As soon as the morning dawned, Li Chengqian wore a coarse cloth and drove out of the palace in the crown prince's car to Mingde Gate.

The place where the Chang'an sewer was started.

Although autumn has begun in terms of solar terms, the weather in Chang'an City is far from being high and cool in autumn.

Today, Li Chengqian went out of the palace to dig the first milled soil for the construction of the Chang'an sewer, and the people, officials, relatives and nobles of the entire Chang'an City all came out to participate in the construction of the sewer.

Before Li Chengqian's crossing, the crown prince's public activities were mainly to go to the country to supervise the release of the foundation, or accompany the emperor to worship the heavens, as for the emperor's pro-peasant and crown princes, they rarely participated.

However, since the winter of the previous year, Li Chengqian frequently appeared in front of the people of Chang'an City, first to comfort the orphans and suffering, and then to provide disaster relief everywhere in Chang'an City, personally leading a team to go down to the river to fish, hold a political banquet for thousands of people, and set out to fight in Chang'an.

This series of things has been publicized by the East Palace series, so that the people living in Chang'an City regard Li Chengqian as a familiar neighbor around them in their hearts.

Li Chengqian slowly got out of the car with a bright iron mill, and the civil and military officials and the noble families in front of the car lined up to greet him, and this specification definitely caught up with the emperor to go on patrol.

This is the position of Li Chengqian in Chang'an City after the counterinsurgency.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengqian looked up at the well-dressed ministers and said lightly: "Flat!" ”

Then he walked down and said directly to Hao Chujun: "What about the people you invited?"

Li Chengqian arranged for Hao Chujun and Chang'an to invite a group of representatives of the people to work with him in various squares of Chang'an one day in advance.

"Come here, please!"

After a while, a group of people dressed in cloth came up with digging tools.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

When the people saw Li Chengqian, they knelt down and saluted.

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Hurry up and dig sewers for our Chang'an City with the Lone King." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the east side of Suzaku Street, followed by a group of ordinary people.

All the civil and military ministers were left aside by Li Chengqian, you look at me, I look at you, they are all stupid.

After a while, Li Daozong muttered: "Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really digging sewers?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince and deputy of the country, how can the people do such a vulgar and unbearable thing?"

Just when the first few ministers in front of him were helpless, they suddenly heard someone behind them indignant.

The ministers turned around and saw that it was Xiao Jun, the counselor, and they were running out angrily, obviously to chase Li Chengqian.

Gao Shilian and other high-ranking officials couldn't help but smile bitterly when they saw this, seeing that Li Chengqian's face just now was already dissatisfied with his own people, wouldn't he be looking for scolding to provoke him at this time?

Suzaku Street is 150 meters wide, and Li Chengqian and his party walked to the east from the middle, chatting with the people of the various squares around them as they walked.

The people next to him also responded enthusiastically.

"King Gu personally said that day that he exempted the people of Chang'an City from servitude, and now he has asked everyone to come out to dig the canal, everyone has no opinion, right?"

After the chatterbox was opened, Li Chengqian asked tentatively.

"No opinion, no opinion, the big guys all understand that we all live in Chang'an, and repairing the sewer is good for the big guys......"

Hearing this answer, Li Chengqian wondered if it was taught by Hao Chujun, and couldn't help but turn his head to look over.

Hao Chujun also came in an official robe today, and at this time, he was tucking his robe while following Li Chengqian closely, wanting to clean up some of his own neatness so that he could dig a pit later.

Li Chengqian ignored him and continued: "If anyone says strange things, you have to tell the Lone King, don't let the Lone King be deceived by some people." ”

As soon as Li Chengqian's words came out, the person who spoke just now was so frightened that his face changed, and he said in fear: "Don't dare to deceive His Royal Highness the Prince, the big guys are really very happy." ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Okay, it's good that the people can understand things, let's work together to make the construction as beautiful as a garden......

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please stop and listen to the minister."

Li Chengqian was talking and Xiao Jun shouted loudly as he ran from behind.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but stop when he heard this, and looked back at Xiao Jun, who was wearing a red official robe, panting and running over.

Li Chengqian didn't know Xiao Jun, so he looked back at Hao Chujun, and Hao Chujun quickly told Xiao Jun about the situation.

Xiao Jun ran in front of Li Chengqian, took a breath, looked solemn, and said in a loud voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince and deputy of the country, and he is an example in the world, and every move should be in accordance with etiquette and etiquette.

Leaving the palace today to participate in the construction of sewers has already exceeded the etiquette, and now he does not wear the dress of the crown prince's etiquette, forgetting to talk and laugh with the common people.

Later, I have to personally drill the milling hoe and perform the battle of the vulgar wrestlers, which is really unseemly.

The minister asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to immediately put down the iron milling, change the crown prince's dress and meet the subjects again, and show the subjects to be dignified and righteous. ”

He bowed deeply and bowed.

Li Chengqian was almost laughed at angrily, who did Xiao Jun think he was?

Kick your nose and face and brush yourself up to make a sense of existence!

Li Chengqian had a cold face and waited for the ministers who followed behind, and they all came to the front to teach him a lesson.

And some ministers who caught up later listened to Xiao Jun's criticism of Li Chengqian's words, and nodded approvingly.

Li Chengqian saw that the people behind him were coming, and asked indifferently: "You have all listened to Xiao Jun's words, do you think so?"

The previous ministers had a feeling of eating when they heard this, what does this have to do with us.

Xiao Jun used Li Chengqian's fame This is obvious, if he follows Xiao Jun, he will inevitably be cleaned up by Li Chengqian, and if he refutes Xiao Jun, he will be scolded for bullying and flattering.

This is an eternal problem that has been formed since China admonished the innocent of guilt, and whoever wants to refuse the admonition will rarely be scolded as a faint king.

Seeing that the ministers didn't speak, Li Chengqian snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "You all only think about protecting yourself with Mingzhe, and you don't even distinguish between right and wrong?"

Or do you think that the lonely king is a faint king and can't listen to the truth?"

In the end, Li Jing, who still had to be angry, came out and saluted: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Xiao Jun is a counselor, and it is his duty to persuade His Royal Highness the Prince. Moreover, the ministers of the past generations were alarmist, but the power to listen to the advice is not in the master. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks that Xiao Jun's advice can be used immediately, and if it is not available, it is not necessary, so there is no need to delve into it. ”

Li Chengqian nodded when he heard this: "It's that he can talk nonsense with the Fenglu of the imperial court without taking any responsibility?"

Fenglu of the Tang Dynasty does not raise such a person, and the will of the king of Gu advises the doctor Xiao Jun to be talentless and virtuous, and he will never be hired. ”

Xiao Jun was shocked when he heard this: "The heartfelt words of His Royal Highness the Prince, even if they are not used, they cannot be taken as mistakes and deposed. ”

"King Xiao Jungu degraded you not because you have no talent and no virtue, and you are not worthy of being a counselor, not because you are admonished." Li Chengqian said unceremoniously.

Xiao Junwen said sadly and angrily: "There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, how can a minister from a famous family be a person with no talent and no virtue?"

Li Chengqian questioned him when he heard this: "Xiao Jun, if you are from a famous family, even if you are talented and virtuous?" Then the lonely king asked you, which etiquette in my Tang Dynasty does not prepare the crown prince to talk and laugh with the common people, and which etiquette does not prepare the crown prince to dig a ditch himself?"

Xiao Jun also stiffened his neck when he heard this: "Although there is no explicit prohibition in the Tang Dynasty, the sages of ancient times are all based on etiquette, and the crown prince should follow the example of the sages?"

"Which sage are you talking about?"

"Sage of Nature!"

When Confucius was alive

Hearing this, Li Chengqian looked at the ministers and smiled faintly: "You also tell me, should King Gu imitate Emperor Shun, or should he imitate Kong Qiu?" 8)