Chapter 45: Believe it or not, my sister steamed you
Li Tingxue's face turned dark when she heard him say this.
Apart from eating, doesn’t this guy remember anything else?
Li Tingxue grabbed Li Chengqian who was still chattering endlessly, pointed at his nose and said: "There are more than just crabs in Jiangnan!"
"Oh, of course I know that."
"Besides crabs, there are many other delicious foods."
After hearing these words, Li Tingxue gritted her teeth and roared: "Do you believe it, sister, I steamed you?"
Gudong...
Li Chengqian swallowed, looked at his sister, and laughed dryly: "Sister should not harm such a cute brother..."
After saying that, Li Chengqian showed a cute expression.
Li Tingxue rolled her eyes after seeing it.
Apart from eating, this guy can only do cuteness.
Li Tingxue sighed helplessly, then turned to look at the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Seeing her look like that, Li Chengqian pursed his lips and said, "Sister, I know what you want to say. Aren't there aristocratic families all over the south?"
What the aristocratic family considers has never been the interests of the country. It has always been the interests of the family that change the country but not the surname.
However, the aristocratic family controls nearly half of a country's wealth, and also controls a country's huge talent pool.
It can even influence political trends to a certain extent.
How could such a person not become a serious concern for those in power?
Li Tingxue looked back at Li Chengqian: "You know?"
"Of course I know."
Li Chengqian walked to the fence with his hands behind his back like a little adult: "It is said in the world that a century-old dynasty is a thousand-year-old family. I understand this sentence..."
"Since the two Jin Dynasties, the Central Plains has been torn by wars. In order to avoid disaster, many northern aristocratic families have flocked to the Jiangnan area in large numbers, making Jiangnan a gathering place for aristocratic families."
"As early as the Jin Dynasty, aristocratic families formed a huge network of relationships in the Jiangnan area through marriage and other means."
"Many local officials are even held hostage by aristocratic families."
Thinking of these, Li Cheng It feels ridiculous to do it.
When the country is held hostage by the people, it depends on what the people want.
But what is it called when a country is held hostage by a noble family?
no one knows.
Li Chengqian had known for a long time that during this period, the aristocratic family was a serious concern for Li Shimin and even everyone who thought about the Tang Dynasty.
It's just that no one has dared to stand up and say it.
After all, checking and balancing aristocratic families is the most difficult imperial art in the world.
In the previous dynasty, in order to curb the development of the aristocratic family, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty took major measures such as the imperial examination to curb the development of the aristocratic family.
The purpose of the imperial examination was to prevent talents from being monopolized by aristocratic families, and the construction of the Grand Canal was to allow materials from the south to flow into the north continuously, thereby checking and balancing the monopoly of wealth by aristocratic families in the north and south.
Even the Battle of Goguryeo, which was criticized much later, was all intended to consume the strength of the northern family.
But the ending was obviously not good. The southern region fell into chaos due to economic reasons, and the war in the north began to collapse again, eventually ruining the country.
"Then you know, why am I telling you this?"
Li Tingxue looked at Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian looked up at Li Tingxue and pursed his lips.
He knew that the reason why Li Tingxue said this to him was because he regarded himself as the future emperor.
But he really doesn't want to be the emperor.
He just wants to live peacefully.
So he didn't really want to answer Li Tingxue's questions.
Li Chengqian raised his hand to take Li Tingxue's hand.
"Sister, let's not talk about this, okay?"
Li Tingxue suddenly opened his hand, and then grabbed Li Chengqian's shoulder like crazy.
"This is a responsibility that only you can bear in the entire Tang Dynasty."
In her heart, only Li Chengqian is worthy of being the future emperor, and no one else is worthy.
"Sister, you hurt me..."
Li Chengqian struggled.
But Li Tingxue seemed not to hear, staring at Li Chengqian.
He had never seen Li Tingxue behave like this.
Recently, he could clearly feel that his sister seemed to have changed into a different person.
"Sister, what's wrong with you..."
Seeing the panic on Li Chengqian's face, Li Tingxue came to her senses and let go of Li Chengqian.
Li Tingxue stood up and looked at the river longingly: "Okay, you go back, I will be alone for a while."
Looking at Li Tingxue, Li Chengqian did not move, just looking at his sister's back quietly.
…
The waterway traveled quickly. Two days later, the boat arrived at the ferry. The group changed to a carriage and traveled south for a day before officially arriving in Suzhou.
During the Tang Dynasty, the north was emphasized over the south, and Suzhou today is not as prosperous as Gusu City in the future.
Of course, there is no so-called flowery streets and willow alleys with singing and dancing.
There are only some resources here that have not yet been developed.
Li Chengqian came from a later generation and knew how good Suzhou was.
Here there are four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. It can be said that what you sow will reap what you sow.
There are also many delicacies. In addition to the dazzling array of snacks, there are also delicacies such as Yangtze saury, Taihu whitebait, etc.
Of course, there is also the hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake, Li Chengqian’s main goal when he came to Suzhou.
In order to eat the freshest hairy crabs nearby, Li Chengqian led his team to live by Yangcheng Lake.
In the evening of that day, Li Chengqian carried a bamboo basket and walked along the lake by himself, specifically picking up smelly and dead fish that no one wanted.
Qingci Qinghe picked it up next to Li Chengqian.
Feeling the strange looks around him, Li Chengqian didn't think it was anything, but they couldn't bear it anymore.
After all, they were both the prince's maids, but they ended up going all the way to Suzhou to pick up dead fish.
Moreover, this work is not only dirty, but also very tiring. It doesn’t take long before you are already tired. I was sweating profusely.
"If Your Highness wants to eat fish, just ask someone to fish for it."
Qinghe wiped his sweat and said: "Why pick up so many dead fish that are inedible..."
"You don't know."
Li Chengqian chuckled.
"To catch crabs, you have to use dead fish as bait."
"If you use anything else, the crabs won't take the bait at all."
"Is what His Highness said true?"
"Of course it's true. Have I lied to you?"
Qing Ci interrupted at this time: "Your Highness, are crabs really that delicious?"
"Of course."
"It's useless to tell you anything now. You'll know when it's done."
Li Chengqian joked: "I'm afraid you'll be too busy to eat and stay in Suzhou just to eat crabs every day."
Hearing this, the two women's faces turned red.
"Your Highness actually talked nonsense and ignored you..."
Qingci shyly ran a few steps forward and went to pick up the dead fish.
Qinghe stood there dumbly, obviously not thinking about it.
Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "Sister Qinghe, how about I choose a Suzhou husband for you to marry?"
Only then did Qinghe come back to his senses.
However, Qinghe didn't think about it that way, and said straightforwardly: "That's not possible, I still have to take care of His Highness."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly.
Sure enough, an innocent person will never have any worries in his life.
…
At this time, Lu Wanjie was standing on the shore, looking at the three masters and servants playing in a daze.
Li Chengqian is not like a prince, he is just like an ordinary child.
Qingci is calm and Qinghe is cheerful. The three of them are similar in age and it is easy for them to play together.
For some reason, seeing them playing and playing around, Lu Wanjie felt a trace of envy in her heart...