Chapter 14 Li Erlang, where are you going to make trouble? (Second update)

"Because we have too many concerns, and the steel resources are in our hands, it will only make Your Majesty afraid!" Chen Ying was silent for a moment and said slowly: "The steel cannot play its due role in our hands. For hundreds of years, the price of steel has remained high. I can lower the price, but it is inevitable that it will be used by people with ulterior motives and say that we are invited to buy people's hearts."

Li Xiuning nodded, as if Wu Qiang had recognized Chen Ying's reason. However, Li Xiuning was not easy to fool, so she asked again: "Is there any other reason?"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "It's true, steel, I let everyone in the world use it at a cheap price!"

Seeing Li Xiuning confused, Chen Ying explained: "Steel is a strategic resource of a country, but smelting steel is another business, and this business involves too much. Especially in the future, if the Tang Dynasty wants to build a road in various prefectures and counties, it will cost hundreds of millions of steel. If the court wants to build a road, the cost issue must be considered. By that time, the price of steel will definitely drop, and it will almost drop to a penny per pound."

After hearing Chen Ying's words, Li Xiuning not only did not understand, but instead became even more confused.

Chen Ying sighed, got up and came to the window, looking at the sky outside the window.

"We Chinese are not afraid of hardship or suffering, but we are like fish on the pallet, and we have always been slaughtered!" Chen Ying sighed and said, "The Tang Dynasty established its country with martial arts, and the whole people are soldiers. But except for the sixteen guards in Chang'an City, all the troops, including the border troops and government soldiers, what are their equipment? They are still using horizontal swords that will break the gap with three copper coins, and use Tumu to burn them in the fire. It is extremely simple wooden spear. Once they encounter invasion, even if they are desperate, they don't even have a steel knife. They hold crude weapons and even fight with Turks, Tubo, and Yao people with bare hands. Whenever they think of this situation, my heart is like a knife. This is a benevolent government that can benefit all the people of the world, benevolence and benevolence to all things. It is the duty of Your Majesty, and the ministers cannot replace it."

Li Xiuning did not expect Chen Ying to think so, and she was immediately moved, because the Tang Dynasty also devoted her infinite efforts, and no one could love the Tang Dynasty more deeply than Li Xiuning. In order to make the Tang Dynasty last forever and the country continue, Chen Ying made such a great sacrifice.

Li Xiuning's eyes were filled with mist and she choked and said, "Chen Lang, I misunderstood you!"

Chen Ying heard the sound and felt something was wrong.

He suddenly turned around and found that there were crystal tears flashing in Li Xiuning's eyes, and tears fell down. Chen Ying tightened his heart, held Li Xiuning's hand with both hands, and said tenderly: "Sanniang, what's wrong with you? Why are you still crying?"

"Our Li family owe you too much!" Li Xiuning said emotionally: "In the next life, Sanniang will...

Before Li Xiuning could say it, Chen Ying kissed Li Xiuning's red lips affectionately.

"Boom!" Li Xiuning's brain instantly turned blank.

She struggled powerlessly, and Chen Ying's big hand wandered unscrupulously on Li Xiuning.

Faced with Chen Ying's attack, Li Xiuning was soon defeated and begged for mercy. However, when Chen Ying was about to go further, Li Xiuning stopped directly: "No, you can't do it during the day!"

Chen Ying had no choice but to stop awkwardly.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying's disappointed look and felt soft. He pointed to the sky and said, "I'll give it to you when it's dark!"

Chen Ying sighed and said, "I really want it to be dark!"

...

In the Ganlu Hall of Tai Chi Palace in Chang'an, Li Yuan was lying comfortably on the imperial throne, and Yin Defei fed him mouth-to-mouth cherries. Since Yin Defei gave birth to his eighth son Li Yuanxiang, her figure has become more plump, especially her breasts, which are extremely spectacular.

Li Yuan and Yin Defei were eating cherries and rolling down on the imperial throne without realizing it. The two of them were flirting with each other. The Central Constant Attendant Chen Qi took a small step into the Ganlu Hall, and he was used to this scene. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister Pei Guo were looking for a meeting!"

Unlike Chen Ying's desires are easy to rise and fall, Li Yuan seemed to be able to receive and receive freely in this regard. He gently pushed Yin Defei away and said lightly: "I will love you again in the evening!"

Concubine Yin De looked at Chen Qi resentfully.

Chen Qi lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to look at Concubine Yin De.

Concubine Yin pouted and changed clothes for Li Yuan. When Li Yuan packed up his clothes, Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji came together.

"Greetings to Father, to Your Majesty!"

Li Yuan was in a good mood, and Chen Ying gave him a big gift. The court could earn one million yuan more annually. This is not a one-time transaction, but more than one million yuan a year. This will bring great convenience to the originally embarrassing Tang Dynasty finance. Li Yuan looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "How is Chen Ying's discussion?"

Li Jiancheng pondered and said, "Reported to the emperor, my son and Prime Minister Pei have discussed it. Chen Ying knew the general and knew how to advance and retreat, but the court was not good at treating him so much that he asked the princes in the world to say that his father and emperor were poor in treating his meritorious officials."

Li Yuanshen nodded with approval and said, "Well...yes, I'm not a mean and polite person, so what... what should I say in the end?"

Chen Ying defeated Wang Shichong first, then took Luoyang, and finally rescued Li Shimin from the fire and fire. It can be said that in the battle of Luoyang, Chen Ying turned the tide with his own strength. In the battle of Hebei, Chen Ying defeated Dou Jiande in Hebei together.

It is not an exaggeration to capture his queen and princess and destroy his country's fortunes with such contributions. However, Li Yuan also knew that the kings of the Tang Dynasty were not that easy to be.

Li Jiancheng said: "Chen Ying's grandfather Hou Mo Chen Chong was awarded the title of Duke of Liang in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Dasikong and General of Zhuguo. Now that his father has given Duke of Liang to Chen Ying, he must be happy... Zhuguo, sons think that this honorary official is too low. Duke of Cao, Li Shiji, surrendered with twelve states, and his father gave him to the state of Zhuguo. Chen Ying should also be able to be at the state of Zhuguo at this time."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Then I will give him the founding Duke of Liang, with a fief of 8,000 households. What about the ministry?"

Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly and said, "Father, what about the ministry... The six ministers of the ministers did not have any missing positions for a while, and the minister's rank was too low. Pei Xiangguo meant to place a free servant for Li Mi among the Nine Ministers..."

Li Yuan turned his head and looked at Pei Ji: "Is it a person from Jiuqing? Is it a Taichang Temple or a Honglu Temple?"

Pei Ji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it's Guanglu Temple..."

Li Yuan nodded: "Guang Luqing...is not bad...is not noble...is leisure...is very suitable..."

Then suddenly Li Yuan remembered that Li Xiuning had asked him to marry Luo Shixin, Cui Yingying, and then he asked again: "How did Luo Shixin arrange that?"

Pei Ji took out a folded piece of paper from his arms. Chen Ying, the Central General of the Constable, was about to take it from Pei Zhong and then pass it to Li Yuan. However, before Chen Qi came forward, Li Yuan reached out to take it and opened it: "Luo Shixin, General Wuhou of Zuo, from the third rank. Zhang Huaiwei, General Mass General of Shanzhou - from the third rank, Zhang Shigui, General of Right Wuhou of Zhang - from the third rank, Duan Zhigan, General of Xiangzhou... from the third rank."

Li Yuan's face was neither happy nor angry, and Gu Bo was not surprised.

Pei Ji said carefully: "Your Majesty, are you from the third grade higher?"

"High? Oh... not high, not high!" Li Yuan smiled and said, "I am not a stingy person. They can still afford to be a third-rank official title."

Only Li Jiancheng was a little dissatisfied. Not to mention the few generals under Chen Ying, they were all promoted to third-rank military generals one by one.

However, this is the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The third-rank and fourth-rank military positions are a serious watershed. Those below the fourth-rank are all real-time military positions. If they are above the third-rank, they are empty positions, and there will be no actual assignments. Once they do not go to the war, they will do nothing.

Pei Ji played very smoothly with this move, which was rising openly and descending secretly.

Pei Ji smiled faintly but didn't say anything.

Li Yuan pondered and said, "Since Prime Minister Pei has no objection, then go to the middle door to draw an order!"

"Let's wait!" Li Jiancheng said anxiously: "Father, will Chen Ying's errands be discussed again?"

Although the Guanglu Temple Minister belongs to the third-rank official system, this official position is a casual miser, which is equivalent to the later CPPCC.

Li Yuan frowned and said, "Isn't it good to be Guanglu Temple?"

Li Jiancheng murmured: "My son thinks that putting Chen Ying in the position of Guanglu Temple is a waste of talent!"

"Look, this matter is a mess!" Li Yuan pointed to Jindun beside Li Jiancheng and said, "What's there to say? I'm still waiting to hug the emperor's grandson as soon as possible. He told Chen Ying that he would stay in Guanglu Temple before he didn't let me hold the emperor's grandson. However, there was no dispatch in Guanglu Temple. So, I'll give Chen Ying a bonus to the general of the army!"

The general of the army was from the second-rank military rank of the Tang Dynasty. In other words, from now on, Chen Ying enjoyed the treatment of the second-rank military rank, and was on par with the Shangshu's left and right servants, the Prince's Young Master, the Prince's Young Master, the Prince's Young Guard, the Sixteen Guard General, the Grand Commander, and the Grand Guardian.

Having said that, Li Jiancheng was also very helpless. Li Yuan found this reason so powerful.

Of course, this is also because the balance between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin has been broken. Li Shimin has now fallen to the bottom, while Li Jiancheng is the same for a while.

Just as Li Jiancheng was about to persuade him again, Chen Qi appeared in front of Li Yuan again, lowered his eyebrows and said with a pleasing look: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the King of Qin is asking for a meeting!"

Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "Xuan!"

Li Jiancheng said with a little disappointed expression: "Father, my son is leaving!"

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Don't be busy for now. You and Erlang are brothers, why bother so much?"

When Li Jiancheng heard this, he immediately felt a toothache and said to himself: "Isn't it all because of you, brothers?"

Li Shimin first greeted Li Yuan, and then greeted Li Jiancheng with a kind look, as if they were in love with each other.

However, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were just acting, and the acting was too fake. Not to mention Pei Ji, even Li Yuan could not bear it.

"Erlang, what's the point of entering the palace today?"

Li Shimin bowed and said, "Father, my son is worried about the pain. After thinking about it, I finally realized my shortcomings. My son is too impetuous and uses military force too immature. As the saying goes, a general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies. My son decided to learn military tactics from my third sister, and asked my father to give me kindness and order my third brother-in-law to accept my son as his disciple!"

When Li Jiancheng heard this, he was anxious and said without hesitation: "Erlang, what are you doing?"

"Brother of the Crown Prince, I am really not making a fuss! "Li Shimin said with an extremely serious attitude: "My brother is not knowledgeable enough, and his skills in leading the army are not satisfactory. As the saying goes, people should fall behind if they don't learn, and their swords will rust if they don't sharpen their swords. Therefore, I must learn the art of war from my third brother-in-law!"

Li Yuan looked at the angry Li Jiancheng with a smile, then looked at Li Shimin with a serious face, and said lightly: "Know your shame and then you will be brave; know your shortcomings and strive for your progress. You are very good, I feel no comfort."

Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan was stolen again.
Chapter completed!