The next day, Li Po called his brother-in-law and sister into the palace for a family dinner.
Li Chun and Xu Shiji had just returned to Beijing. They had stayed in Fufeng for three or four months. In name, they were returning to their hometown to visit relatives. In fact, they had traveled around Fufeng as if they were on honeymoon.
Xu Shiji was stationed in Shuofang for two years. After the Tang Dynasty made good relations with the Turks, he spent most of his time competing with the horse bandits.
Last year, the Turkic tribes no longer wandered in the north. According to the treaty, the Tang Dynasty took back some of the territory of the former Sui Dynasty.
It's trade.
Xu Shiji also had one more task, rebuilding the Yulin Racecourse.
There were four major horse farms in the former Sui Dynasty: Mayi, Yulin, Liangzhou, plus the Royal Stables. The last one was just a make-up, and the first three raised serious war horses.
With war horses, there are cavalry, which is crucial to the Central Plains dynasty.
Zhang Lun became a horse herder in the northwest, and set up a horse farm in the West Sea. This year, he started to trade with the Western Turks. In his report to the court, he said that he would try to introduce some horse breeds from the Western Regions.
These needed to be handled by businessmen, so Li Po handed them over to the Military Intelligence Department.
Since the opening of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, this section of the Hexi Corridor has returned to peace this year. News that the Tang Dynasty unified the world has spread among the tribes in Hexi, and the Tang army has begun to restore order in Hexi.
In addition, the Western Turks fled from Dunhuang to Zhangye in the past two years. The tribes along the way were greatly harmed by them, and they did not have the strength to cause trouble again.
This year, Zhangye Border City was built, and scattered businessmen began to return to the Hexi Corridor.
Nothing can be seen this year. In the next two years, as long as there is no major war, it will only be a matter of time before merchants in Hexi can resume their original business dealings with an endless stream of people.
As for Yulin, due to an agreement with the Turks, horses could not be raised on a large scale in Yulin. However, Li Po did not care about this and the horse farm still had to be built.
Wait until the Turks protest.
However, the protest of the Tang Dynasty was probably heard by the Turks first. Their Eastern Khan Ashina Duowen took the lead in leading troops to attack the Tang army. This was very bad not long after the alliance was formed.
behavior of breach of alliance.
If we don't protest and cause some trouble to the Turkic royal court, it really doesn't make sense, although Ashina Yang Huan will probably laugh out loud when he hears the news.
For a family dinner, the atmosphere is much more relaxed.
Li Po and his brother-in-law had a few drinks and were greatly relieved to see the girl who was full of energy and still lively, so she felt that Xu Shiji was much more pleasing to their eyes.
First, he pretended to ask about the situation in his "hometown", and Liao explained his nostalgia.
In fact, Xu Shiji was the only one who was kept in the dark.
Li Chun was from Mayi. He only knew that his eldest brother's hometown was in Fufeng, but he knew little about the rest. He went to Fufeng to see his eldest brother's hometown, but when he got there he realized that there were not many people left in his family.
After meeting a few of the royal relatives and asking a few questions, I realized that they were not serious relatives, so I also felt that it was right for my eldest brother not to come back in person, otherwise he would be emotionally moved by the situation and would inevitably be sad.
As for Li Bi, she thought she knew everything. She couldn't help but feel a little amused when she saw Li Po, her sister, and her brother-in-law talking lively but not telling the truth.
However, the emperor's hometown is Fufeng. This big lie has now become a well-known fact. Unless Li Po wants to change his ancestors, he will be recorded in the annals of history. After a few years, no one will explore the truth behind it.
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"Brother, our ancestral hall is well built, but the genealogy is a bit messy. The clan members said it's not easy to study, so I told them that there were even emperors in Fufeng County, including the former Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty and Queen Wenwen.
The mausoleum is also there, and it can be said that it is a place full of outstanding people.
There are so many celebrities, how is it possible that there aren’t some named Li? If we add a few to our family tree, that’s their luck, so why should we care?”
Xu Shiji looked at his wife who was speaking so freely, and then at the look on the emperor's and empress's faces, and smiled awkwardly. He probably wished he could go up and block his wife's mouth.
Li Po suddenly had black streaks all over his head and slapped the table, "You bastard, I made you read so many books at a loss. Can you recognize your ancestors at will?"
Are you really telling people that? It's a shameful thing, where is the rattan? Bring me the rattan."
Li Zhen was eating and drinking huddled in Li Bi's arms. When he heard the word "rattan", he suddenly became energetic, broke away from Li Bi's arms, and ran to find the cane.
I have never seen a fierce aunt get beaten, so I have to see something new this time.
The villain didn't even think about it. When she offered the cane, she would offend her aunt Li Chun. Who might the cane fall on?
Seeing that his eldest brother was annoyed, Li Chun shrank his neck, but still muttered, "Our family regards General Fei as the first ancestor. Didn't he find it as well?"
Li Po thought for a moment, then laughed, pointed at his sister and said: "You, you really have no taboos, you do some ridiculous things, I must be in debt to you in my previous life. After so many years, you have actually
Your teaching has become like this.
Huh, the consort is right next to you, and you don’t even try to persuade her, but you just follow her and do all the mischief?"
Well, both brother and sister are very brave people. They really come from the same origin and their teachings are very good.
Xu Shiji smiled bitterly. How could he control the arrogant princess? Besides, he fell in love with his wife at first sight in Jinyang. Wasn't it the free and easy nature of his wife that he longed for?
"Your Majesty, Governor Xu is planning to rebuild Famen Temple and protect the peace of the ancestral temple. There is also Tailing. During the White Bandit Rebellion, Fuyin Temple was burned down and Tailing was also damaged.
Xu Taishou also wanted to renovate it, but the minister and the princess did not dare to specialize in it, so they did not agree to it. Your Majesty sees it. "
After hearing this, Li Po didn't do anything, but Li Bi was in a trance. The tomb of Yang Jian and his wife was built in Fufeng. Why did the two choose to rest there?
So in the dark, the feeling of God's will lingers.
Li Po asked at this time: "It doesn't matter if Tailing is repaired. Emperor Wen and his wife are both outstanding people. I have always admired them. Forget about temples and other things."
The monks only chanted scriptures, and Emperor Wen and his wife slept on the ground. They probably found them very annoying, and they were set on fire, so how could they keep their peace?"
Li Chun put his hands on the side and smiled, "Let me just say it, my eldest brother definitely disagrees. The people in Fufeng are simple and simple, but when the monks go, it disturbs everyone's peace. Everyone goes to worship Buddha, how can there be a good life?"
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Xu Shiji nodded repeatedly and made a sign of agreement, as if a married woman followed her husband. Li Po looked at them and raised his forehead to face them, unable to bear to look directly at them.
At this time, Li Zhen brought the cane in with great dignity, brought it to his father, raised it high and presented it to him in a decent manner.
Li Chun had already stared, stood up, picked up the cane, and poked her little butt twice. Li Zhen screamed in pain and quickly ran to Li Bi, looking at her aunt with horror on her face.
He was probably thinking in his mind, why is my aunt different from the emperor brother, who dares to fight back without waiting for a beating?
Li Bi looked at this lawless sister-in-law and finally said helplessly, "Okay, okay, what do you care about with your niece?"
Li Chun looked at his elder brother, hummed twice and then gave up. He played with the cane in his hand and felt that it was very smooth. He couldn't help but think of the cane in the study of King Jinyang and said, "It's pretty good."
Thing, where’s Li Yuan? Call him over and give it a try?”
Li Zhen immediately became lively, and instinctively went to find his brother to deal with the robbery, but Li Bi held him tightly.
Li Bi thought dumbfounded, Qingning Palace has not been so lively for a long time.
He looked at Li Zhen in his arms again, he looked exactly like another Li Chun, the style of the old Li family.
Li Po didn't care too much. As for his family, they should be more casual with each other. The ones who behave themselves must be outsiders, like Xu Shiji, who doesn't dare to be presumptuous at all.
Li Po could guess exactly what this guy was thinking right now. He must be thinking in his heart that the royal family was a bit unseemly, so his outlook on things was affected.
Li Chun was so favored in the palace that after returning home, he would not dare to play tricks in front of his wife, which would contribute to family harmony.
In fact, he also knew that even if the girl grew up to be a crooked-necked tree, she was still thirty years old and would not be so noisy.
There are more reasons for doing this deliberately. It should be because I haven't seen my brother for a few months, or because I had too much fun in Fufeng and came back late for fear of being blamed by my brother.
Therefore, by making a scene and making her brother laugh, it would also make her brother and sister-in-law less likely to criticize her.
Of course, this may also mean taking care of her husband. Her brother has always been a bit jealous of her husband, and she wanted to share the firepower to prevent her husband from losing face in the palace.
He can be very thoughtful, just like Li Po in this regard.
After a while of excitement, Xu Shiji quickly changed the topic, "When I was stationed in Shuofang, I heard that Jieli Khan in the north seemed to be gathering tribes, and I didn't know what to do?
I wrote to the court at that time, but received no reply, so I feel that I should order General Niu to send someone to investigate again."
When Xu Shiji returned to the court to report on his duties, he was replaced by Niu Jinda, who led the army with the position of Zuowuhou Wei Sima.
Li Po smiled and said: "The Turks have always wanted to restore the Western Regions. Now that they have formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, it is time to attack the Western Turk king's tent.
I received a letter from the Turkic Khan some time ago, inviting me to join the expedition to the Western Regions. Do you think I should agree to her?"
Xu Shiji was stunned. He really didn't expect this. This was obviously due to the fact that the former generals were not well informed.
When it came to business, he did not dare to neglect, he just frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "The battle of Goguryeo has not yet concluded, and Ashina Duowen in Liaodong is still there, so maybe it is inappropriate for the two families to go west?
Furthermore, the Turks have always been dishonest in their words, and they used to regard the Western Regions as forbidden areas.”
Having said this, he shook his head and said, "I think this matter needs long-term consideration."