Chapter Eighty-Six: Enjoy Enjoyment
Li Chong's free-rider attendant, to put it bluntly, is not it for chatting with the emperor.
Hearing Li Erdu say this, Li Chong naturally replied: "I don't know if Your Majesty is the most aggrieved emperor in all dynasties, but I know that if Your Majesty doesn't make a decision, next summer, you will have to stay in Chang'an City to steam your summer." In fact...... I had a bold idea. ”
"Say."
Li Chong: "I want to prove that my fate is up to me." ”
"Speak human words."
Li Chong: "The main thing is that the Renshou Palace of the Sui Dynasty was built quite well, and it would be a pity if it was wasted like this." ”
"Then how do you make sure that the queen doesn't get sick?"
Li Chong: "I'll keep an eye on her personally. Actually, there is one thing I don't understand very well. ”
Li Er motioned for him to continue.
"That is, why is it that whether the eldest grandson empress is sick or Li Chengqian is sick, you people in the Tang Dynasty like to invite monks or Taoist priests to go home and pray for blessings? If this is put in a thousand years, it will definitely be feudal superstition. If you are sick, you have to find a doctor, which is common knowledge for people after a thousand years. Blindly believing in those monks and demons will only delay the patient's condition. ”
It can only be said that Li Er could not understand Li Chong's words very well, and said: "Isn't it right to invite monks and Taoist priests to go home and pray for blessings?" ”
Li Chong: "Of course it's not right! Only a fool would believe that the other person's blessing is useful. ”
Li Er didn't refute Li Chong, after all, they were people from two worlds, and it was normal that they couldn't understand each other.
"Do they still have to drink talisman water or something when they pray for blessings?"
"If that's the case, then maybe there is something in that talisman water that can be used to heal diseases."
"But if it's just a blessing, I don't think it's going to be very useful. The reason why the patient will be cured is not the credit of these monks and Taoist priests at all, but it just so happens that at that time, the patient's illness will be cured. ”
Li Er said, "So what do you want to say?" ”
Li Chong: "It's okay to pretend to be a ghost." If you want to cure a disease, you still have to see a doctor, boil medicine and drink it. I have also heard that in Datang, some people treat malaria, and the treatment method is 'exorcism'. Isn't this nonsense! However, these are often those very remote villages, and it is not easy for this charlatan to make money, to be honest. I think these monks and Taoist priests are no different from these charlatans. ”
"Of course! I'm not saying that all monks and Taoist priests are like this, it's just that some monks and Taoist priests are indeed charlatans. ”
"In the future, if the queen is sick and Li Chengqian is sick, you must not invite those monks and Taoist priests, if you want to invite Sun Simiao, for my sake, he will definitely treat the queen and the prince."
Li Er said: "Then you have a big face." ”
Li Chong: "I think that all famous doctors are probably reluctant to serve in the palace, because how to say it, once a mistake occurs, there may be a danger to life, not to mention all kinds of taboos, for example, you can't use a silver needle to stab the brain." It is precisely because of this that the hands and feet are tied, so even the royal family with the best medical conditions has many princes and princesses who have died of illness. Because, for some diseases, the imperial doctor does not dare to treat them at all, and generally only dares to take conservative treatment. ”
Li Er: "Then what good way do you have?" ”
Li Chong: "No. ”
Li Er: "That Ling also said." ”
Li Chong: "Your Majesty dares to let the queen go to Renshou Palace?" ”
Li Er was silent for a moment, and then said, "Li Chong, do you know that you are risking the queen's life." ”
Li Chong said: "That can't be helped, I think the best thing to say is that you go to the summer and she doesn't go." ”
Of course, Li Er could not agree to such an arrangement.
Li Chong: "Or...... Directly in the northeast corner of Chang'an City, another palace city was built. ”
Li Er: "Zhang Xuansu, can those people agree?" ”
Li Chong: "When I go to the court, you ask who has something to play, I will stand up and play, saying that Chang'an City is low-lying, and the summer is often hot, which is not conducive to His Majesty's body, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I ask for a new palace in the northeast corner of Chang'an City." If anyone refutes it, I will say whether he wants His Majesty to die early. Usually at this time, they will be speechless. And...... With my reputation among the people, I don't want to say that I love the people like children, but at least, I made the people's reeling carts and threshing machines, and I gave them good advice on malaria, and the people should not have any complaints for the sake of my face. Of course! If you want to build too luxuriously, you won't be able to. Let's just build a general one first, and make do with it. In the future, when the national strength of Datang goes up, it will be stamped little by little. ”
Li Er thought about it, and it seemed that it could only be like this.
And then a few days passed.
Li Zhong put forward this proposal.
During the period, Li Chong also mentioned by the way that in this summer, the officials were on duty in the Taiji Palace, and they were not very comfortable, they often worked in such an environment, and those who were not sick were also sick from the heat, and under Li Chong's rebuttal, Zhang Xuansu and others finally had nothing to say.
After all, when it comes to whether it is good for the people or not, no one has more say than Li Chong.
This is the first time that Li Chong has taken the initiative and tried to lead one thing.
Many people are impressed by Li Chong because of this.
Next, he led the construction of the new palace with the master craftsman Dou Xuan and others.
To tell the truth, this will be a master craftsman, Dou Xuan, who is a person who knows how to observe words and feelings.
It's probably the kind of mixed society that has a lot of experience.
Know when to hand cigarettes and when to pour alcohol.
Obviously, he is the master craftsman, but he keeps asking Li Chong's opinion.
Originally, Li Chong didn't like this kind of person who was very good at flattery.
However, he didn't want to be targeted by such a villain, so he had to let the other party come up with a plan, and then repeatedly discussed with Yan Lide and the other three of them, if he did this, would it be too extravagant.
Fortunately, the other party also cooperated with the work, knowing that Li Chong was unwilling to build the palace too luxuriously.
So, I quickly got my mindset right.
He originally thought that Li Chong was His Majesty's favorite minister, but what the court said was actually just an excuse.
After all, His Majesty himself is rich all over the world, and now, the world is peaceful, and the four Yi guests are served, can't they enjoy it well?
I didn't expect ......
It wasn't until they worked together that they realized that what Li Chong said was true.
Things like digging ponds to raise fish, building rockeries, and transplanting precious trees to create exquisite villas, all of which are not needed now.
Now it would be nice to be able to build the main hall, the office houses, and the outer city walls.
At last......
After three reviews, Dou Xuan was allowed to start construction.
Seeing that Li Chong is so careful and serious, now, no one in the court is dissatisfied.
Even......
There are also people who praise Li Chong, do things publicly, and think about the people, he is really a great benevolent person.
To be honest, this is embarrassing. It's not that he doesn't dig ponds, he just thinks he can't dig them now.
After all, he still has to dig in the future, otherwise, Li Er will not have to tear him up.