Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 19 Shangguan Wan'er
The copyright fees lost were not just for the health ball. The curved plow that Yan Liben had tested last time was found to be very useful after a long period of experimentation.
Yan Liben then submitted a memorial to the emperor, hoping that he would promote this plow throughout the country.
And I don’t know if it was to flatter the emperor, but he even gave it a name - Princess Plow.
The key point is that Li Zhi actually agreed! He smiled and asked Yan Liben to do this specifically.
In order to prevent him from dying from overwork and to allow him to focus on the job of Right Prime Minister, a man named Yang Rifang took over as the Taichang Bo of Siping.
After knowing this, Li Yuechen looked helpless.
Princess Plow...Do you guys dare to give it an even uglier name?
But she was too lazy to refute. Since it was a good thing that benefited the country and the people, it didn't matter what she called it.
As the weather gets warmer day by day, some bad news comes.
Li Ji is sick! And he is seriously ill! He is already unable to get out of bed.
After receiving the news, Li Zhi asked Liu Shenwei, who was also the imperial physician and the director of the Shang Pharmacy, to cooperate with him as much as possible and make sure he was cured.
After all, Li Ji is old now, and if his illness is so serious that he cannot be cured, I am afraid his remaining life will be over.
But after the examination, Liu Shenwei said that he seemed to be powerless, which made Li Zhi very sad for a while.
This old minister could be said to be his staunch supporter. Without his help, even if he and Wu Meiniang could finally kill Changsun Wuji, it would probably take a long time.
Several ministers suggested that they find some practitioners outside to see if they could find a solution, but Li Zhi refused.
Li Yuechen had also heard some of the reasons behind this.
Not long after Li Zhi was appointed Crown Prince, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin had already become addicted to taking elixirs.
Not only did he eat it himself, he also occasionally gave it as a reward to his sons, daughters, and ministers.
At that time, a diplomat named Wang Xuance brought back the sugar-making technology from India, and he was accompanied by an Indian alchemist.
This guy said he was over 200 years old, immortal, and able to make elixirs.
Li Shimin asked him to refine it, but he said that he lacked materials and all he could refine now were ordinary pills.
So Taizong sent people to help him find materials, while he ate the ordinary pills he made. Not long after, he fell ill and died.
At that time, no one attributed Li Shimin's death to this aspect. When Li Zhi became emperor, he wanted to send the alchemist back to his country. However, he seemed to have fallen in love with Chang'an, the most prosperous city in the world, and didn't want to leave, so he stayed here.
Not long after Li Zhi killed Zhangsun Wuji, the family's hereditary disease began to occur, and he was tortured every day during that period.
As a result, the alchemist came to the palace again and deceived Li Zhi by saying that he could refine elixir.
Li Zhi was a little tempted, but Li Ji stood up and said, "Hurry up and pull a few poops. The last time I saw you, you were still in your prime. Now your face is full of wrinkles and your hair is white. How can you say that you are immortal?"
When Li Zhi heard this, he felt that it made sense. From then on, he seemed to have understood everything. Even when he felt uncomfortable, he never thought of taking elixirs.
So when someone now proposed to refine an elixir for Li Ji to eat, he refused without a second thought.
Although I feel sad, I cannot ignore the affairs of the country. Now Li Ji is seriously ill and bedridden, and we must find someone who can succeed him.
So Li Zhi recalled Pei Xingjian and conferred him the title of Si Lie Shao Chang Bo (Minister of Personnel).
Li Yuechen was afraid that Li Zhi would become ill due to these things, so she took a lot of time every day to talk and chat with him.
He also went to find a few brothers and told them that Li Zhi was in a bad mood recently and that they should go over to accompany him when they were free.
So recently there is always someone around Li Zhi, and he is not bored at all.
Li Yuechen's approach is still very effective. At least recently, it can be clearly felt that Li Zhi is closer to the children than usual.
Even the two illegitimate daughters were not as cold as usual.
However, things are not always so smooth. In June, Jizhou was hit by a sudden rainstorm, with the deepest water exceeding ten feet and nearly 5,000 hectares of farmland destroyed.
In July, there was a severe drought in the 19 states of Jiannan Road, and nearly 400,000 households were troubled by the drought!
The ministers in the court were arguing with each other, but it was difficult to come up with a solution.
Li Zhi, who was already in a bad mood, couldn't help but lose his temper when he returned to Yanying Palace and kicked over the table.
It is often said that when the emperor is angry, blood will flow like a river.
Li Zhi is now very angry, and the people around him are basically silent. No one dares to offend the emperor at this time.
This depressing atmosphere enveloped the palace, making Li Zhi, who was already in a bad mood, even more irritable.
Li Yuechen was also anxious when he heard the news. After all, in this era, with low grain production, disaster relief is not something that can be done just by talking about it.
Although Li Yuechen didn't dare to say anything nonsense now, he had to give it a try. Maybe he could give them some inspiration with the childish and stupid methods.
She didn't expect to be able to come up with any solution, she just wanted to find a way to calm Li Zhi down, otherwise he would easily have a relapse.
The next day, Li Yuechen went to accompany Li Zhi and Wu Zetian as usual.
Now, apart from her, only Li Hong dared to come over. The rest were afraid of being in trouble.
Li Yuechen lay on the couch next to Li Zhi. Seeing that the health ball in his hand had stopped spinning, she thought for a moment and finally spoke up, "Why is Grandpa so unhappy these days?"
"Ah..." Li Zhi sighed and reached out to touch her head, "If Chen'er knew how to solve the famine, I would be happy."
Li Yuechen supported his chin with both hands and blinked his eyes: "Famine, is it feasible to ask the neighboring counties to transport food over?"
Hearing the child's remarks, Li Zhi shook his head and said, "What should we do if the neighboring counties run out of food?"
"How about transferring from next door?" Li Yuechen asked.
"According to what Chen'er said, don't we have to go all the way to the beach?" Li Zhi put down the health ball in his hand, "Then how do we deal with the people on the beach?"
"Can we go fishing?" Li Yuechen asked.
When these words were spoken, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, who was shaking her head and smiling bitterly beside him, were stunned for a moment, and then they looked at each other.
"hiss--"
Li Zhi took a deep breath, raised his head and said: "This..."
Wu Zetian beside him nodded: "Although this method is not perfect, it can be used. If it is used together, the fish can be smoked with charcoal fire and can also be transported over long distances."
Then the two began to discuss the feasibility of this issue.
This is the most reasonable solution that Li Yuechen could think of as a child. It enlightened Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, and can be regarded as a contribution to the people who suffered from the disaster.
She didn't stay any longer, just said goodbye and left.
But she knew very well that this method could not completely solve the problem of food shortage in this era.
To solve this problem, we must solve the problem of food production.
But hybrid rice...her understanding was limited to these four words, and as for how to do it specifically, she had no idea!
Moreover, solving this problem was not something that she, a little kid, could do.
…
Li Zhi called many ministers to the Purple Palace to sit down and discuss this matter.
The method proposed by Li Yuechen is indeed feasible in theory, but it is extremely difficult to implement and requires cooperation from all states and counties at the same time.
In this age of difficult communications, this is not something that can be solved with just a few words.
But some changes can be made to this theory. For example, fishing can be caught directly from the seaside, smoked and then transported to the disaster area. At the same time, each state and county along the way can allocate some food, which should be able to ensure minimum disaster relief.
At the same time, marine fish can replenish salt to a certain extent, which can be said to be a good method.
Li Yuechen walked to the edge of Taiye Lake, looking at the water surface blown by the breeze, but he was thinking about another question in his mind.
Even if she didn't understand history, she knew that most of the history books focused on emperors and generals, but it seemed that history books never cared about the lives of ordinary people.
No wonder it is said that no matter the prosperity or decline of a country, the people will suffer. This is the mark of the feudal era!
Even in powerful dynasties like the Han and Tang dynasties, people were still divided into high and low classes.
After sighing, Li Yuechen shook his head and decided in his heart that he should not think about these things until he grew up.
We are all in the vortex of power, so make sure you have your own safety first.
Theoretically speaking, as long as one of the brothers could survive and become emperor, life would be completely stable.
Because by then she will be the eldest princess, and as long as she doesn't commit suicide, no one can do anything to her!
As for now, I should find something to do to kill time in this boring life before I grow up.
What should I do?
As an extreme athlete, Li Yuechen can be said to have absolute say in "playing".
Parkour, off-road motorcycles, surfing, skiing, rock climbing, wing suit flying...there is almost nothing he doesn't know.
Unfortunately, in this era, these things have basically been completely away from her.
Should we also learn some entertainment methods of this era? For example, playing chess, calligraphy, etc.
Wait, books? Yes, you can write novels!
When I was a child, I stayed in an orphanage. Because we had no money to go to places like amusement parks, various mythological and martial arts novels became our only form of entertainment.
Especially novels like Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, which I have watched dozens of times!
Li Yuechen clapped his hands and said, "Come on, Xiaohe, go back and write some articles for me."
Of course, she couldn't expect to write it all by herself. If she wrote a novel like this all by herself, she would be exhausted to death.
"Your Highness," Xiao He beside him looked a little embarrassed, "This servant...can't read."
"oh……"
Li Yuechen was not too surprised to hear her answer. Because it was Grandpa Fu who taught her to write when she was a child, she subconsciously thought that she could read.
But there was no way to ask Eunuch Fu to write it. Although he was the eunuch who took care of himself, he was in charge of many things in the palace. He was not very busy, but he was not very idle either.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen waved his hand, turned around and walked towards the Ye Ting Palace.
Arriving at the Ye Ting Palace, Lady Liu came out to greet them: "Greetings, Your Highness! What instructions do you have for me today?"
"Gong Shang Liu, are there any palace maids here who can read?" Li Yuechen asked.
Liu Shang Gong thought for a moment, nodded and said, "There is a woman named Zheng, who was originally the wife of a criminal, and she is good at writing!"
"Call her here."
“Yes!”
Liu Shanggong agreed, turned around and left. After a while, she came over with a woman who looked to be around 30 years old.
Although this woman was wearing the clothes of a palace maid, one could still tell that she had a special temperament that only people from a large family could have.
A slightly tired face without any makeup looks full of naturalness.
After arriving in front of Li Yuechen, he bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Princess!"
"Can you read?" Li Yuechen asked.
"Your Highness, I recognize it!" Zheng replied with her head down.
Li Yuechen nodded, "I plan to write some articles. I want to take Liu Shanggong away."
"Yes!" It was so easy for the princess to get a palace maid. There was no need for any formalities.
As she turned around and was about to leave, Zheng suddenly bowed again and said, "Your Highness! I have a little daughter who is still young. Can she go with us?"
Li Yuechen was a little surprised. There were actually children in the Ye Ting Palace?
But he still nodded: "Yes!"
"Thank you, Your Highness. Please wait a moment!" After Zheng bowed, she turned around and ran to find her daughter.
Looking at her leaving back, Li Yuechen sighed deeply.
It is really unbelievable that in the royal palace, a palace maid is still raising a little daughter. It is conceivable that her life must be very difficult.
In such a lawless area, being bullied is probably inevitable.
After a while, Zheng came jogging over with a little girl in her arms.
From a distance, I saw that the little girl seemed to be about the same age as me. She was wearing a palace maid's clothes and looked a little thin.
But a pair of bright big eyes were quite attractive. They hid behind Zheng and looked at herself timidly.
"Why don't you bow quickly?" Zheng patted her on the back, then pulled her to bow together: "Greetings, Your Highness!"
The little girl behind him also imitated her mother and saluted Li Yuechen properly.
Li Yuechen thought the little girl was a little cute, so he took two steps forward and came in front of her: "Raise your head."
The little girl raised her head slightly, and looked at Li Yuechen with a look of restraint and fear in her eyes.
"Do you have a name?" Li Yuechen asked.
Women of this era rarely had names, and basically just had a surname like "so-and-so".
When family members call someone, they usually say the name of the child plus the name of the mother.
For example, Li Yuechen, because she has an older sister and is the second child, if she were in an ordinary family, she would be called Li Er Niang.
Many princesses in the royal family are like this too, usually they use their titles as their names after they are given them.
The little girl was obviously a little reserved, but she still answered in her childish voice: "Your Highness, my name is Wan'er, Shangguan Wan'er."
Wow! Isn't this that guy?
Li Yuechen thought about it and thought that it seemed to be the secretary of his mother after she became the emperor? That Shangguan Wan'er?
Was she born a palace maid?
But never mind, it has nothing to do with me anyway.
After nodding, Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Let's go!"
On the way back to Chengxiang Palace, Li Yuechen turned his head from time to time to look at Shangguan Wan'er who was following Zheng.
No matter what, it would be too much for such a young child to suffer in a place like the Yunting Palace. Since we have encountered him, we should help him if we can.
Not to mention that this person is a favorite of the future Queen. If you have a good relationship with her, your life will be easier in the future!
