Chapter 144: The Great Imperial Meeting
The world of adults is always mysterious, and sometimes children always look forward to growing up, thinking that when they grow up, they will know what adults often say: "When you grow up, you will understand". Actually? When I grow up, I realize that the curiosity I used to be was just asking for trouble, and the so-called truth can never be understood.
Li Chengqian is lying in bed thinking about those messy things, growing up always needs to pay a price, Li Er's attitude towards Li Chengqian is one of these costs, before he became an adult, he was just a child who messed around every day, and nonsense would not be annoying, but what about after becoming an adult?
There is a responsibility for the family, a responsibility for the parents, and a responsibility for the society, and those nonsense have become a thing of the past.
It seems that the node to judge whether a person grows is whether you have done a good job and taken those responsibilities. Now that you can bear it, your parents will gradually let go of their control over you, those nagging words are no longer spoken, those ubiquitous concerns have gradually become occasional instructions, and those conversations with each other seem to be estranged.
It seems that overnight, the feelings seem to have become much lighter.
The lover in her arms leaned on her body tightly, her body seemed to be silk sunburned, soft and warm, her hands tightened unconsciously, looking at her frowning lightly and smiling gently, but there was a sense that the spring breeze was not as good as yours.
It's like a matter of an instant, Wang Zichu has also grown from a child to a responsible adult, watching her husband wake up from his sleep, make water, prepare clothes, and change for him diligently, everything is so strange and skillful, if it weren't for some playfulness and happiness between his eyebrows, Li Chengqian would definitely think that this is another person.
"It was fine yesterday, why did it start snowing in the morning?"
Through the crack in the door, a few snowflakes occasionally drifted in, Li Chengqian frowned, it was not that he had never touched such a thing as pouring spring cold before, but it was just frost falling in the sky, and the coldness of snow falling in the sky like this had never been seen before.
"It's very cold today, let's wear more, my body is just better, don't catch a cold again." Li Chengqian was stunned, and the person who instructed him changed from his mother to his wife, and he seemed to be a little unaccustomed to it. stared at her face for a while, waved Gong E away, gently took her in his arms and said: "There is no need to accommodate anything, there is no need to change anything, you are a phoenix high above, not a canary locked in a cage." ”
Wang Zichu raised his head, looked at Li Chengqian stunned for a moment, then blinked and said, "Whether it's a phoenix or a canary, isn't this a woman's fate?" If you become someone's wife, you should abide by their rules. ”
"When did Zongheng care about those three outlines and five constants?" Li Chengqian said sullenly, but was glanced at by the prince: "Can you be rude?" ”
Seeing that Li Chengqian still wanted to argue about something, Wang Zichu smiled slightly, twisted the soft flesh on Li Chengqian's waist and said in disgust: "Noise! If you don't go to court, the hour will be late. Woo~ Bastard! Itchy~"
Li Chengqian laughed, turned around and sucked at Wang Zichu's neck hatefully.
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Satisfied, out of the East Palace, towards the Qinzheng Palace, the snow in the sky is getting bigger and bigger, and it doesn't take long to accumulate a thick layer on the ground, Erhan carries a long knife to open the way in front, the snow illuminated by the huge palace lamp is a little yellow, and the water on the ground condenses into ice, even if it is how to go carefully, it still slides on it from time to time, which startles the guards on the side in a panic.
Outside the Xuanzheng Palace, I watched from a distance a person in a single dress kneeling on the square, even if he was shivering from the cold, he knelt there firmly.
"Liu Yuan?" It wasn't until he got close that Li Chengqian saw who that person was, took the lantern carried by Erhan, looked at Chang'an County, which seemed to be a ghost, and jumped down, and hurried thousands to help.
"If you have something to say, if you have a grievance, you can use your own life to admonish you?"
"Minister~ Minister~ Minister~ Death~ Death admonishment~ Minister's blasphemy~ Blasphemy of royal dignity, death~ Death is innocent!" Liu Yuan stammered, the snow accumulated a thick layer on his head, and after being melted and condensed by the body temperature, it formed an icicle and hung in front of the crown, shining in the firelight.
The most important thing in Datang is the stubborn donkey, such as Wei Zheng, Li Jing, such as Wei Chigong, Hou Junji, a race of one strong, the so-called good at the top, and the next must be paid, for a time from top to bottom everywhere is a strong order, compared to the race to see whose neck is harder.
Li Chengqian was helpless, took off the bear skin and draped it on Liu Guan's body, and by the way, swept the surrounding snow with his feet, and then walked towards the Xuanzheng Palace.
"Your necks are chopping wood? Thought it would be fine if you cut it? A bunch of bastard stuff! As he spoke, he turned around and entered the hall, and instructed Erhan.
The time for the court meeting is approaching, there are more and more officials around, and every time the officials who pass by will stop and gently persuade Liu Guan, Fang Xuanling wanted to take off his clothes and put them on Liu Guan, but he was stopped by Erhan on the side.
"His Royal Highness said that Liu Guan is dead! No one will be saved! ”
Everyone was furious at first, and the surrounding ministers also pointed at Li Chengqian, who was in front of the palace, and said angrily: "Why did Your Highness help the abuse!" Cronyism! This is a gentleman's doing! ”
"He Liu Guan insulted my royal dignity and occupied the private property of the ministers! Have you ever heard of buying grain for five dollars per bucket for ten dollars per bucket? Such shameless people, how can you think of them deeply? Meat-eater, yes?"
Li Chengqian angrily reprimanded the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and the ministers also looked at each other angrily, but they just happened to look at the big coat on Liu Guan's body, and immediately smiled,
With a cold face, he said, "Meat-eater? His Royal Highness has been in the deep palace for a long time, but he has seen the people sleeping on the street! Have you ever seen those young children who have no food and clothing? ”
Fang Xuanling lost his gratitude, pointed at Li Chengqian and roared: "Why is the prince like this? I should admonish him with death! ”
Everyone laughed in their hearts, and then laughed and said: "This matter is unique to the house? ”
Li Jing walked up to Li Chengqian, looked at Li Chengqian's arrogant expression, sighed and said, "Why are you kid mixing in this troubled water!" ”
Cheng Yanjin also hated iron and scolded: "The skin is itchy, isn't it?" He turned to look at a few coaxing Wenchen and said, "Fuck me and sprinkle it on Lao Tzu!" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji sighed, although he was grateful, he didn't want Li Chengqian to be this cannon fodder. I was about to dissuade him, but I heard the voice of the eunuch's stabbing from afar.
"At the beginning of the great court, all the ministers and workers will meet you."
Then the civil officials and the military attache slowly marched forward, everyone was solemn and solemn, holding the court, and slowly marching towards the palace.
In the main hall, the giant lights flickered, hanging high on the thick dragon pillar, shining all over the hall, Li Chengqian sat uprightly on the first place, looked at a few small officials in the distance with some envy, and leaned on the coiled dragon pillar with a smile.
"The beginning of the dynasty! Greetings to Your Majesty! ”
In the sound of the mountain roaring tsunami, Li Er's head was crowned, wearing a yellow dragon robe, and he walked to the throne step by step, received the salute, declared that he was exempt from the courtesy, everyone knelt behind the desk, bowed his head and lowered his eyes in a solemn manner, Li Chengqian held the board in his hand, looked at the solemn father, and felt a little psychologically weak for no reason.
The great court meeting is to see the dynasty in spring, see the sect in summer, see the Hajj in autumn, meet in winter, see the meeting when you see it, and see it in Yin.
The main purpose was to allow the emperor to see more clearly how much tax he had received under his rule, whether the officials were diligent, whether the soldiers were brave in battle, and whether the people were happy.
The ministers sat down, the eldest grandson Wuji stood upright, bowed to Li Er, and then sang the year's income and expenditure, and then the household department Shangshu described the total number of acres of land in the world, how much taxes, how much actual income, how much was used to fight wars, how much was used for disaster relief, and how much was used for official salaries, and then there was the military department, the criminal department, the rites, the civil department, the Ministry of Industry, joint reconciliation, one by one, until the end of the match, it was three hours later.
When everyone came back to their senses, Fang Xuanling took a step forward and began to narrate, where there was a war in the capital last year, how many casualties were, how much arable land was gained, how much money, how many cattle and sheep, and how much population.
Gradually, Li Er's frowning brows became more and more relaxed, and when he knew that Du Ruhui came out, he began to describe how the hundred officials were diligent, how the soldiers used their lives, how the Tang Dynasty was rich, and how the finances were filled, and began to plan what the money should be used for, how much land should be opened, how many canals should be repaired, and how many rivers should be repaired.
The country can never be separated from money, food, and the people, the first two Li Er is not very short now, but the latter is to make Li Er a little painful, people are not this thing you want to pinch as much as you want, waiting for everyone to finish, Li Er stretched his waist, looked at you and said: "The rule of the year, I am very pleased, hundreds of officials are diligent in government, soldiers fight with their lives, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but the treasury can grow, officials can be assessed, soldiers can be trained, and the people can be appeased, but how does the population increase?" Every time I think about it, I can't bear the pain. ”
The ministers also made a serious statement, the old man Xiao Yu got up and bowed to Li Er, and then sighed: "Your Majesty is very short, there has been no labor in Hexi over the years, but there is still no improvement, ten rooms and nine emptiness, the surrounding counties and counties are withered, Huaizhou, east of Luoyang, there are many disabled people, there are many lonely widows, and the people in Guanzhong are frequently served, this is not Your Majesty's fault." It's the result of war! ”
Wei Zheng got up and saluted and said: "There is not much labor in the land of Hexi and Hedong, and since the beginning of Zhenguan, Hedong and Hexi have been frosted and drought for many years, and there are disasters and insects in the past year. But from the east of Yizhou and Luoyang, the population is cut off, the chickens and dogs do not smell, the roads are depressed, and the advance and retreat are difficult. ”
Li Er sighed and said: "This is just a delaying tactic, the population is not rising, how can there be labor, how can you use farming?" ”
Fang Xuanling stood up, pondered for a moment and said: "It can make the men and women of his house have no family, and the officials of Yangzhou County are married by courtesy, and they are married voluntarily by widowhood and loneliness. I wonder what this order is? ”
Li Er nodded, looked at Du Ruhui on the side and said, "Why do you think Keming?" ”
Du Ruyan stood up tremblingly, coughed lightly, his already pale face was slightly red, and he sighed and said: "Men are over 20 years old, women are over 15 years old, or those who have lost their husbands have passed the period of filial piety, they must go to the county to register and start a new family." ”
"There are many loyal and resolute people among the people, if this law is followed, is it not in line with etiquette?"
Li Er nodded when he heard this: "Then add a sentence If you are loyal, you will be dealt with according to the truth!" ”
"That's a great thing!"