The emperor asked, Shi Zhongchen was stunned for a moment, and thought! "Maybe! The prince has a big deal with Jiakou. I have always been ignorant, but now that I have approved the chapter, I have the head of the way, and I can still get praise from the emperor. What kind of progress is this? It's a one-step process. I guess he definitely didn't come up with it himself! ”

Thinking so in his heart, Shi Zhongchen said: "It won't be because I listened to Wang Ping'an's advice." Your Majesty, what do you think? Wang Ping'an is just a country boy. He had never seen a large army fight in his life, so how could he have an understanding of military affairs? ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "What you said can be regarded as some truth, Wang Ping'an can't have too deep understanding of military affairs." After a moment's hesitation, he added, "Kezhi'er also"

The emperor's meaning is obvious, the crown prince has never seen a large army fight, except for a few military books, he has never read it, and it seems unlikely that he will write such an approval.

Shi Zhongchen blinked his eyes, feeling that blindly saying good things for the prince might backfire. Because of the military affairs, after all, it is not within Li Zhi's ability, so he is too boastful, in case the emperor calls the prince over. After taking the school examination, the prince will not be able to come to the stage, and in the end, under the emperor's questioning, he will still tell the truth.

Shi Zhongchen said: "The prince has read a lot of military books, but he is still studying, and it seems that he can't write such a perfect reply, could it be that Master Ma taught him to write it?" ”

The Master Ma he said was the master of the crown prince Li Zhi, and the Chinese book ordered Ma Zhou.

Li Shimin was immediately relieved and said with a smile: "If it was written by Ma Zhoujiaozhi'er, then it makes sense, Ma Zhou's is a very human being, and he is very capable. ”

Shi Zhongchen hurriedly said with a smile: "Master Ma naturally reassures the emperor. ”

Li Shimin looked at the song again and said, "Go and pass Ma Zhou, and ask him how Zhi'er reacted when he was teaching Zhi'er." Is there a real understanding of what is called a militaristic event. ”

Shi Zhongchen agreed and walked out of the hall. called a little eunuch and asked him to pass on the book to order Ma Zhou to come

Ma Zhou was in Xitai, and a few days ago he didn't come to Zhongshu Province much because of the race. There is a lot of backlog of official documents, and today I have been staying in Zhongshu Province, not going anywhere, concentrating on official business. The little eunuch came to Xitai and passed Ma Zhou to the Ganlu Palace. Ma Zhou wondered in his heart, didn't he see it in the morning today, if there was something important, why didn't he say it at the time, but now he wants to pass it on?

Putting down his official duties, Ma Zhou rushed to the Manna Palace. Entering the hall, Li Shimin didn't say anything else. With a smile, he gave a piece of music with chicken feathers to Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou has seen this song, and he does have some thoughts in his heart, but as a courtier, there are ideas and ideas, and if you want to say your thoughts, you have to think deeply, and you can't open your mouth to come, especially if he is a Zhongshu order, such an identity is already the pinnacle of a courtier, and he can't be believed.

Opening the chapter, Ma Zhou glanced at the content, and went directly to the end to see the comments. He first read the emperor's criticism, nodded heavily, and thought: "Yes, it should be like this, of course, the method used to deal with the nomadic herdsmen and the regular Turkic army cannot be the same. ”

Looking down further, the handwriting became that of the crown prince Li Zhi, Ma Zhou, as the prince's master, how could he not see the reason for the handwriting, nodded slightly, and thought: "The prince's reply is reasonable and well-founded"

The book is the place to make a plan. And Ma Zhou, as a Zhongshu order, is a good plan. He could see it at a glance. When he read Li Zhi's reply, he knew in his heart that the prince's reply was actually a supplement to the emperor's reply, which can be said to be of the same root and origin, and the emperor would definitely agree with it very much, and the prince's reply was very easy to implement.

However, as the prince's mentor, Ma Zhou knows Li Zhi too well, Li Shimin is a father, and there is no reason for a father to love his son, with blindness. But the master's evaluation of the disciple is much more rational, if it is good, if it is not good, if it is not good, it will not work!

The reply on the chapter is definitely not the prince's own idea, someone must have taught him!

Ma Zhou returned the chapter to Shi Zhongchen, and he said: "Your Majesty, do you want the minister to tell me about the prince's approval, whether he made it himself?" ”

If you can be a prime minister as a minister, and you can achieve the point where you can't be promoted, then you must have something extraordinary. Ma Zhou only said one sentence and asked the key point!

Li Shimin Hui was slightly stunned, Ma Zhou's question proves that he didn't teach it, otherwise he would nod his head directly, saying that this reply is very good, and then praise Li Zhi and say how smart he is. How studious he is relieved to be a master!

Sighing, Li Shimin slowly leaned back in the chair and said, "If Ma Aiqing hadn't taught him, then who would it be?" After speaking, he sighed again, wouldn't it really be Wang Ping'an again?

Ma Zhou didn't think about Wang Ping'an.

He didn't have such a high opinion of Wang Ping'an, Wang Sheren was on an errand in the middle of the book, and he belonged to beating Wang for three days. Two days of drying nets, or simply he is a person who doesn't even bother to dry his nets, let alone fish. He admires Wang Ping'an very much, but for Wang Ping'an's subordinate, he can't appreciate it much, he hasn't met a few times in total, so how can he appreciate it?

Ma Zhou thought for a while and said, "Regarding this, the old minister really doesn't know very well, you have to send someone to ask the prince." ”

Li Shimin was a little disappointed, Ma Zhou spoke tactfully, in fact, he was already hinting when he replied like this. It is impossible for Li Zhi to write such an reply by himself, someone must have taught him, but the person who taught him was not Ma Zhou himself.

Shi Zhongchen whispered beside him: "Your Majesty, do you want the old slave to ask Shi Aiguo?" "His younger brother is the head of the East Palace, what Li Zhi usually does, Shi Aiguo knows best.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Then, it's okay, go and ask, who has been going to the East Palace a lot recently." ”

Shi Zhongchen agreed, turned around and slowly retreated. Suddenly, Ma Zhou asked: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it doesn't matter who taught the prince, so don't ask." It's better to wait for the prince to say it. Let him speak for himself, that's best. ”

This is a very pertinent suggestion, the prince is older. Don't be too strict with your father, you have to take care of everything, but it will make the prince inseparable from his father's crutch.

Li Shimin sighed, but he is not the father of an ordinary family, and Li Zhi is not the son of an ordinary family, he is not at ease!

Li Shimin said: "Actually, of course, it is best to let Zhi'er say it himself, but the reply on the association is so good, which minister's idea is it" Well, this. If this minister were to carry out this matter, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort? ”

Ma Zhou sighed, nodded and said: "The emperor still thinks things carefully, and the old minister is a day o8 shan shu to ridicule the mustard umbrella."

Shi Zhongchen hadn't withdrawn yet, and when he suddenly heard the emperor answer Ma Zhou, he was stunned, it turned out that the emperor was going to send someone with ideas to the border!

He suddenly remembered in his heart and asked Wang Ping'an, who was full at night and had nothing to ask? Xu Jingzong!

Very good, since Lord Xu, you are so nosy, then let you take care of it, go to the outside of the customs to take care of it, look at those hungry and anxious Tuding herdsmen, do you listen to you, the Chinese scholar!

Out of the Ganlu Palace, Shi Zhongchen went straight to the East Palace. When he arrived at the East Palace, he called Shi Aiguo to come, asked him about some trivial matters of the prince, and then instructed Shi Aiguo: "Listen, if someone wants to ask, for example, the emperor wants to send you a question, saying who the prince has been close to recently, how do you answer?" ”

Shi Aiguo didn't want to think about it: "Of course it's close to Wang Ping'an, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not close to anyone except Wang Ping'an, and this is not a matter of one or two days!" ”

Shi Zhongchen shook his head and said, "You are wrong, if you answer so." That's a big mistake! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's recent handling of court politics has become more and more calm, more and more wise and decisive, can this be Wang Ping'an, a hairy boy, who can influence it? ”

Brothers, as soon as the eldest brother showed his mouth, Shi Aiguo immediately understood what he meant, and he asked: "Big brother, then who should I say that the prince is closer to?" He knew in his heart that the eldest brother was going to pick someone to make meritorious contributions!

Shi Zhongchen said: "Xu Jingzong, the squire of the Chinese book." He is a man of achievements, you should pay more attention to him in the future! ”

Shi Aiguo sighed and said, "I have long seen that Xu Jingzong is not a lonely master!" ”

Shi Zhongchen hummed. After two more voices, he said, "What about the prince, why isn't he in the East Palace?" ”

Shi Aiguo said: "I went to Furong Garden to observe the people's suffering. After a pause, he said, "I went with Wang Ping'an." ”

Shi Zhongchen said: "You, go to the prince in person, hint at Xu Jingzong's ability, and then say to Wang Ping'an, if there is any good thing, take care of Lord Xu!" He bit the word "Lord Xu" very hard.

Shi Aiguo listened to the tone of the eldest brother, and immediately nodded: "I'll go now." "I understand in my heart again, the eldest brother is not trying to pick anyone for meritorious service, this is to pick who is unlucky!

Shi Zhongchen left the East Palace and returned to the Ganlu Palace. And Shi Aiguo left the palace and went to Furong Garden to find Li Zhi and Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi came to Furong Garden. When I entered the garden, I saw a sea of people inside, and from time to time there were bursts of cheers, and Zhuo Sheng was everywhere, which was very lively.

They carried a dozen attendants with them, and the leader of the Praetorian Guards was none other than the Montessori brothers who had recently become popular. A group of them all changed into civilian clothes in the carriage and dressed up as ordinary people.

Under the protection of the guards, Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi squeezed into the garden. At this time, in the hibiscus garden, a high wooden platform was erected, and colorful flags fluttered on the wooden platform. There are several banners of the firms. In Chang'an City now, no matter what you want to do, as long as you can attract people to see, there must be a business sponsorship, take the opportunity to advertise it, do a big business, and even fight in the ring, businessmen will not let go!

And he saw that on the wooden platform, there were couplets on each side. The upper link is: the foot shakes both sides of the Yellow River, and the lower link: the palm splits the north and south of the Yangtze River, and the horizontal drape is: the technology crowns the world! Although the tone is a little rushed, it is finally a neat couplet. However, on both sides of this couplet. But there are also long couplets. The long couplet is: The mountains are good, the water is good, the Du Kang wine is good, and the wine is good. The next link is: Flower beauty and Tian Yumei beauty Meimei, horizontal drape is: good beauty, beautiful beauty!

After Li Zhi looked at the two couplets, he smiled and said: "If Gu's expectation is good, this fight must be jointly sponsored by the businessman who deals in Du Kang wine and the businessman who Jingzhuo and Tianyu!" ”

Meng Datian said: "How can this come out with six words?" It should be four words, right? ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "This is called winning with a new one, as long as it can attract the attention of the people, if it can cause controversy, it will be even better!" ”

Everyone laughed and looked up to the stage, and saw a man who was too tall and as strong as an ox standing on the stage, wearing a royal blue stub, a fiery red belt around his waist, and thin-soled gripping boots on his feet, dressed gorgeously, and was proudly bowing to the people. It seems that he has just won, and I don't know who he has knocked down.

The strong man saluted for a while, straightened his waist, and said, "I am vigorous, and I have won three games in a row today." Not tired at all

The people laughed, clapped their hands and stomped their feet below: "You're not tired, look at your appearance, you don't even sweat!" ”

Niu Dali was even more proud, and he said: "I don't dare to be the first name of Chang'an's martial arts." But I can be worthy of the second place in Chang'an's martial arts. But who is the number one martial artist in Chang'an? Come on, come on, whoever can knock me out of the ring. Then who is the first! ”

Below, the people shouted, "Niu Dali." Your cowhide is a little too big, you just have more strength, how can you be the second in martial arts? ”

Niu Dali looked disdainfully in the direction of the shouting. Said: "Dissatisfied? Come up and speak! He spread his legs apart, folded his hands on his shoulders, and raised his head high, looking proudly at the sky.

I heard someone shouting, "I have won the battle against you." What's in it or not? "This person has a Kanwai accent, but I can't say for sure exactly where the accent is.

Listening to someone below, someone next to the wooden platform immediately shouted: "If anyone can defeat Niu Zhuangshi, he can get thirty lottery heads!" ”

The person with the accent outside the gate shouted, "Quite a few! Then let me try it and win the prize. ”

The voice landed, and a person rushed to the stage, a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, with some shabby clothes. But the body is also quite strong, even if it is not as strong as the ox. It's not much worse.

Li Zhi smiled: "I'm going to fight, I'm going to fight!" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "It seems that these two people are about the same, although Niu Dali is stronger, but after all, he has competed three times, and his physical strength may not be as good as when he first appeared on stage." The two of them were evenly matched, and the outcome was unpredictable. "He didn't have much interest in watching people fight, he just accompanied Li Zhi to coax.

Suddenly, someone tugged at his sleeve. Wang Ping'an turned his head and saw that it was Ouyang Ba. Ouyang Ba laughed quietly: "Master, you also come to see the fun." The brothers are here, and they are picking people. See who can fight, and it will be under our hands. ”

Wang Ping'an sighed, he had ordered Brother Ouyang earlier to let them be among those who were good at running. Pick your men, it seems that they are almost done, and they run to the ring to pick again. Subordinates. Naturally, the more the better, and the bigger the ability, the better.

Since he was picking his own subordinates, Wang Ping'an's interest immediately came, and he looked up at the ring. I saw that the two people on the stage had already started to make moves.