"Spread the news that Princess Pingyang has entered the palace."

After the chamberlain went out, the saint groaned a little and gave another command. Immediately someone went out to preach the words of the saints. Waiting for someone to come, the sage picked up Xue Lang's three strategies and looked at them carefully-

"My son has seen my father."

The prince just returned to Chang'an from other places two days ago, and the East Palace is next door to Taiji Palace, so he naturally came faster than King Qin.

The saint put down his things and looked up: "It's built?" Have a seat. ”

The prince Jiancheng was about to find a low couch to sit down, only to find that there was no low couch in the Zichen Palace, and there was a kind of furniture that he had never seen before, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

When the sage saw it, he couldn't help laughing, got up from the dragon chair, walked over and said, "This is the newly made furniture, it is the drawing given to me by Xue Lang, it is more comfortable to sit on than to sit on the couch, I will try it too?" ”

"Whoa."

Jiancheng tried to sit down on the first chair on the left: "You don't need to sit cross-legged, you don't have to kneel, it's more convenient than sitting on a couch." ”

After speaking, he looked at the sage's imperial case, his eyes lit up, and he said: "This book case is atmospheric and spacious!" ”

The sage touched his beard and smiled, "It's also very convenient to write." ”

The father and son were discussing the new furniture while waiting for the King of Qin and Princess Pingyang to enter the palace-

King Qin and Princess Pingyang came together, and the two entered the imperial city almost together.

"I've seen my father."

The sister and brother came in to salute first, and the sage was introducing his new furniture to the prince, when he saw Princess Pingyang and King Qin coming, he stopped and said with a smile: "Shimin and Jianling should also sit." ”

"Whoa."

Princess Pingyang sat on the seat on the right, and King Qin went directly to the seat of the prince's head to sit down, seeing that his sitting posture and expression were calm, and there was no strange novelty like the prince at all.

The sage smiled and asked, "Have the people ever sat on this chair?" ”

King Qin replied: "Father, there are also these furniture in Sister A's house, and I sat on it when the princess and I went to visit Sister A's house, and it was indeed more comfortable than sitting on a couch. ”

The sage nodded, and glanced at the prince out of the corner of his eye, and the prince sat peacefully without the slightest reaction. The sage sighed slightly in his heart, and said, "Your sister and brother are getting along well, yes, you are the sister and brother of the same mother, and you should have more contacts." ”

"Please rest assured, father, my son knows."

King Qin and Princess Pingyang responded in unison. Only then did the prince react, and hurriedly asked with a smile: "I haven't seen Ah Mei for many days, and last time I said goodbye, Ah Mei's injury has not yet healed, is it okay now?" ”

Princess Pingyang said: "Thank you for your concern, my injuries are already well." ”

After asking the princess, the prince looked at King Qin with a smile and said, "Erlang's complexion looks better than when I left Beijing, so it can be seen that it is also good to take a break." ”

King Qin looked up at the crown prince Jiancheng and replied, "Thank you for your concern." ”

After a few idle words as the family, the sage sat back on the dragon chair behind the imperial case and said, "There is an important matter for the three of you to come over today, and I can only discuss it with the three of you. This matter can come out of my mouth and into your ears, and you are not allowed to leak a word! ”

The three siblings looked solemn and responded in unison: "Oh." ”

There were not many attendants in the hall, and after the sage saw Xue Lang's three strategies, he drove the attendants out, leaving only the one he trusted the most.

Seeing that the three of them already understood what he meant, the saint glanced at the chamberlain beside him, and the chamberlain immediately stepped forward, picked up the three manuscript papers, and distributed them to the three of them.

The saint said: "The first and second parts, just take a first look, and today the three of you are here for the third part!" ”

What the prince got in his hand was the third share, the first one was in the hands of King Qin, and the second one was in the hands of Princess Pingyang. Each of the three of them looked down at the manuscript paper in their hands.

Princess Pingyang just got it in her hand, and the hand holding the manuscript paper paused, looked up at the sage, looked down again, and read the manuscript paper in her hand carefully.

King Qin and Princess Pingyang held in their hands, there were too many places involving professional knowledge, and the two of them just read through it, without reading it in detail, they read it before the prince.

Seeing that the prince hadn't finished reading it yet, the two of them exchanged views of each other's share. After the two of them finished reading the exchanged manuscript paper, the prince finished reading it. However, his face was gloomy and terrifying: "I beg my father to kill Xue Lang!" This strategy is ill-intentioned, and it will bring disaster to the country and the people, and it really shouldn't stay! ”

Needless to say, everyone has seen that this piece of music was written by Xue Lang. Throughout the dynasty and even the whole country, only Xue Lang can write sparse music in the vernacular, and only Xue Lang can write with slender strokes.

King Qin was stunned, Princess Pingyang's hand holding the manuscript paper tightened slightly, and said loudly: "Big brother, can you let the little sister take a look?" ”

The prince snorted coldly and said, "Ah Mei actually accepted such a person into the mansion, and she is responsible for negligence!" ”

As he spoke, he directly threw the manuscript paper to the chamberlain and asked him to bring it to Princess Pingyang. Princess Pingyang was not in a hurry to argue, but took the manuscript paper brought by the chamberlain, read it quickly, and then handed it to King Qin, who was waiting on the side. And the crown prince also finished reading the two copies that King Qin and Princess Pingyang had seen before, but his face was still gloomy and his anger was not reduced.

The sage said: "The furniture in my palace is made of drawings provided by Xue Lang, and I summoned him to the palace today and asked him what reward he wanted, and he offered these three strategies. One policy to increase the salt tax in the world to enrich the national treasury; two strategies to make paper to increase people's wisdom; Three strategies...... You've also seen it, what do you think? Let's talk about it. ”

The prince took the lead and said: "Father, this strategy is not advisable!" This policy directly refers to the foundation of the family, if this policy is used, the world will be chaotic! Shi is the foundation of the country, I was established at the beginning of the dynasty, there was a Turkic invasion outside, and there were bandits inside. In today's terms, peace with the family should be precious, relying on the noble family, rather than confrontation. This policy is a big rebellion, and the policy of the real pot country is also chaotic people! ”

The sage nodded, noncommittal, turned to King Qin and asked, "Erlang, what do you think?" ”

King Qin said: "Father, my thoughts are different from those of my eldest brother. Xue Lang is talented, with these three strategies, it can be seen! ”

The saint looked at him with interest: "Oh? Let's take it into detail. ”

"Whoa."

King Qin said with a radiant look: "In my spare time, I have read many history books, throughout the previous dynasties, the reasons for the death of the country seem to be different, and the root of it is that the power of the scholars is greater than that of the royal family. People's hearts are profitable, and the scholars are no exception. Or there is a true country who is willing to work hard for the country and the people, but there is also a family that is greater than the country. Such people abound in history. ”

Everyone here is a person who has read poetry and books, so they can naturally understand the meaning of King Qin's words. King Qin continued: "Father, I think that how to balance and deal with the soldiers and the people is the foundation of the country. The king is like a boat, the people are like water, and the water can carry the boat and overturn the boat. If the power of the scholars is too large, the people will lose their land, and there will be a situation where the people will not be able to make a living, and if the people are not able to make a living, the world will be in chaos! ”

"Good! What a 'gentleman is like a boat, and the people are like water'! My son can read such a experience in history, and Aya is very pleased. Presumably, your aunt is enough to comfort you when she sees it in the spirit of heaven. ”

The saint's face was full of pride and pride for his father, and King Qin immediately said a few words of humility, and the father and son were quite compatible.

The prince pursed his lips slightly, lowered his head slightly, and did not speak.