Chapter 203 Li Chengqian digs a hole (asking for monthly tickets)
Li Shimin was actually quite happy about his grandson's philanthropy.

After all, there is a throne to be inherited in his family.

It's okay if he only loves one, after all, Mr. Li has only loved one woman in his life.

But if there is only one woman, that is absolutely impossible.

Of course, someone like Li Chengqian who loves little boys is even more incredible.

Fortunately, the harm caused by male chauvinists has been eradicated, and Li Shimin no longer needs to worry about such things.

"It would be right for you to let your grandfather have a great-grandson as soon as possible," Li Shimin said with a smile.

Of course Li Xiang had no objection, and he did not refuse.

It was not until this time that he remembered that he had forgotten to take the glass that he had prepared for Aong... the giant glazed phoenix.

It’s okay. I’ll send it tomorrow anyway, so just put it aside for now.

"By the way, old man, did Wang Xuance only bring the parrot when he came back from the south?" Li Xiang glanced at the banana eating seeds on the side of Old Li's desk and suddenly asked.

Wang Xuance went to Indochina this time with a mission.

If this kid only thought about bringing the parrot to Lao Li but forgot about the high-yield crops, Li Xiang felt that he had to teach him a lesson.

Li Shimin swallowed the beef in his mouth and said, "No, Wang Xuance went to Zhujiang, Zhenla, Canping, Linyi, Tuohuan, and Pyu in the south. According to Wang Xuance's investigation, the resources in these countries are rich, which is not far from what you said."

"According to Wang Xuance, pepper is used in large quantities in the dishes of southern countries."

While Lao Li was speaking, he also measured with his hand to say "a handful".

That's a handful of pepper!

In the Tang Dynasty, pepper is almost as expensive as gold!

But in faraway Europe, pepper is more expensive than gold.

"Then Wang Xuance is not lying, is he?" Li Tai frowned and said, "Literati like to exaggerate their descriptions."

"Qingque, you don't know. If Wang Xuance hadn't brought back all the black pepper this time, I wouldn't have believed it." Li Shimin sighed and said, "Such a rich and beautiful place is not mine. It's really unpleasant!"

"Who said it wasn't?" Li Chengqian also echoed.

As a typical Guanzhong person, he has an unparalleled pursuit for pepper.

If we take down those countries, we can eat pepper with a pinch of pepper in the future! Li Chengqian thought viciously.

Li Xiang was also thinking that the navy had been idle for so long, it was time to expand to the south.

"I have already told Pei Xingjian about the trip to the south. After the New Year, my grandson will order the navy to set out and find out what's going on." Li Xiang said.

Hearing that Li Xiang was well prepared, Li Shimin nodded with relief.

"It's just the miasma in the south..." he asked hesitantly again.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Sun has a brilliant plan."

"Really?" Old Li's face lit up with joy. In fact, the problem of miasma has always been an obstacle to the development of the south.

"Of course I take it seriously. Miasma just sounds scary. Generally speaking, it's not an unsolvable problem." Li Xiang Xiaoxiang spread his hands.

Miasma sounds scary, but it's actually just that.

In this era, the South was less developed, and the environment was humid and rainy; the vegetation was lush, the temperature was high, and the water vapor evaporated from the surface condensed to form visible fog between the mountains and forests.

Moreover, this warm and humid environment is conducive to the breeding of mosquitoes. As we all know, mosquitoes are one of the biggest sources of disease transmission. Due to rumors, the ancients attributed all kinds of infectious diseases to the invisible and intangible "miasma". Although it sounds unclear, it sounds powerful. In fact, it is essentially an infectious disease caused by mosquito bites.

Coupled with the hot and humid environment, it is indeed not conducive to human health...

After carefully explaining the miasma to Old Li, Li Shimin suddenly realized, "So that's how it is... But I think the navy shouldn't set out in such a hurry."

"Why?" Li Xiang asked with raised eyebrows.

Li Shimin reminded him, "You will be getting married soon. As your fiancée's brother, Pei Xingjian will naturally attend."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten it." Li Xiang said, scratching his head.

He was so busy thinking about the navy and the Indochina Peninsula that he forgot about Pei Xingjian.

"You are so young, but you forget things. What can you do?" Li Shimin pointed at him helplessly.

Li Xiang just smiled awkwardly but politely. After all, he was indeed wrong in this matter.

After dinner, Li Xiang followed Li Chengqian back to the Eastern Palace.

Even if he was named the Crown Prince, he still had to live in the Eastern Palace.

Of course, Li Shimin specifically promised him that after he got married, he would be allowed to move out of the Eastern Palace and live alone.

It just so happens that the Wude Hall is still vacant, so I might as well live there.

When Li Tai heard that Li Xiang was assigned to the Wude Hall, he choked.

In the 16th year of Zhenguan, that is, before Li Xiang traveled through time, Li Shimin once asked Li Tai to move to the Wude Hall, but was strongly dissuaded by Wei Zheng and others, so he gave up the idea.

But now that Li Xiang has moved into the Wude Hall where he did not move in, how can he not let Li Tai Yuyu go?

The location of Wude Hall is very good. To the west is Lizheng Hall, and to the east is the East Palace. It is very close to everything, which makes Xiaoxiang wonder if Aung had planned it in advance...

The little elephant had no doubt about the old man's wisdom and foresight.

"The child has grown up and needs to have his own family." Li Chengqian stood outside the Lizheng Hall with his hands behind his back and said to Su Yi with emotion.

Su Yi also felt a little sad. She looked at Li Xiang who was playing with Li Jue in making a snowman and sighed: "Yes, before we knew it, Xiang'er is getting married too."

"I still remember when Xiang'er came to Mingde Hall with a sword two years ago." Li Chengqian's eyes flickered, as if he was recalling: "Such a young child, for the sake of a father like me, actually mustered up the courage to duel with Zhang Xuansu, and even refuted him speechless..."

"At that time, I felt that this child was truly kind and filial. From that moment on, I secretly vowed in my heart that I would protect Xiang'er for the rest of my life."

"However..." Li Chengqian laughed at himself, "I thought the opposite. It's not that I'm protecting Xiang'er, but Xiang'er has always been protecting me, his father, from the wind and rain."

"My beloved, do you think I am..."

At this point, Li Chengqian choked up a little.

It is somewhat useless to rely on my mother for the first half of my life and on my eldest son for the second half.

"No, how could that be?" Su Yi held Li Chengqian in her arms and comforted him gently, "In my heart, Dalang is a first-class man!"

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The next day, which was the second day of the first lunar month, Li Xiang left the Eastern Palace and prepared a car to go to the mansion of Duke Zheng.

As the saying goes, when people leave, the tea gets cold. Since Wei Zheng's death, the already deserted Zhengguo Mansion has become even more deserted.

Of course, before Wei Zheng left, Duke Zheng’s Mansion was never bustling.

He has a bad temper and looks like a monkey. Most people can't deal with him. Seeing Li Xiang coming, Master's wife Pei and Senior Brother Wei Shuyu hurriedly greeted him with great courtesy.

As they were family, Li Xiang quickly helped them up.

"Master's wife, Senior Brother." Li Xiang smiled and bowed: "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." It was the first time that the mother and son used this expression and both found it somewhat fresh.

Although the teacher had passed away, Li Xiang still remembered the care he had given him for over half a year and took good care of the teacher's family.

Fortunately, he has not forgotten his teacher, and the Duke Zheng's Mansion has been able to gain a foothold in Chang'an City, where it is difficult to survive.

After asking about Wei Zheng's well-being for a while, Li Xiang came to the small house where Wei Zheng's tablet was placed.

Pei and Wei Shuyu looked at each other, then left the hut together, leaving the space to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang sat in front of the tablet and scratched his face.

"Teacher, Happy New Year, I'm here to see you."

"I have good news for you. At yesterday's grand court meeting, I, no, I was officially named the Crown Prince!"

"You are also very happy, right? You should be happy, after all, my father's position is more stable. If he has the right ideas, he will surely be able to ascend the throne normally."

Speaking of this, Li Xiang felt a little sour in his nose.

He really missed that weird old man with a sour temper.

"Don't blame me. I didn't bring you any gifts this time. I know you like to eat celery, but look, where can I get celery for you in this winter..."

As he was speaking, Wei Zheng's tablet fell over with a thud.

Li Xiang shuddered.

"Hey, teacher, I'm your dear student. It's not good to scare me like this, right?"

"Look at you, you're still so angry."

He walked forward and lifted up the tablet.

"I have another piece of good news for you. I am getting married, and Grandfather has asked Old Xiao's niece's daughter to be my concubine..."

Before he could finish his words, the tablet fell over again.

"Fuck, is it because people of the same sex repel each other and your tempers clash that's why you hate Lao Xiao so much? We shouldn't fight."

Li Xiang also learned his lesson and never mentioned Xiao Yu. He just talked about happy things.

After talking to himself for a long time, Li Xiang finally stood up and said, "We have been chatting for such a long time, it is time to go back. I will come to bother you later, teacher."

Having said that, Li Xiang turned and left the hut.

The candles behind him danced happily, as if saying goodbye to Li Xiang.

On the way back, Li Xiang stopped by Xiao Yu's house for a stroll.

Lao Sun's method is trustworthy. After taking a few doses of the medicine, Xiao Shoudao recovered after some worms appeared.

"Brother!" Xiao Shoudao's face was still a little pale. It was hard to tell whether it was because the illness had not been fully recovered or he was scared by the bug.

"How about it? Let's see if you can still do it?" Li Xiang stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Shoudao.

"How can a man say no?" Xiao Shoudao stood up suddenly, and walked in front of Li Xiang while saying: "Brother, look, I am fine now, I can still jog, I can still step... Hey, I can even jump - hey, jump!"

As he said that, Xiao Shoudao jumped up very high.

"That's it." Li Xiang pointed at Xiao Shoudao and said to Xiao Yu, "The disease has metastasized and is here."

As he spoke, he tapped his temple.

As a result, Lao Xiao glared at him fiercely.

"Teacher, I heard that you have a niece?" Li Xiang quickly changed the subject.

The topic must be changed. Old Xiao is a bit vindictive. If one day Xiao Yu takes revenge on him because of schoolwork and gives him a few spankings with a stick, that would be bad.

When Xiao Yu heard Li Xiang's question, he twirled his beard and said proudly, "I have already discussed it with the saint, and I will let my niece's daughter be your concubine."

He added, "In fact, the Saint originally wanted my niece's daughter to be the concubine of the Prince of Jin, but after my teacher persuaded him, the Saint agreed."

Li Xiang immediately knew who this great-niece of his teacher was.

Oh, it’s Lao Xiao... No, it’s Concubine Xiao Shufei.

He knew that Concubine Xiao Shufei was recorded in history books as having a charming and beautiful appearance.

According to history, Concubine Xiao Shufei entered the palace after Li Zhi became the crown prince and was granted the title of Liangdi. However, Xiao became arrogant and looked down on others because of her favor. Later, she and Queen Wang quarreled with each other, and in the end, Awu took advantage of the situation.

In October of the sixth year of Yonghui, Concubine Xiao was demoted to a commoner on the charge of plotting to poison. Not long after, Wu Mei ordered that Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao be beaten with a hundred sticks each, their hands and feet be chopped off, and they be thrown into a wine jar, where they died of drunkenness.

All the members of the Wang and Xiao clans were exiled to Lingnan, and their surnames were changed posthumously from Wang to "Python" and from Xiao to "Xiao".

When it comes to ruthlessness, you have to look at Awu.

Before her death, Concubine Xiao Shufei scolded Wu Mei, saying "Awu is so cunning that she has ended up like this! I wish he had given birth to me as a cat and Awu as a mouse so that I could strangle her to death."

Perhaps in later generations, we will often see cats torturing and killing mice. Perhaps the cat is the reincarnation of Concubine Xiao Shufei, and the mouse is the reincarnation of Wu Zetian from generation to generation.

As for being arrogant because of being favored, it is not a problem. Li Xiang thinks that it is fine as long as the arrogance is not directed at him.

"It's because the teacher loves me that he never forgets his students when doing good things for them." Li Xiang said with a smile.

Xiao Yu blew his beard and glared and asked back: "If this thing didn't happen, would your master no longer love you?"

"That's right." Li Xiang nodded and handed over the gift he had prepared for a long time.

The gift given to Xiao Yu was two sets of glass tableware and two glass fitness balls for the elderly.

The fitness ball is one of the three treasures of Baoding Prefecture, and is one of the best things listed along with the iron ball, noodle sauce, and spring ball.

"Master Sun said that rotating the fitness ball can stimulate the acupuncture points on the palms, relax the meridians and promote blood circulation, strengthen the tendons and bones, strengthen the internal organs, and also improve the brain and intelligence, and eliminate fatigue. Teacher, you should play with it often." Li Xiang introduced to Xiao Yu.

"If my old friends see these two big glass balls, they will be so envious." Xiao Yu didn't think that the things made from sand were worthless. Instead, he thought that this thing was very novel.

Come to think of it, there is no such thing as crystal clear glass these days, let alone this glass ball...

After staying at Lao Xiao's house for a while, Li Xiang returned to the East Palace to give gifts to Li Shimin.

It just so happened that Li Chengqian was also preparing to go to Lizheng Palace, so Li Xiang set off with him.

He also knew that Li Xiang had prepared three phoenixes, and he made fun of Li Xiang for it for a while.

Along the way, he heard Li Xiang bragging to him about how beautiful the phoenix was and how much his grandfather would like it. Li Chengqian felt that he needed to let his grandfather know the truth!
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