Wang Xuance's upright and careful scene was also seen by Chen Maocai and Zhou Zeng. But seeing these two people muttering this in private: "This is what the eldest brother has been used to for many years, every time he goes to the court, every time he visits His Majesty, he always sorts it out like this." ”

"yes, look at his good looks"

"Big brother, I'm more energetic now, I don't need to look at it anymore" Zhou Zeng casually said this sentence.

One sentence made the three of them laugh.

"This visit to Your Majesty, naturally you have to be upright, not the slightest sloppiness, let's go" Wang Xuance walked out of the hall between words. And Chen Maocai also drove to the front of Daxing Palace with Wang Xuance in person according to the usual practice.

Along the spacious and straight Suzaku Street, it didn't take long for you to arrive outside the gate of this Daxing Palace. After Wang Xuance got out of the car, he once again straightened out his scarlet court clothes, took the wat board, and walked towards the Vermilion Bird Gate of the Daxing Palace with neat and uniform steps.

When he arrived at the door, he took out the bronze fish talisman from the silver fish bag he carried with him and handed it to the guards. Although this guard is quite familiar with Wang Xuance, he still carefully verifies the name, age, official residence, position in He Yamen, and the treatment he enjoys when traveling. After the inspection was completed, it was still in accordance with the usual practice, and quite politely let a small yellow door lead Wang Xuance into the Vermilion Bird Gate.

With the guidance of the small yellow gate, through the Chengtian Gate, through the Taiji Palace, along the corridor of the carved beams and paintings in the Daxing Palace, you will come to this Hongwen Pavilion. The little yellow gate that led Wang Xuance in and the small yellow gate of the Hongwen Pavilion were handed over, and after the handover, they returned to the gate of Suzaku according to the original route.

At this time, in this Hongwen Pavilion, waiting next to Li Shimin was the crown prince Li Zhi. As Li Zhi grew older, he has reached the age of a weak crown. Li Shimin looked at his advanced age, and felt that it was time for the prince to take charge of himself. Its purpose, on the one hand, was to train this prince, and on the other hand, it was to test his ability to govern the country. Therefore, as soon as he encountered a major event, Li Shimin asked Li Zhi to serve on the side.

This morning, the crown prince Li Zhi happened to come to ask for peace, so Li Shimin let him stay here. He told him earnestly: "I, I am old, after a hundred years, this country will naturally want you to govern, you must not only cultivate both inside and outside, but also understand that water can carry a boat and sink a boat." Internally, we must make the people rich, because only when the people are rich can the country be strong; As long as the country is strong, it can resist all foreign enemies, so that they will not dare to attack in the slightest. It is necessary to make friends with the outside world, divide and control them, and occupy the commanding heights of morality, so that they can surrender without a fight."

In response to Li Shimin's words, Li Zhi also listened carefully and attentively. Seeing his attentive demeanor, Li Shimin then told Li Zhi about the grand strategy of pacifying the southwestern feudal domains planned yesterday. Hearing his father's grand strategic concept, Li Zhi was also amazed again and again and deeply agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin continued: "After a while, Wang Xuance will come over, and I intend to let him be a messenger of peace and envoy to other countries, you can also listen to it and learn from them." ”

"Only," Li Zhi hurriedly replied.

At this time, I thought about this Li Zhi carefully, and saw that he was in his twenties, not only with a beautiful face, but also with a dignified appearance; Although it does not have the sassy and heroic appearance of Li Shimin when he was twenty years old, he also has a bit of benevolence; With a light yellow uniform, it looks very suave.

But seeing that at this time, the little yellow door waiting in the Hongwen Pavilion came in with small steps and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Xuance is here."

"Let him in"

"Yui"

"This Wang Xuance is a clever person, meticulous in his work, when he comes in, he must be holding his robe in his right hand, taking a small step, and not looking up, after crossing this threshold, he walks five steps forward, kneels down and kowtows directly, and then raises his head after getting my will!" Li Shimin casually told Li Zhi about his meticulous observation of his subordinates.

"How can my father remember it so clearly," Li Zhi asked Li Shimin with a puzzled look.

"This is what my father told you today. When you are an emperor, you naturally have to understand your courtiers, and only in this way can you control them. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can we have a target and be free to retract and release when governing the country. You also have to learn to observe these small things. Thinking that Wang Xuance is such a clever person, it is not easy to make big mistakes, and he can be qualified for this errand of envoys to the world." Li Shimin earnestly conveyed to Li Zhi his ideas on governing the country.

When Li Zhi heard these words, he also nodded again and again, which was very kind.

Sure enough, as Li Shimin just said. After this Wang Xuance crossed the threshold of this Hongwen Pavilion, he held his robe in his right hand, took a small step, lowered his head, walked five steps, knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted: "The right guard led the governor Shi Wang Xuance to meet Your Majesty."

This Li Zhi saw that this middle-aged official, who was more than ten years older than himself, was really as his father said. was not only moved by his father's carefulness, but also impressed by Wang Xuance's rigor and meticulousness.

Li Shimin glanced up at Li Zhi, and Li Zhi also glanced at Li Shimin, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Seeing this, Li Shimin opened his mouth and said: "Wang Aiqing, get up quickly." After speaking, he immediately said to the little yellow door standing beside him, "Give me a seat."

After thanking him, Wang Xuance, who raised his head, suddenly saw that the crown prince Li Zhi was also here. Hurriedly knelt down and saluted again: "I never thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also here, but I blamed the ministers for being reckless for a while, losing etiquette, and hoping that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would atone for his sins."

"Wang Changshi, hurry up, this is nothing, just now my father and I were still talking about your heart," Li Zhi replied generously.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness Prince Xie" Wang Xuance still replied dignifiedly.

At this time, Xiaohuangmen had already put a hollow carved mahogany show pier in front of Wang Xuance and said: "Wang Changshi, please sit."

"Thank you" Wang Xuance still thanked this little yellow door quite politely.

Today's inadvertently once again verified Wang Xuance's carefulness, and it was precisely because of his carefulness that Li Shimin was quite relieved. only then did he feel that he should be able to uphold the principles of an envoy and deal with the problems that arise at any time; also made him feel that he should be able to work diligently for the country and the Tang Dynasty.

In the long river of history, there are often three immortals: meritorious service, speech, and morality. In ancient times, these three immortals were not only the basic criterion for measuring the success of a literati, but also the standard for these literati to fight for their lives......

Quick Facts: The emperor of the Tang Dynasty wore bright yellow clothes, and the prince wore light yellow clothes. Official clothing: It is a kind of Hanfu worn by officials from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty during official affairs, regular dynasties, interviews, and weddings.

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