In the early morning of winter, the sound of thousands of people training together in the square shook the entire imperial city, and Li Chengqian stood on the edge of the square and watched thousands of fathers and soldiers either walking solemnly and majestically or vigorously practicing assassination, thinking that one day these soldiers in the army would make meritorious contributions to the battlefield and sweep the desert with their blood.

I don't know how long he stood there, Li Chengqian felt a little cold and tightened the robe on his body, and the old ghost said beside him: "It's too cold here, Your Royal Highness the Prince, let's go back." ”

Li Chengqian looked up and saw that the sun had risen above this palace complex, and knew that it was not too early for the Li Xiang brothers to get up, so he turned around and walked back with his cane.

"Alas!" Su Dingfang looked at Li Chengqian's limping back from a distance and sighed!

"Why is the teacher sighing?" Pei Xingjian's clear voice sounded behind.

"Me." Su Dingfang looked at Pei Xingjian's clear eyes, looked around and saw that there was no one else, so he lowered his voice and said, "I'm sighing, how good it would be if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's leg wasn't injured!" ”

"What's wrong with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's leg injury?" Pei Xingjian, who was a gentle and elegant student just now, was immediately unhappy when he heard this, and asked his teacher angrily, and he immediately turned his face if he didn't agree with him.

It was also Li Chengqian's leg injury that was originally a taboo in the East Palace, and although Li Chengqian didn't care about it now, the people below still didn't want anyone to expose the shortcomings of the East Palace.

Although Pei Xingjian had not been in the East Palace for a long time, his admiration for Li Chengqian had already reached the point of fanaticism when he was young, and no one was allowed to dare to mention Li Chengqian's shortcomings in front of him.

"Don't be in a hurry to keep the promise, that's what you say as a teacher!" Su Dingfang hurriedly explained.

"I can't say it!" Pei Xingjian said unceremoniously.

"Listen to me!" Su Dingfang's temper also came up.

Pei Xingjian was silent, but his two eyes were still staring at Su Dingfang.

Seeing this, Su Dingfang had to explain: "Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince watched the training here for half a day, and he was obviously very envious of the soldiers who trained here, so he sighed like this."

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can leap on a horse and raise a whip, he will also be a son of heaven with great martial arts in the future! ”

Su Dingfang is sincere, he is fifty-three years old, and he has been under Li Shimin for more than ten years with Dou Jiande and Liu Heimin, but in his heart, these people cannot be compared with Li Chengqian now, not to mention that Li Chengqian's ability to govern the army is invincible in the world just because of the war just in front of him, and he sincerely regrets Li Chengqian.

Pei Xingjian was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't leap on a horse and raise his whip, but we can, with a master like His Royal Highness the Prince, my Tang Dynasty Wang Shi can hit wherever he wants?" The absolute self-confidence in Pei Xingjian's words also infected Su Dingfang, and a sense of pride rose from his chest, and he said in his heart: This hairy child has such ambition, not to mention my experienced Su Dingfang?

"Teacher, you can't talk nonsense like this in the future, not to mention that Xue Rengui heard that he wanted to fight with you, just these ordinary soldiers will not rest with you when they hear you talk about His Royal Highness ......the Crown Prince or something."

When Pei Xingjian was chattering, he heard Su Dingfang shout loudly: "What so much nonsense, go and watch the training, if you miss His Royal Highness the Prince, I will beat you first!" Saying that, according to Pei Xingjian, there is a whip on the horse's buttocks.

Watching Pei Xingjian ride back to the military formation, Su Dingfang said with a wry smile on his face: Xue Rengui is looking for me to work hard, you kid is almost desperate with me. However, thinking of this, we must not admire Li Chengqian's ability to win over the hearts of the people, thinking that the military laws drawn up by Li Chengqian are really all-encompassing, but they can also make the soldiers happy, and after a complete set of training, all the soldiers will worship Li Chengqian as a god......

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Li Chengqian walked very slowly when he walked back, and the old ghost saw that he was tired and asked if he didn't pass the small steps.

Li Chengqian shook his head, this body still had to be practiced, so he insisted on walking slowly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" As soon as he entered the Chongjiao Gate, he saw Yan Shigu coming over, obviously looking for himself.

This old man was disheartened because of repeated crimes a few years ago, and he ignored foreign affairs except for studying at home, but since he heard that the East Palace was going to compile and print books, he was like being beaten with chicken blood.

It's just that Li Chengqian was worried that he had always suppressed the poor children and didn't dare to give him too much authority, so in addition to compiling books, he was put in charge of dealing with the Taiji Palace, mainly the Hongwen Pavilion and other places.

Li Chengqian stood and waited for Yan Shigu to come closer, and then asked, "What is the matter with Mr. Yan coming to see King Gu?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qizuo, Dengshan has already written a thousand words and sent it, and the clay movable type is also being done, but to do these in large quantities, it is necessary to recruit craftsmen and scribes, but the East Palace is now full, and if you want to recruit another person, you need to pay for the East Palace itself, and the grain is not yet graded."

"This matter is not in a hurry, after the New Year, the lone king will order the world to recruit the world's wise men to enter Beijing to compile a book, and there will be an assessment method for those people in Zhan Shifu to assess with these people, and those who are willing to stay in the East Palace to compile the book will stay, and they will naturally give up their seats if they can't pass and are unwilling."

"It's good that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has this plan, and the ministers are also looking for old friends who are willing to come, and they also recommend it to His Royal Highness the Prince." Yan Shigu smiled when he heard this.

"Okay, the more people, the better, but whoever recommends them has to be assessed." Li Chengqian was vaccinated in advance, and although the Tang Dynasty was a scholar in the imperial examination, the style of recommendation prevailed, and the scholars were all recommended.

Li Chengqian's recruitment of these people will be of great use in the future, and he must have to seal the paper to take the exam to rest assured.

"That is the person recommended by the natural minister, and he must be able to pass the exam." Yan Shigu assured.

"The lonely king can still trust Mr. Yan, but he just wants to guard against everyone's mouth." Li Cheng smiled faintly, and then walked forward slowly.

"There is one more thing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should make clear." Yan Shigu followed Li Chengqian.

"What?" Li Chengqian stopped.

"It's a matter of money and food, the original 5,000 copies of the "Four Books Collection Notes" to be printed in the Prince's Palace are now only printed in more than 1,000 copies, but the East Palace has spent a lot of money this month, and there is no paper and ink left."

"Why is there no paper and ink in the East Palace?" Li Chengqian was taken aback.

"Naturally, there is paper and ink in the East Palace, but the printing side must have set aside the space for other places to print the book." Yan Shigu explained.

"Why don't you go to the Inner Palace?" Li Chengqian was thinking in his heart, I can't say that I spend money indiscriminately when I print books.

"Go, the inner government said that the East Palace has received nearly 200,000 pieces of grain this month, and now it is about to be the New Year, and the Taiji Palace has to prepare a lot of things, and there is no money and food." Yan Shigu said with a sad face.

"What they say is true?" Li Chengqian turned his head and asked the old ghost, expressing his disbelief.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm afraid that the Inner Mansion really has no money, and at this time of year, we have to prepare the rewards for the coming year, and the New Year's expenses in the palace have to be budgeted out...... this month's disaster we all received from the Inner Mansion," the old ghost swallowed.

"Okay, King Gu understood, first stopped the application of Zhan Shifu, and then asked Hao Chujun to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for disaster relief, they should pay for food, and the East Palace was only temporarily issued on behalf of the Ministry of People, and now let him come back."

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you think you can transfer some of the money and grain from the house?" Yan Shigu said tentatively.

"No, those are reserved for the victims to rebuild their homes." Li Chengqian is categorical.