"Hahaha!" Li Shimin laughed heartily.
Li Yuan and others also came out, wanting to see the visual feast in the evening!
"Okay!" Yuchi Jingde shouted.
The little princess hugged Xiao Ran's legs, and Xiao Ran picked up the little princess. He liked this atmosphere very much.
I truly felt the saying "a wise ruler with virtuous ministers". This was indeed a remarkable era, no wonder people in later generations miss it.
"Long live the Tang Dynasty!"
“Happy family!”
"Long live your majesty!"
...
Many good words appeared in the night sky, and the people of Chang'an City could see them.
I watched it once before during the Chinese New Year, and I was still shocked.
"Sizi is so beautiful!"
In the last sentence, Xiao Ran had some ulterior motives.
"Sizi, this sentence means that you are beautiful." Princess Yuzhang said quickly, otherwise the little princess would not know.
"Hehe~ My home is so beautiful and full of bubbles~"
Li Shimin had no objection. The little princess was likable and favored.
Everyone felt Xiao Ran's unique love for the little princess.
Many people couldn't help but look sideways at Xiao Ran and the little princess.
Li Lizhi sat next to Xiao Ran, looking at the fireworks in the sky.
"Light up the others too!" Xiao Ran pointed.
"I'll do it!" Princess Gaoyang couldn't wait any longer.
Li Tai and Li Chengqian knew each other before, so they were not unfamiliar to each other.
The others were also familiar with it, and all of them wanted to try it themselves.
Li Shimin took Empress Changsun to order one himself.
It's more lively than before.
The two little princesses were holding big sparklers and waving their hands.
There are quite a few princesses who play the big flower game.
It was not until very late that the people gradually dispersed.
The little princess fell asleep in Xiao Ran's arms.
Li Lizhi also had Princess Chengyang in her arms.
"Uncle, we have to go back." Xiao Ran said something to Li Shimin and left Taiji Hall with several princesses.
When most of the others had left, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun also returned to Taiji Hall.
Next to Li Shimin were a pile of gifts. He leaned comfortably on the massage chair prepared by Li Lizhi. "This is a good one, Lizhi. It's quite comfortable."
"I also felt it, the child is very attentive."
"Sizi Erniang prepared more than 10,000 strings of cash..." Li Shimin also made a rough calculation.
"These two little girls have quite a bit of money now, more than Lizhi Liuniang."
"Xiao Ran, that little bastard, even the Lanting Preface has been returned to me!" Li Shimin felt much more favorable towards Xiao Ran.
"I didn't expect this to happen. Xiao Ran obviously liked Lanting Xu before and always wanted to read it."
Li Shimin was very satisfied with this birthday and was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night.
......
The next day, the princesses all got up late.
The little princess was still a little dazed when it came time to eat.
When the doorbell rang, the little princess ran over happily. She was used to it and reacted instinctively.
But this time, the person who came was not Empress Changsun or Li Shimin, but Zhang Ananda.
"Uncle Zhang!" Xiao Ran was a little surprised, and so was Li Lizhi.
"Your Highness, Young Master, His Majesty wishes to see Young Master..."
"Okay, wait a minute. Will Mingda's second sister go?"
"Yeah, yeah~" the little princess answered without thinking.
Xiao Ran drove Li Lizhi's mini, "Wu Niang, the car will be delivered soon. It belongs to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Please pay first."
"Okay, my dear, I understand!" Li Lizhi now has quite a bit of savings, so there will definitely be no problem with the money to buy a car.
Xiao Ran drove Zhang Ananda and the two little princesses to the Taiji Hall.
People feel refreshed when good things happen to them, and Li Shimin was in this state.
"Uncle!"
"Grandpa, I'm coming~"
"Yes, come and sit down and talk!" Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand.
"Uncle, what's the matter that called me here so early in the morning?"
"You mentioned the Duke of Yansheng before, but after careful consideration, I feel something is wrong. The Duke of Yansheng was given because of Confucius, and the emperors won over scholars, but you said that later dynasties all recognized him."
"If that's the case, then there's definitely a problem. They're definitely feeling emboldened, and with the Kong family's influence, wouldn't they be capable of doing anything out of control? Confucius was a man of high moral character, and he certainly could have restrained himself, but I don't want to say anything about his descendants. There are some highly respected people, but there are also many who are uneducated and bully others by taking advantage of their power."
"This has happened before. If we give it to another Yansheng Duke, won't it make it even worse?"
"So I haven't given it to you yet. I want to ask what happened to Duke Yansheng later."
"Uncle, you've been very thoughtful. You've got all the issues you're worried about. People back then said the Kong family 'earnestly taught people to be loyal, and the generations have cultivated and submitted petitions to the Duke of Yansheng.'"
Li Shimin frowned, "Surrender?"
"Well, Confucian scholars are supposed to be upright and have integrity, but the story behind the Kong family is really hard to describe. I only told you about Duke Yansheng before, but I didn't praise him. In the Tang Dynasty, scholars were actually not that bad. The Tang Dynasty valued civil officials over martial arts, and even those who entered the court admired generals and ministers. Starting from the Song Dynasty, civil and military affairs were viewed separately, with clear boundaries, and the saying 'All other pursuits are inferior, only learning is superior' appeared."
"All things are inferior except for reading... Scholars must have a high status!"
"Of course..." Xiao Ran looked around and saw that there was no one else around. What Li Shimin and Xiao Ran were talking about was important, so Zhang Ananda didn't let anyone get close.
"After the Tang Dynasty, there were no more aristocratic families."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up. "Huh? Who did this? How did they do it?"
This is what Li Shimin always dreamed of.
"Uncle, this is getting off topic. I'll tell you later. Without the aristocratic families, another group emerged: the scholar-official group that emerged from the imperial examination system. They replaced the aristocratic families. They competed with the imperial power. Scholars held a very high status, and military generals were always suppressed, especially during the Song Dynasty. The Duke of Yansheng also existed during the Song Dynasty."
"This won't do. If the military generals have a low status, who will lead the troops to fight?" Li Shimin could imagine the disadvantages of having a high status for literati.
"The Duke of Yansheng is unacceptable!"
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