Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 194 It's Chinese New Year, what's the point?

"The concubine thanked His Highness the Crown Prince for his protection on behalf of the Xiao family." After speaking, Princess Xiangcheng immediately knelt down on the ground and gave a big gift to Li Chengqian who was sitting at the head.

"Elder sister, what are you doing, eldest grandson, help elder sister to sit down quickly." Li Chengqian hurriedly asked eldest grandson Yue to step forward to help her up, and he also got up and walked down the steps, sitting on the side of his elder sister. opposite.

"Eldest sister, in the ninth year of Wude, my father became a great treasure for the first time. The state affairs are not going well, and the court situation is unstable, so I have to marry you into the Xiao family in exchange for Xiao Yu's full support. I know that you have not returned to the palace very often over the years. Even out of resentment.

Fortunately, you and your brother-in-law Qin Se are in harmony, and now you have obeyed the rules, which also slightly reduces the guilt of your father.You know that he can't be ashamed to say such things, so this can only be done by the younger brother. "

Li Chengqian's words hit Princess Xiangcheng's broken heart hard. Just like what her younger brother said, she has been resenting the emperor all these years.

She didn't understand that even if she wasn't a direct descendant, she was still the emperor's eldest daughter. Isn't her status noble enough? Why did she become a victim of the caged dignitaries?When Tuyuhun invaded back then, she envied those aunts and sisters, because finally someone from the Li family was willing to stand up and speak for them, the appendages supported by the royal family.

She knew that the reason why Li Chengqian moved the emperor out was to save face for herself. In fact, since the day she got married, she really understood what is the land of the king, and the land of the land is the king's minister.

"Anyway, it's all because of Dalang. My sister owes you my favor." Princess Xiangcheng looked at her younger brother with a troubled face. , and now Yijing has grown into the only big tree he can rely on.

After listening to Princess Xiangcheng's words, Li Chengqian waved his hands again and again: "Sister, you are welcome. The Lantern Festival is coming, and my sister can just help the mother to take care of it. This year is different from the past. Many neighbors have written letters to come to the court. The emperor also I want to take this opportunity to show them the demeanor of the next dynasty."

"Okay, since that's the case, my sister will go to the Lizheng Hall to meet the queen mother." Princess Xiangcheng is still grateful for the eldest grandson queen whom she has always regarded as her own.

Although Li Chengqian did not agree with the extravagance and waste of the emperor, but even such old-fashioned people as Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda also strongly agreed with this method of promoting national power and prestige.What can he do, just spend it, it's not his own money anyway. .
"Your Highness, Gao Yi, I really didn't expect you to bring Princess Xiangcheng's mother and son into the East Palace. This is called sending charcoal in the snow, and the love is deep. You see, the Xiao family is full of guests on weekdays, and they are all relatives and nobles. But now , the door is empty, alas."

Even though Zhang Xuansu had been at odds with Xiao Yu on weekdays, he still disdained being as snobbish as Xiao Yu's disciples.Bah, the guy who talks about etiquette, justice, integrity and shame all day long is simply the scum of scholars.

Seeing Zhang Xuansu's resentment, Changsun Wuji took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The world is declining, people's hearts are not old, this officialdom is Vanity Fair, the reason why they seek refuge with Xiao Yu is just to build a career for themselves The ladder, using his connections to let himself rise step by step.

In this way, it is reasonable to abandon Xiao Yu. After all, there is no righteousness between them and Xiao Yu, only the illusory master-student status. Do you think they can sacrifice their wealth for a lifetime for their teachers?However, His Majesty must be very happy to do so today. "

What Changsun Wuji said was thorough, the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.Since people serve an old man with such a strange temper like Xiao Yu in a humble way, they naturally have a plan. What else can these young masters with no skills do except flatter.

"Xiao Yu is Xiao Yu, and Xiao Rui is Xiao Rui. Although his ability is not top-notch, he has been good to his sister for so many years. I will repay him a blessing by doing this."

Speaking of his brother-in-law Li Chengqian, he remembered that the emperor said when they bestowed the marriage: Shen Yi has a lot of strength, and his nature is kind and benevolent. To put it bluntly, this kid is a good old man.

But his love for his wife is really speechless, otherwise Xiangcheng would not be able to stay in the good Princess Mansion, and would have to move to Xiao Mansion to serve his parents for him.Besides, it was not all because of his father that he became the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. His beautiful official script was highly respected by the emperor. Even calligraphy masters like Chu Suiliang often discussed with him, and it was a good talk for a while.

"Okay, let's not talk about these trivial matters. You all know that the Lantern Festival is coming soon, and the emperor decided to hold a big banquet in Qingshan Palace, entertaining meritorious officials and envoys from various countries.

All the civil and military personnel in the East Palace have also been busy with this Palace for a year, and it was hard work.But how to reward them really made me very troubled. Today, I invited my uncle and master for this matter. I don't know what advice you two have? "

The emperor was ready to reward civil and military officials. If he, the prince, didn't show some kindness, he would really look down on it.But these people under him are treated well, if they only reward some money, it will inevitably seem a bit clichéd.

This may ask the elder and grandson Wuji, according to the old customs in the past, the New Year's festival is nothing more than rewarding some gold, silver, wine and meat, and these Donggong civil and military people live a prosperous life, such things naturally cannot catch their eyes, let alone pursue the ultimate everywhere the prince.

"Hehe... Your Highness, when life was hard before, everything was good. I remember that in the first year of Zhenguan, the palace only rewarded everyone with a bowl of meat.

But now the bounty and silver can't calm the hearts of those little guys.The old minister thought that it would be better to let them get drunk, so that they would not worry about the old man's stock every day. "

In this era when the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties prevailed, wine and Wushisan were the favorites of the nobles, and Li Chengqian's subordinates were almost all Liu Ling's children, so it was a pleasure to let them drink all the fine wine hidden in the palace.And the old man’s jokes can be described as puns, one side is talking about the "monkeys" who often ask him for wine, and the other side is talking about the current uncle of the dynasty on the opposite side.

Coughing and coughing a few times, the embarrassing grandson Wuji stroked his beard and said, "Your Highness, I think it's better to make some plaques with some gold and silver, and engrave their names, official positions and achievements to remember their merits, so that they can Wouldn't it be beautiful to pass it on to future generations."

Military Medal, this is not a bad idea. Li Chengqian immediately became energetic when he heard this, and hurried down the stairs to sit with the two of them.
(End of this chapter)