It is not a trivial matter for the crown prince to return to the capital, and everyone in the court soon knew about it, and His Majesty Li Er certainly did not miss the news. If Li Chengqian went to other places, His Majesty Li Er might not be interested in listening to Li Chengqian's details, but Li Chengqian went to Tengzhou, His Majesty Li Er would really like to know what Li Yuanying thought of inviting Li Chengqian there.
Hearing that the prince is coming, His Majesty Li Er asked someone to let Li Chengqian in. In addition to His Majesty Li Er, there are also Changsun Wuji and others who often stay to discuss government affairs in the meeting hall. His Majesty Li Er felt that Li Yuanying was definitely going to do something, so he didn't send the others away, telling them to stay and listen together.
When Li Chengqian entered the room and saw the momentum, he greeted His Majesty Li Er respectfully, and then he talked to His Majesty Li Er about what he had seen and heard in Tengzhou, and mentioned the group of talents he had brought back with His Majesty Li Er.
These are all clichés, and His Majesty Li Er felt that it was ordinary and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until Li Chengqian talked about going to inspect the navy that he listened carefully. After listening to the exciting scene Li Chengqian said, His Majesty Li Er had to admit that he was jealous.
After listening to Li Chengqian introducing him to various products in the ocean like a few treasures, and saying that he brought back many specimens and living things to be displayed in the Royal Kindergarten, His Majesty Li Er nodded and agreed with Li Chengqian's approach. Children broaden their horizons.
Speaking of which, the Royal Kindergarten has been open for so long, and he hasn't been to it yet. Recently, he happens to be free, so he can go and see Huang's grandson and Huang's granddaughters. His Majesty Li Er agreed to Li Chengqian's request and asked him to just send the exhibits to the Hongwen Museum for the children to gain insight.
Li Chengqian saw that His Majesty Li Er was in a good mood, so he told His Majesty Li Er the idea of the World Expo, and also took out the plan drafted by himself and Li Yuanying and the others and presented it to His Majesty Li Er: "I think this World Expo is worth holding. , can not only demonstrate the national prestige of our Tang Dynasty, but also let courtiers and common people understand the products and cultures of various places."
After being together with Li Yuanying for more than half a month, Li Chengqian also popped up many new words when he spoke, but it was not difficult to understand, and everyone present understood.
This World Expo is indeed worth holding, but His Majesty Li Er was not very happy. When they went to Tengzhou last time, Li Yuanying was busy with marrying his wife, so he didn't entertain them at all, and just left them alone in the other palace. This time when Li Chengqian passed by, Li Yuanying personally accompanied him, not only did he show so many new gadgets to Li Chengqian, he made a huge plan for the World Expo.
It can be seen from this that this kid is a little white-eyed wolf. He only shares good things with his nephew, and he doesn't remember his brother at all.
His Majesty Li Er snorted coldly, and said to Li Chengqian: "The plan is good, but how can the two sides handle such a major event together? Will people go to Tengzhou or come to Chang'an? There is no need to do it in Tengzhou, and it will be done directly in Chang'an."
Li Chengqian heard that His Majesty Li Er was angry, but he didn't know what His Majesty Li Er was angry about. His Majesty Li Er directly transferred the right to hold the World Expo to Chang'an. Li Yuanying would definitely jump if he found out!
Li Chengqian was very loyal, and fought hard for Li Yuanying: "Father, this is not good, is it? Uncle Yao came up with the idea, how can only Chang'an be allowed to do it, and Tengzhou not be allowed to do it?"
His Majesty Li Er said: "How dare he have an opinion?"
I can't go on talking about this.
Li Chengqian did not expect that His Majesty Li Er would do such a shameless thing. After seeing His Majesty Li Er, he hurried to write a letter to Li Yuanying, telling Li Yuanying about His Majesty Li Er's grabbing the right to host.
The World Expo will only be held next year, and there is plenty of time. Li Chengqian thinks there is still a chance to make His Majesty Li Er change his mind. Before that, other preparations have to be done quickly. After all, it takes half a year to send envoys to many places, and it takes a year to go back and forth, so the envoys have to be sent out first.
In the past few years, according to Li Yuanying's proposal, Li Tai and Li Ke have taken turns to travel to various countries, and Li Chengqian did not leave them behind. He took them to sit down and discuss that each of them would be responsible for organizing the corresponding exhibition area. Firstly, they may have acquaintances, and secondly, they have learned about the local situation, so they can judge whether those who came to the exhibition are prevarication or perfunctory.
Li Chengqian is very open-minded now, if these younger brothers are willing to let him be a free vassal king, he is even willing to voluntarily give up the position of prince. Of course, this can only be thought about. If you think about it with your toes, you know that no one can bear the next "former prince" who has been a prince for more than ten years to live a chic and comfortable life.
After thinking differently, Li Chengqian's attitude towards his brothers is naturally very different. If it is said that he was a little wary of his brothers before and had to be wary of whether they wanted to compete for the crown prince, now he simply treats Li Tai and the others as younger brothers, and discusses with them generously when he wants to hold the World Expo. Everyone contributes to this event.
Li Ke and Li Tai also felt this change.
Originally, Li Tai would never reconcile with Li Chengqian, but after hearing Li Chengqian say "what will happen to our Tang Dynasty", he also felt that he should take this World Expo seriously. If it can be done as a routine in the future, even if the merchants of the Tang Dynasty do not go out, they might still be able to sit at home and enjoy all the treasures and delicacies of the world!
The brothers sat together and bragged a lot, and they all felt comfortable physically and mentally, and they were not disgusted with their own contributions. They all expressed that they would do their best and definitely make this World Expo a success!
Li Chengqian got the response from his younger brothers, and he was in a very happy mood. He asked someone to bring good wine for his younger brothers to drink openly.
After a banquet, everyone felt differently, but they all felt that such a prince and brother seemed very good.
Li Tai dropped by to pick up Li Xiaoyuan and the others from school.
Seeing Li Tai coming, Li Xiaoyuan took his brother in one hand and his sister in the other, and ran towards him excitedly. The three brothers and sisters are of different ages and learn different things. They are not in the same class. After getting into the car with Li Taizuan, they start to talk to Li Tai about what they did in Hongwen Museum, sometimes for whom. And quarreled.
Li Tai's brain ached from their chatter, but he couldn't show his impatience. They are all their own children, can they still be thrown out of the car? He could only listen patiently and give each child a few words of encouragement in due course.
Thinking about His Majesty Li Er's letting these little brats go to Hongwen Library to study is still a little bit good, at least send them to Hongwen Library usually, so he and the princess don't have to be bothered by them to do this or that!
Li Tai’s mentality happened to Li Ke and the others almost at the same time: You feel annoying when you are in front of you, but you miss it when you are not in front of you, so you send them out during the day and let them play together, and pick them up at night. Funny, it feels pretty good!
Everything is fine here in Chang'an, and the envoys responsible for sending out invitations to the World Expo are also in place one after another, ready to go.
In comparison, Tengzhou is not very peaceful. Li Yuanying was in a good mood after talking with his eldest nephew. He happily assigned tasks to people every day and asked them to go to various countries to invite people to participate in the World Expo. Whether it is a big country or a small country, whether it is prosperous or backward, as long as they are willing to come, they can pick up each other by sea boat, so that they can set off easily without worrying about traffic problems.
This busy and cheerful atmosphere only lasted until the day when Li Chengqian's urgent letter was delivered.
Li Yuanying was furious after seeing Li Chengqian's letter, and felt that there was no one worse than His Majesty Li Er in the world. He obviously came up with the idea (although there are systems and Wu Mei and the others to advise), His Majesty Li Er wanted to take away the right to hold the event after hearing it, and they are not allowed to do it in Tengzhou, which is really unreasonable! However, His Majesty Li Er is the king of a country, so he can really do such a shameless thing.
Li Yuanying was so angry all day long, and he couldn't eat well. He felt that His Majesty Li Er was simply bullying others. Wei Shu came back from the academy and saw Li Yuanying's expression was full of excitement. He heard that he didn't even eat much, so he quickly sat next to Li Yuanying and asked him what's wrong.
Li Yuanying felt very angry and aggrieved, and immediately wanted to kiss and hug Wei Shu, humming and hugging Wei Shu's neck for a long time before he began to denounce His Majesty Li Er's evil deeds, from being robbed of corn when he was a child to now being robbed of all nations After counting the right to hold the expo, it became more and more felt that His Majesty Li Er had a bad habit of stealing things from people.
Li Yuanying scolded: "It's really shameless for the majestic king of a country to behave like this!"
Wei Shu also felt that His Majesty Li Er was going too far, and became angry with Li Yuanying. It's true that they are just vassal kings, but His Majesty Li Er can't just rob them without giving a confession. This is so sad!
Li Yuanying and Wei Shu scolded Majesty Li Er together, and felt that he was still not relieved, so he ran to the study to write a letter to Majesty Li Er. He boasted many tricks, and he also scolded people in many tricks. This time he wrote thousands of words eloquently, without repeating a single sentence, all scolding His Majesty Li Er for being shameless.
Li Yuanying angrily asked people to send the letter to Chang'an, and he had to send it quickly. If His Majesty Li Er didn't give him an explanation, he would run back to Chang'an to ask His Majesty Li Er for an explanation!
After the letter was delivered, Wei Shu asked Li Yuanying if he wanted someone to invite neighboring countries.
Li Yuanying said: "I have agreed with Chengqian, we must let them go." Although he scolded His Majesty Li Er, if His Majesty Li Er is determined not to let him do it in Tengzhou, then he has nothing to do Disobedience. Anyway, whether it is held in Chang'an or Tengzhou, people are always invited, and it will definitely be too late to send people when the exhibition starts.
If it doesn't work, he will just change the name and hold it in Tengzhou. Although the name may not be as loud as the "World Expo", it will definitely be a bustling event!
The blank document left by Li Chengqian has already been written with a uniform specification of the official invitation letter. On it, only the places for the names of countries are left blank, and only the few confirmed ones from Silla are filled in. When encountering small countries that are unknown and have never been in contact with before, you can fill in their country names to send invitations.
Seeing that Li Yuanying was not so angry, Wei Shu took Li Yuanying to have dinner together. After Li Yuanying scolded His Majesty Li Er, his mood improved a lot. After sitting down, he smelled the smell of food and finally felt hungry. He hummed and said to Wei Shu: "Next time I will be angry again, I have to eat well, I can't starve myself .”
Wei Shu said, "You're right if you think so."
With his daughter-in-law at his side to comfort him, Li Yuanying regained his energy the next day. He enthusiastically arranged work for the envoys before going to condolences to the new talents, so that they can work hard in Tengzhou with peace of mind and build a better future together. Tengzhou Beautiful Datang.
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Little Prince: Shameless brother! (pointing)