Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 307

Outside Chengqing Hall
I was a student all night yesterday, and I chatted with those masters for a long time. The emperor and these great Confucians were extremely excited. In the end, everyone discussed Zhou rituals with the emperor, which also made Li Chengqian, who has never liked to follow the scriptures, very unusual headache.

But a thousand-year-old daughter-in-law will always be a mother-in-law. Today, Li Chengqian's task is to be a gentleman, to teach this year's top three Jinshi, and let them know what the officialdom in Chang'an City is like.

Seeing Cen Changqian with his head tilted and two other new Jinshi coming out of the palace, Li Chengqian, who was holding his arms, couldn't help laughing.The mature and prudent Cen Wenwen probably couldn't figure it out even if he tried his best. His nephew turned out to be a typical angry youth.

"Brother Cen, what's the matter, seeing the emperor for the first time must be something you will never forget!" A few days ago, this kid was still yelling at Fang Qiu in the restaurant. Today, the emperor probably made it difficult for his father to fix it. Look at that little face They are so wrinkled, and they are still not practiced.

Cen Changqian recognized Li Chengqian as the person who helped him in Qingshan Palace last night, but he couldn't figure out why the prince wanted to help him.Could it be that, as the uncle said, the crown prince and his uncle, grandson Wuji, are both cunning people who are good at buying people's hearts?

"Your Highness, I can't bear your brother. If you don't dislike me, you can call me Hengwen." Cen Changqian is not an ungrateful person. Even though his uncle has some criticisms about the prince, he still believes in his own judgment. .

"Okay, Hengwen, and you two, go change clothes with Gu, and let's go shopping in Chang'an City in a while."
Later, Yongpingfang, a commoner's house

Cen Changqian and the other three were confused, why did the crown prince choose such a place to drink tea? Isn't this the home of a widowed old man?However, looking at the prince's appearance, he still planned to do it for a while, so the three of them waited patiently here.

"Why don't you drink it, the old man's tea is pretty good." After finishing speaking, regardless of the three of Cen Changqian, he turned around and settled down with the old man.

How is the life of this year, whether the tax is heavy, whether the servants have been blackmailed when they are on business, and so on.Although they were trivial matters, Li Chengqian chatted happily with the old man.

After another hour, Li Chengqian took the three of them out of Yongpingfang, got into a carriage and drove to the palace. .
"Have you never seen such an understanding of people's sentiments, why did Gu take you there?" Li Chengqian looked at the three silent people in the car with a smile.

"Your Highness means to warn the ministers to care about the orphans and widows in the jurisdiction." Yang Huan, No.2 in this year's imperial examination, tried to reply.

"I thought that Your Highness wanted to care about the administration of the local officials, otherwise he wouldn't have asked so many questions about the national economy and the people's livelihood." The youngest of the top three turned the topic into the conversation between Li Chengqian and the old man. Therefore, if the answer is wrong, he really can't figure out what the prince's intention is.

After seeing Li Chengqian shaking his head, Cen Changqian cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I think there is something wrong with the old man."

It's not bad that he is Cen Wenwen's nephew, this power of observation is enough to make Li Chengqian look at him with admiration, "Come on, Hengwen, tell me how you saw something wrong."

"I have traveled to many places, whether it is a county town or the countryside, and the people I have seen are living a miserable life.

Although Chang'an City is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the homes of ordinary people may not be richer than people in other places.Such a family would not prepare tea, let alone prepare such good tea. "

"The ministers have been following His Highness since they came out of the Chengqing Hall, and they didn't see His Highness greet anyone, presumably no one knows His Highness's destination except for the accompanying guards of the Eastern Palace.

In this way, there is only one reason, that is, someone informed Jing Zhaoyin that they did not want His Highness to see the real sentiments of the people, so they made some preparations in advance. "

Li Chengqian was very satisfied with Cen Changqian's answer, and then picked up a plate of preserved fruit from the small table in the car and handed it to him as a reward for Cen Changqian.

"That's right, someone tipped them off, but I know that not only the guards of the Eastern Palace who left the palace alone, but also the eunuchs, maids, and imperial guards all saw us leaving the palace, so it's hard to confirm the news. It leaked out there."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and continued: "This is not the point, not only is it lonely, even if His Majesty came out in a humble way.

The courtiers have two purposes, one is for the safety of the king, and the other is for the sake of their own black hats.It's all human nature, and His Majesty and Gu's concern for the courtiers is not easy to pursue too much.

Just like what Hengwen said to Gu in the restaurant that day, both the emperor and Gu knew, but once we made a move, there would be no trace left.

Zhao Guogong once told Gu before that if he wanted to survive in the officialdom, he had to learn the four words of sophistication.

But in this way, the officials will lose the sincerity that the courtiers should have. Gu brought the three of you out today to tell you that if you lose the sincerity, you will be fine. "

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That night, Cen House

Ever since he knew that his nephew was fooled out by the prince again, Cen Wenwen was restless. He has no son, and Cen Changqian is the only male in his and his elder brother's team. He has high hopes for this nephew. If the prince fooled him like this, then He really lost his wife and lost his army.

"What did the prince tell you today? Why did you come out of the palace so late?" Cen Wenwen sat on the main seat and looked at his nephew with a serious face. Judging from his relaxed expression, this kid should be with him. The prince had a good chat.

Why is the second uncle nervous? Cen Changqian certainly knows that in his eyes, only King Wu, who is the governor of Anzhou, is a qualified prince in his mind, and the others are just mediocre.Even Li Chengqian, the crown prince who has made great contributions to the country, can pick out a lot of faults.

"Back to Second Uncle, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took us to Yongping Square today."

Hearing what his nephew said, Cen Wenwen frowned. There was nothing wrong with what the prince said, but why did he praise Hengwen so much? He has no shortage of such talents under his command. What about the corner?

"Well, you should be more careful when you contact the prince in the future. He is different from King Wu. He is a moody person. Once you make him unhappy, the head of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry who died in the Gongyuan a few days ago is a lesson for the past."

"No, second uncle, don't worry, my nephew has made a note." After finishing speaking, he saluted Cen Wenwen and turned away.

(End of this chapter)