"How many people want to be like a caged bird but they still can't, but you are so pretentious."
Li Chen became a little impatient and said: "You might as well go out and see what the real world and people's livelihood are like outside. Are the children of Jianghu happy and enmity? That's just a glorification used by storytellers to make a living."
"The real world is one where people don't have enough to eat and people cannot make ends meet. If you didn't have a good family background, would you still want to study and be literate, and would you still want to have so many ideals and ambitions?"
"In ordinary people's homes, there are only boys. If they are daughters, the good-looking ones will be sold to wealthy families to be concubines, and the ugly ones will be sold as maids. There is always a way to sell them, but it is really not good. Marry into a village with a better family.
Yes, if there is some surplus grain in the rice vat, exchange it for a handful of grain, or give the man a wife. This is the destination of an ordinary woman."
"If you think about it carefully, how much happier are you than them?"
Su Jinpa bit his lip and said, "Isn't it your fault that the people are living like this?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the swaying carriage became silent for an instant.
Silence and pressure came over, and Su Jinpa realized that he had said the wrong thing.
In any case, she must not say this to Li Chen.
To say it is a small thing is to speak arrogantly, to say it is a big thing is disrespectful.
Su Jinpa was also a little scared, but her inner pride and self-esteem did not allow her to apologize.
I don't know how long it took, but Su Jinpa couldn't stand it any longer. When he was about to apologize, Li Chen said calmly: "It's the fault of the imperial court and the faults of the previous emperors. It is not the fault of this palace."
Su Jinpa pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer.
"But as the Crown Prince, it is indeed my responsibility to make the people poor, so what you said is not entirely wrong."
"That's not what I meant." Su Jinpa whispered.
"I understand what you mean."
Li Chen opened the curtains, looked at the ice and snow outside, and said calmly: "Some poets said that there are tens of millions of vast buildings, which can shelter all the poor people in the world with joy. Another poet said that they can inherit the unique knowledge for the saints and open up the world for all generations.
Peace.”
"Throughout the ages, there are not a few people who have promised Hongyuan."
"But when you open your mouth, you are the world, and when you are silent, you are the country. How many of them have thought about the real foundation of any dynasty, the common people?"
"The only sentence is that the people are suffering, the people are suffering, and the people are suffering. It goes to the bottom of my heart."
His eyes shifted, and Li Chen's gaze fell on Su Jinpa's face. Li Chen said slowly: "My wish is to make the people not suffer."
The people are not suffering. These four words seemed to possess magical power, making Su Jinpa's heart tremble.
She looked at the prince who was very close in front of her. During this period, intentionally or unintentionally, she either actively inquired or passively heard too many rumors about the prince.
Some said that the prince was murderous, some said that the prince was cruel, some said that the prince had a sinister character, and some said that the prince's dramatic change in temperament was not a blessing to the country.
The negatives far outweigh the positives.
However, most of those who gave the prince a bad name were court officials who were not clean themselves. They did not dare to scold the prince openly, but only privately or sent people out to smear the prince's reputation.
But the people did not feel the prince's cruelty.
After all, the prince is too far away from the common people.
The prince has not yet completely taken control of the government, and there are no major policies that will be remembered by the people. The people do not have much impression of the prince.
But this has already proven something.
Until now, Su Jinpa heard about Li Chen's ambition for the first time.
These four simple words are so inspiring that they can embarrass many literati who have read poetry and books.
