Great Tang princess

Chapter 797
On the fifth day of May, the annual dragon boat race continued in Luoshui.

Li Xian, who was standing on the city wall, was a little absent-minded, resting his chin on the wall with both hands, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Even the cheers of the people did not draw his attention back.

It was Wei Lian'er on the side who reminded: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Ah? What's the matter?" Li Xian came back to his senses and asked.

Wei Lian'er reminded: "The competition is over, it's time to reward the winning team."

"Oh." Li Xian finally came to his senses and asked Sun Jingbang to issue an edict and reward them with some money.

Then he left the city wall amid the cheers of the people thanking him, turned around and walked down.

"Your Majesty seems to be a little absent-minded today." Wei Lian'er said aloud.

Li Xian couldn't help but nodded: "In the past, the whole family watched here, but now it's just me."

Having said that, he couldn't help but sigh again.

I vaguely remember that when I was a child, my brothers and sisters were all together with grandpa and grandma, and the feeling at that time was really good.

But now, the eldest brother passed away, the second brother was busy, and the fourth brother stayed at home all day long.

The only younger sister is either fighting wars or inventing inventions, so she doesn't come to watch the dragon boat race with him today.

Sure enough, I am getting older, and many things have changed over time.

Wei Lian'er couldn't help but smiled: "Your Majesty don't need to be sad about this, now that you have become a saint, naturally you have to..."

"Ok, I know."

Li Xian nodded slightly, did not continue to say anything, and walked forward slowly with the health ball in his hand.

"Speaking of which, when Run'er came back today, my concubine wanted to ask the Food Bureau to prepare more food..." Wei Lian'er followed up and continued.

"You don't have much dinner in the army, so don't worry about him. Let's eat better tomorrow." Li Xian shook his head and replied.

That's right, today is the day when Li Chongrun comes back, and Wei Lian'er has been thinking about this since a few days ago.

After all, I haven't seen my precious son for a long time, and I always want to reward him when I come back.

……

At the time of You, an airship painted with a shark livery slowly appeared in the sky, and under the eyes of the common people, it slowly landed on the square outside the Xuanwu Gate.

From the moment the airship appeared, Li Xian was dragged by Wei Lian'er to the Xuanwu Gate to pick up his son.

In fact, according to the rules of etiquette, Lao Tzu will not come out to wait for his son. He should greet Lao Tzu as soon as his son returns.

It's just that today's royal family doesn't care about these etiquettes anymore.

After the airship landed, the hatch opened, and Li Chongrun, who was wearing a black military uniform, walked out.

After Wei Lian'er saw it, she couldn't wait to walk over, and Li Xian followed behind with a health ball.

"Aniang, the baby is back." Li Chongrun took two quick steps and greeted Wei Lian'er.

"Oh, why have you lost so much weight?" Wei Lian'er supported her son's shoulders and looked left and right, "And this hair, how did it become like this..."

In the army, because long hair is really in the way, it is different from the outside world.

Now Li Chongrun's hair is not very long, it can almost hang down to his shoulders, and a short ponytail is tied behind his head.

In today's army, Han soldiers basically have this hairstyle, even engineers and logistics soldiers.

As for those foreign soldiers, they are basically as long as an inch.

Li Yuechen didn't force everyone to cut their hair. It's not so easy to change customs, especially in this age.

It's just that under the influence of those foreign soldiers, sporadic Han people have begun to try to cut their heads.

After all, in the army, it is really convenient to have an inch, which can improve a lot of efficiency.

Li Xian also walked over slowly, and then smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, it's obviously much stronger."

"How strong is this? Look at this face..." Wei Lian'er replied unceremoniously.

"Aniang, Grandpa is right, she is indeed strong." Li Chongrun replied, and then directly reached out and hugged her, "Look, the child is quite strong now!"

"Oh, this child, please let me down!"

Wei Lian'er didn't expect to be picked up by her son suddenly, and felt a little embarrassed.

After all, there are a lot of eunuchs and court ladies here, and the servants are all watching.

"Hahaha, look, the boy didn't lie to Mommy, did he?" Li Chongrun put her down with a smile.

"Okay, okay, don't stay here, go back to the palace first." Li Xian waved his hands and urged.

Obviously, he didn't want to make such an appearance in front of the servants. After all, there were too many people here, and it might spread out tomorrow.

After speaking, the family entered the Xuanwu Gate together.

On the way to Jixian Temple, Li Chongrun suddenly asked, "Grandpa, grandma..."

"In Shangyang Palace, it seems that Yuechen has explained everything to you?" Li Xian said.

Li Chongrun nodded: "Well, but the child still has some doubts. Since grandma chose to abdicate in this way, then why..."

"Run'er, don't ask what you shouldn't ask!" Wei Lian'er stopped her.

Over the years, Wei Lian'er had already guessed about many things back then, but she also knew that there were some things that could not be stated clearly.

In addition, Li Xian has been so kind to her for so many years, so I don't want to get to the bottom of it.

As it is now, there is nothing wrong with it.

After all, it is the royal family, and it is already a miracle to be able to become what it is today, and we can't ask for more.

Today, her son asked again. She was afraid that she would make Li Xian unhappy. The most important thing is that the Supreme Emperor is still doing well now. Just because Li Xian became the emperor, he should not think that the Supreme Emperor should not be taken seriously.

"Well, your aunt is right. There are some things that you should not know before." Li Xian smiled, and the health ball in his hand slowly stopped.

"Not yet?" Li Chongrun felt a little puzzled.

Li Xian smiled slightly: "Run'er, although you are the eldest son, I have no plans to make a crown prince now."

As soon as these words came out, Li Chongrun had no special reaction, but Wei Lian'er was stunned.

"Your Majesty, this..." Wei Lian'er was a little puzzled, why she didn't plan to establish a crown prince.

However, Li Xian waved his hand and interrupted her: "Yuechen should have made it very clear to you in the class that the emperor is never an easy thing to do. You have all read "Emperor Fan", and you should understand the emperor's dissatisfaction." easy."

Li Chongrun nodded: "My child naturally understands."

"So, during my reign, I will conduct corresponding assessments on you to see which one of you is more suitable to be the prince. If you want to fight, then make some achievements to make me feel that you are the right person. If If you don’t want to fight, you can stay in the army for the rest of your life.”

Wei Lian'er opened her eyes wide, she really didn't expect Li Xian to say this all of a sudden.

I wanted to stop it, but I didn't know how to say it.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that this serious-looking husband was somewhat strange.

However, Li Xian continued: "Emperor Taizong ascended to power through a coup. My uncle also wanted to ascend to power through a coup, although it failed in the end. After the first emperor succeeded to the throne, your uncle almost did such a thing... It is conceivable. You know, this matter was almost branded in my royal blood and became a curse passed down from generation to generation!"

Speaking of this, the health ball in his hand slowly spun again: "When the late emperor passed away, he said before his couch that he hoped that this curse would end in my generation. Therefore, you can only compete on merits in the future. Do healthy competition, and there must be no incidents of fighting in the same room or blood relatives!"

Hearing Li Xian's words, Wei Lian'er opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Thinking about it, if my children were to fight for the throne in the future, blood would flow like a river, and I, as a mother, would also feel uncomfortable.

So it's good if this matter is clarified, the competition for the reserve is a troublesome matter, if it can stop here, it will be a good thing for the royal family.

But, after all, it is the throne, is it really possible to change it through simple rules and education?

Wei Lian'er couldn't help but have some doubts about this, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed really possible.

Because the things that Princess Taiping is doing now are obviously intended to open up the wisdom of the people on a large scale.

Once the wisdom of the people is opened, it is actually tantamount to restricting the imperial power.

If the emperor's power is gradually reduced, many people may not be willing to fight for it.

After listening to Li Xian's words, Li Chongrun grinned: "Don't worry, grandpa, the child understands. My aunt once said in class that not everyone can be an emperor. When Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty established a foolish boy, the result Didn't it cause the Eight Kings Rebellion..."

With a "slap", Wei Lian'er slapped her son on the shoulder, "You child, are you going to compare yourself to that idiot?"

"Hahahaha, don't worry, Ma'er, I'm not Sima Zhong." Li Chongrun said with a big smile, "I support Grandpa's decision, and of course I will work hard on my own. As for being the crown prince, it really doesn't matter. It’s good to be in the military.”

Li Xian nodded slightly: "Well, but this matter still depends on the situation. When the Chinese New Year comes, I will call all your other brothers and sisters back and ask you what you think of yourself."

"The child is all up to Grandpa." Li Chongrun replied.

Seeing his son being so sensible, Li Xian nodded in relief.

At least it seems that my younger sister has educated this kid well, and he is completely different from herself.

If Li Yuechen knew what he was thinking at this time, he would definitely complain: If the children were all like you, Datang would be completely over.

……

Li Chongrun, who returned to the palace, was somewhat uncomfortable, mainly because he was completely different from the army.

In the army, he got up to the sound of the drum every day. After returning, although he said that there was no more sound of the drum, he still got up before dawn under the influence of the biological clock.

After waking up, I was about to get dressed and go out for a run, when I realized that I was no longer in the army.

But I'm getting up, let's go out for a run, I heard from my aunt that people who train every day will easily gain weight once they stop.

To be honest, Li Chongrun doesn't want to become like his father, so even if he comes back, it's better to keep exercising.

Opening the door and preparing to go out, the two dozing eunuchs outside the door suddenly woke up: "Your Highness, it's not yet dawn, where are you going?"

Hearing this address, Li Chongrun was slightly taken aback, after all, they are all called princes in the army.

Thinking that his father is the emperor, they should call him His Highness, and then said: "Well, don't worry about me, go out for a while."

"I'll go with His Highness..."

"Forget it, you can't keep up." Li Chongrun waved his hand, and ran to Jiuzhou Pool on his own.

In fact, it stands to reason that the emperor's son cannot live in the palace after he becomes an adult.

But besides Wei Lian'er, Li Xian only had three concubines, so he didn't have to worry about anything, so he was allowed to live in the palace yesterday.

After arriving at Jiuzhou Pool, Li Chongrun saw a group of figures running here.

Upon closer inspection, it was a group of court ladies, whose upper body was only wrapped in a circle of cotton cloth on the chest, and the lower part was loose trousers, queuing up for a run.

This should be the inner guard responsible for protecting the emperor, Li Chongrun thought for a while, and then ran away from them.

The court ladies who were running naturally also spotted this figure in camouflage uniform, but they all knew that this was the emperor's eldest son, so they didn't care too much, and they were doing their own exercises.

After running for more than half an hour, the sun almost came out, and Li Chongrun was sweating profusely, feeling much lighter, so he went back.

After returning to the room, I found that the bed had become neat.

He froze for a moment. He originally planned to come back and make the quilt by himself, but the servants finished it first.

But he didn't say anything, anyway, it's impossible to live in the palace every day, and it's good to tell the servants not to do these things when they get to his mansion.

"Is breakfast ready?" Li Chongrun asked the maid next to him.

"Go back to Your Highness, it's ready, His Majesty asks His Highness to go to Jixian Temple to have a meal together."

"Okay, I got it." Li Chongrun agreed, changed into black military uniform and went to Jixian Temple.

After coming over, Li Xian and his wife also got up, and Wei Lian'er directly asked him to come over for breakfast.

In fact, it stands to reason that the queen has a special place and cannot live with the emperor.

But Li Xian slept with Wei Lian'er 20 days a month, so in order to avoid trouble, he directly asked her to live in Jixian Hall as well.

It has to be said that nowadays the etiquette inside the royal family has become more and more useless.

"How many days off do you have this time?" Wei Lian'er asked her son who was eating.

"Well, my aunt said to let the child rest for three days, and report to the Ministry of War next Monday." Li Chongrun said, "But the child wants to ask Grandpa, where is the child's residence?"

"This child, it's only a three-day holiday. Wouldn't it be better to stay in the palace for a few more days?" Wei Lian'er asked.

"My child needs to practice kung fu in the morning. It's somewhat inconvenient in the palace, so I'd better live in my mansion." Li Chongrun replied.

Li Xian nodded: "In that case, let's go to my original mansion, the place is big enough."

Li Chongrun had no objection to this, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Only Wei Lian'er had a look of reluctance, so she immediately comforted her: "Don't worry, Aunt, the child will not go anywhere these days, and stay with Aunt in the palace."

"Well, I just want to tell my mother more about what happened in the army these past few years..." Wei Lian'er nodded, very curious about her son's things outside these years.

(End of this chapter)