Li Xian was slapped angrily. When a younger brother comments on a sister-in-law, especially such words, it is easy to create ambiguities such as "the dumplings are delicious".
However, at the same time, Li Xian also knew very well that Donggong Liangdi was just a different name compared to the concubine outside.
The queen of the generation is still just a queen, hiding in the Mingyi Palace. Even if she interferes in the court, she can only be cautious. Therefore, men in power are still the mainstream.
It is a very common thing for a man to have three wives and four concubines. It is better for the first wife, because most of them involve marriage, and those who dare to divorce their wives are only a few. As for concubines, they have always been classified as one of the property of the family owner, and their status is equivalent to goods.
If he, the prince, treated Dong Gong Liangdi as an adult, many people might find it strange.
Not thinking about these things anymore, Li Xian waved to Qi Lan, who was holding a spear and peeking over here.
Seeing the prince's husband waving, Qi Lan immediately ran over happily.
She also likes bows and arrows. Although she doesn't practice as much as spear skills, she is still good at it.
Calling for a bow, Qi Lan drew the arrow and shot.
Although it didn't hit the bull's-eye, the position of the eighth and ninth rings was pretty good.
Seeing that Qi Lan's archery was somewhat good, Li Xian also nocked an arrow, opened his bow, and shot an arrow, hitting the target.
He knew a little about the theory of archery, the trajectory of arrows, and he shot a lot of arrows. After simple calculations, combined with intuition, his archery skills improved by leaps and bounds. Although it is not yet to the point where the arrows are flawless, at least it is no problem to get more than 900 rings with ten arrows.
Seeing that the prince's husband's arrow hit the target, Qi Lan's eyes widened again.
She had heard about His Royal Highness from her father.
Moreover, my father once returned from a gathering with military generals and told him about the prince's martial arts practice. Many generals speculated that when the Crown Prince was still King Yong, he was just pretending to practice martial arts. After becoming the Crown Prince, he would be too busy with all the important affairs of the government, so how could he have time to practice martial arts again?
But now it seems that their guesses were all wrong.
After taking a satisfied look at his results, Li Xian said to Xue Ne, who was watching on the sidelines: "I think we can practice farther away, what do you think?"
Xue Ne saluted and said: "Your Highness, you should continue to practice at this distance. Once your arrows are fired, it will be enough to push the distance further. The road must be walked step by step. The accumulation of archery skills is not achieved overnight. Although The speed of your progress is unparalleled for a humble job, but the more this happens, the harder you should be on yourself."
After listening to Xue Ne's words, Qi Lan was a little unhappy, but thinking about his identity, he still kept his mouth shut.
The way she hesitated to speak was naturally noticed by Li Xian.
"Qi Lan, only martial arts are discussed in the martial arts arena, regardless of superiority or inferiority. Have you ever seen that Xue Ne was not polite at all when he admonished Gu Shang? You can say whatever you want. At least here, you don't have to worry about yourself, Dong Gong Liangdi. identity of."
Seeing what the prince's husband said, Qi Lan said: "General, you are too harsh on His Highness. I have heard that His Highness began to practice martial arts diligently only after returning to Chang'an. It has only been such a short time. , with such results, why are there such strict requirements? You know, when I was learning archery, my father was not so strict."
Xue Ne chuckled and said nothing. He took a bow and shot three arrows.
There were three arrows in total, but only two hit the target, because the third arrow broke the shaft of the first arrow, and although it was ejected to other places, this situation undoubtedly showed the strength of his archery skills. clever.
In particular, this guy didn't even look at the target just now. He looked like he was just strolling around, but he was able to achieve such results.
Seeing that Xue Ne had proved his superb archery skills with his actions, Qi Lan shut up. Facts always speak louder than words.
Although Qi Lan was frustrated, Li Xian was still very touched by his defense of her.
It's not good for outsiders to touch her, otherwise he will definitely touch this girl's head.
"Okay, just do what Xue Ne said. Qi Lan, you came just in time, let's practice archery together."
After saying that, Li Xian pushed Li Xian aside very hard. Why doesn't this silly boy have any discernment?
In comparison, Xue Ne was more eye-catching and shouted: "Brothers, go play weightlifting!" and took the guards to the other side. As for Li Xian, he also lured him away. .
Without the interruption of outsiders, Li Xian and Qi Lan didn't have much communication together, but shooting arrows together still improved their relationship.
The relationship between husband and wife is like this, it slowly warms up through companionship. And if you do things together that interest both of you, things will heat up faster.
With my little wife by my side, the morning passed extremely quickly.
He will not have dinner with his wife today. At noon, he plans to personally deliver meals to the workers in Chongwen Hall. You have to reward them.
At noon, he went to the kitchen to bring some meals, and ordered the eunuch who followed him to take them with him. Li Xian went to Chongwen Hall to deliver meals to Zhang Daan and others, and by the way, he also refreshed his sense of presence.
As a result, the sense of presence was a little too much. People like Zhang Daan were choked up and couldn't speak, and people like Liu Nayan burst into tears, saying with tears that they would definitely do a good job in the annotation.
I really can't think of anything touching about the prince delivering food. Although it was "the prince delivering food", he just ordered someone to bring it over and didn't do anything about it.
After coming out of Chongwen Hall, Li Yun came to report that the big bosses from the three provinces did not come today, but two people came to teach government affairs.
One of them is Cui Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War. There is nothing to say about this. Although the Ministry of War is only one of the six departments, its importance is one of the best among the six. If you don't understand the military affairs, you shouldn't do them.
But Li Xian really didn't expect the other person.
Secretary Supervisor, Wu Chengsi!
If Cui Yu's arrival is natural, then when it's Wu Chengsi's turn, Li Xian can guarantee that this guy is definitely here for other things.
Walking back to Chengen Hall from Chongwen Hall, I saw two people saluting at the door of the study from a distance.
As a third-rank official, Cui Yu stood much further ahead than Wu Chengsi. This is not only because of the difference in official rank, but also because of Cui Yu's contempt for Wu Chengsi.
As a relative of a foreigner and an official who came through the Queen's connections, Wu Chengsi was out of place in today's court. Officials in the DPRK and the Central Government have accumulated meritorious service and have been gradually promoted to their current position. Even Cui Yu, who has been blessed by his family background, feels that his contribution should be replaced by a minister of the Ministry of War.
Under such an environment, although Wu Chengsi, who was fortunate enough to be promoted, was from the third rank, his status in the eyes of others was probably not as good as that of the sixth rank.
Wu Chengsi also knew his situation, so now he could be said to be arrogant, and pretended not to see Cui Yu's rolling eyes.
Although all the officials looked down on Wu Chengsi, Li Xian couldn't look down on him. Facts have proven that this guy is the hand that the Queen of Heaven extends into the court. Although he does not have much power, I am afraid only the Queen of Heaven knows how much effect it can actually have.
Approaching with a smile, Li Xian said: "I didn't expect Cui Shangshu and my cousin to come today. It's too late to welcome them from afar. Let's go in now."
Cui Yu glanced sideways at Wu Chengsi and said, "Your Highness is serious. We are all ministers and cannot bear the etiquette of welcoming His Highness from afar. Since Your Highness is the crown prince, it is better to respect ourselves. No matter what. Cats and dogs are all worthy of your welcome."
This made the words clear, but Wu Chengsi remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard Cui Yu's words. He cupped his hands and said: "I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince is annotating the "Book of Han" and will soon annotate the "Book of the Later Han". ". Annotation is different from compilation, especially in ancient books like this. Many of the allusions in them have been lost now. If you want to know them, you need to search slowly from books or even bamboo slips."
"Although Chongwen Hall is a library, there are many books. Because they are too important, they are collected by secretaries and supervisors. Therefore, Weichen specially brought a lot of secretaries and supervisors. Whatever books His Highness needs, he can be dispatched directly. The clerk can just go and look for it."
If there is help from the secretary supervisor, I think it will be helpful to speed up the progress.
Li Xian had no reason to refuse, so he had to ask Li Yun to send people to take these minor officials to Chongwen Hall.
And he walked into the study first.
Cui Yu did not come alone. He brought several officials with him, some holding memorials and others holding maps.
Maps at this time were still drawn with brushes, so if you wanted to show more territory, the drawings would become extremely large. Considering the distance between the two places on the map, it is not unusual for the map to need someone to hold it.
As soon as Li Xian sat down on the chair, Cui Yu spoke up: "Your Highness, today I want to discuss important matters of the Ministry of War with you. It's better to stay away from the rest of the crowd."
On the other side, Wu Chengsi was only half-kneeling. When he heard these words, he knelt down with a pop. Judging from his unnatural expression, it must have been very painful at this moment.
Compared with the other five departments, the affairs of the Ministry of War can be said to be the top secret among the top secrets.
Li Xian knew very well that this kind of thing needed to be avoided, so he could only look at Wu Chengsi with an apologetic look and said: "Cousin, that's good. You go to Chongwen Hall to find Li Xian and Taiping first, and wait for the courses here. Now that it’s over, how about talking to you again?”
Standing up, Wu Chengsi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It is indeed Meng Lang who is a humble minister. Let's leave now."
When facing Li Xian, he was still smiling, but when he looked at Cui Yu, his smile disappeared. As for when he turned to leave, just by hearing the footsteps, you could tell how angry he was now.
Although his happiness and anger were invisible, Li Xian could still see his anger.
However, this is not the fault of others, only that he was lucky enough to get in, and his biggest supporter, his aunt, because the emperor's health did not collapse, he honestly withdrew from the court, and the power is still in Li Tang's hands. in hand. Empress Wu did not become emperor for a day. As a nephew, he could only bear the labels of "lucky Jin" and "relative" and be looked down upon by others.
After Wu Chengsi left and the door of the study room was closed, Cui Yu raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, I have something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not."
Li Xian said seriously: "It's okay for the Qing family to just talk."
"Wu Chengsi is a man with deep knowledge in the city, and he is especially good at flattering people. Now that His Highness has become the crown prince, he will inevitably become his target. But His Highness, a person who only knows how to flatter people, is of no use in the government. If Jiangshan Sheji is controlled by such a thing Assisting in governance can be said to be a tragedy for the people, so it is better for Your Highness to be wary of him."
There is another point that Cui Yu did not say. Whether it was as a son of a noble family, because of the influence of the incident of deposing the king and setting up a military force, or as a minister, he was worried about the overall situation of the government, he felt that Wu Chengsi was an eyesore.
If possible, it would be better to chop off the hand that the Queen of Heaven extends into the court as much as possible.
Hearing Cui Yu's words, Li Xian smiled bitterly and said: "I understand, Cui Shangshu doesn't need to worry too much. It's hot today. Come on, take some of the ice gifted by the Queen of Heaven and give it to Cui Shangshu to cool down the heat."
Cui Yu knew that His Highness the Crown Prince must have heard it, but he couldn't express it clearly and could only express his intention through rewards. Therefore, he stood up and thanked the prince for the reward, and then started class.
"Your Highness, you must know the composition of the Ministry of War, so I won't go into details. Today I am here to talk to you specifically about the troops guarding the borders of the Tang Dynasty and some matters related to border customs."
"Look, this is the list of military supplies that Weichen copied and that the Anton Protectorate needs to ship this year. The Anton Protectorate is located in the northeastern border and has a cold climate. Therefore, the military supplies sent there should be Mainly for winter storage. Especially when the weather is cold, if people are short of food, they may freeze to death. Therefore, the food of the Anton Protectorate is usually 30% higher than the average level."
Li Xian held the copied list in his hand and watched the clerk unfold the map. Cui Yu held a bamboo stick and pointed out the location of the Anton Protectorate, the grain and grass transportation routes, and so on.
Traffic in this era can be said to be hated by everyone. The Anton Protectorate is located on a peninsula, so if you want to send something, the distance is very long. In addition, due to various shortcomings such as frequent tax reductions and exemptions in Shandong Road and most of the land being divided up by aristocratic families, it is very difficult to transport grain and grass nearby.
Although he knew this, Li Xian still didn't ask. As a child of an aristocratic family, Cui Yu obviously knew the way inside. I didn't know how embarrassed he would be if I asked. It would be better to just keep his mouth shut and listen to the lecture.
It can be seen that Cui Yu must have specially prepared for today's class. Because the content of his lectures can be said to be methodical and simple, even if he doesn't take notes, the impression will be particularly profound.
However, in order to be more rigorous, Li Xian still took notes.
Some things, if you don't write them down now, you will definitely remember them forever.
