151-170

Chapter 151:

There are many trees nearby. Sitting under the shady trees, the breeze comes slowly, bringing with it a refreshing coolness, which makes people close their eyes comfortably.

Li Wen sat on the recliner, closed his eyes and rested, his body and mind relaxed, and he didn't think about anything in his mind. Hearing the voices of the boys talking in the water, he still didn't feel relieved to fall asleep even though there were many people watching. The fishing rod placed next to Fu Guo's

feet did not move for a long time.

He opened his eyes, picked up the fishing rod at his feet, and glanced at the empty hook, but no fish took the bait.

He didn't know if it was because there were so many people here that the fish in the water were scared away. He had been fishing for a long time, but not a single fish came to eat the bait.

At this level, he might not even be able to catch a fish until the sun goes down.

So Li Wen gave up on catching fish. If he wanted to eat fish, he still had to ask others to catch the fish. Li Wen shouted to the people in the water, "If you see any fish in the water, just catch a few fish. We can have a whole fish feast at night."

After he finished speaking, someone caught the fish in the water soon. Thrown to the shore.

Seeing the fish being thrown up one after another, these people even picked out the big ones to catch. This is a good technique for catching fish! Li Wen Yile ordered the guards behind to pick up the fish with the wooden bucket and put the fish into the wooden bucket. Water was put in the wooden bucket, and the fish would not die for a while after entering the water.

"Okay, okay, it's almost done. Here comes another pity." I caught too much and couldn't finish it.

Seeing that it was almost done, Li Wen asked the people in the water to stop catching fish. If they want to eat tomorrow, they can catch them again tomorrow.

"It's almost done, Xiaobao, Brother Chen, and Yangyang, you all come up from the water and bring the kids up." After seeing the children soaking in the water for a while, Li Wen asked Someone brought some boys up. Summer days are hot, but soaking in the water for too long is not good, especially since Brother Chen is not in good health. He is worried that the child will get cold if he stays in the water for too long.

"Brother, I want to play some more."

"No, let's all come up together."

The two children haven't learned to swim yet. Brother Chen was a little unhappy about this and pouted. Li Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly, and had to coax the child, "Brother Chen, be good. If you can't learn it today, let's come back tomorrow. We can learn it one day."

As long as he is not afraid of water, or is really stupid It's so hopeless that you can basically learn how to swim by going into the water a few times.

Brother Chen looked back at the lake behind him and said reluctantly, "We'll come back tomorrow!"

"Okay, we'll come back tomorrow." It seemed that the child had experienced the fun of swimming, and the child suggested They will come over tomorrow, and Li Wen has no objection. Anyway, they will stay in Zhuangzi for one more day, so they can just come over tomorrow.

"And Yangyang too. Let's come back tomorrow. Maybe we can learn it tomorrow." Li Wen didn't forget about little Yangyang. He rubbed the child's wet hair and asked someone to bring a towel over to dry his child's hair. .

Bai Yu is now in charge of several shops. In addition to opening shops here in the capital, they also plan to open shops in other places. Therefore, Bai Yu is very busy during this period. He has taken people to other places for inspections. Not here in the capital.

He knew that Bai Jingyang was Bai Yu's lifeblood, and it was not easy for the two brothers to survive until now.

Li Wen hired Bai Yu and planned to train Bai Yu to be his right-hand man. He also needed such a person by his side, and Bai Yu was just right. As for the two children, they usually go to the academy to study together, come back together after school, and eat and live together. Basically, all the children in his family have Yangyang's share. He also hopes that these two children will grow up. Then we can take care of each other and take care of each other.

If he wants others to work hard for him, at least in terms of treating others, he must be sincere in his response.

They carried two large barrels of fish and took a few boys back to Zhuangzi.

There really don't need to be too many ways to eat fish, such as grilled fish, fish head with chopped peppers, fish head and tofu soup, spicy and sour fish, boiled fish fillets, fish meatballs...

As long as you can't think of it, there is nothing that future generations of cooks can't make.

Li Wen wrote down a few recipes for cooking fish and had them delivered to the kitchen and handed over to the cooks in the kitchen. They just waited to eat. However, they had to wait until evening for a full fish feast. At noon, they ate fish fillet porridge.

The fish they had just caught were still alive. They sliced ​​the fish and put it into the boiling porridge.

Of course they also Cut some ginger shreds to remove the fishy smell. Also cut some vegetables, stir them in, turn off the heat and serve the porridge.

In addition to fish porridge, there are also steamed buns and side dishes, and cucumber salad, which is refreshing and delicious.

"Okay, let's eat." Li Wen called a few boys to wash their hands and come to eat. Several rabbits have been put in the garden. The rabbits were raised by a few children as pets. They already know their owners and will not run around. They are usually raised in the yard at home, and there is no problem. Lost a run.

However, the place in Zhuangzi is so big that the rabbit may really get lost. If the rabbit gets lost, these boys will have to cry a lot. Li Wen had better ask the people below to pay more attention and tell them if they see a rabbit running away.

"Oh, here we are." "

Have you washed your hands?"

"Washed."

"Okay, let's all sit down and eat." Li Wen asked someone to serve some hot porridge to the boys. It had just been cooked for a while and was still piping hot. "Eat slowly, don't burn it." When he saw the old woman who had come from the General's Mansion and wanted to take care of the young master's meal, he glanced at her.

Mother Chen paused for a moment and saw that the young master was grabbing a spoon to scoop out the porridge and eating it. He was also able to blow it before putting it into his mouth. The other two young masters were eating by themselves. Their young masters should also be able to eat by themselves. Let's eat together?..."

She gave up the idea of ​​going forward to feed the little master.

"You don't need to serve here, so go down and eat. Just leave two people here to watch. "On weekdays, they eat at home, and Li Wendu rarely leaves people to wait on him. It's not like his hand is broken, and he has to be waited on to eat. This is not the habit in his family.

They sat around a table, several people The children are eight or nine years old, and Bai Jingyang is two years younger. This child can do everything by himself, and he usually doesn't have to be taken care of.

Li Wen feels that Brother Chen's squeamishness is because of the people in the general's mansion. Coming out, a boy from a general family was so well-raised that it hurt him. His boy was able to climb trees and dig out bird eggs at the age of three. He has never done any bad things like climbing mountains and entering water.

"Yes, I thank you ." master. "

The maids waiting on the side all went down. Chen Ma was worried and stayed with a maid waiting.

"Is it delicious? "Li Wen picked up a piece of cold cucumber and ate it. It was crisp and crisp, sour and sweet. In summer, cold cucumber is an appetizer to quench thirst. He couldn't help but pick up two more. Seeing Brother Chen next to him looking at him , he took one of the serving chopsticks and put it on the child's small plate.

Brother Chen picked it up, took a bite, and then nodded, "It's delicious." "

The three boys each ate no less than two bowls of porridge. His boy was so good that he ate three large bowls of porridge alone. When a pot of porridge was brought to him, he, an adult and three children, ate it all together. The bottom of the pot was Not even a bit is left.

Seeing that the young master had eaten two bowls of porridge, Mother Chen almost cried with joy. When she turned around, she asked the servant below to go back to the general's mansion to report to his wife that the young master had eaten two bowls of porridge.

When Mrs. Zhao in the General's Mansion received the news from Zhuangzi, she almost burst out laughing, "Haha, I knew Li Liuyuan had something up his sleeve." She was not only thinking about whether she should send her youngest son away in a package when she turned around. Is it possible to raise it in Liuyuan Mansion?

After lunch, the three boys played in the house for a while, and then fell asleep on the soft couch one by one.

Hearing the silence in his ears, Li Wen looked up from his book and saw a few piglets sleeping on the soft couch, and almost laughed out loud. The maids on the side stood there quietly. Li Wen ordered, "Go and get some thin quilts .

" Covering your stomach. It's hot today, so covering your stomach is enough. You don't have to cover your belly with the quilt, and you won't realize that you are sweating. The room became quiet, and the cicadas outside the window seemed to be louder, chirping, and seemed to be carrying. Under the influence of hypnosis, Li Wen couldn't help but yawned, walked into the inner bedroom, found a bed and lay down on it. I don't know if it was Zhao Xiangyi's order, but he went to Zhuangzi to do official business. The courtyard where Zhao Xiangyi lived was arranged for him. The room he was sleeping in was the bedroom where Zhao Xiangyi usually stayed in Zhuangzi. Usually the two of them spent the night in Zhuangzi, and both of them slept in this bedroom. Li Wen covered his eyes with his hands and couldn't help but laugh at what the two of them were doing on this bed. He closed his eyes and fell asleep soon after . He just woke up. When he woke up, several boys outside were still sleeping. Li Wen didn't ask anyone to wake them up and let the boys sleep a little longer. After noon, the sun was setting in the west. Compared with the city. , there was no noise outside the city, and there was a touch of silence. The summer wind blew in from the window, blowing the long hair behind the boy. Li Wen stood by the window, looking at the grass and trees outside. Everyone woke up, and the village became lively again. At this time, the kitchen started to get busy, and the masters were preparing a fish feast. The chef saw the dishes sent by the people below, and cooked fish one by one. He had never seen the recipe before. After studying it carefully, he couldn't help but exclaimed "Wonderful". After asking the chef, he found out that it was Li Liuyuan and the young master who served the recipe today. It was Li Liuyuan who ordered this recipe. Li Liuyuan is a frequent visitor to Zhuangzi, and everyone in Zhuangzi knows this.

Chapter 152: A Whole Fish Feast

It's dusk in summer, the sky is full of clouds in the west, and the setting sun is like a big, round egg yolk hanging in the west.

The kitchen was busy with work. The chef directed the young apprentices below to wash and chop vegetables. The servants in the kitchen were working in an orderly manner. The big fish with thick wrists was placed on the standing board. The chef raised and lowered the knife in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he cut the big fish into cubes and slices.

After asking for the direction of the kitchen, Li Wen came over here.

The steward who came with him led the way and said, "Master Li, what do you want to do? Just give me an order and the servant will tell someone to do it. There is no need for you to go to the kitchen in person." The steward on Zhuangzi is a person. Jing, Mr. Li has been to Zhuangzi several times. Their master treats people as honored guests, and these servants all do things according to his master's wishes.

The master sent someone to tell the young master and Mr. Li that they were coming to Zhuangzi to stay for two days. As soon as the steward received the news, he told the slaves in Zhuangzi to be careful, and he followed closely, making meticulous arrangements. Good all things.

"It's okay, I'll just come over and take a look." Li Wen didn't have the idea of ​​a gentleman staying away from the cook, and he didn't think that men couldn't enter the kitchen. When he was a child, his mother-in-law was cooking in the kitchen, and he would help light the fire in the kitchen.

Although he doesn't have many opportunities to cook, he can do things like light a fire and make simple dishes. He may not be able to cook complicated dishes, but he does remember a few recipes.

They caught a lot of fish today and he remembered a few methods of cooking fish, so he wrote them down and had them sent to the kitchen. When he came to the kitchen, Li asked to see how the dishes were done. "Have all the fish we caught today been sent to the kitchen?"

The place on Zhuangzi was large, and several boys were there after waking up The village was full of fun, and Li Wen didn't care about the boys. There were guards following them, so nothing would happen.

The steward replied, "Yes, Mr. Li, we have sent someone to bring the fish to the kitchen."

When they arrived, they happened to see the chef opening the fish, and Li Wen couldn't help but applaud with his knife skills.

When the chef saw that the steward was coming, he said hello to the steward and looked at the young master who came with the steward. He remembered that Lord Li came to the village. Could it be that this person was Lord Li? The steward introduced everyone that this person was Mr. Li. The chef was shocked and put down the knife in his hand. The servants in the kitchen knelt down and saluted.

"Get up, get up. I just wanted to go to the kitchen to see how the fish is doing. I don't want to delay your work. Everyone, get up. Go ahead and do whatever you want to do. Don't worry about me." Everyone in the room was shocked. After kneeling down, Li Wen hurriedly asked everyone to get up. Those who have to wash the vegetables should continue washing the vegetables, and those who have to do something should continue to work. Don't let him affect the work. 9

Everyone got up and went about their own business.

The chef knew that several recipes for cooking fish were sent over by Mr. Li. He had studied them carefully just now and found that these methods for cooking fish were really clever ideas. Now that he saw me, the chef wanted to ask about these recipes for making fish. But before he could take the initiative to ask, Mr. Li took the initiative to talk to him, and the two of them quickly talked about how to cook fish.

The most important thing in cooking fish is how to deal with the fishy smell while retaining the freshness and aroma of the fish. Therefore, not many people can cook fish well.

Some people don't like to eat fish because they don't like the fishy smell of fish. It would be great if the smell can be better hidden. Therefore, onions, ginger and garlic are indispensable for cooking fish, which can make it better. Get rid of fishy smell.

"Okay, you can continue your work, I won't interrupt you here." Li Wen stayed in the kitchen for a while and mentioned a few words about how to cook the fish better. After Mr. Li mentioned this, the chef instantly felt enlightened. No wonder the fish they cooked before was not delicious. It turned out that the ingredients used were wrong, and the control of the heat was also particularly important. If the fire was too long, the meat would become old. It has to be just right so that the meat will be fresh and tender.

"Sir, please go slowly."

After Master Li left, the chef was full of energy and started cooking with full firepower.

During dinner, Li Wen asked someone to move inside the pavilion. The weather was hot at this time, and there was a cool breeze outside the pavilion. It was best to eat outside. The three boys all sat obediently, waiting for their whole fish feast to be served. In response to their expectations, the dishes were served one after another very quickly.

The tofu soup cooked with fish head is thick and white in color, with a handful of scallions sprinkled on top, giving it the aroma of scallions.

"Wow, this is our caught fish." The kids screamed happily when they saw the dishes served. Li Wen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes, this is the fish we caught today. You all should eat more." He asked the maid waiting next to him to serve soup to the boys.

The soup was still hot, and he didn't forget to tell the boys to eat slowly.

The tofu in the soup was stewed soft and fragrant. After playing for a long time, the boys were all hungry. Now that they had something to eat, they only focused on eating and didn't care about anything else.

The table was filled with all kinds of dishes. Today we had a fish feast. Most of the dishes on the table were fish-based, and there were also a few cold vegetable dishes. Mother Chen almost burst into tears

when she saw that the little master, who usually refused to eat fish, ate fish so deliciously today and drank two bowls of soup in a row .

If the young master always eats so well, why should the madam worry that the young master cannot be raised well?

It seems that when I go back, I must ask Mr. Li for some cooking recipes.

Li Wen didn't know that Brother Chen refused to eat on weekdays, because in his place, the child always had a good appetite and wanted to continue eating after eating. He was just worried that the child was weak and had a weak stomach. When he saw that the child had almost nothing to eat, he refused to give it to the child. For this reason, the child often got into trouble with him.

However, the child was easy to coax, and he was promised good food and fun. After a while, he forgot all the unhappy things. Li Wen couldn't help but rub the child's head, with a smile flashing in his eyes.

There was no way they could finish so many dishes, and there were still a lot of dishes left.

By the time they finished their meal, they didn't see Zhao Xiangyi coming over. Unfortunately, the man didn't have a good taste. Li Wen had the dishes taken away, and the remaining dishes were given to the servants below.

The sun has set, and there are layers of clouds in the west, and the clouds in the sky are blowing with the wind.

The flowers in the yard are blooming just right, the flowers are blooming in clusters, the grass and trees are green, a few rabbits are gnawing on the grass in the garden, a few butterflies are dancing among the flowers, and several children are chasing each other inside. Li Wen suddenly wanted to draw this scene, so he asked the waiter to bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

The little book boy beside him was studying ink quietly, for fear that if he made any noise, he would disturb his master's painting.

Li Wen glanced at the children playing in the yard. He dipped the brush in his hand into ink and placed it on the rice paper. Several innocent and cute children appeared on the paper with different postures, including vegetation, flowers, bees, and butterflies. , there are also a few little rabbits squatting on the side eating grass. The brush is dipped in paint, and then layer by layer, the color is quickly applied.

Not long after, a picture of children playing was completed.

After finishing the last stroke, Li Wen put away his pen and threw the pens on the table. He looked at the painting he just made and nodded with satisfaction.

At some point, several boys who were playing in the garden came to him and were gathering around to watch him paint. As soon as he looked up, Li Wen saw a few boys with wide eyes. He couldn't help but smile and asked, "When did you come to my place?"

"Wow, brother, are you painting us?" Li Haopeng only dared to speak out when he saw that his brother had finished the painting. His face was filled with excitement. He recognized the scenery in this painting. Isn't it the garden where they are staying at the moment? ? Aren't the children above here just like them? It's them that my brother painted!

Brother Chen and Yangyang blinked and looked at the paintings on the table, looking at Master Li with unabashed admiration in their eyes.

"Haha, it's you who drew it. You were playing just now, so I drew this picture because my hands were itchy." Li Wen was too busy on weekdays and had no interest in painting. During the years when he was studying in Nanyang, he had serious work with his teacher. I have studied painting for several years. But instead of painting, he focused more on reading. After all, no matter how good he was in painting, he wouldn't be tested in the scientific examination, so these could only be fun in his spare time.

After joining the imperial court as an official, he found that being an official was no easier than taking the imperial examination, and he had no time to paint.

Today I saw some children playing, and I suddenly became interested, so I painted this painting.

"Brother, is this me inside?" Li Haopeng leaned over and saw the three children in the painting. He pointed to a slightly taller one wearing blue clothes and asked if it was himself. Then he pointed at the other two. Brother Chen was wearing red clothes and Yangyang was wearing white. He asked, "This is Brother Chen, and this is Yangyang. Brother, am I right?"

"Yes, everything you said is right." The ink and paint on the paper have not yet dried, and Li Wen refused to let the boys touch it. "You can't touch it until later. The paint on it is not dry yet." It would be a pity if it gets damaged. He may not be in the mood to paint it again.

"Oh, oh." The boys were obedient and said in unison, "We won't touch it."

Brother Chen's eyes were glued to the painting. Master Li painted him, and he was in the painting, as well as his Good friend, little rabbit.

Brother Chen likes this painting very much. Brother Chen wants this painting...

but Li Wen didn't understand the meaning in the child's eyes.

When the ink and paint on the painting were dry, Li Wen asked Li Tong to put the painting away. He painted this painting on a whim, so he didn't think about what to do with it. He thought it would be better to hang the painting for a while. Go to Zhao Xiangyi's study. The walls of that study are empty on all sides, with nothing at all. I'm afraid that the study room is just for show, and Zhao Xiangyi might not touch the books in it.

However, Li Wen discovered that since he came to Zhuangzi, there have been a lot more books in the study. It is not difficult

to guess Zhao Xiangyi specially asked people to add those books for him, because he likes to read books when he has nothing to do. .

Seeing that it was getting dark now, Li Wen led the three boys back into the house and asked someone to prepare water for bathing. These boys had been playing outside all day, and their clothes were all dirty. , it's time to wash and change into clean clothes.

Chapter 153: The Fairy in the Painting

It was already dark outside, and the boys had all fallen asleep.

After taking a shower, his hair was still wet and he couldn't go to bed for a while. Li Wen sat on the lounge chair by the window, picked up a miscellaneous book and started reading. There was little entertainment here at night, and besides reading, he didn't know what to do.

The flowers are blooming quietly under the moonlight, and a gust of wind blows, bringing a faint floral fragrance.

Several rabbits in the garden were captured and brought back to their nests. The rabbits knew how to dig holes, so as not to disappear the next day and have no way to explain to the boys.

"咿11^——"

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Li Wen subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction of the door. He knew who would come at this time without even thinking about it. Seeing the man pushing the door open, he smiled and said, "You're here." He seemed not surprised at all that this man would appear in front of him at this time.

As soon as he opened the door and came in, Zhao Xiangyi saw a young man reading in the room. The young man only wore a thin piece of obscene clothes. His long washed hair was spread behind him, and a few strands of his green hair were blowing in the wind.

Looking at the beauty under the lamp, the young man was looking at him with a smile on his face, and Zhao Xiangyi's throat rolled up. He walked towards the young man with a few strides. Under the doubtful gaze of the young man, he held down the young man's strength with one hand, lowered his head, blocked the young man's lips and kissed him.

The man's face was enlarged in front of him, and he couldn't help but react. The next moment, he was held down and kissed by the man who entered the door.

"..." Li asked.

When he reacted, he found that his lips were numb from being kissed by a man. He was so angry that Li Wen slapped Zhao Xiangyi on the shoulder several times.

"Hmm..." Bastard, let me go!

After wantonly ravaging the young man's lips, Zhao Xiangyi let go of the man in his arms. Seeing the young man staring at him with eyes that were about to spit out fire, he was not afraid at all. He couldn't help but smile. He couldn't help but pecked the young man's lips again and asked, "You don't like me?" Kiss you?"

"I haven't seen you for a day. Do you miss me?" He thinks about this little thing all the time and comes to see him as soon as he is done with his work.

"..." Li Wen, what a shameless man! ! !

As soon as he entered the door, he kissed him forcefully, and when he was done, he asked him if he liked the kiss! If we don't see each other for just one day, who will miss you? How shameless!

The boy who was glaring was softened by the man's kiss. His glaring eyes were moist and slightly red, and they were not intimidating at all. In Zhao Xiangyi's eyes, the young man at this moment looked like a little fox baring his teeth at him. Not only was he not fierce at all, but he was also cute and cute.

Zhao Xiangyi saw a teapot and a cup on the low table. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of water into the cup. He drank it all in one gulp. He brought another cup and drank two cups of water before putting down the cup and asked, " I heard that you went to catch fish today, and you will have a whole fish feast tonight.

As soon as he walked in, he heard from the steward what happened in the village today. Naturally, he also knew that these people were catching fish again behind his back. It's the whole fish feast again.

"Yes. But it's a pity that you are late, the whole fish feast has been finished, and you don't have a share. "It doesn't matter what time it is. It's a fish feast, and there are fish bones!" Li Wen rolled his eyes and said.

"I'm so pitiful" on Xiao General Zhao's face. I just rushed to see you. He didn't even eat dinner...

Looking at Zhao Xiangyi's appearance, Li Wen guessed that this man hadn't eaten. He raised his foot, kicked the man with his toes, and asked, "Didn't you eat?

"Well, no. " "In front of the young man, General Zhao didn't look like a general at all. He grabbed the foot that the young man brought and held it in his hand. The young man's toes were round and cute, and there was not a single callus on the foot. It made people want to kiss it. Take a bite.

As soon as Li Wen saw the man looking at his feet, he knew what the man was thinking.

He struggled to free himself from the man's hands and quickly took his feet back, cursing in his heart: "Shameless". Man, you can starve to death! When you see a man with a pitiful face, all you have to do is write "I'm hungry and I won't tell you" on his face. If only the smile in his eyes could be gone. He was pretending to be more serious, but he really fell for this man's trick of pretending to be pitiful.

After glancing at the man who was pretending to be pitiful, Li Wen stood up, walked to the door, opened the door, and faced the outside . The boy ordered someone to go to the kitchen to bring some food,

"There is no more fish feast, but there is still a bite of rice. "

Knowing that Zhao Xiangyi would come over, Li Wen specially left food in the kitchen. He was afraid that this person would come over after work in the middle of the night

and not eat yet. As

expected, he guessed correctly. It was definitely not easy for them to call everyone in the middle of the night. The rest of us had to prepare a fish feast, so we had to make do with a little food.

"Mrs.

"Who did you call madam? " "Squinting, a dangerous light flashed in Li Liuyuan's eyes. You dare to say that you will go out and sleep at the door tonight. After seeing the meaning in the young man's eyes, General Zhao was able to bend and stretch, and immediately changed his words, "I, I am the madam, and you are the husband. "

It doesn't matter whether you give in to the boy or not. The position of who is on and off the bed is the most important thing.

"..." Li asked, smelly iK!

Someone soon brought rice and vegetables over, interrupting them. .

After asking the waiter to put the dishes on the table, Li Wen asked him to go out.

Zhao Xiangyi had nothing to pay attention to and drank a bowl of fish head and tofu soup. Although there was no whole fish feast, there were still two dishes on the table. It was fish. He took a bite and found that the fish had no fishy smell at all. It was just that it had been left for a long time and might not taste as good as when it was just cooked.

He picked up the rice with one hand and the chopsticks in the other, eating the dishes on the table. , Zhao Xiangyi ate three bowls of rice in a row and wiped out all the dishes on the table, leaving only a little vegetable juice. After finishing eating

, he put down the bowl and chopsticks and burped, feeling very satisfied.

When the waiter came in and cleared the dishes on the table, he stood up, looked at the satisfied man and said, "Come on, let's go outside for a walk. "This man can't sleep immediately after eating. The moonlight is good tonight. It's better to go outside to enjoy the breeze and then come back to sleep in the house.

"Okay. "As long as you like it.

Zhao Xiangyi naturally had no objection. He followed the young man out and asked him what they had done in the village today.

The moonlight was just right tonight, and the garden was covered with a layer of light moonlight. , the wind carried the smell of earth and grass. The two walked to the pavilion outside. Li Wen sat down on the stool in the pavilion and talked about how they went swimming today and caught fish. Let the kitchen cook a whole fish feast, and each of the three boys ate several bowls of rice.

"Today, I suddenly got interested and drew a picture because my hands were itchy. I asked someone to hang the picture in your study. " Li Wen knew that this man didn't often go into the study. If he hadn't said this, he might not have known how long it would take for him to discover that there was an extra painting in his study.

"Oh, he even painted. What is the painting? "Listening to the young man talking about what he did today, which was completely different from what he heard from others, Zhao Xiangyi's eyes never left the young man's face, and he kept staring at the person.

"Do you want to go see it? Li Wen asked.

"Look." "

Then let's go"

They went to the study room. There was an extra painting in the study room. Zhao Xiangyi took the painting off the wall and saw at a glance that it was the garden in the Zhuangzi. There were three children in the painting. The person who painted it caught From the child's expression and movements at that moment, one can feel the joy of the three children playing together from this painting.

"The painting is really good." Even if he didn't know how to appreciate it, he could still feel how good the painting was.

But no matter how good the painting is, it's still the three little cubs painted, not him, so it can't help but make people feel jealous. Zhao Xiangyi admired the painting, looked at his young man and asked, "When will you draw one for me too?" He also knew that Li Liuyuan also painted portraits of several old Hanlins and several old men. , how could he be missing?

Li Wen asked someone to hang the painting back up, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you know that I haven't painted your portrait

? ',

which means that my wife has painted him?

Zhao Xiangyi paused in hanging the painting. After a moment, he turned back to look at the young man with surprise and joy in his eyes, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he asked, "Is that a painting? When did you secretly draw me and never let me take a look? "

Since I said I painted it secretly, of course... I can't tell you^" Li Wen pushed open the study door and walked out with a smile.

There were actually several portraits of someone hidden in his study. It's just that someone has been to his study many times, but never found it. So, he doesn't want to tell someone where the painting is! If

you have the ability to find it yourself, hum...

There are red hangings on both sides of the corridor. The young man in white was walking among the lanterns. The wind blew a few strands of his long hair, and

the clothes under his feet rolled like waves. Zhao Xiangyi closed the door of the study and followed the young man, watching as he walked. The young man in the corridor had the illusion that he was an immortal who fell from the sky to the mortal world, and was not contaminated by the worldly world.

Zhao Xiangyi looked at the young man's back. At this moment, his heart was beating fast, and he suddenly felt like a boy. The fear that would leave him.

After walking a few steps, the young man saw no one coming up to him. He turned back and looked at the man standing behind with a little doubt in his eyes, as if asking: Why don't you follow? Come up?

Zhao Xiangyi took a few steps forward, walked to the young man's side, reached out and held the young man's hand tightly

- no, he would never let go of this man, no matter he was an immortal. Okay, mortals are all his, and he will never let go in this life, life or death!

"Why are you holding my hand? Let go quickly. "Li Wen wanted to pull his hand back. Although most of the slaves in the village had gone to rest in the middle of the night, it was inevitable that they would encounter someone. The two grown men were holding hands and letting others see them. How to explain?

"They don't talk nonsense. "Zhao Xiangyi understood the meaning of the young man's words. This village is full of bought-out slaves, and life and death are in the hands of the master. Even if they really saw something, these people would not dare to say it casually. He still It's certain.

As soon as he saw his master and Master Li going out, Zhao Kui asked the other servants in the yard to go down, and he stayed to serve the two masters. His master had already said in front of him, Master Li said. The latter was also the master of these slaves, and asked them to wait carefully.

Seeing the masters coming back from outside and entering the room, Zhao Kui just pretended not to notice that his master took Mr. Li's hand and walked in behind him. Closing the door and getting a little further away,

Zhao Xiangyi took a clean cloth and wiped the water off his body, then walked towards the big bed.

There were two bodies under the lowered bed curtain. The entangled figures.

The sounds in the room didn't stop until dawn.

When the last sexual intercourse was over, the boy in his arms had already lost consciousness, and his eyes were red from crying. , the man couldn't bear it, knowing that what he had just done was too much.

Zhao Xiangyi opened the door and asked the servant waiting outside to bring some hot water. The servant outside responded and quickly brought the hot water. He kept his head down all the way into the house, not daring to look around.

He waved his hand to let him go down. Zhao Xiangyi picked him up gently and washed the dirt off the young man himself before taking him back to bed. , carefully applied the medicine to the young man, and dressed him with his own hands. During the process, the young man only groaned and did not wake up

until half an hour had passed.

On the edge of the bed, Zhao Xiangyi looked at the young man who was sleeping deeply with his head on the pillow. His eyes fell from the young man's face to the young man's clothes. He could faintly see the red marks inside, which were invisible under the young man's clothes. There were many marks left by him on the place.

Finally, he placed a kiss on the young man's lips, and the man left quietly...

Chapter 154: Jiang is still old

. The next day, it was already bright outside, and Li Wen was awakened by the light that penetrated into the house.

When I woke up, my whole brain was groggy, and my body felt like it was not my own, especially the area below the waist. Some fragments flashed through my mind, "Asshole!" I couldn't help cursing in my heart. He just wanted to bite the man named "Zhao Xiangyi" to death!

Unfortunately, when he woke up, he was already gone.

He was so angry that he gritted his teeth in his heart, "If you dare, don't come to see me again in this life!"

"A--" Zhao Xiangyi snorted, wondering if his young man was missing him. He also wanted to accompany his young man. He thought that when the young man opened his eyes, he would be the one he saw, but it was a pity... ...

Xie Yunfei suddenly felt a chill when he saw how their little general's face was so scary, as if he wanted to eat people. He probably didn't do anything to offend his boss, right?

He promised a few boys yesterday and took them swimming today. He will do what he promised. He doesn't want to be a person who breaks his word in the hearts of the children. Otherwise, the boys will not believe his words in the future. . If a person has no faith, he will not be established. It is very important to teach through words and deeds. This is something he has always taught his children. Faith is the foundation of a person. If a person has no faith, he will not be established.

"Brother, are we going to swim today?" They waited all morning before seeing his brother get up. Li Haopeng knew that his brother was usually very busy. It was rare for his brother Xiu Mu to take them out to play, so he didn't dare to get up early in the morning. Go to disturb his brother

, but his face doesn't look good, "Brother, are you feeling unwell?"

If you don't feel well, it's okay for us not to go, even though he really wants to go, Li Xiaobao looked at him Brother looked like he was hesitant to speak.

"...I'm not feeling uncomfortable." Li Wen looked at the three boys surrounding him. The smile on his lips was a little stiff. When he met a pair of expectant little eyes, the words " When can we go out?"

Thinking about taking a few boys to swim, he got up when he woke up.

He had no appetite when he woke up in the morning, so he drank a bowl of porridge and water to cushion his stomach. Rather than playing with the children, he actually wanted to go back to his room and take a nap.

"Let's go, let's go swimming now." Li Wen told the people below to prepare things, and they were ready to go out. "Brother Chen and Yangyang worked hard to see if they can learn to swim today." He said yesterday Seeing that the two boys have already achieved some success in their studies, if they work harder today, they might really be able to learn it.

"Well, we will definitely work hard." The two boys met each other and saw the same belief in each other's eyes.

After leaving the door, they went to the lake where they were yesterday, and several guards followed them.

Li Wen was sleeping on the deck chair under the tree. At first, he paid attention to the few boys in the water. He knew that there would be nothing wrong with the guards watching. Later, he couldn't help but close his eyes and fell asleep. .

In the afternoon, they got on the carriage and returned to the city.

The guards of the General's Mansion escorted their young master back to the General's Mansion, while Li Wen took the two boys back to Liuyuan Mansion. There was only two streets between the General's Mansion and Liuyuan Mansion, just around the corner. As soon as he came back, he went back to his bedroom, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

"Hang this painting in my study."

"Yes, young master, take it and hang it up right now."

When leaving, Brother Chen still couldn't hold it back and asked his personal servant to go to Brother Chen secretly. He took the paintings off the wall and brought them back to the general's mansion. As soon as he came back, he was so happy that he had the paintings hung in his small study. Anyway, his brother would not mind him taking the painting away. There is still him in this painting. It should be Brother Chen's!

After not seeing her little son for two days, she felt much more energetic when she came back. Mrs. Zhao held her little boy in her arms and kept saying, "Baby," "Honey," "Mom, I miss you so much."

"Mom, I have grown up." Brother Chen couldn't help but protest. He has grown up. Can his mother stop treating him like a child?

"No matter how old you are, you are still grandma's sweetheart. Aren't you still allowed to hug you? When you were a little older, grandma held you and raised you to such a big size little by little. Don't you think so? Don't you want grandma when you grow up?" Mrs. Zhao wiped the tears that were not there at the corner of her eyes with a small handkerchief, looking pitiful as if she had been abandoned by her little son.

"Grandma, I don't want grandma. Do you want to hold grandma? Just hug her, I'll just hug you." When he saw his mother-in-law crying, Brother Chen immediately stopped struggling and let his mother-in-law hold her. Anyway, Brother Chen is already used to his mother being like this.

"Ah Niang knows that Grandma's Brother Chen is the closest to Grandma." Mrs. Zhao pretended to put away the

handkerchief , hugged the child and smiled with a gentle and kind face.

Sure enough, Jiang is still too old. He wants to refuse grandma's closeness. My little son, you are still young!

Mrs. Zhao didn't want her younger son to be as cold as her elder son and not get close to her as her own mother at all. She must nip this possibility in the cradle while her younger son was still young. She wanted to get closer to her younger son more and more from now on. The mother-son relationship was cultivated when the son was still young.

"What did you do at Zhuangzi?" "What did you eat for dinner?" "Do you like to eat the food?"

"Did you eat well?"

Mrs. Zhao asked. The youngest son asked them what they had done on Zhuangzi, whether they had fun, etc. Although she had already learned about these things from the letter sent back by Chen's mother, it was different from hearing what the youngest son said in person. Not the same.

The mother and son talked for a long time in the room. Master Xiaochen was not close to his mother. In this general's mansion, apart from his brother, he and his mother were the closest people.

The old lady and maids watching from the sidelines: Sure enough, the relationship between the young master and his wife is the best...

The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was gradually getting dark.

Li Wen slept until dark before getting up. Looking at the lights on the table, he asked the waiter, "What time is it?"

"Master, it's two quarters after midnight. You've been asleep for a long time. Master You must be hungry. I'll go to the kitchen and bring you some food." Li Tong helped the master wash and dress. He said that the fourth lady and the young master had come, "They saw you sleeping, so they didn't let me call you."

"But what's the matter?" Li Wen took the cup and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before asking.

"I didn't say anything, I just asked you." Li Tong responded.

Li Wen nodded, "It should be nothing, then." Maybe I didn't see him after dinner, so I came over to ask. I just saw him sleeping, so I didn't disturb him. I felt much better after a good night's sleep. I hadn't eaten anything all day, and now I was really hungry.

"Go to the kitchen and bring me some food, something lighter."

In the next few days, he couldn't eat anything too heavy. Fortunately, the back area was not injured. The man must have given him medicine before he left, but his waist was still a little sore from overuse.

In the future, you must not indulge too much or allow that man to do whatever he wants!

"Okay, Master, just wait a moment, and I'll bring you some food." Li Tong said, then went out and went to the kitchen to bring the food.

Mushroom stewed chicken soup, the top layer of chicken fat was removed, and the soup inside was not oily. Li Wen drank a small bowl of soup, but did not eat the meat in it. He ate some vegetables and a bowl of rice, and it was almost done. Just let people pack up their things and go down.

If I sleep too much during the day, I can't sleep at night.

Hearing slight footsteps at night, Li Wen opened his eyes. A hand was already around his waist. He knew who this person was without even thinking about it. He was so angry that he punched someone on the shoulder. took a bite. General Zhao had rough skin and thick flesh, and was not afraid of pain at all. With a doting smile on his face, he coaxed the boy who bit him to let go, "Don't bite too hard, or you may hurt your teeth."

It must be somewhere with him. He did something wrong, so the boy bit him.

The ferocious young man was like a little milk animal. He didn't think he was ferocious, but rather he thought he was cute. Zhao Xiangyi stroked his hand back and forth along the young man's back. He knew that every time the young man was going to be angry with him, he would just use this method to coax him, "Why is Sanbao unhappy? Tell me, you don't have to do it yourself. I'll beat myself up to show you,

"Don't call me Sambo! "Did you call him Sanbao?

Li Wen glared fiercely at this shameless man. He didn't know when this shameless man started calling him Sanbao? It seemed like one time in bed?...

He even beat himself up. Show it to him yourself? If it weren't for the wrong time, Li Wen almost laughed out loud. When did this man learn to be smooth-tongued?

It really hurts his own teeth. This man doesn't know anything at all. Does it hurt?

He saw the teeth marks on Zhao Xiangyi's shoulder and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Doesn't it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt. " You don't know, when I was at the border, I was cut by the enemy's knife. The knife was so big and the scar was so long and deep that I didn't feel any pain. "Zhao Xiangyi has many large and small scars on his body. Which of the soldiers at the border does not have a scar on his body?

When they go to the battlefield, they all tie their lives to their belts. Those who come back alive are lucky. If you are not careful, He died on the battlefield and became a good man again after eighteen years. What should he be afraid of?

"You idiot, how can you be injured without pain!" "Li Wen rolled his eyes at this man. He really couldn't get angry anymore. He knew that Zhao Xiangyi had a lot of scars on his body. Not only did he know about it, he also touched every scar with his own hands. He glared at this man fiercely. , "You are not allowed to get hurt again!

"Okay, I promise you. " "At this time, it is natural for the wife to do whatever she says.

Zhao Xiangyi knew that he was coaxing her. The young man buried his head in his arms. He knew that the young man was not very happy, but this unhappiness seemed different from the unhappiness just now. Something different? The young man didn't seem to like hearing what happened in the past. Since the young man didn't like it, he wouldn't talk about it in the future.

Did Li Liuyuan kick someone out of bed this night...

Chapter 155: Luck

"... In this case, I will order the prince to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The prince will temporarily take over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and handle various general affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Once a suitable candidate is found, he will be handed over to a suitable official. The officials in the court were arguing day after day about who should replace the position of Minister of Household Affairs .

Emperor Zhaozong had already made a decision in his heart and announced that the prince would be appointed in front of all the civil and military officials of the court. He will temporarily take over the post of Minister of Household Affairs until a suitable official is selected later, and then hand it over to someone else to take up the post of Minister of Household Affairs.

Obviously none of the officials expected that the emperor would make such a decision. For a moment, no one in the hall made a sound.

The eldest prince, who was standing behind the prince, was stunned for a moment before he realized that his father was asking the prince to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and temporarily take over the position of Minister of Household Affairs? How is this possible! It was better to let the prince join the Ministry of Household Affairs and temporarily take over the post of Minister of Household Affairs. His eyes were fixed on the prince's back, wishing to make a hole in the prince's back.

The third prince, Yang Shaokang, was also stunned for a moment. It seemed that he did not expect that his father would let the prince temporarily take over the position of Minister of Household Affairs. His father had always refused to allow the prince to have real power. Why did he change his mind now? He couldn't help but feel a great crisis in his heart.

Among the several princes, only the fourth prince, Yang Shaojian, seemed to have expected what would happen today, and there was no trace of surprise on his face.

"Your Majesty..." The officials below all reacted, and someone spoke up.

"If you have any objections to my decision, just say it." Looking at the people below who stopped talking, Emperor Zhaozong had some dissatisfaction on his face. Why, everyone's silence was because of his decision as the emperor. Any objections?

After the case of corruption of officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the emperor now became suspicious of his ministers, feeling that these ministers had embezzled an unknown amount of money behind his back. If it weren't for the wrong time and he was afraid of causing turmoil in the court, he would definitely send someone to check the officials in each department. But these things cannot be done in a hurry, they must be done step by step.

As for why it was decided to let the prince temporarily take over the post of household minister, firstly, there was no suitable candidate in the court, and secondly, the emperor felt that this was his biological son. The prince was the crown prince of a country, so he should be given a chance to exercise. Over the years, Emperor Zhaozong has seen how the prince behaves. The emperor has no dissatisfaction with the prince. The only dissatisfaction is probably that he feels that the prince is not strong enough and too soft-tempered. How can such a prince protect the future success? ?

In general, it was because the emperor disliked his son's personality that he was too soft and not tough enough, so he let other brothers take advantage of him.

Of course, Emperor Zhaozong would never admit it. While others were still sitting on the dragon chair, his sons were coveting the stool under his butt. Wasn't this because he hoped that his father, the emperor, would die soon so that they could inherit the throne? ? I'm afraid no emperor would be happy about this.

But now the emperor has no credible and suitable person to be the minister of the household department. It is better to let the prince go to the household department and give it a try first. If he does well, then fine; if he does not do well, there is no need for him, the emperor, to speak. , there is a group of ministers below to attack the prince, and he, the emperor, does not need to expend any thought.

Yang Shaoyong glanced at an official to the side. The man caught the eldest prince's look, understood, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of all the affairs of the entire household department. The affairs are many and complicated, and the ministers are just "I'm worried that His Highness the Crown Prince is inexperienced..."

"Your Majesty, I also have something to say..."

Then several officials came forward to speak, to the effect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is inexperienced and may not be qualified to hold the position of Minister of Household Affairs. , the implicit meaning is to ask the emperor to choose another more suitable person.

Then the officials from the prince's faction immediately jumped into the argument and asked the other party, "You think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not suitable, then you can tell me who is more suitable for the position of Minister of Household Affairs?"

And what do you mean by this? Is it wrong to question the emperor's decision?

The former questioned the prince's ability, but the latter questioned the emperor. If he did not do well, he would be punished by losing his official position! These officials never miss an opportunity to attack and defeat the enemy, and they seize the slightest opportunity to kill the opponent.

"You are slandering and deliberately misinterpreting my meaning."

They dare to question His Highness the Crown Prince's ability to be promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs, but they absolutely dare not question whether the Emperor's decision is right or not, because no matter what the Emperor's decision is, it will definitely is right.

But in this case, why do these officials dare to oppose His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's entry into the Household Department? So there is a contradiction between the two.

The officials below were noisy and the whole court was in chaos like a vegetable market.

"Okay, everyone, shut up!" Emperor Zhaozong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. "You are the ones who said that the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance is indispensable. Now I ask His Highness the Crown Prince to temporarily replace the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Now that you are raising objections one by one, tell me who is more suitable to be the Minister of Household Affairs!"

The officials below all shut up when they heard the emperor's question. , everyone below has only one voice: Your Majesty, I am sorry that we have been arguing for so long and you haven't heard of so many officials recommended?

Of course, the emperor asked this at this time, and when he heard it, he knew that he was angry. The officials below were not really stupid. Naturally, they would not jump out at this time and shout that official XX is more suitable to be the minister of household affairs. If the emperor is unhappy, isn't it like pushing one of his own people to bear the emperor's wrath?

It can be said that these officials have been arguing all day long, but at the critical moment they all have the same mind.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince stood up and saluted, "Father, I have something to say."

"Prince, what do you have to say?" Emperor Zhaozong didn't look too good when he saw the Prince standing up. , said, "Tell me, what do you think about the fact that I asked you to go to the Ministry of Husbandry to study? Tell me if you want to go to the Ministry of Husbandry to learn how to work."

Originally, after the prince came of age, he could Arrangements were made to go to the Sixth Department and other institutions to learn how to work. It was just that before this time, Emperor Zhaozong guarded his sons as much as he guarded thieves. He was afraid that after his sons had real power in their hands, they would not be under the control of the emperor, so he only gave some to his sons. A sinecure is a position with little real power.

But Emperor Zhaozong knew that even so, it was not that his sons had not trained enough people, otherwise the officials above the court would not have been divided into several major factions, and they would have been quarreling all day long.

However, from Emperor Zhaozong's point of view, these are all under his control. Even if his sons have some connections and power, they are all under his control. He is the emperor and the king of Dacheng. This The true master of the country.

And today, the prince is one of several princes who is about to enter the six divisions, and it was their father who said it himself. How can this stop the other princes from panicking.

"I would like to thank my father for your trust and affirmation." If the prince wants to go to the household department, of course he does, but his brothers definitely don't want him to go to the household department. Yang Shaomu didn't know if his father really wanted him to go to the Hubu when he said this, or to test him, so he had to be careful what he said at this time. It might also affect whether he could go to the Hubu. If he didn't get this opportunity, it might be cheaper than others.

First of all, Yang Shaomu confirmed that he wanted to go to Hubu and thanked the emperor for his affirmation.

As for the doubts that several ministers had about him, Yang Shaomu said that it was understandable, "After all, my son is still young and has never worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs before. His father ordered him to go to the Ministry of Households to study. His heart is I am happy, but also scared. I am happy that I can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to help my father. I am very happy. What I am afraid of is that I am not familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I am worried that something will go wrong. ..."

He focused on the "temporary replacement of the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue", so another meaning of this is that when a suitable candidate is found in the future, he, the prince, will still hand over the power of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to his subordinates. one person.

His Royal Highness the Prince spoke very frankly and sincerely, but he also wanted to fight for this opportunity to go to the Ministry of Revenue. For him, this was a rare and good opportunity to train himself. At the same time, Li Liuyuan was mentioned in his words. , the implication is that Li Liuyuan belongs to your father. If you are worried, you can ask Li Liuyuan to assist (supervise) your ministers.

After hearing what the prince said, the worries in Emperor Zhaozong's heart were completely gone. That's it. Xiao Liuyuan is in the Ministry of Household Affairs. It's better to let Li Liuyuan supervise the prince's every word and deed. Even if it is Without Li Liuyuan, he could send others to monitor the prince. Moreover, there are hundreds of civil and military officials here. The prince's every word and deed is in the eyes of the officials. Let the officials see how the prince is doing in the household department and whether they can continue to have the prince in the household department. Is it just a matter of a word from him, the emperor?

After making the decision, Emperor Zhaozong asked Li Liuyuan to assist His Royal Highness in matters.

"Prince, you will go to the Ministry of Husbandry to study in the next period of time. Prince, you are new to the Ministry of Husbandry. If you don't understand anything, you can always ask the people under you at any time."

"Wei Chen has received the order." Li asked I didn't expect anything to happen to him today.

Yes, this was all said by His Highness the Crown Prince himself, and the Emperor also agreed, saying that he would be asked to assist His Highness the Crown Prince. Anyway, there are so many officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it is not like there are no officials with higher positions than him above his head. When the time comes, there will be many people. Rushing to serve His Highness the Crown Prince, he might not be of much use as a little household doctor.

Anyway, no matter what, just stand up and accept the order.

"I accept the decree." Yang Shaomutong stood up to receive the decree.

Since the prince was sent to the Ministry of Revenue to study, Emperor Zhaozong could not favor one over the other, so he sent his other sons to other departments and institutions to study for a period of time. Those who did well would be rewarded, and those who did poorly would be rewarded. Of course he will be punished.

"Your ministers receive the decree."

"My ministers receive the decree."

However, compared to the fact that the prince arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs and was temporarily replaced by the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the errands they received were much greater. The gap is simply incomparable, which inevitably makes people jealous.

There are only six Hubu Shangshu in the six departments. Considering the age of the other Hubu Shangshu, it is possible that they will stay in this position for another ten or eight years. If it had not happened to the former Hubu Shangshu Zhu Guangquan, It's not like he was kicked down from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

If you want to decide which position to go to, you have to free up that position. You can't just go there casually. There is also a factor of luck involved. Let's see who has better luck. Therefore, even though they were dissatisfied in their hearts, the princes would not show it on their faces, and all of them would follow the orders.

Chapter 156 Update

The court meeting on this day did not end until nearly noon.

Officials who have to go to court get up very early in the morning. Most of them don't eat anything or even drink much water, just to avoid being unable to hold it in and needing to go to the toilet in the middle of going to court. Although people have three urgent needs, it is unbecoming of etiquette to do this in front of the emperor, so these poor officials have to go to the morning court hungry, have to hold in their feces and urine, and cannot leave in the middle, and wait until after the morning court meeting Only then can you pull it.

There was a row of small sedans parked at the entrance of the palace. They were all servants from various houses waiting to pick them up. The clothes worn by the servants of each house had different family emblems embroidered on them, so as to identify the slaves of whose family they were. . Normally people would have come out at this time, but today no one came out of the palace. The slaves who were waiting for someone were all looking forward to it. "Why haven't we seen our master come out today?"

"Why haven't our master come out yet?"

These frail civil servants had been hungry all morning. Each one of them was so hungry that their faces turned blue and their lips turned white. They almost died. Only by holding on to the wall can I walk.

Compared with the civil servants who could not even walk, the strong military generals still looked as normal and walked as fast as flying. When they saw these civil servants who were weak when walking in the morning, they sneered and left these civil servants at a distance. Later, it seemed that some military generals sneered as they passed by the civilian officials, fully expressing their disdain.

Just as civil servants look down on military generals, most military generals also look down on these civil servants. They are all so weak. It is one thing whether they can go to the battlefield, let alone go to the battlefield to fight against the enemy. They disdain to associate with these weak civil servants.

Therefore, after entering the court, most of the civil servants and military generals did not go together. They each had their own circles. The civil servants were on one side and the military generals were on the other side. They went their own way and had nothing to do with each other.

Li Liuyuan was probably an exception among the civil servants. He was one of the few among the civil servants who was accepted by the military generals. Probably because he dared to stand up and fight against the barbarians even as a civil servant. Therefore, these military generals all looked up to Li Liuyuan and would treat him with dignity when they met him. Say hello to Li Liuyuan and ask him out for a drink. I don't know who leaked the news, saying that Li Liuyuan brewed a good wine, and the taste was simply amazing.

These generals have no other hobbies. Apart from fighting, their favorite thing is drinking and eating meat. I heard that General Zhao and Li Liuyuan had a good relationship. Li Liuyuan even invited General Zhao's soldiers to drink. The wine they drank was the fine wine Li Liuyuan brewed by himself. How could this not make them jealous? !

After the morning court, the emperor didn't send anyone to look for him, so there was probably nothing wrong with him, so Li Wen left the palace. He walked quickly and met a group of military generals on the way.

"Hey, Li Liuyuan." Wang Hao's eyes lit up when he saw Li Liuyuan, and he almost wanted to reach out and hook Li Liuyuan's shoulders, but when he thought that this behavior was too rude to Li Liuyuan, he had to give up. He grinned a little silly at Li Liuyuan, not hiding the intention in his eyes at all, "I heard that you brew good wine. When are you going to invite us to drink the wine you brewed yourself?"

Wang Xiaojiang is General Wang. Hong's son, the Wang family, like the Zhao family, is from a family of generals, and the children in the family have been practicing martial arts since childhood. The only difference from the Zhao family is that the Wang family stayed in the capital and would not leave the capital unless there was a war to protect the safety of the capital area and the imperial city, while the Zhao family's army guarded the borders.

Wang Hao and Zhao Xiangyi were old acquaintances, so Li Wen even had wine with Wang Hao at the same table twice, and everyone knew each other. Regarding Wang Hao's request, Li Wen did not refuse. He

smiled and said, "Okay, when you are free, come out at some time and I will buy you a drink."

How can we avoid them? Someone said in an extremely shameless manner, "Li Liuyuan, you can't just invite Wang Hao to drink, or leave us out^"

"Yes, everyone who meets you has a share."

These are all wine jars, so invite these people to drink. How much wine did you get? However, Li Wen still smiled and nodded, and said, "Okay, let's make an appointment then. Let's all come out together. I'll treat you all to a drink." At worst, we can just wait and let the people in the house make more wine. In the cellar The wine you drank last time is almost done. New wine needs to be left for a while before it tastes good. You can brew a little more in advance and let it stand.

"I think today is good. Why don't you choose a better day?"

"I think it will work."

Face cannot be drank like wine. If there is good wine to drink, none of these generals will lose face.

"Master Li."

When he came out of the palace gate, Li Wen saw the person blocking him. He recognized that this was the person next to His Royal Highness. His Highness should have asked someone to wait for him here, so I'm afraid there will be no one here today. It was time to go drinking with Wang Xiaojiang and the others.

Li Wen turned around and apologized to the generals around him, "I still have something to do here. I'm afraid it may be a little inconvenient today. Why don't we make an appointment and treat everyone to a drink another day? I'm in the capital, so this drink must be a runaway However,

he spoke with sincerity, and these people didn't really want him to drink. Naturally, he can drink the wine anytime.

"Okay, as long as you say this, you can drink it anytime. "Wang Hao asked Li Wen to just go and do his work if he had something to do. They didn't care. They could make another appointment another day. After that, he took the group and left.

"Master Li, His Highness asked the younger one to come and invite you.

"Let's go. " ,

Li Wen followed the people sent by His Highness the Crown Prince.

The slaves outside the palace gate waited for a long time before their master came out. One by one, they hurriedly stepped forward to help, "Master."

The slave helped the person into the sedan chair and shouted, "Get up the sedan chair.

" The husband steadily lifted the sedan chair, and the sedan chairs were carried away in an orderly manner like boats moving in the river. No one's sedan accidentally bumped into another's sedan.

The carriage stopped at the door of the restaurant. When Li asked, His Highness the Prince's people had not arrived yet. He waited in the wing for a while, and then His Highness the Prince, who had changed into regular clothes, arrived with his people. Zhao Xiangyi followed His Highness the Prince. Come with me.

Recently, they always come to Kezhi when they meet in private. Firstly, it is their own place. Secondly, the environment here is good. Thirdly, the chefs here come up with new dishes every month, so you can come and try them.

Li Wen stood up and saluted, "I've met His Highness."

"Didn't I say you don't have to be polite when you're out?" Yang Shaomu asked people to stand up, with a smile on his face. But if you want to distinguish carefully, His Highness the Crown Prince's smile towards his own people is different from the smile towards outsiders. To His Highness the Crown Prince, this junior fellow apprentice can be regarded as one of his own.

"Your Highness, the etiquette must not be discarded. You are a kind person, so I don't have to salute you, but I can't meet you, the Crown Prince, without saluting you." Therefore, this rule of monarchs and ministers must be strictly observed. The emperor and the prince are monarchs, and they are Minister, how can there be any reason for a minister not to be polite when he sees his monarch? His Highness the Crown Prince was kind to him, but he could not be arrogant because of his favor. Li Wen insisted that whenever he saw His Highness the Crown Prince, he must bow to him, whether inside or outside the palace.

"Okay, what you said makes sense." Yang Shaomu's eyes flashed with a smile, which made Li Wen calm down.

Li Wen invited His Highness to the table. When he saw the man who came with His Highness, and saw Zhao Xiangyi looking at him, he gave the man a big smile. If it weren't for the prince here, Zhao Xiangyi would have wanted to hold his boy in his arms and give him a kiss, but of course he couldn't now.

"Something happened just now, which delayed some time and made you wait for a long time." Yang Shaomu saw that no food was served on the table until Li Wen waited for him for a long time. Naturally, the prince has not eaten a grain of rice since morning. If you ask whether His Highness is hungry, he must be hungry. However, he has long been used to it. Sometimes when he is busy, it is common for him to miss three meals a day. thing.

"Fortunately, I didn't wait too long." Li Wen wouldn't have said that he had just wandered into the kitchen, picked up some of the delicious food he saw, and ate it. Otherwise, by now, his stomach would have been so hungry that he would have cramped. . He finally understood why the ministers in the court looked older than their actual age, and all of them were sick. They were definitely working too hard, and they also had stomach problems caused by hunger.

His Highness the Crown Prince hadn't arrived yet, so he couldn't just order something to eat first, right? Even if His Highness the Crown Prince allowed it, he would not have such low emotional intelligence to do such a thing. It's one thing for others to allow it, but it's another thing for you to be able to do it yourself.

Just like the prince was polite to him, he couldn't take other people's politeness for granted. Even if he was too obedient, he still had to abide by it. Li Wen still knew a little about the world of people and wouldn't really be that stupid.

Before the prince arrived, Li Wen had already ordered the dishes. The dishes had been prepared in the kitchen and were ready to be served at any time. He asked people to serve the dishes, and the maid serving outside quickly brought the dishes. His Highness the Crown Prince sat at the main seat, and Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyi sat down one on the left and right below His Highness the Crown Prince. The person who served the food first went to the table in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, and then came to them.

Li Wen introduced several new dishes to His Highness the Crown Prince. These dishes were the recipes given by him. He naturally understood the names and methods of these dishes. By the way, he also explained these dishes to His Highness the Crown Prince, "Here Some of the dishes are new. Your Highness, you can try them later and see if you like them."

After taking a bite, Yang Shaomu nodded with satisfaction.

After the meal, the atmosphere was quite good. During the period, Li Wen gave an explanation, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded in agreement and asked a few questions. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that they were just here for a meal.

After the meal, tea was served below. Yang Shaomu asked all the people waiting around him to go down.

Only were the eunuch guards, all of whom were His Royal Highnesses. People around you.

The door to the wing room was closed for a while before opening. After that, the prince and Zhao Xiangyi left quietly, and Li Wen also returned to the Ministry of Revenue.

Chapter 157: Cooperation

After this major blood change, a new group of people came into the Household Department. Once Zhu Guangquan died, all the officials who had followed him were basically eliminated. The Emperor ordered His Highness the Crown Prince to temporarily take over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entered the Ministry of Revenue. Now, it is equivalent to all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue to obey the orders of the Crown Prince.

Li Wen was happy to hear about the Emperor's decision to send His Royal Highness to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Rather than getting along with an unfamiliar Shangguan, it would be better for His Highness the Crown Prince to be his Shangguan. At least he and His Highness the Crown Prince were still semi-acquaintances. However, Li Wen knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's visit to the Ministry of Revenue was only temporary. In the future, the Crown Prince would definitely leave the Ministry of Revenue, and someone else would become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

But in this period of time, His Highness the Crown Prince is enough to control the entire Ministry of Household Affairs. In the future, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue will most likely be filled by someone from His Highness the Crown Prince.

But by that time, he might not be here anymore.

Now that there is no Shangguan who is watching him, His Highness the Crown Prince is his Shangguan. No matter what he wants to do in the future, it will be much more convenient. For this reason, Li Wen should not be in a good mood. He instantly felt relaxed. Get up and walk with a smile on your face.

Du Ruoheng noticed the smile on the corner of their adult's mouth and asked jokingly, "My lord, what good thing is it that makes you so happy? Let me tell my subordinates to hear it." He followed the adult's men and made a paragraph After all,

despite their young age, they are extremely assertive in handling things, but they will not ignore the opinions of others. If their opinions are good, they will not consider their suggestions.

They usually behave in an extremely low-key manner, don't put on any official airs, get along well

with the people under them, and treat their subordinates with the utmost respect and care, and will not lose their temper at them randomly. It's just that they are stricter at work. They will point out the things they didn't do well and ask them to do it again until they get it right. Since their adults came, the behavior and atmosphere of their group have become different. It seems that everyone gets along more unitedly, with fewer conflicts.

After this incident at the Ministry of Revenue, Du Ruoheng became more determined to follow their masters in doing things. There are very few good officials like their masters who only focus on doing practical things. He is not afraid of offending others, but he is afraid that he will become a drifter in the officialdom. He doesn't know what he is doing as an official. But now, he seems to understand why he is here.

"I picked up silver on the road." Li Wen blinked at Du Ruoheng and asked if you believed it.

"I don't believe it." Du Ruoheng shook his head. How could a little money make them so happy? Do these adults look like people who have never seen silver?

Li Wen laughed and said, "Look, you don't believe me when I tell you." He looked like I really can't do anything to you.

This time, taking advantage of the big change in the household department, he removed a few people under him who had been brought in by others. Both Shen Cheng and Du Ruoheng were his assistants. After knowing that Shen Cheng was Zhu Guangquan's man, he took Shen Cheng away, leaving only Du Ruoheng to work around. In addition, two new people were hired from elsewhere, otherwise there would not be enough manpower.

His most basic requirement for those who work around him is that everyone can work together. Li Wen didn't want a traitor to appear in the team while they were working so hard and sell everything they had done to others.

The two joked a few words, and Li Wen asked Du Ruoheng to handle the matter. He also immersed himself in the case and took care of official business.

Taking advantage of some time in the meantime, Li Wen also turned a corner and went to the Crown Prince's place for a cup of tea.

Well, the tea brought by His Royal Highness is delicious. I wonder if there is any extra? Li Wen drank tea with His Highness the Crown Prince and praised him sincerely, "This tea has a refreshing fragrance and a sweet taste. It's a good tea."

Seeing the boy's smiling eyes, Yang Shaomu said to the servant waiting next to him, "I remember this." There are still two cans of tea, which will be packed up later for Li Liuyuan to take back and drink.

"Oh, how embarrassing is this... Your Highness, you are so polite, I would like to thank you, Your Highness," Li Wen said. He took the tea jar handed over by Eunuch Yang and smiled with his eyes narrowed. His Highness, the tea here must be good. It may not be sold outside. Even if it is sold, this tea is not cheap at first sight. It must be painful for him to buy it with his own money. It is not as good as him. It was a good idea to take some silver and go to Yipinlou to buy roasted suckling pig.

But this tea is so delicious that I definitely can't refuse it. Besides, wouldn't refusing to do so mean not giving the Crown Prince face? This face must be given!

So drinking someone else's good tea didn't count. When he left, Li Wen took two other people's jars back.

Later, because His Highness the Prince was in Hubu, he often went to His Highness the Prince's place to drink tea. He even drank

and brought back enough tea leaves for him to drink for a whole year. But it's not good to always take other people's things, so when he sees something delicious outside, or cooks something delicious at home, he will bring a piece to His Highness the Crown Prince. also!

Seeing the young man leaving with two jars of tea, Yang Shaomu's mood improved for no reason, and he ordered the servant waiting next to him, "Go back and see if there is any good tea in the house, and bring a few more jars. I'll send a copy to Li Liuyuan by the way."

"I remember that there is a lot of tea in the inventory. I will go take a look when I get back and bring some more." Eunuch Yang is serving with His Royal Highness. He is a slave. He has seen everyone around His Highness the Crown Prince. This Mr. Li may seem innocent on the surface, but in fact he is not a heartless person.

Their highnesses are gentle and courteous to everyone, but whether they smile sincerely or just to deal with it, Eunuch Yang can also tell. Their highnesses seem to like this Mr. Li very much?

Yang Shaomu first came to the Ministry of Household Affairs and had to learn a lot. He had not had the opportunity to come to the Ministry of Household Affairs before. Now that he had the opportunity to come to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he must seize this opportunity to do something. He is a prince and a future monarch. He cannot know everything, so if he wants to be a good emperor, he still has a lot to learn.

It was because after he came to the Ministry of Revenue, he had more opportunities to contact Li Wen. This person was a student brought up by his teacher. He believed in his teacher and his own vision of people. If he could get help from Li Wen, it would be an extra help for him on the road to becoming the heir.

The reason why he was able to come to the Ministry of Revenue this time was because Li Wen got Zhu Guangquan down. So from a certain aspect, it can be said that Li Wen was his lucky star, Yang Shaomu. Indeed, since Li Wen came to the capital to become an official, he has been doing things much more smoothly along the way. His father and the emperor have less suspicion about him, and he dares to do some things.

Since the prince was assigned to the Ministry of Household Affairs by the emperor, After doing this, the situation in the DPRK suddenly became delicate.

There have always been a lot of private fights between the princes, and the officials below were eager to fight each other to the death. This time, the incident ended with His Highness the Prince temporarily replacing the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Prince's faction won a complete victory. No matter how many people the eldest prince and the third prince put into the household department, as long as the prince controls the entire household department, they can pull out the people they put in one by one.

However, when he first arrived at the household department, Yang Shaomu was not in a hurry to do this. He had endured it for so many years and was not in a hurry.

Over the years, the prince has always given the impression to the ministers that he is gentle and courteous, showing the magnanimity and demeanor that a prince should have. Therefore, many officials in the court have good evaluations of the prince. The prince is the legitimate son of the queen. He has been established as the prince since birth. There are a group of ministers in the court who unswervingly support the prince.

It's just that the eldest prince and the third prince are naturally unwilling to give in. Who can sit in that position depends on their own abilities. Therefore, as several princes and princes grow up, there has been no shortage of struggles in the court. Several Officials from different factions have been arguing over issues of various interests.

Then as Concubine Dong Gui gained favor and her father Dong Xian gained power in the court, Concubine Dong Gui was not willing to accept that her son was just a prince, and the best thing to do in the future was to be crowned a prince. She wanted her son to sit on that chair and become a person above ten thousand people. To this end, Concubine Dong Guifei worked hard on the emperor. But it is a pity that even if the emperor favors Concubine Dong and his youngest son, it will be very difficult to change the prince after he has been appointed, unless the prince has made a serious mistake. When the crown prince has no fault, even if the emperor wants to change the crown prince, the ministers in the court will not agree.

Therefore, I am afraid that no matter how hard Concubine Dong and Prime Minister Dong try, it will be useless.

Compared with the prince's unhurried attitude, the eldest prince Yang Shaoyong was much more eager. The prince temporarily took over the position of Minister of Household Affairs, which made the eldest prince anxious. The prince's gain reflected their loss. He must not let the prince grow bigger. After coming out of the palace, Yang Shaoyong sent his personal guards to deliver a message to the third prince.

The two brothers made an appointment and met as scheduled. Yang Shaoyong prepared wine and food to welcome them, and then Yang Shaokang came with his people.

"Brother the Great Emperor?" Yang Shaokang saluted when he saw his elder brother.

"Third brother, you're here now. It's really easy for me to wait." If someone had kept him waiting for so long in normal times, Yang Shaoyong would have lost his temper long ago. But today, he had something to talk to Lao San. The other party arrived after him. Yang Shaoyong suppressed his inner unhappiness and still greeted him with a smile.

"I'm sorry, it's my brother who came late and kept the emperor waiting for a long time." Yang Shaokang's apology didn't have much sincerity.

But Yang Shaoyong didn't care, as long as people came, "Come on,

the servant next to the wine server came forward to pour the wine for the master. After pouring, he stood quietly by the side, waiting for the master's instructions.

"Please sit down. "

"sit. "

The two brothers sat down. Except for a personal servant, the rest of them stayed outside the pavilion waiting. Yang Shaoyong picked up the wine glass in front of him, drank a drink with his brothers, and said straight to the point, "Three Brother, we two brothers are here today. I won't beat around the bush and ask you directly, what do you think of the proposal I made in the palace last time? "Let's join forces... "

They joined forces to deal with the prince, "Since you are here today, you must already have the answer in your mind, right?" "

"Brother, you are right.

"But should we take a long-term approach to this cooperation? " "Yang Shaokang didn't like Yang Shaokang in his heart, but he couldn't take advantage of him, so he had his own exams and purposes when he came here today. He said with a smile on his face, "Since I'm here to see you today, Brother eldest emperor, naturally I want to have a good talk with brother eldest emperor.

"Yes, yes, we need to have a good talk. " "The eldest prince laughed, as if he saw them overthrowing the prince right in front of his eyes.

Yang Shaokang cursed "idiot" in his heart.

The people in the garden today are all their cronies, people they can trust. There was no need to worry that their conversation would be leaked, so the two of them safely talked about cooperation and dealing with the prince...

Chapter 158 Second update:

"Your Highness, they have too many masters there. Our people don't dare to get too close for fear of being discovered by their people." A man in black knelt in front of His Highness the Crown Prince and pulled the eldest prince away. The meeting with the third prince told their master that it was just because the other party had too many people and there were three levels of masters inside and outside, so their people could not get close. Once they got too close, they would be easily spotted, so they couldn't hear what the eldest prince and the third prince were talking about.

Yang Shaomu would not punish his subordinates for such trivial matters. These people were a group of secret guards that he had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to train. These people were loyal to him. He is a prince, and he has encountered hundreds of assassinations since he was a child. There are always some people who want his life as a prince. He can still survive until now by relying on the protection of these people around him.

Therefore, Yang Shaomu would not kill his own people at all times, unless they made serious mistakes or betrayed his master. The former must be punished, and the latter must be shot without mercy.

Yang Shaomu tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Send someone to continue to keep an eye on them and pay attention to their movements."

"My subordinates have left people to follow them."

"That Jing It?" Yang Shaomu waved his hand, and

the man in black disappeared in front of him.

Only His Royal Highness and his companion were in the study. The tea on the table was filled with smoke. Yang Shaomu picked up the tea cup and shook it out with one hand. He held the lid, fiddled with it back and forth twice, took a sip of tea, and then asked, "What do you think about this?"

"Isn't this simple? I guess they were anxious, otherwise Yang Shaokang would not have gone to see that idiot Yang Shaoyong. "Zhao Xiangyi's face had no expression, he was just discussing the matter. It's not that they didn't know that the eldest prince Yang Shaoyong was brave and foolhardy, but he was also biased. This kind of person succeeds more than fails.

The third prince Yang Shaokang is an old fox . , he must have some agenda before he went to see the eldest prince.

"The two of them met just to discuss how to deal with you, but I guess Yang Shaokang might really want to cooperate with the eldest prince. "Based on the several fights between Zhao Xiangyi and Yang Shaokang, this man is truly ruthless. Although as an emperor, it will not be a big deal if he is not ruthless, but once Yang Shaokang is allowed to sit in that position, I am afraid that none of them will survive.

This matter It is not difficult to guess that if Yang Shaokang had not done it unintentionally, he would not have gone to see Yang Shaoyong.

"It is not impossible to take advantage of these two people. "His Royal Highness the prince's lips curled up, and he looked at his companion and said.

"You are right. "Zhao Xiangyi nodded, but how to use it is another matter.

The method is always figured out by people, as long as there is a direction first. They have people inserted by the other party, but the other party is not without them. Those who have been placed there have been killed as long as they can be found, but there are many who are hiding in the dark, so it will take a little effort.

"Yang Shaoyong has recently become obsessed with the oiran from Wanhua Tower. " Zhao Xiangyi added.

No one outside knows that Wanhua Tower is in their hands, so if there is any movement there, they are all aware of it.

The eldest prince Yang Shaoyong is a man who is greedy for beauty. He has been going to his backyard in recent years. They also took advantage of the eldest prince's ability to accept women, and sent several people to his residence. However, without exception, the people who were sent in were either rejected by Yang Shaoyong and sent out of the residence not long after, or they might die in the house. After entering the eldest prince's house, no news came out. The most likely thing is that the latter died inside.

Yang Shaoyong had a special hobby in bed and often played with women. They all know this.

" I know this too. Yang Shaomu also thought of this, but he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this method won't work. We have to think of other methods." "It's not that Yang Shaomu is soft-hearted, but it's just a brothel girl. This separation is not enough.

Even if the person really enters the eldest prince's house, I'm afraid it won't take long. It took a lot of effort for them to cultivate such a person here. When an oiran comes out, he can't be gone so easily. If one of their people dies or loses one, everyone should be of great use.

Zhao Xiangyi has no opinion on this. Although he doesn't like women, he doesn't . He didn't like to use women to do things.

It was very late at night before Zhao Xiangyi left the East Palace. He climbed over the wall of Liuyuan Mansion and went in to see that the lights in the study were still on. When he opened the door, he saw him writing on the desk. Zhao Xiangyi walked over to the young man and stood behind him when he saw what the young man was writing. His eyes showed a little interest, but he did not ask anything and disturbed the young man's work.

From the sound of the door opening, Li Wen knew. Who is coming? What's more, in order to let him know that he is coming, this person's footsteps are a little louder, just to tell him that he is coming, so he doesn't even want to know that this person

is coming.

Wen stopped writing, sat up straight, twisted his shoulders, reached out and pinched, "Pinch for me." "

Before he could speak, Zhao Xiangyi put his hand on his shoulder and asked, "Why are you so busy and you still don't go to bed now? "Usually at this time, the boy is already asleep in bed. Usually when he comes over at night, if the boy has already fallen asleep, he goes to bed quietly, being careful not to wake anyone up.

But when he comes tonight, the boy is still in the study I'm busy.

"There's still a little bit left to finish. I just want to finish it." "Li Wen relaxed and enjoyed the man's massage. The moderate pressure on his shoulders softened the stiffness in his shoulders and made him close his eyes comfortably.

"Just came from the prince's place? "

"Um. "Zhao Xiangyi responded.

Those who didn't know better would have thought that these two people were having an affair! They were discussing state affairs in the middle of the night!

Li Wen snorted in his heart, but he never doubted that there would be a relationship between Zhao Xiangyi and the prince. What, the prince is not a person who can get under someone, let alone Zhao Xiangyi... It seems that he is the only one who is suppressed? Thinking so, why is Li Wen

a little angry?

The man's hand told him not to press it. Zhao Xiangyi thought he was pressing the boy too hard, so he asked, "Am I pressing too hard?

"No, I see it's getting late. Let's go back to the room and go to bed. " "Li Liuyuan's eyes flickered, thinking about Xiao Jiujiu. But when he returned to the room and the two of them got on the bed, he wanted to turn over and push the man down, but he tried twice but failed.

- Ideals are always very good Plump, slap in the face!

General Zhao: My daughter-in-law wants to fight back? This is impossible!

But thinking of getting up early the next day to go to court, Zhao Xiangyi couldn't bear to torment the two of them in bed at night. Before reaching the last step, the young man Zhao Xiangyi served felt comfortable. Looking at the young man who softened in his arms, with half-squinted eyes and a rosy complexion, it seemed that what made his young man happy was also something that made him happy. What happened?

I got up early the next day to go to court. Someone climbed over the wall and went out.

The two of them had never appeared in front of people together, so except for the people close to them, there was no one outside . People don't know their private relationship. Even if the officials in the court saw that they were close, it was only because they cooperated several times and Zhao Xiangyi was ordered to escort him twice, so they had this relationship. They have a better relationship with each other, and others only think that they are colleagues with a better relationship.

Unlike Zhao Xiangyi, who always had a cold face, Li Wen always smiled at everyone, so he had a pretty good relationship with the officials in the DPRK and could say hello to everyone. Furthermore, he has a deceptive face, which can easily make others lower their guard.

However, after the incident at the Ministry of Revenue this time, many officials in the DPRK re-examined their views on Li Liuyuan. They originally wanted to offer this little six yuan as a mascot. It has been rare for Dacheng to get a six yuan for a hundred years. It is understandable that the emperor likes it. However, the few things Li Liuyuan has done have always made people fall a lot. It's a fight, so this little Liuyuan really can't be too small.

But because of this, these officials knew how much the emperor loved and trusted Li Liuyuan, so even if they had any thoughts about Li Wen, they kept it in their hearts, and greeted Li Wen with a smile when they saw him.

I never saw that Prime Minister Dong, who had never looked at Li Liuyuan before, took the initiative to talk to Li Liuyuan the day before.

These officials in the DPRK are all excellent people, and the thoughts and trends expressed by the superiors are their code of conduct.

Of course, Li Wen didn't know what these people were thinking. He had more important things to do.

It took nearly half a month before Li Wen presented a thick plan to the emperor. Emperor Zhaozong asked his Eunuch Su to pick it up and bring it up. After looking through them one by one, the emperor couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

He said three times in a row, "Okay, okay, okay." On the first day he mentioned the matter of establishing an arsenal to the emperor, Li Wen was sure that the emperor would support him.

If the emperor wants fame, he must do something. But emperors are lazy. He wants fame, but the best thing is to do things. It is the people below who can do things for him, who can gain a good reputation for him, who can make him an eternal emperor, his name will last forever, and he will be praised by future generations.

And Li Wen's appearance happened to be the person who could help the emperor become an eternal emperor. He grasped this point.

Emperor Zhaozong was excited. The more he looked at Xiao Liuyuan below, the happier he became, "Just go ahead and do this, I will support you here."

"I obey the decree, and I will do my best . , live up to the emperor's expectations." Li Wen knelt down, and with the emperor's words, he could just go ahead and do the rest. However, he did not have a lot of trust in the emperor in his heart, because he knew that if there was any conflict in class interests and his throne was jeopardized, the emperor would already push him out.

But since he dared to mention this matter, he had already thought of this possibility.

Chapter 159 Proposes Land Reform

In the morning the next day, Li Wen walked out of the queue below and took out a memorial from his sleeve. Along with the memorial, there was also a piece of data compiled by his team. Holding the memorial high above his head with both hands, he shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, I have a script that I want to memorialize."

What script does this Li Liuyuan have that he wants to memorialize?

Are you going to impeach someone?

Wouldn't Li Liuyuan transfer his target to which department after finishing the household department?

As soon as they saw Li Liuyuan standing up to speak, the officials below suddenly became nervous, and they all speculated whether Li Liuyuan was going to do something. It is no wonder that these officials were frightened when they saw Li Liuyuan standing up to make trouble. In fact, Li Liuyuan did these "big things", and each of them was to catch all the officials involved.

Now Li Liuyuan is a popular person in front of the emperor. The emperor summons him to the palace every few days to play chess and chat. Apart from going to court to see the emperor, these ministers have to queue up to see the emperor the rest of the time. Li Liuyuan is waiting at any time. With the emperor's summons, can they compare to this? Not to mention how long Li Wen had been in the officialdom, he had been promoted twice in a row. He was promoted to the fifth rank at a young age and became the youngest official in the court, which was beyond the reach of officials like them.

In the past, Li Liuyuan seemed harmless to humans and animals. He smiled broadly and could say hello to everyone he met.

Isn't there a saying that barking dogs don't bite people, but dogs that don't bark will bite people? Li Liuyuan quietly took away the Minister of Hubu and most of the officials of the Ministry of Hubu. Even Zhu Guangquan, the former Shangshu of the Hubu, died in prison.

At Li Liuyuan's age, they were still focused on studying and taking the imperial examinations. They had already entered the officialdom as officials, held real power, and gained the emperor's trust and importance.

Really, comparing people to each other is so irritating!

But having said that, what is Li Liuyuan going to do? The officials in the DPRK suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Send it up." Emperor Zhaozong nodded. The father-in-law next to him hurriedly walked down, took the memorial from Li Liuyuan's hand, then hurriedly walked up and handed the memorial to the emperor.

Emperor Zhaozong opened the memorial and looked through it, his expression became serious.

Just listen to what Li Liuyuan said below, "I personally led people to spend a lot of time and energy to check the account books of Dacheng's financial revenue and expenditure in the past ten years, especially the tax revenue..." In his previous life, he He is a science student, so he has a habit of talking with numbers. Compared with complicated words, numerical tables can be more clear at a glance.

When he first arrived at the Account Department, he thought that the account books of the Account Department must be useful, so at that time he and his people spent a lot of time and energy checking these account books. He even scanned the account books of more than a dozen rooms behind the Account Department. Now that he saw the account books, he wanted to vomit.

But thanks to the account books he read over the past few months, he really found out what was missing. The recorded data table can finally be put to use now.

"In the form that I submitted to the emperor, there is a detailed record of the data, which records the financial revenue and expenditure of Dacheng in the past ten years..." It was the number of registrations he handled, and Li Wen was very impressed. , you can talk freely. According to the year, he read out all the tax revenue accounts for the past ten years, "...as of the last year, the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Revenue was less than 20 million taels of silver, a total loss of nearly one-third."

In the main hall The young man's clear and powerful voice rang out, and every official in the hall could clearly hear what the young man said.

The prince stood in front, not far from Li Wen who was standing above and speaking. He listened carefully to the young man's speech, and at the same time he was thinking about this issue in his heart. What caused the gradual decline in finances? As soon as he thought about this question carefully, he already had the answer in his mind.

"Your Majesty, if you have any doubts about the accounts mentioned by me, you can send officials to re-examine and verify this set of data to see if the data recorded by me is correct." Li Wen said.

He always pays attention to the truth and evidence in his work, and does not talk in vain. Only by presenting facts can he be convincing. Each of these accounts can be checked. If anyone has any objections or any doubts, he can go to the Accounts Department to check these books. He is not afraid of others checking.

"I will send someone to verify it later." Emperor Zhaozong motioned to Li Liuyuan below to continue.

The officials present were whispering among themselves. They were not sure what Li Liuyuan was doing by creating so many accounts.

A possibility flashed through Dong Xian's mind, and Li asked if this kid could be...?

"...From these data, it can be seen that in the past ten years, with the stability of Dacheng, the population of Dacheng has gradually increased, and more and more land has been developed and cultivated." Li Wen paused for a moment before continuing, "So logically speaking, does it mean that the more land is developed and cultivated, the more taxes the country should collect?"

This is the truth.

When the officials in the court heard this, some nodded subconsciously. ...What are they nodding to! I still don't know what this kid's idea is!

--tax? Do you want to raise taxes and increase fiscal revenue? If this is the case, it is also a good idea.

Li asked emphasized a "but!"

"Judging from the fiscal revenue data of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in the past ten years, the country's fiscal revenue has been declining year by year. Why is this? Why has the country's fiscal revenue been getting lower and lower in recent years? ——So, what is the cause of the imbalance of fiscal revenue and expenditure?" Li asked, his voice rising. He was not only explaining a set of data and analyzing a matter, but also asking the officials present to ask questions about this problem. What is the reason? !

By the time Li Wen said this, some officials standing in the hall had vaguely guessed what Li Wen wanted to do. Could

this kid be who they thought he was?

Some officials stared in disbelief at Li Wen, who was standing above and speaking.

"Your Majesty, the state's finances have been declining year after year, which has led to an empty treasury... I will give you an example. The Ministry of Revenue has owed the army in the west three years of food and salary that has not yet been paid. The soldiers guarding the border, some even died without being able to get it. The money for the pension. Let me ask you, if the soldiers have worries about their future, who would dare to step forward to kill the enemy without fear? "The treasury is empty, which means that there is no money to provide relief for various disasters, and the three countries in the west are in arrears. The food and pay for a hundred thousand troops cannot be paid, and even the monthly salary of the officials in the capital is almost impossible to pay. If this is the case in the capital, isn't it even more serious locally?

As early as when he knew that the Ministry of Revenue had owed the Northwest Army three years of food and salary payments, Li Wen had already considered this issue. Not to mention that his master was guarding the country at the border and not to mention his relationship with Zhao Xiangyi. These soldiers worked hard to guard the border, but they couldn't even get food and wages. He must find a way to get this money to give to the army in the west!

"...The country has no money, and the Ministry of Revenue has no money, so the court will be unable to do anything it wants to do, and it will not be able to do anything it wants to do."

Money is not everything, but without money, it is absolutely impossible. I believe everyone understands this. .

The fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs has been declining year after year. It must be said that Zhu Guangquan's more than ten years as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs have been in vain. This person only knows how to cry about poverty all day long, but does not think of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditures. Li Wen said that Zhu Guangquan should have been cut off a long time ago. As a minister of the Ministry of Revenue who does not know how to increase revenue and allows the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Revenue to decline so seriously year after year, this person is not worthy of being the country's finance minister!

Once the Ministry of Revenue is out of money and the national treasury is empty, the way these officials think of is to continuously increase taxes and plunder the people's wealth. However, the money raised from the plunder may not be able to go to the national treasury, so this creates a situation of ups and downs. The money in the pockets of the officials is getting more and more, and the officials protect each other and line their own pockets. The money collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs is getting less and less, and the treasury is empty and can be used to run horses.

The country has no money, and some people have taken away the country's money. No wonder the national treasury has no money!

As for these official issues, Li Wen won't go into details. His purpose today is not that. If he wants to rectify the court, most of the officials standing here will lose their hats. Put all these people in jail, and no one will work for the emperor. If he goes too far, the emperor may not be able to get around him.

Li Wen continued, "Your Majesty, after checking the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs, one of the biggest reasons why the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs has been declining year by year is that some people in various places have severely enclosed their land, and they hold a large amount of land in their hands. As a result, the land in the hands of the common people is getting less and less. Farmers have no land to cultivate and can only rent fields from landlords and gentry. Therefore, farmers not only have to pay the state's taxes, but also need to pay the landlords and gentry for the grain of the rented fields... "This is also the reason why the people are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. Many people don't even have enough to eat.

Those who have great reputations, noble merits, etc. do not need to pay any taxes on the land in their names, so this is why they work so hard to enclose the land. These aristocratic meritorious people planted trees for their predecessors to enjoy the shade, and all their descendants have to be raised by the court. They are still trying to find ways to steal the country's money. It is simply damnable!

At this point, Li Wen continued in one breath, "Therefore, I suggest that the emperor ban land enclosures and limit the maximum amount of land that an individual can own. He also carries out land reform, reclaims land for national ownership, and

implements equalization system. , the land will be divided according to the head!"

When Li Wen said this last sentence, the officials standing in the hall all took a breath. Ban enclosures? Land reform? Conquer the land and make it national? They also implement the equalization system of land...

Li Wen is crazy about this, right?

□Author's gossip: Due to system failure, the contents of the previous 157 chapters

were duplicated . This problem has been reported to the higher authorities and has now been resolved. As for some friends who spent too much copper coins to subscribe, as compensation, Bones will now send a subscription red envelope. Later, if you subscribe for a new one, you can get it on the APP page (red envelopes cannot be received on pages and web pages, only on the APP) page can). If you haven't received it or have any comments, you can join another group [group number 190747235], find me in the group, and send me the subscription number, and I will pay back the extra money for the subscription.

Chapter 160: Second

Geng. Serious land enclosures have occurred in the past dynasties. Some of the land in the hands of these meritorious clans is the land that their ancestors were the founding heroes and received rewards from the emperor; Spend money or use other methods to enclose a large amount of land.

Of the officials at the court meeting, not to mention ten, but at least nine officials had a large amount of land in their hands, and not only they had a large amount of land in their own hands, but even their entire family, The mother's family, as well as the entire family of the in-law family, and anyone who has any relationship with them, has a large amount of land in their hands.

Just take the capital here as an example. All the land within a hundred miles of the capital has been circled by people, and most of this land is in the hands of officials.

As for places far away from the capital, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, there is no one to take care of it, and the enclosure of land by the people below is even more serious. For this reason, there are not many cases of human life, but the local officials and the landlords and gentry are at odds with each other. The people are being bribed and protected, and it is only the common people who suffer, and no one can make the decision to redress their grievances.

If the emperor ordered to ban land enclosures, take back the land in their hands, and limit the amount of land they have... This is simply unimaginable!

Usually these officials, as long as their own interests are not involved, are best at pretending to be dead. And once their interests are involved, they immediately jump out to oppose it.

So when Li Wen finished speaking, some officials immediately jumped out to object, "Your Majesty, I object to what Li Liuyuan said... If it is according to what Li Liuyuan said, wouldn't some people be able to sell the land in their hands? Can you still get the land back? And the people who spent the money to buy the land lost it, so who can get the loss? "

"Your Majesty, I agree!"

"I agree!" "

These officials! It is believed that people who hold land deeds have ownership of the land. Now that the land in their hands is being taken away, isn't this a violation of their rights?

There are also officials who use the laws of their ancestors to speak out, believing that once the laws of the land are changed, it will be a great disrespect to the ancestors.

In short, they just do not agree with the ban on land enclosures and do not support land reform.

Seeing that some officials jumped out to oppose his proposal, Li Wen had already expected this possibility. It would be strange if these people did not jump out to oppose him and then support him! So standing in the main hall at this moment, he didn't feel any surprise when he saw so many officials jumping out to oppose him.

And the reason why these people jumped out to oppose him, no need to guess, must be because they hold large amounts of land in their hands.

From this era, land is the basis of survival for most people. They believe that holding land in their hands is the basis for a foothold in this society. Therefore, once people have money in their hands, they first What comes to mind is buying a large piece of land. Now that he is proposing land reform, he has no objections and wants to touch the lives of these people. It would be strange if they don't come out to oppose it!

Today's morning meeting is destined to be fruitless.

Li Wen's proposal aroused opposition from most of the officials. Some officials remained neutral and stood still without speaking out. However, it is not difficult to see that most officials still do not support limited land enclosures and land reform. The reason is simply that it greatly infringes on their own interests.

"Let's discuss this matter another day. Retreat from the court!" Emperor Zhaozong waved his hand with a headache and asked people to withdraw from the court. He left with the maids and eunuchs behind him.

"I respectfully see the Emperor off. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor -"

The civil and military officials below knelt down and respectfully saw the Emperor off.

I don't know how high the sky is and how high it is!

Dong Xiang glanced at Li Wen. It seemed that someone had killed this kid without him having to do it himself. He thought the kid was smart, but he turned out to be hopelessly stupid. After the dynasty dispersed, many officials gathered around Dong Xiang. Surrounded by many officials, Dong Xian led his men away.

Usually after leaving the court, the officials around him would say hello to him. After the court ended today, there was no one around Li Wen. No one dared to approach him, as if they were afraid that someone would be hostile if they got close to him, but that was indeed the case.

He touched his nose. He was not shy about saying hello to these old men, but could you all stop glaring at me before leaving?

The young master is easy to bully, right?

Forget it, just respect the elderly and don't argue with these old men. He's going to touch other people's lives, why

shouldn't they just look at him? However, judging from the reactions of these officials in the DPRK today, I am afraid that the task of land reform is arduous and has a long way to go.

Not to mention the large amount of land in the hands of the officials in the court, there is also a lot of land in the hands of several princes. Concubine Chen and Concubine Shu in the palace, their natal families are from the same clan, so how can they have such land in their hands? No land?

Therefore, the land reform law proposed by Li Wen today seriously affects the rights and interests of the meritorious members of the clan.

After the disbandment of the dynasty, everyone was speculating that Li Wen was someone close to the emperor. Could it be that Li Wen's proposal to ban land enclosures and land reform was the emperor's intention, right? But no matter who means this, these people will never allow others to interfere with their interests. Not to mention that the emperor is the emperor, the emperor often depends on the wishes of the officials. If the officials do not agree with something, the emperor cannot act arbitrarily.

After returning home, each of these officials wrote a piece of paper to impeach Li Liuyuan, and soon the number of papers on the emperor's desk was higher than that of others. Seeing the documents submitted by the ministers below, Emperor Zhaozong knew what was written in them without even looking at them.

The emperor casually picked up the book on the desk and took a look at it. His face became angry. With a wave of his hand, he swept the book off the table, "These people all regard me as a fool, don't they? ... ...I am the emperor! All of them..."

They all treat him as a fool and think he is easy to deceive!

If Li Wen hadn't gone to the Ministry of Accounts and checked its accounts, he wouldn't have known that the Ministry of Accounts had lost so much money over the years, that its tax revenue had dropped so much, and that all the little money had gone to his subordinates. In the pockets of these good ministers.

Don't think that the emperor doesn't know that these people are eating the royal food one by one and are being fed by the emperor, but out of sight of the emperor, they are trying their best to drain the treasury of silver coins, and they end up in the end. He, the emperor, became the poorest, and all the ministers below him were richer than him. The most hateful thing is that every time the court does not have silver taels to provide disaster relief, or there is a need for silver taels for something, these people all pretend to be deaf and mute, and stand below and pretend to be dead.

Others thought that he was very comfortable as an emperor, but they didn't know that the Ministry of Revenue had no money and the treasury was empty. He, as the emperor, had to look at the faces of his ministers to do anything.

Now everyone dares to impeach his Xiao Liuyuan. Among all his ministers, the only one who only thinks about and is loyal to him as the emperor is Li Wen.

I will never allow anyone to understand his little Liuyuan!

I have to say that the emperor helped Li Wen avoid a lot of trouble here.

"Don't go out alone these days. It's better to have someone with you around you. I've sent a few people to follow you privately to protect you. This is a distress signal for you, in case you encounter any danger outside. , just turn on the signal, and someone will come to rescue you." When he mentioned the land reform, he saw Zhao Xiangyi saying these words to him with a serious face, and asked him to go out and bring someone with him, and gave him three coins. Carry a flare on your body so you can call for help at any time if something happens.

"Isn't this necessary?" Li Wen also felt that Zhao Xiangyi was exaggerating. He was in the capital and would not leave the capital if nothing happened. Is there anyone who dares to assassinate him in the capital?

In fact, it turns out that he thinks his enemies are too kind.

On his way home from Hubu that day, he encountered a crazy horse on the road and hit him straight. He didn't realize it at the time. When he heard the commotion and turned around, a horse came in front of him and almost hit him.

"Sir, be careful!"

Fortunately, he had Ah Chen with him at the time. When Ah Chen realized the danger, he immediately pulled away from his master, protected him behind him, and drove away the crazy horse with one kick, while holding the horse in his hand. The long sword was inserted into the horse's neck, stopping the commotion.

"Boom--"

The horse fell to the ground with a crash, and blood flowed out from where the neck was pierced.

Li Wen broke out in a cold sweat. If today's incident was an accident, he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death. He was walking on a busy street, and these people dared to attack him blatantly! Don't look at the many people on the street. What if you bump into an innocent person?

"Sir, are you okay?" Ah Chen pulled out his sword and returned to his master.

"I'm fine. Check to see if there are any injured people and have them sent to the hospital to see a doctor." Li Wen saw people who had fallen on the ground and wondered if anyone was injured. At this time, the coachman ran over and apologized to them, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I don't know how this horse could go crazy. The coachman, who was fine this morning,

also felt that he was wronged. His horse The horse was fine this morning, why did he suddenly go crazy now?

"I'm fine. Please see if anyone is injured. This horse of yours was killed by my guards. How much silver do you think I have?" I'll pay it to you. "The coachman looked to be in his forties or fifties. Li Wen didn't know whether the horse belonged to him or his master's family, but judging from the way he was dressed, he was from a poor family. It was a fact that they killed other people's horses, so He could compensate the other party for the due compensation.

As for what happened today, and the coachman, he would just ask someone to check it out later.

"No, no, no, no..." The coachman was so embarrassed. Asking for compensation from others, he waved his hands hurriedly, but the horse was indeed not his, but his master's, and he would probably be scolded when he returned home.

Chapter 161: Be careful.

Fortunately, there were not many pedestrians, cars and horses on the street at this time. Otherwise, if the horse went crazy, it would be unknown how many innocent people would be hit. Several injured people were sent to the hospital to see doctors. Today's incident was probably because of him, which affected innocent people. Li Wen asked people to follow him to deal with the matter.

The driver probably saw someone injured and ran away without even asking for compensation because he was afraid of being asked to pay.

"Sir, please get in the carriage, and I will take you back."

A carriage stopped in front of him, and the driver was the person sent by Zhao Xiangyi to protect him.

"Then let's go." Li Wen nodded, took Ah Chen's hand and got into the carriage. If he hadn't gone out for some business today and had some time to walk, he wouldn't have encountered this problem.

The carriage was running on the road. Ah Chen was sitting opposite his master. His palm was open, and there was a silver needle inside. "Sir, I just found this on the horse's leg. I identified it." , this silver needle is smeared with... a drug that makes the horse go crazy."

Li Wen looked at the shimmering silver needle, snorted, and wanted to reach over and take a look at it, "This is someone who shot the horse intentionally. Are they on your body? These people are really brave and don't even think about bumping into innocent passers-by on this road!"

You can be sure that it is without asking him.

This time he proposed land reform, which seriously threatened the merits of these nobles and the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, today's matter is probably a warning from those people, warning him that if he continues on this issue, he will be punished next time. The next best thing may be his life.

Oh, if you have the ability, just come over, no one is afraid of who!

"My lord, I guess that's right." Ah Chen retracted his hand and didn't let his master touch this thing, which would make the lord unhappy. He explained, "This thing is sharp, lord, please don't touch it, or you may hurt your hand." "

Did you find anyone suspicious on the street just now?" Li asked, not insisting on touching this thing anymore.

"My subordinate was only protecting the master at that time and didn't pay attention to the people around him." Achen shook his head. He was walking on the street with his master just now, and the carriage came from behind them. When they found out, they might be that person. Already ran away.

This incident can definitely be man-made and definitely not an accident.

"Let's just pay more attention in the future. You don't have to feel guilty about this. Thank you for your quick reaction today and

helping me out in time, otherwise I would be the one lying in the hospital." Li Wen thought that Nothing dangerous would happen in the capital, or he was too simplistic. Dogs would jump over the wall if they were in a hurry, let alone people.

Now he can still sit here safely, thanks to the people beside him.

Ah Chen and Ah Wu were the people given to him by his teacher at the beginning, and Li Wen absolutely trusted these two people.

"My lord, you are serious in your words. Protecting your lord is what subordinates should do." Ah Chen responded.

As soon as something happened to Li Wen, Zhao Xiangyi knew it immediately. Fortunately, the boy was not injured. Even his people dared to move! He simply doesn't know how to live or die, and anyone who dares to touch him must be prepared to pay a heavy price for it.

Zhao Xiangyi turned cold and ordered, "Go and find out who sent people to do what happened today. Who else wants to touch Li Wen? Send people to keep an eye on them. If there is any movement, they will Tell me."

"Yes, Master, I will take someone to do it."

The man who was kneeling on the ground stood up, turned around and went out.

Mumumu

's carriage returned to the house. After getting off the carriage, Li Wen led the people into the house.

Hearing the sound, they knew that their brother was back. Li Jinwan and Li Haopeng both ran out of it. They had just received news that their brother was in danger on the road. They were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat. When they saw their brother coming back, , they all ran back to ask if they were injured.

Li Wen shook his head, indicating that he was not injured. "I have nothing to worry about. Did you encounter anything on the way back from outside today?"

"I didn't encounter anything on the way back today, just today. Someone came to the store to make trouble, saying that there was something wrong with our rouge." Li Jinwan told her brother what happened in the store today. It happened that she went to the store today and encountered this incident.

"I personally inspected the items. Although the rouge the other party brought looked very similar to the rouge from our store, it was not from our store. I don't know where I bought the rouge and put it in our box. Come here. When I smelled the things we made, I knew the smell was wrong. I saw that the person was here to make trouble, so I asked someone to report it to the official.

When the troublemaker saw our people, he immediately reported it to the official. She ran away. If she hadn't run so fast, I would have had

her arrested and put in jail to see if she still dared to go around blackmailing people!" When Li Jinwan talked about this, she became very angry and wanted to take revenge. The officer arrested the man and sent him to jail to see if he dared to come to their store to cause trouble, which caused the business in their store to be bad today.

They have been opening a store in the capital for such a long time, and their colleagues must know that there are people behind them, so even if their store is doing well and takes away other people's business, they don't dare to come to their store to cause trouble. It's just that if they release any new products here, other stores will soon follow.

She discussed this matter with her brother, who said that this was inevitable and they could not ban it. Someone would definitely buy their product, imitate their product, and make the same thing.

Instead of focusing on these unstoppable things, it is better to develop their own products and brands and constantly launch new products. What they need to do is to have a good reputation so that customers will only buy products with the Zhuangmengge brand. If this continues, even if someone imitates their products, but the imitated products are not as good as their Zhuangmengge products, customers will definitely come back to buy their Zhuangmengge products after buying them once.

The products currently made by Zhuangmengge are divided into high-end and mid-to-low-end products. The high-end is for ladies and ladies here in the capital, and the mid-to-low-end is for ordinary ladies and ladies, so they must be careful about buying high-end products. This group of customers, with these loyal customers, their store business will not lose money.

Li Jinwan carefully observed the customer who came to the store to cause trouble today. However, the other party's behavior and her dress gave her a very inconsistent feeling. The material of the clothes did not look like what the other party would do. It was something she bought with money, so she was sure that someone bribed the woman to come and cause trouble in their store. There was nothing wrong with the products in their store, but she saw that the other party was deliberately trying to cause trouble, so she made a quick decision and reported it to the police.

Facts have proved that her guess was correct. As soon as the other party heard that she was going to report to the police, she ran away immediately.

"You handled today's matter very well. If you encounter such people and things in the future, you should report it to the official and tell me later. I will handle these matters." Li Wen nodded, applauding the girl for her decisiveness. praise. He looked at his younger brother and asked, "Where are you, Xiaobao and Yangyang? Did anything happen to you in the academy today?"

"No. Brother, did something bad happen?" Although Li Haopeng is not a particularly smart kid, but he is still sensitive to the fact that today is a little different from usual.

"Nothing bad happened. It's just that the public security in the capital has not been good recently. I was planning to talk to you about this matter, so during this period of time, you try to avoid going out and stay in the house. Jinwan, you are here If you have anything to do, let Bai Yu handle it. Don't go there yourself. If you have to go out, you must bring a guard with you.

Xiaobao, Yangyang, I plan to have someone go to your academy. Please take a few days off. If you don't understand anything at home, ask me when I come back. You won't go to the academy for the time being." Li Wen did not give a specific reason. , just found an excuse not to let them go out, even the academy temporarily refused to let the two children go.

The two children were still young. If something happened, it would be one thing if they couldn't explain it to their parents and Bai Yu. He himself would regret it to death in his life.

"Oh, okay, third brother." After hearing her brother's words, Li Jinwan didn't ask what the reason was. Since something happened to her brother, it must be something related to the court. "Then third brother, you are outside. "Is there any danger?"

"It doesn't matter to me. I have people with me when I go in and out. "

Li Jinwan nodded, knowing that her brother had to go to court and go to the Yamen every day . When she was on duty, she often had to go out for things, so it was impossible not to go out. However, she felt relieved because her brother was following her.

She didn't believe what her brother said about the public security here in Beijing. Nothing happened, so there must be something going on with her brother, so her brother would forbid them from going out. But since her brother said so, she stayed at the house in the past few days, waiting for her brother to say it was okay. Just go out when you're out.

"Brother, Yangyang and I can't go to the academy these days, right? " As soon as he heard that he didn't have to go to the academy to study, Li Haopeng almost jumped up for joy. Even if he didn't jump up for joy, he couldn't hide the happy smile on his face.

——Boy, the smile on your face is full . It exposed your inner thoughts!

Li Wen pulled this brat over and touched his face with both hands. He pinched the brat's face and pulled him out. While pulling him back, he asked, "No need." Are you happy to go to the academy to study?

"...No...Did you ask...you guys not to go? " "Li Haopeng squeezed his face so hard that his brother almost burst into tears. The boy didn't dare to resist his brother's clutching. Wuwuwu... Big brother is so scary. It was obviously the big brother who told him not to let him go to the academy, and he pinched him. His face!

He was so wronged...

Bai Xiaoyang covered his little face with both hands, for fear that the adults would catch him and pinch his little face.

"That's right!" Okay, I'll let you go. Li Wen then stopped his hand, smiled kindly and touched the kid's face, asking if it hurt.

Li Xiaobao had tears in his eyes and was too stunned to nod. He shook his head and said it didn't hurt.

Li Wen nodded with satisfaction . , looking at Xiao Yangyang's slightly frightened eyes, he told the two boys, "You two should study at home for no less than four hours a day, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, and you can take a rest in between. Have fun, but don't be lazy! "

If I find out that you are lazy and don't study hard..." Haha, it's yours!

Give me a look and you will understand it yourself.

One hour is two hours, four hours is eight hours, but no one was watching these two boys. Li Wen was sure that they couldn't sit still for eight hours and ran out to play.

In fact, he does not want to put too much pressure on the child, but he does not put pressure on the child and allows the child to do whatever he wants. He is afraid that the child will not have self-control and it will not be good if no one is in charge, so he still has to control what should be controlled. Within the scope of permission, he allowed the children to do what they wanted to do, which was equivalent to half freedom and half free range

. "Brother, don't worry, we will never be lazy." Li Haopeng said quickly.

Li Xiaobao: Wuwuwu, his brother's smile is so scary...

Bai Xiaoyang: Your Excellency laughs so loudly...

After Bai Yu came back, Li Wen talked about some things with Bai Yu, although he did not mention the court affairs to him. , I still want to give Bai Yu a reminder, so that he will pay more attention recently. Bai Yu nodded, understood what the adult meant, and said, "Don't worry, adults, I will pay more attention in the past few days."

There are also two children who have not gone to the academy in the past few days and are studying at home. Li Wen also talked to Bai Yu Say it. "Okay, sir, you can make arrangements." Bai Yu had no objection to this.

It is a blessing for the two brothers to meet the adults. It is a blessing for them to have the adults take Yangyang with them. In the past, the Bai family was a family of merchants. Once they were registered as merchants, their descendants would not be eligible to participate in the scientific examination. Now with the help of adults, Yangyang has lost his business registration and became a citizen. With the status of a civilian, he will be able to participate in the future. Scientific examination.

Among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, businessmen have the least status. Bai Yu knows this better than anyone, so if there is a chance, he hopes that his younger brother can obtain a meritorious title. Even if he does not enter the court and become an official in the future, he will have a meritorious title. When you are in person, you will be respected when walking outside in the future.

Since the adults said something might happen in the next few days, it means that after these few days, nothing will happen, right? Bai Yu understood the meaning of their adults' words and guessed in his heart.

"You must be tired when you come back from outside. Go back and rest early." Unknowingly, they talked for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late outside, Li Wen asked people to go back to the courtyard to rest. Bai Yu said hello, "Sir, you should go to bed early. I'll go back first."

''Well,

after seeing the person leaving, Li Wen went into the study, intending to finish some things at hand before going back. room to rest.

Chapter 162: I'm going to make you angry.

Li Liuyuan mentioned land reform at the court meeting. After a day, all the elders of the major families in the capital knew about it. At night, the lights in the inner hall of a certain mansion were bright, and a group of elders were gathering together to discuss the matter. A voice full of disdain said, "A child with yellow hair has no idea how big the world is. How can he die one day?" "I know."

Someone else said, "He is now trusted by the Holy One, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him."

"Can the Holy One stand against all of us just for him?" Some people don't think so. Will he fight against an entire family of nobles just for a mere six yuan? None of them agreed with land reform, and the emperor had nothing to do with them.

"If he doesn't care about life and death and continues to struggle with this matter, we will..." The man made a gesture on his neck to kill and silence him!

There was a man in black climbing on the wall. His eyes were staring at the people in the room and he wrote down everything the people in the room said. A group of guards carrying lanterns were patrolling and came towards him from the other end of the corridor. The man lying on the wall lowered his head, and his clothes in black blended into the night.

After the patrolling escort passed by, after a gust of wind behind them, the black figure lying on the wall disappeared into the darkness and disappeared.

At night, after Zhao Xiangyi finished his work outside, he climbed over the wall of Liuyuan Mansion and arrived at the yard where Li Wen lived. When he saw that the lights in the study were still on, he knew that he was still in the study. Li Wenzheng put down his pen and packed up the things on the table when he heard the door open and saw Zhao Xiangyi walking in.

"You're here. I just finished my work here and was about to go back to the house to sleep when you came." It was just a common sentence, but it revealed the closeness of their relationship. Seeing the man arriving, Li Wen had a slight smile on his face, which proved that he was in a good mood and was not affected by the day's events at all.

"Why are you so busy again?" Zhao Xiangyi looked at the young man's face and asked, "Did anyone get hurt on the road today?" Although his men came back and told him that nothing happened to the young man, they did not see it with their own eyes. , he was still worried.

If nothing had happened today and he couldn't leave, Zhao Xiangyi would have wanted to come to the young man's place.

"I'm fine. I'm not hurt. Ah Chen happened to be by my side and gave me a hand." Li Wen met the man's eyes and knew that this man was worried about him. Seeing the man staring at him with a serious look on his face, he felt a little dumbfounded, so he almost raised his hand to reassure the man, "Really, I promise, I'm really fine."

"It's okay, it's okay. Are you scared? " ?" Zhao Xiangyi put his hand on the boy's head and rubbed the top of his hair, "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you should pay attention to safety when you go out?" The little guy didn't think so at the time, but he really thought about it. Give him a spanking for not being obedient.

"Do you think I'm so timid?" The young man is a man who can remain calm even if the mountain collapses. What's he afraid of! He has never learned the word "fear".

"Who would have thought that they would take action so quickly, on a busy street." This Li Wen really didn't expect, "Didn't I have someone with me? You also sent someone to protect me. Why didn't you pay attention? "

He didn't agree with what Zhao Xiangyi said after this. This doesn't mean he didn't pay attention. He had already paid attention, okay? Facing the man's dark face, Li Wen smiled, changed the subject, and said, "Let's go out and go back to the room to sleep."

After blowing out the candles on the table, Li Wen pulled Zhao Xiangyi out.

Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the little hand on his wrist and let the young man hold him. He looked at the young man with a look of doting on him. He thought that he would arrange for a few more people to follow the young man from tomorrow on so that he would not be left alone.

After leaving the door and seeing Li Tong waiting outside, Li Wen asked someone to go back and rest, so he no longer had to wait with him.

"Yes, Master." Li Tong held a lantern in front of him to light the way, and escorted the young master back to the door of the room without following him inside. He has long been accustomed to Mr. Zhao's appearance. It would be strange if Mr. Zhao did not come one day.

Just thinking about the kind of relationship between their young master and Mr. Zhao... Li Tong felt a little tangled in his heart. He also thought about the young master marrying a noble lady here in the capital and becoming the young lady, but now it seems that the young lady should not think about it anymore. , Mr. Zhao has one. But the master's affairs are not something that a servant like him can comment on, so he, a slave, has no choice but to comply with the master's decision.

If the young master is not willing, no one can force him... So the master is happy with Master Zhao, right?

Forget it, what are you thinking about so much? Anyway, as long as the master is willing and the master thinks it is good, Li Tong shook away the messy things in his mind, closed the door for his master, and went back to the house where he lived.

Zhao Xiangyi was very satisfied when he saw the annoying boy gone. He told the young man what he had found out today.

"So...are these people planning to kill me?" Li Wen glared. Long before he planned to do this, he had thought that there might be many difficulties, but he didn't expect that he would just come out. As soon as he heard the sound, the enemy gathered

their troops and artillery fire and aimed at him, preparing to kill him!

"That's right, I have sent people to keep an eye on them." Zhao Xiangyi said.

So as long as there is any trouble with the other party, they will know in advance. This is to take precautions before they happen. As long as those people dare to make any move, don't blame him for being rude! He has tolerated these old guys for a long time and is worried that he will not find a chance to deal with them.

Zhao Xiangyi is not a good-tempered person, but he will not specifically target anyone who does not offend him, but whoever dares to touch him and his people must be prepared to suffer the consequences. He has never been merciful towards his enemies.

Looking at Zhao Xiangyi's face, Li Wen knew what this man was thinking. He patted the man's chest to tell him not to be too nervous.

"Who doesn't know how to talk nonsense? If you really have the ability, don't worry. Don't do anything about this. Let me deal with these people. Don't worry about them. Sooner or later, they will shed their skins!" Li Wen narrowed his eyes. If the tiger didn't show off its power, it would really think he was a sick cat!

You have to take care of your enemies by yourself, so that you can enjoy the pleasure of ravaging your enemies more.

Li Wen said, "You just need to lend me a few more people to do things for me at the appropriate time."

"Okay." Zhao Xiangyi naturally did not refuse the young man's request.

The morning of the second day was destined to be another lively day.

A group of officials had written an article to impeach Li Wen. They opposed the land reform and believed that Li Wen had bad intentions. This was disrespectful to the late emperor, disrupted the imperial court, and attempted to destroy Dacheng. "Your Majesty, I sincerely ask your Majesty to severely punish Li Wen." Mr. Li, take this as punishment to avoid serious and irreversible consequences."

Li Wen almost pointed at his nose and asked: Does he have bad intentions? Why does he have bad intentions? ! Is it because he is enclosing land, is he embezzling, is he taking bribes, is he disregarding human life, or what?

...and disrupt Chao Gang? Attempting to destroy Dacheng? What heinous things has he done? ! !

Li Wen was furious when he heard this, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wang, you need to have real evidence for what you say. If you are just talking without any evidence, I will sue you for slander." If these people could produce real evidence, he would have nothing to say. , He never mentioned the late emperor from the beginning to the end, so how could he be disrespectful to the late emperor?

"Officials must be responsible for what they say. If everyone is like you, making up empty charges, wouldn't it mean that many innocent people will be unjustly killed by you for no reason?"

Li Wen said this to accuse these people of being irresponsible and casually fabricating charges to kill innocent people.

"You, you, you..." The man pointed at Li and asked, being blocked and speechless.

"Your Majesty, I have my original intention to report." Li Wen took out a memorial from his sleeve. These people spoke without evidence and framed others at will. But that's not the case with him. He always pays attention to having real evidence when doing things, speaking with facts and convincing people with reason.

"Speak." Emperor Zhaozong sat on top and listened to the people below arguing for a long time without making a sound to stop them.

"Your Majesty, I want to sue Mr. Zhang. The Zhang family seizes the fields in the hands of the people and takes human life." Li Wen unfolded the folding book in his hand. On it was the evidence he asked Zhao Xiangyi to search for overnight. He read it to the emperor one by one. And everyone present heard, "...in the name of buying land, the Zhang family sent people to buy fields from the people at very low prices. If any villagers were unwilling, they sent evil slaves to threaten and beat them. Beating someone to death is simply outrageous..." "

You are talking nonsense. Mr. Zhang knelt on the ground, crying and begging the emperor to make the decision for him. He said that he was a diligent official and devoted himself to the people. What he meant was that Li Wen wanted to harm him, "Your Majesty, please give me some help." I am in charge. "

Have you done it or not? You have no idea in your mind?

This shameless old guy has the nerve to have a miserable relationship with the emperor!

" Li Wen implored, "Your Majesty, I beg you to send someone to investigate this matter thoroughly." "Whether it has been done or not, we will know after a check. When the time comes, who has wronged whom will be known, won't we know when the results come out? Li Wen saw the old man's trembling back and knew that he had a guilty conscience. When the time comes, the emperor will send People have verified that what he said is correct, and you can accuse this old guy of deceiving the emperor! Look at the one

who jumps the most, and I will let you fall the hardest when the time comes!

Nine of them have enclosed a lot of land in their hands. Naturally, there are also officials. Even if he did not do it himself, it was his family or his subordinates who did something to invade people's fields, and many of them lost their lives. , there are naturally a lot of dirty things in this.

No one is willing to sell the fertile land in their hands to others at a low price? For the common people, land is the capital on which they live, and there is always money to spend. At the end of the day, they have land in hand, and as long as they work hard, they will never die of hunger. But once the land is sold and the money is spent, they can only become tenant farmers of the landlord's family, and they

will have to work for the landlord's family for generations. Work.

Some people had no choice but to sell their land at a low price due to evil forces, but some people were unwilling to do so, and many lives were lost because of this, but local officials protected them and sued them. Not to mention being beaten, the fields in their hands were still gone, and many people lost their lives because of this.

These things happened in many places. If the emperor asked someone to investigate, they would definitely be able to find out. Quite a few.

So when I heard that Li Wen asked the emperor to send someone to thoroughly investigate such a thing, some officials immediately jumped out to stop it. At this time, it was related to their own interests, and these officials formed a knot. Rope, launched an attack on Li Wen.

There was a large group of people standing there. Li Wen was the only one here, but his momentum did not decrease at all.

Later, Li Wen was fighting with a group of people alone. He relied on his youth. With my lungs in good condition, I could still hold my breath during the quarrel, but the other party had already changed to seven or eight people. Their faces turned the color of pig liver because of him, and they held their chests and gasped,

"You always can't do it . , just take a good rest. "Li Wen was worried that these old men had bad hearts. If he was really angry to death, he would not be able to explain it no matter how reasonable he was.

"You, you, you..." The other party became even more upset when he heard what Li Wen said. Angry.

"I, I, I, I, I." Li Wen bared his teeth and gave the other party a nice smile, "I mean this out of kindness and I care about you." "

—^ When it comes to quarrels, who can't do it!

--- I'll choke you to death!

A group of military generals stood opposite and watched with admiration. They all just clapped their hands and applauded. Usually, they are the generals who are beaten by these old men. The things were choked and speechless, and they were so oppressed that they couldn't speak. They wished they could pick up their spears and fight with them!

Now it's better, just one Li Liuyuan defeated these old guys!

General Wang nodded in his heart! I thought, this pretty boy is pretty good. Let my son learn from him more in the future, otherwise he will always lose to these old guys when he quarrels with them.

General Wang: Li Liuyuan is so powerful. I must treat this guy Li Wen to a drink when he comes back

! The two of them were indeed father and son, and they had one thing in mind.

The other generals didn't mind watching the excitement, wishing that Li Wen would make these old men angry to death. Young-faced, fair and honest, dedicated to doing things for the people, they don't think about intrigues and scheming against their generals every day. They don't mind being friends with civil servants like Li Wen.

Zhao Xiangyi stood in the middle of a group of generals, looking at him . Looking at the young man standing in the main hall, in his eyes, the young man's whole body was sparkling.

But when he saw that he was the only one there, he wanted to stand next to the young man. But the young man had said that. Well, this is a struggle between their civil servants. They are not allowed to step forward to help, and they are not allowed to step forward to help, because they will not be able to help if they step forward to help, and they may even be harmful...

It seems that there is only this last sentence. , that's the truth.

In terms of force, there are few people here who are his opponents, and in terms of eloquence, he really can't compare to these civil servants. So, forget it, he'd better stand here and take a look. When he comes back to help or something, he needs someone here, and a few more people to secretly protect his young man. Li Wen must not be hurt at all.

Chapter 163: Fighting for Acting

Above the hall are two people standing facing each other. One side has a large number of people, and the other side has only one person. The young man is thin, but Li Liuyuan's fighting ability is not inferior to the others at all. The party with more power may even have a slight advantage over the other party.

Seeing that the other party couldn't hold his head up after being suppressed by him, Li Wen stopped as soon as he got along without being aggressive. Otherwise, what was originally reasonable for him would have become unreasonable for him. The world is like this, and will always sympathize with the weak, even if he is the right one, so we cannot underestimate people's hearts and public opinion.

And...who knows how to pretend to be pitiful! ! !

However, he did not cry out like Mr. Zhang next to him with snot and tears, crying to make the emperor believe him. Li Wen just stood in the main hall, silent, with an expression of "I'm wronged, but I just won't say it."

A frail young man, being bullied by a group of officials, looked so pitiful, right?

When you enter a drama in life, it all depends on your acting skills, which is about this moment.

Everyone had been arguing all morning, but no results came out. The emperor sitting on the dragon throne did not express his position or show any preference for any party, but he also did not respond to the officials' proposal to punish Li Liuyuan.

"This matter will be postponed for further discussion. Let's retire from the court." Emperor Zhaozong waved his hand and left with the eunuchs and maids.

"I respectfully see the Emperor off..." All the officials knelt down and respectfully saw the Emperor off. They watched the Emperor's guard of honor leave before they stood up one by one.

Mr. Zhang, who had just been impeached by Li Liuyuan, stood up from the ground tremblingly, glanced at Li Wen with an unkind look, snorted heavily, and then walked towards the officials on their side.

Li asked, "..."

- Humph! Who doesn't know how to hum?

——Mom, I don't care about you, an old man!

Officials gathered around Dong Xiang, all rushing to flatter him.

Similarly, there were many officials surrounding Academician Zhan. Zhan sometimes disliked Dong Xian. The two of them had always been incompatible and held different political views. It's just that this time the land reform involves the interests of their own group, Zhan sometimes did not take a position on this matter, so no one from his group of officials spoke up

. After the court dispersed, the officials could leave on their own.

The eldest prince and the third prince each left with their people. The fourth prince was still standing beside His Royal Highness, and Yang Shaomu was looking at Li Wen. Yang Shaojian followed the prince's gaze and saw Li Liuyuan, who was arranging his clothes with his head down. Just now, the young man stood alone in the main hall and verbally engaged a group of officials without any flinch or fear. At that moment, Li asked who this person was. It attracted him.

Yang Shaojian looked at Li Wen with a hint of inquiry. This Li Wen was bringing him more and more surprises.

Feeling that someone was looking at him, Li Wen subconsciously raised his head and looked at the source of his gaze. He first saw the prince looking at him, and at the same time noticed the fourth prince standing next to the prince. With just one glance, he lowered his head, looked away, and lowered his head slightly to show respect for the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince.

Li Wen didn't know much about this fourth prince. Compared with the other princes, this fourth prince had a very low sense of presence. He acted low-key and acted uncontested. He didn't compete at all. Chair means. His Highness the Fourth Prince never seemed to form cliques, and there seemed to be no officials in the court who supported His Highness the Fourth Prince.

The fourth prince's mother-in-law was from a low background and had no maternal help. Concubine Gu was not favored in the palace and naturally had little status. But just such a woman could survive in that cannibal palace, become pregnant with Longzi, and successfully give birth to and raise the child. This alone was enough for Li Wen to challenge the people in the palace. That Concubine Gu took a high look.

Li Wen had only seen Concubine Gu from a distance at the palace banquet, the fourth prince's good-looking mother Xiao. From the appearance of the fourth prince, he could guess that Concubine Gu was not very good-looking. How bad would it be?

The emperor does not have many sons. There are four adult princes and two underage princes. Therefore, it stands to reason that no matter how unfavored Concubine Gu is in the palace, she will always have a prince under her knees. , the status is not that bad, and it is not so insignificant, so the only thing is that the concubine Gu deliberately made it for people to see.

Is there really a prince who doesn't want to be the emperor?

——Li Wen naturally didn't believe it. Everyone will have desires, especially a person who has been in a state of depression for a long time, they are even more eager to be freed, eager to stand on the highest place, and become a master. So judging from the successful character created by this fourth prince, Li Wen had to say that this fourth prince was a

person who kept his secrets to himself.

Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese history, those who can become emperors are often the ones who know how to be patient.

"Fourth brother, let's go." Yang Shaomu withdrew his gaze from Li Wen, turned his head slightly and looked at Yang Shaojian beside him. At this time, Yang Shaojian had already retracted his gaze from Li Liuyuan and nodded to the prince, still showing a calm look on his face.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince passed by him, Li Wen saluted them.

Zhao Xiangyi did not follow His Highness the Crown Prince, but fell a few steps behind, waiting for the young man to come up.

Seeing Zhao Xiangyi standing not far away, which was the only way out of the palace, Li Wen knew that this man had made a special trip to stand here waiting for him. But just as he was about to walk over, little Eunuch Su, who was rushing from the path, appeared in front of him and blocked his way. "Master Li, your Majesty, please go to the Imperial Study Room.

This is someone sent by the Emperor." Looking for him.

Li Wen glanced at the man standing not far away. When Zhao Xiangyi saw the young father-in-law looking for the young man, he knew that the emperor had sent someone to find Li Wen. The two met each other, even though they did not speak. They all understood what each other meant.

"Okay, please, Little Eunuch Su, please lead the way."

"Master Li, please." "

Li Wen followed the young father-in-law, and Zhao Xiangyi led the people out towards the palace gate.

After returning to the imperial study room, Emperor Zhaozong lost his temper and smashed all the tea cups he usually used. , "This is simply unreasonable! "These people really think that he, the emperor, knows nothing! Now they are uniting together and forcing him, the emperor, to take action against his little Liuyuan, and asking him, the emperor, to order the killing of his little Liuyuan. It's really It's so unreasonable! It's so unreasonable

that these people dare to force him to be the emperor! "Go and find Li Liuyuan... Also, send someone to find Zeng Yushi. "Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone to invite Mr. Zeng over now. " " Eunuch Sun went out and asked the young eunuch to ask Li Liuyuan and Mr. Zeng to come over. He also asked the maid who was waiting to go down and make a cup of tea again. Someone came in to clean up the debris on the ground. When the maid made tea and came over, Sun Haide took it from the hands of the maid. He took the tea cup, brought the tea to the emperor's hand, and said, "Your Majesty, the dragon body is important. The imperial doctor told you not to get angry. Why should you... vent your anger on them? It's not worth it if your anger ruins your health^" "These people wish that I would die soon! "Emperor Zhaozong looked extremely ugly.

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Sun knelt down, and the maids and eunuchs in the royal study all knelt down. Eunuch Sun's eyes turned red, "Long live my lord, don't say such things. Long live you, you are the emperor, you are the emperor." If you want to live a long life, we slaves will still serve you."

"You are the only one who can talk all day long."

I don't know if it was the old eunuch's loyalty that moved him. Still because of this long live sentence, even though Emperor Zhaozong expressed his disdain for the old eunuch, he was not as angry as before.

Eunuch Sun has been serving the emperor for so many years, and he knows a thing or two about every word and tone of the emperor's words. As soon as he heard the emperor's words, he knew that the emperor was deeply angry, and he was busy again. After coaxing for a few words, the person who was coaxed was happy. He took the tea with his own hands and served the emperor to drink tea. "Your Majesty, please have a cup of tea and feel relieved."

Hearing from people outside that Mr. Li had arrived, Eunuch Sun went out to invite someone. Come in.

Master Zeng Yu also arrived. Zeng Yu was the supervisory censor of the Supervisory Council. He was an official with a small official position but great power. Although the censor is an official, he has a lot of power. He is in charge of supervising hundreds of officials, inspecting counties and counties, correcting prison sentences and other accusations. He can impeach ministers in the court and central government, and he can impeach local officials. He can be said to be very powerful in combat. A powerful official position.

Zeng Yu, who was in his early twenties, was the second place in Li Wen's last scientific examination. At the age of early twenties, he reached the position of supervisory censor.

The censor's job in the court is to impeach people. He impeaches anyone he doesn't like. Even the emperor dares to jump out and accuse officials who are wrong. This Zeng Yu was a leader among the censors. As long as he impeached anyone, there was no one he could not impeach. Zeng Yushi impeached officials unlike other censors who came with their mouths and spoke without any basis. , they will investigate in advance, and after having enough evidence, they will impeach the other party in front of the emperor.

I have to say that in this regard, Li Wen and Zeng Yu are quite similar.

Zeng Yu had heard of Li Wen and Li Liuyuan's name, and Li Wen naturally knew Zeng Yu and Zeng Yushi, but the two of them had never dealt with each other before. Today, in the imperial study room, the two of them met face to face for the first time. . Seeing Zeng Yu appearing in the imperial study like him, Li Wen guessed what the emperor wanted to do when he called Zeng Yu over .

"Zeng Zhang"

"I'm here."

Emperor Zhaozong threw a booklet to Zeng Yu. It was the note that Li Wen used to impeach Mr. Zhang, "Look at it. "

Zeng Yu opened the book and read it quickly. He was not qualified to go to court, but it does not mean that he did not know what happened in the morning. "If what Mr. Li said is true, what Mr. Zhang said is true. What you did..."

Beheading is a minor matter!

"I'm assigning you a task. You take someone to secretly investigate Zhang Lingrong, the left political director of the General Affairs Department, to find out whether this matter is true. "The emperor's eyes are not blind. He has the ability to judge. He is naturally clear about who is telling the truth and who is telling lies.

But as an emperor, Emperor Zhaozong also had concerns.

The reason why Emperor Zhaozong did not speak in the court The superiors ordered people to investigate the matter. Firstly, it was of great importance, and secondly, there must be more than one official from the DPRK doing this. The best way to do this was to send people to investigate secretly. How to deal with it depends on the outcome of the investigation.

"Yes, I obey the order. "Zeng Yu received the order and said.

Chapter 164: The Emperor's Thoughts

After Zeng Yushi left, Li Wen still stayed in the imperial study.

All the serving maids and eunuchs had gone out. Only Emperor Zhaozong and Li Liuyuan were in the imperial study, and Eunuch Sun was guarding the door. A group of guards were guarding the outside, and anyone else who wanted to take a step closer to the imperial study would be discovered.

At this moment in the imperial study, what Emperor Zhaozong and Li Liuyuan said was unknown to outsiders except the two of them, not even Eunuch Sun who was beside the emperor.

But at this time, the inside of the imperial study was not as outsiders imagined.

"Look, these are all memorials to impeach you..." Emperor Zhaozong pointed to the memorials half a person's height on the desk. They were all memorials to impeach Li Wen by officials. His words conveyed how much trouble Li Wen's actions had attracted. Trouble, "... Li Liuyuan, you are a man of great talent. I use you because I trust you. I also hope that you will not betray my trust in you."

The emperor seemed to have forgotten that this was also the case in the past. He, the emperor, approved of it.

"Yes, Wei Chen understands." Li Wenzheng was listening to the instruction with his head lowered. The hidden meaning behind the emperor's words was to remind him not to overdo it, otherwise he, the emperor, would not be able to protect him by then, so don't forget it. The right thing to do. In fact, it is not difficult to understand the emperor's thoughts. Li Wen actually understood better than anyone else that the emperor wanted great benefits and a good reputation, but he was afraid of causing trouble.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the emperor only wanted benefits and did not want to take responsibility.

He could imagine that once what they did caused conflicts of interest and class conflicts, which might affect the dragon chair sitting under his butt, then the game would be over. If that time comes, he may be called a sinner and pushed out to take the blame. Therefore, from the beginning, Li Wen's purpose was not to focus on land reform, at least it is not the time yet.

He now has a single commander. In addition to the power and people given by the emperor, he also has several subordinates in the Ministry of Household Affairs. The relationship between the latter and him is just a supervisor and subordinate at work, and there is nothing to talk about. Loyalty to him. The power and manpower given to him by the emperor may be taken back by the emperor at any time. These are not things and people that completely belong to him.

Only people from Zhao Xiangyi's place can be lent to him. These people cannot be used openly and can only help him do things secretly.

Li Wen would not want to put himself in danger, let alone his family and loved ones. The price would be too high. In fact, he is not a person with great political ideals and revenge. He can do as much work as he has strength, but no more. Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth it if you work yourself to death and hurt the people around you.

Anyone who has read history books knows that very few politicians in history have succeeded in proposing reforms. A larger number of people have paid a huge price for it, even their lives. When the reforms failed, When the time comes, they will be pushed out by those in power to calm everyone's anger, and they will end up with everyone being executed. Therefore, his original purpose was not land reform.

Now that he has tried it a little, Li Wen knows that land reform is still untouchable for the time being.

But land reform must be carried out, but the time is not yet mature, and he does not want to gamble with his life and fortune. All roads lead to Rome, but not this road can lead to where you want to go, so if you can't take this road, if it is dangerous, just change to a safer road, and the result will be the same.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Dong, Mr. Qian Ge, Mr. Zhang Ge and other cabinet ministers are outside asking for an audience." Eunuch Sun came in and said. Emperor Zhaozong sent someone down to knock for a while, and when he saw that it was almost done, he said yes and waved, "Okay, you can go back and let Dong Xiang and Qian Ge Lao come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun The father-in-law responded and went out to invite people.

"I excuse myself." Li Wen bowed and left.

Several pavilion elders were waiting outside the door of the royal study, and Dong Xiang and several officials from the court were waiting outside to see the emperor. Li Wen just came out and met the group of people. He couldn't avoid them even if he wanted to. He saluted several pavilion elders and Prime Minister Dong. He stood sideways and waited for the adults to pass by.

There is no way, these people have higher official positions than him, and they can only salute when meeting people.

Eunuch Sun came out and asked people to come in, "Prime Minister Dong, Mr. Qian Ge, Mr. Feng Ge... and several other adults, please come in."

These people did not dare to be too attitude towards Eunuch Sun who was beside the emperor. Oh no, Sun Haide is an old man who has served the emperor since he was the prince, and he is also the eunuch and chamberlain in the palace. If they want to see the emperor, they have to go through Eunuch Sun's notification and communication before they can go in to see the emperor. .

So this is why even if these ministers hate eunuchs, they have to be polite to Eunuch Sun.

It's just that they were polite to Eunuch Sun, but there was no need to be polite to a small official like Li Wen.

The group of people walked past Li Wen, turning a blind eye to Li Wen who was standing aside, and entered the royal study without even looking at him.

The tip of his tongue swirled around in his mouth. Li Wen rolled his eyes in his heart and didn't care.

These are not his people, so what is there to feel uncomfortable about? Isn't it just being looked down upon? The best way is to step on those who look down on you and look down on them! His current official position is not as big as these people, but who can say that he will definitely be able to sit in that position for the rest of his life?

There is an old saying, don't bully young people into poverty!

Hedong in thirty years, Hexi in thirty years. Just wait, thirty years later... No, not thirty years, just ten years. After ten years, he will definitely stand higher than these people, making these people who once didn't even look at him embarrassed. Come and beg him!

When I came out of the palace, I saw a carriage waiting at the entrance of the palace.

The man in the carriage lifted the curtain with one hand and reached out to him with the other. Li Wen held the man's hand, got into the carriage, sat down next to Zhao Xiangyi, and said, "I'm so hungry, let's find someone first." Let's go somewhere to eat.

"Eat something to fill your stomach first. "Zhao Xiangyi put two sesame cakes into the boy's hands. He had just asked the boy to buy them. They were still a little warm.

Li Wen took them and asked if there was water. Zhao Xiangyi picked up the teapot and gave it to the boy. After pouring a glass of water, Li Wen took it and drank it all in one gulp. Then he poured another glass and drank it before starting to eat some pancakes.

He had only drank a little water and eaten nothing since the morning. He was very thirsty and hungry. Hungry, even eating the pancake now felt like a delicacy in the world. Li Wen took two bites of the pancake and asked the man next to him, "Hmm, it's delicious. Do you want it?" "No, just eat." "Zhao Xiangyi told the driver to go to the restaurant.

"Have you been waiting here for a long time? "

"fine. "

The carriage was walking on the busy street. Li Wenzheng and Zhao Xiangyi were talking about today's morning meeting. He didn't realize that the danger was approaching him.

"Suddenly--"

A short feather arrow shot in from the car window, and Zhao Xiangyi shot Protecting the young man, he held the hidden weapon with two fingers.

The second hidden weapon shot came in. Zhao Xiangyi quickly grabbed the long sword at hand to block it. The hidden weapon was embedded in the car wall and said one word in a cold voice. ,"Chase! "

The two guards outside the carriage chased him in the direction from which the concealed weapon came.

When Zhao Xiangyi pulled him, Li Wen didn't even realize what was going on. When he saw the hidden weapon in the man's hand and one on the wall of the car, the hidden weapon shot in the direction he was sitting just now. His eyes bulged, and he cursed, "Fuck me!"

- Who did it? Stand up for me!

Zhao Xiangyi pressed a button on his hand, and the surrounding partitions rose.

It turns out that this carriage, which looks just like an ordinary carriage on the outside, has a layer of baffles inside, which is made of pure iron, but the second layer of baffles is not used normally. When in danger, it can be raised so that hidden weapons from outside cannot penetrate.

"Is something okay with you?"

The two people asked almost in unison. After a pause, they said in unison, "I'm fine.

" "As long as you're not injured." I am here and I will protect you, don't be afraid. "Zhao Xiangyi hugged the young man with his arms, and he was still a little scared. Fortunately, he was waiting at the palace gate to pick up people today, otherwise the young man would be the only one in the carriage today. What if the hidden weapon that came in hit the young man? On the body...

the head of the triangular-head concealed weapon shone with cold light. If this thing were to hit a person, it would definitely be able to make a hole. This triangular hook shot into the person's body and could hook the person's flesh. If you want to dig it out, You have to use a knife to get out.

It looks like it's been smeared with poison. I don't know what kind of medicine it is, but I can be sure that these people must have used deadly poison to kill people. Thinking about

it, these damn assassins are hard to guard against. If he was not careful, something would happen to the boy. Zhao Xiangyi couldn't imagine it. He held the boy in his arms without letting go. He placed a kiss on the boy's forehead and said, "I won't let it go." These people hurt you.

"I know, as long as you are here, nothing will happen to me. " "Li Wen put his hand on the man's back and patted the man's back, comforting the worried man, "Don't worry, in a few days, these people won't trouble me anymore^"

So as long as he pays attention these days, these people won't trouble him anymore.

However, given his current position, what he does in the future will definitely affect the interests of some people.

So in the future, you should be more careful when going out, lest you accidentally kill yourself. Li Wen doesn't think that he will be so lucky that he can wear it again.

At this time, Zhao Xiangyi did not recognize Li . The question was not intended.

The carriage stopped in the backyard of the restaurant. The two people got out of the carriage and entered the side room.

At this time, the guard who had just chased him came back and said, "Master, we chased him and caught him. The assassin almost caught him =...but when the assassin failed, he took poison and committed suicide. We searched the assassin's body and found nothing to prove his identity. He was already dead and the body was disposed of by us.

"So, this assassin should be a dead soldier? " "

Only a dead man will commit suicide by taking poison when he sees that the mission has failed. He just doesn't know who sent the assassin to take his life. As he thought about the problem, Li Wen subconsciously touched his chin with one hand and looked at the man next to him.

"Preliminary It is speculated that the identity of the assassin should be a dead soldier. " Zhao Xiangyi waved his hand and asked his people to go down first, "Go and find out who sent this assassin.

"Yes, Master. " "The person who came will go out.

Chapter 165: Taking retreat as a way to advance

. The dishes they ordered came one after another, including a three-yellow salt candle chicken, a spicy and sour lotus root dish, a steamed sea bass, and a cup of winter melon and old duck soup. It's hot in summer, and people's tastes are not that good. This spicy and sour lotus root dish is very appetizing. Li Wen picked up a chopstick and tasted the diced lotus root. He let out a long hum and said to Zhao Xiangyi, "It's refreshing and delicious. You should try it too."

"It's okay." Zhao Xiangyi took a bite. Seeing how delicious the boy was, he thought it tasted good too.

Knowing that the young man liked to eat salt-cooked chicken, he took off the drumsticks and wings of the chicken and put them all in front of the young man so that he could easily take them, while he ate the remaining parts.

"Eat it too, or give it to me if you don't need it." Li Wen gave Zhao Xiangyi a chicken drumstick, grabbed the other chicken leg and started to chew on it, and also gave the man who doted on him a big smiley face.

"Eat it, I have it here." Zhao Xiangyi didn't ask for it. He knew that when young people eat chicken, they like to eat chicken legs and wings, and like to nibble on chicken feet and chicken necks. He himself has never been picky about food. He only eats as much as he can to fill his stomach. Therefore, when eating with the boy, he always picks up the food that the boy doesn't like and puts the food that the boy likes in front of him.

When the young man eats something he likes, he will give him a bright smile in return. His smiling eyes are very pretty, which is probably why he dotes on the young man so much. Naturally, he is the one to pamper his young man.

The young man had just eaten two sesame seed cakes in the carriage, but now he didn't know where the food had gone. His stomach felt like a bottomless pit and he couldn't even feed him enough. He ate three bowls of rice in a row. The boy ate all the wings, legs, and feet of the chicken. He mixed the hot and sour lotus root dish with the rice, and almost all of it went into his stomach. He couldn't even eat a single piece of fish. Well, I drank a big bowl of soup later.

Unlike other literati who eat in a polite manner, they still focus on reciting poems and writing poems. The purpose is not to eat, but to count the amount of food they eat.

But Li Wen is not the case. When it comes to eating, he is very focused on eating. As long as he is hungry and has something to eat, he will put aside all the things that have nothing to do with eating. If he has anything to do, wait until he is full. Say it again. This was also the reason why he didn't like to participate in poetry gatherings. He felt like a group of fools when a group of people were hungry and had to compete with their brains to compose poems. After finishing the last bowl of soup

with "Gurgululu"

, Li Wen burped with satisfaction and touched his round belly, feeling so satisfied. As long as there were no outsiders around and he was eating with his own people, Li Wen didn't pay much attention to anything. He would eat quickly and only stop when he was full.

The boy eats so much, but he is still very thin and does not put on any flesh at all. Especially since I have been too busy recently and lost a little weight, I still feel a little tight when I hold her in my arms at night.

However, the young man is thin, and he has grown a lot taller over the past year. Zhao Xiangyi still remembers the first time he met the boy. He was still a half-grown boy at that time, but now he has grown into a teenager. He was very happy that he could witness the young man's growth and would stay with him in the future, loving him and protecting him.

It was when the boy was growing tall that his appetite increased. However, he himself also came from this period, so he naturally knew that the food intake of teenagers in this period was very large.

In this regard, the two of them are very similar. The food is not small, and Zhao Xiangyi's food is larger than Li Wen's.

"Are you full?"

"Well, you are full. Are you full?"

"You are full..."

After Li Wen had eaten his fill, Zhao Xiangyi rounded up the remaining dishes on the table.

He had a drink After sitting for a while, Li Wen asked to leave. He still had a lot of things to do.

"Okay, I'll take you there. "Zhao Xiangyi also personally sent the person back to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

In the half day after he went to attend to his own affairs, the emperor did not send anyone from the palace to look for him. Li Wen stayed in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Naturally, no one dared to do so. Go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and assassinate him. Changchun Street is where the government offices are located. The Sixth Department, Shuntian Prefecture Office, and several major departments are all here. The high-ranking officials in the capital come and go here. Just past it. This is the palace, so it is heavily guarded. If there is any disturbance, he will be discovered immediately.

Therefore, he is very safe when he stays here in Hubu. As long as he leaves the door of Hubu, he will not be safe. I can guarantee it.

The previous assassinations were all when he was on his way back. Fortunately, he managed to avoid them every time without any injuries. I hope he will be as good in the future. Let's go!

"Send a few more people to protect him and don't let anything happen to him. "The prince received the news of Li Liuyuan's assassination as soon as possible. He knew that Li Wen's land reform matter touched the interests of some people, so he would definitely attack Li Wen.

But in his opinion, this time, It felt a little strange. Judging from Li Wen's previous actions, the Kyoto

Daily reported on current affairs news, but this time the Kyoto Daily didn't even mention a word about the topic of land reform, so Yang Shaomu couldn't help but have some guesses in his mind. , I just don't know if his guess is correct, it will be verified later.

"People have been arranged to follow him. "This is because Zhao Xiangyi did the same thing without the prince's instructions.

"Well, that's good. "Yang Shaomu is very confident about Zhao Xiangyi's work. The prince talked about Zeng Yu's investigation of Zhang Lingrong. Since the emperor sent people to investigate this matter, regardless of whether his father approved of the prohibition of land enclosures, he must have put this matter into question. Yang Shaomu naturally knew something about land enclosures .

He was in favor of Li Wenti's land reform, but he was not actually allowed to do so now that he was just a prince. , even if he is the one sitting on the dragon throne now, he must handle this matter carefully. Therefore, when Li Wen proposes land reform, he, the prince, cannot express his support openly. Li asked, otherwise it would be easy for these ministers to be dissatisfied with him as the prince, so even if he is the prince, he cannot do some things openly,

but he cannot do them openly, which does not mean that he cannot do them secretly . , so there were some things that he, the prince, could not handle openly, so Yang Shaomu had to ask Zhao Xiangyi to deal with it secretly.

The two people discussed the matter, and Yang Shaomu asked Zhao Xiangyi to send two people to assist Zeng secretly. Yu collects evidence and protects Zeng Yu. Zeng Yu is a talented person, but he has a more upright temperament. If he can recruit such people for his own use, it will definitely be good.

Naturally, the more the better.

Mu Mushui

's mornings were very lively every day, so

as soon as Li Wen walked out of Changchun Street, he encountered various assassinations, each time more violent than the last, which also proved that some people were there. He desperately wanted his life. Another time, when he just returned to the door of Liuyuan Mansion, a short arrow shot from behind him. Fortunately, someone was following him at the time and pulled him away immediately. The short arrow passed behind his ear and pierced the door.

The moment the wind brushed against his ear, he almost got goosebumps.

Fortunately,

it was okay

that night . While sleeping, he had a nightmare, and when he woke up in the middle of the night, he found himself in the arms of a man. At this moment, Li Wen felt that there was nothing to be afraid of, even if he could, he would fight back. Come on, didn't you ask someone to assassinate me?

Okay, I'll find someone to collect evidence of your crime and then go to the emperor to sue you. No one is afraid of whom!

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes!

If Li Wen asked the emperor if he knew someone was attacking him, he was sure that the emperor knew. Now it's him who wants people, and the emperor gives them to others. It's just a relative relationship. What the emperor wants him to do, he will definitely do it for the emperor.

At least for now, he still has some value to the emperor.

After arguing for several days on the issue of land reform, Li Wen was "forced" to change his tune and relented on the matter of land reform for the sake of his own future and life under the joint "pressure" of many officials in the DPRK and China. mouth. It's okay if we don't implement land reform. Then we will carry out commercial reform and propose reforms on the commercial tax system. While abolishing some unreasonable charges, we will reasonably and appropriately increase the collection of certain commercial taxes.

For these officials, as long as Li Wen did not mention land reform, everything was easy to discuss.

With land reform in front of him, he proposed commercial reform without any hindrance.

Among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars were at the top and merchants at the end. Merchants were at the bottom. At the same time, the scholar-bureaucrat class also looked down on merchants. Therefore, when Li Wen proposed commercial reform, most of the officials in the court disapproved of it. This is why everyone One of the main reasons why there was no obstruction in this matter.

Li Wen saw this point clearly. His main goal was actually business reform, and the land reform proposed earlier was just a cover.

However, his purpose was not just that. At this point, Li Wen was not one to give up as soon as he saw good things. Instead, he climbed up the pole and took the opportunity to propose the establishment of a commercial department. "The commercial department, as the name suggests, It is a department that specializes in managing and coordinating business development..." There is also some information about the functions, responsibilities, etc. of the Commercial Department.

However, Li Wen only discussed the latter aspects in detail with the emperor. First of all, he needed to get the emperor's affirmation and support and let the emperor know what benefits the establishment of such a department could bring.

Whether the ministers in the court can understand is secondary, as long as they don't stop him.

Another important point is that "...the Ministry of Commerce is independent of the Sixth Ministry and is not under the management of the Sixth Ministry." Li Wen proposed that the Ministry of Commerce be independent of the Sixth Ministry, otherwise the Ministry of Commerce would be classified under the Ministry of Household Affairs. He definitely doesn't want to

work hard to make wedding clothes for others. The most important point is that there are various problems that are unclear in the major institutions of Dacheng. Even the household department, which has just been reorganized, there are still many places where filth and evil are hiding, and it is not easy to change them. thing.

Rather than changing these existing departments, it is better to establish a new department, which will have fewer troubles and difficulties.

As soon as he proposed that the Ministry of Commerce be independent of the Six Ministries, many officials opposed it.

If you don't agree, fine, then let's continue to propose a land reform plan.

These ministers who are too old to withstand the torment were so angry by Li Wen that they almost vomited blood. "Okay, okay, as long as you don't mention land reform, you can do whatever you want!"

Chapter 166: After approval

, without the obstruction of the ministers, Emperor Zhaozong naturally approved Li Wen's proposal to establish the Ministry of Commerce, "Li Wen listened to the decree... I order you to work hard to prepare for the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce. In the future, the Ministry of Commerce will All relevant matters will be handled by you. The Ministry of Commerce has become an independent organization from the Six Ministries and is not subject to the jurisdiction and restriction of the Six Ministries. In the future, all matters of the Ministry of Commerce will be reported directly to me..." "I accept this

. Purpose." Li Wen knelt on the ground, feeling uncontrollably excited in his heart, but of course, he couldn't show it on his face

.

It was true that he was looked down upon and assassinated during this period. The establishment of the Ministry of Commerce was smoother than he imagined.

This is equivalent to the Ministry of Commerce being independent of the Six Ministries. It skips the Six Ministries and is directly responsible to the emperor. Whatever he wants to do in the future, he only needs to deal with the emperor, and there will be less obstacles and troubles in the middle. How can this not make him happy? ?

Dong Xiang looked at Li who was kneeling on the ground to receive the order and asked, wait? Did he miscalculate something?

A possibility flashed through my mind. It turned out that all of them were deceived by this kid! Even he was almost fooled by this kid, what a fool! They were still happy that they had beaten this kid, but they didn't expect that everyone had ignored what this kid really wanted to do.

I'm afraid that this kid's goal was not to land reform from the beginning, but to establish the Ministry of Commerce. He took a big detour and got all of them involved.

From the looks of it, the emperor must have known about this in advance.

I don't know what Li Wen wants to do with this commercial department. It seems that he will investigate it carefully when he gets back. This boy really shouldn't be underestimated. If you don't pay attention, something will always happen to him. It seems that he is careless.

Some ministers in the court had not yet realized what was going on. They were all relieved that Li Wen had given up on land reform. As long as this guy didn't mention land reform, he could change whatever he wanted. Most of the officials here looked down upon the merchant affairs, so naturally no one took it too seriously, thinking that Li Wen had nothing to do and wanted to cause trouble all day long.

"That's it for today's morning court. Let's retire."

Emperor Zhaozong waved his hand, thinking that his ears would be clearer in the future. I hope Li Wen will not disappoint him. The emperor retracted his gaze from Li Wen, stood up, and left with the eunuchs and maids amidst the respectful farewells of the officials.

Today's incident just verified Yang Shaomu's suspicion. He had guessed two days ago that Li Wen's purpose might not be the land reform, otherwise he wouldn't come here just to talk to these officials every day. Do nothing. Based on his understanding of Li Wen, it was impossible for Li Wen to do something useless. Since he did it, he must have his own purpose.

Later, when he heard that Li Wen proposed business reforms, Yang Shaomu understood why Li Wen acted like this. He was smart. In this way, the ministers in the court would not stop him too much. If he had originally proposed business reform, it would certainly not have gone as smoothly as it does now, and he would have encountered every possible obstacle from the ministers.

Unlike some ministers who look down on merchants and commerce, Yang Shaomu has a different view on this. If it weren't for these merchants, goods from various places would not be circulated and traded. The clothes they wear and the porcelain they usually use would not be available. Which tea set did not come to their hands through the hands of merchants? It is because of businessmen that their daily lives are so convenient.

The prosperity of Kyoto is inseparable from the goods brought by these merchants.

Therefore, Yang Shaomu agreed with Li Wen's proposal of business reform and business development. He didn't know what kind of surprise Li Wen would bring him later, but he was somewhat looking forward to it.

The fourth prince Yang Shaojian took another look at Li Wen, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He was getting more and more interesting.

After the court dispersed, the officials left in twos and threes.

Today was finally not like the previous days of going to court. When these officials saw him, they wanted to spit on him before leaving. Li Wen straightened the hem of his clothes. He wore knee pads on his knees. He asked Yingchun to sew several knee pads for him. He wore them when he went out every day. With clothes covering them, others could see him even if they didn't lift up the hem of his clothes. Not coming out.

His goal was achieved and he was in a good mood. He always had a smile on his face when meeting people. Although these officials could not be said to have a warm attitude when they met him, they no longer had a cold face.

Therefore, there are no permanent enemies in this world, only common interests. As long as there are no contradictions or conflicts between each other's interests, everyone can coexist peacefully.

After leaving the court, he went to the Imperial Study Room to meet with the emperor, and discussed in detail with the emperor some matters concerning the Ministry of Commerce, which he needed the emperor's approval to do. Seeing that the emperor had no objections, Li Wen showed the already

typed manuscript to the emperor and asked the emperor to sign and seal it if there were no problems.

"Heh, I think you'll be waiting for me here." Emperor Zhaozong said this, but he didn't mean to be angry. He asked Eunuch Sun to get his seal and stamp it on it.

"Hehe, I thank the Emperor." Li Wen chuckled and got the stamped manuscript. This is news that will be published in the newspaper. He has already told the Emperor about this in advance. Publish it in the newspaper and inform everyone.

The benefits of newspapers have now become apparent. Any decrees issued by the court can quickly reach the hands of the people and businessmen through newspapers, making the people pay attention to such a matter. Now that the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce is such a happy event, it is natural that everyone in the world should know about it.

After the Ministry of Commerce is established, if there are still some provisions and regulations that need to be promulgated, they can be promulgated through newspapers.

After getting what he wanted, Li Wen came out of the palace.

Outside the palace gate was a carriage waiting to pick him up. In the carriage sat a man waiting to pick him up. He held the man's outstretched hand and used his strength to get into the carriage. Li Wen sat in the carriage.

Zhao Xiangyi used to go out on horseback and almost never in a carriage. Now, in order to accommodate the young man, he often travels in a carriage instead. In this way, outsiders can avoid noticing the two of them walking together; secondly, the young man has not yet asked for a wife, so when he goes out, he always attracts the attention of women in the capital, especially since the young man is good-looking, so there are always women going to the young man. Throwing a handkerchief on his body in an attempt to seduce him.

The former is secondary, the latter is the most important.

General Zhao would never admit that he had upset the jealousy in this matter, and wished he could hide it so that he could only watch it.

"Your Highness is waiting for you." Zhao Xiangyi was ordered to pick him up.

"Oh, let's go see His Highness the Crown Prince first. After that, I have to go to the newspaper office." Originally, Li Wen wanted to go to the newspaper office first, hand over the press release to the newspaper office, and talk to Shen Zijing, Su Yuan and the others. Talk about something. But since the prince was already waiting for him, he couldn't let the prince wait for them too long, so he had to go to see the prince first.

"Do you have anything you should say to me?" Zhao Xiangyi asked with a sullen face, looking at the young man. road.

By now he had figured out some of the things going on. Zhao Xiangyi was angry that the young man had put himself in a dangerous situation in order to act without regard for his own safety.

When Li Wen saw the man's look, he knew that he had discovered it. He laughed twice and said, "What...I didn't mean not to tell you. It's not that I don't trust you." This needs to be explained clearly. , it's not that he doesn't trust this man, it's just, "This idea came from me, and no one else knows about it except the emperor and me, so..."

That's why he didn't tell this man. In fact, he also thought about it at the time. Tell Zhao Xiangyi. Just telling Zhao Xiangyi, doesn't this mean letting His Highness the Crown Prince know? Zhao Xiangyi wanted to know if not telling the prince would embarrass Zhao Xiangyi again. Li Wen explained, "That's why I didn't tell you about this matter."

"I just wanted to control it in a few days. When the matter is over, , I'll tell you the truth." Li Wen blinked his eyes and looked at the angry man in front of him with an innocent expression, "Can you please stop being angry? I'll tell you when I have time later. I will tell you everything about his plans and ideas."

He originally didn't want to keep it secret from this man for a few days at most. After he got the Ministry of Commerce out, he would tell Zhao Xiangyi everything about his plans. .

"I'm not angry because of this."

Seeing the young man's fawning look, Zhao Xiangyi lost all his anger. He took the young man into his arms, couldn't help but rubbed his lips against the young man's cheek, and said, "It's just No matter what you do in the future, I hope you will put your own safety first and not make fun of your own safety. "

"Isn't this because you are here? I trust you and you will definitely not let anything happen to me. It's about something." Li Wen chased the man's lips and kissed the man's lips in a flattering manner.

But thinking that they were going to see His Highness the Crown Prince later, it would be bad if His Highness the Crown Prince discovered their adultery. He put a hand on the man's chest, pulled the distance between the two people a little further, and asked, "Aren't we going to see the prince later?"

The hidden meaning in his words was, are you going to let me go?

Zhao Xiangyi couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, but he didn't let go of the young man. Instead, he asked, "Are you worried that your relationship with me will be known to His Highness?"

Li Wen glared and said, "I thought this was what you were worried about. The question is not that you have a better relationship with His Royal Highness? "Why is he worried about letting the Crown Prince know about their relationship? What the hell!

Seeing the man looking at him silently, Li Wen poked the man's chest with one hand, looked up at the man, and asked

, "Are you going to tell the prince what happened between you and me?" He didn't care about the prince. Do you know what happened between him and Zhao Xiangyi, but he will worry about bringing unnecessary trouble to Zhao Xiangyi, "Will it bring trouble to you?"

99

"No, I'm not worried." "What this means is that Zhao Xiangyi is not worried about his relationship with the young man being known to the prince.

"If you don't mind, when I find a chance later, I will confess the matter with you to your highness, so that in the future we will be in the prince's house. There is no need to avoid anything in front of you. "It's not that Zhao Xiangyi has never thought of telling His Highness his relationship with Li Wen, but he has never found a suitable opportunity.

Another point is that he thought that the young man was unwilling to tell others about their relationship, so he did not disclose it to His Highness the Crown Prince. The relationship with Li Wen. Zhao Xiangyi looked at his young man and said, "If it weren't for you, I would have spent the rest of my life alone.

Li Wen asked back, "You mean, you plan to spend the rest of your life with me, right? " "

"Um. "Of course, yes, Zhao Xiangyi was with the young man at the beginning because of this idea. If it weren't for the young man's appearance, he would still be alone now. The young man's appearance was a surprise to him, but he was very He liked this unexpected surprise.

For him, the boy was a gift from God.

The two looked at each other, and Li Wen didn't see the slightest hint of joking in the other's eyes. He knew why the man said such things. A pleasant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was in a good mood as well. He looked at the man and said with a smile, "I would like to thank others for being ignorant and leaving you to me. "

He told men in his words, so don't think that you are not good. You are very good, but others don't understand how good you are.

Otherwise, with Zhao Xiangyi's status, there would be countless high-ranking ladies in the capital waiting to marry him. As a wife.

People in this world get married early. Women get married when they are fifteen or sixteen, and men get married when they are sixteen or seventeen. Even if they are not yet married in their teens, they are the first wife in the family. There are many maids and concubines. Considering Zhao Xiangyi's status, if it weren't for his special physique, many women would have thrown themselves into his arms. They must have been married and had children with them long before they met him. How could he have children? Will they wait until he comes to the capital to take the exam and meet the other person at the right time?

If they meet, Zhao Xiangyi is already married and has a child, or he already has one . Without his beloved, Li Wen would definitely not get too close to Zhao Xiangyi and have any relationship, so it was thanks to each other that they met this person before they met each other

. , just right, he is the one you are destined for.

"Maybe, what we are waiting for is each other? "Li Wen asked with a smile.

In response, the man held him in his arms and rubbed his head. Zhao Xiangyi gave a low "hmm" in response to the young man's words. Li Wen felt the man's chest He was trembling, and when he heard the man chuckle, he also laughed stupidly.

There was a protest from inside the carriage, "Stop rubbing my head, it's messing up my hair..."

After a while. Why did he go to see people!

Chapter 167: Conversation with the Prince

The carriage arrived and two people got out of the carriage.

"Master Li, General Zhao, please come in." When the father-in-law waiting at the door saw them, he opened the door and made an invitation gesture. When they arrived, His Highness the Crown Prince was sitting alone in the room drinking tea, waiting for them. Li Wen saluted His Highness the Crown Prince, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Please take a seat." Yang Shaomu He raised his hand and asked Li Wen to sit down and talk. There was really nothing he could do about Li Wen's insistence on saluting him so politely. If possible, he would actually like to be able to sit down and have a chat with Li Wen like good friends and confidants.

But with his status as a prince, it was probably difficult for Li Wen to treat him as a friend. Thinking of this, Yang Shaomu couldn't help but sigh.

Li Wen sat down opposite the prince, and someone served him a cup of tea, "Sorry to keep His Highness waiting for so long."

"It's okay, I know you just came out of the palace. Gu also just arrived here, and We didn't wait too long." Yang Shaomu knew that Li Wen had just come out of the palace, so he had to go to see his father. At this time, Li Wen went to see the emperor, and it was definitely about establishing the Ministry of Commerce.

He had guessed before that Li Wen's purpose was not land reform, so he was not too surprised when he heard Li Wen proposed commercial reform. However, he was very interested in Li Wen's commercial reform, establishment of a commercial department, and commercial development. Yang Shaomu wanted to continue to listen to Li Wen's talk about this matter, "I think you must know that Gu is here to see you today." "Why?"

Li Wen nodded. He knew why the prince was looking for him. He said, "If you don't look for me today, Your Highness, I will look for you later."

"To establish a commercial department." I wasn't sure whether it would be possible before, so I didn't inform you in advance. But today it's confirmed, so I want to talk to your highness about it, and I also want to ask your highness to give me a chance.

" He knew Prince Yi. Being smart, he must have guessed that the land reform he proposed before was just a pretense, and what he was going to do next was what he really wanted to do.

The things he was going to do later would require His Highness the Crown Prince's help, so he would definitely tell the Crown Prince. Besides, he got on the prince's boat. In terms of interests, they belong to the same community, so there is no need for him to hide the prince at this time.

If nothing unexpected happens, the prince will become the next monarch of the Dacheng Kingdom. Li Wen actually hopes that the prince can understand the benefits that developing business can bring to them. When the prince ascends the throne and becomes the ruler of this country in the future, , can continue to support the development of business.

"Many people in the world look down on businessmen, thinking that businessmen are profit-seeking, full of copper odor, and do not associate with businessmen. Everything in the world is about profit, and everything in the world is about profit. In fact, no one in the world can do without the word 'profit' "Profit-seeking is the instinct of everyone, not just businessmen. If you look down on businessmen just from this point of view, I will cry out for the businessmen." Li Wen said with a smile on his face and a relaxed tone. Just kidding to clear up the name of the businessman.

"I have met some businessmen, and I feel that they value brotherhood, trustworthiness, and promises. They will definitely do what they promise. So from this point of view, not all businessmen have bad conduct. People with bad conduct It happens everywhere, not just businessmen."

Actually, if you think about it carefully, the reputation that businessmen bear is indeed very unfair. Businessmen are not the only ones who pursue profit, so why only criticize businessmen?

In fact, in the final analysis, it is the ruler who rules for his country and the common people. The ruler hopes for long-term peace and stability. Naturally, the common people can live and work in one place. However, the high mobility of businessmen will affect the management of the local population. and regional development, so since ancient times, rulers of all dynasties have used various methods to control the flow of the population, restricting people to stay in the place of their household registration. People cannot go from one place to another without a road guide stamped by the government. Go to another place or you will be punished if caught.

Yang Shaomu smiled and nodded, feeling that Li Liuyuan's words made sense. "You're right. Gu Ye feels that it's really unfair for the businessman to bear so much infamy."

"Haha..." Li Wen couldn't help it. He laughed and asked, "Your Highness, you must be curious as to why I suggest the development of business."

Li Wen paused and continued, "Let me give you an analogy. If Da Chengjianghe, a businessman Just like the fish in the water, the water has life because of the fish, and the fish can swim freely in the water and go in all directions along the river. Merchants enable the circulation and trade of goods from various places. The firewood, rice, oil and salt we eat are all used. Cloth and porcelain are all inseparable from merchants. "

Your Highness, you can imagine what the whole Dacheng would be like if there were no merchants. "Without fish, the water would become a pool of stagnant water. There were no businessmen in Dacheng, and Dacheng would not be as vibrant as it is today.

So this affirms the importance of businessmen and the role of businessmen from one aspect.

There are also merchants who not only bring goods from various places, but also enable news and information from various places to spread to each other, communicate between people, and so on.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of finance, and all matters related to money and taxes are managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, the Ministry of Household Affairs has not clarified the development issues of commerce, so this is why I proposed to establish another Ministry of Commerce." Li asked I feel that the functions of the Six Ministries are too general and are not clearly defined and subdivided. It can be said that the Six Ministries are in charge of everything, but they fail to manage and do well in any aspect.

On the contrary, there are problems with the entire bureaucracy and system of the imperial court. This is why Li Wen proposed to establish a Ministry of Commerce and proposed that the Ministry of Commerce would not be under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries. This would make it easier to manage.

He does not have the ability now, let alone If he doesn't have the energy to devote his whole life and energy to internal struggle, instead of engaging in internal struggle and fighting to the death, even if he wins in the end, he will definitely shed a layer of his skin. In this case, it is better to set the goal on one point, from one point to one aspect, and maybe it can bring new vitality to Dacheng, which is to develop business.

"Your Highness, you are in the Ministry of Accounts now, and you must have seen the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. There is no money in the Ministry of Accounts, there is no money in the national treasury, and the entire Dacheng is very poor. We can talk about the most practical problem. The barbarians outside the customs have been eyeing our Dacheng. , If there is a fight, the weapons used by our Dacheng soldiers are outdated. When fighting, we need money, food, and everything. Then what will we use to fight?" Li Wen waved his hand in front of the prince. , he also speaks directly when he has something to say.

Yang Shaomu is in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he naturally has the right to see all the accounts within the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he naturally understands this in his heart, the Ministry of Household Affairs is very poor!

"However, developing business can bring in money, and the money can come in quickly." Li Wen subconsciously looked at Zhao Xiangyi, who had been sitting here quietly listening without saying a word, and smiled. He said, "Actually, I thought about it at first. He was wondering how to get some money, because the imperial court owed the border officers three years...oh, no, it should be said that it is four years of food and salary, and it has not been paid."

- So his original intention was to get some money. Paying wages to the soldiers at the border is that simple.

Zhao Xiangyi was obviously stunned, remembering what the young man had said at the beginning that he would distribute the food and salary to the people at the northwest border. Since the young man entered the Ministry of Household Affairs, the monthly salary of the soldiers in their camp on the outskirts of Beijing has been paid monthly, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has never been in arrears. This has only happened since the boy went to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Having said so much, I believe that your highness, you are all curious about what I plan to do with this Ministry of Commerce, and how I plan to carry out business reform. Let me briefly share with you my thoughts and plans. "Li Wen showed the plan he had made before to His Highness the Crown Prince, and explained what he planned to do next.

So this conversation lasted for nearly two hours.

Of course, regarding the plans and development of the Ministry of Commerce, if every point was discussed in detail, they might not be able to finish it if they continued talking for three or two days, so Li Wen focused on the key points.

"You must be curious about how I persuaded the emperor to agree to me setting up this commercial department, right?" Li Wen smiled and mentioned the military factory. He looked at Zhao Xiangyi and said, "If nothing else happens, the emperor should be here soon." Someone will be sent to find you. "

Is there anything else about him? Zhao Xiangyi raised his eyebrows, but he was very interested in this military factory.

"Arms factory?" Yang Shaomu heard Li Wen mention the munitions factory. After listening to these three words, he knew what the munitions factory was about. "How about Li Liuyuan answer it for me?"

Li Wen had no choice but to give it to His Highness the Prince. Explain to his man what this arsenal is and what its use is.

If Li Wen mentioned business earlier, which shocked him, then when he heard Li Wen mentioned building a military factory, Yang Shaomu's face showed deep thought. Yang Shaomu is the prince. From his perspective, he is naturally more concerned about how to make Dacheng more prosperous, so he naturally pays more attention to the military factory mentioned by Li Wen, "No wonder my father will allow you to build a business It's a matter of the Ministry."

To this day, Li Wen refreshed his understanding of him, and Yang Shaomu had to look at this seventeen-year-old boy with a new perspective. Their Dacheng country has Li Liuyuan, and it is indeed their Dacheng. Fortunately, he could be sure that Li Liuyuan must have been sent by God to help their Dacheng family and their Yang family.

Chapter 168 Frankly speaking,

Li Wen certainly didn't know what the Crown Prince was thinking about him.

He never thought that he was a great person. He was just doing what he could do, and part of what he did was based on his own selfishness.

The emperor summoned him today. Li Wen knew that the emperor was not most concerned about the Ministry of Commerce, but was more concerned about when the arsenal could be built. Nowadays, the Ministry of Revenue has no money and the national treasury is empty. To set up an arsenal requires a large amount of money, a lot of manpower and weak investment, so he knows that the emperor is more eager than him to hope that the Ministry of Commerce can be built quickly. It is best to hurry up and develop business as he said, which can bring huge wealth to Dacheng.

As long as their goals at this point are the same, things should be much easier to handle later on.

Most of the day passed in the blink of an eye, and he still had a lot of things to deal with. Seeing that everything he wanted to discuss with the prince was almost done, Li Wen proposed to leave, "If His Highness has no other instructions, I will leave first."

The next day's newspaper will be published at sunset on the previous day. The edition is finalized beforehand and sent to the printing masters for printing and publication. The news that the Ministry of Commerce will be established tomorrow will definitely be published in the newspaper, so he has to quickly go to the newspaper office to get the news that will be released tomorrow.

By the way, he also had something to talk to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan about, and he needed to go there in person.

Yang Shaomu said "hmm" and said, "Nothing else, go ahead." He didn't keep Li Wen anymore and asked Zhao Xiangyi to help him see him out.

Li Wen saluted, took two steps back, turned and left.

Zhao Xiangyi followed and sent people out.

The lotus flowers in midsummer are in full bloom, and the green lotus leaves in the pond are crowded together like a pair of open green umbrellas. Under the water covered by lotus leaves, there are fish hiding in the water, swimming happily in the water. There are lotus flowers among the lotus leaves, either in bloom or still in bud. The blooming flower bones are like a shy girl.

"Dong——"

A fish jumped up from the water and fell back into the water, making a ding-dong sound.

They were walking in the corridor. Li Wen heard the sound and noticed the fish jumping in the water. Yu'er then noticed the blooming lotus in the pond and couldn't help but praise, "This lotus is so beautiful. "It turns out that the lotus flowers in summer have already bloomed. Time is so fast that people always walk in a hurry and ignore the beautiful scenery on the roadside.

He stretched his head out and saw fish swimming in the water, " The fish in this water are also very fat, so the braised fish must be good too. "

Fish in the water: brothers, let's go quickly, someone wants to eat us...

Human beings are really scary...

Seeing the young man's hair falling down to his cheeks, Zhao Xiangyi naturally stretched out his hand to hold the young man behind his ears, with a look of indulgence on his face. With a smile on his face, he said, "If you want to eat it, I'll have someone go down and fish it for you.

"Haha... Forget it, let them continue to be kept here. I won't eat them. " "Li Wen definitely doesn't want to eat the fish in this pond. All the fish in this pond are ornamental fish. The fat is definitely fat. I can't guarantee whether it tastes good or not. He has never eaten ornamental fish before, and most people don't know how to eat them." Go eat this fish.

"Let's go. "Li Wen turned around and said to the man behind him.

"Yeah. "Zhao Xiangyi nodded and followed the young man. The two of them walked and talked all the way.

The prince, who was standing by the window, saw the two people standing at the other end of the corridor. He saw the young man standing in the pool. While admiring the flowers, I didn't know what the young man was talking about, and with a smile on his face, naturally Yang Shaomu did not miss his companion's action of twisting the young man's hair. The movements between the two people were intimate and familiar. At this moment, Something that he had ignored suddenly became clear, and he had a little suspicion in his heart.

Soon, the two figures disappeared at the other end of the corridor. Yang Shaomu withdrew his gaze and looked at him. He lost his usual smile and became a little silent. He didn't know what he was thinking.

"Then I'm leaving. I'll go over to the newspaper office, and then I'll probably go back to the household department. "Li Wen held the shaft of the carriage with one hand and was about to get on the carriage. He turned around and told the man behind him. They had their own things to do and couldn't be together all the time.

Zhao Xiangyi nodded, said "Okay", and sent Someone followed the young man to protect him.

Li Wen got into the carriage, waved to the man standing outside, and said to the coachman, "Let's go.

91

"Qi"

The coachman pulled the reins and drove the carriage away with skillful movements.

Seeing the carriage leaving, Zhao Xiangyi turned around and walked back.

"Knock knock -"

"Come in."

After entering the room, Zhao Xiangyi saw the prince standing by the window. From this direction, he could see the corridor opposite. He probably saw him standing in the corridor with Li Wen just now. .

Zhao Xiangyi's action of twisting the young man's hair just now was not intentional for the prince to see. He only noticed the prince standing opposite him at the moment he stopped holding his hand. Zhao Xiangyi did not feel guilty or afraid to face it, and the expression on his face was frank, "Your Highness, I

think you just saw me and Li Liuyuan... Originally, I wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you about this matter." He saw it when he saw it, and Zhao Xiangyi did not deliberately hide it. He originally wanted to find a time to tell His Highness about it, "In that case, why don't we talk about it? It just so happens that I also want to tell you what happened between me and Li Liuyuan.

After the initial surprise, Yang Shaomu's mood had calmed down.

Turning away from the window, Yang Shaomu waved the servant out, sat down on the stool, and said to Zhao Xiangyi, "Sit down.

The two sat down, and Zhao Xiangyi confessed to the prince about his relationship with Li Wen. He did not elaborate on the process, but only told the prince, "I am happy with him, and he is also happy with me. " In this life, I will never fall in love with anyone else except him. "

They like each other, so they are together.

Just as he said to the prince now, he will never like anyone else except Li Wen in this life.

His relationship with the prince, apart from their identities, In addition, the two people can actually be regarded as close friends for many years. Rather than saying this to the prince, Zhao Xiangyi said it to his close friend. This is his attitude.

Zhao Xiangyi said i , "You should have heard of the rumors about me outside. If I hadn't met Li Wen, I would probably have spent the rest of my life alone. "The rumors outside are exaggerated, but one thing is true. The master has given him a destiny. His destiny is to defeat his wife. He is destined to be alone in his life, without a wife and children.

Li Wen is an exception. This man is not afraid of him. In fact, Zhao Xiangyi later discovered that Li Wen was not affected by his tough fate when he was with him, so Zhao Xiangyi dared to be with the young man. Otherwise, no matter how much he liked the young man, He wouldn't even take a step closer to the boy.

Before meeting Li Wen, Zhao Xiangyi didn't know what liking or loving someone was.

At first, he was only attracted by the boy's appearance and looked at him more. Later, he saw the smart, cunning, sunny and cheerful side of the young man. In short, it was such a special young man who attracted all his attention. When he discovered it himself, Zhao Xiangyi found that his eyes could not be separated from this young man.

Compared with people of the same age since he was a child, he has been a person who knows how to restrain himself. Even if it is what he likes and wants, he will never show it. But that night when the drunk boy was in his arms, he allowed himself to touch the boy. Only then did Zhao Xiangyi face his heart, and at the same time he found that the boy was also happy with him, and the two of them were determined The relationship changed from good friends to lovers.

"Okay, you've been hiding it from me for a long time." Yang Shaomu had naturally heard of the rumors about Zhao Xiangyi, which was why Zhao Xiangyi had not gotten married yet.

The short-sleeved and long-yang styles have existed since ancient times, and men and women have long had it.

The late emperor once had a servant by his side. At that time, the late emperor loved that servant very much. However, due to various events later, that servant was thrown into the cold palace. After the late emperor died, that servant A servant also disappeared from the palace, and no one knew where that servant had gone. This incident became a royal secret, and no one in the palace dared to talk about this person anymore. Yang Shaomu only heard about these things later.

At this time, when he heard Zhao Xiangyi say that he liked men, Yang Shaomu did not feel any surprise or weird about it.

Hearing Zhao Xiangyi say that he and Li Liuyuan were in love, and that he would never fall in love with anyone else except Li Liuyuan in this life. Based on this alone, Yang Shaomu thought that he was probably not as good as Zhao Xiangyi.

He is the prince, the future heir to the Dacheng Kingdom. His status is destined to make it impossible for him to love only one person in his life, and it is impossible for him to marry a man as the crown prince. His marriage was arranged by his father and mother. When he married the current crown princess, Yang Shaomu couldn't even answer if he liked and loved her. He knew very early on that he wanted to marry a woman as his crown princess, and this woman must be from a noble family, have status, and be of certain help to him in his fight for the throne.

There were countless concubines in his house, but Yang Shaomu had never said he liked or loved any woman.

Yang Shaomu had a crush on Li Wen, his younger junior brother. He still remembered the first time he met the boy. The next year, the boy passed the exam and became an official in the court. He stood in the court and relied on his own efforts to win the championship. When debating with the ministers of the DPRK, no one can argue more than a young man. Such a young man is dazzling and has an attractive look on his body. This was the only time he had a heartbeat in more than twenty years. Yang Shaomu knew that his feelings for Li Wen were different,

but he couldn't do what Zhao Xiangyi did, to purely like a person, to love a man, or even It is because this man does not get married, which is impossible. Therefore, in this life, he was destined to miss this person. Apart from the relationship between monarch and minister, there could be no other relationship between them. This inevitably made Yang Shaomu feel a little regretful.

"I didn't mean to hide it from you, but... you know me, I'm not the type to talk about these things to others." The two have known each other for so many years and have some understanding of each other's personalities. Zhao Xiangyi Indeed, he is not a person who would talk about these things to others.

Yang Shaomu knew it, so he didn't blame Zhao Xiangyi for hiding it from him.

If Zhao Xiangyi and Li Wen were together, Yang Shaomu felt that he had nothing to worry about, because he knew Zhao Xiangyi's temperament, and he would definitely be very kind to the young man.

These two people, one is his companion, the young general who became famous at a young age, and the other is his junior brother, Liu Yuanlang of Dacheng, who will also be his courtier in the future. Both of them are on his way to becoming the prince. Someone who will be helpful to him, and will be helpful to him in governing the country when he ascends to the throne of God in the future. If these two people were together, from Yang Shaomu's point of view, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

This book is exclusively published by Liancheng Reading, please do not reprint it! Search Liancheng Reading on the official account, get membership as a gift, and receive benefits

Chapter 169 Guidance "Master Li."

"Master Li is here..."

The person who opened the door shouted when he saw Li Wen coming from the door, and everyone inside ran out one after another.

Li Wen was a little helpless about this. It was not the first time for these people to see him. Why was there so much movement every time he came over? In modern terms, these people treated him as a great god and enshrined his statue.

The funniest thing was that once, he heard someone clasping their hands behind him, worshiping him, and mumbling something, saying that with Li Liuyuan here, he would definitely pass the exam, etc. This is just like before their college exams, some people were forwarding various pictures, such as praying to XX not to fail the exam, and praying to XX to pass every exam.

"I came here today for something." Li Wen motioned for everyone to go inside. He saw his two friends and smiled at them. Shen Zijing responded with a bright smile, which was a bit silly. Su Yuan turned away and stopped looking at this idiot.

"Yes, yes, look at us, Mr. Li, please come inside."

"Hurry up and serve tea."

The group of people entered the house, because they didn't know that Mr. Li would come here today, and the things on the table were not cleaned up.

The things in the room were very messy, and every time There are a lot of papers and books placed on the table. One look at it shows that people seldom tidy it up. Even if it is tidied up, when everyone gets busy, the things are still in a mess, and there is basically no one there. I spent time sorting these things out, so this is what I see now.

Some people see that their desktop is really messy, and reach out to secretly tidy it up.

Li Wen rarely comes here. He is usually very busy. If he has any current affairs or news he wants to release, he has to be sent over. After sitting down on the chair, Li Wen asked everyone who was standing to sit down. He noticed someone's movements and said with a smile, "No need to clean up, no need to clean up, it doesn't matter." "

You should be very busy usually, right? " From the things in this, it can be seen that everyone should be very busy at ordinary times...

The members of the newspaper office are basically fixed. Li Wen basically knows everyone here and can shout out to everyone. Name comes out.

Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came in from behind. After a few months, the two of them have integrated into the group. Shen Zijing was eloquent, and his articles were sharp and well-written. Scholars all have a bit of arrogance in them. The scholars in the newspaper office have a little bit of this in them, but for people who are as talented as Er and them, they are not Rather than rejecting them, they generously welcome each other to join them, a bit like birds of a feather flock together and people flock together.

Although Su Yuan doesn't talk much, he talks less and does more. He is a practical person, so he was quickly accepted by his companions not long after he came in.

"Everything is fine, everything is fine." Zhang Qing said.

Zhang Qing was one of the first Chengyuan people to enter the newspaper office. He was the oldest among the group, with a calm and steady personality and a prudent approach to work. He could help mediate any conflicts among the members of the newspaper club, so when the president was elected later, he was selected to be the president of the newspaper club and became the representative of this group of people.

There must be busy times and not busy times in a newspaper office. There are fewer times when there are not busy times, but there are usually more times when it is busy. Once any major event happens in the capital, everyone is the busiest at this time. Usually at this time, a group of people have to stay up late to write and organize manuscripts. It is common for

them to be busy until late at night. Controlling all the news sources in the entire capital, they have to sort out the news, select the useful news, sort it out, and publish it in newspapers. As well as the latest news from the DPRK and China, they also have to sort it out and write it into articles. Generally, articles that touch on political sensitivity must be sent to Mr. Cao Hanlin for review. After review, they must confirm that there are no problems before they can be published in the newspaper.

There are also some gossips about the major families in the capital. These are usually sent by people from the young prince. These information require some knowledge to get them.

Since they were here at the newspaper office, they have been able to control all the disappearances in the entire capital, large and small. Their experience over the past year has given them a lot of knowledge and knowledge. If among them, there were still people who wrote flashy and lack of depth in their articles before, now everyone has been trained to be good at writing articles. This is knowledge that they cannot learn outside.

Many of them are students preparing for the scientific examination. They have also talked privately that if they fail to pass the examination next time, they will continue to work in the newspaper office, which is actually a good way out. They are students from other places

. During the few years they studied in the capital while preparing for the scientific examination, they have seen too many things. If they pass the Jinshi exam, they may not be assigned to good officials or have a good future. It's just that after so many years of hard work, they are just unwilling to give up. They have to give it a try before they are willing to give up.

They are now working with Mr. Li. The newspaper office was established after going through the process with the emperor and getting approval. Although the newspaper is not a government agency, they can do what they like here, and the articles they write are published in the newspaper, and the people in the entire capital and even Dacheng can read it. When they saw people reading newspapers in their hands, a sense of pride arose in their hearts.

Upon hearing this, he didn't tell the truth. Li Wen asked a few questions about everyone's situation at the newspaper office, and everyone said it was very good. Li Wen took out the stamped manuscript from his sleeve and said, "I came here today to tell you something. I also want you to publish this piece of news in the newspaper tomorrow. You all take a look."

Li Wen handed the manuscript to Shen Zijing, who was sitting closest to him. Shen Zijing lowered his head and looked at it. The Ministry of Commerce was officially established?

After Shen Zijing finished reading it, he passed it to the next person, and the people behind him passed it on one by one.

Li Wen continued, "You have all seen what was circulated just now. This is the approval I received from the emperor today to establish a commercial department independent of the six ministries. This department is only responsible for management and negotiation on commercial matters. Things. You are all scholars, some have good backgrounds, and some are just born into ordinary families.

You should all know that my background is very ordinary. Before I was admitted to the top exam, all generations of our Li family were poor. , They all dig food in the fields. "

Li Wen has never concealed his birth. He was born in an ordinary farmer's family. There is nothing shameful or invisible about it, but it is because he was born in a farmer's family that he I saw the lives of ordinary people that the scholar-bureaucrats could not see, and I was able to understand and sympathize with them.

Everyone had read the piece of paper, and naturally everyone also noticed the seal and the emperor's signature on it. When they saw the emperor's signature, some people felt a little excited, even though it was not the first time they saw this. But every time they see it, they feel inexplicably a little excited.

Only Mr. Li has this ability, and they couldn't help but admire Mr. Li for being able to get this seal from the emperor.

Li Wen didn't know that at these times, there were still people who were inexplicably worshiping him.

Seeing that everyone had finished circulating the piece of paper and the item was finally returned to his hand, Li Wen continued, "If you can stay in the newspaper office, I believe you are all a group of outstanding people. You are all scholars. , are all literate people, so I think you should all have thoughts and know how to think, instead of being complacent.

"Why am I sitting here today? First of all, I want to talk to you about the Ministry of Commerce. Later, you may need to pay attention to the trends of the Ministry of Commerce and guide the people to pay attention to this matter. Busy with this news, let the businessmen Everyone knows such a thing. "

When talking about the Ministry of Commerce, it is natural to talk about business and businessmen. Why should such a department be established? What is the role of this department? Li Wen took a while to explain to everyone one by one. , "...So, all talk about scholars, farmers, industry and commerce is nonsense! Everyone has their own strengths. Farmers cultivate the land, officials manage the place, and craftsmen can make various things. Similarly, businessmen also have their strengths. "

The food crops produced by the people, the porcelain tools made by craftsmen, etc., all need to pass through the hands of merchants before they can be sold to another place. In the middle, the merchant is like a button, holding all the goods together." People are all connected." He must break some of the inherent concepts in people's minds so that these scholars can understand that all people in this world are indispensable, and businessmen are also an important part of it.

The idea that all people are created equal may be too advanced, but it can guide everyone's thinking in this direction. The ideas and writing direction of these people in the newspaper are very important. Use them The hand can guide public opinion, and naturally it can also guide the thoughts of ordinary people.

"The Ministry of Commerce, as the name suggests, is a department that manages commerce and coordinates commercial development... It can better guide businessmen in which direction to develop, so that our Dacheng business can develop better."

"There will be some relevant policies later . Come out, and I will have someone send the news to you when the time comes. All you have to do is sort out the news and publish it in the newspaper. If you have any ideas,

you can also write them into articles. Of course, I hope you can dig deeper and write something more in-depth. I will read the newspapers in the past, and I have noticed the articles you wrote..." Li Wen talked about some problems in the article, I commented on the style of several people's articles and gave some of their opinions.

It turns out that Mr. Li is paying attention to them all the time!

Everyone here is excited. Well, they will definitely write a better article, and they will definitely

not disappoint Mr. Li!

Chapter 170 Invitation

After coming out of the newspaper office, Li Wen waited for someone in the upstairs wing of a teahouse across the street.

He had something to talk to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan when he came over today. There were too many people in the newspaper office and it was not suitable to talk, so he came out to wait for them. From upstairs, he could just see the entrance to the alley opposite, and he saw the two people as soon as they came out.

Shen Zijing looked up and saw Li Wen standing by the window. He waved to his friend and led Su Yuan to the teahouse opposite.

Li Tong was standing at the door to receive people, "Master Shen, Master Su, please come upstairs. Our young master is waiting for you upstairs .

" "Knock-knock--"

"Come in." "

Hearing the sound, Li Wen knew that it was Shen Zijing and Su Yuan who were coming up.

"Haha, I was still wondering how long it would take you to come out, and here you are. How are you doing in the newspaper office during this time? "Li Wen came forward, greeted the two of them, served tea, and the three of them sat down to talk.

The three of them hadn't seen each other for a while, mainly because everyone was busy. But now they are all in the capital. Now, it is much easier to keep in touch than before when the two places were separated. Although they did not meet frequently, their news exchanges were not less during

the first few months when they arrived in the capital . They quickly became familiar with the environment in the capital and integrated into this new environment.

At present, it seems that the two have adapted well to the new environment.

Shen Zijing talked about some things they did in the newspaper office, and they were exposed to a lot of things in the newspaper office. , In just a few months, Shen Zijing felt that they had learned more than they had learned in half a year of reading, "If I had known earlier, A Yuan and I would have arrived in the capital long ago. "

Haha..." Li Wen listened, nodded and smiled, "I suggested that you join the newspaper office with this in mind, so that you can get to know the capital faster." "The newspaper office is a place where news gathers, where you can get access to information of all sizes in the capital.

He asked Shen Zijing and Su Yuan to go to the newspaper office for the purpose of letting them learn and adapt.

He rubbed his hands , Li Wen returned to the topic, feeling a little nervous, "I'm here today, and I want to ask your opinion on something else.

"Oh, tell me, what's the matter? " " Shen Zijing motioned for his friend to continue.

Su Yuan sat aside and looked at Li Wen.

"Your newspaper office will probably know some news about the recent things that happened in the DPRK..." Li Wen talked about the recent things that happened in the DPRK. Some of the news was not released to the public, so he did not send it to the newspaper. "...They did not agree with the land reform proposal, so I later proposed commercial reform. "

However, the newspaper office has channels for sources of information, and the young prince is well-informed. I don't know if Shen Zijing and Su Yuan heard some things in the court in the newspaper office.

They are good friends who have known each other for more than ten years. With his respect for Shen Zijing heard something from his friend's understanding, and he asked, "So... you actually did this on purpose, right? Li Wen

smiled slightly and nodded, "Of course, it would be better if they could agree to land reform." "This is a gamble. If you can win, it doesn't matter. If you start with land reform first, you can solve the problem of Dacheng from the root without having to make a big detour. But if you make a detour, it will naturally It 's not without benefits. If we use commerce to stimulate the economic development of the whole country and fill the deficit in the national treasury, the land issue will be raised again

sooner or later, but not now.

He didn't mention that he had encountered several assassinations. Anyway, he was fine now. Speaking of it would make his friends worried, so he didn't mention it. "The proposal of the Ministry of Commerce was approved by the emperor this morning. instructions.

But... I have to tell you the truth, except for me, there are currently no other members in the Commerce Department, so I came here today to ask you two if you are willing to come to the Commerce Department? "

Currently, he is the only bachelor commander of the entire Ministry of Commerce. Setting up a new department will definitely not be as simple as he thought. He is ready for a long and hard struggle. Now he needs to find a few like-minded people who are willing to work hard. Teammates who work hard with him come and work together.

The Commercial Department is a new organization independent of the Sixth Department. It is difficult to say whether it can establish a foothold in it. Whether it can do well and whether it will succeed is unknown. The Ministry of Commerce is independent of the Sixth Department, so people in the Sixth Department will not want to see this new organization established and take away the power in their hands. Moreover, he

has caused a lot of hatred for himself in the court recently, I am afraid. Someone will stumble him later.

"As soon as you get used to the newspaper office, I'll ask you to come to a new place... ahem..." Li Wen touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed

that this matter was related . Li Wen didn't hide anything about his future from his friends, so he told the truth if he had anything to say,

"...I can't guarantee you whether the Ministry of Commerce can be run and how long it can be run. But one day when I am here, I will definitely do my best to get this department up and running. "

Otherwise, if he works so hard to build up a department, it will die out soon instead of having a flash of success. Then he might as well just hang around in the Sixth Department and wait to die. He still has to work so hard. What? In fact, he had a vague idea in his mind as early as years ago, but at that time his idea was not yet formed, it was just a vague concept.

Until now, his idea has gradually matured and he has a reasonable plan. He also came up with a plan to build a new department to change the current structure of the court and the current situation of Dacheng. And after his efforts, the emperor has agreed, and the ministers in the court can't stop him. Things to do. He has put his political future here. If he does well, he may be promoted. If he does not do well, he may really have to go back to planting sweet potatoes.

But this matter is relevant. The future is not only his own, but also the future of others, so Li Wen wants to make it clear to others and formally invite Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, "So, I am now formally inviting you. Are you willing to come? "

But he respects other people's opinions whether they like it or not.

"Of course, if you like the newspaper office, you don't have to come to me. However, if you are willing to come, I welcome you very much..." Seeing these two people looking at him without speaking, Li Wen thought they had hesitations and concerns in their hearts, so he said, "You still want to go back and think about it? Think about it, discuss it with your family, and then reply to me? "

He doesn't mind.

Tomorrow he will have to go to the Ministry of Personnel to chat with the Minister of Personnel. Otherwise, he doesn't know how long it will take for the Ministry of Personnel to allocate personnel to him.

He urgently needs to find manpower now. The reason why Ao invited Shen Zijing and Su Yuan to come over was firstly because Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were capable, and secondly because they had been good friends for many years. They knew each other well and had a tacit understanding. It was better to work with such people than with strangers. It's better to start from the beginning. This is why he came over in person today and solemnly extended his invitation.

"No, no... you said too much at once, let us digest it first. "There were too many things that Shen Zijing heard in his mind at once. Before Shen Zijing had time to digest, he saw that his friends mistakenly thought that they were unwilling to go. He hurriedly explained, "...let us think about it first. "

After arriving in the capital, they naturally understood that this was a place with sensitive political topics, and anything a scholar said in a public place might affect his career. Now that they are in the capital, if they want to pursue an official career in the future, everything they do now may affect their future political path, and they still know this.

After listening to Li Wen's words, Shen Zijing naturally knew a possible consequence of their entering the Ministry of Commerce.

They did not participate in the last examination, but planned to participate in the next one. Li Wen entered the court as an official three years earlier than them. However, he was going to take the scientific examination with his friends at that time, and the results he obtained would definitely not be as good as those of Li Wen and Lu Zhishu, so this was why they had to settle for three years and prepare to take the scientific examination again three years later

. While they were concentrating on studying and preparing for the scientific examination, Li Wen and Lu Zhishu had already entered the court. During the nearly half a year they were in the capital, they all knew very well what Li Wen did in the court. It was because of their knowledge that Shen Zijing was envious and wanted to be like Li Wen and Lu Zhishu, who could truly Do something

and now that Li Wen has invited them, Shen Zijing knows that this is an opportunity for them.

"If you are worried about passing the exam, you don't have to worry..." Li Wen thought that Shen Zijing and Su Yuan had this concern, so he said, "After one year, you can still take the next scientific exam as usual. With your current grades, it will definitely not be a problem to get into the top two.

I will prepare a set of pre-examination training for you three to six months in advance. As long as you follow my instructions, you will be able to do so. I can't promise you that if you can't get into the first-class ranking, it shouldn't be a big problem if you get into the second-class ranking." He thought of the devilish training that lasted for a hundred days before the college entrance examination, and he could use it when the time comes. use.

Of course, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan also need to have this ability. He will conduct a devilish training in advance, which can improve their performance in a short time. "Of course, I am not guaranteeing you..." Mr.

Fan If there is an accident, if something goes wrong in the exam, it cannot be blamed on him.

Li Wen blinked his eyes with an innocent expression on his face.