Chapter 4731 The energy is hard to sustain
Although Jinyang was not the youngest princess of Emperor Taizong, she had been sickly and beautiful since childhood, but she had received the most favor. Whether it was Emperor Taizong back then, Li Chengqian today, or even all his brothers and sisters, they had always regarded her as As the apple of your eye, you are treated with honor and favor.
Now that I heard that the congenital disease has not been cured, and may even die at any time, Princess Chengyang burst into tears and hugged her sister without letting go. Why did she care whether she married or not?
Don't talk about "marrying", even "stealing" is up to her, as long as she is happy, everything else is not a big deal...
"You silly kid, why didn't you say anything? We all thought you were cured."
Chengyang hugged his sister with tears streaming down his face, filled with infinite pity.
Instead, Princess Jinyang patted her hand, smiled and comforted her: "Isn't it nothing? Master Sun just said it was possible, not certain. As long as you take good care of yourself, the probability of survival is still very high."< br>
Chengyang wiped away his tears, nodded and said: "I will go back and persuade Your Majesty to allow you to become a monk and practice Taoism. You can do whatever you want."
Although becoming a monk and cultivating Taoism is a bit harsher, it is definitely a good thing from the perspective of self-cultivation. You can stay away from the turmoil of the world and live in peace and quiet, and you will not be disturbed by messy things.
Jinyang nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, sister, eat the shrimp soon. It's going to be cold. I'll pick up some crabs when I leave later. Although the crabs in this season are not very fat, they are better than fresh. You can take them back and try them. Rice wine is very delicious.”
After the two sisters had breakfast, Chengyang comforted Jinyang with gentle words for a while before leaving.
However, she did not leave the palace and return home, but went to Wude Hall.
Li Chengqian drank tea and listened to Princess Chengyang talking about Jinyang's body while wiping her eyes and wiping tears. He could only sigh and said: "Back then, Taoist Master Sun diagnosed and treated Sizi and said that the girl had a heart failure, but... In my opinion, she is just too stubborn. Do you believe anything I say? After being diagnosed and treated by Daozhang Sun, she has always been taking medicine for her. But in the past year or two, Daozhang Sun has only checked her pulse occasionally and has not taken any medicines other than those prescribed by the doctor. Do you still think that she has not recovered from her long-term illness and will not die soon? ”
Chengyang blinked, a little confused.
Li Chengqian said helplessly: "It is certain that she is weak, but if she is not going to die soon, how can Daoist Sun not take medicine? It won't reach the point where medicine and stone are ineffective, right?"
Princess Chengyang hesitated: "Am I... being deceived by her?"
"It's not a lie. She is naturally weak. Even though she is not worried about her life, she cannot withstand the annoyance and confusion that increases the load on her heart. But her unwillingness to marry is definitely not as simple as her physical factors. This girl looks delicate. Weak reality She is strong, has a delicate status, and is beautiful. It is true that it is difficult for ordinary men to fall in love with her. Doesn’t she want to practice Taoism? I don’t care about her anymore. Let her go. My father couldn’t do anything with her, so what can I do?” br>
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed. He had no choice but to deal with such a girl. Even the Nine-Five Supreme Emperor couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't just find a man to marry and then tie her up and send her to the bridal chamber, right?
Princess Chengyang looked gloomy and carried a cage of crabs out of the palace and back to her home...
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As soon as Princess Chengyang left, the queen walked into the imperial study with a cup of tea.
"Your Majesty really ignores Si Zi and lets her do whatever she wants?"
Putting the tea cup on the imperial desk, he came behind Li Chengqian and put a pair of delicate hands on his shoulders to massage him to relieve fatigue.
"Alas..." Li Chengqian sighed first, put down his brush and took a sip of tea. He pointed at the pile of official documents on the imperial case and on the side of the imperial case against the wall. He raised his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows, and said with a frown: " Look at this mountain of official documents. I review them until midnight every day. I have to get up before dawn. How can I still have the energy to pay attention to my little daughter's willful behavior? "
Looking at the mountains of official documents, he felt extremely conflicted.
On the one hand, the emperor is the master of the world, and the imperial power must be concentrated and all major issues in the world can be decided with one word. These official documents represent power and must not be handed over to others, otherwise there is a risk that the imperial power will be eclipsed.
On the other hand, today's Tang Dynasty is developing rapidly and changing with each passing day. Not only is the number of official documents that need to be processed every day increasing day by day, it is already ten or twenty times that of the Wude years, but also because there are too many new things, and many official documents involve More professional knowledge cannot be changed once it is reviewed by the imperial pen. Therefore, if you don't want to be perfunctory and full of errors and omissions, you have to carefully consider every word and think over and over again. The huge workload cannot be completed by one person.
If we want to alleviate this situation, we must give the political hall and the ministers more power to deal with state affairs, otherwise the emperor will die from exhaustion.
But once power is given, how can we talk about centralizing imperial power? If things go on like this, won't the emperor become just a decoration?
Another example is military power. Everyone knows that the emperor must firmly control the military power, otherwise it will easily lead to overthrow, but so what if he knows?
I am not an instant emperor like my father. The future emperors are more capable than the hands of women in the palace. If they are not aware of the sufferings of the world and the dangers of war, they do not know the tactics of war. Even if they have military power, how can they fight?
An ignorant emperor controls tens of millions of troops, which is simply more terrifying than the consequences of a loss of military power. A loss of military power may lead to a change in the throne, but the result of the emperor's chaos will inevitably be the collapse of the empire and the collapse of China...< br>
The concentration of imperial power is not a good thing. The system of the political hall is the best. A group of prime ministers and ministers who have come from all the states and counties gather together to discuss national affairs. The probability of making mistakes is obviously lower than the decision made by the emperor alone.
The same is true in the military. When the reform of the military system is completed in the future, any military order will be issued after deliberation by several "Ministers of the Military Aircraft Department" who are proficient in the art of war and have outstanding strategies. It will definitely be more appropriate than the emperor's word for it.
With the passage of time and the development of the world, Li Chengqian is almost certain that the decline of imperial power is inevitable. If he continues to hold on to the idea of "Nine Five Supreme Beings and the Heavenly Constitution" and refuses to give up imperial power, then the empire will inevitably be in chaos and decadence. Decline and demise will happen sooner or later.
Regarding national affairs, the queen had never participated in it since she was taught a lesson by Fang Jun. While massaging Li Chengqian's shoulders, she listened to Li Chengqian complain about the cumbersome government affairs and lack of energy. After Li Chengqian nagged for a while, she asked: "This summer The heat is unbearable. I wonder if Your Majesty should go to the palace to escape the heat?”
Li Chengqian was silent and hesitated for a moment.
In fact, although the Queen asked this, the matter had been decided long ago, but now Li Chengqian feels not so safe about "leading the snake out of the hole"...
Seeing Li Chengqian's hesitation, the queen did not ask further questions. The emperor had made his own decision on the matter, and others could not influence his decision. She mentioned another thing: "King Jiang is almost twenty years old. The Yuan family had previously discussed marriage, but Yuan The whole family was wiped out because of the death, and the marriage was not settled. I heard that King Jiang was very fond of the little girl of the Fang family. I wonder what your majesty thinks? "
This matter is easy to handle. Li Chengqian drank tea and said: "The education of the Fang family's daughters is well-known by everyone. Princess Han is the most virtuous and generous. Everyone in the clan praises her. The same must be true for the little girl of the Fang family. Mrs. Fang is fierce and charming. Zhuang, the daughters he has taught are not bad, and they are all good candidates for the head of the house. You only need to ask Erlang about this matter. Now that Fang Xiangyuan is in Jiangnan Xianyun Yehe, Erlang can take charge of the family affairs. "
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The queen frowned: "Your Majesty does not agree to this marriage?"
The Fang family has two families, unique in the world, and its honor and favor are unmatched in the world. It has been vaguely said to be the "first family in the world." The eldest daughter is Princess Han, and if the youngest daughter is Princess Jiang again, the Fang family will definitely become the world's best. If the leader of the family is as beautiful as the forest, the wind will destroy him, and he is afraid that he will attract a lot of criticism.
If the royal family directly proposes the marriage, that's all. Let Fang Jun make his own decision. How can he not avoid suspicion?
Li Chengqian sighed and said: "It doesn't matter whether I agree or not. If I propose marriage, it is equivalent to putting the Fang family on the fire. What if Erlang misunderstands?"
The queen was silent.
Your Majesty seems to be doing well everywhere, but his lack of responsibility is inevitably criticized. Since he knows that this will be criticized by the public, why can't you, the emperor, make the decision and shoulder the responsibility regardless of whether you agree or not?
As an emperor, you can't just ask your ministers to pay. You must be brave enough to shoulder the responsibilities that should be borne. By providing a caring and caring environment to your ministers, you will naturally gain unreserved loyalty, and let others see that you will be protected if you are loyal to the emperor.
The ministers shed blood and tried their best to protect you, but in the end, the ministers were asked to bear everything. Who would be willing to do so?
Li Chengqian also seemed to feel that what he was doing was not appropriate, and immediately changed his mind: "We still need to see what Erlang means about this matter. I will discuss it with him when I have time to see how to handle it more appropriately."
But he never thought about it. If the matter was discussed face to face, how could the minister refuse the royal marriage? Since he couldn't refuse, how could he pass the risk of criticism to the emperor?
After all, it is better to cherish your own feathers and let others stand in the way...
Suddenly there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the imperial study. Wang De, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, walked in quickly before he even had time to report. He knelt down on the ground under Li Chengqian's slightly annoyed gaze and said mournfully: "Your Majesty, what happened just now?" The Duke of Ju's Mansion sent someone to the palace to announce the funeral, saying that His Highness Yu Zhang had passed away..."
"What?!" Li Chengqian stood up suddenly, his eyes widened and he couldn't hide his surprise: "Why did he die after he was fine? Why didn't he go to the palace and ask the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment beforehand?"
Wang De shook his head and said: "I just said it was a sudden illness, and I haven't had time to go to the palace to ask for an imperial doctor."
Li Chengqian's face was livid and furious: "Although Yuzhang is in poor health, he has never heard of any terminal illness. How could he be so quick? The Tang family must have abused the princess, causing her to be critically ill, but he did not dare to go to the palace to ask the imperial doctor for treatment. He is simply a bastard. ! ”
Wang De was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word.
The queen quickly dissuaded Li Chengqian: "The Duke of Ju is a meritorious figure in the empire and a veteran of three dynasties. Your Majesty must not be so arbitrary. You should first send someone to attend the funeral, and arrange for the imperial doctor to go over and examine the cause of Princess Yuzhang's death, and then make further calculations." Princess Yuzhang and The consort Tang Yishi had always been loving, and there was no word of disharmony between husband and wife. Although his sudden death is strange, it may not have anything to do with the Tang family. Moreover, the Duke of Ju, Tang Jian, was a veteran of the three dynasties and had made great contributions to the country. How could he be criticized harshly without knowing it?
Li Chengqian rubbed his temples and ordered: "Change my clothes. I will personally bring the imperial doctor there. If Yuzhang is really ill and dies, just let it go, otherwise I will not spare the Tang family!"