Don't be a prince

After bowing, Su Yuan said: "The jewels given by the queen mother are naturally cherished by the concubine. It would be a great pity if they were accidentally lost or worn out while wearing them."

The eldest grandson laughed, patted Su Yuan on the face, and stood beside the emperor.

Li Chengqian and Su Yuan looked at each other and knelt down at the same time.

Li Shimin put away his smiling face and said seriously: "Prince, you are married now, remember that you are not at the age of fooling around, and the management of the Eastern Palace is left to the Crown Princess, so you can concentrate on handling political affairs."

Unlike the serious emperor, the eldest grandson's speech should be more joyful: "I wish you two harmony and beauty, and many children and blessings!"

After finishing speaking, the emperor and empress supported the two of them together, and so far, the ceremony was completed.

The eldest grandson took Su Yuan's hand and left naturally. The princess was not from a wealthy family, and she still didn't understand some etiquette in the palace. It was the queen's responsibility to teach her.Moreover, from now on, the rule of "non-interference in politics" also applies to the crown princess.

When the woman is gone, it's time for the man to talk.

Looking at the pile of gifts in front of him, Li Shimin coughed lightly and said, "What are you going to do with these gifts? Just accept them? The gift list prepared by Kong Yingda didn't record a single person's name."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Although I can't remember them down, they have a common name, that is, 'gift from the people of Chang'an'. Such an important gift, the East Palace can't afford it. I feel that I should seal them up separately." Get up and save it for disaster relief when a disaster occurs in a certain place, what do you think of this arrangement?"

Li Shimin nodded: "That's right, this arrangement is very good. It is taken from the people and used by the people. But boy, tell me, you really didn't touch the princess last night? What do you think?"

No matter how thick-skinned Li Chengqian was, he was not used to seeing the emperor's father directly asking about the boudoir without blushing.

"Father, why are you inquiring into my son's private affairs?"

"Fart, where is the prince's private matter? From today onwards, your East Palace will have an extra eunuch who records your daily life and even your bedtime. You can see, except for our father and son. Be careful, it would be interesting if the note on daily life records how long after the concubine gets married, it will be perfect!"

Li Chengqian curled his lips: "When the time comes, the son-in-law will be more straightforward and write the reasons for the different rooms in the daily notes. In this way, even if it is recorded, future generations will only admire the son-in-law's will and wait for the crown prince's decision." I am old enough to conceive within a few days, and give birth to a pretty girl after October, who dares to say that I can't do it?"

Hearing this sentence, Li Shimin laughed, waved his hands and left the city wall.

After seeing off the emperor's father, Li Chengqian was also a little worried.This thing of daily life is really not to be messed with, because it is the closest shackle to the emperor.Any emperor, as long as he stretches out his hand to the living room, he will be shamed all over his body, and he is either a fool or a fool.The daily notes record the emperor's words and deeds, and serve as a warning to future generations.

Li Shimin tried his best to cover up the matter of Xuanwumen, and even did not know how many people were silenced because of this, but he did not dare to refute it at all, and could only let the correct historical facts be recorded on it.For the emperor, the officials or eunuchs who recorded the daily notes, since the moment they picked up the pen and paper, were people he dared not punish lightly.

Su Yuan was taken to the Palace of Liangyi by the queen, and Li Chengqian could only go back to the East Palace alone.

Sure enough, as soon as he walked to Tongxun Gate, he saw a eunuch holding a charcoal pencil in one hand and a booklet in the other.Datang's ink can't be afraid of cold and heat, so officials and eunuchs who record daily notes usually use charcoal to write down the summary. When they are on business, they will recall the past of the day and use the notes to remind them to formally record it. .

Who can stand being stared at all the time?Just when he was about to think of a way to send this eunuch away, he saw the eunuch bowing his head and saluting: "My servant, Sun Liansheng, I have seen Your Highness."

His Majesty?

Hearing this title, Li Chengqian immediately became happy.

"You are, huh?"

"Yes, Your Highness, this old slave is willing to go through fire and water for His Highness."

"That's not necessary, as long as you don't always follow Gu, record and record how you like in the daily notes, if you really don't know what to make up, just tell Gu, Gu will help you think about it! But then again, the other one will change shifts with you My guy, he can't be one of us too!"

Sun Liansheng nodded secretly. Seeing this answer, Li Chengqian immediately became happy.

Those who record their daily life are all their own people, so what is there to be afraid of?Even if I ate barbecue at the main gate of the East Palace, the record of the day would be: "One day, the prince went to the study and said: I will examine myself three times a day..." Such words.

Asking Fang Sheng to arrange a good place for the eunuch to rest, Li Chengqian walked to Yichun Beiyuan with his hands behind his back.

Now Yichun Beiyuan has completely turned into a grassland. Although the area is not large, it is no problem to feed one or two sheep with pasture in a large yard.Let's let Ashina Xue play, only in this way, she won't be breathless in the Eastern Palace.

There were not only two sheep on the pasture, but also two horses, one was Ling Yun, and the other was a maroon pony. Neither of the horses wore a bridle, and they were having fun on the pasture.

Seeing Li Chengqian coming, Ling Yun trotted over, pushed Zhang Yun's arm away, and acted like a baby with the prince's clothes in his mouth.

Li Chengqian patted it on the face, and it immediately let go, and started playing with Heitantou who just came over.Animals can easily become friends. Even cats and dogs can become companions if they were raised together from childhood.Although Heitantou is already an adult dog, as long as Li Chengqian reprimands it and prevents it from attacking horses, it can also gain Ling Yun's favor smoothly.

Seeing Ling Yun and Heitantou running on the pasture, Li Chengqian realized that he is also a dog and a horse.

I've always wanted to keep a dog, but the rental house can't.When playing in the grassland, I enjoy the feeling of riding a horse and want to have my own horse. The former may be realized with the passage of time, but the latter will not.Those who can raise horses in the city can only be local tyrants.

There is a black cat kept in the palace, which is used to ward off evil spirits. Its status is not known to be much higher than that of the head of house affairs. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there were excrement shovelers.Originally, there was only one male cat, but for some reason, there was another female cat. Now that female cat has a big belly, the possibility of the two black cats giving birth to a black cat is still very high .After the kittens are weaned, bring one or two to the East Palace...to ward off evil spirits!In this way, my wish of raising a cat when I was a child can also be fulfilled.

These three guys are all black except for Ling Yun's hooves which are a bit white. They are really black.

Seeing the prince coming, Xiuxiu and Ashina Xue came to greet him together.The two of them became friends long ago outside the palace, and they were always together when they entered the East Palace.

"Since Yuanyuan has married in, the two of you can officially become side concubine and Liangdi, but it's different from yesterday, you two are not qualified to have a lively wedding, and I owe you all alone."

Xiuxiu quickly waved her hand and said: "Your Highness, we are not qualified to have a wedding, you don't owe us anything, you are a slave instead, no, the concubine can directly become Liangdi as a court lady, it is the accumulation of eight generations of ancestors. Blessing."

Xiuxiu's words did not actually contain any elements of modesty. One must know that there are very few court ladies and maids who taught the prince, prince, and lord Dun Lun to find a good home in the end.Tools are the best synonym for their identity.

Ashina Xue shook her head nonchalantly and said, "It doesn't matter if there is a wedding or not, but you, what are you doing here if you don't accompany the Crown Princess?"

Glancing in the direction of the palace, Li Chengqian could only smile.

Obviously, if the princess wants to truly lead the East Palace, she still needs to be trained by the queen.Judging from his previous performance, Su Yuan was very popular with the empress and his wife. As long as the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was good, he would be much more comfortable as a prince.

In addition, it would be strange if a queen who wanted to have a grandson was crazy about holding a grandson, and she was with the princess who just got married but didn't even have a concubine.

Turning around, I saw Sun Liansheng.

He walked up to Sun Liansheng without hesitation, seeing that he hadn't written anything in the notes, Li Chengqian nodded in satisfaction, and said to Sun Liansheng: "In the future, I will wait for Gu to write it out for you, and then you can formally write it. Outsiders are here, so you still have to do the appearance. If you dare to enter the house when you are sleeping alone, believe it or not, you will be limped."

Why didn't Sun Liansheng know the prince's temperament, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness ordered this old slave to do exactly as he said, but we made up a dowry for Xiuxiu, and please His Highness accept it no matter what. A piece of her mind."

The existence of Xiuxiu can be said to be their hope. If Xiuxiu has influence in the East Palace and even the harem in the future, their life will be much easier.

Li Chengqian looked at more than this, he looked at Sun Liansheng with sharp eyes and said: "If you just want Xiuxiu to live better, don't care about it alone, but if you have any thoughts about the position of the princess or queen, be careful Flip!"

Hearing this sentence, Sun Liansheng knelt down with a thud, and swore an oath: "His Royal Highness, the old man and others absolutely do not have such thoughts. If they do, I, Sun Liansheng, will be sent to the hell forever. I will be tortured every day, and I will never see you again." Good day!"

"Better not, get up."

After getting Sun Liansheng up, Li Chengqian secretly sighed.

When he pitied the Alliance of the Lowly, he never forgot to be careful.As a group of eunuchs, film and television works have left a great impression on him.Especially in Hu Ge's "Myth", the description of Zhao Gao's mentality can be said to be extremely vivid.Their low status and physical disabilities will always lead to changes in their mentality. They always want to climb up, climb up, and even positions such as managers still cannot satisfy them.The inner palace, court, and even the throne will arouse their greed.

There is no doubt that if they really have such an idea, Su Yuan is their primary target of eradication.

Li Chengqian didn't want his East Palace to become a place like a Qing palace drama.

Chapter 295 A Dilemma

The act of intrigue is actually very stupid. Through various disguises, hiding in places other than the sun, and using conspiracy to achieve one's own goals, this is a behavior that human beings have not only resisted, but admired since ancient times.

To put it simply, the older you are, the more you can eat in ancient times.

Li Chengqian felt that it was unnecessary to do this. When he was plotting against others, it was better to accumulate his own strength. In the face of absolute power, it would make people laugh to death if they talked about plots and tricks.

Officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to the East Palace to finalize the identities of Ashina Xue and Xiuxiu. Crown Prince Na Liangdi followed the same process as ordinary people's concubines. There was no need for a wedding or anything, and it was over when they were brought home.

It was not until evening that Su Yuan returned to the East Palace. Seeing that the cushion the prince was sitting on was a bit thin, she ordered the maid to bring a thicker one.

Although it is summer, sitting directly on the stone bench is still bad for your health.

Of course, Li Chengqian readily accepted his concern for his wife, and even dragged her to sit on his lap.

Su Yuan just struggled a bit before accepting this sitting posture.Seeing that my husband was fascinated by the dogs and horses in the pasture, I asked, "What is your husband doing looking at Heitantou and Lingyun?"

"What I see is their carefreeness. You say, how simple the livestock are, they only think about eating, drinking, sleeping, and procreating offspring. They don't need to intrigue or plot tricks. Compared with them, human life is like Suffering, because they will always find things for themselves that are not pleasant to do, things that they will be bored with."

"Do you think it's wrong to marry a concubine?"

Scratching Su Yuan's armpit, she laughed and struggled immediately.

"What are you thinking about? I'm just talking about people, so why bring it up on me. Well, you just think I'm losing my mind and tell the kitchen to cook. There will be more people in the East Palace now, not like before. I was the only one when eating, and that old bastard Wei Zheng came over to eat and made me happy for a while."

Su Yuan nodded and got up to find the kitchen.The Eastern Palace has now become her final say, so it is necessary to get familiar with the various affairs of the Eastern Palace as soon as possible in a short period of time.The man dominates the outside and the woman dominates the inside, even in the palace.Only when a woman takes care of the housework can a man do great things with peace of mind.

In summer, there is nothing more popular than cold dishes, especially the saltpeter purification place in the palace, where clean ice is always delivered, not to mention the royal family, even the officials in the imperial city And benefit.

In the past, it was always said that being an official was hot in summer and cold in winter, but now coal stoves are installed in the official office, and you can still eat ice in summer, which is simply a treat.

The East Palace is also a big ice maker. What surprised Li Chengqian most was that there were eggplants in the Tang Dynasty. After asking the chef and others, he learned that the current eggplants are called Kunlun purple melons. They existed as early as the Han Dynasty, although they are small. , but the taste is the same.The steamed eggplant is mixed with seasoning and garlic, and put on the cake for a period of time, it is an excellent delicacy.

There is no need for fancy dishes. Today, the owners of the Eastern Palace enjoy simple rice and steamed eggplant.

Su Yuan doesn't like to eat garlic, but the prince's husband brought it in the bowl, so she can only eat it.

Ashina Xue didn't care, and even competed with Li Chengqian for the garlic-rich eggplant.

Since arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian had to eat garlic.Although the taste of garlic is not pleasing, it is really effective in enhancing immunity.

Another piece of eggplant was given to Xiuxiu, which immediately flattered her.

When he was full, he put down his chopsticks, and Li Chengqian said to Su Yuan, "Yichun Beiyuan is for Axue to live in. You live in Guangtian Palace. Although Yiqiu Palace and Yichun Palace are still free, I asked the etiquette officer, Xiu Xiu's status is not enough for her to have a separate palace to live in, so she can only build another building. Since the affairs of the East Palace are under your control now, you can build a new attic for her. Before that, let her live with A Xue first. "

Su Yuan nodded. Before the meal, she specifically counted the East Palace's money bank and checked the account books.To be honest, she had never seen so much money. According to Fang Sheng's words, it was part of the wedding gifts received by the East Palace, and a lot had been moved away in the morning.It seems that what the queen said is correct, it will take a long time for her to figure out the property of the East Palace.

"The concubine knows about it, so she won't treat sister Xiuxiu harshly."

Seeing what Su Yuan said, Li Chengqian no longer cared about it.Handing over the internal affairs of the East Palace to her, the prince himself has really become an otaku in the East Palace.Don't worry about anything, just open your mouth with your clothes and your hands.

After eating, he went back to the study to deal with the memorial.

During the day, since Zhongshu Sheng did not expressly mark it as urgent, and Menxia Sheng did not urge it, it means that today's memorial is not very important.

After only two business memorials were processed, the third memorial caught Li Chengqian's attention.

This memorial is not about business, and it doesn't even have much to do with him.This is a memorial to impeachment, and the most surprising thing is that it is the impeachment of the emperor.

This is where it gets interesting!Although the emperor had repeatedly encouraged his officials to speak out bravely, he also rewarded Wei Zheng many times, saying that he was a boss who could listen to harsh advice.But memorials like this are rare after all.

Everyone understands what the emperor means, just listen to it. It's really strange that Wei Zheng is chasing the emperor to make things worse.Regardless of Wei Zheng's repeated impeachment of the emperor, it's okay because he is the Duke himself, and there is a need for his existence.

Putting down his pen, Li Chengqian took the memorial and read it.The words and sentences are not bad, and the sentences are full of feelings of worrying about the country and the people.However, it is a bit too much to use Emperor Sui Yang as an example for a memorial to prevent the emperor from traveling.When the emperor is in a bad mood, it's okay to charge you with a "curse" or something like that.

After reading the memorial, I understood the whole story.What Wei Zheng said is correct, after the emperor has successfully traveled once or twice, he will not stop, but will intensify.Once again and again, there will be again and again.This time, the emperor's father wrote to Hou Junji and Luoyang Inspector, inquiring about the situation in Luoyang and the feasibility of traveling to Luoyang.

There is no doubt that this is tempting. Unlike Weishui Qizhou in the academy, this time the emperor wants to go to Luoyang.

In fact, it would be nice to go to Dongdu to see it, but the premise is that the prince will not be allowed to supervise the country again this time.

Picking up the official memorial to impeach the emperor, Li Chengqian threw it into the trash can.This is also the practice in the court, unless the official who presented the memorial did not want to live anymore and was determined to present the memorial, otherwise, Fang Xuanling of the Ministry of Education would secretly call back or even deal with such a risky memorial.

When he opened the fourth memorial, Li Chengqian was dumbfounded.Because the signature of the memorial is Du Ruhui, like the previous one, it also prevents the emperor from traveling.

After reading Du Ruhui's memorial, and then looking at the following memorials, Li Chengqian suddenly smiled wryly.At this time, he wondered what Lao Fang was planning, he was a fool.

Several memorials in succession belonged to important ministers in the court.It is reasonable to say that the memorials to impeach and stop the emperor do not need to be sent to the East Palace, so there is only one reason for them to appear on the desk of the East Palace—Fang Xuanling hopes that the prince will follow them to dissuade the emperor.

"Zhang Yun, call Mr. Kong over here."

After taking the time to finish processing the few business memorials, Li Chengqian waited for Kong Yingda to come over.

Zuo Chunfang is directly opposite the East Palace, so Kong Yingda entered the East Palace not long after.

"Your Highness, you have urgently summoned my servant, do you have something important to do?"

"Mr. Kong is doing it, you can read these memorials first."

Kong Yingda found a chair and sat down, picked up the memorial and read it, his brows tightened after a while.

"Fang Xuanling wants His Royal Highness to perform as well. This old bastard is getting more and more timid."

Li Chengqian said with a wry smile: "He is preparing to let the East Palace take the lead. There is no doubt that if Gu, as the crown prince, impeaches the father, it is unfilial first. If the father is furious, Gu will be dealt with first, and then they will be dealt with. Besides, Gu's memorial appears together with theirs, and the emperor will definitely think that it is Gu who is linking up the memorials of these ministers."

Kong Yingda smiled and stroked his beard and said, "It seems that His Highness has seen through these schemes, which is very good, but since you understand it, why did you call Wei Chen over?"

Li Chengqian still smiled wryly: "Isn't it a matter of making up my mind? Tell me, this scapegoat is big and black. If you carry it on your back, you will be unfilial. If you don't back it, you will be disloyal. No matter what you choose, it is wrong."

This is the most difficult point in this matter. The above is that the son speaks of his father's faults, which is unfilial, turning a blind eye, and not caring about the country and society, which is disloyal and unrighteous.The road is blocked at both ends, how to get there?

To Li Chengqian's surprise, Kong Yingda laughed out loud.

"Your Highness, where did your ingenuity go? There seem to be only two choices for this difficult problem, so you can't think of a third?"

"The third?"

Seeing Kong Yingda's affirmation, Li Chengqian immediately thought hard.

After thinking for a while, a flash of light appeared in my mind.Looking up and seeing Kong Yingda's inquiring expression, Li Chengqian picked up Fang Xuanling's memorial without hesitation, and stamped the prince's seal on it.

Seeing the prince's action, Kong Yingda nodded, got up and left.

This is the third option, which in the final analysis is a variation of the first option.The performance must be performed, but it is also necessary to explain your own difficulties to the emperor.It stands to reason that these memorials are not within the scope of the Eastern Palace's authority, and should be sent back to the Zhongshu Province, which will be handed over directly to the emperor.However, if it was sent by the Eastern Palace, and there was a memorial for the crown prince to stop the emperor, then there was nothing to do.

Even if the emperor was annoyed, he would not vent his anger on Donggong.After all, the East Palace was coerced into submitting, and the culprits were the courtiers.

It was just a few words of advice, and he knew the answer directly. In Kong Yingda's view, although the prince's wisdom was still in the category of "human", it was still amazing.

Here, Li Chengqian asked Zhang Yun to send the memorial to the palace, and when he came back, he brought the emperor's summons.

In many cases, the expressions of the eunuchs on duty outside the Ganlu Hall can express the emperor's mood.If the eunuch had a frightened face, it meant that the emperor was furious, and if the eunuch had a happy face, it meant that the emperor was in a very good mood.As usual, nothing happened.