Great Tang princess

Chapter 358 The Man Who Entered the Palace

After listening to her daughter's suggestion, Wu Zetian thought for a while, then nodded: "It makes sense, if you are powerful in the outside world, it is inevitable that someone will encourage you to rebel."

Li Yuechen herself is now a big boss in the military, if her people are still in charge of guarding Chang'an, someone must take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble.

After all, she is also the identity of the royal family. For those big families, it is better to support a woman surnamed Li as the emperor than to let an outsider like Tianhou control the court.

Although the Li family has been suppressing the aristocratic family for so many years, at least they are still concerned about saving face.

Unlike Divas, now they are doing everything they can to suppress them, and they don't even want to lose face.

Li Yuechen propped his cheeks with one hand, and held up the teacup with a smile: "That's right, so this candidate should be a woman."

"Then who do you think is suitable?" Wu Zetian turned his head slightly, "Among my people, the one who can really fight is..."

"Amiang, is it dark under the lights?" Li Yuechen suddenly laughed, "The people guarding Chang'an don't necessarily have to be able to fight, they just need to be able to suppress Chang'an. Anyway, there is a child here, and the two capitals will never leave questionable!"

Her expression is not solemn, very relaxed.But there was plenty of confidence in his tone.

Wu Zetian suddenly smiled: "Then send Pei Judao, he is also an old man in court, and he has enough qualifications."

"Isn't it appropriate?" Li Yuechen asked back, "Everyone knows that sister-in-law lives with me now, if we let him go, it's inevitable..."

Wu Zetian smiled slightly: "So this kind of arrangement will make them think that I am trying to appease you, what do you think?"

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case, Li Yuechen couldn't help but nodded, admiring his mother's intelligence.

"Okay, then it's all up to Madam. The child will not participate, and you can run the army with peace of mind."

Now that Li Yuechen is in control of the military, it is not suitable for him to participate too much in the affairs of the court, so he should learn from Li Ji, keep a low profile and try not to get involved.

……

In the evening, after having dinner with his mother, Li Yuechen did not live in the palace, but returned to the Princess Mansion.

Seeing her suddenly walk into the inner hall, Shangguan Wan'er seemed a little surprised: "Why isn't Your Highness staying in the palace tonight?"

"What? You don't want me to come back?" Li Yuechen came to sit next to her, raised his hand and pinched her elastic face.

"Of course not, it's just suddenly..." Shangguan Wan'er was still a little dazed.

Li Yuechen smiled, raised his head and pointed at the chessboard in front of him with his chin: "Okay, okay, I know. Play quickly, don't make sister wait in a hurry."

Princess Yiyang, who was sitting across from the chessboard, said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, Chen'er came back suddenly, so we should have a good chat."

Shangguan Wan'er apologized in embarrassment, and then continued to settle, with Li Yuechen watching from the side.

At this time, Pei Qingwan suddenly came over and sat beside her: "Yuechen, if you are free tomorrow, how about going to the porcelain workshop?"

"Oh?" Li Yuechen became excited all of a sudden, "Could it be possible to make a board that can prevent arrows?"

After Li Yuechen opened a porcelain workshop a few years ago, he asked them to study ceramic arrow-proof plates while making porcelain.

Of course, in fact, she herself didn't think that thing could be researched in her lifetime, but today my sister-in-law suddenly said that maybe a miracle happened.

Pei Qingwan shook her head: "That one hasn't succeeded yet, but some others have been produced."

Hearing this answer, although he was a little disappointed, he was not surprised: "Well, let's go and have a look tomorrow."

Chatting with Shangguan Wan'er and the others for a while, the time was almost up, Li Yuechen went back to his room to sleep.

Li Yuechen's room is basically the same as the future in terms of furnishings and functions, the only difference is that there is no toilet in the room.

The main reason is that she doesn't understand the sewer structure of the flush toilet, so she doesn't know how to design it, but she has reserved a ceramic water pipe. In the future, she can build a tall tower in the yard and put a bucket so that the house can use tap water.

Li Yuechen's room was very large, and there was a bonfire burning in the fireplace next to it. Did it make a "crackling" sound, making the whole room full of warmth in the February weather.

She was lying sideways on the bed, with the furry hugging bear sandwiched between her two fair and slender thighs, but she couldn't fall asleep for a while.

The main reason is that her father and master passed away one after another in the past two years, which made her feel a little sad.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then Shangguan Wan'er's voice: "Is Your Highness asleep?"

"Come in." Li Yuechen agreed.

Shangguan Wan'er gently opened the door and walked in, startled: "Why doesn't Your Highness cover the quilt? You'll catch a cold!"

"No problem!" Li Yuechen smiled, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's just... I haven't slept with His Highness for a long time..." Shangguan Wan'er replied, "Can I stay with His Highness tonight?"

"Okay, I just want to talk to someone too." Li Yuechen beckoned.

She grinned, and immediately climbed onto Li Yuechen's big bed, which was more than two meters long and wide.

The two lay side by side on the bed and began to chat.

In the past, Li Yuechen told stories, and Shangguan Wan'er was in charge of listening.

Today, most of the time, Shangguan Wan'er will talk, and Li Yuechen will listen.

Most of the talk is about intelligence and gossip, and I show off from time to time, which minister's servant has been bribed, and it will be easier to engage in intelligence in the future, etc...

Maybe she could tell that Li Yuechen was in a bad mood, so she told him this, in order to divert her attention.

……

Early the next morning, Li Yuechen took them to practice yoga as usual after getting up.

Although kung fu is not practiced every day, yoga is practiced every day, so as to ensure the softness of the body at all times.

After breakfast, Li Yuechen followed Pei Qingwan into the carriage and set off to the porcelain workshop to see what they had made.

Because of the rapid expansion of Li Yuechen's business empire, the population of Dongdu is much larger than in previous years, and there are more foreign businessmen.

They waved a lot of gold coins to Datang to get the goods, and after they were shipped back, they would make huge profits.

Originally, in foreign countries, Datang's most popular goods were only three, porcelain, silk, and tea.

But now, soap, transparent glass and various papers have become the goods that many businessmen are looking for with a lot of money.

But she is in short supply after all, so now many foreign merchants buy porcelain from other places.

In such a state of short supply, many owners of porcelain workshops have started to research new types of porcelain. Simply put, they have started to roll.

This positive cycle forces the entire porcelain industry to continuously improve its quality, making porcelain craftsmen in Datang a particularly popular profession today.

Not to mention other aspects, if it weren't for the formula of transparent glass and soap being kept secret, I am afraid that more good products would have come out long ago.

On the carriage, while listening to Pei Qingwan's introduction, Li Yuechen wondered whether such a business structure should be changed?

Even if she is a royal princess, it is impossible for one person to eat up the whole country's market. At least in this era, this is very unrealistic.

But if it is said that the patent fee is charged for publishing the formula now... it seems a bit unreasonable.

Those big capitalists don't have the awareness to pay their servants in this era, let alone let them work only four hours a day, which is a bit unrealistic to think about.

Therefore, even if the formula is to be announced and changed to patent fees, at least it must wait for the tax reform and the determination of the labor law.

Thinking about it is really a long way to go...

"Yuechen, we're here." Pei Qingwan reminded her, pulling her back from her thoughts.

"Ok!"

Li Yuechen agreed, turned over and jumped off the carriage, and walked into the porcelain workshop.

Today, the number of employees here has exceeded [-]. They don't have to farm the land. Their daily work is to burn porcelain and research new porcelain at the same time.

As soon as Li Yuechen entered the workshop, he felt a gust of hot wind blowing towards his face.

All the craftsmen nearby saluted in unison: "I have seen Her Royal Highness!"

"No courtesy." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "I heard that fresh porcelain has been made? Let's have a look!"

The person in charge next to him had already prepared, and carefully handed over a pure white porcelain bottle: "Please take a look, Your Highness."

Li Yuechen took it over and took a look. The whole body of the bottle is pure white. I don't know if it is because the wall is a little thin, it looks translucent in the sun.

I flicked it twice with my nails, and the sound was crisper than other porcelain.

"This is……"

"Return to Your Highness, this is made by mixing beef bone powder." The person in charge replied, "Although it is more fragile than ordinary porcelain, it is of exquisite quality..."

Listening to his introduction, Li Yuechen nodded in agreement.

Although this thing does not feel solid, it is much thinner than other porcelain, translucent and beautiful to look at.

As a commodity, it should be welcomed by merchants.

"Let's make a batch and send it to the palace." Li Yuechen handed it over, "As for the porcelain that can prevent arrows, don't worry, just study it carefully."

"Yes!" The person in charge agreed, and heaved a sigh of relief.

In the past few years, the princess has researched more and more new gadgets, and almost all other departments have achieved great results.

In particular, Mangshan was in charge of the production just now. The manganese steel produced has become the standard material for the army's handaxes. They are the only ones in charge of making porcelain, and they dare not say that they work for the princess. It feels a bit shameful.

But now I have finally made something new. Although it is far from the princess's requirements, at least it has brought you results.

Moreover, the princess never urged them, which also touched their hearts. They are still trying different materials and different proportions every day, striving to make what the princess wants earlier.

……

After walking out of the porcelain workshop, it was almost noon, Li Yuechen decided to go to the palace to have a meal with his mother.

When they came to Renshou Hall and had dinner with their mother, the mother and daughter chatted about the future.

"Aniang, if the public money is canceled now, will it affect the court?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Inevitable! If you want to cancel the public money, you must first change the tax system, but in this situation, if you suddenly change the tax system, I'm afraid..." Wu Zetian shook his head, and did not continue to speak.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Now the child's dividends to the royal family should be..."

"It's not just this problem, it involves a lot. Besides, this imperial court can't be supported by you alone, can it?" Wu Zetian smiled, and then waved.

Seeing her movements, Li Yuechen quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

But what my mother said is right, even though she is a royal princess, she can't rely on her own strength to support the imperial court. It is fundamental to reform the tax system after she has enough strength in the future.

The tax system is something that cannot be easily changed. At present, we still need to develop the army well, and we can continue to consider this aspect after the number reaches a certain level.

Afterwards, the two chatted about recent events while drinking tea. Not to mention, if you chat more about many things, you might be able to see a different angle.

"Speaking of which, after investigation, Siwen is worthy of use."

Li Siwen is Xu Jingye's uncle. He was caught by him and asked him to rebel together. He disagreed, but was rescued by Li Yuechen's men.

From Li Yuechen's point of view, this person's mind is still clear, and he was not blinded by the gorgeous rhetoric.

Speaking of which, there is another thing. After Xu Jingye caught Li Siwen, he said to him, "Since you are so loyal to the queen, don't be named Li, but Wu."

After being rescued, his mother said to him: "Xu Jingye gave you the surname Wu, I think it's good!"

Thus, Wu Siwen was born.

"Aniang wants to completely control the court, and there is a lot of resistance. It is best to have someone who can use it!" Li Yuechen nodded in agreement.

While chatting, Zhang Chengxin came in suddenly: "The Empress, Princess Qianjin asked to see her, and brought a..."

Speaking of this, his expression was a bit complicated. After glancing at Li Yuechen, he cautiously continued, "A man."

Li Yuechen who was next to him froze in place when he heard it. Damn it, right?When did this princess Qianjin act so resolutely?

You just said it yesterday but the man is going to arrange a meeting today?
Wu Zetian also seemed a little surprised, but nodded slightly: "Bring it in."

After a while, Princess Qianjin appeared at the door, followed by a tall man.

In fact, the height is only a little over 1.8 meters, but in this era, this height is indeed worthy of the word "tall".

As he walked in, Wu Zetian was slightly taken aback, and even Li Yuechen couldn't help being slightly surprised, among other things, this face looks really handsome!

Not as handsome as Xiao Xianrou, but a bit like Chu Liuxiang in the previous Hong Kong dramas, masculine and at the same time a little ruffian.

In the future, this is definitely a face that can cause many girls to scream.

Princess Qianjin trotted all the way over, and asked with a smile: "Tianhou, Chen'er, what do you think of this person?"

This person also saluted very respectfully: "Grassman Feng Xiaobao, I have seen the Queen of Heaven, Your Royal Highness!"

(End of this chapter)