Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 264: Don’t hit someone who smiles? Bang! I hit him! [Seeking monthly votes]

"Young Master Changsun is so heroic!"

"We respectfully welcome the young Duke!"

"It's said that if you never see Changsun Chong in your life, it's useless to visit all the brothels. I'm so lucky today!"

The entire Hu Ji Tavern was filled with screams and cheers.

Some of the Hu girls who were serving the guests, the performing dancers, and the beautiful girls who were serving wine had hearts in their eyes and were trying their best to flirt with Chang Sun Chong.

I just hope that I can be chosen by him today, so that I can have a drink with Chang Sun Chong and have an in-depth communication.

However, at this moment, Chang Sun Chong wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, as deep as possible.

Instead, the shop owner was very proud. He felt that he had done a good thing for Chang Sun Chong, allowing Chang Sun Chong to make a shining appearance in this way every time, which was really envied by others.

If Chang Sun Chong had a conscience, he should settle the account with him last time and give himself a small reward.

"Oh? Really?" Li Chengqian looked back at Chang Sun Chong with a half-smile and raised an eyebrow, "Young Duke, who doesn't come here often?"

".Gao Ming, please listen to my explanation. I don't know what's going on either. I..."

"Master Changsun, are you satisfied? I've prepared a large private room for you. I guarantee you and your distinguished guests will enjoy it!" Before Changsun Chong could finish his explanation, the shop owner approached with a flattering smile, "Is it still the same old routine? I'll call all the Hu girls here tonight, and you get to choose first?"

Upon hearing this, Chang Sun Chong couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead, thinking to himself, "Just shut up!"

At the side, the smile on Li Chengqian's face gradually disappeared. He looked at the shop owner, then at Chang Sun Chong: "What's going on? You still have a talent show here?"

"No, no, Gao Ming, don't listen to his nonsense, it's not happening!" When Chang Sun Chong heard the word 'draft', his face turned pale and he hurriedly explained to Li Chengqian.

Because the selection of concubines was a privilege only enjoyed by the emperor.

What they were doing was at most a private show, not a talent show.

"Yeah!"

The shop owner was quick to respond, nodding his head repeatedly and saying, "We don't have a talent show here!"

"Then you just said to call all the Hu girls over for him to choose, if this isn't a talent show, what is it?" Li Chengqian tilted his head.

"That's right!" Chang Sun Chong looked at the shop owner: "Why do you say that?"

"Yes!" The shop owner also looked at Chang Sun Chong: "Why should I say that?"

"I'm asking you, why?!"

"I do not know why either."

"I don't know you're asking me to pay for the entire meal!?"

Chang Sun Chong angrily slapped the other man's shoulder and said, "Are you fucking drunk?"

"I'm actually drunk? It turns out Young Master Changsun didn't mean that!"

The shop owner wanted to cry but couldn't, but he said, "I'm so sorry, I drank too much, too much."

Li Chengqian said expressionlessly, "Are you two teasing an idiot?"

The shop owner: “.”

Chang Sun Chong: “.”

"Okay, take me to the private room first!"

Li Chengqian waved his hand impatiently, then glanced at Chang Sun Chong and said, "You'd better make it up for me, otherwise don't even think about marrying my eldest sister!"

"Gao Ming, I..."

Chang Sun Chong's face turned bitter and he seemed to want to say something but stopped.

Soon, they went to the private room.

At this time, there were already quite a few people sitting in the private room, seemingly waiting for Li Chengqian and Changsun Chong.

"Gao Ming, come and sit down. If you want something to eat or drink, just tell us. We have everything here!"

Chai Zhewei was very enthusiastic and quickly stood up to invite Li Chengqian to take a seat. He then said to everyone, "I thought Gao Ming wouldn't be able to come this time. I was going to send someone to tell him and then come back. I didn't expect Gao Ming to be so straightforward."

Li Chengqian smiled faintly upon hearing this, thinking that if he wasn't curious about the daily lives of you second-generation heroes, who would have the time to go out in such cold weather?

However, today's trip was not in vain. I saw a side of myself that I cannot see normally.

"You all know the weather in Chang'an. It's like winter in the fall. I really don't want to go out. I finally have two days off, so I want to rest at home."

Li Chengqian glanced at everyone and saw that Li Ke was not there, so he asked, "Where is Brother Ke? Didn't he just come in?"

Li Zong answered eagerly, "Third brother went out to have some fun. He said he wanted to pick one for Gao Ming as well."

"Don't talk nonsense. Gao Ming wouldn't like that kind of fun." Chang Sun Chong sat down and squeezed Li Zong.

But then Chai Zhewei turned to Li Chengqian and said, "Gao Ming, Chang Sun Chong should have told you about our situation. Could you consider us and let us join your guard?"

"Yes, Brother Gao Ming, we really want to join your guard, especially the musketeers, they are so powerful!"

"No way, I think the Black Armor Guards are more powerful, I want to join them!"

"I heard the Jinyiwei are pretty impressive too! That flying fish suit is so pretty!"

Listening to everyone's chatter, Chang Sun Chong couldn't stand it any longer and said quickly, "What do you guys know? How can you just join the Eastern Palace Guards? I heard that you need to take an exam before you can get in!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion, but they also felt that there was nothing wrong with it. Nowadays, officials need to be evaluated, and those who want to join such a powerful position as the Eastern Palace Guard must also need to be evaluated.

Therefore, Chai Zhewei said even more happily: "If the Eastern Palace Guards want to test and select people, I will be the first to sign up. No matter what the test is, I will do my best."

"Me too, I will also take the test. As long as it doesn't require me to recite poems or write couplets, I'm fine with it!" Li Zong quickly interjected.

Chang Sun Chong said with some amusement, "Even if this isn't a test on poetry and couplets, you're not qualified. You're only ten years old. Can you find any soldier who's only ten years old?"

"Then I'll take the exam later! It's not like I won't grow up!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

But after the laughter, Du He interrupted, "My father also told me to find an opportunity to join the Eastern Palace Guards, saying that by following the Crown Prince, I can learn real skills!"

"That's what my father meant!" Qin Huaiyu seemed to have found a kindred spirit, and said excitedly, "The prince's battle report in Shuofang is so exciting! If I could fight alongside the prince in the future, it would be enough for my whole life!"

Hearing everyone talking about him in front of him, Li Chengqian, who had been silent the whole time, picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of roasted venison. After filling his stomach, he said, "It's not impossible to join my Eastern Palace Guard. The examination is not as difficult as you think, but no matter what, you still have to take the exam!"

"Really?! When the exam comes, we'll definitely attend!"

Chai Zhewei looked at Li Chengqian excitedly, as if he was waiting for Li Chengqian to say this.

But Li Chengqian remained calm: "It should be after October. My academy will be open by then, and there will be a venue for you to take the test!"

"Academy of Science?"

Li Zong's eyes lit up. "Is this the Donggong government office newly established by Brother Gao Ming?"

"I guess so, but not entirely. My father also agreed to build an academy of science."

"What? Even His Majesty agrees. Then what is this Academy of Sciences for?"

"You can think of him as the new Imperial College!"

Li Chengqian continued calmly, "But unlike the Imperial College, the students there aren't Imperial College students, Imperial College students, or Law students. They're physics students, chemistry students, and mathematics students!"

"This"

When everyone heard this, they looked confused.

Li Chengqian then added, "You think the Eastern Palace Guards are so powerful because you've seen the power of firearms, the sharpness of weapons, and the strength of shields and armor. But all of this is based on knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry!"

"If we want all the armies of the Tang Dynasty to be as powerful as the Eastern Palace Guards, we must have talents who are proficient in mathematics, physics, and chemistry!"

"And the Academy of Sciences is the place to cultivate such talents. Do you understand?"

"Then I'm going to the Academy of Sciences to study math, physics, and chemistry." Li Zong immediately changed his attitude and nodded vigorously, saying, "My father has arranged for me to study at the Hongwen Academy next month. If I can get into the Academy, I definitely won't go to the Hongwen Academy. I heard that the teachers there only teach classics, history, and miscellaneous works, and I really don't like it!"

"I had the same idea." Chai Zhewei grinned. "Although I'm not afraid of fighting, the daily training is too hard. If I can learn math, physics, and chemistry well, managing military equipment in the barracks would be a good choice."

"Managing the military is lucrative, and everyone's vying for it. Do you think you're the only one keeping an eye on it?" Chang Sun Chong took a sip of his wine. "If you guys are really capable, not only will you be in charge of the military, but even the commanders of the various major generals will be vying for you."

Upon hearing this, the group of second-generation heroes immediately wilted like eggplants hit by frost.

At this moment, Li Ke, who had returned from a trip, walked in with a smile and said, "Brothers, here comes the fun I found for you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of foreign women with different styles, charming makeup, and wearing hot gauze skirts came up behind him. Each of them had a graceful gait and looked quite eye-catching.

With the arrival of these dozens of beautiful ladies, the second generation of heroes suddenly became full of energy as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

But Li Ke smiled and waved his hand and said, "Please introduce yourselves!"

"My name is Yuchan'er. I am from Yangzhou in Jiangnan Province. I am eighteen years old and am good at playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"My name is Liu Ruyan. I'm just coming of age and am especially good at dancing with a stick and playing the flute."

"Slave, Gulina."

As the top ten beautiful and charming ladies were introduced one by one, all the noble gentlemen present had fiery eyes.

Although it was not the first time for them to play this kind of talent show game, it was the first time that dozens of beauties came at once like today.

Especially the top ten, it was not easy to call them all out before, and I don’t know how Li Ke did it, they are all here.

However, no matter how the noble gentlemen present screamed in amazement.

The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, who was attracting much attention today, still had a dull expression and seemed to lack interest.

Until the last woman appeared, who had a feminine appearance. Although not extremely beautiful, her figure looked like a man. Li Chengqian's eyes narrowed instantly.

"My name is Ruyi, which means satisfied. I am from Weizhou, Hebei Province. I just turned twenty this year."

The woman's voice was a little rough, but she introduced herself shyly.

"Third brother, why did you call Ruyi here as well? It doesn't seem appropriate for this occasion!"

"Yeah, Li Ke! This isn't appropriate. Let him go. We'll play with him later!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's play with him from now on."

Hearing these dissuading voices, Li Ke smiled noncommittally, then turned to look at Li Chengqian and said, "Brother, we're just drinking together, you shouldn't mind, right?"

"do not mind!"

Li Chengqian smiled dumbly, then waved his hand and said, "Ruyi stays, the rest of you go down!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.

Even the 'woman' named Ruyi opened her eyes wide, seeming to be very surprised.

"It's not brilliant, but you also like this?"

Chai Zhewei asked in surprise.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I am a man of status after all. Drinking with a group of prostitutes would have a bad influence if it got out, but drinking with men should be fine, right?"

Then he looked up at Li Ke and said, "Brother Ke, you are thoughtful and considerate of me."

"As long as you are satisfied, big brother."

Li Ke smiled and said, "But if we drive these girls out, I'm afraid the brothers will have no fun."

"Well, you make sense. Then let's each pick two. The young Duke will pay for it anyway!" Li Chengqian agreed with Li Ke's opinion very generously. Then he picked up a glass of wine and drank with the "woman" named Ruyi from a distance.

The other noblemen began to choose without any hesitation.

"I want the one on the far left, yes, and the one in the middle!"

"Ruyan, come to me and dance with your stick and play the flute."

"Sister Chan'er."

Seeing the sisters around them being chosen one by one, some girls who were not chosen suddenly became anxious. They quickly used all their tricks to beg Chang Sun Chong who was not far away, saying: "Master Chang Sun, please choose us this time too!"

"Yes, Master Changsun, I will serve you as I did last time."

Chang Sun Chong: “.”

Li Chengqian: "."

"Gao Ming, I forgot to tell my mother when I went out. She should be calling me back for dinner. I have to go back and tell her."

"Don't be so abrupt in changing the subject!"

Li Chengqian roared: "Choose quickly--!"

Half an hour later.

The noble gentlemen were surrounded by girls of all shapes and sizes, who laughed heartily from time to time.

Only two Jinyiwei were sitting next to Changsun Chong, who was forcing a smile and drinking with Li Chengqian.

However, just when the young masters were having a great time, a few people suddenly came outside the door.

But the leader laughed and said:
"Your Highness, please forgive me for coming uninvited and interrupting your pleasure for a moment!"

Wow!
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene changed instantly.

Because this person was none other than Lu Dongzan, whom Li Chengqian had deliberately targeted after the military exercise.

Unexpectedly, he had the audacity to find this place.

And what a coincidence, he ran into Li Chengqian.

Although these noble sons were not as involved in the court affairs as their fathers and were not well aware of all kinds of political schemes and intrigues, they were not fools either.

Something was clearly not right.

But Li Chengqian nonchalantly interrupted, "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, this is nothing serious. I just heard that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty likes antiques. I happened to meet Your Highness here today, so I wanted to give this item to Your Highness and present it to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"No time."

"Don't be impatient, Your Highness, please take a look at what I have presented. It's not too late to make a decision!"

After saying this, Lu Dongzan immediately clapped his hands.

clap clap clap!
Soon, two Tibetans wearing headbands walked in respectfully holding a scroll.

Without waiting for Lu Dongzan to speak again, they unfolded the scroll on their own.

suddenly.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the scroll.

Not only Li Chengqian, but anyone with a little knowledge was shocked on the spot.

"Is this Wang Xizhi's "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie"?!"

Du He was the first to recognize this thing, and his voice was trembling.

Lu Dongzan stroked his beard and smiled, nodding his head. "Sir, you have a good eye. This is indeed the 'Kuaixue Shiqing Tie'. It's just an ancient artifact that you Han people lost, and it happened to be found by us Tibetans. Now it can be considered as being returned to its original owner."

"This"

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Li Chengqian.

You should know that this "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" is Wang Xizhi's second largest running script, second only to "Lanting Xu".

However, the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" has not yet appeared in the world, so the "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" that has appeared in the world is particularly precious.

It can be said to be precious to the core.

Because of Li Shimin's admiration for Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, this "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" was definitely something he must have.

However, just when everyone thought Li Chengqian would accept the gift with surprise, Li Chengqian still said nonchalantly: "I'm busy."

"No, brother, my father really likes Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, why don't you..."

"If Brother Ke wants to deliver it, then Brother Ke can do it. I'm busy anyway!"

Before Li Ke could finish his words, Li Chengqian interrupted him with an indifferent look on his face.

"This"

Li Ke was suddenly speechless, then turned to look at the other noblemen.

Chai Zhewei quickly stood up from his seat and shouted, "Tubo Dalun, how much is your "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie"? My Chai family is not short of money, so please name your price!"

"hehe."

Lu Dongzan smiled, then shook his head and said, "This young master is very wealthy, so he must be from an extraordinary family. However, I will not sell this calligraphy. I only intend to give it to Your Majesty."

"Since you plan to send His Majesty away, why don't you go find His Majesty in person instead of coming here to find the prince?" Du He asked with some confusion.

"Because I would like to ask the prince for help with something, I would like to exchange this book for your help."

"Ah!"

Upon hearing this, Chang Sun Chong couldn't help but snort and sneered, "You're really calculating. You're asking the Crown Prince to help you submit the letter, and then you're asking him to do other things for you. What good will that do to the Crown Prince?"

"Isn't it the greatest benefit of a loving father and a filial son?" Lu Dongzan said with a half-smile, "Could it be that the Crown Prince and Your Majesty still care about this?"

"you!"

Chang Sun Chong was choked by Lu Dongzan's words and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

At this time, Li Chengqian, who originally didn't want to pay attention to Lu Dongzan, slowly stood up from his seat, looked at Lu Dongzan indifferently and said: "You shouldn't come here."

"Yes, I have disturbed your pleasure, Your Highness. Since Your Highness does not wish to fulfill Your Majesty's wish, I will not force you to do so."

After saying this, Lu Dongzan smiled, bowed, and turned to leave.

However, just as he turned around, Li Chengqian added: "You should go to the hospital!"

boom!
The whole audience was shocked!

Almost everyone turned their eyes to Li Chengqian when they heard this.

Lu Dongzan frowned, and without turning around, he asked Li Chengqian in confusion, "What do you mean by that, Your Highness?"

"What I mean is, if your eyes are not good, go get treatment immediately and don't go out and wander around!"

Lu Dongzan snorted coldly, then turned around and glared at Li Chengqian, saying, "The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty has been rude to me time and again. Do you think that Tubo is easy to bully?!"

"You said I bullied you, Tubo?"

Li Chengqian chuckled disdainfully, then slowly walked over to the calligraphy scroll, pointed at it, and jokingly said, "You brought a fake calligraphy scroll and asked me to present it to my father, the Emperor. Do you want us to be kind and filial, or do you want to harm me?"

"The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty said this book is fake? I'm afraid it's the biggest joke in the world!"

Lu Dongzan sneered and said, "I have asked many calligraphy masters to appreciate this work, but no one has ever said it is fake!"

"It seems you're not the only one who's sick. Alas, my Tang Dynasty still lacks hospitals!"

Li Chengqian sighed with pretended regret and said jokingly:
"Sometimes, I really want to promote Central Plains culture to you barbarians. Otherwise, you always don't understand what Central Plains culture is, thinking that you know everything just by speaking a few words in the Central Plains dialect!"

"Also, I advise you not to dwell on Han Chinese things in the future, otherwise it will be embarrassing if you take them out!"

"Ha! After saying so much, why don't you provide evidence to prove that this is a fake book sticker!" Lu Dongzan laughed.

Li Chengqian then said expressionlessly, "I said earlier that I disliked you and thought you would be more restrained. I didn't expect you to come out and make a fool of yourself again. I'm afraid Songtsen Gampo must have chosen you as prime minister because of your own bad luck, right?"

"Your Highness! Do not belittle our Zamp!"

Lu Dongzan was furious, and several Tibetans behind him immediately stepped forward.

"What are you going to do?!"

At this time, Du He also stood in front of Li Chengqian.

"Forget it, forget it. Since you want to embarrass yourself, I will let you embarrass yourself enough!"

As he spoke, Li Chengqian smiled and patted Du He's shoulder, motioning him to move aside. Then, pointing again at the "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie," he said, "All forgers share a common problem: they fear punishment from the underworld."

"The so-called underworld is the ghost in the underworld that punishes those who engage in speculation and profiteering."

"Therefore, in order to avoid punishment, those who forge things will inform the underworld in advance that they are forging things, but others cannot see it and it is none of their business."

After saying this, he slowly moved his finger and paused on a Yin character on the book sticker. He then continued, "When you saw this 'Yin' character, what did you discover?"

"this."

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't understand what was going on.

Li Chengqian continued to speak to himself, "That's right. Forgers fear punishment from the underworld, so whenever the character 'yin' appears in an inscription, they deliberately lengthen the left stroke. Just take out Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and compare it briefly, and you'll know for sure which is real!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Dongzan's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he became incoherent.

".How can I say no to this?"

He couldn't think of the problem but it turned out to be here, so he casually looked at Li Ke beside him.

Li Ke was also stunned there, as if he had heard such knowledge for the first time.

Just as they were at a loss, a cry of alarm suddenly rang out from the Huji Tavern: "Fire! There's a fire here!"

"Not good! Your Highness, please leave!"

Du He was the first to react and quickly asked Li Chengqian to leave the tavern.

However, just as Li Chengqian was about to leave the tavern, Wei Zheng rushed in from outside in a hurry.

"Your Highness! Minister Du is dying! Do you have any way to save him?"

"What!?"

When Du He heard that his father was dying, he felt like he was struck by lightning.

But he didn't have much time to react. He just plopped down on his knees before Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, please save my father!"

"Alright! It's already late, let's get out first. Can't you see there's a fire?!"

Li Chengqian pulled Du He up, then turned to look at the dumbstruck nobles and shouted, "What the hell are you all standing there for! Run!"

"Oh oh oh, everyone, hurry up."

"Fuck you! Run!!"

(End of this chapter)