When people get older, their needs are much less, and Li Shimin now just hopes that someone can accompany him to do interesting things, instead of being accompanied by a group of people who are trembling at everything, and they will only flatter.

Although he lost two boxes of gold coins today, Li Shimin didn't care.

After finishing the gambling in the palace, Leng Feng returned with six boxes of gold coins.

Liu Shuwen waited at the door, and when she saw the shadow guard carrying the box inside, she asked, "Husband, you actually won so much?" The concubine saw that many people were coming to the emperor and losing money in the past. ”

After playing mahjong for a day, even Leng Feng felt a little sore back and leg pain.

Hearing Liu Shuwen's words, Leng Feng said helplessly: "It's all stupid people, what the Emperor wants is a real fight with a real sword, not flattery." Although this one liked other people's sycophants the most, but the sycophants suffered a lot, and they would get tired of it after all. Look at it, there will be a gamble in the future, and I will win him. ”

After speaking, Leng Feng yawned and went to the bath to take a bath. In June, the temperature is already very high, and the smell of sweat that does not wash your body will soon come out.

King Xiaoyao touched a big four joy in the gambling game, and the three rich people including the emperor won all their gambling money, and soon spread all over Chang'an. After Chu Suiliang, who was recuperating at home, heard it, he thought that the Emperor Taishang would turn his face with King Xiaoyao, but who knew that the next day the two would go out together and go fishing in the pond, without any intention of quarreling.

Today also happens to be the day when Li Chengqian goes out of the palace to visit his parents, the emperor travels, but the honor guard is not the same, Li Chengqian, who is wearing regular clothes, looks more like a scholar than a majestic emperor.

The day of visiting his parents is a rare day of rest for Li Chengqian, so following his father and master to fish, Li Chengqian is not a little impatient, but enjoys it.

Seeing Li Jiyuan teasing tadpoles by the pond, Li Shimin couldn't help but order the guards to follow closely so that he wouldn't fall into the water.

The rod moved, but no fish took the bait.

Li Shimin pulled up the hook and said with a wry smile: "The fish in this pond are almost fine, and after fishing for a few years, they have actually learned to steal bait, and now it is difficult to catch one." ”

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "It's challenging to fish hard, father, Daochang Sun has returned to Chang'an, have you asked him to help you take a look at your body?" ”

Li Shimin said nonchalantly: "No matter how you look at it, this is the case, when you are old, it is possible to die at any time." I'm not afraid of the dragon driving Bintian, but I'm really a little worried about your heir, isn't that kid really unwilling to be the emperor? ”

Li Chengqian nodded: "Now Jiyu is under the command of Qingque, he is already the team leader, and he is only one step away from the section chief." Qingque told me that Jiyu has inherited the intelligence of our old Li family, and he is very open to everything, and most of the people who will inherit his mantle in the future will be Jiyu. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin snorted with satisfaction: "The people of our Li family are smart, that's how they should be, you two brothers were very smart when they were young, although the pheasant slave made mistakes, but he was also very smart and clever, but he just used his cleverness in the wrong place." ”

Speaking of Li Zhi, Li Shimin couldn't help but become sad, now that Li Zhi is not around, if he dies, Li Zhi is not even qualified to go back to Chang'an for funeral, how can it not make people sad?

Leng Feng fished quietly on the side, determined not to get involved in their family affairs.

Li Zhi's rebellion also involved so many people, and it can be said that he deserves to be in such a situation, and there is nothing to be pitied.

Even now, there are still people who remember that there is a rebel and thief on the run in Datang.

The sun was very full, Li Shimin just closed his eyes after basking for a while, and the snoring sounded after a while.

Looking at Li Jiyuan, who was playing by the pond, Li Chengqian asked Leng Feng: "Master, do you think Jiyuan is suitable to become the next emperor?" ”

Leng Feng put down the fishing rod and said, "It's not up to me to decide whether it is suitable or not, Cheng Qian, you should know very well that according to the situation in the court you are engaged in now, even if the next generation of emperors is a little stupid, nothing will happen." Now the Tang Dynasty is stable, even if someone wants to do something, the people will not let go of their existing stable life and follow him to rebel. History has proved that rebellion without the participation of the people is just a rebellion. You give up some of your power, but you also reduce the chances of the Emperor making mistakes. Since the emperor will not make a big mistake, the choice of people or something is just what the emperor of the previous generation said. ”

Leng Feng also waited until he returned to Chang'an to know how much arrangement Li Chengqian had made. Now the court of the three provinces and six ministries has been divided to the extreme by Li Chengqian. Except for the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Officials, the top officials in the rest of the localities are no longer one, but more than four. The passage of a decree requires the joint discussion and approval of four people. This is a waste of time, but it is safe.

After tasting the sweetness of decentralization, Li Chengqian may continue to delegate power, so he will leave the military power of the 16 guards.

When the external power is almost decentralized, although the emperor is suspected of being set aside, the benefits for long-term peace and stability are simply not too great. Only by supervising each other and competing with each other can officials, nobles, and wealthy families be at peace with each other. In this way, the role of the emperor is probably left to replace the heavens in exercising power and ruling the country as a symbol of heavenly power.

It's a lot like a constitutional monarchy, but it's much, much rougher.

Seeing Li Chengqian's attentive appearance, Leng Feng couldn't help but say: "Actually, as long as you distribute the power layer by layer until it reaches the people, your Li family's country will basically be forever." ”

Li Chengqian opened his mouth and smiled: "What the master said is that the apprentice thinks so. For the Tang Dynasty, instead of the imperial court monitoring the officials of the world, it is better to let the people of the world monitor it. The appointment of officials at the state level is the most important and not suitable for Hu Lai. But I want to try, when the academy of literature is opened all over the Tang Dynasty, let the local people elect the most suitable local officials. After all, many graduates of the Academy of Arts now like to go to their hometowns to serve in positions such as prefectural orders, and they will not feel condescended. ”

Leng Feng nodded: "The changes in it are not something that can be seen clearly in a few words or experiments, I think you can use the grassland to try your hand, and then gradually promote it to the whole of Datang." ”

Speaking of this, Leng Feng closed his mouth and never said a word again.

Although Li Chengqian thought of this road, Leng Feng didn't want him to lead Li Chengqian on this road. Only when the emperor personally walks this road and realizes the benefits and disadvantages is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian saw that the master had shut up, and knew that the master didn't want to say anything more, so he could only grab the fishing rod and bow his head to think about it.