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After getting off the car, Li Shimin looked around and then turned back and said:
"Mr. Guanyin, this place is nice. Concubine, please come and come with me and the queen to visit." Li Shimin didn't even look at Li Shen. He greeted Concubine Wei and Empress Changsun and started looking around.
Garden style, every step brings a view. Ponds, small bridges, flowing water, and waterwheels. Gorgeous. Although spring has just begun, it also has a unique side.
Seeing this, Li Shen secretly approached Li Mengjiang and asked, "Sister, what does this mean?"
"Aye is taking us for an outing today. We were originally going to the Weishui Royal Garden, but Aye heard that you were coming to Liaohe, so he took us to your place. Brother, your place is really nice."
"So-so," Li Shen said perfunctorily, and began to think about the purpose of Li Shimin's visit. Now Li Shen immediately suffers from persecution paranoia when he sees Li Shimin. He always feels that Li Shimin is here to persecute him. Especially wanting his little money.
Li Shen's manor was built facing the Pianhe River. There is no door in front. Li Shen was afraid that a flood would flow into the manor, so he built it with bluestone and cement. The gate remains behind.
Li Shimin led everyone to the front and up to the second floor. By this time, the terrace had been cleaned up. As soon as Li Shimin stepped onto the terrace, his nose twitched twice and he looked back at Li Shen and yelled angrily:
"Li Shen, you are eating cow again!!"
"Absolutely not, Aye." Li Shen denied decisively.
"Hmph, it still smells like roast beef, how dare you quibble."
"No, Aye, listen to my explanation, it's actually..." Li Shen didn't expect that Li Shimin had the potential of a police dog. I'm about to explain or try to hide it.
"It's actually an unfortunate cow, right?" Li Shimin said for Li Shen. This is a trick Li Shen has always used.
"Uh...how does Aye know?"
"You are such a traitor. I haven't eaten yet and haven't taken out everything yet. You still want to deceive me. The charcoal ash in this place hasn't been cleaned up yet." Li Shimin pointed to a corner and said
"ah??"
Li Shen was so angry because he didn't clean it up. He thought Li Shimin could really smell it.
He turned around and kicked Shi Shi's butt, "Why don't you go quickly, take out all the things, and tell the kitchen to cut some more meat? You're really stupid."
Shitou walked away with an aggrieved look on his face. You can't blame him. Time was so tight.
Li Shimin walked to the rocking chair on the terrace and lay down, while the other concubines found places to sit. Wu Meiniang is responsible for serving these female relatives.
"I heard that the boat built in your house went along the river to the seaside, and also bought a lot of goods in the West Market. Are you planning to become a maritime merchant?
Moreover, you also bought a piece of land in Fuzhou to build a shipyard, and you bought a dozen large ships in Fuzhou. Why is it that Datang’s money isn’t enough for you now? ," Li Shimin asked while lying leisurely on the rocking chair.
"Ah, look what you said, where did I make money? Actually, it's like this. Last year, I sent people south to look for good seeds. These people came back, and..." Li Shen found the three-ripe rice and He said once again that he was going to exchange goods for grain and seeds.
"Are you telling the truth?" Li Shimin sat up.
"Aye, it's absolutely true. I've already asked people to buy it. When we try planting in the south, I estimate that there will be two or three crops a year. For example, Lingnan Road and Jiangnan Road should be able to have three crops. The remaining part Regions can do three-cooking, and other southern regions can definitely do two-cooking.”
After Li Shen finished speaking, Li Shimin began to think deeply. If this was the case, the food supply of the Tang Dynasty would more than double.
"Okay, you will be responsible for this matter. The sooner the better. If it is done, I will not miss your benefits." For his son who has no profit and can't afford it early, he can only use inducements.
"Yes," Li Shen agreed.
"You handled Gao Yang's matter very well. The royal family cannot lose its face. I have warned her and asked her to think about it at home." Li Shimin suddenly said this.
"Yeah." Li Shen didn't say much, as long as he knew a lot of things.
At this time, the barbecue items were also rearranged. Several of Li Shen's followers have learned how to cook barbecue from Li Shen over the years.
Otherwise, there really would be no food for so many people. Everyone just looked at the scenery of the Lianhe River and ate barbecue while Li Shen accompanied Li Shimin with fruit wine. Li Shimin prefers liquor.
Everyone talked and laughed and ate like this for more than an hour, and Li Shimin got very drunk.
Li Shen asked someone to clear out a large room for Li Shimin to rest. Wang De was responsible for waiting on him, and the others began to wander around Li Shen's manor.
Li Shen's manor was very large, and his concubines were admiring it in various courtyards. Li Shen also accompanied the queen and Concubine Wei to watch.
"Sister, what do you think of my manor?" Li Shen asked Li Mengjiang
"It's very good, one courtyard and one view, with the waves of the Pianhe River in front and the farmland style in the back. My brother really knows how to enjoy it." Li Mengjiang said to Li Shen with a smile.
"As long as sister likes it, I'll build another one on the side. Then we can spend the summer here together."
"No, no, how much will it cost?" Li Mengjiang shook his head repeatedly.
"It doesn't matter, it only costs a few dollars. Wu Mei wrote it down and told Wang Hongfu to let him build a house with a different style next door, and then we can move in." Li Shen told Wu Mei
Concubine Wei Guifei next to her was very happy to see her two children so in love with each other.
When Queen Changsun saw this scene, she was really envious, especially the other concubines.
In the evening, Li Shimin woke up and took his concubines back to the palace. Li Shen continued to relax in the manor.
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A few days before Li Shen's birthday, Wang Xuance hurried to the manor again.
"My lord, Qi Wangyou has rebelled!!"
"Who? Who do you think is plotting rebellion?" Li Shen raised his voice and asked repeatedly.
"Qi King Li You conscripted men over the age of fifteen in Qizhou Prefecture to rebel, and he also named his close associates as Shangguozhu.
He also killed Shi Quan Wanji, the chief minister of the Prince of Qi, and dismembered him. Now the news will soon reach Chang'an.
Our Qizhou newspaper office also worked very hard day and night to find out in advance. "
"Is this Li You stupid? He dares to rebel and behaves all day long. He really doesn't care about life and death." Li Shen had heard of this fifth brother in Chang'an. Li Shimin wrote many times to reprimand him, but it was still to no avail.
His grandfather was the Yin Shishi, the one who dug up his Li family's ancestral grave. Later, Li Yuan captured Chang'an Yin Shishi and was killed. He left a pair of children, the son named Yin Hongzhi, and the daughter Yin married Li Shimin and was named concubine Yin.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Wang Xuance asked
"What should we do? What does it have to do with us? My fifth brother can't become a great person. But we want to think about whether we can get some benefits from it. Let me think about it." Li Shen touched his chin
