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Chapter one hundred and seventy-eighth Prince Xie for enlightenment

In early summer, the hibiscus garden is full of green everywhere.

Standing on the bank of Qujiang Pond, through the clusters of green willow branches swaying softly in the wind, I saw the newly grown grass near the river, and a few duckweeds floated on the rippling waves and swaying with the waves.

There are also the tender lotus leaves that are born with a little sharp corner, quietly reflecting in the water, as if they are beautiful women who are making makeup in the water.

Li Cheng brought the people who came to Chang'an to attend the Qiansou Political Discussion Banquet and walked slowly along the curve of the Qujiang River, and his eyes wandered on the river and enjoyed the pleasant scenery of Qujiang.

I couldn't help but chant: "The spring eyes are silent and cherish the fine flow, and the tree shade shines on the water and loves the softness of the sun. The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has stood on its head."

"Good poems, good poems...haha..."

Li Chengqian turned around and saw the gentry standing behind him with a charming smile on his face, and then looked at the bored veterans and farmers who were dragging in the distance, and continued to walk forward with awkward smile.

Furong Garden has been vacant since Li Tai rebelled. A few days ago, Li Chengqian asked the censor to ask Li Zhi to move out of Tai Chi Palace and move into Furong Garden. As soon as the memorial was brought up, Li Zhi, who was shameless, ran to Li Shimin and cried and begged with tears.

Although Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with Li Zhi in those days, he was even more annoyed when he thought of Li Chengqian. In addition, Cui Dunli and others who had already been sentenced to death by Yu Zhining to exile Changsun Wuji to dismiss him.

So Li Shimin just warned Li Zhi not to collude with foreign ministers in the future, and then demoted the memorial censor to Taizhou as a different leader.

This time, the people who came to Chang'an City to attend the Qiansou Political Discussion Banquet were arranged in Qujiangchi. Li Chengqian was going to see the guests he invited yesterday, but he was stopped by Li Shimin and the civil and military ministers.

Today, Li Shimin brought all the civil and military officials and Li Chengqian to host a banquet in Furong Garden. However, no matter how Li Shimin showed his kindness to the people, neither gentry nor farmers nor even Rongyang soldiers dared to approach him.

In the end, Li Shimin could only watch Li Chengqian depressedly leading these people to visit Qujiangchi.

In fact, it is difficult for Li Chengqian to talk to these people, who think of the emperor and the crown prince too sacred.

That's why Li Chengqian was so ecstatic about chanting poems to Qujiang. Since he couldn't get along, Li Chengqian directly asked the imperial doctor to take his pulse and check his health. Then someone would take them to watch the show and arrange for Li Chengqian to go back to the East Palace directly.

Li Chengqian could only understand the people's sentiment and hopes of placing it on the group discussion meeting tomorrow afternoon, and the history of the East Palace could ask for something useful.

The next day was the first day of Qiansou's political banquet. Li Shimin and the entire court attached great importance to it. Li Shimin even wanted to move the political banquet to Tai Chi Palace for the time being. However, because there were too many people, Tai Chi Palace was not prepared, and the Eastern Palace had already made preparations and prepared everything, so Li Shimin had to give up.

But what Li Chengqian didn't expect was that at the time of Yin that day, Li Shimin arrived at the Jiade Hall of the East Palace and actually held a court meeting directly at the Jiade Hall.

Li Shimin sat on the throne that Li Chengqian usually sat on. Li Chengqian could only temporarily add a small throne to himself according to the regulations of the Tai Chi Hall.

Li Shimin sat on the throne and looked at the ministers who were as excited as below, saying: "When Emperor Xiaozhao of the former Han Dynasty, a salt and iron discussion was held, and a virtuous scholar of literature was invited to come to Beijing to discuss the country's right and wrong with the court ministers, and this led to the revival of Emperor Xiaoxuan of the Han Dynasty.

Since I ascended the throne, I destroyed the Turks in the north and pacified Gaochang in the west. I have had a leisurely day after night. Now the Tang Dynasty has abundant money and food, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the four barbarians and guests from outside are in the heavenly dynasty." Li Shimin was very excited when he said this, and he almost said loudly to his ministers: All the barbarians call me the Khan of Heaven.

The ministers below naturally gathered together and all bowed and said, "There is no need for the blessing of the Tang Dynasty and the wisdom of His Majesty!"

Li Shimin laughed when he heard this, and after a while he waved his hand reservedly, "Although this is the case, I am still worried that the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful and the civil and military play will cause chaos after a long time. Therefore, I specially asked the prince to hold a banquet for thousands of old people to discuss politics in the East Palace, and invite the people and the elderly to come to the court to discuss the country together.

The first day of today is the banquet. I hope you and I will listen to the voices of the people together. I will work together with you to accomplish this great event forever."

The ministers bowed again and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Chengqian could see that Li Shimin and these ministers were so active in holding the Qianshou Political Discussion Banquet, the main purpose was to boast about their achievements.

Li Shimin has been wanting to go to Mount Tai for the past few years, but has never succeeded. This time he has such an opportunity, he must praise his achievements.

However, Li Chengqian had a practical purpose to hold such a meeting, and Li Shimin and these ministers could not make this meeting a ritual scene of the Kangxi Qianshou Banquet.

When Li Shimin was excited and came to an end, Li Chengqian slowly stood up and looked at the ministers in the hall with a blank expression and said, "Where is the history of the conference arranged yesterday?"

Xu Jingzong hurriedly walked out of the train and said, "Go back to the Crown Prince, the conference will be held at this time when the Duhou Du was outside the hall waiting for the conference to begin."

"Come in!"

"Abide by the order!"

At a moment, Li Chengqian picked out two hundred books and historians from the seven or eight hundred Jinshi taken in the East Palace and lined up into the hall.

Li Chengqian looked at these people and took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty just said that he would listen to the voices of the people with the princes in the palace, but through yesterday's incident, the Lone King knew that the voices of the people were not easy to hear."

Li Shimin's face was gloomy and gloomy when he sat on the throne. He didn't know what Li Chengqian was going to say in this tone, and the ministers below were also at a loss when they heard this.

Li Chengqian ignored them and paused just to give the following two hundred books and history some time to react, and then continued: "Many of them dare not speak or are afraid that they will not say it well, and even saw the brilliant palace of the golden wall and was so scared that they didn't dare to say anything..." When Li Chengqian said this, some ministers below couldn't help but nodded, agreeing with Li Chengqian's statement, but they didn't know how Li Chengqian planned to solve such a problem.

"So you should be patient and not be impatient when talking to them, and don't look down on them.

The Lord of Gate knows that you are all scholars. Some scholars read a few words of books and kept playing around all day long, as if neither Your Majesty nor the Lord of Gate had ever read books." Li Chengqian couldn't help but take advantage of the subject and said, Gao Jifu and other ministers immediately had an unnatural expression.

Li Chengqian looked at them and said calmly: "Someone wants to submit a memorial to advise and interfere in the government affairs. First of all, we must know how the people of the Tang Dynasty live. Only by knowing how the people of the Tang Dynasty live, can you know what the court should do?

But the problem is that many people don’t know how to deal with the people, and they can’t ask if the people sit opposite him, so the Lone King wants to teach you how to ask the people’s true thoughts.”

Li Chengqian said that he paused here and saw Li Yi's mansion walk out and said, "I am so stupid, please ask Your Highness the Crown Prince for advice."

The two hundred Shushi, who were just listening to this, bowed and said, "Please give advice from His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian was very satisfied when he looked at Li Yi's mansion. He was about to speak when he heard Li Shimin snorting on the throne. After a glance, he found that Li Shimin had turned his face over there.

Li Chengqian was too lazy to pay attention to him, and he walked two more steps forward and looked at the ministers and Shushi below and shouted: "You have two hundred people, and there are a thousand people participating in the Qianshou Political Discussion Banquet, so you can each get five people. The Lone King has ordered people to clean up the side hall here. When you are instructed, you will lead five people to find a table to sit down.

At the beginning, you should first tell them what your name is and who sent you there, and then tell them about family matters.

Ask them what they call them, how many people are there in their family, what are they...

When he gradually relaxes, he will no longer be afraid of you, and then ask about their local affairs, whether the officials are good or bad, the gentry is good or bad, and the customs and peoples...

Once you have asked these questions clearly, you can talk to them about the court’s ‘first ten-year plan’.”

Although Li Shimin sat behind Li Chengqian, he was still the closest person to Li Chengqian. He was also a little surprised when Li Chengqian said so in detail.

Li Shimin was born in leading troops to fight, so he naturally knew how the general should communicate with the soldiers. Although it was not as systematic as Li Chengqian said, it was almost the same.

But the more this happens, the more surprised Li Shimin is. Although he has admired Li Chengqian in the past few months, he has seen Li Chengqian use his intelligence and talents to deal with ministers. This made him very worried that Li Chengqian would perish his country because he was too smart.

But today I heard that Li Chengqian was patient with the people...

Just as Li Shimin heard Li Chengqian's voice again.

"Have you all heard clearly that the Lone King said? If the person behind is not clear, you can ask the person in front of you, and then find paper and pen to write down everything the Lone King said. Then, you will follow this order step by step."
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