Chapter 366 Rescue the Crown Prince in Chongxian Palace
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 366 Rescue the Crown Prince in Chongxian Palace
Chongxian Hall.
Emperor Li Shimin asked Wu Huaiyu to accompany him around and went to Chongxian Hall. Prince Zhan Shi, Prince Shaobao Li Gang, Shao Zhan Shi Pei Ju, and Prince Shao Shi Xiao Yu were all there today.
Checking the prince's homework.
The prince was being punished again, and the prince's servants and other princes' children were also punished.
Li Gang's face was red, his saliva was splattering, and the prince's head almost fell into his crotch. This scene happened to be seen by Li Shimin who came over.
Huaiyu was a little embarrassed when he saw Li Shimin, and his face was dull.
He has always said to others that the prince is virtuous and intelligent, and he often says that the prince's teachers praise the prince, but now the prince is being sprayed by several teachers so much that he can't even lift his head.
Li Shimin was very unhappy.
Looking at Cheng Qian, he felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel. He did not blame Li Gang and the others, but felt that it was remarkable that they could do this.
"Chengqian."
"Father."
He is bowing his head to be scolded. He looks pitiful but actually his face is very disdainful. He just doesn’t want to argue with these old guys, but he can’t talk to them anyway. If he doesn’t make it, sometimes he will be slapped with a ruler, so now he has learned to pretend.
Listening to training is actually deserting.
The emperor's deep voice suddenly rang in his ears. Cheng Qian almost jumped up. He turned around and saw the emperor's dark face, and the prince's face showed real panic.
The prince was not afraid of anyone. Even though Li Gang often scolded him and even slapped him on the palm, he did not take the old guy seriously. As for the queen mother and the eldest grandson's uncle, the prince was certainly not afraid. It was not too late for them to pamper the prince.
He is only afraid of his father.
His father sometimes became strict, which frightened him.
"Bastard, what are you doing?" Li Shimin was very angry.
Pei Ju saw the emperor getting angry and quickly came up to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, the prince is young and a little naive. The teachers can just teach him a few words. Your Majesty, please calm down."
"What did he do to make the teachers angry?" Li Shimin asked.
Li Gang came up to see the emperor, and then began to criticize the prince's various naughty behaviors in a very unceremonious manner. The main reason for being punished this time was that the prince took the East Palace guards and the attendants and other subordinates to hunt in the Zhongnan Mountains on a whim.
Forget about hunting, in the end the prince and the others wanted to imitate the Turks.
He put on Turkic clothes, mounted a Turkic horse, and even carried a Turkic wolf flag, then set up a tent in the mountains to herd horses and sheep.
They even followed the example of the Turks who invaded the Central Plains, and even went so far as to rob a village, kidnapped people and made them slaves, and stole their cattle, sheep, and money.
It’s okay if you don’t have fun playing.
"Is this true?" Li Shimin was trembling with anger. This was no longer an ordinary naughty thing.
Pei Ju hurriedly came up to smooth things over, "Your Majesty, in fact, Your Highness the Prince and the others want to learn some military skills through riding and shooting. As for imitating the Turks, they just want to know the enemy better. It is said that the Supreme Emperor specially formed a military force in Taiyuan to deal with the Turkic invasion.
The light cavalry, from its formation to its equipment and even its tactics, completely imitated the Turks and achieved miraculous results.
Later, His Majesty also learned the art of Turkic cavalry and archery, and also trained the world's elite black armor cavalry.
His Royal Highness is just following His Majesty's example, but because of his young age, he is not good enough in some areas."
"To rob your own people, does that mean you are young and ignorant?" Li Shimin was furious.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. In fact, that Zhuangzi belongs to the eldest grandson's family, and the person who brought the prince there was also eldest grandson Shidu, the eldest grandson's nephew.
They didn't rob the people, they robbed the Changsun Manor. It was actually just a game. The Changsun Shidu took the prince to the Changsun Manor. The owner of the manor and the servants knew in advance that it was just a game."
Prince Zhan Shi Li Gang rudely accused Pei Ju, saying that he had no principles.
The prince's behavior has gone too far.
Can you play games like this?
The prince is only ten years old now. If he were older, would it be okay?
Li Shimin was trembling with anger. Even if Pei Ju tried to explain in every possible way, such a prince was not the prince in his mind. He did not expect that the prince, who was only ten years old, would already be like this.
So disappointing.
This made Li Shimin couldn't help but think of Li Tai, who had been forced to adopt Yuanba for several years. Now he has returned to his ancestors and behaves very filially. He is also smart. At a young age, he is sensible and polite. His calligraphy is very good and good.
Reading is not like Cheng Qian,
Li Shimin opened his mouth to punish Cheng Qian.
Seeing this, Wu Huaiyu quickly held the emperor's arm and interrupted him.
"Your Majesty, Anyi County Duke looks bad and can't stand still. Please help him find out his pulse."
Although Pei Ju, the Duke of Anyi County, was eighty years old, he was in good spirits and his face was still rosy like Li Gang. Hearing Huaiyu's sudden words, the old boy understood immediately and quickly shook his body.
"Your Majesty, I suddenly felt dizzy and lost my manners before the emperor. Please punish me." As he said this, he shook a few more times and was about to collapse.
Huaiyu helped him sit down and took his pulse.
"Your Majesty, Anyi County Duke is eighty years old. He was a little excited for a while and his body was a little overwhelmed. He needs to rest peacefully."
After being interrupted by Wu Huaiyu, Li Shimin was not that excited anymore. He glanced at Wu Huaiyu and Pei Ju, "Mr. Pei, please don't get angry because of the prince. Come on, take the shoulder chariot and carry Mr. Pei back to the house to recuperate."
Huaiyu looked at Cheng Qian who looked frightened and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to send his teacher Pei Gong back to his home."
Li Shimin glared at Huaiyu.
But in the end he just sighed.
"I still remember to respect my master. You can personally help the chariot to take Mr. Pei back to his home, and then help him prepare the medicine and prepare the medicine to take good care of his illness. Go ahead."
Huaiyu still held Pei Ju's hand and said to the prince, "Your Highness, I am now giving Anyi County a prescription for recuperating the body. You have someone get the medicine."
The prince cast a grateful look at Huaiyu, then quickly helped Pei Ju away.
Li Gang and Xiao Yu, two old men on the side, opened their mouths and wanted to say something, but in the end they didn't say anything.
In fact, no one present could see Wu Huaiyu's little trick.
They excused themselves.
In the end, only Wu Huaiyu and the emperor were left in the palace, as well as Zhang Anan, the eunuch who seemed to be dozing off at the entrance of the palace.
Li Shimin sighed loudly.
He was really angry just now, and almost said something that hurt the feelings of father and son, and wanted to severely punish the prince, but fortunately Huaiyu interrupted.
Now that I have calmed down, I feel that it is thanks to Huaiyu that otherwise it would be difficult to take back some of my words.
"Your Majesty, excuse me for your courage. Li Gang, Xiao Yu, Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, etc. are indeed very knowledgeable and good ministers. But they all have a problem. They are obsessed with learning and are a little bit over the top. They don't know much about the world and their age.
After all, the prince is only ten years old, but Li Gang is eighty years old.
I have also heard that Li Gang taught the prince a lesson, which was either a textual lecture on the classics or a historical collection, or a blind talk about the saint's way. To be honest, after listening to this, I felt that it was more boring than chanting scriptures and studying Dharma when I was practicing Taoism on Mount Zhongnan.
The prince is only ten years old this year.
The prince is the foundation of the country and the crown prince of the country. He will inherit your majesty's country and country in the future. He has to learn many things, and he definitely does not want to become another Li Gang or Kong Yingda. I would like to ask, Li Gang and Kong Yingda are good at learning, and maybe they are also good at learning.
He can still be considered a qualified remonstrator.
But can Your Majesty feel free to let them govern a state, a ministry, or a province?"
Li Shimin shook his head.
"Yes, if you completely follow Li Gang's teachings and the prince studies seriously, then the prince may become a great scholar in the future, preferably a doctor in the Imperial Academy, or a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy, or at most an imperial scholar.
Shitai will be a censor,"
The words are very straightforward.
But there is some truth to it, students make disciples.
"What kind of qualities or abilities does your Majesty think a prince needs? What qualities and abilities does a king of a country need?"
Li Shimin fell into deep thought.
He seized the throne as a result of a palace coup. In the past, he always commanded the troops and immediately went to war. After becoming the emperor, he wanted to establish a prince as soon as possible, secure the throne early, and avoid fratricide among his sons in the future like him.
He also hopes that the prince can be a virtuous prince, a prince who has both character and ability. It is best to have all the good qualities he and Jiancheng have together.
So he chose Li Gang, who was in his eighties, to be the prince's teacher, because Li Gang was loyal and upright, and he felt that only an upright teacher could teach a wise prince.
This is a bit wishful thinking, even a good expectation.
But things are not good now.
Wu Huaiyu's words were so direct that the emperor had to face reality.
Li Gang and other officials also failed to teach the prince well.
"Your Majesty, I actually think that the most suitable teacher for the prince is actually far away and right in front of you. Your Majesty is the best teacher for the prince. Your Majesty is the prince's father. His martial arts skills are unparalleled and he will conquer the world immediately. He is the best in establishing the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, when he was still the vassal king, he was already recognized by the world as a virtuous king.
His majesty has learned martial arts and taken part in nature. He is the best role model and teacher for the prince."
Li Shimin sighed, "I have just ascended the throne. I have to deal with many things every day and have heavy government affairs. I don't have enough energy to teach the prince."
"As long as your Majesty can always keep the prince with you, this is the best example, and the prince will naturally learn from you.
Furthermore, Your Majesty can choose more talented people from all over the world to teach the prince. Although Li Gang and others are good, they are old, and they really don't know how to cultivate an excellent prince. Just relying on the teachings of sages and great principles is not enough.
"
"Excellent talents from all walks of life select some to come to the East Palace to serve as the prince's tutors, and let Li Gang, Pei Ju, Xiao Yu and others be responsible for presiding over the affairs of the East Palace. They can just keep an eye on the subordinate officials of the East Palace, teach the prince, and let some younger outstanding officials from all sides
Come."
In fact, a prince who is only ten years old should not have such high expectations, but who calls him a prince? In this position, he cannot be the same as ordinary children.
After all, Huaiyu was an official of the East Palace, and Cheng Qian was very kind to him, so in that situation today, Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but help Cheng Qian.
Li Shimin looked at Huaiyu.
"I think you are a good candidate."
"I can teach the prince some medical and first aid knowledge, and I can also teach him some painting." Huaiyu smiled.
Li Shimin also smiled and said, "Do you have any good candidates to recommend?"
