To put it bluntly, these young but terrifyingly senior royal families all benefited from the fact that after the emperor Li Shimin became emperor, his great-grandfather Li Yuan had nothing to do every day, so he had to give birth to younger brothers and sisters for the emperor in the palace out of boredom. .
Bai Chun, who was sick, smiled and said: "In response to Princess Qianjin, these things you mentioned will not be given to you until His Highness the Crown Prince comes back. I don't have such great rights."
"Haha, you don't have that much power? I heard that you were very powerful when you embarrassed the prince. Show your prestige that day so that I can learn from it. Bai Chun, I am not forcing you. As for you, even if my grandson is standing here, I still say the same thing. Now that I am here, I will not go back empty-handed. Do you understand?" Princess Qianjin looked at Bai Chun coldly. If you don’t give it now, we will settle the old and new accounts together.
Li Hong felt a chill when he heard it outside. This is so damn hard to deal with. The seniority is too high. Even when his father meets him, he has to be polite and respectfully call her "aunt".
He continued to eavesdrop a few words at the door. It was nothing more than Princess Qianjin pressuring, threatening, and intimidating Bai Chun. He hoped to get the production license for iron, glass, crystal, etc. earlier, and even all industries in Taiyi City. Be able to get a piece of the pie.
Li Hong walked in slowly from the outside, and said with a gloomy face: "My grandson, Li Hong, has met the emperor's aunt and grandma, and has met the emperor's uncle."
Princess Qianjin and others were stunned, and the arrogant and arrogant look they had just now disappeared immediately, and in an instant they were replaced by a benevolent smile.
"Oh, Hong'er has grown so tall..." Princess Qianjin quickly stood up and walked to Li Hong and said.
"My ministers Wen Ting and Wen Zhen have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Get up. Grandma and Uncle Huang, please sit down." Li Hong walked up to the top and sat down with a dark face, puffing out his cheeks and continuing to be angry.
"Hong... Hong'er, it's been three or four years since you last went to Luoyang, right? Aunt Huang talks about you every day. I still remember that when you went to Dongdu, your queen mother was so angry. The whole palace is chasing you..." After Princess Qianjin sat down, she looked at Li Hong's gloomy face and forced herself to smile.
Li Hong didn't wait for her to finish speaking, then interrupted her and said coldly to Bai Chun: "Bai Chun, disqualify Helan Minzhi and Lanling Xiao from participating in the Chamber of Commerce, and find out if there is any secret behind them. The cooperative merchants will never let anyone go, so just go ahead and do it.”
"Yes, Master." Bai Chun saluted and walked out.
"What's wrong with Honger? Why are you... angry with Minzhi?" Princess Qianjin asked cautiously.
Li Hong didn't answer and asked Wen Ting: "I heard from Bai Chun that I saw you bumping into someone in Taiyi City that day. Are you okay?" After saying that, Li Hong glanced at him casually. He had been there since he came in. Suo Yuanli glanced at Suo Yuanli who was standing and didn't dare to sit down again.
"Your Highness, thank you for your trouble. I don't mind. Moreover... I was too impatient and reckless about this matter at the beginning, but it has been properly handled."
"Oh, that's fine, as long as you're fine. I'm really worried that you'll get hurt because of this. If that happens, my mother won't let me go."
"Yes, yes, His Highness is right." Wen Ting said humbly.
"Hong'er, the emperor's uncle has already read the document issued by your household department. It is very careful and has been selected at all levels. It is estimated that it will not be finalized in less than half a month, right? This time the permission order is issued, the emperor's uncle has thought about it. Go, you really need to be more rigorous, lest these secret recipes for the benefit of the people of the Tang Dynasty fall into the hands of others. The emperor's uncle came here to make it easier for you. After all, we are all members of the clan, so we are not afraid. I will leak the secret recipe to outsiders, and I have to go to the fiefdom in a few days, so I wonder if Hong'er can first..." King Cao Li Ming stopped and looked at Princess Qianjin as if to say: ' It’s your turn to speak next. '
"Yes, Hong'er. Grandma Huang came here just to see if Hong'er can give us the permission order first? Ordinarily, when I pass by Chang'an on the way, I should go and meet your father, the emperor, and the empress. , I want to say something personal, but the Imperial Aunt is afraid that you are in a hurry, so she came to you first, so as not to embarrass you when all the clan members gather together. It just so happens that when I go back this time, I will pass by Chang'an. See you again. Your father and mother," Princess Qianjin took over Li Ming's words and said directly.
Li Hong looked at the two of them and said first: "Hong'er, on behalf of his father and mother, I would like to thank my aunt and grandma for your concern. Speaking of this Ministry of Household permission order, my father personally approved it. In total, it was only given to Hong The seventeenth percentile permit was issued to Hong'er by the royal family and nobles. Now there are too many monks and too few people, but fortunately, Helan Minzhi is no longer qualified, so there is one less person to compete with us. "
"Haha... Really? This..." Princess Qianjin is also an understanding person. She understands that this is Li Hong using He Lan Minzhi and others as a shield. What he said is not that the mother's nephew can be disqualified, so he wants this The permission order can only be selected from the layers of selection, and shortcuts will not work.
Therefore, she would not follow Li Hong's words and ask Helan Minzhi what he had committed and why he was disqualified.
But just because she didn't ask, it didn't mean that her prodigal master didn't ask. As soon as Princess Qianjin finished speaking, Wen Ting hurriedly asked: "I wonder what He Lan Minzhi did? He made His Highness so angry that he even ignored the Queen's request. Love, disqualification?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just formed a gang secretly and bribed many merchants, hoping to get the permission order as much as possible. Unfortunately, I discovered it. Oh, and the Lanling Xiao family is the same, secretly working with the outside world. The businessmen colluded and even reached an agreement. As long as they get it, they will give the secret recipe to the foreign merchants within two years. Grandma Huang and Uncle Huang, you must not do this, otherwise Hong'er will not be able to help you by then. Yes. There are people from the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, and Zongzheng Temple.”
Li Hong pretended to raise his head and thought: "Let me think about it, no, these people will be here in the next two days tomorrow. My father has an order. If anyone is found to be secretly forming a clique, he must not be selfish and must immediately You are disqualified, and you are not allowed to contact me or Bai Chun in advance. By the way, who is this person standing?"
"Go back to Your Highness, and I will ask for a gift from you."
"Human?"
"Uh... yes, but the villain has been in our Tang Dynasty for many years."
Suo Yuanli was deeply remembered by Li Hong, the ninth generation, because he was originally a guest of Princess Qianjin's mansion. Later, after Xue Huaiyi entered the palace, he was recommended by Xue Huaiyi and became one of the four most famous ruthless officials in the Tang Dynasty, even in the most powerful position. When he was young, Xue Huaiyi once considered him his godfather!
It can be imagined that Suo Yuanli and Princess Qianjin have known each other for many years, otherwise Xue Huaiyi would not recommend him casually.
Princess Qianjin glanced at Suo Yuanli uncertainly and thought to herself: 'Is this a sign that the prince has recognized himself and has formed an alliance with foreign businessmen in the Western Regions? '
Seeing that Li Hong was resolute, he had been sitting here for a long time and his expression did not improve. It was obviously just for him.
Seeing that there was no hope of getting it in advance, she had no choice but to hope that the prince would not disqualify her because of asking for a gift, so she thought for a moment and continued to test: "Hong'er, I don't know if the emperor's grandma, and your uncle Li Ming, we are with Are ordinary merchants competing together? Or is it just our clan alone?"
"Don't worry, Auntie Royal. If you are allowed to be with ordinary merchants, wouldn't it be disrespectful to you as a grandson? How could my father spare me if he knew this? Of course he belongs to the royal family."
"Oh..." Princess Qianjin responded to Li Hong's words and quickly calculated in her mind whether she could get one of the seventeen quotas.
In this royal family, there are still people who are senior to Li Zhi, but after all, even if Li Zhi's generation is added, these seventeen people can basically be taken care of.
Xincheng, Chengyang, and Lanling are excluded. These are Li Zhi's colleagues, and these three people are already worth tens of millions. They have a good relationship with the prince on weekdays. They move around frequently and have reaped a lot of benefits. Well, I’m afraid you won’t put aside your identity to participate, right
The remaining important princes, princesses and others from the clan have died and become useless over the years. After counting these seventeen lists, they should be firmly in the bag.
But when she looked at the old man Li Hong, she always felt that this guy was playing tricks on him, as if he was hiding something from her. Maybe these seventeen copies wouldn't be enough, right
"Then I don't know how Hong'er plans to distribute it? The imperial aunt and grandma just calculated it, plus the imperial grandfather, emperor's uncle, aunt and others from the clan, these seventeen shares are obviously enough, why does Hong'er still need to select?" Princess Qianjin She was destined to win. Although she was a royal princess now, she was no longer valued by the royal family when she was born.
If Li Zhi had not ascended the throne now, was kind-hearted, and had traveled to Luoyang more in recent years, otherwise, the royal family might have completely forgotten about her as a princess.
But even so, his current life is still not as good as that of some wealthy businessmen or officials in Luoyang, and even ordinary wealthy households are richer than him. In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer maids in the house, and there are fewer and fewer servants to serve. , are also becoming less and less.
If Li Hong doesn't grasp the straw now, I'm afraid that before he reaches his old age, this princess's mansion will become desolate and desolate, and its doors will be deserted.
"How could..." Li Hong said strangely.
At this moment, Bai Chun suddenly ran in nervously and hurriedly. He glanced at a few people apologetically, walked up to Li Hong, and whispered in his ear: "Master, 'Jingwei' and Liang Wang We've made contact and are on their way to Taiyi City. They will be able to arrive in the city by night at the latest."
"Really?" After hearing this, Li Hong stood up from his chair with a look of surprise and joy, making people wonder what he was thinking.
(End of chapter)