"Crown Prince, do you want to bring a wool blanket? There is also the prince's favorite tea set, and you need to bring some snacks. Plum blossom cake is the best, and walnuts, melon seeds, fennel beans... and there are also sour plum soup. There are also the jerky made by the prince a few days ago, and it is also delicious, so you need to bring some..." Yue'er was thinking happily with her fingers.

Qiu'er reminded next to her: "Don't always want to eat, just bring some warm clothes. It's windy these days, but it's cold. It may rain tomorrow night, so you have to keep an umbrella."

"Yes, yes, isn't Sister Qiu'er here, so I only prepare food?" Yue'er shook Qiu'er's arm and said coquettishly.

Li Xingzhou looked at the two little girls with funny eyes and closed the paper in his hand. These days, he would record some of the knowledge in his mind whenever he had free time. After all, the memory would blur with the passage of time, but the words would not.

Tomorrow night is the Lantern Festival, an annual event, so the two girls are so excited, especially Yue'er, who has been jumping all day long.

"Criminal Prince, let's guess riddles first, or watch the flower boat first." Yue'er leaned over and asked, shaking his arm.

He rubbed the little girl's head: "It's fine. If you like to watch the flower boat, go to see the flower boat first. If you like to guess riddles, go to guess riddles first."

The little girl was still hesitant and seemed to be very difficult to make a decision. She shook her little head in trouble: "What should we do?"

Li Xingzhou smiled and hugged the two little girls, put them on his thighs: "I think you don't worry, let's go to the Kongming lantern first. After the lantern is put, then go to see the flower boat. You can slowly guess riddles on the way. Grandpa Chen next door invited me to a poetry party in the evening. There are a lot of snacks and sweet wines there, so Yue'er doesn't have to worry about it."

Yue'er nodded happily: "Okay, okay, but I want to guess riddles while eating candied haws."

"Okay, okay, you can eat it tomorrow." Li Xingzhou pinched her face with a funny look: "But not too much, you had a stomachache last time."

Yue'er is still only aged 14 or 15, and her self-control is not as good as an adult. Last time, because of her abundant monthly income, she went to buy sweet liquor and candied haws. As a result, she ate too much and had diarrhea the next day, which made Li Ye worried for a long time.

Speaking of her unbearable past, Yue'er's face turned red and she shyly arched her chest with her little head: "I know, I know, I'm the prince, don't say it again..."

There were two fragrant little girls in my arms, which were very comfortable.

For some reason, He Zhao has not come to cause trouble for him these days. Although he still looks bad when he sees it, he is not like he deliberately seeks trouble before. Sometimes he even gives some instructions to his official duties and teaches him something he doesn't know.

However, Miss He Qian came to him every day. Since he went to Kaiyuan Mansion, the girl has become even happier and listened to him telling all kinds of messy stories every day.

Li Xingzhou sometimes cut a wonderful passage from the four great classics, such as borrowing arrows from a straw boat, empty city plan, birth of the Monkey King, or three fights of the White Bone Demon.

In short, it’s a mess, and it’s all the time to say whatever you think, it’s so wild. Sometimes the little girl is too proud and will deliberately tell the stories of ghosts and gods in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio to scare her. She always lives a comfortable and comfortable life.

Sometimes Li Xingzhou even wanted to just live his life like this. After all, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing at this time, and he was more than enough to support a royal palace. When he first arrived, he had this idea.

Be content with poverty and enjoy the word, live a comfortable life, be a craftsman, teach some appropriate knowledge, or write books, and it is also considered a benefit to future generations.

But as time goes by, his sense of crisis becomes heavier.

The south rebelled in spring, the north of Guanbei was defeated in autumn, the emperor was assassinated during the New Year, and the rebellion of Suzhou seemed to indicate that Jingchao was about to usher in a storm, and the trees were about to be quiet but the wind did not stop.

Jing Chao was afraid that there were not many years of peace, so he had to prevent problems before they happened.

Li Xingzhou didn't believe in anyone, the emperor, Degong, and Zhong Daoyu. They might be friends or help each other, but he never expected anyone to protect him. He always believed in himself.

Having money in your hands is not enough, weapons and army are the foundation of security.

For this, he must do his best.

In the afternoon, Li Xingzhou put down his work and brought two little girls to find paper, paste, and bamboo strips, and personally took them to make Kongming lanterns, without caring about those troubles.

You can't forget life after work.

......

"I guarantee that you can still take on heavy responsibilities after the three yamen is abolished. At that time..." Zhong Daoyu advised that at this time, he and another middle-aged man were the commander of the guards' infantry.

"You have to train the imperial guards among the three yamen, but you have no real power. If the three yamen are abolished, you can lead the army and have the power to make achievements in the future..." Zhong Daoyu spoke for a long time and kept talking.

He was not good at speaking, but these persuasions were written by Prince Xiao and sent to the general's mansion by letter.

He has read it carefully every night these days, and he felt more and more that Li Xingzhou was not simple anymore. He could see between the lines that he could see this issue thoroughly, and even more clearly than him, who said that he would have to reform for a long time.

Later, Zhong Daoyu invited many important officials and generals in the imperial guards one by one, from the commander of the Cavalry and Infantry Army to the Du Yuhou, to the military weapon supervisors and officials from the Ministry of War, many people were met.

Under the rhetoric designed by Li Xingzhou, most of them were persuaded to support the military reform. He was shocked, but he looked calm on the surface and continued to communicate with the royal family letters.

"The general's words have been heard all, but the same thing is still true. I am a rough man, and I know that Emperor Jiazhong is so loyal to the general. The general's statement is easy to be good, but who can guarantee that the Privy Councilors will be loyal to the Tian family for generations?" He bowed and said, "I am a fool, and I only know how to be loyal. General should not tell me these things."

As he said that, he stood up, raised his head and strode away from the courtyard.

Zhong Daoyu frowned. Although it was generally smooth, there were still problems. The people who were in the court with high power but tried their best to obstruct him.

One is Yu Cheng'an, the deputy commander of the Guards and the other is Tong Guan, the commander of the infantry army.

Tong Guan was promoted by the emperor in the army, so he established himself as a loyal person to the Tian family, talked about people everywhere, and talked about the emperor's kindness to him from time to time.

As for whether he is true or false, Yu Dao, I feel that it is difficult to explain clearly. As the saying goes, knowing the power of a horse from a distance, and seeing people's hearts over time, many things are hard to see until they are in critical survival.

Yu Cheng'an and Tong Guan's reasons were surprisingly consistent. Both believed that he did not know how to think deeply and only knew what was going on. The three yamen were removed and the Privy Council directly took charge of the imperial guards. In the long run, the power would inevitably fall, and the majesty of the Tian family gradually decreased.

At first he was also moved, and he wondered whether he had done something wrong. He made a special letter to the royal palace to inquire about this matter, but the prince's reply was concise.

I just said: The biggest problem of smart people is that they think too much and think they are smart. If the army does not restructure, how will the Liao people respond to the south in a few years? Put the river at their feet and think about how to climb the mountains in the distance, but they will be drowned if they can't reach the foot of the mountain.

The words are rough but not rough, and Zhong Daoyu suddenly realized that it is indeed the case!

Yu Cheng'an and Tong Guan's words seem to be concise and reasonable, but if the military system is not changed at this time, the military power will decline and the military will be more and more deteriorating. In less than a few years, I am afraid there will be a disaster. How can I wait for the future to think about whether the power will be lost and the majesty of the Tian family will be weakened.
Chapter completed!