Li You's news was indeed reliable. After a while in Wanhua Tower, only a few days later, the old man's imperial edict to make the king came out - on February 21, the fifth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to make Li You the king. Yin was the king of Liang, Li Yun was the king of Tan, Li Zhen was the king of Han, Li Zhi was the king of Jin, Li Shen was the king of Shen, Li Xiao was the king of Jiang, and Li Jian was the king of generation; from the sixth to the twelfth, they all became Prince, good fellow, there are a large number of princes, and the older sons who have already been promoted to princes also have their own rewards. For a time, the harem is laughing and laughing, and everyone is very happy.
It is a good thing to be crowned king, but for Li Zhen, except for more monthly money, nothing else has changed. Otherwise, according to the Tang Dynasty system, a prince can only open a palace or establish a government office when he is eight years old, and fourteen years old. Li Zhen, a talented official at the age of 4, is only in his early four years now. Such good things have not yet happened to him. He can only watch eagerly as the two brothers, Lao Liu and Lao Qi, happily move into the new palace. Looking at the proud expressions of these two little brothers, Li Zhen almost drooled all over the floor, but it was just envy. Li Zhen had nothing to do at the moment. She could only do whatever she had to do step by step. Of course, The thought of making money in my heart is a little more serious.
If you can learn well, you must also read books. Although Li Zhen does not appreciate Confucianism from the bottom of her heart, Li Zhen knows that Confucianism is indeed the most suitable knowledge for governing the world in the feudal era. Moreover, if she wants to get along well in the upper class society, Moisturizing, it is absolutely impossible if you are not familiar with Confucianism. Therefore, Li Zhen still worked very hard to enter school - the little homework every day is not enough for Li Zhen to fill her teeth. Most of the time, he They all rely on self-study to enrich themselves. Whenever there is something unclear, they will ask Concubine Yan. In fact, it is the questions that Concubine Yan is not sure about, so she takes the opportunity of studying to ask Kong Yingda. Without him, Li Zhen really doesn’t want to be overly exposed. He didn't want to be the target of public criticism for his talent, but it was a pity that this wish was in vain. The reason was very simple. The questions Li Zhen asked were all relatively profound Neo-Confucian matters. Even Kong Yingda was not sure about some of the questions. So I had to rummage through the pile of paper to get a rough answer. In this way, once or twice may not matter, but if it happens too many times, Kong Yingda is not a fool, so how can he not be suspicious? Therefore, Kong Yingda's course for Li Zhen immediately sped up a lot. , but for Li Zhen’s terrifying photographic memory, those homework were just a piece of cake, which surprised Kong Yingda but also greatly gratified him.
Comrade Lao Kong was happy, but Li Zhen's troubles came - Comrade Lao Kong praised Li Zhen's talent and intelligence when meeting everyone, but these words were passed around the court, and somehow Li Zhen was said to be a child prodigy. There was also an uproar inside, which made Li Zhen feel a little unprepared, and she was so upset that she wanted to cry.
A prodigy is just a prodigy, so it’s not a big deal. Li Zhen knows how much she is capable of, and she will never be fooled by the so-called “prodigy” title. But the problem is that most of those rumors involve the prince. Comparing Li Zhen with the prince, he is comparing the prince to a man who cannot be supported. Isn’t this troublesome? Li Zhen knew in her heart that these rumors were spread by those brothers who wanted to be powerful. The purpose is to belittle the prince, but it is clear enough, but Li Zhen has no way to explain it. Furthermore, the prince is so narrow-minded, can he listen to Li Zhen's explanation? There is no choice, Li Zhen can only do things carefully, whenever he goes to the East Palace. I always arrive early and leave early, never stay too long when I have nothing to do, and don't give the prince a chance to make a fuss. But even if he is so cautious, trouble still comes.
On the eighth day of June in the fifth year of Zhenguan, the weather was so hot that it was so boring even in the morning and evening that it was unbearable to walk in the sun even with just a single piece of clothing. Therefore, Li Zhen went to bed early in the morning.
I got up, had some breakfast casually, and rushed to the East Palace before the sun came up. Because I came here often, the guards of the East Palace let Li Zhen in with a few young eunuchs without much questioning.
Door.
It was still early, and Kong Yingda had not yet entered the palace. Li Zhen was sitting alone in the study room of Xiande Hall, reviewing her lessons. This was Li Zhen's habit all along, and it was not something to explain, but something was wrong with Li Zhen now.
——In the past, when Li Zhen went to the study, there would always be some servants from the East Palace inside and outside the room, either cleaning the study or sorting out documents. But today, it was quiet inside and outside the study, not even a single figure, and Li Zhen didn't think about it.
There were too many, so he ordered the young eunuch under his command to wait at the door of the study, then leisurely entered the study, sat there for a few days, and started reading.
At 2:00 p.m., Kong Yingda appeared in the study on time, but His Highness the Prince, who spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, didn't even show his face today, but Comrade Lao Kong was used to it and didn't even bother to ask.
Then he began to teach Li Zhen and answered various questions raised by Li Zhen. These were just routine and there was nothing to say. After the class, it was almost noon. Li Zhen said goodbye to Kong Yingda and planned to go to Yanzhou.
Li Zhen went to see how his unique business was progressing. He had just left the gate of the East Palace and had not even boarded the sedan when he suddenly heard a burst of noise coming from the East Palace. Before Li Zhen could understand what was going on, a group of people
The sergeants of the Marshal's Mansion rushed out from the East Palace and surrounded Li Zhen and his party. The swords and guns in their hands were dazzling in the sun, and they were all yelling blindly.
When Liu Dequan, the deputy director of Min'an Palace, saw that the situation was not right, he rushed out of the crowd and shouted loudly: "What are you doing, you want to create..." Before he could finish speaking, a man
The steel knife in the hand of the East Palace guard was already placed on his neck. Liu Dequan was so frightened that his legs went weak and his whole body was shaking like chaff. He still had no courage to stand up just now.
Damn it, what does this bastard boss want to do? In the noise, Li Zhen couldn't hear clearly what the East Palace guard was yelling about. Seeing the heated scene, she was shocked and angry, but she didn't do anything about it.
Firstly, it was not worth getting angry with this servant. Secondly, before she could figure out what was going on, Li Zhen did not want to mess up the matter out of anger. Li Zhen looked at the East Palace guard coldly and took a deep breath.
After calming down his mind, he took a step forward and shouted with a serious face: "How dare you, I am here, who dares to use swords and guns!"
Not to mention, when Li Zhen came forward, the scene immediately became quiet. After all, Prince Li Zhen’s identity was there. Even if these people were all subordinates of the Prince of the East Palace, they did not dare to go too far. It’s just that these guys
The sword and gun in his hand were still held out, but because Li Zhen came forward, he let go of Liu Dequan, who was being held hostage. The whole scene showed a strange silence for a moment, as if it only took a spark to detonate... dd