Don't be a prince

Rubbing his sore buttocks and leaving the palace, Zongzhengfu's board is not so easy to bear.Fortunately, Li Daozong was very satisfied with the birthday present given to his old lady by the East Palace, so he opened his mouth quietly. I'm afraid he would even struggle to walk today.Zongzheng's execution of the executioner doesn't care whether the person who is punished is the county king or the crown prince.

In the new year of the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian could only bring the people from the East Palace with him.

Li Tai built the Wei Palace, and Li Ke built the Wu Palace, and they could only bring a large number of their own subordinates. Li Chengqian, who was already 12 years old, could not enter the palace for the New Year. He could only bring Li Tai and Li Ke into the palace the next day. pay a New Year call.

On New Year's Eve, there were songs and dances in the palace, but the East Palace was much more boring. Everyone gathered in Mingde Palace to perform together.

The court ladies and eunuchs in the East Palace were extremely embarrassed by the prince's request for a "talent show". .

It was the first time for Ashina Xue to celebrate a festival in the Central Plains, and she was a little at a loss. Under Li Chengqian's urging, she could only sing a Turkic song.

In fact, music has no national boundaries. Although I don't understand it, I can still hear the prairie atmosphere in her songs.

At the time of You, the show ended, and everyone began to prepare for making dumplings.Zhang Yun was good at using knives, so he took two kitchen knives to chop minced meat. A few palace maids and eunuchs who had helped cook made noodles, and the diligent ones had already rushed to the kitchen to light a fire.

Seeing that Li Chengqian also picked up the dough, kneaded the dough and rolled out the dough pieces, and was able to make beautiful dumplings skillfully, Ashina Xue was surprised: "You are a prince, how can you cook?"

Glancing at the astonished Ashina Xue, Li Chengqian said: "It's strange to make your own food? In fact, I think there are many things to learn in this world, such as martial arts and cooking, because you don't know When will I use these things?"

"What you said is the same as what Atta said to me, and that's what he told me before."

Thinking of her father, Ashina Xue felt a little sad again.Although her father had told her many, many things before his death, telling her that death in battle was the best destination for a soldier, she was still very sad.

People in Tang Dynasty had this kind of New Year's festival, but Turks didn't. Midwinter is a time of life-saving, so there is no time to spend the holidays.The whole tribe, until now, only she and her younger brother are left.

Seeing Ashina Xue's sadness, Li Chengqian said: "Don't think about it today, I can take you out of the palace tomorrow and let you meet your brother."

Ashina Xue was surprised: "You don't want to lock me up?"

"I don't know why you always look down on the royal family of the Central Plains so much. Did I say that you are locked up? Usually you are not allowed to go out because you are afraid that you will be discovered, and then we will be punished together. Now it is Chinese New Year, and the officials will not find you. You are comfortable, so even if you are exposed, you will be fine."

Knowing that she could go out to see her younger brother, Ashina Xue immediately became happy.

After wrapping a dumpling and putting it on a wooden board, Li Chengqian also smiled.

It is still necessary for He Lu to win him over. If this kid can really become the leader of the Western Turks, then a guy who maintains a good impression of Datang can save Datang a lot of trouble.

When the bell of Zishi rang, the banquet in the East Palace officially began. Li Chengqian accepted everyone's kneeling and worshiping expressionlessly before ordering the banquet to begin.

The sixth year of Zhenguan has arrived.

When the peace lasts for a long time, the people can really start to live and work in peace and contentment.When peace lasts for a long time, all industries can prosper.

Sustained peace is a good thing, but it can also bring bad things.Internal strife when there is no external aggression is a bad habit that the Central Plains people have been unable to get rid of for thousands of years.

Li Jing had not been serving as Minister of the Ministry of War for a long time and returned it to Du Ruhui. Now that the generals are serving as Minister, only Li Daliang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, remains.When the old man passed away, it coincided with the imperial court drawing up a plan for the disposal of the remains of former soldiers in Koryo.

The generals represented by Li Jing thought that they should send troops to Goryeo to force them to hand over their bones, while the civil officials represented by Fang Xuanling believed that it was not worthwhile to damage the lives of the soldiers of this dynasty for the remains of the previous dynasty. Just ask for it, why do you have to send troops?The treasury, which had been sluggish due to the sending of troops to the East Turks, finally recovered a little bit of vitality. At this time, it is absolutely impossible to send troops again.

Military generals wanted to send troops, but civil servants stopped them, and civil and military battles just appeared.

The emperor also believed that now was not the time to conquer Goryeo, so he did not support the generals, but the civil servants.

After the Shangyuan Festival, when the new year's court meeting was held, Li Xuan, the Prime Minister of Sinong Temple, who was sent to Korea, brought back a letter from Korea.

If you want the bones, you can, but you need the emperor's personal endorsement, and the Central Plains will never attack Goryeo.

"I said a long time ago that the bastards in Goryeo would never hand over the bones so easily. Now it's all right, and you were beaten in the face when you went to the door. If you dare to ask the housekeeper, are you comfortable now?"

Cheng Yaojin's favorite thing is to add insult to injury, so after Xiangli Xuan Award finished speaking, he stood up and shook his poisonous tongue.

"Zhijie's words are ugly, but the truth is true. I have dealt with Goryeo for a long time, and I know how arrogant this race is. Even though they paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty and called themselves courtiers, they still did not change their minds. Last year we Didn’t Goryeo’s borders change when it attacked the East Turks? For such a country, it can only be used as a prestige.

The old man hurried from the frontier army, but he still didn't catch up to discuss this matter.Now the imperial court's request has been sent to Goryeo, but it was rejected by others. Good guy, I don't know if I have the face to go to the border.If the enemy generals humiliate him with this matter, the old man doesn't know how to retaliate. "

Zhang Jian is the one who has the most right to speak about Goryeo, because he usually sits on the northeast border of the Tang Dynasty and fights against Khitan Kumo Ximohe Goryeo with his own strength, and the border is stable, so he has to say that he has great means.

As soon as he spoke, many military generals applauded loudly.As a military general, he lives on his face.The country is strong, and it has confidence when fighting against foreign enemies at the border. Even if it fails, it will not be discouraged.But it is different when the country loses face. People lose face at the border.

Compared with the well-received generals, Wen Chen had a headache.What Zhang Jian said was too extreme, because he was unwilling to return to the border to sit in town because of the matter of recovering the remains of the previous dynasty.Now as long as this guy stays in Chang'an for a day, Wenchen will bear the infamy.Because Zhang Jian said, it was because the civil servants made him lose face and was ashamed to go back to the border.

Fang Xuanling stood up and said angrily: "Gao Li's refusal really caught the old man and others by surprise, but as long as the court's documents are replaced with His Majesty's imperial decree, the old man doesn't believe that they dare to defy. As long as they violate it, we will come back at that time." What about sending troops?"

Zhang Jian still looked reasonable and unforgiving: "Then you can lead the army yourself, old man, I don't have the face to go."

"Don't talk about Lao Zhang, I, Lao Cheng, won't go either."

"Don't go."

"Don't go."

...

Looking at the chaotic court, Li Chengqian was almost stunned.This is the chapel of Zhenguan?Why is it that when the courtiers discuss things, they are no different from quarrels in the market?

Li Shimin on the throne let the ministers quarrel with each other like a bystander.Although the court has its own rules, the matter must be resolved after all. It is much better to quarrel in the court than to fight openly and secretly in private.

As for Zhang Jian's capriciousness, it is only at this time that he can say that if he changed the dynasty, he might be convicted for it.

"Look, this is the imperial court, this is the civil and military struggle. Since I ascended the throne, the power has been monopolized. The military generals are just a nominal guard, but no longer have the actual command power. The generals who have no military power leave empty names. .In fact, this is also their appeal for power, because only when the court goes to war can they regain military power, and civil servants will put state affairs first and will no longer erode the military's official positions."

Today's Li Chengqian did not sit with Fang Xuanling and others, but sat on a small bench beside the emperor.When he first came to court, he didn't know what such an arrangement meant, but now he is clear.

"Father asked me to sit here, because he was afraid that his son would also be involved?"

"That's for sure. No matter whether you stand on one side with a clear-cut banner or remain neutral, you will fall down. Right now, the best way is to stay out of it."

Seeing that the quarrel was still going on, Li Shimin asked in a low voice, "Tell me your opinion, do you think we should send troops?"

Should we send troops?

Li Chengqian thought for a while before saying: "From my son's point of view, it is better to send troops. There should be no compromise between countries. They are disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, and they will realize their mistake after cleaning up. There is no need to start a war. I guess our The army is approaching, and they are about to send the bones back."

"It's too simple to think. The current king of Koryo, Gao Jianwu, is not that weak. Do you think we can deal with the country that the million-strong army of the former Sui Dynasty failed to conquer so easily?"

"My son doesn't think there is anything difficult about Goryeo. The failure of the former Sui Dynasty was more due to the internal reasons of the former Sui Dynasty. It is a joke to be able to fight against our Tang Dynasty in a small place."

"Tsk tsk tsk, the tone is not small, but it is taken for granted. Go back and take a good look at the history of the Sui Dynasty. Goryeo is so easy to deal with."

Having nothing to say, Li Chengqian could only sigh in his heart watching the courtiers quarreling with the emperor's father.

Is Goryeo hard to beat?Perhaps because of the complex forces over there, it is difficult to attack, but it is not appropriate to add this power to Goryeo.In terms of strength alone, Goryeo may not be able to compare with Datang's.As for the bitter cold over there, it's a joke.In the later generations, it was not during the winter that they traveled to the three eastern provinces.As long as you keep warm and keep fuel, maybe if you confront each other, Goryeo will be the first to collapse.

But it's useless to talk, because in the eyes of all civil servants and even generals, Goryeo, which defeated the Sui Dynasty, is a very powerful country, so powerful that it cannot even be attacked at will.

If the emperor does not express his position, the courtiers can only argue with reason.

It wasn't until the sun was high that Li Shimin said calmly: "My dear friends, Goryeo must be conscripted, but not now. Draft an order for Goryeo Gao Jianwu, let him send back the bones, and if he dares to delay, he will definitely send troops to crusade!"

Seeing the emperor's verdict, the generals and Li Chengqian both sighed.

The military generals sighed because their claims were rejected by the emperor. When there was no war, the military's children could not be placed, and there was generally no room for them to intervene in political affairs.Now it can only be accompanied by singing, dancing and wine all day long, and it's just a day-to-day dawdling.

However, it seems that the emperor intends to use the students of the academy to fill the imperial court. Should he consider letting his own children transfer the text?

Li Chengqian sighed because of the poverty of the country, the Tang people were warlike, but the supplies could not keep up, and they could not start a war.Now the decision of the imperial court is to allow the people to recuperate, and many places have pardoned taxes, just to restore the population lost at the end of the Sui Dynasty.When paying attention to internal governance, it seems weak to start a war with the outside world.

Business can indeed boost productivity, but it takes time.Ever since the emperor lifted the ban on nobles doing business, more people are still waiting and watching, for fear that the emperor will release the ban after investing, and all the money will be wasted.

Agricultural production cannot be improved at this time.The appearance of Qu Yuanli has indeed improved the farming ability, but the benefits brought by this improvement are only barely sufficient for some people to eat.

Without the development of agriculture, the rapid development of commerce will only lead to the emergence of false prosperity.It is true that when all the people are engaged in business and no one is farming, there will be no place to cry.

In the final analysis, when I think about things, I still take it for granted!

After the meeting, Li Chengqian had mixed feelings on the way back to the East Palace.

What can improve agricultural productivity is nothing more than improved varieties. Mr. Yuan lived more than 1000 years later. Potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes are good choices, but they are still in America, and it is extremely difficult to get them.Even if you get it, it may not be fully evolved like a banana.

When entering the east palace gate, he almost bumped into a saluting person, but when he took a closer look, Li Chengqian immediately became happy.

"Your Highness is in a trance, but you are suffering from the cold?"

"I didn't suffer from the wind and cold, I was just thinking about something. Feng Zhidai, what are you doing in the East Palace?"

Feng Zhidai arched his hands and said: "Father has decided to go back to Lingnan. I heard that some bureaucrats are not peaceful and there are signs of chaos. Before leaving, father hopes to say goodbye to His Majesty and then visit the East Palace."

After finishing speaking, Feng Zhidai sent a greeting card, and the date on it was tomorrow.

After receiving the invitation, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "It's just right, Gu also has something to discuss with Mr. Feng. You go back and tell Mr. Feng, Gu will set up wine in the East Palace to see him off."

Feng Zhidai nodded, turned around and went to the palace again.

Seeing the back of Feng Zhidai leaving, Li Chengqian was overjoyed.

Three Seasons Rice!Champa Rice!

I remember that these things seem to be in Vietnam, and now they seem to be in Linyi. In fact, Lingnan is not far from this place. As long as they are brought back, the agricultural output will definitely be improved!

Chapter 245 Something is wrong

I don’t know if there were things in the Ming Dynasty that were available in the Tang Dynasty. It would be inappropriate to report to the court rashly, and we should wait until the things are brought back.

Feng An originally planned to take his two sons to graduate with the first batch of students in Chang'an, but the movement of the Liao clan forced him to go back and lead troops to be on guard, and he might even quell the chaos.

The two sons still stayed in Chang'an, and he was the only one who went back.

When he came from Lingnan, he also brought a lot of things, more than half of which were given to the emperor as tributes, and he replaced the rest with supplies that Lingnan lacked, the most important of which were several large carts. books.

After meeting the emperor, Feng An came to the East Palace.

"In fact, I can tell you the method of making high-grade wine. You can use it for yourself. As long as you don't use it for profit, I don't care."

"Hahaha, the old man would like to thank His Highness for your kindness."

The two of them were talking, passed the Mingde Hall, and came to the Chongjiao Hall.

The Chongjiao Hall is now the restaurant of the East Palace, and it is also used as a place for banquets.The decoration of the entire Chongjiao Hall is very simple, but the internal utensils are extraordinarily exquisite.After washing hands and changing clothes with Li Chengqian, seeing those white tablecloths, Feng An knew that the prince had put a lot of thought into this farewell banquet.

Already waiting at the dining table were Li Tai, Li Ke, and Yu Yue, Minister of Si Nong Temple.

Seeing Feng An approaching, Li Tai and Li Ke got up and bowed their hands casually as a salute.Yu Yue saluted seriously. He still doesn't understand why the prince invited him to Geng Guogong's farewell banquet.

After the host and guest were seated, Li Chengqian held up a glass of wine and said: "Mr. Feng is about to travel far away, so I have prepared today's banquet as a practice. I am still young, so I can't drink too much wine, so I can only toast with wine. Feng Gong has a cup."

Feng An laughed loudly, picked up his wine glass, made a toast, and drank it down.During the period of living in Chang'an, he was also used to high alcohol consumption. Although he still had a splitting headache after waking up drunk, he did not drink to the point of shouting and shouting.

After drinking a glass of wine, Li Tai asked anxiously: "Brother Huang, I'm here today to eat steak, so don't say so many polite words, hurry up and serve the food!"

Li Chengqian and Feng An looked at each other, and then laughed.

They clapped their hands, and immediately the eunuch brought plates of prepared steaks.

Cattle, in the family of the Tang Dynasty, are as important as parents. Just like people, farming cattle even have their own records.Under such circumstances, not to mention beef, killing cattle is a crime.

However, the East Palace has its own caravan, which has been traveling between Yu Grassland and Chang'an, exchanging spirits with grassland people for cattle and sheep.Therefore, there is no shortage of beef in the East Palace.The lame and blind cows could not be used for farming at all, and the caravan took a lot of effort to transport them back and sell them as beef cattle.

Looking at the huge piece of beef on the plate, everyone couldn't help swallowing.Everyone knows that beef is delicious, but there are still a few who dare to eat it.

No knife and fork, just a knife and chopsticks.The tool for eating is to save trouble, and to blindly imitate in order to pursue a sense of ritual is just putting the cart before the horse.

After eating a piece of beef, Feng An chewed it for a long time before he let out a long sigh of relief, while Yu Yue even groaned.

It's just a piece of beef, as for it!

Li Tai and Li Ke are much quieter. Although they eat very well, they are not like Feng An and Yu Yue.

After the wind blew away, Li Chengqian drank a mouthful of wine after eating a large piece of steak, and began to talk about his thoughts.

"Feng Gong, in fact, I invite you to a banquet today. Apart from seeing you off, I have some things to discuss with you."

Putting down the knife and chopsticks, Feng An said solemnly: "His Royal Highness might as well listen to it. If you can do it, I will try my best to do it."

He took out his plan and presented it to Feng An. After reading it, Feng An remained silent for a long time.

"His Royal Highness wants to open a shipyard in Lingnan? It's just that there is no road between Lingnan and the Central Plains, and the transportation of materials will be very difficult."

"It's okay, I'm going to hire some merchant ships first, and transport them by sea."

Feng An nodded, even though it was the imperial court reaching out to Lingnan, he could only accept it.Moreover, Lingnan has very good seaport conditions, and it has always been used as a berth without going to the sea. It is really unreasonable.

Looking down, when he saw the second thing, Feng An couldn't help exclaiming: "Three crops of rice? Three crops in a year? Champa rice? Drought-resistant and high-yielding, Linyi has such a thing?"

Hearing the name of the rice, Yu Yue, who was still immersed in the deliciousness of the beef, also widened his eyes, and asked inexplicably in surprise: "Your Highness, is there really such a thing? If there is, it must be brought back to our Tang Dynasty! "

"There should be. Three-season rice can be grown for three seasons in the original place, but not necessarily in our Datang. Even in the Lingnan area, it is estimated that only two seasons can be grown. But even if it is two seasons, the yield is much higher. .There is also Champa rice, which is definitely suitable for planting in the north.”

Hearing the prince's words, Yu Yue's eyes immediately turned red, and he looked at Feng An and said, "Mr. Feng, even if it is possible, we have to bring this thing to Tang Dynasty! As long as the planting is promoted, I don't know how many people will be able to do it because of it." And eating a full stomach is boundless merit!"

Feng Ang cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry Yu Siqing, I will lead the team to look for it myself, and I will definitely find it! Anyone who dares to stop along the way, I will kill him!"

Li Chengqian looked at Yu Yue and said, "I called Yu Siqing here today, actually because of this. In terms of cultivating fine seeds, there are still many masters in Si Nong Temple. If this seed is really like the records Gu has read, I hope Si Nong Nong Si has shown his talents! But before that, it’s better for us to keep it a secret, after all, if it’s an empty joy, it’s better for a few of us to be sad than everyone else.”

Yu Yue is also an official who has been around for a long time, so why doesn't he know these things.