Shangguan Wan'er's talents and learning are second only to Shangguan Yi, an old scholar. She has been studying Confucian classics and history with her grandfather Shangguan Yi since she was four years old. In addition, she has been keeping books in her hands for these years, and she has Li Lingyue, a competitor in literary attainments. Therefore, these Since Shangguan Wan'er married into the palace in 2011, and co-produced "Fang Jian Tian Xia" with Li Lingyue, her temperament of an intellectual and talented woman has become stronger and stronger.
In Li Hong's words, from far away, it seems that Shangguan Wan'er can feel the faint fragrance of ink on her body.
This sentence also made Shangguan Wan'er think that her body was contaminated with the fragrance of ink because she checked the prints of "Fangjian Tianxia". She lowered her head and sniffed her clothes, but did not find any peculiar smell.
"What a brilliant move. Really, why didn't we think of it? If we add Li Lingyue, the emperor's wife and Lingyue, I'm afraid it would be enough to make those old antiques give up, right? We can even gain the upper hand." Li Dan I instantly became more confident, unlike before, as lifeless as a wilted eggplant.
"I wanted you to become famous first, but you didn't live up to expectations. I really have no choice but to invite my imperial concubine Shangguan Wan'er out." Li Hong was very proud of himself for being able to do so. I feel proud to be an intellectual, gentle and well-read imperial concubine.
"It's not like you're talented, so there's no need to show off like this." Li Zhe said a little sourly.
"Then why don't you let your princess try it?" Li Hong didn't feel that relying on a woman to resolve his embarrassment would make him, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, feel embarrassed, so he still said with a shy face.
"Forget it, I won't tell you anymore." Li Zhe waved his hand. Penglai Palace was very big. Except for some places where they couldn't go there at will, they could wander around at will.
So Li Zhe ignored the three of them and stood up directly. Under the guidance of a palace maid, he didn't know which room he went to.
After there were three people left in the room, Li Dan rolled his eyes twice, then stood up and said: "Before it's lunch time, I'll go see how the transformer is, and whether the line is up or down, you guys?" chat."
The electricity produced in the experiment can now be lit outside Chang'an City. However, the invisible electricity was sent to the palace and traveled nearly thirty miles in a roundabout way, which gave Li Dan quite a headache.
And according to Li Hong, we should not only think about the present, but also think about future plans, such as: the electricity consumption in other areas after the palace, and even the electricity consumption in the entire Chang'an City.
Therefore, the planning and design of the telegraph poles could not be entirely focused on the palace, but also took care of the entire city of Chang'an. For Li Dan, this was another extremely challenging task.
Even for him, before he was completely sure about lighting up the palace, he had no confidence at all in the grand plan proposed by Li Hong.
In the huge living room, apart from the palace maids, there are now only the eldest son and the second son of Empress Dowager Wu Mei of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xian, who has been standing in front of the glass window, is still looking out of the window with eyes full of flowers. The flowers gradually bloomed into beauty, and the leaves on the trees also gave birth to fresh vitality. They were green and full of vitality, making the entire Penglai Hall become a cluster of flowers. It was as elegant as being in a dreamland of paradise.
The overall planning of Penglai Hall was completely designed and built bit by bit by Wu Mei. Even the inconspicuous corners were designed by Wu Mei to be full of solemnity and elegance, and the palace inner garden is unique in its majesty and grandeur. , which is also vividly reflected in the overall style.
Coupled with the garden-style layout and the exotic flowers and stones taken from the Tang Dynasty and even all over the world, in Li Hong’s words, if you bring Huniu over and raise her, Huniu will not feel bored and will think that she is in a In the forest.
"How are you thinking about Dashi? They have been waiting for you to give in. Although I am tough, I still need to know your bottom line and principles." Li Xian turned around and looked at Wu Mei who was imitating just now. Li Hong asked, staring blankly at the water in the tea cup.
"Where do you think our final chance of winning is? Or is there any chance of winning?" Li Hong did not raise his head, but continued to stare at the tea cup and asked.
Li Xian was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "... It's difficult. Before today, I probably believed that I was 50% sure, but after meeting those old antiques in Xuanzheng Hall today, in my opinion, the chance of winning is only 50%. There are two to three left.”
"They can't represent the people of the world, right? What's more, even the Five Surnames and Qiwang have been destroyed by me. Is their influence greater than the Five Surnames and Qiwang?" Li Hong finally raised his head and said with some surprise. .
"They can't represent the people of the world, but what I'm afraid of is that their voices... are also the voices of the scholars all over the world. Scholars love books as much as their lives, and regard them as rare treasures. They are even more reluctant to reveal some of the original books of sages and classics to others easily. . After all, those are the fortunes left by our ancestors to make our families famous. If you publicize it so wildly, and it is not directed at my Chinese clan, but against the tribes of foreign lands, I feel that if things continue like this, it will not be the best. It's them, I'm afraid that no scholar in the world would be willing to do this." Li Xian sat down on the chair in front of the window and said calmly.
Looking at Li Hong who was silent, the tea cup in front of him was as attractive as a fish tank. He took a deep breath and continued: "So I don't know how determined you are. As you said, the pen in the hands of the literati and the The mouth is the most lethal weapon in the world and cannot be matched by any weapon. Even if you are not afraid of your reputation, do you need to consider the stability of the country? "
"What does big food mean?" Li Hong asked quietly, still looking at the tea cup.
"There's no fish in there, why are you always staring at it?" Li Xian did not directly answer Li Hong's words.
"There is no fish, but there are tea leaves. They all look the same. I think... Dashi doesn't really want our culture. I'm afraid your negotiations with them have also fallen into a stalemate, and you don't know my bottom line. , so in the current stalemate, it is difficult for you to decide your attitude towards them... "
"Yes, I have scruples and hesitation in my heart, which have always been taboos in negotiations. Now you have put me in such a situation. You want to give to Dashi, but Dashi doesn't want it. What Dashi wants, you just don't want it. Don’t want to give it.”
"You have been in Anxi and Jiling City for many years. Lao Liu, tell me, whether it is Anxi or Jiling City, or the four towns of Anxi including Loulan, Yumen, Tuguhun, etc., the development in these years is not the same as when you first arrived. "Is it a big change or not?" Li Hong finally looked away from the tea cup and asked Li Xian, who was sitting leisurely in front of the window.
"Big, big. Sometimes I wonder, if it weren't for the changes you started when you were the Minister of Household Affairs, Anxi would still be Jiling City, Tubo, Tuguhun, etc., would we have the prosperous times we have today? Scenery. Caravans are coming and going, just like the Kunlun Mountains heading to Anxi, you can’t see the end in the distance. All year round, no matter it’s windy or rainy, Yumen Pass and Anxi are full of business travelers all year round, so it gives me great pleasure. Tang brought huge wealth and influence. In these years in Anxi, I have a deep understanding of the so-called core technology and the basis of development. To be honest, compared to the ancient books of the sages, the rapid development of productivity is due to you. What Li Hong has been pursuing is also what you have successfully achieved. "Li Xian is very honest and does not shy away from what he really thinks.
"Yes, as you said, there is no end to development. When new things such as huqin and hu chairs were introduced to the Tang Dynasty, we also regarded them as weak treasures. Now that our Datang exports them, they also regard them as treasures. . But whether it is the Tang Dynasty, Dashi, etc., in terms of culture, no nation can accept all cultures like us and then integrate them into our own culture, including Buddhism, Taoism, and Sangha. , Confucianism, Ni, etc., which one has not been influenced by foreign culture? But why is it so difficult for our own real culture to get out? Of course, apart from Confucian laziness and prejudice, they never encourage active dissemination? How big is our Tang Dynasty now? It’s hard for them to imagine, right? How could they know that after traveling thousands of miles, they would still be in the territory of our Tang Dynasty? But they would rather turn a blind eye and stay in the place where they started. It is completely undesirable to sit in a well and look at the sky..."
"I understand, you have made up your mind. Whether it is in the hands of Li Dan, Li Zhe or Bai Chun, Taiyi City's technology cannot be allowed to be taken back by them at all, but my Datang's culture..."
"You can give them as much as you want. If you don't want them, I'll pack them and send them to them for free! I can even spend money to build a school for them and help them get rid of the illiterate people..."
"Don't think about good things. This matter has not been settled yet. After knowing your bottom line, I feel confident, but the negotiation is long and painful, otherwise you would not leave it to me. Yes, I will do my best to comply with your request, but I still have something to ask for..."
"What are you talking about?" Li Hong looked at Li Xian with bright eyes and said happily.
"It's about the Japanese country. Prince Ojin is your brother-in-law, but... can I beat him up if necessary?" Li Xian's face twitched a little. If this kind of conversation was recorded by the historian today, it would be hard for him to be in Li Hong's eyes. With the help of others, the reputation that he gradually cultivated may be destroyed again.
"Did that guy get mad again? Did Princess Dalai join us?"
"The emperor's sister-in-law did not join the alliance, but you also know that Prince Dajin is only afraid of you in the Tang Dynasty. It is difficult for him not to know about the things between you and me, so every time he negotiates with their Japanese country, this kid There is always a certain pot that is not opened, which makes me want to beat him. "
Li Hong knew without thinking that what Li Xian was talking about was the fight against him for the crown prince's position back then, and Prince Dajin naturally liked to pinch people's feet and pick up whatever pot he didn't like, and he would get beaten up if nothing happened.
"No problem, don't worry about my face, just beat me up if you need to. You don't know, the Japanese people are very strange, they are simply a weird existence. The more you give him face, the more he will slap his nose in the face. , and then don’t take you seriously. But the less you treat him as a human being, the more he will treat you as an ancestor and respect you. So don’t be polite to the Japanese country. Beat it up, if something goes wrong, I will take care of it from your wife-in-law’s side.”
"Okay, I'm relieved with your words."
"But don't really fight to death, just teach a lesson. Things will turn against each other at the extreme. This Japanese race is really strange. Although they respect, fear, and admire the strong, they are not so humble in their bones that they can kneel down and lick them. His slave spirit is still more or less backbone and wolfish... The wolfish nature is wrong, it should be the nature of a dog that is not familiar with it. He will fall out if he says he will fall out. Even if the master becomes stronger after being fed and feels that he can fight against you, he will still dare to do so. Jump up and bite the owner."
Li Xian watched Li Lingyue walk in with a look of disdain on his face, and ignored him. He smiled and said, "Your description is accurate. They are indeed better than some people in our Datang Dynasty? There are some people in our Datang Dynasty. I like what you call kneeling and licking, and I am more servile and groveling. When I see a foreigner, I want to kneel down..."
"Those like that have been kneeling for a long time. Just give them a bone and don't bother with them. The Tang Dynasty doesn't need such people."
"Is it really good for you to arrange the Japanese country of the emperor's wife like this?" Li Lingyue continued to look at the two people in front of her with disdain, and then sat down next to Li Hong.
(End of chapter)