"Report to my father!" Li Yan changed his previous lazy appearance and came forward seriously and said, "As a prince, I should solve the problems of the country and share the worries of my father. The three strategies of cement and peace in Liao have only fulfilled their duties, so where can I use rewards?"

Humility! Be humble! Although you want it very much, you must refuse it in terms of face. This is the Chinese philosophy of being a human being.

"If you have merits, you must reward them, and if you have mistakes, you must punish them. I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. Liulang, you have made such great contributions, how can you not reward them? So don't refuse." Li Shimin was very satisfied with his son's attitude. It is rare to be able to win without being arrogant and not being discouraged at a young age.

"This..." Li Yan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "If you really want to reward him, my son-in-law dares to ask for something from his father."

"Oh, what do you want?" Li Shimin was smiling now. His view of Li Yan had changed a lot. This son, whom he hated, surprised him everywhere. He could even help with military and political affairs, which made Comrade Li very pleased.

The victory or defeat was a success or failure. Li Yan gritted his teeth secretly, and then said, "Father, my son wants to take charge of all the affairs of cement!"

"Uh~" Li Shimin was stunned. He didn't expect Li Yan to make such a request. The civil and military officials around him also looked at Li Yan with confusion, not understanding what he was thinking? Although Li Yan was the inventor of cement, since he had already presented cement to the court, the Ministry of Works should come forward in the future and start organizing craftsmen to establish workshops to build cement for road construction. Of course, if the output is surplus, some will be sold to the outside for civil use. Apart from being complicated, these things are nothing special. Why did Li Yan take on such a boring thing?

"The reason why my father and son minister want to take charge of cement affairs is not for his own self-interest, but for better promotion of cement. At the same time, he also wants to make the court more income and reduce the cost of road construction." Li Yan saw Li Shimin pondering and continued hurriedly.

"Oh? Can it also reduce the cost of road construction?" Li Shimin said strangely. It was not that he was reluctant to let it go, but the production and operation of cement were very complicated. People without relevant experience could not understand the clues. Although Li Yan was very smart, he was too young after all, and it was difficult for Li Shimin to believe that he could handle cement affairs well.

"Father, if you hand over all the cement affairs to the Erchen, let's not talk about anything else, you can guarantee that you can pay at least 100,000 guan to the treasury every year. And the Erchen dares to guarantee to the Emperor that if it is less than 100,000 guan, then even if you pay out your own pocket, you will make up for the money." Li Yan said anxiously. The operation of this cement is related to the implementation of his future plan, so he will take over the matter even if he loses money.

"Okay! It's rare that you have such a determination. Cement was invented by you, so it's okay to leave it to you for operation. However, cement is related to road construction, so you have to guarantee me that you must not delay road construction." Li Shimin didn't care much about paying money or something. As long as you can avoid delaying road construction, it would be the same to anyone. Of course, he had a little selfishness and wanted to see what else could surprise him, his son, Li Yan?

Seeing Li Shimin agreeing, Li Yan was overjoyed and said loudly: "Thank you, my son will never let my father down!" The big thing was settled, and Li Yan seemed to see that he was united with a group of powerful people around him, letting the wind and rain of the Tang Dynasty hit me. I remained unmoved. No matter who became the emperor, no matter who became the emperor, he would have no choice but to use his strong brother.

Although Fang Xuanling and other important officials felt that it seemed a bit inappropriate to hand over such an important matter to Li Yan, seeing that Li Yan's performance these days was often unexpected, so after weighing the pros and cons, no objection was made.

After the meeting, Li Shimin was left alone by Li Shimin. As a father, he asked in detail how he planned to operate cement. Li Shimin did not hide it and explained his ideas to Li Shimin. Some of them also needed the support of Comrade Li. Li Shimin was shocked by Li Shimin's idea, then confused, and finally praised him very much. He said on the spot that Li Shimin would do his best and he would give the greatest support.

It was already noon for Li Yan to return to the palace. Li Ke, Cheng Huailiang and others who were hung overwhelmed by his house yesterday had already left in the morning. Li Yan had something to worry about, so after eating something, he locked himself in the study alone and did not come out. Wen'er and Hua'er thought that something had happened to Li Yan, so they were anxious to wander outside the study, but they didn't dare to go in.

It was not until dark at night that Li Yan came out of the study with a tired face, with a strange excitement in his eyes. He spent the afternoon supplementing the details of the previous plan to ensure that the subsequent implementation can proceed smoothly.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" Wen'er hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Hahaha~, what can I do?" Although he was very tired, Li Yan was in a good mood. He laughed and raised the plan he wrote in his hand and then said: "Wen'er, after dinner, help me copy this thing. If there is something I can't understand, come and ask me directly." Although he has learned a lot of traditional Chinese characters during this period and can barely use it, it is still far from writing alone. When encountering traditional Chinese characters that he can't write, he will use simplified Chinese characters instead. The font is even more messy. It will definitely make people laugh when they take it out, so Wen'er usually needs to copy it.

"Wen'er obeys the order!" Seeing that Li Yan was so excited, Wen'er and Hua'er finally breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing Li Yan's order, they immediately agreed, and a bright smile appeared on their little faces that had been tensed for the afternoon.

Li Yan was so excited by Wen'er's soft voice that Li Yan was so excited. In addition, he was so happy today that he couldn't help but reach out and touch her little face and laughed: "Wen'er is so good, your prince is going to be an official! Hahahaha~" After saying that, he left with a laugh.

Wen'er was thin-skinned and her face turned red by Li Yan's intimate behavior. She didn't pay attention to what Li Yan said. The little girl Hua'er looked at Li Yan's leaving back and looked confused. After a long time, she said to herself: "What's your highness going crazy today? He is already a prince, so why are you still an official?"

Early the next morning, Li Yan hurriedly got up. Today he was going to attend the morning court. At that time, Li Shimin would issue an imperial edict to formally appoint him the cement matter. This was the first time he went to court, taking out the royal wardrobe that he usually didn't use. Wen'er and Hua'er spent most of the time, and then putting on the cumbersome clothes. Fortunately, the morning wardrobe in the Tang Dynasty was not like that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it was about to be held before dawn. The morning wardrobe in the Tang Dynasty usually started at ** point. If it weren't for wearing this extremely cumbersome royal wardrobe, he wouldn't have to get up so early. After breakfast, Li Yan took a carriage and went to the palace to court with the civil and military officials.

There were not many people attending the meeting at Liangyi Hall yesterday, namely Fang Xuanling and Li Jing's important officials. The morning court was different, and almost all officials of the fifth rank or above had to attend. Li Yan wanted to count it, but he was blinded by the colorful official uniforms. However, according to him, there were definitely hundreds of people. The officials who attended the court did not respond much to Li Yan's arrival. After all, as a prince, Li Yan was qualified to attend court, but he usually had no say.

Li Yan has a noble status and is ranked ahead of Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji in the civil servants, only after Prince Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian also received news about Li Yan's arrival. He was a little dissatisfied with Li Yan, a younger brother who had been very active recently. He thought that he had stolen the limelight of his prince, but on the surface he could still maintain the love between brothers. He talked to Li Yan very cordially, and Li Yan also answered one by one until Li Shimin arrived.

After Li Shimin took his seat, the civil and military officials shouted long live, and the morning court was officially held. At first, Li Yan was still very excited, but soon felt a little bored. The discussion at the court meeting was nothing more than where the disaster was caused and then requesting relief; either an official was impeached by the censor for embezzlement, bribery or inappropriate behavior, etc.; or an affiliated tribe on the border was bullied and came to the boss for help. These things may be very important, but after all, it was too far from Li Yan and could not arouse his interest at all.

After finally coming to court, Li Yan's appointment was finally read out in court. Li Yan still had a slight understanding of classical Chinese, but he probably understood the meaning of the imperial edict. It was nothing more than turning the temporary official of the cement supervisor Li Yan's previous rank into a permanent official, registered by the Ministry of History, temporarily receiving the fifth rank, and in charge of all matters related to cement. In addition to the cement workshop that will be supervised, the Ministry of Works also transferred a group of craftsmen and related officials, all of whom were obeying Li Yan's orders. If there were problems with manpower or other aspects, Li Yan still had the right to order the Ministry of Works to assist and take office immediately.

The civil and military officials in the palace did not react in any special way to Li Yan's appointment. They had seen cement in the general manager last time, and they also knew that it was Li Yan's invented it. It is not surprising that General Li Yan is in charge of cement affairs now. However, many people are worried that Li Yan will misuse the major issue of using cement to build roads. However, this is not impossible to solve. Just send more experienced and talented officials to assist.

Li Chengqian, who was standing in front of Li Yan, frowned. He was not hostile to Li Ke and Li Yan. Although Li Ke was favored by his father, he was still a little different from him and Li Tai. Not to mention Li Yan, the father hated him the most before, and Li You, the fifth brother Li You, but no one expected that since Li Yan lost his memory, he seemed to have changed his personal life. Especially in recent times, he first filled Chang'an with his name as a literary talent, and then held a banquet for the Five Kings, which made many civil and military officials

He has made great changes to him, and recently he has offered three strategies for cement and peace in Liao, which has won the favor of his father. I heard that after the meeting was completed yesterday, Li Yan was left alone to talk to him. He has never enjoyed this kind of care between father and son. Although Li Yan has a flaw in his identity and has a very small threat to himself, if he has the strong support of his father and his performance is excellent enough, then he will be another powerful threat to his position as the crown prince after the fourth brother Li Tai!

It was precisely because of this that when he heard that Li Yan began to enter the court to take charge of practice, he felt very unhappy. Although he was just a small fifth-rank supervisor, this was different from the title of the noble prince. He was in charge of the production of cement, an important material, and could legitimately interfere in government affairs and easier to enter the eyes of his father. In this regard, even Li Tai, the most favored guy, was not as good as Li Yan. Thinking of this, Li Chengqian's eyes at Li Yan began to become a little hostile and vigilant.

Li Yan was only happy. After receiving the imperial edict, he was planning the next plan, but he didn't pay attention to the changes in Li Chengqian beside him. However, there was a person in the court who had been paying attention to Li Chengqian's every move, and he also saw the changes in Li Chengqian beside him. The man sighed in his heart. He thought that Li Yan could be a leisure prince who was famous for his literary talent, but he didn't expect that he would jump into the muddy waters of the court himself. Now he has provoked the prince Li Chengqian again. I really don't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster that he made in the first decision?
Chapter completed!