Chapter 89 I am the State, and the State is I

Chapter 89 I am the State, and the State is I

Chapter 89 I am the State, and the State is I

"Thank you, brother."

Gao Yang smiled and saluted repeatedly.

Fang Yiai also expressed his gratitude.

Du He arrived quickly and was surprised to see Fang Yiai. He didn't expect that the prince called him to bring Fang Yiai into the Jinyiwei.

"You finally fell into my hands, kid."

Du He's sinister grin caught Fang Yiai's eyes and he couldn't help but tremble all over.

When he arrived at the Jinyiwei, he met the second-generations one by one with friendly smiles on their faces.

Fang Yiai had only one thought in his mind.

The sky is falling!
……

"Your Highness."

"Why did you give the secret recipe to Gao Yang?"

Chang Sun Chong said with a bit of jealousy.

Just now, Gao Yang left happily with the recipe.

Li Chengqian also gave her an idea to open a restaurant in Chang'an.

Chang Sun Chong knows the secret recipe of the Eastern Palace, which is absolutely priceless.

But His Highness gave it away so easily and also gave advice on how to run it.

"Li Zhi is my younger sister, and Gao Yang is also my younger sister."

"Can I favor one over the other?"

Li Chengqian said calmly.

He didn't really care about the money. Besides, he was just using an old trick again.

It was given to Gao Yang, not to the Fang family.

The Tang princess was notoriously domineering and willful.

They even dare to interfere in national affairs.

Although Li Lizhi, Gao Yang and others are well-behaved and sensible in front of Li Er, they know how to please him.

But in her husband's family, although she is not a domineering person, she is definitely a presence that cannot be ignored.

Li Chengqian gave them things so that Changsun and Fang would see the benefits and return the favor. It also meant to strengthen the princess's voice in her husband's family.

It also allows other princesses to see that as the eldest brother of the Crown Prince, he is very caring towards his younger sisters.

But what should you do if you want to gain the love of the Crown Prince?
Should we show some attitude?
To put it bluntly, this matter.

Even if you think the prince has other intentions, what can you say?
Isn't it normal for the prince to care for his sister and give her things? Is it wrong?

Even if you are Li Er, you can't say anything.

As a superior, he must have a broad vision and a broad mind.

Don't care about small gains, one person can never achieve great things.

Only when more people stand together and form a community of interests can we become bigger and stronger.

Li Chengqian was very generous in giving Li Lizhi the tea-making technology, but Li Lizhi could not be stingy and keep all the benefits for herself.

We should still respect those who deserve respect.

Li Chengqian was testing her with tea-making techniques. If she failed the test, then perhaps another princess or other tea-making techniques would emerge among the people.

From exclusive monopoly to mass competition.

From now on, it will be impossible to give her any benefits.

The several boxes of money that Li Lizhi sent to the Eastern Palace after the family banquet at Taiji Palace were the best proof of her awareness and sense of propriety.

"But several dukes have sent people to the palace to learn skills."

"If Gao Yang opens a restaurant, will anyone..."

Chang Sun Chong didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear. He wondered if those people would also go and open it.

Then I will compete with Gao Yang for it.

"Then they are really shameless."

Li Chengqian said calmly.

Sending you people to learn is out of kindness, and you are thinking of using the cooking skills to open a restaurant and make money.

What do you think of my East Palace?

Li Chengqian didn't have to do anything about this matter. Gao Yang would go back to make a fuss with Fang Xuanling, and Fang Xuanling would have to bite the bullet and go to other people to ask for an explanation.

of course.

Li Chengqian felt that it was impossible for Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng to do it.

Li Ji, that's probably not likely either.

As for the others, I’m not sure.

After all, Donggong’s cooking skills were recognized by Li Er, and many people wanted to send their own cooks to study there.

Anyway, it’s none of his business, someone else will take care of it.

……

Time flies, the cold winter passes and spring comes.

The imperial court was also working intensively.

To Li Chengqian's surprise, at the grand court meeting, Li Er issued an edict that King Wei should concentrate on compiling the "Guodi Zhi" and not be distracted by other things. He also removed all of Li Pangpang's remote titles.

After this incident, there was no movement in the court.

But undercurrents were surging in private.

When Li Er gave this decree, many people looked at the prince.

Although His Majesty has not yet asked the King of Wei to move out of the Wude Hall, everyone understands that removing the King of Wei's titles is the first step.

It was only a matter of time before the King of Wei moved out of the Wude Hall.

The secret fight between the Crown Prince and the King of Wei has already come to an end.

East Palace.

Li Chengqian was lying on a chair, basking in the sun leisurely. The spring sun was the warmest, and people who basked in it felt a little tired.

The black and white general was lying at his feet, also a limp heap.

Not far away, several eunuchs were busy cleaning the carpet.

They also wondered what was so interesting about cleaning carpets, but His Highness was fascinated by it once he saw it.

"Your Highness."

Chang Sun Chong came over quietly, leaned over and called in Li Chengqian's ear, "Yan Liben wants to see you."

"Yan Liben?"

Li Chengqian opened his eyes, slightly surprised, and immediately said, "Ask him in."

"Yes!"

After a while, Yan Liben came quickly and bowed: "Your Highness, I, Yan Liben, greet you and ask you about your health."

"Guan!"

Li Chengqian nodded lazily and asked, "I heard that His Majesty ordered you to design the national flag of the Tang Dynasty. You were not at home, so why did you come to the East Palace?" Yan Liben replied, "Your Highness, I came here for the national flag of the Tang Dynasty."

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "This is interesting. Can my East Palace have a national flag?"

"The East Palace doesn't have it, but Your Highness should have it."

Yan Liben said: "Your Highness proposed the Tang Dynasty flag. I think Your Highness should have some ideas about it."

"I have come to ask for your advice, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "I don't have any ideas."

He doesn't want to get involved in this matter. There is no need for him to be involved in everything.

"Instead of looking for me, you should go and ask His Majesty for advice."

Yan Liben's expression froze, and he was in great pain.

He has recently been thinking hard about how to design the national flag, but he has come up with many plans, but none of them are satisfactory.

In the end, he simply had no clue.

Thinking that the prince was the first to bring it up, I decided to try my luck and see if I could come up with some new ideas.

Who knew that the prince would refuse it outright.

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness."

Yan Liben bowed and was about to leave, but Li Chengqian stopped him and said, "The Tang flag represents the Tang Dynasty and also the emperor."

“The national flag is the country, the country is the emperor, and the emperor is the world.”

Yan Liben was greatly shocked. Without thinking, he said, "I would like to thank Your Highness for your guidance. I almost made a big mistake."

Li Chengqian did not comment on this and did not want to talk about it anymore.

"I heard that your brother Yan Lide was originally a chief architect?"

"Your Highness, in the tenth year of Zhenguan, my brother was negligent in building the Zhaoling Mausoleum and was dismissed and sent away. Fortunately, thanks to your majesty's grace, he is now building a palace in Luoyang."

After Yan Liben said this, Li Chengqian suddenly remembered.

That's indeed what happened.

The two brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben both served as officials in the Ministry of Works, which was their base camp.

Basically, all the palace construction designs during the Zhenguan period were created by these two brothers.

When it comes to construction design, the two brothers are unmatched.

Li Chengqian mentioned Yan Lide because he valued his construction experience and ability and was planning to use him.

Since the person is not here, forget it.

Yan Liben took his leave and left the East Palace. After thinking it over, he went to Taiji Palace to meet Li Er.

"I am the state, and the state is me."

"The prince said that?"

Li Er repeated it again and again and then asked.

"Your Majesty, it was the prince who gave me advice, and I almost made a mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Yan Liben said with his head down.

Li Er waved his hand and said, "Just focus on the design."

"Yes!"

After Yan Liben left, Li Er was still muttering, "I am the country, and the country is me."

Unconsciously, the corners of his mouth formed a different arc.

Obviously, the mood is not just ordinary joy.

……

"Your Highness, the Duke of Ju is here."

Chang Sun Chong was quite excited. He looked at Li Chengqian as if he were a god.

Li Chengqian glared at this guy. You can't hide anything, right?
"What about people?"

"Wait outside the palace."

"please come in."

Li Chengqian called the eunuch and gave him a few instructions, and the eunuch left quickly.

Tang Jian also entered under the leadership of Chang Sun Chong.

When he saw him, Li Chengqian looked calm, but he understood something in his heart.

He thought the old guy would not come.

After Tang Jian took over the responsibility of guiding the new army's ideology, Li Chengqian decided that Tang Jian would definitely come to the Eastern Palace.

The guiding ideology was proposed by Changsun Wuji, but everyone knows who is behind him.

If Tang Jian wanted to provide ideological guidance to the new army, he had no way and it would be absolutely impossible for him to succeed if he relied on himself to explore.

Therefore, he wants to be the first to try out the new promotion track.

Will definitely come to him.

Li Chengqian had been waiting for a long time and was not in a hurry.

The one who was anxious was Tang Jian.

However, I didn’t expect that this old guy was so patient.

I waited until now to come here.

"Your Highness, Tang Jian, pays respect to His Highness the Crown Prince and asks about His Highness' health."

"No gift."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, asked him to sit down, and asked with a smile: "It's not common to see the Duke of Ju come to visit."

"Why did you ask the Duke of Ju to come to the East Palace to see me?"

Tang Jian leaned forward slightly and said, "I am ashamed. I hope Your Highness will forgive me. I have been thinking hard about the ideological guidance of the new army and I have finally come up with some ideas."

"I have the audacity to meet your Highness, and I hope you can give me some advice. I will be very grateful."

Oops.

This old guy is really desperate to take revenge on Li Jing and make a comeback.

Such straightforward words can be said.

Now that you've said that, I'd like to help out too.

At this time, the eunuch came back, holding a wooden box in his hands.

Li Chengqian said, "You can present this to His Majesty for inspection."

He raised his head and signaled, and the eunuch brought the wooden box to Tang Jian.

"May I ask Your Highness, what is in the box...?" Tang Jian asked hesitantly.

"What you want, your majesty wants, and I want to do it too."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Duke Ju, do you understand?"

Tang Jian was shocked. He understood very well that the prince had been ready and was just waiting for his arrival.

He immediately took the wooden box, raised his hands above his head, and said loudly: "I will definitely live up to your expectations."

(End of this chapter)