Great Tang princess

Chapter 4 Master Candidates

Li Yuechen played the role of a caring little padded jacket very seriously. First of all, family affection was indeed what she longed for.Secondly, it is also because of fear of death.

In a feudal society, especially the emperor's house, a slight wrong step might result in the end of the head.

So in front of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, Li Yuechen will always look like a cute and good baby, trying to make a better impression on himself.

Thinking of the information I read on the Internet before, it said that the royal family of the Tang Dynasty could kill each other, and it seemed to be a tradition to fight each other in the same room.

It's not just that Wu Zetian's blood flowed into rivers, but from the time when Li Erxuan Wumen killed brothers and brothers, this brand had already been branded on the Li Tang Dynasty, spreading like a curse and passed down from generation to generation.

Li Yuechen didn't know whether this statement was true or not, and he didn't check it carefully.

However, with an attitude of preferring to believe what is there or not to believe what is not, we still have to be careful in everything!

Li Zhi picked her up and turned her around, then squatted down, squinted his eyes to find the tatami.

Originally, he suffered from wind-dizzy disease, and he could not see as soon as he got sick. Looking at it now, I am afraid that he is still short-sighted!
But this should be an old problem. When I was young, I wrote memorials every day by candlelight at night, so it’s strange that my eyesight is good.

Now Li Yuechen only reads and writes during the day every day, and must be in a sunny place to protect his eyes.

Li Zhi knelt on the tatami, put Li Yuechen on his lap, gently rubbed her little face and asked, "What's the matter with Chen'er here today?"

Li Yuechen hung his dragon robe on him, said with a smile, "I want to practice martial arts! Please find me a master!"

Hearing her answer, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, who was next to him who was approving the memorial, were taken aback.

But before the father could speak, Wu Zetian's face beside him had already collapsed: "You are a girl, you should study hard and be a good princess. Why are you doing those beatings and killings?"

It is normal for Wu Zetian to be angry. Women in the Tang Dynasty are obviously different from other dynasties.

Most of the women in this era are too manly. They wear low-cut dresses, and they are basically proficient in horseback riding, archery and polo.

The maids in the palace even held activities such as Cuju when they were resting... In short, from the perspective of women, although the Tang Dynasty was still a feudal society, the status of women was not much higher, but compared with other dynasties When you wake up, there will always be a feeling of being out of place.

From Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to the present, fear of internal affairs seems to have become a social fashion, and even many ministers are notoriously afraid of their wives like tigers.

And Wu Zetian didn't seem to want her daughter to become such a man, but wanted her to become a well-educated and virtuous princess, so when she heard that she wanted to practice martial arts, her first reaction was to get angry.

On the contrary, Li Zhi still had a doting smile on his face: "Why does Chen'er want to practice martial arts?"

Li Yuechen replied with a smile in a cute little milk voice: "Brothers have already studied hard, I just want to practice martial arts, and protect Grandpa and Grandma in the future!"

As if they didn't expect a three-year-old child to be able to say such an answer, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian looked at each other consciously, and then laughed at the same time.

With such a filial daughter, both of them are in a good mood.

Li Yuechen has a deep understanding of the tacit understanding between the two of them in the past few years.

I still remember seeing someone talking in a certain group before, saying that the relationship between these two people is more like a partner than a husband and wife, but they have no relationship.

But after three years in this world, Li Yuechen dared to swear with his life that these two people are definitely true love!
Wu Zetian was reviewing the memorials here, and Li Zhi was resting and listening to her in poor health, adding water to her from time to time.

You know, he is the emperor!Where did other people get this kind of treatment?

In addition, just a few years before Li Yuechen was born, Wu Zetian was almost deposed.

Originally, the imperial edict had been drawn up, but Wu Zetian ran over and cried, and Li Zhi immediately sold his teammates to Shangguanyi, losing a capable general!
If this is not true love, there will be ghosts!
Being forcefully stuffed with a handful of dog food, Li Yuechen felt the sour smell in the air around him, and secretly wondered whether there was gasoline in this era.

Wu Zetian's face was still dark, but Li Zhi stroked his beard and suddenly said with a smile: "Forget it, if Chen'er wants to practice martial arts, let her do it..."

"Young slave, this..."

Now there is no one else in the Zichen Palace, even Zhang Chengxin, the chief executive, is waiting outside, so Wu Zetian didn't call him "Your Majesty".

Li Zhi waved his hands with a smile on his face, and said in a casual tone: "The Great Tang established the country with martial arts. We did suppress the generals for a period of time in order to demote and kill the eldest grandson Wuji, but this is the foundation of the country and should not be forgotten!"

"This..." Hearing what Li Zhi said, Wu Zetian had no choice but to nod, "Since that's the case, I just obey."

Speaking of this, she seemed to recall the days when the two of them fought side by side, and a smile of reminiscence appeared on her face.

At that time, Changsun Wuji was the number one minister in power, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he overshadowed the sky with one hand.

Li Zhi was completely ignored. He wanted to issue any order, but the imperial edict could not even be sent out!

It was under such circumstances that the couple worked together and successfully brought it down under tremendous pressure.

Looking back on the glory of the past now, it seems that there is still a little nostalgic feeling.

Seeing that the old lady agreed, Li Yuechen hugged Li Zhi's neck with both hands, and kissed him on the cheek: "Thank you, Grandpa!"

Wu Zetian at the back immediately lowered his face: "What about me?"

Li Yuechen quickly jumped out of Li Zhi's arms, and then ran over to give her a slap in the face: "Thank you, Ma'am!"

Seeing her ghostly appearance, Wu Zetian couldn't get angry anymore, and stretched out a finger to point at her head: "You... who do you want to learn from?"

About this, Li Yuechen really didn't think about it.

She herself doesn't know much about history, and what she knows about the generals in the Tang Dynasty is basically from the Taizong Dynasty.

Such as Cheng Yaojin, Xue Rengui, Su Dingfang, etc...

But it's not suitable to say it in this situation. I only know the names, but don't know the specifics. It's even unknown whether these people are still alive.

So he stood up, stepped on the chair, rested his chin on Wu Zetian's shoulder, and blinked his eyes: "I'd better ask my mother to recommend it."

Hearing what she said, Wu Zetian didn't speak immediately, but turned to look at Li Zhi: "Is there a suitable candidate for the young slave?"

"I think Pei Xingjian..."

As soon as Li Zhi said a name, Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to get angry.

Seeing her like this, Li Zhi, who was already an old married couple, immediately shut up.

Pei Xingjian is a civil servant who was born as a general, and he can be said to be both civil and military.

However, because of the battle with Changsun Wuji a few years ago, he did not stand on Li Zhi's side.

So at that time, in order to weaken the power of Changsun Wuji, the couple directly threw him to Turpan to eat raisins.

However, gold shines everywhere. In the past few years, Pei Xingjian has explained a lot of truths to the countries in the Western Regions. After listening to the truths, they all expressed their willingness to join the Tang Dynasty.

So in the second year of Linde, he has been promoted to Anxi Protector.

But one yard counts for one yard. Even though Wu Zetian is already a queen, she still doesn't like him very much.

"Then it's better for you, Mei Niang, to recommend you." Li Zhi understood what she meant, smiled and let her make up her own mind.

Only then did Wu Zetian laugh, and after thinking about it for a while, he lowered his head and took a sip from his teacup: "In my opinion, Liu Rengui, the deputy head of the Liaodong Road Army now, is pretty good. .”

Li Yuechen didn't know who Liu Rengui was, but since it was recommended by his mother, he shouldn't be an ordinary person, he should have a lot of actual combat experience.

Li Zhi also nodded: "Yes!"

Then he reminded: "But Chen'er, he is still in Liaodong now. If you want to be his apprentice, you have to wait for him to come back!"

Li Yuechen bowed cutely and agreed: "Here!"

Seeing her little one answering like an adult, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian both laughed happily.

In fact, Li Yuechen also felt awkward, this "well" is placed in the current language, and the pronunciation is "also".

Although it is three times, as long as you agree a little faster, there will always be an illusion of "yeah" in English.

Li Zhi and the others don't think it's a problem if they don't understand English, but in Li Yuechen's view, there is always a strong sense of disobedience.

After relaxing with Li Zhi and Wu Zetian for a while, seeing that there were still a large number of unfinished memorials on the table, Li Yuechen was very sensible and prepared to leave.

"Grandpa, Mommy, I don't dare to disturb you too much, so I'll go back now."

"Well, you still have to study hard during this time and don't relax." Wu Zetian warned.

"Here!"

After a promise, Li Yuechen withdrew from Zichen Hall, waved goodbye to Zhang Chengxin outside the door, and took Eunuch Fu back.

Zhang Chengxin didn't know what the little princess meant, but he still bowed and said, "Respectfully, Your Highness!"

On the way back, Li Yuechen walked side by side with Eunuch Fu, looking at the snow-capped Daming Palace while walking, and suddenly felt that his plan should be put on the agenda.

As a person in a civilized society more than a thousand years later, it is actually inconvenient to travel to ancient times.

Leaving aside the issues of the Internet and entertainment, just a matter of personal cleanliness is very troublesome.

For example, brush your teeth.

In this era, the prototype of a toothbrush has already existed. Simply put, it is a wooden handle with wild boar bristles on it, which is basically the same as the toothbrush a year later.

But this thing is only used by dignitaries. Ordinary civilians basically keep some willow sticks at home and soak them in water.

Every morning after waking up, bite it open with your teeth, and it will spread out into the shape of a brush.

The key issue is toothpaste. In this era to clean teeth, those with a little money at home will use coarse salt particles, and some high-ranking officials or royal families will also add some mashed Chinese medicine.

To be honest, it's a bit bitter, and I don't know that Coptis chinensis is added from time to time.

This kind of toothpaste can actually be improved, but Li Yuechen can't do it!
As an extreme athlete, he only knows how to die and only plays. It can’t be said that he doesn’t know anything about these things involving industry and chemistry, but it’s quite troublesome to make them by himself.

And what she wants to do is not only these, but also things like shampoo and faucet.

Things that are too high-tech to understand, but you can start with these simple things first.

But she is only three years old now... Oh, the ancients counted as a false age, four years old.

Now that she is only four years old, even if she wants to do something...

Li Yuechen raised his small hands and looked, now is not the time.

Instead of thinking about these things, it is better to go back and read more books to learn more about the situation of this era.

She couldn't read the obscure classical Chinese for a long time until now, because she couldn't concentrate and it was too difficult to understand.

After returning to his palace, Eunuch Fu changed a new pot of charcoal fire and waited at the door.

Li Yuechen tightened the cloak on his body, and finally sat down. Now, let's think about how to study first.

……

It was the end of the year in a blink of an eye, and the army hadn't returned yet, but the good news ahead had come back.

After all, so many people were there during the court, and Marquis Wu, who was in charge of delivering the message, ran all the way to the main hall, so the news couldn't be concealed.

Li Yuechen also got the news from Eunuch Fu that the Tang army had completely captured Pyongyang and captured Nan Jian and his younger brother Nan Chan alive!
Henceforth, Goguryeo can be wiped off the map!
After hearing the news, Li Yuechen smiled and said a few beautiful words, and after Eunuch Fu left, he let out a deep breath.

It can be regarded as a hit!
Through reading books every day during this period, her knowledge of this era is gradually improving.I used to think that Goguryeo was a stick.

It was only after this era that I realized that they were actually a country of the Fuyu people entrenched in the Northeast. Since Emperor Sui Yang, they have been regarded as a serious problem by subsequent generations of emperors.

Emperor Sui Yang didn't say anything about the beating, and even beat himself.

Taizong Li Er did not fight down, but many soldiers froze to death due to the weather.

His father, Li Zhi, originally wanted to go on a personal expedition, but he gave up because of his health.

After my old lady Wu Zetian took charge of the government, after several years, she finally won this year.

In fact, from Li Yuechen's point of view, there was more or less luck this time.

The difference this time is that the Goguryeo people took Tang Jun to beat their own people this time!
After the death of Yuan Gai Suwen, a power official in Goguryeo, the eldest son should have succeeded him, but he was robbed by the second son Jian.

So this time, the boy actually asked Datang for help. He acted as a guide and led the Tang army to attack Goguryeo, trying to regain power from his second brother.

Regardless of the reason, anyway, now Goguryeo is gone, and the serious troubles entrenched in the Northeast have also disappeared.

This is indeed a happy thing, and Li Zhi gave the ministers a three-day vacation in a good mood.

It stands to reason that the Tang Dynasty had a rest every ten days.

That is, a court meeting is held every ten days to report on the work, usually go to work on time, and have one day off every ten days.

It was only after Li Yuechen came to this world that he realized that going to court is not every day, let alone withdrawing after the ceremony.

Those who go to court are generally the leaders of various departments, which means that there will be a meeting every ten days to report on work and performance.

And there are many officials under the leaders of these departments. They do not go to the court and cannot face the holy directly, but they need to work in different departments.

(End of this chapter)