Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 301: Those who have gained the right will get many help, but those who have lost the right will have little help.

Li Tai was a little confused.

He could understand that Li Chengqian wanted to take advantage of the cooler weather to send some winter clothes to the people of Chang'an in order to win their hearts.

However, Li Chengqian brought him here to win people's hearts and asked him to deliver clothes, but he didn't understand.

Is this to allow him to win people's hearts and gather popularity?
But it shouldn't be.

It's obvious that they don't get along.

"Second brother, don't just stand there."

Li Chengqian patted Li Tai's shoulder with a smile on his face, urged him, and said to the father-in-law and others who followed him, "Father-in-law, you guys go back."

"Your Highness, I, I would like to invite you for a cup of tea."

My father-in-law was very excited.

Although their family was poor, their clothes were full of patches, and their whole family could not afford two taels of silver, Li Chengqian's personal visit and the gift of warm clothes to them made it seem impolite not to invite Li Chengqian to sit with them.

"No need, old man."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Lord Wei often said that the people are the water and the king is the boat, the people are the most important and the country is the least important."

"As the crown prince, I should ensure that the people of the Tang Dynasty have a place to rely on when old, a place to take care of when young, and a place to eat and sleep in when old."

"I just didn't do well enough. Please believe me, within two years, I will make sure everyone can eat meat and sleep peacefully!"

"Prince..."

My father-in-law was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment.

The curious people who came along applauded and cheered.

"Prince Benevolence!"

"This is the good prince of our Tang Dynasty."

"Once the prince ascends the throne, he will be a wise ruler!"

"Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live the prince!"

Although the shouts from the crowd were against etiquette, no one stopped them.

Because what Li Chengqian did was unprecedented!
Throughout the dynasties, there has never been a king or prince who went deep into the people and distributed winter clothing to the poor.

"Father, please go back."

Li Chengqian glanced at Li Tai, who was trying his best to deal with the family who had delivered the clothes, and smiled and waved his hand, "We still have to go to the next one."

"Good good!"

The father-in-law nodded repeatedly, but still followed Li Chengqian and others.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian had no choice but to give up.

"How do you feel, second brother?"

"...?"

Li Tai frowned and looked at Li Chengqian, then said after a moment's hesitation: "The people are suffering. If we were not the sons of our father, we would be in the same predicament."

"anything else?"

Li Tai thought for a moment and continued, "As a prince, I should do more practical things for the people and make their lives prosperous."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Second brother is right. Only by going deep into the people can we understand their sufferings."

"As princes, you and I have a lighter burden on our shoulders than our father, but we still cannot be extravagant or wasteful."

"That's what the prince said."

Li Tai smiled.

Just pretend.

Just pretend as much as you can!

Their movements from house to house attracted the residents of West Hutong. When they saw the Crown Prince and His Majesty's most beloved prince personally coming to deliver winter clothes to them, the people spontaneously came out to greet them.

When the last cotton coat was delivered, Li Chengqian and his companions were surrounded by excited people.

"Everyone, I have a thorough understanding of your situation, and I also know that every household does not have extra money to buy winter clothing."

"In addition, many people are living in poverty, with their houses showing signs of collapse."

"I have discussed it with the seniors from the Ministry of Industry. After this winter, all the houses here will be demolished!"

Li Chengqian raised his hand and pointed at the house behind them, and said in a deep voice: "The Ministry of Works will arrange a group of craftsmen to rebuild the house for you!"

"for free!"

"All expenses will be borne by the court!"

Li Chengqian's words were undoubtedly like thunder from a blue sky, exploding in everyone's ears.

After the winter, the court built new houses for them? !

"Your Highness, are you serious about this?"

"I swear in the name of the Crown Prince that within two years at the latest, there will not be a single dilapidated house in Chang'an!"

"The prince is wise!"

"Prince is kind and righteous!"

"Long live the prince!"

"There's no need for you to do this, please stand up quickly!"

Li Chengqian stepped forward to help, but the people who were kneeling on the ground and shouting "Long live the emperor" were reluctant to get up for a long time.

Li Chengqian said helplessly: "I only brought some clothes this time. Later I will arrange for stoves and other items to be delivered to your homes. I don't think I can deliver them to you in your current condition."

"Really, Prince?!"

"Haha, my words are as good as gold, how could I lie to you all?"

Li Chengqian laughed loudly, "If you want to kneel, then kneel down. I'm leaving now, there's no need to see me off!"

Li Chengqian waved his hand and turned away with everyone.

But at this moment, thousands of people in West Hutong stood up spontaneously, followed one by one, and saw them off silently!
“It’s spectacular!”

"The prince is kind and virtuous, and the people support him!"

Jiang Yang waved the paintbrush in his hand excitedly.

From Li Chengqian's every word and action to the people kneeling on the ground to sing praises and standing up to see him off, every scene was recorded.

He believed that today's events would spread throughout the entire Chang'an City without being reported in tomorrow's newspapers!
That afternoon.

Jiang Wuyang arranged for a hundred stoves to be sent to the West Alley of Changshoufang.

"stove?"

"The prince really ordered someone to send a stove!"

"Everyone, come and see! The stove sent by the prince is here!"

Waves of cheers rose and continued to sound in West Hutong.

People from every household came out excitedly to welcome the stoves that were delivered.

Lu Fei smiled and bowed: "Everyone, we are ordered by the prince to send you a stove for the winter, as well as some honeycomb coal. Please come and receive them in turn."

"Good good!"

"The prince is unparalleled in benevolence!"

"Yeah yeah."

Everyone praised the product and took the stove and honeycomb coal home with great enthusiasm.

After distributing the one hundred stoves, Lu Fei smiled, bowed, and led everyone back to the Huowang shop.

"So fast?"

Jiang Wuyang was a little surprised.

Lu Fei took the stove and honeycomb coal to West Hutong. In less than half an hour, the honeycomb coal for the stove was delivered.

Lu Fei smiled and nodded, "When we were carrying the things over there, everyone got the news and helped out, so naturally it went faster."

Jiang Wuyang smiled and asked, "How is the newspaper office?"

Lu Fei: "I heard that Jiang Yang has recorded everything the prince did today, and we will be able to see it tomorrow morning."

Jiang Wuyang: “I’m really looking forward to it.”

……

In the mansion of Duke Shen, Gao Shilian lay on the bed, looking at Changsun Wuji who was silent beside him.

Gurgling.

The teapot on the stove was emitting bubbling steam.

At this time, the housekeeper came in and said, "Master, after the Crown Prince's court meeting was over, he took His Royal Highness Prince Wei to Changshoufang."

"A total of 3,000 cotton-padded clothes were delivered this time. Afterwards, the prince ordered the Huowang shop to deliver another 100 stoves to West Alley."

"At the same time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince announced that he had discussed with the officials of the Ministry of Works and that within two years, all the dilapidated houses in Chang'an City would be demolished and rebuilt to ensure that everyone could live in a new house."

Gao Shilian nodded with a smile and said leisurely: "Prince, he is your nephew after all."

Zhang Sun Wuji spoke slowly: "Uncle, the Crown Prince will inherit the throne in the future."

Gao Shilian shook his head and said, "That's too perfunctory."

Zhang Sun Wuji: "What exactly does my uncle want me to do?"

Gao Shilian sat up from the bed, tapped his legs, and said slowly: "I want you to ensure that the prince inherits the throne at all costs!"

Zhang Sun Wuji suddenly looked straight ahead, "Uncle?!"

Gao Shilian sighed, "If you don't support him with all your strength, who else can help him?"

"Don't you know what kind of character Qingque is?"

"Besides, don't you understand Gao Ming's every move during this period of time?"

"Admittedly, he used to have a bad temper, but now he is in a good mood. Besides, his temper doesn't mean that he can't handle government affairs well!"

"What does uncle know?"

"This has nothing to do with you!"

Gao Shilian said slowly, "Do you still remember what Wuque said before he died?"

Changsun Wuji was silent, then nodded slowly, "The auxiliary machine understands."

Gao Shilian smiled and said, "Actually, you don't need to be too nervous."

As he spoke, Gao Shilian stood up, picked up the teapot from the stove, and poured a cup of hot tea for Changsun Wuji.

"Gao Ming has been a smart kid since he was young. It's just that his Majesty favors him, which leads to his extreme personality."

"Ever since Su Chen has been around, look at him, he's become more mature and stable, right?"

"and."

"The attitude of the ministers in the court towards him has obviously changed."

"Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Justice..."

"Oh, if you count carefully, except for Li Jing from the Ministry of War, most of them are on the side of the prince."

"As for the Ministry of Rites, let's not talk about it."

"It is said that those who are righteous have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous have few supporters. If Gao Ming is not capable, how can the people of the six departments be biased towards Gao Ming?"

"That's what my uncle said."

……

Jiucheng Palace.

Li Shimin is playing chess with Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng secretly reminded himself that he must win the Jade Ruyi today!
"Is your cotton coat in good condition?"

"Not bad."

Wei Zheng nodded repeatedly, his attention completely focused on the chessboard.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "This is just a cotton-padded jacket for early winter. It's not thick, but it's very good. I think the winter clothes they prepared must be very warm."

Wei Zheng replied perfunctorily, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense."

You will definitely lose this time!
Li Shimin sighed, "If we had cotton-padded clothes like this in previous years, the people would not have frozen to death in their humble homes."

"what?"

Wei Zheng looked up at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked helpless and continued, "This time, the Crown Prince asked Du He to make cotton clothes, which is indeed a move to benefit the people."

Wei Zheng nodded and pulled his thoughts back, "I heard that Su Chen also made some stoves, honeycomb coal and so on..."

"What a coincidence! I ordered someone to buy it back."

"Oh?"

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, "It's been delivered?"

Li Shimin turned and looked at Wang De.

Wang De: "Your Majesty, it has just been delivered. Should we bring it in?"

"Bring it in."

Li Shimin put down the chess piece and said cheerfully, "My dear, please come with me to see the wonderful use of this thing."

"Yes."

Wei Zheng also looked at the stove carried in by two eunuchs with curiosity.

very common.

At first glance it looks like a black pimple.

"This is the most common stove, it only costs a few hundred coins..."

While Wang De was introducing the stove, he took the instruction manual and started to operate it in a professional manner.

soon.

A flame rose in the furnace.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Choking!"

Li Shimin waved his hand to disperse the smoke, "It doesn't look like anything good."

"Your Majesty is wrong!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin frowned and looked at him. Wei Zheng was delighted and said around the stove, "Your Majesty, try the heat from this stove."

Li Shimin stepped forward and stretched out his hand to test it. "It's quite warm."

"Is this right?"

"Where did I go wrong?"

“The palace is too big!”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.

Wei Zheng pointed at the chimney and said happily, "How can there be such a big palace in an ordinary people's home?"

"Such a long chimney is enough to discharge the smoke outside the house, so there will naturally be no thick smoke rising."

"Your Majesty, do you agree?"

Li Shimin tapped his head, smiled and nodded, "It's because I've lived in the palace for so long that I neglected this."

Wei Zheng pointed at the round hole curiously and asked, "What is this for?"

Wang De glanced at the instructions: "It is used to place the iron pot for cooking."

"It can be turned off at normal times to reduce heat loss..."

Wang De said a few words according to the instructions, and seeing Li Shimin and the others looking at him curiously, he changed his words: "According to what is said in the book, we only need to close this place and reduce the firewood supply port, and we can ensure that the room is as warm as spring."

"Very novel."

"That's a very thoughtful idea."

"If I put on cotton clothes, this cold winter will definitely feel like spring."

"..."

Li Shimin and Wei Zheng exchanged glances and comments, approving of the cotton-padded clothes and stove, but they did not notice that a young eunuch hurried in and handed the letter to Wang De.

Wang De looked at Li Shimin and the other man, pondered for a moment, and put away the letter in his hand.

(End of this chapter)