August 15.

Mid-Autumn Festival.

The emperor spent this festival in Taiyuan Jinyang Palace, the emperor came to Taiyuan from Fanyang, the prince and the queen also came to Taiyuan from Luoyang, and even the brothers such as King Cunxiao of Wei and Zhao Wang Shixin also came, in addition to the heir of Lingwu, the rare reunion of the Luo family.

The moon was round and bright.

Royal reunion and moon viewing together.

Empress Dowager Qin looked at a table of moon cakes and pastries, and then looked at the full number of sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, daughters, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law sitting behind the table, and was very relieved.

It's been years since I've been reunited like this.

"It's rare to have a family reunion, but only the third child is missing."

The Emperor Taishang stroked his white beard, "This big family, there is a lack of the third family, the third child is not here, the third daughter-in-law is not there, and even the pair of children of the third child is not there, there is always a little missing." ”

Speaking of the wife and children of the heir, the emperor and the queen mother couldn't help sighing, the princess was still the heir, and it was rare that although the princess was the emperor's favorite daughter, she could treat the heir and their parents-in-law and mother-in-law, and she had never had any shelf.

Even when Luo's mother was sick, the princess took care of her every day before bed, fed the medicine and water very carefully, and did not complain at all.

The two children she gave birth to for the third child are also very smart and obedient, but who would have thought that fate would make it, and in the end, the fifth child would take over the world of the Yang family, and what was even more unexpected was that the princess, mother and son who accompanied the car before, would be separated from the heir, and it would be more than two years to say goodbye.

"I don't know if their mother is okay in Chang'an."

At this time, Concubine Li Xiuning felt very embarrassed.

Luo Cheng also proposed to Li Yuan several times to take Princess Izuyun's mother and son back, but Li Yuan just refused to let go, even if Li Xiuning came forward to write a letter, Li Yuan refused.

The most excessive thing is that later Li Yuan actually gave Princess Izumo to Li Shimin as a concubine, and gave a cousin of the princess to Li Yuanji as a concubine.

This is simply a huge insult to the Luo family, even if Li Shimin said that he had never touched the princess after being captured, it still made the Luo family very disgusting.

"Father, Li Yuan wrote last time, asking me to take Li Shimin, Chai Shao, as well as Li Ying, Li Shuliang, and Li Deliang to exchange for the third sister-in-law, mother and son, I have already agreed, and I will send them to Chang'an for exchange in the next few days. I believe that during the Chinese New Year this year, the three sisters-in-law and their families will be able to come back for a family reunion. ”

Although the Emperor Taishang doesn't care about things now, he also knows that Li Shimin's kid still has some level of fighting, and Chai Shao is also a member of the Li Tang general, if these people are put back, wouldn't it be a return to the mountain?

"Father, don't worry about this, Li Yuan is doomed to failure, even if Li Shimin and them go back, they won't change anything. In comparison, it is worth it to be able to exchange them for the third sister-in-law. This year's Chinese New Year, our whole family will be reunited neatly and neatly. ”

The Queen Mother was very moved when she heard this.

And Li Xiuning listened to it on the side, and he also had mixed feelings, Shimin had been captured for a long time, and she had also written to persuade her to surrender, and she had also met, but he was just a tendon and would never surrender.

Li Xiuning felt that if the people of the world were willing to surrender, they would actually have a good result. After all, Xuanba is now in the Qin State, which is very good.

Instead of chasing the overlord of the Li family, it is better to be a noble relative in the Qin Dynasty with peace of mind.

Seeing Shimin trapped here, with that decadent and sad look, she was also very distressed. Now, when her husband wants to let them go, she is both happy and worried for her, and she is grateful for his magnanimity.

"Prince, add tea to the Emperor and the Queen Mother!"

Luo Cheng looked at the prince who was a little stranger to him, and sighed with some emotion, this child has less and more separation from him, and as the eldest son, he has to take on a heavy responsibility early. It can be seen that compared with the eldest son Changqing and the third prince Zhewei, the two brothers, the prince seems a little too precocious, and he is not so innocent.

On the contrary, the two children, Changqing and Zhewei, do not have such a big burden, and they have more childish liveliness that children have.

And the younger children don't know anything but play.

After the prince added tea to the emperor and the queen mother, he was very sensible to add tea to the princes, princesses, princesses, and horses.

Luo Cheng stroked the prince's head. "Aren't you tired?"

The crown prince stood a little restrained in front of the emperor's father, and after listening to this question, he subconsciously went to look at the queen Shan.

Luo Cheng smiled slightly, stroked his back and said, "Prince, you are still young, and you have indeed taken on the responsibility too early, but there is a sentence that my father wants to tell you now, if you want to wear the crown, you must first bear its weight." Prince is not just a title, he also means power and responsibility, power and responsibility always go hand in hand, you have to take responsibility when you get power. The crown prince is the prince of the country and the future emperor, and the emperor is not only the son of heaven, but also the leader of all the people in the world. ”

The prince nodded as if he didn't understand.

"Okay, you just remember this sentence, and you don't need to understand it now, I'm not the emperor tonight, and you're not the prince, today here is just our Luo family's Mid-Autumn Festival night feast, you are a junior, just make the elders happy."

The fourth child sat on the side, looking at the prince with envy and his steady appearance, "The prince is really a natural man, smart and steady, unlike those in my family, his mother is all a group of little rabbit cubs, and he can't do anything except get into trouble all day long, books, books can't be read, martial arts, martial arts are unwilling to practice, if they have the appearance of His Royal Highness the Prince, it's fine." ”

The Emperor Taishang immediately defended those grandsons, "Hmph, I think I gave birth to six of your brothers, among the six brothers, you are the most naughty, Wen Chengwu is not the most fond of loafers and idle scoundrels, when he was in his twenties, he was just a scoundrel, if it wasn't for your brother pulling you, it is estimated that he is still beating a single." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

The atmosphere of the family is much more lively.

The fourth child is also single, and admitted with a smile, "This is true, if it weren't for the fifth, I might be a butcher now, or an old bachelor who hasn't even found a daughter-in-law." ”

The fourth daughter-in-law, Liu Sanniang, was unhappy, "Luo Cunxiao, do you look down on the old lady is the butcher's daughter or what, now that you have become the emperor's brother and the king of Wei, you dislike the old lady, don't you?" ”

The fierce Liu Sanniang didn't care about everyone present, and directly bombarded Luo Laosi, making Luo Laosi very faceless, but a few cubs in his family were still coaxing over there, not giving him the face of being a father at all, which made him very embarrassed.

But everyone just laughed, but no one came out to say that Liu Sanniang was not, even Luo Cheng just laughed, he liked this atmosphere very much, and the fourth sister-in-law had not changed at all since she became Princess Wei, which also made him like this atmosphere.

The fourth had to change the subject.

"Hebei Dou Jiande still refuses to surrender?"

Luo Cheng stretched out his hand to get the moon cake and replied with a smile, "The news that Le Shou sent back in detail said that Dou Jiande originally wanted to surrender, but his generals did not agree, and they staged a mutiny, killed several surrender factions, and then coerced Dou Jiande to send troops, and is currently coming to Hengshan County, in short, it is not possible to fight without fighting." ”

"Hey, how can this Dou Jiande, the emperor, be so aggrieved, and actually let his generals kidnap and coerce?" The fourth shook his head and said.

"It is normal for the civil ministers to surrender and the generals to fight."

The Emperor asked Luo Cheng, "There won't be trouble, right?" ”

Luo Cheng shook his head, "It's such a good moon tonight, let's enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes, let's not talk about this, come, prince, give everyone moon cakes!" ”

The prince sat beside his father for half the night, and it was rare that he was a little more active, and after he got up, he didn't go to divide the bread alone, but said to his brothers Changqing and Zhewei, "The king of Chu, the king of Wu, and the king of Liao, share the cake with me." ”

The three older princes then stood up, "Yes, the prince." ”

Emperor Taishang smiled and said to Luo Chengdao, "These children, who are so old, already know the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, my Luo family is fortunate to be blessed by God." ”

Luo Cheng, who carefully observed several princes for a night, was also very satisfied with the performance of his sons, especially the crown prince Jiawen, although he was young, he was really sensible and polite.

"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the three princes will go to the Chongwen Hall with the prince to study, I invited the great Confucian Wang Tong, Li Gang, Kong Yingda and Lu Deming to come to the Chongwen Hall to teach, and then the prime ministers and the sons of the princes and the sons and nephews of several concubines also entered the museum to study, you can study hard, especially remember to respect the teacher, brotherhood and friendship."

"Son, remember."

The four princes received their father's orders together.

Eating bread and admiring the moon, everyone was very happy.

The Emperor Taishang said to his son, "Do you really plan to seal the princes? ”

"Well, the fiefdom will be granted after the year."

"Your imperial brothers and princes also want to be sealed?"

"Hmm." Luo Cheng nodded.

Emperor Taishang was a little worried, "Although the actual feudal princes are a reward for meritorious heroes and preferential treatment for the clan, if they are not handled properly, I am afraid that there are hidden worries." ”

"Father rest assured, this time the actual sealing system is neither the Western Zhou Dynasty system, nor the Western Han Dynasty system, it belongs to the new system of absorbing the strengths of all families, promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses, the clan and heroes are not sealed in the existing provinces, but to be divided into the frontier, such as the east of Liaodong, the south of Yunnan, the west of Hexi, and the north of Daibei. Although there are many princes, there will be no possibility that the princes will sit on the big counter and threaten the central court. ”

Luo Gui nodded after hearing this, "In this way, it seems that you have indeed been well thought out, and I have nothing to worry about, just one opinion, I hope that the princes will raise the age of the vassal country a little more, and they can wait until they are adults before leaving." ”

"The initial plan is that when the kings reach the age of eighteen, they will become vassals, and after the princes become vassals, they will enter the capital to meet the Son of Heaven once every three years."

Eighteen years old, although not yet mature, but almost an adult.

Emperor Taishang took the mooncake presented by the prince and said with a smile, "I hope it is best to be able to gather like this often in the future." ”

"Yes." Luo Cheng smiled.