Chapter 309 Please start your performance

In this move, Li Xiang also learned the wisdom of later generations.

The advantages of time travelers are thus reflected. Not only do their predecessors make mistakes, but there are also later generations who blaze new trails.

He couldn't bear the infamy. Anyway, Li Xiang didn't think any posterity would single him out and criticize him for his moral vacuum.

Li Shimin was no longer surprised by the strange ideas that his grandson often came up with.

In line with the principle of taking the blame himself and letting his grandson blame him less, he said: "This is a good idea. I think it's okay."

Old Li can be said to have let it go. After all, he is already a young man at the age of 29 who can kill his brothers and sisters for fun. Even if he is burdened with some moral infamy, it is just like having too many debts, not too much worry, and too many lice, not too much itching.

If future generations want to slander him, they can only make some sarcastic remarks from a moral perspective. If they really want to find some political, military, economic and cultural flaws, it is difficult to find any.

Of course, if you look beyond the limitations of history at the time, you can still find things to criticize, but such people are generally regarded as idiots.

"I also think it is feasible." Pei Xingjian said without hesitation: "If the southern countries can resist the temptation of luxury goods from the Tang Dynasty, it will be fine. If they cannot resist this temptation and then harm the people, then don't blame me, the Tang Dynasty, for punishing the people."

"To punish the criminals and to punish the people is a good term." Li Xiang said with emotion. Did the later generations learn this from history in order to fight for their own sovereignty and freedom?

Well, certainly not from America's own history, which is as thin as a collection of English cookbooks and German jokes.

"You have gained a lot of experience this time." Li Xiang continued, "It also helps you accumulate experience for your next trip out to sea, so you can avoid taking detours."

"But I think you shouldn't just limit your attention to the peninsula. You can also pay a little attention to the islands in the south of the peninsula. After all, there are countless spices waiting for you to discover on those islands."

"I did want to go to the south this time, but the food issue is very important, so I didn't set out." Pei Xingjian bowed and said, "But don't worry, Your Highness. Next time I go out to sea, I will definitely go to the archipelago and explore it carefully!"

"Well, I don't have to worry about Shouyue being here." Li Xiang nodded with a smile, then turned back to Li Shimin and said, "Aunt, this peninsula and archipelago should have a name, what do you think?"

Li Shimin pondered for a while and decided to follow your example: "Why not follow your naming method? The peninsula will be called 'Indochina Peninsula', which means the southern peninsula of China; as for the archipelago, it will be called the Nanyang Islands; if the provinces are divided in the future, the Indochina Peninsula will be called the Zhongnan East Road and the Zhongnan West Road, and the Nanyang Islands will be called the Nanyang Road."

"That's fine." Li Xiang nodded, feeling that there was nothing wrong with the name.

After all, according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty for naming each road, they are generally named according to the geographical location. For example, Henan Road and Hebei Road mean south of the Yellow River and north of the Yellow River; Lingnan Road, as the name suggests, means south of the Five Ridges.

The so-called "Five Ridges" are the general name for Yuecheng Ridge, Dupang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge and Dayu Ridge.

That old man who was knowledgeable about the world once wrote a poem: "The Five Ridges are winding and the waves are rising, the Wumeng Mountains are majestic and the mud is rolling." This is what he meant by the Five Ridges.

The Jiannan Road in Sichuan refers to the area south of Jiange.

So according to this naming rule, there is nothing wrong with naming them Zhongnan East Road, Zhongnan West Road, and Nanyang Road.

"Okay, I won't keep you here." Li Shimin said with a smile, "Shouyue has been wandering on the sea for nearly a year. When you return home, you should indeed visit the Crown Princess. After all, you are still brother and sister."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Pei Xingjian stood up and bowed.

"As for Chu Bi, you should hurry back to Duke Lu's mansion." Li Shimin said with a teasing look, "Go back and tell that old Zhijie the good news so that he can tell Jingde the good news."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Cheng Chubi immediately stood up and saluted, still feeling impressed in his heart that Your Majesty really... understands his father.

With this good news, even if Cheng Yaojin died and was nailed in a coffin, he would still show off his good son to Yuchi Gong in this tomb with his rotten vocal cords.

Two titles in one family, what an honor!

Generally speaking, dukes like them would be thankful and all would be well if their sons did not squander the family fortune.

After all, there are only a few people like Cheng Chubi who are both heroes and have good sons. There are more people who are both heroes and have bastards.

The saying "a tiger father will have no dog son" means that the tiger father has the resources to give his dog son a tiger skin to pretend to be a tiger. It is really a low probability event for a tiger father to give birth to a tiger son or a dragon son.

If this trait could really be inherited, and as the saying goes, a good father will have a good son, then there would be no problem of incompetent rulers in this world.

After leaving Lizheng Hall, Cheng Chubi said to Li Xiang: "Brother, I will leave first, but don't forget to go to the restaurant together in the afternoon..."

"Don't worry." Li Xiang patted Cheng Chubi's shoulder with a smile.

"Brother Pei, don't forget it." Cheng Chubi smiled at Pei Xingjian again.

Pei Xingjian would naturally give Xiao Cheng this face. If not to others, he would at least call his brother-in-law "brother" to him.

Besides, after so many days at sea, the two of them had already become familiar with each other, and Xiao Cheng had also proved that he was not the kind of second-generation rich man who lived a life of idleness and waiting for death. Pei Xingjian was naturally willing to make friends with him.

"Don't worry, my dear brother. I will definitely go." Pei Xingjian nodded.

After saying goodbye to Cheng Chubi, Li Xiang took Pei Xingjian to the Wude Hall.

I heard in the morning that my brother was coming to visit. Pei Xueqing was already waiting in the main hall of the Wude Hall, waiting for my brother to come and visit.

After all, they hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and he was still drifting on the sea. When Pei's mother came to the palace when she had nothing to do, she would always talk to Pei Xueqing about Pei Xingjian who was drifting on the sea, and tears of worry would fall from her eyes.

In addition, the brother and sister grew up together, so they naturally have a close relationship.

After seeing Pei Xingjian, Pei Xueqing wanted to stand up and greet him, but was held down by Li Xiang.

"You can't move. You mustn't move."

"Your Majesty greets the Crown Princess." Instead, Pei Xingjian bowed to Pei Xueqing.

"Brother, please stop making trouble." Li Xiang sighed and said, "We are all family members, but you have to stick to these customs and etiquette. You really are..."

"Etiquette cannot be abolished." Pei Xingjian smiled at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang waved his hand, and then ordered: "Baoqin, go with Baoyu and serve some tea and snacks to my eldest uncle--"

Then he turned to Pei Xingjian and said, "There's nothing prepared for this Wude Hall, so we'll just make do with whatever we have, so don't be so reserved."

"I can see that Your Highness really doesn't treat me as an outsider." Pei Xingjian said with a smile.

He looked at Pei Xueqing again and said with emotion: "In my impression, my sister was still such a young girl back then. I never thought that my sister would become a mother now."

"Don't tell me. When my uncle told me this just now, I was still thinking about it. You said that my uncle is not young anymore and should think about his lifelong affairs." Li Xiang took Pei Xueqing's hand and placed it on his leg, kneading her gently. "When I go to the East Palace tomorrow, I will talk to my mother about this. As the Crown Princess, it would be most appropriate for her to come forward and choose a noble lady for my uncle."

"On this matter, it's up to my younger brother to make the decision." Pei Xueqing smiled softly, "My brother should indeed get married. When my aunt came to the palace last time, she mentioned this to me. Now that my younger brother has thought of it, let's do as he wishes."

"Your Highness, sister, this..." Pei Xingjian's face turned a little red.

"Look at you, you don't care about such a big thing, and you still need us two to help you." Li Xiang said with a smile, "It's settled. You are the only one left in your Pei family now, and you should shoulder the responsibility of continuing the family line." "Yes, Your Highness." Pei Xingjian responded helplessly.

There's nothing he can do. His brother-in-law and leader has spoken, his sister says so too, and his mother thinks so too. How can he still object?
It's impossible.

Pei Xingjian sat in the Wude Hall for a long time, and Pei Xueqing kept asking him about his days at sea. It was finally time for lunch, and Pei Xingjian apologized, saying that he did not want to disturb A'mei's rest, and only then was he able to get away.

When they walked out of the Wude Hall, Li Xiang whispered, "If you don't find this excuse, I'll have to think of a reason to escape no matter what..."

Pei Xingjian wiped his sweat and said in a low voice: "It is because of this that I have never thought about getting married..."

"Oh, that won't do." Li Xiang patted Pei Xingjian's shoulder meaningfully: "You must make this family a success. I think that at the latest, I want you to make this family a success before your next voyage!"

"Ah?" Pei Xingjian opened his mouth and said, "But Your Highness, I haven't had any time to prepare for this. This forced melon is not sweet..."

"A forced melon is not sweet, but it quenches thirst." Li Xiang smiled meaningfully.

Well, that doesn't mean you can just stay single and be safe.

Just because you have been caught in the rain, you will tear up other people's umbrellas.

After seeing Pei Xingjian off, Li Xiang turned around and returned to the palace.

"Brother is gone?" Pei Xueqing tilted her head and looked at Li Xiang cutely.

"Well, let's go back." Li Xiang walked over and helped Pei Xueqing up and walked into the hall: "You are the same, you keep chatting with your uncle, doesn't he have to go back to see his aunt?"

"I see you just dislike my nagging." Pei Xueqing smiled and said angrily, "We've been married for less than a year, and you're already so fed up with each other. What's going to happen in the future?"

"How can that be possible? You are just imagining nonsense." Li Xiang helped her into the room, laid her down on the bed, and said with a smile, "I can be tired of anyone, but I can never be tired of you."

Pei Xueqing took Li Xiang's hand and put it against her face, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was mumbling: "Yes, I don't know which little elephant who forgot his sister for the sake of beauty said that he wanted to establish three queens!"

"I was just joking, but you took it seriously." Li Xiang reached out and gently stroked Pei Xueqing's hair: "Hurry up and take a rest. I will be out of the palace this afternoon. The brothers are welcoming Chu Bi at the restaurant. It would be bad for me, as the elder brother, not to go."

"Well, I'll wait for you at home." Pei Xueqing said softly, rubbing Li Xiang's hand with her pretty face.

After Pei Xueqing finally fell asleep, Li Xiang withdrew his hand and walked out of the bedroom he and Pei Xueqing were living in.

Yes, Li Xiang did not have his own bedroom, he and Pei Xueqing shared one.

After walking out of the room, I found Xiao Yourong standing at the door.

Seeing him coming out, Xiao Yourong showed a fox-like smile.

"Your Highness..." Xiao Yourong's voice was very soft.

"What's wrong, my beloved?" Li Xiang put his arm around Xiao Yourong's waist.

Xiao Yourong leaned into Li Xiang's arms and looked around like a little fox stealing chickens. Seeing that there were no other two concubines around, she whispered, "Your Highness, come to my room."

"Oh?" Li Xiang did not refuse. He took Xiao Yourong and went to her room.

"Your Highness, I have just learned a dance and would like to ask Your Highness to appreciate it." Xiao Yourong spoke in a sticky voice, her eyes more stringy than mozzarella cheese.

As he said that, Xiao Yourong pushed Li Xiang onto the bed.

"Oh? Please start your performance." Li Xiang was in good spirits and said with a smile.

Xiao Yourong glanced at Li Xiang with a seductive look and began to dance gracefully.

Li Xiang took a deep breath.

This dance...is not very formal!
……

An hour later.

"Interesting." Li Xiang stretched out his hand and pinched Xiao Yourong's face, his tone very satisfied.

Xiao Yourong lay limp on the bed, not wanting to think about anything.

"Okay, I have something else to do and need to leave the palace." Li Xiang put on his clothes, stood up and said, "You rest in your room first."

Finally, he leaned forward and whispered, "I am very satisfied with today's dance. If you learn more and practice more in the future, I will be very happy."

"Really?" Xiao Yourong's eyes sparkled.

Li Xiang didn't say anything, but just reached out and scratched Xiao Yourong's chin.

When he walked out of Xiao Yourong's room, he found Feng Yingying squinting her eyes, folding her arms across her chest, looking him up and down.

It's like a class teacher catching a bad student smoking.

No, are you coming?

Li Xiang felt helpless. He still had some courage left, but he didn't have enough time.

Seeing that it was almost the afternoon, the brothers at the restaurant were getting impatient.

While thinking this, Feng Yingying had already put her nose against Li Xiang's neck.

"Something's wrong." Feng Yingying said in a delirious voice.

"What's wrong?" Li Xiang reached out and rubbed Feng Yingying's head, trying to divert her attention.

"I just heard some noises coming from Yourong's room. You really did sneak..." Feng Yingying said this and pouted, "You left me to go find Yourong."

"Don't worry, don't worry, Sister Baoer." Li Xiang comforted her, "I have something urgent to do and need to leave the palace. We can talk about it when I come back in the evening..."

"Really?" Feng Yingying's eyes lit up.

"Don't worry, when have I ever lied to you?" Li Xiang patted his chest and comforted her.

"It's a deal then. Don't go back on your word when you come back." Feng Yingying said happily.

Li Xiang laughed: "Don't worry, I, Li, am not the kind of person who would go back on my word. Sister Baoer, just wait at home. When your husband comes back from outside, I will fight you until dawn!"

(End of this chapter)