In November of the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Chan was located in the crown prince and entered the emperor.

On the throne in the Xiande Palace, the eldest son was set up as the prince, and the eldest grandson was the queen, and the amnesty was granted to the world, and the year name was changed to "Zhenguan".

From time to time, the owner of the downstairs in the world came to congratulate the head of Jieli, and went to Dayue, gave ten thousand gold, and sealed the "Duke of Xiguo".

Li Shimin and Leng Feng sat opposite each other in the Xiande Hall of the East Palace, and Li Shimin recalled the agreement and smiled bitterly.

"Originally, I made an appointment with Gongzi to talk on the dragon chair, but now that Taiji Palace is occupied by the Emperor Taishang, I can only break my promise."

Leng Feng looked at the map on the table and said, "That chair in the Taiji Palace is just called the Dragon Chair. In fact, as long as you are sitting, you can call it a dragon chair. ”

Li Shimin's gaze also moved on the world map with Leng Feng's fingers, looking at the territory of the Tang Kingdom and smiling bitterly.

Sit in a well and watch the sky! It wasn't until I saw this map that I realized that my country didn't occupy much of the "Asian continent".

Li Shimin closed his eyes, fiercely suppressed the greed in his heart, and said to Li Chengqian, who was standing behind Leng Feng, after a while: "Chengqian, the land in the world is so big that it is enough for future generations to gallop, what I have to do with you is to lay a solid foundation for future generations!" ”

Li Chengqian bowed down.

Li Shimin arched his hand and asked: "Leng Gongzi not only promised me to become a person of word of mouth among all the people, but also took the head of Jieli as a gift, but implied that I annexed the Eastern Turks?" ”

Leng Feng closed the world map, replaced it with a small map, and said, "Previously, you sent Tang Jian, the Duke of Juguo, to envoy the Western Turks, and I guess you want to unite with the Western Turks to carve up the land of the Eastern Turks." ”

Li Shimin nodded.

"There's no need to be in a hurry, it's enough to push the border below the steppe. The most important thing now is to govern the country, although your previous tax reduction and exemption has allowed the people to have surplus food at home, but there is no countermeasure to the displaced people in the mountains and rivers. ”

Li Shimin immediately said: "Then I will decree that all the displaced people who go out of the mountains and become naturalized will be exempted from taxes for three years!" ”

Leng Feng nodded: "This is the best, I bought another piece of land next to the Tianxia Building, and I am going to build a Tianxia Academy to teach new arithmetic and other knowledge." This money has to be paid by the national treasury, and the grace comes from above! In the future, I will devote my energy to the academy and the peasants, and initiate a reform of farming. ”

In a society where imperial power is supreme, it is a big crime to invite people to buy people's hearts, and it is more appropriate for the imperial court to do such a thing as opening up the wisdom of the people.

Li Shimin said bitterly: "There was a drought in the four prefectures of Hebei before, and the treasury is now empty and you can look in the mirror, and I am afraid that this money will have to come out of the inner treasury." ”

The inner treasury is actually the emperor's private small treasury, Leng Feng is sure that even if the treasury is sufficient, Li Shimin will contribute money in the inner treasury, and then publicize that the emperor is not full of food in order to fund the Wanmin Academy.

The emperors are all qualified actors!

For example, now, Li Shimin is wearing short clothes and taking hundreds of generals and generals to practice archery in the imperial garden, and there is no guard by his side.

Leng Feng opened his bow and shot arrows, and the three-edged arrow was firmly nailed to the bull's-eye of the target not far from Li Shimin.

After changing the flat-headed arrow to a three-edged arrow, Leng Feng's archery became more and more accurate, and after Zhang Wen's guidance, although it could not reach Zhang Wen's level, it was still no problem to shoot a target.

Li Shimin pulled out an arrow on a target, and lectured as he pulled it out: "I used the money from the construction of pavilions and pavilions for disaster relief, and the people are hungry. It's not that I don't like to enjoy it, but I can't afford it now! Our country is surrounded by hungry wolves, and every time the Turks go south, it is a disaster for the people on the border. Now let's practice our skills diligently, and when the time comes, we can use them on the battlefield to protect the people from invasion! ”

All the soldiers knelt on one knee and gave up their promises.

This was a very successful leader's speech by Li Shimin, but it was known to Wei Zheng and others.

Above the court, Wei Zheng pointed at the generals and scolded the generals for having no respect for their superiors, and dared to let the emperor help them pull out arrows like soldiers.

Hanzhou Assassin Shifeng Tongren heard that the emperor led the generals to shoot arrows in the palace, and set foot in the dangerous place of the arrow target with a body of ten thousand gold.

He is a foreign official in Beijing, and he can only enter the palace after being informed.

After entering the palace, Feng Tongren greeted the emperor, and after kneeling on the ground, he did not get up, and directly admonished: "The minister heard that His Majesty led the generals to practice archery in the palace, and even personally pulled arrows on the arrow target. The minister was terrified, but if anyone who shoots arrows has the audacity to act recklessly, Your Majesty is in danger! According to the decree of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who wields a sword in the place where the emperor lives should be hanged. Your Majesty begs upon these daring people! ”

Li Shimin said slowly on the throne: "Feng Aiqing has a heart. However, the real monarch should regard the four seas as his home, as long as he is in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, he is all my people, and I am willing to treat my people with my heart, how can I be as guarded against thieves as I am! ”

As soon as the words fell, the generals immediately knelt on the ground, and their heads slammed. The civil officials also bowed to the ground and shouted in unison for our emperor Shengming.

After dealing with several policies to appease the homeless, the crown prince's young master Kong Yingda jumped out:

"Your Majesty, since the crown prince has been established, why don't you move to the East Palace and accept our careful teaching?"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian, who was listening to the government at the bottom of the stairs, and Li Chengqian immediately understood that although he was still watching the government and could not express his views, if it involved the teacher, he had to stand up.

Li Chengqian came out of the queue and said indifferently: "Gu is now following the Duke of Xi Guo and the lord of the building in the world to listen to the training, and he has no time to live in the East Palace. Young Master Kong is a well-known person, but he is alone in front of the Duke of Xi Guogong as a teacher, so he can't do what Young Master Kong wants. ”

Li Chengqian's words were very sincere, and many courtiers nodded in praise. not only respects the teacher, but also treats Kong Yingda very respectfully, the prince's performance is very good!

Kong Yingda's beard was blown: "Ridiculous! Absurd! The owner of the world's upstairs? It's just a reckless person! Such a peddler and pawn are just lucky to be called the prince of the country! It is ...... to be honored with such a person Is...... Shame and company! ”

Absurd! Peddler's pawn! Shame and company!

Kong Yingda's voice echoed above the court......

"Presumptuous!"

"Presumptuous!"

Li Shimin took the case, and Li Chengqian even pulled out the saber he carried with him and glared at Kong Yingda angrily!

Since the day he heard that it was the master who transfused blood to save him, Li Chengqian vowed in his heart that he would definitely take the master as his father!

Now hearing such slanderous words against the master, if it weren't for Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, who was close to him and was the first to stop Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian would definitely pounce on this old man and give him a knife!

Kong Yingda was frightened by Li Chengqian's instantaneous anger, and sat on the ground with a pop.

Wei Zheng acted in time and intervened between the two of them to do a roundabout, but seeing that Li Xiaogong had already stopped Li Chengqian, he came out again, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "The minister impeached the prince and the young master Kong Yingda made a lot of nonsense in the court, and there was no king. The prince entered the court with a murder weapon in his hand, and he almost committed murder in the court. The lack of punishment of these two men is not enough to admonish! ”

Li Shimin sat back and pondered for a while before speaking: "Kong Yingda was rude in the court, took the title of prince and young master, and sent the prince to teach and think about it. The prince intends to commit murder in the court, and the crime is extremely heinous, thinking that he is young, and he is fighting for forty in the court! Repatriated to the world, I thought about it behind closed doors! ”

The two eunuchs set up Li Chengqian with expressionless faces and dragged him to the side hall, and the sound of the board hitting his ass was extremely clear! It's not a hand at all! The courtiers were terrified when they heard this!

Wei Zheng went out of class again: "Your Majesty, the prince is young, and forty boards are too many!" The minister has the audacity to ask His Majesty to exempt the prince from punishment! ”

Li Shimin was silent.

Although Kong Yingda was frightened, he couldn't bear to listen to the voice, so he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty's golden mouth, but today is the old minister's speech, and the old minister is willing to bear the responsibility for the prince!" ”

Li Shimin remained silent.

Fang Xuanling, as Zaifu, has never said much, and after glancing at Du Ruhui, he also knelt on the ground: "The minister is also willing to bear the responsibility for the prince!" ”

When the courtiers saw that the leaders had done this, they all knelt on the ground: "The ministers are willing to bear the responsibility for the crown prince!" ”

Li Shimin nodded.

After a while, Li Chengqian limped over, and there were still blood stains on his pants.

Walking straight in front of Kong Yingda, Li Chengqian saluted slightly:

"Mr. Kong, I was rude before."

Kong Yingda hurriedly supported Li Chengqian, and then knelt down straight: "The old minister lost his words and slandered the prince's teacher, the prince has no rudeness, and doing this makes the old minister embarrassed!" ”

Li Gang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has always been known for his uprightness, and when he saw the courtiers praising him, he immediately went out to play: "Your Majesty, the prince knows that he can change his mistakes, and he is very good, and his majesty asks his majesty to issue a decree to commend him!" ”

Li Shimin said: "The prince is at fault, although it has been corrected, but the Son of Heaven is also guilty of the same crime as the common people. There is no need for commendations, and the rest of the boards are exempt! ”

Although "the prince violates the law and the common people are guilty of the same crime" has long been proposed by Han Feizi and others of the Legalist family, no emperor has ever taken this sentence seriously.

Today, Li Shimin brought out the "Son of Heaven who broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people" mentioned by Leng Feng, and the results were remarkable! The courtiers bowed down and praised the emperor Shengming.

More than ten days later, there was also a local official who congratulated Li Shimin on his table.

In the praise of the literati, Zhenguan New Year kicked off............