Wu Mei looked helplessly at Li Hong, who seemed to have only the courage of an ordinary man, and she stabbed Li Hong's dull forehead with her index finger, sighing and saying: "Where did all your cleverness go? Do you need your mother to teach you how to do it? Your father is indecisive in handling government affairs now, why? Do you want to imitate your father? It is true that you, Li Hong, built Taiyi City by your own hands, but To put it bluntly, he also belongs to other people in the Tang Dynasty. Among those scholars and wealthy families, who don’t want to make suggestions for the Tang Dynasty? The method is wrong, do you want to force it? "
Wu Mei had known for a long time that if the little brat brought out such fine fabric for no reason, it would definitely not be given to her for free. Naturally, she did this because she had something to ask for.
Li Hong patted his forehead. He had fought many battles in the Western Regions. Even though he was thinking about the situation in the court along the way, he was most wary of the group of people who did not want him to return to Chang'an. To put it bluntly, it was all about military operations. thing.
Now it seems that it will take a lot of effort to turn my mind back from the long battlefield with swords and swords, iron hooves clanging, and the lonely smoke in the desert.
"Okay, I understand. I'm afraid I've fought too many battles and my brain can't turn around. Be gentle and gentle, take your time and don't be in a hurry." Li Hong said to Wu Mei thoughtfully, and said smoothly He picked up Wu Mei's tea cup and drank most of the tea.
Seeing this, Wu Mei rolled her eyes. She really wanted to send this little brat to Hongwen Hall and learn royal etiquette.
I have to say that since he left, although Taiyi City has been under the management of Bai Chun and with the help of Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, it has been running according to the model when Li Hong left.
But just like those who were willing to go through the back door in the previous life, many wealthy and powerful children began to look for ways to enter Taiyi City in the face of financial interests.
And just entering Taiyi City is not enough. He also wants to continue to climb to the upper levels of Taiyi City, the management level. In this way, even Bai Chun is powerless.
And I am far away in Anxi, beyond my reach. I can only continue to let Taiyi City develop without destroying the big framework. But now it is in a mess.
Even the Empress Mother, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, who came back because of the death of Mrs. Rong Guo, were not sent to Lingnan with their father. Instead, they were left in Chang'an by the Empress Mother and arranged to move to Taiyi City.
Now that he is back, regardless of how the forces behind Li Zhong will attack him, he must at least gain a firm foothold and sort out his own affairs before he has the energy to fight openly and covertly with them.
What's more, in Taiyi City, there may be people like them who are sneaky and secretly working.
If they want to take advantage of Taiyi City and overthrow themselves from their roots, then they will have to carry out some new reforms in Taiyi City in a short period of time.
After bidding farewell to his mother, his father was still having a banquet with the ministers at Linde Hall, so he had no choice but to return to the East Palace first. He had not yet entered the new East Palace, and he wanted to see what it looked like.
Li Lingyue and Li Dan were also carried away by the palace maid, and watching Li Hong leave, Li Lingyue's fluttering little eyes began to shed tears on her pink and jade face.
She liked the emperor very much. Although she didn't remember what happened when she was a child, in this short period of time, the emperor gave her so many interesting treasures. Naturally, she felt a little emotional and was reluctant to let Li Hong go back to the East Palace.
Wu Mei looked at that pitiful little face with a headache. She was just such a princess, and she and Li Zhi were already doting on her. In the palace, she looked like the second Li Hong.
"Go, go, go with your imperial brother." Wu Mei waved her hand feebly, looking at the little face that was crying and smiling, she also smiled knowingly.
"Brother, hug." Li Lingyue, who was laughing through tears, stretched out her hands and immediately rushed towards Li Hong.
"No matter how you hug me, you have grown so big. You have to learn to walk on your own. You are not allowed to be hugged. That's what children want." Li Hong bent down to block Li Lingyue who was rushing towards her, and helped wipe away the tears on his face.
"Oh, then I'll follow you, hold my hand, don't lose me in the palace again, you have to come back to me when the time comes." Li Lingyue also kept saying like a small talker.
"Have you ever been lost?" Li Hong took Li Lingyue's long outstretched hand and asked.
"Well... I got lost once when I was a child. That day, my mother and my father were walking in the garden, and I followed them for a walk. Then as I walked, I couldn't find my mother, and I didn't know where my father had gone. So they left I lost it... I was scared, so I hid in the flowers. Even when the palace maid called my name, I didn't dare to come out... "
Wu Mei sat on the chair, looked at Li Hong's tall figure, held Li Lingyue's little hand, and walked forward as if she was carrying Li Lingyue. She wanted to open her mouth and tell Li Hong to hold her, but as the voice grew louder and louder Coming smaller and smaller, the two figures turned around the door and finally gave up.
After leaving the Daming Palace, we walked slowly along the spacious and smooth bluestone road to the newly built prince's residence, surrounded by eunuchs and maids.
The East Palace did not change its location, but several buildings were rebuilt in the original place, and each building was much more practical than before.
However, due to the various architectural styles he designed for the East Palace when it was being built, except for his main hall, all of them were rejected by his father and mother.
All the buildings that were rejected were still built according to the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty today, and then mixed with some of their own styles.
Although apart from the main hall, the appearance of other buildings is 70% in line with today's aesthetics, the interiors are still redesigned and decorated according to Li Hong's ideas.
On an occasional whim, Wu Mei drove over to visit Li Hong's East Palace. She looked at each building like an ordinary person who decorated it in later generations. She immediately said that this is good and well designed.
After a while, I said that this was almost not as good-looking as the original. Or he said regretfully: "This is quite novel. If I had known that the Daming Palace was built like this at that time, that little brat didn't tell me that he had something good."
However, the landscaping inside made Wu Mei linger over it, and she couldn't help but admire the reasonable combination of those pavilions and pavilions.
As for some ornamental stones or other things that Wu Mei could like or that could be liked by Li Zhi, they were all moved into the Daming Palace.
Now, someone was standing at the door of the East Palace, murmuring: "No wonder the two auspicious beasts in the palace look so familiar to me. The Queen Mother has moved away."
"Well, when my mother and I came here that time, she moved a lot of things. I heard that after you come back and stay for a while, your father and mother will come again." Li Lingyue had to say, little This guy does have a talent for chattering, and she can pick up on anything she wants to say.
"What else are you doing here?" Li Hong felt a chill coming from the little guy's round and polished voice.
"Let's see if the little brat will have any treasures after he moves in. This little brat..."
"Stop, don't talk about little bastards, big or small."
"Didn't you ask me to tell you what else the queen mother said to the father?"
"Get rid of the little brat."
"Oh, the Queen Mother said, don't forget to get rid of this little brat. When you come back, there will definitely be good things. Don't worry. I will accompany you here again, bring more people, and treat the little brat with you. The... Oh, let's not say..."
"Okay, okay, stop talking." Li Hong shook Li Lingyue's novel and stopped her.
"Oh, then I won't say it. But why do your father and mother call you little bastard, or do they call you by their names like Brother Li Xian and the others?" Li Lingyue raised her head with a look of confused curiosity.
"...the nickname my father and mother gave me." Li Hong was furious, how could he explain this
Fortunately, someone had already helped him out, temporarily preventing Li Lingyue from continuing to inquire about the truth, and holding it in his mouth: "Can I also call him Emperor Brother, little bastard to show my closeness in the future?"
Yi Yang and Gao An, surrounded by several palace ladies, rushed over from behind just as Li Hong was about to enter the East Palace.
"Li Hong, wait a minute." Yiyang looked at the Jinwu guards around him, and then shouted softly.
Bai Chun pulled Li Hong's sleeves as a gesture, then turned around to look back, only to see Yiyang and Gao An walking towards here at a brisk pace.
"Yiyang, Gao'an? You came here so quickly?" Li Hong was surprised that someone came before he even entered the door.
"What's the matter? Is it possible that I can't come yet?" Yiyang looked Li Hong up and down.
This guy is completely different now than he was four years ago. He has grown into a real man. You have to look up to look at him.
Wearing a green cloth round-collar robe, wearing a bun on his head, he has a resolute and handsome face, and his eyes are deep and bright.
What surprised her and Gao An even more was that he exuded a kingly aura that looked down on the world, but there seemed to be a gentle and elegant flavor in it.
"It's been a big change in the past few years. If I hadn't seen Bai Chun and Princess Ling Yue, I wouldn't have dared to recognize you." Gao An came over, looking at you and making comments.
Li Lingyue and Guaiqiao probably benefited a lot from Yiyang and Gao An on weekdays. When they saw the two approaching, they immediately saluted obediently and said, "Imperial sister Li Lingyue has met these two imperial sisters."
"Oh, the little guy is still so cute and cute. I love you so much." Gao An had noticed the little guy a long time ago. When he heard Li Lingyue talking, he immediately took out a small golden Buddha from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Li Lingyue.
Then he couldn't put it down and pinched Li Lingyue's delicate little face gently before letting go with satisfaction.
(End of chapter)