Li Hong never expected that his father Long would come up with such a terrible plan in the past few days and actually want to raise his mistress outside
The majestic Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wants to raise his mistress in Chang'an City? Is this really because the emperor is too cowardly, or is Father Long pretending to be pitiful and aggrieved in front of him
And he still wants to take Concubine Xiao Shu over? What does it mean? Challenge the majesty of the queen mother tigress? Dad Long, do you dare? He is rushing back in a hurry now. Isn't it because he hasn't seen his mother for a long time and misses her
"Um... you don't object to anything I do, but when it comes to Concubine Xiao Shu... do you think my mother..." Li Hong curled his neck and pointed to the top of his head. In short, he felt a chill behind his back.
"You don't need to worry about this matter. Concubine Xiao Shu's matter is a matter for my harem. I will discuss it with your mother when the time comes. The most important thing now is that when I arrive in Luoyang, you will return to Chang'an immediately. I remember that the palace of King Wu Li Ke was never used, right?" Li Zhi asked, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table.
"I don't know about this, and you shouldn't either..."
"Three million taels of silver is enough. After returning to Chang'an, we will allocate three million taels of silver to the general prisoner..."
"Should I pay for it?"
"My treasury can't come up with money, and it's impossible for your mother to give it to you. If you don't give it to me, who will give it to you?" Li Zhi was very surprised. Three million shouldn't be a big deal to him. Li Hong was going to a poetry club He can carry 1.8 million taels of silver with him, why is it that asking him to pay now seems to cost his life.
"Are you going to let me carry this pot? Have you ever thought that if the queen mother knew that I gave you three million taels of silver, would she break my legs?" Li Hong asked blankly.
"Then do you know that if you don't give it, I can break your legs now? Do you only have eyes for your mother and not me as your father?"
"No, no, no, please don't get me wrong. I didn't mean it that way. If you ask for money, Erchen, you wouldn't dare not give it, right? But... Erchen has no money now." Li Hong spread his hands and started to play dirty tricks.
"No money?" Li Zhi's eyes were so wide open that he almost fell into the hot pot. Li Hong couldn't help but want to stretch out his hand to catch it to prevent it from falling.
"No money? Do you think that since I haven't been in charge of government for the past seven or eight months, you don't know how much I have earned in the Tang Dynasty? Do you think that since you became the Minister of the Province, I don't know how much taxes the Ministry of Revenue has collected this year? You can bring it yourself Why didn't you say you had no money when I went out to participate in the poetry festival? Why did you have no money when I asked you for such a small amount? Believe it or not, I asked the Ministry of Finance myself... "
"Okay, you can go. If you can understand the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, you can go. The Ministry of Revenue has money, but which of the money is not earmarked for special use? The reform of the Ministry of War is about to happen, and it is at a critical moment, right? There are also Luoyang and Chang'an Do all the roads in the center need to be repaired? Otherwise, how can it be done quickly..."
"I don't care, no matter what, you have to get me three million taels. If you can't get it, you can vacate Prince Pu's Mansion. But I know it is there and it has been repaired well..."
"That's my pure money, why should I give it to you? To tell you the truth, if you give me half a year, six million taels is fine, but now, I really don't have any extra money to give you." Li Hong looked at Li Hong Zhi's eyes widened, and he sighed and said: "I really don't have any money now. The budget originally used by the Ministry of War for the Navy is not enough. I even borrowed five million taels from the Ministry of Works..."
"The navy needs money so much? But I still have a five-tooth battleship under my butt, and I haven't seen your so-called better and stronger ship!" Li Zhi's attention was easily attracted by Li Hong. On the matter of the Tang Navy.
"Starting from scratch is always the most expensive time. No matter what you do, if you want the navy to go further, instead of just cruising along the Hainan Line, you will naturally have to spend a lot of money in the early stage... "Li Hong said seriously, but was interrupted by Li Zhi.
"Then let them stay in Prince Pu's Mansion first, and let Bai Chun find a better palace. I'm confused. You are a prince, and you don't marry Bai Chun, so you just keep her in Prince Pu's Mansion. You What do you want to do? By the way, An Xiaohe will probably become the mistress of Prince Pu's Mansion in the future, right?" Li Zhi suddenly started gossiping about Li Hong's love affairs, and this topic caught Li Hong off guard.
For a long time, Father Long was working as a nanny outside. He learned this from himself!
But between himself and Bai Chun, there is no way to marry him. Although he is older than him, this is not a problem in the Tang Dynasty. What makes him tangled is the influence of Bai Chun's ability by his side. If the power is included in the East Palace, then even the crown princess will be in name only. What is even more difficult is that even if there are children, it is not known whether they will kill each other in the future.
Therefore, in Li Hong's opinion, the best way is not to give Bai Chun any status, and just follow him without any reason. In this way, he will always have a woman by his side who he can trust.
"Empress An Xiaohe disagrees. She said that even if a traitor's daughter is admitted to the East Palace, she will be bullied. She might as well follow Bai Chun." Li Hong shrugged. He had not even thought about emotional matters. .
Nowadays, the only person who can make him feel something, apart from Bai Chun, is Pei Wanying. As for An Xiaohe and others, they are always given to him as standard equipment necessary for being a prince, and they cannot be treated like Bai Chun and Pei Wanying. .
Li Hong, who couldn't help but fall into deep thought when thinking about these women, sighed silently. His feelings in this life were getting more and more messy. It seemed that it was difficult for him to treat Bai Chun like he did with Bai Chun.
"How is Fang Xianzhong doing in the Ministry of Industry?" Li Zhi interrupted Li Hong's thoughts, glanced at Li Hong and asked.
"What, what are your plans? It's quite fair, right? The dredging of Yongji Canal is his contribution. Now that we can sail quickly, he must have a share of the credit." Li Hong did not ask Father Long about his mother's transfer of the house to Xian Zhong. My daughter gave Li Xian something.
Fang Xianzhong is also considered to be from a famous family. His father, Fang Renyu, is one of the 24 Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. The elder brother of Liang Guogong Fang Xuanling followed Wang Shichong in his early years and later joined the Tang Dynasty with Pei Renji. , and finally reached the position of Minister of Household Affairs in the Tang Dynasty.
Now Fang Xianzhong can be regarded as the son who inherited his father's business, and he has also achieved the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In this way, it is natural for the Fang family to transform from a new aristocrat of the Tang Dynasty to a prominent family.
"That's good." Li Zhi said again without thinking.
Now, as we get closer and closer to Luoyang, the dialogue between father and son, perhaps because of the relationship with the court or some other reason, is no longer the same as it was in Liaodong, and every sentence begins to have a hint of excitement again. The meaning of people trying to figure it out.
Finally, under Li Hong's suggestion, Zhang Lushui, who has imaginative features and graceful eyes, and Jin Rongqi, who has a proud and elegant figure, arrived in Luoyang to face the civil and military officials, the queen, the prince and other royal relatives. When the state relatives greeted them, Zhang Lushui and Jin Rongqi disguised themselves as two smaller eunuchs and followed Hua Meng and Jingzhe closely into the East Palace of Luoyang Palace.
From beginning to end, Li Hong never talked to Li Zhi about Fang Xianzhong, and Li Hong never revealed his true intention of embezzling five million taels of silver from the Ministry of Industry.
Luoyang Palace Zhenguan Hall, this time, has no place of its own, because the father is the protagonist of this expedition to Liaodong, not to mention that he and his wife have not seen each other for eight or nine months. At this time, even Wu Mei will not think of him. Who is Li Hong
With the welcome of civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, and high-ranking officials and nobles, as well as various ceremonial guards, after the entire Luoyang Palace became peaceful, all kinds of royal ceremonial guards in Luoyang City also stopped.
For most of the day, the entire city of Luoyang was like a boiling oil cauldron. People were crowded everywhere, and people wearing civilian clothes and military armor were wandering around Chang'an.
Until the Emperor's chariot entered Luoyang Palace, the streets of Luoyang City were still dotted with officials, ministers, and prominent families.
The officials who could attend the royal banquet in the evening were newly dressed and in high spirits. Under the leadership of their servants, they slowly walked to Luoyang Palace. Along the way, they were either thinking about verses of praise or how to praise His Majesty's civility, Taoism and martial arts. slightly.
Bosses from famous families and various royal family members were also riding in carriages and carriages, and those in sedans were riding in sedans. The servants were carrying gifts for entering the palace. They were all heading in the direction of Luoyang Palace like ants returning to their nests. Rushing to Luoyang Palace from all directions in Luoyang City.
The envoys from various countries who were originally stranded in the Tang Dynasty naturally prepared various tributes early on this day. His Majesty the Tang Dynasty returned triumphantly from the expedition, and naturally he had to accept the congratulations from these foreign envoys.
So today, the entire city of Luoyang is filled with clouds moving in all directions and rising seas, as if the entire city is in a happy festival. Everyone is happy because the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty personally conquered Liaodong and conquered Liaodong.
In the slight cold wind, everyone is filled with cheerful smiles, just like the annual New Year's Day, filled with friendly smiles. Regardless of rank, whether they know each other or not, they all look like old people on this day. Like a friend, everyone who comes across from me smiles and nods.
These scenes made someone shake his head. Sitting on a chair in the East Palace, facing Father Long's third and fourth sons, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and lamented: "Alas... I have become an unknown hero today! You know, I conquered Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje all by myself. What did he do? Play with the birds, enjoy the flowers with the beauties, drink tea, and have some wine. The most important thing is I almost ruined it all! Why are you going after him now? Isn’t it okay to even see my mother? But why am I not even allowed to enter the palace? Banned? No matter what I did, I was not allowed to enter the palace!"
The more someone spoke, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Finally, with his father's third and fourth sons dumbfounded, they stood at the gate of the palace and began to cry out their grievances in the direction of the palace.
(End of chapter)