Great Tang princess

Chapter 372 Tubo's Provocation

In June, the children must first receive some unified basic mathematics and cultural education, such as Arabic numerals and the like.

But in the court, this thing is now called the Taiping number, especially in the household department, this name is the most popular.

After all, according to the future calendar, it should be summer vacation now, and the weather is hot, which is not suitable.

So Li Yuechen set the start date for the first day of August, and took advantage of this time to divide them into classes, and formal education would begin then.

At the end of June, the weather was still hot. As soon as Li Yuechen entered the Hall of Renshou, he waved to Zhang Chengxin: "Is there still Sushan Mountain? Bring me some!"

Wu Zetian behind the table frowned: "Chen'er is the sunflower season these days, right? Eat less of those cold things!"

"It's okay, the baby will be fine even if he eats a dozen bowls." Li Yuechen waved his hand indifferently, and then waved to the maid next to him, "Come on, fan me!"

The maid hurriedly agreed and came to the side to fan her.

Wu Zetian also seemed to feel a little hot, and raised her hand to wipe the thin layer of sweat on her forehead. The maid next to her was about to come over to fan her, but she waved her hand and refused.

He just picked up his teacup and took a sip, then continued to write something on the paper in front of him.

"What will A Niang write again?" Li Yuechen asked while lying on the floor, propping his head on one hand.

"Look at your appearance!" Wu Zetian didn't answer, but instead gave a lesson, "Princess, why are you so lazy?"

"My child has been peeing like this since I was a child, and it's not like my mother doesn't know about it." Li Yuechen smiled, "Besides, it's only in front of my mother that she looks like this!"

Wu Zetian smiled: "Okay, okay, I'm tired of hearing this."

Li Yuechen took the Sushan from Zhang Chengxin, scooped up a spoon and put it in his mouth, got up and came behind his mother, and looked down at what she wrote on the table.

"Zhao Ren's job?" Li Yuechen asked back, "What do you mean?"

"Although Chen'er has researched a way to increase food production, it's not enough. The recent memorial said that food production in many places along the border is still underground..."

Listening to his mother's explanation, Li Yuechen nodded to show that he understood.

Because at the beginning Li Yuechen’s planting base outside the city is still conducting various experiments under the guidance of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so my mother intends to let these farmers who have many years of experience organize the methods into a book and make a set. A fool-like tutorial, and then let the states and counties promote it.

It is best for each state and county to send people to study first, and then bring this book back to let farmers from all over the place learn to plant. In this way, all parts of Datang can use the same method.

At the same time, I want to let officials from all over the country start experiments when conditions permit, to see if different places will cause enough significant differences, etc...

Li Yuechen couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard it, my good guy, my mother has also started to learn a technological way of thinking now!
Finding the best way through different experiments, this way of thinking is quite advanced in this era!

"Hey, as expected of you, aunt, that's amazing!" Li Yuechen scooped up a spoonful of Sushan and stuffed it into his mother's mouth while talking.

Wu Zetian pushed her twice and found that she couldn't push it away, so he had no choice but to accept her daughter's feeding: "Speaking of which, I learned this from you. You have been good at solving problems by yourself since you were a child. This kind of method is really good!"

"Hey, thank you for your compliment, Auntie!" Li Yuechen took a mouthful of Sushan with a smile, "It's almost worse than Auntie..."

It has to be said that Li Yuechen is always very good at talking in front of his mother.

Although she knew that her daughter was flattering her, Wu Zetian was still coaxed into a smile. Even though she was still teaching her a lesson, it could be seen in her eyes, and she obviously enjoyed the process.

The hot summer can easily make people feel irritable, but the mother and daughter chatted happily and didn't feel bored at all.

When Li Yuechen ate the sixth bowl of Sushan, the sky was almost dark.

She looked up at the Huoshaoyun in the sky, and put down the empty bowl: "Tonight, my son, let's stay here with Auntie!"

"Forget it, if nothing happens, try not to spend the night in the palace." Wu Zetian shook his head, "Go back obediently!"

Li Yuechen also knew that what his mother said made sense, so he nodded and retreated back to the Princess Mansion.

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A month passed quickly. At the end of July, "Million People's Business" was officially promulgated, and Taiping Publishing Co., Ltd. was responsible for printing it, and gave a copy to the officials sent by the states and counties to study, and at the same time let them go to the experimental base outside the city to go to the field Observe and study hard.

At the same time, Li Yuechen asked the library that was about to be completed to also include this book.

In the future, the library will be divided into different areas, which will not only contain books such as serious Confucian classics, but also cover all walks of life.

Agriculture is only the most basic, and various books of different industries will be collected in the future.

Recently, there are people wandering outside the imperial city every day, observing the Datang Library which is still under construction, impatient to know when it will be completed.

Seeing that the school was about to start, Li Yuechen finally made sure to finish the textbooks on ideology and morality before the start of school.

In the barracks office, Li Yuechen stretched after finishing the matter, just in time to hear a voice calling for a report outside the door.

"Come in!"

Li Yuechen agreed, seeing that it was Geng Yunqiang, he casually waved his hand to let him sit down, and asked while pouring tea, "What's the matter?"

"The girls Your Highness asked me to look for have already been found..." Geng Yunqiang reported.

Some time ago, he received an order from Li Yuechen, telling him to go out for a walk when he had nothing to do, and buy a suitable girl first.

Of course, he didn't go there in the name of the army, but pretended to be a businessman, and picked and picked a dozen or so good seedlings back.

Although the country is peaceful and the people are safe now, and food production has increased, generally speaking, human trafficking will be much less, but there are still quite a few.

The first type is captured from other countries, such as people from Silla, people from the Western Regions or even people from Tubo, etc...

Some people even go to other countries to arrest people and train them into slaves and send them to Datang for sale, or arrest people in Datang and sell them to other countries, and they have even formed an industrial chain.

There is also a kind of selfishness, such as saying that there are too many people in the family to support...or there are too many daughters and they want a son, so they sell a daughter...

In fact, there is a very contradictory point here. The Tang Law Shuyi stipulates that it is not allowed to sell a beloved person into a slave, so the behavior of selling children and selling girls is still a violation of the law in essence.

But in an era where filial piety is the mainstream culture, parents can be forgiven for how they deal with their children.

So since ancient times, no one has said anything about Lao Tzu killing his son. It is a heinous crime for a son to kill Lao Tzu!

Most of the little girls that Geng Yunqiang bought back were Han Chinese, and they were generally around twelve or thirteen years old.

Li Yuechen felt that these children would devote themselves to study and training with the children of the royal family, first in the name of the princess' personal guards, and if they were successful in their studies in the future, they could be responsible for the safety of the palace.

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On the first day of August, the Royal Academy officially started classes. A group of royal children were divided into different classes according to their ages, and the curriculum was also compiled.

In order to allow the children of the royal family to develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically and in an all-round way, the courses include not only Chinese, mathematics, ideology and morality, but also sports, music and art courses.

Li Yuechen almost completely carried over the system he had when he was in elementary school, and at the same time guaranteed them the time to study and play.

After they have learned a certain level, they will be transferred to the military academy to study, and at the same time thrown into the army, starting from the top soldiers.After graduating from the military academy and having trained in the army, you can be promoted to an officer.

That is to say, from this time on, they will start to shine in the fields they are suitable for and good at.

For example, some people can go to the secret guard, some people can go to the special forces, and some can learn to control hot air balloons and hang glider...

Those who are unable to participate in military operations due to various reasons will be sent to learn other skills, and then gradually enter the civil service or serve in state enterprises... But the royal family does not say that they are retired. From birth to death, they are all military status!
Perhaps unfair, but such is the price of being royalty!
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen couldn't help but sighed. Regarding this point, she herself didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

After all, most empires after more than a thousand years are already offline monarchs, and the emperor is no different from a mascot.

To say that the only country where the royal family still has power and has an impression, there is one Arabia and one Siam.

Not to mention Siam, the economy and military seem to be mediocre, and the Arab military level is not clear, but the economy is really developed.

But this economic level is also based on geographical location, and there are too few places to refer to.

To sum up, things here still need to be explored step by step, and I hope to get a slightly clearer answer in my lifetime.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen couldn't help but shook his head, threw out those messy thoughts, and officially started teaching the children!
Because they have adapted for more than a month in advance, the performance of these royal children is not bad. Under the militarized management, the relationship between them is also rapidly warming up.

After all, they are all relatives, and children are not very scheming, so it is quite easy to play together.

On the first Friday, the kids who were ready to go out and play started to get irritable by the afternoon.

They all knew that they could go out to play after the class on Friday. At that time, servants and bodyguards would be waiting for them at the gate of the barracks, leading them to play freely in the Eastern Capital.

The servants were brought by themselves. During this time, they have basically bought a house in Dongdu, which is convenient for the little master to have a place to stay in Dongdu on Saturdays and Sundays.

The bodyguards were assigned by Li Yuechen. While protecting them, they also carried a hint of surveillance.

After all, the children who were sent here were too innocent and could easily be used.

The moral sense of this age is different from that of the future. They feel that it doesn't matter if their children are used casually. Li Yuechen also sent people to monitor them in order to prevent such things from happening.

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Li Yuechen, on the other hand, took advantage of his rest on Saturday and Sunday to go to the palace to report to his mother what happened here.

After Wu Zetian heard about it, she said that her daughter had done a good job, and she was very relieved. She didn't ask too much, but continued to review the memorials on the table.

Li Yuechen picked up the teapot to add water to her, then casually picked up the memorial beside him and looked through it.

Wu Zetian didn't care about this kind of rebellious behavior, and just looked at the memorial in front of him.

When Di Renjie inspected Longyou Road, many officials were lawless...

Li Yuechen shook his head, and opened another one: Silla King Jin Zhengming asked to send envoys to Tang Dynasty, and asked for "Book of Rites" and miscellaneous articles...

Before finishing it, my mother Wu Zetian suddenly reached out and grabbed it, took a look and threw it back: "Priority, good or bad luck requires etiquette and rules and regulations!"

After speaking, he handed over the writing brush that was stained with red ink, and then reached for the next book.

"Aniang, let's do it by myself," Li Yuechen shook his head, "Although the boy also wants to share the responsibility for Aniang, but the handwriting of the boy is far from Aniang's, so it's better not to critique."

It was only then that Wu Zetian remembered that her daughter's special handwriting was really not suitable for helping.

And Li Yuechen himself was not considered a master of calligraphy, and he couldn't imitate his mother's handwriting.

However, that special handwriting is quite popular in the upper class nowadays. Although it does not conform to the mainstream, many people will try to imitate it when they have nothing to do, just for fun.

And this font, which should be called Shoujin, now has a new name—Princess Font!

Wu Zetian shook his head slightly: "Forget it, let's put it down." As he spoke, he put down the memorial at hand, stretched his waist, saw the tea poured by his daughter, picked it up and took a sip.

Li Yuechen immediately went over to massage her shoulders: "If Auntie is tired, take a rest first."

While talking, he lowered his head to look at the content of the memorial. He probably said that Tubo has become dishonest again recently and frequently invaded the four towns of Anxi.

The Tang army in charge of the local guards sent troops to fight back, but they had no intention of fighting, so they withdrew after touching...

Seeing her staring at the memorial, Wu Zetian twisted his neck: "This matter is somewhat troublesome. Now that the big plan is imminent, I really don't want to send troops..."

"Obviously it should be to test my Tang's attitude?" Li Yuechen replied, "Instead of letting him be so provocative, A Niang might as well send troops directly to teach them a lesson and let them be honest for a while."

Wu Zetian thought for a while, "Speaking of which, if the Qianniuwei had not been led by you, would they be able to win the battle and come back?"

"Don't worry, mother!" Li Yuechen smiled, "Without me, they'll be fine!"

"That being the case, please give me a regulation," Wu Zetian nodded, "Send some people over there to teach me a lesson, but the capital needs to leave enough defensive forces to prevent sudden disturbances..."

Li Yuechen nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, Auntie, I'll do it when I get back! Little Tubo, sooner or later, will be incorporated into my territory of the Tang Dynasty!"

Regarding her daughter's words, Wu Zetian just smiled and did not speak.In war, my daughter is a professional, so she doesn't need to intervene. Since she said it's okay, it must be okay!
(End of this chapter)