Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 234 The Hedgehog
"Tomorrow?"

"Send it early in the morning?"

At the Li residence in Zhujiagou, Zhu Wei was so excited that he was about to jump up, the hand holding Li Shan's arm was trembling, "Da Lang, Da Lang, this wine must be famous all over the world!"

For Zhu Wei, a villager who is nearly half a century old, the main problem that bothers him is... that he cannot support the [-] families in the village, although Li Shan has repeatedly promised.

Li Shan was also a little ignorant, and just asked Wei Zheng and Wei Ting to help advertise. Well, you Wei Ting is a close friend of the prince, and you Wei Zheng is the prince's confidant, but why even Li Yuan has to help advertise?
I may not be able to afford the advertising fee!
Li Shan was shocked, and grabbed the messenger who came to inform, "Give me money?"

The messenger looked confused, "Li Langjun said..."

Ma Zhou who was behind smiled and said, "He asked you...whether the wine you sent will be paid according to the price."

"No money, no money..." Zhu Wei pulled Li Shan away vigorously, "Da Lang, you are usually smart, why are you so stupid today?"

"but……"

"Tomorrow morning, it will definitely be delivered!" Zhu Wei patted his chest and assured, "There will be no mistakes."

Li Shan, who had just finished eating, hiccupped and shouted: "If you don't pay, and send wine into the palace every day, will you starve to death?"

Ling Jing looked at Li Shan strangely, "Why do you say that?"

Li Shan explained nervously... In his impression, Duan Yan, one of the four famous inkstones in ancient times, had encountered such a tragedy. He was trapped in the palace as a tribute, but he didn't give money, or he gave money, but was deducted layer by layer. , and finally the artisans will flee.

"Absolutely impossible!" Ling Jing snorted, "Buying in the palace, there is a special person responsible for it, even His Majesty has to pay for it!"

"Tomorrow is Ren's Day. This dynasty follows the former Sui Dynasty. There is a banquet on Ren's Day, and the monarch and ministers have fun together." Ma Zhou said with a smile: "After this incident, the value of this wine will definitely increase."

Zhu Wu took over from Zhu Qi to be in charge of the West Market, and was a little anxious, "We are running out of wine in the West Market..."

"I just delivered a batch today, it's enough." Ling Jing said with a smile, "This wine is extremely strong, most likely you won't be able to finish it."

Everyone is discussing that the wine will be ready tonight, and it will be sent to the imperial city tomorrow morning, and the banquet will be held at noon, so there is enough time.

And Li Shan was still worried, in case Li Yuan drank the wine as a tribute...

Uh, Li Yuan did drink well, it was already night, and in the Manna Hall, he was still sipping wine with side dishes, enjoying the music and dance of the maids.

"Saint, it's time to go to bed."

The half-drunk Li Yuan put his arms around the concubine's waist and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Li Huairen has such skills...reciting poems and composing fuss, proficient in arithmetic and medical skills, planning and planning, and even brewing wine?"

"Is the saint talking about Li Shan of Dongshan Temple?"

"Zhaoyi also knows this person?"

"My brother, please see me when you enter the palace on New Year's Day. I mentioned it once." The charming woman lay beside Li Yuan, her elder brother was Yuwen Shiji.

Li Yuan clicked his tongue twice, "This son is good at dancing, even Zhongshu's assistant recognizes him."

"Saint, there are other reasons for this matter." Yuwen Zhaoyi said softly, "My brother often goes to Dongshan Temple, so..."

"What is Renren going to Dongshan Temple for?" Li Yuan and Yuwen Shiji, who are old acquaintances, said in surprise, "He doesn't believe in Buddhism."

Yuwen Zhaoyi hesitated for a while before saying in a low voice: "Nanyang of the former Sui Dynasty settled down at Dongshan Temple."

"Oh, Princess Nanyang." Li Yuan sighed, and Princess Nanyang should call Li Yuan a cousin.

"My brother speaks highly of Li Huairen. In July last year, bandits raided Dongshan Temple with more than a thousand refugees. It was Li Huairen who led the village to fight bravely, planning to wipe out the bandits and appease the refugees." Yuwen Zhaoyi said casually. , "But it seems that Li Huairen has gotten into some trouble now?"

"Troublesome?" Li Yuan sneered, tried to get up, and then chuckled after thinking for a while, "Although he is a young man, he has some courage."

Li Yuan's ancestor came from the Guanlong lineage, and he called himself the Li family of Longxi. He was very aware of the influence of the five surnames and seven families in the world. No matter what the reason was, it was very courageous to dare to openly kill the children of the Qinghe Cui family.

"Although it is reckless, although it is arrogant...but it is also unintentional." Li Yuan murmured to himself, "It can be used."

After all, as the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan had complicated emotions towards the five surnames and seven families, yearning, vigilance, and rejection...

As Tang Guogong, Li Yuan longed for the fame of five surnames and seven families.

As the founding emperor, when the world was uncertain, especially when judgments frequently occurred in Shandong, Li Yuan was vigilant against five surnames and seven families.

But now that the world has been settled, Li Yuan began to reject...even intentionally or unintentionally, he wanted to suppress the five surnames and seven families, especially the Shandong gentry.

Li Yuan is an emperor with a clear understanding. He knows that it is necessary to suppress the powerful families of the five surnames and seven families, but to govern this huge empire, the aristocratic families headed by the five surnames and seven families are also indispensable.

The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the whole country goes up and down. From the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the present, many aristocratic families want to completely eliminate this system... Li Yuan once thought sadly that it may take a hundred years.

Several times in the court, how many officials came from poor families?

Even if they were born in a poor family, they were all recommended by the aristocratic family to become officials.

Therefore, Li Yuan resumed the imperial examination and abolished the rule that only children from aristocratic families can refer to it. He hopes to see that some scholars from poor families can come out through this road... Although the effect will not be seen in the short term, but if it continues, the little seed will eventually become a reality. can become a tree.

Therefore, the royal family and the family members are like two hedgehogs warming up in winter. They approach carefully to keep warm, but if they are not careful, they will be stabbed with blood dripping from each other.

Interdependent, yet hostile to each other, no one can do without the other.

Vigilance, defense, repulsion... always exist between them.

Now that the world has been settled, there is no need to be too gentle with the powerful family. Repelling and suppressing is the right thing to do, and this willingness needs to be expressed through certain means.

At this juncture, Li Shan who beheaded the children of Qinghe Cui's family appeared in Li Yuan's sight.

Therefore, Li Yuan felt that Li Shan was useful.

In this battle in Shandong, the crown prince lost points and lost face, and his prestige in the court was declining day by day. Erlang secretly resorted to tricks, which were quite effective... But Li Yuan knew that the key lies in the battle of Wei County.

There are rumors in the market that it was Li Shan who planned a plan to win the Tang army. Li Yuan specifically asked the king of Huaiyang who returned to the court, and got a definite answer... From contacting the Tang army in Weizhou and Xiangzhou, when to send troops, and setting fire to the ship , Li Shan is in charge.

With such a scheming plan, at the same time, he severely offended the Cui family of Qinghe, and he was not a child of the Li family in Longxi... Li Yuan's real thought was that Li Huairen's move was secretly in line with his intentions.

Judging from what Da Lang did today, Li Shan should not have been recruited to his sect yet... Li Yuan paused and shook his head slightly. Da Lang has a stable temperament and rarely cheats. Li Shan killed the children of the Qinghe Cui family. Solicited.

On the contrary, Erlang has the bearing and the capital, but today Dalang Huairou, presumably Erlang has not attracted any followers.

Forget it, let's talk about it after the imperial examination, if it catches the eye, I will not hesitate to give you a fortune.

(End of this chapter)