Chapter 317 'The Mystery of Li Yuanfang's Living in Liangzhou'
After everyone finished eating, they went their separate ways, but Li Yan noticed a breathing sound in a corner.
He walked over and saw Xue Chuyu sitting on her knees in an inconspicuous place, eating her meal in small bites.
Seeing Li Yan appear, Xue Chuyu was startled and hurriedly wanted to get up. He almost choked when he moved too fast: "Ahem!"
However, although he was nervous, he regained his strength, his muscles squirmed, he immediately calmed down his breathing, and he bowed his hands in a serious manner: "Li Jiyi!"
Li Yan's eyes lit up: "You have practiced your strength well and have a solid foundation. It seems that you have not fallen behind after entering Hongwen Hall."
Xue Chuyu said: "I am a general, and that is how I should be."
Li Yan thought to himself that Qiu Shenji also came from a general family. Look how fat he has become now. He grabbed a lot of the general disciples who thought it was hard to practice martial arts. After all, he had been pampered since he was a child and his living conditions were good. How could he be like his parents and ancestors, who were forced to kill from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?
Come out, Xue Rengui is a really good tutor.
He also practiced martial arts all day long and had a good impression of Xue Chuyu: "Don't be nervous, your father is the God of War of the Tang Dynasty. A tiger father has no dog son. I believe you will also have great achievements in the future!"
If it were anyone else, he might not want to live in the shadow of his father, but for Xue Chuyu, she very much hopes to use her achievements to clear her father's name. After hearing this, she immediately clasped her fists and said: "Thank you Li Jiyi for your trust!"
Just in time to recruit Xue Rengui's son as an intern, Li Yan thought of another person: "Has your family had any contact with Doctor Liu recently? Do you know how the old general is doing?"
Doctor Liu refers to Liu Rengui, who was originally the right prime minister. Later, he became an official due to illness and became the official Ziguanglu. Currently, Liu Rengui no longer holds an actual position and can only be called a casual official.
Xue Chuyu hurriedly said: "Before coming to Luoyang, General Liu came to his home as a guest and had a great chat with Aye. He is in good health and full of energy. He is very happy!"
Li Yan was a little surprised: "Happy?"
Xue Chuyu did not hide anything: "It was because Li Jingxuan, the former minister of West Taiwan, hid armor secretly and conspired to cause rebellion. He was discovered by Meihua's internal guards and executed all of his family members. Old General Liu drank many cups of wine and lamented that this thief was nepotistic and excluded dissenters, and finally got his retribution.
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Li Yan suddenly realized: "That's it."
Liu Rengui and Li Jingxuan were sworn enemies in history. To the point of being hostile to each other, they indirectly contributed to the Tang Dynasty's defeat at Chengfengling. The 200,000 Tang army was almost wiped out.
The illness that led to his official career was probably caused by Li Jingxuan.
Not long ago, Li Jingxuan was executed for hiding armor. Liu Rengui was afraid that he would wake up laughing at home.
Li Yan smiled slightly: "That's not bad."
Among the four famous generals of Emperor Gaozong's reign, Su Dingfang had died of illness, Pei Xingjian was keeping a close eye on Tibet, Xue Rengui had not yet been rehabilitated, and Liu Rengui was recuperating at home.
The latter two are both old and strong, and historically they both led troops to fight in their sixties.
Li Yan is on a different level now. In addition to arranging his close relatives, he also has the opportunity to let veterans come back to work.
This is not to say that young generals cannot make arrangements, but the prestige accumulated by these generals who have been fighting here and there for a lifetime is an unimaginable spiritual wealth.
Just like the surrounding foreign tribes, until Li Longji's time, they only recognized Li Shimin's name as Tiankhan. When Xue Rengui finally conquered the Turks, most of the Turkic soldiers collapsed when they heard that Xue Rengui was coming. Liu Rengui also made Baekje flee after hearing the news.
exist.
Since the old generals don't want to be idle at home, they can be arranged to shine, not only in Silla, but also in Tubo. After all, Qinling is still there, and the Gar family has not been destroyed.
Of course, there is no need to act too hastily. Li Yan didn't say much and pressed his hand: "I'm the one who interrupted you. You continue to eat."
Xue Chuyu knelt down with some embarrassment and continued to eat. Li Yan saw that although he was shy as if he had just left the society, he was a good piece of food.
Thinking that Wang Xiaojie and Peng Botong were still in Tubo, and that he didn't have many absolute confidants around him, he could check it out a little, so he waited until Xue Chuyu finished eating and patted him on the shoulder: "Chu Yu, do a good job!"
Xue Chuyu, a college student who just came out for internship, was inspired by the powerful leaders of the National Security Bureau to work enthusiastically. She straightened her back and said in a loud voice: "Yes!"
Li Yan watched him quickly go to the inner prison, continued to target Jin Zhizhao, and smiled happily.
Then turn around and get off work.
It’s noon and I’m leaving the city to go home.
However, this time Li Yan left the imperial city and did not go back to his hometown to practice martial arts. Instead, he went to Nanshi.
His second apprentice, the little prince, has been discussing the purchase of tea with the Xie Chamber of Commerce recently after buying the Tuyuhun slaves.
It was a huge deal. As a middleman, Li Yan did not participate in it because he was not prepared to make a profit on the price difference and let them negotiate on their own.
There has been progress these days, and both parties invited him to come as a witness, so Li Yan came to the headquarters of the Xie Chamber of Commerce.
From a distance, he saw two people standing in front of the door to greet him, one was the little prince and the other was Manager Xie.
After entering, the three of them took their seats. Manager Xie also knew that this nephew had a high position and must be busy and hardworking, so he did not dare to waste his time. He immediately took out the deed and said: "Li Jiyi, please take a look."
Li Yan took it and looked at it roughly: "Is it the market price?"
Manager Xie nodded: "Yes, all kinds of tea products are at market prices. There is no special price or price increase."
Li Yan said: "That's good. Even if the price of tea given to Tubo is increased, as long as the Tubo people can afford it, Tuyuhun is our vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. If we give it to our own people, we must pay an honest price."
The little prince was very happy and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
With the support of the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun returned to the country for the third time. With his status, he would have been slaughtered under normal circumstances. He was able to buy tea in large quantities at market prices, obviously because of his master's care.
Manager Xie took the initiative to report the situation of the Gong family's shop: "As for the Gong family's shop, our prices are low, but it is also a normal business method. We do not deliberately suppress them, and the silver is delivered very quickly, which can be regarded as helping them speed up their evacuation.
Luoyang."
Li Yan saw what Gong Siguang did, and would not implicate those in the Gong family who did not commit crimes. This also required the cooperation of the Xie Chamber of Commerce. Li Yan nodded slightly: "Yes, thank you, Mr. Xie."
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Manager Xie smiled and said: "What are you talking about? Thanks to Li Jiyi's care, the Chamber of Commerce has grown a lot in recent years!"
In fact, Li Yan didn't take care of him at all. That is to say, Dou Decheng was captured in the Yundan case, and the Dou Chamber of Commerce, which was once the number one in Chang'an, became a passing thing. The prince Baiguan went east to Luoyang and captured Gong Siye. The Gong Chamber of Commerce, which was once the number one in Luoyang, directly returned.
Withdrew to his hometown of Bianzhou...
Well, this is obviously not his fault, but these people have problems, and Xie's Chamber of Commerce is following them to take advantage.
After signing the contract, the little prince couldn't help but pick it up and read it again and again, imagining the scene of him bringing the caravan back to the country. Manager Xie's eyes moved, and he said with some embarrassment: "There is one more thing.
thing……"
Finding that he was hesitant to speak, the little prince said sensibly: "Master, I will wait for you outside."
After the child left, Manager Xie whispered: "Yuanfang, your mother wants to come to Luoyang to see you."
Li Yan actually made some assumptions just after seeing his uncle's reaction, but after hearing this, he still pursed his lips slightly.
He first made his fortune in Liangzhou, and his status as the direct grandson of Li Jing helped him a lot, so he later returned to the Duke of Wei.
With the rise in status, both the once unpopular Duke Li Derjian and several cheap brothers have had a much easier time, with one person gaining power and the whole family benefiting from it.
But he did not receive any benefit from the Xie's Chamber of Commerce. Instead, he gave the Xie's Chamber of Commerce the opportunity to develop and grow, so he had no feelings for the mother he had not seen for more than ten years.
Of course, Li Yan didn't want to cause any conflicts. After all, filial piety was the most important thing in ancient times, and all parents in the world had children who always suffered when they argued with their parents. Why bother with a stalemate?
So when he heard that Mrs. Xie was coming to Luoyang, Li Yan was reluctant in his heart, but his face was very peaceful, fulfilling the responsibilities that a child should have: "Okay, when will my mother arrive in Luoyang, my uncle will inform me in advance, and I will go to meet her."
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Manager Xie was dealing with people all day long and was very observant. He immediately noticed his coldness and said with some embarrassment: "Yuanfang, your mother has actually missed you very much these years. Don't blame her..."
Li Yan smiled: "Let's not talk about these things!"
These words were already somewhat unquestionable. In the past, Manager Xie would have dared not say anything, but this time he gritted his teeth and said, "Yuanfang, I know Sister's temper very well. She has been very strong all her life. Xie's Chamber of Commerce
The scale we have today is all because of her control of the direction. It’s just that it’s inconvenient for women after all, so I’m the one who takes the lead on weekdays..."
He rambled on about the Chamber of Commerce, as if to cheer himself up, and finally swallowed his saliva and mustered up the courage to say: "About your matter, she is not at fault, Yuanfang, I must tell you everything, so as not to worry about it.
When you met, it hurt my sister's heart."
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Uncle, you might as well speak up if you have something to do."
Manager Xie said: "Not long after you were born, Duke Wei did something that would put you in danger. My sister couldn't stop her. She was so angry that she returned to Jiangnan. She wanted to make peace with Duke Wei.
He didn't want to, so he came to Jiangnan several times during this period, and the two of them had a lot of quarrels, but in the end there was no result."
"The key is that you at that time have disappeared."
"We have made inquiries in many ways, but we can't find out your whereabouts at all. Sister has never returned to the Duke of Wei. It wasn't until you returned to Chang'an a few years ago that we found out that you had been in Liangzhou all these years..."
Li Yan fell silent.
Manager Xie's voice was trembling, but his attitude was firm: "I don't mean to say bad things about Duke Wei, but this is a fact. Our Xie Chamber of Commerce has not disclosed any relationship with Duke Wei in these years.
I have no regrets about developing my own business!”
Regarding this point, Li Yan believed it. Not to mention that Li Derjian was in a bad situation before and couldn't help him if he wanted to. Not many people knew about his relationship with the Xie Chamber of Commerce, which meant that the relationship between the two parties was not ordinary.
's secret.
The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce struggled to survive in the pass, but it was very courageous and never asked for help.
It turns out there is another reason.
It's right to think about it. After all, Xie is the wife of a first-class Duke. Since there is no reconciliation, she still has an attitude of not having anything to do with Li Derjian until death. This is very strange.
Li Yan was a little tired. It was difficult for an upright official to stop household chores. He planned to destroy the country outside and it was just a meal. But when he got home, he felt a little headache. He sighed and said: "Let the past be over..."
Director Xie breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had received an amnesty: "It's best for Yuan Fang to think so. Sister, I will be so happy knowing that you are willing to recognize her."
Li Yan thought that was not what I meant, but he nodded and said, "As I said, my uncle will inform me in advance when mother will arrive in Luoyang."
Manager Xie was very happy: "Okay! Okay!"
Li Yan talked a few more words about tea road sales, then said goodbye and prepared to leave.
But when he walked to the door, he suddenly asked: "In what year did the thing you just mentioned happen?"
Manager Xie followed him to see him off and replied without hesitation: "I remember it very clearly. It was the fourth year of Xianqing's reign and you were only two years old."
Li Yan nodded and walked out without changing his expression. After leaving the door of the Chamber of Commerce, he showed a thoughtful expression.
At this time, the little prince came over and said, "Master, I just thought about it. Can I buy more tea and transport more Guhun?"
Li Yan didn't even bother with the tea. He pressed the little prince's shoulder and said, "Disciple, you take the slaves and the caravan back. When you pass by Liangzhou, help me check something..."