Chapter 1 Is this the prince?
In the ninth year of Wude, on the ninth day of the eighth month, Tai Chi Palace and Eastern Palace.
"What did you say? I'll live here alone in the future?"
The walls in front of me were mottled, the corridor columns were painted off, the windows were new and old, the door frames looked a little crooked, and the house with a musty smell everywhere made Li Chengqian and His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty almost pop out their eyes.
Is this a place to live?
The weedy yard was covered with vines, and just now, Li Chengqian even saw a small snake with its fingers as thick as a finger, swaggering through the gravel path and into the grass on the other side because it was disturbed.
Are you kidding me!
Is it okay to shoot a Chinese ghost in this place?
I finally returned to fashion and traveled to become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. The purpose was very clear, just to become the emperor.
Why do I let the man who is destined to be an emperor live in such a broken place?
Faced with Li Chengqian's questioning, Gongcao Changsun Xiang looked embarrassed: "Your Highness, it's not that I am not doing my best. The Tai Chi Palace is not available yet. Your Majesty and many concubines are still crowding in the East Palace and freeing the West Chi Courtyard for Your Highness. This is the result of the Queen's efforts."
"Young scare people with your mother later. Changsun Xiang, I tell you that even if you are Gu's cousin, you have to explain this matter clearly to Gu today. Why can anyone live in a place that is not magnificent, at least you can see it? It is Gu's turn to live in an old house that even ghosts can't even look at it."
Li Chengqian knew that Li Yuan still occupied the Tai Chi Palace after abdicating, and could understand that Li Lao Er did not do a very authentic job, so it was reasonable for the old man to lose his temper.
So the place I live in is a little bit small, and I didn’t have it when eight people squeezed into a dormitory in my previous life. Now I can live in a single room with a yard and what’s wrong with it?
But at least you pulled out the grass in the yard, paint the doors and windows into the same color, and apply lime on the walls.
I have to bring a rack to shit.
As for the current situation, it is clear that he, the prince, did not take it seriously.
"Talk, what's going on?"
Changsun Xiang stammered: "Uh..., I don't have money."
“No money…”
How much does it cost to paint a paint or pull a straw?
Li Chengqian looked dark and glanced at Changsun Chong who was standing behind him watching the fun: "Cousin, it seems that the Ministry of Revenue is in charge, right? Believe it or not, I will be beaten and shaved my head in the first month of next year."
"What are you doing with your head shaving?"
Of course, my head shaving is...
Oh yes, the Tang Dynasty has not yet said that my uncle has shaved his head to death.
Li Chengqian tapped Changsun Chong's shoulder and patted him: "Does Erlang Shen know?"
Changsun Chong looked confused: "I know, there is a supply of Holy Water Temple by the Wei River."
"It's good to know." Li Chengqian smiled slightly: "Legendary, Erlang Shen once shaved his hair in the first lunar month because his hair was too long. As a result, his uncle, the Jade Emperor, had a serious illness that day. If it weren't for the protection of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir of Taishang Laojun, he would have almost died."
“…”
Damn it.
Changsun Chong was anxious at the time: "Li Chengqian, be kind, what does this matter have to do with my father? Just your house, let alone just repair it, how much money can it cost to demolish and rebuild it? Even if the Ministry of Revenue has no money, can it still be that little bit behind you?"
Li Chengqian was so angry that he laughed: "Haha, what's going on? Don't tell me that it was the eunuch who deliberately deducted my money."
"Chengqian, actually...hey, I'll tell you the truth. This is done by Yu Zhining and Du Zhenglun.
When I was allocated to you the Xichi Court, the Eunuchs' Province actually had to renovate it. Yu Zhining and others thought that as the prince, you should experience the sufferings of the people and that you should not be too luxurious in your residence.
That is to say, when God is about to give a great responsibility to this man, he must first suffer his heart and mind, starve his body, be empty and useless, and do what he does..."
Li Chengqian kicked over and said, "Stop, stop memorizing, I'm more familiar with this piece than you."
"Hehe..." Changsun smiled and hid aside, and took the opportunity to say to Li Chengqian: "Chengqian, listen to my brother's advice, let's just let it go. My little arm can't twist my thighs. Those old guys are not good at robbing and occupy a good reputation. If you can't fight them, you will suffer the consequences in the end."
Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Chong with a smile: "What do you mean is to let me endure the calm and calm for a while, take a step back and the vast sky?"
Changsun looked around, grabbed Li Chengqian and said in a low voice: "The porcelain does not touch the tiles. You are just a porcelain doll now. Can you touch these rotten tiles? Listen to my brother, bear it for the time being, and there will be a chance in the future."
If it were Li Chengqian, who was the former, might have endured it.
But now...
"Do you know what it means to be a broken jade than a complete tiles?"
"What do you mean, you won't fight back, are you?"
"Why not? As ministers, they have the power to give advice, which is nothing wrong. Similarly, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Gu was the king. Gu had the right to accept their advice and also the right to reject their advice.
But they shouldn't think about training the orphan into the shape they need, and they shouldn't make decisions for the orphan without authorization.
Therefore, they declared war first, and they were just a fight.
My father is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. My father once swept across the eight deserts and six worlds. Facing challenges, if he is afraid before he fights, what face does he have to continue to sit in the position of the prince!”
Faced with Li Chengqian's bold words, Changsun Chong found that he was speechless.
Is this going to challenge the entire Tang Dynasty civil servant group?
Do you want to be so arrogant?
Is the prince amazing?
If Li Chengqian knew what Changsun Chong was thinking at this time, he would definitely tell him: No, the prince is very tired.
When he just traveled through time, Li Chengqian was once very confused and didn't know what to do next. Should he follow the steps like the original prince and wait for 23 years to wait for a pie to fall from the sky?
If it is really that simple, Li Chengqian in history is not a fool. Don’t he know how to persevere?
It was not until Changsun Chong told him that Yu Zhining and others' decisions that Li Cheng realized.
Li Chengqian in history was not stupid, but he understood the true meaning of the word "Crown Prince". When he realized what he should do, he was completely suppressed by the civil servant group of the Tang Dynasty and could no longer resist.
Simply put, Li Shimin made the power of the future Tang Dynasty into a big cake and asked Li Chengqian to share it with the civil servant group, but his cake was snatched away by others.
So it was not Li Tai who really threatened his position as crown prince, but when he became a puppet for officials, Li Shimin could not hand over the throne to him again, because it meant that the imperial power was lost and this was not allowed.
To put it bluntly, Li Chengqian in history ended up without understanding the rules of the game. Others said that the prince should be obedient and believed him, while others said that the prince should be powerless and powerless, and then he believed him to death.
But all this has just begun for Li Chengqian now.
I traveled to the Tang Dynasty, but I didn’t come to be a small lover.
The cake was given by my father. I can divide it as much as I want. If I want to eat the cake, I must look at my face. If I want to grab it, it depends on whether I agree or not.
Someone behind me wiped my butt. When the situation was wrong, I tore the cake to pieces and threw it on the ground and stepped on it a few times, and then asked my father for a new one to come up and then divide it.
Dissatisfied?
Can.
but.
Chapter completed!