Don't be a prince

Feng An smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, don't be surprised. In fact, as long as you practice a lot, you can definitely reach this level in archery."

After speaking, he handed the bow to the guard.

The black wooden bow he used was the same five stones, even slightly exceeding the standard.

The team entered the shooting range. Under Feng An's guidance, Li Chengqian finally broke through the barrier of hundred-step shooting.

Blindly burying your head and practicing hard will also encounter bottlenecks, and when you reach the bottleneck, it is not a shame to ask others for help.

After being delayed for an hour at the shooting range, it was already afternoon when he entered the academy again.

Feng Ang was flattered by Li Gang's personal greeting.Although he is in Lingnan, he still knows this person's current status.

Feng Zhidai was exempted from class, and the first time he saw his father, he fell to his knees, choked up sobbing uncontrollably.

Feng An laughed and picked up his son, and then asked Feng Zhidai about his studies.

Feng Zhidai is now Yang Du's direct disciple. Seeing Feng An's question, Yang Du smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Geng. Although this kid's grades are not the best, he is more self-motivated than anyone else. After this big exam, The college will also hold a parent meeting, and at the same time there will be a commendation meeting. I believe that Feng Zhidai will definitely win the award."

Parents all over the world are virtuous when they hear the teacher praise their children. They are obviously grinning to the ears, but they still reprimand their children to continue to be self-motivated and not be confused by temporary achievements.

After arranging a residence for Feng An, especially after leaving behind five hundred personal guards, Li Chengqian pushed the old man back to his yard.

The autumn wind picked up, and the water placed outside the house even showed signs of freezing.Winter is coming soon, but the old man can no longer go to the East Palace for the winter.As long as there is a mistress in the East Palace, not to mention outsiders, even the emperor has to avoid entering it easily.

As an apprentice, no matter what, you must introduce your future daughter-in-law to the teacher.

Xiuxiu was originally taught by the eldest grandson, so she naturally gave a big gift to the old man.Although Ashi Naxue was a little reluctant, but under Li Chengqian's dissatisfied gaze, she knelt down and saluted.

"Get up, get up, I'm just an old man, I don't have any gifts for you."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "You are old and honorable, it is a blessing for them to salute you, how can you ask for a gift. You sit in the study for a while, and the disciples will cook porridge for you."

After sending the old gentleman to the study, Li Chengqian went into the kitchen with a small bag.

Just as the cook was about to help, when he saw Xiuxiu walking in, he quickly apologized and left.

A man and a woman always need to communicate more in order to understand each other.For example, after getting along for this period of time, Li Chengqian knew that Xiuxiu was not only proficient in court etiquette, but also good at cooking, at least the porridge she cooked was better than his.

Passing the small bag to Xiuxiu, Li Chengqian reminded: "This is the banana that Geng Guogong brought back from Lingnan. Although it has been sun-dried, it is quite good for making porridge. Remember to remove the seeds in the middle and cook more a period of time."

After telling Xiuxiu what to do with dried bananas, Li Chengqian walked out with his hands behind his back.

God knows what happened to the bananas in this era, there are so many seeds, just this, Feng An also said that it is already a product cultivated by their family.

There was not only the old gentleman in the study, but Ashina Xue was also there. To Li Chengqian's surprise, this woman was actually beating the old gentleman's legs, and the old gentleman seemed to be enjoying it.

Seeing Li Chengqian coming in, Li Gang waved Ashina Xue to leave, and then said: "Boy, it's okay, don't always look down on others, if you don't want to salute, then don't salute, why are you staring at him?"

Li Chengqian sat opposite Li Gang helplessly: "The student is actually doing it for her own good. She is in the Han Dynasty, so she can't lose her manners. Her Turkic identity will become the fuse of many things in the future."

Thinking of the chaotic court, Li Gang snorted: "Boy, you can't always be so soft. If you want to be an emperor, you have to show both kindness and power. You only saw the gentle side of your father, but Wu De During the nine years, you were not in the court, otherwise you would know how tyrannical he is. It is only natural to protect your own woman, and it is all right for you to copy the house of a vexatious person for this matter. "

It was not the first time he was said to be soft, Li Chengqian didn't care at all, poured a cup of tea for the old man and said: "Compared with handling things with the majesty of the emperor, the disciple prefers to stand on the side of reason, so that there is no opponent .”

Hearing this, Li Gang nodded and said nothing more.

Since the news spread that the prince was in the grassland and ordered to treat the Turkic captives, Zhishi Sili and other grassland generals became very close to the prince.But the rest of the officials, especially the pure Han people, were quite critical of this move.

During the autumn hunting, the emperor originally wanted to kill the hunting dogs to teach the prince to be fierce, but he was choked by the words "the cunning rabbit is cooked by the running dogs" and couldn't breathe.

However, the education that should be given still needs to be educated, so Li Shimin can only ask Li Gang to talk about him.

It's just that the emperor probably entrusted him to someone else, and Li Gang didn't think there was anything wrong with what Li Chengqian did.In his old man's opinion, blind teaching is fierce, but it is easy for the future emperor to get lost in the vortex of power.Throughout the ages, emperors have been vicious, and many emperors who claim to be benevolent have more than one brutal murderous past.

Now Li Chengqian's mentality is right. If what he does is right, he will not only be buried by history books if he takes a knife against someone casually.

The old man liked the taste of banana porridge very much. After learning that Li Chengqian still had a lot, he left without hesitation.

Li Chengqian accepted the old man's robbery with a smile. Anyway, his dried bananas were also robbed from the palace.

Since Feng An entered the academy, he took off his gorgeous brocade robe, changed into ordinary clothes, and attended classes with Feng Zhidai.There was a middle-aged man among a large group of young people, but Lao Feng didn't feel shy at all.After the emperor heard about this incident, he sent an order to the gentlemen of the college, requesting to treat Feng An with the attitude of treating students.

Feng An was the first, and then there will be the second and the third.

Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin all went to the college to study with a stern face, and even Hou Junji, who was far away in Luoyang, asked his son to send him a set of books.This is not a show, Cheng Yaojin is used to messing around in court, but he never did anything wrong when he was studying in the academy.The handwriting written by Yuchi Laohei was extremely ugly. He was used to Ma Li's big hand, but it was difficult to subdue the brush.But that's it, I never slack off writing a big character every day.

In the early years, the world was chaotic, and they had no chance to study. Now that the war has calmed down, although they wanted to learn, they couldn't bear to go to class with their son.With Feng An at the beginning, they joined in without hesitation.

Li Shimin was naturally supportive of what the generals did, and even issued an order to reward these few for their academic progress.

This is a smart man. Since the fourth year of Zhenguan, when the Eastern Turks were wiped out and Kumoxi was severely injured, all the countries that dared to challenge the Tang Dynasty have become more honest. Even the Tibetans, who are like wild boars, have quietly left. I left Songzhou and didn't come close all year.

In today's environment, it is very difficult to start a war. Instead of holding on to your own merits and waiting to die, it is better to start learning now. In this way, even if there is no war in the future, your children can change to the civilian direction .

On October [-]th, when the college held midterm exams, Li Chengqian was escorted into Chang'an by the emperor's new personal eunuch, Li Jian.

Li Chengqian was still very curious about this strong crossbow who dared to ignore the prince's personal leadership, and had no emotional changes from the beginning to the end.

Seeing that Zhang Yun next to him was silent until now, Li Chengqian couldn't help asking curiously: "Old Zhang, isn't this bastard your successor? Why are you so afraid?"

Zhang Yun swallowed hard and said, "Your Highness, don't underestimate this guy. It turns out that his surname is Wang, and His Majesty gave him the surname Li. Xuan... When the king rebelled against him, he was He killed the guards around the Supreme Emperor, with more than a dozen wounds on his body, and almost died. Compared with this ruthless man, slaves are far worse."

Li Chengqian nodded, it seems that this guy is really powerful.Moreover, he has the emperor's trust even more than Zhang Yun.

After pushing open the curtain of the car door and looking outside, Li Chengqian realized that the carriage had arrived at West Market.

Mysteriously escorting Lao Tzu here to visit the market?

Li Chengqian pushed the curtain of the car door and walked out, only to realize that he had made a big mistake.

This is indeed the West Market, but it is different from the market for business, the surrounding decorations, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a execution ground...

Chapter 231 Dream and Reality

The West Market in Chang'an is not only a market for buying and selling, but also the location of the execution ground.

Criminals detained by the imperial court are usually executed here.If he is a high-ranking official, he may be eligible to commit suicide, so he doesn't need to die in a downtown area.

Women beheaded can still be surrounded by a circle of curtains, men beheaded, but there is no such treatment.

There are more than a dozen prisoners lined up on the execution ground, each of them is extremely thin. The prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is definitely a good place to lose weight.

"You brought Gu here mysteriously just to watch the execution?"

Li Chengqian glanced at Li Jian, eager to hear what he had to say.

Li Jian handed over a token in his hand to another eunuch, asking him to pass the order to the jailer, and then replied: "That's right, Your Highness, I heard that you shot and killed people with your own hands on the Turkic battlefield, but There is still a difference between killing with a bow and arrow and killing with a sword, so you have to try it if you kill with a sword. This is a suggestion from the servant to His Majesty, if you feel uncomfortable, you can beat the servant."

Li Chengqian really wanted to beat up this bastard, it was so hateful, his words were filled with "I'll cheat you, what can you do with me" tone, which was annoying.

The token played its due role, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishments naturally did not dare to disobey the emperor's will.

The executioner, fearing that the knife would be unfavorable, deliberately sharpened it again before sending it to His Royal Highness with a smile.

It was getting closer and closer at three o'clock in the afternoon, and more and more people gathered around the execution ground.

In fact, there is a tyrannical atmosphere in people's bones, but some people can suppress it with their own thoughts, and some people can eliminate it through correct venting.As for the other people who can't be suppressed or resolved, they often do a lot of disgusting things.

Like to watch the execution, is a way to vent tyranny.The Ministry of Criminal Justice executes prisoners after autumn, and many people began to inquire about the news in early autumn, with the purpose of finding a better place to watch on the day of the execution.

Today, some thugs captured by the border were executed. These heroes who did business without capital could still thrive on the border when the East Turks were still there.Now that the Eastern Turks were destroyed, the imperial court took action against them as it should.Ordinary bandits may be turned into slaves and sent to the construction site to receive endless labor, but these leaders must be killed.

The citizens of Chang'an are tough, many people throw stones at these prisoners with rotten vegetables and rotten eggs.

The role of the Jinwu Guard was manifested at this time. They began to maintain order and let the people retreat.

It is rumored that the yang energy is at its peak at three o'clock in the noon, and it is also the most suitable time for execution.

When the timekeeper announced the time, Li Jian smiled and asked the prince to come to the stage for execution.

"Your Highness, it's their blessing that you can send them on their way, but you must be careful with your knife. If you can't kill someone, it will be ugly."

Li Chengqian looked at the big knife that he couldn't pick up with one arm, gritted his teeth and said, "You are on the fence today, right? You have to drive Gu crazy to give up?"

Li Jian still had that smiling expression, and waved his hand, and two eunuchs came over, wanting to put the crown prince on the execution platform.

After waving away the two eunuchs who were making trouble, Li Chengqian sighed and stepped onto the execution platform.

Fortunately, when I came out, I felt a little bad. I got Sun Simiao's exclusive sweat medicine. As long as I swallow the pill and wait a little longer, today I can...

As soon as his hand was put into his sleeve, Li Chengqian felt a hand reaching into his sleeve. When he looked over, he happened to see Li Jian's expression that seemed to be a half-smile.

"Your Highness, it's better to follow the request of your slaves today, and don't use small tricks."

After speaking, Li Jian threw the pill out.

Do you really want to kill people?

Looking at the prisoners who were covered and shivering on their knees, Li Chengqian found that it was very difficult for him to be so cruel.

Fighting to the death on the battlefield is two different feelings from slashing and killing a powerless person.

If it was against the enemy now, Li Chengqian felt that he would definitely be able to kill him, but if he executed...

Li Jian picked up another big knife and walked up to the first prisoner in a few steps. With one swing of the knife, a head flew out.

The blood spurting out of the neck was really like a fountain.

He was obviously used to seeing dead bodies on the Turkic battlefield and all kinds of bloody scenes in the wounded barracks, but at this moment, Li Chengqian still wanted to vomit.

"Your Highness, take a look, it's actually not that difficult. I heard that you never slack off when you practice swords. You can practice swords well, and sabers are even easier. Look, you just need to swing it up, and then go down with the sword..."

Another stab, and the second prisoner, who had already poured out all his feces and urine, was also killed.

The onlookers applauded loudly. Although a few people with weak resistance vomited out and were ridiculed, more people showed expressions of enjoyment.The executioner's knife technique was still a little worse than that of the eunuch's. He chopped off the head with a single knife, and there was no blood on the knife. That's called beheading!

Just when Li Jian stretched out his hand, Li Chengqian finally couldn't bear it anymore.

This bastard obviously relied on his being favored by the emperor, and wanted to take credit for it!

Throwing the big knife to the ground, Li Chengqian rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.

Li Jian was taken aback. He never thought that the crown prince would attack directly in public, so when the fist landed on his nose, he didn't dodge it.

"Fuck you, let you force me!"

"Asshole! You're a motherfucker deliberately disgusting me, aren't you!"

Zhang Yun was also dumbfounded, he didn't expect the crown prince to directly beat up Li Jian, you must know that this is really the emperor's most trusted one!

Zhang Yun was dumbfounded, but the two eunuchs who followed had no choice but to go over bravely and help Li Jian withstand the prince's fists.They didn't dare to resist, but if this continued, Li Jian would be doomed.

Li Jian couldn't dodge the first punch, and now he has passed out.

It wasn't until he lost his strength that Li Chengqian spit out, clapped his hands and said to Zhang Yun, "Go, go back!"

The prison officer watched the play in a daze, and did not order the executioner to continue the execution until the prince left.

Sitting in the carriage going back, Li Chengqian had mixed feelings.

What Li Jian said was most likely an excuse.Most likely, he was sent by the emperor to do this.It's just that Lao Tzu forced his son to kill someone, which might not sound good, so he used Li Jian as an excuse.The same is true for Li Jian, and it is also true for Master Li if he is abnormal. It is very likely that the emperor's teaching that he has not completed is now going to continue.

"Bastard, you just stay on your own throne, can't you be quiet? I have hid in the academy, why don't you let me go?"

Zhang Yun, who was sitting at the door of the carriage, knew exactly who the prince was talking about, but he could only pretend not to hear...

Harem - Hall of Two Instruments

After listening to Li Jian's report, Li Shimin laughed loudly, patted Li Jian's shoulder and said, "Okay, it's not a big deal, since the crown prince is unwilling, then forget it. You can go back and take care of your wounds."

After Li Jian left, the eldest grandson sighed and said, "You, you just don't want to make Chengqian feel better. As long as this kid is a qualified ruler, it's fine. Why are you forcing him like this!"

After taking a sip of tea, Li Shimin said: "It is better to have children like wolves than to have children like sheep! I have never doubted Chengqian's knowledge and intelligence, but as an emperor, he should not be too kind, but must have the ruthlessness he should have. This Boy, I'm afraid that he dared to act like this because he knew that Li Jian was under my orders. But anyway, there will be opportunities in the future."

Looking at the confident husband, the eldest grandson didn't know what to say.Although she also has the right to educate the prince, but her husband insists on going his own way, so she can't say anything.

Picking up a piece of Baiqisi information on the table, Li Shimin said with a smile: "Maid Guanyin, why do you think I have to force Chengqian so much? It's not because he is too good. Look, I always feel that he went to Xiazhou What kind of mine was opened, not just for copper coins, as it turned out. The warehouse on the north bank of the Weishui River has been abandoned since the locust plague passed, and the inner government has told you that Chengqian will use that warehouse."

The eldest grandson nodded: "The inner government has indeed reported that the warehouse was built there at the beginning, and it was your order. After the locust plague passed, the inner government did not have any industries to store goods there. If I accepted it, the concubine agreed. What? , Could it be that something happened there?"

Li Shimin laughed loudly: "You, you don't even think about it. If Chengqian wants such a large warehouse, he must make a big move. Baiqisi's secret agent reported that the warehouse there is full of good coal mined in Xiazhou. This year's weather is cold, and the coal stoves that will be used as the blacksmith's shop under the supervision of the prison are sold in Chang'an again. This winter, coal will definitely sell for a good price."

"It's just to make money. The East Palace supplies the academy, so the cost must be high. Chengqian is quite talented in the way of wealth. It's nothing unusual to open a mine and sell coal by himself!"

Seeing that the emperor's teapot was empty, the eldest grandson picked up the teapot and handed it to the maid, asking her to change it.

After drinking half a cup of tea, Li Shimin smiled and said, "If it's just to make money, why should I send Baiqisi to watch over it? You don't know, not only Chengqian is hoarding coal, but the Wang family of Taiyuan is also hoarding. Bingzhou is rich in coal. In the place of coal, half of the Wang family's strong family heritage was obtained through coal mines.

Regardless of the past, after the Ministry of Industry opened a cement workshop, the Wang family earned an unknown amount of money from coal alone.Before Chengqian injured his leg, there was a rumor immediately that Chengqian was abolished, and it was also publicized that the lame emperor was unsightly. I was also very angry, and ordered Baiqisi to investigate in many ways, only to find out that the Wang family was behind it. .Not long ago, I asked Baiqisi to reveal this secret to Chengqian's subordinates, and as a result, Chengqian really did something to the Wang family, haha. "

"Chengqian's people?"

"Yes, your son has established a large intelligence network in Chang'an, and he did not hide it from Baiqisi. This kid, he is so reckless because he is sure that I will allow him to do this!"