Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 154 Li Chengqian's Change
After Hou Junji left, the originally pitiful Guo Ming and his wife suddenly laughed twice after entering the door.

"I didn't expect General Hou to be nothing more than this, being played around by our wife." Guo Mingxiao was about to burst into tears.

"That's right, he's been sending soldiers from door to door begging for food. Naturally, we have to keep a hand. Could it be possible to leave all the food at home and wait for him to come? To grab it?"

Mrs. Guo snorted coldly, and then sighed again: "It's just a pity, our rice store may be closed for a long time after such a disturbance."

"It's okay." Guo Ming waved his hand, then raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Didn't General Hou just show us a clear path?"

"After the war, there will be a shortage of rice and grain. Then we will sell the stock at a high price, and maybe we can make a lot of money!"

Mrs. Guo's eyes lit up instantly when she heard the words, then she nodded and said, "That's right, the people are poor and can't sell it for much money, so let's keep it."

On the other side, after Hou Junji placed many houses in succession, they were all rejected for various reasons.

The grievances he has suffered in his life may not be as much as today.

This group of people were as if they were made of paper. As soon as he showed his fists, he started shouting desperately, and then the people in the whole street gathered together and pointed at him.

This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly, and he wondered if it was discussed by this group of people in advance.

After returning to the mansion, Hou Junji stood in front of the window with complicated eyes.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the side also left with interest.

After a long time, Hou Junji sat helplessly on the desk again and began to write a letter to Chang'an to explain the situation here.

But a lot of time had passed since his last letter. At this time, Chang'an had not replied yet, so he roughly knew that Li Shimin had no choice.

But no matter what, he still insisted on explaining the situation here to Li Shimin.

He didn't even ask Li Shimin to send troops to support him, but only asked Li Shimin not to let him take the blame when the Great Tang fell in the future.

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Changan.

Royal study.

Li Shimin had just sent off Li Tai who had come to comfort him, and looked at the table full of memorials and rubbed his brows helplessly.

I don't know where these princes heard the news. These days, everyone has come to bother him and the queen every now and then.

Originally, he was already upset, but this group of people had to remind him of the embarrassment he was facing many times a day, which really made him restless for a moment.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "What is the prince doing these days?"

Normally, Li Chengqian always bears the brunt of this kind of thing, why is he so quiet this time?

The eunuch watching from the side smiled when he heard this, then leaned over and said: "To inform the emperor, His Royal Highness has been studying recently and is obsessed with his homework."

"Study?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows slightly, "What is he studying?"

"As far as His Majesty assigned him, the other princes have been slacking off for a while. Only His Royal Highness did not reduce their homework, but instead took the initiative to increase it. They studied one after another, and almost had no free time all day long. I don't have time to greet Your Majesty and Your Majesty." The eunuch explained from the side.

Li Shimin became somewhat interested when he heard this, "When did he work so hard?"

After saying that, Li Shimin pursed his lips slightly, waved his hand and said, "Go, call His Highness the Crown Prince over here."

"Yes." The old eunuch replied and left.

After a while, Li Chengqian followed the old eunuch into the door.

"I bow to my father, long live my father. Long live my father." Li Chengqian knelt on the ground and saluted Li Shimin.

"Get up, you and I don't have to worry about so much understanding in private between father and son." Li Shimin waved his hand slightly and said in a deep voice.

Li Chengqian responded and then stood up.

Seeing Li Chengqian's dark circles under his eyes, Li Shimin frowned slightly, and then said in a deep voice, "I just heard that you have to study hard recently, and ask your teachers for extra classes?"

"Yes." Li Chengqian nodded in response.

"Why is this?" Li Shimin pursed his lips slightly, a little confused, "But what is there that you don't understand?"

"No, father, what the masters said is very clear, and the ministers can understand it." Li Chengqian shook his head, then looked at Li Shimin with a bit of seriousness in his eyes, and then slightly pursed his lips and said: " It’s just that I recently heard that the Turks might go south again, so I just want to learn more.”

Li Shimin laughed when he heard the words, then shook his head and said, "Do you think you can force the Turks back just by relying on what you have learned?"

"Er Chen didn't think so." Li Chengqian shook his head slightly, and then continued in a deep voice: "It's just that besides studying, Er Chen doesn't know what else he can do."

"It is up to generals with outstanding military skills to boost the morale of the army. The removal of ministers is just superfluous and useless."

"Comfort the father and the queen, the other brothers will not be left behind, and the minister is unwilling to come to trouble the father and the queen, and take up your rest time."

"In this way, Erchen can only study hard and do it."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and there was a bit of relief in his eyes.

Before he could speak, he heard Li Chengqian continue: "My son knows that my father has been worried about the Turks moving south, and I also know that this war with the Turks may not be avoided no matter what."

"Now the common people have also heard some rumors. Both the people and the court are panic-stricken. As the eldest son of the father and the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the minister must not mess up at this time. It is both a joke and a joke. It makes people who don't know what's going on even more uneasy."

"No matter what the outcome of this battle is, I am willing to face it with my father. Even if I lose this battle, I will let the Turkic barbarians see the quality of my Great Tang prince and make them feel inferior!"

After Li Chengqian returned to the mansion, he felt that Luo Bin was right.

If the Great Tang was really defeated, and the Turkic soldiers drove straight in, it would be impossible for him to survive as King Chu of the Great Tang.

That being the case, it's useless for him to be nervous and flustered now. It's better to think about what will happen if Datang wins.

After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin's originally frowning brows relaxed a little, and there was a little relief in his eyes.

"Okay! He is worthy of being my son, and even more worthy of being the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. I really did not choose the wrong person."

Li Shimin nodded, looking at Li Chengqian with praise in his eyes, "Go back and study hard. You don't need to think about the Turks going south. Leave these matters to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)