In the communication between people, as soon as they start to compare, there will inevitably be a situation where one is higher and the other is lower.
Under normal circumstances, people with high abilities in a certain category will naturally gain a sense of superiority, while those with low abilities will naturally feel frustrated. The more they compare, the stronger the sense of superiority and frustration will be.
At this time, the frustrated party will have an emotion - jealousy.
No matter who you are, you will feel jealous of others.
When jealousy reaches the extreme, it turns into resentment.
Two seemingly unrelated words, in life, often give birth to the other from one.
Li Dan felt that he should inadvertently cultivate Li Xian's jealousy towards the prince, because no one was sure which one would catalyze jealousy into resentment.
Seeing Li Xian taking a sip of tea and continuing to stare blankly in the direction of the prince, contemplating, the corners of Li Dan's mouth curved even wider.
However, he soon corrected his attitude and pretended to be nonchalant.
To be honest, if he hadn't seen the prince's excellence today, he wouldn't have even prepared to do such a thing as opening his mouth to pave the way. Because the matter has nothing to do with you, you can hang it high.
It would be a joke to say that he has no desire for that position. No matter how willful and undisciplined the prince is, he must have thought about what would happen if he became the emperor. However, while he is greedy, he still understands his current situation relatively well.
Above him, there are three brothers! Although one is dead now, there are still two, especially Li Xian, who was thought to have mediocre qualifications before, but has become so dazzling after becoming the prince.
If you fight directly, you will definitely not be able to fight. As for how to dismount someone, he couldn't think of any way. Perhaps, even if he thought of a way, he wouldn't do it himself.
Pretend to be innocent, pretend to be a fool, and in this way, even if your subordinates, such as Ming Chongyan, do something wrong, you will not bear too much responsibility. When his father, emperor and mother are still alive, no matter how big a mistake his subordinates make, he can still maintain his position as the vassal king.
Except for his subordinates, now, it can be said that he has placed all his hopes on Brother Seven.
How similar the current situation is to what it was during the reign of Emperor Taizong!
Apart from anything else, as long as the prince fights with the seventh brother, the possibility of him taking advantage will become higher and higher.
You know, although he has eight skills, his father was still nine! Both of them are also legitimate sons.
After fantasizing for a while, Li Dan realized that he actually laughed.
This is not possible. He quickly wiped his mouth and without Li Xian shouting, Li Dan walked to the shooting range and started practicing archery.
Although I had time to practice archery when I was in Prince Ji's Mansion, practicing alone was extremely boring. Now that he came to the East Palace, with Brother Qi, a big fool, following him, Li Dan believed that it wouldn't take long for him to overtake him, and only in this way would he find archery interesting.
Li Xian naturally didn't know what Li Dan was thinking, otherwise, he would definitely shoot this kid.
But similarly, Li Dan also doesn't know Li Xian's thoughts.
He thought he had aroused Li Xian's jealousy towards Li Xian, but little did he know that admiration accounted for most of Li Xian's emotions, and the remaining half was filled with self-pity. As for jealousy....
Just a little bit.
Li Xian knew very well what kind of material he was. At the same time, after developing habits during this period, he also agreed with Xue Ne's suggestion that "diligence can make up for weakness". I can see with my own eyes that my efforts can yield results. Although they are not much, they can be accumulated.
What's more, he knew very well that the emperor's brother did not mix water at all when practicing.
No matter what you are practicing, you are so serious. He has practiced chopping with swords and horizontal knives to the point of cutting off a thick wooden stake; in archery, he has broken more than one string; when practicing climbing, he fell off a high wooden board several times because of the so-called The safety rope prevented anything from happening; as for the fist and kick skills, it was even worse. Li Yun, Xu Ze, and Zhou Quan, who occasionally showed up, did not hold back at all when they fought against the prince.
Li Xian saw the emperor's brother being kicked and spinning out more than once, and more than once he saw the emperor's brother being beaten so dazed that he shook his head for a long time before he came back to his senses.
There is nothing to be jealous of in exchange for giving something in return.
After practicing shooting rabbits for a while, Li Xian didn't stop until Ming Chongyan came over.
Although the rabbit's legs were broken, it was difficult to predict the rabbit's actions before shooting.
At this moment, Li Xian was very suspicious that Xue Ne skipped a project of shooting moving targets and directly arranged for him to shoot live animals.
The behavior patterns of living creatures are too unpredictable.
Ming Chongyan's face was still sunburned. As a last resort, he could only wear a conical hat, the kind that women would wear to cover their faces when going out. He looked extremely effeminate.
Seeing that the prince stopped shooting and came over, he saluted and said: "Your Highness, today's practice is still the same as yesterday. As for when it will end, just use the safety rope as the criterion. When will you be able to get rid of it during practice?" If you can complete it safely even with a safety rope, it’s over.”
Li Xian nodded. What Ming Chongyan said made sense, and it didn't look like he was deliberately trying to trouble him.
Walking to the rock climbing and climbing practice area, Li Xian started practicing.
It was now approaching noon, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. In such an environment, consuming physical energy was doubly torture.
However, Li Xian is now accustomed to this kind of high-intensity training.
To be honest, the potential of the human body is forced out. As long as it does not exceed the limit of wear and tear on the human body, it is a good thing to slowly improve the ability.
Emperor Wu in history, except for those who died accidentally, generally had high physical fitness and longevity. And some emperors who were fatuous and dissolute had a short life span.
Li Xian doesn't want to be like that. Life is long. Now he no longer worries about his wife and children. There is so much joy in life that he can actively explore.
Looking at the prince who was sweating profusely but never taking a break, Ming Chongyan's face became a little ugly under the conical hat.
Because he found that the prince was indeed quite scary.
During this period of time, because of his close proximity, he clearly understood how much the prince could endure hardships. To be honest, it is not surprising that the founding emperor and the second generation after him looked like this. But in the third generation, it is surprising that it can still reach this level.
The strong master wins over the ancestor. An emperor with such a mentality is generally difficult to deal with.
Especially regarding the matter of the five surnames and six families, although the prince did not make any announcement, who in the court did not know the outcome? Especially for the Zheng family, no one knows how much the new head of the Zheng family has paid to the East Palace, but just looking at how much money the prince has allocated for disaster relief, it is absolutely shocking.
If a few years pass, everyone may still think that these things happened because of the abundant talents under the prince's command, but now...
There are not many useful people under the crown prince!
If you don't take action, that's it. Once you take action, terrifying beings like the Five Surnames will suffer. A prince who is both tenacious and cunning as a fox...
It's not that difficult to deal with!
Li Xian didn't know that Ming Chongyan was already wary of him to this extent.
Besides, he didn't have time to think about things.
It wasn't until someone from the kitchen came to tell him that lunch was ready that Li Xian ended his morning practice.
Wiping away the sweat, feeling the roughness of his palms and looking at the angular muscles on his arms, Li Xian suddenly felt a strange feeling. Now in front of others, if not in front of others, you must touch and see how many abdominal muscles appear on your belly.
In the past, these were all things he had fantasized about, but the mountain of life was pressing down involuntarily, and he was so busy that he had no time or energy to exercise.
After persisting for such a long time, today, I finally feel the results.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, took the towel handed by Li Yun and wiped off his sweat. Li Xiancai looked at Ming Chongyan and said with a smile: "Ming Changshi, I am going to randomly check the quality of the grain in the granary this afternoon. Since Mr. Ba wants to study with Lao Qi, why not go with Gu?"
Thinking about the blazing sun in the afternoon, Ming Chongyan shuddered and said helplessly: "Your Highness, the sunburn on Wei Chen's face hasn't healed yet. Please be kind and don't take Wei Chen with you." Bar."
Seeing Ming Chongyan's aggrieved look, Li Xian couldn't help but chuckle.
I thought he would bite the bullet and follow, but who knew that this guy actually chose to surrender. Anyway, since there is no direct reporting relationship, it is hard for me to insist on taking him with me.
"That being the case, then Ming Dynasty will be the one to do it."
After saying that, Li Xian led a group of guards and walked towards the area where Qi Lan was training.
Just like checking the situation at the construction site, checking the quality of the food was also an order given by Li Zhi, accompanied by the minister of Sinong Temple.
After all, this kind of behavior is no different from acting.
The purpose of choosing two construction sites for inspection is to let those working on the construction sites know that the court cares about them.
As for the inspection of the granary, it can also let the migrant workers involved in transporting grain know that the court does not treat them with inferior quality and is very concerned about the food issue.
There is not much difference between this kind of behavior in ancient and modern times.
Li Xian is very clear that he is a tool man and an actor. In line with the professional qualities of an actor, he is a warehouse manager who preserves food well and has no problems. , he would be punished by eating moldy food in front of the migrant workers; officials who were greedy for food would be punished with a military stick without explanation.
Although the stewards who were promoted were about to be promoted, the stewards who ate moldy grains only ate grains stained with black plant juice, and the stewards who were beaten with military sticks seemed to be beaten to pieces, but in fact they were just substitutes... .
However, the effect is good.
In one afternoon, he checked more than a dozen warehouses. When he returned to the East Palace, Li Xian fell down from exhaustion again.
But it doesn't matter if you lie down when you are tired. At least, there is Kong Xinyu's massage to relieve fatigue.
"His Royal Highness, Li Yun would like to see you."
Li Xian, who was enjoying the pleasure of the massage, subconsciously frowned when he heard Shangguan Wan'er's voice, but he soon relaxed.
Normally, this guy Li Yun is quite discerning. The matter is not very urgent. It is impossible for him to ask to see him so late.
Pointing to the newly installed partition curtain, Li Xian closed his eyes and motioned for Kong Xinyu to continue pressing.
Shangguan Wan'er also understood this, and after closing the curtain, she went out and asked Li Yun to come in.
Soon, Li Yun walked in, glanced at the curtain in front of the bed, stopped, and directly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is a movement."
"Is there any movement?"
Li Xian opened his eyes, stood up, put on his slippers, then opened the curtain and walked out.
As for Kong Xinyu, she had avoided it for a long time. She knew that when it came to internal affairs, she could sometimes listen in. His Highness the Crown Prince's reaction showed that she should not listen to this matter.
Seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come out, Li Yun continued: "Your Highness, Ming Chongyan is still the same as before. He is wandering around in the East Palace as if he does not exist. The one who has the problem is His Highness King Ji."
"What went wrong?"
"First of all, he asked who the guard commander of the East Palace was, on the pretext that he wanted to watch someone fight."
"Secondly, he used the excuse that he wanted to see all the places in the East Palace. In addition to avoiding suspicion and avoiding the residences of several Liangdi, he visited other places."
"Furthermore, when His Highness King Ji walked to Yichun Beiyuan and saw the Villa under construction, he wandered in for a long time. In particular, he became curious about building walls. He changed his clothes and built a few blocks himself. brick."
Listening to Li Yun's report, Li Xian said helplessly: "Although his behavior is indeed quite strange, it is not too abnormal."
Li Yun smiled and took out a piece from his arms...
Bricks!
Li Xian smiled immediately when he saw this brick, especially the thing sandwiched in the layer of soil above.
I knew it would be no problem to leave the task of monitoring Ming Chongyan and Li Dan to Li Yun. Isn't this a problem?
He took the brick from Li Yun's hand and took it to the sink. After washing away the soil with water, an arrow was completely exposed.
Pointing to the arrow, Li Yun said: "Your Highness, during civil construction, objects that suppress victory are usually placed inside the foundation or walls. The most taboo technique in the palace, the art of aversion to defeat, evolved from this."
"For example, the villa you built used a small cauldron to suppress the foundation."
"This arrow was secretly stuffed under the bricks by His Highness King Ji during the construction of the wall. Because there were craftsmen following him, even though they saw that His Highness King Ji had placed it wrong, they just fiddled with it casually and did not turn it over. Let's take a look. Afterwards, the slave ordered people to knock down the wall, and finally found this thing."
Weighing the arrowhead, Li Xian smiled slightly and said to Li Yun: "Restore that wall to its original state overnight and replace it with a new batch of craftsmen tomorrow."
After saying that, he threw the arrow into the basin.
Li Yong said in surprise: "Your Highness, how about I go out to investigate and find out what the purpose of this arrow is and how to crack it. Anyway, we have to be careful."
Li Xian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. The art of hating victory is just to fool the people in the final analysis. Do you think I will be afraid of this thing?"
After saying that, Li Xian walked back to the bed with his hands behind his back.
Ming Chongyan, Ming Chongyan, it is really sad to think that a magic stick still believes in these foolish methods.
