If it was in the past, Li Chengqian would only feel that such a loud roar but not a move would be like a primary school student. But this year, we really have to do it!

The ministers, who had received the support of the prince, suddenly became excited, and Cheng Yanjin was about to jump out and say something, but was stopped by Li Jing.

Li Jing knows very well what kind of person the prince is, and it is absolutely impossible for the prince to do such a thing. At least in his understanding, the prince doesn't look weak in character, but when he is external, he will never be as kind as some civil servants, and even the prince is obviously militant to the outside world. Tuyuhun was so arrogant this time, it was absolutely impossible for the prince to choose to endure it like this.

There must be some other reason for this.

Li Shimin, who was on the throne, didn't expect the prince to really dare to answer this question, he just wanted to embarrass the prince with this problem and kill his arrogance. After all, in the matter of treating Tuyuhun, it turned out that he, the emperor, was indeed derelict in his duties, not only dereliction of duty, but even stupid. In contrast, the prince's behavior can be said to be wise.

What happened to him at the beginning happened to his son, and Li Shimin felt not relieved, but worried. The crown prince is breaking away from the ranks of the king of shoucheng and moving in the direction of the strong master and the ancestor. It's obviously a good thing, but it's just awkward.

Li Chengqian did not expect that what he did would even arouse the jealousy of the emperor, and what the emperor did today seemed to him to be more like a precursor to wanting to cheat. After all, there is a gambling contract in this matter.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks, should Gaochang's troops be assigned to a part of Longyou? It is impossible for the land of Gaochang to be rectified in a short period of time, although it is a new land, but it is not possible to lose the other, the defenders of Shanzhou were previously transferred, it is already a mistake, and now it is not too late to make amends. ”

Although Du Ruhui is a civil servant, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, he is able to speak in this regard.

"Gaochang can't be lost, as the throat of the Western Regions, Gaochang is very important, if it is lost, won't my previous efforts be in vain?"

As soon as he heard Du Ruhui's suggestion to transfer troops, Li Xiaogong suddenly became anxious. As the chief general of the campaign against Gaochang, he knows too well how important Gaochang is. For Datang, this place is equivalent to laying a cornucopia, and I don't know how much income it can bring to the imperial court. A Gaochang is estimated to pay as much tax as four or five upper-class states.

Once you let your guard down, it's likely to be given away!

Seeing that Li Xiaogong was so anxious that he shouted without waiting to get up, Li Shimin was not surprised. Seriously, he also knows how important Gaochang is to Datang. Commercially, Gaochang is the throat of the Western Regions, and after it becomes the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it has a great role in promoting the commerce of the Tang Dynasty. From a strategic point of view, although Gaochang is like fat meat guarded by the two evil wolves of the Turkic Tuyuhun, as long as it is saved, Datang will have the opportunity to take action against the Western Regions. Whether it is Qiuzi or other countries, it is all meat placed on the Datang felt board.

It is absolutely impossible to transfer troops, but Gaochang still has enough troops to suppress it after all.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Shimin said: "Gaochang's troops cannot be withdrawn, and sufficient troops must be guaranteed in the territory." In this way, he ordered Yunlu to return to Longyou with Longyou's troops to strengthen the defense of Shanzhou and other border states, and Gaochang transferred Luoyang's troops over, Luoyang stayed behind, and the prince of Luguo Junji was reappointed to Gaochang to stay. ”

Hearing the emperor's arrangement, everyone nodded, except for Li Chengqian.

There is no doubt that it is normal for the emperor to arrange it this way, and the troops hoarded in Luoyang are not so much to stay behind, but rather to be the shield that the emperor has placed outside Chang'an to target the country. Now that the emperor has sent this army to the frontier, it can be said that he has let down his absolute vigilance at home.

However, in Li Chengqian's view, the emperor's arrangement was terrible.

In the final analysis, whoever goes to Gaochang can do it, but Hou Junji and a few others can't do it. Cheng Yanjin and the others seem to be very arrogant, but they are indeed the most disciplined and will never take a step beyond Lei Chi. And Hou Junji, for the sake of short-term interests, dared to touch the forbidden area of the courtiers, and was a real type of person. Such a person is sent to Gaochang, which is extremely rich and can be called gold everywhere, and it is strange if he does not move his crooked mind.

However, this is the emperor's arrangement, and he, the crown prince, should not talk much.

Again, the emperor is still a qualified boss, during the Taiping period, whether it is military merits or political achievements, it is difficult to find, and governing Gaochang is definitely the top way to obtain credit. Such a great credit, he is close to his old subordinates.

It is rare for a regular pilgrimage to be held until noon, and today is an exception.

After the court meeting, Li Chengqian did not hesitate to stay away from the Taiji Palace. Bet or something, it's the same later, today the emperor's father is obviously in a bad temper, and the fool just hit the muzzle.

Before he left the Taiji Palace, he was called out.

turned his head and found that it was Fang Xuanling.

"Your Highness, if there is such a speculation next time, you can tell the old man and others, and it is the greatest credit to be able to prevent problems before they happen. Compared with you, the old man and others are still short-sighted. ”

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly: "This time it's just a coincidence, and next time it may not be so lucky." ”

He has a few catties and a few taels, Li Chengqian is still very clear. It's just that it is only by relying on the understanding of history that it has become an image that can be counted in the eyes of everyone. In the final analysis, because of his intervention, history has begun to change, and it may not have changed much before, but now because of banks, etc., the changes have almost spread to the entire Tang Dynasty, and the impact of a person's change on reality is minimal, but the change of a large group of people is the real change.

Regarding the prince's words, Fang Xuanling only stubbornly thought it was a humble speech.

"Your Highness is really too humble, by the way, Your Highness, the old gentleman watched Yuan Tiangang go to the court and ask His Majesty to pay attention to the defense around him, and beware of abnormal things at any time. According to Yuan Tiangang, he has been telling His Majesty hexagrams all these years, but most of them ended in failure, but this year is different, he has calculated a clear evil hexagram, and said that this year the heavens will definitely send a warning, what do you think? ”

"Evil hexagram?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was also a little confused.

In other words, didn't Lao Yuan just rely on saying good things? Especially for the emperor, it is okay to bluff and bluff the common people, who has the courage to play this game with the emperor?

Perverse, so perverse!

"When it comes to hexagrams, it's not a lone person who can speak. When Li Shi was alive, he once warned to stay away from ghosts and gods, Fang Xiang was asking the wrong person. ”

Fang Xuanling smiled mysteriously, arched his hand and left.

Standing on the steps in front of the Taiji Hall, looking at Fang Xuanling's back, Li Chengqian shook his head self-deprecatingly.

There is no doubt that this is also Fang Xuanling's temptation, and it is estimated that his statement still can't be believed by everyone. It is estimated that these people feel that they have obtained the true transmission of hexagrams, and these prophets and preconceptions are all derived from hexagrams. Presumably, this is already their only conjecture in the case of rational imminent departure.

Hexagram? If the hexagram is useful, why do people bother to tinker with turtle shells all day long!

However, it is still necessary to be vigilant against Yuan Tiangang's abnormality. These guys are the most rigorous people, and if they don't have complete certainty, they won't talk so deadly. It is estimated that Yuan Tiangang learned some news, or it is not good for the emperor, and he is completely sure that it will affect the emperor.

Although he didn't want to worry about the emperor's father, he didn't need to, but Li Chengqian was still very curious.

When I returned to the East Palace, I called a carriage and drove directly to Lao Junguan.

The royal family is surnamed Li, and it is no coincidence that Lao Tzu is also surnamed Li, since the royal family respected Lao Tzu as an ancestor, Taoism has developed. As a representative of Taoism, Yuan Tiangang is naturally even more beautiful, although the title of "National Teacher" is just a name, but it is enough for him to walk sideways in Chang'an.

As long as a person becomes famous, the appearance fee or something will rise, and in Li Chengqian's opinion, the red envelope received by Yuan Tiangang is definitely thicker.

The incense of Laojunguan is very vigorous, which can be seen from the endless stream of people. The previous matter of the queen's blessing gave Lao Junguan a big advertisement, and the common people believed in this the most, coupled with the evidence that the heavy snow had stopped, it even contributed to the reputation of Lao Junguan.

In the big ding at the door, the cigarette smoke is swirling, almost impossible to insert, and the people who want to enter the incense form a long queue at the door.

As the crown prince, Li Chengqian naturally doesn't need to queue up. The pale yellow costume is the best eye-catcher, and before he got off the carriage, two Taoist priests immediately gave up maintaining order and bowed.

"The road is poor, meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Poor Dao Xuanqingzi, meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Gu is looking for Yuan Daochang to have something, so you don't need to report it, just take Gu in." ”

Wujing and Xuanqingzi did not doubt him, and immediately began to evacuate the crowd and clear a way for the prince.

The tempers of the people in Guanzhong were very violent, and when they saw that someone was going to cut in line, they wanted to roll up their sleeves and teach a lesson, but after finding out that it was the prince, they all bent over and bent their necks to get out of the way. The big banquet at the time of the wedding let the people of Chang'an know what the prince looks like, and if there is anyone who has never seen it, he will be despised by the people around him. Because this means that this guy did not attend the prince's wedding banquet.

The first time he used his privileges, Li Chengqian was still very embarrassed, and in the face of the chaotic salutes of the surrounding people, he could only smile and wave his hand. But after thinking about it, I found that my movements seemed to be a bit correct and a little silly, so I could only nod my head instead.

After finally getting into Laojunguan, it was not easy to enter Yuan Tiangang's small courtyard.

When I entered the small courtyard, I immediately calmed down. There are too many people who come to worship on incense, and there are many cracks on the stone roads in the Taoist temple. But it is clear that the Taoist priests do not want to replace it, this thing is a proof of their prosperity.

"Okay, you go back and continue to guide the villagers, Gu and Yuan Daochang are familiar with each other, so there is no need to lead the way."

Following Li Chengqian's orders, Wujing and Xuan Qingzi left after giving gifts.

Lao Yuan's yard had also come, so Li Chengqian walked directly to the door of the room.

Pushed the door down, but didn't push.

Glancing back at Zhang Yun, Li Chengqian hugged his arms and avoided the side.

Zhang Yun smiled and took out a small knife from his arms, inserted it along the crack of the door, and flicked the latch little by little until it was opened. Yuan Tiangang's anti-theft awareness is still not enough, you must know that the door latches of many important ministers' studies are all buckles.

Pushing open the door and walking in, I saw Yuan Tiangang lying on the desk.

Hearing the sound of the door, Yuan Tiangang said without raising his head: "Didn't you say don't bother me, unless it is summoned by the emperor, it is the crown prince and queen, and you have to wait for the old way to finish it." ”

"Tsk, Lao Yuan, this is your mistake, although Lone said that he had cheated you, but didn't he seal a big red envelope for you later!"

"The Prince.... Your Highness?"

Raising his head, Yuan Tiangang was suddenly dumbfounded, and he was about to reach out to cover up the pictures on the table, only to find that his actions were even more suspicious. I simply withdrew my hand.

On the side of the case, Li Chengqian picked up a drawing and was amazed.

Good guys, it turned out to be the most primitive analysis of the motion of celestial bodies. It's not rigorous at all, but it already has the appearance of astronomy. There are also a large number of records on each drawing, the kind that can be converted into numbers, but the units are days and hours, which are not precise enough.

But even so, the sense of shock is strong enough.

It wasn't until he saw this picture that Li Chengqian remembered that this year was not only a year of great disaster for the imperial court, but also for Li Shimin, it was very bad. Because, on the first day of May this year, there will be a solar eclipse, and coincidentally, the area that can be seen happens to be the Guanzhong area.

The sun has always been the object of human worship, and no matter where the civilization is, it is especially revered for the sun. In the Tang Dynasty, the sun is closely related to the emperor, and the rare astronomical phenomenon of solar eclipses was not even bothered to be reported in later generations, but it happened at this time, but it was a big accident. Because, the ancients had many explanations about solar eclipses, but all of them were bad omens. The most popular saying is that a solar eclipse is a sign of the death of a king and a country.

The saying that heaven and man induce has certainly strengthened the imperial power, but it has also restricted the imperial power. I have to say that being an emperor is also quite heartwarming, and he claims to be the son of God on the surface, so when a disaster happens, he can only secretly scold God in his heart for not giving face.

Flying snow in June, there is a grievance, and there must be an official who has misjudged the case. The earth dragon turned over, that is, the earthquake, indicating that the emperor had done something bad, and the heavens and the earth were shaken. Heavy rain fell from the sky, it was the emperor's lack of virtue, a locust plague, and the emperor's pot. The solar eclipse is even more powerful, the omen of the death of the monarch and the death of the country, since the emperor is alive and well, that is, there is a danger of destroying the country, and it is still the fault of the emperor....

"This is just an old-fashioned graffiti, why does Your Highness look at it in a daze?"

After struggling inwardly for a long time, Yuan Tiangang still wanted to bet that the prince couldn't understand this picture. You must know that even he knows a little about it, the drawings were drawn by a Taoist escapist and appeared on his desk, as long as he wanted to know the specific time of the solar eclipse. As long as it can be accurate to the day, he Yuan Tiangang can use this opportunity to "become a god" in one fell swoop!

Others may be afraid of this, but Yuan Tiangang is not afraid, as the leader of Taoism, he is praised to the altar, and he will not attract the jealousy of the royal family, on the contrary, he can take this opportunity to gain the support of the royal family.

Putting down the drawings and looking at the disheveled and sloppy Yuan Tiangang, Li Chengqian smiled: "Old Yuan, you have been calculating these drawings for so long, don't you just want to know the time of the solar eclipse, looking at your appearance, you haven't rested for a long time, so, Lone will tell you the answer, on the first day of the fifth month, as for which hour you want to calculate, it is your own business, Lone is too lazy to care."

You see, Lone Duo is honest and tells you all the answers, unlike you, tsk, and graffiti, you can scribble such drawings with your hands, and Lone immediately bows to you, because you may really be the reincarnation of a god. ”

Li Chengqian's words made Yuan Tiangang's face red. He could never have imagined that the prince would have known the answer a long time ago.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Tiangang sighed, arched his hand and said: "Since Your Highness is telling the truth, Lao Dao will not hide it from you, that's right, there are indeed masters in Taoism who calculated that there is a solar eclipse this year, and Lao Dao came to His Majesty to warn him." Although stargazing is said to be magical, it is actually human. You also know that Lao Dao relies on this to eat, if you expose it, won't it be a ruin of people's jobs? You've seen a treasure trove of veterans, and you can do as much as you want, as long as you forget what you saw today, how about it? ”

Thinking of Lao Yuan's secret room, even Li Chengqian couldn't help but be moved. Good guys, there's really too much money to count.

The tea in the teapot was already cold, but Li Chengqian didn't care, poured a cup of tea, and said after taking a sip: "Lone is not interested in your money, and he has no intention of smashing your job." After all, I came to you today just out of pure curiosity. When the marriage between Changle and Changsun Chong was calculated, Lone still owed you a favor, Lao Junguan met with the crown princess and owed you again, Lone is not the kind of person who will take revenge. After leaving the Taoist temple today, Lone will not tell anyone about it. ”

Seeing the prince say this, Yuan Tiangang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, it was still winter, but in a short period of time, his back was already soaked, and the whole person was like luck, covered in fog.

Putting down the teacup, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "Old Yuan, I didn't say you, you are really stupid to do this." Do you know what your father hates the most? It's just playing tricks behind your back, something like a solar eclipse, you just report it directly, the reward is still indispensable to you, what's the matter with you hanging your father's appetite? When the eclipse really happens, believe it or not, the resentment you have attracted from your father is definitely more than gratitude. Others will think that you are awesome, but my father will only think that you are deliberate.

Not only the father, as long as he is a person of insight, he may respect the rules, but when it comes to these things, his heart is like a mirror. Your behavior like this will make the common people worship, but it will also make people of insight feel ashamed, and when the time comes, your reputation will stink. ”