Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 48 Heart, Winter Solstice

"Master, this son from Lingnan seems to have an impure purpose."

After sending Feng Zhidai away, Lai Fu said beside his master with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Because I have followed Shu An for decades, even Laifu has a way of watching people, so I can't help but remind my master.

"It's okay, I just want to use my influence so that my father can stay in Lingnan with peace of mind."

"People's words are terrifying, so it can be said that it is so. The remonstrance of the states must have made Feng An break out in a cold sweat."

"Even the people in the palace feel that this is the truth, so Feng An must have left some people to pay attention to the situation of the Chang'an court after this time."

"If it wasn't for Wei Zheng this time, I'm afraid Feng An would not be able to clean himself up by jumping into the Yellow River."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said softly, he didn't pay attention to this matter before, but after seeing Lingnan's convoy that day, he always thought of it.

Then I found out, after all, there is no communication in this era, and it will take nearly a month for the news from Lingnan to reach Chang'an, even if it is fast.

Therefore, Li Shimin's suspicion is reasonable, and he must be fully prepared.

As for Feng Zhidai, he could be considered a character, and as for his words, Shu An didn't trust him, this young man was still a little immature.

If Shu An came to visit on the first day he entered Chang'an, then Shu An would still believe him seven points, but now it is less than three points at most.

Maybe Feng An did have admiration for him, but how could it be easy to rise from the chaos and dominate Lingnan for a few years.

Of course, believe it or not, this business still needs to be done, so Shu An doesn't mind pretending to believe it.

In addition, the most important point is that Feng An is trustworthy, which has been proven in history.

That's why Shu An dared to endorse Feng An, but Feng An must have spent a lot of money and gave a lot of gifts on this trip.

Shu An didn't need to think too much, he knew that Feng Zhidai was supposed to be running between the palaces of princes and ministers in the court for the past two days.

Sometimes fame is also an obstacle to wealth, because his indifference to fame and fortune seems to cause him to miss a good fortune.

"It's a pity."

Thinking of this, Shu An couldn't help but secretly thought, no one would dislike having a lot of money, especially the next relief would cost a lot of money.

If it weren't for the fact that he has accumulated a lot of wealth over the past few decades, it might not be enough for this round, but how many people he can save this time means how much he can get in return.

Chang'an Restaurant
Because of Feng Zhidai's reason for entering Chang'an, and because of visiting the ministers, even the honorable children are talking about this matter.

Especially after Feng Zhidai asked for a word from An Xuangong, it caused a sensation.

It is impossible to ask for it with money. After all, this is Duke Anxuan, and someone saw Feng Zhidai enter the Shu residence without bringing anything.

After all, because of Shu Men's Ten Questions, many scholars were not far from the gate of Shu Mansion, so they naturally saw Feng Zhidai.

With such evidence, the possibility of money was first ruled out, so what method did Feng Zhidai use to obtain this word.

This question is not only curious about the nobles and aristocratic families in Chang'an, but Li Shimin who is in the palace at this time is also curious.

"This is not like the character of my father-in-law."

Even Li Shimin couldn't help murmuring softly, how could he not pay attention to this Feng Zhidai from Lingnan.

The whole of Chang'an is under the control of Baiqi, so naturally he will not miss this one. In the past two days, Feng Zhidai has been watched by this emperor.

"It seems that Lingnan has brought a lot of wealth."

Li Shimin looked at a document in his hand and couldn't help but say with a little taste that the ministers of the DPRK and China basically received a lot.

This naturally made Li Shimin dissatisfied. This trend cannot be raised. It seems that only a few people rejected Lingnan's gift.

As for the words of this father-in-law, he couldn't see through. He didn't receive any gift from Lingnan, but he even wrote a letter for him.

However, although Li Shimin was curious, he didn't pay much attention, because he was thinking about how to deal with Lingnan.

"Since Feng An has no objection, then it doesn't matter if he is in Lingnan."

Li Shimin finally whispered softly, in fact, the envoys sent to Lingnan before had Baiqi people.

The situation in Lingnan is naturally clear. Feng An is competing with the Liao chiefs at this time, so he has not entered the court for a long time.

"Just by beating some people, I dare not even touch my interests."

The emperor quickly remembered another thing, and that was the income from the teahouse.

Although Feng Zhidai brought a lot of tributes from Lingnan, but for Li Shimin, it was only a short period of time, and the teahouse was the long-term benefit.

"Have you checked out the people behind these teahouses? There must be a lot of backstage people."

Even if Li Shimin has not seen the situation of these teahouses, he also knows the tricks behind these people.

"Your Majesty, the investigation has been done."

Li Junxian said respectfully from the side, and then handed over a list.

"The prince's son-in-law, Yuanwailang, Dali Sizhi"

Looking at the list, even Li Shimin's complexion changed for a while, and finally crossed out a few names from the list, leaving two or three people.

This time Lingnan sent gifts to almost all the officials in Chang'an, so he took the knife against them. As for the deeper reasons, he naturally wouldn't say.

Shu An didn't know Li Shimin's thoughts. At this time, he first sent someone to reach a cooperation with Feng Zhidai, and bought 20 stones at a price of 20 Wen per stone.

On average, a bucket of rice only costs 2 Wen, which is half of the current price of rice in Chang'an, but the price paid is 40 guan, plus the freight on the road, at least nearly 50 guan.

This has almost wiped out Shu An's savings for many years. Even Shu An has some pains. If the property is not still there, and there is no war, it can provide tens of thousands of income every year. I am afraid that I will drink the northwest wind.

After tangling for a while, Shu An thought about it. After all, money is something that should be enough for life or death.

Shu An immediately turned his attention to another matter. If he counted the days, the winter solstice was coming soon.

The winter solstice is not a big deal in later generations, but in this era, the winter solstice is not a small festival.

"If I remember correctly, there seems to be a ritual of offering sacrifices to the heavens during the winter solstice."

Shu An murmured softly, in later generations, even in order to reproduce the top royal etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty and continue the traditional Chinese culture, there was a winter solstice ritual every year.

Of course, when thinking of the winter solstice, Shu An inevitably thought of glutinous rice balls and dumplings. The north eats dumplings during the winter solstice, while the south eats glutinous rice balls.

Dumplings did exist in this era, but the origin of glutinous rice balls was naturally lost in the Song Dynasty. Although they did not exist, it does not mean that they could not be made.

(End of this chapter)