The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu and Cheng Yaojin were brothers, sitting together to eat and drink. When the girls and boys of the Cheng family came out, Cheng Yaojin asked them to call him uncle.

Li Fu was not much older than them...

His wife had a good relationship with the daughters of the Cheng family, but once they got married, their seniority increased.

His father-in-law was also a member of the Wagang Army, and had a good relationship with Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others, and the family members were familiar with each other.

So it was not uncommon for the younger generations of several families to meet together in Chang'an City.

After returning to the palace, Sun Simiao put all the medicine boxes and other utensils he brought back to the courtyard where he lived.

Li Fu went to the courtyard of the study.

The weather was much warmer than before. The afternoon sun shone on people, gentle but not hot, warm, and staying in the courtyard was even more comfortable than staying in the house.

Xiao Tao was cleaning in the courtyard. She held a copper basin with one hand, and there was some clear water at the bottom of the basin. She reached into the water in the copper basin with the other hand, constantly stirring the water out and letting it fall on the ground.

There were stains here and there, and soon, a lot of water fell on the bluestone slabs in the courtyard.

Xiao Tao saw her husband coming to the courtyard, and greeted Li Fu with a lovely smile on her face.

"My husband, you are back."

"Yes." Li Fu responded, walked to the corridor, and sat on the small bamboo chair at the door.

"Why don't you let others come to clean the courtyard?" Li Fu said, "You just need to clean up the house."

"I have nothing to do today, so I will do what I can." Xiao Tao said as she put the copper basin back on the shelf, picked up the broom, and began to clean the bluestone road in the courtyard.

Sprinkle water first, then sweep, so that dust will not be flying everywhere when sweeping.

Li Fu leaned back on the chair. He started to feel sleepy when he sat down after eating.

Let's just find a comfortable place to take a nap.

Li Fu got up and went into the house.

The recliner that was originally placed outside was put back in the study room because of the cold weather. It was placed next to the window for winter. It was just right for lying on it, and it could still get some sun.

The bamboo curtain under the corridor outside was not put down, so the sunlight was not blocked.

Lying on the recliner, swaying slightly.

Soon, Li Fu felt sleepy.

After the affairs of the court were finished and the dust settled, Li Fu had nothing to worry about. When he had nothing to do, he felt bored.

Lying in the study room to sleep in the middle of the day, his wife was not at home.

No psychological burden at all.

Xiao Tao finished cleaning the ground outside, and looked back. The figure of her husband was gone in the corridor.

No one left the yard either.

Xiao Tao walked into the study room and saw her husband lying on a recliner, sleeping in the sun.

She hurriedly took a blanket and covered him.

She also watched the bamboo curtain under the corridor being gently lowered a little bit to avoid exposing his face to the sun.

In the East Market, Li Shao and his two friends came out of the silk shop with joy on their faces.

"This shop has new patterns, which are really beautiful. When the new clothes are made, they will definitely look better."

"Yes, although I still have some at home, they are all old patterns."

Li Shao responded with a smile.

Although she knew that there was a lot of silk in her own warehouse, she really didn't look closely at what it looked like.

It was just kept in the warehouse. Among the industries of the royal palace, there were many shops in the East and West Markets of Chang'an City. Otherwise, she could open a silk shop and use up some of the ones that could not be used at home...

Li Shao had already started to think about it.

"There are many more Hu people in Chang'an recently."

"Who says it's not true? After the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, peace came to the world. Knowing that the Tang Dynasty is powerful, they are now coming to Chang'an."

"I heard that the good things of the Tang Dynasty can be sold at a good price in their foreign countries. Merchants are not willing to work without profit. Those Hu merchants can make a lot of money by traveling back and forth."

"Also, all countries are sending envoys to Chang'an to pay homage to our emperor."

"That's great."

Three girls were walking on the street, chattering.

"Isn't that the carriage of the Imperial Household Department?" The Qin family's wife pointed to a place not far away: "The officials of the Imperial Household Department? The two people next to them don't seem to be from the Tang Dynasty."

"Well? But, there seems to be no difference?"

"Although it doesn't look very different, you can still see some differences at a glance. I don't know how to describe the specific differences." The Qin family's wife said.

"Is it because they are shorter and have different temperaments from people in the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shao asked.

"Yes, that's right." The Qin family's wife nodded repeatedly in response.

The two people not far away, accompanied by officials from the Imperial Household Department, were touring the East Market, with a book in their hands, constantly writing and drawing on the book.

"These are what I have seen and heard in the Tang Dynasty these days. I have recorded them in detail so that I can present them to our king when I return in the future." Gumaru said.

The official from the Imperial Household Department nodded in response.

"Oh, so that's the case."

"I have another wish." Yizhi Gumaru spoke again.

"What wish? Maybe I can help you." The official from the Imperial Household Department looked at Yizhi Gumaru.

"The architecture of the Tang Dynasty is magnificent and majestic, which is not comparable to that of our country. I wonder if I can ask you for some architectural drawings so that we can imitate them after we return home."

"This is not difficult. I will arrange someone to do it. "The official of the Imperial Household Department agreed.

"By the way, I heard that there was a competition in Chang'an City these past two days, and it was held in that magnificent building I saw before?" Yizhi Gumaru's eyes were full of anticipation.

"Oh, you mean, the Zhenguan Arena." The official of the Imperial Household Department smiled and said, "Yes, there is a polo match there, and there is more than one match. Speaking of which, the arena was just built not long ago. There are many people in Chang'an City who are looking forward to the subsequent matches."

As the few people walked, the official of the Imperial Household Department explained to them about the polo match.

In the afternoon, Li Fu was still taking a nap in the study.

Shitou hurried to the courtyard of the study and saw Xiaotao sitting in the corridor. He secretly looked at her a few more times.

"What are you doing? "Xiao Tao saw Shitou. Seeing him rush in, he stood there without saying anything and looked at her with a frown.

Shitou, is he sick?

Shitou came back to his senses and shook his head.

"It's okay, it's okay." Shitou smiled, then remembered something serious and his expression became a little serious.

"Where is Langjun?" Shitou asked.

"In the room, asleep." Xiao Tao replied: "Is there something important?"

Shitou shook his head, then thought of something and nodded.

He didn't know if this matter was important or not.

"What's your reaction?" Xiao Tao didn't understand.

"Well, I don't know either. Langjun asked me to pay attention to this matter a long time ago." Shitou said: "I asked all the shopkeepers in the East and West Markets to pay attention to it and report back if there is any news."

"Xiao Tao, do you still remember the Japanese people Langjun mentioned? "Shitou asked.

Xiaotao thought about it carefully.

"I remember." Xiaotao said: "My husband said that there will be Japanese people coming to Chang'an in the future."

Then, Xiaotao seemed to think of something: "You mean, they are coming?"

Shitou nodded.

"They showed up in the East Market, accompanied by officials from the Imperial Household Department." Shitou said: "Our husband is really a god."

Xiaotao curled her lips: "You didn't understand everything my husband said at the time."

"The Japanese came here during the Sui Dynasty. As soon as the Central Plains Dynasty became strong, they knew they were coming. These guys are not good people." Xiaotao's face was a little disdainful: "They saw that we were good, so they came to flatter us. After flattering for a while, they wanted to get benefits from us. People don't get up early without benefits, not to mention that my husband said that those people are not human. "

After Xiao Tao finished speaking, she turned around and walked into the house.

This annoying person came to Chang'an, so I have to tell my husband about it.

My husband was quite concerned about it before.

Li Fu was lying on the recliner, not sleeping very deeply, and he vaguely heard people chatting outside.

Xiao Tao came to Li Fu and called him softly.

"My husband."

"Hmm?" Li Fu opened his eyes in a daze.

"My husband, Shitou is here, and there is something important." Xiao Tao said seriously.

When Li Fu heard this, he was no longer sleepy.

"What's the matter? "Li Fu looked out the window.

Xiao Tao stood up, came to the door, and waved for Shitou to come in.

Li Fu looked at Shitou who came in, and then turned to look at Xiao Tao.

Oh?

Important?

It can't be...

Li Fu narrowed his eyes and looked Shitou up and down.

This kid is good.

It's only been a while? He's already taken down?

No need to poke, no need to poke.

Shitou bowed his hands.

"My dear, the Japanese were found in the East Market, and they were accompanied by officials from the Imperial Household Department." Shitou went straight to the point and saidThe news was told to Li Fu.

"What?!" Li Fu's eyes widened.

Japanese? !

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, the Japanese envoys were sent to the Tang Dynasty.

After the winter ended, the war ended, and the four countries sent envoys to Chang'an.

The Japanese came fast enough.

They are in Chang'an now.

Li Fu's face was serious and serious, standing there, his brain working fast.

The officials of the Imperial Household Department accompanied the Japanese envoys.

In other words, as soon as he arrived, he came into contact with the court.

Damn, it was so fast that there was no chance to do anything dirty.

The dog was really smart.

"Shitou, go find Lao Zhou and ask him to find a way to find out about the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty." Li Fu said, "I want to know everything."

"Yes." Shitou bowed and responded.

After Shitou left, Li Fu paced back and forth slowly in the study.

"My dear, since they are not good people, why don't we find an opportunity..." Xiao Tao's face was also serious: "Guard Wu and his men are professionals, they will definitely not leave any traces. If you are worried, let Guard Wu and his men find someone else. From past experience, there are people in Chang'an who do dirty work and care about money instead of their lives."

Li Fu raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Tao.

This girl has really changed a lot in the past two years.

These dirty work, jargon and so on, are a bunch of slang.

"You think too simply. When they come to Chang'an as envoys, the officials of the court will do their best to entertain them because of their envoy status." Li Fu said: "Now that the Tang Dynasty is well-known, the officials dare not neglect them. If they do something wrong, it will damage the majesty of the Tang Dynasty court."

"So, it's not easy for us to do it after they have passed the official level." Li Fu smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter. There are ways."

The purpose of the Tang envoys was not to pay homage to Li Erfeng. After arriving in Chang'an, they wanted to learn the culture of the Central Plains, want to learn advanced knowledge and technology, and then bring them back to the island country to make their own country develop and become stronger.

How could Li Fu fulfill their wishes?

I heard that among the doctors of the Imperial College, Old Man Lu has a colleague named Kong Yingda...

Li Fu narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Okay, okay.

Kong Yingda, a member of the Kong family

The descendants of Confucius are well-known for their good family background, knowledge, and great Confucian scholars whose names are resounding throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Confucian scholars, classicists, and Yi scholars.

Very good.

There are still many doctors in the Imperial College who are devoted to studying Confucianism and teaching students.

The Tang Dynasty is open-minded and broad-minded. If you want to come to the Tang Dynasty to learn cultural knowledge, Confucianism is a great subject that cannot be avoided.

Let's learn it.

Li Fu pondered for a while and made up his mind.

Anyway, this matter cannot be avoided by Li Erfeng.

The great politician, strategist, military strategist, calligrapher, and poet, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Erfeng, has Japanese people growing on his gold and silver mountain.

How can that be?

The day before the polo match, Li Fu entered the palace.

He rushed to the Ganlu Palace.

The eunuch told Li Fu that the emperor was now in the Liangyi Palace, but Li Fu refused to listen and insisted on waiting in the Ganlu Palace.

By the way, he also told the eunuchs that when the emperor comes here, it is best to bring Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui with him.

After such a long time of contact, Li Fu also saw it.

It still has to be these three.

Thick-skinned, black-hearted, not pedantic, and good at political means. How to say it, those who play politics have dirty hearts. These three have bottom lines, but they can adjust their bottom lines manually according to the facts.

It's nothing more than moving.

Why bring Wei Zheng to discuss important matters?

Especially when it comes to playing dirty, Wei Zheng must not be allowed to hear any movement.

Therefore, it is not enough for Li Fu and Li Shimin to secretly think about the matter against Japan.

It is better to call the three of them together and discuss slowly behind closed doors.

Even if Japan is as honest as a dog now, it is necessary to prevent it before it happens.

With such a nature, we can't expect them to change and stop eating...

A dog can't change its eating habits...