Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 18: Evaluation of Daughter

When Li Yuechen arrived at Yanying Palace, he found his mother Wu Zetian and his father sitting on the couch, drinking tea and chatting.
In this kind of weather, putting a small stove on the table to make tea can actually keep you warmer when you sit next to it.
The teapot was bubbling with energy, and after adding various seasonings, the strange tea aroma filled the entire palace.
You know what, it does smell refreshing.
Seeing Li Yuechen coming, Li Zhi waved happily: "Chen'er, come here and talk to Mei Niang and me."
Li Yuechen agreed without any greeting and went to sit cross-legged on the couch next to him.
Wu Zetian turned her head and asked, "Chen'er usually comes early in the morning and evening, why did he come just after noon today?"
"Hehe, I made a new item and came here to present it to my grandparents." Li Yuechen made a proud expression.
Seeing her expression of "please praise me", Li Zhi cooperated and acted as a supporting role: "Oh? What is it?"
Li Yuechen raised his head and shouted to the outside of the palace: "Eunuch Fu, bring the artifact in quickly!"
“Yes!”
Eunuch Fu outside agreed and hurried in carrying the newly made curved plow: "Saint, please take a look, Your Majesty."
Wu Zetian stood up and walked closer, tilting her head to observe it: " Is this... a plow?"
"Hehe, that's right!" Li Yuechen nodded proudly and replied, "Is the kid awesome?"
Li Zhi also stood up, holding two health balls in his left hand and walked over to take a look: "Why did Chen'er make the plow shaft into this shape?"
"During the Spring Ploughing Ceremony yesterday, I saw the two adults sweating all over and looking extremely tired after operating this thing for a short while. So I thought, if we can make it easier to operate and save effort, then grandpa and mom won't have to work so hard during the Spring Ploughing Ceremony next year."
Hearing her explanation, Li Zhi felt somewhat curious: "A small change can achieve such an effect?"

Wu Zetian next to her also found it unlikely. After all, to put it bluntly, it was just turning a straight shaft into a curved one. How could it be done so easily?
"I think so!" Li Yuechen explained, "When I was practicing martial arts with Master, I found that exerting force upwards was easier than exerting force forwards!"
While explaining, Li Yuechen also took a stance, threw an uppercut, and then a straight punch.
Seeing her demonstration, Li Zhi nodded and smiled: "Chen'er, what you said does make some sense."
Although he said that, judging from his expression, he didn't take it seriously.
But since his favored daughter had finally made it, Li Zhi didn't want to take it lightly, so he waved his hand and said, "Go take this thing to Yan Liben and ask him to test it."
Zhang Chengxin next to him bowed and agreed: "Yes!"
The emperor is the emperor after all. Even if it is to make his daughter happy, he can still be willful and make trouble for his ministers.
Seeing Li Zhi's performance, Li Yuechen secretly made up his mind.
I will work harder in the future to train Li Zhi into a daughter slave!
Speaking of which, I have heard of the name Yan Liben after coming to this era.
It seems that the portraits of the twenty-four heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion were all painted by him. He is definitely a master.
He is now the Right Prime Minister and concurrently the Earl of Siping Taichang, which is the Minister of Works.
Back then, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian changed the names of all official positions. For example, the Menxia Province and the Zhongshu Province were called Dongtai and Xitai.
Although there are certainly various underlying reasons behind this, in Li Yuechen's opinion, this couple is simply suffering from an old age syndrome.
As a result, she is now a little confused about these official positions.
After this matter was settled, Li Zhi sat down again. The tea was ready, and he drank tea while playing with his daughter.
Li Zhi now dotes on his daughter very much and doesn't get angry even if her beard is pulled occasionally.
"Grandpa, shall we play a game?"
"Okay, what do you want to play with?"
"Come on, follow me, like this..."
After drinking two sips of tea, Wu Zetian ran to the table next to her to review memorials. From time to time, she would stop and rub the health ball in a circle.
Just as I was thinking about how to deal with the issues reported in the memorial, I heard the sound of clapping and the chattering of a father and daughter next to me.
"You clap once, I clap once, a child comes to fight cocks; you clap twice, I clap twice, two children look for bait; you clap three times..."
When she turned around, she saw the emperor of a country sitting face to face with his daughter, clapping his hands to the rhythm and reciting a jingle.
She didn't say anything, just looked at the two of them with a gloomy face.
After the jingle was finished, Li Zhi smiled and picked up his daughter and held her high up, as if he didn't see her at all.
Wu Zetian took a deep breath and said, "If your majesty is really bored, how about discussing political affairs with me?"
Li Zhi didn't even turn his head. He slowly poured himself a cup of tea, poured another cup for his daughter, and asked casually, "What's the matter?"
"The Andong Protectorate reported that the people of Goryeo were dissatisfied with their jurisdiction and many of them rebelled..."
"Well, this is to be expected." Li Zhi picked up the teacup and clinked it with his daughter's cup as if drinking wine. "What do you think, Chen'er?"
Li Yuechen was so excited that he forgot he was still a child. He put down his teacup and said subconsciously, "I will establish the Great Tang Dynasty and teach them to speak the elegant language of the Great Tang..."
When she said this, she felt something was wrong. She looked up and saw that Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were both looking at her.
“…”
Li Yuechen also stood there in a daze, thinking to himself, "Oh no!"
Damn it, it’s over!
You are also crazy. Why are you asking a kid about such a national issue? Will I be suspected and dealt with in the future?
However, Wu Zetian did not seem to think too much about it, but asked with interest: "What happens next?"
Li Zhi in front of her also looked interested and was looking forward to her continuing.
However, how could Li Yuechen dare to continue? After a few seconds of silence, he blinked his bright eyes and said, "After that... that's it."
Wu Zetian and Li Zhi coughed and cleared their throats at the same time as if a basin of cold water had been poured over them.
Li Yuechen looked at the couple nervously, wondering what he should do next.
Li Zhi in front of her smiled and reached out to touch her head: "Chen'er is really smart, this is a good idea!"
"Indeed!" Wu Zetian beside him also nodded, but still sighed, "However, this method cannot produce immediate results. Your Majesty, do you have any countermeasures?"
The two chatted about state affairs, but Li Yuechen was constantly thinking in his heart.
Did what I just said alert them? Thinking about it, it seems unlikely.
First of all, children of this era were very precocious. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty began to command wars on the battlefield at the age of thirteen; Gan Luo was appointed as a senior minister at the age of twelve; not to mention Cao Chong and Luo Binwang, who were as intelligent as adults at the age of six or seven...
But even so, Li Yuechen still didn't want to be too prominent, and making the health ball and the curved plow could be said to be out of filial piety.
But it would be troublesome if such a national event were seen as a future threat.
However, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian did not seem to be bothered by this matter. Instead, they seriously discussed how to deal with it.
Li Yuechen's mind started working at high speed, thinking about what the two of them would think.
Based on what I've gotten to know about both of them over the years, I guess they probably won't think too much about it.
After all, Li Yuechen has always appeared to be very smart, and he likes to look through various historical documents and books when he has nothing to do, so it doesn't seem unacceptable that he could come up with such an immature method.
Seeing that the two of them were chatting, Li Yuechen stood up and said goodbye: "I won't disturb you two adults, I will take my leave first."
"Well, go ahead." Wu Zetian nodded.
Li Zhi patted her head and said, "Grandpa will play with you next time!"

Li Yuechen agreed, stood up and took his leave. After thinking for a while, it seemed that he had not yet bowed, so he walked to the door and turned around.
But he didn't do a proper salute. Instead, he raised his hands and made a big heart shape on his head: "I'm leaving now!"
Wu Zetian's face instantly fell, but Li Zhi next to her smiled and also imitated her by raising his hands above his head and making a heart shape with his hands.
Li Yuechen breathed a sigh of relief after walking out of Yanying Palace.
I hope my image as a mom doesn’t collapse, otherwise my future days may not be so easy.
Although according to reasoning, his sister who died young was not killed by Wu Zetian, this does not mean that she was not a ruthless person.
Let’s not talk about anything else for now, let’s just talk about my uncles.
After her grandfather Wu Shigui died, Mrs. Rongguo lived a hard life with her three daughters.
Not only did her two half-brothers and two cousins ​​not give any property to their mother Wu Zetian, they also found excuses to bully them every now and then, and may have even beaten Wu Zetian.
When my mother becomes the queen, all the family members should be serving in the court and should be promoted.
As a result, Wu Zetian directly submitted a memorial stating that as the queen, she should learn from the virtuous queens of all dynasties, manage her family members well, and prevent the emergence of powerful relatives like Zhangsun Wuji.
In line with the principle of preventing problems from happening, he should set an example himself and transfer his brothers to remote counties and cities to engage in poverty alleviation and development.
Li Zhi, who had just killed Zhangsun Wuji, was very moved when he saw that his wife had such a high level of ideological awareness, and agreed without saying a word.
All four of my brothers were transferred to well-known impoverished counties and prefectures across the country, and were required to take up the posts within a time limit, without any mistakes!
However, less than a year after he took office, his two brothers, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, went to report to the ancestors one after another.
Li Yuechen would never believe that there was nothing going on!
No wonder later generations said that the Tang Dynasty had a tradition of fighting within the family. At least judging from the results, it was indeed the case.
Li Yuechen took a few deep breaths as he walked back, constantly reminding himself in his heart that he must stay calm in the future and never stand out.
On the other side, after Li Yuechen left, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian looked at each other and laughed.
"You are worthy of being my daughter. You have had a long-term vision since you were young." Li Zhi praised.
Wu Zetian nodded: "It is the same as usual. At this age, she can resist temptation and is not interested in immediate benefits. She is willing to use the reward from Your Majesty to fulfill her filial piety. This shows that she has a decent style."
Li Zhi poured her a cup of tea and said, "According to Fu Lai's reports, although he is close to his family, he is actually a calm person."
Wu Zetian smiled and nodded: "Just like Hong'er."
"Hong'er is not as good as him at this age." Li Zhi shook his head. "He is kind-hearted, filial, calm, and has a long-term vision... He is a talent for an emperor!"
Wu Zetian was slightly surprised by these words, and then suddenly smiled: "Is your majesty exaggerating?"
Li Zhi shook his head: "During my reign, there have been many wars, and the expansion of territory has almost reached the limit of what we can control. If there is an emperor who can maintain the status quo in the future, the country will be stable!"
"Don't talk about the future." Wu Zetian came over and held his hand. "Your Majesty is still in good health now!"
"Hahaha..." Li Zhi smiled and shook his head, sighing, "I'm already old, and now I'm suffering from illness. I can't even attend court affairs. How can I be strong?"
"His Majesty……"
Li Zhi hugged her and interrupted her with a broad-minded smile on his face: "It's okay. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the normal state of life. As long as Mei Niang is here, I am content!"
Hearing his words, Wu Zetian's eyes reddened a little, but she didn't say anything else. She just raised her hands and hugged him.
After returning to Chengxiang Palace, Li Yuechen didn't plan to continue wasting brain cells on this matter. No matter what happens in the future, he will just deal with it.
The key is to never commit suicide in the future, to work harder, and it would be best to train both Li Zhi and his wife to be daughter slaves!
Well, it would be best to train the brothers to be slaves to their sisters!
Stay away from national affairs. I don’t want to get involved at all!
After determining the future action plan, Li Yuechen calmed down and focused on reading and practicing calligraphy.
As for what the two of them finally discussed about Gao Limin's matter, Li Yuechen didn't know.
Anyway, in May, Li Zhi issued an edict, ordering 38,200 households of Goryeo people, as well as a number of cattle and horses, to move to the west of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers and to the open areas of Bingzhou and Liangzhou. The poor and weak could stay in Andong.
In addition, the Andong Protectorate was ordered to build water conservancy and farmland facilities during the slack season.
With this set of imperial edicts, as long as there are no problems in the near future, this place will be completely incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, Li Zhi asked them to teach themselves to speak the elegant language of the Tang Dynasty in their spare time and treated them as citizens of the Tang Dynasty.
This matter was not a secret, and Li Yuechen soon found out.
But she doesn't want to care about these national affairs now, but is angry about another thing.
That is, nine out of ten ministers in the court started to hold health balls in their hands!
Occasionally when passing by the outer court, you can see officials from the third rank to the eighth rank clerks, all of them holding shiny health balls and playing with them in their hands.
That would be fine, but the key point is that gradually, people in Chang'an City also started to play it.
Normally, whether you go to Master Liu Rengui's place or to Mrs. Rongguo's house, you can see many people walking on the street while holding two health balls and slowly rotating them.
Seeing these scenes, Li Yuechen frowned with a look of discomfort.
Damn it, where is my copyright fee? Why didn't I receive a single cent?
Li Yuechen, who had already begun to like this era, felt that it was really unlucky to come to ancient times again!

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