As the little princess continued to explain, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun showed shocked expressions on their faces.

They were very shocked that the little Sizi, who was only a little over one year old, had already learned so many... simplified Chinese characters!

Yes, it is simplified Chinese.

They recognized some of the Chinese characters written by the little princess, but not others.

You can follow the little princess’ explanation.

They found that these Chinese characters were simplified versions of the Tang Dynasty fonts, so they were automatically called simplified characters.

Immediately afterwards, Empress Changsun was surprised to find out.

The symbols marked on the so-called pinyin will actually change according to the different pronunciations of each word.

Although, there are certain differences in the pronunciation of Mandarin in the Tang Dynasty and a thousand years later.

The syllable markings of these characters are not very accurate.

However, this does not affect the magic brought by the symbol.

If four annotations are not enough, then add a few more.

With these markings, wouldn’t it be more convenient for students from poor families to study?

It even helps unify accents across the country.

Promote the official language of the Tang Dynasty and make Baili's different pronunciations a thing of the past...

"Xiao Sizi, what on earth is this pinyin of yours?"

"Why should it be read like this?" Li Shimin did not discover the beauty of the pinyin and the symbol.

Seeing that the little princess had written crookedly all over a large piece of white paper in a short while, he couldn't help but ask.

"Ah~~" The little princess tilted her head, obviously not quite understanding what Li Shimin meant.

However, she still answered seriously, "Pinyin~ is~ Pinyin~~"

Obviously, the little princess can only read and use pinyin, but cannot understand what pinyin is.

Li Shimin was immediately filled with black lines on his face.

But at this moment, he suddenly had an idea.

Thinking of the three immortal characters written by Xiao Sizi, maybe, they are also simplified characters?

Thinking of this, he immediately excitedly wrote the three simplified Chinese characters on a new piece of white paper.

Then he asked the little princess, "Sizi, how do you pronounce these three words? And how do you pronounce them in pinyin?"

The little princess tilted her head and marked the pinyin of the three words above the three words written by Li Shimin.

And as he wrote, he read, "This character is pronounced '立', 'l', 'i', 'lì'."

"This character is pronounced 'xian', 'x', 'i', 'an', 'xiàn'."

"This character is pronounced '法', 'f' 'a' 'fǎ'."

"Establish a constitution?" Li Shimin was overjoyed when he finally understood the meaning of these three words.

But what followed was a lot of confusion.

Abolish the monarchy and establish a constitution?

What kind of law is this constitution?

How can it replace the imperial system?

On the other side, Empress Changsun was carefully studying the pinyin sheet filled with the little princess's writing.

Suddenly, she cried out in surprise, her whole body trembling with excitement, "Your Majesty, I have realized it."

"I finally understand what pinyin is!"

"I congratulate His Majesty! Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty!"

"This pinyin is absolutely the cornerstone of future education in Datang. It is a magical tool for inheriting culture and popularizing knowledge!"

Li Shimin was immediately perked up when he heard this, and asked hurriedly, "Oh? Why does Guanyin Bi say that? What is so magical about this pinyin?"

Empress Changsun took a deep breath, tried to calm her excitement, and then explained in detail.

"Your Majesty, Pinyin Pinyin, isn't it just the syllables spelled out?"

"Phonetic syllables?" Li Shimin pondered secretly, "Could it be... this pinyin is a new type of spelling syllables?"

In fact, pinyin existed before the Tang Dynasty.

However, those pinyin characters are extremely complex and unsystematic, and are even exclusive to aristocratic families and have not been widely promoted.

As a member of a noble family, Li Shimin had been exposed to some of these things during his elementary school years.

But because it was not easy to use, I did not study it in depth.

When I heard that this pinyin is actually a syllable of spelling, I suddenly became curious.

"That's right!" Empress Chang Sun explained excitedly, "This pinyin is a new type of spelling syllables.

Moreover, compared to the complicated and difficult pinyin in the past, it is more concise, easy to understand and has a complete system."

"Your Majesty, look," Empress Changsun said, pointing to one of the letters. "This one is pronounced 'a'."

"It's pronounced 'ta' with a 't' and 'da' with a 'd'."

"Adding the magical symbol above, we can read it as 'dā''dá''dǎ''dà'."

"Doesn't this mean that as long as we recognize the pronunciation of all these letters, we can then mark all Chinese characters with pinyin."

"Even if you encounter unfamiliar Chinese characters, you can easily and accurately read them according to the pinyin?"

After listening to Empress Changsun’s explanation, Li Shimin was shocked.

He took two steps forward, tightly grasped Empress Changsun's hands, and said in a trembling voice, "Guanyinbi, you are right!"

"The beauty of pinyin is that it allows us to easily pronounce any Chinese character."

"This is undoubtedly a great blessing for children who are just beginning to learn to read."

"They no longer have to suffer ridicule for mispronouncing words, and they can master reading and literacy skills more quickly."

"Your Majesty, there are also simplified Chinese characters!" Empress Changsun reminded.

“If simplified Chinese characters are also promoted.

Wouldn't it be possible for those students to learn to write faster and save nearly half the money on pens, ink, paper, and inkstones? "

"Simplified characters?" Li Shimin glanced at it and pondered, "What Guanyinbi said is absolutely right. Simplified characters are indeed simpler and easier to learn."

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