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After glancing at everyone, Yang Fan asked slowly and unhurriedly: "What do you think the purpose of these envoys coming to Datang is?"
Before Fang Xuanling and others could reply, Li Shimin impatiently replied: "The Tang Dynasty was so powerful all over the world. Of course I came here because I admire the culture of the Tang Dynasty."
His nostrils were turned up to the sky, he was simply arrogant. However, Datang was indeed superior to the foreigners. He had his own reasons for being proud, and when he saw no one refuting, Li Shimin became even more narcissistic.
Looking at Li Shimin who was like a child, Yang Fan was speechless and asked again: "Then do you know what these envoys or the foreign students who came with them are studying in Datang?"
With this question, everyone couldn't help but look at Fang Xuanling. As prime minister, he knew best how to arrange these foreigners.
Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and immediately replied: "Foreign students only enter the side gates and do not enter the Imperial College. At most, some of them are in Taipu Temple."
After hearing the answer, Yang Fan immediately showed an expression that was true. Others are here to steal your skills. Of course they will not go to the Imperial College to study the Four Books and Five Classics.
Even if they wanted to compete with the Chinese people by reciting poems and writing Confucianism, they could not catch up. What they really wanted to steal was what the Chinese people considered to be partial specialties.
As Yang Fan's questions deepened, Li Shimin, who was so angry that his head was smoking just now, couldn't help but frown in thought.
However, Cheng Yaojin and the others were a little confused, which is not their fault, after all, the limitations of the times.
In the end, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but ask what everyone was thinking: "What's wrong with these foreign students studying in a different way?"
When the point was asked, Yang Fan stopped hiding it. He cleared his throat with a dry cough and explained:
"It seems useless for foreign bachelors to enter the side sect, but in fact they are full of ambitions. For example: learning agriculture can increase food production, learning smelting can make armors and weapons. Even entering Taipu Temple can not only produce livestock, but also reduce the loss of war horses. These What seems to be a useless side door is exactly the ultimate way to enhance national power.”
As the saying goes, the sky and the earth have yin and yang, the moon waxes and wanes, and so does the dynasty. Now that the Tang Dynasty is powerful, they dare not move. Who can guarantee that it will always be like this.
One profit and one loss are extremely variable. If a certain vassal state has learned the most advanced technology and its national strength has been increasing, and the Tang Dynasty has experienced a decline in national strength at a certain period, you think these Pan countries will not show their fangs.
Following Yang Fan's explanation, everyone suddenly realized, but then Li Ke was a little confused.
He stood up and performed the teacher's ceremony and asked: "Then how to prevent these technologies from spreading? Should we just drive them away? Doesn't this seem like our country is too petty? In addition, in this case, does it mean that students from the Tang Dynasty will enter the Imperial College to study? Isn’t it of little use?”
After taking a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat, Yang Fan continued to answer questions:
"Of course we can't drive them away directly. Closing the country will only stagnate, but we must keep the most advanced core technology in our hands. The best way is to vigorously develop advanced technology and always be more advanced and powerful than other vassals. As for Is it useful to study in the Imperial College? The answer is of course yes. There are many things passed down by our ancestors that are worthy of our study and reference. They include the principles of governing the country, regulating the family, and cultivating oneself. They are an indispensable part of a strong country. .”
Seeing everyone nodding frequently made Yang Fan feel like a teacher, but King Wu Li Ke's eyes were sparkling, mixed with disbelief.
His father and the prime minister listened with interest like students, and nodded in agreement frequently. If they hadn't come out of the palace together, he would have thought that he had met a fake emperor.
After Yang Fan finished speaking, the scene was silent for a long time. Fang Xuanling stood up and bowed to Yang Fan, sighing: "I didn't expect that my little friend is so thoughtful and far-reaching about caring about the country and the people, but we are short-sighted." Come on, please pay homage to me."
Li Shimin, on the other hand, had a gloomy look on his face, and couldn't help but think to himself: "This stick is too evil. Fortunately, he is impulsive, greedy and lustful and has weaknesses. Otherwise, he would have to endure the pain and get rid of him before he can feel at ease."
Seeing Fang Xuanling being so cautious made Yang Fan a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject:
"Ahem...this is just my humble opinion. Please forgive me if there is anything wrong. Come, come, drink tea, add some boiling water to brew. Oh, by the way, only a few kilograms of West Lake Longjing tea are harvested. If Laofang , Uncle Cheng, Your Highness, if you like to drink, I will bring some for you later."
Yang Fan's words immediately made Li Shimin a little dumbfounded, and he asked hurriedly: "They all have it, what about me?"
Yang Fan said teasingly: "Lao Li, aren't you a rich man?"
Knowing that this boy was out to retaliate against him, Li Shimin didn't talk anymore, but he wanted to suppress this boy's arrogance, so he said: "I decided to ask your majesty to write a letter to Hangzhou and list West Lake Longjing tea as a tribute. It can be used exclusively by the royal family and is not allowed to flow into the private sector."
He didn't expect Li Shimin to be so domineering, and he came to take advantage of the situation. Li Ke secretly looked at Yang Fan and said to himself, "You have a great talent, but you just like to tease him. How can your father make fun of you casually?"
Although Li Shimin usually had a strong temperament, he rarely ordered that certain types of tributes should not flow into the private sector. As mentioned just now, the West Lake Longjing tea was only available to the Imperial Palace, and you could not ask him to drink it.
But what surprised Li Ke was that Yang Fan had no strange color on his face but said happily: "Old Li, thank you very much. If this tea is favored by your majesty, it will be an honor for you."
Li Shimin was a little confused, what was going on? He quickly asked: "If Your Majesty agrees, this tea will be listed as a tribute from now on. Will you still thank me?"
Of course he understood what Li Shimin meant. Yang Fan raised his eyebrows and said: "Old Li, you don't know something. I have bought the tea trees near West Lake in Hangzhou and have registered them with the local government. Therefore, the West Lake Longjing tea is now mine." If your majesty wants something personal, use money to buy it. I think your majesty is wise and will not rob people of their private property."
Fortunately, he had the foresight to buy all the land first. Otherwise, if Li Er had issued an imperial edict, this famous Chinese tea would have become his royal property.
West Lake Longjing can be used as a tribute, but the tea land cannot be sold to him. If it has the name of tribute tea, this can be a good income.
Li Ke's eyes twitched and he exclaimed in his heart that it was so awesome. He had tricked his father into it again and learned a trick again.
Turning around to look at Li Shimin, he found that his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot and he was on the verge of exploding.
He thought he could save the game, but he made a wedding dress for Yang Fan. No wonder Li Shimin was so depressed.
If this tea land was owned by the Hangzhou government, it would be classified as tribute tea and no private trade allowed, so that would be fine.
But if it has been bought by Yang Fan, the nature is different. He is a man who aspires to be a wise king, so of course he cannot take the people's private property as his own.
Besides, the throne has always been controversial because of its illegitimate origins, so he is usually strict with himself, diligent in government and caring for the people, just to prove to the people of the world that no one is more suitable to be the emperor than him.
Feeling depressed, Li Shimin could only glare at Yang Fan for a while, but he could not let him go even once with this stick.
While Yang Fan was enjoying bickering with Li Shimin, an action against him was brewing.
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Prince Wei's Mansion.
Li Tai had a gloomy face and couldn't let go for a long time. He couldn't help but wonder, could love really disappear?
As a smart man, he did not rush into the palace to plead for mercy. On the one hand, the punishment was not too severe. On the other hand, he was waiting for news and had to carefully consider what went wrong.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and after he agreed, an aide pushed the door open and walked in.
"Your Majesty, according to the news from the palace, His Highness the King of Wu, the Prime Minister and General Cheng were all in the palace when Shengzhuan delivered the message to Kou Yu. His Highness the King of Wu was sending a memorial to His Majesty to provide relief for the disaster. As for the two Dukes' reasons for I don’t know why I was summoned by His Majesty.”
After listening, Li Tai frowned and walked around the room, clenching his hands and unclenching them for a while, looking a little irritated. Related people crossed his mind one by one.
"Although Li Ke has some abilities, he usually doesn't fight or grab. It is impossible for his father to issue an order to punish him."
"It's even more impossible for the two princes. After all, Wei Zheng, the old troll, can't do anything, let alone Fang Xuanling, who is known as a gentleman."
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After all the impossibilities were eliminated, what was left was the truth. The only variable was Wannian County's uncle, but how could he influence his father's decision?
Just because he gave away a few bottles of glass divine beast?
The mention of the glazed beast made Li Tai feel a twinge of pain, and now the glazed basalt beast was like useless in his hands.
He was defrauded of more than one million yuan at the auction. Although he did not pay for the money, it also caused a lot of money to the family that supported him.
This time because Yang Fan was banned again, Li Tai, who had never suffered such humiliation, was immediately furious.
"Isn't the Guanlong family looking for people who can provide advice to their father?"
Thinking of this, Li Tai's eyes lit up, and he waved to the staff standing aside and said: "The person who revealed the news to the Guanlong family and advised his father on the merit monument was Wannian County Bo Yang Fan. So, Say so...; In addition, make the incident of beating the Fusang envoy more public."
As a strong contender for the throne of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tai was naturally not a free man, and a plot to kill someone with a borrowed knife was instantly formed in his mind.
The previous photoshoot of the Xuanwu Glazed Beast turned into a joke because of a misjudgment due to time constraints. Now of course I want to get it back when I have the opportunity.
If this plan can be successful, although Yang Fan will not be injured, he will still be able to feel nauseated. Anyone who is targeted by the Guanlong family and the censor will not be easy.
Not only did Li Shimin feel complacent about the coming of all the nations of the Tang Dynasty, but so did the ministers in the DPRK. By doing this, Yang Fan completely offended the Fusang envoy.
Moreover, there is no guarantee that his actions will not remind envoys from other vassal states. The envoys from various countries will definitely complain, which is enough to make him drink a pot.
Having said that, after all, he has a special status and helps foreigners deal with the Chinese. There is no guarantee that Li Shimin will not be angry. Of course, Li Tai will not personally take action in this matter, nor does he want to directly intervene.
