My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 178 What will happen if the prince calls on the people of the city to rebel?

The next morning.

Li Chengqian woke up from his sleep and felt a little helpless when he felt the situation on his body.

Compared to the shyness of the Crown Princess, Theodosius was more bold and unrestrained.

Just like a raging wild horse, even if it is the first time to taste the forbidden fruit, it will burn completely like a moth to a flame.

According to the rules of the imperial palace, concubines are not allowed to stay overnight under normal circumstances.

This is true for the Taiji Palace and the Eastern Palace as well.

The reason for such etiquette is to consider the health of the emperor and the prince.

However, when the eunuch reminded him last night, Theodosius refused to leave. It might be because of his different physique. After one wave was over, he would continue to linger even if he was exhausted.

Finally, it was Li Chengqian who spoke up, and she was allowed to be willful this time.

So, in the morning, Theodosius clung to Li Chengqian like an octopus.

With a slight movement, Theodosius woke up.

"Your Highness."

This look is about to be drawn.

The physical contact soon gave rise to something strange and a storm broke out.

"Bath."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Theodosius said, "I want to come together."

"can."

After bathing.

Crown Princess Su Yuer also came to have breakfast together.

Naturally, I also heard the news last night.

What a shameless Western girl!

Li Chengqian asked about the situation while eating breakfast: "What is the current situation of the court report?"

The eunuch Wen Zhong replied, "After the curfew last night, the court bulletins were delivered to every neighborhood and were already on sale in the early morning. There has been no news yet."

Delivering gifts after curfew is the prince's privilege, and the Jinwu Guards are no longer surprised by this.

Seeing someone from the Eastern Palace, it is impossible to step forward to stop them.

This is how ice was delivered in the past, and it is naturally the same when delivering newspapers now.

“Pay more attention.”

"Yes, Your Highness."

At this time, Theodosius said, "Your Highness, the Tang Dynasty is planning to attack Goryeo, and envoys from various countries are now paying close attention to this."

"Many people are watching to see how the Tang Dynasty will teach this disobedient vassal state a lesson."

As the suzerain state in East Asia, every move of the Tang Dynasty will have a huge impact on the political situation in the entire East Asian region.

Especially such a big event as sending troops to Goryeo.

The Tang Dynasty was very strong, but most people had no concrete idea of ​​how strong it was.

The reason why Theodosius mentioned this matter was because the Tang Dynasty's dispatch of troops to Goryeo would greatly affect the political landscape of Eurasia.

Because the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty had previously spoken to the Roman delegation in the court.

The news soon spread to the Arab country and was taken seriously.

The rulers of the Arab Empire had to consider the attitude of the Tang Dynasty, which would have a great impact on their current situation.

After all, the power of the Tang Dynasty is well known. If the Tang Dynasty really wants to intervene in the Middle East, the expansion of the Arab Empire will be curbed and it will have to adjust its current strategic layout.

Later, the news that the Roman princess moved into the palace of the Tang Prince made the Arab Empire even more nervous.

And now, the Tang Dynasty is going to attack its vassal states.

From this, everyone can see the situation of the Tang Dynasty army.

Is it strong or weak?

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Goryeo is very strong, but the majesty of the Tang Dynasty cannot be violated by anyone."

"Korean soldiers who fight for the Kingdom of Goryeo will be sentenced to twenty years of hard labor in the Tang Dynasty as war crimes."

"After this expedition to the east, the world will no longer belong to Goryeo."

The domineering declaration made Theodosius' eyes full of admiration.

"Your Highness will surely win."

Crown Princess Su Yu'er was a little worried: "The mountain is high and the road is long, Your Highness needs to take care of your health."

She was not worried about the victory of the war. For Crown Princess Su Yuer, the Crown Prince would definitely be very tired after such a long journey.

And she knew that the prince had lived in the palace almost all year round because of his poor health when he was a child.

Later, my health improved and I seldom went out.

It can be said that the prince had never traveled far since he was born, but this time he was traveling a long distance of 5,000 miles.

The prince will definitely feel uncomfortable along the way.

I can't eat well, I can't sleep well.

How could she not worry?

"Don't worry, Yu'er, don't you know my body?"

Li Chengqian joked.

Su Yuer blushed and glared at Theodosius.

Theodosius: ???——
For the people of Chang'an, just over a month seemed like a completely different Chang'an.

After the whole city was forced to perform corvée labor to modify the culvert, the entire Chang'an was transformed.

Along with it came a bunch of new rules and a bunch of prince's decrees.

The prince issued an order: No one is allowed to urinate or defecate anywhere, no one is allowed to spit anywhere, and no one is allowed to litter anywhere.

Violators will be fined 100 coins, and informants will be rewarded 50 coins.

This means that many idle people in Chang'an can directly become supervisory experts.

East and West Market, Zhuque Street.

As soon as we see them, we will immediately stop them and fine them.

At the beginning, many people were embarrassed.

But when the first profiteer appeared and the news spread, it became known that he had earned five hundred coins by arresting ten people on the street in just one day.

This caused a sensation in all the neighborhoods of Chang'an.

One pass ten, ten pass a hundred.

Then the whole Chang'an became bustling, and many people strolled on the streets early in the morning, looking around with shining eyes, to see who would disobey the prince's order.

This led to a particularly interesting phenomenon: when someone spat, four or five people around him came over and pulled him back.

In the end, the people at Wuhoupu had no choice but to divide the fifty-cent reward equally among several people.

In order to prevent the money in your pocket from becoming someone else's money.

So people put garbage into the trash can and go to the public toilets for urination and defecation, and it soon became a habit.

After all, there are trash cans every few hundred meters on the street, and separate public toilets for men and women within one mile.

After reporting this business, it gradually faded away.

But some people still did it.

After all, there are always a large number of foreign businessmen and outsiders coming to Chang'an.

However, notices have been posted at every gate in Chang'an.

New arrivals to the city will be informed of the rules to be followed in Chang'an.

In the morning, always be safe.

This place is located in the southwest corner of Chang'an City and is considered a slum in the Tang Dynasty.

The housing prices are also the lowest in this area.

"Uncle Chen, what is that for?"

Shan Yao looked at the group of people queuing in front of the cabin next to the notice board and asked curiously.

Ever since the last plan to assassinate the prince in Furong Garden failed.

Shan Yao was completely disheartened.

After all, the Goryeo warriors failed to assassinate the prince in such a situation, so the emperor’s guards must be even stricter.

Does she still have hope of avenging her father?

I heard that the prince learned archery from the emperor, so the emperor must be very strong as well.

This made Shan Yao lose her goals for a while, and she has been living in a daze recently.

"I heard they were selling court newspapers, but I don't know what court newspapers are."

Chen Ming looked curious.

People all like to watch excitement and gossip. For most people in Chang'an, there are not many entertainment activities, so if there is anything new and interesting, they will naturally come to see it.

"Is it the prince who did this again?"

Shan Yao's tone was somewhat complicated.

She had a grudge against the emperor for killing her father, so naturally she didn't have a good impression of the prince.

Especially during the corvée labor period, he was eager to join in the fun and make everyone oppose the prince.

But it was quickly suppressed, which made Shan Yao feel that the prince had lost the support of the people.

In her heart, the prince was cruel and inhumane.

Even the seepage wells are being buried, which means they don't care about the lives of the people at all.

There are also a lot of messy fines that restrict the people, which makes them complain.

It seems that the Tang Dynasty is doomed.

There was a prophecy that the Tang Dynasty would fall in the third generation, and it must have happened to this prince. But the reversal came too quickly, and Shan Yao was quickly slapped in the face.

After the corvée was over, those who had been secretly cursing the prince suddenly became grateful to him.

A series of prince's decrees.

Let those who have made money speak well of the prince.

Shan Yao was almost mad at hearing those remarks.

At this time, a passerby passed by and heard the conversation between Shan Yao and Chen Ming. He stopped and said, "Young lady, you may not know yet, but this official report was made by the prince."

"Just like a document, it will record the recent situation of the Tang Dynasty and even some matters of the court."

"Tsk tsk, this is only possible for the prince. Who would dare to write these things before?"

"It's all written in colloquial characters. Even I, who can't read, can recognize a few words."

"Such a large piece of paper only costs ten cents."

After the passerby finished speaking, he hurried to queue up.

Shan Yao and Chen Ming's curiosity was immediately aroused.

Ten cents isn't a lot, but I'd still like to join in the fun.

The line for the cabins looked long but moved quickly.

After all, you pay money with one hand and get the official newspaper with the other.

"People behind you, don't cut in line. Follow the rules. Cutting in line is against the prince's order and you will be fined."

"If you can't read after buying the court newspaper, go to the teahouse next door."

"There is a storyteller inside who will tell you the contents of the court bulletin. Just compare them."

There was only one person in the cabin, who was collecting money and taking newspapers while shouting loudly.

Finally it was Shan Yao's turn. After paying ten cents to buy the newspaper, she began to read it curiously.

The whole text is written in vernacular characters, but Shan Yao herself is well-educated, so it is not difficult for her to learn to read.

Vulgar characters don't seem that difficult to write.

"Let's go to the teahouse next door."

Chen Ming suggested.

Shan Yao nodded.

There is a teahouse not far away.

It is usually deserted, but today it is packed with people.

There were still a few empty tables though.

The waiter came over and introduced: "This gentleman, young lady, please forgive me."

"There are too many people here and there are not enough tables. If you don't buy tea, you can't sit at a table."

The teahouse owner couldn't do anything as there were too many people.

Most people are not willing to buy tea, but if they do, they cannot buy tea without a table.

So this is the only option left.

Most people still expressed understanding.

Shan Yao paid a few coins, bought a pot of tea and sat down.

There is a storyteller above, who is explaining the court report word by word, and also adding some of his own opinions.

"If you ask me, Goryeo is really not a good thing. Emperor Wu of Han once conquered it."

"Who is Emperor Wu of Han? He was an emperor hundreds of years ago, and he destroyed the Xiongnu people's country."

"Goryeo has always been a vassal state of our Central Plains and a subject."

"Not only do they not pay tribute properly, they also frequently send troops to harass our borders."

"The people living in Yingzhou were so miserable. They worked so hard to grow some food, and when they had a harvest, the Koreans came to rob them. They had to sell their children to survive."

"What do you think? Should we attack Goryeo?"

When the storyteller asked this question, the people who were listening to the story were immediately excited: "He deserves to be beaten!"

"Everyone has heard of Furong Garden, right? Some time ago, the prince wrote a poem on the Lantern Festival."

"On the Lantern Festival at the Jade Table, tut tut, when I look back suddenly, that person is standing at the end of the dim lights."

"I haven't read much, but just listening to this word sounds good."

"I'll read it to you all. You can look at the lower right corner of the court bulletin. That's the poem."

"The east wind blows thousands of flowers into the night, but that person is there, where the lights are dim."

Most of the people who came to the teahouse to listen to the court bulletin were illiterate, but listening to it read like this, they seemed to be back in the lively scene of the Lantern Festival.

Qingyu'an Yuanxiao is not complicated and is easy to understand. Even people with little education will feel the beauty of the artistic conception when listening to it.

"Colorful! Look at the reward."

Some were so excited that they shouted loudly immediately.

The reward was not much, just a few cents, and once one person started, others would follow.

The storyteller smiled and bowed repeatedly.

Shan Yao also gave a few coins as a reward.

After the end, the storyteller continued: "But even such a prince is envied."

"The Koreans know that our prince is a talented person. After the saint, when the prince ascends the throne, our Tang Dynasty will surely become more prosperous and powerful."

"I am dissatisfied with you all. I once complained about the prince in my heart, but when I think of it now, I want to slap myself twice. The prince's heart is for the good of us people."

"Look at Chang'an City today. You can all feel it. It is clean and tidy without those stinking ditches. How comfortable it is. In the past, in the summer, it was like living in a toilet. It was stinking."

"The prince paid for us to build public toilets and install trash cans. Since the seepage well was buried, the water in the well has become sweeter."

The people immediately started talking about it and agreed with the storyteller's words.

Everyone once misunderstood the prince.

Now that you are enjoying the benefits, you will naturally remember the prince.

The storyteller continued, his tone somewhat indignant: "But such a good prince, a good prince who always thought of us people, was assassinated in Furong Garden on the day he wrote this Qingyu'an Lantern Festival poem."

"The Koreans were ambitious and secretly sent hundreds of Korean warriors to build a secret passage through the Qujiang Pond in Furong Garden. They had hundreds of crossbows and almost killed our prince."

"Fortunately, the prince is not only talented in literature, but also in martial arts."

"The prince was holding a large bow. Hey, just one shot would kill a Goryeo warrior instantly."

"Bend the bow again, shoot again, it's another Goryeo warrior."

The storyteller danced and simulated the posture of archery, which made everyone imagine the heroic figure of the prince shooting arrows, and they immediately cheered.

"That's how it was. One arrow killed one. The Korean children couldn't bear it and fled for their lives."

"Even clay figures have tempers. After such an assassination, how can the prince not be angry?"

"So he issued an order to drive back all the Koreans in the Tang Dynasty."

So that's how it is. Everyone suddenly realized.

Some time ago, the Jinwu Guards drove away the Koreans. Many people did not know the reason and felt that this was too much.

Now that I heard this, I realized what was going on. I immediately understood the prince.

Someone shouted, "In my opinion, the prince is too kind and just drives them away."

"There must be many spies among these Koreans. They should all be arrested and interrogated in prison."

This statement immediately won the approval of most people.

The storyteller continued, "So, it was written in the court bulletin that the court decided to attack Goryeo."

"He harmed the people of our Tang Dynasty and assassinated our Tang Dynasty's crown prince."

"Everyone, tell me, should we fight against Goryeo?"

Everyone was excited: "He deserves to be beaten! Beat him hard!"

After talking about the prince, the storyteller began to talk about the Silk Road and agricultural production.

The prince invented a curved plow to benefit the people of the world.

Everyone looked fascinated when listening.

In the past, the people of the Tang Dynasty actually didn’t know many things.

The imperial court would not publicize political affairs.

Only officials and nobles knew about the assassination of the prince, and most of them only knew the general idea, not the details.

The curved plow had been distributed to most people in the Tang Dynasty. However, even so, most of the people in Chang'an were not aware of it, and they didn't even know what the curved plow looked like.

With the publicity in the official gazette, everyone understood the information immediately.

What is happening in the teahouse now is just a microcosm of the eastern part of Chang'an City.

In today's Chang'an, similar things are happening in every market and every teahouse.

A large number of storytellers gained skills, and teahouse owners gained business.

People now have a place to get news.

The people's hearts are gradually coming together.

This is the power of the official gazette, which can truly unify the thoughts of the people and extend from the upper level to the lower level.

What is public opinion? It is the general trend.

During the witchcraft disaster in the later years of Emperor Wu of Han, if Crown Prince Liu Ju had the official reports to rally the people, build up a strong momentum, and call on the people of the entire city to rebel, he might have actually succeeded.

Shan Yao felt uncomfortable after hearing this, so she stood up and walked out.

In her heart, she believed that the Emperor and Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty were incompetent rulers.

But one thing after another left her with no room for rebuttal.

Listening to the storyteller and the people in the teahouse praising the prince made her feel very aggrieved, but she couldn't come up with a reason.

I can only leave in anger.

(End of this chapter)