Crossing the East Palace

Before Tang Luojin was ten years old, he had four companions; after he was ten, Emperor Tianyuan chose four companions for him.

It's just that Tang Luojin couldn't get close to the last four. The only ones he could get close to were the previous four companions - Ning Junyu, who was his uncle, Ye Linying, the second grandson of Qianyao Academy, and Supervisor Yu. Yan Qingsong, son of Shi Yan Baogen, and Zhu Keshan of the Zhu family of the Queen Mother's mother family.

Among the four, Ning Junyu will not mention it for the time being. Ye Linying was brought to Chang'an from Fujian when Tang Luojin was three years old. , the students in Qianyao Academy in Fujian and Guangzhou all only know the prince, but not the second prince; Zhu Keshan is the oldest and the most tactful among them. It was originally selfish and wanted to take care of the mother's family more, but Zhu Keshan was cunning and cunning, with a special status, just the person Tang Luojin needed; as for Yan Qingsong, his temperament followed his father Yan Baogen, upright and clean, with a clear distinction between black and white .Emperor Tianyuan valued Yan Baogen's distinction between black and white, and his ability to defy power and wealth, and dare to join anyone in the court.Emperor Tianyuan naturally wanted to take care of such talents, so Yan Qingsong, Yan Baogen's only son, became one of the prince's companions.

Although Tang Luojin's four companions followed him for various reasons, behind the four of them, each had their own influence.For Yu Tangluojin, there was nothing wrong with it.

Among the four, Zhu Keshan was the most tactful. Originally, with his temper, he shouldn't have said those words to Ning Junyu, but it was precisely because of his tactfulness that he found Ning Junyu when he was delivering the prince's wheelchair. There was a bit of guilt in his eyes, and he said those words, which made Ning Junyu feel more guilty.

Although he didn't know what Ning Junyu was going to do to the prince, but since he belonged to the prince, the Zhu family would soon have another woman to marry into the East Palace.The Zhu family is a surefire princeling.Naturally, Zhu Keshan was unwilling to do anything that could help the prince.

Zhu Keshan behaved strangely today, Ning Junyu felt ashamed and never noticed it, but Ning Junchi who was beside him did.

He frowned and said, "Mr. Zhu's family is Xiaoqi's companion just like you. You have been together for a long time, how could he even send you off? There are also Xiaoqi's remaining companions, they unexpectedly None of them came to see you off."

Ever since Ning Junyu found out Tang Luojin's identity from Mrs. Yuehou, she ran to question Tang Luojin out of fear, and obtained a promise to save her life for her second sister and real little nephew.However, just when he thought he would be at ease, guilt for Tang Luojin rose in his heart.

The matter of changing sons was done by the second sister. The second sister and the eldest sister, did they have any good intentions for the innocent Tang Luojin?

But kinship is inseparable.Ning Junyu clearly knew that what Tang Luojin did in the past and what he is doing now was just to save his life, but he still wanted Tang Luojin to let his second sister and little nephew go.

Although the second sister was at fault, now she has lost several daughters in a row, her body has been greatly damaged due to multiple births, and she was imprisoned in Qingning Palace in disguise by Emperor Tianyuan, depriving her of the rights of the queen... Are these punishments not enough for her now? ?

There is also the twelve princes, no matter what the second sister has done, the twelve princes are just swaddling babies, and there is nothing wrong with them.Ning Junyu didn't know the truth before, but now that he knows the truth, how could Tang Luojin do anything to an innocent baby in order to keep the crown prince's position?

Before today, Ning Junyu thought that what she said in the East Palace was justified.

However, looking at the wheelchair sent by Tang Luojin, and thinking of Tang Luojin's kindness to him and the Ning family in the past, Ning Junyu suddenly felt in a daze - did he really do the right thing?

If it's not right, where is the blood relationship? If he doesn't help the second sister and the nephew of the first relative, why should he help Tang Luojin to harm them?

If it is right, why do you feel so guilty in your heart?

Ning Junyu fell silent all of a sudden.

Ning Junchi frowned even tighter, stared at Ning Junyu for a long time, and then said: "You have already paid a lot to go to the border. Now that you have paid, then, don't regret it."

What Ning Junchi said was that Ning Junyu took concubines at the same time when he married his wife, and made his wives and concubines pregnant at the same time, and finally lost his wife, but Ning Junyu thought of what he said when he rushed in front of Tang Luojin .

He thought for a moment, nodded and said: "What the third brother said is true. I understand."

In any case, the matter has come to this point, since he accepted Tang Luojin, the Ning family will continue to support him, and Tang Luojin also promised not to do anything to the second sister and the twelve princes for the time being, then he will not take the initiative to betray this promise.

"When you get there, don't be so impulsive again. I haven't seen you for many years, my father is old, and my second brother is not good at walking. Maybe when I see you, I will put all the expectations of the Ning family on you." Ning Junchi looked far away. Looking into the distance, with an unpredictable expression, "Since you are the expectation of the Ning family, you should take on your responsibilities. The Ning family is now, the father is getting old, the eldest brother passed away, the second brother is not good, and I am trapped in Chang'an. As long as you can continue to fight, then take the responsibility of the Ning family on your shoulders."

Ning Junyu thought of how he had just received a letter from his father, knowing that as long as he had more sons than his third brother, he would be able to go to the battlefield. , is just his own future dream.And whether the third brother who raised him like his father since childhood also wanted to leave Chang'an, Ning Junyu didn't know, but he didn't dare to know.

"Third Brother, I'm sorry." Ning Junyu paused before saying, "I will firmly resist the responsibility of the Ning family, and I would rather die than do something embarrassing for the Ning family."

The two brothers didn't gossip for too long, and the people around who came to see Ning Junyu off rushed up one by one.Many people gathered around Ning Junchi, quite curious about the fact that the prince did not come to see Ning Junyu off this time.

Ning Junchi was naturally curious about this matter.But there are some things that he can ask, and some things, if he asks, maybe it will cause a rift between the two of them.Therefore, even if he wanted to know more in his heart, Ning Junchi never asked this question.

Since Tang Luojin left Ning Junyu, she devoted most of her energy to the charity hall, the placement of disabled soldiers and the banquet for thousands of seniors.

In the matter of the library before, because he was too young, and it was not easy for him to attract the favor of those literati under the eyes of Emperor Tianyuan, he only built a library in the south of the Yangtze River across the Jiangnan Academy. family.The rest of the state capitals have not done this.

Tang Luojin originally thought that when he was older, he might be able to continue to do this work again.But things went against his wishes, before he grew up, Emperor Tianyuan had already handed over this matter to the second and eighth princes.

The matter of borrowing libraries is a great thing to bring literati back to their hearts.There are barbarians or small countries coveting around Datang, and it is not as important as the previous dynasties, but the concept is hard to change. In the bottom of Datang's heart, he obviously values ​​literati more than military generals.How could Tang Luojin not care about the approval of those literati?

But now, it's useless for him to care.In the future, the second prince who already has a son will take the eighth prince to build the library of the seventeen state capitals in Datang.And the admiration and gratitude of the literati in the seventeen state capitals will all be given to these two people.

Tang Luojin's heart was complicated, but the matter had already been decided, and the matter was decided by Emperor Tianyuan himself.In this way, he cannot act rashly.However, if you eat a ditch, you will gain a lot of wisdom.With such a thing, what Tang Luojin will do next will not be so unswerving to the end.

"Seven Emperor Brothers have been practicing in Fujian for several years about the shantang, and now they have thought of everything that should be thought of. Now it is just a good deed to take care of disabled soldiers everywhere, which is not too troublesome."

The sixth prince was only one year older than Tang Luojin, and his mother and concubine who passed away were from Korea. It was originally not his turn to do this. It was only because he had a good relationship with Tang Luojin since he was a child that Tang Luojin took the place. He begged for the errand.The sixth prince was grateful to Tang Luojin, and naturally became more concerned about this matter.

Jiang Hanbing said seriously: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we are all watching this matter, and nothing like the second prince will happen."

The sixth prince also nodded seriously.

Tang Luojin thought for a while, and said: "Brother Liuhuang and his cousin are doing things alone, so I can rest assured. It's just this matter, I hope it can go on for a long time, it's not here alone, this matter can be carried out; If it is gone, this matter cannot continue, or it will be used by someone with a heart. Gu’s idea is to make the system clear, one by one, like the law of my court, such as the money of Shantang Where does the shantang come from, how the donations received by the shantang are used, what is the future of the boys and girls in the shantang, how old will the shantang support them, whether the shantang has an organization like a supervisor, etc. These things, although It may seem like a trivial matter, but it is quite cumbersome. If there is not two or three years, this matter will not be smoothed out. Sixth brother and cousin..."

The sixth prince and Jiang Hanbing looked at each other, and immediately understood what Tang Luojin meant.Tang Luojin hoped that the two of them could take over this matter to the end - of course, even though they took over, they still played it in the name of the prince, and they must not forget that the prince is the one with such a good reputation.

After thinking for a while, the two agreed.

"We have never thought of making this shantang an independent place where we can support ourselves." The sixth prince said with a smile, "If this can really be done, after the seventh emperor brother, Han Bing and I , but it is also a great achievement, and maybe it can be left in history."

No matter what it is, "first" always makes people pay special attention.

Jiang Hanbing also excitedly said: "What His Royal Highness said is very true. There is no big deal between me and His Royal Highness. I can do this kind deed for the world and for the prince. There is a possibility of leaving a name in history, and I am willing to fight!"

Only then did Tang Luojin feel relieved, nodded slightly, and then took out some papers that he recalled and wrote in his previous life that the Foundation could learn from, and asked the two of them to study carefully.

Only the resettlement of disabled soldiers, Tang Luojin divided it into two parts, one part of the specific resettlement was handed over to Shantang, and the other part was the "retraining" of disabled soldiers, which was handed over to those who rushed back from their hometown Dive left.

Zuo Qian used to be a general at the frontier, but because his left arm was cut off, he had to retire early.Later, they were framed again, and the sons could not get ahead.Fortunately, when Tang Luojin went to Jiangnan to deal with the Jiangnan imperial examination fraud case, Zuo Qian took the eldest son on board the prince's boat, which allowed several sons to pass the martial arts examination.Among them, Zuo Wenrui, the eldest son, has been sent to Tubo by the prince.

Zuo Qian originally thought that if his sons could do well, he would be satisfied.Unexpectedly, with his broken arm, mutilated body, and not too young, Tang Luojin actually reactivated him and asked him to take care of the livelihood of the disabled soldiers and monitor whether the disabled soldiers were treated harshly by their families.

Zuo Qian himself broke his arm, and he knew the pain involved. Hearing that the prince entrusted this matter to him, he felt that he was following the right person!The crown prince can treat the disabled soldiers so kindly, it is obvious that he takes those soldiers who died for Datang into his heart, and he is a prince who truly cherishes the soldiers.

For a while, Tang Luojin's philanthropy did not attract much attention, but his grace to the disabled soldiers made many generals more convinced by him.The border soldiers, of course, kept the prince in their hearts more and more, and vowed to be loyal to the king and serve the country.

Tang Luojin's filial piety period is still there, and he will not be able to leave Chang'an City for a period of time, so most of his next energy will be put on watching everyone sort out the books on health preservation and life that Qiansou said, and the books based on those books. In the book written by the farming experience of the old farmers.

Needless to say the first two, ever since the simple health formula was spread, many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Chang’an City have paid attention to this matter—who in the world would not want to live a few more years in good health?The health preservation books are written based on the words of imperial physicians and those old people who have lived for more than 70 years or even a hundred years. Who doesn't want them?

If it wasn't for the crown prince personally presiding over this matter and taking care of it from time to time, many dignitaries would have rushed over and grabbed those people's necks, telling them to write quickly.

Emperor Tianyuan also attached great importance to this matter.

However, what he values ​​most is not the health preservation books, but the farming methods dictated by old farmers over the years.

It should be noted that at this time, farmers farmed by relying on the intuition of old farmers, and there were not many books handed down—even if there were books handed down, how many old farmers in the fields were literate ?

Emperor Tianyuan called Tang Luojin to inquire, and Tang Luojin said: "The soil quality, wind, frost, rain and dew are different in different places, and the weather is hot and cold. It is very troublesome to classify these books and formulas, so I haven't finished sorting them out." After a pause, he said again, "My son originally thought that after the books and formulas came out, in addition to spreading them all over the place, it would be better to set up a separate department in the imperial court to write according to the books and formulas in each place, and then invite people who have accumulated years of experience from various places Old farmers, please let them look at the various places to plant the land together. The method obtained in this way should be more reliable than simply writing formulas and books today."

No way, there was no Yuan Longping at this time, and the grain production in various places was not that high when it was the highest.The ancients emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, so why didn’t they worry that fewer people would farm the land, and they would get less food, fearing that they would not even have enough to eat?

Tang Luojin knew that the battle must not be neglected, since the battle was necessary, the physical fitness of the people had to be improved, and the reserve food for the battle was indispensable.It has also become inevitable for farmers to grow their fields.

Emperor Tianyuan and Tang Luojin had the same thoughts in their minds, and said after hearing the words: "This method is very good. Although it will consume a lot of manpower, if it is done, the imperial court's grain depot will increase a lot of food, and our soldiers on the border will not need hungry."

The father and son discussed this matter for a long time, and finally Emperor Tianyuan asked Tang Luojin to go to the court tomorrow to inform all civil and military officials about this matter in the court hall.

——Although this method will be implemented by the imperial court, but this method comes from the crown prince. Emperor Tianyuan wants everyone to know about this matter.

Tang Luojin naturally agreed, and then presented the rough health book that he had sorted out so far.

"Father, take a look first. Although it's not detailed enough, it's better than nothing." Tang Luojin had already finished reading the book, commented, and said, "Although there are some ways to eat coarse grains, if Father doesn't like it, You can start with the hundred-step walk after meals, and start making fruits and vegetables every day. Step by step, take your time, I think my father will live a longer life than the oldest 120-year-old man I have found so far."

Long live, long live, long live or something, it's fake if you hear it.

Naturally, Tang Luojin couldn't say those false words, but wishing his father a long life, that's what he said from the bottom of his heart.

Emperor Tianyuan smiled kindly when he heard the words, but didn't say anything.

When Tang Luojin left, Emperor Tianyuan rubbed the book in his hand, but didn't look at it carefully.

Xu Youwei watched from the side, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the prince specially prepared this for you and the queen mother. It's fine if you don't listen to it. You have to listen to the prince's wishes."

The matter of Qiansou was only prepared by the prince after the empress dowager became seriously ill.At that time, the Empress Dowager had already been given an ultimatum by the imperial physician, and the prince knew all about it.Therefore, the health preservation book written by Qiansou was obviously prepared for Emperor Tianyuan and the Empress Dowager, and the prince's filial piety can be seen in it.

How could Emperor Tianyuan fail to guess Tang Luojin's intentions?Hearing this, he just smiled: "My prince, he is the best."

Xu Youwei's eyes twitched, and he said: "Of course the crown prince is fine, but your majesty, you have to take care of your health. Even if you don't follow the regimen written in this health book, anyway, if the imperial doctor prescribes the medicine, you have to take care of yourself." Drink it every day. You look good now, but..."

Emperor Tianyuan glanced at him.

Xu Youwei immediately knelt down, with cold sweat on his forehead: "Damn the slave! Die the slave!"

Emperor Tianyuan said slowly: "Get up. You are not wrong, it is I who disregarded my own body too much." He stood up, looked out of the window, the small figure of Tang Luojin going away, murmured, "Did I push too hard? But..."

If he didn't press harder, he might not have time to wait until Xiao Qi became a real king.

What Emperor Tianyuan was thinking in his heart, others would not be able to guess.

Qingning Palace is very quiet now, but Yangde Palace often comes to report that the Twelve Princes are crying and asking Emperor Tianyuan to go.

Emperor Tianyuan went there a few times at the beginning, and every time he went, the twelve princes would smile at him, very happy.When he was about to leave, he would cry a lot.

At first, Emperor Tianyuan thought it was the child who was close to him.But the emperor has always been suspicious, and after waiting too many times, he didn't doubt his son, but suspected that this was Yue Chongyuan and Concubine Rong's method of inviting favor, and reprimanded them in public, making them unable to hold their heads up. It stopped for a while.

It's just that I don't want to, there are still people coming to invite Yangde Palace today.

Emperor Tianyuan frowned slightly, and said: "Take the imperial physician to the past." Then he said, "Let me tell you again, if there is another time, Concubine Rong and Yue Chongyuan don't have to raise the twelve princes anymore! They don't know how to take care of you like this." Emperor, from now on, they won't be needed anymore!"

As soon as Emperor Tianyuan's oral order came out, the twelve princes finally stopped making noise.

No matter what, Concubine Rong and Yue Chongyuan loved him wholeheartedly.

When Tang Luojin heard about this in the East Palace, she only curled her lips slightly, and continued to practice martial arts with Ning Junchi.

In the past, Tang Luojin thought that for boxing, he only needed to use it to strengthen his body, but now it seems that he not only needs to rely on boxing to strengthen his body, but also rely on him to go to the battlefield.In this way, what you learned before is not enough.

"Hands are still so cold." When Ning Jun saw that Tang Luojin was sweating, he stopped. When he wiped off his sweat and held hands, he found that the boy's hands were still cold. He paused and said , "It's only October now, and your hands are so cold. How can you bear it when it's the twelfth lunar month?"

Tang Luojin said: "How I endured it last year, I will endure it this year."

Empress Gaoming, even if that bowl of soup and a crab never killed him, it made him suffer from cold hands and feet almost all year round.

But for Tang Luojin, who is now aspiring to the throne, these are just trifles.

Ning Junchi said: "What about next year? Xiaoqi really thinks about it. Next year, he really wants to go to Yunnan and Guizhou? Tubo is now the Tubo Empire, with a strong military force, which is more extensive than Turkic. If Xiaoqi wants to fight against him, I'm afraid It's too early."

Tang Luojin took a sip of water and said: "Next year is indeed a bit early. But I have calculated with my father, and now the people are recuperating for several years. If they are recruited in the next year and trained for a year, or in the next year or another year, it may be possible. Fight against Tubo. Tubo invaded Yungui several times and took the lives of our people in Datang. If we don’t think of a way to drive them back, I’m afraid that the border lands will become Datang if they want to give in.”

Today, Tubo claims to have an army of 70.Although there is a difference in this number, it can also be seen that its military strength is indeed strong.Rao is Datang, and he can only make false claims with it temporarily.

It's just that Tubo has a big heart. After sending his two princesses to the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace respectively, he still does not change his old style and often invades the border between the two countries. In this way, Datang can't tolerate it.

Ning Junchi stopped persuading him, but "trained" Tang Luojin every day, personally teaching him how to fight.

——The empress dowager's filial piety will be in May next year.Tang Luojin will leave Chang'an after May next year, and then go to the Tubo battlefield, both for war and military power.I don't know how many years have passed.

But he could only stand in Chang'an, looking at Tubo from a distance, thinking about people who maybe shouldn't be thinking about him.

The author has something to say: Well, the third uncle will also go to the battlefield in the future~~ There is also love... Minors are not allowed to fall in love. In ancient times, they had to be 16 years old. Overhauled little scholar and big Orion TAT~~