Don't be a prince

After confirming again and again that Li Jian's expression was normal, Li Chengqian walked into the Ganlu Hall under Li Jian's suspicious gaze.

It can be said that it is rare for the emperor to live alone in Ganlu hall.

Seeing the prince coming in, Li Shimin put down his pen and said, "It's rare that you can see through Fang Xuanling's thoughts and find a way to break the situation."

"Actually, it was Kong Shuzi who instructed me, otherwise, my son and minister are still in trouble."

Seeing that the emperor's father was not angry, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and sat across the table.

Now the emperor handles government affairs no longer with cases, but with desks.But as an emperor, he naturally had to use the best for everything.The desk in the East Palace Study Room is only two meters long and one meter wide, while the one in the Ganlu Hall is a full six to seven meters long, and it also integrates desks, cabinets, and bookshelves.The material used is also sandalwood, covered with reliefs of various flying dragons, no matter how you look at it, it looks like the table of the domineering president of later generations.

It is impossible to carry such a table in. It can only be made on site by craftsmen who bring materials into the Ganlu Hall.

"Since you were urged to perform by Fang Xuanling and the others, I won't be angry. I called you here just to ask your real opinion. Do you think it is good or bad for me to go to Luoyang?"

Well, there is still no escape from this level.

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian said: "I still think you should not travel to Luoyang."

Hearing this sentence, Li Shimin's face suddenly became a little unfriendly: "Tell me the reason, why not? Could it be that you feel too tired to supervise the country?"

That's natural!Can you not be tired?

Even though he thought so, Li Chengqian stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I don't want to hide from you. Although it is very tiring to supervise the country, you can take this opportunity to relax. I think it is filial piety. I use my hard work in exchange for my father's relaxation." , it is still worth it. But this time is different, you want to travel to Luoyang, which is a big mistake.

First of all, it is about the emperor's virtue. Although you have traveled to Weishui and Qizhou before, it was all funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it does not take any money from the national treasury.However, in the eyes of the officials, the emperor is not doing his job properly if he is not in the capital to coordinate the overall situation of the world.Wei Zheng told Erchen at the beginning, you are used to traveling, once the first time, there will be the second, third and fourth time.Now that you have just been in Qizhou for a year, and you want to travel again, isn't it just in line with Wei Zheng's guess?

Besides, since King Ping of Zhou moved his capital to Luoyi from Haojing, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved his capital to Luoyang, and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty moved his capital to Luoyang from Daxing, Luoyang has always been a delicate place.The common people, officials, businessmen, etc. in Chang'an are actually very resistant to the move of the capital.Although you have no intention of moving the capital to Luoyang, this sudden inspection will inevitably lead to some remarks about moving the capital, which will make the people panic.

Therefore, no matter from which of these two points, Er Chen does not recommend that the father travel to Luoyang. "

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian bowed his hands and waited for the emperor's answer.

Chapter 296 Goryeo's Choice

So it is still useful to read more books. When encountering a situation like this that requires a temporary response, as long as you use the past as a metaphor for the present, you can directly explain your meaning clearly.

Li Shimin didn't expect the prince to see it so deeply. To be honest, he also had the same concerns. Rumors like moving the capital to Luoyang would appear every once in a while.This is actually related to Chang'an's embarrassing geographical location.First of all, before the collapse of the Eastern Turks, Chang'an, as the capital of a country, was too close to the border. The worry of knocking on the pass and driving directly to Chang'an like Jieli has always existed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and Jieli really put this worry into consideration. It became a reality, and immediately gave incomparable help to those who supported the relocation of the capital.

It is impossible to move the capital. The Li family, who was born in the Guanlong Group, cannot move the capital if they want to gain the support of the Guanlong Group. Only with Chang'an as the capital can the interests of everyone in the Guanlong Group be guaranteed.

Although the Li family does not need to be controlled by the Guanlong Group now, there is no doubt that they were born in the Guanlong Group and are allies with the rest of the family.

The emperor is like a being under the spotlight, no matter what he does, he will become the focus of the audience wherever he goes.

Li Shimin also understands this reason. Now that he thinks about it carefully, going to Luoyang this time may really be a foolish move.

"In that case, then I won't go."

After speaking, Li Shimin threw the memorial on the table to the ground.These memorials will not be sent to Menxia Province for record, but burned directly.

This was a kind of compromise made by the emperor. Secretly disposing of the memorials meant that he was willing to change his mind. Otherwise, these memorials would go through the normal process until they developed into disputes in the court.

Seeing that the emperor's father had given up on going to Luoyang, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately prepared to slip away.

"Come back! I let you go!"

When he turned around, he was called back again.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to go to the table and sit down again.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Shimin hesitated for a long time before saying: "Since Luoyang can't go, and you can't travel casually in a short time, then tell me, when and where is the best place to go?"

From this sentence, Li Chengqian heard the emperor's father's unwillingness to stay at home.

"Father Huang Mingjian, three years is a very good time interval if you want not to give the ministers an excuse to attack. Moreover, in order not to have unnecessary influence, you can't go to sensitive places such as Luoyang, Jiangnan, and Shandong. In fact, it seems to me. If the emperor wants to relax, the grassland is also a good place to go! Using the excuse of inspecting the new territory of the Tang Dynasty, even if Wei Zheng and others wanted to dissuade them, they could not find a good reason. Because, for the Tang Dynasty , The large tracts of grassland can be closely connected with the Central Plains, which is an achievement through the ages."

Li Shimin nodded, but in a blink of an eye he said angrily: "What is an excuse, this is a legitimate reason!"

"Yes, yes, your father is right."

"..."

It is rare for father and son to discuss and do bad things together like now. Even if they are as dignified as Li Shimin, they will show a wicked smile from time to time.

Discussing about doing bad things will always speed up the passage of time. By the time the father and son are satisfied, it will be completely dark.

Satisfied, Li Shimin remembered that he still had unfinished memorials on his desk, looked at the sky, and said, "Since it's already so late, don't go back to the East Palace, and go to your mother's place to sleep. Actually, your mother's I had another gas disease, and I didn't notify Donggong because I was afraid that it would worry you. I don't have time, so you can take care of it for a while."

"Fatigue?"

Li Chengqian was surprised, and suddenly remembered that his eldest grandson did suffer from qi disease and wind disease, and after thinking about what happened during this period, he immediately knew what was going on.

Presumably, it was because she was busy with the wedding in the Eastern Palace that she was exhausted.Otherwise, it's midsummer now, how could it be so easy to suffer from a gas disease?

Thinking that it was his own fault, Li Chengqian got up immediately and ran towards Liangyi Hall.

It was already night, but the Hall of Liangyi was still pitch black, with only very weak lights.Saving money in the palace is not just a talk. On this point, the eldest grandson leads by example, which can be said to be a model for the entire harem.

It was the first time I entered the Liangyi Hall without registering. The hall was very empty, so the coughing of the eldest grandson was very clear.

Seeing Li Chengqian coming, his head was still covered with sweat, the eldest grandson smiled immediately: "I knew I shouldn't let you know, don't worry, the queen mother is fine, it's just an old illness, just rest for a few days and she'll be fine."

Seeing that the eldest grandson was in good spirits despite coughing, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.In history, the eldest grandson died of illness in the tenth year of Zhenguan. Now that he, a descendant, is involved, he can't let such a regret happen no matter what.

Sitting next to the eldest grandson, Li Chengqian sighed and said, "You really are, why did you order to hide it from the East Palace? You are sick, but your minister enjoys the blessings of Qi people in the East Palace. Isn't it completely unfilial?"

The eldest grandson keenly grasped the word "blessing of the people of Qi", and asked, "You also took that Turkic princess and that court lady?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "It has been registered in the Ministry of Rites. They are not qualified to be included in the clan register of the Zong Zhengfu, so I didn't think to tell you."

"That's good. Now there are three women in the Eastern Palace. It's a pity that you still have to obey Daoist Sun's words, otherwise, I will be the master and give you some good concubines."

"Tsk, let's forget about it, mother, there are more people, do you want me to focus on political affairs or women in the future?"

"Look at your worthless appearance, how can a big man spend his time on a woman? You should care more about the concubine, and don't care what those concubines do."

"..."

Li Chengqian was speechless to what his eldest grandson said.This is the status quo of concubine Liang in this era.This is the same even in the palace.Except for queens, concubines, beauties and the like, some of them just died of illness, and the emperor probably wouldn't know about it.

After saying a few words, the eldest grandson couldn't help coughing again.Li Chengqian hurriedly and carefully patted her on the back, knowing that it was useless to do so, but what worked was the care from his relatives.

After a long time, the eldest grandson regained his strength and said: "Okay, my mother is fine, it's already night, you can go back, this disease is really troublesome, it won't be good if you adopt it to you."

This is also the reason why there is no one in the Liangyi Hall. Even if the emperor wants to accompany the queen, he will be dissuaded.

"It doesn't matter, mother, from my son's point of view, your disease will not be passed on to others. Why don't I take you to Sun's doctor tomorrow? Du Shangshu's lung disease was cured by Sun's doctor. Usually in winter I can’t wait to cough my lungs out, and now the dragon and the tiger are so fierce that they can kill the tiger. Although your qi disease is different from his, Daozhang Sun still has a solution.”

"Alright then, I will go to stay with Miracle Doctor Sun for a while, and leave the internal affairs of the palace to Concubine Yang for the time being."

Under Li Chengqian's persuasion, the eldest grandson finally agreed.

It was late at night, so Li Chengqian simply laid a floor in Liangyi Hall.

Early the next morning, there were guards of honor around the Liangyi Hall.The emperor also got up early, and it seemed that he rushed over halfway through the exercise, looking very worried.

"Your Majesty, the concubine and the crown prince are going to see a doctor at Daoist Sun's, and they will probably stay for a while. During this period, the affairs of the harem should be handled by Concubine Yang first."

Li Chengqian also arched his hands and said: "Father, the sons and ministers should also follow the mother and serve the left and right. For business memorials, let's send them to the academy first."

Li Shimin nodded, and said: "It's not a problem to deal with less memorials, just take care of your mother."

All the way to the gate of the palace, under the worried sight of the emperor, the team of the queen and the prince left the palace.

After leaving the palace, the eldest grandson's complexion improved a lot.Of course, it's just a mental performance.The emperor was not the only one who was locked and breathless in the palace.

Knowing what his old lady was thinking, Li Chengqian ordered the team to slow down and take a stroll in Chang'an before leaving the city.

Along the way, the eldest grandson would sigh with emotion from time to time: "This is Pingkangfang? I don't know how much it has been decorated compared to before. But Chengqian, you are the prince, you can't go in and out of such a place, even if you go in, you can't be contaminated. Women here!"

"This is Cheng Yaojin's Drunken Wind Building? Heh, everyone is in one building, and now he is arrogantly opening three buildings in a row. It seems that he is still making money."

"This is the West Market? It has prospered so much!"

Along the way, the queen's guard of honor had the effect of clearing the streets, otherwise, what she saw would be far larger than the current scale.Nowadays, the originally barren land price in Chang'an has been fired into sky-high prices.Originally, the land price only increased in the square city near the imperial palace. Since rich households from all over the country settled in Chang'an, the land price around the east market and west market has also increased.According to this trend, sooner or later Chang'an will become the capital of future generations, and even the land prices in the outermost towns are worth thousands of dollars.

It's not that I didn't think about buying some land as soon as possible, and waiting for the price to rise to make a fortune, but I was denied by myself.

It's too embarrassing, does the prince need to do this?The whole world will be your own in the future.

The eldest grandson who left the palace was so excited that he even got out of the car and picked two rouges from the street vendor's pick.On weekdays, she would not need such defective products, and almost all the expenses in the palace were supervised by the general.Even if the things that Jiang Zuojian can't make, there are eunuchs and maids who are responsible for purchasing, and all the best things in Chang'an are used.

After shopping until noon, I bought two sesame cakes on the street and took it as lunch.It was obviously just sesame cakes, but the eldest grandson still ate them very happily.From Li Chengqian's point of view, the act of going out of the palace is beneficial to the recovery of the eldest grandson.As for patients, they always need a peaceful environment in order to speed up their recovery.

Seeing that the old lady was happy, Li Chengqian was also happy. He threw out the money bag and invited everyone to eat.You don’t need to stop anywhere, if you come across something that sells food, just run two quick steps to buy it, and eat while walking.We all know that doing this is not good for your health, but the whole team is talking and laughing, especially cheerful.

After noon, the team left Chang'an City.

When passing Weiwang Bridge, Li Tai was already waiting on this side of the bridge.His mother's illness made him worry, but his mother's coming out of the palace made him happy.

As the carriage drove up the bridge, Changsun regained his spirits and began to ask Li Tai about the construction of the bridge.To be honest, there has not been such a Xiong Wei bridge in the Tang Dynasty until now. The Zhaozhou Bridge is famous, but in terms of span, it is still not as good as the Weiwang Bridge. Moreover, when the bridge was built, the flood was taken into consideration. It's possible, so to speak, that it never has to worry about being overwhelmed.

Boys are excited when they explain their achievements.

"Mother, look, this is one of Erchen's greatest achievements before. This bridge is different from the previous ones made of stones, but it is made of iron bars and cement as a load-bearing, and it is poured as a whole. Don't look at it. It is gray and inconspicuous, but even if the earth dragon turns over, it will not collapse, let alone the flood."

Seeing that Li Tai was talking happily, Li Chengqian temporarily handed over his mother to him to lead, while he jumped out of the carriage. Just after crossing the bridge, he could see several old gentlemen fishing by the river.It's not very nice not to say hello when I see you.

Although most of the graduates of the college were recruited by the imperial court, a small half stayed. Not only were they sent out to set up schools around Chang'an, their grades were particularly good, and they were also retained as the teachers of the college.

With the addition of fresh blood, the old gentlemen are much more relaxed, and even have the leisure to go fishing by the river.

Seeing Li Chengqian approaching, Yang Du didn't even bother to get up, and pointed to the chair next to him, signaling him to sit down.

Sitting on the chair, Li Chengqian picked up the fishing rod and fished with the old man.

"I'm going to leave all the things about the college to you. Now that the college has a foundation, all that's left is the issue of expansion. It's just a matter of simply opening a branch of the college and dividing it into levels. Let go of the various things about the college and the East Palace. After the chores, I have to worry about the harbor and the shipyard. If a child wants to learn to run, he probably won't be able to do it without falling twice."

Yang Du took a sip of tea and said, "Since you have more important matters, the academy doesn't care about it. Although the academy operates independently, it still belongs to the imperial court in name. If there is trouble, the imperial court will not sit idly by. , so you can rest assured."

Seeing the old man's bold words, Li Chengqian was relieved.

A green-robed official came over from the Diaotai. He was too young. Li Chengqian looked at it for a long time before he was sure that this guy was Wang Xuance.

Tang Jian paid special attention to Wang Xuance, and because of him, he almost had no contact with Lu Kuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.Wang Xuance can be said to have made a lot of money to get such a fight for a minister and a minister.

Beckoning, Li Chengqian smiled and said to Wang Xuance who came over: "Since you have graduated, you don't work at Honglu Temple. What are you doing at the academy? It's because you are unhappy there, and you want to go back to the academy to teach?"

Wang Xuance cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Highness said that, students are not the kind of people who are threatened by difficulties and hesitate to move forward. This time, I came back this time. I actually miss the academy. Take a look and miss it. In two days, the students will represent The Great Tang sent an envoy to Koryo to accept the remains of former soldiers."

Only then did Li Chengqian remember that although the pro-leader had successfully deterred the Koreans, the remains of the former soldiers had not yet been returned.

"What's going on? I don't care about it. They didn't pay it back in the spring. Why did you delay thinking about paying it back now?"

Wang Xuance found a chair and sat down, and said: "Your proficiency really frightened the Koreans. Since your personal leadership broke through a city and frightened the pursuers, Goryeo has recruited 20 troops in a short period of time. Guarding the frontier. Although the King of Koryo made a confession to the Tang Dynasty at the first time, he did not say how to deal with this matter. You also know that the Koreans are like this, always avoiding problems, just like an idiot. After all, let’s beat them. Isn't it because of the remains of the former soldiers? Isn't it because of their arrogance to the Tang Dynasty?

But in the end, pleading guilty is pleading guilty, and sending envoys to pay tribute, but he just didn't think about solving the problem, he was so stupid.As a last resort, Honglu Temple sent an official document to them, explaining to them what to do, no, they came over wondering.In May, the King of Koryo stated that they were willing to use the etiquette of Koryo to sacrifice the remains first, and then send them out of the country.This time, Koryo's attitude was unprecedentedly humble. I am afraid that the Gaochang incident played an effect.

The students went to Gaochang this time to transport the remains of the previous dynasty. This time it was a twists and turns, but they finally got them back. "

Li Chengqian nodded. In fact, Wang Xuance's analysis still had some problems.Although the Koreans are annoying, the whole country is not so stupid.They just pleaded guilty and paid tribute before, but they didn't solve the matter. I'm afraid they were just waiting and watching.If because of gunpowder weapons, Datang attracted unanimous attention from everyone, then the Korean people would not only fail to solve the problem, but would become even more embarrassing.

Foxes pretending to be tigers is the favorite thing of Korean people, and it has not changed after 1000 years.

It was Datang's dispatch of troops to Gaochang that forced them to decisively choose to resolve the matter and send the remains of former soldiers back to Tang Dynasty.

Truth be told, there has never been a war like this one.Before the soldiers assembled, the news of the upcoming war had already spread to all directions.On the issue of Gaochang's life and death, the surrounding countries, including other countries, chose to turn a blind eye.No one cared about Gao Chang's life or death. What they cared more about was whether they could detect the power of the Tang people's new weapons in this battle.

Gao Chang saw this, so he had no choice but to submit.Although their national strength is stronger than Gaochang, if Datang is attacking them this time, the alliance between many countries in Liaodong may be broken in an instant.Before knowing the enemy's situation, no one would choose to help outsiders.

Out of such worries, Gao Li was persuaded.

It's impossible to look at things without looking deeply. However, Wang Xuance is only in his teens now, and he has a lot of opportunities to grow up. With Tang Jian's subordinates, he will become a qualified diplomat sooner or later.

Patting Wang Xuance on the shoulder, Li Chengqian said: "The rating above shows the high expectations that Fang Xiang and I have for you. When you go out this time and complete the task beautifully, don't forget to spy on Gao Li's situation. Knowing that Goryeo is different from other countries, from the time of the previous dynasty, they were destined to be the country that must be destroyed by our Great Tang!"

Chapter 297 Physiological Saline

Goryeo is not easy to fight, this is the consensus of the court, and it is also the consensus of the court that it is not easy to use troops against Goryeo.However, if someone suggested that Goryeo should be ignored altogether, even the most pedantic master would spit on him.

Goryeo is a disgrace to the former Sui Dynasty. Although the dynasties are different, as a Central Plains person, it is a disgrace regardless of dynasties.

Wang Xuance also knew that Koryo was a difficult nut to crack, so he nodded and said, "This time I am going to Korea as an envoy, the students must carefully analyze the situation on the northeastern border, and try to find a way to make long-distance and short-term attacks, or to make them split."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xuance saluted Yang Du respectfully and said, "Students will be away here for most of the year, please take care of your health, old man, and don't let students worry about you in other countries."

Yang Du nodded indifferently and said: "Go, among the disciples who left the academy, you are the first one to get the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, don't embarrass the old man."

Only then did Wang Xuance get up, turned around and left, with his head held high and his chest full of confidence.