The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"The Palace Food Bureau has also prepared rice dumplings these two days, just like before, in a very conventional way." Li Yuan said, "However, even if the palace wants to make some new food, it is not so easy to bring it to me.

When people in the palace do things, they pay attention to not seeking merit but not making mistakes. After all these years, they have long known the eating habits of the nobles in the palace. As long as they cook in a conventional way and send it here, it is enough. They won't make anything new. If this one is not done well, it will become a fault."

"My nephew understands." Li Fu smiled.

Isn't this the living system?

Tang Dynasty court civil servants.

"Whatever new things are on the farm, my nephew guarantees that your Da'an Palace will always be the first to enjoy it except on the farm." Li Fu smiled and said, "My nephew has tried it out for you on the farm."

"Yeah, good, hahahaha." Li Yuan smiled heartily.

After eating a zongzi, Li Yuan called the palace maid over, took a clean wet towel and wiped the corners of his mouth, and wiped his hands.

"Two days ago." Li Yuan said: "Pei Ji sent the land deed of his farm in Jingyang County."

"Ah?" Li Fu was stunned.

"Aren't you building a college there? Cheng Qian showed me the drawings. If we continue to expand to Pei's farm, it is indeed the best choice, avoiding the farmland of the common people, which is good." Li Yuan said: "So I asked Pei Ji if I could buy the wasteland on his farm with my money."

"How can I let you pay for this?" Li Fu smiled and said: "My nephew doesn't need this."

Li Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"This has nothing to do with money. Pei Ji and I have a friendship since we were young. I actually want to compensate him a little by buying the land. Since I abdicated, his life in the court has been difficult. But to be honest, his difficult life is also his own fault."

Li Fu didn't know what to say when he heard Li Yuan say this.

It seems that the emperor knew what Pei Ji did.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have this attitude.

As for compensating Pei Ji, first of all, the land can make him feel at ease. The emperor got it and gave it to himself. It's nothing more than an uncle giving something to his nephew. It's reasonable.

Secondly, the emperor also showed his attitude when he made such a big fuss on the farm. Since he gave the land, it means he supports him.

Don't the old officials of Wude always like to say something to annoy people under the guise of the emperor?

Now the attitude of the emperor is very clear. He supports him as the King of Jingyang. Then, old ministers, those who should shut up should shut up.

"Uncle, I can take care of the farm. Even if it is land, I can think of a way..." Li Fu's emotions fluctuated.

The emperor is still scheming for himself in this Da'an Palace and thinking for himself...

"You also said that you have known Pei Xiang since childhood. I don't want to cause a rift between you and Pei Xiang because of my own affairs. Speaking of it, the friendship between the two of you for so many years is not easy." Li Fu said.

He has a grudge with Pei Ji, but Li Yuan treats him so well. For Li Yuan's sake, he will not turn against Pei Ji at this time, or anything like that.

At most, he will catch some of Pei Ji's mistakes and make Pei Ji's life difficult.

But Li Fu never thought of letting Pei Ji worry about his life while Li Yuan was alive. No matter if Pei Ji's final fate was to be exiled to a remote place to serve as an official, or to be stripped of all his official positions and titles, as long as he was alive, Li Yuan would not be too sad.

When people get old, it is really not easy to have a close friend to accompany them.

In Pei Ji's family, there is only one person with high power, and the only one who can be cared about is Princess Lin'an.

In the future, even if Lawyer Pei inherits his father's business, he will not have the same position in the court as Pei Ji today.

There are many talented people in Chang'an City, either scattered officials or small officials.

If you want to move up, you can only be sent out.

Li Yuan waved his hand.

"It is indeed not easy to have a close friend, but now is different from the past, and friends and family members are also different." Li Yuan smiled and said: "You are a member of the royal family, the one closest to me, so you must be more important than outsiders."

"It is not just me who thinks so. I also said so to Erlang and others at the beginning. Later, Cheng Qian often came here, and I taught Cheng Qian the same way. Family members, except for those whose character is really not good, are always more reliable than outsiders."

"Family members should consider what they can get.Benefits, what about outsiders? They are thinking about how to get benefits from you. "

"This time Pei Ji is an example. "Li Yuan smiled and said, "If it weren't for his son, he might not be so generous. "

"Lawyer Pei's matter was delayed until after the Dragon Boat Festival. He said that he wanted his son and daughter-in-law to spend the Dragon Boat Festival in Chang'an, so that the family could reunite and celebrate the festival. In terms of emotion and reason, the court would not reject his request. "Li Yuan said, "After he sent the land deed, I was also hesitant about whether to accept it. If I accepted it, I was still worried that I owed him such a favor and he would ask for help in Lawyer Pei's matter.

And I will not reject Erlang's intention. After all, this time it was their Pei family who was in the wrong, and Erlang should punish the Pei family. That's what I said. The Pei family is in this situation today, and it is entirely their own fault. ”

To this day, Li Yuan will not be soft-hearted towards the Pei family.

Even if he is sentimental, he has to see when the time comes.

Li Yuan was also angry about what the Pei family did during the locust plague.

But he couldn't say it openly.

Pei Ji was too embarrassed to tell him why Lawyer Pei was exiled to Jingzhou.

Even Princess Lin'an was not respected in the palace. Just think about it and you will know that the Pei family will definitely bear Erlang's wrath this time.

If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price and bear the consequences. It's reasonable.

"Pei Ji's words are so nice. Even if he thinks of the feelings between the two, as long as I open my mouth, he will obey. He mentioned the feelings of our youth. At that time, no matter who had good things between me and Pei Ji, as long as the other party opened his mouth, he would give them generously. It's the same now."

"After rejecting him once on the spot, the second time, I sent someone to deliver the documents directly. "Li Yuan smiled and said, "Since he sent it, I will keep it first. "

"If he doesn't say anything else, I'll just pretend nothing happened and give him a chance."

Li Fu suddenly realized.

This was the last test of Pei Ji by the emperor, and it was also Pei Ji's last chance.

If he used this incident to speak again, even if he didn't say it clearly, as long as there was a sign, then the emperor's friendship with the Pei family would completely dissipate.

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, Lawyer Pei will go to Jingzhou, but I heard that many people in the court have spoken for Lawyer Pei recently." Li Yuan smiled: "This road on my side is not feasible, and he, Pei Ji, has other ways to go."

"Prime Minister Pei has been in the court for many years, so he still has some friends." Li Fu said.

"Friends?" Li Yuan laughed: "Where can there be any friends in the court? You are too simple. "

Li Yuan had a smile on his face.

Then he ordered someone to get the documents of the manor in Jingyang County.

He handed it to Li Fu.

"With this land deed, you can take it and take over his manor next door. As for the people in the manor, I will send people to settle them all in advance and let them leave the manor. However, before that, I will also find out who beat you in that year in that manor. "

After finding the person, beat him to death directly.

The reason why it was delayed until now is that Li Yuan was also asking people to secretly investigate the things that happened a few years ago. Ever since he heard what Li Fu said in the teahouse, Li Yuan had such a knot in his heart.

The knot can only be removed if the murderer is found and killed.

There are many people in the manor, and it will take some time to investigate.

In addition, after all, the manor belonged to the Pei family before, and his daughter is still the daughter-in-law of the Pei family...

The manor is actually managed by Princess Linhai. Li Yuan wants to do something, but he has many concerns.

Now that the land deed documents have arrived at Da'an Palace, he can let it go and just send people to the manor to inquire.

Li Yuan does not want to be the emperor After that, when I looked at the court affairs again, I felt that my mind was clearer than when I was the emperor.

Recalling the events during the Wude period, the court affairs were indeed full of mistakes.

During the Zhenguan period, the court continued to repair and improve the court affairs, and did a good job.

It is true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the court should also be replaced by a new generation of people.

However, who would be willing to give up the power so easily?

Aren’t those two rebels living examples?

"Uncle, this..." Li Fu was a little embarrassed.

It is really embarrassing.

"If I ask you to keep it, you should keep it. I know that what you do in Zhuangzi is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. You can do it freely. Erlang, Chengqian and I are all standing behind you." Li Yuan said heroically.

"Then, my nephew will accept it. Uncle, when the academy is built, my nephew will give you a surprise." Li Fu smiled.

"Surprise? You are starting to paint cakes for me again."Li Yuan teased.

"When has my nephew failed to make a plan for you?" Li Fu also laughed.

"Hahaha, good, good, then I'll wait and see, but don't turn the surprise into a shock."

"That can't be done. Is my nephew that kind of person?"

"Oh? Isn't it?" Li Yuan asked back with a smile.

"I can't talk about this anymore."

The laughter of the uncle and nephew echoed in the hall, so happy.

Originally, Li Fu only thought that it would be good enough to take over the wasteland on the Pei family's farm for the time being. Unexpectedly, the emperor gave him such a big surprise and got the whole farm for him.

Moreover, the emperor didn't plan to take care of Lawyer Pei's affairs.

Even so, it was still the emperor who gave the Pei family a chance.

The emperor really has more than two brushes.

His hands and heart are full of brushes.

You should be grateful for taking your things.

This one trick is enough for Li Fu to learn for a long time.

With his brain, he was not good enough to deal with Pei Ji, otherwise he would not have waited until the second year of Zhenguan before Pei Ji showed his flaws and the Pei family was messed up.

On the way from Da'an Palace to Taiji Hall, Li Fu sighed.

Only when you put yourself in the shoes of these people in the court can you know how difficult it is.

It is not enough to have knowledge beyond the times, it is far from enough.

Brain is a good thing, and each person is different.

From the beginning to now, choosing to ignore everything and live in Zhuangzi is really correct.

Without this identity, ten Li Fus cannot beat a court official.

Li Fu accompanied Li Yuan to eat a zongzi in Da'an Palace. After sitting down in Taiji Hall, he was not very hungry.

Sitting next to him were Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others.

They were all members of the royal family.

Now the palace banquet was held in Taiji Hall, and Li Chengqian, the crown prince, was also going to attend, and his seat was at the bottom of the steps, closest to the emperor.

After the palace banquet began, Li Shimin sat down first and looked at Li Fu.

During the banquet, the atmosphere was also lively.

Cheng Yaojin also glanced at Li Fu.

Mainly, he was greedy for wine.

Unfortunately, the wine at the palace banquet was just ordinary wine, not Wude wine.

After three rounds of wine, everyone started chatting enthusiastically.

Old Cheng asked about the wine.

"Nowadays, food is precious, even in the palace, it is frugal, where can there be so much Wude wine." Li Shimin said unhappily.

Old Cheng asked for trouble and smiled embarrassedly.

He didn't mention the matter in the manor.

Now there is such a big commotion in the manor of Jingyang County, at least if people ask a little, they will know what is going on there.

Li Fu gave wages to people, and part of it was food, the purpose was to subsidize the people who suffered from the disaster.

What can I say about this?

Even the people in the Imperial Censorate were speechless. King Jingyang did a good job in this matter. King Jingyang was benevolent and righteous, and it also reduced a small part of the burden for the court.

Even Wei Zheng came to talk to Li Fu.

"Although your highness is doing a lot of construction on the farm, it is really a benevolent act to give food and wages to the craftsmen." Wei Zheng praised.

"After all, this is where I grew up, and later it became my fiefdom. When I was poor, I didn't have the conditions to treat them well. Now that I am living a good life, I will do something within my ability, for myself, for the farmers, and for the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Highness, what you said should be quoted." Wei Zheng raised the wine glass in his hand and toasted Li Fu.

"I dare not, Doctor Wei, please." Li Fu agreed.

The two drank a glass of wine.

At this time, Li Shimin also said with a smile: "Doctor Wei, the King of Jingyang recommended you to me at the beginning and praised you a lot."

"Oh?" Wei Zheng said with a smile: "This is the first time I heard of it, but I remember that I didn't seem to know His Royal Highness the King of Jingyang at that time."

"I have heard of Mr. Wei's name for a long time." Li Fu said with a smile: "I have heard of it, and I also feel that Mr. Wei has not met a wise master."

Li Fu said the last sentence in a low voice in front of Wei Zheng.