Liangyi Palace, study.

Li Chengqian asked to see Li Shimin.

Yesterday, Empress Changsun told Li Shimin that Li Chengqian had undergone great changes and hoped that Li Shimin would give him the opportunity to correct his mistakes.

Although Li Shimin didn't believe that Li Chengqian could make any big changes, for the sake of Empress Changsun's face, he decided to observe it.

At this moment, he looked at Li Chengqian and wanted to hear what he had to say.

Li Chengqian said: "Father, the son is wrong, please punish the father." ”

Li Shimin asked, "Where are you wrong?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "The mistake of the sons is that the starting point of thinking about the problem is incorrect, and the mistake is that they do not have a sense of the overall situation. ”

"Well, that's kind of interesting." Li Shimin thought that Li Chengqian would review his behavior, say some rhetoric based on facts, and then find some excuses for himself. I didn't expect Li Chengqian to be able to say such a thing.

Li Shimin became interested, and he said, "Cheng Qian, come, sit down and say." ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, please allow your sons to stand and speak." ”

"Well, there's a change." In the past, Li Chengqian, no matter what Li Shimin said, he would obediently do it.

Li Shimin said: "Okay, you can say it." ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, in the past, the ministers always wanted to do everything well, but they made a mess of things. Erchen read the book written by the fifth brother, and carefully compared the fifth brother's method of handling things, and finally realized a truth, it was Erchen who was fundamentally wrong.

Before doing things, the sons always think about how to do this well, so that they can satisfy their father and make the ministers unable to find fault. Therefore, Erchen's attention is not on how to deal with the problems he faces, but on the attitudes of others, so that he loses his own opinions, how can he do things well? ”

"Makes sense." Li Shimin nodded in encouragement.

Li Chengqian said: "Father, the son knows that when facing a matter, don't put your energy on inconsequential places, but focus your attention and think about how to better solve the problem.

The second mistake of Erchen is that he lacks a sense of the overall situation. In the past, when Erchen encountered problems, he thought more about personal gains and losses, rather than considering the overall situation.

The son is the crown prince, and the consideration should be based on how to assist his father to solve the trouble for the court, rather than considering personal gains and losses.

In dealing with the matter of Chang'an urban construction, the reason why Erchen made a mistake was that he did not have a view of the overall situation, and only thought about how to offend people less and how to reap benefits for himself, but deviated from the real purpose of doing a good job in Chang'an urban construction. ”

Li Shimin asked: "Tell me, what is the overall view of Chang'an's urban construction?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "It is the reputation of my father, the stability of the imperial court, and the well-being of the people. Chang'an urban construction involves the interests of all aspects, only fair and just, not for personal gain, with a clear conscience, naturally there is no need to worry about how to deal with the interests of all aspects, excluding the pressure caused by man, and naturally we can deal with the problem correctly. ”

"Okay, there's progress." Li Shimin said with relief.

Li Chengqian continued: "As life continues, Erchen will encounter all kinds of problems in the future, and when facing problems, as long as he has a correct view of the overall situation, he will be able to find out the main contradiction among the various complex contradictions of things, eliminate the interference caused by the secondary contradictions, and go all out to solve the main contradictions. Even if the retainer's ability is limited, he will not commit a good principle. ”

Seeing Li Chengqian, who had a serious face and talked eloquently, Li Shimin really felt that he was a little different. He said, "Okay, sit down, let's have a good talk today." ”

"Thank you, Father." Li Chengqian sat on the chair in front of Li Shimin.

The father and son discussed Li You's writings and each talked about his own experience.

Li Shimin asked: "Now, if you are asked to continue to be in charge of the construction of Chang'an City, what are you going to do?" ”

After Li Chengqian talked about his ideas, Li Shimin expressed his approval and said: "If you are bold enough to do it, I will support you." ”

Soon after, the Datang Daily published an article signed by Li Chengqian, in which he publicly admitted his mistakes in presiding over the construction of Chang'an City, and voluntarily fined him for one year to compensate the people who had been injured during the land requisition and demolition.

In the article, Li Chengqian said that in the future, when it comes to public affairs, he will adopt a fair and transparent manner. At the same time, a supervisory committee was set up with the participation of people from all walks of life to supervise the conduct of relevant affairs of the imperial court.

At the end of the article is a piece of news: it is scheduled to hold a hearing on the urban renovation work of Chang'an City with the participation of people from all walks of life in Chang'an City.

In order to be fair and impartial, people from all walks of life in Chang'an City can sign up and randomly select representatives in the form of lottery, and the future Supervisory Committee will draw lots from these representatives to randomly select again.

This article caused a sensation in the city of Chang'an.

The people tolerated and appreciated His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's courage in admitting mistakes and taking responsibility. In addition, there has been a strong interest in participating in the Chang'an Urban Construction Supervision Committee.

East Palace.

Zhang Xuansu has been a little unable to understand Li Chengqian recently, and his changes are too great. First of all, Li Chengqian loves to study, but he does not study the sage classics, but Li You's book. He was very fascinated by reading, and from time to time he discussed with Zhang Xuansu, so that Zhang Xuansu had to carefully study Li You's works.

Zhang Xuansu is an old man, and he has accumulated rich experience in his decades of life in Huan Hai, and when he saw Li You's book, he couldn't help but be amazed, and many of the problems that had plagued him before seemed to be more concise when thinking about it according to the thinking methods in the book. As a result, he was also hooked on the book.

Secondly, Li Chengqian is not as obedient as before, or he is assertive. He often runs out and goes to check the people's situation on private occasions.

However, Zhang Xuansu did not approve of Li Chengqian's approach for a while, and he believed that Li Chengqian's public apology would damage the reputation of the crown prince, and he also believed that Li Chengqian's involvement in the supervision committee was the people's interference in politics.

Zhang Xuansu raised objections, but Li Chengqian did not listen to him and insisted on his own opinions.

The Supervisory Committee is a civil organization that is not remunerated, and their opinions are fed back directly to the East Palace.

Zhang Xuansu was worried that Li Chengqian's move to set up a supervisory committee would arouse people's criticism, and he did not believe that the people would participate in this matter.

Qinren Fang.

On December 18th, it was the day of the election of the representatives of the public opinion of Chang'an City Construction in various streets, Zhang Xuansu specially asked for leave to observe secretly, and he came to Qinrenfang at will.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the small square in the middle of the street, there was a table. Li Li in the workshop was busy with a few servants, and there were several Wuhou who were responsible for maintaining order around.

At this time, there were already a lot of people in the small square, everyone was talking about each other, and there were many people around looking here.

Li Zheng saw that a lot of people were coming, he stood up, cleared his throat and said, "Fellow villagers, the matter of Chang'an City construction is related to every resident of our Chang'an City. In order to do a good job in the construction of Chang'an City and build our Chang'an City better, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hopes that everyone will make suggestions together.

On the 22nd of this month, a hearing on Chang'an urban construction will be held, and 5 places will be given in our workshop. ”

Hulala, many people in the crowd of onlookers raised their hands.

Zhang Xuansu was very curious, and asked a middle-aged man beside him who raised his hand: "I heard that the supervisory committee is not paid, why do you want to participate?" ”

Zhang Xuansu was wearing civilian clothes, and the man looked at him as if he was dissatisfied: "What kind of consciousness are you?" I am the old Chang'an, of course I hope that Chang'an will be better and better, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks for the opinions of our people, that is to look up to us, and we make suggestions for our own good, what else do you want? ”

"It's just that your attitude is wrong." A neighbor next to the middle-aged man chimed in.

Their conversation attracted the attention of the people around them, and someone said to Zhang Xuansu: "You're not from this workshop, are you?" Why haven't I seen you? ”

"You're not here to make trouble, are you?" Someone said.

Zhang Xuansu was embarrassed and smiled reluctantly: "I'm just curious, I don't mean anything else." You go on. ”

At this time, Li Zheng shouted: "There are too many people, let's come and draw lots." ”

Those who raised their hands walked towards Lizheng one after another.

Zhang Xuansu left Qinrenfang, still a little puzzled, why these people would participate in this matter.

In fact, in the past few years, Chang'an City has undergone great changes, the city has become more and more prosperous, and the lives of the people have become better and better. The construction of parks and medical facilities in Chang'an, the construction of many new schools, and the relocation of polluting companies to the industrial city have brought tangible benefits to the people, and the people's favorability of the government has increased a lot.

Of course, in the development process of Chang'an urban construction, there are many things that the people are not satisfied with, and they want to make suggestions to the government, but there is no formal way. Li Chengqian's practice has just satisfied the people's desire to participate in and discuss state affairs.

Zhang Xuansu stayed in the courtyard of the deep house all day long, separated from the masses, and naturally did not understand the real thoughts of the people. However, Li Chengqian went deep into the investigation and research of the people, and saw it much more clearly than Zhang Xuansu.

After the hearing on the 22nd, Datang Daily published an article introducing the hearing and announcing the list of members of the supervisory committee.

A few days later, Datang Daily published the criteria for land acquisition and demolition for urban construction in Chang'an, based on the opinions discussed by the supervisory committee and the results of comprehensive consideration by the imperial court.

The content is very detailed, not only indicating the detailed data of the compensation standards for demolition and relocation in various regions and lots, but also indicating the basis for generating these data, which has won the approval of the majority of the people.

Li Chengqian's open and transparent method of coming out has won praise from the people. His attitude of going deep into the field investigation of the people has also been recognized by Li Shimin and most of the ministers.

East Palace.

Zhang Xuansu took the newspaper and said happily to Li Chengqian: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have really improved a lot recently, and now the government and the opposition are praising you."

Chen suggested, you seize the opportunity to do a good job in the construction of Chang'an City, improve your prestige, His Royal Highness King Qi is not in Chang'an City, people pay less and less attention to him, just to eliminate his adverse effects on you. ”

Li Chengqian said with a serious face: "Master Zhang, don't slander the fifth brother in the future." Please remember that from now on, I don't want to hear any more words of aggression against the fifth brother. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Xuansu was speechless for a while, he really didn't expect Li Chengqian to have this attitude.

On the way to the Western Regions, Li You received a letter of apology written by Li Chengqian, and also received the results of Wei Zheng and Yin Guanghao's observation of Li Chengqian, and felt a lot better.