After Li Tai arrived, he saw many attractive women casting curious glances at him.
But Li Tai doesn't care.
No matter how beautiful they are here, they still have to salute respectfully, "Meet the King of Wei!"
Li Tai waved to these women, said goodbye, then turned his attention to Yan Wan and said:
"You chat with your sisters first, I asked the kitchen to make some chicken soup, you can drink it while it's hot later!"
"It's Codonopsis Chicken Soup again!" Yan Wan couldn't help but stick out her tongue when she heard Li Tai's words. She had eaten too much in the past few days.
"Of course, there are other supplements as well. They are all Zhang Suipei's prescriptions for nourishing the fetus. Now you can eat enough for two people, six meals a day is indispensable!"
Li Tai smiled, turned his head and looked at everyone and said, "I won't interrupt you and continue your private conversation with your sisters.
I came here to tell you that there is a decree from Aye that we should return to Chang'an on the 39th of winter. You can help me prepare the equipment. This time, I will go back alone!"
"Is it just the king who is going back to Chang'an alone?" Yan Wan couldn't help but feel a little confused when she heard Li Tai's words.
Li Tai stroked Yan Wan's hair and said, "You are pregnant and it's inconvenient to move. It's better not to follow you this time!"
"This..." Yan Wan felt a little heart-warming and a little regretful when she heard Li Tai's words.
After Li Tai finished talking to Yan Wan, he didn't stay at the girl's afternoon tea for long, and quickly left with Bai He.
"This is King Wei!" Wu Mei wiped the corners of her mouth and watched Li Tai leave with a bit of curiosity.
"The deep love between the King of Wei and the Princess is really touching!" Wu Shun said somewhat flatteringly to Yan Wan.
"Who is the sister behind King Wei who has been following King Wei?" Wu Mei asked with a bit of curiosity.
"Meier!" Wu Shun heard Wu Mei's words and quickly stopped Wu Mei.
However, on the contrary, Yan Wan shook her head indifferently, looked at Bai He who was following Li Tai like a shadow with a bit of envy, and said:
"You are talking about Baihe, she is the personal female official of King Wei, and was given to King Wei by the Queen.
She followed the King of Wei before I entered the Palace of Wei. Normally, the government affairs of the King of Wei are left to Bai He to handle, and she can handle them in an orderly manner!"
Hearing this, the expressions of the people present were somewhat different. To a certain extent, before Yan Wan came, Bai He could be regarded as the mistress of the Wei Palace. Unexpectedly, nothing happened between her and Yan Wan.
What a conflict.
When Wu Mei heard this, she said with a bit of curiosity and envy, "Can girls also handle government affairs?"
"Mei'er, if you are interested in handling government affairs, then when you are sixteen years old, I will recommend you to King Wei."
Yan Wan heard Wu Mei's words and encouraged her with a smile: "Then you can stand alone like a white crane and a peacock."
"Can I do it too?" Wu Mei said with a bit of envy at this moment.
"As for King Wei, you can really give it a try. As long as he has the ability, he will use it to kill people, regardless of gender.
He also encouraged me to do more things that I like and not to confine myself to a room. He also asked me to design an agricultural school and later also designed the venue for the Game of Luoshui."
Yan Wan said with a smile, "We also plan to design Fangshi, where the Wei Prince's Palace is now, into a large garden, and let the people come to visit it during the New Year, saying that it will be fun with the people."
"Really?!" Wu Mei was still a little unbelievable, but also a little curious.
However, Yan Wan came over and pinched Wu Mei's face, and said calmly, "Then you have to study hard. When you are sixteen and have achieved success, I will recommend you to the King of Wei."
Hearing this, Wu Mei became excited and said to Yan Wan, "Sister Wan'er, please don't lie to Mei'er."
Yan Wan smiled and said, "As long as you, Mei'er, have real talent and learning, then I will definitely get King Wei to agree to your studying with Bai He."
To be honest, although Li Tai has no intention of accepting Bai He so far, Yan Wan knows very well that Bai He has too many secrets about the Wei Palace, so it is only a matter of time before Li Tai accepts Bai He.
But simply finding a rival for Bai He, letting Bai He follow the King of Wei inseparably, and inserting the little girl Wu Mei into the situation, would be of some value.
As for Wu Mei, she was kicked out of her home by the Wu family just because her mother, so although no one taught Wu Mei to master power, Wu Mei's living environment determined her natural desire for power.
It's just that her living environment has always been in a boudoir, and no one has ever shown her that women have other ways of living.
But now Wu Mei sees that Bai He can actually participate in the men's activities, and relying on his own ability will not make others feel suspicious, and it is even a bit natural.
So Wu Mei also wants to be like Bai He, she wants to have power.
Of course, for Yan Wan, this incident was just an episode, and for Wu Shun, it was just a kid's joke. But for Wu Mei, even if there was only one percent chance, she would have to spend five hundred percent to make it happen.
It becomes reality.
So Wu Mei started to study hard, especially the semi-monthly newspapers of agricultural universities or books from other agricultural universities.
Again, the knowledge from an agricultural school is not profound, at least compared to the words and deeds of aristocratic family members, the cost cannot be considered a cost at all.
When Wu Mei was at an age suitable for learning, she worked hard to learn the knowledge summarized and published year by year by the Agricultural University, and she learned quickly.
It's just that knowledge takes time to accumulate. At least in a short period of time, Wu Mei devoted her thoughts to swimming in the sea of learning.
Naturally, Li Tai didn't know that Wu Zetian, whom he had been looking for, had actually met him face to face at such a close distance.
After all, it was not the first time that Wu Shun and she had met. They had participated in his concubine selection ceremony, but in the end, she chose Yan Wan.
And after the initial selection by his mother, the eldest grandson, the Empress, regardless of how she is, at least her status is impeccable, and the country has helped her do the screening.
He also knew that her mother was the subsequent wife of Samurai Yu, and their family was kicked out by Samurai Yu. But what relationship does Samurai Yu have with Wu Zetian? I'm sorry, Li Tai doesn't know.
After all, Li Tai recognized the third character of Samurai Tsun for a long time when he saw it for the first time, but he had no impression of it at all!
However, Li Tai was certain that the Wu family sisters probably wanted to use their power to protect a few of his women who had been kicked out by the Wu family.
Li Tai likes them because of Yan Wan, so let them use their power to protect him.
"Miss Wu Zetian, where are you! I really miss you!"
Li Tai couldn't help but sigh. He really had no intention of killing Wu Zetian immediately after catching her.
Because this is a world that leans toward fantasy, Li Tai would not believe it if someone like Wu Zetian said that he did not have the talent to be a monarch or have spiritual talent.
It would be a pity to kill such a person directly. Of course, he should be caught and raised as a secretary and let her work to death!
Li Tai cursed a little in his heart, and soon found Wang Zhenru, Peacock, and Wei Xu.
After all, I have to go to Chang'an before March 9th. Although this is not the first time, I still need them to handle some follow-up matters.
Especially when the Spring Festival is coming, usually at this time, both the corvee and the local people will give up their work and go home to spend time with their families. At least until after the Lantern Festival, people will start to arrive again one after another. These all need to be adjusted by people.
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Even though these things are already familiar to them, they still have to give some instructions.
But after all, this is not the first time, and Li Tai will be back next year. Basically, it is just a matter of completing the handover.
After that, Li Tai asked Lu Anshou and Ren Yaxiang to lead his personal guards to Chang'an.
Although Dong Sanjiu asked him to go to Chang'an, he couldn't really get there after all. That would be such a big deal, so basically in early December, Li Tai's guards entered Chang'an City.
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The news of Li Taidao's arrival in Chang'an spread throughout Chang'an almost immediately.
"The King of Wei has indeed returned to Chang'an just like last year!"
Seeing Li Tai's arrival, a celebrity sitting in the restaurant couldn't help but express such emotion.
"Yes, legend has it that Wang Xuance was so made by Xu Jingchong that he couldn't even stay in Chang'an, so he ran back to Youzhou.
The King of Wei also had a keen eye for people, and he saw that Wang Xuance was a man of great talent. The merits and wealth gained from the campaign against Tuyuhun were all given to Wang Xuance to run Xihai County.
Even his own bodyguard and bodyguard commander Xue Rengui were given to Commander-in-Chief Wang Xuance, which is really sincere!"
At this time, the imperial court also deliberately began to talk about Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance's achievements of 4,000 to 300,000.
After all, in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, the other Qiang people recruited were just servant soldiers. They didn’t need any pension even if they died. What kind of people were they?
And compared with fifty thousand to three hundred thousand, four thousand to three hundred thousand naturally sounds much more exciting, and it is often sung in the Chang'an market.
Of course, there is another very important point. Basically, these academy soldiers are all from Gaoling Academy.
Most of them are people from Chang'an and its surroundings, so this news is a lot of relief to the Chang'an family.
After all, although the Xuefu soldiers fought at the front this time, there were really not many casualties. For the families of the Xuefu soldiers, the fact that the court was able to release such news also allowed them to look forward to the return of their relatives when the New Year comes.
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"Hey, it would be great if I could meet King Wei and be used by King Wei..." Some people couldn't help but sigh.
"It's a pity that although King Wei himself could write poetry, he never regarded poetry as a great way. He preferred to play chess.
For example, Fan Yuefeng, the chess master of the chess competition, heard that he was assigned by the King of Wei to his capable general Wang Zhenru to participate in the construction of Henan Road.
As for my chess skills, I will never have a chance in this life!" The scholar couldn't help but shook his head and said.
"You don't have a chance. Here comes someone who has a chance! Pei Langjun!" The scholar greeted Pei Xingjian enthusiastically when he saw him.
"I've met Liu Langjun and Wang Langjun!" Pei Xingjian saw the two of them and saluted, "Cangcao has been busy with affairs since winter, but I'm late today!"
"You work hard, and you have to do everything with the utmost detail before you can relax!" Liu Ming looked at Pei Xingjian and shook his head.
"By the way, you once participated in King Wei's Luoshui Game, and your results were even better. Has King Wei ever tried to win you over?"
"So it's true!" Pei Xingjian said with a smile, "But a man can just claim his fame freely. Now I have also passed the Ming Jing examination and become an official of the Tang Dynasty."
"You, this is an invitation from the King of Wei!" Liu Ming heard Pei Xingjian's words and said with regret,
"Nowadays, everyone in the imperial court knows that following the King of Wei is a safe and fast career.
For example, Ma Zhou was originally just a prodigal, but since he was favored by the King of Wei, he has become very prosperous and has become a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is said that he was favored by Prime Minister Du to be the person who will inherit the mantle!"
"That's because Ma Zhou has the ability. If not, how could he have such an opportunity!" Pei Xingjian said with a smile.
"Wang Xuance, who has just made great achievements in the Western Regions, must be a talented person. But under Tai...Xu Jingchong's hands, he was forced to not even have a foothold in Chang'an.
If the King of Wei hadn't always taken a fancy to him, how could he have been in such a good position with four thousand compared to Tubo's 300,000!" Liu Ming sighed.
"Liu Langjun, these 4,000 are just the 4,000 Xuefu Army under Xue Rengui. In fact, there are more than 50,000 Tang troops in Xihai County.
Some of them are Qiang people from around Xihai County, and some are reinforcements from Shanzhou!" Pei Xingjian said.
"Keep the promise, you know it clearly!" Liu Ming was a little surprised when he heard Pei Xingjian's words.
"Well, I heard that too!" Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's drink wine first. Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty on such a great victory! Have a drink!"
The group of people quickly raised their glasses one after another and drank down the wine in one gulp.
No matter how you say it, for the entire Tang Dynasty, winning the war with Tubo was a good thing.
It's just that the winner is Wang Xuance, a man who was forced to leave his hometown by the princelings, and then had high hopes in Li Tai again, so he has more talking points.
However, this topic of discussion is definitely not a good thing for Li Chengqian.
Especially now, Xu Jingchong didn't know where he was, but Wang Xuance's words directly entered everyone's eyes.
After all, no matter how talented Tubo is and how helpful Wang Xuance is, as long as Wang Xuance defeats the strong with the weak and overthrows Tubo, especially with Hou Junji, a new generation of Tang Dynasty leaders, defeating the main force of Tubo, Wang Xuance will be defeated.
The increase in reputation is unquestionable.
To a certain extent, how famous Hou Junji is, then how famous Wang Xuance will be.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Hou Junji at this time is not the same Hou Junji who destroyed Gaochang and reached the pinnacle of his life.
Even so, Wang Xuance's results exceeded those of Hou Junji, and it was somewhat like the guerrillas surpassed the regular army.
So this time Wang Xuance finally became famous.
Li Tai, who had just returned to Prince Wei's Mansion, naturally did not know Wang Xuance's reputation at this time. However, after returning to Prince Wei's Mansion, he asked Bai He to stay and rearrange Prince Wei's Mansion, and he immediately went into the palace to see Li Shimin.
Got it!
"I wonder if this New Year's gift can be distributed smoothly!" Li Tai couldn't help but think while looking at the palace silently.