Don't be a prince

"Zhijie, when can you change your rude temper, the door is used to push, and everyone kicks it with their feet, so what's the use of installing that handle?"

In front of Li Gang, even Cheng Yaojin could only bow his head and listen to the training.

The door was pushed open, and Li Jing, Niu Jinda and Yu Chigong also walked in after saluting one after another.The originally spacious office seemed a bit crowded after four generals were squeezed into it.Recommended reading ../../

In this era, if you want to make a name for yourself on the battlefield, it is impossible for a chick to make a name for yourself. Leaving aside the bodybuilding champion Yu Chigong and the art of war Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda each start with two hundred catties. .Being tall is one thing. Other fat people are puffy, with fat under the skin, but these two have more muscle than fat.

The parents of Datang and later generations probably all looked the same, and regardless of their own identities, they asked their children about their children's studies with smiling faces.

"Seeing that Hu usually has such a dull temperament, I saw that he was not autistic when he practiced vigorously in the morning. The depression some time ago made him regress a lot. It is also a good thing that so many people of the same age are together now. .”

"Haha, my son is following me, but Taishi Li must not treat Cheng Chusi lightly. Next time he commits a crime, the old Cheng family's family law can be used directly."

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Looking at the performance of the parents of these four students, Li Chengqian knew that in a few days, the parents of other students would also visit the East Palace.With such a loud voice, Cheng Yaojin would definitely go out and brag about it.

Different from the past, there is now a great Confucian like Li Gang in the Chongwen Museum. As long as the students can get a comment from Li Gang, they can use it as a conversation piece.It can even become a "qualification" for children in the future.

Without disturbing the interest of the four generals, Li Chengqian returned to his study.

Although I have sorted out my own farms and warehouses, I still need to come up with a charter for how to deal with the locust plague.

If the historical records are correct, this locust plague has at least affected the entire Guanzhong level.Although the emperor has made preparations, the water far away cannot quench the near thirst, and the transportation after the locust plague will be a big problem.

But, now it seems that the emperor's father is not ready to think about this issue.The hidden granary on the north side of the Weishui River was his trump card.If exposed prematurely, it will make his opponent Xinsheng alert.If the army that lures the enemy is extremely enthusiastic when it is fleeing, it can still play the role of luring the enemy!

Using the method of fighting to participate in political struggles is still equally effective.

Before I knew it, I didn't even eat lunch, and it was time for the sun to set.

It wasn't until Li Gang asked him to eat that Li Chengqian finally regained his composure.

Picking up the thick pile of disaster relief regulations on the table, Li Gang nodded involuntarily: "Not bad, but the following pages specifically marked the reason for the centralized management of disaster victims?"

Taking the paper from the old man's hand, Li Chengqian explained: "Naturally, it is to survive the disaster better. Think about it, after the locust plague breaks out, the people live without a fixed place, and it is easy to have a large area of ​​population gathering. There will always be a big epidemic in the next world, that's why. Only by arranging them properly can we better fight against disasters."

Handing back the thick stack of papers to Li Chengqian, Li Gang smiled and said, "Boy, tell me the truth, what happened today, do you have any complaints against those common people? You kindly raise chickens and ducks, help They wiped out the locust plague, but people didn’t know about it and didn’t appreciate it.”

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "It would be a lie to say that you don't complain. It really doesn't feel good to treat a good heart as the liver and lungs of a donkey. However, the matter of the locust plague cannot be revealed, and the disciples can only do it on their own. As a prince, or as a person who is smarter than ordinary people, disciples should do things for them calmly. If you ignore a few complaints, it is a sign of weakness."

Satisfied with Li Chengqian's answer, Li Gang clapped his hands and called in all the eunuchs who delivered the meals.

At noon, he wanted to ask Li Chengqian to eat, but he just stood aside and watched him engrossed, and he didn't have the heart to disturb him.

This time, his old man is not going to give too much guidance.He wanted to see how far his apprentice could achieve with this innate intelligence.

The next day, Li Chengqian sent his own soldiers to bring over the compensation for the people around the farm without anyone urging him.

They are all copper coins of one water. The general supervisor, wine shop, etc. know that the crown prince’s money is never kept, and will always be spent, so they deliberately did not send too much gold and silver to the East Palace. The copper coins are all of good quality. .

After receiving four times the compensation from Donggong, the people of the two counties kept their mouths shut.

After all, the prince is generous. Although the poultry damage is only one pit and one pit, the compensation is based on the entire land.While shouting and praising their county magistrate, they couldn't erase the feeling of guilt towards the prince in their hearts.

I heard that the current crown prince is only nine years old...

Chapter 153 The Chief of the Hundred Knights

It is difficult for the people to have surplus food in their homes.

This is not because taxes are too harsh, but mainly because of life.Ordinary people who simply plan their food from the land can use it as copper coins, only the grain at home.

Food, clothing, housing, transportation, firewood, rice, oil and salt, although self-sufficient can also make do with it, but if you keep making do with it, how can you survive?Therefore, after the autumn harvest every year, in addition to paying rent to the landlord and paying taxes to the court, the remaining grain must be exchanged for salt, farm tools and other things.

If it's a deal in your own village, it's okay, you only need to exchange it with grain.However, if you want to go to the city to buy things, it is not enough to carry bags of grain.Therefore, when copper coins are needed for transactions, the common people usually sell grain to grain merchants, and then use the money to shop.

There is no business without profiteering, this is a common saying in ancient and modern times.In normal times, the grain on the market is four or five copper coins per bucket, but when the grain merchants receive grain, it is three pennies, or even two pennies per bucket.There is no way, it is too difficult for the common people to find grain buyers directly. Although they are angry at the behavior of grain merchants and gluttons, they can only keep their mouths shut.Remember in one second on the mobile phone → .B\\.\ provides you with wonderful novels to read.

Although the compensation was obtained, the people around the farm still did not close their doors to live their rich life.

When the prince personally led the soldiers to transport money to compensate the people, he explained that the prince only lost money and would not take over the crops in the field.

To be honest, it's just a few chickens digging a hole, it's not a big deal.The eggs of locusts are usually laid on the edge of the field, and even if there are some in the middle, when the farmers dig the land, they will turn them out and dry them in the sun.

The people are naturally happy to continue planting the land that the prince does not plant.

It's just that, while farming, the weeds on the roadside and the young crops in the fields were eaten by invisible things, but no one noticed.

After being stained with the blood of Xi Wang Li Jiancheng's old troops, Qi King Li Yuanji's old troops, Luo Yi, Changsun Anye, Li Xiaochang, Li Youliang, and the Qiang people, the army's butcher knife was finally eased for a period of time.In the ninth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty and the first year of Zhenguan, it is not an exaggeration to say that blood has been bleeding.

When the voice of opposition against the emperor finally weakened, the dynasty officially entered a period of stability.

As an emperor, Li Shimin was proud. As early as when he was working under Emperor Sui Yang, he believed that he would be able to replace his boss one day.Later, when the Great Tang Dynasty was established, he was full of joy waiting to be crowned prince, but was suppressed by his elder brother.In terms of achievements, Li Jiancheng is indeed not comparable to Li Shimin.

Not to mention the various battles before the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, even after the first year of Wude, Li Shimin personally participated in four battles.Xue Ju claimed to be rich and powerful, but he couldn't take advantage of Li Shimin's hands.After Xue Ju's death, in the Battle of Qianshuiyuan, Li Shimin defeated Xue Ju's son, and the Tang Dynasty became stable in the west.With the defeat of Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, the northern part of the Tang Dynasty was stabilized.

In the Battle of Hulao Pass, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande were defeated, and Datang regained the right to rule North China.However, Liu Heitai, the former subordinate of Dou Jiande, and Xu Yuanlang from Shandong were severely injured until they were eliminated, and the East of the Tang Dynasty was pacified.

Abandoning the voluntary request for submission, Li Shimin can really be said to conquer the Quartet, the southern Feng An who did not raise weapons.

However, the rule that the eldest son inherits the family business is equally applicable no matter whether it is a commoner, an honorable person, or even a royal family.

"King of Qin", "Admiral Tian Ce", "Shang Shu Ling", "above the princes"...

A series of false names did not suppress Li Shimin's ambition, but intensified the conflict between King Qin and the prince.Therefore, the change of Xuanwu Gate is nothing unexpected.

Having said that, although there have been many incidents in history of people who practice two things, killing their brothers and imprisoning their fathers, it is a thoroughly evil thing in the end.The habit of the Xianbei is that the elder brother dies, and the sister-in-law follows the younger brother, but that is the habit of the Hu people, not the habit of the Han people.The emperor's move to take the beautiful sister-in-law and sister-in-law into his private house should be severely criticized.

The locusts are evolving from nymphs to adults, and the calm lake in Chang'an can be called choppy.

Chang'an was the first place Baiqisi occupied, how could he not have "clear ears and clear eyes".Therefore, less than an hour after the contemporary patriarchs with five surnames Qiwang sneaked into Chang'an and lived in their respective mansions, the report was submitted to the emperor's desk.

After reading the report, he tore it into shreds, and looked at Duan Yunzhi, the leader of the Baiqi Division who was kneeling on one knee and waiting for orders, Li Shimin asked, "I asked you to investigate the farm, but did you get any results?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, at the beginning of the establishment of the farm, it was actually handled by some old maids and eunuchs. Now that the harvest is rich, these talents hide behind the scenes. When the farm recruited staff, Baiqisi's spies also mixed in. Sheng always visited outside, and some eunuchs in the palace always sneaked in.

Therefore, the official deduced that there should be a force composed of court ladies and eunuchs in the palace, and they approached the prince in order to form a group for survival.The prince is young and the most kind-hearted.Therefore, the farm was established with money.

If His Majesty thinks something is wrong, I will send someone to secretly arrest Fang Sheng, the head of the East Palace, and others, and I will definitely catch them all. "

Duan Yunzhi's voice was a little hoarse, and his face was hidden under a black veil, which made him feel a little gloomy.

Li Shimin smiled, waved his hand and said, "Just let them go, they are just some poor people, they can't do anything out of the ordinary. But I didn't expect that the crown prince would be associated with these people quietly, Forget it, I'll just see how the crown prince consolidates his position. Bai Qisi only needs to pay close attention to these people and take precautions, and don't intervene."

Duan Yunzhi responded, then got up and left backwards.It wasn't until he left that the eunuchs and maids outside the palace re-entered.When the emperor received Baiqisi's people, he never allowed outsiders to be present.

Li Shimin stood up, walked outside the hall, and looked into Chang'an City involuntarily.

The matter of the prince is a trivial matter.Although he was young, Li Shimin didn't care about his behavior of recruiting people, but was happy to see the success.Of course, this can only be on the premise that the prince does things spontaneously.

Now, the real challenge for him is the seven old men who sneaked into Chang'an today.

These wealthy families are used to being superior, and they don't even have any respect for the royal family.The upcoming locust plague is the best help for them to attack the royal family.The plague of locusts must be due to the failure of the monarch to cultivate his virtue.Grasp this one, and they will think they are invincible.

I just don't know how poisonous the tongues of these old men who have piled up old papers can be?

Smiling, thinking about the memorials that had been processed in the palace behind him, Li Shimin suddenly wanted to go to the East Palace for a stroll.

Chapter 154 The Bragging Emperor

The habit of leaving as soon as you say it and never delaying it was only thoroughly implemented after becoming the emperor.Because every time he was busy approving the memorial, Li Shimin found that there would always be some urgent documents sent to his desk from time to time.For a majestic emperor, even a period of rest has to be played around to get it.

First go to Liangyi Hall and take the eldest grandson with you. Since you are going to the East Palace to see it, you have to go with the emperor and empress.

There is no need to go through the main entrance, as long as you pass through the Tongxun Gate, you can directly enter the East Palace.

Ever since he learned that the prince was actually entangled with the organization of eunuchs and maids in the palace, Li Shimin began to think about his son's school exams.

The land of the Tang Dynasty will still be passed on to the prince, but Li Gang is responsible for teaching the prince what he should be like before handing it over. As a father, he is equally responsible.

When the emperor and empress entered the East Palace, they almost frightened the guards, eunuchs, and maids in the East Palace to death.Seeing an eunuch turning back from a distance, with hurried steps, Li Shimin stretched out his fingers.

A young eunuch who had been following the empress ran out like a cheetah, and when the empress walked over, the eunuch who wanted to tip off the news had already been subdued.

"Hmph, you dog slave, you still want to report the news, pass the order down, don't notify the prince, and anyone who dares to talk too much will break his leg!"

Because it was a surprise attack, Li Shimin really wanted to see what a real East Palace would look like.Since Li Gang entered the East Palace and Changsun Baoqing was also transferred away, his understanding of the East Palace only stopped at a few reports about the placement of eunuchs.If these eunuchs were also members of that mysterious organization, then their reports would have no credibility.

The Tongxun Gate is on the same line as the Mingde Gate. Not long after entering the East Palace, the Empress walked to the Mingde Gate.

Since the opening of Chongwen Hall, the land in front of Mingde Gate has been paved into two martial arts arenas, which are divided into two halves by Central Avenue.

Without even looking at the captured eunuch, Li Shimin asked, "What is the crown prince doing with these two martial arts fields?"

The eunuch Lao Zhou, who was also an old hand in the East Palace, heard the emperor's question and immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there was originally only one piece for His Royal Highness to practice martial arts, but after the opening of the Chongwen Hall, it became two pieces. Now the Chongwen Hall It is already a common practice for students to enter the East Palace when the East Gate is opened, and to practice martial arts with His Highness."

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction. Those who could be selected into the Chongwen Museum were all his closest ministers.Unlike ordinary noble children, he doesn't want the next generation of these people to become rich. No matter what, the court needs these next generation to support the main framework.It is quite smart for the prince to lead these people forward together.

After taking a few steps forward to the wooden stake where Li Chengqian practiced his sword, Li Shimin reached out and touched the stake.

The current wooden stake is not the original thick arm, but a real-life model made of iron and wood by the supervisor according to the proportion of a real person. As long as it is covered with a layer of leather armor, it is no different from a real person.

The leather armor has been exposed to the sun and rain, and it can be seen that it is old, but there are no other scars on it except for a piece on the chest.Under the leather armor, clear marks can be seen on the wooden man's throat, wrist and other places.Being able to leave such clear marks on the iron wood shows that the prince really worked hard when practicing martial arts.

Nodding in satisfaction again, Li Shimin couldn't help but put his hands behind his back and continued to go deep into the East Palace.

After many years of husband and wife, how could the eldest grandson not know that the husband's heart is very happy now.Now, he has sat on the top position in the world, and the only thing in his family that can make him look forward to is the prince's diligence.

Along the way, as long as Li Shimin met eunuchs and maids, he would be caught by the eunuch with extraordinary skills, and they would not be allowed to inform them.

After passing the Lizheng Hall but not going in, the emperor led a large group of people to the Chongren Hall. As long as they passed the Chongren Hall, they would be the kitchen and garden of the East Palace.

The arrival of the emperor and empress made the cooks in the kitchen tremble.Because he was stealing roast lamb.

Since the appearance of the Chongwen Museum, His Royal Highness and Li Taishi usually have breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria, and he is only required to do it at dinner.

Two days ago, the prince didn't know why he was having a frenzy, and suddenly called for roast whole lamb.As the old cook of the imperial dining room, he naturally exhausted all his remedies and perfectly created a "Munyang Shihu".In the end, the prince just took a bite and then kicked him.

They all said they want to eat mutton, so what's the point of serving a big goose roasted in the belly of a mutton!

The cook who was kicked for no reason is naturally unconvinced. Although his master has a tricky mouth, he still has dignity as a cook, so when he doesn't need to help the cook in Chongwen Hall, he shrinks in the East Palace kitchen, thinking hard about what to do. Roast lamb.

However, it was no coincidence that when he finished roasting the lamb and tasted it, he was caught by the emperor and empress.

There is no need to explain, there is no time to explain at this time, the cook can only kneel down straight, sweat drenched his back in an instant.

Fortunately, the emperor was in a good mood today, and instead of hitting the board directly, he asked why.

After knowing the cause and effect, the cook escaped unharmed.

After robbing a leg of lamb, Li Shimin walked and ate it very unstyled.The roasted leg of lamb covered with spices has no fishy smell, and it tastes charred on the outside and tender on the inside, which is not bad.

"Your Majesty, although Chengqian is the prince, is he too spoiled for being so picky? Do you want to reprimand me?"

Seeing that the emperor did not speak, the eldest grandson could only raise his opinion in a low voice.

If it was her who reprimanded him, the crown prince would be reprimanded at most, but if it got into the ears of the speaker, what happened before would inevitably happen.In the royal family, as long as there is a little bit of "luxury" and "waste", it is a big accident.

Li Shimin chewed the leg of lamb, and said nonchalantly: "If Chengqian still needs money from the inner government to supply it, it is naturally dangerous, but the money in the East Palace is all earned by himself. Although it is inappropriate to have connections with merchants, but, as long as If you are self-reliant, no one is willing to impeach for no reason. Because such impeachment, at most, will be a mouthful, and the truth is broken, and it cannot pose a threat to the prince."

While talking, the Empress walked into the back garden of the Eastern Palace.

It is said to be a garden, but there are not many flowers to be seen. Many places where flowers should have been planted have been turned into vegetable gardens.

There are not many seedlings in the field, but the leeks in Donggong have already grown.

Seeing the thriving vegetable garden, the eldest grandson smiled and said, "Unexpectedly, there are servants who are good at growing vegetables in the Eastern Palace. This vegetable garden is well-maintained."

Regardless of whether it is the land where leeks are grown or the land where onions and cabbage are grown, they are all well-kept and square, and there is not a single weed in sight.

The palace maid Mao Qi now has her own name—Zi Que.Hearing the Queen's words, she couldn't help but said: "Madam, forgive me for being presumptuous. This land is not managed by court ladies and eunuchs, but by His Royal Highness and Grand Master Li. After the opening of the Chongwen Museum, there are more Mr. Yu. Whether it is Whether it is watering or weeding, the prince will not do it to others." First...

Li Shimin took a bite of the mutton leg, pointed to the vegetables with the mutton leg bone and said: "I just remembered that Liu Zhengdao, the commander I sent to the East Palace, was kicked out of the East Palace just because the crown prince wanted to grow vegetables and obstructed him. Forget it, although it is not in accordance with the etiquette, but the prince is willing to do farming, he should be praised. Come, cut off the leeks that grow. I like the leek and egg dumplings very much, so I ordered the imperial dining room to make them tonight."

The eunuchs and maids of the East Palace couldn't bear to see the manpower brought by the emperor cutting the leeks in the leek field.We all know that the crown prince is looking forward to these leeks growing taller, but he didn't expect to be cursed by His Majesty the Emperor today.

Li Shimin noticed their expressions, but didn't take it seriously.In his opinion, it is only natural for Lao Tzu to buy something from his son.

After cutting the leeks, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, and casually threw the leftover lamb leg bones into the arms of an eunuch, then turned around and walked around the Cheng'en Hall, intending to enter the Chongwen Hall from the direction of Yiqiu Palace.

It's class time now, and everyone is in the classroom.The emperor who entered the Chongwen Hall stood outside the door and listened to Yu Shinan's homework for a while. He didn't know what he heard, but the corners of his mouth became more curved anyway.

Without disturbing Yu Shinan's class, the empress and the empress led a large group of troops to attack Li Zhengdian directly.

Since the prince didn't attend class, he should be in his study at this time.

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Li Chengqian didn't know that his east palace had been infiltrated by his father and mother. At this time, he was sitting behind the desk and was furious.