Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 34 Li Yuechen's Desire to Survive
In fact, sand table simulation is ultimately just a simulation, which is very different from real combat.
But even so, Li Zhi still had a lot of fun playing with his daughter, and Wu Zetian, who was watching beside him, also found it very interesting.
She held a cup of tea with a smile on her face and watched the fight between the father and daughter.
In the blink of an eye, an afternoon passed. Feeling the environment gradually getting darker, Li Zhi raised his head and twisted his neck.
"What Chen'er made is really interesting! And this thing should be brought to the court for all the ministers to see. If it is really useful, I should order that this sand table be made in all important strategic locations in the Tang Dynasty."
At this point, he turned his head with a doting smile on his face: "Chen'er has made another great contribution!"
"Hehe, as long as Grandpa likes it!" Li Yuechen expressed his filial piety with a smile.
Afterwards, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian had dinner with their daughter in Chengxiang Hall, chatted for a while, and read the latest chapter of Journey to the West before going back.
Of course, when leaving, Zhang Chengxin also asked someone to take the sand table away.
The next day was not a court day, but Li Zhi still summoned Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian and other people with high martial arts skills to the Purple Palace.
After seeing the sand table and listening to Li Zhi's explanation of how to conduct the deduction, these ministers who had personally fought on the battlefield and commanded wars instantly understood the important strategic significance of it.
“Hahahaha…” Pei Xingjian stroked his beard and laughed: “Master Liu has trained a good disciple!”
"No, no, the princess is naturally intelligent, I am just guiding her..."
Li Zhi smiled smugly at the side: "When I asked you to accept a disciple, you looked very reluctant. Now that you know Chen'er is fine?"
He was in a really good mood today and even started showing off his daughter.
In fact, this was not the first time that this had happened. When Li Yuechen was still in swaddling clothes, he held her in his arms and showed her off to foreign envoys.
Now that she has grown up, I like this daughter even more.
Liu Rengui also knew that no one was blaming him, so he smiled and bowed: "I was shortsighted at the beginning, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
While the emperor and his ministers were joking with each other, Li Zhi also ordered the Ministry of Works to begin making simulated sand tables of all strategic locations within the Tang Dynasty.
Strive to maintain authenticity and try to make the proportions the same as in reality.
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A few days later, when the oranges were ripe, Li Zhi immediately sent someone to deliver more than ten kilograms of oranges to his daughter.
The oranges that could be sent to the palace were undoubtedly of top quality in terms of appearance and other aspects. After Li Yuechen gave one to Fulai, Xiaohe, Zheng and Shangguan Wan'er, he had everyone peel the oranges and take them to be canned.
It’s not that she is stingy, but she wants to can the good ones first.
If you still want to eat it, you can just go out of the palace and buy it. It is the ripe season now and the price is not expensive.
After finishing another batch of canned food, Li Yuechen looked at the pile of ceramic jars in the corner of Chengxiang Hall and nodded.
I thought that if the experiment was successful, Li Zhi would be able to eat lychees next year.
After finishing the canned food, Li Yuechen took Shangguan Wan'er and her two sisters to play shuttlecock.
The next day was the first day of October, and it was the day when Li Yuechen went to the Sanqing Temple to pray for Mrs. Rongguo.
He got up early in the morning and practiced yoga with Shangguan Wan'er and her two sisters. After practicing the routine again, he put on his Taoist robes and went to the Sanqing Temple.
After carefully lighting three incense sticks, Li Yuechen picked up the "Scripture of Purity and Tranquility" and began to recite it.
After chanting scriptures for the whole morning, I just walked out of the Sanqing Hall at noon and saw Fulai standing outside the door.
"Eunuch Fu, why are you here today?"
Fu Lai saw her coming out, walked over quickly, looked around, bent down and whispered: "Your Highness, Lord Zhao died in office."
Is Zhao Renben dead?
Li Yuechen was a little surprised. Moreover, he died in office. This was really explosive news.
Li Zhi probably wouldn't be in a very good mood either. After all, Zhao Renben had been an official in the court for many years and now he died suddenly. He must be very sad.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen decided to go over and comfort them: "Where are grandparents now?"
"I was in Yanying Palace just now, I don't know now..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Yuechen had already run out.
Fulai was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him.
After several years of training, Li Yuechen can now run such a distance without getting red in the face or out of breath.
He ran all the way to the Yanying Palace, but didn't see anyone, so he ran to the Zichen Palace immediately.
As soon as I entered the side passage from the back door, I saw Li Zhi and Wu Zetian walking side by side.
Li Zhi seemed a little disappointed, and he forced a smile: "Why is Chen'er here?"
"I heard that Mr. Zhao passed away, and I was worried that grandpa would be too sad..." Li Yuechen explained.
Seeing that his daughter was still wearing a Taoist robe, Li Zhi squatted down and picked her up: "It's okay, although it's sad, but with Chen'er here, I won't let anything happen to my body!"
"It's best that Grandpa is okay!" Li Yuechen comforted him.
Zhao Renben was not as close to Li Zhi as Li Ji, so he was not too sad about his death.
However, he still ordered a three-day suspension of court as a sign of mourning.
Li Yuechen also went to listen to the court meeting on October 15th.
Now the people in the counties and prefectures affected by the drought have all moved to other counties and prefectures, but some people inevitably starved to death on the way.
At this court meeting, Li Zhi announced two things.
First of all, all official names were restored. Dongtai was changed back to Menxia Province, Xitai was changed back to Zhongshu Province, and the other six ministries also restored their original names.
The second thing was to announce that those people under the age of fifteen who were affected by the drought and could not survive could be adopted as boys or girls and used as servants by the adopters. However, it was stipulated that they could not be used as slaves and would remain on the good register.
When the drought is over, the owners can be compensated according to the value of their food and clothing and released back to their home place.
Behind the screen, Li Yuechen, leaning against the wall, sighed helplessly. Although it was not a good solution, it was the only solution.
In this day and age, there is simply no solution to natural disasters, and it is already difficult to ensure that most people do not starve to death.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen felt powerless. This was the limitation of the times, and she could not change anything by herself.
After all, facing this kind of natural disaster, the only solution is just four words - a rich country and a strong people!
Only by doing this can we have the ability to fight against this natural disaster!
Li Yuechen raised his head slightly and looked at Li Zhi on the dragon throne and Wu Zetian behind the pearl curtain.
Is there any way for me to make them follow my advice?
Unfortunately, this is all I can think about.
Even though I am favored now, I am still a child.
Perhaps he could make suggestions, but whether they would be adopted would depend on the emperor's own opinion.
Not to mention that Li Yuechen didn't dare to step forward at all. After all, the person sitting behind the pearl curtain was the future empress.
Why is Li Yuechen pretending to be silly and cute every day? Isn't it to tell them that I am not a threat at all, and they should never focus on me!
After hearing this, Li Yuechen also felt that it was boring.
Without waiting for Li Zhi to leave the court, he shook his head and left.
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In November, the weather enters late autumn and is about to enter winter.
Li Yuechen still exercises himself every day according to his self-disciplined habit, and everyone in Chengxiang Hall has become accustomed to it.
The only change is that Princesses Xuancheng and Princess Yiyang are in better and better shape, perhaps because they practice yoga with Li Yuechen every day.
Not only the figure, but also the temperament has been greatly improved.
Originally, I accompanied Li Yuechen to practice yoga just because I had nothing to do and just wanted to have fun with her.
And now, I practice very seriously every morning.
Li Yuechen found it a little funny when she felt the law of true fragrance from her two sisters.
After finishing yoga, I was about to go out for practice when Fu Lai suddenly came in: "Your Highnesses, the Holy Saint has spoken!"
Li Yuechen and the other two bowed quickly and listened.
Fu Lai saluted with both hands in the direction of Yanying Hall, turned his body slightly and said: "The sage said that the weather is getting colder, and I miss hot pot. Tonight my family will gather in Yanying Hall!"
Li Yuechen almost couldn't help laughing. This oral instruction was actually written in plain language and was very friendly.
It seems that Li Zhi now finally knows the joy of having his family together.
That night, Li Yuechen and her two sisters arrived at Yanying Palace early.
Several brothers arrived even earlier, and Li Hong bowed to his two sisters Xuancheng and Yiyang.
Li Yuechen had always hated this kind of serious etiquette between family members. While he was performing the ceremony, she jumped up and threw herself on his back.
"Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you miss me?"
"Ouch!"
Li Hong was almost knocked to the ground by her sudden pounce.
After she finally stood steadily, he dragged her legs up and lifted her up, for fear that she would fall.
"You! Why don't you bow to me and other brothers?"
Li Yuechen hugged his neck and laughed: "Why do we have to be so estranged from each other as a family?"
"This is etiquette! How can you say it's unfamiliar?" Li Hong pretended to be angry and taught him a lesson.
"Really?" Li Yuechen turned his head and looked at the other brothers, "Brothers, do you think what Yuechen said makes sense?"
The second brother Li Xian hugged Li Xian's neck and nodded, "I think that makes sense! Big brother, family members really shouldn't be so estranged!"
The fourth brother, Li Lun, didn't say anything, but nodded in agreement.
They all liked this sister very much, and regardless of whether they agreed with her in their hearts, they naturally supported her on the surface.
Li Yuechen jumped off Li Hong's back, jumped on the steps and looked at them: "So, Yuechen suggests that when our family meets in the future, we should not be so unfamiliar!"
Li Hong found it funny to see her so confident and confident: "What will happen when we meet our parents?"
"You should be polite when you meet your parents, but to be honest, Yuechen always feels that these rules are really troublesome." Li Yuechen acted distressed.
Li Xian lowered his head and thought for a while: "My little sister, what you said makes sense, but as children of the royal family, we have the responsibility to set an example..."
The eldest brother Li Hong nodded: "Yes!"
"In fact, you guys still agree with what Yuechen said, right?" Li Yuechen said with a smile, "You are saying this now, just because you are afraid of being scolded by your parents!"
After their thoughts were revealed by their sister, the brothers all blushed, especially Li Xian.
But he still raised his head unconvinced: "Then Yuechen is not afraid of his parents?"
"I'm not afraid." Li Yuechen put his hands on his hips, looking very proud.
Li Xian, who was standing opposite, glanced at the two figures gradually walking out from behind Li Yuechen, smiled, and raised his voice a little: "Since Yuechen is not afraid of Grandpa and Mom, how about this? Grandpa is a saint, and we can't speak casually. Yuechen, dare to talk about Grandma's shortcomings?"
"Why not?"
Of course Li Yuechen knew that he was setting a trap for himself. Children's ears are much more sensitive than adults', and she had already heard the deliberately suppressed footsteps behind her.
Then she waved her hand and said, "Mother's biggest flaw is that she has no flaws! Like grandfather, both are perfect and unparalleled people in the world!"
"puff……"
Li Hong on the opposite side couldn't help but laugh.
“Hahahaha…” The other brothers and sisters couldn’t help laughing so hard that they fell forward and backward.
In fact, it was very impolite to laugh so loudly in front of the emperor and the empress, but there was nothing they could do since they couldn't help themselves.
Not to mention them, even Zhang Chengxin who was guarding the door gritted his teeth, trying hard not to laugh, his face turned red.
Li Zhi, who was standing behind her, also laughed and walked over to touch her head. "I thought Chen'er would come up with some shocking advice, but I didn't expect it to be praised so highly!"
Wu Zetian, who was standing beside him, also tried to hold back her laughter and put on a stern look: "Humph, you are so young and yet you already know how to flatter. I don't know where you learned that from!"
Li Yuechen ran to her side with a smile and hugged her waist: " What is from the bottom of my heart, how can it be flattery? Mother, your comments will make me sad!"
"Oh? Then why don't you show me your sadness!" Wu Zetian said with her eyes squinting.
"Oh my!" Li Yuechen grabbed her hand and shook it, "Today is a family gathering, mother, please don't make things difficult for me!"
Wu Zetian pulled her hand out immediately and pointed a finger at her forehead: "Go away! Don't give me that!"
Seeing that the other princes and princesses couldn't stop laughing, Wu Zetian's face fell: "What? You haven't stopped laughing yet?"
Seeing her serious face, the brothers and sisters forced themselves to hold back their smiles, but their shoulders were still shaking.
“Hahaha…” Only Li Zhi was still laughing. He waved his hands casually: “Alright, alright, Chen’er is absolutely right. When a family is together, this is how they should be happy!”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Li Yuechen nodded frantically.
"Your Majesty, please pamper her!" Wu Zetian also smiled helplessly.
" Grandpa , look, mom looks better when she smiles than when she doesn't, right?" Li Yuechen turned her head and winked at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi smiled and nodded: "Yes! Mei Niang should smile more!"
"That's right!" Li Yuechen nodded, "You should smile more. This is the demeanor of the most beautiful woman in the world!"
After saying that, she opened her eyes wide and added cutely, "The child is second!"
"puff……"
This time even Wu Zetian couldn't help herself and burst out laughing.
The atmosphere around them suddenly became relaxed and the children started laughing again.
Li Zhi, whose face was beginning to hurt from laughing, waved his hands: "Alright, alright, come in! Let's eat hotpot!"
As he said this, he took the lead and walked into the Yanying Hall. In the end, the children still did not salute them...
