Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

On the eighth day of June in the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Ke, king of Shu, wrote to the imperial court, saying: There are four surnames Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng in Shandong. Other clans must ask for money widely, and the most important thing is that the number of contracts is the same as that of the market, which is very harmful to customs. The distinction between high and low.He praised it very much, deeply believed it, and ordered the world to redefine the "Clan History" as a standard name, and ordered Li Ke, king of Shu, to return to Beijing to take charge of the matter.As soon as this edict came out, the government and the public were shaken, and most of the powerful and aristocratic families were panicked, and most of them ran between the court halls, especially in the case of the king of Shu. However, since the king of Shu arrived in Beijing in mid-July, there were no visitors. Only Gao Shilian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wei Ting, the official censor, Cen Wenwen, Minister of Zhongshu, Linghu Defen, Minister of Rites, and other important court officials were called into the government to discuss matters. The world does not understand why.

It was Li Zhen's idea to Li Ke to rebuild "Clan Records", which involved the face of Li Tang's royal family - Li Tangzhi's real lineage is unknown, and there have been many disputes since ancient times. Some people say that Li Tang is a Hu It is said that Li Tang is a branch of the Li family in Longxi. There are different opinions. However, it is an indisputable fact that Li Tang has Xianbei blood. However, the Li Tang royal family always calls themselves the Li family of Longxi, and the ancestor is Laozi Li. Ear.In the Han Dynasty, the Li family of Longxi once produced famous generals such as the parachutist Li Guang. They can be said to be a great family with a long history. In the "Clan Chronicles", it is only ranked in the poor third class, and it is also called "Tuo Li". Even if Li Tang has passed down two generations of emperors, in the eyes of the so-called "scholar-officials", the Longxi Li family is still A small family who is not well-known, and a prominent family in Shandong even felt ashamed of marrying Li Tang's royal family, which made Li Tang's royal family extremely dissatisfied.

The famous families in Shandong are actually run-down families. After the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, most of the prosperous Shandong gentry in the past were not free from poverty. "Famous" is still "written in the state". After the political privileges of the famous family were lost, the reputation became even louder. This is because for many small and medium-sized families, marriage with the gentry is to show off their noble blood The only way is to take advantage of the "economic crisis" of these famous families and use money to lure them into marriage. Suddenly became the custom of "selling marriages".

Li Shimin once angrily denounced the shamelessness of the Shandong clan on many occasions, but the actual effect was not satisfactory. It is flocking to them, but because these so-called famous families have well-read poems and books, they have great influence in the government and the public. Li Shimin repeatedly wanted to punish them with ruthless hands, but they all failed due to various reasons. Therefore, "Clan Chronicles" It is actually one of Li Shimin's heart problems, and this is the most important reason why Li Ke was recognized by Li Shimin as soon as he wrote the letter.

Can a copy of "Clan History" change the status quo of arrogance and arrogance of famous families?This is completely impossible!At least in Li Zhen's view, it is impossible. According to Li Zhen's thinking, if you really want to change the status quo of the arrogance of famous families, instead of wasting time on that shit "Clan History", you should step up to educate the people and open up their wisdom. When there are more people who study, the "knowledge" possessed by those famous families will be worthless. At that time, the so-called "fame" established by the famous families by relying on the "knowledgeable" people in the family will naturally depreciate greatly , it's much easier to clean up, isn't it?Of course, it is clear and clear, but Li Zhen will not express these opinions. The reason why he proposed this idea to Li Ke and his group is just to create a situation where the three kingdoms stand together. As for whether Li Ke can successfully revise the "Clan Li Zhen didn't care at all whether he could get Li Shimin's favor again with this book, no, when Li Ke returned to Beijing, Li Zhen started the journey of secretly accumulating strength.

Li Zhen has plenty of money, although since years ago, due to the saturation of the market and the large number of followers, the profit of new furniture has not been as good as before, but Li Zhen has already made enough money, and her daily expenses are high. Not too much, after more than two years, the money has long been too much to count. Although it can't be said to be rich, it is still very easy to take out [-] or [-] yuan. Easy to handle, taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was shifted to the "Clan History", Li Zhen entrusted Yan Ming with the task of establishing a dark force, and started the dark force with the principle of not seeking speed but seeking stability. First, taking advantage of the great disaster in Shanxi, the Yan family bought a group of orphans who were not very old and talented from Shanxi, and hired masters in literature and martial arts to teach these children in accordance with their aptitude , and formed a rule that every year, the Yan family would come forward to buy back some children for training; second, with the branches of the Yan family stationed in various places as the backbone, secretly set up the prototype of an intelligence agency called "Rising Sun", and began to collect information from various places thirdly, slowly infiltrate those little officials with little background in the capital, and slowly move forward with the placement of manpower in the mansions of the elder brothers, everything is on the safe side.

The operation of establishing a secret force went smoothly. With the support of the Yan family, nothing went wrong in all the actions, and no one else noticed. However, another troublesome thing came out—the establishment of a secret force It's easy to say, but spending money is like running water. No, just over two months after the start, Li Zhen found out depressingly that the establishment of a secret force is simply a big hole for burning money. The [-] pennies prepared will be exhausted in the blink of an eye. This is because the Yan family has provided a lot of support. Otherwise, I am afraid that they will be overdrawn long ago, and the money is really useless!

Li Zhen is rich if he is rich, but it is not a solution to go on like this, is it?Can't you lose all your old bottom?Li Zhen still expects to have a lot of money in her pocket to enjoy the glory and wealth. If all the money is spent for self-protection, then it is nothing. It is better to do nothing at the beginning and just live on the prince's salary. no?Seeing that the profits of new-style furniture are getting thinner and thinner, Li Zhen had no choice but to start book distribution in advance-the imperial decree said that it would be completed before August [-]th, but in fact, as early as mid-June, the imperial court ordered The printing of the [-] books was completed, but Li Zhen kept this matter in her hands. Originally, she planned to wait for Li Ke to return to Beijing and then throw it out. When "Annals" is on the top, reduce the impact of printing, after all, Li Zhen does not intend to rely on this stuff to become famous all over the world - for Li Zhen, it is a good thing to make a fortune in silence, but Li Ke's bastard It's not a compliment, since he returned to Beijing, more than a month has passed, but he still hasn't moved, and Li Zhen is so uncomfortable that he has no choice but to move first.

It moved, but there was no response, the playbook was on the table, and the sample book was also given, but several days passed, not to mention that no one from the Ministry of Rites came to check and accept, even the old man never heard a sound, Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, but Li Zhen is anxious, but she has no courage to go to ask the old man, so she can only patiently wait for the news, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, at least give the imperial edict That's it-Li Zhen, king of the Han Dynasty, made contributions to the country, granted [-] households, rewarded him with thousands of coins, and established a mansion of the king of the king, who was allowed to open the mansion.

Wow, it's good to open the mansion, you finally got mixed up with the serious prince, right?But Li Zhen was so happy that she didn't think about the root cause of it. Once she received the imperial edict, she even forgot to notify the old lady, and immediately went to the labor department to complete the formalities, and rushed straight to her own room. away from the palace,

The Hanwang Mansion located on South Street is a new house, the paint is not dry yet, so it’s refreshing to look at the brand new look, let’s not talk about the pair of mighty stone lions at the door, nor the high wall The pavilions, terraces and buildings in the courtyard are exquisite and grand, and the back garden full of green trees and flowers made Li Zhen laugh so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. After wandering around the palace for a long time, I couldn't get enough of it. Be careful. The beauty was bubbling, and I was so entangled until it was almost dark that I reluctantly went back to the palace.As soon as he entered the door, before he was even seated, he saw Liu Dequan walking in holding a thick stack of red invitation cards, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, every family and government has sent invitation cards with gift lists. Congratulations to the prince for opening the mansion, please have a look at it." Seeing it, heh, it was all sent by a group of brothers, and they all came with a gift list. As a congratulatory gift.

The gift is good, we have accepted all the bills, we are short of money right now, we will not go to the banquet, shit, other than wanting to win us over, how can these bird people have any good intentions, all** * not something.Li Zhen naturally knew in her heart the true intention of the group of brothers to give gifts and treat guests. Seeing that the palace was in his hands, he could start his own rich life immediately. He didn't want to be involved in the battle for the succession. If you don't want to go, there must be a reason for not going, right?If you accidentally become the target of public criticism, the fun will be great. Li Zhen pondered for a while, then waved her hand with a smile and said: "Eunuch Liu, I sent people back to the various mansions, and said that the king won the mansion. With this king as the host, it will be on the first day of September. Please invite all the brothers to come to my palace as guests. Well, send someone to 'Yan Ji' to pick up some newly released furniture and newly printed books. Send it to every family and mansion, and just treat it as a gift in return."

Well, what other people gave were precious things like jewelry, but Li Zhen returned some souvenirs made by her own family. Li Zhen was the only one who could do such things, and Liu De was all dumbfounded. He looked at Li Zhen without hesitation, with a look of hesitation on his face, Li Zhen was funny for a while, but he didn't bother to explain, just smiled and said: "Eunuch Liu just go, the king has his own. Advocate." Old Liu Tousheng swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, answered "yes" with difficulty, and hurried to make arrangements not to mention it.

In Japan, it seems that these gangs of snatchers don’t give up on us. No matter what, we have to find a way to make them completely give up, so as to save them from tossing with us all day long.This idea is not easy to come up with. Li Zhen thought about it for a while but couldn't come up with an accurate idea. Just when she was getting restless, a little palace lady came in from outside the room and said that it was the concubine Yan who wanted to invite her. Yes, the old lady has something to do. Tell me, why don't you hurry?Li Zhen didn't care to think about it anymore, and hurried to the room where Concubine Yan lived.

"The child kowtows to concubine mother." Li Zhen walked into Concubine Yan's room, and immediately kowtowed respectfully to pay her respects.

Concubine Yan looked at Li Zhen silently for a long time, but she didn't speak, but the circles of her eyes gradually turned red.The child is grown up and is going to fly solo, which is a good thing, but looking at Li Zhen's immature face, although Concubine Yan is usually very calm, at this moment, she can't help but shed tears , Sorrow and joy intermingled in my heart, and all the feelings were mixed together.

Seeing Concubine Yan's sadness, Li Zhen didn't know how to comfort her for a while, her eyes were red, and she forced herself to say: "Mother Concubine, my son lives close, so it's easy to go back to the palace to say hello..."

Before Li Zhen finished speaking, Concubine Yan got up, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, touched Li Zhen's head and said: "Zhen'er doesn't need to comfort mother, mother knows that you are a filial child, mother is happy Yes." After a pause, he continued: "Zhen'er, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the prince can only open a mansion when he is eight years old. You know this, but what are your plans now?"

Uh, yes, I was so busy looking after Kaixin that I forgot about this, damn it, what is the old man doing?He violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty that he set himself, so there is something tricky about it?Li Zhen was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, but then she remembered that the credit she had made was enough to start the mansion, and it was just too early, so she didn't think about it any more, and said with a smile: "Mother concubine, the child will definitely obey The order of the mother and concubine is to learn art from the two masters, and to serve the court and the cultivation of the emperor in the future."

There are two meanings in Li Zhen's words: firstly, Kaifu belongs to Kaifu, and his studies will not be left behind; secondly, no matter how other brothers make trouble, Li Zhen only cares about the theater and never participates in it.Concubine Yan is a smart person, so she can understand the meaning of Li Zhen's words, but in Concubine Yan's opinion, Li Zhen's words didn't hit the point. , the eunuchs are all around, and Concubine Yan doesn't want to make such a big commotion around the screen, so there is no way to say this clearly. Besides, Li Zhen has been a very assertive person since she was young. Concubine Yan really didn't want to impose her opinion on Li Zhen, so after listening to Li Zhen's words, Concubine Yan's face showed no expression at all, she pondered for a while and said: "Zhen'er, it is the Holy Majesty who can open the house." It is due to the kindness of the Tang Dynasty, but it is not always good to violate the law of the Tang Dynasty."

Um?What does my mother mean by this? Could it be that we are asking us to submit a petition to resign from opening the house?It's not quite like that, if it's true, my mother wouldn't say that, eh, Kaifu?Could it be that the old lady means to open a mansion but not to build a government office?Ha, that's what it means, um, we didn't intend to make a fuss in the first place, the real thing is to make a lot of money, hehe, if we don't build a government for the time being, it will show that we have no intention of participating in the seizure of the heirloom, and secondly, it's okay This is an excuse to evade the wooing of the brothers. Come three times, it will be full of the old man’s face. Besides, even if we want to appoint subordinate officials, we are not in a hurry. Practical isn't it?Oh, my old lady is really a wonderful person, she deserves to be fought in the palace, interesting!Li Zhen's mind was moving fast, and after thinking about it for a while, she fully understood what Concubine Yan was implying, and immediately said with a smile: "What the concubine mother said is that although the child was able to start the mansion with the favor of the father, after all, the child is still young. I'm still young, so the matter of building the yamen should be discussed in the future, and the child will report to my father in a few days."

Seeing that Li Zhen was clear, Concubine Yan showed a smile of approval on her face, she patted Li Zhen's head lovingly again, and said with a smile: "Zhen'er, it's getting late, let's go and rest earlier , I'm busy with moving tomorrow, so go."

Li Zhen glanced at Concubine Yan gratefully, responded respectfully, turned around and strode out of the door, looking at Li Zhen's back that was getting stronger and stronger, Concubine Yan sighed softly, tears could not help but flow down again ...