Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 187 I am ashamed of myself for reading this.Never forget
"Of course my mother knows that it wasn't you. Your two uncles also said that they were completely kept in the dark about this matter. Why did my mother ever blame you? Besides, even if you really did this, wasn't it just for the sake of Let my mother vent her anger?"

Gillian said this, but she couldn't hide the look of relief that her son had become sensible.

It’s true, women don’t want it with their mouths, but their bodies are very honest.

"Queen mother, it's really not me. I've never done this before. Don't tell me..." He glanced at Chen Xu and Chen Yu who were walking in front: "Don't tell me, uncle and second uncle don't know This matter."

Gillian smiled and said: "They have always done a lot of things without telling me. Even Your Majesty, you can't pursue them all."

Li Huan understands. Regardless of whether you did it or not, His Majesty will not pursue it...

Therefore, my son, you are a hammer!

"Then Queen Wei..."

"Later, I will come over with His Majesty..." Gillian's gratified eyes made Li Huan a little nervous: "At first, His Majesty didn't plan to come over, but Grandma persuaded him, and he was going to come over and host this event for you personally. second marriage."

"This is truly my honor." Li Huan didn't know exactly how much Gillian's strength was involved in this. Anyway, in Jinzhan's letter, she mentioned that Emperor Liu Che personally said that she would not come.

"Hey, I have really enjoyed my glory for a while now. Before, your mother and I were respected and respected by so many people. That was because my maternal grandfather was Emperor Jing and my husband was the emperor; but it is different now. No matter what kind of calculations these old nobles have in their hearts, I have been involved in all the businesses in their family, and no one dares to be disrespectful to my mother."

"This is natural. Women should have their own careers. If you sit in the palace and talk about sharing your majesty's worries, but in fact, apart from serving you with sex and serving tea and wine, that is a long-term goal. Any good-looking woman can do it, so naturally there is a risk of being replaced at any time.”

Gillian listened to Li Huan's words and was filled with emotions: "Tell me, why didn't I understand this truth before? With my own means and my status, even now, I have made unimaginable money by doing these things. money."

Hearing this last sentence, Li Huan really pricked up his ears: "Mom, what about you..."

Gillian's eyes narrowed slightly, and her face was full of pride: "There are hundreds of schools of thought in the world, but do you know that there is a school called novelists?"

"Of course..." Li Huan felt a little strange, "This shouldn't necessarily have anything to do with my mother, right? And among hundreds of schools of thought, although the novelist is considered one of the top ten most prominent schools, he is always despised by other schools. .”

"Hahaha..." Gillian's laughter was a little too loud. She adjusted it herself and then continued: "You, you forgot that you gave my mother some advice and asked her to publish the newspaper. ?"

"Could it be..."

Gillian's eyes shone: "It was the novelist who asked me to meet my mother, saying that their disciples could do these things for my mother. After trying it for a while, I found that the novelist's disciples were all over the country. They just changed their identities, and it was easy for me to be my mother." Incomparably established Dahan Daily that connects all over the country!

Not only that, similar institutions have been established in various states and counties, mainly in slightly larger cities, where the novelist's disciples are.

The appearance of these newspaper factories are all copied from Dahan Daily. In addition, novelist disciples from various places like to collect anecdotes and rumors from the streets, and publish them all in newspapers. Different regions exchange and publish them. I really didn’t expect it. , making money will be so easy..."

Gillian narrowed her eyes and smiled, looking at Li Huan: "My mother has even ordered Dahan Daily to make your Anyang County headlines in the next month!"

Speaking of this, Li Huan suddenly became confused: "Why is the newspaper developing so rapidly, but no one has come to Anyang County?"

Gillian looked towards the crowd, as if searching for a certain figure. After seeing it, her eyes paused for a moment: "Isn't it someone who is worried that if Anyang County fails to develop and becomes a joke, then let this joke If it is circulated within a small area, otherwise it will be published in the newspaper at the beginning, then this joke will be widely circulated in the whole world?"

"She actually still has such considerations?" Li Huan looked back at Zhuo Wenjun, a look of apology flashed across his face.

Gillian took in all his subtle expressions and said, "Can this girl take care of the household for you, the Li family?"

"It's possible!" Li Huan nodded and responded very quickly.

Gillian snorted softly: "How could such a good woman be so disliked by others if she was not born into a merchant's family?"

"Dislike? Who despises her?" After Li Huan said this, he started to regret and wanted to slap himself in the mouth.

Gillian already laughed out loud: "As long as no one dislikes it, after this house is built, it will give people such a majestic feeling..."

The motorcade has arrived outside the Hou Mansion. The mountainous water transport channel and the towering huge water-powered windmill instantly caught Gillian's attention.

"Is this the kind of windmill you are talking about that can transport water from the ground to high places?" Gillian's eyes sparkled, and with the help of Da Changqiu, she got out of the carriage and walked to the side of the windmill. , she felt as small as an insect.

The roaring sound of water and the humming and rotating huge water-carrying windmill all give people an extremely powerful visual impact.

Li Huan nodded and said: "After the high-altitude water transport channel entered the city, the transformation of the city has basically been completed. It's just that the steel pipe water channel has never been able to be completed. Fortunately, the ceramic pipe water channel is also good and the cost is cheaper."

"My grandma's courtyard is over here, please come with me!"

The festively decorated hall immediately caught Gillian's attention. All kinds of exquisite decorations came entirely from Li Huan's later memories.

If it weren't for the rules of this era for princes to marry, Li Huan would have wanted to play around with the Fengguan Xiapei, which was only available in the Ming Dynasty... But Li Huan had already asked the embroiderer to make the Hefu, and Jinzhan and Liu Yun both Can't wear it, but everyone else can wear it...

Thinking about that picture, it is also extremely beautiful.

Gillian walked up to the top of the three-story building excitedly, looked at the mountain-like water channel, and couldn't help but sigh: "If I didn't see it with my own eyes, how could I believe that there is such a magical thing?"

"Not only that, every room is equipped with a water switch. The previous water switch always leaked, but later, after Taishi ordered Sima Qian to improve it, it can now be closed without leaking; when opened, the water flows. "

"My mother has heard a lot about Sima Qian in Chang'an. I really didn't expect that a Taishi Ling could do such strange things."

"Perhaps this is where his talent lies, but his career is writing history books." Li Huan chuckled.

Gillian overlooked the scenery in Anyang City for a moment, then turned and walked downstairs. Inside the inner house, there was a higher viewing platform. Standing here, you could see far into the distance and even see the fields outside the city.

"I heard you say before that after the glass is made, something called a telescope can be made. Has it been confirmed yet?" Gillian suddenly thought of something.

Li Huan said hurriedly: "I have some ideas, but I have never been able to achieve the effect I want... Mother, can you get some expert jade craftsmen from Your Majesty for me to use? Although these jade craftsmen I have are already good, , but still not as good as the official craftsmen.”

"Oh? What does this have to do with jade craftsmen?"

"Carving jade requires excellent techniques and great patience, and making telescopes also requires top-notch jade craftsmanship," Li Huan explained: "Jinzhan has sent several batches of jade craftsmen, but for glass There have been a lot of improvements in the production, but I still can’t carve out the kind of lens I need.”

"It's a simple matter. Your Majesty doesn't have the best jade craftsman." Gillian had already arrived at the viewing platform. The strong wind blew her hair. She felt very comfortable. She slowly spread her hands and saw many things. In the distance, two brothers were chatting together with a group of old nobles.

"I'll just tell your uncles about this matter, lest they brag about it again and I'll get tired of hearing about it."

Li Huan chuckled: "Mother, it's windy here, so you'd better go down."

"Well!" Gillian was in a very happy mood. She got off the high observation deck and suddenly thought of something: "What you wrote about harvesting wheat, I had it published in the newspaper, which made His Majesty so angry that he couldn't sleep for several days. "

There was a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Huan'er, don't you think being a mother is troublesome?"

"puff--"

Li Huan, who was drinking water, sprayed it directly. Da Changqiu hurriedly stepped forward and wiped his face with his orchid finger.

"Is this why Your Majesty came here? Is this why Jinzhan and Yun'er have been delaying coming?" "Is that so? How do you know, mother?" Gillian chuckled: "What other poems can you write? Come again. It doesn’t matter if you click, stimulate it as you like.”

"My queen, when I cut the wheat myself, I felt it. I really didn't mean to satirize the government. Could it be Zhang Tang?"

"On the contrary, Zhang Tang admired your idea of ​​cutting wheat so much that he even hung it in Tingwei's mansion, so that all the hard-working officials in Tingwei's mansion would say, 'What merit do I have now? I have never been involved in farming and mulberry farming. Official Lu San A hundred stones means that you will have more food every year. You will be ashamed of yourself if you think of this, and you will never forget it.' This is the motto of these cruel officials."

Li Huan rubbed his hands and smiled bitterly.

Gillian said: "Perhaps this sentence, which I am ashamed to read and never forget, really irritated these cruel officials. After your poem was published, there were three more high-status officials in Chang'an City who asked them to When corruption was discovered, those who should be beheaded were beheaded, and those who should be sent to the north to build the Great Wall were sent to the north to build the Great Wall."

"I'm really moved by this..." Li Huan responded with a dry smile.

Gillian didn't care at all: "I can write a few more poems if I can. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Are you worried that His Majesty will be angry with you because of your humble admonishment poems? Your Majesty Is he a foolish king?"

"I don't dare to think so. It's just that the article is innate and comes to me by chance. It's not something that can be obtained casually."

"Forget it about fooling others, I'm also fooling your mother." Gillian snorted softly, looking at the door made of a large piece of transparent glass in front of her, as well as the rockery, flowing water, swimming fish and lotus leaves, and fragrant flowers inside. In an instant, I lost interest in whether Li Huan could continue to write such poems.

"I'll just go entertain those old nobles by myself. The Queen wants to rest."

"Here!"

Li Huan bowed his hands and watched Gillian walking into the courtyard decorated in a modern style.

However, he never imagined that Guan Kaimai, which he plagiarized casually, would trigger so many chain reactions?
"Master Hou, Master Shengxue and the others have arrived." Bai Zhi bowed slightly and saluted, her voice gentle.

Li Huan grinned: "Okay, let's go over and have a look. Have they tried Hefu?"

"I've tried them all, and they're all a little too small." Bai Zhi said with a smile on her face.

"Still young?" Li Huan shook his head: "It's unreasonable. I shouldn't have remembered the wrong size, right?"

After all, this is the size I measured one by one.

The smile on Bai Zhi's face already had a hint of shyness: "Master Hou, the space left on the chest is too small and cannot be lifted up."

Li Huan slapped his forehead: "Look at me, I really forgot about this... Where is brother Gongsun?"

"He and General Wei, as well as the two uncles of Lord Hou are entertaining the guests, Lord Hou, do you want to go and have a look?"

"That's all, I'm not going. I'm going to see the three Saint Snow Masters first. It's been a long time since I last saw them, and I miss them a lot!"

Master Shengxue quietly told Li Huan an earth-shattering fact: Gillian was pregnant!
Li Huan immediately thought of the unusual behavior of these old nobles. No one knew who reported to Emperor Liu Che, requesting the appointment of the queen of the East and West Palaces.

Could it be that this matter was leaked?

"Your Majesty has ordered it to be kept secret. Not many people know about it, and no one dares to leak out what His Majesty personally ordered." When Bai Zhi first heard about the shocking secret, she was also shocked: "Master Marquis, are we... …”

Li Huan glanced at Bai Zhi, shook his head and said, "We didn't leak it. Besides, it's a happy event that our mother is pregnant. Of course, everyone should keep this secret until His Majesty orders it to be made public."

"Here!" Bai Zhi didn't dare to say anything anymore. She didn't know whether it was because of excitement or other emotions, but she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Li Huan now understands why the eldest wife and the second wife have never shown their faces.

Does Wei Qing know about this?
Presumably Wei Qing should also know that Master Shengxue was able to tell him this, presumably because of Gillian's instruction.

Li Huan asked the girls to stay in the courtyard and continue to discuss changing clothes with the embroiderer. He himself came to the front hall, where many princes gathered together and were chatting lively. When he saw Li Huan coming out, they were all very enthusiastic. The ground came forward and greeted him.

Li Huan, accompanied by Wei Qing, Gongsun He, and his two cheap uncles, greeted many old princes one by one.

Afterwards, the three of them plunged into a room, gathered around a tea table, and talked in detail.

"There is no movement from the Xiongnu side, which is unreasonable." As soon as Li Huan spoke, Wei Qing and Gongsun He looked at him with strange eyes.

Gongsun He suddenly laughed contemptuously: "Old Li, do you think it is normal for the Huns to come and rob us at this time?"

Wei Qing also had smile lines on his lips: "Brother-in-law, do you want to fight? After this year's autumn harvests are reported to the imperial court, we can indeed have a fierce battle with the Huns before the winter comes!"

Li Huan was holding something back in his heart and could not explain to these two idiots that the Xiongnu's old Chanyu died at this time. The Xiongnu civil strife was just around the corner, and it was a good time for the Han Empire to send troops.

It’s just...how should I put it?

Seeing the smile on the face of his brother-in-law Wei Qing, Li Huan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes! Lao Wei, I just want to fight. Is there any way to get His Majesty to agree to send troops? Before the severe winter comes, we can go north and fight the Huns. A battle?"

"You say you, at this point, don't fight in the gauze tent, but want to fight in the battlefield? Aren't you asking for scolding in front of His Majesty?" Before Wei Qing could speak, Gongsun He rolled his eyes: "Don't think about it, first half of the year." We haven't digested that war yet, and the construction in Henan is barely complete, but it's not enough for us to send troops again immediately..."

"Second brother-in-law, your Majesty will definitely not agree with your idea." Wei Qing thought for a moment and then said: "Queen Chen should have told you, right? Your Majesty is still angry at the moment. The Queen, Princess Nangong, and Princess Linqiong , trying to persuade him..."

When he heard this, Li Huan's scalp went numb: "Why would His Majesty think that Guan Qimai is satirizing his government? I really don't have this idea!"

"Your Majesty didn't say that you were mocking him, but he felt that he couldn't bear it. Anyang County is already so rich, and there is such a poor poor woman...is it actually that little drunk?" Gongsun He actually started to write poems Appreciation, and even making associations?Look at this, listening to Goulan's music is not in vain.

"That's all, no matter what, just write another poem to appease His Majesty." Wei Qing held the tea cup and shook his head and said: "It is impossible to send troops, and we will have to wait until spring at the earliest."

"When is spring?" Li Huan's eyes lit up slightly. It is not too late. Even after the Xiongnu civil strife subsides and a new Xiongnu chanyu is elected, their own internal fighting will exhaust their soldiers and generals. The Han army could still get a bargain.

"After the spring begins, you are going to Huainan Kingdom to be the prime minister." Gongsun He said in shock: "Old Li, what's wrong with you?"

"It doesn't matter!" Li Huan glanced at Wei Qing. Anyway, with this big boss here, the Xiongnu would not have a good life.

You can go south to get more money and food to support the Han army's northern expedition.

The battle on the battlefield is a battle that is visible to the naked eye, and the battle off the battlefield is equally important.

"You want to gain some military merit so that His Majesty won't care about harvesting wheat?" Gongsun He put his arms around his neck: "It's totally unnecessary. Based on your literary talent, you can just rewrite a song that His Majesty likes. Got it!"

"What you're saying is that I'm overthinking." Li Huan stood up and said, "It must be quite some time before your Majesty comes here. People from the factory reported yesterday that they found traces of tigers. My three brothers went hunting. How about presenting the tiger to His Majesty?"

　First of all, I would like to thank my book friend Liu Ganjian for pointing out that I wrote Gongsun He as Gongsun Ao... Your Majesty, please don't kill me. Allow me to quibble first. The history I am familiar with is the period of the late Qin Dynasty, which was written in the previous books. All of them were written about Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty in the late Qin Dynasty for the first time, so I don’t know much about this period of history. The main thing I read is Cai Dongfan’s Popular Romance of the Former Han Dynasty, plus Baidu, Historical Records and other things. It sounds very professional, right? Because it contains the element of bragging, but sometimes I get distracted when writing novels, and I tend to be pretentious. In the case of Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He, it was Gongsun Ao who saved Wei Qing, but it was Gongsun He who became I misremembered Wei Qing’s brother-in-law. He was also inherited by Gongsun Ao. Instead, he inherited Gongsun Ao’s affairs... Well, I don’t know if Mr. Gongsun He would give me two big mouths in a dream at night. …

　　However, regarding Li Huan's first expedition with troops, he thought about the time when he failed to compete with Gongsun Ao. Gongsun Ao's life story was correct, but like Gongsun He, he was cut in half because of the witchcraft. So The fate is also very similar, and they are still from the same hometown... I just saw that I misremembered here.

　　Finally, I use this poem from Bai DaLao to summarize: "I am ashamed of myself when I read this, and I will never forget it."I’m reading and thank Gan’er for pointing it out. Otherwise, if I make the same mistake over and over again, I can imagine how others will laugh at me. Hey, a history writer with a starting point of Level [-] is such a badass that he wrote Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He wrong. Level [-], that’s it?What a dish!Boom...

　　
　
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