"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince would like to see you." Li Mu walked up to Li Shimin and said.
"Let him come in." Li Shimin was a little surprised. Usually Li Chengqian rarely came to him.
"My son, I have met my father." Li Chengqian bowed respectfully.
Li Shimin put down the pen in his hand and said with a smile: "I heard from Kong Aiqing that you have been studying hard recently and it is very good."
Li Chengqian said respectfully: "When I was dealing with memorials recently, I felt that my ability was somewhat lacking, so I realized the importance of learning."
"I'm very happy that you can realize your shortcomings and correct them." Li Shimin said with some relief.
He came from the late Sui Dynasty and knew the importance of a good prince.
Li Chengqian has never relaxed his training, and many famous teachers have been arranged to teach him.
When Li Chengqian was young, he was smart and eager to learn, and he lived up to his expectations.
However, when Li Chengqian grew up, he became less and less interested in his studies.
Every time he reprimanded Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian always had a correct attitude and studied seriously after returning home.
But he couldn't hold on for long and started to slack off again. To be honest, he was a little disappointed with Li Chengqian.
Recently, Li Chengqian suddenly became enlightened for some unknown reason. He studied hard every day and often asked Kong Yingda and others for advice.
Kong Yingda and others were very satisfied with Li Chengqian's learning attitude and often praised him in front of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin originally thought that Li Chengqian would be the same as before and would not be able to hold on for long.
I didn't expect Li Chengqian to say such words.
"What's the matter with you coming to see my father?" Li Shimin asked pleasantly.
Li Chengqian cupped his hands and said: "Father, when I was dealing with the memorial, there were many things about the people that I didn't understand very well. I want to go somewhere to experience it. Please allow me, Father!"
Li Shimin nodded, "Father, I'm very happy if you think so. Learning is just theory and must be used in practice. Have you thought about where you want to go?"
"My son, please obey your father's arrangements!" Li Chengqian said respectfully.
If he were asked to choose a wealthy place, he would be able to achieve great results easily.
But who knows if Li Shimin would think that he wanted to cultivate his own power, so he cleverly asked this question to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin pondered for a while and said: "You are the prince, so it is not good to be too far away. Let's establish a Chang'an Prefecture and govern the two counties of Chang'an Wannian. You can become the governor."
Li Chengqian was overjoyed. He originally thought he would be satisfied if he could become a state governor, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would let him manage Chang'an.
Although he was happy in his heart, Li Chengqian remained calm on his face and said with some hesitation: "Father, Chang'an is the capital, and I am worried that I cannot manage it well."
Li Shimin said angrily: "You are the prince. You can't even manage Chang'an. How can I safely hand over the throne to you in the future?"
Although Li Chengqian's expression remained calm, Li Shimin noticed the joy in his eyes.
This is also what he doesn't like very much about Li Chengqian. He obviously wants it, but he still pretends that he doesn't want it.
Li Chengqian said with some fear: "Father, my sons and ministers must manage the Chang'an Mansion carefully."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "You can go down. I will have people fix the Chang'an government office in the next few days. You can wait until you take office."
"Yes, my son, please retire!" Li Chengqian said respectfully.
After leaving the hall, Li Chengqian laughed. Although he was scolded by his father in the end, he was still very happy.
Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, so the fact that Li Shimin could be entrusted with his management was enough to prove that he valued him.
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After worshiping their ancestors, Lin Xuan and his family stayed in Luoyang for another two days before setting off back to Chang'an.
When I went back, I didn’t bring as many things as when I came here, but it was much faster.
Lin Xuan felt that riding in a carriage was too boring, so he chose to ride a horse.
"How long will it take to get to the fly pond?" Lin Xuan asked Liu Da next to him.
Liu Da said: "It's about twenty miles away. Sir, don't worry, we will definitely arrive before dark."
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "I tell everyone to hurry up, otherwise the city gate will be closed and it will be troublesome!"
The Fly Pond is not as strict as Chang'an. Even if the city gate is closed, if he reveals his identity, the guards will still open the door. But he doesn't want to cause trouble.
"Yes!" Liu Da turned around and shouted: "Your Majesty has an order, speed up!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded, speeding up a lot.
Somehow, Lin Xuan suddenly felt heart palpitations and shouted: "Stop!"
Although he didn't know why he felt this way, to be on the safe side, he planned to have someone explore the road first to make sure there was no danger.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Liu Da asked in confusion.
Lin Xuan frowned, looked at the hills on both sides of the road, and said, "Don't you think it's too quiet? Although it's winter, there aren't even a few insects and birds chirping."
When Liu Da heard Lin Xuan's explanation, he felt something was strange and quickly said, "Sir, I will ask someone to investigate."
"call out!"
At this moment, more than a dozen arrows hit Lin Xuan.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan has been on guard since he noticed something was wrong.
When the arrows came, he jumped off his horse to avoid being shot.
Lin Xuan looked at the horse that fell to the ground after being hit by many arrows, and thought to himself: What a danger!
If he had been slower, he would have died.
Although he has extraordinary martial arts skills, he is unarmed and there is no way he can block the arrows.
Fortunately, the arrows were fired from the side, and the target was Lin Xuan. Except for a few more arrows that flew towards Liu Da, who was beside him, everyone else was fine.
"Sir, be careful! Protect your lord." Liu Dada shouted, pulled out his sword, and deflected several arrows that were shot at him.
Lin Xuan's soldiers were all veterans of many battles. They were not panicked when they were suddenly attacked. They rushed forward and surrounded Lin Xuan.
"Sir, are you okay?" Liu Da asked nervously.
Lin Xuan said: "I'm fine. Send someone quickly to protect my parents."
"Yes!" Liu Da breathed a sigh of relief and divided into two teams to protect Lin Dongyang and the others.
"Sir, I don't know how many enemies there are, and they also have bows and arrows. Let's go hide in the mountains on the other side." Liu Da suggested.
Lin Xuan said calmly: "No, although only one side shot the arrow, we can't be sure whether there is an ambush on the other side. Once there is an ambush, it will be very difficult for us to go in."
Although he felt that there was a small possibility of an ambush on the other side, he didn't want to take the chance.
"Sir, we can't be targets here," Liu Da said.
He also thought that what Lin Xuan said was reasonable, but the other party had bows and arrows, and it was too dangerous for them to stay on the road without even a place to hide.
"Judging from the arrows they just shot, they either have few people or don't have many bows and arrows. We were unprepared before, but now we are, so there is no need to worry at all." Lin Xuan said.
He didn't want to go up the mountain because he felt that the enemy's bows and arrows were not a big threat.
In fact, Lin Xuan's guess was correct. He secretly fired more than a dozen arrows, which were easily blocked by Lin Xuan's soldiers.
Seeing this, Liu Da felt relieved and said, "Sir, we can't just waste time with them, right? We have to send some people up to find them."
Lin Xuan refused: "No, we don't know how many people there are in the mountains. We can't let our brothers die. Seeing that their bows and arrows are ineffective, they will either show up or retreat. In any case, it will be beneficial to us."