Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 379

Hearing the tone of the fourth brother's voice, Li Jiancheng felt that in the end only the fourth brother was worth getting close to, so he said: "The Western Regions have paid a tribute to a batch of wine. If the fourth brother is interested, you might as well go back to the East Palace with him to taste one or two."

Li Yuanji immediately agreed, "Since the elder brother ordered, how can the younger brother refuse to obey, please."

"Please."

The two brothers left happily.

This scene fell into the corner of Li Zhiyun's eyes, but he didn't care much, and said to the eldest grandson: "If the second sister-in-law is willing, why not celebrate the New Year with us this year."

Hearing this, Princess Chu pinched him quietly, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about, this year is King Qin's first year."

Suddenly, Li Zhiyun apologized and said: "Second sister-in-law, I don't mean anything else, I'm just afraid that you will wrong me."

"The concubine knows." Changsun forced a smile, not looking at the love of Chu Wang and his wife, and said: "My brother's heart, I know, but this year is not suitable."

The second sister-in-law refused, Li Zhiyun couldn't persuade her anymore, after talking for a while, the families gradually dispersed.

on the carriage.

Concubine Chu leaned on her husband and said thoughtfully: "I don't know what's going on today. The princess seems to be in a bad mood. I greeted her, but she kept a cold face, as if my concubine offended her."

It's not you who offended her, but I who offended the prince.Li Zhiyun comforted: "Why should you care about others."

"That's true." Concubine Chu continued: "Second sister-in-law is really pitiful. I still remember that in the past, second sister-in-law was the most graceful, and she would not change her face no matter what happened. Pitiful."

Can you not be pitiful, a widow at a young age.Changsun's family is only twenty-two years old this year, and in future generations, she is simply a female college student who has just graduated.

But it was precisely because of this that Li Zhiyun felt that this second sister-in-law was graceful and graceful, with both the youthfulness of a girl and the maturity of a young woman.

"If you feel that the second sister-in-law is pitiful, you can invite her to come to the palace for a sit-down in the future, which can also be a relief. If she needs something, you know, try to help her."

"Yes."

During the Chinese New Year holidays, there are not many games to play, but there are also many.

Such as 'cockfight', 'polo', 'double six', 'leaf play' and so on.But since Mahjong came out, it quickly set off a hurricane in Datang.

Not a single one can beat!
Teahouses, restaurants, gambling houses, inns and other places, where there are several cases, will always have a set of mahjong for guests to enjoy.

In the court, Concubine Wan Gui once told Li Zhiyun that once when several concubines were playing mahjong, they forgot the time, which caused Lao Li to stay alone in the empty room most of the night.

Needless to say, high-ranking officials and dignitaries often play mahjong at a few tables during the holidays and when they have nothing to do.

Sometimes the sour and smelly old men in some noble yamen of the imperial court, such as Guozijian, would rub it quietly.

No way, playing mahjong is so fun!
This is why the Turks went south last year, and the people in the court were panicked, so no one dared to continue playing mahjong with great fanfare.If you put it in normal times, if you go around Pingkangfang and Yiyangfang, the whole thing will be the sound of mahjong.

Now during the Chinese New Year, all the prefectures have brought out their treasured mahjong and gathered friends to push the Great Wall.

Chu Palace is no exception.

Li Daoxuan, Li Daozong, and Li Shuliang's son Li Xiaoxie came to visit Li Zhiyun, and the brothers started chatting while playing mahjong without a word.

This is also a common practice. Since Li Zhiyun took out the soap, the clans of Li Daoxuan, Li Daozong and Li Shuliang have had close contacts with him.

The four men were playing mahjong, and their respective wives were also playing mahjong in Princess Chu's courtyard.

Li Chengjing took Li Daozong's son Li Jingheng to run around, and a few servants ran around behind him.

"Twenty thousand." Li Zhiyun played cards with one hand, and touched the snacks at the corner of the table with the other. Outside, there was a circle of servants of the Chu Palace who were grilling. From time to time, there would be servants holding trays and bringing freshly grilled meat.

On the other side, there are slaves serving wine waiters standing by, ready to pour wine for several kings at any time.

"Bang, three barrels." Li Daoxuan played a card and said, "Fifth brother, recently there is someone selling mahjong tiles privately in West Market, do you want to teach me a lesson?"

"Come on, this thing has no technical content, you can ban it for a while, and you can ban it for a lifetime. Others made it and secretly played cards, what can you do with them?"

"But in the long run, our Tang brand shops will not lose money."

After mahjong came out, Li Zhiyun immediately recruited Li Daozong, Li Daoxuan, Li Shuliang and Li Xiaogong to open a shop together.

Li Xiaoxie said: "An ordinary set of mahjong tiles is only worth two pennies. Bamboo jade tiles and white jade tiles are the most expensive, but not many people buy them. They don't make much money. It's better than nothing."

Li Daozong was amused when he heard it, he played a three of a kind, and joked with a smile, "A deck of cards nets a lot of money, you still think it's too little."

"It's incomparable with Tang Xiang." Li Xiaoxie said.

Li Zhiyun rolled his eyes secretly, nonsense, in the Jingzhao area, the Changping Prince's Mansion gets the most goods, so of course they make a lot of money.

Li Daoxuan asked: "Fifth brother, I think Luoyang is about to get on the right track, when will the goods be sold there?"

"Is Luoyang Ling one of your people?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Li Daoxuan shook his head, "How is it possible, the king of Qin used to be the master over there."

Li Zhiyun said: "That will be difficult. Luoyang Ling is not one of us, and Henan Yin is not sure now. Even regarding whether Henan County should split the soil into prefectures and counties, the DPRK and China now have mutual opinions. The two sides are deadlocked. This Have you thought about how many people you have to go up and down when you put the goods in the store? What if you get all the orders and the court sends someone over there, what are you going to do?"

"There is nothing to worry about." Li Xiaoxie said disdainfully, "Who would dare to extend a hand to our clan?"

boom!
Li Zhiyun touched a red middle card and pushed it down.

"One color, three concealed kong, give money."

"Ah, I just listened to the cards." Li Daoxuan handed over the money unwillingly.

Li Zhiyun asked: "If the person who goes is the supernatural uncle, do you want to share the profits with him? And if the person who goes is the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, what will you do?"

Hearing this, Li Xiaoxie pursed his lips, shuffled the cards, and sighed, "Damn it, how many people are there in Luoyang, even if you earn less, there are a lot."

Li Zhiyun taught with a smile: "Look at what you look like now. You don't look like a member of the royal family when you run a lowly business. You, be careful, don't let the censor catch the impeachment, otherwise it will be trivial to lose money. If there is a big trouble, it will be difficult for the father to explain."

These days, among the large-scale aristocratic families, there are not many shops or merchant horse teams under any family.

It's just that it doesn't sound good to say it. After all, business is a cheap business, and whoever ends up in person will be self-degrading.

For a clan like Li Xiaoxie, if people knew that he was engaging in cheap business in an aboveboard manner, the censors would be excited, and they would definitely catch him and King Changping and complain.

"Yes, I remember."

Li Daozong asked: "Xiaoxie, when do you plan to become an official?"

"Oh, I don't know either." Li Xiaoxie said with a bitter face, "Since I followed you to fight Wang Shichong last time, I feel that the battlefield is not suitable for me. At present, the imperial court has plenty of people, so there is really no good gap."

"I think you are afraid of death." Li Daoxuan mocked mercilessly.

Li Xiaoxie blushed, feeling a little awkward in drawing cards.

"Nonsense, am I afraid of death? I just can't ejaculate. You don't want to ruin my reputation."

"Then next time there is a war, you might as well join me in getting fame immediately." After Li Daoxuan finished speaking, he asked him, "How?"

Li Xiaoxie ignored him, just playing cards by himself.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)