The rise of the prince

Chapter 210 Obstruction
"Your Majesty, do you want to bring a woolen blanket? I also want to bring my favorite tea set, and some snacks. Plum blossom cake is the best. Yes, there are also walnuts, melon seeds, and fennel beans. Also, I want sour plum soup. And The jerky that Shizi made a few days ago is also delicious, so I should bring some with me." Yue'er was gesticulating happily with her fingers.

Qiu'er reminded from the side: "Don't always want to eat, just bring some warm clothes. It's windy and cold these few nights, and it might rain tomorrow night, so you have to bring an umbrella." Just do it."

"Yes, yes, isn't sister Qiu'er here, that's why I only prepare food." Yue'er said coquettishly, shaking Qiu'er's arm.

Li Xingzhou looked at the two little girls amusedly, and closed the paper in his hand. Whenever he had free time these days, he would write down some knowledge in his mind. After all, memory would fade with time, but words would not.

Tomorrow night is the Lantern Festival, an annual event, so the two girls are so excited, especially Yue'er, who has been bouncing around all day.

"My son, my son, let's guess the lantern riddles first, or look at the flower boat first." Yue'er leaned over and asked, shaking his arm.

He rubbed the little girl's little head: "Anything is fine. If you like to see flower boats, go to see flower boats first. If you like to guess lantern riddles, go to guess lantern riddles first."

The little girl was still hesitating, as if it was very difficult to make a choice, she shook her head in annoyance: "What should I do?"

Li Xingzhou smiled, hugged the two little girls, and put them on his lap: "I don't think you need to be entangled, let's go to release the Kongming lanterns first, and then go to see the flower boats, and we can slowly guess the lantern riddles on the way." In the evening, Grandpa Chen next door invited me to the poetry meeting, where there are a lot of snacks and sweet wine, so Yue'er doesn't have to worry about bringing snacks."

Yue'er nodded happily: "Okay, okay, but I want to guess lantern riddles while eating candied haws."

"Okay, okay, you can eat whatever you want tomorrow." Li Xingzhou pinched her little face with a smile: "But not too much, last time you ate so badly."

Yue'er is still only a child of fourteen or fifteen years old, and her self-control is not as good as that of an adult. Last time, because she had a lot of money, she went to buy sweet liquor and candied haws, but she ate too much, and she had diarrhea the next day, which made Li Ye Worry for a long time.

Talking about her unbearable past, Yue'er blushed, shyly shoved her little head on his chest: "I know, I know, my son, don't talk about it anymore."

There are two sweet-smelling little girls in his arms, very comfortable.

I don’t know why these days, He Zhao hasn’t come to trouble him anymore. Although he still looks bad when he sees it, it’s not like he deliberately found fault with him before. Sometimes he will even give him some instructions on his official duties, and teach him something he doesn’t know. s things.

On the contrary, the little girl He Qian came to him every day. Since he went to Kaiyuan Mansion, the little girl was even happier, listening to all kinds of bad stories from him every day.

Sometimes Li Xingzhou would tell her a wonderful excerpt from one of the four great classics, such as straw boat borrowing arrows, empty city strategy, the birth of the monkey king, or the three fights against the bones of the dead, etc.

All in all, it's a mess, you can say whatever you want, you can think freely, sometimes the little girl is too proud, and she will deliberately tell ghost stories in Liaozhai to scare her, and she always lives comfortably and comfortably.

Sometimes Li Xingzhou even thought about living like this for the rest of his life. After all, he had no worries about food and clothing at this time, and it was more than enough to support a palace. When he first arrived, he had this idea.

Living in peace and contentment, living a comfortable life, you can be a craftsman, pass on some appropriate knowledge, or write a book and talk about it, which can be regarded as a benefit to future generations.

But as time went by, his sense of crisis became more and more serious.

The rebellion in the south in the spring, the defeat in Guanbei in the autumn, the assassination of the emperor during the Chinese New Year, and the rebellion in Suzhou all seemed to indicate that Jingchao was about to usher in a violent storm.

Jing Chao is afraid that there will not be a few years of peaceful life, he must take precautions before they happen.

Li Xingzhou didn't trust anyone, including the emperor, Degong, and Zhong Daoyu. They might be friends, and they might be able to help each other, but he never expected anyone to protect him. He always only believed in himself.

Money is not enough, weapons and the army are the foundation of security.

For this he has to be on his toes.

In the afternoon, Li Xingzhou put down his work, took the two little girls to find paper, paste, and bamboo strips, and personally led them to make Kongming lanterns, regardless of those troubles.

Don't forget about life when you're not working.

"I assure you, you will still be able to take on heavy responsibilities after the Sanya is abolished." Zhong Daoyu persuaded. At this time, there was only him and another middle-aged man in the entire small courtyard. This middle-aged man was the commander of the infantry of the guards. To make children crown.

"Among the three yamen, you can only raise and train the imperial army, but you have no real power. If the three yamen are abolished, you will be able to lead the army and have general power, and you will make great achievements in the future." Zhong Daoyu talked endlessly.

He was not good at rhetoric, but these words of persuasion were written and sent to the General's Mansion by letters.

He read it every night and memorized it every night, and felt more and more that Li Xingzhou was not an easy person. From the lines of his persuasive words, it can be seen that he has a thorough understanding of this issue, even more so than a person who has been talking about reforming for a long time. .

After that, Zhong Daoyu invited many important officials and generals in the Forbidden Army one by one.From the commander of the horse infantry army to the Marquis of Du Yu, to the military supervisor and the officials of the Ministry of War, I met many people.

Under the rhetoric designed by Li Xingzhou, most of them were persuaded and agreed to support the reform of the army.He was shocked in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to exchange letters with the palace.

"The subordinates have listened to the words of the general, but it is still the same sentence. If someone is a rough man, he knows that he will be loyal to the emperor. The general's statement is good, but who can guarantee that the subsequent privy envoys will be loyal to the Tian family for generations?" Said Looking at him, he cupped his hands and said: "You are a fool, you only know how to be loyal, the general should not tell me these things."

As he spoke, he stood up, raised his head and chest, and strode away from the courtyard.

Zhong Daoyu frowned. Although everything was going well, there were still problems, and the high-ranking and powerful people in the middle of the court were still there.

One is Yu Cheng'an, the political adviser, and the other is Tong Guan, the commander of the infantry of the guards.

Tong Guan was the one who was promoted by the emperor in the army, so he behaved in the world as loyal to the heavenly family, and talked about it to people everywhere, and from time to time he talked about the emperor's kindness to him.

As for whether he is really loyal or not, Zhong Daoyu thinks it is hard to tell.The so-called Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and the time sees people's hearts, and many things are hard to see the truth until the crisis of life and death.

However, Yu Chengan and Tong Guan's reasoning was surprisingly the same, they both thought that he didn't know how to think long-term and foresight, and only knew what was convenient for the moment. With the removal of the three government offices and the direct control of the Privy Council, the imperial court would inevitably lose power in the long run, and the Tian family's prestige would gradually decrease.

At first, he was also persuaded, and because of this, he wondered if he had done something wrong, so he wrote a letter to the palace to inquire about this matter, but the son's reply was succinct.

Just say: The biggest problem with smart people is that they think too much and think they are smart.If the army is not reorganized, how will the Liao people go south in a few years to deal with it?Leave the river at your feet alone, and think about how to climb the mountains in the distance, but in the end, you will be drowned before reaching the foot of the mountain.

The words were rough and unreasonable, and Zhong Daoyu suddenly realized that it was true!

The words of Yu Cheng'an and Tong Guan seem to be convincing and well-founded, but if the military system is not changed at this time, the military strength will go from bad to worse, and Wen Yue and Wu Xi will be in a catastrophe within a few years. Those things that will not let the power go, weaken the majesty of the Tianjia.

It's a pity that Yu Chengan doesn't understand the truth of what Shizi said, and he can't make sense of it
(End of this chapter)