Li Xiuning put down the book in his hand, glanced at Chai Zhewei who was doing some academic work, and then slowly smiled and said: "Why, this pavilion belongs to you alone. You can come, but I can't come?"
Chai Zhewei raised his head timidly and looked at Li Yuanji.
Seeing Li Yuanji looking at him, his body stiffened, and his head was lowered with a stiff neck. His head was pressed so low that it was almost touching the paper.
Li Yuanji said with a smile: "My sister is joking. Wherever I can come, my sister can also come. After all, there is no place in this world that our brothers and sisters cannot go."
Li Xiuning didn't know whether she was satisfied or dissatisfied and snorted, then asked Chai Zhewei to play with Li Chengqian and others while he stayed in the pavilion.
Chai Zhewei was relieved, put down his pen and ink, quickly saluted his mother and uncle, and left the pavilion as if running away.
He didn't say a word in the middle. "This child has been spoiled by Chai Shao and is a little unruly." Li Xiuning frowned with dissatisfaction.
Logically speaking, when a junior sees an elder, he should not only salute but also greet others. A junior who does not greet others seems a bit arrogant. Chai Zhewei only salutes but does not greet others, which arouses Li Xiuning's dissatisfaction.
Li Yuanji sat in front of Li Xiuning and smiled calmly: "It's not necessarily because he has no rules. It may be that he is too scared to speak."
Li Xiuning glanced at Li Yuanji, "Is he afraid of you?" Li Yuanji smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Are you afraid? I almost beat his father to death in front of him. Almost all the fierce men in the Tang Dynasty were present, but no one could stop me.
"Then you get closer to Zhewei from now on, so that he won't hate you when he grows up."
Li Xiuning also realized why Chai Zhewei was afraid of Li Yuanji. After thinking for a moment, he slowly spoke.
Li Yuanji nodded but still did not speak. Li Xiuning asked again: "What happened in the palace before?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "The matter has been settled, why do you still ask these questions?"
Li Xiuning said in a deep voice: "I just want to know why Erlang rejected me."
Li Yuanji pondered for a moment and told Li Xiuning everything that had happened in the palace before.
Anyway, Li Yuan did not give him a hush-hush order, and Li Xiuning would not harm him once he knew the specific story. He did not need to keep silent to Li Xiuning.
After hearing everything that happened in the palace, Li Xiuning looked very ugly. "Have the prince and Erlang fought to this extent?" Li Yuanji nodded slowly.
Li Xiuning couldn't help but said: "Then let's..."
Li Yuanji slowly shook his head and said: "We can't do anything now, it's not the right time yet."
Li Xiuning gritted his teeth and said, "When is the right time? Do we really want to watch them fighting each other before we take action?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiuning and said seriously: "Sister, I should know what it means if I take action now."
Li Xiuning was speechless for a moment.
Now that Li Yuanji is openly running out to plant a flag, no matter what he does, everyone will think that he is competing for that position.
The more fierce the fight between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin became, the less they could tolerate him.
Because Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin couldn't tolerate a third party who could pick peaches at any time. "It's Sister Meng Lang." Li Xiuning struggled in her heart and was silent for a long time, then slowly spoke. Li Yuanji said calmly: "Sister, this is not Meng Lang, but It is care that leads to chaos."
Li Xiuning was about to speak but stopped.
Li Yuanji did not discuss this issue with Li Xiuning anymore, but asked about Li Zhongwen's current situation. This is a rebellious guy.
When Li Yuan wants to take away part of the power of the officials in various places, when Li Yuan wants to rectify the Hussar government and weaken the military power of various places, such a rebellious guy can easily be influenced.
Maybe that day he will be like Liang Shidu and become a dog and horse of the Turks.
"Are you worried that something will happen to Li Zhongwen? I've sent people to keep an eye on it. Li Zhongwen will never dare to mess around."
Li Xiuning reassured Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji said nothing more.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and then Li Xiuning ordered people to bring Chai Zhewei's academic things and left the pavilion.
Li Yuanji, as usual, continued to sit in the pavilion reading and reviewing documents. In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, there was a heavy snowfall. Li Yuanji sat in the pavilion enjoying the snow, and the three Wu brothers came together.
The leader is the eldest of the three Wu brothers, Samurai Leng, also known as Wu Ji. This is how he introduced himself.
"I, Sir Nong Shaoqing Wu Ji, see His Highness the King of Qi. I serve you, Warrior Yi, see His Highness the King of Qi. I serve, Warrior Rang, see His Highness the King of Qi."
The three of them were all wearing luxurious fur clothes, with Samurai Ryo's clothes being the most luxurious, followed by Samurai Yi's and Samurai Rang's clothes.
There is a big age difference, but they are somewhat similar in appearance. The most important thing is their body shape, they are both thin and tall.
Li Yuanji nodded slightly, and after giving some words of encouragement to Samurai Leng, he smiled and said to Samurai Yi: "Warrior Yi, we are old acquaintances, right?"
Samurai Yi looked very excited and nodded heavily.
When the warriors left their official positions, they served as Hucao in the palace of Prince Qi. Later, he took charge of Bingzhou from Li Yuanji's predecessor, and served as an official all the way to Zuocheng, Xingtai, Yizhou.
Roughly speaking, Han Liang currently holds the same position in Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province. After the withdrawal of Yizhou Xingtai, he moved to another place. Now he has been transferred back to Prince Qi's Mansion.
"My father gave me part of the authority over water transportation. You were brought here to help me supervise water transportation. You should know that, right?"
Li Yuanji smiled and asked again. Samurai Yi nodded heavily again.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Then the water transportation matters in our house will be left to you and Samurai Rang to supervise. As for Samurai Leng, whatever you did before, you can do whatever you want now."
Samurai Yi and Samurai Rang subconsciously turned their heads and looked at Samurai Len.
Warrior Leng had previously served as Sinong Shaoqing, but after being transferred to Prince Qi's Mansion, he could no longer serve as Sinong Shaoqing.
After all, Prince Qi's Mansion does not have a yamen related to Sinong, nor does it have corresponding officials or titles.
"I will first give you the official position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Daxing, Hebei Province, so that you can do things more conveniently." Li Yuanji knew the secret and added. The Ministry of Civil Affairs will also be the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future.
When Li Zhi was in power, in order to avoid the name of his father Li Shimin, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was changed to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The official position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is not low, but Samurai Leng is now the Duke of Xuancheng County, so he is just right in this position.
During the Sui Dynasty, Pei Ju took the title of Duke of Wenxi County and served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The warrior Leng bowed deeply to Li Yuanji and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
After a pause, Samurai Leng hesitated and said: "But I still like to do farm work."
People who have stayed in Sinong Temple for a long time have been used to dealing with farm work all day long. Therefore, it was completely expected by Li Yuanji that the warrior Leng would say such things.
After all, most people who do research are very pure and straightforward.
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "The ten thousand acres of fertile land under Jiulongtan Mountain will be handed over to you from now on. But you must not hurt the people who have moved here."
Samurai Ryo was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily with a happy face. Samurai Yi and Samurai Rang obviously wanted to say something. Apparently they felt that Samurai Ryo's brother was a bit unworthy of the spotlight.
People have already begun to praise you, but you still keep digging for wealth and wealth. Aren't you a bitch?
But obviously, Samurai Leng has his own ideas. He may think that throwing wealth and honor into the soil will make him purer, eat more solidly, and enjoy himself more confidently.
"You can go down now."
After Li Yuanji made a brief explanation, he began to wave his hands to see the guests off.
Warrior Yi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I and Chen's brother are helping Your Highness manage water transportation. I don't know what to do?"
Li Yuanji glanced at Samurai Yi and said, "Make sure that the ships in my house can move smoothly on the waterway. Make sure that the people on both sides of the waterway are paid for helping the ships pass through some rivers that are not easy to pass. Make sure that those who follow the ships in my house are fooled." A convenient vessel and timely payment of taxes."
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji specially warned: "The wages of the boat trackers must not be less than a penny. Anyone who dares to stretch out his hand will have his hands chopped off and his feet stamped. The merchant ship's tax is the same." There is no need to lose money. Whoever dares to lose a penny will be repaid ten times and a hundred times. Of course, the hands and feet of the officials up and down are also tightly guarded by me. Who dares to work with the merchants to make profits or use it for convenience? If you gain fame and wealth, I will take care of everything."
Samurai Yi and Samurai Rang handed over their hands solemnly, "No!"
Li Yuanji added: "Of course, don't deliberately make things difficult for anyone, just follow the rules. Whoever dares to break the rules, you will deal with him."
In essence, the authority of the small water transport yamen of Prince Qi's palace was in conflict with the authority of the water transport yamen of the imperial court.
In order to avoid subsequent conflicts, it is most appropriate to follow the rules.
Although Li Yuanji despised the various rules set by the imperial court's water transport yamen, he couldn't openly go out and make corrections at the moment, so he could only continue to use them temporarily.
In addition, what he thought was good may not be suitable for the soil of the Tang Dynasty, so he could first use everything in the small Caoyun Yamen as a experimental field to test some of his ideas.
The good ones can be extended to the water transport yamen in the future, and the bad ones can naturally be used at the minimum cost and discarded.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do. I will handle this matter properly." Samurai Yi promised with clasped fists.
Samurai Yi is the closest to Li Yuanji, and among the Wu brothers, apart from Wu Mei's father, he is the most capable and the best in business.
It's a pity that it was a bit short-lived, otherwise Li Yuanji wouldn't mind reusing him. "Go down." Li Yuanji waved his hand.
The three Wu brothers bowed and left Jiulongtan Mountain in the snow. A few days after the three Wu brothers left, the news of Li Shimin's victory spread back to Chang'an City. As for Li Shimin's victory, there was no one in Chang'an City.
People will be surprised.
However, people in Chang'an City are still interested in exploring how Li Shimin won so quickly.
According to what was said in the victory report.
When Li Shimin rushed to Qingzhou, Qian Jiulong and Yang Shidao's troops were already in place.
Before Li Shimin could lead his troops into Qingzhou, half of Yang Wengan's more than 10,000 young men had already dispersed.
After Li Shimin led Qian Jiulong and Yang Shidao into Qingzhou, 60% of the remaining half defected before the battle.
Li Shimin captured Yang Wenqian almost without a fight.
And Yang Wenqian is like a clown, he's gone before he can jump up and down.