The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 84 Meeting Hu Shang

Mentioning those old departments of his, Li Yuan sneered: "A group of guys who are ruthless, now they have long lost the courage of the past. In the past few years, Li Shimin has already found an opportunity to transfer them from important positions. I contacted them secretly, wouldn't he know?"

"Now the world has been settled. Last year, the Jieli Khan on the northern grassland was destroyed by Li Jing, and even his people and property were transported back to Chang'an. The reputation of the emperor's brother among the people is also increasing day by day, and the father is back on the throne. The chance is already slim." Li Yuanjing picked up the jug, took a glass again, and poured wine for Li Yuan.

Li Yuan sighed: "I understand what you said, but I'm just a little unwilling, tell me about you, Yuan Jing, you went back to Chang'an without telling him, what do you want to do?"

"Something happened to the people in my family in Chang'an. I was worried, so I came back to have a look. After staying in Chang'an for a few days, I went back to the fief. I didn't want to alarm the emperor. I came to visit my father. Who would accept that?" I think it's just in time." Li Yuanjing smiled and said, "I'll go to the palace tomorrow, after all, the feudal lord is not allowed to return to the capital without edict, so don't make the imperial brother jealous just because of a momentary mistake."

"You are cautious, what happens in the house can alarm you in Sichuan." Li Yuan asked casually.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that when I come back, I might be able to sell some face to this King Zhao." Li Yuanjing didn't say what it was, but just went around in circles and skipped the question.

Seeing that Li Yuanjing didn't want to say more, it must not be a major issue worthy of attention, so Li Yuan didn't ask any more questions.

His Majesty Li Er returned to the Tai Chi Hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he kicked the incense burner beside the gate to the side, and Deyi looked at him frightened, what's wrong with His Majesty.

Soon afterwards, Empress Changsun also walked into the Taiji Palace.

"What is Your Majesty angry about?" Empress Changsun walked up to His Majesty Li Er and asked softly.

"Look at my father's attitude towards me, I just said that going to Hanyuan Hall is nothing more than self-inflicted humiliation, the sixth brother is my father's son, isn't that what I am?" His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "There is also Yuan Jing's return to Chang'an, and I don't know any news." After thinking for a while, His Majesty Li Er then said: "Yuan Jing's return to Chang'an is definitely not what the emperor meant. When Jing saw me, he looked very flustered."

"Although I don't know what happened to King Zhao's sudden return to Chang'an, His Majesty shouldn't be too suspicious. After all, King Zhao is also your brother, right?" Queen Changsun said.

"I know, it's just that I have doubts in my heart. However, it is still necessary to send someone to investigate the matter of King Zhao's return to Beijing." His Majesty Li Er frowned, and the anger in his heart came and went quickly. Anyway, the relationship between him and Li Yuan didn't happen once or twice, and he felt relieved after many times. It's just that Li Yuanjing returned to Chang'an so quietly, which made people very curious.

Soon, one person and one rider rode out from the Suzaku Gate, and disappeared into the crowd of Chang'an.

In Xuanwu's private room on the second floor, Qian Dui sat on a chair carved with pear blossoms, sipping tea, with a few large boxes behind him, and in front of him, several brown-haired and blue-eyed Hu merchants.

"Treasurer Qian, I don't know if you have summoned us. What's the matter? If there is something, please tell me clearly. You Tang people don't like to talk about business. You always like to beat around the bush."

Qian Dui put down his teacup slowly, and said with a smile: "I called everyone here today. It's a good business. I wonder if you have enough money."

"As long as Shopkeeper Qian's goods are good, money is naturally not a problem." A Hu merchant said, "I don't know what kind of goods Shopkeeper Qian brought today."

Really rich and powerful, Qiandui sneered in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm: "I know that everyone sitting here has a hobby of collecting precious artifacts and decorations. I don't know how these things sell in your Western Regions?"

"The utensils of the Tang Dynasty are extremely exquisite. In the Western Regions, those who can use them are nobles, and these things can be shipped to the Western Regions in limited quantities, so it is still very profitable." The Hu merchant replied truthfully: "Our nobles in the Western Regions , the most important thing is money.”

If Xuan Shijing was present, he would definitely sigh, how rich the Middle East is.In the Tang Dynasty, the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions was a land of lawlessness. Whoever had the greatest power and the strongest generals could become the king. The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions were only famous, and those unknown forces roamed in the Western Regions. In various places, they burned, killed and looted in the vast Gobi desert. Over the years, the accumulated wealth was astonishing. The Sixteen Kingdoms also sent people to encircle and suppress these bandits, but the vast Western Regions, how could they be completely wiped out.

Hearing Hu Shang's words, Qiandui felt confident, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"It's easy to handle. What I brought today are all high-quality products. Please appreciate them." Qian Dui said, looking back at the two guards he brought: "Open the box, put the Get the contents out."

Hearing the words, the two guards walked to the box, opened the box, moved all the items inside to the table, and placed it in the middle of the table.

This time the pile of money did not bring many things, only four or five items. After all, things are rare and expensive. If you take out too many things at once, these Hu merchants will only feel that these utensils are worthless.

Seeing that the things were placed on the table, Hu merchants sitting around stepped forward to watch.

"What a beautiful object."

Qian Dui said with a smile: "These are all things from the imperial palace. Look at these objects, some of them have royal logos, which are generally not available in the market."

"Treasurer Qian, you said these are all things from the palace? How did you get them?" a Hu merchant asked. Although these things are very tempting to them, if they don't know the source, they can force them to do so. But if these things are all from the palace, and judging by the pile of money, there may be a lot of them in hand. In this case, you have to ask where these things came from.

"Although the route of goods is a confidential matter for merchants, in order to reassure everyone, I will tell you clearly that these things came from Xuanweihou's mansion, and were rewarded by His Majesty to Xuanweihou." In front of outsiders Well, Qiandui will not tell them about the relationship between his business and the Hou's Mansion. There are some hints to the partners in secret, but they will not be made public.

The words of Qiandui disappointed some Hu merchants who wanted to obtain such devices through other channels. It seems that apart from Qiandui, they can’t get other things in the palace. They were all given to countries with diplomatic relations by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty when foreign envoys came to visit them on grand festivals. Now they can be bought at Qiandui. If they are shipped to the Western Regions, they will definitely make a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)