Chapter 31: Building a guard camp for the eldest prince
"What a trick to create something out of nothing!"
"In that case, I will block your attack route!"
The two men were fighting on the chessboard, back and forth.
Empress Changsun watched intently from the sidelines.
Li Shimin's extraordinary chess skills are well known to the world.
When ordinary people faced Li Shimin, they would only be beaten passively and fall into a defensive decline.
But now Li Chengqian faced off against Li Shimin, and not only was he able to neutralize Li Shimin's offensive, but he was also able to push Li Shimin into danger within a few moves.
After Li Chengqian kicked one of Li Shimin's chess pieces, she almost jumped up and cheered.
Empress Changsun couldn't help but sigh: "This unfilial son has finally given me face."
"You dare to kick my ass?"
"I will let you know today what it means to come back and never come back."
Next, Li Shimin started to counterattack on the chessboard.
But this counterattack fell into the trap that Li Chengqian had already set.
As soon as the stone fell, Li Shimin's black diamond was too tight and could not finish.
Li Chengqian seized the opportunity and started to fight back.
On the chessboard, White also began to eat away at the advantage Black had established at the beginning.
Gradually, the situation on the chessboard became one-sided, and Li Shimin began to sweat on his head.
Looking up at Li Chengqian, Li Shimin was really frightened.
He was really unbelievable about Li Chengqian's chess skills.
You know, although there are only black and white dead objects on the chessboard.
But if converted to the battlefield, these are the armies of both sides fighting.
A person's control of current affairs and his planning for the battle can almost be reflected on this horizontal chessboard.
Now this kid not only broke a must-win situation for Black, but also gave White a chance to breathe.
Holding the white diamond will force the black diamond he holds into a desperate situation.
Apart from other things, this kind of mentality and planning is unmatched by others.
And the most important thing is that he, who can be called the God of War of the Tang Dynasty, was defeated by this little guy who can't even hold the chess pieces?
When Li Chengqian fell and finally cut off the sunspot After being angry for a while, Li Shimin clapped his hands and smiled.
"Okay, okay, I haven't had such a good time fighting on this vertical and horizontal chessboard for a long time."
"hey-hey."
Li Chengqian stood up and said modestly: "It's just the father who gives way to his sons."
Um……
Yes, you also know how to be humble.
Li Shimin raised his head and said: "In that case, I am true to my word and you are allowed to send your uncle to Anzhou to take up his post."
"Thank you, Father."
Li Chengqian bent down to salute, and when he stood up, he suddenly said: "By the way, father, I have a heartfelt request."
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Li Shimin felt happy and waved his hand directly: "As long as it's not too much, I'll satisfy you."
"My son wants to see the south."
Li Chengqian said seriously: "Recently, when my uncle was teaching his son, he always told him that the south would be more prosperous than the north at all times, especially in the Jiangnan area."
“Hearing something through hearsay is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes.”
"So I want to visit the south of the Yangtze River and see why the south is more prosperous than the north."
"Let's see if the people in the south really have enough food in every household as my uncle said."
After speaking, Li Chengqian bowed to the end: "I hope my father will give me permission."
After hearing what he said, Li Shimin was very pleased.
Has your education finally paid off?
Does this guy finally know how to understand the sentiments of the people?
Has this guy finally had the consciousness to lay the foundation for ruling the world in the future?
Li Shimin suppressed the excitement in his heart: "I am very pleased that you have such a heart. In that case, after you send your uncle to Anzhou to take up his post, you will take the water route to Jiangnan."
"And I will give you a reward."
"ah?"
"What does your father want to reward me?"
Li Chengqian looked up
To Li Shimin.
Could it be that he wants to give himself hundreds of thousands of pocket money?
"I allow you to establish an exclusive personal guard camp."
"Tomorrow I will order Cheng Yaojin to handle this matter."
When he said this, Li Shimin looked like I gave you eight million and you have to thank me.
Although Li Chengqian has been granted the title of king, he has not been assigned to enfeoff the land.
So in a certain sense, he is still a prince.
As a prince, it is a great honor to have a personal guard battalion of his own.
But what he lacks is not the guard camp, but money.
Li Chengqian felt bitter in his heart.
I still don’t understand myself.
"Thank you, Father, for your grace."
"Okay, you go back to your house and rest first. Your mother and I still have something to talk about."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian curled his lips.
The subtext of this statement is that you, my father, want to be intimate with your mother, and you, the boy, should stay where you can to cool off.
Li Chengqian also realized what was going on, and saluted again: "Father, the Emperor, and the Empress, I will take my leave."
Then, Li Chengqian ran away quickly.
…
Watching Li Chengqian leave, Li Shimin's face glowed brightly and he said, "Mr. Guanyin, you have given birth to a good son for me."
Queen Changsun looked up at Li Shimin, her eyes full of doubts.
Li Shimin said directly: "Ten Paths Theory and Turkic Theory, just these two views, even the best counselors in front of me may not be able to think of them."
"But he thought of it all."
"Now this boy has given me a big surprise again on the talk."
"With this kind of talent, if you can teach it well, you will be able to achieve great success on the battlefield in the future, even if you cannot stand side by side with me."
Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun: "Such a child with both civil and military skills is the greatest gift God has given me, and it is the greatest gift you have given me."
Li Shimin was extremely excited. r> If Li Chengqian becomes a talented person in the future, the achievements of father and son will definitely be praised by future generations.
The good reputation of the war god's son will surely be passed down forever.
Just thinking about it made Li Shimin feel very satisfied.
Seeing that Li Shimin was happy, Empress Changsun was also very happy and said humbly: "It's only because of Erlang's guidance that Gao Ming is what he is today."
Li Shimin stroked his beard, looked at Queen Changsun's increasingly rounded cheeks, and felt that his throat was dry.
"Today, this boy has aroused my interest in chess. Come on, come on, and fight me for another three hundred rounds."
After saying that, whether Empress Changsun wanted to or not, she took her to sit down and talked about the game.
The couple played chess until the sun set, and they fought from the table to the bed...
…
On the second day, Li Shimin went to court refreshed and announced in the court that Li Chengqian was about to go to Jiangnan to inspect the public sentiment.
At the same time, in order to protect Li Chengqian's safety, he also wanted to establish a personal guard camp for Li Chengqian that belonged exclusively to Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin: "Zhijie, I will leave it to you to build a guard camp for Qian'er."
"I obey."
This time, Lao Cheng was extremely happy.
If he established a guard camp for others, he might not be happy because it would be a thankless and drudgery job.
But now it's different to build a guard camp for the eldest prince.
This is a first-class job.
After all, who is the leader of this guard camp?
That was the famous eldest prince, the first heir to the Tang Dynasty.
When he inherits the throne in the future, which one of his guards will not be reused?
After the dispersion of the dynasty, the first thing Cheng Yaojin did was to go find Li Chengqian.
When he saw Cheng Yaojin coming to his place, Li Chengqian was very alert.
"Uncle Cheng, are you here to rob me again?"
"I can tell you, there is nothing I can do for you to rob."