It turned out that he was worried about this. Thinking that Li Zhi was educated by his precious daughter due to various reasons when he was a child, Li Shimin gently touched Li Zhi's head again to comfort him and said, "Child slave, I will ask your mother to help you choose." A gentle housekeeper"
"Thank you father"
Hearing Li Shimin's assurance, Li Zhi felt much relieved. He suddenly remembered his dream. Li Zhi raised his head and asked Li Shimin worriedly, "Father, can I still have a dream that can be realized?"
Li Zhi had a dream, and Li Shimin began to recall it in his mind, but found that he seemed to not remember it.
Li Shimin, who did not remember his son's dream, asked Li Zhi in embarrassment, "Tell me about it."
Li Zhi then told the story of gathering seven beautiful concubines when his imperial sister Li Mingda was still that cute. Tell Li Shimin.
"Gather seven concubines as beautiful as flowers?"
Li Zhi: "Yes, will the second minister be said to be dissolute and immoral?"
Calculating the number of his harem, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "No, this is just a small idea of yours, easy to talk about."
Even if Li Zhi becomes a marquis, he is still a legitimate prince. He is the brother of the Holy Emperor Ming Zun of the Tang Dynasty. It is still simple to find a few concubines. As for whether he is as beautiful as a flower or a jade, it is not bad. A beauty like Murong Xue who can captivate the city is similar to that of Murong Xue. He wasn't that lucky either.
After receiving Li Shimin's assurance, Li Zhi was very happy. The two of them found a place to sit down on the mountain and rested while discussing some poems.
In the manor at the foot of the hillside, the eldest grandson waited for Duan Hong to gather all the gifts and call him over. "Duan Hong, there is no trace of the Emperor in these gifts~!"
This question made Duan Hong startled. Knowing what was going on, Duan Hong shook his head, "No, these are all temporarily selected from the inner treasury. They have not been in contact with anyone else since they were sealed, and the Supreme Emperor has not seen them either."
"That's good. Now that Xiao Sizi is the emperor, the situation in the family without any of us in this life is pretty good. There are some things you can take care of on your own~!"
What the eldest grandson was talking about in his life was the dispute between Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. The sisters-in-law and siblings who were raising children together under the same roof in the blink of an eye became enemies and finally died.
In the struggle for imperial power, there is no one to blame. In the past, there was no choice. Now some people choose the eldest grandson and do not want to go on the same old path.
Duan Hong naturally knew in his heart that he had sent people to do the secret arrangements and eradicate the roots. Facing the eldest grandson, Duan Hong gave him a sharp look and almost pointed words, "I know this, and I will definitely not let down the Queen Mother's trust."
The eldest grandson nodded slightly, "The Supreme Emperor sometimes agrees with his words, but he still feels a little uncomfortable in his heart. Some small actions are normal things. If you do them well, we will at least be able to live in peace in the future."
"promise
After seeing off his eldest grandson, Duan Hong looked at the various gifts placed in boxes in the room. He opened them one by one, checked them carefully, and after confirming that there were no problems, he put them back and sealed them.
Li Shimin and Li Zhi came down from the mountain and looked at the gifts in the room. They looked around and confirmed that there was nothing that was not in line with the etiquette. They nodded with satisfaction, "The things are good. They are all treasures from the warehouse. They are not expensive and are in short supply." They are rare, especially these armors and weapons. They are indeed out of date, so it is very suitable to give them to the pharmacist."
"As for these jade articles, it would be nice to give them to Hong Fu."
"Well, calligraphy and painting, I have thrown them all into the warehouse since I saw the Lanting Preface. I used to be very rare about them, but now I feel they don't matter."
Duan Hong waited for Li Shimin to finish talking, and then continued, "Your Majesty, times have changed, and you are different from before. It would be great to be free from the secular world and practice immortality~"
Xiu Xian asked
A special light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he subconsciously touched his sleeve. The inner pocket of his sleeve contained the elixir Li Mingda had given him. Let’s not talk about cultivating immortality. At least my white hair, which was caused by staying up late to deal with government affairs in the early years, turned into black hair.
When he and his eldest grandson were cultivating immortals, their skills also greatly improved. They even went to Concubine Yang and received high praise. Nodding and looking at his long gone belly, he felt like he had returned to the strength he had when he was galloping on the battlefield.
"Everything that Xiu Xian asks is just imaginary. By the way, Duan Hong, didn't Xiao Sizi give you the elixir too?
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elixir
The first generation of Daliwan is simple and cheap in terms of production process and cost. If the Crusaders can afford tens of thousands of dollars, they will care about Duanhong.
Duanhong's group of people were able to follow him peacefully. Apart from part of it being filial piety, the rest was due to gifts. Dali Pill not only strengthened their bodies but also healed the pain caused by years of sword fighting.
Carrot and stick policies have always been simple and easy to use.
"Here you go, old slave is eating too"
The two of them smiled knowingly
Early the next morning, Duan Hong got the handwriting from Li Shimin, after confirming that it contained no special words. He ordered people to load these gifts onto the carriage. In addition to the greenhouse area, he entered the Taiji Palace through the Xuanwu Gate, then exited from the side door in the direction of the Prince's Mansion, walked to Zhuque Street, and entered the residence of Duke Wei of Li Jing.
Knowing that the return gift would arrive in the next two days, Hong Fu had already made preparations at home and greeted Duan Hong together with Zhang Zhongjian who had not yet taken office.
"Broken father-in-law"
"lady"
"Master Zhang"
The three of them exchanged pleasantries, and Duan Hong handed the gift, the gift list, and the two emperors' handwritings to Hong Fu. After receiving the emperor's order, Hongfu did not hesitate to take out the most precious nanmu gold-inlaid box that he had prepared and put it in solemnly. He closed the lid and ordered the butler to carefully deliver it to the ancestral hall for worship.
Naturally, the gifts were sent to the warehouse, waiting for Li Jing to come back from the imperial study. Then Hongfu invited Duan Hong to rest at his house, have a cup of tea and chat.
Hongfu and Duanhong were old acquaintances. They were both in the intelligence field. When Li Shimin asked Duanhong to develop dark forces, Hongfu had given him a lot of help. She even helped out sometimes.
"In that case, there will be more interruptions."
"please"
Unexpectedly, Duan Hong accepted his invitation. It seemed that he was either confident or not hiding anything.
The three of them entered the main reception hall, and the butler brought out the best tea in the mansion to entertain Duan Hong. Before Li Mingda promoted clear tea, tea in the Tang Dynasty still had to add milk, spices, peanuts, edamame, etc. The more complex it was, the more complicated it was, which represented status and wealth. After tea became popular, Li Jing's mansion was filled with tributes from the emperor.
Li Shimin treated Li Jing generously and always gave him the best, and the same was naturally true here at Li Mingda. The non-tax tea was comfortable, with a few green leaves floating back and forth in the tea cup, which looked very pleasant.
After drinking tea and chatting for a while, Hongfu suddenly asked Duan Hong, "Erx. Duan, I haven't seen the Queen Mother for many days. Is the Queen Mother okay?"
To be continued
