[ps: Thanks to the book friend "Xiulaijun" for the reward, I became the 8th alliance leader in this book! 】
"My husband came back today, a little later than usual."
In the room, the candlelight flickered. Li Yi moved the wooden basin, helped Ruyi dry her feet, covered her with a quilt, and then said, "There are indeed some things that have been delayed today."
He told Ruyi roughly what happened today.
Ruyi leaned against the head of the bed, huddled her feet under the quilt, and said, "Speaking of which, I may not have seen Mrs. Chen for a long time."
Li Yi sighed, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"I am just a woman, I shouldn't say anything..." Ruyi looked at him and said, "But I feel that in the future, no matter what happens to the Li family and the Chen family, I must treat Mrs. Chen well."
Li Yi nodded. The complexity of this matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words. He gently picked up Ruyi, let her lie on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and said: "It's getting late, madam, hurry up
sleep."
Ruyi nodded and closed her eyes obediently, "Good night, sir."
"Good night."
Li Yi kissed her gently on the forehead, walked over, turned off the light, and exited the room.
The moonlight is very bright tonight, and there are lanterns hanging in the yard, so it's not too dark.
Li Yi took some desserts from the kitchen and a pot of grape wine, and sat at the stone table in the courtyard.
He cooked a lot of dishes today, but he didn't eat much. Now, he is a little hungry.
While eating snacks and drinking wine, I was thinking about something.
A lot of things happened these days, in various aspects, and he needed to take stock of them from time to time.
The first thing is to find some other job for Lao Fang. With Mr. Xu by his side, his existence becomes superfluous...
Secondly, since the old emperor handed over the government affairs to the eldest princess last time, he really didn't care about anything. He moved to Furong Garden with Queen Yanfei and others, and lived his retirement life in advance.
I heard from the eldest princess that he actually asked the imperial guard to open a vegetable garden in the Furong Garden. The seeds have been planted by himself. When next spring, he will be able to eat the vegetables he planted himself.
In addition, every day, Shouning Yongning and Shouning Yongning, under the protection of a group of hidden guards, play in the streets all day long, leading hunting dogs up the mountain to chase rabbits, setting traps to catch pheasants, of course not chasing them personally...
Li Yi was a little doubtful, whether things really must turn to the extreme. The old emperor worked hard all his life, but in his old age, he completely let himself go and did not do his job. If things go on like this, he will not be safe...
However, after staying away from government affairs, he goes to bed early and gets up early every day, has a regular schedule, and even gets sick less frequently.
Li Yi didn't give too much advice on this. Winter is coming soon. At that time, he will have to stay in the hibiscus garden and be a coward. Winter is a season where asthma often occurs. After surviving this winter,
There is hope only in the next year.
Li Yi was also worried about the eldest princess who personally led the government.
Although she had often participated in government affairs before, this was the first time that she had exercised her authority in place of the emperor. There would be too many problems in the process. Therefore, during these days, whether it was the number of times Li Yi entered the palace or the number of times she went out,
The number of visits to the palace is very frequent.
What's more, besides court affairs, the two of them have other more important things to discuss.
Of course, these things are secrets that only the two of them can know and cannot be heard by others.
Li Xuan can't do it, and the old emperor can't do it even more.
Besides, there were other things - things about himself.
For him, this matter is more difficult than other things.
Miss Liu Er, who was wearing a thin shirt, came over and sat across from him. She pinched a piece of pastry and poured herself a glass of grape wine. She was very busy these days and was often not at home for meals. The two of them talked quietly to each other like this.
There are not many opportunities to sit.
When pouring the second glass of wine, she slowly said: "There is no more money."
"Let's take one hundred thousand taels first, and then we'll talk if it's not enough."
Liu Meng is his own power, and Li Yi won't save money on it. Give her the money, and she can do whatever she likes.
Unexpectedly, he was so straightforward this time. Miss Liu Er looked at him in surprise.
"Ruyi." Li Yi thought for a while, then suddenly sat upright and looked at her, "I have a question for you."
Miss Liu Er pinched another piece of pastry and said calmly: "Tell me."
"I have a friend..."
Li Yi looked at her and said seriously: "This friend of mine has encountered some troubles recently."
Miss Liu Er looked at him calmly, waiting for the next step.
Li Yi looked at her and continued: "This friend of mine fell in love with a woman. The woman was very good, but he also had a wife. His wife was very gentle and beautiful, and he also loved his wife very much.
Lady..."
"This friend of yours is also named Li, right?" Miss Liu Er suddenly looked at him and asked.
"..." Li Yi nodded and said, "It's just a coincidence."
"By chance..., besides that woman, this friend of yours also has many confidantes outside?"
Li Yi thought for a while, then counted with his fingers under the stone table, shook his head and said, "There aren't many..."
"It also happens that this friend of yours, besides his wife, also has a powerful and beautiful sister-in-law and a cute little maid?"
Li Yi shook his head: "Haha, how can there be so many coincidences, who can be lucky..."
Miss Liu Er lowered her head, poured another glass of wine, and asked, "Do you have any more questions?"
"No more." Li Yi stood up, turned around and took two steps, then turned back and said: "It's cold at night, don't sit for too long, get some rest early..."
…
Morning Dew Hall.
After Your Majesty left the palace, although Her Royal Highness the Princess continued to act as an agent of the government, she did not live in the Qinzheng Palace. The official documents sent by the Ministry of Fashion and Books would be sent to the palace where she lived.
"You have to continue to follow up on the papermaking matter, but I think it should be done soon, just in the past two days..."
Li Yi spread out a piece of paper and wrote and drew on it. "The price of paper has dropped. This is a good thing for scholars all over the world. It is also a powerful tool to win over officials. Academies have begun preparations in various states."
, when the time comes, someone will naturally publicize what you did in Kyoto. If these two things are accomplished, it will almost make the world's officials return to their hearts..."
"Over at the Yu family, if you continue to send people there every day, they will definitely continue to raise the price of paper. When the price reaches a certain level, they will definitely be tempted and start stocking up, because if the academy buys their paper at that price
Paper, the operation of the entire academy will collapse, and they will kill two birds with one stone..."
"Of course, we will not let them kill two birds with one stone. After the new high-quality and cheap paper is released, the Yu family's paper mill will collapse, and the accumulated paper cannot be sold. The Yu family..., winter is coming soon, and Cui
Drink the northwest wind together at home and you won’t starve to death, and you’ll have a companion so you won’t feel lonely.”
Li Mingzhu listened to what he said and nodded, but her face showed a little confusion.
She looked at Li Yi and asked seriously: "I..., is it really okay?"
Li Yi looked around, moved to her side, and whispered: "Don't think about these things now. What we have to do now is to let His Majesty know, and let the civil and military officials in the court know what His Majesty can do."
You can do things, and you can do them better, even better than the emperors of all dynasties...
This is a subtle thing. We already have a lot now. Even if we still encounter resistance then, that resistance will be nothing..."
Li Yi also seriously thought about it. Compared with the legendary figure, the eldest princess is much bigger in terms of status, position, and power in her hands. She can be said to be the real one.
The only thing Miao Hong lacks may be her character and means.
Of course, he didn't want the eldest princess to have that kind of character and means. She only had to be responsible for completing the tasks assigned to her by His Majesty and be as beautiful as a flower. As for other things - he was there.
