis was not qualified to enter the ranks of Shangshu.

Surprised, Li Chengqian agreed straight away: "Yes, Zhao Zian knows something about Gu. Since you have this thought, Gu will draft a memorial for you, and you and I will sign together."

Right in Hou Junji's ward, Li Chengqian wrote a memorial to recommend Zhao Zian as Minister of the Ministry of War temporarily, signed it together with Hou Junji, and then left.

When he walked outside the ward building of the medical school, Li Chengqian looked back at Hou Junji's room again.

Maybe, with the change of timeline, Hou Junji also changed his gender?Stop messing around and rebelling?

impossible!

Thinking of Di Renjie's analysis, Li Chengqian directly extinguished any good feelings for Hou Junji that had arisen in his heart.

Although Di Renjie didn't find out the whereabouts of the iron ore at the beginning, he made some guesses.One of them was the suspicion on Hou Junji.

Hou Junji is the Duke of Lu, and his fief is in Luzhou.It is no coincidence that Luzhou is not far from Taiyuan, and it is also within the territory of Hedong Road.In particular, Hou Junji's move to ask for more supplies to keep out the cold seemed to be an excuse, but looking at it with a skeptical attitude, it still broke through the general suspicious level.

There is a great possibility that those armed teams after iron ore smelting are in Luzhou.

It's just that this guy fell today, could it be...

Doubt about a person, once started, cannot be stopped.

It was still early, so to verify his guess, Li Chengqian abandoned the carriage, got on a horse, and galloped towards Chang'an City.

"Return the corpse in horse leather" refers to the general on the battlefield.When fighting, the horse is the mount of the soldiers, and when fleeing for their lives, the horse is the hope of the soldiers.Because of this, no matter how high their status is, as long as they are in the army, they will not love their war horses in general.Even if the war horse is old, it will still be given the best pasture and taken care of, just like taking care of the elderly at home.

but....

After running to Yongchangfang, Li Chengqian dismissed the guards and walked into an unremarkable courtyard.

This is the site of Flying Eagle Shadow Guard. On the surface, it is a brewery, which specializes in providing fine wine for the auction house.However, no one knew that the wine jars transported out of this yard every day were actually filled with soil.

Feiying was overjoyed by the prince's arrival, and quickly walked into Biaogong and said, "Your Highness, the tunnel is about to be dug to the East Palace. In less than a month, it is estimated that it will be completely completed."

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "It's good, I've worked hard. I came to you alone today, and I want to send you to do something. You should know what happened to Hou Junji at Zhuque Street this morning. Gu Yao You go and investigate the dead horse."

Although he didn't know why His Highness the Crown Prince was investigating a dead horse, Feiying agreed immediately.He called two people and went out of the yard.

During the waiting time, if you are idle, you are also idle, so Li Chengqian went down to the tunnel to have a look.After confirming that the tunnel is deep enough and the support is no problem, we can drill out.

Feiying's work speed is naturally very fast.When it was just getting dark, he brought people back.All three are disheartened.

Seeing the prince, Feiying knelt down on one knee and reported: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, Hou Junji's war horse was skinned by his generals, and the bones were buried outside the city. Three of his subordinates dug up the horse mound, carefully I checked the horse and found something wrong. On the horse's spine, there was obviously a wound that was wrong. Someone should have stabbed it there. If it was just skinning, the subordinates didn't think such a wound would appear. "

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Understood, you didn't leave any traces around the horse mound."

Feiying nodded, not to mention that they have already cleaned up all the footprints, even the horse mound was piled up with frozen soil, and when the frozen soil thawed the next day, all traces would disappear, and no one would suspect that the horse mound was moved. Pass.

After waving his hand to indicate that Feiying could step back, Li Chengqian led Ling Yun and walked towards the East Palace step by step without riding.

Hou Junji is indeed a ruthless person, he can even kill his own mount.

No matter what kind of creature it is, after being with it for a long time, it has feelings.

Heitantou is now in his twilight years, and Li Chengqian feels uncomfortable when he thinks that he will leave him in the past two years.However, who would have thought that Hou Junji would kill his own horse in order to fake an accident.

He did this to make it clear that he did not want to go to Korea.In this case, it shows that his real goal is the empty Chang'an!

Such a ruthless person, who knows what he can do?

Li Chengqian suddenly felt a little unconfident about the traps and precautions he had prepared.

Chapter 489 The Red Fu Girl's Request

Leading the horse into the East Palace, and leading the horse into the study, until he found something wrong, Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry.

After handing over the horse to Zhang Yun to take away, he went to the kennel to look at Heitantou, who was almost unable to walk, and then Li Chengqian decided to go to rescue the soldiers tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Li Chengqian didn't even do morning exercises, and went directly to the Duke of Wei's mansion.

Since his complete retirement, Li Jing has become a transparent person living in Chang'an.Except when the emperor discusses strategy, or asks him to show up during some important celebrations, if possible, he will stay at home all the time.

Gossip is the worst existence under this sky, even if Li Jing has achieved this level, there will still be rumors about him.

Even if Li Deju went home to visit his father, news would spread that the father and son conspired to rebel.

Spreaders of rumors never care about the accuracy of the news.In the process of spreading, there will always be some smart people who are actually idiots, adding oil and vinegar to it, and finally turning it into a seemingly impeccable rumor.

However, what is wrong with making up, making it against?Although Su Dingfang learned from Li Jing, he only got less than [-]% of the true instruction.Now he is honestly eating sand on the border of the Western Regions.As for the Li De Award, because Li Jing did not take the initiative to fight for it, it is still only a state, not even the governor.

Under such circumstances, what did Li Jing use to rebel?

As for the eldest son, Li Dejian, I don't know if it was because of his father's advice, or because he was interested in himself, he actually joined the general prison, and now he is a young craftsman who is the general prison. , are no longer ranked.

Faced with these rumors, Li Jing made a straightforward choice. The front yard was directly turned into a backyard, and even the screen wall was demolished.In this way, people who pass by Duke Wei's mansion can always see him sunbathing in the courtyard in a wheelchair.

Of course, this is what Li Jing took the initiative to show others.

Li Chengqian's surprise visit early in the morning, but he ran into the scene of him practicing sword in the martial arts field.

As expected of a military god killed on the battlefield, a sword dance is sometimes as soft as water, as if entering the water without splashing, and sometimes it is like a violent storm, and the water cannot splash into it.Even if you look at it from a distance, it seems that you can't stand it.

Is this fucking 70-year-old man?It is said that he is 40 years old, but people will believe him if he looks a little older.

Coincidentally, Li Dejian didn't go to work today, and seeing his old father revealing his true physical condition, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed, and stood behind Li Chengqian, looking as if he was dying of embarrassment.

Li Jing was 70 years old no matter what, and his physical ability had not declined at all. The storm-like swordsmanship only lasted for 2 minutes, and he lost his strength, and gasped for breath while holding the sword.

Patting Li Dejian on the shoulder, Li Chengqian said: "Go on a business trip, Gu is just asking Wei Gong for advice today."

After driving Li Dejian away, Li Chengqian clapped his hands and walked over, saying as he walked, "People in the world only say that Li Weigong has a relapse of his legs and is struggling to stand. Who would have thought that it doesn't matter if you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy again now."

Hearing Li Chengqian's voice, Li Jing's face remained unchanged, and he threw the sword in his hand directly.