Chapter 390 Liangyi Palace (Part 2)

The Liangyi Palace echoed with the angry and guilty scoldings of His Majesty Li Yuan, the current Emperor of Li Tang.

"He was given the title of County Duke even before he was young. Did I treat him badly, Li Huairen?!"

"The poet is extremely talented and has a benevolent heart, but he prefers Aduwu. It's really confusing!"

"By the way, remember that half of the gold I gave to King Huaiyang was snatched away by him!"

Li Yuan and his son knew very well that although Li Shan was just an acting county magistrate, he was now of great importance in the northeast of the river. The good horses and cattle he sent back were coveted. More importantly, he maintained the relationship with Yuan Junzhang.

This line... is just a blatant violation of the law and the sage's edict. This matter cannot be brought to the table.

Li Yuan was pretending to be there, and the prince lowered his eyes slightly, thinking that he was finally getting over it.

And Li Shimin was thinking about whether Li Shan formed a caravan to go out to the border, partly for state affairs, and partly to make money... After all, this man successively produced Gewürztraminer, Dongshan Restaurant, Yuhuchun, and Red Brick, so he was really profitable.

A lot of money.

As for the prime ministers and assistants below, all of them pretended not to have heard anything. As soon as the name Yuan Xiaozheng came out, although everyone did not know the details yet, they understood that no matter how stupid they were, they knew that the saint knew about it, as did the prince and the king of Qin.

Insider...who else would go against His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the King of Qin over matters that are insignificant to him?

Pei Shiju has been helped back to sit down, and his face that was rosy just now is now gray and gray... He doesn't care about Li Yuan's name for him, or even that his plan failed, but he is angry that he has been fooled!

After hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Pei Shiju immediately figured it out. It was not because of why Li Shan had the courage to go out to do business privately, but because he figured out why Li Shan knew in advance that tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry were heading south, and knew it accurately.

The leaders are Yugushe and Yusheshe.

Old, really old... Pei Shiju lamented in his heart.

Li Yuan glanced at Pei Shiju, thought for a while and added, "Li Huairen uses the lotus as a metaphor for himself, and considers himself a gentleman. A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way..."

"Ahem, cough, cough." Li Jiancheng coughed twice and winked... Father, don't go too far. Later, the third sister will have to come to seek justice for Li Shan.

Li Yuan stopped talking and changed the subject, "Hundreds of good horses...it happens that there is a shortage of horses on the right side. Da Lang, write a letter and ask Huairen to deliver it, but you can't give him an advantage!"

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The singing and singing style left the prime minister below speechless. What kind of bad mind could Li Shan have to take hundreds of good horses as his own... This matter was probably agreed upon. Are you interesting?

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Li Yuan was also a little embarrassed today. He specially sent Pei Shiju out of the Liangyi Palace and whispered: "Hongda is in charge of reviewing the recitals and fulfilling his duties. However, Huairen saved Pingyang. Even though I love A Duwu, I...

"Hongda and relax your hands."

Pei Shiju forced a smile... At this time, he still wants to cover up and talk nonsense to me!

Watching the prime ministers and ministers walking away, Li Yuan rubbed his temples, looked at his two sons who had not left, and said hesitantly: "Pingyang..."

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin both guessed what their father was thinking... Hundreds of good horses, this is not a small number, and it has been six or seven days. Logically speaking, the letter should have been written long ago.

Should I summon Pingyang to ask?

But asking... means that Li Shan blatantly violated the law and went out to the fortress privately. Princess Pingyang has a strong temper and left a message more than a month ago. The account will be settled by then.

Li Yuan loved his daughter very much, but he was also a little afraid of his daughter. Li Jiancheng was the same, and Li Shimin... He was first taught horseback riding and archery by Princess Pingyang.

But before Li Jiancheng could speak, Li Shimin spoke, hurried footsteps sounded, and Princess Pingyang, dressed in military uniform, had already rushed into the Liangyi Palace.

Li Yuan smiled dryly and said: "Pingyang..."

"Third sister."

"Third sister."

Princess Pingyang narrowed her eyes, which looked slightly narrow, and sighed: "I heard that Liu Shirang wrote a letter to impeach Huairen for violating the law and going out to do business without permission. My subordinate, Prime Minister Pei, asked my father to convict me?"

"Well, it's true." Li Yuan motioned to the palace attendants to bring over the stool, "I've told you a long time ago that as a father, I will definitely make the decision for Huairen!"

"That's right, that's right." Li Jiancheng quickly agreed, "Prime Minister Pei recommended Huairen and was heartbroken when he saw Liu Shirang's memorial..."

Princess Pingyang's eyes narrowed to a slit. She did not expect that Pei Shiju, who recommended Li Shan, would take action... What does this mean?

Li Shimin looked at Princess Pingyang carefully, thinking that the third sister might be able to find out the inside story this time, but what choice would she make?

After talking for a long time, Li Yuan saw his daughter's expression slowing down slightly and said with a smile: "Huairen went to Dai County this time, hooked up outside the Great Wall, spied on the military situation, and defended Yanmen for meritorious service. When he returns to Beijing one day, he will definitely be promoted to a higher rank."

Li Jiancheng also said with a smile: "Huairen has mixed knowledge and literary talent. Third sister can choose a job for him..."

In the early Tang Dynasty, for meritorious service, there were generally three ways to receive rewards: one was casual rank, which the emperor and ordinary generals did not care about; the second was title, which was the most common way; and the third was promotion.

However, there are two paths to promotion. One is to be promoted from a county magistrate to a state assistant officer in other places, such as Sima, Biejia, Changshi, etc., and finally take charge of a state.

The second is to transfer it back to the center of the court... This has a lot to say. In later generations, it is to gild the center.

Princess Pingyang thought for a moment and said, "Let her make her own choice."

Before today, Princess Pingyang might have made the decision for Li Shan, but today Pei Shiju took action, and she guessed that Li Shan might have his own considerations.

Li Yuan smiled and chatted a few more words, and asked seemingly unintentionally: "I heard that the caravan went out of the fortress and returned with hundreds of good horses at a time..."

Before she finished speaking, Princess Pingyang took out a brochure from her sleeve and said, "The caravan from Dai County purchased 137 horses, and the other caravans brought 212 horses. Huairen used Yu Huchun as the price.

After adding more money, I bought them all, totaling 349 horses."

Li Yuan felt relieved. He thought it was Li Shan who had sorted out the matter before sending the letter. He really had a pure heart to serve the country!

"The ones who sent the letter back to Beijing this time are the personal guards sent by my daughter before. There are more than 300 horses, half of which can be good breeds." Princess Pingyang raised the book in her hand, "Huairen was impeached by the courtiers for state affairs. Father cannot be reckless.

Take it!"

Li Yuan didn't understand for a moment, and Li Shimin, who knew everything well, explained: "Father, Huairen established a city in Dai County and organized a caravan to go out, determined not to bypass many aristocratic families in Hedong."

"If we don't spend any money this time, I'm afraid Huairen will have trouble continuing." Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Three sisters, it can't be the market price, right?"

A good horse in Guanzhong is worth tens of thousands of dollars. If a good horse that can be bred is several times more expensive, the imperial court is determined not to pay this money, and the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have the funds to allocate in this name... not to mention that this matter cannot be ignored.

On the bright side.

Li Yuan took the brochure from his daughter and opened it to look at it carefully.

This booklet was filled in by Li Shan himself and is divided into three sections.

One is the cost of water pumping in Beishi and Yuhuchun.

The second is that after the caravan returned from the county, horses and cattle were used to offset the Yuhuchun they had credited in advance.

The third one was the caravan of the famous families in Hedong, headed by the Liu family, the Pei family, and the Xue family. The horses they carried were offset by the Yuhuchun and the consumed grain and grass at an appropriate price. In this regard, Li Shan made up a lot of money.

Li Shan habitually listed a table at the end of the booklet to clearly display various data. Li Yuan understood at a glance that if all these more than 300 good horses were given away for free, then Li Shan would only

Can barely support it.

"No." Li Yuan handed the brochure to Li Jiancheng, pondered for a moment and then shook his head, "There is very little local profit distribution in Dai County, and Huairen may not be able to suppress it."

In other words, the many prominent families in Hedong share more of the profits... But there is nothing they can do about it. The money Li Shan draws from Beishi has basically been filled in. They will not sell good horses cheaply like the powerful families in Dai County.

Li Shan.

Li Jiancheng looked at it for a few times and smiled: "That's not necessarily true. In addition to good horses, the caravan will also carry cattle, fur coats and other goods on its return trip."

Li Yuan still shook his head and looked at Princess Pingyang, "How does Huairen consider this?"

"Huairen intended to send good horses to Guanzhong, and his father would dispose of most of them, sell the rest, and then purchase goods from various places, especially grain."

Princess Pingyang's explanation was rather vague, but both father and son could understand it... Li Shan controlled the trade routes, on the one hand in Beishi, and on the other hand in his position as acting county magistrate, especially now that he is in Yanmen, but more importantly

The attraction of Yuhuchun to grassland tribes.

When raising grain to make wine in Hedong, it was impossible to bypass the prominent families in Hedong... In other words, the two sides were checking and balancing each other. Li Shan blocked the Yanmen Pass, while the famous families in Hedong blocked the opening of grain.

Therefore, Li Shan hopes to find another way and not put eggs in one basket.

Li Yuan thought for a moment before nodding in agreement, "Send 70% to Guanyou and sell 30%, but you are not allowed to buy grain in Guanzhong."

This is a reasonable thing. There was a shortage of food in Guanzhong and a ban on alcohol was issued.

After a pause, Li Yuan said with a smile: "Let Sichang handle the sales and purchase of grain."

Princess Pingyang agreed to this... Ever since she took charge of the Beiya Imperial Guards, her husband Chai Shao, although still serving as General of the Right Xiaowei, has only served in vain, not in charge of the army, and has not even gone to the Yamen. He rarely goes out on weekdays.

, there is nothing to do all day long.

Li Shimin glanced at Princess Pingyang and said seemingly unintentionally: "Third sister, can Huairen hold down Dai County?"

Li Yuan clicked his tongue twice, "It may not be a good thing to be kind and gentle. I'm just afraid that Dai County will have to look forward to Shu."

With so many letters, Li Yuan knew everything about Li Shan in Dai County... Since he took office, he had shown many kindnesses, even bending down to harvest the harvest in person. However, he knew those local powerful families very well, and he had always bullied the weak and feared the strong.

Princess Pingyang shook her head and said: "The local powerful people in Dai County have no way to become officials. Huairen mentioned this matter in his letter..."

Obviously, Li Shan gave relatively little money to Dai County, and the other party was willing... He just wanted to use Li Shan as a stepping stone to achieve the goal of his children becoming officials.

This is the key to Li Shan being able to suppress the powerful people in Dai County.

While Li Yuan was thinking about Li Shanzhen's clever mind, he said casually: "Can Huairen also recommend people?"

"Father, has he forgotten Su Dingfang?" Li Jiancheng reminded him.

Li Shimin immediately took over, "There is also Kan Leng and Huairen guarding Yanmen. Kan Leng led his troops out of the fortress and defeated the Turkic pursuers."

Li Jiancheng's face darkened. Kan Leng, who had just served in the Western Expedition and was awarded the title of County Marquis, was thrown to Yanmen because he was attached to Luo Yi of the East Palace.
To be continued...