Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 232 The Cruelty of Time

Soon, Li Tai got a reply to the eight hundred miles that Li Tai sent to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin's reply was quite straightforward.

However, Li Shimin did not give Li Chunfeng the official post of governor of Quanyou Prefecture according to what Li Tai said.

Instead, Li Chunfeng was promoted to Yan Wangyou from the fifth rank, and at the same time, he also served as Tianjin Commander, acquiescing that Tianjin is Li Tai's fiefdom.

As for Gao Jifu's governor of Youzhou, he continued to sit down without much change.

In Li Tai's view, this news showed that Li Shimin did not want to adjust the officialdom in Youzhou on a large scale.

After all, Li Tai, the king of Yan, is gone, and the No. [-] Governor of Youzhou is also gone, so who knows if the development of Youzhou will continue smoothly when a new Governor of Youzhou comes over.

Therefore, Li Tai went back to Li Tai, but Youzhou must not be messed up.

Whether it is to continue to place Gao Jifu as the governor of Youzhou, or Li Chunfeng to take the position of Yan Wangyou and Tianjin County Magistrate, it is to allow the system established by Li Tai to continue, not to allow these systems to benefit the country and the people give up halfway.

After all, Li Tai has been in Youzhou for almost three years, and Youzhou pays more and more taxes every year.

Although because Li Tai is too strong, Li Tai can no longer stay in the place, but Li Tai's ability is real.

Even the tax revenue created by Li Tai is real, especially the various materials in Youzhou are real now.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the imperial court to disturb Li Tai's original plan.

After all, in this era of waiting for prosperity, no one will have trouble with money.

At the same time, Li Tai took the initiative to find Gao Jifu.

After all, Gao Jifu must have known about his departure, and he needed to say hello to Gao Jifu, hoping that Gao Jifu would continue to support Li Chunfeng as usual.

Sitting in Youzhou by myself, my identity has crushed Gao Jifu, and Gao has nothing to say about his ability, so the administration is naturally easy.

But Li Chunfeng's status is not as high as Gao Jifu's, and he has no experience in governing. If he wants Gao Jifu to support Li Chunfeng as much as he supports himself, he still has to adjust.

Li Tai believed that under normal circumstances, Gao Jifu would definitely not obstruct him. After all, his plans were developing smoothly, so Gao Jifu could also get enough meritorious dividends from these engineering plans, but whether he said hello or not was two different things.

As for the Youzhou family, Li Tai didn't ask them to go back to bid farewell to his parents, but instead took his own soldiers away.

But Li Tai promised that he only needs to live in Chang'an for half a year, and if they feel uncomfortable living in Chang'an, he will let them come back to Youzhou. If he intends to continue living in Chang'an, he can also bring his family over.

This reassured many Jin Yiwei, and followed Li Tai to Chang'an.

It can be said that this sudden imperial decree has indeed disrupted many of Li Tai's plans.

It's just that Li Tai didn't expect that he would be able to return to Chang'an smoothly in just a few years. At first, he thought that he would have to wait until the death of the Supreme Emperor before he would have the opportunity to return to Chang'an for the funeral, but now it is indeed too fast for Li Tai Somewhat unexpected.

When he came, he could be described as an angry horse in fresh clothes, and a hundred carts were eye-catching, but when he left, Li Tai chose to leave Tianjin at night in brocade clothes.

As for Tianjin's wealth, not to mention the need for sufficient economic support for Tianjin's development now, it is not easy for him to draw these out for the time being, and more importantly, he is not without foundation in Chang'an.

Back in Chang'an, he is also a first-rank prince, and compared to the angry horse in fresh clothes when he left the capital, he is more confident now than before.

At the same time, Li Chengqian in the Eastern Palace jumped up against the case, looked at Xu Jingzong in front of him, and said, "Qing Que has returned from Youzhou after receiving the sage's order?"

"Yes!" Xu Jingzong said, "This matter has spread. It is said that the "Grass Seed Project" proposed by King Yan has been experimented in Youzhou for many years, and it has reached the point where it can be implemented, so the sage is going to recall King Yan. Prepare to implement the "Grass Seed Project" in the north!"

"I know that when Qingque took the initiative to go to Youzhou, it was clearly targeted. Now that she has sharpened this sharp sword, she has come back in an upright manner!" Li Chengqian's face was a bit ugly.

Although he always felt that his younger brother would definitely come back, he never expected Li Taizhen to come back.

"You know the momentum of King Yan back then, how do you think we should deal with Qingque's return to Beijing this time!" At this time, Li Chengqian calmed down and said to Xu Jingchong.

"It's better to be still than to move!" Xu Jingchong said, "King Yan is back, and all eyes of the world will be on you, Prince. At this time, we must first determine why the sage recalled King Yan.

If King Yan is only allowed to complete the "Grass Seed Project" proposed at the beginning, then we will just sit on the sidelines.

If King Yan lives in Chang'an, then we will take some action. After all, King Yan has been away from Chang'an for three years. "

"According to what Qing said!" Li Chengqian said patiently after hearing Xu Jingchong's analysis.

Three years made Li Chengqian more stable, although at the beginning he was a little disturbed by the news that Li Tai was coming.

But as he vented his anger, Li Chengqian also understood that he needed to wait for his genius brother to come back.

Compared with three years ago, Li Chengqian knew that Li Tai was stronger than himself, and was often praised by Li Shimin, but he didn't understand at all how strong Li Tai was.

But when I was 16 years old, I completely surrendered, and started to handle various government affairs with Li Shimin's intentional support, and I gradually understood the strength of Li Tai's younger brother.

Because any government affairs I handle will always involve money.

But for Li Tai, he dealt with everything as if he never considered where the money came from.

As small as Gaoling and as big as Youzhou, I have never seen Li Tai cry and go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ask for money. On the contrary, the people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs saw Du Chuke as if they were seeing their own father.

Because every time Du Chuke came to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it was either to pay taxes or to deliver supplies.

But every time I do something, I have to get money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Compared with Li Tai, my way of making money is really far behind.

Originally, I thought that Li Tai would be able to calm down after leaving Chang'an, but I didn't expect that Li Tai would come back after only three years. Thinking about it, it was really a nightmare!
Of course, if Li Chengqian was someone who didn't really want Li Tai to come back, then Peacock, Lu Cai, and Du Chuke immediately began to arrange for Li Tai along the way after they got the news of Li Tai's departure.

After all, regardless of whether it was the Grand Canal or the Wei River, the students on the ferry were all students from agricultural colleges, and Li Tai himself had no need to cover up his whereabouts, so he came to Chang'an openly.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Lu Cai to grasp Li Tai's whereabouts, which makes these people count the days.

Basically, when Li Tai came to Gaoling with his personal guards, Du Chuke, Lu Cai and Kong Que had already brought a group of students from the agricultural school to welcome Li Tai.

"I've seen King Yan!" When they saw King Yiwei's arrival, they immediately came over to salute Li Tai.

Li Tai also took the initiative to dismount, looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, long time no see!"

"I've seen King Yan!" At this time, Du Chuke looked at Li Tai. Originally, Li Tai only had his own waist, but after three years, Li Tai had grown a lot taller, which made King Yan, who was riding a horse, look even more heroic.

"Rest in Gaoling for one night today, and leave for Chang'an tomorrow!" Li Tai said to Du Chuke, "I will still live in my original palace. As for my personal guards, you have to entertain them well, at least all of them will join us today." Meat!"

"Please rest assured, King Yan, I have already prepared a banquet, and now that you are home, how can you owe these personal guards who protect you!"

When Du Chuke heard Li Tai's words, he immediately stretched out his hand and made an invitation gesture, asking Li Tai to come over.

Li Tai also nodded and let Du Chuke make arrangements as he wished. Li Tai believed that he could handle these things well.

The crowd exchanged glasses, satiated with wine and food, and enjoyed a few beautiful dances and melodious performances, and several people were helped back to the house.

But at this time, Du Chuke, Lu Cai, and Peacock didn't drink too much, because they knew very well that Li Tai was going back to Chang'an tomorrow, which could be said to be a black mark on the situation in Chang'an City.

The reason why I stopped in Gaoling for one night was to understand the situation in Chang'an, otherwise I would have rushed to Chang'an overnight.

So when the banquet was over, everyone else dispersed, but Li Tai, Bai He, Peacock, Du Chuke, Lu Cai and others still stayed and began to report to Li Tai about the situation in Chang'an.

Li Tai looked at the three of them and bowed slightly to them first, but was immediately stopped by Du Chuke.

Du Chuke said eagerly, "King Yan, what are you doing!"

"I thank you for everything you have done in Chang'an. If you hadn't been supporting me in Chang'an, I might not have been able to be so relaxed in Youzhou!" Li Tai looked at the crowd and said,
"You have made great contributions to the development of Youzhou from this point. Now that I am able to come back openly, I have the confidence of you all to be me!"

"The king of Yan is serious, I'm just doing my duty as a courtier!" Du Chuke said hastily,
"If King Yan continues to be in such a stalemate, we may not have much time to discuss the situation in Chang'an today."

"Yeah!" Li Tai nodded, sat down and said to Du Chuke, "Chuke, please tell me about the current court situation first?"

Du Chuke nodded and said: "Back to King Yan, the current court situation is very different from what we saw back then.

Daoist Duke Dai Zhou died of illness in office. Even if Mr. Sun took action, his life was only extended by a few hours, so he had an account of his funeral.

Then Li Te made up the Shangshu Youpushe, and Hou Junji made up the Minister of the Ministry of War. The changes in the court are still amazing! "

"Has Dai Pushe left?" Li Tai said, "Help me find out about Dai Pushe's family. He has supported me a lot in the officialdom. If I have time, I will pay homage to him!"

"No!" Du Chuke nodded to Li Tai when he heard Li Tai's words, Du Chuke hesitated for a while, then said to Li Tai,
"In addition, Chen Guogong (Dou Jing)'s health is not as good as before. Although he has been recuperated by Dr. Sun, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is complicated. Dr. Sun said that medicine can never kill people. Chen Guogong's body is a little overworked. Know when it's going to explode!"

Chen Guogong is Dou Jing. His father originally held the title of Chen Guogong, but in history he was hidden by the gods because of the locust plague, so in the end, although he sat in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he did not regain the title of Chen Guogong.

But this era is a little different. He and Li Tai teamed up to deal with the locust plague, allowing him to survive the disaster without any surprise.

So he also achieved the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and even had the opportunity to sit on the position of prime minister if he survived for ten years.

But it's a pity that Dou Jing is also a little old. Although he is still obstinately dedicated to Datang, his body that has been overworked has made him lose weight day by day, and there is even a kind of candle burning into ashes and tears. .

For this reason, Li Shimin also sent people to diagnose it, and even Sun Simiao took action, but the same saying, medicine and medicine can't kill people.

If Dou Jing stepped down from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and took a good rest, she might be able to live a few more years. The last bit of life.

Therefore, although Dou Jing has gradually lost weight these days, Dou Jing handles things more clearly.

To be honest, Sun Simiao is a doctor, not a god, even a god can't save a person who is desperate for death.

Sun Simiao's existence can indeed save Du Ruhui's sudden illness, and after he is saved, he will be fine.

However, even Sun Simiao was powerless to deal with the overwork caused by chronic diseases.

At least for Dou Jing, there is nothing more worthwhile than watching a prosperous world being built up little by little by her own efforts. Compared with it, her own life is really as insignificant as a feather.

This is a bit like ***, what they think is not necessarily to increase the length of their life, but hope that their limited life can add a little contribution to this country.

Li Tai did not expect that he had just returned to Chang'an, and when he heard such news, he raised his head and looked at Lu Caidao,
"How is the compilation and compilation of the agricultural science experience books written by Chen Guogong?"

"The compilation of the original edition has been completed, but later Chen Guogong sent some manuscripts for compilation one after another, so there are still some manuscripts that have not been compiled." Lu Cai replied to Li Tai immediately after hearing Li Tai's words.

Li Tai said with a bit of regret: "Compile Chen Guogong's books.

It is not necessary to compile it completely, but to arrange the sub-volumes with serial numbers such as [-], [-], [-], and [-], and deploy people to do this.

When I go to see Chen Guogong, I will bring this thing with me! "

Li Tai didn't expect that he just returned to Chang'an, and he heard these two bad news.

Of the two people who supported me the most in the court at the beginning, one has passed away, and the other is also very old.

During these three years, it was really cruel to the old people in the court!

(End of this chapter)