People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1373: Conflict with the Emperor and Empress

The emperor sat behind the imperial desk, looked at the white lactose in front of him, hugged Xia'er, and asked curiously: "Princess Fuchang, do you often eat this?"

"Yeah!" Xia'er directly picked up a piece of lactose, put it into her mouth without any hesitation, and started eating it, the corners of her eyes also curled up.

"Haha!" Seeing Xia'er deliberately making loud noises, Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, and then carefully picked up a piece of lactose and put it into his mouth.

Immediately, the slightly sweet and slightly sour taste of milk suddenly spread to his mouth, and Li Zhi relaxed inexplicably.

Li Zhi picked up another piece and was about to put it in his mouth, then put it in front of Empress Wu and whispered: "It tastes good, the empress should try it too."

"Here!" Empress Wu picked it up with a smile.

Li Zhi then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Prince Peng, this candy tastes good. How was it made? It's sour and sweet?"

Li Xuan stood on the left side, cupped her hands and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this is milk, and then added some orange juice, boiled and cooled. It is appetizing and nutritious. It is most suitable for children."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "I brought some today. Your Majesty might as well let Prince Ping'en and Prince Yongping have a taste. It tastes good."

"It's really good. I even feel like I have some appetite." Li Zhi picked up a piece again with satisfaction and put it in his mouth.

"Milk has always had the effect of nourishing yin, nourishing the skin, calming the mind and detoxifying." Li Xuan said with cupped hands: "But don't be greedy, otherwise it will easily affect the gastrointestinal tract. If your majesty likes it, you can ask the palace attendants to boil the milk directly, and then add appropriate orange juice. It’s better for the body, but it’s best to have one cup each in the morning, lunch and evening.”

"I know." Li Zhi glanced at Li Xuan with a smile, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes.

Empress Wu looked at him with the same smile, but the faintness in his eyes was extremely deep.

"By the way, I have read your memorial. Will it be too tiring for the prince to have more contact with the government next year and learn more lessons?" the emperor asked casually, but suddenly the whole hall suddenly It suddenly became quiet.

"Father, it is your duty to relieve your father's worries. No matter how hard you work, it is not worth mentioning." Li Xian quickly stood up and held his hands.

Li Xuan took a step forward and said with cupped hands: "Reporting to your Majesty, among the six ministries and among the subordinate officials in prefectures and counties, political affairs have always been handled with some tact. The effect is 70%, or even less. This kind of thing has been difficult to change throughout the ages.

Even so, I feel that it would be better for His Royal Highness to be exposed to such things earlier, so that he can understand the sufferings of the people. "

"What King Peng said makes sense," Li Zhi paused his hands a little, nodded and sighed: "Even I feel the same way. Over the years, when the household budget is paid, a lot of extra money must be made in advance."

"Sanlang should indeed have more contact with him." Empress Wu nodded in rare agreement.

Li Zhi nodded, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "I also heard that the lectures in the East Palace next year will be more open, and I heard that you should be put first."

Li Xuan suddenly had a wry smile on his face, cupped his hands and said: "It is true, I never thought that it would happen to me."

"Haha!" Li Zhi couldn't help laughing. After a moment, he said: "It's rare that all the kings are here tonight, so I will explain the lesson you prepared in front of everyone."

"Here!" Li Xuan bowed deeply, and then said, "I wonder if your Majesty still remembers what he asked me to do about Qin Lun the year before last."

Li Zhi suddenly became solemn, looked at Li Xuan and said: "You are going to talk about Qin Theory. It is difficult to surpass Jia Sheng's chapter."

"Qin, starting from Duke Xiao, Huiwen, Wu, Zhaoxiang and Meng had their old careers. King Xiaowen, King Zhuangxiang, and the first emperor, the remaining six generations, have long been in charge of the imperial government." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "Jia Sheng's theory , I don’t dare to compare, so I only talk about Qin Shihuang.”

"You tell me." Li Zhi nodded seriously, and the kings in the palace also became serious at the same time.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, cupped her hands and said, "In the past, when people first came to be, they didn't know what it was like to keep in good health.

He fights to save his life, and competes with the beasts for his life.

Worried about the morning but not the evening.

Worrying about death and not giving it away is the reason why cleverness and deceit do not arise, and the people are ignorant.

However, the sage hates them for being indistinguishable, and worries that they will not be able to survive.

Therefore, as utensils, be it grass, bows, arrows, boats, carts, nets, etc., all are ready.

Make the people happy and convenient, control all things and suit their needs.

Clothes are made of embroidered articles, food is made of beans and fur, fields are cultivated, schools are used for active elections, princes are used to govern the people, and there are laws for marriage, death and funeral.

Be strict with ghosts and gods, and be strict with the four seasons, so that the people can respect themselves and not take it lightly and commit treachery.

When the Qin Dynasty established the world, the First Emperor abolished the feudal lords and destroyed the wells. All the reasons for ruling the world were based on convenience.

This is true for all forms of deeds, scientific texts, large and small seal scripts, Li Yi, paper scripts, and talismans.

From this point of view, any tool that facilitates the world is the source of enlightening people's wisdom.

When a gentleman wants to govern the world, he only seeks convenience and can only be taught by the people. After that, he can be taught by etiquette and law, and then he can become a great country. "

After saying that, Li Xuan bowed deeply, and then said: "Since I conquered Tubo in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, I have used countless waterwheels and their effectiveness is very important. Now that the world is settled, we should cultivate food deeply and expand the equipment to seek for Tianzhu. Persia, food is far away.”

Li Zhi nodded slowly and said thoughtfully: "What King Peng said is very good. Everyone in the world is virtuous. Now the world is temporarily safe, but the time will come again. Prince, in your name, I will issue an order to recruit talented people, and send an order to the court and the wild officials." Those who are virtuous should first be appointed as officials in the six departments, nine temples and five prisons, and those who are good will be selected to rule the world."

"My son, I accept the order." Li Xian bowed solemnly.

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Step back."

"Here!" Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and then walked behind her desk.

This article of his comes from Su Shi's Treatise on the First Emperor of Qin.

However, although it values ​​the use of tools and utensils, it pays more attention to etiquette. It even regards tools as the cause of laziness and cunning in people's hearts and contrasts them with etiquette. In Li Xuan's opinion, this somewhat absurd statement was actually made by Su Dongpo, which also made him extremely surprised.

But considering that it was the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Xuan had nothing to say.

……

As soon as Li Xuan sat down, he saw Liu Jinyu motioning for him to look at the imperial couch with worried eyes.

There, Xia'er was still leaning against the emperor.

Li Xuan looked calm, shook her head slightly, and after a little comfort, looked upward.

At this time, the emperor spoke again.

"Next year, there will be a Zen ceremony." Li Zhi looked at the kings in the palace and said, "At the end of next year, all the kings will return to the capital to participate in the Zen ceremony. At that time, each king will receive a reward."

"I have received your order. Thank you very much, Your Majesty." All the kings bowed at the same time.

Li Zhi waved his hand, then looked at Li Xian and said: "The prince will share more of everything next year. After my eastward tour, you will stay and supervise the country until winter. All matters must not go wrong."

"I accept the decree." Li Xian solemnly held his hands.

"Okay, let's continue." Li Zhi waved his hand and started singing and dancing again.

……

Under the cover of night, Liu Jinyu held Xia'er and walked out of Danfeng Gate, feeling relieved.

When he was in the palace just now, the emperor held Xia'er in his arms and didn't let Xia'er come back until the banquet was over.

Liu Jinyu turned around and looked at Li Xuan, and saw that Li Xuan was talking to Prince Zheng and Li Jing. At this time, just as he finished speaking, Li Jing happily handed over and left.

Liu Jinyu didn't pay attention to what Li Xuan and Li Jing said. When she saw Li Xuan approaching, Liu Jinyu whispered: "Husband, just now..."

Li Xuan waved her hand and said with a smile: "This means Xia'er is indeed blessed. Get in the car."

Liu Jinyu's eyes twitched and she looked at the surrounding palace walls. Her heart tightened, but she relaxed immediately.

After entering the carriage, Li Xuan held Xia'er in his arms and let the carriage move forward slowly. After a long time, he whispered to Liu Jinyu: "Today's trip shows that Your Majesty is still wise. No matter what, , nothing will happen for a while.”

"Yes!" Liu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That lactose my husband asked Your Majesty to eat just now?"

"Don't eat too much, just to whet your appetite occasionally, but if you can drink milk for a long time, you may be able to save yourself at a critical moment." Li Xuan held Liu Jinyu's hand and said: "The person who needs to be vigilant most about Xia'er now is not others, but It’s the Queen.”

Liu Jinyu opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she couldn't.

Li Xuan shook her head and said: "Husband and wife are one, there is no difference. Since Xia'er is blessed, your Majesty will not do anything wrong, and neither will the Queen."

"Yeah!" Liu Jinyu nodded lightly. Ever since they saw through the truth about the so-called life-extending pill, they no longer had any more worries about opening the furnace to get the pill. As for the other, deeper calculations, they had nothing to do with Xia'er.

"The other husbands don't care about Songshan. What the husband wants to know is what will be the final outcome of Wu Chengsi?" Li Xuan sighed softly and shook his head.

If Wu Chengsi really made the emperor's medicine, then Li Xuan wouldn't care, but if Wu Chengsi played tricks, he survived in the end.

Then when the emperor finds out, his expression will definitely be worth pondering.

Especially if someone told him the news before the emperor reached his last moment, the emperor would probably go crazy.

As for what will happen next, Li Xuan doesn't know, but no matter what the final result is, it is not a bad thing for Li Xuan.

"Actually, what I'm really worried about now is you and your mother and concubine." Li Xuan whispered, "Be careful. Killing a mother and seizing her son is not uncommon in history."

Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan in surprise.

Seeing the solemn look on Li Xuan's face, she gritted her teeth and nodded.

Looking at the emperor's appearance tonight, he really wanted to keep Xia'er by his side at all times.

But the emperor is okay. The emperor gave an order to let Xia'er accompany him. It's nothing. But the trouble is Empress Wu. If Empress Wu wants to take Xia'er away completely, then Liu Jinyu and Ouyang will become obstacles. .

Liu Jinyu approached Li Xuan's arms and said softly: "If there is a way, we still have to send Xia'er out of Chang'an. Otherwise, you and I will never have peace."

After Li Zhi and Empress Wu, there were also Li Xian and Webster.

Who knows when they will believe something.

This kind of numerology theory is fine in normal times and not many people believe it, but when it comes to the end of the road, who knows what others will think.

Yes, we need to find a way to solve this matter completely.

"By the way, husband, what were you and Prince Zheng talking about just now?" Liu Jinyu suddenly remembered something and raised her head to look at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled and said: "Two days ago, the Ministry of Civil Affairs drafted candidates for the governorships of the vacant states, and King Zheng is one of them."

"He finally got his wish." Liu Jinyu smiled bitterly and shook his head. King Zheng had no ability, but he always kept an eye on the position of governor. He sighed, and Liu Jinyu asked: "Where is King Zheng going?"

"Ezhou, King Zheng was appointed governor of Ezhou."

(End of this chapter)