Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 236 The Leisurely Life in Chang'an

The news of Li Tai's return to Chang'an seemed to spread to every household with wings.

To be honest, the Chang'an family was somewhat complicated towards Li Tai, because although Li Tai would not cause trouble, he would do it.

Especially the censors, they thought of the days when Li Tai was able to do his daily work steadily.

And Li Tai is also humble, right or wrong, Li Tai admits directly, although whether to correct or not is another matter, but as long as he admits, then his work target has been completed.

The censors also knew that it was impossible to impeach Li Tai by himself, and to impeach Li Tai to exploit the feudal lord.

Because Li Shimin liked Empress Changsun's children so much, Ewing felt somewhat guilty towards King Yan Li Tai because of the Confucianism.

So Li Shimin doesn't care about impeachment once or twice. More importantly, Li Tai is not the kind of frugal person that Confucianism calls, and even the degree of extravagance is outrageous.

On the first day of returning to Chang'an, Empress Changsun was given a windbreaker that required [-] sheep to weave.

I'm afraid Yang Guang has never been extravagant about this kind of thing, what are you waiting for, comrades, let's remonstrate.

Of course, the ministers above also noticed the game between Yushi and Li Tai, but they didn't care.

I even think that Li Tai's attitude is actually a good thing.

Li Tai likes extravagance as much as he likes extravagance, the prince likes extravagance, just like men like women, there is nothing wrong with that.

If Li Tai doesn't like extravagance, but is extremely thrifty, earning so much money and not spending any of it on himself, that would be a headache.

Now Li Tai Nengchen is Nengchen, but he has a hobby of seeking pleasure, which is not a bad thing in the eyes of everyone.

The next day Li Tai brought a piece of Changbai Mountain ginseng to see Changsun Wuji.

Opening the door and seeing his future brother-in-law, Sun Chong, Li Tai saluted him and said, "Ruoqian, long time no see!"

"I've seen King Yan, my father is already waiting for you inside!" Changsun Chong looked at Li Tai somewhat complicatedly.

After all, in this generation, although Li Tai did not have Yuanfu yet, he even became the governor of Youzhou with his own ability. It would be impossible not to admire him.

But it is also because Li Tai is too strong, which leads to Li Tai hardly having any peers and friends.

Because although Li Tai doesn't study, he is more or less the child of that other family in the mouth of the aristocratic family.

Therefore, Li Tai's generation of peers actually have complicated feelings towards Li Tai, so naturally they don't really like him much.

Changsun Chong sent Li Tai to the room, and Changsun Wuji waited in the room.

Seeing Li Tai smiled and said, "Qingque, you came back yesterday, why did you come to see me today? You don't want to rest."

Hearing Chang Sun Chong's words, Li Tai smiled and said:
"Since I'm back, I must be the first to meet my uncle, otherwise my mother will still blame me for not being polite.

Tianjin trades with Goguryeo. I got a century-old ginseng from Goguryeo, which has the effect of consolidating the foundation and nourishing the vitality. I hope my uncle likes it. "

"I like it, I like it! Qingque, uncle likes everything you gave me." Changsun Wuji said to Li Tai with a smile. For tea, remember to add honey water."

Soon someone brought tea over. Of course, since the tea was served, Li Tai and Changsun Wuji sat down.

After all, Changsun Wuji held back his interest, and started chatting with the tea from Sichuan, all the way to Li Tai's policies in Youzhou.

It can be said that Li Tai has no idea that his uncle can chat like this.

Chatting all the way, in the end Li Tai was defeated and chose to leave.

Changsun Chong looked at Li Tai as if he was running away, raised his head and said to Changsun Wuji, "Father, King Yan came here today, is it really just to give gifts?"

"If you only give gifts, how can you chat with someone for so long." Changsun Wuji shook his head, nodded again, "Sometimes, the content of the chat is not important, he can chat with me for so long, which in itself shows He wants to befriend me."

"Then you want to get close to King Yan?" Changsun Cong couldn't help frowning when he heard Changsun Wuji's words.

When Changsun Wuji heard Changsun Chong's words, he shook his head and said, "Don't think too much, King Yan has been talking with us for so long, have you heard anything?"

"No!" Chang Sun Chong shook his head and said, "King Yan chatted with you, as if talking about everything, but it was meaningless."

"It's true that the content is meaningless, but the important thing is that he is willing to talk with me, an idler!" Changsun Wuji sighed.

To be honest, because of Empress Changsun, the Changsun clan was considered the most valuable clan in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

But also because of Empress Changsun, Changsun Wuji basically has no real power in her hands.

Although he has the qualifications to participate in and discuss state affairs in the entire court, and can even give advice to Li Shimin, in reality, Changsun Wuji has a false position and no real position.

Because of this incident, Changsun Wuji not only admires his sister, but also feels sorry for his sister.

It wasn't until the death of Empress Changsun that Changsun Wuji gradually emerged in the late Zhenguan period, and was even able to control the government in Gaozong's time.

To be honest, Li Tai really didn't mean to turn the stove on, and he didn't know that Changsun Wuji was somewhat embarrassed in the court at this stage.

It is precisely because of this that the prince used to visit his eldest grandson Wuji occasionally, but as the prince grew older, he gradually understood the court situation. Although the courtesy to his eldest grandson Wuji was still in place, he was not as diligent as before.

However, Li Tai was still the same as before, running away from Changsun Wuji's mansion whenever he wanted, and giving gifts when he wanted.

As for Changsun Wuji himself, it would be great if he really regarded him as his uncle, and it seemed okay to chat with him.

After running away from the Changsun family, Li Tai went to find Li Daozong again, but because Li Daozong sent him back from Youzhou, he didn't need to stay longer, it was just a polite visit.

On the third day, Li Tai went to visit Dou Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

It's just that Dou Jing has to go to work, and it doesn't seem like some idlers are doing human relations almost all day long.

However, Li Tai didn't talk too much. He just handed the book prepared by Dou Jing himself, with various graphic analysis, to Dou Jing's servants. After all, he didn't meet Dou Jing directly.

After Li Tai returned to Chang'an, he didn't know whether it should be said that he was free or busy, but he basically visited the old people in Chang'an for a month or so.

Some chatted with each other after seeing them, while others left their gifts and returned home while they were in the mood.

For a while, Li Tai was quite relaxed and freehand, and he visited all the people in Chang'an City.

At the same time, Li Tai stayed up all night to write out the plan about the "Seed Project", and spent a month of scribbling and altering, and finally gave it to Li Shimin when he visited these people at random, which gave him a headache.

As for Li Tai himself, he didn't take care of Gao Ling's affairs. On the contrary, Li Tai often went to the Jiucheng Palace of Empress Changsun, went to Chacha Sizi's small face, and touched the head of the pheasant slave.

Brother, if you want to bully him, you have to do it early, or you won't be cute when you grow up.

But Li Tai also brought all kinds of sweets and snacks, which made the two little guys look forward to Li Tai's arrival.

Even Sizi was called elder brother at first, but soon became sweetly called fourth brother.

Empress Changsun was quite satisfied with seeing whether she was free or not to tease her younger siblings.

At least in Empress Changsun's opinion, family harmony is more important than anything else.

Seeing that Li Tai seemed to be playing with Shangzhi, Li Shimin had a headache again. Li Tai was too busy to work, and he was afraid that Chengqian would not be able to deal with it in the future, but Li Tai's current appearance was not what Li Shimin wanted to see. After all, Li Tai was completely lying down now. Flat!
However, Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief seeing Li Tai dawdling for a month, finally handing in the proposal of "Seed Project". No matter what, Li Tai still remembered the business.

So Li Shimin thought for a while, and quickly summoned five people, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo, and Li Jing, and Li Shimin took out the plan in his hand and handed it over to everyone, saying, "Please look at it !"

Everyone solemnly took the information handed over by Li Shimin and looked at it. At first glance, they felt a strong sense of familiarity, because the whole plan was so impressive. In other words, the whole plan was very expensive. !
Needless to say, there are only two people in the whole world who can make such a plan.

One is Yang Guang who is already as tall as a man on the head of a grave, and the other is Yan Wang Li Tai who has just returned to Chang'an.

"Qingque's "Grass Seed Project", from the initial idea, to Qingque's search for planting, breeding of improved seeds, and then Youzhou experiment, five years have passed, but Qingque has finally produced results coming."

Li Shimin looked at the crowd and said, "Which "Grass Seed Project" do you think is more appropriate to implement next?"

Yes, after all, Li Tai came up with two "Grass Seed Projects" according to Li Shimin's request. One is to operate the "Grass Seed Project" in the Longyou area. The advantage is that the transportation is relatively convenient, especially after opening the Silk Road. These can be exchanged for resources immediately.

The other choice is Lanzhou and Fengzhou. These places have suitable terrain and only need a small amount of investment at the beginning, which will pay off soon. However, the disadvantage is that the traffic in these two places is relatively inconvenient because of the desert.

Therefore, after the scale increases, the cost of maintaining the entire route will be very high, and even a cross road skeleton needs to be built on the Loess Plateau.

Li Shimin saw that the crowd did not speak. He raised his head and glanced, but saw that everyone looked serious. Li Shimin said, "Auxiliary machine, you start first!"

"No!" Changsun Wuji stood up when he heard Li Shimin's words, and said,
"I, Datang, need to focus on the overall situation when doing things, and I am more in favor of choosing to implement this plan in the Longyou area.

In the future, the four towns in Hexi will be restored and the Silk Road will be rebuilt. With the livestock cultivated by the "Grass Seed Project", they can continue to earn profits and maintain the stability of the country. "

"Of course I am in favor of carrying out this plan in Lingzhou, Fengzhou and other places!" Wen Yanbo stood up decisively and said,
"Whether it is Lingzhou or Fengzhou, it has been a big horse breeding state since ancient times, and it has a very solid foundation in terms of manpower and geographical location.

And please don't forget, my grandson, that the original purpose of our implementation of the "Grass Seed Project" was to educate the barbarians.

Now that the Eastern Turks are defeated and the Hu people are weak, it is time to implement these two plans! "

At this moment, Changsun Wuji and Wen Yanbo were talking to each other, neither backed down, and started arguing with each other.

Neither of them intended to deny the plan, because at least there was proof from Youzhou that as long as things like farm cattle were produced, they would not worry about selling them.

Not to mention, if there are too many farming cattle, they can also be sold. Anyway, there are people who want to eat beef in this world.

So this plan that is bound to succeed, they just want to follow the soup.

Li Shimin looked at these two guys, and understood that there was a reason for the two people to argue, because no matter which plan was implemented, the resources of the imperial court must be inclined towards which one.

And Changsun Wuji belongs to the Guanlong Group, so choosing to implement this plan in Longyou will naturally help the Guanlong Group to develop itself.

And Wen Yanbo's dispute with Changsun Wuji was because he came up step by step from the side.

He was born in Qi County, Bingzhou, and he knew the suffering of the frontier, and he knew how much convenience the implementation of the above plan would bring to the entire frontier.

This is also the case, so neither side intends to give in, because all those who can stand in front of Li Shimin often represent not only their own interests, but everyone has their own persistence. They can fail, but they have to fight for it.

Li Shimin watched the two people's tireless struggle, and knew that they might not have any results for a while.

Looking at the other people, Li Jing seemed to be wandering in vain, Fang Xuanling was in meditation, and Wei Zheng was studying with the plan, as if he wanted to wait for these two guys to copy the results.

But the problem is, how could the two of them fight over this kind of thing, Li Shimin also feels tired!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin said, "Xuanling, tell me!"

Hearing Li Shimin's roll call, everyone came back to their senses, and Fang Xuanling stood up from his seat and said,
"Both plans are excellent, and either one is good for the country, it's just a matter of deciding which one to implement first.

In fact, it is very simple, whichever plan has more sufficient funds, then whichever plan will be implemented! "

Everyone at the scene couldn't help being stunned when they heard this, Wen Yanbo said, "Won't the imperial court allocate funds?!"

"Funds must be allocated!" Fang Xuanling heard Wen Yanbo's words, Chen Ken said,
"But this is a big project, unless the imperial court intends to take over all of it, it must find a way to find a way to raise the arrears from the aristocratic family.

So I think it's not enough for us to discuss here, we need to see which family is more willing to vote. "

Li Shimin listened to Fang Xuanling's mild words, but began to think about it seriously.

(End of this chapter)