Great Tang princess

Chapter 30 Defeated

When summer arrives, the air is full of dryness and heat.

During the recent period, none of the elder brothers came to play with her, and basically only played with her two older sisters every day, and Shangguan Wan'er.

The two princesses also liked this little girl very much, and they also experienced the life of servants in Ye Ting Palace, so they didn't have any pretensions at all.

Li Yuechen's greatest joy every day is lying on the floor in a large font, closing his eyes and savoring the taste of ice cream.

Don’t even think about making ice cream in this era, and shaved ice is impossible, because there are not many ice cubes stored in the ice cellar of the royal family, which cannot withstand daily consumption.

The peaches were ripe, and Li Yuechen asked Li Zhi for more than a dozen catties of peaches. When they came back, they asked Xiao He and the others to peel the peaches, remove the core, and then soak them in sugar water.

I found some porcelain jars, put the peaches soaked in sugar water in them, put the cork on the mouth of the jars, and then took them to Shangshi Bureau, found a large pot and started cooking.

Li Yuechen squatted on the stove, watching the fire while wiping the sweat from his head.

Feeling almost done, he hurriedly ordered the eunuch next to him to take out the sealing wax.

"Eunuch Fu, move these jars into the hall, so that the sun doesn't shine on them."

"Here!"

Seeing the batch of canned food being put away, Li Yuechen prayed in his heart that it would come true, so that he could eat fruit in other seasons.

Especially Li Zhi, he will definitely be able to eat lychees effortlessly by then.

Fulai and the others were already used to the princess's whimsical ideas, and they didn't have any doubts about what she would do.

On the contrary, Shangguan Wan'er kept leaning beside her to ask questions, but Li Yuechen pretended to be mysterious and didn't tell her, which made the little girl feel lost for a while.

In the scorching heat of June, the heat was unbearable, Li Yuechen took his own folding fan, and took it out to fan when he was free.

After taking a bath every night, I also used to go to the Taiye Pool to enjoy the cool.Even Li Zhi and his wife and many court ladies would come here to sit for a while every night.

Li Yuechen sat beside Li Zhi and his wife while chatting with them, while thinking about letting Xia Tian pass quickly.

Now Li Yuechen wears a long silk skirt every day, hanging down from his chest, and wearing a translucent gauze on his upper body feels unbearably hot.

If it weren't for the seriousness of the ethical issues in this era, she would have wanted to get out the shorts and suspenders.

It was difficult until July, and the weather was still hot.

After finishing the morning practice, Li Yuechen was about to take a bath and change clothes, but suddenly saw the sky darken.

Li Yuechen, who thought it was going to rain, hurried out, intending to cool off.

However, when he came outside the hall and looked up, there were no dark clouds in the sky!

On the contrary, a small round black spot has appeared on the bright sun!
eclipse?

Li Yuechen was taken aback for a moment, and then thought it was going to be bad!

This year is already suffering from a severe drought, and a solar eclipse at this time would surely have thought that something big was going to happen to the superstitious ancients.

"Your Highness, Tiangou eats the sun, don't stand outside the hall!" Fulai ran over and wanted to pull her back.

"Let's go to Yanying Hall!" Li Yuechen waved his hand and trotted out.

It's a pity that it is very inconvenient to wear clogs on the feet, so the running posture looks like a crazy penguin, which is extremely funny.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Fulai yelled continuously, looked up in desperation, gritted his teeth and ran out.

While running, I prayed in my heart: Tengu is on top, don't eat our souls!

When we arrived at the Hall of Yanying, we saw Li Zhi and Wu Zetian standing at the gate of the hall, looking at the sky worriedly.

Similarly, neither of them dared to step out of the threshold of the hall.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, Li Zhi looked worried: "Chen'er! Come in quickly! How can Tiangou run outside during the day?"

Wu Zetian next to her was even more gloomy: "Fulai! At this time, you dragged the princess to run around outside, what should you do?"

Li Yuechen came to the hall: "Mother and Dad, don't blame him, I am the one who wants to come here!"

"Why are you here at this time?" Li Zhi also scolded him.

"I heard that there will be a dog eclipsing the sun, so I came here to protect my parents." Li Yuechen replied.

She didn't give them a scientific explanation of the principle of the solar eclipse, mainly because it was difficult for the ancients to explain it clearly.

In this era, there is actually a saying similar to "people live on a ball", but this kind of saying is not currently mainstream.

For things that cannot be explained clearly, people in this era are still more accustomed to explaining with ghosts and gods.

Hearing what she said, both Li Zhi and Wu Zetian looked relieved.

However, Li Zhi still taught him a lesson: "Even so, you shouldn't run around at such a time!"

"Yes, my child will remember!" Li Yuechen replied with a salute.

Then Li Zhi sighed: "Meiniang, prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones, I will bow down and blame myself for such things..."

Li Yuechen felt helpless when he heard it. You are an emperor, don't you know what the impact will be if you punish yourself?
It is true that if the emperor has done something wrong, it is the Mingjun's fault to be brave enough to admit his mistakes, but it is also a big taboo to take care of things that are not your fault, okay?

Originally, this year's severe drought has nothing to do with you, so I'm guilty of this, well, it's directly your fault!

"Grandpa, don't blame yourself, this matter is not the emperor's fault." Li Yuechen stopped him.

"Oh?" Li Zhi turned his head, "Why did Chen'er say that?"

Li Yuechen was taken aback, what excuse should he find to convince Li Zhi?

After thinking about it, he stammered and explained: "This... the child fell into a dream last night and saw Empress Nuwa... this matter was... the result of the battle between the two clans of prehistoric liches, and it was not Grandpa's fault."

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian looked at each other, feeling a little incredible in their eyes.

Li Yuechen also went all out, and said directly: "If Grandpa doesn't believe it, wait a moment and you will know that the sun will surely return to light within a moment after it disappears!"

In fact, a moment is too long to say, as far as Li Yuechen knows, there is no total solar eclipse where the sun is completely covered for more than ten minutes.

After all, celestial bodies are moving anytime and anywhere, and it is impossible to stand still, saying that a moment is already leaving some retreat for myself.

Wu Zetian nodded, "It's just a moment, Your Majesty might as well wait."

"Okay, then wait!" Li Zhi nodded, anyway, it's not too late.

Seeing the black spot on the sun getting bigger and bigger, Li Yuechen felt helpless.

To be honest, she really didn't want to be involved in this kind of thing, but if Li Zhi really made a crime, who knows what will happen later?

He was not in good health at first, if the series of consequences of this incident led to the deterioration of his condition, maybe his good life would be gone.

Li Yuechen didn't understand medicine, but he had inquired a lot about Li Zhi's condition over the years.

When he gets sick, his eyes seem to be blind, especially like the tumor oppressing the optic nerve or some cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in TV dramas.

Even after more than a thousand years, this is an extremely troublesome disease, let alone this era, it is simply terminally ill.

So the only thing Li Yuechen can do is to try to keep Li Zhi in a good mood.

I have heard many stories about cancer being cured because of a good mood. In this era of limited technology, we can only hope for the magic of the human body itself.

Maybe it was a bit boring to wait, Li Zhi asked suddenly: "Chen'er, just now where is this prehistoric place you mentioned?"

"It's the fairyland." Li Yuechen felt that idleness was idleness, and telling stories should be used to pass the time.

So I recalled the fantasy novels I read in my previous life, and started to tell the story, and I probably popularized the story of the battle between the two clans of liches.

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, who were still somewhat skeptical about her words, believed even more after listening to her narration.

Because the logic of the things she said was clear, as if they were vivid.

It is difficult to make up such a well-organized thing on the spot.

As she narrated, time passed quickly, and the sun had turned into a golden halo hanging in the sky.

However, as Li Yuechen said, it didn't take long for the spot to start moving again, and the sky began to gradually brighten.

Li Zhi looked up and nodded with a smile: "It's true!"

This made Li Yuechen feel a little cute.

The ancients were not stupid, but because of limited cognition, it was easy to be superstitious about some things.

But this does not mean that their IQs are low. After all, they are still limited by cognition.

It's like doing magic. It feels amazing when you don't know the secret, but once you know the secret behind it, you will instantly feel like a fool, and you can't think of such a simple thing.

The sun gradually revealed its true colors, and Li Zhi lowered his head and said, "Chen'er, tell the truth, did the goddess Nuwa tell you about all the gods and ghosts in Journey to the West in her dreams?"

"Um...yes!" Li Yuechen nodded and admitted, it's good to think so, and save the trouble of explaining.

Li Zhi touched her head: "Chen'er is really a blessed star!"

Li Yuechen didn't say anything about it, just smiled and pretended to be stupid.

Now that the solar eclipse has passed, I won't stay here any longer, and leave the rest to them.

It's nothing more than wrangling with ministers or something. At this time, literati generally like to use this kind of thing to restrain the emperor's behavior, and Yu Shitai probably will stand up and spray a few words symbolically.

Li Yuechen was too lazy to watch them quarrel, so he ran back to Chengxiang Hall to lie down to cool off the heat.

Instead of watching a group of elders gag and quarrel with each other in court, it is better to go back and ponder whether hand-operated human electric fans are feasible in this era.

After seeing the superb craftsmanship of carpenters in this era, Li Yuechen felt that they should be able to make fan leaves.

The only thing that is more troublesome is the gears. The wooden gears are easy to break, and it is difficult to make them neatly.

Of course, the most important thing is that if you shake it by hand, the arm will be destroyed, right?

……

The time came to the end of July peacefully. I heard that the emperor and the ministers had a symbolic quarrel in the court hall, but in the end they did not issue an imperial edict.

Such a result made Li Zhi very happy. When the emperor was happy, the whole palace would be happy.

Li Yuechen had a very happy time during this time.

The only bad thing is that Mrs. Rong Guo's illness is getting worse and worse, to the point where she can't get out of bed.

Li Yuechen, who originally went to visit once every few days, now goes there almost every afternoon.

She could feel that it was time for the old man to go.

Because Wu Zetian had to review the memorials, he couldn't go to visit every day, so he told Li Yuechen and the children to go and see more if they had nothing to do.

Except for Prince Li Hong, the other elder brothers came to visit if they had nothing to do.

At the beginning of August, Mrs. Rong Guo still closed her eyes. Before leaving, she grabbed Li Yuechen's little hand and said sorry to her.

Li Yuechen had never been angry with her, and after that, he tried his best to help with the funeral.

The death of the queen's mother was not a trivial matter, so Li Zhi deliberately stopped for a day to express his condolences.

On the day of the funeral, Wu Zetian's eyes were a little swollen, and she seemed to have cried, but after kowtowing, she went back to review the memorial the next day.

Mrs. Rong Guo was buried with honor and splendor, Li Yuechen was a little depressed, and when he practiced in the morning, his movements were a little out of shape.

Shangguan Wan'er, who was reading at the table next to her, put down her brush, walked over and cautiously advised, "Your Highness, why don't you practice today."

"En." Li Yuechen nodded, did not continue to practice, but went to sit on the steps in the shade of the backyard by himself.

Zheng Shi looked at her back, turned her head and shook her head at Shangguan Wan'er: "I don't need to study today, go and accompany His Highness."

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed, and came to stand beside Li Yuechen.

"Sit down." Li Yuechen waved his hand and told her to sit beside him without saying anything else.

Shangguan Wan'er didn't know how to comfort her, so she didn't speak, but just sat on the steps with her, silent together.

After waking up the next day, Li Yuechen, who had adjusted his mood, returned to his previous appearance, with a smile on his face again.

After all, there is an adult soul, and it still does a good job in regulating emotions.

Shangguan Wan'er also smiled happily when she saw that her movements were not deformed today. When she was studying with her mother, she also became more active.

After practicing, it's not yet noon, and Li Yuechen is not too hungry now.

Hearing that the court has not yet come down, on a whim, I plan to go to the court to see if the imperial censor is complaining about the emperor again.

As a result, just as he slipped into the side door of the Xuanzheng Hall, he saw Li Zhi standing up from the dragon chair suddenly.

"Defeated?!"

As soon as this word came out, Li Yuechen who had just sneaked in was also a little confused.

what's going on?lost?Was there still a time to lose the war in the heyday of Tang Dynasty?
Listening carefully to the report below, Li Yuechen can be considered to have figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

To put it simply, Xue Rengui's plan went smoothly, and he played very neatly in the early stage and won a good victory.

So they took advantage of the victory and pursued to capture Wuhai City.

However, the deputy general Guo Daifeng refused to obey the order, violated the military order, and led the follow-up troops to follow up without authorization.

As a result, Tubo seized the opportunity and surrounded it with an army of 200,000, and lost all food and supplies!
Now Xue Rengui is forced to withdraw from Dafeichuan, and Tubo has gathered 400,000 troops to force the Tang army to fight a decisive battle.

Although I don't know the result yet, but thinking about it, I know that it is impossible to beat it.

Now the Tang army has no food, grass and supplies, and the number of opponents is more than three times that of our own, not to mention a series of issues such as altitude sickness.

Even Li Yuechen, who doesn't know anything about military affairs, knows that unless this situation occupies some kind of dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it will be a ghost if he can still win!
Looking at Li Zhi who was already gnashing his teeth angrily on the dragon chair, she couldn't help but began to worry.

　To be honest, I really don’t want to add it, after all, I have to go to work, it’s too much to bear.But there is no way, there are too many given, and an update is required for the sake of this lord!
　　
　
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