"Are you going to send it off early in the morning?"
At Zhujiagou Li House, Zhu Wei was so excited that he almost jumped up. The hand that grabbed Li Shan's arm was trembling, "Da Lang, Da Lang, this wine will be famous all over the world!"
For Zhu Wei, a country man who is nearly fifty years old, the main problem that troubles him is... he cannot feed the five hundred households in the village, despite Li Shan's repeated assurances.
Li Shan was also a little confused. He just asked Wei Zheng and Wei Ting to help with advertising. Well, you Wei Ting is a close friend of the prince, and you Wei Zheng is a confidant of the prince, but why does Li Yuan even want to help with advertising?
I may not be able to afford this advertising fee!
Li Shan was excited and grabbed the messenger who came to inform him, "Do you want to give me money?"
The messenger looked confused, "Li Langjun said..."
Ma Zhou Ren, who was behind, said with a smile: "He asked you...if the wine he sent was paid according to the price."
"No money, no money..." Zhu Wei pulled Li Shan away with all his strength, "Dalang, you are usually smart, why are you so stupid today?"
"but……"
"It will be delivered early tomorrow morning!" Zhu Wei assured, patting his chest, "There will be no mistakes."
Li Shan, who had just finished eating, burped and yelled: "If I don't give you money and send wine to the palace every day, will I starve to death?"
Ling Jing looked at Li Shan strangely, "Why do you say that?"
Li Shan explained nervously... In his impression, Duan Yan, one of the four famous inkstones in ancient times, had suffered such a tragedy. He was trapped in the palace as a tribute, but was not paid, or was given money, but was withheld at all levels.
, in the end the craftsmen will all flee.
"Absolutely impossible!" Ling Jing sneered, "Purchasing in the palace is done by dedicated personnel, even His Majesty has to pay for it!"
"Tomorrow is Ren's day. This dynasty will follow the example of the Sui Dynasty. Ren's day will hold a banquet, and the emperor and his ministers will have fun together." Ma Zhou said with a smile: "After this incident, the value of this wine will definitely increase greatly."
Zhu Wu took over from Zhu Qi and was in charge of the West Market. He was a little anxious, "The wine shops in the West Market are running out of wine..."
"A batch was just delivered today, which is enough." Ling Jing said with a smile, "This wine is extremely strong, and I probably won't be able to finish it."
Everyone is discussing that the wine should be prepared tonight and sent to the imperial city early tomorrow morning. The banquet will be held at noon. There is still enough time.
And Li Shan is still worried, what if Li Yuan drinks it smoothly and lists the wine as a tribute...
Well, Li Yuan did drink it smoothly. It was already night, and in the Manna Hall, he was still sipping wine with side dishes and enjoying the music and dance of the palace maids.
"Saint, it's time to sleep in peace."
The half-drunk Li Yuan put his arms around the concubine's waist and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Li Huairen actually has such skills... he can recite poems and compose poems, be good at calculations, study medicine, plan and make plans, and he can actually make wine?"
"Is the saint talking about Li Shan of Dongshan Temple?"
"Zhaoyi also knows this person?"
"My brother came to the palace to see me on New Year's Day. I mentioned it once." The charming woman lay beside Li Yuan. Her brother was Yuwen Shiji.
Li Yuan clicked his tongue twice, "This guy is really good at dancing. Even the Vice Minister of Zhongshu recognizes him."
"Sage, there is another reason for this matter." Yuwen Zhaoyi said softly: "My brother often goes to Dongshan Temple, so..."
"Why does a benevolent person go to Dongshan Temple?" Li Yuan, who had known Yu Wenshiji for a long time, said in surprise: "He doesn't believe in Buddhism."
Yuwen Zhaoyi hesitated for a while and then whispered: "Nanyang of the former Sui Dynasty settled in Dongshan Temple."
"Oh, Princess Nanyang." Li Yuan sighed, saying that Princess Nanyang should call Li Yuan her cousin.
"My brother has a lot of praise for this Li Huairen. In July last year, bandits brought more than a thousand refugees and attacked Dongshan Temple. It was Li Huairen who led the villagers to prepare bravely and planned to annihilate the bandits and appease the refugees." Yu Wen Zhaoyi said casually.
, "But it seems that Li Huairen is in some trouble now?"
"Trouble?" Li Yuan sneered, struggled to get up, and thought for a while before chuckling, "Although he is a young man, he has some courage."
Li Yuan's ancestor came from the Guanlong lineage, and he claimed to be the Li family of Longxi. He was very aware of the influence of the five surnames and the seven families in the world. No matter what the reason, he dared to openly kill the descendants of the Cui family of Qinghe, which was naturally very courageous.
"Although it is reckless, although it is full of energy...but it is also an unintentional move." Li Yuan murmured to himself, "It can be used."
After all, as the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan had complex emotions towards the five surnames and seven families, yearning for, wary of, and rejection...
As the Duke of Tang, Li Yuan yearned for the fame of the five surnames and seven families.
As the founding emperor, when the world was uncertain, especially when judgments were made frequently in Shandong, Li Yuan was wary of the five surnames and seven families.
But now that the world has been settled, Li Yuan began to reject...and even intentionally or unintentionally wanted to suppress the five surnames and seven families, especially the Shandong gentry.
Li Yuan was an emperor with a clear understanding. He knew that it was necessary to suppress the powerful families such as the Five Surnames and the Seven Families, but to govern this huge empire, the families headed by the Five Surnames and the Seven Families were indispensable.
The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the whole country, from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the present, how many wealthy families want to completely eliminate this system... Li Yuan once sadly thought that the required years may be counted in hundreds of years.
How many officials in the imperial court came from poor families?
Even those who came from a poor family were recommended by aristocratic families and became officials.
Therefore, Li Yuan re-implemented the imperial examination and abolished the rule that only children from aristocratic families could take the exam. He hoped to see that some scholars from poor families could come out through this road... Although the effect will not be seen in the short term, if he continues, the small seeds will eventually
Can become a big tree.
Therefore, the royal family and the nobles are like two hedgehogs trying to keep warm in winter. They approach each other cautiously to keep warm, but if they are not careful, they will be stabbed by each other and get their blood dripping.
They are interdependent, yet hostile to each other, and no one can live without the other.
Wariness, preparedness, rejection... always existed between them.
Now that the world has been settled, there is no need to be too gentle with the powerful families. Exclusion and suppression are what they should be, and this wish needs to be expressed through certain means.
At this point, Li Shan, who killed the Cui family's descendants in Qinghe, appeared in Li Yuan's sight.
Therefore, Li Yuan felt that Li Shan was useful.
In this Shandong war, the prince lost points and lost face. His prestige in the court was dwindling day by day. Erlang's secret tactics were quite effective... But Li Yuan knew that the key lies in the battle of Wei County.
Rumor has it that it was Li Shan who planned a plan that led to a great victory for the Tang army. Li Yuan specifically asked the King of Huaiyang who returned to the court and got a definite answer... From contacting the Tang army in Weizhou and Xiangzhou to when to send troops and set fire to the ship.
, it’s all Li Shan who makes the decision.
With such scheming methods, he also severely offended the Cui family of Qinghe, and he was not a descendant of the Li family of Longxi... Li Yuan's real thought was that Li Huairen's move was coincident with his own intentions.
Judging from Da Lang's actions today, Li Shan should not have been recruited yet... Li Yuan paused in his steps and shook his head slightly. Da Lang has a stable temperament and rarely cheats. Li Shan will kill the descendants of the Cui family in Qinghe. Da Lang will not rashly
Recruited.
It is true that Erlang has this magnanimity and the capital, but today Dalang is so gentle that Erlang must not have attracted any followers.
That's all, let's wait until after the imperial examination. If it catches your eye, I won't hesitate to give you a fortune.