Chapter 102 Dealing with it

This is one way to deal with the gatekeepers. You can also restrict the gatekeepers from marrying privately, like Li Zhi did.

Of course, it is just a rule without corresponding countermeasures, which is almost like nonsense.

If you can't do it openly, won't they do it secretly?

Therefore, not only should we prohibit them from marrying privately, but we should also restrict their scope of activities. Let's see how you can jump around.

And prohibit the existence of private matchmakers. No matter who gets married, they must use official matchmakers.

In this way, we can put an end to the private marriages between these aristocratic families.

Of course, it will take a lot of mistakes to completely control the aristocratic gatekeepers.

These are all things to come later, and they are not things that Li Chengqian can handle now. Everything needs to wait until he inherits the throne before he can do it in a big way.

"All matters concerning the school admission of children of school age will be handled by you, Du He. Other people in the East Palace, including me, will assist you. You must not let me down." Li Chengqian said to Du He.

"Don't worry, Your Highness! Du He will never let Your Highness down." Du He said, and then asked.

"Your Highness! Where should the school admission experiment base be placed this time? In Chang'an and Wannian counties? Or Luoyang?"

Li Chengqian had already thought about Du He's question. Even if Du He didn't ask, Li Chengqian would mark out the experimental points for the new plan this time.

Since Du He asked, Li Chengqian didn't keep it a secret.

"It's not in Chang'an or Wannian County, nor in Luoyang. This time, the experimental site is set up in Fangzhou, where we visited when I was incognito."

The implementation of Fangzhou allowed Li Chengqian to see the difficulties encountered in running a school, and only then could he launch a new plan based on such difficulties.

Now that the new plan has just been released, it is natural to implement it in Fangzhou, where Li Chengqian hit a wall, to see how effective it is.

"Yes!" Du He responded.

"That's it for today. Everyone go back and do your work first. Du He, you have to hurry up with the enrollment." Li Chengqian said, and gave Du He some instructions.

Everyone bowed and left.

Since the launch of the new plan, initial results have been seen in Fangzhou, the experimental base, which made Li Chengqian very satisfied.

"Prime Minister Fang, how is Li Daliang doing recently?" Li Chengqian asked Fang Xuanling beside him after reviewing a memorial.

Li Daliang was a founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, and he also made many contributions in the Wude and Zhenguan dynasties. He was truly a pillar of the country.

Now that Li Daliang is ill, Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, naturally has to pay more attention to this hero who has made outstanding contributions to the Tang Dynasty. If Li Chengqian ignores Li Daliang, it will be unacceptable.

If you don't even ask about the hero's illness, who will dare to be loyal to such a heartless king in the future.

"He has been ill since the past two days, and he has not improved so far." Fang Xuanling said.

"Have you asked Doctor Yu to see him?" Li Chengqian asked.

"The doctor has seen him, but he is helpless! If Li Daliang can't survive this year, I'm afraid..." Fang Xuanling stopped talking after saying this.

Li Chengqian understood what he meant. Li Daliang would definitely not survive this year.

Li Chengqian remembered that later history books said that Li Daliang died in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan. Li Daliang lived in poverty all his life. After his death, his family couldn't even find a piece of jade for him to put in his mouth.

As for the burial objects, there were only five hu of rice and thirty rolls of cloth.

His Majesty Li II cried bitterly because of the loss of such a minister. In addition to giving Li Daliang the posthumous title of Yi, he also allowed Li Daliang to be buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum. This was a great gift for a minister.

In the Tang Dynasty, not everyone could be buried in the emperor's mausoleum casually.

Being buried with the emperor was a special honor given by the Tang Dynasty emperor to members of the royal family and civil and military officials. It was also a means to win people's hearts and consolidate political power.

Therefore, those who have not made great contributions and are not high enough in status should not even think about being buried with the emperor in the imperial mausoleum.

"No matter what, the Duke of Wuyang County is also a loyal minister of our Tang Dynasty. We cannot neglect him no matter what. Order the doctor to be on duty at all times and report to me if there is any situation." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Quan replied.

"Also, I heard that the Duke of Wuyang County's mansion is very poor. Take more supplies from the treasury and send them to the Duke of Wuyang County. Tell the doctor to cure the Duke of Wuyang County with all his strength." Li Chengqian continued to say to Wang Quan.

"I understand!" Wang Quan accepted the order, bowed and retreated.

"I hope the Duke of Wuyang County can survive this year." Li Chengqian said to Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling didn't say anything, just nodded. He and Li Chengqian knew in their hearts that Li Daliang would not survive this year.

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, no one spoke, and the hall suddenly became deserted.

After a long time.

Li Chengqian said: "Prime Minister Fang, how is the investigation of the assassination of me going?"

He, the prince, was assassinated again and again, which made Li Chengqian very angry. No one knew when a killer would suddenly rush out of the darkness to take his life.

Therefore, Li Chengqian was very concerned about this matter. After all, it was a matter of his life. He couldn't be heartless and pretend nothing happened.

Not only Li Chengqian was investigating this matter, but Fang Xuanling was also investigating it. After all, he was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He had to treat the assassination of the prince as a major case.

"There is no clue yet. The Dali Temple still has no clue, but it has been confirmed that these people should be slaves raised by officials." Fang Xuanling said.

"So, the one who dared to assassinate me this time was an official family, so who in the court wanted to kill me?" Li Chengqian asked.

"This, I don't know! Who it is needs to be carefully verified. It's not good to comment now." Fang Xuanling said.

"Does Prime Minister Fang have anyone he suspects?" Li Chengqian asked.

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "No."

Li Chengqian said, "Prince Fang, no, but I do have someone I suspect."

"Who does the Crown Prince think did it?" Fang Xuanling asked in astonishment.

He didn't know who the Crown Prince suspected, and why.

"The Wu family!" Li Chengqian said.

"The Wu family, Your Highness, are you talking about the family of Wu Cairen in His Majesty's harem?" Fang Xuanling asked.

"That's right! It's this Wu family! Prime Minister Fang might as well start from this aspect, maybe there will be good gains." Li Chengqian said.

He has already directed Fang Xuanling's attention from other places to Wu Zetian. He believes that with Fang Xuanling's ability, he should be able to quickly find out that this case is related to Wu Zetian.

Li Chengqian originally planned to wait for Li Er to pass away, and then find a way to take Wu Zetian into his harem.

But who would have thought that this woman was so ignorant that she dared to assassinate him, the prince. This threat must be dealt with before Li Chengqian can feel at ease.

Since she is of no use to me, I can only get rid of her to avoid future troubles.