Don't be a prince

While walking on the moonlight, at Yingtianmen, Li Chengqian and Li Shimin met unexpectedly.

The person pushing the wheelchair was the eldest grandson, so there was nothing to avoid, so Li Chengqian stepped forward to take the wheelchair and walked with the Empress Dowager.

"I will set off early tomorrow morning, enter Luoshui and take a boat down. When I arrive in Yangzhou, I will send someone to deliver a letter to you. I will take good care of your mother, son-in-law and the others. You don't have to worry about it in Chang'an. Now Datang The interior is peaceful, even if I am alone outside, there is nothing to worry about. Even if some people have rebellious thoughts, under the general trend, they can only restrain their ambitions and do things in a down-to-earth manner."

Li Chengqian said while pushing the wheelchair: "I don't worry about the rebellion. My main concern is the conflict between the noble class and the poor students. The poor students really want to be promoted, so they naturally want to make progress. For the noble They must feel unfair and want to get rid of the natural ranks of the official ranks, while the honorable ranks will definitely hold on to the last privilege.

Among the senior officials in the imperial court, Zhao Yi has become Shangshu Youpushe, and Fang Yu has become Shangshucheng.Ma Zhou is already the order of Zhongshu.This is already a large proportion.

The granary knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing are sufficient to know the honor and disgrace.Guan Zi’s words are actually incomplete. When people are full, they still want to dress warmly. If they are warmly dressed, they also want to make the house look better.Students from poor families can become officials, or even climb to the top of the court, they will definitely challenge the traditional nobles. "

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Isn't this what you want to see? It is a good thing to completely reduce the privileges of traditional nobles. The source of the country's turmoil is actually the big family. No matter how you adjust the government, you must be There are a lot of them. But, how did I find out during this time that you want to weaken the prestige of the royal family as well?"

"You should be very clear that there are countless people in the world who want to sit in our position. Absolute centralization will not work. Many emperors have tried this, but what happened? It is inseparable from the support of the common people. Put down the figure of the royal family, so that the emperor will no longer be the object of hatred of some people, so as to ensure that the royal family will be passed down from generation to generation."

Li Shimin frowned, but still didn't say much.Although he was very opposed to Li Chengqian's approach in his heart, he had a hunch that if the emperor did this, he might really be able to find another way.As for what future generations think of it, that's none of his business.

After walking for a while, Li Chengqian returned the wheelchair to his eldest grandson, and watched his eldest grandson push the wheelchair and slowly disappear into the moonlight.

He could clearly feel Li Shimin's opposition, but in the end, the emperor, who was obsessed with imperial power to the bone, still didn't speak.

Li Shimin has completely let go of his attachment to imperial power.This can be seen from the fact that he came out with all his concubines.Although the Daming Palace is extraordinarily gorgeous, he hopes to see every part of the Tang Dynasty.Luoyang is the first stop, and next, whether it is the outbound or return journey, Hulao Pass and the like must be his check-in point.

Remember the past, observe the present.Li Shimin has already begun to summarize his life.

The next day, Li Chengqian boarded the return train after sending the Supreme Emperor to the steamboat.

The journey was smooth and there were no problems, so on the way back, Li Tai ordered the speed to be increased a little.For a long time to come, the section of the train from Chang'an to Luoyang will become a forbidden area.Because Li Tai's train doesn't know what speed to use to test the reliability of the rails.

Li Chengqian, who returned to Chang'an, was not pressured by government affairs to find Bei.

After integration and decentralization of the three provinces and six ministries, they are now barely able to operate on their own.There are fewer and fewer memorials that need to be reviewed by the emperor himself.The senior officials of the three provinces and six ministries have become accustomed to temporarily forming a discussion group to study and judge a matter together.

However, when the time came to March, Li Chengqian still received a memorial from the Ministry of Rites.

"Tsk tsk, these two bastards, finally remembered to worship and pick up people?"

In the study room of the Lizheng Hall in the East Palace, Li Chengqian was speechless for a while holding the entry applications of the Queen of Silla and the King of Baekje.

It's been so long since the world attack on the Tang Dynasty, these two guys finally decided to come to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage to pick them up.Jin Gengxin was still able to maintain his mentality, but Fuyu Yici was about to collapse. He thought that his father had completely abandoned him and established another prince.

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The Ministry of War was ordered to call the warships left by the East China Sea Fleet to pick up people across the sea.The Zhang family was ordered to use steamboats for river transportation.I want these country bumpkins to see clearly the current strength of Datang.To be honest, I am looking forward to what their expressions will be when they arrive in Chang'an. "

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Arching and arching hands, the square is really broken and the bones are gathered together.

Li Chengqian thought for a while and said: "You decide the etiquette yourself, and you have to formulate a new set of etiquette. Moreover, I want to send an order to all countries in the world. From now on, the Tang Dynasty will be an empire, and the rest will be kingdoms, and Classification. As for things like Bohe Kingdom, they are not in the mainstream. The only ones worthy of my personal reception are the Turks and Tubo. Let him receive it."

Fang Yu was stunned, punished, fat, and unrealistic, so yo, couples were so vast, scabbard guns, sparrows, and Yi Huan, who took advantage of K’s shackles.

Returning to his seat, Li Chengqian said: "When the Queen of Silla and the King of Baekje come to Chang'an, you will spread the news. I believe that those who are still pretending to be confused know what to do. This is not the year of Zhenguan. , you can’t fool yourself by just pretending to submit!”

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"It's nothing, you can go back to the Ministry of Rites. Also, pay attention to the situation in Bolu Kingdom. I am very curious about how they are fighting in Yutian."

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Four-year-old Xiao Mengxue was just being naughty. After finishing her studies every day, she looked as if she wanted to tear down the Eastern Palace.

Hearing that her father's hunting dog died, she couldn't bear to keep another one, so she took her lucky money and bought another one.

Just as Ashina Xue put her down, Mengxue ran into Li Chengqian's open arms with the dog in her arms. The puppy in her hand was also casually placed on the desk.

Touching the puppy's head, Li Chengqian kissed Mengxue's face and said: "A good boy is a filial piety, but ah, this dog is still young, you can't treat it like this. Otherwise, how can you let it treat you like this in the future?" Obedience?"

Li Mengxue spoke in a childish voice: "Is the dog raised by Dad very obedient?"

"That's natural. Heitantou is a very smart dog. When he sits, he will sit down, when he lies down, he will lie down, and if he doesn't move, he won't move. When you grow up, Dad will teach you how to train the dog, okay? ?”

"Ok!"

"However, before that, you must ensure that you do your homework well. Dad has heard that you don't take your studies very seriously."

Glancing at the puppy, Li Mengxue agreed: "Then I will definitely study hard in the future!"

Li Chengqian smiled and pinched the child's nose, and the father and daughter got together to be intimate for a while.

When Mengxue carried the puppy to play in front of the desk, Ashina Xue finally got the chance to sit on Li Chengqian's lap.

Glancing at the child, Ashina Xue said sourly: "Obviously this concubine is also her mother, why would she rather listen to your words than my concubine's?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "It's not because you dote on her too much. You say that you are a loving mother and strict father. If I am strict with her, she will naturally be obedient."

Ashina Xue said with a smile: "I don't see where you are being strict."

Li Chengqian shrugged his shoulders, saw the girl turned her head away, and without hesitation performed a martial art that was no less than the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon.

Naturally, Ashina Xue couldn't resist, and suddenly lost all the strength in her body.

After a long time, Li Chengqian said: "Silla Baekje has decided to come to Hajj, and it is estimated that He Lu will come soon. You have been separated for so many years, and you may see each other every two years in the future."

Ashina Xue knew very well that she should no longer expect to meet her younger brother, but seeing her husband care so much about her thoughts, she was still moved.

No matter how touched the daughter-in-law was, Li Chengqian did not have the face of rectifying her mother on the spot in front of the children, so he could only run away under the pretext of having something to do.

Chapter 544 Education

Steam engine river boats are gradually becoming popular, and steam warships are also being upgraded.Of course, because the production of rubber is not enough, so now the river industry can only use the original version of the steam engine.But even so, the investment and gains are still worthwhile. Upstream has always been a big problem for river transportation. Since the steam engine, the speed of upstream has become much faster. The seafood in Dengzhou can finally It is sold to the whole Datang.

Of course, what pleased Li Chengqian the most was some seafood, which he could enjoy even in summer.

Requesting local tribute has always been one of the emperor's prerogatives.

Of course, the seafood he wants is not just for himself, mainly because his son likes it.

Li Mengyu, who is five years old this year, is a new generation of bully in the royal family, and even the eldest grandson who was once bewitched wanted to take him out on a trip together.

A five-year-old child may be able to learn some knowledge, but he is not old enough to travel.It's not that I'm worried, the main thing is that Li Chengqian doesn't think traveling is of any use to a five-year-old child.To travel thousands of miles and broaden your horizons, you must start when you are a teenager.This stage is when the child is rebellious, and going out to travel can not only let him experience the happiness of not being controlled by his parents, but also help him form correct values.

The reason why Li Mengyu gave up going out was the seafood in Dengzhou.

Octopus, crabs, and all kinds of oddly shaped fish.

In the kitchen of the East Palace, Li Mengyu was the assistant, and Li Chengqian was the chef, and soon a series of delicacies were prepared.

This is a game exclusively between father and son. Sometimes Li Chengqian would hug him and ask him to stir fry.The living habit of stretching out one's hand for clothes and opening one's mouth for food will unconsciously spoil a child.When he first came to the throne, Li Chengqian, who was busy and relaxed in educating his children, spent a lot of time on his children after the government stabilized.

As soon as the steamed crabs were taken out, Li Mengyu couldn't wait to salivate, puffing up his cheeks and blowing them up, which looked extraordinarily cute.

Li Chengqian smiled and put the crabs into the lunch box, put the lid on, and handed it to Li Mengyu, saying: "Today, I made a lot, and we, father and son, can't finish it anyway. If you have something good, you should share it. How about taking these dishes to Yiqiu Palace and sharing them with your brothers and sisters?"

Li Mengyu naturally nodded repeatedly.

After handing the lunch box to Li Mengyu's nanny, Li Chengqian watched the two people leave, one big and one small, and when they disappeared at the outer door of the kitchen, they immediately detoured like thieves and went to Yiqiu Palace as well.

Bypass Chongren Hall, passed Lizheng Hall, and just planned to pass Guangtian Hall, but saw that Li Mengyu did not go to Yiqiu Palace, but came here directly.

Li Chengqian suddenly became interested, ordered the surrounding court ladies and eunuchs to keep quiet, and jumped in from the window of the apse.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Just as the window was closed, a voice came out from behind.

Li Chengqian was frightened half to death, turned around, only to find that it was Wu Mei who was holding the child.

Although Xiao Mengying is only one year old, she can already see the shadow of a beauty in her eyes.The most rare thing is that the child seldom cries, and when he sees his father, he knows how to stretch out his arms to hug him.

Reaching out to hug Mengying, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "I am following Mengyu, intending to see what he is doing in Guangtian Palace, what are you doing here?"

Wu Mei pointed to the crib on one side and said, "Mengying's bed is a bit narrow. It just so happened that my sister had it here, so I came to get it. Besides, my sister encountered some problems when dealing with the account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I can also help you." She handles it."

Li Chengqian nodded, handed the child to the nanny, and dragged Wu Mei to the front hall on tiptoe.

In the front hall, Li Mengyu was opening the box like offering a treasure, and then took out his favorite crab.

The crabs sent from Dengzhou are very big, and the red ones look very attractive after being steamed.

Instructing the maid to cut off the crab claws with scissors, Li Mengyu ran over to Su Yuan with a smile while holding the still hot crab claws: "Mother, this is made by the two of us, father and emperor. My son always feels that the crab claws are hot. The pliers are the most delicious, better than any crab roe and crab paste."

Su Yuan took the crab claws with a smile, and said: "Seeing how anxious you are, he didn't make this crab for the queen, right? Why did you send it to the queen?"

Li Mengyu said with a smile: "This is what the father made for our children. I will give you my own share. This is not against the father's intention. By the way, you have to eat it with this juice. It tastes better."

After putting down a small cup of sauce, Li Mengyu hastily put the lid back on the lunch box and asked the nanny to take it away with her.

Su Yuan couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Mengyu, come back, the queen mother doesn't like to eat this food, you should take it away and eat it yourself."

He clearly heard the sound, but Li Mengyu ran away without turning his head.

This made Su Yuan who was sitting in the hall even more helpless, she didn't know what to say with the huge pliers.

Li Chengqian, who was hiding at the entrance of the apse, came out with a smile, but when he got to Su Yuan's side, he realized that she was crying.

Seeing her husband, Su Yuan was surprised at first, then fell into her husband's arms and lost her voice in pain.

Li Chengqian smiled wryly for a while. If such a thing happened to him, he would be touched, but it was different when it happened to Su Yuan.Women's emotions are very delicate, so they are easily moved.Especially when touched by a child, it is not surprising to cry.

Patting Su Yuan on the back, Li Chengqian said: "Okay, this is the child's filial piety, it's a good thing. You eat the pliers, and I will follow him to see how he distributes to other children."

Su Yuan wiped away her tears, glanced at the apse, and said in surprise: "It's really rare that you have time to educate your children yourself."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Don't make me sound irresponsible. It's not that there are not many things that the government needs to worry about. How about it, do you want to follow up and take a look?"

Su Yuan agreed without hesitation, and she was also curious about how the child would distribute the crab.

Glancing at the account book on the table, Su Yuan smiled wryly at Wu Mei: "Sister Lao will help with the account book."

Wu Mei smiled and said: "Sister, go, there are not many calculations left, and it will be done in a while."

Only then did Su Yuan wipe away her tears, and left Guangtian Palace with her husband.

Yiqiu Palace, now the royal family, is precisely where the children of Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Ke go to school.Enlightenment is very important, so Li Chengqian took some time to silently write the "Three Character Classics", and as for those parts that have been forgotten, he relied on his own vague memory to complete them.

The "Three Character Classic" just came out, and the teacher who taught it was astonished. He copied it and sent it back to the college overnight, and invited Yang Du and other great Confucians to taste it.After Yang Du read it once, he went to the palace without hesitation to have an audience. He pulled Li Chengqian's arm and strongly demanded that the Three Character Classic be popularized.

Li Chengqian didn't expect that a book of Three Characters would cause such a big response, so he silently wrote another "Hundred Family Names"...

The emergence of "San Zi Jing" and "Hundred Surnames" can be regarded as pushing Li Chengqian's literary name to the extreme.The existence of the emperor is like this, some small mistakes will certainly be magnified, but some achievements will also be touted.However, "San Zi Jing" and "Hundred Family Surnames" do not need to be overly touted, because they have their own value.

When Li Chengqian and Su Yuan came to Yiqiu Palace, the children's lunch hadn't started yet, but the big meal brought by Li Mengyu was undoubtedly warmly welcomed.

Li Xian of Li Ke's family, as the oldest of these children, reached out to take the lunch box handed over by Li Mengyu's nanny, and presided over the meal sharing.

The topmost layer is a huge steamed sea fish, no doubt this is to be eaten together.

The second layer is sauce-flavored octopus, the kind with only fish claws, a large plate, enough for these children to eat, and even leftovers.

As for the third layer, there are crabs. When I opened it, I saw a pincer that was obviously missing from the crab. Li Xian looked at Li Mengyu and asked in surprise, "Where's the crab's pincer?"

Without thinking, Li Mengyu said without hesitation: "I was eaten by me on the way here, and I know it's wrong to do this. This is good. I will eat rice with pickles. You can eat these dishes, how about it?"

Seeing Li Mengyu's performance, both Li Chengqian and Su Yuan, who were peeping, laughed.

It's a great quality to admit what you do without excuses.As for lying...could it be called lying so that mother could eat crab claws?

Li Xian didn't expect that Li Mengyu would admit it directly, so she was taken aback for a moment before saying, "It doesn't matter if you eat it, let me eat this pliers too, my father told me that you are the one who is most likely to become the prince in the future, and we The most honorable of these people, it doesn't matter if I give you both pincers."

Outside the door, Li Chengqian frowned and said: "What is the most honorable and most likely, Li Ke, it seems that everything is the same, and it is now like this."

Su Yuan laughed softly: "You are the emperor now, and there is no one in the Tang Dynasty who opposes you as emperor. Qing Que is under pressure when facing you, let alone Li Ke. It's not just Li Xian, probably Li Xian Tai also said these things to Mengwan."

Li Chengqian nodded, did not delve into it, but waited for Li Mengyu's answer.

Facing the temptation thrown by Li Xian, Li Mengyu did not swell, but shook his head and said: "This is not good, I have made an agreement with my father before, I will bring the food and share it with you, since I ate it on the road, it is already I made a mistake. You are willing to forgive me, I am already very grateful, how can I eat another tong? So, share it among yourself, I will eat pickles."

In order to strengthen his determination, Li Mengyu turned his head without hesitation, went to his seat and sat down without looking this way.

Seeing Li Mengyu's insistence, Li Xian had to preside over the distribution of crabs. Everyone has eaten crabs and knows that crab claws are good things, so the other crab was distributed to the youngest Li Menghao. The remaining legs and a body were not very good. separated.

Just when Li Xian was struggling, the lunch from the East Palace Kitchen was delivered.Li Chengqian asked for the lunch box and walked in himself.

Seeing the emperor and empress come in, the little guys all respectfully bowed their hands or squatted down to salute:

"Meet Your Majesty!"