Don't be a prince

Reaching out to catch it, Li Chengqian also started his morning exercises.

After getting along for a while, Li Jing was very familiar with Li Chengqian. Counting the time and looking at his appearance, he knew that he didn't do morning exercises.

The sword is different from the horizontal knife, the horizontal knife is chopping, although there are other moves, they are always the same.But the sword is different. The sword moves lightly. Although it seems incomparable with the horizontal knife on the battlefield, it can exercise people's balance and coordination when exercising.

After all, how to play is determined by the brain, but whether the body can realize it is a question.

A sword dance ended with a sword throw.The sword thrown by Li Chengqian penetrated a wooden stake, and the hilt swayed from side to side. No matter how you look at it, you can see how powerful the sword is.

Li Jing clapped his hands in satisfaction and said, "It's been a long time since His Highness danced with a sword. From the old man's point of view, there is nothing to point out. It can be seen that His Highness has never stopped since he completed his studies."

After ordering Zhang Yun and Zhan Tianhou to clean the martial arts arena, Li Chengqian and Li Jing strolled towards the front yard.

There was a wheelchair at the entrance of the front yard. Li Jing sat on it directly, handed Li Chengqian a towel, and wiped off his sweat.

While wiping his sweat, Li Jing said, "Actually, my legs are really bad. It's okay to move in the morning. If you stand for a long time this day, you will feel a sharp pain. Especially in cold weather, once you get cold, Tsk tsk, I really want to chop off my legs."

When Li Chengqian was first injured, he also experienced that feeling, so he especially felt the same way for Li Jing.

After entering the front yard, Li Jing didn't need Li Chengqian's help to push, but pushed the wheelchair into the restaurant by himself.

Although the crown prince arrived today, the food of Li Jing's family has not changed much, it is still millet porridge with pickles.However, his celery and pickles taste very good, with peanut beans, there is a special fragrance after eating.

After breakfast, the two of them came to the study room, and after clearing away, they finally changed their appearance.

Li Jing stood up directly from the wheelchair, and Li Chengqian also lay down on the recliner, swaying, very leisurely.

"You keep pretending. For me, it's better not to defile yourself. No, self-defilement is about reputation. Does this count as self-harm? It's not right either."

Li Jing curled his lips and said, "This is you, otherwise, even if those old brothers came, I wouldn't be like this. You are now in charge of Shangshu, but one person is under ten thousand people. Don't care about political affairs, run away What am I doing here? If you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Hall, don’t worry about it.”

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "You're right, it's really troublesome. Hou Junji, do you know, although there is no real evidence, but I guess, when the father emperor sent troops to conquer Korea, Taking advantage of the emptiness of Chang'an, make a big wave."

Li Jing curled his lips and said, "He wants to rebel, why are you looking for this old man, shouldn't you report to His Majesty?"

Li Chengqian said speechlessly: "Zhang Liang did report it, but the emperor didn't reprimand Zhang Liang in court. Before the Xuanwu Gate, Hou Junji was one of the most loyal generals under the father. On that day, the Xuanwu Gate was also stained with blood. His performance, Father really didn't doubt him very much. Your mansion is probably full of Baiqisi people, but in his place, there are probably not many people."

Li Jing took the teapot and sent it to the table next to Li Chengqian, saying: "The old man saw him riding a horse into the imperial city with a look of contempt, so he knew that this person didn't know how to restrain himself. As for what happened in Gaochang, it was already in the category of stupidity." Yes. In the military of the Tang Dynasty, there are countless people stuck with money, especially Cheng Yaojin, how do you think his family background came about?

However, there is one huge difference.That is, Cheng Yaojin knows how to be happy, and he reaches out before the battle is registered.As long as the battle is over and the money is sorted into books, have you ever seen him move a cent?If he loses a point, he will be impatient!On the other hand, Hou Junji even dared to touch the wealth of the Gaochang royal family, tsk tsk. "

Li Chengqian poured a cup of tea, and when he saw Li Jing sitting on the recliner next to him, he also poured him a cup.

Taking a sip of tea, Li Chengqian sighed and said, "Your prophecy has now come true. Even if I go to tell my father about this now, my father is probably dubious. In order to test Hou Junji, it is probably inevitable to call him before departure." In this case, Hou Junji's ambition will not be revealed so easily.

It's just that this person is really too ruthless.In order to be able to stay, not to go out with the emperor, even his own horse and his own arms and legs can be used.If he activates it, I really don't have the confidence to keep the chief safe! "

"Look, the benevolence of a woman has come out again. Since you want to get rid of Hou Junji, you can't be merciful. Since you want to catch him, you can only wait for him to come out completely. Some damage is inevitable Anyway, it will be blamed on Hou Junji in the end, you, the crown prince, will only be thanked by more people, so why worry about it."

"I'm not worried about the common people. I'm mainly worried about the families of the soldiers who went to war. If something goes wrong with them, I don't know what will happen to the court."

With a puff, Li Jing burst out laughing.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Jing in surprise, not knowing why he laughed like this.

Coughing twice, Li Jing couldn't help crying and said: "You are underestimating me and waiting, our lieutenant general, who doesn't have a family general? Who doesn't plan ahead and think of various strategies? Here, I dare to follow you He said, once Hou Junji is launched, unless he has gunpowder weapons, not to mention the threat of arrest, I'm afraid he won't even be able to break into our house!"

"so smart?"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened.

Li Jing said with a smile: "What do you think I am taking advantage of in the army? As long as it is in the army, there will always be some masters. When they reach the age of retirement, the first thing they consider is to enter the general's mansion and become a family general. You What do you think the prototype of Baiqisi is? In fact, it is the family-like characters that His Majesty originally recruited.

In the same way, there is no shortage of such experts in my family.I'm low-key enough, but my general, didn't you see it before when you were on the battlefield? "

Li Chengqian swallowed when he recalled the fierce people protecting him when he was on the battlefield.

If this is the case, it may not be that simple for Hou Junji to succeed.

"Catching a turtle in a urn is easy to be bitten by a turtle. Wei Gong, in order not to make any mistakes, after the emperor's father goes out to fight, please come out and help him alone."

When he said this, Li Chengqian sat up straight to show his sincerity.

Li Jing was surprised and said: "Let the old man come out of the mountain? Isn't Your Highness afraid of the old man..."

Having said that, Li Jing laughed at himself and said nothing more.

Judging from the past ten years, the prince really respected him, and he was never suspicious like the emperor.While doubting, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

If I was born more than 50 years later and entered the army after the crown prince ascended the throne, I am afraid it will be a different scene again!

Thinking of this, Li Jing suddenly thought of nurturing his eldest grandson.

Under such a truly magnanimous monarch, maybe, he can really shine!

Swallowing, Li Jing stood up, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote on the paper: "How many soldiers and horses does Your Highness have?"

Li Chengqian didn't speak, but took out a defense map from his arms and showed it to Li Jing.

After seeing the deployment map, Li Jing was shocked.This picture, let him draw it, probably looks like this.I thought that imparting my art of war to the prince was just a show of loyalty, and it would be good if the prince could comprehend three or four out of ten.Now it seems....

He picked up a pen and modified a few strokes on the defense map, especially the Taichang Temple and Honglu Temple, which he studied for a long time.

After the setting was completed, Li Jing tapped with a pen on Chengtian Road in the imperial city, showing a puzzled expression.Because, there is no setting there, only one X.

Li Chengqian frightened Li Jing with just one movement.

fry!

From Suzaku Gate to Chengtian Gate, bombs have been planted under the broad road of Chengtian Road.Not only here, but also Tai Chi Hall.The officials who are going to the morning court now may not know that their random kicks, maybe they stepped on the floor containing the bomb.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Li Jing changed the settings of Taichang Temple and Honglu Temple, and put the focus of troops on Jingfengmen and Shunyimen.

After the modification was completed, Li Jing clicked on the defense map and motioned Li Chengqian to write it down.

Just watching it once, Li Chengqian had to admire Li Jing's experience.Although the changes were not very large, it was these inconspicuous changes that made his defenses "live".It looks like the Six Flower Array has been used in the entire imperial city.

Amazing!

He stubbornly memorized the defense map, Li Chengqian threw the defense map that had just been completed in less than a day into the brazier and burned it without Li Jing saying.

Li Jingyu said earnestly: "If you want to lure the snake into the hole, you can use yourself as bait. No matter what, your safety must be guaranteed. I still have a few powerful generals in my family, so I will give them to you!"

Li Chengqian refused with a smile: "You should keep the gate for yourself. The power on this picture is only the power on the surface. I have fiddled with some of my own power over the years. Although the pro rate is the strongest , but that is only on the surface.”

Seeing that the crown prince had his own concerns, Li Jing didn't say much.He took out the basic military book from the bookshelf and handed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian naturally understood what Li Jing meant, and this visit had to be a bit of a cover.

Just when Li Chengqian was about to leave with his books in his arms, a voice suddenly sounded outside the study: "His Royal Highness, when you go back, you might as well take your old body with you."

Li Chengqian looked at the door in surprise, only to see a person walking in with a cane in his hand, who didn't know if he should be called an old lady.

Even though we hadn't seen each other for a long time, Li Chengqian recognized right away that this person was Li Jing's wife—Hong Fu Nu.

Although she is over 60 years old this year, she doesn't see too many wrinkles on her face, and even her white hair is just a few strands.Although she was on crutches, Li Chengqian could still see that she didn't put any effort on the crutches at all.

Seeing Hong Fu Nu come in, Li Jing frowned and said, "What are you doing in the East Palace? Can't you just stay at home?"

Hong Funu naturally ignored Li Jing's words, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "His Royal Highness, although I am a little older, I still have some skills. It is not a problem for me and two female disciples to protect the safety of the Crown Princess and others. In this way For one thing, His Highness can also reduce worries, how about it?"

how is it?

Where can I find such a natural bodyguard for women and children!Although there are also female guards in the harem, and they are also very skilled, but Li Chengqian reckons that they will not send too many to the East Palace.

but....

Li Chengqian cupped his hands and asked, "What do you want to do alone?"

There is no free lunch in the world. Although he is Li Jing's disciple, there is a difference between ruler and minister, and the relationship is not good enough for Hong Funu to sacrifice her life to help.It's cheap to have it delivered to your door, but you have to ask for it.

Sure enough, the red-haired girl turned into kneeling directly, and Li Chengqian was so frightened that she quickly reached out to help her: "Just say what you want. I really can't bear this kind of etiquette."

Hong Fu Nu sighed, "I only want one thing to ask for, and that is to ask Your Highness to pardon one person's capital crime and allow him to return to his hometown for the rest of his life."

Who can make Hongfu girl do this?

Li Chengqian thought about it, and suddenly had a guess.

However, he still didn't mention it, but said: "Tell me first, who is this person?"

When he got here, Li Jing also showed a clear expression, and when Hong Fu Nu looked at him, he also nodded.

"The person I am asking His Highness to forgive is Zhang Zhongjian, my husband and wife's brother-in-law. However, people in the Jianghu often call him a bearded man. At the beginning, he was dissatisfied with the disputes in the Central Plains, but he respected His Majesty, so he wanted to go overseas to establish a country. But, Today the two of us got rumors that the Fuyu Kingdom was besieged by other countries and it was already destroyed.

My husband and I were grateful for the kindness of my brother-in-law who donated the family property, and sent people to Nanyang to rescue him.However, because Fuyu State sank Datang's merchant ship, Lingnan Feng An threatened to kill the Lord Fuyu..."

There is no need to say more.

Li Chengqian knew very well that Feng An, who seemed easy-going, was actually quite violent.The face of Li Jing and his wife may still have a lot of weight in Chang'an, and influence in front of the emperor, but it is really useless in front of Feng An.

The Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust had already seen two of them, and the remaining bearded man, Zhang Zhongjian, had not seen him for more than ten years. Li Chengqian was still very curious, and this feeling was as longing as if he had assembled a set of cards.

Nodding his head, Li Chengqian said: "In the tenth year of Zhenguan, the Nanman entered the memorial and said: There are thousands of seagoing ships and one hundred thousand armored soldiers. What happened ten years ago in Zhenguan should not be blamed on Zhang Zhongjian. Feng An in Lingnan will write a letter to make it clear. As for Zhang Zhongjian, he is now over 70 years old. Someone would mind."

Seeing that the crown prince agreed, Li Jing and Hong Funu were all happy.

4 Chapter Ninety: Spring Plowing Before Traveling

Li Chengqian can still trust Hong Funu's skill.Therefore, he brought her back to the East Palace that day, and arranged for her to be by Ashina Xue's side first.

This arrangement is also for the safety of Ashina Xue and the child.

It was said that she was pregnant for ten months, but until nine months had passed, there was still no sign of childbirth, which made Li Chengqian very worried.

And Ashina Xue is also a careless person, with a big belly, she can even walk all the way from Yichun Palace to Lizheng Hall.

Hong Fu Nu was not dissatisfied with Li Chengqian's arrangement, on the contrary, she liked Ashina Xue's temperament very much, and she didn't have any conflicts because of her Turkic identity.

Before February, Ashina Xue finally gave birth.

girl.

The appearance of this girl made Li Chengqian breathe a sigh of relief.

It's not that he has any dissatisfaction with his son or Ashina Xue, but mainly because his son's words are really easy to be criticized.Although no one said anything in the court, many people were satisfied with the fact that the emperor gave concubines to the princes who were all descendants of the orthodox Han family.

Although no one mentions the Li family's Xianbei lineage anymore, the influence still exists after all.

And a son who was originally born with complicated bloodlines and combined with Turks would be the object of everyone's contempt.In comparison, the girl is much better.At most, because of blood, you can't marry into the family of a powerful official.

At this time, the importance of lineage is reflected.Knowing that the East Palace has added another princess, Li Tai and other close friends sent gifts, and then Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui whose sons had entered the personal leadership.For the rest, basically no one took any action.The emperor was unheard of, and the empress just came to take a look and left.Afterwards, he ran to Guangtian Palace, where he was intimate with his eldest grandson for a long time before returning to the harem.

Antepartum depression and postpartum depression are both troublesome, so when Li Chengqian found that Ashina Xue was not very happy, he hugged the child and sat by the bed to comfort her.

"Okay, other people don't value this child, so it's fine for me as a father to like it? You didn't give birth to them. I remember that Qingque's first daughter was named Li Mengwan just to please Yan Shi. We Girl, how about calling me Li Mengxue? I think it's very good!"

Li Chengqian's words made Ashina Xue happy immediately, yes, the child was not born for them, as long as the husband likes it.

Hongfu girl sat on the side, looked at Li Chengqian comforting Ashina Xue with a smile, and said with a smile: "The side concubine is really lucky to meet a husband who knows the cold and the hot like His Royal Highness. The old man likes this child very much. After a few years, the old man can still walk, how about letting the old man teach the child self-defense?"

Li Chengqian turned back and said: "You are willing to teach, it is the good fortune of this child, Gu will definitely prepare a generous amount of training. But, look, Gu still has an eldest daughter, isn't it also..."

Hongfu girl laughed and said: "It's okay, it's okay, haha. Teaching one is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching."

Li Chengqian could only bow his hands in salute. After all, it wasn't just one or two families who were envious of Hong Fu Nu's martial arts, but Hong Fu Nu had always refused.It is already an exception to promise him to teach his two daughters.

Happy parent-child time is always short. In the evening, Li Chengqian was going to share joys and sorrows with Ashina Xue and drink rice porridge together, but was called to the palace by the emperor.

The meeting is not in Liangyi Hall or Ganlu Hall, but in the back garden.

Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, Liu Hongji...that is, Li Jing, are all sitting in wheelchairs, talking to people.Because Qin Qiong's body completely collapsed, even Sun Simiao was helpless, and he might die in less than half a year.

The old generation of generals gradually faded away.The new generation of generals, such as Su Dingfang, are still growing.But the ones that can be used can only be selected from the direct sons of military commanders.If it weren't for the establishment of the Martial Arts Academy, maybe there would be a gap when the generals change from old to new.

At the table in the middle of the garden were the emperor and Zhang Jian. They were huddled together, chatting for some unknown reason.

Li Chengqian just leaned over and wanted to eavesdrop, but his eyes were attracted by the things on the table.

Fuck!What a big fish!

After a few steps, I ran over and got closer, only to find that the fish was more than two meters long and weighed more than three hundred catties.

Looking at the shape, it looks like tuna, but Li Chengqian is really not sure whether there are tuna in the waters of China.

No need to think too much, Li Chengqian knew that most of the time he was called tonight was to be a cook.Because not far away, the cook in the imperial dining room has already prepared the charcoal stove.

After Li Shimin finished talking with Zhang Jian, he walked to the table and patted the tuna and said, "This fish is a tribute from Suzhou during the steamship winter experiment. It's a pity that I eat such a big fish by myself. So I asked Lai Zhijie and the others to eat with me. You have lived in Lingnan for two years, and you should have seen all kinds of fish, so I will leave the job of cooking this fish to you."

As the prince, unless there are special circumstances, Cheng Yaojin and others cannot afford to enjoy his cooking skills.However, it is different when the emperor treats guests and he is the cook.

Although the grilled fish is pretty good, but grilling it in a charcoal oven is really a failure.Before handling the fish, Li Chengqian asked someone to take the charcoal stove aside and get the oven.Especially when the cook from the East Palace was called in, she was very good at frying fish.

Although the charcoal grilled fish was dark, it still couldn't withstand the enthusiasm of the generals.