Late Tang

After deciding on the tactics to be adopted against the second town of Hebei at the Zhengshitang meeting, Li Jing ordered the guards to move to Wang Wanjun's place. .

Li Jing called the eldest son Li Dezhao three brothers and daughter who were waiting outside to his Yuren, "Is your mother feeling better today?"

"Mother has been depressed recently. She is getting thinner day by day, and she is bedridden all day long. After receiving the flowers sent by my father that day, I was very happy, and my whole body has become much more energetic. I have gradually recovered in the past few days. A little bit, and I ate a little too much." Li Dezhao was ten years old in a blink of an eye, and he was already about five feet tall, with a fair complexion, gentle and elegant, and very polite.Every gesture of his hands was filled with the unrestrained demeanor of a nobleman.Moreover, Li Jing also asked his teachers, and they knew that Li Dezhao was really good at studying and was born smart.However, Li Jing saw a flaw in this eldest son, that is, he is too literary.Li Dezhao, who was taught by scholars since he was a child, was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of a woman. Li Jing has indeed neglected the education of his son these years. As the eldest son of the Li family, Wang Wanjun treats him well Heart education, but there are still limitations.There is more literature than martial arts, or in other words, there is a little too much literature.

This is not a good phenomenon. If the Li family is just an ordinary gentry family, then Li Deyu will become a celebrity if he grows up like this.But Li Jing will become the master of this world sooner or later, and Li Dezhao, as Li Jing's eldest son, is likely to inherit this world in the future. The current Li Dezhao is too weak.In this era when tigers and wolves are everywhere, it is not appropriate.

Maybe it's time to correct it now.

He turned his head to look at the other two sons born to Wang Wanjun, Li Deye and Li Dehao.The two are a few years younger than Dezhao, and they still have the innocence of children, but it can also be seen that they are greatly influenced by Wang Wanjun, and they also tend to favor Xiang Wen.

Li Jing frowned. It can be said that these children grew up in a greenhouse, which did not match Li Jing's expectations.Although not every child is likely to become an heir, as a prince, even if he cannot become an heir, he cannot be raised as a pig.It is extremely difficult for Li Jing to agree with Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty's strategy of raising royal family members as pigs.Members of the royal family should be the most elite group. They were born with great power, so naturally they have to bear corresponding responsibilities.

However, how to arrange the members of the royal family has always been a big problem. Even in the Tang Dynasty, there are ten kings' houses, sixteen kings' houses, and Baisun Yuan, which are places where the royal family is kept in captivity.The purpose is naturally to refuse to give power to the clans, so as to prevent the possibility of internal fighting among the royal families.However, no matter it was the behavior of placing all the royal family members in the capital in the Tang Dynasty, or the behavior of raising the royal family members as pigs in various feudal domains in the Ming Dynasty, Li Jing could not accept it.However, in the Sui Dynasty, the royal family was highly valued, allowing members of the royal family to serve as the chief officials of the three provinces, six ministers, Jing Zhaoyin and other important positions in Beijing; There are also some objections.

Li Jing bowed his head in deep thought, his heart heavy. .

The sons have begun to grow up, the eldest son is ten years old, and the others are seven or eight years old. Like a small sapling, it is the most critical period.As the saying goes, three years old is old, and eight years old is old.It is during this period of growth that is most important to their life, and their outlook on life and values ​​gradually take shape at this time. In layman's terms, it is during this period that a person's personality begins to form.

In Wang Wanjun's bedroom, she had already made careful preparations for Li Jing to step into this palace again after two years.The palace has already been cleaned, and it has been carefully decorated. It is not ostentatious, but it is very attentive.Even Wang Wanjun put on a beautiful palace dress today. She knew that Li Jing didn't like heavy makeup, so she put on light makeup carefully, with two willow eyebrows fluttering, a pair of water-cut autumn pupils, vermilion lips a little red, and the collarbone of her buttocks was still there. Spray a little rose dew with a pleasant fragrance.

Whether it's for himself, or for his son and the natal family behind him, Wang Wanjun has to seize this rare opportunity to regain Li Jing's favor.She has this self-confidence, which is the belief in her own beauty and wisdom.

It was a not too cold night. The Forbidden Palace City, a new building full of grandeur and majesty, revealed the same majesty as its master Li Jing.The rows of stone pillars and long corridors exuded majesty and dignity. Li Jing got off the car in front of the palace gate, holding Li Dehao in one hand and daughter Xueer in the other, followed Li Dezhao and Li Deye from left to right.Wang Wanjun had been waiting at the door for a long time, seeing Li Jing finally appeared in front of her again, this woman even felt so excited that she wanted to cry.

The neglect that lasted for nearly two years made the arrogant and conceited Wang Wanjun regret every day.Now, he finally appeared in front of him again, and he let go of his lofty King Qin airs, like a loving father, holding their daughter and holding their son by the hand. This scene moved her so much.As expected, Lu Wu was right. Letting the sons and daughters come forward really touched Li Jing's heart.

The family had dinner together, and when the fruit was served, Xueer pestered Li Jing to tell stories, and Li Jing told two fairy tales, which made her coaxed daughter very happy, and when she fell asleep, Li Jing hugged Li Jing herself He took his daughter to bed and helped her cover the quilt before leaving.

"The three of Dezhao are a little too weak, that's not good."

After taking a bath and changing into a nightgown, Li Jing lay on the bed, and said to Wang Wanjun who put on a beautiful and interesting nightgown, his face flushed with excitement and full of anticipation.Tonight, Li Jing didn't go back and stayed here for the night.

To neglect Wang Wanjun for so long is considered punishment.But this kind of neglect can't be too long, otherwise the original intention will be lost, and Wang Wanjun will become a dissatisfied woman in the palace.Anyway, she is the mother of his four children. Similarly, their Wang family is also quite powerful. Although Li Jing said that there is no need to worry about the Wang family, there is no need to let the original help become an obstacle. .What's more, there is not only the Wang family behind her, Wang Wanjun's mother's family is also a big influence.In addition, the two families of Wang Feng have forged greater benefits through those complicated marriages.

Wang Wanjun, who was exuding a charming desire, was startled, and now he no longer cared about how to show his desire to Li Jing.

Although she had four children, Li Dezhao was the most important. She didn't know what Li Jing's sudden words meant.But no matter what, the term "weak" is not a good word. Li Jing is a person who will conquer the world immediately, and he commands millions of troops. He certainly doesn't want his heir to be a weak person.Wang Wanjun suddenly felt extremely lost, even extremely nervous.She did not expect that the eldest son, whom she placed high hopes on, would actually be evaluated in such a way in Li Jing's eyes.But she knew the consequences of such an impression, which might make the eldest son lose the position of heir.

Maybe Qin Wang fell in love with Wang Guiniang's son, so he found a reason to say this?Wang Wanjun's mind was buzzing and her heart was beating violently. She tried her best to say: "Actually, Zhao'er looks quiet on the outside, but in his bones, he also inherits the blood of bravery from His Highness. In addition to studying classics on weekdays, he also I have never missed riding and archery, and even read the book of war. Last time, Lord Bao also praised King Zhao for riding a good horse, and said that his level is enough to enter the cavalry army of the Imperial Guard."

"Dezhao is good at riding and archery. He also has good grades in spear and fencing classes. He even has an amazing talent in saber class." Li Jing did not deny his son's achievements in this area, but the frailty he said was not just Refers to the body, but to the personality of the firstborn.To put it bluntly, the eldest son's surname lacks a kind of arrogance.Most people can't see this kind of shortcoming, but if it is a person who rolled out in the army, it is easy to see this kind of shortcoming.This is just like the former Zhenzong and Chang'an's Shence Army. When they were in Chang'an, the Shence Army looked even more mighty than the town's appearance, but in fact, the Shence Army looked mighty, but it was silver. Sample wax gun head.Today's Dezhao also has this kind of limitation, of course it is mainly due to his age.But in Li Jing's view, it was because of the environment in which he grew up, which ultimately affected his character.

Born in the deep palace, grown in the hands of a woman!Cao Cao's comments on Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty are the characteristics of many Taiping emperors.This is like the saplings growing in the greenhouse, which seem to be more beautiful and stronger than wild trees, but they have not withstood wind, frost, rain and snow, and they are actually more fragile.

"Dezhao is a good boy, but I think he needs some more tempering. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sharpness of the sword comes from sharpening. If Dezhao wants to take on greater responsibilities, the current education methods are not enough. I want to send him Go somewhere." Li Jing said calmly.

Wang Wanjun, who was originally worried and frightened, heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, but at the same time became excited.King Qin said that if Dezhao would take on greater responsibilities, what did this mean?Could it be that King Qin is optimistic about Dezhao and wants him to be his heir?Send him to a place, where to go?Wang Wanjun was both excited and confused.He was happy that Li Jing was not already disappointed in De Zhao, and worried that he didn't know where Li Jing was going to send De Zhao.

"Where are you going?"

Li Jing didn't answer her directly, but pulled the quilt to cover the two of them a little.

"In the far west, there used to be a Greek Dorian tribe called the Spartans. It was about 2000 years ago. These Dorian tribes invaded a place called Largo They destroyed their city-state and lived there. They were called Spartans. Their new city-state had no city walls and no decent streets, but they gradually became the strongest at that time. One of the big city-states, do you know why the Spartans are so powerful?"

Wang Wanjun thought, maybe this tribe has a tradition of bravery and pays attention to military affairs.But she didn't say it, she just listened.

"Spartans are a country of war. All Spartans are not allowed to engage in industry and commerce. They don't use gold and silver as coins, but cheap iron coins. They have a unique system. The entire Spartan society lives In the military life, the Spartans have only one responsibility, and that is war. The military education of all the Spartans has already begun from the moment each baby falls to the ground. The mother bathes the newly born baby with wine, so that the child's The body becomes as strong as iron, and it will be thrown into the wild for a few days after birth. If it can survive, it proves that the baby has a strong system and can be raised up.

Bringing the surviving children home, in the early childhood stage, the mother must train the children not to be afraid of the dark, not to be afraid of loneliness, not to care about food, not to cry and make noise.

Even with regard to the education of their children, Spartan fathers cannot decide by their own will, and the law does not allow fathers to train and train their children according to their own wishes.

Under the education of their mothers, their children will be accepted by the state and incorporated into the company when they are seven years old, and they will receive unified training and education in the company.They ate and slept together, received various physical exercises, running, discus throwing, javelin throwing, wrestling, and more military training, boxing, fencing and so on.

Even in order to train the boys' courage to endure pain, they will be flogged naked once a year in the name of worshiping the gods, and they will not be able to shout and cry for mercy.The Spartans used this stick to educate the most tenacious and heroic warriors 2000 years ago.

In the juvenile team, all the Spartan boys had to walk barefoot all year round, wear rough clothes, and eat simple and rough food.In winter they had to bathe in the icy river and sleep on mats of uncut reeds they spun themselves, with only thistle hair for warmth.

From the age of 14, they will follow the Spartan youths to participate in the activities of killing those prisoners of war slaves. They will lurk in hidden places during the day, detect the strong or suspected resistance among the Hilo people, and touch them at night. Go into the village of the Hilos and kill them, in order to train bravery and cruelty to the Hilos.When a Spartan man reaches his age, he officially becomes a soldier, receives formal military training, and participates in military activities.Throughout their lives, everyone from the age of 60 must go out of bed every day to participate in military training. "

Wang Wanjun's heart was full of shock, she never thought that such a country existed.And what frightened her even more was that these words came from Li Jing's mouth.Could it be that Li Jing plans to send De Zhao to Sparta?

"Your Highness is going to send Dezhao to that Sparta?" She asked tremblingly, she couldn't imagine how her son who was noble, smart and filial could survive in the environment there.

"As early as the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, the Spartans were weakened by brutal politics and finally perished." Li Jing replied, and then continued on his own: "Did you know that in Sparta, Boys were incorporated into the company at the age of seven, joined the youth team at the age of 12, formally joined the army at the age of 20, married at the age of 30, and served until the age of 60. And even if it is a Spartan girl, although she will stay at home after the age of seven, But they do not weave and do housework all day long, but they also engage in physical exercise, learning to run, discus throwing, javelin throwing, wrestling, etc. The Spartans believed that only a strong mother can give birth to a strong warrior .Spartan women were brave and strong, and they were not afraid to see their sons wounded or killed in battle. A Spartan mother sent her son off to battle, instead of wishing him a safe return, she gave him a shield and said, "Either Take it, or lay on it. "

Wang Wanjun was getting more and more startled, she had a bad premonition, just now Li Jing said that De Zhaowen was weak, now he is talking about what kind of Spartans he is, and what he is going to do.

"I plan to set up a Spartan training camp, and the boys from the Li family will also start entering the training camp after they are seven years old!"

Shocked and frightened, what Wang Wanjun was most worried about happened.She hurriedly said: "But Your Highness, the Spartans were all tribesmen more than 1000 years ago, and didn't they perish long ago? Besides, they can conquer the world immediately, but they will have to go down in the future to rule the world. Sparta Such a harsh training method, I think it is really not suitable for Dezhao and the others."

"Don't worry, the training camp will not completely copy the practice of the Spartans. My plan is to let them go back to my footsteps. I plan to go to Dengzhou, Duli, Qingni, Beisha, Liaoyang, etc. According to the development footprint of the Qin Army, first set up eighteen training camps, let Dezhao and the others follow our footsteps, receive improved Spartan training, and let them become the elite children of the Li family with both civil and military skills. , so that they can take on more important burdens in the future."

"But...."

"Don't worry, Dezhao is also my son. I won't harm him. Excessive doting will really harm the child. It's getting late, go to sleep!" Li Jing lay down.

But Wang Wanjun suffered from insomnia, tossing and turning all night hard! (To be continued.)