Chapter 84: The most important affairs of the state are sacrifice and war

Chapter 84: The most important affairs of the state are sacrifice and war

Chapter 84: The most important affairs of the state are sacrifice and war
Li Er was in high spirits and eager to talk. After dinner, they discussed the food in the East Palace.

Li Chengqian closed his eyes and rested, not wanting to talk. According to his habit, he would take a rest at noon.

Although you can squint your eyes while sitting back, it can be considered a short rest.

Maybe it can be compared to a soft bed?

Li Er also couldn't tell the difference between the big and small kings.

Whose territory is the East Palace?

"Prince."

Li Er suddenly noticed that Li Chengqian did not open his eyes, but hummed in response.

"The food in the East Palace is good. I plan to take two back with me."

Ok?
What a loud tone.

Li Er, you can bring it if you say so.

Li Chengqian ignored him.

Changsun Wuji noticed something was wrong. It was not a good look for His Majesty to be ignored by the Crown Prince.

"Your Majesty, after eating the food in the Eastern Palace, I am afraid that the food prepared by my own kitchen will be tasteless and tasteless."

Zhang Sun Wuji smiled and said, "Your Highness, could you please grant me a favor and allow my family's chef to come to the East Palace to learn a little?"

He bowed to Li Chengqian.

The others also reacted and said quickly: "Your Highness, please show some mercy..."

Wei Zheng didn't care. His food, clothing, housing and transportation were all provided by the Eastern Palace.

Don’t worry about not having enough to eat.

He smiled and said, "Your Highness, you have to give this grace, otherwise everyone will come to the Eastern Palace to beg for money every day, and I'm afraid it will bankrupt the Eastern Palace."

Is it possible to bring down the Eastern Palace?
This is just a joke.

The point is, this is considered the prince's grace.

Li Chengqian then opened his eyes and glanced at Li Er indifferently.

You want things, but you can't steal them.

As soon as I arrived, I was told to take two back.

You, Li Er, are used to being domineering towards others and you can't speak nicely, right?
"Since everyone has said so, I can't hide it."

"Just call someone over. I'll ask the chef to teach me carefully."

Diet promotion is still very important.

Enriching the people's material needs, satisfying their appetites, and meeting their spiritual needs is also a big deal.

What works first and what works next.

When the upper class starts to enjoy something, the lower class will follow suit.

The promotion of some things is far less rapid than the trend started by the upper echelons.

Just by the word of his cooking skills being passed down from the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian would have gained a lot of fame and would have been talked about by many people.

Li Er was tactful enough not to mention the request for someone just now.

He thought about it and felt that sending someone to learn was better than asking them to leave.

"Duke Zheng, I heard that your boy works in the East Palace."

"And the British Duke, yours is also here."

Li Er asked, "Why don't I see them?"

"Ask them to come and see how things are going in the East Palace."

"I am not too sure about this." Wei Zheng said, "I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Haha, then call them over to meet us. The food in the East Palace is so good, I'm afraid they must be fat and strong."

Speaking of which, since entering the Eastern Palace, Wei Shuyu has never left the palace.

Wei Zheng was also very curious.

Changsun rushed down and soon called Wei Shuyu over.

As Wei Shuyu entered, Wei Zheng's eyes became brighter.

"What a high-spirited young man."

Li Er praised him endlessly. He stood up and walked down, standing beside Wei Shuyu, and looked at him carefully, "My Great Tang Erlang should be like this."

Such praise is of great significance.

"Show me the knife."

Li Er mentioned.

Wei Shuyu pinched it subconsciously, making a vigilant gesture, and his face showed hesitation.

"?"

Li Er was a little confused, "Why, can't I look at the knife?"

"Your Majesty, I dare to say that the sword is my life. Your Highness once said that if the sword is still alive, the person will die if the sword is destroyed." Wei Shuyu gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to see it, it is..."

He glanced at the prince, who nodded slightly and immediately understood. As he spoke, he took off his Embroidered Spring Sword and handed it to Li Er with both hands.

Li Er was slightly surprised. He didn't expect there was such a saying, but Wei Shuyu's words were pleasant to the ears.

As long as the knife is there, the person is alive; if the knife is destroyed, the person will die.

When Wei Shuyu offered the knife to him, didn't it mean that his life was in his hands?

Li Er didn't notice the little actions between Li Chengqian and Wei Shuyu.

Others noticed it, but didn't point it out.

A clanging sound.

The Xiuchun Sword was unsheathed, the blade was bright and emitting a cold chill.

"It's a good knife."

"It's just a little bit flashy though."

Li Er commented and found a line of small characters between the handle and the blade, and read it out, "Wei Shuyu, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei, granted by the crown prince?"

"No wonder they say the knife is your life."

He pulled it back and returned it to Wei Shuyu. When he turned around, he looked at Li Chengqian deeply.

Li Chengqian discovered that Li Er had a problem. What were you looking at?

Is it not enough for me to give the sword to my men?

"It's getting late. We should go to the Chongjiao Temple."

Li Chengqian said, "I will go ahead, Your Majesty, you can do as you please."

He bowed politely to Li Er and turned away.

Wei Shuyu followed closely behind.

Li Er sneered and followed him out.

"Mr. Wei, there is a tiger in your family."

Changsun Wuji said something.

"Isn't Duke Huzi of Zhao also by your side?" Wei Zheng said with a smile.

The two smiled at each other and left the palace together. No matter what their relationship was before, they were now on the line of the prince, just grasshoppers on the same rope.

It’s not that they all prosper together and suffer together, but at least their goals are the same.

As for Fang Xuanling, he felt a little disappointed.

Why is that bastard in my family hanging around with the King of Wei and making a fuss at home?

At that time, His Highness did not say to go to his house to ask for the person.

If the second one is not good enough, there are still the third and fourth ones.

If it really doesn't work, Dalang is also possible.

Li Ji also felt a little regretful. At the beginning, the prince's order was sent to the house, but he was away and there was no one in the family who could make the decision.

The prince did not investigate the Duke of Ying's Mansion further.

Now thinking about it, this was a wrong move.

If the eldest son doesn't go, the second son is also a good choice.

……

Chongjiao Hall.

All the wise men and famous people gathered.

Many people benefited greatly from the question-and-answer session this morning and it broadened their horizons.

I don’t know what exciting things there will be in the afternoon.

Li Chengqian sat down, turned the book over, looked it over, and said with a smile: "I heard that the most important affairs of the country are sacrifice and war."

"The most important affairs of a country are sacrificial activities and military warfare."

"What exactly are sacrificial rituals, and what are military warfare?"

"Please, gentlemen, help me solve my doubts."

This is a big proposition that involves the most important level of the country.

Li Chengqian glanced around and saw many people were thinking deeply.

This passage was spoken by Zhang Shiheng. Li Chengqian took notes at the time and now he brought them out to ask for advice.

Zhang Shiheng raised his head and said, "Your Highness, the ritual of sacrifice is for everyone from the king of the country to pray to the heaven and earth, to the common people to pay tribute to their ancestors."

"This is a cultural heritage, an act of continuing the bloodline."

“Without sacrifices, people will lose their roots and direction.”

“The king built a temple to worship his ancestors, which was to remember their great deeds and merits, and to allow future generations to worship them.”

"The common people's ancestral temple..."

Li Chengqian listened attentively, and Li Er and others also took it seriously.

The issue of sacrifice.

No matter when, it is the most important matter.

To put it bluntly, it is the reputation after death.

Those with good reputations are enshrined in ancestral temples and are worshipped by millions of people and receive incense from tens of thousands of families.

Those with a bad reputation are not qualified.

What people pursue is to leave traces after death and enjoy incense after death.

No one wants to see themselves die and be done with it.

After all, cutting off a family's lineage is equivalent to destroying their heritage.

“Some people have made great achievements and created great fortunes, which benefit future generations.”

"If many ancient sages are revered and worshipped by later generations, it means they have made great contributions to the world."

Zhang Shiheng said: "If we forget them, who will do great things to benefit the world?"

"Rong means weapons, which are on par with sacrifices. In fact, weapons should not be used without permission."

"If you want to take action, you need to be cautious, because military actions can affect the entire body, so you need to plan thoroughly, make sure there is no room for error, and be extremely cautious."

"..."

Li Chengqian asked, "I will teach you."

"Sacrifice and war complement each other."

"We also understand that sacrifices are to remember the achievements of great men and sages, so that future generations can emulate and respect them, and inherit their will and thoughts."

“But I have one thing that I don’t understand.”

As soon as he said this, everyone's expressions became solemn again.

The question asked by the prince is definitely not that simple, there must be a follow-up.

and so.

Here it comes.

"I have heard that soldiers who fight bravely and kill the enemy will be rewarded, and those who die in battle will also benefit future generations."

"Is that right?"

Li Chengqian said.

Zhang Shiheng said: "Those who have made contributions will be rewarded. Even if you die in battle, the court will provide compensation to your family."

"Hmm..." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "This is indeed what the people who died in the battle deserve."

“But isn’t that a little too simplistic?”

Zhang Shiheng and others were stunned and asked, "Why is it so simple?"

"This is human nature. The court provides relief and preferential treatment to comfort the souls of the dead in battle."

"If there is no posthumous pension and preferential treatment, how can soldiers fight to the death?"

Li Chengqian waved his hand, "That's not what I meant."

"I think that overthrowing a tyrannical and incompetent emperor, such as the cruel and brutal Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui was cruel and cold-blooded, and regarded the common people as grass. The people of the world rose up and destroyed the Sui Dynasty."

"The living are rewarded for their achievements and enjoy wealth and glory, but the dead are ignored."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate for those who have made great contributions?"

"Another example is the Tang Dynasty's Heavenly Army conquering the unjust. They all fought for their country and died on the battlefield. The living will be judged for their merits, and the dead will be honored by their descendants."

"But the soldiers are dead, and although their descendants are given pensions and preferential treatment, it is a bit unfair to them compared to the surviving soldiers."

He said at a steady pace: "Because they are the surviving heroes, they can still treat their descendants with favor."

"In this way, I feel that it is a bit unfair to the soldiers who died fighting for the country on the battlefield."

"Are the dead soldiers no longer heroes?"

Everyone looked at each other.

They couldn't figure out what His Highness meant by saying this.

Even Li Er raised his eyebrows, unable to guess what Li Chengqian was thinking.

"Then, Your Highness, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Shiheng asked back.

(End of this chapter)