Chapter 251 Is Donggong the headquarters of the Black X Society?
Even after so much time had passed, Quan Wanji still couldn't suppress his instincts whenever he heard the word "sewer".

It was because the memories were so painful that he would never forget them in his life.

Even though he had worked in the sanitation department for such a long time, the psychological trauma that happened in the sewer had not been erased.

When Li Xiang returned to Jingzhao Prefecture, he happened to hear about this incident.

There was nothing to be done. It wasn't that everyone wanted to tell tales, but this kind of thing simply could not be concealed from Li Xiang, the Jingzhao Yin.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Xiang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The Tang Dynasty at that time was extremely confident, and both its national strength and status were worthy of this confidence.

Isn't it just a beating up of the foreign envoys? Is that a big deal?

There is no such thing as friendly countries being surprised.

The Tang Dynasty could point at the Frankish Kingdom and say that it was a place of demons, but it would not be mocked by a group of colonists who told it to be tolerant.

After walking to the main hall, Li Xiang ordered: "Go, call Hegan Chengji and Zhang Sizheng to me."

Soon, the two of them came quickly.

Seeing Li Xiang sitting at the top, both of them looked a little depressed.

I still feel a little guilty. Even though the one I hit was a Japanese envoy, what if His Highness were to investigate...

"What kind of thing did you do?" Li Xiang asked in pretended anger, tapping the table with his fingers.

"Because, because they were disrespectful to Your Highness." Hegan Chengji said immediately: "Also, what the hell is that Soga? He claimed to be an envoy of the Emperor of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun. He was too arrogant. I was angry at the moment, so I took action."

"You can't hit anyone." Li Xiang tapped the table again with his fingers: "If this happens, who will dare to approach Jingzhao Prefecture in the future?"

After hearing Li Xiang's words, both of them lowered their heads.

"You two should be more careful next time. Is the East Palace the headquarters of the Black X Society?" Li Xiang said in a serious tone.

"Well, Your Highness, we are from Jingzhao Prefecture..." Hegan Chengji tried to correct Li Xiang.

Oh no, could it be that His Highness can’t wait to become the Crown Prince?

"I'm talking about the Eastern Palace. Aren't you two from the Eastern Palace?" Li Xiang stood up and walked in front of the two of them: "You two... Alas, I can understand, but don't do this again in the future."

"Yes!" When the two heard it, they knew that Li Xiang was not going to pursue the matter, and said happily.

"Don't you think about it? He is an envoy of Japan after all. You can just throw him into prison. Why do you have to fight him yourself?" Li Xiang smiled and patted the two on the shoulders: "Be careful next time."

"Yes, I understand!" the two replied immediately.

"Well, go ahead." Li Xiang patted Zhang Sizheng's shoulder again and said, "I'll ask Li Jingren to prepare a banquet in the restaurant tonight to calm the two of you."

"Yes! Thank you, Your Highness!" the two said happily.

I thought I would be in big trouble, but I never expected that His Highness would just take it lightly and just symbolically reprimand me before letting the matter go.

Not only that, His Highness even asked Li Jingren to treat them both to a meal?

It seems...

The two looked at each other. It seemed that His Highness wanted to encourage them to do such things in the future.

Of course Li Xiang didn't know what the two of them were thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

In fact, in his opinion, the little Japanese guy really didn't know his own last name.

Land of the Rising Sun...

This is no longer just ordinary arrogance, we must strike hard!

At noon, Li Yin came over and told Li Xiang that if anything of Su Wo fell into his hands, he would probably punch him three or five times.

"Sixth Uncle, if you want to beat them in the future, you will have plenty of opportunities." Li Xiang said with a smile.

Li Yin thought it made sense. He would be sailing to Japan soon anyway, and anyone who dared to challenge him would be beaten to a pulp.

As for that group of dwarfs, Li Yin felt that he could beat ten of them by himself.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Li Shu's voice came from outside. When the two looked up, they saw Li Shu walking in from outside.

"Sister." Li Yan greeted with a smile.

"Aunt." Li Xiang also wanted to say hello.

Li Yin was very familiar with Princess Gaoyang. After all, when Li Su was in the palace, he had a good relationship with Li Ke and Concubine Yang.

When Li Yin was still a little boy, he was often suppressed by Li Shu in terms of force.

It makes sense. Li Shu was two years older than Li Yin, and girls develop much earlier than boys, so beating a little boy before he was ten years old was not a problem.

As the saying goes, it’s better to beat your younger brother early.

As for now...if they really get angry, Li Yin can even let Li Su beat her up easily with one hand.

But Li Yin was a simple man and he still respected his brothers and sisters, except Li You.

"I was wondering why you two were hanging out together?" Li Shu came over with a smile and pinched Li Yin's face like a female hooligan.

Li Shu certainly knew that Li Yin had been on good terms with Li Xiang recently, but he did not expect that Li Yin would actually go to Jingzhao Prefecture to chat with Li Xiang.

Besides, she had never heard about Li Yin's going to sea.

"Ah, sister, don't pinch me..." Li Yan drooled when he was pulled like that.

Li Shu let go of his hand as if he had received an electric shock, and wiped his hand on Li Yin's sleeve in disgust: "Hey, you are still as disgusting as before."

This is the trick that Li Yin used to deal with Li Shu. When he couldn't beat Li Shu in the past, Li Yin would try to disgust him, such as drooling or something.

As a little girl, Li Shu naturally loved cleanliness, so she always avoided it.

Li Yin was also very sensible. After all, it would be fine if the saliva didn't get on him. If it did, Li Su would no longer care about it. Instead, she would transform into a female Tyrannosaurus Rex, pin him to the ground, and pinch the inside of his thigh hard.

In that position, no one can see what has happened, and there is no place to file a complaint.

This thing is actually like a person who looks afraid of dogs, but if bitten by a dog, there is a high probability that the knight will not die with his bare hands.

Of course, being a coward is another matter.

"What are you doing here, Aunt?" Li Xiang asked with a smile, "Are you here just to pinch Uncle Six?"

"In your mind, is your aunt such a fierce woman?" Li Shu asked somewhat aggrievedly.

Li Xiang thought to himself, you are just a ragtag Zhang Fei, wielding a horse and a spear. Who would believe me if I say you are not a fierce woman?

"How can that be possible?" Li Xiang apologized quickly with a smile: "In my heart, my aunt is the most gentle woman in the Tang Dynasty."

After saying this, Li Xiang was still praying in his heart, and the wind blew away the innocent words of a child...

"Hehe, it's worth it that I'm so nice to you." Li Shu said, and asked the maid behind him to take out two cans of breakfast meat.

"Is this... a tin can?" Li Xiang asked in surprise.

"Yes, tin cans." Li Shu smiled and said, "It's the breakfast meat you mentioned. In fact, the technology of tinning iron is not difficult. This technology has been around for more than a thousand years. It is very easy to make."

"Yes." Li Xiang weighed the tin can, tossed it up and down, and played with it with a smile.

"What is this?" Li Yin asked in surprise.

"This, this is canned food." Li Xiang explained with a smile: "Uncle Six can take this with him when he goes on an ocean voyage in the future. The sea is rough and it is difficult to find supplies for a while, so when there is nothing to eat, just eat some of this - this thing can ensure that the food inside will not go bad for two or three years."

"So magical?!" Li Yan's body was shocked.

"Of course." Li Xiang thought how novel it was that those military canned foods produced during World War II could be eaten in 2020.

I'm drinking a cup of coffee from 1982. Do you dare to chew it?
"In addition to this canned breakfast meat, I also asked them to make some fruit." Li Shu said on the side: "There are pears, peaches, grapes and citrus. You know what, they taste pretty good after cooking. Sweet."

"Look at what you said, aunt. Sugar is added to the canned fruit when it is cooked. How bad can the taste be?" Li Xiang said after rolling his eyes.

"I ordered the craftsmen to rush to make 10,000 cans and transport them to the Andong Protectorate to give them to the soldiers there to taste first." Li Shu said, "In addition, I also plan to build a factory in Dengzhou. Canning marine fish should be a big business."

"Of course." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Canned fish can ensure the freshness of fish meat to the greatest extent, which is much better than salted fish. Not only can we supply it to the army, but we can also supply it to the civilian market to make some money."

"You're right." Li Su nodded and said, "It's just that the current steel production is seriously insufficient, so the cost of these iron cans is really too high..."

"It doesn't matter if it's a little higher, it's mainly for ocean voyages." Li Xiang said, "Let me think of a way to increase steel production."

"Yeah." Li Su nodded, "That's the truth."

"In addition to the canned food business, we have to do something else." Li Xiang thought for a while, and then said: "The name of Dengzhou alone doesn't seem to be enough. I think I have to discuss with my grandfather to open another department in the court. Otherwise... Aunt can be the Minister of Commerce?"

"It's useless to talk about this. How could your father-in-law let a weak woman like me be the Minister of Commerce?" Li Shu rolled his eyes at him. "But you can suggest that the court learn from the Dengzhou model and establish that... that what?"

"State-owned enterprises, right?" Li Xiang said with a smile, "Suppressing businessmen does not mean suppressing commerce, but suppressing the status of businessmen. We also need to establish some state-owned enterprises. I will think about this matter after I go back, and then submit it to the court for discussion."

"Well, there's no rush." ​​Li Shu said, "The sports meet will be held for a few more days. I heard that Li Simo is getting anxious and wants to ask the court to submit to him, but I don't think Aye is in a hurry to deal with it."

"Why delay?" Li Xiang said with a smile, "It's Li Simo's business that he's anxious. We have to come up with a proper plan. He wants to submit to the country, but the court officials may not agree, and the people may not accept it either, so we have to take all aspects into consideration."

"Hey, speaking of Li Simo," Li Su gossiped with a smile, "Let me ask you something. I heard that Ashina Yun from Li Simo's family has been very close to Li Jingren recently?"

"Yes, the two are in love now..." Li Xiang wanted to say that they were in love, but he held back in the end: "The relationship is going well. I heard that they are planning to get married. Not only Li Simo, but even the King of Jiangxia is happy about this."

"Changle was still telling me this morning," Li Su said with a smile, "He said he saw Li Jingren and Ashina Yun strolling around the East Market together yesterday. This kid actually has some tricks up his sleeve."

"From what you said, people who don't know would think Jingren is a bad guy." Li Xiang said helplessly.

"What about you?" Li Su asked again with a smile: "I heard that Sizi stuffed her most beloved Lianqiao into your room."

As he spoke, Li Shu smacked his lips again: "Alas, this Sizi treats you like a real mother instead of an aunt."

"There's nothing I can do. I lost my mother when I was young, and it was my aunt who took care of me in the palace." Li Xiang spread his hands and said with emotion.

"Hey, you little bastard." Li Shu laughed, "You're so good at being nice after getting the advantage. Look at how old you are. At the age of fifteen, you already have four women around you. If you were twenty-five, tut tut... it would be incredible!"

"We do have an heir to the throne, aunt." Li Xiang's voice was filled with helplessness. "The survival rate of children these days is already low. If we have too few children, what will we do if there is no one to inherit the throne in the future?"

"You're right." Li Shu nodded solemnly: "Others can live without children, but not ours."

She kicked Li Yin again and said, "Hey, and you, in two days I will select a few concubines for you and send them to the Prince of Shu's mansion."

"Goodbye, sister..." Li Yin shook his hands, obviously a little hesitant.

"I just don't understand, what's so good about the woman from the Xiao family?" Li Shu looked disappointed: "Look at your behavior, you are being bullied! What are you afraid of? Why don't you dare to fight with her?!"

Hearing Li Shu's words, Li Xiang obviously felt that there was something fishy.

Wait a minute, my sixth uncle...is it tracheitis?
Hiss...whose roots does this follow?

Well, it’s not that he can’t follow his wife. His great-grandfather Yang Jian was a famous henpecked husband.

"Aunt, what's happening to my Sixth Uncle..." Li Xiang's gossiping soul was burning.

"Your sixth uncle is obsessed and only loves his wife!" Li Shu said, with his hands on his hips, pointing at Li Yin.

"That's not right. I remember that Sixth Uncle liked to go to Pingkangfang very much?" Li Xiang asked, scratching his head. Could it be that my memory is wrong?
"Yeah, he's usually controlled by others at home, so he can only go to Pingkangfang to indulge himself?" Li Shu sneered and said, "Look at his behavior. Where did the energy he had when he fought with me when he was a child go? Wasn't he quite capable when he was with me? How come after we got married, he became a toothless beast in front of your Shu Wangfei?"

"You only blame me, then why don't you let your brother-in-law take a few concubines?" Li Yin muttered.

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. As soon as he said it, Li Shu's hair stood up.

(End of this chapter)