Anyone who is familiar with Li Chengqian knows that the prince is different from other princes in that he does not like to receive gifts. Anyone who gives him a gift will be unlucky and will definitely be scolded.

In other words, the Tian family is rich and noble, and the prince is the future emperor, one of the most noble people in the world. He has never seen anything, and has never enjoyed anything. It is just a fool's errand for him to think of getting promoted by giving gifts.

Therefore, everyone who goes to the East Palace to seek an official position should be mentally prepared to see if they have sufficient talents and political achievements. Otherwise, it will be difficult to cross the threshold of the East Palace.

However, it is different today. The gate of the East Palace is extremely noisy and bustling with life. A group of old men with different accents are talking and laughing together. Some are carrying bags and some are leading sheep. Anyway, they are all farmers. things produced.

The guards of the East Palace, who were usually extremely serious, turned a blind eye. They didn't care about the sin of making noise in front of the palace gate. They even went to help the old people because they took a lot of things, which fully demonstrated the family unity between the military and civilians advocated by Li Chengqian. .

Of course, these old men are not ordinary farmers, but veterans who have retired from the East Palace for many years. They are here for no other reason than to give gifts to the prince.

This time the Crown Prince conquered Shi Yanran in the northern expedition, sealed the wolf as his subordinate, and became another famous general in one fell swoop. This is a matter worthy of celebration. As former members of the East Palace, it would be inappropriate for them not to come and congratulate him.

Moreover, they heard that the Crown Prince had recently uncovered a case of poisoning by an internal servant, and they couldn't sit still. It would be fine if they were bleeding and fighting in the front, but what would happen if they couldn't even eat in peace of mind when they came back. So they all started to fight. Bring some food from your own home so that your master can eat with peace of mind.

Besides, even if the young couple doesn't care, don't they still have His Highness? The child is most delicate and needs to grow, so we don't dare to let him suffer from food.

The veterans' thoughts were very simple. Although they knew in their hearts that Dong Gong was not interested in eating this food, they stubbornly believed that the food in their hands was the safest and most nutritious, and could not be compared with the food in the palace.

"Lao Zhang, are you raising this sheep at home? It doesn't look like it. I'm telling you, if you don't raise it yourself, don't put it in there. Who knows if it will be clean?"

"Oh, my brother, can this little brother not have any idea? Don't worry, these sheep were raised by me by my own hands. They have never passed through other people's hands. There is a lie, you cut off my little brother's head and use it as a bench. !”

"Who says it's not the case? A bastard like the Ministry of Internal Affairs only works for a living. It doesn't matter if he can't lift it with his hands or carry it on his shoulders. He can't even do the work of serving people. What else would he do if he were alive? If he were placed in our sixth-level camp , I told them to get out a long time ago, and they can still stay here until today."

"Hey, that kid, which part do you belong to, the left-back rate or the right-back rate? You are so blind to see it. Are my hands numb without looking at you?"...

While the veterans were chatting, Henglian, the head guard of the East Palace, came out with a smile, and while handing over his hands to apologize, he said: "Everyone, brothers, I'm really sorry, my little brother is late.

The prince has just returned from the Xuanzheng Palace. He was very happy to hear that you all are here, so he specially asked me to come and lead you in. It is my fault that I made you wait for a long time."

In the East Palace and Wude Hall, the veterans were all respectfully invited in. The chamberlains and palace attendants shuttled between them, carefully placing the royal meals and wine on the table.

Lu Shanggong said that these veterans are all heroes of the East Palace. Without them, there would be no East Palace today. As long as the service is not attentive, His Highness can spare them, but the palace regulations cannot spare them.

At this moment, Li Chengqian didn't look like a prince at all. He was sitting on the steps, eating jujubes sent by the veterans, and chatting with them about family issues. From time to time, he also talked about his past embarrassing things in the army, and the faces of the old men surrounding him were

Everyone was laughing so hard.

Unlike other generals, Liu Shui was Li Chengqian's private army, and most of these veterans were originally soldiers from Prince Qin's Mansion and Tiance Mansion. This was at the beginning of Zhenguan, and the emperor specially organized it for him. The main purpose was to reassure him.

Because these people have proven their loyalty with their lives and blood.

Over the years, conquering Minzhou, leveling Jieli, and conquering the West Sea, plus the years of fighting with the emperor, they spent the best years of their lives fighting for Li Tang, fighting for their father and son.

Now that they are older, they have been discharged and returned to their fields, enjoying the pastoral life, having grandchildren, and living a peaceful life. This is what they deserve.

Moreover, on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, Li Chengqian would also allocate part of the money from the treasury to them. After fighting for a lifetime, they are all illiterate guys. They have not saved any decent family property in this life, and they are in debt to their wives, children, and children.

How can we survive without giving them some subsidies?

"Hey, let me tell you, what do you think of Gu's son? He's a tough guy, but he's the material to be a general."

While Li Chengqian was eating, he asked everyone to look at little Li Xiang who was sitting in Li You's arms. He knew that these old guys who had been licking blood for a lifetime liked children the most, otherwise they wouldn't keep looking at the little guy.

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As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, the veterans gave thumbs up and praised King Zhongshan, saying that he would definitely become a royal child with both civil and military skills like the prince, and lead Liuli to a higher level.

The emperor joined the army at the age of seventeen and established the territory of the Tang Dynasty with a long spear in his hand. The prince joined the army weakly. In more than ten years, he opened up more than ten thousand miles of territory and was invincible. Now he is even more powerful.

, take credit and return the favor, is there any more competent commander than this father and son?

Li Jing, Li Ji, who are they? As private soldiers of the Li family, they only have the emperor and the prince in their hearts, and they never care about other generals.

Also, who of the princes and royal children of the past dynasties would be willing to receive them in the palace and drink and eat meat with the common people? Just dream, that is, the prince in front of you meets such a master.

It’s worth a lifetime......

While Li Chengqian and the veterans were drinking and talking happily in the main hall, the emperor and his wife who came to the East Palace to see their grandson saw their son having fun and drinking wine inside. The couple looked at each other and smiled.

The two of them knew that this son was more like a general than a prince of a country. He never cared about the rules of the palace.

"Father, please calm down. Your Highness and the veterans are the heroes of life and death. They are getting older and don't see each other as often as they should. That's why Your Highness is with them."

Before Dugu Miaoyin finished speaking, Empress Changsun raised her hand to interrupt him, and then said with a smile: "Forget it, Gao Ming works hard for the country every day, drinking some wine is nothing!"
Chapter completed!