Li Chengqian's words surprised Empress Changsun very much, she knew that he was very bitter, but he had been working hard to be a qualified prince. In the past, he was afraid of losing the crown prince, and he accepted her lessons with trepidation, for fear of causing her dissatisfaction. Now, he said such a thing in front of her, which really shocked her.

Empress Eldest Sun looked at Li Chengqian, trying to figure out if he was talking angrily, or if he had already thought about it seriously.

Li Chengqian said what was in his heart, and suddenly felt a sense of relief. He looked into the eyes of Empress Eldest Sun and said seriously: "Queen Mother, Erchen is not angry, Erchen has been thinking about this matter for a long time. ”

Empress Eldest Sun still didn't say anything, waiting for him to continue.

Since he had started, Li Chengqian simply let go, and he no longer had the worry of losing the position of the crown prince in his heart, he no longer trembled, and became calm.

He said: "Queen Mother, Erchen has been thinking about this for a long time. The qualifications of the sons are dull, and it is really difficult to be a prince. Erchen doesn't want to be a prince anymore, he just wants to do what he can in a down-to-earth manner.

The consequences of this have also been considered, and there is only one way to die in history, but in this era, it will not, the Tang Dynasty has a wise father and a wise mother, and the sons will definitely be able to be an ordinary prince in peace and enjoy the happiness of an ordinary person. ”

Having said that, Empress Changsun has already understood that Li Chengqian is not angry, but really thinking about it. She asked, "Who did you talk to about this idea?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "When I sent my fifth brother to Shengzhou, I told him. ”

Empress Eldest Sun was shocked and asked, "What did he say?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "He disagrees with Erchen doing this, and persuades Erchen to continue to be the prince, and he will do his best to help Erchen." ”

Empress Eldest Sun said, "Why did he do this? ”

Li Chengqian hesitated.

Empress Eldest Sun said solemnly: "You must say, why did he do this? ”

The Xuanwumen incident is the first taboo in the Tang Dynasty, and Li You's words involved this matter, and Li Chengqian was a little worried about him.

Empress Eldest Sun had a misunderstanding with Li You at this moment, she thought that Li You was fooling her son with dull qualifications. She asked sharply: "You tell me the truth, you don't want to be the prince anymore, did Li You persuade you, did he want to be the prince himself?" ”

"No, Queen Mother." Li Chengqian saw that Empress Eldest Sun had misunderstood, and hurriedly said.

Empress Eldest Sun asked, "Then what do you say, what is he?" ”

Li Chengqian told Li You's views on the Xuanwumen Incident, and Empress Changsun was shocked again, and she really felt Li You's painstaking efforts to protect Li Chengqian. Over the years, Li You's concern for Empress Changsun, Li Chengqian, Li Leling, including Changsun Shunde and others, Empress Changsun has always been in mind, even if Changsun Shunde later died, she also knew in her heart that it was not Li You's doing.

Mother is more precious than son. Empress Changsun hopes that the future throne will be inherited by Li Chengqian, even if it is not Li Chengqian, she does not want to fall to the son of another concubine, her first feeling now is to keep Li Chengqian. And this matter is too big, she has to calm down and think about it seriously.

This time, she did not reproach Li Chengqian, and said: "Chengqian, I understand your feelings, I have to think about this matter, from now on, you can't tell anyone about this idea, remember to remember." No matter what the future holds, you are still the prince now, do what you are supposed to do. ”

Li Chengqian's heart was still a little swaying from side to side, and after he confided in the eldest grandson, he felt a lot more relaxed, and he cheered up and said: "Yes, the queen mother, the sons and daughters know." ”

The weather was sunny and the white clouds were long, but the eldest grandson queen felt gloomy.

Leaving the East Palace, Empress Changsun sat on the chariot, silently combing through her troubled thoughts. This incident came too suddenly, and Empress Eldest Sun's mood was hit hard, and she would face a crisis that she had never experienced before.

Katsushu County Lord's Mansion.

Ashina Hongliang and the 12 elders came to Seongju again, and they first visited Seongju's industrial and commercial, agricultural, educational, medical, and housing facilities, and were very surprised by the great changes in Seungju.

On this day, a council of elders was held in the council chamber of the county lord's mansion.

The meeting was presided over by Ashina Hongliang, and Ashina Qing first made a report on the situation in Shengzhou. After visiting Chang'an and Shengzhou, the elders had a sense of identity and envy for the prosperous life of the Han Dynasty people, and their tribes also gained great benefits from the development of Shengzhou, horses, beef and mutton, leather, wool, cashmere, horsehair and other products were sold through Shengzhou, in exchange for a large number of daily necessities, which greatly improved the quality of life.

Under the protection of the powerful military power of the Tang Dynasty, no one in the surrounding countries dared to attack them easily, which gave them a great sense of security. After the division of pastures, permanent settlements were established in various places, and various living service facilities were established, especially large grain and forage reserves, around which grazing was carried out, and in winter or in the event of other disasters, permanent settlements could be relied on to survive the difficulties.

The situation of grasslands varies from place to place, ranging from good to bad to natural disasters. In the past, when they encountered such a situation, they would often compete for other people's pastures in order to survive, and violent conflicts would break out.

Now it is different, where grazing is affected, herdsmen can come to Shengzhou to engage in industry, agriculture and other industries, and Shengzhou has set up a special resettlement agency for farmers and herdsmen to ensure that no one will be troubled by unemployment.

The elders have been grazing on the grassland for generations, living a precarious life, and they never dreamed that they would now live such a stable life, and everyone is satisfied with the current living situation.

Then, Li You discussed the next development plan with everyone, and Li You and Ashina Qing fully listened to the opinions of the elders.

In the end, the meeting decided to set up the Xue Yantuo royal court in Shengzhou, retain the royal court of Yu Dujun Mountain, set up the governor's mansion, allocate land for various tribes in Shengzhou, establish permanent settlements, place the herdsmen's families in Shengzhou, and the pastures in various places are grazed by some young and middle-aged people, so as to improve the herdsmen's safety, pension, children's education and other guarantees. The Shengzhou Chamber of Commerce was established to purchase livestock products in a unified manner.

In short, through this meeting, the worries of the various departments of Xue Yantuo were solved and the sense of belonging of the herdsmen was enhanced. After this meeting, most of the elders chose to settle in Seongju, and their relatives settled in Seongju with them.

In the blink of an eye, autumn has begun. Li You is expanding the Shengzhou settlement in preparation for receiving a large number of herders for the winter.

On this day, Li You, Ashina Qing, Ashina Hongliang and the elders went to inspect the commercial, medical, school and other service facilities of the newly built settlement.

In front of a large general hospital, Wang Guowei, director of health and Sun Simiao's apprentice, introduced the situation of the hospital to everyone, saying: "This hospital has 220 beds and 231 medical staff of various kinds......

At this time, the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce sent someone.