Taoism talks about life, Buddhism talks about death.

What Taoism seeks is immortality, but what Buddhism talks about entering the Western Paradise after death, and what it talks about reincarnation in the next life and the retribution.

Li Chao does not seek immortality, nor does he believe in reincarnation. He has a set of life philosophy in his heart.

Live in the present.

Life is short, and it is already the ultimate of a hundred years. Therefore, try hard to do what you want to do in these decades, and don’t regret it in the future.

I stayed in Hanjing for seven years.

Li Chao has not left Hanjing for seven years, and it doesn't matter whether Li Shimin was really heartbroken because of his loss of his wife this time, or whether he wanted to abdicate or take the opportunity to test the prince or test him.

Anyway, even if Li Shimin really abdicated, he would still be the Supreme Emperor. His Supreme Emperor is different from Li Yuan's Supreme Emperor. The government is still the only way he can intervene if he wants to. Even if he becomes the Supreme Emperor, the court is still controlled by him and will not change anything at all.

Therefore, Li Chao proposed to supervise the country, and actually understood this a long time ago.

"I'm sorry, the two princesses of Jinyang and Xincheng are only one or two years old."

At home, Cui Yingying also sighed and said.

During this period, during the Queen's funeral, she also entered the palace to help like many destined wives.

Among the four princesses born to the queen, Princess Changle is the oldest, and is fifteen years old this year. Li Jing is twelve years old this year, three years younger than the princess. The princess was already at the age of getting married, but Li Jing is younger, so she originally planned to marry the princess home next year.

But now, when the queen dies, the princess has to mourn the queen for three years.

Although it is actually twenty-seven months for three years of mourning, it is still more than two years, and the princess is almost eighteen at that time.

"In another three years, Taipinglang will be only fifteen, and it will be just right then." Li Chao said.

Talking to Shisanniang that he wanted to go back to Bashang and to visit Chang'an, Longyou and other places. Cui Yingying thought this idea was also good, "I haven't returned to Chang'an for almost ten years. Can we go together this time?"

"sure."

"Then let's go together and bring the kids with you."

Now Li Chao has twenty-one sons and twenty-seven daughters. Because he has many wives and concubines and has never died young, the Li family is now in a prosperous population. The older one is already twelve, while the younger one is still breastfeeding.

"Let's leave after the year."

Taking the whole family back to his hometown in Bashang is also very important to the children of the Li family. They have many children, and they have never even seen Bashang and Chang'an.

The Li family in Bashang, the roots of the Li family are in Bashang, Chang'an, so the children have never even been to Bashang.

Li Shimin said that if you pile up the picks, you just pile up the picks.

At the end of the 12th year of Zhenguan, Prince Chengqian was regent again, and Li Shimin ignored political affairs and even moved directly to the Beigong of the original Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.

The prince moved into Ziwei Palace.

"King Zhao, Your Highness summoned him."

Li Chao received the order and came to the palace, in the imperial study room, Chengqian and the prime minister were both there.

"Wen Yuan, there is something to discuss with you." Fang Xuanling said as he met.

Seeing the New Year approaching, the emperor suddenly sent someone to issue an order. The emperor asked the prime ministers to prepare and appointed Li Chao's daughter Li Fanghua as the crown princess, and married the crown princess in the first month of next year and held a wedding.

When the empress dies, as a child, we must mourn. The people have mourned for three years, but in fact, twenty-seven months. However, Chengqian is not only the son of the empress, but now he is also the crown prince of the state. As the crown prince of the regent of the state, the country cannot be without a king for a day.

Therefore, the mourning period of the prince of the regent is very short. It takes only 27 days to keep mourning for twenty-seven days.

Chengqian is eighteen this year, and Li Fanghua is also twenty-two.

There is no problem with Li Shimin's order to enthrone the Crown Princess and marry the Crown Princess next year. This time, the Crown Prince's reign is different from the past.

"Will you get married again in three years?" Li Chao frowned and asked Fang Xuanling.

However, Fang Xuanling felt that it would be better to have a wedding next year. After formally marrying the Crown Princess, it also means that Chengqian will be truly adult, shouldering the sun and the moon, and governing the country's politics.

Of course, according to folk customs, this can also be considered a joyful joy. Some people who observe filial piety for three years do not follow it, that is, marriage and happiness.

Other prime ministers also believe that it is more appropriate to enthrone the crown princess now.

The Crown Princess is already twelve years old, and next year it will be thirteen, not young. Empress Changhuang married the emperor, wasn’t she twelve years old?

"What does Your Highness mean?" Li Chao asked Chengqian.

"This is the will of the father, I have no objection."

Even if this matter is decided, the court will begin to be responsible for the enactment and choose the auspicious day for the wedding next year.

After the imperial meeting ended, Li Chao stayed to talk to Chengqian.

Cheng Qian was a little haggard and thinner.

"The Grand Tutor, the vassals' territories increase their troops and reduce taxes, and I have carefully considered it and are ready to formally adopt and implement it. The princes and vassals can have different military quotas according to their titles. The sons and men can lead 1,000 troops, 2,000 marquis, 3,000 county and county monarchs, 5,000 dukes, 8,000 princes, and 10,000 princes."

Chengqian seems to be more mature.

"Villain can command militias in the territory. The troops stationed in the territory of the court are both commanded by the lord, as well as commanded by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War."

"The lord enjoys half of the taxes in the territory, and the other half must be handed over to the court."

Li Shimin never gave a reply to Li Chao's proposal.

Now that Chengqian was regent again, the first thing he dealt with was this. With Chengqian's insistence and the support of some prime ministers, Chengqian made the current decision.

"The Grand Tutor is the important weapon of the military and horse state. Now the imperial court has increased the lord's military quota, which is also a consideration for the security of the Tang Dynasty's borders, and also the safety of the vassals. But at the same time, there are several strict orders. The soldiers of the princes need to provide all their military expenditures. Second, the soldiers of the princes must not leave the territory's borders. Third, the army of the princes must also be under the jurisdiction of the court."

"There is another one. The princes are not allowed to make their own weapons and equipment. All equipment must be purchased from the court, and the quantity cannot exceed the needs of all troops."

The court did not bear any military expenses for the lords, and the lords were not allowed to make their own weapons and equipment, so they could only purchase them from the court. These two items alone made it difficult for most lords to really have troops.

Even if a rich lord like Li Chao, if the right to manufacture ordnance is not in hand, he can only buy it from the court, which will be greatly restricted.

The three powers of administration, finance and taxation and judicial powers of the territory are still under the court. The court sends officials to manage local administration, justice and taxation.

All the lords won was the power to command the army.

There is also territorial taxation, which can be achieved by the lords, which is a huge improvement.

But it can be foreseen that the court will definitely reduce the number of troops stationed in the border territories in the future, and the lords will really have to rely on themselves in the future.

Li Chao was quite happy.

Good thing.

It is already very important to obtain military power. At least the princes feel more secure in their territory.

The soldiers were also quite satisfied with Li Chao. There were 1,000 sons, 2,000 marquis, 3,000 county lords, 5,000 monarchs, 8,000 princes, and 10,000 princes.

This is several times higher than the limit of the lord guards in the past.

What's more, there are militias. The biggest difference between militias and vassal armies is equipment and training, but there is no limit on quantity. If a war breaks out, it can become the best supplementary army for the territory's army.

"Did Your Majesty agree to this matter?" Li Chao asked a key question.

Cheng Qian said, "I have reported it to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty still has no reply."

"Don't the Grand Master really stay?"

"Prepare to leave Beijing for a walk." Li Chao said.

The two of them answered one-on-one, both of them were a little careless.

Cheng Qian had just taken over the court left behind by the emperor, and his shoulders were heavy. However, Li Chao was thinking that it was time to leave Beijing for inspection.

"Since that's the case, I can't help but keep it. I was the Grand Tutor who was the Grand Tutor who was the Grand Tutor who was the Grand Tutor who was the Qinghai-Tibet Western Regions. The Grand Tutor who served as the imperial governor of the court was the west of Chang'an, to understand the people's conditions and inspect all officials."

Li Chao refused.

After going to Chang'an and waiting for him, he planned to go to the southeast again.

"Don't refuse, the Grand Master, this is not a reward, it's a mission."

"Well, but I may not be very responsible."

The father and the other two had a long conversation, and finally Cheng Qian personally sent Li Chao out of the palace.

On the auspicious day, the envoys in the palace and officials from the Ministry of Rites came to the Li family to read the edict of the crown princess.

The twelve-year-old eldest daughter Fanghua received the imperial edict. Li Chao stood aside and looked at her young daughter, feeling very distressed. She was still so young, and he originally planned to wait for another four years.

At the end of the 12th year of Zhenguan, many dynasties gathered in various places.

The vassal states and the diplomats also came to pay tribute from all directions.

But this year's Zhengdan Dynasty was presided over by the prince, and the emperor did not show up at all, which was very surprising, and there were many speculations and rumors.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the auspicious day personally selected by the Grand Historian Li Chunfeng.

The prince married the princess.

Big wedding.

The wedding was extremely grand and grand, and the entire Han Kyoto witnessed the wedding.

Li Chao also officially became the prince's father-in-law.

Many people speculated that King Zhao would have a higher power, but in February, Li Chao took his whole family out of Beijing.

The Grand Tutor, King Li Chao of Zhao, was ordered to be the imperial envoy, and governed the Qinghai-Tibet Western Regions of Guanlongheshuo!
To be continued...