Another night, a group of boys were assigned tasks by their superiors and took turns keeping watch.
Li Chengjing and Li Jingheng were younger, and their identities were different from the other second-generation ancestors, so Qin Qiong and others decided to let these two boys watch for half the night after discussion.
As the bonfire burned, Li Chengjing and Li Jingheng stood guard wearing ill-fitting helmets and holding spears.
There are no small armor stomachs in the army, no plate armor, and no armor, so the second generation ancestors all wore cloth armor.
Having said that, at their age, they simply cannot bear the weight of armor and plate armor.
"My arm hurts so much," Li Jingheng said with a sigh.
These days, he felt that he had suffered more than he had ever put together before.
Li Chengjing smiled helplessly and tilted her head, revealing a haggard face.
"I feel pain too."
In fact, Li Chengjing's whole body ached. He was not good at practicing martial arts. When he was in Chang'an, he learned martial arts from the generals of the left and right guards, but he just passed it by and his training was very average. Compared with Qin Huaiyu and others, he was not even a bit worse.
If it weren't for Qin Qiong and others, Li Chengjing and Li Jingheng would have been unable to hold on.
"I miss home." Li Jingheng said, the corners of his eyes actually getting wet.
He is the eldest son of King Xu Li Daozong. He has never suffered like this since he was a child. Not to mention that he has not grown up yet. For Li Jingheng, who has been soaked in honey jars since he was a child, this kind of marching intensity is simply fatal.
.
"Please bear with it a little longer." Li Chengjing comforted, "If we go back halfway, we will be beaten to death by our father."
Although Li Chengjing knew that his father would probably not beat him, he still did not want to disappoint his father, mother and concubine.
This trip to the grassland was of his own free will. If he could not persist, his mother and concubine would be disappointed, and his father would also feel that he could not bear the hardship.
Bear with it.
Li Chengjing, who has no outstanding talent, is more resilient than other children because she was severely disciplined by Concubine Yin since she was a child.
Another five days passed, and the soldiers and horses came out of the mountain road.
A high-pitched eagle scream caused the little ones to raise their heads one after another.
The blue sky has a few broken clouds floating in it.
Above the earth, there is a vast blue field, endless as far as the eye can see.
They have arrived at the grassland!
Qin Qiong announced: "The Governor's Mansion is just ahead, my sons, follow me and set off!"
"yes!"
At this moment, the second-generation ancestors were like wild dogs, following a group of old boys, galloping wildly on the grassland.
Guanzhong, Yunyang.
"I'll take a drink of water first. Don't be lazy, or I'll punish you by planting an acre of land."
Li Zhiyun was wearing a soap coat, with his trousers rolled up, and the hem of his clothes tucked into a linen belt. His face was covered with sweat, and he was planting seedlings in the field.
By his side, the second son Chengyan, the third son Chenglie, the fourth son Chengzhao, Yongning and Jinyang all followed him to plant grains in the fields.
After hearing what their father said, several little guys agreed one after another.
Li Zhiyun walked to the edge of the field and sat down. Gao Liangzhong handed him a water bag. Li Zhiyun took a sip and looked at the few little guys humming and working in the field with a smile on his face.
He didn't expect the children to be familiar with farming, but at the very least, he wanted them to understand a truth.
It’s not easy for the people.
Su Shichang, the right minister of Shangshu, said: "Your Majesty, your highnesses are still young. Do you want to let them rest for a while?"
Although he felt that it was a good thing for His Majesty to teach the princes and princesses to work, he still had to express his opinion.
"No need." Li Zhiyun said: "Only when they know they are tired can they understand that food is hard to come by and the people work hard. This is exactly the reason why I want them to farm."
"yes."
Empress Yang and several maids came to Li Zhiyun carrying baskets and dressed simply.
"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."
"So fast?" Li Zhiyun looked at the high-hanging Lie Yang, "Okay, you go and ask them to eat."
Under the tree.
Li Zhiyun and Queen Yang sat together, and the children sat around them. The maids took out hand cakes, herbal tea, and rice balls from the baskets and handed them to the princes and princesses.
On the other side, the accompanying guards and ministers gathered together to eat simple meals.
Li Chengzhao smelled the taste and then ate the rice ball with his eyes closed.
Queen Yang felt distressed when she saw her son's little face covered with mud. She quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped her son's little face clean.
As a result, it becomes more and more stained.
"Mom, you don't need to wipe it. This is good." Li Chengzhao said.
"It's good, it's dirty, like a puppy." Queen Yang said angrily.
Li Zhiyun smiled, took out a piece of dried meat and distributed it to Chengyan and Chenglie's children.
"How's the work going?"
"Tired." Chenglie said miserably.
"Very tired." Chengyan added one word to fully express his meaning.
Li Zhiyun said earnestly: "Then do you know that the people have been farming for decades?"
"Ah?" Chengyan was confused, "Are they going to keep working?"
"That's right."
"Aren't you tired?" Chenglie asked.
"Of course it's tiring." Li Zhiyun said: "But if they don't farm, they won't have food to eat."
Chengyan wondered: "But my father didn't farm, so why did he have food to eat?"
Li Zhiyun raised his hand to show his sons the calluses on his hands.
"I'm not lazy. In addition to farming, I also have to take care of the people, so I have food to eat."
"Then shall we farm like this in the future?" Chengyan asked.
Li Zhiyun said: "Of course, you must contribute to the country in the future and take good care of the people. Only in this way will the people give you food to eat. If you are not good to the people and they stop farming, you will have no food."
have eaten."
"Then I will be good to them!" Cheng Yan said loudly.
"Me too!" Chenglie agreed.
Empress Yang patted her son who lowered his head to eat, "Your father is asking you, why are you so focused on eating?"
Li Chengzhao swallowed the rice ball and said to Li Zhiyun: "Father, I understand what you mean. You want us to know that the people work hard. When we grow up, we must not bully the people, treat the people well, and take good care of the people.
As the father's decree states, all the people of the Tang Dynasty are brothers and sisters of the Emperor.
Right."
Li Zhiyun wiped the cake crumbs from the corner of his mouth and looked at Cheng Zhao.
"Who taught you these words?"
Cheng Zhao didn't say anything, but Empress Yang spoke first: "I never taught him this."
Li Chengzhao replied: "I don't need anyone to teach me such a simple thing. My father brings our brothers to work every year, and I came up with the child myself. In the former Han Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen suffered greatly because of his childhood in Dai.
Therefore, he personally took the concubines and princes to mend clothes and grow food, so that the descendants of the clan would not forget their roots.
Today, my father is taking my brothers to work in the fields, which is a way of reviving the old story of Emperor Xiaowen. The purpose is to tell the boys that the people are hardworking and they must be treated kindly."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun took a sip of water and asked him: "What did you learn about the history of the Han Dynasty?"
"We have finished studying the history of the Later Han Dynasty." Cheng Zhao raised his dirty little face.
Queen Yang looked at her son's confident little face and felt very proud.
Jin Yang curled his lips and muttered, "I know how to show off, I'll beat you up sooner or later."
"You're still far behind." Li Zhiyun put his hand on his head, rubbed it hard a few times, and taught him a lesson: "You don't know what a big deal means."
After the lesson, Li Zhiyun frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Queen Yang didn't know what was going on.
Cheng Zhao continued to eat with his head down.
Chengyan and Chenglie ate their food silently, as if thinking about something.