Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 335
Princess Pingyang is a woman with high prestige. She is indeed not a threat to the throne, but it is enough to increase her bargaining chips.

Xue Lang hoped that His Highness the Princess would be both rich and famous, so that her position would be extremely stable.No matter who it is, if you want to move her, you have to think about it.This is also Xue Lang's purpose.That's why I thought of increasing the reputation of Her Royal Highness.

It was agreed that the saint asked Xue Lang to write a detailed plan for his old man to review. Seeing that it was going to be late, he was afraid that if he continued talking, the key to the palace gate would not come out, so the saint asked everyone to disperse.

"Servant Xue!"

As soon as he left the Zichen Palace, Xue Lang was stopped by the prince: "I have seen the prince, but what is the order of the prince to stop the minister?"

The prince looked at Xue Lang with a serious face, and said: "A few days ago, I heard a rumor. It is said that Jiang Lin, Xue Shilang's righteous brother, had a grudge against Lu Jing, the Lu family's Lu Jing. Court?"

Xue Lang's heart moved, and he said calmly: "This is indeed the case."

The crown prince looked at Xue Lang meaningfully, and said: "The aristocratic family is flourishing, the family is huge, and the population is diverse. It is understandable that there are one or two scum among them. The aristocratic family has a long history and a deep foundation. , Mostly it is the prestige of a prefecture and a county, and the home of the prefect is the aspiration of the local people. When I passed through Weize Pass earlier, it was to appease the wealthy nobles in Shandong who caused disasters due to Liu Heita's rebellion."

Having said that, he paused, and asked Xue Lang, "I've said so much, do you understand?"

Xue Lang's face was serious: "Thank you, Prince, for your guidance, I understand."

The prince nodded in relief, and said: "Youyang, your talent is appreciated by the saints, and I appreciate it too. However, some policies are too radical in my opinion. The way of governing the country should not be like this. I hope you think twice, remember, remember .”

"Here."

Seeing that Xue Lang agreed, the prince nodded in satisfaction and turned back to his East Palace.Xue Lang sighed silently——

Although Prince Jiancheng has various shortcomings, it is undeniable that he also has his advantages.With those words just now, he was actually pointing at Xue Lang.It should be that the crown prince felt that Xue Lang's policies and plans were too aimed at the aristocratic family. Although he thought the strategy was good, the crown prince thought it was not appropriate.Obviously, the prince's governance philosophy is to cooperate with the family rather than confront it.

However, from the perspective of Xue Lang who traveled from later generations, the power of noble families must be suppressed, and the existence of Xiangxian county prestige is to dilute the power of the central government and hinder the implementation of central government orders.It is obviously inconsistent with the governance philosophy of the prince to unite the family.

What the prince said just now was not clear, but the meaning behind the words is clear.Apparently, the crown prince is wary of people who go outside the Zichen Palace, and he is afraid that there will be too many people talking, and Xue Lang's ideas will be leaked. If the aristocratic family knows... With Xue Lang's current power, he will be powerless to resist.

The prince is benevolent...as expected!However, the governance philosophy does not match, this is a big problem!Even if he didn't know that the future emperor would be Lord Erfeng, Xue Lang would definitely not be able to get along with the prince.Therefore, Xue Lang accepted the prince's love, but unfortunately he could not be the prince's courtier.

After leaving the Zichen Gate, I saw Princess Pingyang standing there with a straight back, waiting for him at the door.King Qin was sent into the palace in a hurry, and he had something to do, so he had already left.

Xue Lang hurried over: "Jianlin!"

Princess Pingyang looked back, the sun was setting, and the halo of the setting sun shone behind the princess, making her face somewhat blurred and hazy, revealing a mysterious beauty.

Princess Pingyang smiled and said nothing. After Xue Lang walked in and looked at his expression carefully, she seemed relieved and said: "The palace gate is about to be unlocked, let's go back soon!"

"kindness!"

Xue Lang nodded happily, and walked out of the palace with Princess Pingyang.

Together with Princess Pingyang, Xue Lang has no time to think about the prince's thoughts or anything. Remembering that in the Zichen Palace today, His Royal Highness the Princess called him "My Young Yang", Xue Lang couldn't help but feel emotional——

Princess Pingyang may have publicly declared this for the purpose of protecting him at the time, but if it is made public, it is made public. The biggest advantage is that the matter of Princess Xue Langshang should be put on the agenda, that is to say, things that should be prepared for the big wedding up.

As for the wedding dress and so on, the most fashionable one is the princess, so naturally the Etiquette Department will undertake it.However, no one can give the dowry, and Xue Lang happens to be the poorest this year!What to do?

This is a very serious problem!

"What are you thinking about? Are you happy for a while, and sad for a while?"

Probably the changing expression on Xue Lang's face made Princess Pingyang curious and asked questions one by one.Xue Lang laughed and didn't want to lie to her, so he said tactfully: "I'm thinking about making money, the sage has already found a matchmaker, so I should prepare the dowry!"

Princess Pingyang didn't feel shy either, and sighed: "I only wanted to protect you today, lest you be too presumptuous to offend the saint, who knows that you would get involved too!"

Xue Lang smiled happily: "I know! The process is not important, as long as the result makes me happy!"

Princess Pingyang glanced at him, but said nothing.Xue Langfu went to his heart and asked, "Jianling is still worried about the prophecy?"

Princess Pingyang's brows were worried, and said: "The six years of Wude have not yet passed, how can I feel at ease!"

"I'm not afraid! However, I also know that it's useless to say more about this matter. You can't really rest assured in your heart no matter what. All I can do is to stay with you all the time, prepare for the marriage, and wait looking at you."

Xue Lang spoke frankly.Princess Pingyang sighed faintly, blamed "fool" but didn't say anything else.

The two walked in silence for a while, and when they were about to reach the palace gate, Princess Pingyang asked, "Have you been studying these days?"

Xue Lang replied: "I have read it, but the level of classical Chinese is limited. I often read it with only a half-knowledge, and swallow it whole without seeking a deep understanding."

Princess Pingyang said: "There is no rush, but you can take your time. After all, you have been using vernacular Chinese since you were a child. It is normal that you are not used to reading and writing classical Chinese. Just insist on reading more, listening and writing more."

The two chatted casually, and when they reached the gate of the palace, Princess Pingyang got on the shoulder chariot and left the palace first.Xue Lang squinted his eyes and slowly went down Maqiao. He had some ideas about how to make money, and he ordered someone to do it when he got back.

Thinking of this in my heart, the pace of going home also became hasty.When I got home, I rummaged through the accounts and summed up my assets.After calculating the general ledger and keeping flowers for a month, he recruited Ah Chen and explained in detail before letting him go out to buy.

Immediately afterwards, he found He Xiang and gave him detailed instructions.Then he got busy in the empty yard in the southeast corner of the mansion.

Xue Lang's mansion was very busy, but he himself still needed to go to work in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.Three days later, the sage issued an edict, Xue Lang was still working in the yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites who passed the edict came to visit, and announced the edict in front of everyone to recruit Xue Lang to Shang'an Princess Pingyang.

(End of this chapter)