June 21st is the memorial day of Queen Changsun.
Three days in advance, Su Mingzhe began to fast and bathe in the Manna Hall, with only a young master and two little kids accompanying him.
That kid Li Zhi has been driven out of the palace by Su Mingzhe.
Now there are only two little kids, Li Mingda and Li Yanran, in the Manlu Hall.
Without Li Zhi's instigation, these two girls are truly caring little cotton-padded jackets.
During the fast, Su Mingzhe also took his two children to copy the Diamond Sutra.
On the day of the memorial day, Su Mingzhe copied five copies by himself.
Seeing that the time for the sacrifice was coming, Li Yanran immediately ran to Su Mingzhe, stared at those cute big eyes, and said in a sweet voice:
"Father, you copied these scriptures. Will my mother blame me?"
"No, your mother loves you the most and won't blame you."
Su Mingzhe looked at this little girl with endless love and affection in his heart.
Not long after the little guy was born, Queen Changsun passed away.
Now two years have passed, and Li Yanran has long forgotten what Queen Changsun looks like.
The memory of Empress Changsun in her mind now basically comes from the words and deeds of Li Zhi and Li Mingda.
Su Mingzhe handed the scripture in his hand to the young girl, and then looked at Li Mingda next to him:
"Si Zi, are you almost finished writing your portion? Do you want Father to help you write it?"
"Father, it's just the last bit."
Li Mingda was very well-behaved and sensible, and extremely filial. He held a brush in his little hand and copied the scriptures stroke by stroke.
Although the speed is slow, the handwriting is neat.
The little master next to him was banging the wooden fish with his dharma lantern, reciting scriptures, and accompanying him.
Su Mingzhe reached out and pushed her, indicating that she should go outside to ask the waiter for some food.
It doesn't matter if you don't eat, but the two little brats still have to eat.
Fa Deng has been in the palace for more than two months, but he still wears a loose monk's robe and shaves his head every five days.
Su Mingzhe asked her to grow her hair several times, so stop kidding yourself.
However, this little master of the dharma lamp insisted on becoming a nun for three years before he was willing to return to secular life.
Su Mingzhe tried to persuade her several times, but seeing that she refused to listen, he just let her have her way.
Anyway, the bald little beauty is quite interesting.
I just don’t know if her belly will continue to be stubborn if she wins the lottery that day and gets bigger.
When Wang De and others brought the sacrifices, Li Mingda finally finished copying her copy of the scriptures.
According to custom, Su Mingzhe took his two little kids to pay homage to Queen Changsun, burn incense and pray.
After the prayer, the three of them started to have lunch.
After lunch, Su Mingzhe told another story to his two daughters.
The story Su Mingzhe tells is naturally not "Snow White and Prince Charming", let alone "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf".
Chinese people have their own fables.
Things like superfluous additions to a snake's head, a cup of tea and a snake's shadow, Ye Gong loves the dragon, the fox pretends to be the tiger's power, deceiving one's ears and stealing the bell, and destroying the seedlings, etc., all have practical educational significance.
Su Mingzhe spent the whole afternoon with his two children.
When it got dark, the three of them had dinner again.
Li Yanran couldn't stand the sleepiness at first, so she fell asleep while listening to the story in Su Mingzhe's arms.
Li Mingda was a little older, so he kept his eyes open and listened to the story of the Twelve Ancestral Witches fighting against the Emperor of Heaven and the Emperor of the East before going to bed.
"You go back first. I want to watch them both tonight."
Although Su Mingzhe came from time travel, he integrated Li Shimin's memory, so his feelings for Empress Changsun have not diminished at all.
Today is the memorial day of Empress Changsun, so Su Mingzhe will naturally not act recklessly.
"Your Majesty, I am the bedchamber. If your Majesty doesn't sleep, I can't sleep either."
Faleng's character is really stubborn, and he refuses to leave despite Su Mingzhe's persuasion.
But she didn't bother the man. Instead, she sat down cross-legged next to him, holding rosary beads in both hands and chanting silently.
The next day came in a blink of an eye.
Su Mingzhe went to Hanyuan Hall to be busy.
Li Zhi came to the palace from school to visit his two sisters.
When Fa Deng saw Li Zhi arriving, he went to the main hall of Ganlu Hall to rest.
Wait until noon.
When Su Mingzhe came back, Li Zhi hadn't left yet.
"Father!"
When Li Zhi saw Su Mingzhe, he seemed to have done something wrong. His eyes were evasive and he did not dare to look directly at his own father.
"Um."
The family of four had lunch together, and Li Zhi went back to Hongwen Hall for class.
Li Yanran had forgotten her sadness and took her sister Li Mingda to play in the Royal Garden.
After the two little kids left, Su Mingzhe returned to the dormitory and called Fandeng to his side, who had already woken up and still had a hazy look in his eyes.
Today I will continue to teach her the thirty-six postures of playing, playing and singing.
As the fifth daughter of old man Xiao Yunxiao, Fa Deng has not known the hardships of life since she was a child.
Even in October last year, she was sent to Ganye Temple to become a nun by Old Man Xiao. Because she had two sisters to take care of her, she did not realize that social life was dangerous.
In terms of men and women, her heart is like a blank piece of paper, allowing men to write on it.
Facing Su Mingzhe's words and deeds, Fa Deng felt that he had entered another world and gradually lost himself in it.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.
Although Fa Deng's spirit and soul have returned to reality from the clouds, they still close their eyes and savor the wonderful taste.
Su Mingzhe didn't bother her. He tidied up and went out to Hanyuan Hall.
Under the guidance of Queen Changsun, the concubines in the harem basically behaved according to the rules. Even when serving men at night, they would not play any special tricks with them.
Compared with the concubines in the harem, Fa Deng almost always responds to men's requests.
It was also because Fa Deng was so well-behaved and obedient that Su Mingzhe took a new look at her and kept her as a dormitory official in the Manlu Hall.
Return to Hanyuan Hall.
Su Mingzhe continued to check the memorial.
It is summer now, and droughts and floods have occurred to varying degrees in various prefectures in the Tang Dynasty.
There were similar situations in previous years. Some officials would go to the riverside, Dragon King Temple and other places to pray for rain, or divert rivers for irrigation, etc.
There were also some officials who wrote a memorial directly to the court and then allowed the situation to develop.
When the disaster became obvious, those officials would go to the princes and princes who had just moved to the fiefdom and ask for their help in submitting a petition to the court to reduce or reduce local taxes.
If it were Li Shimin, he would definitely send patrol messengers to inspect the disaster situation before making a choice.
Su Mingzhe only needs to send an avatar to fly in a circle over the Tang Dynasty to know the specific disaster situation in various places.
Therefore, in response to these memorials, Su Mingzhe either directly approved tax reductions or exemptions, or gave guidance on how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure in an effort to save himself.
There were also some false disasters, and Su Mingzhe directly denounced them.
There are still some drought-stricken places, and Su Mingzhe tries his best to help 'pray for rain'.
With such efficient approval, although disasters occurred frequently across the country, they did not lead to natural or man-made disasters.
The instructions and approvals issued by Su Mingzhe also made the princes and princes fear the court.
As the saying goes: The sky is high and the emperor is far away.
These princes and princes who arrived in their own fiefdoms regarded themselves as local emperors.
Like Li Min, the king of Shu, he hunted regardless of the season and trampled farmland wantonly.
There are other princes, all of whom have more or less evil deeds.
This time, Su Mingzhe's accurate response to the memorial turned these princes and princes into frightened quails. They hid in their palaces and trembled for a long time.
These princes and princes also became suspicious after the incident, and looked at everyone around them with suspicion.
Su Mingzhe didn't know yet that the memorial he approved would have this effect if it was issued.
In the blink of an eye, it’s July.
The heat waves came one after another.
When it's hot, you can go out for a cruise.
When it's cold, you can go out for a cruise.
Luoyang Shendu, Lishan Huaqing Pool, etc. are all resorts.
Every time the concubines in the harem serve the emperor, they will ask where they will go on vacation this year and when they will go out.
The concubines staying in the harem were having such a hard time, and the courtiers who worked in the three provinces and six ministries of the previous dynasty were even more miserable.
Fortunately, in the palace, the dignitaries also have ice cellars, and they can break out some ice cubes every day, so that everyone can enjoy the refreshing experience.
However, as the weather gets hotter and hotter, the ice cubes in the ice cellar are also being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
On this day, when Su Mingzhe heard that the ice cubes in the ice cellar were less than ten days' worth, he sent Zhang Anan to Li Chengqian to ask for ice cubes.
After such a long time of preparation, Li Chengqian must have collected a lot of saltpeter.
In "Tiangong Kaiwu", the secret of making ice from saltpeter is recorded.
When Su Mingzhe and Li Chengqian discussed the use of technology, they had stated that in summer, saltpeter should be collected quickly to prepare for the summer heat.
"Now there are 500 cubic meters of saltpeter ice. If my father is in a hurry to use it, he can send it to the palace at night."
When Li Chengqian learned that Zhang Anan was here to ask for ice cubes, he didn't hold anything back and chose to hand them all over.
Anyway, he has plenty of saltpeter in his hand, so he can use it as he wants.
"Your Majesty doesn't use it much. It's mainly used by the ladies in the harem and the ministers of the previous dynasty."
Zhang Anan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Chengqian had more than 500 cubes of ice here.
Currently, the palace uses about 15 to 20 cubic meters of ice every day. These 500 cubic meters of ice plus the rest of the ice cellar in the palace can be used for a month.
When Zhang Anan said this, his tone became a little lower, and he explained the reason why there was insufficient ice in the palace:
"Your Highness, originally the quantity calculated when hiding the ice this year was sufficient, but this year His Majesty has a little more favorite concubines, so more is used. And last month, two elders passed away. , His Majesty rewarded him with several cubes of ice every day during the twenty-eight days he was suspended."
