Don't be a prince

Li Zhi was naturally not Li Chengqian's opponent, he was inferior to Li Ke, and was soon rubbed by Li Chengqian on the ground.

But it is far from over. Following them, Li Yin and Li You also stood up...

On the New Year's Eve of the 17th year of Zhenguan, the royal family's annual banquet, although it experienced a downturn at the beginning, it ended with excitement in the end.

In the Penglai Hall of the Daming Palace, Li Shimin stood up in the wheelchair with a smile when he heard the bell ringing at Zishi, and took off his clothes to sleep under the service of his eldest grandson.

The 17th year of Zhenguan is over.

Next, is the first year of Yanxing.

The era that belongs exclusively to Li Chengqian has truly arrived!

I wanted to look back on the past 17 years, but when I was about to think about it, Li Shimin gave up.

Right and wrong are a foregone conclusion, thinking about it is useless!

It is enough for me to admit that my merits outweigh my faults, and let future generations comment on the rest!

Chapter 541 Li Tai, the One Who Must Revenge

Zhenguan was completely over, and he let go of his entanglement with the past. Li Shimin fell asleep not long after.The eldest grandson beside the bed also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor's slight snoring.

Since the Zen position, although she didn't say it, she still knows that her husband still hasn't completely struggled from the past.The physical problem and the prince's excellence made him make the most difficult decision - the Zen position.But as an emperor, how can he let go of his worries for the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years?

Now, it was the Yanxing Year, and my husband's worries finally disappeared with the end of the Zhenguan Year.

Thinking of leaving Chang'an soon and traveling around, even the eldest grandson, who is used to being locked up in a deep house compound or a deep palace with high walls, couldn't help but get excited.

In the Yan'an Palace, Li Chengqian also accepted the kneeling worship of the prince, princess and all the royal relatives.In the first year of Yanxing, it started in Yan'an Hall, which is really a good omen.

After accepting the ceremony, Li Chengqian ordered everyone to go home without delay.

When leaving Yan'an Hall, Li Chengqian deliberately dismissed Zhang Yun, and only took Fang Shan towards the East Palace.

He didn't walk too far, and as soon as he left Fanmen, he saw a large number of eunuchs and court ladies kneeling outside the gate.

Beside the door, several old eunuchs worked together to lift a brocade and put it behind Li Chengqian, then knelt down on the ground, very respectful.

Seeing these people, Li Chengqian did not sit down, and said directly: "You bet on me, and I have to say that you are right. I have compassion for you, and I don't like crossing rivers and tearing down bridges. Moreover, During the period when I was the crown prince, I did receive your help. Especially Hou Junji’s rebellion, as long as I thought of you as the last barrier in the palace, I never despaired. And now, not only As emperor, you have entered your own era, so it is time to solve your problems."

After speaking, he sat on the brocade couch.

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian said: "First of all, it is your own problem. What you are looking for is nothing more than something to rely on after leaving the palace. This was solved when I was still the prince. You are still in the palace. Yes, after leaving the palace, you can find a job in the farm. Even if your physical strength is exhausted, you can still live there for the elderly.

As for those who still remember their hometown, they can also go home.Tonight, I will discuss with the queen about the system of eunuchs and court ladies.The first is to completely abolish eunuchs and abolish castration in punishment.I don't know how it is for you, anyway, you may be the last batch of eunuchs. "

Hearing this, even Fang Shan beside the brocade couch knelt down on the ground, bowing five-body prostration.Castration is the most humiliating form of punishment.Eunuchs, on the other hand, have never been treated as human beings.Perhaps, because of the strength of their master, they could even make some courtiers respect them outside, but when they turned around, they knew that there must be scolding and spitting behind them without looking back.

Eunuchs, only those who have experienced the life of eunuchs know what a miserable status this is.Given the choice, they would rather be slaves, just because a slave is still a human being.

After finishing the ceremony, Fang Shan said with tears, "But Your Majesty, there are some tasks that cannot be done by court ladies. If you abolish eunuchs like this, only court ladies will be left, right..."

Li Chengqian turned his head to look at Fang Shan, and said with a smile: "Why, don't you have any strong maids? It's just a matter of recruiting some strong maids into the palace to do the work of eunuchs. From now on, we will pass the decree and replace it with special officials. It’s the same for doing. Soon, I will recruit a group of court ladies from the people of the Tang Dynasty.”

Fang Shan wiped away his tears, cupped his hands and said: "Although I may be the last eunuch, please allow me to continue to serve you until I am too old to be driven by your highness!"

Not only Fang Shan, many eunuchs have expressed their willingness to follow to the end.As for those who remained silent, Li Chengqian promised: "If you don't want to stay in the palace, I can approve you to leave the palace, but some secrets about the palace cannot be leaked out, do you know?"

Without waiting for these people to answer, Li Chengqian continued: "As for the maids, I am not unkind. If you have a family, you can go back to your family. If you don’t have a family, the palace is your family. I will pay for your dowry from the House of Internal Affairs. The dowry provided by the House of Internal Affairs, even if it’s simple, can guarantee you a good marriage. People."

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, the maids began to sob.Once they entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea. Although they had no worries about food and clothing in the palace, they had to live here for the rest of their lives. The older they got, the more they longed for the world on the other side of the palace wall.

After all, they still yearn for their other half.However, apart from the guards and the little prince, the only male in the palace is the emperor.

"I will discuss the specific rules and regulations with the queen. In short, your good days are coming. The alliance of the humble will no longer be humble. Therefore, it is time for your alliance to be completely disbanded. In fact, the palace is very It is taboo to form gangs, this is me, if I change someone, I am afraid that I will completely eradicate you, how can I listen to your request."

The court ladies and eunuchs all knelt down and said "yes".

Standing up, Li Chengqian continued to walk towards the East Palace with his hands behind his back.

The Alliance of the Lowly is all poor people. Before it becomes a dragon, disbanding is the best ending for it.

His wife and children were all asleep, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to go back to his study to rest.After refusing the request of a very young maid to serve the bed, Li Chengqian fell into a dream with a calm mind and body.

Next, it's finally Lao Tzu's time!

At the Great Court Meeting on Yuan Day, Li Chengqian announced the news of changing the Yuan Dynasty. Zhenguan will be fixed in the 17th year, and the next one will be the first year of Yanxing.At the same time, the revision of the law was passed in the court.Not only the Tang law, but also the business law will also be revised.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Feng Zhidai, who thoroughly understood the strategy, requested to go to Dengzhou, which was approved by Li Chengqian.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Xiuxiu was pregnant again, and at the same time Li Chengqian rejected Su Yuan's proposal to accept another concubine.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shangyuan Festival, at the Shangyuan Festival banquet, Li Chengqian announced the abolition of the eunuch system, and from now on the palace will only recruit court ladies.Moreover, the palace will even prepare a dowry if the court ladies of the right age are allowed to leave the palace to marry.Although not many, but for the sake of this name, there will be many people who are willing to marry court ladies.As for the maids over 30 years old, they can choose to stay or stay.Every year, a single court lady is given one month's family leave, and the family members of the court lady are allowed to visit Chang'an.However, when meeting, there must be an accompanying monitor.

As for the court ladies who were involved in royal family secrets or who were close to the emperor and empress, the conditions were more stringent, but they could also leave the palace, but they had to marry into the mansion of a member of the royal family.

Although Li Chengqian announced this rule under the guise of being "lustful", hating eunuchs, and despising wives and wombs, soon, ordinary people, including ordinary people, understood the emperor's painstaking efforts and sang praises.

On February [-]st, the first month came out, Bian Ji was beheaded, his body was dumped on the street, and exposed for ten days.At the same time, what he did was also made public.

Ten days later, when Bian Ji's body was taken back for burial by the Ministry of Punishment, it had already turned into a piece of ice.The reason is that anyone who dares to approach will step forward and spit.Although the royal family issued an announcement, and the Ci'en Temple also posted a special announcement explaining the whole story, the common people did not blame the royal family and the Ci'en Temple.I just feel that the debate is self-inflicted.

In many cases, it is much better to admit mistakes in a serious manner than to cover up and let the public opinion continue to ferment, and the people guess and misinterpret it by themselves.

On February [-]th, the sky was bright and clear, and the topic brought about by the debate was quickly replaced by the test run of Wei Wang Li Tai's train.No one cares about the addition of two princesses in Ganye Temple. Everyone is talking about what a train is. How can such a car run without wind or animal power?

Because of curiosity, the train station in Chang'an has gathered a large number of people and merchants who came to watch, and it can be called a sea of ​​people.Some well-informed people knew that the train would travel from Chang'an to Luoyang, and even prepared horses and carriages, ready to follow it all the way.

Qian Niuwei quickly took control of the scene, and when the emperor's Jin Luanjia appeared, the merchants and the common people immediately cheered.

At the beginning is the golden carriage shared by Li Chengqian and Li Shimin, followed by the eldest grandson's Fengjia and the carriage of the concubine.Afterwards, there are the cars of various state governments.

Taking the train to Luoyang, and then officially starting the travel plan, is the plan of the Supreme Emperor.

In Jinluan's car, Li Shimin was still studying the itinerary, just like when he was formulating the marching strategy.

Hearing the cheers that lined the road, he raised his head, lifted the curtain to look outside, and said worriedly: "There are so many people, if Qingque's train breaks down halfway, how can you step down?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "It won't be so easy to break. In fact, the railway between Chang'an Station and the Research Institute is already very long. After the inspection of this railway, basically nothing major will happen. What's more, This time it is a trial run, mainly for display. If we really want to formally test it, it will have to be a later thing.”

"I see. I've been curious about this train for a long time, and I finally saw it today. Chengqian, don't think I'm nagging you. To be an emperor is to walk on thin ice. In the days when I'm not around, if something happens, ask your uncle for help." .Yang Shidao and others are weak, so they declined my invitation and live in Chang'an. You can ask them if you have anything to do."

Although what the Supreme Emperor said was nonsense, Li Chengqian still agreed.

This is probably the case with all fathers in the world. They always feel that their children will not grow up.It's just that the retired emperor didn't know that Li Chengqian was already an adult after waking up from falling from his horse.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the train station.The soldiers of Qianniuwei began to move all the emperor's salutes and other things to the train, and the large army was waiting in Luoyang.Li Chengqian specially issued a decree to call back Changtian Monkey, who was training soldiers in Jiannan Road, and Liu Mang and Fang Shuo from Hedong Road, and asked them to bring their five thousand recruits to escort the emperor.

Mother worried about her son traveling thousands of miles, now that the Supreme Emperor is traveling far away, Li Chengqian is naturally also very worried.

After getting off the carriage, he helped the Supreme Emperor to sit in the wheelchair. After entering the train station, Li Chengqian handed over the armrest of the wheelchair to Li Tai.

Li Tai looked like a child who got full marks in the test and wanted to show his parents. He pushed the wheelchair and entered the platform impatiently.Although it was bumpy, Li Shimin seemed to be enjoying it.

Finally at the front of the train, Li Tai pointed to the locomotive and said, "Father, look, this is the head of the train. The power comes from it, and the carriages behind are pulled by it. At the end of the train , there is also a locomotive that is the same, but it is pushed. One pull and one push can make the train run on the track.

The power of the steam engine is strong, as long as those bastards have no problems with the pipes, it is not a problem to reach Luoyang within a day.Moreover, because it is advancing on the track, it does not need to watch the road conditions, and it can be driven even in the dark.I dare to assert that in the future, the freight transport of Datang will be replaced by this mode of transportation. "

Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai's strange locomotive on the side. Hearing Li Tai's words, he couldn't help retorting: "It's impossible to completely replace it, but it's okay to occupy a large market. Speaking of Qingque, when are we leaving?"

Li Tai smiled and said, "Wait a minute, the steam engine will start running after warming up for a while. How about this, let's wait in the carriage. The fifth carriage is specially prepared by me for our family."

Li Shimin was surprised: "The fifth one? Shouldn't our royal family sit in the first quarter?"

Handing over the armrest of the wheelchair to Li Chengqian, Li Tai walked up to Changsun Wuji and said, "Because the train is on a trial run, there is no way to know the danger. If we are in the first row, it will be too dangerous. Neither the emperor nor the emperor's brother can be injured. I believe that there will be many people who are willing to defend the father and brother from danger, uncle, don't you think so?"

Although Changsun Wuji scolded Li Tai secretly, he could only pretend to be loyal and said: "Let me sit in the first carriage! Since this train is for the benefit of the country and the people, I should sacrifice my life for it." All peoples try."

After dealing with Changsun Wuji, Li Tai looked for them one by one. Surprisingly, except for Changsun Wuji, the first carriage was almost full of people from the household department, and the last ones were those who had retired from the previous dynasty. Veteran.

At the beginning, Li Chengqian was puzzled, but when he saw that the first car was not equipped with glass, he burst out laughing.

Good guy, Qing Que, he still remembers the matter of being stuck with research funds back then. What he said back then was not a joke!

Seeing through, Li Chengqian pushed the wheelchair and entered the fifth carriage.

Facts have proved that there are still many people who are willing to be the emperor's shield.The first carriage was full, and the other four carriages were soon filled with people.It's just that the people in the rest of the carriages don't have the same treatment as the first carriage. Although the soot from the locomotive is very smoky, as long as the carriages are sealed, there will be no problems.

Chapter 541 Li Tai, the One Who Must Revenge

Zhenguan was completely over, and he let go of his entanglement with the past. Li Shimin fell asleep not long after.The eldest grandson beside the bed also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor's slight snoring.

Since the Zen position, although she didn't say it, she still knows that her husband still hasn't completely struggled from the past.The physical problem and the prince's excellence made him make the most difficult decision - the Zen position.But as an emperor, how can he let go of his worries for the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years?

Now, it was the Yanxing Year, and my husband's worries finally disappeared with the end of the Zhenguan Year.

Thinking of leaving Chang'an soon and traveling around, even the eldest grandson, who is used to being locked up in a deep house compound or a deep palace with high walls, couldn't help but get excited.

In the Yan'an Palace, Li Chengqian also accepted the kneeling worship of the prince, princess and all the royal relatives.In the first year of Yanxing, it started in Yan'an Hall, which is really a good omen.

After accepting the ceremony, Li Chengqian ordered everyone to go home without delay.

When leaving Yan'an Hall, Li Chengqian deliberately dismissed Zhang Yun, and only took Fang Shan towards the East Palace.

He didn't walk too far, and as soon as he left Fanmen, he saw a large number of eunuchs and court ladies kneeling outside the gate.

Beside the door, several old eunuchs worked together to lift a brocade and put it behind Li Chengqian, then knelt down on the ground, very respectful.

Seeing these people, Li Chengqian did not sit down, and said directly: "You bet on me, and I have to say that you are right. I have compassion for you, and I don't like crossing rivers and tearing down bridges. Moreover, During the period when I was the crown prince, I did receive your help. Especially Hou Junji’s rebellion, as long as I thought of you as the last barrier in the palace, I never despaired. And now, not only As emperor, you have entered your own era, so it is time to solve your problems."

After speaking, he sat on the brocade couch.

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian said: "First of all, it is your own problem. What you are looking for is nothing more than something to rely on after leaving the palace. This was solved when I was still the prince. You are still in the palace. Yes, after leaving the palace, you can find a job in the farm. Even if your physical strength is exhausted, you can still live there for the elderly.

As for those who still remember their hometown, they can also go home.Tonight, I will discuss with the queen about the system of eunuchs and court ladies.The first is to completely abolish eunuchs and abolish castration in punishment.I don't know how it is for you, anyway, you may be the last batch of eunuchs. "

Hearing this, even Fang Shan beside the brocade couch knelt down on the ground, bowing five-body prostration.Castration is the most humiliating form of punishment.Eunuchs, on the other hand, have never been treated as human beings.Perhaps, because of the strength of their master, they could even make some courtiers respect them outside, but when they turned around, they knew that there must be scolding and spitting behind them without looking back.

Eunuchs, only those who have experienced the life of eunuchs know what a miserable status this is.Given the choice, they would rather be slaves, just because a slave is still a human being.

After finishing the ceremony, Fang Shan said with tears, "But Your Majesty, there are some tasks that cannot be done by court ladies. If you abolish eunuchs like this, only court ladies will be left, right..."

Li Chengqian turned his head to look at Fang Shan, and said with a smile: "Why, don't you have any strong maids? It's just a matter of recruiting some strong maids into the palace to do the work of eunuchs. From now on, we will pass the decree and replace it with special officials. It’s the same for doing. Soon, I will recruit a group of court ladies from the people of the Tang Dynasty.”

Fang Shan wiped away his tears, cupped his hands and said: "Although I may be the last eunuch, please allow me to continue to serve you until I am too old to be driven by your highness!"

Not only Fang Shan, many eunuchs have expressed their willingness to follow to the end.As for those who remained silent, Li Chengqian promised: "If you don't want to stay in the palace, I can approve you to leave the palace, but some secrets about the palace cannot be leaked out, do you know?"

Without waiting for these people to answer, Li Chengqian continued: "As for the maids, I am not unkind. If you have a family, you can go back to your family. If you don’t have a family, the palace is your family. I will pay for your dowry from the House of Internal Affairs. The dowry provided by the House of Internal Affairs, even if it’s simple, can guarantee you a good marriage. People."

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, the maids began to sob.Once they entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea. Although they had no worries about food and clothing in the palace, they had to live here for the rest of their lives. The older they got, the more they longed for the world on the other side of the palace wall.

After all, they still yearn for their other half.However, apart from the guards and the little prince, the only male in the palace is the emperor.

"I will discuss the specific rules and regulations with the queen. In short, your good days are coming. The alliance of the humble will no longer be humble. Therefore, it is time for your alliance to be completely disbanded. In fact, the palace is very It is taboo to form gangs, this is me, if I change someone, I am afraid that I will completely eradicate you, how can I listen to your request."

The court ladies and eunuchs all knelt down and said "yes".

Standing up, Li Chengqian continued to walk towards the East Palace with his hands behind his back.

The Alliance of the Lowly is all poor people. Before it becomes a dragon, disbanding is the best ending for it.

His wife and children were all asleep, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to go back to his study to rest.After refusing the request of a very young maid to serve the bed, Li Chengqian fell into a dream with a calm mind and body.

Next, it's finally Lao Tzu's time!

At the Great Court Meeting on Yuan Day, Li Chengqian announced the news of changing the Yuan Dynasty. Zhenguan will be fixed in the 17th year, and the next one will be the first year of Yanxing.At the same time, the revision of the law was passed in the court.Not only the Tang law, but also the business law will also be revised.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Feng Zhidai, who thoroughly understood the strategy, requested to go to Dengzhou, which was approved by Li Chengqian.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Xiuxiu was pregnant again, and at the same time Li Chengqian rejected Su Yuan's proposal to accept another concubine.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shangyuan Festival, at the Shangyuan Festival banquet, Li Chengqian announced the abolition of the eunuch system, and from now on the palace will only recruit court ladies.Moreover, the palace will even prepare a dowry if the court ladies of the right age are allowed to leave the palace to marry.Although not many, but for the sake of this name, there will be many people who are willing to marry court ladies.As for the maids over 30 years old, they can choose to stay or stay.Every year, a single court lady is given one month's family leave, and the family members of the court lady are allowed to visit Chang'an.However, when meeting, there must be an accompanying monitor.

As for the court ladies who were involved in royal family secrets or who were close to the emperor and empress, the conditions were more stringent, but they could also leave the palace, but they had to marry into the mansion of a member of the royal family.

Although Li Chengqian announced this rule under the guise of being "lustful", hating eunuchs, and despising wives and wombs, soon, ordinary people, including ordinary people, understood the emperor's painstaking efforts and sang praises.

On February [-]st, the first month came out, Bian Ji was beheaded, his body was dumped on the street, and exposed for ten days.At the same time, what he did was also made public.

Ten days later, when Bian Ji's body was taken back for burial by the Ministry of Punishment, it had already turned into a piece of ice.The reason is that anyone who dares to approach will step forward and spit.Although the royal family issued an announcement, and the Ci'en Temple also posted a special announcement explaining the whole story, the common people did not blame the royal family and the Ci'en Temple.I just feel that the debate is self-inflicted.

In many cases, it is much better to admit mistakes in a serious manner than to cover up and let the public opinion continue to ferment, and the people guess and misinterpret it by themselves.

On February [-]th, the sky was bright and clear, and the topic brought about by the debate was quickly replaced by the test run of Wei Wang Li Tai's train.No one cares about the addition of two princesses in Ganye Temple. Everyone is talking about what a train is. How can such a car run without wind or animal power?

Because of curiosity, the train station in Chang'an has gathered a large number of people and merchants who came to watch, and it can be called a sea of ​​people.Some well-informed people knew that the train would travel from Chang'an to Luoyang, and even prepared horses and carriages, ready to follow it all the way.

Qian Niuwei quickly took control of the scene, and when the emperor's Jin Luanjia appeared, the merchants and the common people immediately cheered.