Great Tang princess

Chapter 769 Decentralization
After listening to the report, Li Dan was still a little curious: "Speaking of which, Yuechen doesn't seem to be afraid that they will know the secret of this airship?"

Wu Zetian also expressed curiosity about this, after all, what if some spies mixed in among these refugees.

Li Yuechen smiled relaxedly: "Brother, don't worry, this airship is different from a hot air balloon, and there are already technical barriers."

After all, this thing involves a lot of chemical knowledge, and it cannot be imitated just by looking at it.

The so-called technical barriers are like this, unless you learn from the system, it is absolutely impossible to understand it just by looking at it.

Li Dan nodded: "In this case, there is no need to worry."

Originally, the atmosphere of chatting was relatively relaxed, but when chatting with parents, I couldn't help but get involved in major life events.

Wu Zetian was no exception, picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "The only regret I have as a mother is that I didn't see you get married..."

"Oh, why are you saying this again?" Li Yuechen propped his chin helplessly, "My child has already said that I am a monk. For me, cultivating immortals is the right way."

"Cultivator? You?"

Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows and looked at her sideways: "Qihuang alchemy, which one do you know about fortune-telling?"

"That's different, the child is cultivating himself. Now there are Taiping Princess Temples everywhere in the country, with incense burning day and night. After a hundred years, the child will naturally become a fairy!" Li Yuechen said with a smile.

Although she has never been to her temple in person, and she doesn't know what's going on inside, but it's completely fine to use it to prevaricate her mother.

On the contrary, Li Dan had a smile on his face: "I really envy Yuechen who is so carefree and relaxed!"

"It's thanks to being a daughter, if you..." Wu Zetian didn't continue with the rest of the sentence.

But it is indeed such a thing. As the saying goes, there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the worst is to have no descendants.

As a man, if he doesn't carry on the family line, he will really be scolded by people poking his spine.

Li Yuechen is fine, after all, if her daughter gets married, she will be married off, which is another matter.

Of course, Li Dan's words mean that now that he has a lot of children, it is natural that he can stand and talk without pain in his back.

And Li Yuechen also took advantage of the situation to change the topic: "It's hard for Auntie to come here this time, why don't you just stay here for a few more days, how about a change of mood?"

Wu Zetian was actually very moved by his daughter's proposal, but he quickly shook his head and said no.

"If I stay here for a long time, Saburo will definitely do some messy things."

It has to be said that the mother still knows enough about her son.

"It can be regarded as an opportunity to exercise, why not take this opportunity and let him try more." Li Yuechen said with a smile, "I believe brother has a sense of proportion!"

Although the elder brother is indeed lazy, he is really not stupid. Maybe he did not inherit the talent of his father and mother in the art of maneuvering, but it is not that he understands everything.

So Li Yuechen is still willing to believe that his brother can handle most of the things well.

What's more, it's not the Gaozong Dynasty anymore. Back then, when my father first came to power, there were indeed great enemies outside and powerful officials inside. It can be said that everything was not peaceful.

But now, the country is not only full of martial virtues, no one dares to start a war.

Inside the imperial court, the imperial power was also concentrated unprecedentedly, and there was no such thing as a powerful minister, and everyone was very honest.

In this case, as long as the emperor is a normal person and does not engage in any showy operations, there will be no problems.

And the elder brother Li Xian happened to have a relatively honest personality, so Li Yuechen had a lot of confidence in him.

……

On the other side, in Jixian Temple.

Looking at Li Xian who had sneaked back, Wei Lian'er who had just arrived asked aloud, "Where did His Highness go? After I came here, I couldn't find anyone..."

"Shh!"

Li Xian made a silence gesture: "It's hard to go out to have a look while A Niang is not around, but don't let people listen to it!"

"His Highness has left the palace?"

Wei Lian'er stood up suddenly: "Such a dangerous thing..."

"Oh, don't worry, I just went to the Qianniuwei camp and chatted with my brother for a while." Li Xian interrupted her, and then sat down on his boss chair.

Then he secretly took out Shishun's tea leaves from his sleeve: "Lian'er, this tea tastes better than the tea in the palace!"

Wei Lianer lowered her head and looked: "Is this... a gift from His Second Highness?"

Seeing Li Xian nodding in admission, the first thing she thought of was to get someone to take it back to see if it was poisonous.

It's not that she thinks too much... It's that there are precedents after all.

Although it is said that His Highness the Second Highness is no longer King Yong and has been demoted to a commoner, this is just saying.

Now who in the army can't call Second Highness when they see him?

Even if he is a common man, he is still the emperor's son, and this status will not change.

Besides, she is very clear that Li Xian's ability is much better than her husband's.

If something is really done, it is really not impossible.

Seeing her face changing back and forth, Li Xian shook his head helplessly: "Lian'er, don't think about it, brother won't harm me!"

"It's not that I think too much, it's really..."

Wei Lian'er didn't make her words too clear, after all, everyone knows about your Li family.

"You still don't understand, the royal family now...forget it, let's not talk about it. I don't have anything else to do today, go back earlier and try this scented tea!"

With that said, he took her hand and walked out.

Wei Lian'er was also a little helpless, but her husband had already talked about this point, so she had no choice but to trust him.

Ever since Li Xian blocked the false edict to save her a few years ago, Wei Lian'er has seen it off.

Having such a husband is already the happiest thing in life, and I don't even bother to think about other things.

The current Wei Lian'er is devoted to her husband's good, and is willing to listen to him, never doing unnecessary things.

Ever since he took over the secret guard, he hasn't done any ostentatious operations, and has done his job well to help his husband.

Since he said it's okay, just listen to him, even if something happens in the end, at worst, die with him!

This is the truest thought in Wei Lian'er's mind right now.

……

The next day happened to be the day of the court, but because the emperor was away, the prince presided over it.

The prince cannot sit on the dragon chair, so today Li Xian sat on the chair behind the dragon chair.

This chair has not been sat on for many years. Sitting here today, Li Xian feels a little uncomfortable.

Well, I don't know how much worse it is compared to the boss chair in Jixian Temple. Sitting on it is uncomfortable for the buttocks.

After bowing his head and yawning, Li Xian waved his hands: "Do you have something to play today, gentlemen?"

Because he is not yet the emperor, he cannot say Ai Qing to the ministers.

Zhang Jianshang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, took a step forward: "His Royal Highness, in the cabinet report a few days ago, it was explained that aliens who fled from the northern border entered our Da Zhou and were granted household registration... Whether this matter should be handled by the printing factory under the household department ?”

"Well, this matter...it's better to ask Yuechen...Princess Taiping when it's over."

At this time, another minister stepped forward: "Your Highness, according to the report, since the establishment of Tubo Province, the people under the rule have often had various conflicts and misunderstandings with the government due to language barriers..."

"Well, this matter... It's better to ask the saint when it's over." Li Xian said, gently stroking the beard on his chin.

"Your Highness, now that the envoys from various countries are stationed in Dazhou, should we elevate the level of Honglu Temple to..."

"Well, this matter...is over, let's ask..."

Seeing Li Xian's appearance, many ministers sitting below looked uncomfortable.

Ask you everything and you have finished talking, what do you want to do?

Of course, I dare not say this, and I can only complain in my heart.

But Li Xian was thinking in his heart that the court meeting is indeed somewhat simpler now.

After all, many years ago, he was an emperor once. At that time, there were basically all kinds of trivial problems in the court.

Unlike now, the cabinet has no way to make decisions on any issues that can be raised at the court meeting.

As for most trivial matters, there is no need to bring them to the court meeting, and the cabinet can solve them by itself.

But even so, he really didn't know what to do with these things.

But he can't blame him for this. Now the printing factory is only called by the outside world, but in fact it is a banknote printing factory.

It belongs to the military management, and he, the prince, can't get in at all, and it's not under his control.

As for raising the level of Honglu Temple, it is not enough for the crown prince to agree, not only the emperor, but most of the ministers also need to agree.

As for the conflicts and misunderstandings caused by the language barrier in Tubo...why do you ask me?I don't understand Tubo either!
So after going to court, Li Xian found a problem, and he didn't seem to solve anything.

So after going down to court, Wei Lian'er was called to discuss it.

"Lian'er, how do you think these things should be resolved?" Li Xian asked.

It stands to reason that he doesn't want to take care of it, and it has already started to mess up.

But now that my mother is getting older, and she can't bear to let her be too tired, so Li Xian wanted to try his best to solve the matter by himself, so as to lighten the burden on his mother.

That's why Wei Lian'er was called over to discuss and try to resolve the matter as much as possible.

Hearing her husband's question, Wei Lian'er thought for a while: "It may not be difficult to come up with a solution to this matter, but the prerequisite is His Majesty's consent."

"That's fine, at worst, I'll write the solution to Auntie." Li Xian replied.

Wei Lian'er thought for a while: "The banknote printing factory is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. I don't know much about this matter. Your Highness can ask the Second Highness to come down and inquire about it. Even if His Majesty is here, there will be a lot of trouble in discussing this matter. Concubine, it is better to incorporate it into the Ministry of Rites..."

Hearing his wife's explanation, Li Xian's eyes lit up, and he felt that it was feasible.

Then he asked: "What about Tubo..."

"Although Tubo is now a province of our country, its foundation is still shallow after all, and it has never been easy to win the hearts of the people. To establish our Great Zhou State, in addition to the current school construction, we should also implement benevolent governance. Just like in the past The late emperor treated Goguryeo like that..."

After listening to his wife's words, Li Xian directly gave her a big hug: "Lian'er is so amazing!"

As he spoke, he kissed her directly on the cheek.Then he turned around and said, "Come here! Go to the Ministry of War and invite brother here!"

Wei Lian'er, who was suddenly kissed, looked around subconsciously.

The maids and bodyguards in Jixian Temple were all expressionless, as if they hadn't seen anything.

Wei Lian'er covered her cheek and took a few deep breaths, then lightly patted him on the shoulder: "Your Highness, don't be like this in the future!"

"What? Lian'er doesn't like it?" Li Xian turned around and asked.

"It's not that I don't like it..." Wei Lian'er's voice became smaller and smaller, and she couldn't hear what she said at the end.

Li Xian was sitting on the chair next to him with a smile on his face, and asked a court lady to come over to make a cup of tea, thinking to himself, the method taught by his sister is still so effective after so many years.

After half an hour, Li Xian came over.

Seeing that the Crown Princess was also there, he bowed and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess!"

"Oh, brother, what are you doing here?" Li Xian beckoned, "Come here and sit down, I have something to discuss with brother! Serve tea!"

……

After listening to Li Xian's explanation, Li Xian turned the teacup in his hand: "I really need to write a letter to explain this to Auntie. The banknote printing factory is currently under the direct jurisdiction of the Minister of the Ministry of War. Without the seal of the Minister, you can't even enter the door! "

Li Xian nodded: "Okay, I'll write a letter right away to explain the situation to Aunt."

Li Xian nodded: "I don't quite understand the other things, you just explain it to Auntie yourself."

"Don't worry, I understand!" Li Xian agreed, and immediately started writing.

Wei Lian'er looked at the extremely casual way of getting along with the two brothers, showing a look of nostalgia.

When they first married Li Xian back then, their brothers were extremely casual. Unexpectedly, after so many years, this relationship has not changed at all.

……

With the help of the hang glider, Wu Zetian in Qingdao received a letter from his son that night.

The elegant calligraphy appeared vividly on the paper, explaining in great detail the problems raised at the court meeting and the solutions Li Xian came up with.

Li Yuechen was watching from the side, and couldn't help but think while watching, the word written by my brother is really pleasing to the eye!

After reading the letter, Wu Zetian tapped on the table with his fingers while thinking, and then said, "You can write him a document."

"Oh?" Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you planning to go back and deal with it yourself?"

"You also said, it's better to give him a chance, then try to deal with this matter according to his ideas." Wu Zetian replied with a smile.

Li Yuechen nodded and agreed, but at the same time, he couldn't help but think in his heart, it seems that his mother is indeed old, if it was before, he might have gone back to deal with it by himself.

But this is also tantamount to the emperor intending to delegate power, giving the prince the power to really start handling state affairs.

This is no longer as simple as supervising the country, but actually starting to exercise the power of the emperor on his behalf.

Li Yuechen also directly lit a few oil lamps, spread out the paper, and wrote a document, asking the banknote printing factory to cooperate with the printing of the household registration.

After finishing writing, he directly took out his official seal of the Ministry of War and stamped it on it.

At the same time, I was also thinking that this banknote printing factory is managed by the Royal Bank, and it would be better for the emperor to manage it himself in the future...

(End of this chapter)