My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 121 Let's see how long you can remain the crown prince
The fourth day of the first lunar month is a good day for marriage.

The road from the Imperial Palace to Fang Mansion was spread out over ten miles of red, like a gorgeous ribbon winding through the prosperous capital.

The procession carrying the dowry stretched as far as the eye could see, and the boxes of exquisitely carved treasure chests were filled with rare treasures.

A sedan chair carried by eight people, a formal marriage.

As the most favored princess, Li Shimin also attended the wedding in person.

Li Chengqian naturally wanted to participate as well.

As a result, all roads leading to the wedding procession were strictly prohibited, and common people were not even qualified to watch.

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling's mansion is located in the second mansion outside the Suzaku Gate, and has basically no impact on people's livelihood.

Gao Yang was wearing a phoenix coronet and a bridal robe and sitting in a magnificent sedan chair.

The frame is made of golden nanmu wood and is carved with exquisite patterns, such as phoenixes, peonies, auspicious clouds, etc. The patterns that symbolize good luck and good fortune are vivid. The sedan is hung with colorful tassels, which flutter gently in the breeze like the skirt of a fairy.

But Gao Yang’s complexion didn’t look very good.

"Princess, today is a happy day."

Cui'er, the palace maid who served Gao Yang, reminded carefully.

The palace maid Lan'er next to her glared at Cui'er.

"How can this princess be happy to marry this vulgar warrior?"

There was contempt in Gao Yang's voice.

Lan Er said, "I heard the eunuchs talking earlier, saying that not only His Majesty and the Crown Prince, but also the Princes of Wei, Jin, and Wu who are still in Chang'an, are all coming to attend the princess' wedding."

"And all the ministers of the court, as long as they can be counted, are here."

"I don't know how vast this scene is."

Hearing this, Gao Yang immediately became interested, as this was related to her reputation.

“So many people are here?”

Lan'er said with some envy: "The princess is His Majesty's favorite. It is a great honor to be able to attend the princess's wedding. Even if it is the corner at the edge of the banquet, it is impossible for anyone other than a noble family to sit there."

"It is a great honor for me and my servants to follow the princess."

These words immediately made Princess Gaoyang smile.

The unhappiness in my heart was temporarily covered up by the grand occasion and the respect from everyone.

The bridal sedan moved forward steadily amid the joyous sounds, and soon arrived at the door of Fang's residence. Fang Yiai, wearing a bright red wedding gown and with a happy face, stood at the door to greet them.

He looked at the gorgeous sedan chair, feeling both nervous and excited.

With a loud shout, "The princess has arrived!", the whole house suddenly fell silent. The bridesmaid stepped forward and slowly opened the curtain of the sedan chair. Princess Gaoyang walked out of the sedan chair with the help of Cui'er and Lan'er.

Wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal robe, Gao Yang was radiant and her noble temperament amazed everyone present.

Fang Yiai hurried forward and stretched out his hand to hold Princess Gaoyang's.

Gao Yang frowned slightly, but under the gaze of everyone, he still put his hand on Fang Yiai's hand.

They walked hand in hand into the main hall, which was decorated magnificently with red silk hanging high and clusters of flowers.

In the main hall.

Li Shimin sat at the top, Fang Yiai and Gao Yang bowed in greeting.

"His Majesty."

"Father."

Li Shimin smiled and looked lovingly at Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai, saying, "Today my beloved daughter Gaoyang and Erlang of the Fang family are happily married. I am very pleased."

"Lord Fang has devoted his life to the Tang Dynasty. I hope that you will treat each other with respect and work together to bring more happiness to the Tang Dynasty."

Fang Xuanling also stood up quickly and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. The princess's marriage is a blessing for the Fang family. I will definitely treat the princess with loyalty and repay your majesty with diligence, and will not let your majesty and the princess down."

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and then said to everyone: "Today's joy should be celebrated together. May our Tang Dynasty prosper and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

Everyone shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, long live the Tang Dynasty!"

The drums and music started.

The person presiding over the ceremony was Zhang Ananda, the emperor's eunuch.

This is quite a show.

"The two families are united in marriage, the contract is signed in one hall, the marriage is eternal, and they are a perfect match."

"Look at the peach blossoms burning this day, and the IKEA room is suitable for you. It is predicted that the melons will be endless in the next year, and Erchang Erzhi."

"I hereby write down my promise to be together till old age on this piece of red paper, so that the covenant of red leaves can be recorded in the love genealogy."

"May the princess and her husband live in harmony, enjoy the spring flowers and autumn moon, and spend the long years together."

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Couple greetings!"

"Send to the bridal chamber!"

The ceremony is over and the banquet begins.

There is a wide variety of delicious food and the aroma of wine is everywhere.

The dishes were all carefully prepared by the imperial chefs, and they were delicious in color, aroma and taste.

The guests toasted each other and gave their best wishes to the prince consort.

"Cheng Qian, I will return to the palace first. Gao Yang will be in your charge."

"Yes, Father."

It was naturally impossible for Li Shimin to stay here for a long time, and sharing happiness with the people was just a gesture.

It was a great honor for Fang Xuanling that he could come here in person.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

After the emperor's carriage left, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Beautiful Hu Ji came on stage one after another and danced gracefully to the music of the musicians.

backyard.

Except for the imprisoned Prince of Qi Li You, the Crown Prince and the seven princes reunited again.

"It is a great honor for our family that you can stay and preside over the event. I will ask you to drink a few more glasses of wine later."

Li Tai said with a smile, his tone less respectful and more arrogant than before.

Everyone in the court and the country knew that Fang Yiai was his confidant.

This Fang Mansion is naturally his home ground.

The princes looked at each other, wondering how King Wei suddenly had such momentum and dared to confront his eldest brother.

Even though the King of Wei wants to seize the throne, he still has to maintain the superficial appearance.

Li Chengqian smiled and didn't answer.

He ordered: "Wen Zhong."

The eunuch Wen Zhong, who was holding his hands behind him, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, I am here."

"Didn't the King of Wei ask the groom to toast? All the people at this table are princes, so why should everyone toast a pot? Is this sincerity enough?"

"Go get eight pots of Jiannan Shaochun, and when the groom arrives, serve them to the groom one by one."

Hearing the prince's order, the eunuch Wen Zhong replied: "I will obey your instructions."

Immediately, the eunuch Wen Zhong hurriedly took a few eunuchs to prepare wine.

Hearing this, Li Tai's face suddenly turned gloomy.

Most of the wines in the early Tang Dynasty were fermented wines with relatively low alcohol content, most of which were only more than ten degrees.

Jiannan Shaochun is produced in Jiannan Road. It has a clear color, rich aroma, and a mellow and soft taste. It is very famous nowadays.

However, eight pots is not a small number.

Wen Zhong would definitely take a big pot, that is, a pot weighing one jin. Eight pots would weigh eight jin.

If you drink eight kilograms of liquor with a concentration of more than 10% alcohol, you will definitely get drunk.

"Today is Gao Yang's big wedding day. The prince did this and got the groom drunk. This has ruined Gao Yang's good fortune."

Li Tai said in a low voice.

Li Chengqian didn't care: "Didn't you say that you wanted the groom to toast?"

"Why, my prince can't even offer me a pot of wine?"

"Or do you think that the royal brothers are not worth a pot?"

"As for Gaoyang, there is still a long way to go. The days ahead will be long and the present day will not be the only day."

Li Tai was suddenly choked with words.

Everyone knew that Fang Yiai was his confidant.

And on the day of the wedding, if he was humiliated by the Crown Prince, it would be a humiliation for the King of Wei.

The key point is that this matter is difficult to explain. He was the one who started it, and the prince is just fighting back.

At this time, the eunuch Wen Zhong also brought the wine jug with the eunuchs.

Li Tai took a look and found that it was indeed a large wine pot weighing one jin. "This pot is not delicate enough. Let's change it to a more exquisite wine pot."

Li Tai immediately thought of taking advantage of the wine jug.

Even if we change to half-pound pots, eight pots will only weigh four pounds, so it won't be a big problem.

Li Chengqian said, "So Qingque thinks this wine pot is not beautiful enough. That's fine. I remember that there are two glazed jade jars among your majesty's gifts. Let's use the glazed jade jars."

Li Tai smiled and said, "After all, it's Gao Yang's dowry, so I don't bother with it."

The glazed jade jar weighs five kilograms, so two of them would weigh ten kilograms.

Li Tai was naturally very unhappy because he lost face.

However, when I thought of Fang Xuanling's plan, I felt much calmer.

You are the prince now, you are great, but can you always be the prince?

Look at you building tall buildings, entertaining guests, being full of vigor and glory.

However, as time goes by and the world changes, I wonder if this tall building will remain standing and if its prosperity will remain forever?
Thinking of this, Li Tai suddenly felt relieved.

Li Tai's change in expression immediately aroused Li Chengqian's vigilance.

This guy was slapped in the face by himself, but he was still so proud. It was not in line with his character.

He must have been thinking of something happy.

There is a conspiracy!
That night.

Fang Yiai stumbled to the backyard.

Several servants carried it over.

He was forced to drink eight kilograms. Even if he was smart and poured some of it out while drinking, at least six kilograms entered his stomach.

This is just the prince's table, there are other guests as well.

The servant took care of him and made him drink a large bowl of sobering soup. Only then did Fang Yiai gradually regain some consciousness in his daze.

He remembered that today was his wedding day, and he had not yet entered the bridal chamber to meet the princess.

So he forced himself to hold on to his shaking body and, with the help of his servants, stumbled towards the bridal chamber.

He tried to steady himself and gently pushed the door open.

However, when Fang Yiai rushed in, drunk, Princess Gaoyang's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

Fang Yiai's face flushed, his eyes blurred, and he said incoherently: "Princess, I'm here."

Princess Gaoyang frowned, looked at him with disgust, and said angrily: "You are such a vulgar man, how dare you get so drunk. Today is our wedding day, and you are acting like this, how disgraceful!"

Fang Yiai wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start, so she just said vaguely: "Princess, I was forced by the prince."

When Gao Yang heard that it was his elder brother who got him drunk on purpose, he immediately understood.

He scolded, "Get out of here! I don't want to see you like this today."

Fang Yiai was filled with astonishment. He wanted to step forward and hold Princess Gaoyang, but he stumbled and almost fell.

Princess Gaoyang became even angrier and shouted to the outside of the door, "Someone, take the consort out!"

Guarding outside the door are the princess's guards.

When the princess got married, she was accompanied by more than ten palace maids and eunuchs who served her on a daily basis.

There are also two teams of twenty guards.

As a princess of the Tang Dynasty, you don’t have to worry about conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Their status has always been more noble than that of their husband's family.

Upon hearing the princess' order, several guards guarding the door immediately came in, ready to drag Fang Yiai away.

The maid Lan'er whispered, "Princess, today is a big day with many guests coming. If you drive the consort away, it will be a joke and will not be decent for you."

"Why not arrange for the prince consort to sleep in the side room? I and Cui'er will keep a close watch on him and prevent him from disturbing the princess."

Considering that doing so would indeed have a bad impact, Gao Yang nodded with a gloomy face.

He ordered the guards, "Send the prince consort to the side room."

After that, she added: "From now on, without the princess's order, the prince consort is not allowed to enter the main room."

"Yes, princess."
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Lecture on martial arts hall.

On the third day of the first lunar month, students have already resumed classes.

Li Chengqian no longer needs to conduct drills personally, and can select some outstanding talents to serve as instructors.

Practice on your own every morning.

In the afternoon, we learned military tactics, and in the evening, we invited famous scholars to teach us how to read and write.

"You are like rotten wood that cannot be carved, and rotten mud that cannot be climbed on the wall!"

"You should study hard and make a difference when you enter this military academy. However, your poor learning ability is shocking. Learning to read is as difficult as climbing to heaven."

"I have taught you repeatedly, and my mouth is dry and my tongue is dry, but you are like stubborn stones, and there is no sign of improvement."

"I teach the children of aristocratic families. They are smart and eager to learn. They can draw inferences from one example. You are not comparable."

"The teachings of the aristocratic families are extremely fine, and poetry, songs, classics, history, and miscellaneous works are all the right path."

"On the other hand, you fools are not even as good as a three-year-old child. You are simply extremely stupid."

On the podium, the famous teacher cursed loudly.

It's no wonder that I'm so angry. I've been teaching for more than a month, and there are only a handful of students who can write a hundred characters in the Thousand Character Classic.

The teachers at the Military Academy were all famous scholars.

Normally he was a guest of honor from aristocratic families, teaching their children poetry, songs, classics, history, and literature. Now he condescended to teach these crude and uncouth warriors, each of them was as stiff as a log.

It’s not the students’ fault. Their average age is close to 30, and their minds are already full of complicated thoughts. How can they concentrate on studying?

They had no problem running ten laps around the training ground, but they simply couldn't write two words.

The hand holding the brush doesn't even recognize what it writes.

After all, they haven't even practiced the most basic horizontal, vertical, left, and right strokes. The universe and the dark yellow of heaven and earth are still slightly better.

Later, when he grew up in Leiyu, the music of Lü adjusted the yang, the clouds brought rain, and the dew turned into frost. It was completely dark here.

The teacher was helpless and could only open the book and continue explaining the Thousand Character Classic.

Even though he has said it many times.

At this moment, there was a sound outside the door and the teacher looked up.

"General Su?"

"I come here this evening, I wonder what you have to do with me."

This class is the Qianwu class that Su Dingfang teaches in the afternoon.

"According to the instructions of the Crown Prince, the Qianwu class will have evening classes, and this general will teach on its behalf."

"Please return home and rest, Master Zhang."

Su Dingmian said calmly.

Master Zhang glanced behind Su Dingfang and saw a few servants following him, who seemed to be holding a pile of books.

Frowning slightly, Master Zhang said, "I teach at the order of the court, not at the instruction of the crown prince."

What this means is that the prince has no right to let me go.

Although he was annoyed by these students, he also knew what it meant to be able to teach in the Military Academy, and of course he was unwilling to leave.

Su Dingfang did not indulge him either, and shouted: "Miao Yuesong, Yuan Yubing, Gu Chengfa, Chu Liangcai."

As soon as the words fell, four students stood up and bowed: "Disciples are here."

Su Dingfang ordered: "Send Master Zhang away."

"Follow the order."

Seeing the four students approaching, Master Zhang snorted coldly: "Don't bother, I will leave on my own."

"General Su, I will go to the Censorate tomorrow and report you."

Su Dingfang said calmly: "Please do as you wish."

Su Dingfang didn't take this threat seriously at all. How dare the Censorate go against the prince?
After Master Zhang left, Su Dingfang immediately asked his servants to distribute the new simplified Thousand Character Classic to the students.

When the students took a look at it, their eyes lit up immediately.

The simplified Chinese version has more than half the strokes of the traditional Chinese version, making it easier to recognize.

It’s just that the strange symbols above the words are somewhat difficult to understand.

Su Dingfang also began to talk about pinyin.

This situation not only occurred in the Qianwu class, but also in the other four classes of Kunlue, Zhence, Xunmou, and Lizhan.

A curious teacher looked at the new Thousand Character Classic in simplified Chinese and became furious.

The next day, Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin received a bunch of memorials impeaching the prince.

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask, "Ananda, what has the prince done in the Military Academy?"

ps: It’s cold and I have a cold. I will update tomorrow. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)