Ji Tang

Chapter 1006

When he returned to the harem, he saw his eldest grandson taking care of his flowers and plants again, and he felt helpless.Ever since he came back from the academy, the eldest grandson seems to have changed. He is much more cheerful. Even if there is any quarrel, he is unwilling to argue with himself, making himself seem to be unreasonable.

"What? Things haven't been settled?"

The eldest grandson brought a cup of tea and put it on the table and said.

"how do you know?"

Li Shimin was a little curious now. He didn't say anything. Could it be his expression?
The eldest grandson rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I may not know about other things, but when it comes to understanding Ji Song, I'm afraid no one in the world knows him better than I do."

"Oh? Then tell me!"

Li Shimin sat up straight, as if he was listening attentively.

The eldest grandson did not refuse. This matter did not involve political affairs. Who else was involved? It was considered a family matter!

"I remember the first time I met that boy, when he was twelve or thirteen years old. At that time, he had already shouldered the burden of the family at a young age. At first, I just felt distressed and wanted to help him. But who would have known that he would create such a great foundation in such a short period of time, and that he would be awarded the title of Marquis at the age of 16, and the champion at that time was no more than that."

He felt heartbroken when he said this, and said with some relief: "From that time on, I knew that this child had a passionate temperament, whether it was his kindness as a woman or his indecisiveness. But it is because of this temperament that he is more trustworthy. "

"Have you noticed that anyone who has been in contact with this kid for a long time will involuntarily choose to trust him? This is true for Pingyang, and the same is true for Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Li Jing and others."

"Let alone me, when have we really treated him as a subject? It's not an exaggeration to say he is a nephew."

Hearing this, Li Shimin became angry and said with a dark face: "I don't know why, but I just can't get angry with him. Look at how many troubles he has caused in these years? Didn't I hold him high that time? Put it down gently?"

"In order to prevent this kid from becoming the target of public criticism, I have been taking the blame for nearly 20 years. If I had directly made him a duke, how could he have the good life he has now?"

"Hehe, the Duke in his early twenties still worked hard on his own. Some people have to believe it!"

The eldest grandson rolled his eyes and couldn't bear to see the emperor's stinky look. She continued: "Who says it's not the case? He has traveled all over the country for our Tang Dynasty in these years, and he almost lost everything in order to build an academy. In order to leave Yinzhou eastward, , and almost fell out with You Ning. Now that I think about it, my royal family has treated him badly!"

Treated badly?Li Shimin sighed secretly in his heart, so what if he wasn't treated badly?That boy is now the Duke of the country. This is the highest courtesy for a minister with a foreign surname. The higher he is, the title of king.But he had no intention of becoming a king with his surname. That would not make Ji Song successful, but would completely destroy him.

Sometimes he thought, how nice would it be if this boy was his son?

Although his temper can be indecisive and a bit soft-hearted at times, he is unambiguous when it comes to being ruthless. He always does the right thing at the right time, and I have basically never seen him make a mistake.

The only thing that comforted him was that this boy had no ambitions and just wanted to be warm with his wife and children. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to protect and trust him so much.

A few years ago, he might have had some doubts, but after so many years, he knew everything he should know and what he shouldn't know.If he cannot see a person clearly, his eyes are considered blind.

So, sometimes it’s a bit indulgent!

"But don't look at that kid who has no temper. He is even a bit scoundrel sometimes. However, once he touches the people he cares about, it will be different."

The eldest grandson sighed: "That boy is just a housekeeper. Other matters can be discussed. Once the safety of his family and the people he cares about is implicated, he will definitely be a man-eating beast."

"What the uncle wants to do is already putting his family in danger for him. You may not do anything, and neither can Cheng Qian, but what about the kings of future generations?"

"My uncle wants him to protect Li An, but he doesn't know that by doing so, he will lay a lesson for the Ji family. Maybe it will explode at some time. Do you think he can agree?"

Li Shimin suddenly realized, but he still said: "But we didn't say anything today? That guy didn't give me a chance to talk to my eldest brother. In the end, he even dared to shame me and ran away!"

"Giggle!"

The eldest grandson smiled when he heard this and said: "This is the cleverness of that boy, because once you say it, if he refuses, it will be rebellion. But as long as you don't say it, he will have every reason to avoid it!"

Li Shimin suddenly froze. Thinking of the angry look on that boy's face, he immediately wanted to catch him and beat him up.It's so hateful, even I was deceived.

"Then what should we do now? If he doesn't dare, others won't dare either."

"This is my only request, and I don't want to refuse!"

The eldest grandson also fell silent when he heard this. He knew that this was the emperor's compensation for his uncle, and it could be regarded as preserving the last trace of family affection.This may not be a big deal to ordinary people, but to the person next to him, it is a knot that he has never been able to untie.

"How about I go talk to you, my concubine?"

Changsun said: "But I can't guarantee that he will agree. We must not force this matter. Once he becomes rebellious, don't blame him for abandoning his son and leaving."

Li Shimin smiled bitterly. He was not sure about others, but this boy would definitely do this.This kid has prepared so many backup plans over the years, and escaping from Chang'an is not a big deal for him.

Once he pushes too hard, this kid is likely to disappear directly. He can definitely do this.

The couple looked at me and I looked at you, and suddenly realized that there was really nothing they could do about such a courtier who had no desires and only wanted to protect his family.

Isn't this guy forced to be on duty at the Ministry of War all this time?As long as he dares to let go, this kid can immediately take off his official title, hand over his official seal, and leave directly.

"Forget it, let's put this matter aside for the time being. I'll think about it and see if there is any other way!"

Li Shimin's head hurt again, but he couldn't force it and could only continue to think of a way.Is it my luck or misfortune to meet such a minister?

He helped Datang solve many things. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a great talent that is rare to see in a century.But it also gave me a headache.

Just when Li Shimin and Zhang Sun had headaches, Ji Song returned home.He sent the others away on the pretext that he had something to do, and called Ji Lu and the housekeeper Lao Zheng.

"Master, what happened?"

The two of them have been standing in the study for a while, but the owner of the house has been deep in thought, and they cannot be disturbed.But seeing the time getting longer and longer, Lao Zheng couldn't help but ask.

"Ok?"

Hearing Lao Zheng calling him, he woke up!

He rubbed his swollen head and worked his brain at full speed for a long time. Even he couldn't bear to eat. "What is Li An doing during this time? Is there anything unusual?"

Ang Lee?

Both of them were a little confused. Of course, Li An and the others knew that he was one of the outstanding students from Ji's Academy. He also went to sea with Ji Qing and others back then. He was a steady person, but he didn't like to talk much and was a bit taciturn!

"Li An has been teaching in the academy, and I haven't seen any unusual behavior!"

Ji Lu was a little confused, what happened to the head of the family?Li An's child has been growing up in Ji's family since he was a child. Is there anything unknown about this child?

"He is the fifth son of Li Jiancheng, and his real name is Li Chengxun!"

"what?"

"how is this possible?"

Ji Lu and Lao Zheng were both shocked. Li Jiancheng's fifth son?Then why is he in Ji's family?

"It was sent by Princess Pingyang back then. She said it was a junior in the clan. I accepted it without thinking much at the time. But who knew there was such a big hole buried in it."

When he talked about this, he felt depressed, and he didn't realize it at all for so many years.No wonder Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others' expressions looked wrong every time they saw Li An. It turned out that they had known it for a long time!
I am afraid that I have known everything that I need to know over the years, but I am the only one who has been kept in the dark. If Li Jiancheng had not revealed it personally today, I am afraid that I would have been kept in the dark for a long time.

Ji Lu and Lao Zheng looked at each other, they were not fools.Princess Pingyang sent it, which shows that the emperor must know about it.But nothing has happened in so many years, and I don’t know what to pay attention to!
Facing the two people in front of him, Ji Song did not hide anything and told everything he saw today.They were all shocked when they learned that the head of the family had actually seen Li Jiancheng today.

"What does he want from you?"

Ji Lu was relatively steady and calmed down quickly.Now that something has happened, regretting or being upset has no effect anymore. We can only face it.

"do not know!"

"I don't dare to give them a chance to say it today. Once I say it, do you think I will reject it or accept it? Rejecting is tantamount to rebellion and disrespect. If you accept me, there will always be a hidden danger for the Ji family. No one knows this. I don’t dare to bet on when the hidden danger will break out!”

"After you go down, do your best to find out who Li An has been in contact with over the years. Ask the people who went to Yinzhou in the first place and ask if he has done anything or had any unusual behavior in the past ten years."

"Try not to let him notice!"

Ji Lu frowned a little when he heard this, but finally agreed.

After Ji Lu left, only Lao Zheng was left. Ji Song ordered: "After Ji Lu has found out, go and call him. I have been wrong in these years. Just because I haven't shown the slightest clue in these years, this It’s not something an ordinary person can do.”

He sneered and said: "It looks like he's pretending, but I want to see what he wants to do?"

Hearing this, Lao Zheng bowed his head and agreed, and then withdrew.

In the end, only Ji Song was left sitting on the chair in the study, staring at the candlelight without moving.
Mingzhou, on a hilltop in Mingzhou Port, a group of people stood there as if looking at something.

At this time, thousands of sails are racing at Mingzhou Port, and thousands of ships are docked at the port. The scene is extremely spectacular.

As the governor of Mingzhou, today he came to the place where he has been struggling.I remember that I was just a governor of Xiazhou, and I was targeted everywhere in my administration.But who would have thought that even though he was still the governor of Mingzhou for more than ten years, his status would not be the same.

In the past, the governor of Xiazhou was the fifth rank, but now he has become an earl, and the status of the governor of Mingzhou has also become the third rank.From a first-level middle- and low-level official to the current high-ranking member of the imperial court, he has completed a magnificent transformation in his life.

Thinking of the Mingzhou development plan that Xie Lian had come up with, he felt proud. He had a good eye for recognizing talented people. If he had chosen to turn a blind eye or not pay attention to it, he would have gone home long ago.

Now, Xie Lian and Xie Zizheng, who had been the magistrate of Qixian County under him at the time, were now Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Tang Dynasty. They joined Qilin Pavilion to participate in politics and were already considered half prime ministers.

With the addition of Duke Nian, he has reached the pinnacle.In Jiangdong, who dares not to give himself face?Even the prince who was out of town had to give himself a little thin face.

And he knew very well who brought these to him.

The Jiangdong family had been suppressing the Jiangdong family since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Although the Jiangdong family had themselves to blame, they couldn't continue to bully others like this, right?
His Gu family can be considered a famous family, but in the eyes of the Guanlong nobles, he and others are nothing more than ants.

Lanling Xiao family?Bah, you would have been blind to believe this nonsense back then. Fortunately, you had to defy everyone's opinions and lean on Ji with all your strength.Otherwise, they may have a more difficult time now.

"When you go to Chang'an, you will surely achieve great success. When that happens, don't forget about our hometown!"

An old man said, licking his face.

The Gou family, the family that was taken care of by Duke Xin, is now in a prosperous situation.But who knows how to choose?Who doesn’t know how to kneel and lick?

Now he is the dignified governor of Ming Dynasty. After he leaves, if nothing happens, the position of governor will be his.

Thinking about it makes me feel uncomfortable. He was not less angry with this bastard back then.Back then, relying on the support of Wu Xing Qi Wang, he didn't give himself any face at all, and he was almost pulled down by him.

It would be a lie to say that you are not angry, but now that you are one of your own, no matter how dissatisfied you are, you have to suppress it, at least on the surface, you have to be okay.Otherwise, if the reputation of being inconsistent with his subordinates spreads, he will not look good in Chang'an.

"What did Gou Changshi say? I'll leave this place to you after I leave. Don't let Mr. Xi down. Although Dengzhou Port is also one of our own, there is still competition after all. Don't let go at that time. Let others compete."

"Don't worry, Gou knows how to do it, and he will not let Mr. Xi down."

Gu Yanzhi didn't say anything after hearing this. When he was about to leave, he asked: "Do you have any news about the fleet that I asked you to check? Who is so capable? Even the ships of the navy like me have one Ship?"

A few days ago, he heard someone say that there was a fleet, and the leading ship was the same sea-going ship as the navy.He felt something was wrong as soon as he heard it. Datang strictly controlled such ships.

Although commercial ships and military ships have similar drafts, their functions are completely different. One is for carrying more cargo, and the other is for war. The structures are very different.

He knew the whereabouts of the decommissioned ships, but this one was definitely not there.Being able to get this ship without anyone noticing is definitely quite a feat.

So I asked someone to check it out, and that's when the problem just came up.

(End of this chapter)