Chapter 540 The Heart of a Child
“Bullied?”
After all, it is the father and son who are in love. Although Li Shimin scolds him, he is biased towards Li Tai, but Li Chengqian is his eldest son and the prince after all, how could he not care?
Li Shimin frowned and said, "How could anyone bully me? Didn't Cheng Qian reveal his identity?"
Eunuch Gao said truthfully: "As far as I know, there should be no. If the prince reveals his identity, no matter how brave the children are, they will definitely not dare to bully the prince."
Li Shimin wondered: "He was bullied and didn't even indicate his identity? What's wrong with this child?"
"Uh..." Eunuch Gao guessed: "Maybe, the prince wants to prove himself."
"Proof?" Li Shimin pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said, "There is nothing big today. Let's go out of the palace to see what the prince is doing. I want to see what he wants to prove."
"Here." Eunuch Gao responded, glanced at Li Shimin's expression, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, are we going in a condom? Do you want the old slave to arrange a few guards to accompany you?"
"Hmph! The last time the guard was heading for Li Mu!" Li Shimin was about to refuse, but suddenly thought of something and said, "It's okay to bring a few guards, so I'll protect the prince in secret, after all, he's not in the palace all day."
"No." Eunuch Gao responded and winked at the little eunuch in the corner. The little eunuch ran out to do business quickly. Eunuch Gao personally took out the clothes he wore out of the palace and served Li Shimin as a replacement. The master and servant pretended to be a group of merchants and went out of the corner gate in the palace, without knowing it.
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"Plum Yu! Plum Yu! Call you! Where did you go!"
Fang Yiai rode on the horse and pulled her neck and shouted. Soon, a black boy ran over. It was Li Chengqian, who was in the Urban Management Brigade, and his pseudonym was Li Yu, which meant that carp jumped over the dragon gate.
"Captain, you call me?"
"Where did you go again?" Fang Yiai looked down at Li Chengqian, pointed to the corner of the street, and said, "This area is the area you are responsible for, right? Last time I held a meeting in the yamen, I repeatedly reiterated that the Marquis said that before the end of the month, there should be no stalls on the street that occupy the road. Come and tell me, is this soup cake stall occupying the road?"
Li Chengqian glanced at the place Fang Yiai pointed out and said earnestly: "Captain, I know this soup cake stall has occupied the road. But there is a reason here. You don't know that this soup cake stall was run by an old couple. Their son was a captain in the Wude period. He died in the Weishui Alliance. The court gave him some pensions, so they opened this soup cake stall and barely made a living. If this stall is removed, they will not be able to make a living..."
"Li Yu!" Fang Yiai interrupted Li Chengqian loudly and shouted: "Standing attentive!"
Li Chengqian stood up straight like a conditioned reflex. Fang Yiai raised his face and said, "Rules are rules. The regulations are written very clearly. The responsibility of our urban management brigade is to ensure the cleanliness of the street. This is what you must do. Look at the people on this street, which one of them is easy to live? If you want to tell a story, everyone has a story. Is this a reason? Besides, the Marquis has built a shop on Jingdong Gathering, which can allow these vendors to move in for free, and also made a promise to ensure that their earnings will not be lower than those on the street. What else should I say more about this kind of Bodhisattva heart?"
"Have you ever investigated this old couple seriously? Their son is really a lieutenant of the Tang Dynasty?" Fang Yiai took out a piece of paper from his arms and threw it to Li Chengqian, saying, "This is the news I sent someone to visit their neighbors. Their son is a thug in the West City and died of fighting with others! They are not without any wealth. In this yard, there are two houses in his house, and the rent is very much collected every month! They occupy the road here because it is a crossroads of three roads, with a lot of people coming from home. Is this a reasonable reason? The old couple still has a case in Chang'an County. They have been confused by Hu merchants and stole their wallets. Because they have no certification, they are spread all over the market. You don't know at all? What did you say during the meeting? You need to investigate in depth and apply for pensions if necessary. Have you done it? Just listen to it and believe it. This is the style of our urban management brigade?"
Li Chengqian lowered his head, and Fang Yiai became more and more angry as he spoke, and snorted: "I said a long time ago that you are not suitable for the urban management brigade. Isn't it better to go home to be your young master? Others are in charge of Sanfang, and you can't figure it out even if you give it to you. Do you think you are worthy?"
"Don't think that Changsun Chong is protecting you, I can't do anything to you. Our urban management brigade has rules. If you can't pass the assessment at the end of the month, no one can save you!"
Fang Yiai left this sentence and walked past Li Chengqian by horse: "Please take care of yourself!"
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and Li Chengqian raised his head. He looked at the direction Fang Yiai was walking, and then looked back at the shop on the corner of the street. The old couple was preparing for the business at dinner time. The water was boiling and they were about to lay the ingredients.
Li Chengqian walked over, took out five cents from his arms, put them on the table, and said, "Auntie, it's still the same rule."
"Hey!" The old woman took the money with a smile, counted it one by one, looked at Li Chengqian, looked a little embarrassed, and said, "Young man, it's not enough, I still have to pay two more money."
Li Chengqian looked at the old woman strangely and said, "Auntie, isn't it a bowl of soup cakes worth five cents? Why has the price increased?"
The old woman smiled and said, "Young man, don't worry, that's the case... The old couple has to pay the rental money again, so they don't pay for it, so they want to raise the price. Look, you have to eat public food and don't miss this few cents, you'll just do it."
Li Chengqian couldn't stand it anymore and roared, "Auntie! You are so old, why do you always lie! Did your son sacrifice his life for the country by the lieutenant of the Tang Dynasty? He was not a thug in the West City, but died of a fight? Are you a rented house? You have two houses in this yard! If you don't want to move out, you can tell me the truth. It's not impossible for me to tell you, but why did you lie to me?"
When the old woman heard this, her face changed three times. Suddenly, the smile on her face disappeared, and replaced by a cold and indifferent person: "What is this official saying? Why can't I understand the old woman? You come to my stall to eat soup cakes, and my soup cakes are sold for seven copper coins. You don't have enough money, and you still want to eat the King of Kings meal? We ordinary people don't dare to mess with the King of Kings, but we don't want to be bullied. You eat the King of Kings meal elsewhere, and we won't serve you."
After saying that, he threw five cents into Li Chengqian's face and cursed: "You'll get the money, leave quickly, don't delay my business!"
Li Chengqian still wanted to get the truth. He ignored the copper coins and asked loudly: "I also heard that you were confused by the Hu merchants and stole their wallets. Is there any such thing?"
Chapter completed!