Don't be a prince

The Lizheng Palace is holding a banquet, and the East Palace is also having a banquet.

Although it is not as good as the delicacies of the Lizheng Palace state banquet, they also enjoy themselves.

Seeing the eunuchs setting up tables to eat, Changsun Wuji was furious, pointing to the eunuchs and court ladies who were kneeling on the ground and said nervously: "What kind of dignity! What kind of dignity! It seems that the prince usually lacks discipline for you! Actually throwing a banquet and having fun, is this the attitude that your servants should have? How unreasonable!"

Seeing Changsun Wuji going crazy, Li Chengqian looked at Li Gang nervously.

At this time, only the old man can control the situation.

Li Gang smiled slightly, pushed the wheelchair and walked in front of Changsun Wuji.

Seeing Li Gang, Changsun Wuji hastily put down his hands, pointing out that the old man is very rude.

With a light cough, Li Gang said: "Auxiliary machine, you are too angry. What is negligence in discipline? The East Palace is not a harem, there is a wall separating it, that is two worlds. In the East Palace, the prince is the one who decides. What does the prince decide? The rules, that's what the rules are.

Auxiliary machine, you only saw their sloppy scene, but do you know that the East Palace is now everywhere, not even a speck of dust can be found.The cleaning rules set by the eunuchs and maids are to wipe the room with a white rag without any stains.With this level of cleanliness, do you dare to say that the harem can compare? "

"This...."

Changsun Wuji didn't expect that Li Gang would stand up and speak for these court ladies and eunuchs, and, after wiping the house with a white rag, there should be no stains?Can the East Palace be so clean?

Seeing Changsun Wuji's suspicion, Li Chengqian took out a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it over, saying, "If uncle is suspicious, you can try it. The maids and eunuchs in the East Palace are not as lazy as you think!"

Looking at the handkerchief, Changsun Wuji was in a dilemma.

Regardless of whether he accepts it or not, he is truly intervening in the affairs of the Eastern Palace.I drank a lot of wine in Lizheng Hall today, so when I saw the banquet held by the East Palace, an unknown fire arose.It's not a good thing for him, a foreign minister, to really intervene in the affairs of the East Palace if he gets angry.If it doesn't work out, being impeached by the officials will be light.

A slap hit Changsun Wuji's head.

Gao Shilian said helplessly: "If you eat too much, be honest. Why are you angry with the maids and eunuchs of the Eastern Palace! Well, you should go back, I don't need your company."

With Gao Shilian's rescue, Changsun Wuji simply went down the slope.

Arching his hands, Changsun Wuji said in embarrassment: "Master Li, the auxiliary machine may really be drinking too much, so let's leave."

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji turned around and left.

The big hand that had just been patted on Changsun Wuji's head was patted on Li Chengqian's shoulder again.Gao Shilian warned: "Prince, although the East Palace is your place, you can't be too reckless. The servants set up a table for a banquet, and outsiders learned how to get it. Remember, this is not allowed in the future."

Li Chengqian quickly agreed.

He waved his hand to get up the court ladies and eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground, and told them to prepare the banquet.Leaving in the middle of the day today, it seems that the two old people don't intend to give up, and want to drink more.

The banquet was set up, and what worried Li Chengqian was that what was put on the table turned out to be high-quality wine that the old man had "hidden" himself.

Although the two of them drank from small cups, it's really not appropriate for an elderly person to drink like this!

Accompanying him tremblingly, Li Chengqian made up his mind that even if he was scolded, he would find the right time to persuade the two of them to stop drinking.

One person poured a glass of wine, Li Gang first raised his glass and said with emotion: "Feng Deyi was only in his sixties, and he passed away. Looking at the old officials, only the old man lived happily alone. Only Xiao Yu and Kong Yingda were over half a hundred years old. How many of you are there?"

After speaking, the old man had a drink.

Gao Shilian also drank the wine in the cup, and said with emotion: "Feng Deyi is not lacking in talent, but his behavior is a bit annoying. In the court, whenever Xiao Yu has a vote, he will definitely oppose it, no matter right or wrong .Actually, it’s just to fight for breath. But in the end, this bastard fought and fought, but he couldn’t compete with Lao Xiao in terms of life expectancy. People, what’s the use of fighting for breath!”

After finishing speaking, the two old men poured a glass of wine on the ground, remembering their old friends.

After talking about Feng Deyi, and then talking about Li Mi, the two old gentlemen made the Mid-Autumn Festival into the Ching Ming Festival.

They are all dead people. Although Li Chengqian is sitting on the side, he is not so boring.

For some things at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the only way he knew was TV series like "The Legend of Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties".But art is art after all, and it is different from real history.

When talking about "loyal ministers" with the old man, Li Chengqian habitually brought up the character "Wu Jianzhang".

Bringing a mourning stick to the hall to scold the emperor, this is a loyal minister.

But when the old gentleman asked "Who is this" with a puzzled face, he knew something bad was going on.

In history, there is no such character at all, and it was all fabricated by some authors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Only by listening to the stories told by two old gentlemen can we get close to the historical facts.

For example, Li Mi, who joined the Wagang Army, is not as good as he is in the novel.How could it be possible for someone who was able to dominate one side at the end of the Sui Dynasty to be so useless.Whether it is leading troops in battle or formulating strategies, Li Mi is a character.

It's just that after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he didn't want to be inferior to others, and he had thoughts that he shouldn't have, which made him darken a lot about his career.

Gao Shilian and Li Gang talked more and more vigorously as they drank a glass of wine.From Li Mi to Zhai Rang, and then from Zhai Rang to Yu Wenhuaji.No matter what they said, Li Chengqian was so curious that he forgot about the persuasion.

The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the lights on the other side of the palace had already been extinguished, but the lights on the east palace were still on.Talking at night while holding candles is already a rare pastime for two elderly people.They are all people who have experienced a lot and have too much to talk to each other.Even if some words have been said once, they will still be missed when they are pulled out.

After all, Li Gang was overwhelmed with alcohol, and fell asleep lying on the table, but Gao Shilian couldn't hold on for long, and hit his head on the vegetable plate.

Li Chengqian didn't react until both of them fell asleep, and ordered the maids and eunuchs to settle the two old gentlemen.

Early the next morning, when Li Chengqian came back after exercising, Gao Shilian happened to go out with his head covered.

This is not good for the high-alcohol wine that is distilled. After drinking it, you will get a headache, and the next day you will have a splitting headache.

Shaking his head, Gao Shilian said with a smile to Li Chengqian: "I didn't expect to stay overnight in the East Palace. It's really embarrassing. You bastard, seeing you sitting on the side, I thought you would persuade us to stop drinking."

Li Chengqian said embarrassingly: "I had such a plan at first, but seeing you two chatting vigorously, I really couldn't bear to interrupt. After that, even I was addicted to the past. By the way, you two said last night What happened when Yuwen Shiji was beheaded by Dou Jiande and his head was sent to Turkic?"

The old people all have the desire to tell stories. When the prince asked questions, Gao Shilian was also happy to explain: "Naturally, they were sent to Princess Yicheng of East Turkistan. Yuwen scholars and traitors and kings are heinous crimes. Although Princess Yicheng is a daughter of the clan, there are also The name of the official princess naturally resents Yuwen Shiji. If Yuwen Shiji's head hadn't been sent to the Turks to temporarily extinguish Princess Yicheng's anger, the Turks would have been involved in the Central Plains. Hey, internal fighting At that time, foreign enemies will insert it, and it will not be more chaotic by then?"

"Then Princess Yicheng is so powerful? She can even make the Turks send troops?"

Li Chengqian was very puzzled. After all, she was just a woman. If she married a Turkic, could she still gain power among the Turkic people?

Gao Shilian said helplessly: "The Turkic Khan at that time, Shibi, actually had the idea of ​​taking control of the Central Plains long ago. Even if Yicheng didn't suggest it, he couldn't help but make a move. However, at that time, except for Yuwen Shiji's head Dou Jiande also sent Yangdi's Empress Xiao to the Turks. It is rumored that Empress Xiao has an extraordinary beauty, and because of this, the Turks did not send troops."

Tsk tsk, sister-in-law and sister-in-law serve a husband together!

Although I still have gossip thoughts about this paragraph, it is not appropriate to continue to pester my uncle, anyway, it is the same to ask Li Shiwen.

After sending guards to escort Gao Shilian back to the mansion, Li Chengqian pushed open the old gentleman's bedroom door.

Gao Shilian had already woken up, but the old man was still fast asleep. Seeing the old man's pale face, Li Chengqian was filled with regret.

How can the elderly in their 80s drink endlessly?If I had known that even if I was scolded last night, I would have stopped him from drinking it.It's good now, I've had a bad drink.

After calling the old gentleman for a long time without getting a response, Li Chengqian barely calmed down, and said to Fang Sheng behind him: "Call the doctor, remember, don't say anything..."

Chapter 124

Fang Sheng also knew the impact of Li Gang's serious illness, so he quickly agreed, turned around and went to the Imperial Medical Office to look for an imperial doctor.

Touching the old gentleman's pale face, Li Chengqian sighed.

Maybe, even if he stepped forward to stop him last night, the old man would not listen to his persuasion.Living to the age of more than 80 years, at this time when life is generally short, it is an honor to say the least.However, for the old gentleman, it might not be a kind of torture.

Seeing people of the same generation die one by one, even his wife and son left before him, how sad it was for those who survived, probably only the old man himself knows.

It didn't take long for the imperial doctor to arrive at the East Palace. After looking around, the imperial doctor put down Li Gang's hand with a serious expression on his face.

What I am most afraid of is the doctor's solemn expression, it is the same in ancient and modern times.

Nervously pulling the imperial doctor's sleeve, Li Chengqian asked, "How is it? You'll be fine!"

The imperial doctor nodded, but shook his head again.

While coming to class normally, Li Tai bumped into the incident and said impatiently: "Bastard, whether it's good or bad, you're the one talking! No matter how tempting you are, I'll kill you!"

No one can ignore the threat of a prince. The imperial doctor thought for a while before saying: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly. In the short term, Taishi Li will have no problems. Hangovers are nothing to young and strong, but to Taishi Li like this For the old man, it is really hurting his body. But even so, he can wake up tomorrow at the latest.

However, from a long-term point of view, the drunkenness this time has severely damaged Li Taishi's vitality. Now that it's autumn and the middle of winter, even normal people are prone to get sick, let alone an old man like Li Taishi.What's more, this time the vitality was seriously injured and it was difficult to recuperate. Even if the old man from the Imperial Medical Office took action, it might not be successful for a while. "

Li Tai said contemptuously: "You returned the imperial doctor, but in the end, you can't even make up for it. What is the use of you imperial physicians?"

Stretching out his hand to hold down Li Tai who was about to go mad, Li Chengqian quickly asked: "Prince doctor, since the old man from the Imperial Medical Office can't succeed, what about the folks? I believe that there will be masters among the folks."

The imperial doctor smiled and said: "His Royal Highness is really smart. That's right. No one in the imperial medical office has this ability, but the folks do. As far as I know, there are two of them. One is the Buddhist master Kuzhu, and the other is the Taoist. Daoist Sun Simiao. These two are incomparable in terms of medical attainments. Buddhists and Taoists often compare these two, but there is no way to compare which one is stronger. If you want to recuperate the old man's body , probably only these two can make a move."

It's Sun Simiao again.

To be honest, Li Chengqian was also very interested in Sun Simiao, one of the well-known figures of this era, the "King of Medicine".It's just that this person rarely appears on the bright side, and usually wanders in the wilderness. It's really difficult to find out.

Arching his hands, Li Chengqian said: "Since that's the case, then please ask the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to replenish vitality, so I can find a way to find Daoist Sun Simiao."

For doctors, whether they are ancient or modern, they should be respected.

The imperial doctor returned the courtesy and said that he didn't dare to be a doctor, picked up the medicine box and left.

Looking at the back of the imperial doctor leaving, Li Tai muttered: "Brother Huang, from my point of view, this guy is clearly incompetent. The imperial doctor who treated you last year was also pushed to this whore. They all look like fools!"

Reluctantly slapping the "medical troublemaker", Li Chengqian said helplessly, "It's fine if you talk too much. Since Master Li is not in good health, you should go back first."

Li Tai refused: "How can this work? Master is sick, and a disciple should always accompany the sickbed to take care of him. Brother Huang, don't drive me away. I want to stay here and take care of Master Li."

Seeing Li Tai's serious look, no matter whether he came for a show or sincerely, it is enough to have this kind of heart.

If you can't drive him away, you don't want to drive him away. Walking out of Li Gang's bedroom, Li Chengqian went to the study and wrote a private letter to the emperor's father.

If you want to find someone in the land of the Tang Dynasty, the power of the imperial court is the most powerful, not to mention, there is a magical Baiqisi.Now there is no way not to ask for help. Although there is an alliance of lowly people under him, Li Chengqian found that his strength is still not enough when it comes to things outside the palace.

There's no need to follow the path of the Alliance of the Lowly, it's just a private letter from the prince to Dad, there's no need to cover it up like that.

The letter sent out in the morning was not sent back to the East Palace until evening.

Li Shimin was very curious about the prince's letter to him, so he actually corrected it with a Chinese ink pen.

"Father and Emperor as if meeting: My son and minister paused in the East Palace, because Master Li hadn't woken up..."

Below this paragraph, it says: "Family letters between father and son don't need to be so formal, so you can add a nod or something. It's so serious, it makes people laugh, just greet you normally."

In addition, many mistakes in wording and arrangement have been revised, and even the words that are not beautifully written have comments next to them.

Looking at this letter, which looked more like a test paper than a letter, Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry.

From the looks of it, even though he handed over the responsibility of teaching to Li Gang, the emperor still cared about him.

Fortunately, the emperor agreed to find out about Sun Simiao, and he was not held accountable for Li Shi's drunkenness.

Unfortunately, through letters, a command is given directly in the letter without conveying the will.

"The prince will go to Qinling again with his relatives to protect the common people's autumn harvest."

Just like that, although no official imperial decree has been promulgated, the departure is already a certainty.

Ever since they discovered the convenience of the crown prince, or the richness of the East Palace, those iron cocks in the court have no shame in using the East Palace to save money.

Forget about the construction of the Chongwen Museum. After Chunchun discovered that it was easier to give orders to the crown prince than to the soldiers, the Ministry of War naturally handed over the task of autumn hunting to Donggong.

Needless to say, the Ministry of War has made up its mind that it will not pay any military supplies.Because on the second day after the emperor's reply letter arrived at the East Palace, an official document from the Ministry of War was also sent to the East Palace, legalizing the dispatch of troops led by the crown prince.

"Be patient. Since the reign of Wude, the imperial court has reduced or exempted the people's taxes every year, and the annual income is very small. But these courtiers can support the imperial court with that meager annual income, and even fought several tough battles one after another, which shows their ability. No one in the world It's difficult, as long as you let go of your face, nothing can't be done."

Li Gang, who had already woken up, learned the reason for Li Chengqian's grievance, so he could only comfort him.

Li Chengqian sighed, and together with Li Tai and Li Ke lifted the old man up and put a backrest on his back.

The old man was severely injured by a drunkenness, and he was so weak that he didn't even have the strength to get up.But fortunately, people are quite energetic, but they can't go out of the house, they need to stay in the bedroom all the time.

Patting Li Tai and Li Ke on the shoulders, Li Chengqian said seriously: "I am going to lead the crown prince into the Qinling Mountains. During this time, you two must take good care of Master Li. If anything goes wrong, you two will wait and see." of!"

Li Tai and Li Ke naturally promised again and again that they would take good care of the old man.

The next day, Li Chengqian left Chang'an by car under the protection of five hundred guards and the generals of the Duke of Wei and Langya County.

On both sides of the carriage were Li Jing, Niu Jinda and his son on horseback.

With no war in the frontier, these veterans are very leisurely on weekdays.Because of the excessive cost of autumn hunting, the emperor ordered the temporary abolition of autumn hunting activities.Li Jing and Niu Jinda, who had lost even the last fun, naturally would not miss this good opportunity.

"His Royal Highness, this minister's archery skills are not bad, this time hunting, I will let this minister shoot a tiger and leopard for you, in order to repay the favor of rebuilding."

Niu Jianhu, who was riding a horse, was in high spirits. When he first left the house, he was still as skinny as a stick, but after a few short months, he seemed to be blowing up.Those porcelain muscles really lived up to his surname.

"Tigers and leopards, let's talk about them when we meet them. The main targets of our hunting this time are wild boars, deer, and badgers that harm crops."

Lifting the curtain of the car, Li Chengqian was envious of Niu Jianhu who was riding a horse.

He has long dreamed of galloping on a horse, but because of the accident before the crossing, he is not allowed to ride a horse now from top to bottom.

The Weishui barracks arrived soon, and after entering the barracks, Li Chengqian first praised Liu Mang.

In the dragon boat race during the Dragon Boat Festival, Liu Mang and the others won the No.3 with great vigor.Although they had already been rewarded, Li Chengqian didn't know that they could only get greater satisfaction if they were praised again in the barracks.

After the preparation was completed, it was already the next day. Early the next morning, the team led by the crown prince entered the Qinling Mountains from the direction of the Weishui River.

The Qinling Mountains are still so wild. Although the dynasty has changed to the Tang Dynasty, human beings have not yet reached the level of complete occupation of this land.

Pheasants and hares were chased away, and only when they encountered a big one would someone shoot and kill them.

Chang Sun Chong's archery skills are very good, and he can still shoot a running rabbit from a distance of a hundred steps.