Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

Li You's news is indeed reliable. After a while in Wanhualou, the old man's imperial decree came out in just a few days—on February 21st of the fifth year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong issued an edict to seal Li Min as the king. The king of Liang, Li Yun the king of Tan, Li Zhen the king of Han, Li Zhi the king of Jin, Li Shen the king of Shen, Li Xiao the king of Jiang, Li Jian the king of Dai; Good guy, there are a large number of princes, and those older sons who have already been promoted to princes also have their own rewards. For a while, there was laughter in the harem, and everyone was very happy.

It is a good thing to be crowned king, but for Li Zhen, except for the monthly allowance, nothing has changed, nothing else, according to the Tang Dynasty, the prince can only open a mansion and build a government at the age of eight, and the prince must be at the age of 14. The official of talent, now Li Zhen is only in his early four years old, and such good things are not his turn, so he can only watch helplessly as the sixth brother and the seventh brother move into the new palace happily. Seeing the complacent looks of these two brothers, Li Zhen's saliva almost drools all over the place, but envy is nothing but envy, Li Zhen can't do anything right now, she can only do what she should do step by step, of course, in her heart The thought of making money here is a bit heavier.

If you can learn, you have to read books. Although Li Zhen does not appreciate Confucianism in his heart, Li Zhen knows that Confucianism is indeed the most suitable knowledge for governing the world in the feudal era. Moisturizing, it is absolutely impossible not to understand Confucianism, so Li Zhen still put in a lot of hard work in school—the little homework in the day is not enough for Li Zhen to fill the teeth, most of the time he They all rely on self-study to enrich themselves. Whenever there is something unclear, they will ask Concubine Yan. It is really a question that Concubine Yan is not very clear, so I take a chance to ask Kong Yingda.Without him, Li Zhen really didn't want to expose his talents too much, he didn't want to be the target of public criticism, but unfortunately this wish was still in vain, the reason is very simple, the questions Li Zhen asked were all about the more esoteric aspects of Neo Confucianism, some problems Even Kong Yingda is not sure, he has to go through the pile of old papers to get a general answer. In this way, once or twice may be nothing, but if there are too many times, Kong Yingda is not a fool, how can he not be suspicious, so, Kong Yingda's lessons for Li Zhen immediately sped up a lot, but for Li Zhen's terrifying memory, those homeworks were a piece of cake, which surprised Kong Yingda but also felt great relief.

Old Comrade Kong was happy, but Li Zhen’s troubles were coming—Old Comrade Kong praised Li Zhen’s talent and intelligence when he met everyone, but this word was passed around in the court, and Li Zhen was passed on as a child prodigy somehow. There was also a lot of rumors inside, which made Li Zhen feel a little caught off guard, and was so annoyed that she wanted to cry.

A child prodigy is a child prodigy, and it’s not a big deal. Li Zhen knows how much she has, so she won’t be fooled by the so-called “prodigy” title. Comparing Li Zhen with the prince, the prince was likened to a dou who cannot be supported. Isn't that just a problem?Li Zhen knew in her heart that these rumors were pulled out by those brothers who wanted to be big and powerful, and the purpose was to belittle the prince, but when she understood it, Li Zhen couldn't explain it. Into Li Zhen's commentary?There was no other way, Li Zhen could only do things carefully. Anyone who went to the East Palace to study would always arrive early and leave early, and would never stay too long if there was nothing to do, and would not give the prince a chance to be angry, but even with such caution, trouble still came to him.

On the eighth day of the sixth month of the fifth year of Zhenguan, the weather was extremely hot, and even in the morning and evening it was palpitatingly stuffy. If one were to walk in the sun on such days, one would not be able to bear it even with only a single piece of clothing. Woke up, used some breakfast casually, and rushed to the East Palace before the sun rose. Because of frequent visits, the guards of the East Palace let Li Zhen bring a few young eunuchs in without much inquiry. Door.

It was too early, Kong Yingda hadn't entered the palace yet, Li Zhen was sitting alone in the study of Xiande Hall, reviewing her homework, this was Li Zhen's habit all along, so there was nothing to say, but now Li Zhen is not quite right ——In the past, when Li Zhen went to the study room, there would always be servants from the East Palace inside and outside the room, cleaning the study room, or sorting out documents, but today the study room was quiet inside and outside, not even a single person, Li Zhen didn't think about it Too many, ordered the little eunuch to wait at the door of the study, and entered the study leisurely, sat behind a few seats, and read the book.

At two o'clock in the morning, Kong Yingda appeared in the study on time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had been fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days didn't even show his face today. Then he started to give lectures to Li Zhen, and answered various questions raised by Li Zhen by the way. These were just routines and there was nothing to say.After a class, it was almost noon, Li Zhen bid farewell to Kong Yingda, and planned to go to Yan's mansion to see how her unique business was going. There was a commotion, and before Li Zhen realized what was going on, a group of soldiers from the East Palace Commander-in-Chief rushed out of the East Palace and surrounded Li Zhen and his party, with the knives and guns in their hands shining brightly in the sun. All of them were still yelling non-stop.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Liu Dequan, deputy director of Min'an Palace, rushed out of the crowd relying on his status as an official (seventh grade), and shouted loudly: "What are you doing, you want to make..." Before he finished speaking, a The steel knife in the guard's hand of the Eastern Palace was already on his neck, Liu Dequan's legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, and his whole body was shaking like chaff. He didn't have the courage to stand up just now.

Damn, what does the boss want to do?Amidst the noise, Li Zhen couldn't hear what the guards of the East Palace were yelling at all. Seeing the hot scene, she was shocked and angry, but she didn't do anything about it. Second, Li Zhen didn't want to miss things because of anger before she figured out what was going on.Li Zhen looked coldly at the guard of the East Palace, took a deep breath, calmed down, took a step forward, and shouted with a serious face: "Presumptuous, this king is here, who dares to use a knife or a gun!"

Not to mention, the moment Li Zhen came out, the scene immediately quieted down. After all, Prince Li Zhen's identity was there. Even if this group of people were all subordinates of the Prince of the East Palace, they didn't dare to go too far. It's just that these guys The knife and gun in his hand were still upright, and he let go of Liu Dequan who was being held hostage without Li Zhen's appearance. The whole scene was eerily silent for a while, as if it only needed a spark to detonate it...