A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 500 The Holy Prince and His Good Teacher

The emperor inspected the East Palace.

He casually checked the prince's homework, "What book are you reading recently?"

Chengqian said seriously, "Teacher Wu Shaobao taught me the way of Han Feizi, Lord,"

This made Li Shimin a little surprised. Wu Huaiyu was in Youzhou, how could he still teach the prince homework, and as far as he knew, Wu Huaiyu basically didn't give the prince any serious lessons in the past.

"Oh, then tell your father, what have you learned? What is the Lord's way?"

"Returning to my father, the master's way talks about the way of being a king, emphasizing that the king must wait for the king with humility and tranquility. The emptiness is to know the truth, and the tranquility is to know the righteousness of action. The teacher said that to achieve emptiness and tranquility, the king must think about it." Meaning, that is, not having one’s own fixed ideas and wishes, so Han Feizi emphasized that the king does not see what he wants, the king sees what he wants, and the minister will carve it himself.

Li Shimin stroked his beard and looked at the prince in surprise.

The eldest son seems to have grown taller again.

"Can you understand the meaning of these words?"

"The teacher said that the king's intentions are revealed to the outside, and the ministers can seek personal gain from them. It is impossible for the king to see the true situation and original intentions of the ministers, so the ministers cannot know what the ruler thinks and wants.

On the contrary, the way of the wise king makes the wise do their best, and the king decides things. Therefore, the king is not limited in wisdom.Those who have meritorious deeds will be worthy of the king, and those who have made mistakes will be punished by the ministers, so the king is not poor in fame..."

"What about your own understanding?" Li Shimin interrupted him.

"My son heard that the eunuchs of the Han Dynasty were good at power. If the eunuchs heard that the emperor was going to use someone, they would sell him first, thinking that they had done something. When they heard that the emperor was going to do something, they must first release it to make their power. Heavy, and the disaster of the internal officials started from this.

Also, the king of Yue is brave, but the people tend to despise death, King Ling of Chu is thin-waisted, and there are many hungry people in the country.Duke Huan liked the taste, so Yi Ya steamed his son's head and entered it.

Prince Yan is a good man, so his son's wisdom is not subject to the country.

Therefore, if the king sees evil, the officials will hide, and if the king sees good, the officials will slander.If the owner wants to see it, then the mood of the officials will be in the right posture. "

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded, "Continue!"

"My ministers believe that the ruler must be unpredictable, and the ministers cannot be guessed, otherwise someone will fall in love with him.

It is strictly forbidden to disclose the forbidden Chinese language, and the emperor's words and deeds must not be easily revealed, especially those who are close to the palace.

I heard that the late Pei Gong, who lived through six dynasties and eight emperors, was called a traitor in the Sui Dynasty, but was rated as a virtuous man in my Tang Dynasty. Pei Ju is still Pei Ju, but Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty could not listen to honesty and truth, so Pei Ju just Say nice things, even tell lies to flatter you, but in my court, both the Supreme Emperor and the sage are enlightened, and he dares not lie, so he can speak faithfully..."

"If the king wants not to be deceived by his courtiers, he has to cover up his feelings and hide his secrets. Otherwise, what he gets is not the true thoughts of his courtiers, but just echoing the emperor's lies."

"When making a decision, the king should hide his own thoughts first, so that he can brainstorm and make a good decision. It is the best to be cautious, patient, thoughtful, brainstorm, and finally make a decision."

These words came from the mouth of Prince Chengqian, and Li Shimin was very shocked.

Anyway, at his own age, he has not yet comprehended these things.Although he felt that these words were more about Wu Huaiyu teaching his own understanding to the prince, but the prince already understood it.

"You're good at what you say, but can you do it?"

Chengqian said seriously, "I didn't understand this before, and my words and deeds were careless. Because I respected my father's martial arts and hated the Turks, I thought that I could lead troops to fight against the Turks in the future. As a result, those thoughts were seen by the people around me. Some people intentionally flattered them and came up with various outrageous ideas, such as dressing up as Turkic people, looting their manors as Turkic tribes, and even trampling and destroying crops as pastures.
These are too inappropriate.

If the son-in-law said that a certain food was delicious, someone with a heart would offer it specially.Because the son-in-law made some complaints about the teaching of Kong Lu and other teachers, some people attacked them because of this. Although these things were not the son-in-law's original intention, they were all caused by the son-in-law. "

"My son, I will seriously correct myself in the future and never make these mistakes again."

Li Shimin was very pleased and very emotional.

He invited so many upright and famous ministers and virtuous scholars as teachers for his son, but none of them had any good effect. Instead, Cheng Qian was a little rebellious.

However, Wu Huaiyu didn't teach Chengqian many lessons, but it had a great influence on Chengqian.Just like the current Huaiyu people in Youzhou, they only write a letter to the crown prince every ten days and explain an article, but they still have a huge influence in the end.

What Chengqian told him today really surprised Li Shimin, and he was also very pleased that he could have such a good comprehension and virtuousness.

Li Shimin reached out and patted Cheng Qian's shoulder, "You have grown up, and you have met a good teacher."

"It's a pity that Wu Shaobao went to Youzhou, and my ministers can't listen to him often."

Back in the Lizheng Hall, the Empress Changsun was breastfeeding the Ninth Prince in her arms. The Ninth Prince, who had just turned [-] days old, was named Li Zhi.

"What title should I give you?"

The queen laughed and said, "The child is only a hundred days old, why should your Majesty be in such a hurry, at least it will not be too late to seal it after three or five years old."

"Then listen to the queen, but I have already thought about the title, so I will be named King Jin and keep it for you kid."

Teasing the third son, chatting with the queen.

When Li Shimin talked about Chengqian, he said with emotion that Chengqian had grown up and became sensible, and even showed a bit of a virtuous prince.

"Oh? What did Chengqian tell His Majesty to make His Majesty feel so emotional?"

Li Shimin told Empress Changsun about the conversation he had with the prince when he went to the East Palace just now.The queen was also very surprised when she heard this, "The concubine always thought that Wu Qingyang was very good, a disciple of the gods, a young talent, capable of literary and martial arts, but it was really unexpected that he had such a great influence on the prince. I used to always think that He seems to be a little distant from the prince, but now it seems that he is really good to the prince, "

"Yes, Wu Qingyang is good in everything except being young."

"Chengqian likes Wu Qingyang so much, maybe because the age difference is not too big, Wu Qingyang is only ten years older than the crown prince."

"I am only ten years older than Wu Huaiyu."

"The concubine sometimes feels that Wu Qingyang is unfathomable, and he seems to have the ability to predict the future,"

"I sometimes feel this way too. Immortal disciple, you are really amazing. It's a pity that I couldn't see Senior Xiaoyaozi."

The couple looked at each other and smiled.

"Zi Tong, you have been postpartum for [-] days now, and today I see that the Taiji Palace is almost done. Do you think you can pick a date and we will move there?"

"The courtiers and concubines listen to His Majesty."

She could understand her husband's feelings. After becoming the emperor, he stayed in the East Palace for more than two years, which was the first time in the history.

A day without moving into Tai Chi Palace always feels a little incomplete.

Empress Changsun is used to the East Palace, but she supports her husband.

Li Shimin arranged for the queen to be in the Lizheng Hall of the Taiji Palace, which has a similar name to the Lizheng Hall of the Eastern Palace. He specially asked the craftsmen to repair and arrange it, and even checked it himself.

Li Shimin, who had decided to move into Taiji Palace in October, was very happy, so he decided to award Wu Huaiyu's father, Wu Shike, as Baron of Wenshui County, and Wu Huaiyu's eldest son, Wu Chengsi, as Baron of Sanyuan County.

Giving it to the two barons at once is also a great reward to Wu Huaiyu.

Of course, they are all false titles of baron anyway, so it's not a waste of money.

Where there is reward, there is punishment.

Before the East Palace followed Chengqian's servants, companions, Sheren, Prince Qianniu and other princely and noble children, some of whom had offered various tricks to Chengqian, Li Shimin all transferred them out of the East Palace, and even made some small tricks. punishment.

Even the sons of Changsun's family were punished and transferred away.

Anyway, Li Shimin felt that Prince Chengqian was excellent, and some of the wrong things he did before were all caused by these people.

Chang'an is that kind of extremely agile place.

So many people in the East Palace were transferred out, but the patriarch and the bastard who were too young to protect Wu Huaiyu were conferred knights. One was in his 60s and the other was just over a year old. These two things must be related.

But interested people wanted to inquire, but this time they found nothing.

Even some nobles were punished because they were too active in inquiring, and even implicated the people they entrusted.

Several harem concubines were punished, and several young eunuchs were executed.

This time, it scared many people to pee.

Because these beauties and eunuchs who were punished were all charged with the same crime, leaking the forbidden Chinese language and making friends with foreign officials.

For a while, everyone stopped.

No longer curious, at least this will not dare to be curious.

Everyone can only guess the holy meaning in their hearts, and at the same time, they become more and more envious and jealous towards Wu Huaiyu who is far away in Youzhou. This kid has resigned from the prime minister to serve in Youzhou, how can he still make meritorious deeds?

What big event did you do on the way to get a baron for my son?

Could it be that the 44 families of the five surnames and seven sects in the Kanto region have been overthrown by half?
Haven't heard of it.

Some people who pay more attention to Wu Huaiyu just heard that Wu Huaiyu deliberately detoured to Zhengzhou in Luoyang on the way to Youzhou, and then went north along the canal. In Zhengzhou, he also checked the Buddhist teachings and rectified the big temples in the Central Plains such as Dahai Temple. Only then did I know that Wu Huaiyu was still serving as an envoy to inspect and study Buddhism.

That guy actually took Terada into the hands of the government, and then rented it out to propertyless escapees, let them become naturalized customers, and returned the permanent tenancy rights.

It even started to do the same with public land and employment fields.

Yang Gongren also cooperated with the checking of household registration and checking the escaped households. He insisted on clearing out many escaped households and hidden households from the powerful and powerful gentry in Shandong.

Could it be that Wu Huaiyu's family won two barons because of a meritorious service?
Although it is a bit confusing, everything has now proved that even if Wu Huaiyu resigned and went to Youzhou, he is still a holy family.

At first, some people were thinking of impeaching and calling for a halt to the demolition and construction of Chang'an, but when they saw this situation, they also fell silent.

They can't afford to mess with Wu Erlang.

Wang Gui is now demoted to Tongzhou to be the governor, but it is said that the governor of the governor's yamen has the final say. He was demoted as a prime minister, and no one in the yamen paid any attention to him. Hou Ya amuses himself by drinking, reciting poems and reading books.

As for Xiao Yu, who paid homage three times during the Zhenguan Dynasty, now he only has the title of Prince Shaofu, and he can only sulk at home every day.

Wei Ting was promoted to secretary and supervisor, but it is said that he was also elevated and had no real power.

Wu Huaiyu, who was far away in Youzhou, didn't know the changes in Chang'an. He was very busy, busy selecting fine cavalry, forming the Modao Army, Youzhou Tuqi, and even restoring the Bafeng Battalion.

And the leaders of the Mohe, Kumoxi, Khitan and other tribes who moved inward in Youzhou are still waiting in line to meet, and the envoys of the Xi and Qi tribes are also queuing up with gifts, but Wu Huaiyu has not seen them yet. After arriving in Youzhou, he was not in a hurry to meet people, nor did he stay in Youzhou City, but first inspected the Youfu states.

(End of this chapter)