My Backyard is the Tang Dynasty Chapter 166

Published at 27th of October 2023 05:55:55 AM

"The servants are not aware of the employment, causing these treacherous villains to confuse the father, please punish the father!" Li Chengqian knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Li Shimin said: "Get up, I still can't distinguish the authenticity of this Taoism, let alone you, you are also a filial piety, if the merits and demerits are equal, I will not pursue it anymore. Next time, remember not to be so negligent. "

"Yes, Father!" Li Chengqian felt relieved.

Li Shimin then looked at Rongda: "This time, the six princes have made great contributions to getting rid of the treacherous people around me. From this we can see how amazing the science that Min'er is talking about is, but I don't know how to reward him for such a contribution." What was given to him, all lovers may wish to think about it for me."

Li Yin is now the vassal king guarding one side, so there is no need for official positions and fiefdoms, and Li Yin is even more unnecessary for money and silk. Now who doesn't know that Li Yin is very rich.

Li Shimin's question made all the officials feel embarrassed. Some people naturally didn't want Li Yin to get any real benefits, so they pretended to be confused and kept quiet, while Li Ke and Cui Shao usually tried their best.

At this time, Li Ke suddenly said: "Father and son have an idea!"

Li Shimin said: "What way!"

"When the father asked Liulang to go to Yizhou, he said that the emperor's order was not allowed, and that Liulang was not allowed to return to Chang'an without permission. Now that a year has passed, Liulang must also miss the father, mother, concubine, and younger brothers and sisters very much. Why don't the father cancel this restriction? , so that Liulang can go back to Chang'an to visit his relatives at any time." Li Ke said.

Li Ke's method rewarded Li Yin, but did not allow him to obtain any actual benefits, including Changsun Wuji, who had nothing to say.

Eldest Sun Wuji agreed: "The third prince's words are very true!"

Li Shimin smiled, this is what he has been thinking about all the time, but he can't break the emperor's order first, now Li Ke proposes it, and the ministers all agree, he can just go down the slope, "Then let's do this ! Cancel the restriction on the Sixth Prince entering Beijing!"

Hearing this, all the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Discussed some government affairs with the ministers. At the end of the early court, Li Shimin got up and drove back to the palace, but he was a little happier than when he came. He was looking forward to the changes Li Yin would bring to Datang more and more.

All the officials dispersed. Li Ke took Rongda to the outside of the Taiji Palace. The smile that never faded showed that he was in a very happy mood. Although it was a dangerous move this time, the effect was indeed extraordinary. He was very fond of his own brother. I am more and more admired. Although Li Shimin did not punish Li Chengqian in the end, it was tantamount to cutting off one of Li Chengqian's assistance, and he was already very satisfied.

Moreover, after this court, the ministers' reaction almost turned around 180 degrees. Along the way, there was an endless stream of ministers who greeted him and made friends with him, changing from the previous indifference, and Cui Shao was also surrounded by many ministers who flattered and flattered him, even Lu Jin was cheeky and smiling.

These people feel more and more that the more suppressed Li Yin is, the higher he plays. The result of opposing Li Yin will only be his own losses. Let's take this Yizhou monopoly rights auction as an example. Some aristocrats who secretly opposed Li Yin were brushed off during the pre-selection qualifications, and they didn't even enter the door. .

These businessmen suddenly understood that Li Yin was deliberately crowding out the gentry behind them. The merchants were after profit, so they stopped doing it. It caused them to lose a lot of offerings, and those who were on good terms with Li Min on weekdays, such as Li Ke, Cui Shao, Qin Shubao, and Cheng Yaojin. The thresholds of the houses of Xiao Yu, Lu Shang and others were almost broken, which caused quite a commotion in Chang'an.

These officials also read the Business Daily and understood how much profit this auction right could bring. Who didn't want to make some money from Li Yin. Although they look down on businessmen, they have no grievances with money. Who would offend a God of Wealth.

Out of the Taiji Palace, Li Ke and Cui Shao greeted each other and returned home. Rong Da followed Li Ke on a horse. His task was only half completed, and the remaining half was not completed, which was to give gifts.

Following Li Ke's return to King Wu's Mansion, Rong Da and Li Ke turned around a street and arrived at the workshop where King Wu's Mansion was located, but the sight in front of them surprised both of them. Ten horse-drawn carriages blocked the Prince Wu's mansion so tightly that the two of them couldn't even pass through.

Reluctantly, Li Ke and Rongda got off their horses, and saw the steward of Prince Wu's Mansion trotting over, "Your Highness, go and have a look, the princes and princesses are clamoring to share presents, and the old slave can't stop it." Living."

"Childish slave!" Li Ke yelled bitterly. No one else knew about this except Li Zhi. It must be him showing off with the gift list and recruiting these younger brothers and sisters.

When Rong Da heard this, he just laughed to himself. Li Yin asked him to bring a lot of gifts this time, and each person made a different gift list, such as the princesses' gift list, perfume, shower gel, mirror and so on. Just a little more, and the smaller princesses and princes have more snacks, and the princes, in addition to some daily necessities, Li Yin also presented each with a compound bow, and wine and hard yellow paper are also necessary.

When Li Ke and Rongda entered the palace, they saw Rongda temporarily placed around the carriage in the palace, surrounded by people, while the guards of Wu Palace walked around the carriage station, with cold sweat on their foreheads. The prince and princess couldn't move or fight, so they could only use themselves as human shields to protect these things.

"Child slave!" Li Ke walked over quickly, and saw Li Zhi surrounded by him at a glance.

Hearing this angry voice, the princesses and princes all turned around. When Li Zhi saw that it was Li Ke, he immediately hid behind Princess Changle, "I didn't mean it."

Princess Changle protected Li Zhi and said, "Third brother, it is indeed not the child's fault, it is the son who robbed the child's gift list and gave it to the queen mother, and the mother only found out what happened after asking, and we all knew later! "

Li Ke was just trying to scare Li Zhi. These things were originally for them. He was afraid that these younger brothers and sisters would rob them randomly. Now that the gifts are still in good condition, he is relieved, but he still gave Li Zhi a hard look. Let him have a long memory.

The chief culprit, Sizi, was joking and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her at all. She was only thinking about the gift, and said, "Third brother, give us the gift quickly."

Li Ke shook his head helplessly, and said to Rong Da: "Rong Da, that's also good, it saves you some travel, so let's share it with them."

Rongda answered yes. He took out the gift list from his pocket and read: "Princess Changle, one side of the mirror, ten bottles of jasmine perfume..."

Rongda read the gift list. The Chengdu servant who followed Rong Da took out the gift that Rong Da read from the carriage.

Princess Changle was overjoyed when she heard that there was a mirror. Last time Li Shimin went to Yizhou and brought more than a dozen full-length mirrors, but Li Shimin gave them all to the concubines in the palace. Although Empress Changsun also had one in the palace, But after all, it's not your own.

Li Ke couldn't share the gifts for a while, so he asked the housekeeper to bring some big tables, and asked the servants to put the gifts on these tables, so as to save the servants from holding them and delaying the speed of dividing things.

"Princess Ankang's gift list. One side of the mirror, ten bottles of rose perfume..." After reading Princess Changle's gift list, Rongda opened the next gift list, and at the same time gave Princess Changle's gift list to Princess Changle, asking her to compare it with the above. To avoid mistakes.

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"Princess Jinyang, six boxes of toffee, ten bags of melon seeds..." Princess Jinyang's gifts are almost all food, the little girl giggled happily when she heard it, and Li Zhi's is similar, but there is one more thing in the end—composite bow.

After receiving the gift, Li Zhi asked the guards who followed him to take away all the snacks. Just as he reached out to grab the compound bow, a hand stretched out and grabbed the compound bow first.

Li Zhi saw that it was Li Ke, and said, "Third brother, this is mine!"

Li Ke ignored him, but carefully looked at the compound bow. He has never seen this kind of bow and arrow before, but he can tell that it is well-made. The bow tire of this bow and arrow is much stronger than his colorful iron tire bow.

Picking up the arrows delivered with the bow and arrows on the table, Li Ke put the arrows on the bowstring, and aimed at a locust tree fifty meters away with all his might. A "whoosh" sounded the moment Li Ke let go of his hand, and the arrow flew out like a bolt of lightning.

A guard ran over and took a long time to pull out the arrow. The bow and arrow actually sank deeply into the tree trunk.

The guard came back and told the story of shooting the arrow into the tree trunk. Li Ke couldn't help saying: "It's really a good bow!"

Li Zhi snatched the compound bow angrily, "This is mine!"

Rong Da also said at this time: "Third Highness, Sixth Highness His Highness also gave you a bow and arrow like this."

"Really?" Li Ke said excitedly, and said to Li Zhi: "Things that the third brother doesn't want!"

Li Zhi snorted, ran away holding his things.

The princesses and princes all received their gifts and went away. Rong Da gave Li Ke's gift to him. In order to thank Li Ke, Li Yin gave him a lot of gifts, and the daily necessities belonged to other princesses and princes. Three times, in addition to a compound bow, Li Yin also gave him a carefully crafted horizontal knife, which made Li Ke's mental balance instantly, thinking that Li Yin had not forgotten his brother.

Rong Da wanted to rush back to Yizhou as soon as possible, so he didn't stay in Wu Wangfu, but came to give gifts one by one. The first one was Li Shimin. Among all the gifts, Li Shimin's gifts are the most important. He has what other people have. He also has what no one else has. In addition to twenty compound bows and a hundred horizontal knives, Li Yin also gave him a cart of potatoes. Now that Changan potatoes have just come into the market, Li Shimin has not tasted them yet, so Li Yin gave him a cart of potatoes first. , and ordered the sprouted potatoes not to be eaten, that stuff is poisonous, but there is an explanation in the Shengtang Commercial Daily, I guess Li Shimin has read it too, but just in case, Li Min asked Rongda to warn him .

Li Shimin was overjoyed when Li Yin sent such a thing, and praised Li Yin in front of Rongda, meaning that Li Yin was really filial, and asked Rongda to convey it to Li Yin. Rongda was rewarded with a hundred taels of gold, which made Rongda almost unsteady with excitement, thinking that this trip to Chang'an was really not in vain.

After giving gifts to Li Shimin, Rong Da left all the gifts for Empress Changsun and concubines, and then went to give gifts to Li Chengqian and Li Tai. Although Li Yin didn't deal with them, he still had to do some superficial things.

Li Yin's relatives have all been sent off, Rong arrived at the Cui Mansion, and the old father-in-law of the Sixth Highness can't neglect it.

Chapter end