Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1000

"Meet Your Highness."

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it." Li Shan hurriedly helped the gray-haired old man up. He Chou, a well-known general in the Sui and Tang dynasties, was second only to Yu Wenkai, and he was 80 years old this year.

The most legendary thing about He Chou is that he built the "Liuhe City" overnight. It is said that it has a circumference of eight miles and a height of ten ren. There are towers and watchtowers in the four corners.

The year before when Li Shan returned to Beijing from Daizhou, it was Zhang Wenguan who asked someone to hire He Chou to improve the cotton gin. Thanks to Mr. He."

He Chou stroked his beard and shook his head with a smile, "Your Highness is too humble. After decades of travel, I have traveled all over the world, from Guangzhou in the south to Goguryeo in the north. There are not many people who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Your Highness."

After Li Shan said a few words modestly, He Chou turned to say: "His Royal Highness has been promoted to be the heir to the king, do you need to make more additions?"

"It's as good as it gets."

Although it feels a bit earthy, Li Shan is not too demanding on these things. After all, in the eyes of others in his previous life, he was just a bumpkin.

He Chou pointed to the small lake, "His Royal Highness mentioned the Taihu stone last year, I'm afraid it will be difficult to transport it for a while, and the boat and car will be exhausted..."

"That's all, that's all." Li Shan grinned, "But just casually, how can I really send Taihu Stone."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty just went south to Jiangdu to play. The one who went too far in this regard was Song Huizong... the famous Hua Shigang, but it was only sent to Kaifeng, and it was too exaggerated to send it to Chang'an.

Respectfully sent He Chou away, Li Shanzhen hoped that the old man could live for a few more years... The cotton gin still needs to be improved, and he still wants to get a loom or something in the future, so it is still useful.

Li Shan took everyone around for a long time. The whole house is divided into the front yard and the back yard. Needless to say, the back yard is a place to stay. In addition to Li Shan's mother and son, Zhou's family, and Xiaoman, there will be Cui Shishi in the future. Mother... The key is that the Cui family has a lot of dowries, and many of them live in the backyard.

The front yard is divided into the middle hall and the left and right courtyards. The middle hall is where Li Shan handles affairs. There are special meeting halls, study rooms, tea rooms, piano rooms, etc. on both sides. The left courtyard is a garden with a small lake. During the period, there were several abodes, which were provided for the disciples and guests to live in, and the right courtyard was mainly the residence of the servants.

On the periphery of the front yard are other facilities, such as cooking houses, stables, school grounds, etc., and there are dozens of small houses densely packed on the periphery, which are specially provided for the guards.

After walking around for a while, Li Shan felt that his legs and feet were a little sore before he even went to the backyard. It was really a bit big... I guess it's not much smaller than the village in his previous life, right?
Wang Junhao smacked his lips, "I don't know how many people the Cui family will marry."

"I heard about it yesterday..." Zhou Zhoulang whispered at the back: "At least one hundred households."

The corner of Li Shan's mouth twitched. A hundred households are not 100 people. Generally speaking, a civilian household has more than ten men, women, old and children, and at least seven or eight people.

Wang Junhao pondered for a while, then looked at Liu Heier, "Mr. Lang ordered you to lead the personal guards, and I will take over the guards... Uh, Qi Lao San and Zhou Zhou Lang take turns as the guards."

"When Mr. Lang leaves the mansion, at least one of you will follow."

"If Mr. Lang came out of Zhuangzi..."

"If you go out of Zhuangzi, you and Liu Hei'er must be followed by someone, and you must not stay away."

Li Shan smiled and looked back at Ling Jing, "Uncle Ling is back from the Yamen."

Wang Junhao introduced a few words in a low voice, Ling Jing ignored Li Shan, looked at Liu Hei'er a few times, nodded and said: "Anyone who can win Huairen's praise for being a famous general is an outstanding person. I hope you will forge ahead in the future and live up to Huairen Give it a thumbs up."

Liu Heier responded with a salute and retreated to the side, Li Shan said with a smile: "The commanders of the personal guards, only Jun Hao talks a lot, and the others are usually reticent."

"All generals are calm and resolute." Ling Jing glanced at Wang Junhao, "Junhao looks calm, but in fact he escapes."

Wang Junhao laughed and didn't dare to refute.

Ling Jing said emphatically, "Whenever Huairen leaves the village, one of you will protect him...he is a troublemaker!"

Liu Heier couldn't understand what he heard, and the other guards couldn't help laughing. Li Shan's reputation in this regard has never been very good.

"What Uncle Ling said..." Li Shan snorted, "Could it be that someone invited Master Liang to come?

"If there were no Turks, Master Liang would have no guts." Ling Jing's casual words made Li Shan speechless. That day in the Tai Chi Hall, Ashina Simo kept saying that he only wanted Li Shan's head.

Speaking of Turks, Li Shan couldn't help but wonder, "I don't know who will win between Sheer and Tuli..."

"The war has been going on for years, but before the Liangshidu is destroyed, the Turks will not send troops." Ling Jing said with a smile: "If the war resumes, it will be difficult for you to lead the army."

Li Shan's expression was slightly gloomy, and he sighed: "If there is no opportunity to lead the army...it's not a bad thing."

Even in the reign of Wude, with Li Shan's current status and military achievements, Li Yuan would not use Li Shan to lead the army until the critical moment... If it really happened, it means that the situation may be on the verge of collapse.

"However, if the Turks invade, Dou Gong, Zhang Sanlang, and Wu An brothers can all resist it." Li Shan thought for a while, "If you want to destroy the Turks, you should be Li Yaoshi and Su Dingfang."

After a pause, Li Shan saw that Liu Heier's expression was different, "With Xiaoguan in hand, the Turks will not invade Lingzhou, it should be Shuozhou, Yanzhou, and Liangzhou."

Now the Jihu clan has basically decided on the specific matters attached, mainly in the vicinity of Anle in Lingzhou.

While chatting, Li Shan walked around with Ling Jing again, his calf was sore and numb, he refused to move when he walked to the lake, and found a few stone benches to sit and chat.

"It's quite delicate." Ling Jing tutted, "Your Majesty dotes on you and sent a famous official like He Guilin to build the palace."

"It's just a little bit older." Li Shan is also the one who can't eat fine food, thinking that Cui Shiniang is good at calligraphy and painting, and it is said that she is also familiar with classics and history, but I don't know if she is good at housework. It is estimated that housework will not be easy in the future. work.

And mother Zhu's is not bad at this, but very bad at it... With her palms open, the gap between the fingers is so big that people can't stand it. Zhou and Xiaoman don't know if they can help.

Ling Jing shook his head and said, "As the heir king of Wei, he's not too big, not too big."

Speaking of King Wei, Li Shan naturally thought of Li Tai, who is now like a deep-fried dough stick, but will be plump in a few years. It is said that the mansion of King Wei occupies a square from east to west, so how big is it... Ponds and dikes can be built, the famous Weiwangchi and Weiwangdi, and Li Shimin also gave this son the Furong Garden with "[-] hectares of residence, [-] miles back every week".

Ever since I met him once in Princess Pingyang's mansion, Li Shan has also inquired... It's not just Li Shimin who loves Li Tai emotionally, Li Yuan also likes this grandson very much.

Now Li Shimin is the prince, and logically speaking, his son can only inherit the throne of the county. Even Li Chengqian was only granted the title of King of Hengshan first, and then King of Zhongshan...the throne of the county.

And Li Tai was first named King of Yidu, which was the King of the County, and then changed to King of Wei...not the King of the County or the King of the Heir, but the Prince.

How miserable Li Chengqian was.

(End of this chapter)