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Chapter 211

Queen Yuan Yue glanced down, and quickly found the young man sitting below. She smiled at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that... Li Liuyuan is not married yet, I am concubine. Looking at Li Liuyuan's handsome appearance, he is a minister in the court who can serve you, the emperor, at a young age. He is both talented and beautiful. "

"Today, all the girls in the palace are in the palace. Good things come in pairs, so why not take advantage of today? Good day, Your Majesty, will you make more excuses today to find a good match for Li Liuyuan and choose a good girl who is worthy of Li Liuyuan? "

"Li Liuyuan is not married yet, but this is the case. Queen, are you asking me to find a good match for Li Liuyuan?" A marriage?" After hearing the Queen's words, the Emperor really began to think about whether to arrange a marriage for his little Liuyuan.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Queen was still trying to persuade the Emperor to marry Li Wen.

Li Wen, who was sitting below, broke out in a cold sweat when he heard that the queen asked the emperor to marry him. The emperor wants to marry him? He remembered that the emperor had asked him before, and he said that he already had someone he liked, and he politely declined the emperor's kindness. Is it any wonder that the emperor forgot about this?

At the same time, Zhao Xiangyi also changed his face. How dare the Queen!

Yang Shaomu's heart skipped a beat, "Mother, why are you..."

Others don't know the relationship between Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyi, but it doesn't mean that the prince doesn't know. But Yang Shaomu has not contacted him about the affairs of these two people. The queen mother said that after

all , it was not easy to publicize the fact that two men were together, and he respected his companion and junior brother, so Yang Shaomu did not talk about the private affairs of Zhao Xiangyi and Li Wen with the third person. His mother had never mentioned this matter to him, so Yang Shaomu didn't know that his mother was planning on Li Wen. This made Yang Shaomu feel a little anxious. He didn't want Zhao Xiangyi to divorce him because of this. Even if he

can't get this person, Yang Shaomu still hopes that the person he likes can be happy. He has lived a life that is not what he thought. He doesn't want the person he likes to be like him. It's not easy to meet someone who likes him and likes him. Not everyone can be so lucky.

Yang Shao Mupin winked at the queen sitting on top. It's a pity that the distance between the two of them is a bit far, and his mother didn't notice him.

"... I think the girls from this family are worthy of Li Liuyuan, what do you think, Your Majesty? Your Majesty, if you have a better candidate, you can also come and have a listen, and I will help you as a reference. "The queen mentioned several good girls. Judging from their background, they are more than enough to match Li Wen, a young official from a poor family.

"The person the queen has chosen is certainly good. "It's just that the emperor's mind changed and he didn't want to follow the queen's suggestion to marry his little Liuyuan. He even disliked the queen stretching her hand to his people. The queen's hand stretched too long and even reached the people around him. Here we are.

The emperor didn't show it on his face, but he was actually unhappy in his heart. He spoke in a lighter tone and said, "Let's talk about this later. I'm tired today. "

Li Wen was the number one scholar appointed by him, and the officials he promoted should be loyal to him as the emperor. In just six months, Li Liuyuan has added so much silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is comparable to those below who only spend all day long. It was much better to know that he was a minister who took money from the emperor's pocket. Based on this, Li Wen's position in the emperor's heart once exceeded that of many ministers in the court.

For some reason, he was unique in the emperor's heart . There is even a feeling that his Xiao Liuyuan may not like the marriage he has arranged for him. He should ask Xiao Liuyuan what he means later.

What if Xiao Liuyuan already has someone he likes in his heart? The emperor might have done bad things out of good intentions and caused his ministers to separate from him. This would be bad. After asking Xiao Liuyuan which girl he liked, and then he proposed marriage to Xiao Liuyuan, the emperor already had it in his mind. The decision was made.

"Yes, I didn't think carefully. Since the emperor is tired, I will send you back to rest. "The queen knew in her heart that what she just said was inappropriate, and she was already thinking about how to remedy it.

The emperor got up from his seat, and the queen considerately reached out to help him.

Seeing the emperor leaving, the people below They all knelt down and respectfully sent the emperor and queen off.

After hearing the emperor's words, Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "It's okay!" "

No one knew that in this short period of less than a cup of tea, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. In fact, he had already prepared to get up just now and politely declined the kindness of the Queen and the Emperor. He had to wait until the Emperor really gave He protested only after he was asked to marry, which was disrespectful to the decree and a serious crime of beheading. The emperor did not want to punish him when the time came, and he was afraid that some officials in the court would not let him go. Unexpectedly,

the emperor did not want to do so. The plot changed so quickly that he still hadn't realized what he meant by marriage. He would have to find a chance to express his intention to the emperor when he turned around, otherwise the emperor would give him some random advice one day on a whim. Looking back, he still didn't know how to appease the jealous man at home.

At the same time, there were two people below, Zhao Xiangyi and His Royal Highness, who

just liked Li Wen and wanted to win them over through marriage . Some of the ministers who came to their side couldn't help but feel a little pity.

Many unmarried girls sitting on the side of the female family had already secretly expressed their love for the handsome Li Liuyuan at the first sight. The emperor intended to marry Li Liuyuan, and they still had a chance to compete. Who would have thought that the emperor had no intention of marrying Li Liuyuan.

However, the emperor did not propose marriage to Li Liuyuan, which proved that they still had a chance, which was actually good!

What does it matter if he comes from a poor family? Li Liuyuan looks much more pleasing to the eye than the frivolous officials in the court. Instead of marrying those dandy young men in the capital, it is better to choose a man you like. Who says that Li Liuyuan will not be granted the title of Marquis in the future. The Prime Minister is a very important minister!

Some girls secretly clenched their fists in their hearts. They had to find a way to attract Li Liuyuan's attention! The Emperor

Shui

and the Queen left the banquet early. The palace banquet was still going on, but after the Emperor left, they These courtiers were able to leave the table later.

"Giggle."

A little man ran up to him. Hearing the giggle, Li Wen was startled. When he turned around, he saw one. The white and tender little dumplings are on his back.

The child has a pair of big, smart eyes and a bright smile on his little face. He looks three-thirds like the Crown Princess and three-thirds like His Highness the Crown Prince, with a hint of the Prince on his face. My nephew is like my uncle, so it doesn't matter if he looks like the young prince. The key is not to imitate my brother-in-law and become a dandy young master when I grow up.

Li Wen recognized the child at a glance as the legitimate son of His Highness the Crown Prince. He had visited the East Palace before and had seen this child from His Highness the Crown Prince's family. If the prince can sit on the dragon throne in the future, the little dumpling in front of him will undoubtedly be the prince in the future.

"Baby, do you remember me? Why did you come to me alone?" Li Wen didn't see any palace attendants following the child. It seemed that the child ran out on his own. His Highness the Crown Prince only has such a son, and it would not be good if something happened to him.

Li Wen stretched out his hand to the child, and the child put his little hand in his. He held the child on his knees and sat down, asking, "Xiao Xuan'er, do you remember your brother?"

"Huh?" "

"Xuan'er..." It's him, and his mother called him Xuan'er.

"Brother...giggle..." The child chuckled and reached out to pick up the things on the table.

A two-year-old child really doesn't know much about anything. Li Wen thought about when his little boy was two years old? He would hold his legs and call him brother, but their little boy was chubby when he was young, like a piglet, and it was too heavy for him to hold.

But this one from the prince's family has only a few ounces of meat in his arms. Doesn't he usually give him food? Why are you so thin? Li Wen cursed in his heart. Seeing the child reaching for something on the table, Li Wen stopped his movement and asked,

"Are you hungry?"

"Want to eat?" Li Wen asked again.

"Eat!" the child answered him, staring at the food on the table.

He was really hungry, so Li Wen called a palace servant over and asked the palace servant to go over and tell the Crown Princess that the Young Crown Prince was with him, and asked the Crown Princess to send someone to take the Young Crown Prince back. When the child saw that he didn't give him food, he lost his temper and was about to cry. Li Wen hurriedly coaxed, "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you, just a little bit?

" "A little bit..." The child He Meng learned what he said. He couldn't finish a whole sentence and just picked up the last word. Li Wen reached for a piece of soft snack and pawned it

.

The little eunuch tried the poison, and after tasting it for a while, he put the snack into the child's hand. As expected, the child put it to his mouth and gnawed it. Li Wen picked up the fallen dregs and put it on the table. "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you. "

He didn't dare to give other dishes that were already cold to his children. He

had the experience of taking care of his younger brother before, so Li Wen knew how to take care of children. This is actually the best time to coax and have the most fun with such an older child. , you learn whatever you are taught, just like a little parrot when you are learning to speak.

"My dear, little master, he... is gone. "

"What? Xuan'er is missing? "

The child who had been held for a long time was making noises and wanted to go to the ground. Situ Xue had no choice but to put the child down and asked

the palace attendants who were following him to watch his son.

Who would have thought that with just a blink of an eye, the little master would slip into nowhere. When he heard that the child was missing, Situ Xue almost had a heart attack,

"Then go look for him!" "She knew that children are at the age when they are curious about everything and like to run around. If they don't pay attention, they don't know where to run. This is not the time to punish the slave who is unlucky in taking care of the little master. Situ Xue immediately let the slave Go and inform His Royal Highness, and send the servants around you to look for the child.

As long as someone didn't take the child away on purpose, the child must be still in this palace.

"Send more manpower to look for the child. We must find the child." Come. "The prince knew that his son was missing, so he immediately asked his confidant eunuch to arrange more manpower to search for him secretly.

Here he was hurriedly looking for someone, and over there Li Wen was holding the little prince and feeding him snacks.

Fortunately, Li Wen was still there . Knowing that he asked the palace man to go over and inform the Crown Princess that the child was with him,

the palace man quickly passed by and passed the message to the Crown Princess. Situ Xue only felt that in this short period of time, his heart dropped from a high place. Down there, his heart was still beating hard, "Go and tell His Highness that Xuan'er has been found. Everyone else, please come back, there's no need to look for them. "

This time Situ Xue did not send the palace attendants to pick up his son, but went there himself.

Seeing the Crown Princess coming with a group of people, Li Wen handed over the small dumplings that he was eating snacks and had his mouth full, "I want to come, little one. The prince must be hungry. I just gave him half a piece of pastry. Madam, please go back and give the prince some water and some porridge. "It's too late now. It's hard for children to eat hard food. I'm afraid the food in the palace is not suitable for children.

The child returned to his mother's arms and called out sweetly, "Mother.

Situ Xue's eyes turned red, "I would like to thank Li Liuyuan today. "

"You're welcome, it's just a small matter. " "When Li Wen saw the carefree child in his mother's arms, he didn't know that he had almost scared his own mother to death. This child should be educated. But the next thing about education is It was no longer his responsibility.

After receiving the child, the Crown Princess said a few words of thanks and left with the child in her arms.

Yang Shaomu quickly found out that the child was found and sent someone to inform the people below that there was no need to look for the child. At this time, the princess went to the prince with the child in her arms and told the prince clearly about finding the child.

Seeing that the princess and the child were tired, Yang Shaomu arranged for someone to escort the prince and the child back first. After coming out of the palace, the crowds in the night market were almost gone.

The lanterns hanging on the street were still on. As the two of them walked on the street, Li Wen remembered the scene where the two of them went shopping together last year. The scenery was similar every year. , everyone is the same every year. Li Wen turned to look at the man next to him and asked, "Are you afraid when you heard the emperor said that he would propose marriage to me? "

"Afraid! "The man's answer was without any hesitation. At that time, he was really afraid that the emperor would marry his young man.

"Then if the emperor asks me to marry him, are you going to watch me marry someone else? "Actually, Li Wen was really curious about how Zhao Xiangyi would answer this question. He guessed that this man would not.

When he thought that the young man might marry another woman, Zhao Xiangyi's heart felt even worse than if someone stabbed him in with a knife. But his answer was beyond Li Wen's expectation, "If you want to marry, I respect you. If you don't want to, I will definitely take you far away! "

He can't imagine that the one he loves marries another woman. If his young man really marries another woman, he will definitely not want to stay here in the capital anymore and watch the one he loves marry another woman. Love each other. When he thought that there would be another woman in the boy's bed, he wanted to tear that woman to pieces, but if this person liked her, he couldn't do anything...

"No. "As if he knew what the man was thinking, Li Wen reached out to hold the man's hand and said, "That day will never happen. I will not marry another woman. There will be no other men or women except you, and you should have some confidence in yourself. "He didn't know that this man had so little confidence in him.

If this man recognized him, he would only have this man in his heart.

"Hmm^" Zhao Xiangyi held the young man's hand tightly with his backhand, for fear that the young man would As if he was running away.

The man held his hand tightly, but the strength did not hurt him. Li Wen glanced at the man, the corners of his mouth curled up, and asked, "Are you hungry?" "

I didn't eat anything in the palace tonight. Let's find a place to have something to eat." "

"good. "Zhao Xiangyi looked at the young man's profile and remembered the young man's appearance in his heart. This is his person. He will be his for this life and for all eternity! He will never give it to anyone else, and no one can separate them. Fortunately ,

although the people visiting the night market had almost left at this time, some small stalls on the street had not been cleared away, and there were still stalls selling food. The two of them found a small stall and each ate a bowl of Chaos. , and also bought some sesame seed cakes and other food.

He was afraid that if he ate too much at night, his stomach would become bloated and he would not be able to sleep. When he was seventy percent full, Li Wen did not dare to eat the rest. Looking at the man who eats more than him, the man has such a good figure and the muscles on his abdomen are not enough to describe his mood! Jealousy

makes me change beyond recognition!

"Huh?" General Zhao was a little confused. He didn't know why the young man looked at him like this. The angry boy looked very cute in his eyes. He wanted to reach out and touch the boy's face, but they were outside at the moment and someone was watching.

Bear with it for now, and wait until he goes back...

...The man's throat rolled, and when he goes back, he can do whatever he wants to the boy.

The fifteenth month is full, and a bright moon hangs in the sky.

Looking up at the bright moon in the sky, people are reunited under the full moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is supposed to be a festival that should be celebrated with the family. I wonder if my parents and grandma are all well at home. Xiaobao and the others should have returned home by this time. Li Wen thinking in his heart.

It was probably a family reunion, and he was the only one missing, so he felt a little sad for no reason.

But -

turning to look at the man walking beside him, Li Wen didn't feel so sad anymore. There was this man beside him. If he goes back to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his family, he will definitely not be able to spend it with Zhao Xiangyi

. "I hope that we will spend every Mid-Autumn Festival together." Li Wen looked at Zhao Xiangyi and said,

"Well, let's spend it together. "The corners of Zhao Xiangyi's mouth curled up slightly. It was obvious that he was in a good mood because of the young man's words.

After strolling around the street, it was already getting late, so they went back together.

Of course, Li Wen walked in through the front door, and someone climbed over the wall...

Chapter 212 Before the conference,

as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, preparations for the business conference began non-stop.

The entire trade market in the West District has basically been completed, leaving only a little bit left to tidy up. Li Wen brought people over to do the inspection work. They were basically satisfied with the place. "While there is still some time in these two days, arrange for a few more people to clean up this place. That's almost it.

" "Yes, sir." . "

The business conference will be followed by the investment conference, with no intervals of several days in between. At the same time, when the business conference is held, it is necessary to publicize this place to the outside world and let more merchants settle in this trade market, so before that, they This must be taken care of, otherwise when someone comes over, it will be a mess and it won't look good. Li Wen gave some instructions,

but he heard that some businessmen in the capital have sent people to inquire here . It seems that a lot of people are interested in this place.

They have invested so much money here. If they can't get back their capital, they will lose a lot. But since he dares to create this trade market, he is sure. Li Wen still has some confidence in selling all these shops.

No one could have imagined that the original dirty and dilapidated place would become what it is now.

The roads that were originally dirty and messy are now spacious and have problems with drainage. After getting it done, at least within this range, there won't be too much water on rainy days. At the construction site, Li Wen specifically mentioned that the ground where the warehouse is located needs to be filled up, just for fear of it. A heavy rain can also ensure that the goods in that location will not be soaked by water.

Since they want to do it, they must do it well, so that these businessmen can see that with the help of the government, their business can be better and better. To make more money, cooperation with the government will be a win-win project. In the future, these businessmen will trust the government and choose to cooperate with the government. They now want to let these businessmen see that the government has this sincerity. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce does not. It is not just a show, but a department that is truly capable of hosting business conferences and creating a better platform for businessmen like them.

When the trade market starts to operate, there will also be questions about how to arrange the relevant management manpower. They have to be arranged in advance. There have been so many things going on during this time, and Li Wen felt a little helpless just thinking about it. But there was nothing he could do. He had worked so hard to build this place. Maybe it will be handed over to others later. Who knows what others will do here, and whether all his hard work will be in vain. I will

go back and ask His Highness the Crown Prince if he has any recommended manpower, and go to the Crown Prince to recruit a few. Come to the corner.

There are four gates in the east, west, north and south, and four main roads. The interior is in the shape of a "meter". The roads extend in all directions, mainly for the convenience of transportation of goods in and out.

Inside are the storefronts of various sizes. The shops will all be for sale by then. From the four gates, the south main gate is the main street, and there are two side streets on the east and west sides. Teahouses and inns can be set up here, as well as various shops selling groceries. Beihou Street is a food street.

Food is the most important thing for people. No matter where it is, as long as there are people, it is indispensable to eat, so later Li Wen proposed to build a food street outside the north gate, which is somewhat similar to that of later generations. Food Street.

The shops in this street are all small and are only for rent but not for sale. The rent should not be set too high at that time, so that those vendors who have some money can afford to rent. To do it for the big bosses, we should also provide appropriate support to the middle and lower class people.

At that time, an area will be divided for some small vendors to set up stalls to sell things, which will also facilitate future management. As long as this market is operational by then, it will not be difficult to transform the entire Western District. Li Wen thought about these things carefully in his mind and felt that the benefits this trade market could bring to them were very considerable.

"Okay, that's about it." Li Wen emphasized that more people should be arranged to clean up the place as soon as possible. They were still too short on time, otherwise they could have built the place more completely, but these were not problems. When they had sufficient funds later, they could do whatever they wanted.

After ensuring that there were no problems in the West District, Li Wen left with his people. The next step was to prepare for the business meeting. After the construction of the Western District was completed, Shen Zi Jingrong returned to their commercial department. Now was the time when they were short of manpower, and Li Wen could not put such a large labor force outside to waste.

Shen Zijing, who had just returned from the Western District and had not even taken a breath, was arrested by Li Wen and made into a young man. "I said you should take a breath for me too!"

"Don't think about it, this is impossible!" Li Wen said nothing. He dismissed Shen Zijing's request with kindness, smiled at Shen Zijing with his white teeth exposed, and asked, "If you had known this, would you have dared to come to the capital like this?"

Su Yuan smiled sullenly. He screamed, not daring to laugh.

"..." Shen Zijingji looked helpless on the table, looking like a scoundrel who said what will you do to me if I don't get up.

Li Wen laughed angrily, kicked the man who was lying on the table pretending to be dead, and shouted, "Get up quickly and go to work."

It was common for them to laugh and make fun, and no one took it seriously.

"Okay, I'm just afraid of you." Shen Zijing glanced at Li Wen resentfully, and had to get up and go to work. There was no way he could survive this day.

If he had known what would happen today, would he still dare to come to the capital? Of course you dare!

Some people know that the road ahead is difficult, but they still embark on it without hesitation. Who among them is not like this? But they are happy!

Money can't buy it, I'm happy! Before the

conference

was held, they had to list out the contents and essentials of the conference one by one, which would be used at the meeting. Li Wen convened meetings with his subordinates day and night for discussions. Fortunately, after this period of time, the people under him have learned how to do things, and can give pertinent opinions and suggestions on some issues, which is very valuable.

At this time, the entire Ministry of Industry and Commerce was so busy that they didn't have enough manpower. When they were busy, they wished they could split two people into one. Not to mention how busy this Shangguan was was Li Wen. He basically only slept for about two hours every day and was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat or sleep.

Even so, all of them were still as if they had been given a shot of blood. Everyone was extremely excited and wanted to run the conference well.

Fortunately, the recent morning court was omitted, and officials did not have to go to court unless there was something necessary to report and handle to the emperor. Because he was exempted from going to court every day, he could save half a day's time. He didn't have to waste energy arguing with the officials. Li Wen was extremely happy!

The emperor gave him a sign to facilitate his entry into the palace. After passing the sign, he could enter the palace to see the emperor. There were not many officials in the court who had this honor and could get this sign.

Therefore, regarding some matters related to the business conference, he must obtain the emperor's approval in advance before he can propose them. These matters must be asked for the emperor's opinion one by one and confirmed clearly. So even though he didn't have to go to the morning court, Li Wen still had to run back to the palace to see the emperor once a day and report all these things to the emperor one by one.

Because he went to the palace every day and saw the emperor every day, he naturally knew that the emperor's physical condition was not very good. In the past, the emperor liked to invite him into the palace to play chess with him from time to time, but now the emperor has not invited him into the palace to play chess with him for a long time. Li Wen knew that the emperor did not have the energy to play chess.

At the emperor's age, civil servants in future government agencies should be at the age of retirement. Of course, here, the emperor himself also had problems. Emperors in history basically would not hand over power to the next heir until the moment they died. Therefore, it is impossible for him to persuade the emperor to hand over power to the next heir at this time. Prince, take good care of yourself.

"Ahem..." The emperor took a handkerchief, covered his mouth and coughed twice. Eunuch Sun who was waiting next to him hurriedly handed over a cup of tea, "Your Majesty, please drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat."

Li Wen lifted the cup With his eyelids, he secretly glanced at the emperor's face and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. After this meeting, I promise you that the Ministry of Household Affairs will be able to receive a large amount of silver every year from now on." He hoped that the emperor would receive a large amount of silver every year. If you have the destiny to see that day, the country will be peaceful and the people will be prosperous.

But he knew in his heart that the emperor would probably never see that day...

In fact, the emperor was pretty good to him. At least he was able to reach his current position in a short period of time. The emperor's important use and Promotion takes up a big part.

Generally speaking, officials in the DPRK and Central Government are evaluated once every three years. After the evaluation, only officials with outstanding political performance are eligible to move up. They have to follow the normal promotion process. It may take him ten years to get to where he is today. So at this point, he was lucky enough to meet an emperor who dared to use him, and all he could do was try his best to do things well in order to repay the emperor.

"Okay, I believe you." Emperor Zhaozong smiled and looked at Xiao Liuyuan, who was about the same age as the sixth prince. Although he was not very young, he could do so many things for him, the emperor, the court, and the entire Dacheng. "If the imperial court needs more officials like you, I won't have anything to worry about."

Li Wen took over the conversation sheepishly and said, "Your Majesty, you have given me the reward. I was just doing my job, and it is not enough for me. The emperor praised him so much."

He stayed in the palace for a while and talked to the emperor about some things. The emperor gave him great authority on this business reform, which naturally included the matters at this business conference. "I'll leave this matter entirely to you

..." After the emperor finished speaking, he coughed.

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Sun quickly asked the young eunuch to find the imperial doctor, and then he went forward to serve the Emperor. The emperor waved his hand, indicating that he had nothing to do.

Li Wen knew that he should retreat. When the imperial doctor came, he bowed and retreated.

Chapter 213 Business Meeting

"Find someone to go to the newspaper office and ask Zhang Qing to come see me." Zhang Qing is the person in charge of the newspaper office, and Li Wen happened to have something to tell Zhang Qing. In the past, he would go to the newspaper office when he had time, but now he has no time at all. He just orders people to come and see him.

There are businessmen outside who want to meet him through acquaintances and connections, but let alone not having time to meet these businessmen at this time, even if he has time, it is difficult for him to meet these businessmen in private before the conference. So up to now, he has not seen the merchants coming from various places, but he has asked people to collect information about these merchants, and he has a thick stack of information in his hand.

"Yes, sir." Du Ruoheng knew who Zhang Qing was. He had met Zhang Qing twice. The two of them hit it off, and their conversations were very congenial. It's just that they were both busy and didn't really have time to invite each other out to meet each other

. After they left the house, Du Ruoheng recruited someone and sent someone to find Zhang Qing.

Over at the newspaper office, as soon as Zhang Qing received the message from Mr. Li that he wanted to see him, he quickly put down what he was doing and went to see them. Zhang Qing arrived without letting him wait too long. Li Wen asked someone to sit down and said, "I'm going to ask you to come here. I have a few things to tell you to do^"

Li Wen asked Zhang Qing to come over. Zhang Qing arranged for people to come to attend the business conference and the subsequent investment conference. He said, "If you can arrange the time, it is best to bring the people here yourself." These two conferences are somewhat semi-official and semi-civilian in nature. , businessmen from all over the country were invited to participate, and the arrangement of location and personnel was relatively free, so he could let Zhang Qing bring people over.

"If you have time, sir, I can come over." Zhang Qing didn't expect that the Lord would ask them to come to the business conference. Naturally, he was extremely willing, which made him feel extremely happy in his heart.

Things about the conference will definitely be published in newspapers by then. Li Wen said, "You will gather the information about this conference by yourself. I will not provide it to you here."

"Okay." Zhang Qing nodded. There is no problem with this.

After talking about asking Zhang Qing to bring people to attend the conference, Li Wen asked Zhang Qing to come today. Naturally, it was not just for such a trivial matter. He continued, "A big reason why so many people outside read our newspapers is actually, Our newspaper reports are all true and valid news.

You must also know that if you want to write a good article, you must personally participate and experience it... In the future, the People's Daily will definitely not be limited to. Here in the capital, I hope that newspapers can be built in every corner of Dacheng. Then we need to cultivate a group of such talents. Not only the swords in the hands of warriors are sharp weapons, but the pens in the hands of literati can also be used as sharp weapons. "

The current model of the newspaper office is still to have people arranged below to collect the news, and the articles written by the newspaper office staff are published in the newspaper.

Li Wen now hopes that these people can come out and feel and experience it personally so that they can write better articles. In fact, this is a bit similar to the identity of journalists in later generations, which requires these people in the newspaper to go deep into the people. Only by going there can you understand the sentiments of the people and write articles about people's livelihood.

In the past, they could not operate according to this model. In fact, a large part of the reason was that there were not many members in the newspaper. After such a long period of observation, Li Wen recognized Zhang Qing's personal abilities and felt that Zhang Qing was a useful person.

After confirming that this person is available, he really wants to use this person to do things.

The newspaper they run contains too little content about the national economy and people's livelihood. His original intention of running this newspaper was actually to convey the news and decrees of the imperial court and to distribute them to local governments. Now they have achieved this simple purpose. , then newspapers must play a greater role.

A great use of newspaper news in later generations was "supervision" and "inspection." If they set up newspaper offices in various places, they could form an invisible network and control the news from all over Dacheng.

Zhang Qing understood what their adults meant. Is it what he thought?

"So, Zhang Qing, do you have the confidence?" Li Wen knew that Zhang Qing was a smart man, so he probably understood the meaning of what he said. He smiled slightly and asked, "Create a group of people like this for me." People come out and expand the newspaper office outside the capital, and set up a newspaper office in every town."

"Sir," Zhang Qing knelt on the ground and said the next words. Of course, he would be willing. "Yes. , I can!"

Zhang Qing never dreamed that the adults would give him such an important task. Originally, he only became the person in charge of the newspaper because he was a little older.

He failed to pass the imperial examination twice. He spent too much time and energy on the imperial examination. The chance of passing the imperial examination became increasingly slim. He was too embarrassed to go back to his hometown to see his parents, wife and children. , I could only stay here in the capital to look for opportunities. Unexpectedly, I met shopkeeper Zhang and introduced him to the newspaper office to write articles. Later I met their adults.

I heard that a sixteen-year-old boy won the first prize in the exam. To be honest, at that time, his The mood is very complicated. I feel sorry for myself for failing in high school, but I also envy other people's high schools. But he didn't expect that he would meet the legendary Mr. Li Liuyuan, and he was still working under Mr. Li, and now he was entrusted with an important task.

This time, he must seize the opportunity and do something big!

When he returned, he brought his parents, wife and children to the capital to show them that he was not so worthless!

"Get up, I didn't let you kneel down to me at any time." Li Wen was stunned when Zhang Qing kneeled down like this. He was so dumbfounded that people quickly got up.

"Okay, you can go back today. Remember to bring someone over in two days. You should know the location and time of the conference. I don't need to tell you these, right? Come and see Director Du then, and he will do it for you. Detailed arrangements. "Director Du is now Mr. Li's senior secretary!

Secretary Du: ...

"Yes, sir, I know all this." Zhang Qing said with a smile.

Li Wen waved his hand and asked people to leave quickly. Zhang Qing saluted and went out.

The venue for the conference was chosen to be held at [Ke Zhi], mainly because all the restaurants in the capital were basically full at this time, and they could not let others drive away the guests and free up the place for them to hold the meeting. The original meeting time of the business conference was three days, and after two days were spared, it was time for the investment conference, which took at least seven or eight days.

[Ke Zhi] is a private restaurant. First of all, it is their own place, and the staff is easier to arrange and manage; secondly, the environment here is good and the place is large; thirdly, the confidentiality here is good, and lastly, they can also serve their own food. The restaurant was advertised to let more businessmen from other places know that there was such a place in the capital.

Now their restaurant is well known among the dignitaries in the capital. But who in business would be dissatisfied with too many customers? It would be better if more people knew about it and more people came here because of its reputation. Fortunately, although Bai Yu is not in the capital, the shopkeepers and managers below are already able to act independently.

The day before the conference, several ticket outlets were still selling tickets. After the last round of tickets was sold out, several ticket outlets announced that they would stop selling.

On August 20, the first business conference hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce was officially held.

The conference was held at mid-day, which means it started at eight o'clock in the morning. Starting from 00:00, businessmen holding tickets to the conference can register at the door. The stipulation is that each businessman holding a ticket can only bring no more than two people in with him.

Merchants who have registered and verified that the bills in hand are OK can enter.

As soon as the businessmen who entered with tickets entered, they were greeted by a responsible waiter, "Hello, we provide free meals here. Do you want to go to the lobby to eat?"

During the period when the conference was held, they hosted The party provides two simple meals for breakfast and lunch. Businessmen after entering can go to the designated area to eat first. In order to avoid excessive waste of food, food is served on a self-service basis. People who receive food take as much as they can eat and no waste is allowed.

This point was brought up by Li Wen. After all, the conference lasted only one day. If everyone came early, some people might come without eating. Even if they came after eating, they would be hungry later. Their organizers can provide simple meals, but the premise is that no one wastes it.

In this era, people have not yet promoted the idea and concept of saving food, but he hopes that after their conference is over, more wealthy businessmen can have this concept and idea.

"Oh, you also provide the morning meal, let's go and have a look."

Some businessmen who have not yet used the morning meal will choose to go to the teahouse. There are also businessmen who have already eaten and come, instead of choosing to eat, they go to the teahouse. Drink tea and wait for the meeting to start.

When you see a variety of pastries and snacks placed on the long table, and there are porridge and freshly cooked noodles in the lobby, the arriving businessmen can either ask their servants to pick them up, or they can go ahead and pick them up themselves. . The boy who led the way did not follow him inside, but turned around and went back to continue the task of leading people in.

The arrangements for people working in the entire venue are in an orderly manner. Everyone is responsible for their own work. When it comes to the part that others should be responsible for, the guests are handed over to the next person who should be responsible. Every entrance in the venue has been staffed to receive guests, so that arriving guests will not be disoriented and not know where they are going. These things have already been arranged in an orderly manner, and the entire venue is running normally.

There is another receptionist in the lobby, who leads the businessmen who come to receive food and arrange seats.

At this time, there were already some businessmen sitting here in the lobby having lunch.

These businessmen knew each other, and after saying hello, they sat down at the same table.

"I don't know what this pastry is made of. It's soft and sticky, and there's something crunchy inside. It's not too sweet, and it's not greasy." After tasting a piece of pastry, I thought I'd open a restaurant. The boss was curious about what the pastries he was eating were made of.

They, the bosses, travel all over the country to do business and never taste anything good.

But I have to say that the pastries and snacks here still gave them a lot of surprises. Sweet and salty, steamed and fried, soft and hard, they were all delicious. Many varieties they had never seen before. , let alone tasted it.

There are so many flavors, taking into account the different tastes of businessmen in the north and south.

When these businessmen from other places come to the capital, most of them only know Yipinlou and several famous restaurants in the capital, but they don't know that there is such a place hidden in the capital.

The freshly cooked noodles are chewy and the soup base is so fresh that they want to swallow it with their tongues. "What is this soup made with? It tastes fresh and fragrant." It's so delicious! And the texture of this noodle is elastic and chewy when you bite into it, which is better than any noodles they have eaten before.

"What kind of sauce is spread on this pancake? The skin is crispy, and the mouth and teeth are fragrant." Businessmen in the North like to eat flour pancakes. Most people like to eat salty and spicy food. One bite of pancake and one mouthful of spicy soup. The taste is amazing!

And the spiciness was even spicier than what they had eaten before!

Usually these businessmen sitting together like to talk about business and this conference. Only this time they sat down and talked about the food on the table. Everyone was full of praise for the food, and they had restaurants. The businessmen couldn't wait to learn all these eating methods secretly.

However, this is of course impossible.

The businessmen eating in the lobby did not know that in a side room in the past, they had been asking through various connections for a long time, and Mr. Li Liuyuan, whom they wanted to meet, was sitting not far from them.

Li Wen came here early in the morning, and Zhao Xiangyi came with him. The two of them sat here to have breakfast. Naturally, they overheard the businessmen outside discussing what they were eating at the table. Li Wen looked proud, "Let me just say, everything our guests have tasted is definitely good."

There were a lot of pastries and snacks . It was he who provided the chef with ideas. Of course, he couldn't make them himself, but he could give a rough idea of ​​the ingredients and methods of some snacks, and the rest was left to the kitchen chef to figure out. But he was worthy of the master he hired at a high price, and the things he made did not disappoint him.

Usually when the two of them are free, Li Wen still likes to come here from time to time to try some fresh food, and by the way, tell the chef about some things that come to mind, so that there will be surprises waiting for him next time he comes. He did. But because they are increasingly immersed in studying various delicacies, the cooking skills of the two chefs in the kitchen are improving day by day

. "Hmm." Zhao Xiangyi likes to eat this pancake and spicy soup, both of which suit his taste.

Li Wen raised his head and glanced at the man who couldn't stop eating. He stretched out his hand to grab some soybean-flavored pancake and asked, "

Do you like it?"

Today, Zhao Xiangyi brought a team of people here to maintain order and security at the entire venue. Originally, such a trivial matter did not require General Zhao to personally take action, but who asked his young man to be responsible for this "trivial matter"? Zhao Xiangyi personally brought the people over without saying a word.

Li Wen did not refuse and agreed with a smile.

The small pots for making tea in the teahouse are specially made, and each small pot is equipped with an exquisite small seat. The tea can be drank while brewing.

The businessmen who did not go to the lobby to eat the morning meal, but drank tea in the tea room, also noticed this set of tea-making tools, and the snacks prepared for them on the table were also good. Some businessmen had just eaten the morning meal in the morning, and saw the tea on the table. I still couldn't help but pinch a piece of the snack, and I couldn't stop after taking one bite.

At this time, Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyi were having breakfast in the side room. When they saw Du Ruoheng coming over, Li Wen knew that Du Ruoheng had not eaten breakfast, so he asked him to sit down and have breakfast together, and asked someone to fetch the rest of the people together, " Anyone who hasn't had breakfast should take turns to come over and eat their breakfast first. "

"Okay, sir, I'll send someone to inform everyone to come over."

It didn't take long for the whole business department to be filled. personnel, Zhao Xiangyi had quietly gone out at this time, leaving the venue to Li Wen and his people to talk. Taking advantage of the meal time, Li Wen went over the process and several key points with everyone, "This meeting is hosted by our Commercial Department, so there can be no mistakes. Do you understand?" "Understood

." Everyone said in unison. said.

Before the start of the chamber of commerce, each of these businessmen could not control their mouths and left with full stomachs. By the time everyone left, there was basically no wasted food on the table. Most of it

had been eaten by everyone. Not much of the food prepared in the kitchen was left. By the time we got there, most of it had been taken away, leaving only a little porridge. There were plenty of noodles and pancakes, and the rest was for those who worked in the venue.

After everyone left, those who had been busy all morning came to the lobby to eat one after another. However, there was not much time for them to eat. Everyone had to get busy after eating.

Chapter 214

The conference is held in a lobby that can accommodate hundreds of people. There are hundreds of tables and chairs in it, which is enough for the arriving guests to sit down. There are no special arrangements for the positions. , first come first to sit. But naturally those who arrive early will choose a good seat, while those who arrive later will have to sit in a remote corner.

Most of the people who can come here today are famous businessmen from various places, often representing the arrival of a family. Businessmen in the same area often form business gangs and chambers of commerce, and they represent the businessmen of one place.

Before the conference started, Li Wen spent about three days reading information about merchants and business gangs from various places, and had some preliminary understanding of these merchants from their respective countries.

Starting from Chen time, businessmen who came to attend the meeting could enter the venue. Basically, all the guests had arrived before the meeting started. The meeting started at midnight, and Li Wen did not arrive too early. He only showed up half a quarter of an hour before the meeting started. Someone shouted, "Master Li is here."

Everyone saw Mr. Li who appeared here . , they all knew that Mr. Li was young, but they didn't expect him to be so young, not much older than their son/grandson.

"The common people pay homage to Mr. Li."

"Everyone, please get up quickly."

Seeing such a dark group of people kneeling down for him, Li Wen's mood was really hard to describe. Most of the people here were aged He is old enough to be his father, and some are even old enough to be his grandfather. So at this point, Li Wen had to complain about the bad custom in this era of people having to kneel before officials. They have to kneel at every turn. This is how the thousands of years of servility have come out. But

now is not the time for him to complain. After everyone got up, Li Wen sat down, waved his hand, and said, "Please take a seat."

There were sparse sounds in the crowd, and no one spoke in the audience.

After looking around, I saw that everyone had a seat. This was a place they had tried their best to arrange. After all, this place is still a bit too small. Fortunately, it is already August and the weather is not hot, so it won't feel too stuffy if so many people gather in a small place. In the future, a formal auditorium may still be needed to hold such large-scale meetings. I hope that the next time their business conference is held, there will be a better place to hold the meeting.

After everyone sat down, Li Wen began to speak and expressed his gratitude, "First of all, I would like to thank everyone here for traveling all the way to Beijing."

He himself did not expect that so many people would come to this meeting. , all the 600 tickets they sold were sold out. Just now he looked at the list of people who registered today. Basically everyone was here, only a few places were missing, so there were really a lot of people here today.

"I believe that many of you here have heard of me. My surname is Li, and my single name is one word. Today, I received the emperor's approval to convene the first business conference on behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, inviting businessmen from all over the country. Come to attend the meeting." Li Wen specifically emphasized that this meeting was approved by the emperor, and their meeting was a formal official meeting.

This made the arriving businessmen feel extremely proud when they heard this. Although they did not have the chance to see the emperor, they could see the rumored Mr. Li Liuyuan today. This man is a good official who dares to kill corrupt officials. He is the emperor. The celebrity in front of them is still fighting for a way out for these businessmen.

Before Li Wen knew it, he had an excellent reputation among businessmen and was extremely trusted by these businessmen. This is why there are so many people here today.

After the formal opening remarks, it was time to get down to business. Li Wen continued, "Everyone here is a representative businessman from various places. I believe everyone is curious about what the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is holding this meeting. What will be discussed?"

The businessmen below were whispering to the people next to them. They were really curious about what the business conference held by the court was about.

"Then let me talk about the main purpose and theme of this meeting. Since it is a business conference, it must be business-related and closely related to the businessmen here. The main purpose of this meeting is Discuss the development and future of our Dacheng Kingdom's business and formulate a set of development plans. Therefore, this is the invitation to all of you here today to participate in the discussion on this topic. "This is the invitation to all businessmen today. The reason why we are here is that since it is a plan closely related to this group of people, we must invite people related to it to be present.

His age and experience are limited, and what he knows about business development is just some talk on paper. The real thing is to involve these businessmen and formulate a preliminary business plan and system based on Dacheng's current actual situation. To understand their future business development.

Regarding the development of business, it must be inseparable from these businessmen. Only by involving businessmen can Dacheng's entire business truly develop.

"Let me start talking about some issues that will be discussed in this three-day meeting. Please listen carefully." Li Wen put a manuscript on his hand, but he did not lower his head to look at it during the whole process. The manuscript he wrote was drafted by himself, and he kept basically everything he wanted to say in his mind.

"The first is a debate about the identity of businessmen; the second is about the definition and role of business; the third is about the development and planning of business... This is what we are going to discuss next. "

Before the meeting, there had been a debate about the identity of businessmen here in the capital.

Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been ranked first among scholars. Why do merchants come last?

In terms of social reasons, the feudal rulers wanted to control the population so that the land could be cultivated. A large part of the court's taxes came from land taxes. If everyone goes to do business, who will farm? That would inevitably lead to the rulers wanting to control the population, and merchants would be too mobile, which would affect social stability, which was contrary to the rulers' ideas. Therefore, since ancient times, rulers have been cracking down on and suppressing the status of merchants and controlling the development of commerce to avoid causing the flow and loss of local populations.

Of course, Li Wen wanted to avoid talking about politically sensitive issues. Today he wanted to determine the role of businessmen, the role of business, the relationship between businessmen and business, the influence and role of business, etc., these related issues.

On the first day of the meeting, they mainly discussed the topic of "businessmen and business", how to define businessmen, the role and influence of businessmen, determine the social status of businessmen, and give businessmen confidence and self-confidence, which can stimulate them even more The initiative allows these businessmen to play their greatest role.

To put it bluntly, commerce means doing business and trade, doing business, whether small or large, how to do small things, how to do big things, transportation and trading of goods from various places, etc., are all things related to commercial trade, and these are also They will discuss some issues during these three days.

One morning's meeting made the blood of these businessmen boil, but isn't it just, do you think they are unjust or not? They are doing business from north to south, and if they accidentally encounter bandits, they may lose their lives. They run a small business but risk their lives. It is easy for them to be businessmen!

Today, Mr. Li finally clarified for them what they had been wronged for so many years.

Just now Mr. Li also talked about the need for integrity in doing business. Most of the businessmen here are doing business with integrity. As for the small number of people who are dishonest, they must find out so that they will be different from those dishonest people in the future. People are doing business!

The imperial court has always suppressed businessmen like them, and corrupt local officials would catch and exploit them. Although they, the businessmen, made some money, once they got into trouble with the officials of the imperial court, it was they, the businessmen, who would be the unlucky ones. There are not a few businessmen who died due to persecution by corrupt officials. These people have no way to seek redress, and they cannot even find a place to redress their grievances. Now that the imperial court has established a Ministry of Commerce, it was run by Mr. Li Liuyuan and Mr. Li. It is a place that can speak for and make decisions for their merchants. How can these merchants not rush here?

After a morning meeting, these businessmen were holding back their excitement and looked at Mr. Li with admiration in their eyes.

There is an hour of rest and meal time at noon. They provide a free lunch here, so everyone can eat or rest.

After a morning meal, businessmen who have eaten there all know that the food provided here tastes good. As for the businessmen who had not eaten there in the morning, they later heard from businessmen who had gone and returned from the morning meal that the food here was very good. For a while, some people who had never been there were inevitably curious and wanted to have a taste.

At noon that day, Li Wen sent someone to invite several representative businessmen from Northland to have lunch together.

"The common people have met Mr. Li."

"No gifts, no gifts, please get up."

Several invited businessmen were a little flattered. The reason why they came today was that one of them was here for Mr. Li Liuyuan. They didn't expect that Master Li will send someone to invite them to have lunch together.

After meeting several businessmen, Li Wen greeted everyone one by one and invited everyone to take a seat with a smile. "Please sit down, everyone. Don't be formal."

"I know you are coming to the capital, so I haven't had the chance to invite you. Let's have a meal. The main reason is that I am too busy with meetings during this period and cannot spare time, so I ask for your forgiveness." During this period, many businessmen wanted to meet him through acquaintances and connections. , Li Wen didn't even go to see them. One of them was naturally very busy, but with his current status, he still had to avoid suspicion. Otherwise, as soon as he met these businessmen, there would be rumors that he was collecting bribes. This will affect the holding of subsequent meetings.

However, it is different to invite you to meet here today. First of all, this is the stage of the meeting, and businessmen from all over the country are here. Even if there are any bad rumors about him outside, someone will refute them for him. Of course, Li Wen didn't care about his reputation, he was just worried that it would affect the convening of subsequent meetings.

"No, no."

"Master Li is busy with official duties, and ordinary people can understand." "

Now that Master Li has explained it like this, and his attitude is sincere, these businessmen naturally accepted his words, and they didn't feel any discomfort at all. .

However, Mr. Li did not meet them, nor did he meet other businessmen. Only a good official like Mr. Li did not take advantage of this time to collect the filial piety of these businessmen, and exchange it for a greedy one, for fear of losing the banknotes in his pocket. They are all pretending to be unfit.

"Don't be formal, everyone. I invited you here today. I just want to have a casual meal with you."

"We have always heard of Mr. Li's name and wanted to find an opportunity to meet Mr. Li. Today, we can meet Mr. Li. He is a grassroots man and so on. What an honor."

"Don't dare," Li Wen said with a smile.

During the meal, Li Wen mainly expressed his concern and greetings to the Northland merchants, talked about the customs and folk customs of the Northland, and asked about the goods they produced and their sales situation, etc. It does not involve issues related to personal interests.

The meal was a feast for both the guests and the host. When they left, all the businessmen praised Mr. Li highly.

Today, everyone here is a businessman from their own country, so it quickly became known to everyone that several businessmen from the North were invited to dinner by Mr. Li. The businessmen from the south felt a little aggrieved. Why did Mr. Li only see the businessmen from the north but not them? Are you looking down on their southern businessmen? For a while, the businessman from the south felt unhappy and aggrieved.

At this moment, Li Wen didn't know that the businessmen from the south felt aggrieved because he had met with the businessmen from the north today but not them.

Li Wen didn't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to come in person. When he heard the people below came to say that the Crown Prince was here, he hurried over. When he saw the Crown Prince here, he hurriedly saluted and said, "I see you, Your Highness."

"Quickly ." Get up." Yang Shaomu and Zhao Xiangyi were sitting in the side room drinking tea. The prince had been here for a while. He just knew that Li Wen was busy there, so he didn't ask anyone to call him immediately until he heard that he was there. After finishing the work, he asked the people around him to call him over, "Sit down."

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Wen sat down in the vacant seat.

"I just dropped by here today to have a look. Did today's meeting go smoothly?" As the prince, it is not suitable to show up today, so Yang Shaomu came here today really just to have a look and just ask. Li asked a few words.

Li Wen answered everything the prince asked.

Chapter 215 Continuing

to know that Li Wen had to be busy here, Yang Shaomu did not keep Li Wen here longer, "Ayi just stay here with me. If you want to be busy, just go and do it. Don't worry about me. I'll just sit here for a while and

then leave." "Yes, Your Highness, I'll take my leave first." There are meetings to be held in the afternoon, and Li Wen doesn't have time to chat with His Highness here. Since His Highness doesn't need his company, He went to work first.

Zhao Xiangyi looked at the young man leaving and stayed here to continue drinking tea with the prince.

It only took a short time to see His Highness the Crown Prince. Li Wen confirmed that His Highness the Crown Prince was really just here for a visit today and had no intention of intervening in this chamber of commerce.

But he really didn't have time at this moment. The afternoon meeting was about to start soon. In the meantime, he had to call his subordinates for a small meeting. People came to him to report various things, big and small, outside. Things still need to be handled by him.

Before the meeting started, after a short break, Li Wen appeared in the venue again.

The lengthy meeting will continue in the afternoon, but we will set aside a period of time for everyone to express their thoughts freely. The day's meeting ended at noon, probably around five o'clock in the afternoon.

After the first day of the meeting, the businessmen can go back on their own and wait for the second day to continue participating in the meeting.

However, while others went back to rest, Li Wen continued to hold meetings with his subordinates here, summarizing today's meeting, discussing tomorrow's meeting schedule and meeting-related content, etc. This discussion took more than an hour. The hour is over.

It's getting dark outside.

After the discussion was over, Li Wen asked everyone to have dinner here before going back, and he left in a hurry. Pushing open the door of the wing, he saw the man standing inside. Zhao Xiangyi turned around and looked at the young man who came in. With a slight smile on his lips, he asked, "Has our Lord Li finished his work?"

"How can that be? This is only the first day, and you are still busy. Mr. Zhao, have you been waiting for a long time?" Li Wen walked towards the man, inserted his hands into the man's waist, and buried his face in the man's waist. On the chest.

Zhao Xiangyi put his arm around the boy and waited for you all day, what do you think?

"Are you so busy?" I'm still very tired. My throat hurts when I talk today. Mr. Li, who is so majestic outside, just wants to be coquettish with his man. Zhao Xiangyi couldn't help laughing, "Haha..." He stroked his hand along the young man's back, dragged him to a chair and sat down, and thoughtfully poured him a cup of tea, "Here, drink some water, you know. You're tired."

After the two had a simple meal here,

the meeting continued the next

day, and these businessmen all came to the meeting with empty stomachs. Let's continue to give away a free and delicious meal. They don't care if it's free or not. What matters is the deliciousness of the food. So in the morning, there were a large number of customers in the cafeteria, including the chefs and apprentices in the kitchen. They are all very busy.

Fortunately, a group of people have been added to the kitchen recently. Otherwise, the original few people would really be too busy.

The pastries and snacks in the lobby outside were taken away one by one, and those who came later came later. All the food was gone, so they could only eat some noodles and pancakes, but these noodles and pancakes tasted much better than the ones they had eaten before. For these food lovers, this trip to the capital was really a treat. It's so worth it.

"Well, it's delicious. It's so delicious!

"Okay, okay, okay,

everyone left satisfied with their food. The chubby businessman was wearing a mustache and was burping as he walked. His belly was already big enough to eat. " It hindered him from seeing the path under his feet.

Out of ten fat men, nine might be eaten.

When the meeting began, Mr. Li appeared at the meeting in high spirits and said, "I'm glad to see you all again."

"Our meeting will continue." Li Wenlue mentioned a few points to some businessmen yesterday. He answered these questions one by one before continuing with the content of today's meeting. The content of today's meeting mainly revolves around the development of trade, the transportation and circulation of commodities from various places, and other issues. Have a discussion.

At the meeting, Li Wen proposed two points. One is that the government is preparing to build two roads, one from the capital to Xiangzhou, and the other from the capital to Nanyang, and to set up post stations along the way; the second is to establish a post office. , the main function of the post office is to transport goods, allowing goods from one place to be quickly transported to another place.

As long as these two roads are built, basically from the south to the capital, from the capital to the north, or from the north to the capital,

and then from the capital to Nanyang, a long distance can be saved in between.

Regarding the opening of water transportation, one of the main problems in water transportation is that water bandits are too rampant, hijacking passing ships, and even killing people and stealing goods. In fact, it is most convenient to take the waterway from the south to the capital. Nowadays, many businessmen dare not take the waterway rashly for fear of encountering water bandits.

Therefore, if you want to reopen water transportation, you must deal with water bandits on the river.

Li Wen clearly expressed the court's intention here, which means that the court will send troops to deal with these water bandits

. As for the construction of roads, it is not without profit. It is a joint venture between the government and the private sector. The inns along the way can be built by people from various places. Businessmen operate and manage it on their behalf, while the post office is government-run and allows businessmen to inject capital. However, regarding these two points, Li Wen just raised them here first, and made them clear, and will discuss them later at the investment conference. "At the next investment conference, businessmen who are interested in this can pay attention to it." It

has always been revised Roads are things that cost a lot of money and bring little profit, and few people are willing to do them. The previous dynasty spent a lot of money to build roads. Later, the previous dynasty was destroyed and no roads were built from south to north. But according to what Mr. Li said, if they invested money to cultivate the doctrine, they would not be completely unprofitable

. As long as there was profitable business, each of these businessmen was a little moved.

Li Wen: If you feel like it, prepare your money quickly and invest as much money as you can. I guarantee you won't lose money! Think about the big guys in logistics in future generations. Which one is not worth over 100 million? You absolutely cannot lose money on this transaction, and making big money is just around the corner!

However, Li Wen wanted to build these two avenues. In addition to one for civilian use, they actually also have a great use for military purposes. If there is a natural disaster or an invasion by soldiers from an enemy country, their soldiers can quickly arrived at the border to provide support.

There is also the development of the post office. One is mainly for transporting goods, and the other is that letters from various places go through the post office. Invisibly, they have the logistics and information from various places in their hands.

At noon that day, Li Wen invited several businessmen represented by Nandi to have lunch.

Like the previous day, he mainly wanted to chat with businessmen from various places and learn about the conditions in each place. The goods produced in the north and the south are different. Northerners like silk products and tobacco porcelain from the south.

The south is a land of plenty, and the fruits and rice produced are very easy to sell when transported to the capital. However, the fruits are not convenient to transport and have rotted during transportation. This is why some fruit products from the south cannot be transported to the north. .

Therefore, in view of the transportation problem of goods, they urgently need to build a convenient road that allows vehicles and horses to transport quickly. If the road can be built, it will actually be the businessmen who will benefit. Now that the government is pulling the strings and taking responsibility, they can consider whether to participate.

If other officials were in charge, they might not be reassured. If it was Mr. Li who was in charge of this matter, they still believed in Mr. Li's character, so these businessmen thought in their hearts whether this matter was worth doing. , is it worth letting them invest a lot of money in it?

"It turns out that your Excellency didn't miss them, but was waiting to see them today."

"But why do they have to line up behind the group of barbarians in the North?" The businessmen in the South thought angrily in their hearts, but they could only see Master Li. , these businessmen from the South are still a little excited underneath their reserved appearance.

After these two days of meetings, they heard some of the questions raised by Mr. Li, and some of the issues they thought of were things they had never thought about before. No wonder others can get the first prize at a young age and be favored by the emperor. Indeed, Mr. Li Liuyuan has his own merits. After these two days of meetings, these businessmen inevitably began to think about how they could do better business and earn more money.

And now there is a good opportunity in front of them. As long as they seize it, their net worth may be doubled again.

The meeting on the second day ended successfully, and on the third day, it was the last day of the meeting.

The last day's meeting is also a summary of the three-day meeting. The most important point is to formulate a preliminary business plan and preliminary business development rules around business development and planning.

Li Wen mentioned the tax reform currently implemented in the capital and asked, "What do you think of the new tax law currently implemented in the capital? Do you think the new tax law is better, or the original tax law?"

Businessmen present: Of course it is the new tax law. The tax laws are great!

Someone asked when the new tax laws will be implemented in the following places like here in the capital.

Hearing the following voice, Li Wen understood what everyone meant, "As for the implementation at the local level, we will have to wait until the end of the year to see how the situation is in the capital and whether it is suitable for implementation in the entire Dacheng and all major provinces. After consultation

, It can only be decided later. But I can tell you here that as long as something is good and appropriate, it will definitely be implemented. "

So the underlying meaning of this statement is to tell the businessmen here that the new tax law is likely to be implemented in the local area. But if you want to implement it

at the local level and achieve good results, it is not enough for the top to formulate the rules. You also need to have people to implement them below. However, Li Wen has not told everyone about these problems for the time being. This is not a problem that these businessmen can deal with, but a problem that their officials should deal with. This depends on the influence and execution of their Ministry of Industry and Commerce. They are still discussing this issue, but this problem is not their own problem, but a problem of the entire organization, so it is a top-down reform. is required.

But now he still lacks such ability and influence, and the time has not yet come. When the time comes, all problems will no longer be problems, and all problems will be solved.

At noon on the third day, Li Wen met some businessmen from the capital. Although he was here in the capital, he had not had any dealings with the businessmen from the capital. These businessmen in the capital know more about Mr. Li than businessmen from other places know about Mr. Li.

Some businessmen in the capital know that Mr. Li has several shops under his name, and the business of those shops is nothing to say here in the capital, and they are very good. Others are so good at being officials and doing so well in business, so they have to admire them in their hearts. Taking advantage of this opportunity, another businessman proposed that he want to cooperate with Zhuangmeng Pavilion.

Li Wen did not expect that anyone would mention that he wanted to cooperate with Zhuang Meng Pavilion. He said, "The steward responsible for these matters is not in the capital recently. When he comes back, After that, can I ask him to contact you?" He didn't really want to talk about these personal business matters on this occasion.

"Okay, okay." The businessman didn't expect Mr. Li to be so easy to talk to.

During this meeting, the businessmen here in the capital still had a good impression of Mr. Li Liuyuan.

"The three-day business conference has concluded successfully today." Li Wen announced, "If there are no unexpected events in the future, the business conference will be held every three years. Here, on behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, I would like to thank you all again for coming. , and participate. There will be an investment conference in two days. I hope to see you all at the investment conference."

Li Wen nodded slightly to everyone and left with his people.

After the conference ended, these businessmen were reluctant to leave, but seeing that Mr. Li had already left, there was no use for them to stay here. They could only go out with their familiar friends to find a place to sit down and talk. Mr. Li mentioned some things at the three-day conference. Let's discuss whether we should participate.

However, after these three days of meetings, many businessmen still felt that it was worthwhile to come to the capital. Many of the issues mentioned in this meeting were closely related to their businessmen. If they missed it, they would have to wait until three years. Only then will you have the opportunity to participate.

There is also the investment conference in two days, which they must not miss!

At this time, Li Wen called all his subordinates back and held a summary meeting. "Everyone has worked hard in the past three days. The business meeting can be successfully held and concluded successfully without each of you

having their adults. " In this sentence, no matter how hard they work, it's all worth it!

Chapter 216: Mr. Li, who is itchy

, treats everyone to a sumptuous dinner in the evening. Everyone has worked hard for so many days, so this meal is regarded as a reward for everyone. After dinner, everyone could go back on their own. Li Wen did not continue to arrange the second half. He himself was not in the habit of visiting brothels, so naturally he would not reward the people below in this way.

After exiting the gate, there was a carriage waiting for him.

After holding the man's hand and getting into the carriage, Li Wen got into the carriage and glanced at the hand that was still held by the man, but did not take it out. Leaning his head on the man's shoulder, Li Wen yawned and asked, "Go back?

" "Huh?" Where do you want to go? "Zhao Xiangyi raised his hand, lifted the hair hanging down from the young man's face, and asked.

"Going to visit a brothel? "Li Wen suddenly thought of this for some reason. He looked up at the man and asked.

"..." General Zhao.

Zhao Xiangyi laughed angrily. He looked at the naughty boy tenderly and asked with a smile, "Yes? Isn't it enough for me to accompany you? "You still want to go to a brothel?! Are you itchy? The two villains in General Zhao's heart are fighting. One villain grabs the other villain and presses him to the ground to slap him. .

In fact, he couldn't even move a finger from the boy, except of course on the bed.

"Haha...enough, enough." "Li Wen reached out and pinched the man's chin, looked at him carefully, and said, "Mr. Zhao, you are more handsome than the courtesan of Wanhua Tower. I just like you." "As he spoke, he took a bite on Mr. Zhao's chin, like a libertine teasing the oiran.

Although he has not had the chance to see what the oiran from Wanhua Tower looks like.

In fact, Li Wen really is. He had seen the oiran from Wanhua Tower. He was the woman who played the piano for His Royal Highness in the room. However, he did not look carefully at that time, and no one told him that she was the oiran from Wanhua Tower, so he had seen the oiran himself. Even he didn't know.

This little guy compared him to a brothel woman! Zhao Xiangyi really wanted to get this little guy spanked, but it wasn't like he was so angry. If someone is angry, he should be blocked. Zhao Xiangyi held Li Wen down and kissed him hard on the carriage.

"Uh-huh..." That's enough!

Seeing that this man still refused to let go, Li Wen raised his eyebrows. He patted the man's shoulder twice,

"Do you still dare? "Zhao Xiangyi just let go of the boy, and his eyes fell on the boy's red and swollen lips from his kiss. The light in the depths of his eyes became a little darker. Li Wen snorted, and despite the man's threat, he still said obediently He said, "I don't dare anymore. "

"Be good..." Seeing the little guy succumbing to the mighty appearance, Zhao Xiangyi patted the young man's face and said in his eyes

"..." Mr. Li, be good is what you use to say to children, okay!

It's impressive outside. Mr. Li, when he returned home, he was a little kitten tamed by General Zhao.

He even put away his claws. It was clear to everyone, but the coachman was already used to it. He could hear the tenderness in their master's voice through the curtain. It was only to Mr. Li that their master looked like this.

Li asked when he came out of the carriage. They all walked with their heads down, it was all because of that damn man... How could he be seen like this! Biting his lip, he quickly walked into the house, followed by Li Yingchun. Wen waved his hand and said, "No need to wait around, just do whatever you have to do.

"Prepare hot water, I want to take a bath. "

"Yes, Master. " "

When he returned to the room, hot water had been put in the tub behind the screen.

He reached out and tested the temperature in the water. It was just right. Li Wen took off his clothes one by one and stepped on The stool entered the tub, soaked himself in the hot water, and let out a comfortable sigh.

After soaking in the tub for a while, he got up and changed into loose and soft home clothes

. There were shelves outside, and he collapsed on the recliner. He didn't even want to go over to the bed and lie down.

So when Zhao Xiangyi arrived, he saw the young man lying softly on the recliner, and a doting smile appeared on his face. , walked over and picked him up easily, holding him sideways and walking towards the bed, "It's getting colder. After bathing, you should put on more clothes. Don't lie in that place, and don't even close the window."

"Mr. Zhao, I see you are not too old yet. Why are you becoming more verbose? " "While being put down on the bed by the man, Li Wen's hand smoothly hooked the man's neck and pulled him down.

"Do you dislike me for being old? "

"Hmm, that's not what I said. "You said it yourself, with a sly smile on the young man's face.

Mr. Zhao laughed angrily, and gently patted the buttocks of the angry little guy twice. The young man brought his lips up. Of course, he accepted it unceremoniously. The man indulged the boy's behavior. He hadn't touched this little thing for so many days, and his body was more eager to touch his boy than he thought.

The fallen bed curtain blocked it . The scenery inside the bed...

By the end of this sexual intercourse, the boy in his arms was so tired that he fell asleep.

Looking at the sleeping person in his arms, Zhao Xiangyi smiled and shook his head, lowering his head on the boy's forehead. A kiss... Early

the next morning, Li Wen went into the palace. He had been presiding over the meeting for the previous three days, so he did not enter the palace during the three days in between. He did not enter the palace until the meeting on the fourth day was over. Go and tell the emperor one by one the issues discussed and discussed in the past three days, as well as the plans determined

. "There was a smile on Emperor Zhaozong's face, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied.

Especially about the construction of roads, the construction of inns, and the opening of post offices. On these two matters, the emperor asked a few more questions. Understanding what the emperor meant, Li Wen told the emperor all the relevant plans in detail, "This will not be finalized until after the investment conference." "

Building roads requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and money is also indispensable. This At that time, the court must not have the ability to bear such a large sum of money. But if there were private businessmen involved, it would be different. But in the eyes of the emperor, the court would give these businessmen some benefits. , Compared with building roads, this point of profit for these businessmen is just a small profit, and it is far less important than building roads.

Li Wen will not forcefully correct the emperor's concepts and ideas.

"The following. You are solely responsible for how things are started and handled. If you have any decisions to make, as long as they are not excessive, you can make the decision first and then come to the palace to report to me. "Emperor Zhaozong has taken medicine recently and seems to be in better spirits than before.

"Yes, Your Majesty. "Li Wen felt happy in his heart.

The Emperor has delegated the greatest power to him. He has completely trusted him in this matter and allowed him to handle it freely. This way, he won't have to tie his hands and feet to deal with the subsequent matters. He can handle it with confidence and boldness. Of course, if it goes too far, not to mention that the emperor may not agree, the ministers in the court can bury him with the excuse of impeachment.

The emperor is not in good health recently, so it is better not to cause trouble to the emperor. He thought in his heart.

Emperor Zhaozong waved his hand, meaning to let people go down first, "I have nothing to do here, you can go back."

Li Wen bowed and said, "I'm leaving. " "After taking two steps back, he left the Yangxin Hall.

On the way, the young eunuch beside the prince came over and said that His Highness wanted to see him. Li Wen followed the young eunuch who came to see His Highness the Crown Prince.

The prince came to him and asked him nothing more than about this conference. Li Wen picked out some key points and talked to the prince. The two people were talking, and they didn't know where the prince's little dumpling appeared from. He held his thigh with both hands and refused to let go. He stared at him with a pair of big eyes and blinked. He was so cute.

The big one and the small one looked at each other, blinking their eyes to see who was cuter.

A smile flashed in Yang Shaomu's eyes, and he waved to the child and asked, "Xuan'er, why are you here?" The prince loved his legitimate son very much, and would hug the child whenever he came back on weekdays.

Young Prince: What did you say? I don't understand...

Xiaotuanzi glanced at his biological father, and then turned his attention to the little brother he was holding. He ignored his biological father at all and hugged his beautiful little brother without letting go. The little brother gave him delicious food. Xuan'er remembered, "Eat."

So she came here to ask him for something to eat? Li Wentun.

"My servant pays homage to Your Highness and has met Mr. Li." The wet nurse and the palace maids who were looking after the young prince came after me. The poor and plump wet nurse ran behind and was so angry that she couldn't even kick her. There were also a group of people chasing after the young prince. The palace maids, whose hair was all messed up, all looked so embarrassed.

When such an older child first learns to run, a group of palace servants can't even chase a two-year-old child. The nanny and palace maids who are taking care of the young prince are also extremely depressed. The young master is really running. Running too fast.

Li Wen stretched out his hand to pinch Xiaotuanzi's arm, picked him up, looked at Xiaotuanzi, and asked, "Do you still remember me? Can I give you a hug? Baby, you are so cute. You are so cute." Is it big? "

This child really takes advantage of his parents' advantages. He is so beautiful that I really want to pack him up and go home.

But this is the prince's own cub. I'm afraid I can't pack it up and take it back, which makes me a little sad...

"Brother." Xiaotuanzi chuckled, his eyes widened with laughter.

The nannies and maids on the side saw the young master being held by Mr. Li, and wondered whether they should go forward and get the young master back.

"Does Xuan'er like Mr. Li? It looks like it. Xuan'er likes you very much." Yang Shaomu saw his legitimate son being hugged and didn't want him as a father. He couldn't say he was angry, but he saw the young man hugging him. The legitimate son has a little different feeling in his eyes.

The child obviously liked him. Li Wen teased the child and asked him if he liked him. The child was chattering and he didn't know what he was talking about. He was talking in alien language. In short, he didn't understand it.

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Chapter 217: Trade Cooperation

After a while, I saw that my son-in-law was still waiting for Li Wen. They had not finished discussing political affairs at the moment. Yang Shaomu winked and the nanny who was taking care of the child understood and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Li, please give the young master to the slave, and let the slave carry the young master down."

'No. .,'

The child clung to him and even knew how to say no, so Li Wen laughed so hard that he said, "Be good." He asked the child to go back with the person who took care of him. The wet nurse coaxed the young master back with some good words. After bowing, she hugged the young master and went out.

When the maids returned, they met their empress and told her empress about the incident as a joke.

When Situ Xue heard what the palace maid said below, she couldn't help but smile and asked her clever son, "Does Xuan'er like Lord Li?"

"When Xuan'er grows up in the future, can you please ask Lord Li to be your Taifu?" Ah? "She heard that Concubine Dong wanted to ask Lord Li to be the tutor of the seventh prince, but Lord Li rejected it. It was not difficult to guess what Concubine Dong was thinking. Situ Xue chuckled in her heart. The seventh prince had no chance of dying, so he didn't know if Mr. Li would be willing to be her little Xuan'er's tutor in the future.

I heard that Li Liuyuan's teacher, the former Grand Master Fu, was His Highness's Taifu, and Li Liuyuan was a student brought out by Grand Master Fu. Mr. Li was more talented than his master. If Mr. Li is willing to be a tutor for their Xuan'er in the future, he will definitely be able to teach her an outstanding son. Situ Xue has some thoughts in her mind.

Seeing that the child was sleepy and about to sleep, Situ Xue handed the child to the wet nurse and asked the wet nurse to carry the child down.

After coming out of the East Palace, Li Wen returned to the government office and held a half-day meeting with his subordinates.

With the successful conclusion of the previous business conference, the next investment conference will naturally not be a big problem. As well as the cooperation plans and contract documents, etc., they had all finalized them one by one earlier. As long as there is no trouble later, the subsequent meetings should be completed smoothly.

Two days later, the investment conference was officially held.

The meeting was also held at [Kezhi], and the time and process of the meeting were basically the same as the last business meeting. However, compared with the seriousness of the last business conference, this investment conference was mainly held for the purpose of attracting investment in the Western District Trade Market, as well as the development of several trade routes, investment in some projects, and other related projects.

This time, these projects are all through bidding, starting from the lowest price, and the highest bidder wins.

Several trade routes are related to foreign trade, and there are some small countries around Dacheng. The silk porcelain and tobacco tea produced by Dacheng have always been very popular and sought after by these small countries. It's just that the roads to these small countries are not very safe. Some businessmen risk being robbed by bandits or even losing their lives on the road to do business.

But driven by profits as high as 200%, many businessmen risked their lives to lead teams to do business in those small countries.

Li Wen now proposed that for the development of this trade route, their government would send troops to clear the road. These trade routes carried out by the government will be escorted by specialized officers and soldiers, but the government will charge 30% of the remuneration for the goods and 10% of the transaction tax. "There is a discussion time for a stick of incense. Everyone can discuss it first and then participate in the auction after making a decision. "

But compared with the profits they can make, the 30% remuneration and 10% transaction tax collected by the government are not enough. It accounts for half of their profits. In the past, they paid more than this amount for a batch of goods on the way to be escorted. So in comparison, this business is completely doable.

"Well, this is good."

"It's not bad."

Many businessmen present were very excited when they heard it. They discussed it one after another and made plans to participate in the auction for a while.

After the new discussion auction started, it entered the climax of the auction. The merchants present raised the price all the way, and the price suddenly rose to a terrifying number. In the end, only the big business gangs and powerful families were able to compete.

In the end, these trade routes were taken over by several powerful business gangs and two major families in the capital.

The investment conference was originally scheduled to be held for only two days, but it was later extended for one more day before all these investment projects were completed. Basically, all large and small projects were divided up by these businessmen. Most of the large projects were taken away by powerful business gangs, and a few businessmen with less power participated in small projects.

As for the shops in the West District, except for a few specially set aside, basically all the rest have been sold.

After the investment conference, Li Wen and a group of subordinates spent seven days meeting with the businessmen who had won the projects one by one, and negotiated the cooperation projects and terms one by one. Both parties drafted and signed

a cooperation contract.

It wasn't until the seventh day that they signed the last contract with the business gang from the south.

The amount of money received in the past few days was so huge that Li Wen was still counting the money in his mind at first, but later he simply stopped counting it. Early the next morning, he got the general accounts calculated by Su Yuan. Seeing the numbers on it, Li Wen felt like he was stunned by the money. "We are really too rich, haha..."

Su Yuanpo said A basin of cold water, "Don't you have to hand it over to the Ministry of Finance later?"

"..." Li asked, "Xiao Yuanzi, can you please let me have fun for a while?"

Su Yuan gave Mr. Li two calls. "Haha..."

"..." Li Wen, yes, he has learned to hehe.

But when I think about the fact that the money they worked so hard to get ended up in the pocket of the Ministry of Finance, I really feel... unwilling! How can one be so upset! But who let the Ministry of Household Affairs be the financial department? Their business department is just working for people. Forget it, the job of moving money always sounds more noble than the job of moving bricks?

-Although the two are essentially the same, they both do hard work!

But being able to earn so much money was beyond his own expectations.

On the same day, Li Wen took the account book and went into the palace to see the emperor. The emperor was very happy. It was obvious that he was in a good mood to see so much money coming in from the Ministry of Accounts.

Li Wen was embarrassed to tell the emperor that although their Ministry of Industry and Commerce's ability to make money was good, their ability to spend money... should also be very good. Just look at how much money has been poured into the West District. Next, he plans to build a shopping mall.

After this investment meeting, he realized that setting up an auction house should be very profitable, so while the emperor was happy, he told the emperor one by one these ideas.

Each of these is a good business to make money, and the emperor has not yet warmed up the money in his pocket, "..."

Emperor Zhaozong felt pain and happiness in his heart. He was happy because the Ministry of Accounts had such a large income. The pain is that the money will be spent quickly.

"Your Majesty, if you don't want to give up your children, you can't trap the wolf. How can there be any profit without investment? You think so." Li Wen saw the emperor's appearance and said quickly. If the government dared to swallow up all the money used for projects, he would never doubt that this was the last money the government got from businessmen.

If these businessmen do not make money from the projects they cooperate with the government, these businessmen will never trust or cooperate with the government again in the future. So at this time, their strength and reputation are very important.

Your Majesty, don't let me disappoint you... There is a villain in Mr. Li's heart who is pretending to be pitiful.

"Well, what you said is true, I understand." Emperor Zhaozong clearly understood this truth in his heart. For the several businesses Xiao Liuyuan just mentioned, they are all good. It would be a pity to give up. The emperor expressed his attitude that he agreed with the points Li Went mentioned just now and could do something about it later.

"...Your Majesty, look at the money that the Ministry of Finance owes to the army in the west. Now that the Ministry of Finance has money, can we pay some of it?" Taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, Li Wen mentioned The Ministry of Revenue is in arrears with the army's salary. Originally, these salaries should have been paid out a long time ago, but it has been delayed until now, which shows that the imperial court is really poor.

He had always been thinking about this matter. His master and General Zhao were guarding the border gates. When Xie Yunfei said that the soldiers at the border gates were not fed or clothed, he felt quite uncomfortable. He is willing to be the knife in the emperor's hand and take down a large group of officials in the Ministry of Revenue. In fact, the most important reason is for the soldiers at the border who are hungry. There can't be any grain in the rice jar.

Why was Hubu so poor before? In addition to the fact that the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs are not fulfilling their duties in their positions, another big reason is that the Ministry of Household Affairs is rotten to the core. After the last great purge, the Ministry of Household Affairs is now under the control of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and is completely different from before.

Emperor Zhaozong thought for a while, nodded, and said, "It's time."

"I thank the emperor on behalf of the tens of thousands of soldiers at the border." Li Wen kowtowed sincerely.

"You boy, get up quickly. Then you can thank me on behalf of the soldiers at the border. It's me who should thank you on their behalf." Emperor Zhaozong asked the boy kneeling in front of him to get up. This boy, after getting an advantage, still acted like a good boy.

Li Wen chuckled and got up from the ground neatly, "Don't dare, don't dare, it's all your credit, Your Majesty. Your Majesty's contribution is great. Without Your Majesty, I wouldn't be where I am today..." Thousands of times of flattery Even if he doesn't wear it, he will occasionally flatter the emperor to make him happy. The emperor will look happy and everything will be settled easily.

Seeing the emperor waving his hand, Li Wen saluted and came out of the palace.

After taking care of the emperor here, Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was really afraid that the emperor would not release the money when the time came. He had to go to the prince to talk to him later.

He had been busy for nearly half a month in order to hold these two conferences and some subsequent work .

On the morning of the next day, when the officials in the court heard that in less than half a month, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and this guy Li Wen had obtained such a large sum of money, they were all dumbfounded. , with an expression of disbelief.

Li Wen took advantage of the offer and proposed to supply the soldiers at the northwest border with food and salary for a year, and to apply for a batch of supplies for the new year for the soldiers at the border. The generals over there all stood up to agree, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also stood up to speak for the soldiers at the border. The emperor approved it without hesitation.

No one among the civil servants dared to raise objections. They had no doubt that if they dared to say no now, the swords in the hands of the military generals would be swung at them unceremoniously. Their lives were still at stake. It's better not to mess with those big bosses right now.

After the conference, these merchants who gathered from various places began to leave the capital in batches. Every day, caravans and horses left the capital at the city gate.

Several big merchant gangs holding trade routes were smiling, and some businessmen who had won contracts were in a good mood, but there were also many who had worked hard to come to the capital and returned without getting any benefits. .

"Hey... it seems we have to wait three years."

"No."

Three years is not a long time, but when I see those business gangs and businessmen who have signed cooperation agreements with the government making a lot of money, , those business gangs and merchants who did not get the cooperation project regretted it greatly! If they had known that there was such a huge profit, they should have given it a try...

Well, it's still their fault that they hesitated for a while and lost such a good opportunity to make money.

It's just that after three years, others have already run far away, and they are still chasing after them. By then, they will no longer be able to catch up, and the distance will become wider and wider. When they understand in the future, those businessmen who did not seize the opportunity at the beginning will Their mood could no longer be described as regretful. They had lost an opportunity, and what they had lost was an opportunity to change the fate of themselves and their family...

But these are things for later and will not be mentioned here.

Chapter 218:

After the autumn rain and the cold, the weather in the capital became really cold.

In this kind of weather, even Li Wen, who was in such good health, fell ill, coughing so hard that tears and runny nose came out. Yingchun wanted to invite a doctor for him, but he still refused to see the doctor. Seeing a doctor meant drinking strong and dark Chinese medicine. I remembered that when he was a child, he had a cold and fever. His mother-in-law invited a doctor to come over and prescribed several Chinese medicines for him. His mother-in-law cooked two bowls of black soup for him every morning and evening. He poured it in while holding his nose.

The taste is incredible and will be unforgettable for a lifetime!

So if you ask him to drink Chinese medicine, he will definitely not drink it! I won't even drink it until I die!

At this moment, Li Wen really missed the Western medicine of later generations. After drinking two packets of granules for colds, all diseases were gone. If it was more serious, he went to the hospital for an injection, and when he came back, he was lively and jumping around. Drink Chinese medicine? It's impossible!

"Shall I ask the palace doctor to come over and take a look at you?" said the man at home.

He said it as if the imperial doctor didn't need to drink Chinese medicine. He didn't agree. Mr. Zhao looked at him coldly. Li Wen said, "I'm already so pitiful, and you still look at me coldly. Can you bear it?" On the matter of seeing a doctor and taking Chinese medicine, he absolutely disagreed, even to the death. "Aren't the pears ripe now? I just have a slight cough and my throat feels uncomfortable. Can I just steam a few pears and eat them?"

"You..." Zhao Xiangyi couldn't do anything about this person, so he sent someone to get it that day. A basket of pears came over.

Mr. Li saw a basket of pears and asked, "..." Isn't this too much?

He grabbed one and wiped it casually with grapefruit. He sent the others to the kitchen and ordered the kitchen to stew two pears for him every morning and evening.

Li Tong took the basket of pears and left. Their young master was really, hey...

"It's quite sweet, do you want to take a bite?" Li Wen took a bite of the pears and found that they were quite sweet. The man next to me bit him on the other side. Zhao Xiangyi grabbed the boy's hand and bit the spot where he had bitten.

"Hey, hey, I didn't ask you to bite here!" Li Wen glared, "Don't you know I have a cold?" This cold may be contagious!

"Pass it to me and you'll be fine." Mr. Zhao relied on his good health and was not afraid at all.

Li Wen rolled his eyes at someone, and said it was as if the cold had been cured if it was really transmitted to him. "Fortunately, all the big things recently have been done, and I can still take a break." However, he would catch a cold now. , and you have to drag the sick body around, then it is really Spartan.

I sat down on the chair and ate a pear, which made my throat feel better.

He suspected that his immunity had been reduced because he had been tired recently. No, it had just rained a little recently and the temperature had changed and he had been infected.

However, his minor illness was not a big problem. Li Wen mentioned that the emperor fell ill again. It might be because of the weather, and the emperor had not recovered in health. He fell ill again in the past two days and recovered for a few days. The morning service stopped again.

It rained a little outside and the temperature dropped suddenly. It was such a blessing to stay in the house right now. Li Wen sighed in his heart, lying in General Zhao's arms like a boneless cat. .

Looking out the window, you can still see the rain curtain outside, and the drizzle is falling.

At this time, a burst of urgent footsteps came, breaking this rare tranquility.

Zhao Xiangyi heard the sound from far away. When the sound was approaching the door, he sat up straight.

"Huh?" Li Wen was still a little confused and asked the man next to him with his eyes.

"Someone is here. Something must have happened." Otherwise, the people around him wouldn't be walking in such a hurry. Zhao Xiangyi heard a knock on the door just after he finished speaking. Zhao Xiangyi stood up and opened the door. Before he could ask, the person who came said, "Master, something happened."

Li Wen straightened his clothes and walked towards the door.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Xiangyi asked.

"It's the eldest prince... Just now the Imperial Guards found the dragon robe from the eldest prince's house." The visitor quickly told their master what had just happened. Zhao Xiangyi frowned, and Li Wen looked a little solemn and asked, "Where is the eldest prince now?"

"He has been escorted into the palace by the Imperial Guards," the visitor said.

Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyi looked at each other and said, "Let's enter the palace immediately."

At this time, whether this dragon robe belongs to the eldest prince himself or someone else framed him, I am afraid that the eldest prince will be in big trouble. Li Wen didn't care about the life or death of the eldest prince. He was worried about the emperor. The emperor was not in good health. What he feared most at this time was being stimulated. If something happened to the emperor at this moment, it would be trouble!

"Well." Zhao Xiangyi knew the seriousness of this matter and said, "Let's go into the palace and have a look. His Royal Highness should be in the palace at this time^" He didn't need to go to the East Palace to find the prince, he could just go into the palace directly. .

"Let's go together."

Li Wen asked someone to prepare the carriage, and the two of them got on the carriage and went to the palace gate.

At this time, in the Yangxin Hall, the eldest prince, who was in a state of embarrassment, knelt in front of the emperor and shouted that he was wronged, crying with snot and tears, "Father, I am wronged, that thing... really does not belong to me, Someone must have framed me, Father, you have to believe me..."

When they arrived, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Queen and Concubine Dong, and several other concubines were already there Now, several ministers in the court heard the news and rushed over in a hurry. Concubine

Chen, the birth mother of the eldest prince, knelt on the ground to plead for her son, crying until the pear blossoms were filled with tears, "Your Majesty, Yong'er would never dare to do such a thing. Your Majesty, you have to believe Yong'er..."

"I have wronged you? Ahem? Cough...who has wronged you and framed you? You should tell me! Cough cough cough..." Eunuch Sun who was standing beside him was so anxious that he turned around and commanded the people around him. The little eunuch went to ask the imperial doctor to come over, for fear that something would happen to the emperor now.

The little eunuch received the order and ran out quickly.

"Did someone wrongly accuse you?" The emperor kicked away the son who was kneeling in front of him. It turned out that this was his first child. He still remembered the feeling of becoming a father for the first time. He was serious. Looking forward to the arrival of this child, watching such a little child grow up, he also felt proud of being a father in his heart.

How much he once looked forward to this son, now he hates him as much.

Time and again, every case has the shadow of his good son in it. Every time, I kneel in front of him and cry bitterly, crying that I am wronged? Have you been wronged every time? Have you really never done anything? Do you really not have that heart? The emperor no longer trusts his son, "I...ahem...I'm still here!"

What the emperor means is, I'm still here, I'm still alive, and you people are thinking about me. This chair under my butt!

So can the emperor not be angry?

Yang Shaoyong's body was shaken. He knew that if he couldn't convince his father about what happened this time, he would really be doomed. "Father...Father, my son is really unjust..."

Concubine Chen's biological father The faction represented by Mr. Chen wanted to stand up and plead for his grandson, "Your Majesty..."

The emperor glanced over, and the officials below who wanted to plead for the eldest prince did not dare to say, "Come here, escort the eldest prince back to the house. No one is allowed to leave the house without my order, and no one is allowed to come in or out. Send Concubine Chen Take her back to the palace and keep her under guard. No one is allowed to see Concubine Chen. "

"Father, I have been wronged..."

"Your Majesty..."

The guards in the palace came forward and took the eldest prince and Concubine Chen. They were all detained and taken away.

The prince looked at his sons and ministers standing here, and his expression was not very good. "You all go back. The prince and Li Wen stay. I have a few words to tell you to do."

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important. , You must not be so angry... This matter has yet to be fully investigated, and His Highness and Concubine Chen cannot be wronged." When the Queen saw the eldest prince and Concubine Chen being escorted away, she was naturally very relieved. They were missing one person. , her son has one less opponent, which is naturally a good thing.

Concubine Chen's daughter has always relied on the fact that she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son to challenge her as the queen. Well, so what if she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son? It's not like I gave birth to a brainless thing.

The ministers below all bowed their heads and retreated.

The queen left with the concubines in the harem and a string of maids and eunuchs.

Eunuch Sun came with the imperial physician. After the imperial physician stepped forward to check the emperor's pulse, he said a few words to the emperor not to get angry, and then wrote a prescription and asked the eunuch to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine. He went to the small hall on the side. Waiting.

After everyone left, the prince and Li Wen, who were named by the emperor, stayed. The emperor asked,

"You two, do you know why I kept you here?"

Li Wen glanced at the prince from the corner of his eyes and lowered his eyebrows. Said, "Your Majesty, do you want us to find out the truth about this matter?" The Emperor asked them to stay at this time, and this was the only possibility.

"Well, you guessed it right." Emperor Zhaozong said, "I will leave this matter to the crown prince and you to investigate. Within three days, we will find out the truth about this matter."

"Yes, my father, I accept your orders . ./Yes, Your Majesty, I accept the order."

The two men responded in unison.

After leaving the emperor, the two people walked out of the main hall.

It was still drizzling outside, and Li Wen was in a hurry and forgot to bring an umbrella. Yang Shaomu took the umbrella from the palace attendant, opened it, and motioned for Li Wen to come over. Li Wen took a look and was hesitating whether to step forward. It seemed bad? Yang Shaomu

had a gentle smile on his face and asked, "I just want to discuss this matter about the eldest prince with you."

"Oh." Li Wen had no choice but to take two steps forward and stand under the umbrella held by the prince. "Your Highness, how about I hold it up?"

"No, just come alone." Yang Shaomu did not give the umbrella to the young man, and the two of them walked into the rain curtain.

In fact, Li Wen was still a little confused at this moment. Before he could even realize what was going on, the eldest prince and Concubine Chen were escorted away. Judging from the emperor's attitude, could it be that the eldest prince had hidden the dragon robe secretly? Is it true? "Your Highness, what do you think of today's events?"

"It can't be true if it's false, and it can't be false if it's true." Yang Shaomu looked into the distance, with a touch of sarcasm hidden in his eyes. When he turned to look at the young man, he put away the unnecessary light in his eyes and asked with a smile, "Didn't the Emperor ask you to investigate this matter with Gu? Don't you have the confidence to come up with the results of the investigation?"

"Okay . "Li Wen stretched out his hand and scratched his head. In fact, he is not good at investigating cases, nor does he like this kind of thing. There is something fishy about the eldest prince's secret possession of the dragon robe, not to mention it at this juncture. It must be related to the other princes.

I just don't know what role the prince played in this matter?

"Believe me, this matter has nothing to do with me." As if he saw what the young man was thinking, Yang Shaomu stopped and looked at the young man with seriousness and seriousness in his eyes. He did not want the young man to Think of him as a person who will do whatever it takes to get the throne.

He is the prince and the heirloom. As long as he doesn't do anything wrong, that position must be his. He doesn't bother to do the rest.

"Well, I believe His Highness." Yes, doesn't he still know what kind of person the prince is? Li Wen felt sorry for the prince because of what he had just thought.

The two people walked out and saw Zhao Xiangyi standing at the exit waiting for them with an umbrella in his hand.

"Why are you still here, waiting for us?" Li Wen saw this man at a glance and ran from under the prince's umbrella to Zhao Xiangyi's umbrella. Seeing the young man running from him to Zhao Xiangyi, Yang Shaomu felt a little depressed for a moment.

Zhao Xiangyi and the prince's eyes met each other, then fell on the young man who was half a head shorter than him, and responded, "Well, I'm waiting for you here. I thought you and His Highness should be out soon, so I'll wait here for a while." Wait 0 "

The rain has wetted the palace walls, making the dark red palace walls look even darker.

The three people walked out of the palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked in front. Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyigong held an umbrella and walked one step behind the Crown Prince. The emperor asked them to investigate the eldest prince's secret possession of the dragon robe. After coming out of the palace, they followed the prince to the East Palace.

"If the boss didn't do it himself, it might have something to do with the third and fourth sons."

"It's hard to say, everything is possible."

Yang Shaomu and Zhao Xiangyi discussed the eldest prince's secret possession of the dragon robe. In fact, they all felt that the dragon robe probably belonged to the eldest prince, but it was only because someone informed the emperor about it that the dragon robe was found today.

This matter has nothing to do with whether the eldest prince secretly hid the dragon robe. The most important thing is that the emperor no longer trusts this son, so the eldest prince has been kicked out because of the secret possession of the dragon robe.

At this time, most officials in the DPRK chose to protect themselves wisely, and not many people were willing to step into this muddy water.

But Li Wen had no choice. Since the emperor asked him to investigate this case together with His Royal Highness, he had to start investigating. Obviously he is from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, so he should be in charge of the Ministry of Commerce's affairs? Why is it that he is also asked to do this kind of investigation of the case?

——Forget it, those who can do more work! Three days

later

, the prince sent the results of the investigation to the emperor's desk. After the emperor read it, he smashed the tea cup at hand and lost his temper. Li Wen followed the prince, lowering his head and staring at the ground. It's true that people will die if they don't do something. Some people just try to kill themselves.

The dragon robe was really made by the eldest prince in private two years ago and was hidden in his house until someone reported it this time and the emperor sent someone to find it.

On the morning of the next day, the emperor went to court with his sick body supported. In front of all the civil and military officials of the court, he ordered that the eldest prince Yang Shaoyong be removed from his status as prince and be imprisoned in the palace for life. "As for Concubine Chen, she has no way to teach her son. Removed the title of concubine, reduced to a talented person...and thrown into the cold palace^"

Yang Shaoyong, who was removed from the status of prince, is now a commoner, and is imprisoned in the palace for life, which is no different from being imprisoned. As for Concubine Chen Guifei, she was one of the four concubines. She was a talented person with no grades and was relegated to the cold palace. She will probably spend her whole life in the cold palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... you can't be so cruel..." Concubine Chen Zhen fell to the ground softly. The eldest prince knelt on the ground without saying a word. It was he who harmed himself, and it was he who harmed his mother and concubine...

The officials in the court did not dare to intercede on behalf of the eldest prince and Concubine Chen. It was true that the eldest prince secretly hid the dragon robe. The emperor did not order the execution of the eldest prince because of the family relationship between father and son.

The officials who originally supported the eldest prince's faction all looked frightened. If the eldest prince was gone, their careers would also be over.

The emperor waved his hand, and the guards stepped forward to take Concubine Chen and the eldest prince out.

"Let's go to court!" The emperor didn't want to hear what the courtiers below had to say, so he got up

and left .

The officials below knelt down one after another to respectfully see the emperor off.

Chapter 219: Paving the Road

In the autumn of this year, the eldest prince was deposed from his status as a prince, demoted to a commoner, imprisoned in the palace, and could not leave the palace for the rest of his life. The eldest prince's mother-in-law, Concubine Chen, was thrown into the cold palace. Not a few days after this incident, Chen Miao, the father of Concubine Chen, was found guilty of corruption and bribery. The evidence was conclusive. The Chen family was raided and Chen Miao and his family were all imprisoned.

This matter has implicated countless officials, most of whom were those who originally supported the eldest prince's faction. They were either dismissed from office, demoted, or transferred out of the capital. It is probably impossible for these officials to return to the capital again in their lifetime.

At this point, the eldest prince and the officials who supported the eldest prince have all fallen, and there is no chance for them to stand up.

The battle for the throne has been so cruel since ancient times. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, which makes people feel sad.

A lot of things have happened in the court recently, but Li Wen did not interfere in these things, and he did not have the ability to take care of them. After the business conference and investment conference, there are still many things waiting for them to arrange and deal with. The trade market in the West District began to operate, and shops inside were opened one after another. Merchants and goods gathered here, and many large-scale transactions were concluded here.

The Ministry of Commerce has a specially set up management office here to maintain the management and order of this market. If there are any problems between these merchants, you can ask someone from the Ministry of Commerce to mediate and handle them.

The business in the food street at the back is booming. The vendors who have made money in business over the years have begun to rent a shop here. The shop is not big and the rent is within what they can afford. They can do a small business without having to push a small car in the wind and rain. Running in the rain makes making money easier.

Merchants with shops here do not have to pay stall fees, while vendors without shops have to pay stall fees every day.

"It's better now. Since Mr. Li issued these regulations, no one has come to trouble us anymore." These vendors chatted in their spare time, and they all expressed their gratitude to Li, who brought them these things. grown ups.

"Well, yes, we only need to pay a few stall fees every day, and we can safely set up a stall here and do business for free." If the business is good, they can make money in their pockets after one day's business. A lot of money. Seeing that their companions who had set up stalls with them had rented a shop, these vendors all felt envious. "When I save a few more money, I can also rent a shop to do business."

"Haha, okay, okay, me too. The plan is to hire a few more people to help if the business is good."

Seeing that the companions who had set up stalls with them in the past had a shop, they still pushed a small cart, and they inevitably felt that there was a gap in their hearts. People still have to have a goal, and if they work hard towards this goal, they will eventually achieve it one day.

The conversations of these vendors are all filled with longing for the future.

This street is all about food business. People who work nearby come to this street to eat. When there are more people, business will start.

However, when they are doing food here, they will have specialized personnel to randomly check whether the shops and stalls are clean from time to time. Those that are not up to standard must be rectified. The rectification means that the hygiene must meet the standards required by the government. After being asked to make rectifications three times, they will You will be kicked out of the food court and no longer allowed to do business here.

Therefore, there is no need for government personnel to emphasize that these merchants and vendors were worried that they would be kicked out, so they cleaned up their shops and stalls diligently.

This set of hygiene standards and food safety regulations are officially issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and they are stamped by the government. Originally it was only implemented in the food court, but soon it gradually spread to the entire capital, requiring all catering businesses, including restaurants and bars throughout the capital, to follow this standard. If hygiene standards are not up to standard, you may face fines and shop closures.

During this period, Li Wen has been busy regulating food safety. In a nutshell, it might just cause diarrhea, but in serious cases, he might even eat someone dead, so can he not pay attention to it? It's just that the imperial court has never paid attention to matters related to food safety, and there are no relevant laws and regulations. Unless you eat a dead person and report it to the government, it will be treated as murder.

There are dedicated personnel and officials in the Western District, so there will be no problem for the time being.

There are also issues regarding the development of several foreign trade routes after next spring, how they will be carried out, and the arrangements for escort teams and personnel. These all need to be communicated and handled by the Ministry of Commerce. The government sent troops to clear out the robbers and bandits along the way, reopen water transportation, etc. These things were enough for Li Wen to think about how much hair he lost every day.

There are also two roads that can connect the north and the south. The Ministry of Road Construction is responsible for the construction.

Li Wen even took time out to chat with the old man Jia Ru, the Minister of Industry and Industry. Jia Ru knew that this boy was up to no good as soon as he saw that he was here. This boy likes to cause trouble all day long. Jia Ru glanced at the smiling boy and asked, " Tell me, why did you come here today?"

"Master Jia, don't look like you don't welcome me." Now that he is familiar with the old man Jia Ru, Li Wen

's dislike of Master Jia is not inappropriate. One thing, this old man just likes to talk what he means. He says he despises him, but in his heart he thinks otherwise. Otherwise, why would someone bring him to see this old man as soon as he comes?

The two of them sat down, and without much chatter, they got down to business.

Li Wen mentioned the issue of road construction and standards. Since manpower, material resources and money were spent on building roads, the roads must be repaired. He remembered that the concrete used in later generations was mainly made of cement and sand. , mixed together according to a certain proportion, and later generations of concrete were widely used in civil engineering.

The materials used in cement are not complicated, but it is still a bit difficult to use cement widely at this time, so he mentioned the use of clay. In fact, it is a bit similar to the fact that people today use clay to build earthen houses. They can On this basis, we will upgrade and create a better hybrid material.

"As for the results, Mr. Jia needs to arrange a few craftsmen to try it several times to see which one is the best. The road we built will last for at least ten years without any problems." Just like before. The kind of shoddy construction that the horse-drawn carriage has been running for a year and a half has left potholes everywhere, so it would be better not to repair it.

Li Wen made it clear that he was the one responsible for talking, and he should leave the hands-on work to others.

After listening to this, Mr. Jia thought for a moment and felt that this method was feasible. He nodded in agreement, "You can give it a try. Just building the road like this will cost more money, right?" He looked at it. Li asked the boy and said.

Is the money really no problem? Don't drain all the money from the treasury and repair these two roads.

"You can get as much silver as you want." Li Wen patted the wallet on his waist, looking as if he was reassuring Mr. Jia.

Mr. Jia didn't even want to roll his eyes, so he started to chase people away, "Hurry up and leave your 0"

"Hey, I haven't finished my question yet." Li Wen still refused to leave, so Mr. Jia stopped chasing people away. , I heard this kid wanted to say something else, "You said 0"

"I think that when we build the road, we can recruit villagers from nearby villages to participate in the construction. The masters from the Ministry of Industry are responsible for knowing." In ancient times, bridge building and road building were all done. The government forcibly captured strong men in the name of doing corvee work. Most of these people had little enthusiasm for doing things. Raising such a large group of people also required a large amount of money, so it was not as good as actually recruiting people to do it.

Therefore, Li Wen did not plan to capture young men in the name of the government from the beginning. What he planned was to recruit some villagers along the way to participate in the construction. They would work during the day and the villagers could return home at night. The government would pay a certain amount of remuneration. Don't worry about not having villagers to do the work.

Like this time, the construction of the West District Trade Market was built in just a few months. Although the money spent was also a very large amount, when the market operates in the later period, the income will be very considerable.

The roads they are building now are not free. Once these roads are built and fully put into use, the government will be able to use the proceeds. Thinking about those highways in future generations, they still don't know how much tolls they can collect in a year.

"...We need to build inns and post offices along the way. Wherever the road is paved, our inns and post offices can be built." Li Wen mentioned the matter of building inns and post offices. The wool comes from the sheep. There is money invested by businessmen from all over the country, and they use the money of these businessmen. Therefore, in the end, the construction of roads does not require much money from the government.

"You boy^" This time, even Jia Shangshu was secretly surprised. No wonder this boy could get so much money in just half a month. Even if this boy is not an official, he is just a businessman. What a great talent!

"Okay, okay, I've written down everything you said. Is there anything else you want to say?" Mr. Jia said, "You're fine. I'll issue an eviction order."

"No, no, I'm leaving. Mr. Jia, let's have dinner together when you have time. I'll treat you." After he finished talking about the business, Li Wen liked to tease this serious-faced little old man. Mr. Jia waved his hand, "Go away quickly. I can't eat when I see you. I'm still eating!" Don't eat...

Master Jia is being arrogant again.

Li Wen waved his sleeves and refused to take away any clouds, "Master Jia, I'm leaving then."

"Uh-huh..." Master Jia hummed in his heart, this boy...

Seeing Li Wen and that boy walking out, Jia Wen The minister quickly sent someone to find several masters from the Ministry of Works to discuss the matter of concrete. Within a few days, several masters from the Ministry of Industry prepared a high-quality concrete after repeated attempts. After some discussions, the Ministry of Industry determined that this concrete would be used in future road construction. soil.

When this kind of concrete was produced, Li Wen even made a special trip to the Ministry of Works to see it. After seeing it, he was extremely satisfied.

At this time, the autumn harvest was over and there was a surplus of labor in various places, so they began to recruit workers to build roads.

The wages are not high, but they are paid daily, so when you finish each day, you can go home after work. In the past, when the government wanted to build bridges

and roads, they had to recruit good people to build them. Now, the government pays and recruits people to build roads. For some men who have nothing to do, they are still willing to sign up and work with them to build roads for a day. , if you take one day's money and work for a month,

you will get a lot of money.

Originally, some people wanted to give it a try to see if they would be paid for every day's work. After discovering that this was indeed the case, more and more people participated, not only to contribute their efforts, but also to work hard. Anyone can do it.

Road construction is going on vigorously here, and the roads being built are being extended every day...

Chapter 220: Hu Jun presses the border.

This year's autumn harvest has come from various places. Good news has come from various places. There has been a bumper harvest of food in various places. The emperor finally has a smile on his face, and the ministers in the court are relieved in their hearts. One breath. The emperor was in a bad mood, and it was the ministers like them who suffered. It was a small matter to be scolded, but they were demoted and lost their posts accidentally. This was related to their future, but it was a big deal.

All the money and supplies shipped to the border have been collected. In addition to the payment for the soldiers at the border and supplies for the New Year, a batch of weapons from the arsenal were also transported to the border. At this time, who will be sent by the imperial court to escort the things there is still being decided.

In the past, those who were responsible for escorting money and materials were all fat men, and officials from several factions in the government wanted to rush to do it.

Li Wen laughed in his heart and said harsh words: Whoever dares to touch this batch of money and supplies will have trouble with his whole family!

Male Gobi!

Don't think he doesn't know the twists and turns involved. Anyone who dares to touch these things must be prepared to risk the lives of the entire family and the future of the entire family.

If there hadn't been too many things recently and he couldn't leave the capital, Li Wen would have wanted to go to the border in person to send warmth and care to his master and soldiers. The most important thing is that the emperor's physical condition is not good. At this time, he has to stay. Here in the capital.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, some officials in the DPRK became quiet.

In the entire court, the person these officials least wanted to offend was that boy Li Wen. Look at the fate of the bunch of officials in Xiangzhou, Zhu Guangquan who died in prison, and the bunch of officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Few of them ended well. But the Emperor favored that boy again, and even His Highness the Crown Prince was partial to him. With the Emperor like this now, if His Highness the Crown Prince was to take that position in the future, Li asked if this boy could continue to dominate the court for decades. . They all had their bodies half buried in the soil, and no one in the future generations would be as capable as that kid Li Wen. They were going to offend that boy Li Wen, and there was a risk that their whole family's descendants would never be able to get ahead.

This kid, really, can't be offended, can't be offended...

It happened to be that day when he went into the palace to report the matter to the emperor. The emperor asked him, "Li Wen, this time I escorted the money, food and grass to the border. What do you think?" "Who should I send?"

"Your Majesty, I think it's feasible for the military commander to send General Wang Haowang to take charge, and the civil servant to send Zhang Su, the head of the Ministry of Rites, to go back." Usually when the emperor asked him this kind of question, Li Wen rarely named anyone directly. Most of them would give some suggestions and let the emperor make up his mind.

But this time, the people in the court were really too courageous, they dared to take advantage of anything, and they were impatient with life.

Speaking of which, Zhang Suhui was ranked No. 1 with him. At that time, he was the No. 1 scholar and Zhang Su Hui was the No. 2 scholar. If it weren't for Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway, Zhang Suhui would be the most likely to be the No. 1 scholar. Poor Zhang Suhui In order to get the first prize, he delayed taking part in the examination for three years. In the end, the position of the first prize was taken away by him, Cheng Yaojin, and Zhang Suhui took the second place.

Seeing the friendship between the two of them when they rode horses together and visited Yilou together, Li Wen chose Zhang Suhui without even thinking about it.

When the two of them entered the Hanlin Academy together, Zhang Suhui left first and went to the Ministry of Rites. Now Zhang Suhui is thriving in the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Suhui's talents are no less than his. This person is born to engage in diplomacy. Going to the Ministry of Etiquette is his specialty.

It's just that under his background, Zhang Suhui's brilliance was completely covered up. The emperor really couldn't remember that in addition to the number one pick, he also had the second place and the third flower. The third flower was not in the capital. Needless to say, Zhang Suhui is here in the capital. It can be seen how badly Li Wen, Cheng Yaojin, covered up Zhang Suhui.

After they left the Hanlin Academy, Li Wen went back to drink with Zhang Su a few times, but he just stopped going to brothels with that man. Apart from the common problem of being a literati, Zhang Suhui's character is not bad. You can see that this person only goes to a brothel to drink wine and not play with girls, let alone take girls home.

Therefore, the relationship between Li Wen and Zhang Suhui was pretty good. When the emperor asked him today, he did not hesitate to put the responsibility on Zhang Suhui's head. Presumably the second-ranked person doesn't mind doing a hard job, right?

"I think it's feasible. If it works, I'll choose these two people as you said." Emperor Zhaozong thought for a moment. Wang Hao is the son of General Wang, and Zhang Suhui is the son of Zhang Chunli. He was also the second person he appointed. These young people should be given a chance.

Soon the imperial edict was issued, and the military attache sent General Wang Hao and Wang to lead troops to escort the troops, and the civil servants sent Zhang Su to be in charge. Wang Hao and Zhang Suhui didn't expect that this errand would fall on them. After asking again, it was Li Liuyuan

who told the emperor.

The generals and ceremonial officers responsible for escorting wages and supplies to the border have been selected, and the escort team is ready and will set off in three days.

In the rain, soldiers riding fast horses were heading towards the capital.

A fast horse entered the capital, and people were sent to the border pass to deliver the news back: the Hu people had assembled an army of 500,000 people outside the pass and were preparing to attack Yanmen Pass.

"Eun—orbit—orbit—',

the bell on the city tower rang, and everyone in the capital could hear it.

Hearing the sound, Li Wen was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Did something happen? Something happened?

"Well, the Hu people have gathered an army of 500,000 to close the door. This is the news that came back. Take a look. " "Zhao Xiangyi handed the letter in his hand to Li Wen. This was the news sent to him from the border gate, "The palace should know the news. Come on, we are going to the palace. "

Li Wen read the letter in his hand and put it away. At this time, the Hu people are sending troops to attack Yanmen Pass?

The bell on the city tower rang. Within half an hour of the bell ringing, all the ministers in the court wanted to attack Yanmen Pass. Appearing in the main hall, small sedans were carried quickly on the road and stopped outside the palace gate. Ministers lined up to enter the palace one by one.

"What?" ! "

An army of half a million?

When they learned that the Hu people had assembled an army of half a million people outside the pass and were preparing to attack Yanmen Pass, all of these officials turned pale with fright. The Hu people had sent so many people here, in case they broke through Yanmen Pass. , what should we do when we reach the capital? Once the Hu army breaks through Yanmen Pass, they can march all the way to the capital.

It's not that these civil servants are afraid of death, but every time they fight against the Hu people, Dachengdu suffers heavy losses. The barbarians killed, burned, looted, and raped women wherever they went. They even spared children and the elderly and committed all kinds of evil. The late emperor broke through the gate and marched his troops all the way down, almost reaching the capital. , in the end it was the late emperor who personally led the troops to fight back the barbarians. It's

just that the emperor was capable of both civil and military affairs, but the

emperor was not in good health at the moment. The court still didn't know what the situation would be. If something happened, then it really is... The civil servants are all anxious, fearing that the barbarians will come to the capital in the blink of an eye.

"I summoned everyone to the palace today because I want to hear from all of you. Any thoughts and suggestions? Emperor Zhaozong propped up his sick body and sat on the dragon chair above the main hall, telling the ministers below the news from the border. Now the Hu people have assembled an army of 500,000 outside the pass. This 500,000 army is pressing down on the border, which may be a trouble.

"The barbarians are determined to disturb my Dacheng. If they are not exterminated, our Dacheng will not be able to have peace..."

Most of the military generals in the DPRK advocated war, and the civilian officials supported sending envoys to peace talks. The officials in the DPRK quickly divided into two groups, one group advocated war, and the other group engaged in peace talks. The peace talks would inevitably face the same situation as before, Dacheng gave the Hu people a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and food every year.

The main fighting faction will definitely not agree. Why should the barbarians be allowed to take away large amounts of food, gold, silver and jewelry every year?

The last time the Hu people sent envoys to Dacheng to ask for money and food, Li Liuyuan used a trick to drive away those barbarians. Now the Hu people are relying on Dacheng to dare not really fight them, so they have gathered so many troops to close the gate. go.

Isn't it just a fight with barbarians, who is afraid of whom? ! It's not necessarily a matter of who calls father and mother!

The main fighting faction and the main peace faction were quarreling fiercely. These generals were not as talkative as the civil servants, and they were soon silenced by the civil servants. Emperor Zhaozong, who was sitting on top, listened to the quarrels of the courtiers below, his ears buzzing, and he covered his mouth with a handkerchief in his hand, suppressing the cough that was about to arise in his chest, "Everyone... shut up!"

The officials below all silenced themselves,

"Li Wen, please tell me. "The emperor ordered Li Liuyuan to come out.

"Yes, Your Majesty. "Li Wen stood up and said, "I believe that maintaining the territory and security of Dacheng, guarding the border, and protecting the tens of thousands of people behind us are not only the responsibility of the border officers, but also the responsibility of each of us. The responsibilities and obligations of Dacheng people. Blindly giving in will only make the enemy think that we are weak and can be bullied!

"Anyone who dares to offend my great achievement will be punished no matter how far away! " Never allow anyone to violate my great achievements! "

The young man's voice sounded in this hall, sonorous and powerful!

"Anyone who dares to offend my great achievements will be punished no matter how far away!

"No one is allowed to infringe on my achievements! " "

The military generals shouted in unison, and the sound echoed in the hall. The lips of the civil servants from the Lord and the faction squirmed, and they all shrank into quails, daring not to make a sound.

After these voices stopped, Li Wencai continued, "Your Majesty, we still don't know what the situation is like at the border, the purpose and movements of the barbarians. The minister believes that we should now understand the actual situation at the border and find out how to deal with it. If we really start fighting with the Hu people, how much strength can we have in Dacheng and what is the actual strength of the Hu army. "

The Hu people have gathered an army of 500,000 people.

Did they send people to count them one by one? Is there really an army of 500,000 people, or is the opponent just bluffing. What is the strength of the opponent's troops? Are there any cavalry inside? How many, how many infantrymen are there?

As far as he knows, the Hu people outside the pass are divided into several tribes and several commanders. Do all the tribes want to attack Dacheng? If the Hu people were really united, they would have killed them long ago. The grasslands were unified because the Hu people were not of the same mind. Not all herdsmen outside the Great Wall wanted to invade Dacheng. More herdsmen pursued freedom and unrestraint, had no fixed abodes, and liked to run around on the grasslands. This This is also the reason why the herdsmen outside the pass have not established villages or countries, but only live in several tribes.

Don't just think that the enemy is coming. When the enemy comes, there will be chaos within yourself

. After Li Wen's analysis, the officials above the hall became quiet, and they were all thinking about these practical issues. Seeing that the officials below became quiet, the emperor's face became less ugly. , "Prince, tell me what you think about this matter?

"Yes, Father. " "Yang Shaomu stood up and said, "Your minister supports what Li Liuyuan just said. Our Dacheng has been retreating blindly. The more the Hu people think that we Dacheng can bully at will. Now that the Hu people have gathered a large army outside the pass, what we should be talking about now is how to deal with it... In my opinion, we should collect more information about the situation at the border. If we really take action against the Hu people, we will be successful. There are also complete strategies to deal with it. "

The emperor named several sons one by one, wanting to hear the opinions and opinions of each son.

The third prince Yang Shaokang is the leader of the peace faction. What he means is that Hu Jun has strong soldiers and horses. If Dacheng and Hu Jun face off, I am afraid that Dacheng will not succeed. There is no way to win over the side, which is also the idea of ​​the Central Government and the officials of the same faction.

As for the fourth prince, Yang Shaojian, he stood neutral and did not advocate war or peace. He only said that the matter should be discussed in the long term and a solution should be negotiated. Here comes the perfect plan.

Today, the sixth prince Yang Shaojun is also in the main hall. The emperor specially asked this son to speak. However, Yang Shaojun hesitated for a long time and did not say a reason. The emperor couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. Disappointed.

Among the sons, except for the prince, the third son is timid and fearful, the fourth son has a mixed attitude, and the sixth son has no own opinions and self-esteem, especially at this time. , the more he could see clearly the abilities of his sons, the emperor couldn't help but be a little disappointed with his sons.

Among these ministers, the only ones that the emperor liked well were Li Wen and Li Liuyuan, but after all, Li Liuyuan was still young. Too little experience and lack of experience.

Knowing that today's discussion would not yield a result, after sitting for a while, the emperor felt that his body was about to be unable to bear it, so he announced, "Let's postpone this matter and withdraw from the court..." "

The emperor's guard of honor left, and all the officials respectfully sent the emperor off.

That day, Emperor Zhaozong summoned the prince, several princes, and several senior ministers in the court to the imperial study to discuss border matters. That day Li Wen also received a summons from the emperor, entered the palace, and participated in this discussion...

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Three days after the chaos, the team sent by the imperial court to escort money and materials to the border was ready to leave on time. The escort team outside the city gate had been assembled. This time, young general Wang Hao and Wang were the main commander. Zhang Su went to represent the Ministry of Rites. Li Wen followed Zhao Xiangyi here to see off his friends. He had a pretty good relationship with these two people. "Brothers, I'll wait for you to come back. I'll invite you to sing and drink.

" You may encounter various dangers on the road, so the road to the border is not foolproof or absolutely safe. Coupled with the situation at the border at this time, it is possible to start a fight with the barbarians at any time, and it is hard to say what will happen. But the more it is at this time, and the court has been in arrears with food and salary for so long, the more it should be sent at this time.

Li Wen's words were to let his friends go safely and come back safely. If this trip is over, go back quickly, and you can still be back in time for the New Year.

"Haha, that's what you said. Prepare a good drink and wait for us. We will come back to you for a drink." Wang Hao reached out and patted Li Wen on the shoulder. Zhang Su glanced back at Li Wen, the two looked at each other, couldn't help but smile, and said, "I know, we will send the things over and come back smoothly.

" Waiting for you. "Li Wen bared his teeth, gave Zhang Suhui a nice smile, and asked Wang Hao to protect Zhang Suhui on the way

. "You still need to tell me." "Wang Hao got on his horse, waved to Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyi, and turned the horse's head to the front of the team. Zhang Su returned to the carriage, and this time he went to the border. Except for two boys, there were not even one beside him. The maid didn't bring him with him.

This shows that this man is still very reliable in business.

Li Wen asked Wang Hao to send a written letter to his master. Zhao Xiangyi also had a letter and wanted to send it to him at the border. Father, General Zhao.

On this day, the team escorting money and supplies set off for the border.

At this time, before the external troubles were settled, internal troubles began to

spread in the palace about the death of Concubine Zhao Yueyan . It was the Queen who did it. A palace

maid who was serving the Queen and had been recorded on the death list appeared in the palace and testified that it was the Queen who ordered her to poison Concubine Zhao and the fetus in her belly. Her death has always been a mystery and a concern of the emperor. Because of the death of Concubine Zhao, the Queen Mother was imprisoned in the palace to eat fast and chant Buddha. She has not appeared in front of people for so many years, and there is no one in the palace. No one dared to talk about Concubine Zhao and the Queen Mother again. Now someone mentioned Zhao Yueyan's death again, and accused the Queen of killing Zhao Yueyan.

"You..." The emperor was furious, his eyes seemed to be cannibalistic. Looking at the Queen, he raised his finger and pointed at the Queen. Before he could finish a word, the blood rushed to his heart and he fainted on the spot.

The Queen's eyes widened, her whole body was trembling, and her lips were trembling. Shaking his head.

No, it wasn't her, she didn't kill Zhao Yueyan...

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... call the Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician, where is the Imperial Physician?" Concubine Dong Guifei threw herself in front of the emperor's bed and screamed. Eunuch Sun reacted immediately and sent the eunuch to call the imperial doctor, "Quick, call the imperial doctor over." "

The little eunuch rushed out to find the imperial doctor.

"You are talking nonsense, nonsense! "The queen recovered quickly. She was trembling all over. She didn't know whether she was really angry or scared. She asked the palace guards to come forward and take the maid away. "Take the person down and lock her up." "

The palace maid kneeling on the ground had her face burned by fire and her throat injured by the poison of tobacco. She looked as old as an old lady in her sixties or seventies. She looked at the queen with vicious eyes, "Empress, don't you remember? Are you a slave? You have made this slave miserable..."

"No! You can't take people away. This palace maid was brought by Concubine Shu. When she saw that the queen wanted to take away the witnesses, she was naturally unwilling. She pointed and said that the queen wanted to kill people and silence them. She looked very proud. Look, I found the evidence to overthrow you today!

At this time, as long as the queen is taken down, the prince can be taken down.

Of course the queen understood that the target of these people was not her, but her son. As long as it was confirmed that Zhao Yueyan's death was her fault, let alone her inability to be the queen, her son's position as prince might be implicated. No, Absolutely not!

"Take the person under custody, and get anyone to say that the death of Concubine Zhao is the fault of me! I and Concubine Zhao are sisters, why do you want to harm Concubine Zhao?" The queen regained her aura as a queen, Order the guards to take the person down.

The face of this palace maid had been destroyed by the fire, and her original face could no longer be seen. Who knows where Concubine Shu

found someone to pretend to be the dead palace maid beside her when she was young? This is really the palace maid who died next to her back then. Who can have evidence to prove that the death of Concubine Zhao was caused by her as the queen? She and Zhao Yueyan were sisters. She was the queen. Why did she want to kill Zhao Yueyan?

"It's you, you're jealous that Concubine Zhao is favored more than you..." Concubine Shu was still unyielding.

Snap!

"Idiot!"

The queen slapped Concubine Shu, stopping Concubine Shu from saying anything. She didn't even know what was going on when she was being used as a gunman! The queen glanced sharply at the guards standing aside, "Why don't you take this person down quickly? You dare to put any kind of people into the palace!

And you, Concubine Shu, what are your intentions? It seems that these things in this palace Nian is so kind that you all think that I am easy to bully. Come on, please take Concubine Shu down!"

"No, you can't!" Concubine Shu said, "You must dare to touch me..."

" "Go on!" At this time, the Queen's majesty was truly revealed. In this harem, besides the Emperor, she was the Queen. The Queen has been too kind in recent years, and everyone thought that the Queen was easy to bully.

Two guards dragged the palace maid down, and two guards took Concubine Shu away.

Fortunately, because the emperor was in poor health, the imperial physician was always with him. There were people guarding the side hall all day long. If anything happened to the emperor, the imperial physician over there would rush over as quickly as possible.

The queen stopped the chaos, and the imperial doctor rushed over, "Quick, go and show the emperor."

Concubine Gu stood in front of the emperor's bed with a pale face, looked at the unconscious emperor, and stirred the silk in her hands. . In today's chaos, Concubine Gu seemed to be staying out of the situation. Except for the fact that her face looked a little paler, she did not participate in the interrogation of the Queen throughout the whole process.

"Uuuu, Your Majesty, nothing will happen to you..." Concubine Dong Gui knelt in front of the bed and cried loudly.

The other concubines who followed were all wiping tears.

"Shut up, I. You are crying all day long. The Emperor has nothing to do! Are you all hoping that something will happen to the Emperor?" The Queen scolded Concubine Dong who was crying. Concubine Dong choked and stopped. The crying

queen glanced at Concubine Gu who was standing aside. Concubine Gu could feel the queen's look at her with inquiry. She pinched the silk in her hand and did not look back at the queen.

The imperial doctors were doing their best to treat the emperor, and they were all sweating profusely.

After calming down, the queen recalled today's events in her mind. Concubine Shu brought the maid into the palace and accused her of causing Zhao Yueyan's death in front of the emperor. Why is this person still haunting her even though he has been dead for so many years? And where did Concubine Shu find her? Who is behind Concubine Shu? Is it Concubine Dong, Concubine Gu, or someone else?

...No, Concubine Dong is brainless. Concubine Dong could not be responsible for what happened today. The most suspicious person is Concubine Gu, but Concubine Gu seems to have no idea that such a thing is happening.

Such a big thing happened in the palace. Soon, the prince who lived in the East Palace and several princes outside the palace knew about it, as well as the ministers in the court, and they rushed to the palace one by one.

The third prince and the prince arrived almost at the same time. On the way there, Yang Shaomu knew what happened in the palace. As soon as he knew that the incident was related to his mother, he knew that these people were targeting him. When he saw that Lao San arrived with him almost at the same time, he knew that Lao San had already prepared for this incident, which confirmed his suspicion. Sure enough, Lao San and Concubine Shu had prepared this for him. of.

The seventh prince who lived in the palace followed, followed by the fourth prince Yang Shaojian and the sixth prince Yang Shaojun. All the princes were already here.

When he heard that something happened in the palace, Li Wen's mind paused. His first feeling at the time was: Are these people crazy?

"Are you all crazy?" At this moment, the Hu people have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops at the border. The enemy has not been dealt with, and now they themselves are in chaos. If something really happened to the emperor, the whole capital would be in chaos, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. At this time, something happened in the capital, which would directly affect the morale of the soldiers on the border.

The Queen killed Concubine Zhao?

Li Wen only found out about Concubine Zhao later. After all, Concubine Zhao was Zhao Xiangyi's aunt. At that time, Concubine Zhao was the favorite of the emperor's three thousand people. When I heard that Concubine Zhao had just entered the palace, the emperor stayed with Concubine Zhao for three months in a row, which attracted the attention of all the ministers in the court. Shangzhezi impeached the imperial concubine Zhao, saying that Zhao blamed the concubine for deceiving the emperor, being jealous, and asking the emperor to soak up the rain and dew.

In fact, the emperor was also a pitiful man, sleeping with his own concubine and being controlled by his ministers.

Since ancient times, beauties have had a bad life. Most beautiful women do not live long. It is the emperor's favor that kills his beloved woman. A woman who came from a general's house did not understand the rules of the game in the palace and became a victim of the struggle in the palace. If it is said that Concubine Zhao died, it must have been caused by those in the palace.

As for whether she is the empress or not, who knows?

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The answer  does not seem to be that important.

The problem now is that when the finger is pointed at the Queen, the target of these people is actually the Crown Prince behind the Queen. They want to take down the Crown Prince so that other princes will have a chance to ascend to the throne. Where did Concubine Shu find the maid? If the identity of this palace maid is true, then how did this palace maid escape from the fire, and was there anyone else in the middle? This matter involves the long-dead Concubine Zhao, so this line may have been buried for a long time.

In this matter, what roles did the other princes and the concubines in the palace play?

It seems that some people can't hold it any longer and want to get rid of the prince so that he can take his place. All struggles related to imperial power in history are bound to be bloody. Everyone thinks that they will know the outcome if they don't fight hard. They will not give up until the last moment.

It's just that the emperor's situation is just in case. At this juncture, if something happens to the emperor, it may not be a good thing. This matter also concerns the queen and the prince. At this time, nothing can happen to the prince, otherwise things will be bad in the capital.

As early as when the emperor was seriously ill, Li Wen had thought about the possibility of chaos in the capital, but he didn't expect these people to wait until now to take action.

"Let's go, let's go into the palace too." Li Wen sighed, put down the brush in his hand, and prepared to go into the palace. If the death of Concubine Zhao is really related to the Queen, how will Zhao Xiangyi deal with it, and what choices will the Zhao family make at that time.

He held the token given by the emperor in his hand, and the guards guarding the door did not dare to stop him. He entered the palace smoothly along the way.

"Why are you here?" When Zhao Xiangyi saw the young man entering the palace, he felt that the young man should not enter the palace at this time. He frowned and looked at the young man. Li Wen looked at the man standing in front of him, feeling a little speechless and asked, "It is at this time that I should come to the palace." How could he not enter the palace at this time?

"The palace is in chaos. It's not good for you to come here." Zhao Xiangyi was thinking about the boy's safety and didn't want him to come into the palace at this time.

"It's still coming." Li Wen sighed and said, "Isn't it you?"

Zhao Xiangyi's tensed lines relaxed, probably because the young man's words pleased him, "Don't run around."

"I know." Li Wen almost rolled his eyes. Did this person really think he was a three-year-old child? Running around in a place like the palace, his nine lives are not enough for him to play alone.

The two of them lowered their voices and spoke a few words. After all, there were so many people in the palace at the moment that it was not appropriate to say anything more. The two of them went to the Emperor's Nourishing Heart Palace together. The Emperor was still unconscious and the situation in the palace was worse than he thought.

The queen mother in the palace was invited out by everyone, and the queen mother in gorgeous clothes sat in the upper seat.

This was the first time for Li Wen to see this queen mother. He knew that there was such a queen mother in the palace. However, this queen mother ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name, and did not see outsiders. She was a transparent person in this palace. I heard that the Queen Mother was banned from Cining Palace by the emperor's order because of the death of Concubine Zhao. I don't know what role the Queen Mother played in the death of Concubine Zhao.

There are so many dirty things in the palace, I don't know how many people have clean hands, I'm afraid not many people have clean hands.

One look at the appearance of this empress dowager, Li Wen felt that she was not a compassionate person who ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name.

"What's going on today? What's going to happen to the Emperor? The Ai family is asking for you." The Queen Mother who was invited out made it clear that she was here to ask questions. Before she came here, the Queen Mother knew all the big and small things that happened in the palace. She just borrowed Concubine Dong Guifei's hand. This stupid woman still wanted to take advantage of her?

Concubine Dong was naturally jealous and told the story about the palace maid's accusation against the queen.

After listening to Concubine Dong's words, the Queen Mother asked the queen to hand over the phoenix seal that was in charge of the harem, "The Ai family thinks that before the matter is found out, the queen can't hold the phoenix seal anymore. Queen, please take out the phoenix seal. ...Leave it to Concubine Dong Gui to take charge temporarily. After the truth of the matter is found out and the queen's suspicion is cleared, the phoenix seal can be handed back to the queen. "

The queen knows that the phoenix seal will really be handed over to her later. It would be difficult to come back, so she would not be so foolish as to take out the Phoenix Seal. She had the Queen Mother suppress her back then, but today she is no longer the Shangguan Wanqing she was back then. She is no longer afraid of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother does not have the ability to do anything to her.

"Fengyin was given by the emperor to his daughter-in-law to take charge of the harem. The daughter-in-law must be worthy of the emperor's trust. Now that the emperor is unconscious, the daughter-in-law must take care of the harem on behalf of the queen. Otherwise... Concubine Shu can take any maid with her today. Come into the palace and talk nonsense. Is there someone who can bring an assassin into the palace tomorrow? It doesn't matter if the daughter-in-law is hurt. If the emperor is hurt, who can bear the responsibility? "The queen said. The meaning of the words is also very clear

. She will not hand over the phoenix seal. Unless the emperor asks her to hand over the phoenix seal, she will hand over the phoenix seal.

Just when she thought of the emperor, a flash of sadness flashed in the queen's eyes.

...The emperor was able to kill so many people for Zhao Yueyan back then. I wonder what kind of trouble will be caused when the emperor wakes up. What if the emperor falls asleep? Her son became the emperor, and she became the eminent queen mother.

"Are you trying to disobey the Aijia's words? The Aijia's words won't work, right?" The Queen Mother looked at the Queen with a cold look in her eyes and asked.

"My daughter-in-law doesn't dare." The Queen stood in front of the Queen Mother, her attitude neither humble nor overbearing.

It turns out that the Queen Mother was invited by Concubine Dong Zhi? Seeing Concubine Dong Gui standing next to the Queen Mother, Li Wen shook his head in his heart. Concubine Dong Gui was not smart. What was the use of inviting this old Buddha out? The harem has long been the queen's domain, and the queen mother's power has long been eclipsed. Trying to take the phoenix seal from the queen's hands is really a fool's errand.

At this time, even if you hold the Phoenix Seal in your hand, how long can you hold it for? I don't know what Concubine Dong Gui thinks. Not knowing that he was being used by others, Li Wen shook his head in his mind, wondering how someone as smart as Prime Minister Dong could teach such a stupid daughter.

The ministers who rushed to the palace all knew what happened in the palace.

Back then, the emperor ignored a whole harem of women for the sake of Concubine Zhao, so when Concubine Zhao died, many ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These people have something to do with the palace. If the emperor only favored Concubine Zhao, then the person they had worked so hard to send into the palace would be of no use. How could they allow it?

Fortunately, Concubine Zhao died later. The palace announced to the outside world that Concubine Zhao died of illness. Those who knew the inside story knew that Concubine Zhao was poisoned. When Concubine Zhao died, The fetus in her belly was already seven months old, and it died after being born less than a stick of incense.

Speaking of which, Concubine Zhao's mother and son were just pitiable people. Hey...

I didn't expect that more than ten years later, someone would find out about Concubine Zhao's death. Could this matter really be related to the Queen? ? The ministers were all speculating in their minds.

However, at this time, instead of whether Concubine Zhao's death was related to the Queen, they were more concerned about when the Emperor would wake up. Back then, the emperor was ill for a whole month because of the death of Concubine Zhao, and now the emperor is unconscious because of the death of Concubine Zhao. It's really...

If the emperor doesn't wake up from this illness, how will he deal with the following events? , this is the key.

These officials all have masters they support behind their backs. Of course, they hope that the master they support will become the emperor. This is related to their personal future and the fate of the entire family. Therefore, it can be said that these ministers are not so much concerned about when the emperor wakes up as they are more concerned about which prince can successfully inherit the throne. Before the imperial edict announced by the emperor is issued, everything is possible.

In front of the emperor's bed, the prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the sixth prince and the youngest seventh prince were all standing guard in front of the emperor's bed. The ministers from the court were all following here. The two young princesses were not carried here by palace attendants.

"Physician Chen, how is your father's condition?"

"The emperor's condition has stabilized for the time being. As for waking up..." The imperial doctor couldn't guarantee it. It's really hard to say.

A group of imperial doctors worked hard for a long time and finally stabilized the emperor's condition.

It's getting dark and the palace door is about to close.

Judging from this situation, the emperor will not wake up for a while. He has been guarding the palace for most of the day. Everyone has been standing all day without even drinking water. No matter how healthy people are, they can't hold it, let alone some older people. Old minister, my old legs are trembling as I stand.

"Everyone has been waiting here all day today. I think everyone is tired. Your Majesty has the imperial physician here. Please go back and come back tomorrow morning." It's hard to keep too many people here in the palace. As the prince, Yang Shaomu then spoke and asked everyone to go back and rest first.

Today's matter concerns the Queen, but no one can convict the Queen until the truth of the matter is found out. Even if Concubine Zhao's death was really related to the queen, whether this matter will affect the prince and how the emperor will deal with it will not be known until the emperor wakes up.

If the emperor does not wake up, the one most likely to inherit the throne is the prince, so at this time, the prince is still the prince. The crown prince is the crown prince personally named by the emperor. He has been the crown prince for so many years. There are a group of ministers in the court who support the crown prince.

The prince is the first in line for the crown prince. If anything happens to the emperor, the prince is

the one who will take over Dacheng. Therefore, it is more effective for the prince to speak now. Some people are not convinced and know that it is not good to stay in the palace at this time. It is better to wait until tomorrow.

Yang Shaokang was thinking about other things, glanced at the prince, and left with his people.

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: "Your Majesty, I'll ask the imperial doctors to pay more attention to you." The Queen Mother said to the imperial doctors, glanced at the unconscious emperor lying on the dragon bed, and raised her hand. , Ren stood up with the help of the palace people around him, and left with the accompanying palace maids and eunuchs behind him.

The queen glanced at the prince and knew that the prince would take care of it, so she led all the concubines in the harem and followed the queen mother out. Concubine Dong wanted to stay and take care of the emperor. At this time, the Queen Mother and the Empress had left, and she finally followed everyone away obediently.

Yang Shaomu lowered his head slightly and sent the Queen Mother and Queen Mother off respectfully.

After the Queen Mother and the Empress had left, Yang Shaomu'an's people sent the ministers out.

Dong Xiang glanced at the unconscious emperor, with a dull expression on his face, and said to the prince, "My subordinates, farewell." He led many officials behind him and left. Some older ministers, supported by palace attendants, tremblingly walked out of the palace gate.

Seeing this, Yang Shaojian said a word to the prince and left first.

The younger seventh prince cried so hard that his eyes were red and swollen. Under the persuasion of the palace servant sent by Concubine Dong, he followed the palace servant back. Most of the princes left the palace and built their mansions when they were fifteen years old. Only the younger seventh prince still lived in the palace.

The people around him left one by one, and only the prince and the sixth prince were left in the emperor's bedroom. Eunuch Sun stepped forward and persuaded, "Prince, Your Highness, the Sixth Highness, you two masters have been here for a day. There are old slaves and imperial doctors here. Why don't you two masters go back and have a rest. Don't be exhausted." The emperor still needs the two crown princes and the sixth highness."

"Father, I have to trouble Eunuch Sun and the imperial doctors." Yang Shaomu didn't say anything, but just told Eunuch Sun to take good care of the emperor.

"This slave can do it." Eunuch Sun lowered his head and said.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. I will definitely guard the Emperor." The doctors were to stay in the palace and take turns to wait for the Emperor. If something happens to the emperor at this time, the imperial doctors are afraid that it will not be easy for him.

It's just that the emperor's situation is probably not too good. These doctors all know it in their hearts, but no one will say it at this time.

When the prince and the sixth prince came out from the emperor's place, Yang Shaomu did not go to his mother's place, but led the people back towards the East Palace. Yang Shaojun followed his second brother and saw his silent face. He hadn't seen such an expression on his second brother's face for a long time. He originally wanted to ask something, but in the end he kept his mouth shut. Didn't ask.

"Your Highness, is the emperor awake?" Situ Xue saw the prince coming back. She knew that something happened in the palace today, and the prince did not return until now. She was taking care of the children at home and did not follow the prince into the palace. She probably heard some things about the palace. Now that she saw the prince coming back, she stepped forward to ask the emperor how he was doing.

"Don't worry, there are imperial doctors here." Yang Shaomu did not elaborate on the affairs in the palace, but just warned, "You are here to look after Xuan'er. Xuan'er is still young and needs someone to take care of her."

"Yes . "Your Majesty, if you don't tell me, I will do it too." She will take good care of her child without the prince's orders. This is not only the prince's legitimate son, but also the son she gave birth to with all her life. No one is more responsible than her. Mother, I hope my son will be better.

The prince may have other children in the future, but for Situ Xue, this child is the only one born to her and is her own flesh and blood. Other people's children are still other people's children. There is a layer of separation. Only her biological children will be her support. As early as the day she married the prince and became the princess, Situ Xue understood some of the things she might have to face in the future.

She was lucky to meet the prince. She was fascinated by the prince's appearance and demeanor at just one glance. She loved this man and the child they had together. Xuan'er was their child^

Yang Shaomu After saying a few words to the Crown Princess, he asked the Crown Princess to go back and rest first, "I still have some things to do here."

"Your Highness, I asked the kitchen to prepare food for you. Why don't you have something with Your Highness Sixth Prince first? " Something." Situ Xue hesitated and persuaded.

"There's no rush, we'll talk later." Yang Shaomu waved his hand. Seeing this, Situ Xue couldn't continue persuading him any more, so he had to take the others and leave first. Yang Shaomu took Yang Shaojun to the study. After a while, all the staff members in his house came over, and a group of people were discussing things in the study.

The queen returned to the Changxi Palace and ordered her confidants to investigate what happened today. A ferocious look flashed in the queen's eyes, "Where did Concubine Shu blame find the person? Who else is involved in this matter? Tell me." I have found out clearly and clearly!"

Based on her understanding of Concubine Shu, that woman has not had such foresight. She wants to know who is standing

behind Concubine Shu. That woman Zhao Yueyan has been dead for more than ten years. No one in this palace has dared to mention that woman again for more than ten years. Since she has been dead for so many years, why is her ghost still lingering around her! Now there are still people who want to take advantage of Zhao Yueyan's death, want to pull her down from this position, and want to prevent her son from becoming the emperor. She will not allow it, she will never allow it! even? ? city? ?

What Shangguan Wanqing couldn't forgive the most was that she didn't know anything about what these people did under her eyes, so she was caught off guard by the emperor.

"Yes, empress."

''Go to pba〇,

at this time, none of the empresses who returned to the palaces were idle. There were maids and eunuchs coming in and out of each palace, quietly sending news to the palace. outside. The officials who returned from the palace were not idle when they returned to their homes. Some officials went back to their homes and changed into regular clothes, then got on small sedans and went out.

It was

getting late, and there were no people on the streets of the capital. A gust of wind blew up and picked up the fallen leaves on the ground.

They walked out of the palace and were walking back together.

Li Wen thought about what happened in the palace today, and whether the death of Concubine Zhao had anything to do with the queen. After all, that person Jing was Zhao Xiangyi's aunt, and others were targeting the prince. He knew that Zhao Xiangyi must be thinking will care about this.

And with the emperor's current situation, I'm afraid he really won't be able to survive the next year. By then, it is very likely that the prince will succeed to the throne, or one of the other princes.

Anyway, there must be one person in this world who will be the emperor. Ordinary families have many children. When I die, my sons will still fight for the family property, let alone in an imperial family. If the emperor is going to die, the princes below will definitely want to be the emperor.

At this time, the target of those people is probably not only the queen and the prince, but also the Zhao family who is on the side of the prince. Others are already very powerful if they kill two birds with one stone, but this one kills three birds with one stone. The mastermind behind this The one who does all this is really a talent.

Is it the third prince, the fourth prince, or the sixth prince? At the age of the Seventh Prince, it would be terrifying if a child could make such profound calculations. However, the Seventh Prince has a Prime Minister Dong who has been planning for Concubine Dong and the Seventh Prince for so many years. I am afraid he is not someone who will just sit back and watch someone else become the emperor.

The two of them were silent all the way, each thinking about their own things.

"You...,"

"You...,"

The two people spoke at the same time and paused at the same time, letting the other person speak first.

This time Li asked faster and said, "Tell me first, what do you want to say to me?"

"I want to say, I'll take you back first." Zhao Xiangyi said.

"What about you?" Li asked, why don't you go back together? Where are you going? Both Jiangjun Mansion and Liuyuan Mansion go back in this direction, separated by only two streets.

"I still have something to do. If I don't reply too late, don't wait for me." Zhao Xiangyi said.

Li Wen had no choice but to nod, and did not ask what the man was doing. He originally wanted to ask about Concubine Zhao, but after thinking about it, he didn't ask. Presumably this man has his own thoughts and decisions about this matter, so let him handle it by himself.

Zhao Xiangyi sent his young man back to the gate of Liuyuan Mansion, then turned around and left with his people.

Looking at the man leaving, Li Wen turned around and entered the door. When he got home and smelled the food, he realized that he was hungry. I don't know if it's because I'm eating alone, but it always feels a bit lacking in flavor. He picked up the food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. As he was eating, he thought of the man who turned around and left. He wondered if the man had gone to find something to eat or was still hungry.

Thinking like this, he suddenly felt a little unable to swallow and couldn't eat anymore.

"Master, don't you want to eat?" Li Tong put down his bowl and chopsticks when he saw that his young master had only eaten one bowl of rice. Didn't their young master usually have three bowls of rice? Why didn't he eat? My stomach is not full yet, why don't you continue to eat more?

"I'm full. Let's move out and ask someone to prepare hot water for me to take a bath."

Li Wen got up and went to the study, originally thinking I was busy with something, walked around the study, and came out again.

When he returned to the bedroom, the hot water in the room was ready. He took off his clothes and soaked himself in it. He didn't get out of the water until the water was cold. He kept waiting for Zhao Xiangyi that night, until he couldn't hold his eyelids anymore and fell asleep from sleepiness, but the man didn't come back.

It wasn't until he got up the next day that he found that no one had slept on the other side of the bed. He knew that that person had not come back last night.

On

this day, the emperor was still unconscious, and the situation in the court was unclear.

The ministers who supported the prince asked the prince to manage the affairs of the court on their behalf. The other factions did not say anything, but they did not want the prince to take the power in his hands at this time. However, the prince did not accept the request of the ministers. He only did what he could do as the prince. He would take the small matters that he could make decisions on his behalf. Major matters would still wait for the emperor to wake up and deal with them.

But on this day, something unexpected happened in the palace. 6

The maid who was brought by Concubine Shu and accused the queen of killing Concubine Zhao died in the dungeon. She was bleeding from her orifices when she died and died of poisoning. She went to the cell to eat. The eunuch first discovered it.

This incident aroused heated discussion among everyone and pushed the queen into the turmoil.

No matter who killed the palace maid at this time, the death of Concubine Zhao was related to the queen, and people had to suspect that the queen sent someone to kill the palace maid. The Queen Mother once again used this matter to make trouble, saying that the Queen could not manage the harem well, and people died under her eyes, which was a dereliction of duty as a Queen, and once again asked the Queen to hand over the Phoenix Seal.

"My daughter-in-law will ask people to find out the truth of the matter and give everyone an explanation." The queen reached out and pinched the center of her brow, but had no intention of handing over Feng Yin.

The attitude of the Queen and the Queen Mother was consistent, and neither of them had any intention of taking a step back.

But today, more than ten years later, even if the Queen Mother refuses to admit it, the daughter-in-law in front of her now is no longer the daughter-in-law she could control at her disposal. This makes the Queen Mother very dissatisfied.

But After today's incident, some bad rumors began to spread in the harem that the queen killed Zhao Guifei and silenced her. The queen ordered that anyone in the palace who dared to discuss this matter would be punished with a cane. Therefore, the people in the palace no longer dared to discuss the matter.

Ever since the emperor fell into coma, the Empress Dowager has left Cining Palace every day. Every time, she criticizes the Empress in front of everyone, and does not give any face to her daughter-in-law. Shangguan Wanqing sneered in her heart. Every time the Queen Mother criticized her, she remained silent and did not reply a word. It was as if the Queen Mother was performing a one-man show by herself.

The queen said to her prince, "Prince, just do what you want to do. There is a queen mother here in the palace

. "Mother, thank you for your hard work. You should pay more attention to yourself recently. The child is busy here and may not be able to take care of you, mother. "Yang Shaomu has not asked his mother about Concubine Zhao. If he has doubts in his heart, he can send people around him to check, but he cannot ask his biological mother about it.

If not The mother who gave birth to him would not be today, let alone the crown prince of Dacheng. Even if his mother did something, it was just for his son.

But if it was the death of Concubine Zhao and his mother . How should he deal with this possibility? Yang Shaomu didn't have any idea in his heart.

Yang Shaomu only hoped that his mother had nothing to do with the death of Concubine Zhao.

"Prince, you can do it ." Just do what you need to do and don't worry about your mother. The Queen Mother can still handle this side of the palace. "The queen was talking about these things that happened in the palace, and the queen mother.

The mother and son had a short conversation, and Yang Shaomu left his mother's place.

Until the third day, the emperor was still awake. At this time, the situation in the court became a little more delicate.

"The country cannot live without a king for a day. I sincerely ask His Highness the Crown Prince to preside over the affairs of the court on his behalf. "

The ministers of the court have petitioned the prince to take charge of the affairs of the court. Now that the emperor is unconscious and Hu Jun is watching, if there is no one in the court to manage the affairs of the court

on his behalf , it will affect the entire Dacheng Dynasty. Under the begging of the minister, the prince nodded and said, "In this way, before the father wakes up, I will temporarily take charge of the general affairs of the court. After my father wakes up, I will take charge of all the affairs of the court." Report small matters to the emperor. "This means that after the emperor wakes up, he will transfer the power back to the emperor.

Who knows when the emperor will wake up and whether he will wake up?

In this case, the prince's temporary The control will not be temporary, but will become permanent. The prince is the prince personally named by the emperor and the crown prince of Dacheng. If something happens to the emperor, it will be a matter of course for the prince to inherit the throne. The court will support the prince. Those ministers must hope that the prince will inherit the throne.

Then they, the princes, will never have a chance again? No, they have been working hard for so long, and they can't end up with nothing!

He can't wait any longer! He secretly clenched his fists.

At this time, not only the third prince was anxious, but other people were also anxious, and some people couldn't hold back anymore and started to act.

Chapter 224 Palace Chaos? Ending

Li Wen would go into the palace to visit the emperor every day, but the emperor never woke up.

He was aware of the current situation and situation in the court. In fact, at this time, Li Wen believed that it was a clear approach for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take charge of the court affairs on his behalf. A country cannot live without a king for a day. Now that Dacheng is experiencing external and internal troubles, the court needs someone to stabilize the situation, and the prince is the best candidate.

I didn't see Zhao Xiangyi for two days in a row. The man just sent someone to report to him, and he didn't know where he went.

The longer the emperor was in coma, which meant that the chance of the emperor waking up became smaller. At this time, some people in the capital began to get ready to take action.

Zhao Xiangyi didn't come back for several nights, and he couldn't sleep at night.

I don't know what happened these past two days, but his eyelids have been beating non-stop, and he always felt like something was about to happen. Li Wen felt a little uneasy.

He had a nightmare in the middle of the night. He woke up, his mouth was a little dry, and he was about to get up and drink a glass of water.

(Yes!) Yes! ) just-

heard the sound of claws scratching the door outside, and he was startled.

Li Wen realized who was scratching the door outside, so he went over to open the door, let in the dog who was scratching the door outside, touched the old dog's head, and asked, "General, what's wrong with you? You don't usually do this." He will come to scratch my door in the middle of the night.

The older this big dog gets, the less active it becomes. He always likes to find a place to sleep by himself, or to bask in the sun in the yard.

"You came to me in the middle of the night to do this . What? Could it be that you want to come and chat with me in the middle of the night? "Li asked.

Dahei raised his head and looked at him. He didn't understand human language, but looked into his eyes as if he was talking to him.

Suddenly, Dahei stood up and stood in front of him.

"Master, this subordinate and others are here to protect you, Master. "The guards of the house all gathered in his courtyard. These people were all sent to him by Zhao Xiangyi. Li Wen opened the door and saw the people standing outside. He noticed that they were holding

Li Wen frowned and asked, "Did something happen? "

"Well, something happened. " A few thieves have just arrived in the house, and they have been dealt with by the subordinates and others. The third prince led his people to take control of the palace. The palace was probably in chaos, so his subordinates and others came to protect the master. "The leading man in the group said.

Ah Chen and Ah Wu rushed over later. The swords in their hands were also stained with human blood.

"Something happened in the palace? Is there anyone else coming to our place? "As he expected, something happened in the palace. This was not a question, it was almost certain. Li Wen could have killed a mosquito between his eyebrows. These people came here, probably to catch him.

" Well, yes, I'm afraid it's someone sent by the third prince. "The leading man said, "When something happened to the young general, I told my subordinates that if something happens in the capital, I would ask them to protect you, my master. "

The underlying meaning of these words is that it is dangerous outside, and you can't go anywhere except this house.

Li Wen's mouth twitched. Originally, he wanted to go into the palace to have a look, but when he thought about it, he wanted to go in at this time. Going to the palace would definitely cause trouble for others. He had a little guess about what Zhao Xiangyi might be busy with these days.

But he really couldn't help with these things, so it was better not to cause trouble for others

. Nothing's wrong, right? "

"The subordinates and others were not injured.

"That's good. If anyone is injured, remember to apply medicine. " Everyone else is still sleeping, right? I have nothing to do here for the time being, so you can go find a place to rest. "Li Wen usually doesn't pay much attention to this group of people in his house. Knowing that there is such a group of people, his Liuyuan Mansion seems to be empty and there are not many people. I am afraid that there are no guards in other houses in the capital. This group of people is very useful.

Fortunately, Xiaobao and Jinwan have returned to their hometowns at this time, otherwise it would be really uneasy for them to stay here in the capital. Are they here? They had agreed before that they would come up from home after the Mid-Autumn Festival. I guess they are already on their way.

I don't know what is going on in the palace at this time. Is there any danger to the emperor? It's really surprising. Worry.

Is Zhao Xiangyi in danger or injured?

After sitting in the room for a while, he felt a little restless. He went to the door. When he opened the door, he saw two pillars guarding the door and closed the door again. This group of people were still afraid that he would enter the palace in the middle of the night. Li Wen sighed in his heart and decided not to let Zhao Xiangyi worry about him. These people were the ones Zhao Xiangyi sent to protect him just in case

. I couldn't sleep after going there, my mind was full of all kinds of worries, and I thought about going to Yanmen Pass. What if the Hu people really came to attack? If the Hu people really came with an army of 500,000 people, their court would send troops to reinforce them? .

When we go to war, we need food and grass. Fortunately, there is a good harvest of food in various places this year. There should be food in the south this year. When the time comes, we can use water to transport food from there. Just fighting means that people will die, and a soldier will die. Behind the scenes, there may be parents, brothers, sisters, wives and children. If there is no war, then it is better not to fight.

Only when the world is stable, the government is stable, and the country is rich and powerful can the people live and work in peace and contentment

. , he fell asleep again, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he entered the dreamland. He heard the sound of clanging in his eyes, the sound of killing, and the shouts.

There were dead people everywhere.

"Kill..."

The weapons collided with each other, making a clanging sound. The long sword barrel entered the person's body, and blood spurted out.

At dawn, the prince led people to take control of the palace and quickly captured the third prince and his group. The people brought by Yang Shaokang were quickly controlled. The palace chaos ended It ended with the failure of the third prince.

The outcome of this palace chaos is already obvious as to who wins and who loses.

"Your Highness, we found it."

"Bring it up."

The people sent by the prince searched the third prince's house for letters that communicated with the barbarians. There was also his personal seal on them. The third prince collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and the evidence was conclusive. , even as a prince, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country is a serious crime. "Take him away and lock him up."

The third prince Yang Shaokang and all the officials who participated in the palace chaos last night were thrown into the sky prison. , awaiting trial and disposal after the emperor wakes up. As for the third prince's mother and concubine, Concubine Shu sent someone to imprison her in a prison, waiting for the emperor to wake up before dealing with her.

In the palace chaos last night, many people died in the palace, and several ministers died in the court. Some ministers who were dissatisfied with the third prince were killed by the third prince's men. The youngest seventh prince, Yang Shaoning, died under a knife. Concubine Dong Guifei was also killed to save her son.

The Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince had varying degrees of injuries, but none of them were fatal.

The sun rose in the east, and a ray of sunlight penetrated the palace wall and hit the dark red palace wall. The color of the palace wall stained with blood seemed to be darker. The corpses that were clearly visible in the palace were pulled away one by one, and the palace staff wiped away the blood bit by bit on the floor, walls, and pillars.

The city gates are closed today. People in the city are not allowed to go out, and people from outside the city are not allowed to come in.

Martial law began in the city. Officers and soldiers were clearing out the rebellious parties and arrested quite a few people.

Many people in the city heard the noise last night. This morning, there were officers and soldiers arresting people everywhere in the city. As soon as the people in the city opened the doors of their homes, and when they saw something was wrong, they all ran back to their homes and locked them up. He closed the door and dared not go out.

The shops on the street were not open, and the vendors were not selling their stalls. The road was empty. Except for the soldiers passing by on horseback and the prisoners being escorted, no common people dared to run around on the road.

The

sun shone in through the window, and the person on the bed moved and opened his eyes.

Li Wen opened his eyes and saw the man standing in front of the bed. He smiled, stretched out his hand to the man, and asked, "Are you back?" He thought he was not awake and was dreaming. . It wasn't until his hand was held by the man and he blinked twice that he was sure that the man who had been hearing the news for two days was finally back. He sat up from the bed suddenly.

"You're really back!"

This time it was for sure.

"I'll come back to see you. Don't go into the palace today, wait until later." Zhao Xiangyi came back to change his clothes and was about to leave. He knew that someone came to Liuyuan Mansion last night, even though he knew that those people would protect him. What a young man, he was still a little worried, and he had to come and take a look in person before he could feel reassured.

"What's going on in the palace?" Li Wen asked.

"It's okay. I found evidence that the third prince collaborated with foreign countries. I will tell you these things later. I want to go to the palace first." Zhao Xiangyi hugged his young man and placed a kiss on his lips. , stood up and said, "It's still chaotic outside, don't run around, wait until I come back."

"Yes." Knowing that the man was going to be busy at this time, Li Wen had no choice but to nod and agreed to stay at the house obediently. .

Although he really wanted to know what happened last night, since this person wanted him to stay in the house and be safe

, he should stay here honestly and wait until everything outside was cleared before he went out. .

After three days, everything in the city returned to normal.

On

this day, the emperor, who had been unconscious for many days, woke up. As soon as he woke up, the emperor knew what happened during his unconscious period. He also knew that Concubine Dong Guifei and his beloved little son were gone. , Emperor Zhaozong's eyes were a little red, and he said, "Concubine Dong Zhi and Xiao Qi, bury their mother and son together in the imperial mausoleum."

The third prince collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and was deprived of his status as a prince and thrown into the sky prison. Life imprisonment.

The third prince's mother, Concubine Shu, abolished her status as a concubine and gave her a glass of poisoned wine. The palace servants sent the poisoned wine over. Concubine Shuzhi drank a glass of poisoned wine and died on the spot. Her body was left in the palace and no one came to collect it.

After Emperor Zhaozong woke up, he explained everything one by one. One of them was to issue an imperial edict for the prince to inherit the throne. Along with this decree, there was also a hidden decree, which was to send the queen to Xiangguo Temple and not be allowed to return to the palace for the rest of her life.

Even if there is not enough evidence to prove that the death of Concubine Zhao was committed by the queen, the death of Concubine Zhao has always been a thorn in the emperor's heart. The emperor has his suspicions, and the person who is suspicious is his queen. Therefore, when the emperor was dying and issued these two imperial edicts, the prince could succeed to the throne, but the prerequisite was that the palace should go to Xiangguo Temple and stay with Yideng for life.

The fourth prince Yang Shao was granted the title of King Jian, and was given a fiefdom. He took his biological mother, Concubine Gu, to the place of enfeoffment that day. He was not allowed to return without an edict

. The sixth prince, Yang Shaojun, was granted the title of King Jianning and stayed in the capital to assist the prince in managing state affairs.

Excluding the children who died young, the emperor only had these six sons to support, and two princesses. Now the eldest son was sentenced to imprisonment in the palace, the third son was sentenced to prison, and the youngest seventh son died. After giving these instructions, the emperor used up the last remaining strength and said, "Dacheng, I leave it to you... Prince, don't let me down."

"Father, please rest assured, my son, I will definitely live up to my father's expectations." Yang Shaomu lowered his head slightly and knelt in front of the emperor and said.

Both father and son knew what this sentence meant.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xiao Liuyuan standing behind the crowd, and the emperor waved to his Xiao Liuyuan.

Li Wen understood and walked forward from behind. Seeing the emperor extending his hand to him, he subconsciously extended his hand and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to say?" The emperor held his hand. , patted the back of his hand gently, glanced at the prince again, and moved his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and his eyes closed.

The old man's hand slipped from the back of his hand. Li Wen opened his mouth and shouted blankly, "Your Majesty."

"Li Liuyuan, please get out of the way. I'll show the Emperor." The imperial doctor stepped forward and stretched out his hand on the Emperor's face. He took a breath before sniffing, and announced with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, there is no breath..."

"Your Majesty, you have passed away."

"Father."

"Your Majesty..."

The prince led everyone to kneel down, and the ones behind him The ministers were crying for the emperor.

"My son, receive the imperial edict." Yang Shaojian received the imperial edict and immediately left the capital for his enfeoffed land. He was not allowed to return to the capital without an edict. In this battle for the throne, he lost in the end, without even a chance to stand up.

But compared to the third child and the eldest child, he was lucky. He was just exiled from the capital and was not allowed to come back in the future.

Everyone in the palace simply packed up and prepared to follow the team.

"Mother, let's go." He helped his mother-in-law get into the carriage, and more than a dozen carriages and horses left the city in a low-key manner. Yang Shaojian took his mother-in-law, the wives, concubines, and children of the palace, as well as the numerous maids in the palace. The servants, escorted by many guards, left the capital on this day.

After leaving the city gate, the team left far away.

Yang Shaojian, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at the city gate behind him. It was not clear whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for them to be able to leave the capital.

Perhaps, he will never return to the capital in his lifetime.

The

bell

tower sounded the death knell. The emperor died and the whole country mourned.

When the people in the city heard the bell ringing, they opened their doors and hung a white cloth at their door. The emperor left.

For these ordinary people living at the bottom, they only know that the noble emperor sits in the palace, but many people have never seen the emperor in their lives.

For these people, the emperor is just a symbol, and whoever becomes the emperor does not have much impact on them. The old emperor passed away and the new emperor succeeded to the throne. For the people, they were more concerned about who could bring them a prosperous life and who would be a good emperor.

Within two days, the third prince Yang Shaokang, who was imprisoned, was hanged in the sky prison.

The other guilty ministers are waiting for the trial and execution of the new emperor. What awaits them is just the word "death", just one step earlier or one step later.

One early morning, the Queen Mother was found dead on the bed by her youngest attendant. The body was already stiff and

unconscious. The Queen Mother did not feel any pain when she died...

--Volume 3. Ending--

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