Li Chengqian had no idea what Li Mingda was actually thinking in his heart when he smiled at him. He thought he was just smiling at him and happily continued drinking with his brother.

At this time, Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Ke seemed harmonious on the surface, but in their hearts they were all mmp.

Li Chengqian's actions were noticed by Li Tai and Li Ke, and they all greeted Li Mingda and winked.

Li Mingda all responded with cute smiles. Anyway, you may not live long, so eat well.

Two hours have passed

The night banquet in the eighth year of Zhenguan continues

The singing and dancing are one after another

The leeks drank happily

Li Mingda was full early

Looking at the scene, these leeks have been focusing on Li Mingda, the two-year-old Jinyang princess next to the eldest grandson for a long time.

Some people with information have already known about Li Mingda's tea shop, but many people have become accustomed to the current way of drinking tea and are not interested in Li Mingda's tea. This time I found that Li Mingda gave it away for free and planned to go back and try it.

There is also a group of people who think Li Mingda's tea is good, but they suffer from the fact that they are too poor and cannot afford to drink it.

As the royal family bestows the best tea in the world, the quality control is extremely strict, which also results in the tea not being cheap at all.

Li Mingda divided them into three categories: heaven, earth, and people. The heavenly stalls were provided for the palace's Lao Li and his family for their own use or as rewards for ministers.

The local level supplies the princes and nobles.

For people of different grades, the inferior materials of the previous grade are generally supplied to wealthy businessmen with ordinary management.

I only opened one store in Datang, and there was no other store.

Why is it not available nationwide? Tea drinking was also very popular in the Tang Dynasty.

The population of the Tang Dynasty exceeded 10 million. This translates into how much tea is needed per year.

Think about it, it’s all money

It's a pity that Li Mingda doesn't have enough manpower. At present, Li Chen is busy running just a few restaurants and inns. If he spreads it across the country, he will be squeezed out.

Li Chen is feeling much better. I don't know if he is busy or because he is busy at home. I heard Li Guang say that his brother is very healthy recently.

The palace banquet lasted for quite a long time, a full three or four hours. The ministers were almost done drinking. After counting the time, Duan Hong reminded Li Shimin that it was almost time.

In the end, it was concluded with Li Shimin's final toast together.

After the dinner, Li Shimin arranged for Duan Hong to serve him a bowl of hangover soup, and invited Lonely Hong to his side.

"How many people left their seats for excuses at night to come into contact with the eunuchs and maids in the palace?"

Lonely Hong raised his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, there are 17 people in total, including 3 officials of third rank or above."

Li Shimin kept raising his hands on the table as he was thinking about how to deal with it. Lonely Hong and Duan Hong were both waiting for Li Shimin to speak.

After a long time, Li Shimin said: "Please send people to follow you."

"Yes, people from Baiqisi have been arranged to follow."

"Well, first arrange for spies to find out the information. If there is no news within three months, we will arrest two people. If you need the cooperation of Dali Temple, please contact Sun Fuga."

"Yes, I understand."

"Well, let's go down"

Li Shimin took a breath, and Duan Hong skillfully stretched out his hand to massage Li Shimin's temples.

"Well, I'm old, I can't handle drinking so much."

"Your Majesty is not old"

"Aristocratic family, they won't stop even after the Chinese New Year."

"Your Majesty, all aristocratic families are like this. Besides, the Chinese New Year is also a good opportunity, so they let the cat out of the bag like this."

"Besides, they are not testing me. I just didn't expect that they would be willing to spend such a huge amount of money. Even three officials of third grade or above would be willing to show up."

"Maybe they didn't expect His Majesty to care so much."

"No, maybe this matter still takes the spotlight on Xiao Sizi?"

"Princess Jinyang?"

"That's right, this little guy, if she hadn't asked for the Guanyin Monument's property and found out so many problematic people through the accounting, she wouldn't have let those guys cut off their intelligence sources and take risks."

When Li Shimin said this, Duan Hong understood what was going on. In the last audit incident, many eunuchs and maids in the palace were implicated. Those who deserved to be killed were killed, and those who deserved to be worked as coolies were killed, which led to new personnel.

change.

With so many people missing all of a sudden, it's normal for some people's intelligence systems to be damaged.

As a large family that has existed for hundreds and thousands of years, it is natural to know that eggs are not put in one basket. If the intelligence line is broken, another one will naturally be activated. Only by understanding Li Shimin's every move can he bring greater benefits to his family at critical moments.

If not, they would not be willing to send senior officials to test the waters.

They did not expect that Li Shimin would spend so much money on a palace banquet where so many dignitaries would come, and arrange so many people in advance.

After letting Duan Hong massage him for a while, Li Shimin went to sleep happily.

The next thing that gave him a headache began.

Li Mingda's appearance at the banquet led to more marriage suitors, such as the eyeless Hou Junji among them.

Faced with Hou Junji's requests, Li Shimin decisively chose to reject them all.

Li Shimin's resolute attitude made the suitors even more curious about what the plans of Jinyang Princess Li Shimin with a cute smile were.

What surprised Li Shimin was that Chai Shao came within a few days.

"Sichang, are you here to ask for marriage too?"

"Your Majesty, I am not here to ask for marriage."

"Huh?" This time Li Shimin was confused: "Sichang, then you are..."

"Your Majesty, on the night of the banquet, I seemed to see the shadow of Xiuning in Princess Jinyang after drinking wine."

"Third Sister" Li Shimin's voice trembled: "Sichang, you also saw it."

Now Chai Shao was confused. Li Shimin said: As you can see, there is a lot of information.

Speaking of Li Xiuning, Chai Shao thought he was sorry for her. Really, from the time he fled Chang'an alone, to the end when he thought Li Xiuning was dead, he married a younger one. Although the Chai family had a big business and it was the Guanlong noble who took second place.

This is normal, but that was after he abandoned Li Xiuning.

According to the judgment of the Tang Dynasty, if Li Yuan had not forced Li Xiuning to continue living with him, Chai Shao, the Chai family would not be in the position it is today. These are all debts owed by Chai Shao. In the end, due to Li Xiuning's early battles,

The origin was injured, and the birth of a child added to the injury, leading to an early death.

As the saying goes, people are good at words when they are about to die. Chai Shao felt that his health was getting worse every year. He had foreseen that he would pass away in a few years. He had often dreamed of Li Xiuning in the past two years.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been dreaming about Xiuning and Princess Jinyang every night since the night of the dinner. Do you think it is Xiuning's reincarnation?"

Li Shimin did not dare to answer this question directly. The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, and Li Shimin also believed in this. Especially what Chai Shao said was the same as what he had seen in a trance.

Li Shimin comforted Chai Shao: "You are not responsible for some things in Sichang. It was my fault that I rushed to raise troops in a hurry and did not notify you early. In fact, it is actually the most dangerous thing for you to come to Taiyuan alone to raise troops."

"His Majesty"

Chai Shao's face was filled with tears. Chai Shao had been living with guilt for so many years and could not let go of it for a long time. Today, Li Shimin's words completely made Chai Shao unable to control himself.

After crying for a while, Chai Shao wiped away his tears and held his hands towards Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, Xiuning has been away for so many years, and I cannot leave some things to Lingwu. I intend to give them to Princess Jinyang. Forgot

His Majesty’s approval”
Chapter completed!