Don't be a prince

Changsun Chong chuckled, and immediately changed his words without kicking his ass: "Baozi, Baozi, it's called Baozi, Chengqian, why are your steamed buns so much softer than others? My mother has bad teeth, This kind of food is the most suitable, and I will take some with me when I leave later."

Hearing what Chang Sun Chong said, Li Chengqian immediately said solemnly: "Since it is for my aunt, I will let the cook steam a new basket when school is about to leave. The recipe is actually not that important. When you come tomorrow, I will put your The cook at home brought it, let him learn it.”

When it comes to the issue of filial piety to the elders, it cannot be treated simply in any case.

It's just a skill to make faces, not a good thing.

Chang Sun Chong stood up, bowed his hands respectfully to Li Chengqian, and then sat down again.

Mutton stuffed meat buns, grilled lamb chops, and radish pickles, this is today's lunch.

However, these people were obviously carnivores, they didn't eat much radish and pickles at all, and they ate up all the grilled lamb chops.

On the other side, Cheng Chusi was competing with Yuchi Baolin to eat buns.Their father often disagreed with each other in the court, and when it came to their son, they naturally refused to accept each other.

Fist-sized steamed stuffed buns, one bite at a time, a total of sixteen in two cages, they swallowed them in a short time.

Looking at the steamer in front of him, Li Chengqian was extremely ashamed and emotional. He was the only one in the cafeteria who had a small appetite.The rest basically started with three-cage steamed stuffed buns.

A group of wine bags...no, a group of rice bags!

It is said that the generals of the ancients used to eat a bucket of meat and ten catties of meat. Although there is an element of bragging, but seeing the appetite of these young people, one can infer how big the appetite of their fathers is.

Since Niu Jianhu was fitted with prosthetic limbs, he became more lively and his appetite increased. Seeing that there was still a steamed bun left in the prince's steamer, he naturally put it in his own bowl and ate it in two bites.

It took a long time to finish the meal, and took out the timetable to look at it. Zhang Sunchong said in surprise: "We still have nap time? That's great! But, if we go home at this time, we will waste a lot of time between going back and forth. time."

Li Chengqian quickly explained: "There's no need to go home. What do you think the second floor of the Chongwen Museum is for? It's your rest room. Although it's just a simple floor, it also has a coal stove. It's not a problem to sleep."

Hearing that there was such a good thing, those who were slow to eat hurriedly stuffed it into their mouths, screaming and going upstairs while chewing.

Instructing the servants of the East Palace to take them to their respective rooms, Li Chengqian did not go to rest, but came to Yu Shinan's office.

Different from the simple lounge of the students, Yu Shinan's office can be said to have everything you want.Even the bed used for sleeping is a spring bed.

In the office, Yu Shinan was drinking tea with Li Gang, when he saw the prince coming in, Yu Shinan stood up to greet him.

"Hehe, Mr. Yu, are you satisfied with Gu's arrangement?"

Yu Shinan said with a smile: "When His Majesty gave this task to the old minister, the old minister thought it was a hard job. Looking at it now, it is not too comfortable. Grand Master Li just said that even a veteran can live in the Chongwen Hall without bumping back and forth every day. But really?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "It's true. I'm not yet an adult, let alone married. It's not a problem for some outsiders to live in the East Palace. No matter how you say it, you're already sixty years old. It's not suitable to travel around. It's good to live in Chongwen Hall. The boy treats you Drooling over his knowledge, if you visit three times a day, I hope you won’t be offended.”

Yu Shinan and Li Gang looked at each other, then burst out laughing.

Don't say anything else, just respect the teacher, the prince is far better than these dudes.

Li Gang beckoned and asked Li Chengqian to sit down.

After sitting down, he asked: "How do you feel when you get along with these children today?"

"I don't feel much. Except that none of them are living in vain, the rest of their personalities need more time to get along before they can know."

Li Gang nodded, very satisfied with Li Chengqian's prudence.

Since the emperor obviously had the idea of ​​letting the prince see people in advance, he must cherish this opportunity.

At least from the current point of view, there will be basically no rebels in the previous generation of these people.In addition, most of them are heroes who have made great contributions to the dragon, and the possibility of their downfall is extremely slim.

The previous generation held an important position, and the next generation will not be in a too bad position.

In this way, the eldest sons of various countries began their painful and happy study life in the East Palace.

Time, in the blink of an eye, came to April.

After more than three months of getting along, Li Chengqian now has a good understanding of the second generation of officials and the second generation of nobles in Datang.

Changsun Chong, son of Changsun Wuji, his own cousin.Needless to say, martial arts, literary talent is not bad.The most annoying thing is that this bastard is quite handsome, especially when he smiles, it will add more points.

However, just like his father and eldest grandson Wuji, the expressions you can see on his face are always only a light smile and a big laugh.As for whether he laughed and greeted your parents in his heart, or planned to kill you, it is unknown.

There is nothing more to say than a bull sees a tiger.Like his father Niu Jinda, he has always followed the rules and will never do anything out of the ordinary.But because of the prosthesis, he prefers to stay with Li Chengqian.

Li Jinghuan, the eldest son of Li Xiaogong, although this guy was a bit stupid when he was learning, but the martial arts passed down in his family is not watery at all. In terms of martial arts, although Chang Sun Chong and others can compete with him, they will definitely win in the end. It's him.The eldest son of King Hejian, based on his status alone, he is second only to Li Chengqian's three brothers in this class in the Chongwen Museum, but he has never used his status to put on airs, and is very low-key.

Cheng Chusi, the eldest son of Cheng Yaojin.Like his father Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Chusi is careless in everything he does.Although the sloppy look is a bit annoying, but when he was studying, although he was bored, he never let go of his homework.As for things like missing the horse in his hand and smashing the window, he would have dropped out of school if he poked it out, but when Yu Shinan asked, he stood up and admitted his mistake without thinking.

Do everything aboveboard, this is probably the family motto of the old Cheng family.In fact, honest people are liked by everyone.Cheng Yaojin never concealed his joy and anger in the court, and when the rewards were reduced, he would complain to the emperor not once or twice in court.But what happened?Without losing the grace, his position became more and more stable.The same is true for Cheng Chusi, Yu Shinan admired him for his courageous confession, but ordered him to go home to get the money and pay for the repair of the window himself.

Yuchi Baolin, the eldest son of Yuchi Gong.It is said that the son inherits his father's career, but Yuchi Baolin is not like his father, he is the one who studies most seriously.No matter what he does, he is extremely serious.

Yu Shinan once said that anyone who has not learned anything can come to his office during the lunch break and ask.

The teachers of later generations basically kept this sentence on their lips, but very few of them actually asked questions.Yuchi Baolin was different. After Yu Shinan opened his mouth, he would go to the office to ask questions almost every day at noon, which made old Yutou both happy and helpless.

Liu Renshi, the eldest son of Liu Hongji.This guy, like his father, is extraordinarily horny.It stands to reason that everyone is a dandy, and the prince is just a dandy of the royal family.Dude, if you don't engage in gossip, how can you still be called a dude?After studying hard, the eldest sons of other families all want to make great achievements immediately, or enter the court and make some great achievements.Only this bastard actually took a fancy to the maid of the Eastern Palace—Lily.

It has become a traditional thing for the royal family to reward the nobles with court ladies, not to mention that the nobles change their concubines and ask for maids on weekdays. I don’t know how many people have become alliances of cave explorers.Liu Renshi thought it was nothing to ask the prince to ask for a court lady, but the one who greeted him was Li Chengqian's big foot.

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Three months is enough to have a preliminary understanding of a person. Li Chengqian found that these eldest sons were more or less influenced by their parents.Regardless of appearance, personality, habits, way of speaking, and principles of conduct, it is almost as if they were carved out of the same mold.The family education of a big family is like data transmission, it is easy to copy the next generation to look like the previous generation.

Today is the spring plowing ceremony. Li Chengqian, who is already nine years old, had to change into sackcloth clothes, take off his shoes, and lead the cows with bare feet.

Since the year of Wude, the emperor's personal farming has been the top priority in the court.He didn't participate in the previous year, but he officially participated this year, and only then did he realize how fake the show was.

He led the oxen and walked in front, and the emperor's father supported the plow, making winding furrows in the field.

Behind is the old lady of the queen who sowed the seeds, and finally Li Tai who cultivated the soil.

The prince pulls the ox, the emperor holds the plow, the queen sows the seeds, and the prince cultivates the soil. The standard lineup of the royal family.

Just look at the twisted and twisted furrows made by Master Li Shimin, then look at the eldest grandson sowing seeds heavily in front and lightly in the back, and finally look at Li Tai's plowing left and right, it is strange to be able to plant good land like this.

In the grand ceremony of farming, not only the emperor, but also the civil and military ministers have their own land, and the higher the status, the bigger the land.

How many of them really come from farming families?Therefore, the tragedy in other lands is no worse than that in the emperor's side.

Recalling last year's autumn harvest ceremony, Li Chengqian was very suspicious of the neat and tidy crops in the field. No, he was sure that someone would take over these lands and take care of them carefully for a whole year.Otherwise, such casual farming would definitely not yield such beautiful and moving results.

Regardless of present or future generations, it is an unchanging show!

With a sigh in his heart, he felt that the old cow had a tendency to turn to the right, so Li Chengqian hurriedly pulled him back and let him step on the edge of the ditch.

The last three are just for show, Li Chengqian will not let his work become casual.

Chapter 145 Feng Zhidai

The sun was scorching hot, and the dignitaries at this time did not receive any preferential treatment.Some are obese and sweaty, as if they were fished out of an oil tank.

Today, Li Chengqian didn't feel too tired because he didn't need to wear the heavy and complicated prince's robes.

The sun was shining, and the royal family and nobles who had worked all morning got a moment of rest.

"Prince, bring up any delicious food! I don't have any preferential treatment today."

Palming a plow is a laborious job, and Li Shimin, who was covered in sweat, sat down in front of Li Chengqian, and immediately asked for something to eat.

During the plowing ceremony, as a rule, you can only eat ordinary broomcorn rice and drink plain water.Even the emperor is included, not to mention the nobles.However, there are always loopholes in the seemingly strict system. For example, the prince is not of age, so he can bring some delicious food.

Li Chengqian had guessed the current situation a long time ago, so he asked the cook of the East Palace to prepare a lot of good things early in the morning.

Large pieces of air-dried beef do not need to be cooked, which is a high-end delicacy in itself.

As soon as the beef was taken out, it fell into Li Shimin's hands. Under the command of the emperor, the guards broke the beef into many small pieces with a knife, and gave some to each of the courtiers participating in the ceremony.

Li Chengqian didn't think the beef that wasn't enough between his teeth was worth eating, but seeing the grateful expressions of those courtiers, he knew that he still had a lot of room for improvement on the road of "winning people's hearts".

Although a lot has been divided, there is still some beef left.

Kicking away the eunuch who was going to taste it, Li Shimin chewed it, nodded in satisfaction, and the fist-sized piece went into his stomach within a few mouthfuls.After eating too much and being a bit salty, he drank a few sips of the wine that Li Chengqian sent over, and he was surprised to find that his stomach, which was still rumbling just now, already felt a sense of satisfaction.

"This jerky is a little tricky. I have eaten jerky before, but it is the first time I have encountered such a food. We in Tang Dynasty may be able to use this as military food."

Li Chengqian took out another cage of steamed stuffed buns, handed it to his eldest grandson, who was also dripping with sweat, and replied: "Reporting to my father, this kind of air-dried beef is actually a common way for grassland people to preserve ingredients. It is different from their simple air-dried beef. After knowing it, I added a lot of salt to it. In fact, your feeling of being full now is an illusion, and you will be hungry again after a while."

"Anything like that?"

Seeing a few more baskets of steamed stuffed buns in front of him, Li Shimin was not angry, picked out a basket and ate it directly.

The courtiers who were eating bran swallowed vegetables were angry when they smelled the unseasonable aroma, but when they saw that it was the emperor who was eating the food, they immediately lowered their heads.

In the whole ceremony, only Li Chengqian and Li Tai were qualified to bring their own food, but it was really difficult for him to expect Li Tai to bring food.

The cook worked hard and prepared a lot of food.

After asking the emperor's father for instructions, Li Chengqian sent another basket of buns to Zhangsun Wuji, Li Jing, Niu Jinda and Yu Shinan.

Respect the elders, respect the teacher, even if everyone has seen it, no one is qualified to criticize it.

The eldest grandson liked the buns stuffed with mushrooms very much, but he still nodded Li Chengqian's forehead after eating: "You, you eat so extravagantly, beware of being impeached by the officials."

Li Tai chimed in and said, "Empress Mother, whoever dares to impeach him will be slapped with shame. The money in the Eastern Palace is earned by the emperor himself, why can't he spend it?"

"Bastard, you are afraid that your brother will be impeached, and you will never eat good food again!"

Li Chengqian, who was eating buns, exposed Li Tai's tricks without hesitation.

Li Tai, who was exposed, blushed immediately, and hid behind his eldest grandson in a flash.

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Although he can be cruel to his brother, he never wants his children to become like this.

Now it seems that Chengqian and Qingque are brothers and sisters.As long as it continues like this, who said that their brothers will definitely turn against each other?

Since ancient times, those who become princes, without exception, will try their best to suppress other brothers.However, although Cheng Qian was naturally intelligent, he didn't use his intelligence on his brothers.He knows to share the teachings of the great Confucian Li Gang with his brothers, and he will also take the teachings of Li Jing and Niu Jinda with his brothers.Not to mention that the prince deliberately taught Li Ke the value of self-reliance in such a trivial matter as borrowing money.

So, what is there to be dissatisfied with?

The noon break was not long, and after greedily enjoying the shade brought by the pergola for a while, the officials had to continue working with wry smiles.Although Qin Geng suffered a lot, no one complained.They all wished they could plant that large piece of land, the more tired the better.

The meaningless cultivation continued until the evening.

After packing up and preparing to go back, when the carriage passed a ravine, Li Chengqian finally understood why the court was putting on a show.

Although the guards surrounded the area and no flies were allowed to enter, there were still many people peeking out of curiosity from afar.On weekdays, when the emperor goes on a tour, there will be many guys rushing over to kowtow on both sides of the road, not to mention things like plowing.

Just looking at the way the common people praised each other, Li Chengqian knew that the effect of this show had been achieved.

The emperor only needs to let the people know that he is concerned about farming. As for whether the crops are millet or weeds, who cares about this!

After closing the curtains of the carriage, Li Chengqian lay down powerlessly in the carriage.

When he discovered that people in the Tang Dynasty paid attention to honesty to a morbid level, he thought he had come to a pure land.As a result, there is no difference between ancient and modern times in terms of showing off feelings!

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Dinner is with Li Gang and Li Tai.

Li Tai worked all day today and felt that he was in a panic, so he insisted on staying in the East Palace and staying overnight.

Li Chengqian didn't care much about his younger brother's wayward actions.

It's just that when the old gentleman asked him his opinion on the imperial court's cultivation, he didn't know how to answer.

Under the lure of Li Chengqian, the old man also abandoned the ancient motto of "Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep", and after the complete indulgence, he felt that his appetite increased.

Chewing the rice in his mouth, Li Chengqian made up words for a long time, but still felt that it was not good to lie to the old man, so he could only say helplessly: "You are embarrassing the disciple, the son does not speak of the father's mistakes, so the disciple does not say much. gone."

Li Gang laughed, and quickly turned his head to one side, because all the rice grains in his mouth laughed.

He knew that Li Chengqian, who was very clear about right and wrong, must be having a bad day today.Obviously, Li Chengqian felt that it was inappropriate to do so, but it was the emperor who guided all of this, and the son did not speak of his father's faults, so he could only use this sentence to express his meaning.

After finally stopping his smile, Li Gangyu said earnestly: "I knew you would find it inappropriate, so I asked this question. But Cheng Qian, you have to remember that even if you don't put your heart into doing this kind of thing, It is also effective. The important thing is not how well it is done, but whether it is done. Qingeng seems to be a performance, but this is what the court is actually doing. In the past, even if it was acting, I am afraid there was no The emperor and the imperial court are willing to act!"

After listening to the old man's words, Li Chengqian nodded unconsciously.This is indeed the truth. Many things should be concerned not with how well they are done, but with whether they are done.

When the things in the heart are relaxed, the person becomes lighter.After a tiring day, even Li Chengqian whetted his appetite and ate two bowls of rice.When I went to bed at night, I fell asleep as soon as I lay down on the bed.Leading the cows and walking seems to have no technical content, but this kind of work is also very tiring.

Early the next morning, after waking up, Li Chengqian walked to Mingde Gate and waited for the students from Chongwen Hall to gather.

They are all practitioners, and it is really annoying to practice martial arts all the time, but if you put it aside for a while, the degree of regression is not less than the improvement of training.

After getting along with each other for this period of time, the guards led by the prince had already let go of their guard. At least there would not be a scene of a row of people guarding the prince, or a dozen crossbows pointing at people.

The morning exercises in the morning are completely spontaneous. Those who wake up early can practice martial arts in front of Mingde Gate, and have breakfast at Chongwen Hall by the way.If you don't think about it too early, and no one is forcing you, you can arrive at Chongwen Hall before class.Except for relatives and true good friends, no one will persuade a certain person to make progress.

Although there is no hard and fast rule, but every day before dawn, the students of Chongwen Hall get up, and then gather at Mingdemen for morning exercises.

Sun Chong and others who have been trained in the military camp are naturally good players, but Fang Yiai and others are not vegetarians either.

In the court of the Tang Dynasty, the dividing line between civil and military is not so clear. There may be a few military generals, but there are not many civil servants who are really powerless.Even Du Ruhui, who was sick and crooked, would not fall behind when he rode a horse and ran all night.