The corners of Li Shimin's mouth raised slightly.
"real?"
he asked,
"You really don't want to be too deliberate?"
"Actually... if you really like it, it won't be a big deal for my father to put in a little effort to take her over."
"After all, you are the prince. It is normal to have three wives and four concubines. It is also normal to have a Turkic concubine. At most, you cannot become a prince concubine. You can give her all the treatment and status that other concubines can give you."
Li Chengqian was stunned.
This father... wants him to marry Tuduo?
"really."
Changsun Wugu also said,
"If you have a Turkic concubine, you can also appease the majority of Turkic people, which is quite good."
"Like your father, there are so many concubines, and there are also many from foreign countries. You have a Turkic concubine, no problem!"
Li Chengqian; "..."
The queen mother actually agreed so much!
What happened to these two today? ?
For a moment, Li Chengqian's heart wavered...
That girl, actually, he was still a little moved in his heart.
"If the father, the emperor and the queen insist... then it's not impossible."
Li Chengqian scratched his head and responded with some trepidation.
"Hahahaha... OK, OK, our Chengqian has really grown up!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately laughed and joked,
"I know I care about girls! Not bad!"
He was very satisfied with the tendency expressed by Li Chengqian at this moment.
As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you must be manly! Two important indicators of masculinity are the desire and conquest of women and land!
Like him, everyone has it!
And now, although Cheng Qian is young, he has shown some signs of it.
As an old father, this is naturally a gratifying thing.
"It seems that it's time to find a good match for Cheng Qian."
Changsun Wuguo said seriously,
"You can have Turkic concubines, but they must come after the princess in the main palace!"
"I'll take a closer look this time to see which family has a girl of suitable age who can be my Crown Princess of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin nodded repeatedly.
"Yep."
He agreed,
"Take a good look! The Crown Princess Cheng Qian will be the queen of the Tang Dynasty in the future! She must be a woman with excellent character to be eligible for selection! No carelessness!"
As they were chatting, a barefoot child ran in and babbling:
"I want it too, I want it too..."
He muttered and ran into Changsun Wugou's arms.
"Zhinu, what do you want?"
The eldest grandson Wugou looked kind and said with a smile,
"Aren't you taking a nap?"
This child is none other than Li Zhi!
When spring passed and autumn came, he was already four years old. He was smart, well-behaved and filial, and was very popular with Li Shimin and his eldest grandson Wugao.
"Have enough sleep!"
Li Zhi laughed and said,
"I also want to marry a wife..."
The eldest grandson Wugou chuckled.
"You kid, you're so stupid!"
She joked,
"You haven't even grown your hair yet, and you just want to get a wife?"
"Wait until you grow up! All your brothers will have it, and the Queen Mother will help you organize it."
"Come...meet your master."
After Li Zhi heard this, he looked at Xu Fenglei.
Xu Fenglei also turned to look at Li Zhi and smiled slightly.
Although he is nominally Li Zhi's master, because he is still young, he has not had much contact with him in the past few years. In fact, he is quite unfamiliar.
Li Zhi looked at him with a look that was naturally unfamiliar.
But he listened to his mother's words and saluted Xu Fenglei respectfully:
"Young slave, I have met the master."
Xu Fenglei raised his hand.
"Your Highness, please rise. No need to be polite."
He smiled warmly.
But his attitude towards Li Zhi was obviously not as casual as towards Li Chengqian.
After all, he had watched Li Chengqian grow up, he was both his teacher and his father, and he had deep feelings for him.
But Li Zhi...has no emotions at all.
"Thank you, Master."
Li Zhi didn't say much and sat back in his mother's arms.
"Speaking of which, Zhinu is now old enough to study."
Changsun Wugou said,
"When Li Zhi was as old as him, she had already started taking your classes and listening to your explanation of "The Book of Changes"."
"When do you plan to enlighten the young slave?"
Like the parents of later generations, she was particularly concerned about her children's education, and naturally wanted to give Li Zhi the best.
In Changsun Wugou's opinion, Xu Fenglei's education is naturally the best in the Tang Dynasty! No one can match it!
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he smiled and waved his hand.
"There are so many famous scholars in the imperial court, so why do you need me to enlighten Your Highness?"
He humbly said,
"Besides, when I was young, I had the energy to educate my children, but now that I'm older, I'm really lazy."
"You asked me to educate His Highness, that is really difficult for me."
In the early days of the teaching, there was one teaching and one large area. When there were many people, many retainers and generals from the Tiance Mansion came to attend the classes. Even Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou often attended the classes.
Speaking of which, it is naturally very energetic.
But now.
Ask him to tutor Li Zhi alone and explain to him the wisdom of "The Book of Changes".
To be honest, he was too lazy to tell.
Besides, you are a vassal king and not a prince, so why should I give you one-on-one tutoring? Not worthy either.
"Listen, how old are you? You're already old."
Li Shimin said displeasedly,
"I don't see you doing anything on weekdays. In the past six months, you have been running around with Cheng Qianman and Tang Dynasty."
"Brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben will handle the work of the Ministry of Industry for you."
"Qingquan will take care of all the affairs of Fenglei Bank for you."
"Even in the Tang Academy, Li Chunfeng and the others are playing the leading role. He said that it is difficult to support a tree alone, so we sent Yuan Tiangang there as well."
"What's the matter with you? You're in trouble...I've never seen a lazy guy like you who refuses to teach even a child!"
His words directly led to Xu Fenglei's public execution!
List things one by one, hey...
This kid really just started, and then he became a hands-off shopkeeper!
Just like that, he still looked like he was very busy and tired...
"Ahem...Okay, Your Majesty, don't expose me anymore."
Xu Fenglei waved his hands repeatedly and said with some embarrassment,
"Then... let's wait until your Highness grows up! When he is about seven years old, he will be enlightened!"
"Let him live a carefree and happy childhood, and then study hard when his mind is almost fully developed."
"Good seedlings grow like this. Don't try to force them to grow."
Li Shimin snorted softly when he heard these words.
"You know the truth."
He nodded and said,
"Then it's settled! In two or three years, you can enlighten the child slave!"
"In the past two years, I have allowed him to simply learn literature, writing, and lay some basic foundations... This child's education is really a top priority!"
"Especially for our royal family, if we want to have talented people from generation to generation, the education must be hard and practical!"
Xu Fenglei nodded, deeply convinced.
"Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered... Datang Academy still owes an open class!"
He suddenly slapped his head, stood up, cupped his hands and said,
"I almost forgot! The first lesson of school!"
"Your Majesty, Madam, I have resigned. The teaching in this academy has begun, but I, the principal, did not show up. This is a bit outrageous..."
Li Shimin rolled his eyes.
"You are quite outrageous."
He waved and said,
"go Go!"
Xu Fenglei turned around and left. Li Zhi looked at his leaving figure, suddenly looked up at his mother, and asked:
"Mother, master, doesn't he like children?"
The eldest grandson Wugu was startled.
"Uh...no."
She wondered,
"Why do you say that?"
Li Zhi gnawed his fingernails and said:
"My father and mother both call me "Children", so why does Master call me "His Royal Highness?"
Changsun Wugou blinked.
This...she really didn't pay attention.
"Well... your master should be more polite about this. After all, you are a prince and a prince."
Changsun Wugou had no choice but to respond like this.
"Oh... Then why does master call me brother Chengqian? Brother is more noble than a child slave. Master should call him His Highness the Prince."
Li Zhi asked again.
Changsun Wugou: "..."
At this time, she really couldn't answer, and turned to look at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin smiled, touched Li Zhi's head, and said softly:
"That's because your eldest brother is your master's disciple and has been studying for many years. Your master taught him many principles. He is also a teacher and a father, so we call him by his first name."
"And you haven't officially become a disciple yet, and your master hasn't taught you anything yet, so naturally you have to be polite. That's okay."
When Li Zhi heard this, he nodded.
His father's words cleared up his doubts, so he stopped asking further questions.
"Chengqian, please take your child slave out to play."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said,
"You two brothers have not seen each other for a long time, and Qingque and Lizhi, please get together."
"Today, you are allowed to go out of the palace to play, but you are not allowed to leave the sight of the guards."
"If you run around, I won't let you out in the future!"
When Li Zhi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Okay! I want to go out! I want to go out!"
He shouted,
"I'm going to the street to eat skewers!"
"Okay! I'll take you to eat! Eat until you're full!" Li Chengqian laughed, saluted his parents, and then carried Li Zhi out the door.
In the house, only the emperor and the empress were left.
"This kid, Zhinu, is quite sensitive..."
Changsun Wugou looked at Li Shimin and said softly,
"He could actually feel that Ting Ming's name for him was unkind."
"No girl has such delicate thoughts as him."
Li Shimin stroked his beard.
"Looks like you."
He smiled lightly and said,
"It's pretty good. Look at us kids, we all have our own ideas."
"Especially for girls! Qingquan has made a fortune by running a bank, and Lizhi is now devoted to studying medicine and goes to Sun Simiao every day. Before, she even planned to go to the Qinling Mountains with Sun Simiao! This girl really doesn't know that there are tigers in the Qinling Mountains. It can eat people!"
"Everyone is so tough, but there has to be someone gentler... There is nothing wrong with boys being gentle and delicate."
The eldest grandson Wugou nodded slightly.
She also likes the childish slave's temperament. Because of his delicate mind, he can often please her with just a few words.
"Speaking of which, Cheng Qian's marriage needs to be arranged, Qing Que's marriage has to be put on the agenda, and Li Zhen... is also old enough to get married."
She whispered,
"Tell me how to match it."
"It's easy for a son to marry a wife, but when marrying a girl, you have to think carefully. After all, a girl is afraid of marrying the wrong man!"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"Yes! In a blink of an eye, the children have grown up, and it's time to get married."
He stroked his chin and thought for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he said,
"Your nephew, Changsun Chong! He seems to be of the right age and has a good temperament."
"how is he?"
"Shall we have a kiss?"
Changsun Wugou: "?!"
"You're making trouble!"
She frowned and said,
"We are all related by blood. Although Chong'er's temperament is okay, his beauty is not good! Absolutely not!"
"I don't want any more kisses, I want some separation!"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the lessons learned from the Han Dynasty? Don't attach importance to your relatives! This will lead to disaster!"
Li Shimin frowned.
"Here we go again."
He said dissatisfiedly,
"There are good and bad relatives, so we can't kill them with one shot!"
"Then Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang of Wei Zifu's family, weren't they all loyal to the Han Dynasty and made great contributions?"
"I trust the people in your eldest grandson's family! I am also willing to use them. What's the matter with kissing them?"
"This is what I'm going to do! I'm going to discuss it with the auxiliary machine now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and started to leave.
"Hey! Erfeng! You..."
The eldest grandson Wugu was anxious and said angrily,
"Aren't you just acting out of anger and nonsense?"
"Come back here!"
She shouted, but how could Li Er listen to her at this time?
Just walk away!
Only Changsun Wugu was left sitting in the hall, frowning and silent.
The relationship between the two of them has always been very good, but there is only one thing that they will quarrel about - the eldest grandson's family!
Li Shimin wanted to reuse Changsun Wuji and establish a closer relationship with Changsun's family.
Changsun Wugou refuses to let go. He clings to a 'hidden danger to a foreign relative' and refuses to let go!
The two of them had quarreled several times over Changsun Wuji's appointment!
Therefore, when the matter of the eldest grandson's family was mentioned, Li Er became furious!
In this regard, Changsun Wugou was helpless, but she still insisted on her own idea - her relatives should not interfere in major national affairs, and she must not do this!
…
It's the sunrise time.
Tang Academy.
The sound of Lang Lang's reading came, and it was extremely pleasant to Xu Fenglei's ears.
Looking at the students holding books and shaking their heads, he seemed to have returned to his student days.
In the classroom, Xu Yan, the new flower scout, was reading for the students. He glanced subconsciously and saw Xu Fenglei outside the room.
Snapped.
"Teacher!"
He couldn't help shouting,
"Teacher, you are back!"
Swish, swish, swish!
The students' eyes instantly turned to Xu Fenglei.
They recognize this person!
It was the man who gave them all kinds of difficult questions that day and made them rack their brains in the exam!
"I'm back."
Xu Fenglei waved his hand with a smile and said,
"You continue, I will hold a public class later."
"You are late - the first lesson of school."
After that, he turned around and went upstairs to the office on the second floor.
"yes!"
Xu Yan was inspired, looked at the students under the podium again, and ordered,
"Don't get distracted and keep reading!"
The sound of Lang Lang's reading sounded again...
(End of chapter)
