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At about six or seven years old, Li Fengming was still alive by nature, and like ordinary children of the same age, he would have many naïve little temperaments when encountering problems.

Every time she was beaten to tears by Xin Wei, who was close in age, she felt embarrassed, and she would stomp her feet and be impotent and furious, "I won't be with you!" Give back what I just gave you."

Later, the third division of the prince found out about her little problem. They unanimously agreed that such words and deeds were really petty, and they could not be put on the stage, and they were not what the prince of the country should be, so they launched strict teaching and restraint, and forcibly corrected them.

After kicking his legs on the bed and shouting the sentence "Give me back the kiss I just came to", Xiao Mingche didn't react, and Li Fengming was stunned first.

When was the last time you were so naïve? She couldn't remember.

She couldn't figure out why she suddenly relapsed in front of Xiao Mingche, and she didn't have any burden to behave in such a low manner.

"Uh, I'm talking nonsense," she cleared her throat in embarrassment, "don't be ......"

The word "true" has not yet been spoken, and has been swallowed up by silence but madness.

Xiao Mingche has always been generous.

not only returned the kiss according to Li Fengming's request, but it was also deep and lasting.

She had to be in tears.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Fengming got up late again.

When she woke up, there was no one on the pillow, so she pulled the hanging silk bell and called Xin Wei to help change her clothes.

After getting dressed neatly, Li Fengming thought about things all the way, and slowly went to the martial arts arena accompanied by Xin Wei.

Xin Wei whispered as she walked, "Your Highness, don't you know, as soon as I got up in the morning, I was caught by Chun Yu to talk, and I was trained to be full of bags. You recently peeked at "The Heart of the Sword and the Piano", was she found out? ”

She is Li Fengming's close martial arts attendant, as long as she doesn't make mistakes when she is on an errand, she can do anything in private.

Compared with her unrestrainedness, Li Fengming is pitiful. The books that can be read have to go through a lot of screening, and most of them are so serious that they can't be serious, and they can't be boring anymore.

That year, he got this "Yinghua Treasure Book" of the world's beautiful men, and Li Fengming was like a treasure, and he was enthusiastic to share it with Xin Wei.

Xin Wei was not shocked when she saw it, and even said that any book in her hand was more vivid than this.

Since then, Li Fengming has often asked Xin Wei to borrow a book to read.

Xin Wei is still a little bit measured, like "The Legend of Yanxiangchun", she only dares to dictate a little plot to let Li Fengming "open his eyes". A few days ago, he was softly ground and soaked by Li Fengming, so he took another copy of "The Heart of the Sword and the Qin" to deal with it.

But even the story of "The Female General Forcibly Snatching the Little Piano Master" like "The Heart of the Sword and the Piano" is a dross that should not appear on Li Fengming's desk in Chun Yudai's standards.

Of course, Chun Yudai will not train Li Fengming, and this meal should be eaten by Xin Wei.

"Discovered? I didn't pay too much attention," Li Fengming smiled in a trance, "Xu found out when Chun helped me clean up my study in the past two days?" ”

She's been doing a lot lately, and she's only read three and a half chapters before hiding in the depths of the bookcase.

Thinking of Chun Yudai's mouth that can say the dead, Xin Wei is really cowardly. She said bitterly, "Then have you finished reading it?" After reading it, quickly return it to me. ”

"What's the hurry?!" Li Fengming suddenly glared at her, his cheeks slightly red, "Within ten days...... No, don't let me hear this word again for half a month! ”

"Which word?" Xin Wei was confused.

Li Fengming snorted and squinted at her, but did not answer.

Recently, the weather has become hotter, Li Fengming thinks that the study is boring, and during the day, he always asks people to move pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and books and paper to the pavilion in front of the flower wall.

Because he had promised to teach Xiao Mingche to take stock of the direction of the situation, after lunch, Li Fengming took him into the pavilion and ordered someone to invite Zhan Kaiyang.

What Li Fengming is going to say next must ensure that there will be no idle people waiting to get close to peep.

Last night, Xiao Mingche invisibly set the rules, and today this courtyard is everywhere to her heart.

Zhu'er sent the iced sour plum soup into the pavilion, set up the tea cup, then withdrew, and led the rest of the maids in the courtyard to the gate of the small courtyard.

Chun Yudai took a stack of papermaking papers and came in, while Xin Wei carried a long knife in her arms on the path in front of the gazebo, vigilantly listening to the movements around her.

"Why did Zhan Kaiyang come?" Xiao Mingche was puzzled.

Li Fengming took the iced sour plum soup handed by Chun Yudai and pushed it in front of Xiao Mingche.

"Teach him to be smarter, and you will have a lot easier in the future."

By the time Xia Wang takes the shot, Xiao Mingche should be able to pick a few capable talents.

But for him, no one would be more loyal and trustworthy than Zhan Kaiyang.

Only by letting Zhan Kaiyang grow into Xiao Mingche's reliable and powerful right-hand man as soon as possible, can he be unhindered when Li Fengming leaves in the future.

She really couldn't bear Xiao Mingche to continue to stumble and hold on alone.

"Oh." Xiao Mingche picked up the sour plum soup with crushed ice floating and took a sip.

The tongue still tastes like the same, but when I swallow this sour plum soup and the word "future" in Li Fengming's words, my heart is full of strange sweetness.

All along, Li Fengming has been planning far-reaching for him. If that's not what it is?

But in the next moment, he thought about Li Fengming's true identity, and there was a bit of bitterness and uneasiness in his chest.

The thought that had crossed my mind last night resurfaced.

This feeling of mixed tastes is very unfamiliar to Xiao Mingche, whose sense of taste has been damaged for many years.

When Zhan Kaiyang entered the pavilion and sat down, Li Fengming went straight to the topic.

She stirred the sour plum soup in the bowl with a sweet white porcelain spoon, her movements were slow, her expression was calm, but her words were amazing.

"This time, the crown prince of your country and King Heng will not stop, and they are bound to fight until one of them completely withdraws from the court."

Zhan Kaiyang's face was frightened and shocked.

Even Xiao Mingche looked at her in disbelief, "Why?" ”

"Because your father needs such a result," Li Fengming tilted his head at him, "If you don't decide whether to fight or make peace, the court will continue to tear up internal friction, and your country will be finished." ”

The more she said this, the more sensational she became, and Zhan Kaiyang was about to be scared to death, "Why did the princess say this?!" ”

Although Li Fengming saw the problem of Qi Guo, he did not have a strong feeling. After all, Qi Guo is not her responsibility, if it weren't for Xiao Mingche, she would be too lazy to say half a word.

"The southern border of your country has been entangled with the Song Dynasty for decades, and now there is a great war crisis in the western border, and even the nomadic tribes who have been ministers for many years are against it. In the face of the crisis, the national treasury is almost overwhelmed, and the young and middle-aged population in the country that can replenish the army is about to be insufficient. ”

Xiao Mingche frowned, "Where did you get the news from?" ”

"Copy from the palace gate issued by your court itself." Li Fengming gestured to Chun Yudai with his eyes.

Chun Yudai comprehended, took out a few copies of papermaking and put them on the table.

The content on these papermaking papers is no stranger to Xiao Mingche and Zhan Kaiyang.

Recently, Zhan Kaiyang will first bring these papermaking papers to Chun Yudai for guidance, do a good job of sorting and induction, and then send them to the North Courtyard to Xiao Mingche for reading.

Chun Yudai will also make a copy of it when instructing, so that Li Fengming can know the major political trends of Qi State.

These messages were posted at the gate of the palace, and anyone could read them, and even copy them back to ponder the deep meaning.

As the folk proverb goes, the layman looks at the liveliness, and the insider looks at the doorway. Looking at this kind of thing, Li Fengming is really too expert.

The content of these papermaking papers on the table at this moment is no different from the ones that Xiao Mingche has seen recently.

But she made many marks on the paper.

[The Ministry of War requested additional money and food to increase the bereavement pension of the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers; The number of people on this year's list of "knights" has increased significantly compared with previous years. 】

The two messages were published on different dates, but were ticked the same line.

[There are suspected signs of a large army build-up in the neighboring countries to the west; The Ministry of Household Affairs plans to start checking the details of population increases and decreases in various places in August; Honglu Dianke played, a nomadic tribe who had been a minister to Qi for many years came to Yongjing for three years. 】

These three are circled.

"When I was in the palace, you told me that King Heng succeeded in mastering the household department because he presided over the national population verification four years ago." Li Fengming raised his chin at Xiao Mingche.

"Checking the increase and decrease of the country's population is time-consuming, laborious and cumbersome, and it is customary for all countries in the world to check it once every ten years. If you don't realize that the number of soldiers is about to be short, why do you need to check it again in four years? ”

Seeing Xiao Mingche's eyes down and pondering, Zhan Kaiyang next to him cautiously asked, "Isn't it because of something else to verify the increase or decrease in population?" ”

Li Fengming was sipping sour plum soup, and Chun Yudai explained, "The verification of the entire population of the entire border is involved, and the household department needs to make a lot of preparations in advance. At present, the general order will be issued in April, and the investigation will start in August. If it was because of something else, it would not have been possible to rush so much. ”

"Only when there is a large gap in the reserve soldiers, and it coincides with the crisis of war in many places, will His Majesty the Emperor of your country be in such a hurry." Li Fengming wiped his lips with a silk.

"The treasury is about to be overwhelmed," Xiao Mingche raised his eyes and looked over, "How do you see this?" ”

"The Ministry of War asked for more money and food, and to increase the relevant pensions for the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers, but your father did not say no. But when King Heng attacked Lian Zhen in the south and the military pay accounts were unknown, your father and the emperor tried to protect Lian Zhen. This shows that he has no intention of vetoing the military's proposal of 'preferential treatment for the bereaved families of fallen soldiers'. Then why didn't he immediately approve the Ministry of War? ”

Li Fengming tapped another message with his fingertips.

"This year, the number of 'knights' has increased significantly compared to previous years, and this is the answer. Even if you are the emperor, you are not tough if you have no money. After giving the knighthood, he has money, so he can give permission to the military department. ”

The system of "knighthood" is a special product of Qi country, and there is no other country in the world, which is different from being knighted for meritorious service.

Usually wealthy commoners and good families sought to guarantee them from aristocratic families, and then paid a large sum of silver to the imperial court in exchange for an empty low-ranking title.

To put it mildly, it is the emperor of Qi who openly sold his lordship.

The imperial court did not need to pay actual benefits for this kind of title, but only allowed these wealthy commoners to rise to nobility in name and were called "good and noble".

But after getting the knighthood, the benefits are not small.

For example, when Xia Wang took a scholar, the poor scholar must first find a local person with a title to sponsor him, otherwise he would not be eligible to participate.

Of course, the people who protect the scholars will not do good deeds in vain, and they will return to their roots after a few more times.

If the unfortunate family is in the middle of the road, even if this lord is a golden rice bowl left by his ancestors to his descendants, how can he have something to eat.

Of course, the knighthood is not hereditary, and it will disappear after a maximum of three generations.

A large part of the reason for the prosperity of business in Qi is driven by this matter.

Many commoner families have been in business for generations, and they have come and gone in the wind and snow, and they have fought for knighthood in order to accumulate wealth.

Chun Yudai added: "For the emperor of your country, the conferment of knighthood is tantamount to drinking water to quench his thirst, if it is not for the treasury to withstand it, there is no need to suddenly increase the number of knights this year." ”

In the affairs of the country, we should first look at the overall situation, and then set the subsections.

It is very clear what the current situation of Qi is and what the follow-up trend will be.

King Heng's side has always been the main peace, and the prince's faction is the main battle.

peace, it will damage its own national prestige and retreat the country; war, it will burn money, and it will have to consume a large number of young and strong people.

Emperor Qi turned a blind eye and watched the two factions of the crown prince and King Heng tear apart, and it was precisely because of the indecision between these two paths.

This time, King Heng proposed to impose heavy taxes on older unmarried women, on the grounds that he wanted to achieve rapid population growth in the short term through a large number of marriages.

On the surface, he is compromising with the prince's faction.

But when he entered the palace on the fifteenth day and saw the queen come back, Li Fengming said to Xiao Mingche that King Heng's move was intended to stir up the voice of the whole country against the prince.

"As long as the prince is not stupid, he will not easily jump into this pit, and he will fight back with all his might," Li Fengming said with a smile, "Since the queen made a move to fight for the prince that day, this is enough to show that the prince is not stupid." ”

The queen gathered the wives and unmarried girls in the middle palace, saying that she would choose a good husband for them as soon as possible, but in the end, she only let everyone see the portraits of many young talents, and there was no further substantive action.

This is obviously a deliberate attempt to spread the news to the important ministers of the family, so that they will have urgent panic and anger because of their interests.

When Emperor Qi officially ordered the discussion and judgment of King Heng's proposal, there would definitely be people who opposed it.

Of course, King Heng has been able to compete with the crown prince for so many years, and he is not a vegetarian.

He's not going to just leave it at that, there's definitely going to be action next.

"Anyway, the two biggest factions in your family and court are completely torn apart, this is doomed. Except for King Heng, you are the only Prince of Kaifu who has a bit of a climate at the moment, and it is impossible to continue to stay out of the matter. All parties will look at how you choose and even force you to take sides. Rather than being forced in a hurry, it is better to take the initiative to make a choice. ”

Regarding this, Li Fengming has already weighed the pros and cons for Xiao Mingche.

"I suggest that you play as soon as possible and clearly oppose King Heng's proposal."

Zhan Kaiyang hurriedly said, "If His Royal Highness plays against King Heng, won't he stand on the side of the prince with a clear banner?" If it is Heng Wang who wins in the end, wouldn't it be very dangerous for His Highness? ”

"That's bad luck, and you have to stand firm when you are beaten. Wait until the next time you have the opportunity to fight back," Li Fengming glanced at him and said seriously, "There is no constancy in the world, you don't have to be arrogant when you win, and you don't need to be discouraged when you lose." The camera moves and follows the trend, and as for the result, it is useless to think about it. ”

The current situation is like a group fight on both sides, and Xiao Mingche is stuck in the middle.

If you don't stand in line, you will immediately be beaten to the death by both sides, so what will you talk about later?

After drinking half a cup of sour plum soup, Xiao Mingche looked at Li Fengming.

"You just said that this time, the two of them will fight until one of them completely withdraws from the court?"

Li Fengming nodded, "Yes." Whoever loses dies. ”

The victory or defeat of this political battle in Qi will determine who is the unshakable successor in the end, and it will also determine which path Qi will take next.

In order to preserve the fruits of victory and strictly prevent the other party from resurrecting and shaking the country's foundation, even if the two parties themselves do not have the determination to kill their siblings, the people behind them will not let go of the loser's bannerman.

No matter which country, the steps to the throne are covered with luxurious and solemn woven gold carpets.

Under the blanket, there are not only thousands of dry bones, but also the blood of the same origin of hands and feet.

The final winner will definitely kill the loser, which is too extreme for Zhan Kaiyang. "Even if there are different political views, after all, they are blood brothers. The princes are not all inhuman, right? ”

Li Fengming picked up the sour plum soup, his eyes were half-drooping, and he smiled without saying a word.

"Everyone in the world says that the heavenly family has no family affection, it's not a joke," Chun Yudai sighed silently, "It's not that anyone is born cold, but the supreme position is essentially a cup of Gu cultivation." ”

The closer the imperial heir is to power, the more difficult it is to get rid of this fate. It's cruel, it's sad, but there are few exceptions.

Although Xiao Mingche is not loved by Emperor Qi, he is a prince after all. For this kind of cruelty, he is much more sober than Zhan Kaiyang.

"There are more than 10,000 catties of the country. If it weren't for the strongest person who survived in the end, he wouldn't be able to bear the weight of the country. ”

Li Fengming's action of drinking the soup paused, "Then, have you ever thought about carrying this weight?" ”

Xiao Mingche looked at her in surprise.

"If you are willing to show me and Pan what chips you have in your hands, I can find a way for you, and maybe you can rise quickly and become a third-party force in your country's court."

When Li Fengming was most desperate, it was Xiao Mingche and this marriage that brought her life.

If this person really has the ambition to win, she is willing to do her best to repay the favor. Prince, if anyone has never thought about that big position, then no one will believe it.

"But I don't dare to hold it up, I can't guarantee that you will be the one who wins in the end."

Zhan Kaiyang was so frightened by her words that he almost died on the spot.

Even if she is really Li Ying, the former prince of Wei State, Shi Cai's words are not heard.

His own storage position has not been kept, and he has to rely on fraud to change his identity to a foreign country and relatives to survive, where did he get the confidence to win the throne of His Royal Highness?

Xiao Mingche looked at her strangely with a strange look in his eyes, "You want to be in the back position?" ”

"Don't, don't," Li Fengming hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, "I'll just ask casually." Don't be so generous as to say you're going to give me this. ”

She almost became the emperor of Wei in one step.

The throne of the back of Qi is just a gorgeous and empty flower shelf for her, and it is better to give her 10,000 gold ingots.

In fact, the reason why Li Fengming lost her position as the prince and fell to this stage is that the internal affairs are bloody and complicated, not due to her lack of personal ability.

So the things she can teach Xiao Mingche are not only many, but also practical and effective.

This whole day, she spent a lot of patience and broke up a lot of things and told Xiao Mingche to listen.

There are some words, Xiao Mingche can do a little bit of it, but she is not impatient.

Because she knows that it is not how talented she is, nor how dull Xiao Mingche is.

It is because the two of them have had different circumstances since childhood, and the teachings they have received are different.

There are too many things that others have tried their best to feed her mouth over the years, and Xiao Mingche can only rely on himself to grope a little bit.

The starting point is just different.

That night, Li Fengming was physically and mentally exhausted, and he fell asleep in the quilt very early.

In a daze, I heard Xiao Mingche on the pillow say softly, "You studied with the former prince of Wei and learned a lot." ”

Li Fengming was dozing and woke up half, "It's not much, and I learned a little fur." ”

"What kind of person is she?" Xiao Mingche's question seemed very abrupt.

"Who are you talking about? Our Royal Highness? Li Fengming turned his head to look at him. It's a pity that the tent is dim, and I can't see his expression clearly.

"Hmm."

Why did this person suddenly become interested in the "former prince of Wei"? She was single-minded, so she replied incomprehensibly, "She is a woman." ”

"The world knows this. Didn't ask you this. Xiao Mingche's voice sounded faintly smiling.

"What are you asking her for?"

"Curious."

"Oh, her name is Li Ying." People close to her called her Li Fengming.

"Her name is also known to the whole world. Tell me something that ordinary people don't know? ”

Xiao Mingche rolled over and lay on his side, staring at her side face in the dark, his eyes clear.

"For example, what does she prefer? What is disgusted? ”

"She likes ......," Li Fengming was stunned.

Looking back now, most of the so-called preferences in the past were told to her by others.

This is the rule, that is the custom, the prince can be like this, the prince should be like that. Over time, everyone thought that those were her preferences, even herself.

When she lost her status as a prince and had to give up her seemingly indispensable loves, she never felt uncomfortable, or even felt pity.

It turns out that that's just "should", just "can", and that's it.

Thinking of this, Li Fengming suddenly brightened up, and sighed with emotion, "What she really likes in private is beautiful men and wealth." The most annoying thing is about someone wasting her money. ”

is so beautiful and greedy for money, which is not in line with the style and bearing of the prince. It's cheesy. But true.

Xiao Mingche thought for a while, "If you accidentally waste her money, you will find it from elsewhere to make up for it later, and pay it back to ......"

This sentence pierced the trance and softness in Li Fengming's heart, making her suddenly annoyed and angry.

She pulled the quilt to cover her head, and interrupted angrily, "Don't mention the word 'yet' to me!" ”

Even though the whole day has passed, she still feels weak, dizzy, and confused when she hears the word "yet".

She felt that she was really no longer the former Prince Jun, her majesty and stability were gone, and she was so faceless.

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