A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"I do have a lot of things going on with me." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "It's just a sneak in from your busy schedule, and it's still your life."

"I'm used to living a happy life, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick up the old things again." Li Tai admired the dance of the court ladies, "Is this a white dance?"

"Indeed." Li Chengqian nodded.

Li Tai looked at it and shook his head, "Bai Wu was not originally a court dance, it just started from the nobles in Qianshou. I prefer simple ones, such luxury and heavy makeup lack the elegance and gracefulness that Bai Wu should have."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian waved his sleeves to make the maids retreat, "Is it because of Gu Qing's business?"

In the quiet East Palace, there were only a few maids standing aside, ready to serve wine.

"It was originally a trivial matter, but after the emperor's brother intervened, half of Chang'an City was troubled." Li Tai stared at Li Chengqian, "What is it about Gu Qing that makes you worry about it?"

"You stand in the lonely position, and you will also feel that Gu Qing is a threat." Li Chengqian took another sip of his drink, "Now Gu Qing is under the pressure of his father, once the father resigns, can Gu Qing still be able to hold Gu Qing down? Mrs. Gu Qing Cunning."

"You'd rather be surrounded by fools than have one more opponent." Li Tai's tone became serious.

Li Chengqian shook his head.

"Gu Qing will inherit Fang Xuanling's mantle. Father, Prime Minister Fang and Gu Qing have reached a tacit agreement on this point, and it cannot be changed." Li Tai continued, "Why don't you think about why Gu Qing hasn't sat in Fang Xuanling yet? In the position of age, because the father left Gu Qing to you."

Li Tai picked up the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp, "My father left Wei Zheng back then, this time my father left Gu Qing, I hope you understand my father's painstaking efforts, of course it's like you said that Gu Qing will become yours Opponents will not become your loyal servants, but Gu Qing is not so easy to handle."

"Even if it's between father and Gu Qing, Gu Qing is between what to do and what not to do." Li Tai's words continued, "There are some things that Gu Qing wants to do, not what father wants to do. Do it, just like his father repeatedly gave him official positions, how did Gu Qing deal with it? He has never been a person who likes power, but a person who hates power."

"That's all for now, I'm going to see my father." Li Tai stood up and left, leaving Li Chengqian sitting alone.

Li Tai met Li Chengqian, and on the other side in the courtyard of the Gu family, Gu Qing faced a group of old generals who were present.

"Uncles." Gu Qing said in a loud voice, "This time, the kid was reckless, so I apologize here first!"

Cheng Yaojin watched Gu Qing sip his wine and said, "I want to ask you, what will you use these merchants for after you buy them?"

"It will be useful in the future." Gu Qing walked up and down, "If it's useless, I won't buy it, don't worry, uncles! There are some business deals that my Gu family can't afford, and my Gu Qing's territory is only in this village. Once we get rich."

Cheng Yaojin raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.

"There is one more thing." Gu Qing continued, "The ships that went to the East China Sea for maritime trade last year are about to return now. Are the maritime trade members of your uncles still there?"

"Of course you are here?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Gu Qing with a smile.

Gu Qing also smiled and looked at the crowd, he was the biggest creditor of these elders, "That's great, once the sea trade is opened! We will be rich!"

"it is good!"

Cheng Yaojin drank it in one gulp, and all the old princes also raised their glasses to drink it.

The Gu family set up a banquet, and Li Xiaogong walked out of the courtyard and came to Yang Sheng's side, "Aren't you going in to sit?"

"I don't want to go in." Yang Sheng's eyes were sleepy, like he just woke up from a nap to see his daughter and wife playing on the grass.

"Do you plan to live like this in the future?" Li Xiaogong asked.

"Yeah." Yang Sheng nodded vigorously, "The days of peace are here, and it's time to stop. I don't want to see my wife and children worrying and frightened during the expedition. I have experienced more things in the past few years than in my entire life." , I am almost 40 years old and want to spend the rest of my life at home, which is very good.”

"When the old man was your age, His Majesty had already ascended the throne. Since then, he has been sitting in Chang'an for a long time and became an idle dignitary." Li Xiaogong looked at the scenery that was about to grow and fly, "The old man can't understand why you don't want military merits."

"If I want military merits, I have to join the army. That's not what I want." Yang Sheng bit the grass root and looked at the blue sky, "It's as good as it is."

"Gu Qing is a person who values ​​friendship, and you will have a good life with him." Li Xiaogong spoke again.

"Indeed." Yang Sheng also nodded, "Gu Qing said he would give me a business to make a living, but I can't do business."

After the guests dispersed, Gu Qing looked at Yang Sheng, "You and the Prince of Hejian can chat very well."

"He is a straightforward person." Yang Sheng said with a serious smile.

Two months after Chang'an...

In the East China Sea, Shangguanyi's fleet also arrived at the port. Yan Liben looked at Wuchang's fleet and was speechless for a while.

"It turned out to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in person." Shangguanyi got off the boat and spoke.

"It's been hard for you these days." Yan Liben stepped forward to greet him.

"It's bitter, it's really bitter." Shangguanyi had a bearded face and lost a lot of weight. "Fortunately, this job was completed, but I'm also satisfied to be able to return home with a full load."

"This is a letter from Gu Qing." Yan Liben handed the letter to Shangguanyi, "I'll go and see the goods."

Shangguanyi looked at the contents of the letter, and borrowed the Jiangdong waterway to send it to Luoshui and then to Chang'an. In Jiangdong, he could find His Royal Highness King Wu. How did King Wu go to Jiangdong?Something happened to Chang'an?

After Li Junxian got off the boat, he took a good hot bath. During the days at sea, he smelled of sea water all over his body. During the days in Japan, his feet were also muddy and the climate was cold and humid.

After taking a bath, Li Junxian put on his clothes again and asked Wu Laoqi, "Where is Shangguanyi?"

"I'm talking with Yan Shangshu." Teacher Wu Laoqi replied, "It is said that we are going to enter Chang'an by water, and the general wants to stay here to help build the sea ship again."

Li Junxian looked at Wu Laoqi for a long time, and knew in his heart that he was a dishonest person, and also a scheming person, who had been staring at him these days in Wa Kingdom.

"You can stay." Li Junxian said, "But I will also send my people to watch you, so don't do anything else."

"I understand." Wu Laoqi nodded repeatedly.

In the face of huge wealth, Wu Laoqi would be lying if he said that he was not tempted. It was hard not to be tempted by the silver and copper mines he saw in Japan, but he also knew the dangers of the sea trade. It is possible to find the direction, and the method of sailing. If you want to become the pirate that Gu Qing said, the study for a short period of time is also empty talk.

Chapter 596 Li Er is sick again

After Yan Liben counted the money brought by Shangguanyi, he was speechless for a long time. Looking at the boats of silver and copper mines, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, it was not that he had never seen money, but it was the first time he saw such a huge amount of money. , I didn't even know what to say for a while.

"I left some people in the country of Wa to continue to be mined by the people of the country of Wa, and when I go to sea next time, I can still return with a full load." Shangguanyi said with a smile, "Gu Qing is right, there are a lot of wealth in the country of Wa at sea, but there is no Very nice ships don't help."

"I think the city will be full of wind and rain when you go back to Chang'an this time." Yan Liben smiled, "Get ready and go to Jiangdong for repairs."

"Let's leave tomorrow." Shangguanyi said, "Put some strong labor back."

"I will arrange this." Yan Liben nodded, "Gu Qing has already left a message, and I will arrange to give money and release people. These people muster their courage to go to sea, and now they should be rewarded."

"Yes, these people followed me and suffered a lot at sea." Shangguan Yichang sighed, "We also suffered a lot of twists and turns at sea this time. Although the sea is full of water, the water that can be drunk is also It is very precious, some people are so thirsty that they almost drink sea water, if we hadn’t survived all of them, we might not be able to survive the Wa country this time, so after arriving in the Wa country, I collected a lot of water that can be eaten.”

"If you don't go to sea, you don't know the temper of the sea." Yan Liben also nodded, "After a while, it will be the windy season, and it seems that you won't go to sea before the windy season."

"By the way!" Shangguanyi added with a smile, "There is a kind of bath pool called hot spring in Japan, which is really good."

"I want to try it if I have the chance." Yan Liben said.

After spending a day and a night on the East China Sea, the fleet set sail again for Jiangdong, escorted by Li Junxian's soldiers and horses along the way. Yan Liben counted the goods and sent them to Chang'an, but he didn't know about Chang'an. Seeing the mountains of silver and copper mines, what kind of expression does it look like? This money is enough for everyone in Chang'an to eat and drink for more than ten years.

After finishing these tasks, Yan Liben began to distribute money to these peasant husbands.