Wentang

Chapter 613 Beating and Encounter

The end of the year is the busiest period of the imperial court. The emperor will hold various meetings to summon the officials of the feudal territories, and Zaifu will evaluate the work of the officials of the feudal territories, summarize the work of this year, and formulate work plans for the next year, etc.The other officials are also busy.

The imperial court also issued many resolutions that affected countless people one after another, but one of them surprised everyone the most.

In the name of the Supreme Emperor, Li Shimin ordered the Turks to collect and return the bones of Princess Yicheng, and commended her for her contribution.

This order is very inconspicuous compared to other resolutions, but it is the most eye-catching.Without him, the identity of Princess Yicheng is too special.

Some people can't figure it out, what does the emperor want to do?Buy people's hearts?With Datang's current situation, it seems that there is no need to buy people's hearts in such a way.

Some people don't care, and most people don't even know about this person. If it wasn't for Li Shimin's sudden commendation, they might never know that there is such a kind princess in their entire life.

Although it seems that this princess has done a lot of bad things, everyone is dead and the Turks have been defeated, so everyone just chatted and forgot about it.

But for a small number of people, it was very exciting. The string that had been broken for decades was completely loosened, that is, the clan of the Sui Dynasty and a group of people who still had feelings for the Sui Dynasty.

Even people like Princess Yicheng can be forgiven and praised, and they don't have to worry about being liquidated suddenly.

But these are not the most important. What really caused the disturbance was that a word in this commendation caused controversy and disturbance in the literary world.

Chinese civilization.

Yes, in this commendation, Li Shimin praised Princess Yicheng for her contribution to the inheritance and prosperity of Chinese civilization through her own efforts.

Everyone knows what the word Huaxia means. It is the synonym for China or the civilization of the Central Plains.

Kong Yingda gave this word more meanings in his writings: the beauty of uniforms is called Hua, and the beauty of etiquette is called Xia.

Everyone knows the meaning of the word civilization.

But this is the first time that the words Huaxia and civilization are put together.

However, this commendation only puts forward the concept, but does not explain what the concept means.Although everyone knows what the term roughly refers to, the introduction of this new concept has caused extensive discussion.

At the beginning, it was only discussed by some scholars. Just in time for the Chinese New Year, everyone needs to visit relatives and friends. This topic will inevitably be brought up when eating and chatting, so more and more people participated in it.

What really ignited this topic was the participation of students from Taixue and major academies.

Since ancient times, students have been the most active group. They have ideals, passion, and the spirit of not being afraid of tigers, and they have the courage to accept new things...

It can be said that their participation often means that the development of a matter has entered a new stage, and this time is no exception.

Although at this time the academy system has just been rolled out and has not cultivated many students, this influence has already been initially revealed.

In addition to their own time and energy in this area, these students can easily drag their relatives, friends, teachers, etc. behind them into it.

In this way, the discussion on the concept of "Chinese Civilization" spread rapidly and became the hottest topic.

The popularity even overwhelmed major events such as the New Year, the imperial court worshiping heaven and so on.

As the traders behind the scenes, Li Shimin, Yue Shan and others are naturally paying attention to all this all the time, and are very concerned about everyone's discussions, but at the same time, they are also more vigilant in case someone makes trouble.

Yue Shan, as the leader of Xinxue and an important minister of the imperial court, naturally many people came to him to ask what was going on, and he all replied in unison: Don't worry, the imperial court will naturally explain after a while.

Then no matter how others asked him, he would not answer.

He can not answer others, but there is one person he cannot refuse.

"Da Lang, if you don't go on a blind date with your mother, how come you come to me when you have time." Seeing Li Chengqian who came to visit, Yue Shan teased.

"Teacher, please stop talking. I feel dizzy when I see those girls every day. You said that it's not up to the father and mother in the end. Let me see." Li Chengqian shook his head again and again.

"What you said is wrong, but your daughter-in-law will live with you for the rest of her life in the future, wouldn't it be a bad thing if she is not satisfied with the unharmonious life after marriage." Yue Shan half-jokingly half-persuasively.

"The marriage between you and Lizhi wasn't what your mother ordered. Isn't it your fault now? I haven't seen you for half a month, and she has lost weight." Li Chengqian teased in turn.

"Uh... is she really thin?" Yue Shan asked hastily.

"You... If outsiders see Da Ya like this, they will laugh away." Li Chengqian said speechlessly.

"Tch... It's only natural that my daughter-in-law feels sorry for me, no matter who is in front of me." Yue Shan said as it should.

"Okay, okay, I know you guys have deep feelings, so don't show off here. I came to see you today for business." Li Chengqian changed the subject after eating a mouthful of dog food.

"Tell me, what's the matter." Yue Shan smiled and said.

He said this on purpose just now, more blind dates tend to lead to rebellious psychology, and now Li Chengqian has a sign of this.

If he gets really tired and ends up pointing to a random woman to marry, it's okay if it's suitable, but if it's not, then there will be big problems.That's why Yue Shan made a joke to ease his mood.

After his gag just now, Li Chengqian's mood obviously improved a lot.

"What does Chinese civilization mean?" Li Chengqian asked seriously.

"You want to ask the saint what he wants to do, right?" Yue Shan asked back.

"Yes." Li Chengqian said calmly.

Yue Shan pondered for a while before saying: "You are 16 years old this year and you are the crown prince, there are some things that you really need to know in advance."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Chengqian's face, but then he heard Yue Shan's warning: "You have to remember not to do anything, what you have to do now is to study, hide aside and observe everything silently. Wait until you are in that position before implementing it."

"Can't father point out any omissions?" Li Chengqian said unconvinced.

"Of course, don't say you are the prince, even ordinary officials have the right to point out the omissions in the government's administration." Yue Shan said:

"But you have to remember that you can only point out or make suggestions. As for whether to change or not, it depends on the sage's own will. Don't force your will on the sage."

"In many cases, the status of the prince is not as comfortable as that of ordinary courtiers. Courtiers can force the saint to change his mind. Only the prince can't. If you do this, you will kill yourself."

Li Chengqian frowned, looked at Yue Shan displeased, but still suppressed his anger and asked, "Why?"

"Imperial power is the most unique thing that absolutely cannot be shared by anyone, even father, son, brother, and husband and wife. Whoever dares to touch the other will die, even if there is even the slightest possibility." Yue Shan said solemnly:
"The status of the monarch and the ministers are clear. The emperor is the emperor and the ministers are the ministers. When the power of the ministers is great, the ministers will not be able to threaten the imperial power. But the prince is different, he is the prince."

"The crown prince is also a king."

"The most important thing for a saint is the prince, because the prince's excellent imperial power can continue. But he is also most afraid of the prince, because a prince who is too good will threaten his status."

"Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be a prince. It is necessary to perform well to satisfy the sage and the officials, and to grasp the line so as not to arouse the sage's suspicion."

"Especially a prince like you is the most difficult to be a prince. Shengrenxiong is probably at the time... If you can't grasp this line, the consequences will be disastrous."

Li Chengqian's face was cloudy and uncertain, and there were panic, suspicion, and dissatisfaction in his eyes...

Looking at his expression, Yue Shan also sighed, these words were too cruel for a 16-year-old boy.

These words were not in the prince's education plan. If it was possible, he would never want to say such things to Li Chengqian, but he couldn't do it today.

Li Chengqian was gone.

To be honest, Li Chengqian is a child who grew up in a honeypot and has never really suffered.His so-called hardships are all artificially created, and he himself knows in his heart that these are fake, and the so-called experience life is always separated by a layer.

His performance has always been excellent. In terms of knowledge, he has been praised by great scholars such as Li Gang, and his performance in politics is also remarkable.Li Shimin even ordered to send some of the memorials to the East Palace first for him to read it and give his opinions.

This pile of achievements is indeed remarkable, and anyone would be in awe.

Yue Shan has always been worried about this matter, and even reminded Li Shimin, but what he didn't expect was that Li Chengqian would drift to such an extent.

He ran directly to a courtier's house and asked the emperor what he wanted to do.

If Yue Shan is a princeling, it's okay to say, it's normal to try to figure out the emperor's mind with his confidantes in private.

But strictly speaking, Yue Shan is not, he is a standard imperial party, and he is also the most important confidant of the emperor.

You, a prince, ran to the emperor's confidant and asked the emperor what he wanted to do. Is this something that can only be done if you are inflated?

He didn't realize it himself.

He was lost in the praise of everyone, thinking that the emperor asked the three provinces to send some memorials to the East Palace to allow him to take part in politics...

He floated away.

The emperor suddenly decreed to bury Princess Yicheng generously, and also proposed the concept of Chinese civilization for the first time. Everyone knew that there was a big article in it.And Yue Shan must be one of the insiders and even the planners.

But apart from those familiar with the literary world, no one came to him for news.Especially people in the officialdom, no matter whether the relationship is good or bad, they never mention this matter.

Even ordinary officials dare not inquire about things. If you, a prince, don't get rid of the relationship, it's fine, and you come here to inquire.

Your father even imprisoned your grandfather for this position, and killed your uncles and uncles. You actually...Liang Jingru couldn't give you such courage.

Seeing this situation, Yue Shan decided to hit him with these words.

It's a bit outrageous for a courtier to say such things to the prince, but he has a special status, so it's not a big problem.And he will tell Li Shimin about it afterwards.

To put it bluntly, the prince's education mainly depends on the emperor.It is much better to let the emperor know that the prince has fallen into a certain misunderstanding than father and son misunderstanding each other because they do not understand each other.

Li Chengqian left, leaving in a daze and hesitation.

Yue Shan didn't keep him, nor did he forcefully enlighten him, some things still need to be figured out by himself, and he also believed that Li Chengqian's mind could help him get out.

Let's say that Li Chengqian returned to Chang'an City on horseback after leaving the four surnamed Pingyue Mansion, but he didn't go back to the palace directly, but wandered aimlessly on the street.

It's a habit he's had all along.

Some people like to hide in quiet places and think when they encounter problems, while others like to wander around lively places to change their minds.

But today the problem is too big, even the bustling streets can't divert attention, and soon I fell into the external environment that my inner world has forgotten.

Walking like this, he felt his body hit something, and then he heard a soft cry: "Ouch."

After he realized that he had bumped into a woman, he was about to apologize when a servant girl next to him yelled, "How do you walk? Don't you have eyes?"

Li Chengqian waved his hand to stop the guard who was about to step forward, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm so careless, girl, are you okay?"

"Xing'er." The girl first stopped her maid, and then said to Li Chengqian: "I don't blame you, it's because I was careless."

It was said that Li Chengqian had a three-point favor for the girl in his heart. It was obviously his fault, but instead of blaming her, she took the responsibility on herself.

Of course, he often sees such polite girls, but today's situation is special, when he met when he was most upset, he touched him even more.

I couldn't help looking up at the girl, and my eyes lit up.

This girl is about twelve or thirteen years old, but she is tall and not much shorter than Li Chengqian.Dressed in a white jacket and skirt, with a gold hairpin on his head.The skin is white, the eyebrows are like the moon, the nose is straight, and the cheeks are slightly dizzy.

What surprised Li Chengqian the most was that ordinary girls would either get angry or shy when they were stared at by strange men, but this girl was as generous as if the person being stared at was not her.

Girls with this kind of attitude are too rare, at least during the Chinese New Year he met so many girls on blind dates, none of them could compare.

However, the girl didn't speak, and the maid beside her was not happy, Xing'er stood up to defend the Lord and said: "Teacher Deng, what are you looking at, let's dig out your eyeballs."

"Uh... sorry girl, I was too preoccupied to offend you just now." Li Chengqian quickly apologized, and then said: "I'm Tang Cheng, it just happens to be near noon now, how about letting me treat you to a meal as compensation? "

"Who cares that you treat me to dinner? Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're thinking." Xing'er said vigilantly, "Do you know who my husband is?"

However, neither of them noticed that when Li Chengqian said his name was Tang Cheng, the eyes of the lady next to him lit up with an expression of disbelief and surprise.But immediately concealed the past and restored calm.

"I haven't asked for advice yet, this girl's house..." Li Chengqian took the opportunity to say.

"Speaking out scares you to death, my husband is Ying Guogong..." the heartless girl Xing'er said proudly.

"So it's Miss Wu, Tang is being polite." Li Chengqian thought of who Ying Guogong was, and saluted.

(End of this chapter)