In fact, it is very stupid to hide in a place outside the sun through all kinds of disguises, and use conspiracy to accomplish one's own goals, which is a behavior that human beings have not only not resisted, but have been very admired since ancient times.

To put it simply, the older the coward, the more you can eat in ancient times.

Li Chengqian felt that this was actually very unnecessary, and it was better to accumulate his own strength when he was calculating others, because in the face of absolute power, any conspiracy and trickery would make people laugh to death.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites came to the East Palace, and they finalized the identities of Ash Naxue and Xiuxiu, and the prince Na Liangdi is similar to the process of ordinary people taking concubines, no need for a wedding or anything, and it will be over when they are carried to the house.

It wasn't until the evening that Su Yuan returned to the East Palace, and saw that the cushion on which the prince was sitting was a little thin, so he ordered the palace maid to bring a thicker one.

Even though it's summer, sitting directly on a stone bench is still not good for your health.

Li Chengqian naturally accepted his wife's concern, and dragged her to his lap to sit.

Su Yuan just struggled for a moment and accepted this sitting position. Seeing that the husband was looking at the dogs and horses in the pasture, he asked, "What is the husband doing with the black charcoal head and Lingyun?" ”

"I see them carefree, you say, how simple the animals are, they only think about eating, drinking, sleeping and reproducing, there is no need for intrigue, there is no need to calculate intrigues, compared with them, people live as if they are suffering, because they will always find things to do that they are not happy with, and do things that they will be bored with."

"Do you think it's the wrong thing to marry a concubine?"

scratched Su Yuan's armpit, which immediately made her laugh and struggle.

"What do you think, I just mean people, why do you pull it on yourself. Okay, you just think I'm nervous, go and tell the kitchen to cook, there are more people in the East Palace now, unlike before, when I eat, I'm the only one, Wei Zheng, that old bastard came over to eat and made me happy for a while. ”

Su Yuan nodded, and got up to find the kitchen. The East Palace has now become her final say, so she must familiarize herself with the various affairs of the East Palace as soon as possible in a short period of time. The male protagonist is outside the female protagonist, even if it is the palace. Only when women take care of their family affairs can men's families be relieved to do big things.

In summer, there is nothing more popular than cold dishes, especially in the saltpeter purification place in the palace, where I don't know where it is located, there is always clean ice to be delivered, not to mention the royal family, even the officials in the imperial city have benefited from this.

In the past, it was always said that being an official was summer and winter cold, but now there is a coal stove installed in the official office, and you can still eat ice in summer, which is simply enjoyable.

The East Palace is also a big user of ice, the most surprising thing for Li Chengqian is that the Tang Dynasty actually had eggplant, after asking the cook and others, he learned that the current eggplant is called Kunlun purple melon, as early as the Han Dynasty, although the size is small, but the taste is the same. The steamed eggplant is mixed with seasoning and garlic and left on the cake for a while, which is an excellent delicacy.

There is no need for fancy dishes, and today the owners of the East Palace enjoy simple rice and steamed eggplant.

Su Yuan doesn't like to eat garlic, but the bowl was sandwiched by the prince's husband, so she can only eat it.

Ashina Xue didn't care, and even competed with Li Chengqian for the eggplant with more garlic on it.

Since arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian had to eat garlic. Although the garlic doesn't taste pleasant, it is really effective in boosting immunity.

sandwiched another piece of eggplant to Xiuxiu, which immediately flattered her.

After eating and putting down the chopsticks, Li Chengqian said to Su Yuan: "Yichun Beiyuan will be for Ah Xue to live, you live in Guangtian Palace, although Yiqiu Palace Yichun Palace is still free, but I asked the official of etiquette, Xiuxiu's identity is not enough for her to have a separate palace to live in, she can only build another building, since the affairs of the East Palace are now in your charge, you can build a new attic for her, before that, let her live with Ah Xue." ”

Su Yuan nodded, before the meal, she specially counted the money vault of the East Palace and checked the account books. To tell the truth, she had never seen so much money, and that's it, according to Fang Sheng's words, it was still some of the wedding gifts received by the East Palace, and a lot had been moved away in the morning. It seems that what the queen said is right, it will take a long time for her to find out the property of the East Palace.

"The concubine knows it, and she won't treat Xiuxiu's sister harshly."

Seeing Su Yuan say this, Li Chengqian didn't have the mind to care. handed over all the housekeeping of the East Palace to her, and she, the prince, really became an otaku in the East Palace. You don't have to worry about anything, just stretch your hand to open your mouth.

After eating, I went back to the study to deal with the folds.

During the day, since the Zhongshu Province did not specifically mark the urgency, and the Menxia Province did not urge, it means that today's excerpt is not very important.

Only then did he deal with two letters about business, and the third letter attracted Li Chengqian's attention.

This letter is not about business, and it doesn't even have much to do with him. This is an impeachment letter, and the most surprising thing is that it is still an impeachment of the emperor.

That's interesting! Although the emperor has repeatedly instigated his ministers to be brave and admonish, he has also rewarded Wei Zheng many times, saying that he is a boss who can listen to the advice of the contrary. But such a twist and turn is still rare after all.

Everyone understands what the emperor means, just listen to it, it's really like Wei Zheng chasing the emperor to block up, it's a strange thing not to be unlucky. Don't look at Wei Zheng's impeachment of the emperor many times, it's okay, that's because the people themselves are the princes of the country, and there is a necessity for existence.

Putting down the pen, Li Chengqian took the letter and looked at it. The choice of words and sentences is not bad, and the sentences are full of feelings of worrying about the country and the people. However, a letter that prevented the emperor from traveling, using Emperor Yang of Sui as an example, is a bit too much. If the emperor is in a bad mood, it is no problem to give you a charge such as a "curse".

After reading the twists and turns, I also understood the whole story. Wei Zheng is right, after the emperor's trip is successful once or twice, it will not stop, but will intensify. There are again and again, and there are again and again, and there are again and again. This time, the emperor's father sent a letter to Hou Junji and Luoyang Thorn Shi, asking about the situation in Luoyang, and also asking about the feasibility of traveling to Luoyang.

There is no doubt that this is tempting, unlike the academy Weishui Qizhou, this time the emperor wants to go to Luoyang.

In fact, it's not bad to go to the eastern capital to see, but the premise is that this time don't let the prince supervise the country again.

Picking up the impeachment of the emperor, Li Chengqian casually threw it into the trash. This is also a common practice in the court, unless the official who is playing does not want to live anymore and is determined to play, otherwise, when encountering such a risky performance, Fang Xuanling of Zhongshu Province will secretly return or even deal with it directly.

When he opened the fourth letter, Li Chengqian was dumbfounded. Because the signature of the fold is Du Ruhui, like the previous one, it also prevents the emperor from traveling.

After reading Du Ruhui's recitals, and then looking at the subsequent letters, Li Chengqian suddenly smiled bitterly. At this time, he couldn't understand what Lao Fang was thinking, he was a fool.

A series of letters were written by important ministers in the court. The impeachment to stop the emperor's play, it stands to reason that there is no need to send them to the East Palace, so there is only one reason why they appear on the desk of the East Palace - Fang Xuanling hopes that the crown prince will also follow them to dissuade the emperor.

"Zhang Yun, go and call Mr. Kong over."

After seizing the time to deal with the few commercial letters, Li Chengqian waited for Kong Yingda to come over.

Zuo Chunfang was directly opposite the East Palace, so it didn't take long for Kong Yingda to enter the East Palace.

"Your Highness, you urgently summoned Weichen over, do you have something important?"

"Mr. Kong, you take a look at these twists and turns first."

Kong Yingda found a chair and sat down, picked up the fold and looked at it, and after a while, his brows tightened.

"Fang Xuanling, this is to let His Highness also play, this old bastard is really getting more and more timid."

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly: "He is preparing to let the East Palace provoke the big head, there is no doubt that Lone is the first to impeach his father, first of all, he is unfilial, if his father is angry, the first thing to clean up is Lone, and then they are the ones who are angry." Besides, Lone's recitals appear with theirs, and the father will definitely think that the one who connects these ministers is Lone. ”

Kong Yingda stroked his beard with a smile and said, "It seems that His Highness has also seen through these schemes, which is very good, but since you have seen it, why do you still call Weichen over?" ”

Li Chengqian still smiled bitterly: "It's not that you can't make up your mind, you say, this black pot is big and black, and it is unfilial piety on its back, and if you don't carry it, it is disloyal and unjust, no matter how you choose, it's not right." ”

This is the most difficult point in this matter, that is, the son speaks of the father, is unfilial, turns a blind eye, that is, does not care about the country's social welfare, and is disloyal and unjust. How do you get to a road blocked at both ends?

To Li Chengqian's surprise, Kong Yingda laughed.

"Your Highness, where has your ingenuity gone? This puzzle seems like there are only two options, and you can't come up with a third? ”

"The third?"

Seeing Kong Yingda's affirmation, Li Chengqian immediately thought hard.

After thinking about it for a while, a flash of inspiration appeared in my mind. Looking up and seeing Kong Yingda's inquiring look, Li Chengqian did not hesitate to pick up Fang Xuanling's recital and stamped it with the prince's seal.

Seeing the prince's action, Kong Yingda nodded, got up and left.

This is the third option, which is ultimately a variation of the first option. It must be played, but it is also necessary to explain his hardships to the emperor. It stands to reason that these folds are not within the purview of the East Palace, and should be sent back to Zhongshu Province, which will be directly handed over to the emperor. However, if it is sent by the East Palace, and the prince stops the emperor's play, it will be helpless.

Even if the emperor is annoyed, he will not spill his anger on the head of the East Palace. After all, the East Palace was coerced to play, and the culprits were the courtiers.

In Kong Yingda's view, although the prince's wisdom is still in the category of "people", it is still breathtaking.

Here, Li Chengqian asked Zhang Yun to send the song to the palace, and when he came back, he brought the emperor's summons.

In many cases, the faces of the eunuchs on duty outside the Ganlu Hall can indicate the emperor's mood. If the eunuch has a frightened face, it means that the emperor is angry, and if he is happy, it means that the emperor is in an extremely good mood. As usual, then nothing.

After repeatedly confirming that Li Jian's face was very ordinary, Li Chengqian walked into the Manna Hall under Li Jian's suspicious gaze.

It is rare for an emperor to live alone in the Ganlu Palace, which can be said to be very rare.

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

"Actually, it's Kong Shuzi's order, otherwise Erchen would still be in a dilemma."

Seeing that the emperor's father was really not angry, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the opposite side of the table.

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

It is impossible to bring in such a table, and it can only be made on the spot by craftsmen who bring the materials into the Manna Hall and make them on the spot.

"Since you were urged by Fang Xuanling and them to play, I won't be angry, I just want to ask you what you really think, do you think I went to Luoyang, is it good or bad?"

Yes, in the end, I still can't escape this hurdle.

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian said, "Erchen still thinks that you shouldn't travel to Luoyang. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin's face suddenly became a little unkind: "Tell me the reason, why can't you?" Could it be that you think the prison country is too tired? ”

That's nature! Can you not get tired?

Although he thought so, Li Chengqian still stood up and arched his hand and said: "Erchen is unwilling to hide from you, although the prison country is very tired, but you can take this opportunity to relax, Erchen thinks that this is filial piety, and it is worth exchanging your hard work for your father's distraction." However, this time is different, you want to travel to Luoyang, which is very inappropriate.

First of all, there is the question of the emperor's virtue, although you traveled to Weishui and Qizhou before, they were all funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and did not occupy a little money and grain in the national treasury. However, in the eyes of the ministers, the emperor's absence from Kyoto to coordinate the overall situation of the world is a kind of unscrupulous business. Wei Zheng told Erchen at the beginning, you are used to traveling, there is a second, third, and fourth time for the first time. Now that you have just been in Qizhou for a year, you want to travel again, isn't it just Wei Zheng's speculation?

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

Therefore, no matter which of these two points is viewed, Erchen does not recommend that his father travel to Luoyang. ”

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