Chapter 200 The Bravest Man in Chang'an! (asking for monthly tickets)

Looking at Li Zhi sitting in front of him, Li Xiang always felt like Su Dingfang who had come to see him.

The difference is that if Su Dingfang wants to improve, Li Xiang can help him, but if this uncle wants to improve...

Don’t even mention whether I want to help or not. Even if I want to help, I can’t.

“It’s not that difficult to do.”

Li Zhi opened his mouth somewhat embarrassedly. As an uncle, he had to ask his nephew for help. Even though Li Zhi was a thick-skinned man, he still felt embarrassed.

What can I say? How can I say it?
Li Xiang didn't say anything, but just poured a cup of hot tea for Li Zhi and placed it in front of him.

"Have some tea, Uncle Yao."

Li Zhi sighed, held the tea bowl with both hands, took a sip, and buried his face in the steaming hot air, trying to hide his embarrassment.

"After the New Year, I will be old enough to be enfeoffed." Li Zhi took a deep breath and looked up at Li Xiang: "The Saint has made me the King of Jin. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be sent to Taiyuan to be enfeoffed. However, I have been in Dengzhou for more than half a year, and I have..."

At this point, Li Zhi obviously couldn't continue.

"So, Uncle Yao means that you want to go to Dengzhou to be a fief?" Li Xiang asked with a smile.

Li Zhi said with emotion: "The elephant still understands me!"

Li Xiang stretched out his hand and rubbed his chin unconsciously. Theoretically speaking, letting Li Zhi be enfeoffed in Dengzhou would be beneficial without any harm.

Last year, Li Zhi and Li Tai did a good job in the Bohai Rim area. In terms of ability, they were no worse than Feng Qing.

Of course, this is due to their status as princes, but more importantly, it is because of their outstanding abilities.

Although Li Zhi's ability in governing the country was average, he was still able to manage a small state.

"Of course there is no problem." Li Xiang said with a smile: "It's just that my nephew can't make the decision on this matter... I should ask Grandfather for help."

"You are my father's favorite grandson, so your words must be more effective than mine." Li Zhi said with a sigh.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Actually, there is no need to rush to become a vassal state for Uncle Yao. It would be better for him to be like Uncle Er and not take up an official post, but live permanently in the capital."

After hearing Li Xiang's words, Li Zhi was obviously moved.

It’s good to be an official. As long as you can stay in Chang’an, who would want to go anywhere else?

Moreover, he wanted to go to Dengzhou before because he thought Dengzhou was prosperous and he was familiar with the people there.

It would be great if I could stay in Chang'an without being an official.

"If that's the case, it would be even better!" Li Zhi said happily.

"Well, don't worry, uncle. Let me go to the palace with Aye and talk to Grandpa." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Then I'd like to thank Xiang'er." Li Zhi stood up, his face full of joy.

"Hey, why should we be so polite between uncle and nephew?" Li Xiang said with a smile.

After getting Li Xiang's guarantee, Li Zhi left happily. After thinking for a while in the house, Li Xiang came to Lizheng Hall to find Li Chengqian.

"What are you doing in the middle of the day?" Li Chengqian yawned. He originally wanted to take a nap, but he didn't expect Li Xiang to suddenly arrive.

Li Xiang said, "My uncle came to see me just now and said he wanted me to talk to Aung. He wants to go to Dengzhou to be a vassal instead of Jinyang."

"You should pay more attention to your uncle's affairs." Li Chengqian sighed and said, "If he wants to go to Dengzhou, just agree to it. It's just a change of place. Besides, you know his ability. He did a good job in Laizhou. You can rest assured if you leave it to him."

"In fact, I think it's okay to let Uncle Yao stay in Beijing." Li Xiang spread his hands: "Grandfather is old, and Uncle Yao is his youngest son. As the saying goes, 'the eldest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of the elderly'..."

Of course, Li Shimin’s youngest son was not Li Zhi, but Li Zhi was the youngest son of the woman he loved most in his life...

As we all know, Li Shimin only had eyes for the children born to Empress Zhangsun and his other children, just as Zhu Yuanzhang only had eyes for Zhu Biao and his other sons.

"It is often said that the royal family loves the eldest son, while the common people love the youngest son!" Li Chengqian said with a frown.

However, he also thought about Li Xiang's words and did not object.

What's more, he doesn't dislike this weak little brother.

"I am very happy that you have this idea." Li Chengqian pinched Li Xiang's shoulder, "Come with me to Lizheng Hall and talk to your grandfather about this matter. I think he will definitely agree."

"it is good."

After saying this, the father and son went to the Lizheng Palace together.

Recently, there has been a trend of writing Spring Festival couplets in Chang'an. It was started during the New Year of the 17th year of Zhenguan when Emperor Li Shimin sent Spring Festival couplets to the entire court.

Now old Li Yuan was standing in the pavilion outside the Lizheng Hall with an air of a master.

Li Mingda was wearing a fox fur coat and leaning on the railing to enjoy the snow.

Seeing Li Chengqian and his son coming over, Li Mingda stretched out his hand and waved at them.

"Aunt!" Li Xiang greeted from afar, left Li Chengqian and ran over.

When he got closer, Li Mingda slapped him on the shoulder in an angry tone: "You are so old, but you still don't act steady. You are like a child."

Li Shimin put down his pen and said with a smile: "Even if Xiang'er is forty or fifty years old, he is still a child here."

"Just pamper him!" Li Chengqian said from behind.

The family smiled and sat aside.

"Father, I came here this time because I have something to discuss with you." Li Chengqian spoke first.

"Oh?" Li Shimin became interested. His eldest son seldom asked him to do anything.

I'm asking for your help as a father, that's what a son should do.

"I am now at the age to be a vassal. I am thinking whether I should quit my post and stay in the capital to accompany my father. Besides, Sizi is not in good health and he is very close to me. It would be good for us to see each other often in the capital."

Li Chengqian's words were concise and flawless, and he pointed out from two perspectives why Li Zhi was not allowed to take office.

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Old Li felt warm in his heart.

My eldest son...is getting better and better!

"I agree with what you said." Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said again: "Just as you said, Zhinu will not take up the post, but will be appointed as the Grand Commander of Liaozhou."

"Thank you, Aye." Li Chengqian said with his hands crossed.

"Since you are here, take this back and paste it on the door." Li Shimin said, selecting a few couplets that he liked and handing them to Li Chengqian: "The Chinese New Year is the day after tomorrow, so we should be prepared. Come early tomorrow. I plan to gather all my children and grandchildren in Beijing together to celebrate the Chinese New Year in a lively manner!"

As people get older, they just like to be in a lively environment.

Old Li was no exception. The next day, Li Xiang got up early and pulled Li Jue out of bed at daybreak.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Li Jue asked, yawning.

"Get up quickly, we have to go to Lizheng Hall." Li Xiang urged.

Li Jue stood up reluctantly, still yawning.

After washing up, Li Xiang took Li Jue, Li Chengqian and his wife to the Lizheng Hall.

The whole family gathered together in the Lizheng Hall.

Wu Wang Li Ke, Wei Wang Li Tai, Shu Wang Li Yin, Jiang Wang Li Yun, Yue Wang Li Zhen, Jin Wang Li Zhi, Ji Wang Li Shen, Zhao Wang Li Fu and Cao Wang Li Ming all gathered in the Lizheng Hall and chatted happily.

Of course, there is one missing person here, Prince of Qi Li You. After all, he rebelled the year before and was ordered to commit suicide in the Secretariat.

His mother, Concubine Yin, was also demoted to Concubine Yin. Although she was not banished to the cold palace, in fact, it was no different from being banished to the cold palace.

The identity of Concubine Yin's family was already sensitive, and now her son is rebelling again...

If Empress Chang Sun were still alive, she could have taken care of her; now that Empress Chang Sun has passed away, anyone can step on her.

But who can blame it?
Seeing Li Xiang coming, Li Yin ran over excitedly, calling him brother.

The brothers all turned their heads away, not wanting to look at this conspicuous bag anymore.

Except Li Ke.

Li Ke knew very well what his brother, who was born of the same mother, was like.

If someone else ascended the throne, this younger brother would either be demoted or suffer some other punishment.

But now that he and Li Xiang have such a good relationship, Li Ke is very happy instead, as his brother's second half of life is settled.

Who is Li Xiang? He is a well-known young master of Chang'an. He treats his own people very well.

"Sixth Uncle." Li Xiang curled the corner of his mouth and greeted Li Yin with a smile.

As for his sixth uncle, Li Xiang still likes him very much.

There is nothing else to say. Everyone else thinks Li Yin is a waste, but Li Xiang thinks that this sixth uncle is definitely a talent.

"Brother's deeds in Liaodong really fascinate me!" Li Yin's duck voice babbled: "Capturing two kings in one battle, 40,000 defeated 250,000. Even my father back then was probably no better than this!"

Li Xiang: …

What you said, how can I compare with Aong...

"Sixth Uncle, thank you for your praise." That was all Li Xiang could say.

There are so many people, there can't be a big difference in generation, but he can't let Li Yin make mistakes.

Let's just talk about our own affairs. You call me brother and I call you uncle...

"Hey, what kind of praise is this..." Li Yin stretched out his voice and said with a drooling face: "Well, brother, can you help me get rich too?"

"Uncle Six doesn't need to tell me about this," Li Xiang said with a smile, "Whether it's Dengzhou or the newly developed Liaodong, it all depends on the support of all the uncles."

"Really?" Li Yan's eyes lit up. They were all round and square shapes.

"Of course I take it seriously. Sixth Uncle, come and sit down." Li Xiang invited Li Yin to sit down and sat next to Li Ke.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Yin with a mask of pain on his face. He didn't want to acknowledge such an embarrassing brother.

"Brother." Li Tai nodded at him.

"Qingque is here too?" Li Chengqian called him, and asked Su Yi to go to the group of female relatives, "Have you eaten yet?"

To be honest, Li Chengqian did not blame Li Tai for the previous impeachment of Li Yifu. Instead, he felt that it was Li Shimin who instructed it.

Otherwise, Old Li would not have acted so quickly to demote Li Yifu out of the capital.

"I haven't eaten yet." Li Tai rubbed his stomach while speaking.

"If you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together." Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke again: "Third brother, have you eaten?"

"Return to His Majesty the Crown Prince, sir..."

Li Ke was interrupted by Li Chengqian before he finished speaking.

"We're brothers, why be so formal? Call me elder brother!" Li Chengqian said pretending to be displeased.

"Brother." Li Ke also took advantage of the situation. Since the prince said so, any more polite words would seem like deliberate distance.

"Let's go. Who hasn't eaten yet? Let's eat together." Li Chengqian asked, turning around.

However, the remaining Li Yun, Li Zhen and others were all attracted by Li Xiang and did not notice what Li Chengqian was saying at all.

"They can be satisfied by listening to the elephants talking, so just ignore them." Li Chengqian smiled.

Li Chengqian led his men to another side hall and called someone to get food.

Li Xiang was still there chatting with Li Yin, and all his words were about big business.

"Brother, you don't know that I am not insulting Qizhou by saying that he is a barren place." Li Yin began to complain, "On weekdays, there is nothing fun except hunting. You said hunting... and I was impeached. In the end, I had to eat and die at your grandfather's place. It was so boring every day that I was so bored that I couldn't even eat!"

There are two Qizhous in total. One is Beiqizhou, which was established in the 11th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Its capital was Yong, located in the south of Fengxiang District, Shaanxi Province. It was changed to Fufeng County in the Sui Dynasty and was renamed Qizhou in the early Tang Dynasty.

The other is Nanqizhou, whose capital was Fangling County, in today's Hubei Province.

The Qizhou where Li Yin was located was the Qizhou in Shaanxi.

"Recently, I heard that my brother has been governing Dengzhou with good results. Qizhou has also bought a lot of salted fish and some dried goods from the sea. I also ate them and they tasted good and very fresh." Li Yin then said, "Brother, you also know in Dengzhou, what is the difference between going out to sea to fish and hunting outside?"

"Fishing at sea, that's really..." Li Xiang took a deep breath, raised his head at a 45-degree angle to the sky, and said in a deep voice, "That's something that only the bravest people in the world can do. What's the matter, Uncle Six is ​​interested?"

"The bravest?" Li Yan immediately became interested: "Brother, I'm not bragging to you, I, Li Yan - ask them, I, Li Yan, am the bravest man in Chang'an!"

"Really?" Li Xiang looked at Li Yin suspiciously, then looked at the other uncles.

"I'll testify," Li Zhen said hastily, "Sixth Brother dared to pluck Aye's favorite orchid in front of him..."

"Well, he was beaten afterwards, and he refused to admit defeat during the beating. If it weren't for my mother's pleading for him, I'm afraid my sixth brother would have been beaten to death by my father." Li Zhi said sullenly.

Li Xiang suddenly realized that Li Shimin loved orchids the most. The fact that nothing serious happened after he plucked the orchids was probably due to no other reason except that Empress Zhangsun pleaded for him.

"Oh, a real man should take responsibility for his actions. It's just a pot of orchid, right?" Li Yin said with his hands on his hips, very proudly.

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(End of this chapter)