After all, it was a heart-to-heart relationship between father and son. Although Li Shimin scolded and favored Li Tai, Li Chengqian was his eldest son and the prince after all, so how could he not care.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "How could someone bully me? Didn't this kid Cheng Qian show his identity?"
Eunuch Gao said truthfully: "As far as I know, there should be no such thing. If the prince reveals his identity, those children will definitely not dare to bully the prince no matter how bold they are."
Li Shimin wondered: "He didn't reveal his identity even when he was bullied? What's wrong with this kid?"
"Uh..." Eunuch Gao guessed, "Maybe the prince wants to prove himself."
"Proof?" Li Shimin pursed his lips and thought for a while, then said: "You and I have nothing important to do today. I came out of the palace to see what the prince is doing. I want to see what he wants to prove."
"Here." Eunuch Gao responded, peeked at Li Shimin's expression, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, are we going to travel incognito? Do you want me to arrange some escorts to accompany us?"
"Hmph! The last escort was for Li Mu!" Li Shimin was about to refuse, but suddenly thought of something and said: "It's okay to bring a few guards to protect the prince secretly. After all, he is not in the palace all day.
"
"No." Eunuch Gao agreed and winked at the little eunuch in the corner. The little eunuch quickly ran out to do things. Eunuch Gao personally went to get the clothes he wore when leaving the palace and served Li Shimin to change them.
They disguised themselves as a group of merchants and went out through the corner door of the palace without anyone noticing.
…
"Li Yu! Li Yu! I'm calling you! Where has he gone!"
Fang Yiai rode on the horse and shouted with his neck pulled. Soon, a black boy ran over. It was Li Chengqian. In the urban management brigade, his alias was Li Yu, which means carp leaping over the dragon gate.
"Captain, you called me?"
"Where are you running again!" Fang Yiai looked down at Li Chengqian, pointed to the street corner, and said: "This is the area you are responsible for, right? During the last meeting in the Yamen, I reiterated that Mr. Hou
As I said, before the end of the month, there will no longer be any stalls occupying the street. Come and see, tell me, does this soup cake stall occupy the street?"
Li Chengqian glanced at the place pointed by Fang Yiai and said sincerely: "Captain, I know this soup cake stall occupies the road. But there is a reason for this. You don't know that this soup cake stall is opened by an old couple.
, their son was a captain during the Wude period, and died in the Weishui Alliance. The court gave him a small pension, so they opened this soup cake stall and barely made a living. If this stall was removed, they would not be able to survive.
It’s hard to make ends meet…”
"Li Yu!" Fang Yiai loudly interrupted Li Chengqian's words and shouted: "Stand at attention!"
Li Chengqian stood up straight like a reflex, and Fang Yiai put on a straight face and said: "The rules are the rules, and the regulations are very clear. The responsibility of our urban management brigade is to ensure that the streets are clean and tidy. This is what you must do.
Look at the people on this street, who has an easy life? If you want to tell a story, everyone has a story. Is this a reason? Besides, Mr. Hou has already built a shop in Jingdongji, allowing these traders to move in for free.
, and also gave a promise that their income would not be lower than on the street. What more can such a bodhisattva-minded person say?"
"Have you seriously investigated this old couple? Is their son really a captain of the Tang Dynasty?" Fang Yiai took out a folded piece of paper from his arms, threw it to Li Chengqian, and said, "This is
I sent people to look for their neighbors and got the news. Their son was a thug in the West Market and died in a fight! They didn’t have any money. They had two houses in this neighborhood, and the rent was every month.
They all charge a lot! They occupy the road here because it is an intersection of three-way roads with a lot of people and is close to home. Is this a reasonable reason? This old couple has a criminal record in Chang'an County. They once fainted Hu
You are a businessman and stole someone else's money bag, but you can't let it go because there is no certification. It has been spread all over the world, but you don't know anything about it? What did you say during the meeting that you need to investigate in depth and apply for a pension if necessary?
Have you done it? Is this the style of our urban management brigade?"
Li Chengqian lowered his head, and Fang Yiai became angrier as he spoke, snorting: "I have told you before that you are not suitable for the urban management team. Why don't you go home and be your young master? Others are in charge of the three houses, and I leave it to you.
You can’t even figure it out, do you think you’re worthy?”
"Don't think that because Chang Sun Chong is protecting you, I can't do anything to you. Our urban management brigade has rules. If you fail the assessment at the end of the month, no one can protect you!"
Fang Yiai dropped these words and walked past Li Chengqian: "Just take care of yourself!"
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and Li Chengqian raised his head. He glanced at the direction Fang Yiai was walking, and then looked back at the shop on the corner. The old couple was preparing for dinner, and the water had already been boiled.
Preparing to unload materials.
Li Chengqian walked over, took out five cents from his pocket, put it on the table, and said, "Madam, we still follow the old rules."
"!" The old woman took the money with a smile, counted them one by one, glanced at Li Chengqian, looked a little embarrassed, and said: "Young man, it's not enough, I still need two coins."
Li Chengqian looked at the old woman strangely and said, "Madam, isn't it five cents for a bowl of soup cake? Why has the price increased?"
The old woman smiled apologetically and said: "Young man, don't worry, that's what it is... We, the old couple, have to pay rent again for the house we rent. We don't want to chip in, so we want to raise the price. You see, you are eating from the public family."
, and if you don’t need these few pennies, you can”
Li Chengqian couldn't stand it anymore and roared: "Auntie! You are so old, no matter how you open your mouth, you are lying! Is your son a captain of the Tang Dynasty who died for the country? He was not a rogue in the West City who died in a fight.
Are you renting a house? You have two houses in this house! If you don’t want to move, you can tell me the truth, and I can help you, but why did you lie to me? "
When the old woman heard this, her expression changed three times. Suddenly, the smile on her face disappeared and was replaced by a chilling indifference: "What is this official talking about? Why can't I understand this old woman?
You come to my stall to eat soup cakes. My soup cakes only sell for seven copper coins. You don’t have enough money, so why don’t you still want to eat the King’s meal? We ordinary people don’t dare to mess with the officials, but we don’t want to be bullied either.
You can eat your Overlord meal elsewhere, we won’t serve you.”
After that, he threw five cents in Li Chengqian's face and cursed: "Here's the money for you, hurry up and hurry up, don't delay my business!"
Li Chengqian still wanted to know the truth. He ignored the copper coins and asked loudly: "I also heard that you stunned foreign merchants and stole their wallets. Is this true or not?"
"How dare you slander people?" The old woman took out a splashing tool, took a basin of water, and poured it over Li Chengqian. After the pouring, the villain complained first and sat on the ground rolling: "Oh, I'm going to die!
Officials bully people! Don’t let the people live!”