Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

"I don't know if there is anything important about Tianxi's trip?"

After the words fell, Feng Zhidai's heart moved slightly, and it was really difficult to play with the world-famous Duke Anxuan.

"Tianxi wants to ask An Xuangong to personally write an inscription for Lingyan Pavilion."

"It will be my father's birthday soon, so Tianxi wants to take this as a gift."

Feng Zhidai said aloud, with a hint of sincerity in his words, before he came, he knew that there were countless people who wanted to ask for words, but no one had succeeded.

"Tianxi's filial piety is commendable. I don't mind writing a copy, but..."

Shu An narrowed his eyes slightly and said, a single word is not difficult for him, but it is not so easy to take it away with a single sentence.

Feng Zhidai was overjoyed when he heard the first sentence, but the latter made him look serious again.

"The old man wants to buy some rice from Lingnan to help the victims. Is it possible?"

When Shu An's voice sounded again, Feng Zhidai breathed a sigh of relief, he thought that this Duke Anxuan had put forward some harsh conditions.

However, he didn't expect it to be so simple, and Feng Zhidai even thought that this Duke Anxuan was helping them.

You need to know what there is in Lingnan, but there is no shortage of food alone. If you can exchange some money, it is definitely the best.

"Tianxi will definitely give Duke An Xuan a fair price."

Feng Zhidai assured without any hesitation, although he was a little doubtful about the intentions of this Duke Anxuan.

But no matter how you look at it, it is a win-win cooperation. In the end, I can only feel helpless. It really is the world-famous Duke Anxuan, and it is difficult to guess his mind.

"Then Tianxi will be in trouble."

Shu An also showed a smile and said, after finalizing this cooperation, he will basically gain a lot of prestige next year.

Afterwards, Shu An also did not disappoint Feng Zhidai, and after leaving for a while, he took out a pair of words.

Feng Zhidai carefully put away the words, and then left without staying any longer.

Of course, he also left the address and asked Shu'an to send someone to discuss the cooperation. After all, it is not so easy to buy food from Lingnan, and the most critical issue is transportation.

Chapter 48 The Winter Solstice

"Master, this son from Lingnan seems to have an impure purpose."

After sending Feng Zhidai away, Lai Fu said beside his master with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Because I have followed Shu An for decades, even Laifu has a way of watching people, so I can't help but remind my master.

"It's okay, I just want to use my influence so that my father can stay in Lingnan with peace of mind."

"People's words are terrifying, so it can be said that it is so. The remonstrance of the states must have made Feng An break out in a cold sweat."

"Even the people in the palace feel that this is the truth, so Feng An must have left some people to pay attention to the situation of the Chang'an court after this time."

"If it wasn't for Wei Zheng this time, I'm afraid Feng An would not be able to clean himself up by jumping into the Yellow River."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said softly, he didn't pay attention to this matter before, but after seeing Lingnan's convoy that day, he always thought of it.

Then I found out, after all, there is no communication in this era, and it will take nearly a month for the news from Lingnan to reach Chang'an, even if it is fast.

Therefore, Li Shimin's suspicion is reasonable, and he must be fully prepared.

As for Feng Zhidai, he could be considered a character, and as for his words, Shu An didn't trust him, this young man was still a little immature.

If Shu An came to visit on the first day he entered Chang'an, then Shu An would still believe him seven points, but now it is less than three points at most.

Maybe Feng An did have admiration for him, but how could it be easy to rise from the chaos and dominate Lingnan for a few years.

Of course, believe it or not, this business still needs to be done, so Shu An doesn't mind pretending to believe it.

In addition, the most important point is that Feng An is trustworthy, which has been proven in history.

That's why Shu An dared to endorse Feng An, but Feng An must have spent a lot of money and gave a lot of gifts on this trip.

Shu An didn't need to think too much, he knew that Feng Zhidai was supposed to be running between the palaces of princes and ministers in the court for the past two days.

Sometimes fame is also an obstacle to wealth, because his indifference to fame and fortune seems to cause him to miss a good fortune.

"It's a pity."

Thinking of this, Shu An couldn't help but secretly thought, no one would dislike having a lot of money, especially the next relief would cost a lot of money.

If it weren't for the fact that he has accumulated a lot of wealth over the past few decades, it might not be enough for this round, but how many people he can save this time means how much he can get in return.

Chang'an Restaurant

Because of Feng Zhidai's reason for entering Chang'an, and because of visiting the ministers, even the honorable children are talking about this matter.

Especially after Feng Zhidai asked for a word from An Xuangong, it caused a sensation.

It is impossible to ask for it with money. After all, this is Duke Anxuan, and someone saw Feng Zhidai enter the Shu residence without bringing anything.

After all, because of Shu Men's Ten Questions, many scholars were not far from the gate of Shu Mansion, so they naturally saw Feng Zhidai.

With such evidence, the possibility of money was first ruled out, so what method did Feng Zhidai use to obtain this word.

This question is not only curious about the nobles and aristocratic families in Chang'an, but Li Shimin who is in the palace at this time is also curious.

"This is not like the character of my father-in-law."

Even Li Shimin couldn't help murmuring softly, how could he not pay attention to this Feng Zhidai from Lingnan.

The whole of Chang'an is under the control of Baiqi, so naturally he will not miss this one. In the past two days, Feng Zhidai has been watched by this emperor.

"It seems that Lingnan has brought a lot of wealth."

Li Shimin looked at a document in his hand and couldn't help but say with a little taste that the ministers of the DPRK and China basically received a lot.

This naturally made Li Shimin dissatisfied. This trend cannot be raised. It seems that only a few people rejected Lingnan's gift.

As for the words of this father-in-law, he couldn't see through. He didn't receive any gift from Lingnan, but he even wrote a letter for him.

However, although Li Shimin was curious, he didn't pay much attention, because he was thinking about how to deal with Lingnan.

"Since Feng An has no objection, then it doesn't matter if he is in Lingnan."

Li Shimin finally whispered softly, in fact, the envoys sent to Lingnan before had Baiqi people.

The situation in Lingnan is naturally clear. Feng An is competing with the Liao chiefs at this time, so he has not entered the court for a long time.

"Just by beating some people, I dare not even touch my interests."

The emperor quickly remembered another thing, and that was the income from the teahouse.

Although Feng Zhidai brought a lot of tributes from Lingnan, but for Li Shimin, it was only a short period of time, and the teahouse was the long-term benefit.

"Have you checked out the people behind these teahouses? Presumably, many of the backstage are courtiers from the court, a group of corpses who eat vegetarian food."

Even if Li Shimin has not seen the situation of these teahouses, he also knows the tricks behind these people.

"Your Majesty, the investigation has been done."

Li Junxian said respectfully from the side, and then handed over a list.

"The captain's son-in-law, Yuanwailang, Dali Sizhi..."

Looking at the list, even Li Shimin's complexion changed for a while, and finally crossed out a few names from the list, leaving two or three people.

This time Lingnan sent gifts to almost all the officials in Chang'an, so he took the knife against them. As for the deeper reasons, he naturally wouldn't say.

......

Shu An didn't know Li Shimin's thoughts. At this time, he first sent someone to reach a cooperation with Feng Zhidai, and bought 20 stones at a price of 20 Wen per stone.

On average, a bucket of rice only costs 2 Wen, which is half of the current price of rice in Chang'an, but the price paid is 40 guan, plus the freight on the road, at least nearly 50 guan.

This has almost wiped out Shu An's savings for many years. Even Shu An has some pains. If the property is not still there, and there is no war, it can provide tens of thousands of income every year. I am afraid that I will drink the northwest wind.

After tangling for a while, Shu An thought about it. After all, money is something that should be enough for life or death.

Shu An immediately turned his attention to another matter. If he counted the days, the winter solstice was coming soon.

The winter solstice is not a big deal in later generations, but in this era, the winter solstice is not a small festival.

"If I remember correctly, there seems to be a ritual of offering sacrifices to the heavens during the winter solstice."

Shu An murmured softly, in later generations, even in order to reproduce the top royal etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty and continue the traditional Chinese culture, there was a winter solstice ritual every year.

Of course, when thinking of the winter solstice, Shu An inevitably thought of glutinous rice balls and dumplings. The north eats dumplings during the winter solstice, while the south eats glutinous rice balls.

Dumplings did exist in this era, but the origin of glutinous rice balls was naturally lost in the Song Dynasty. Although they did not exist, it does not mean that they could not be made.

Chapter 49 The Ritual of Worship to the Heavens, the Dead

Feng Zhidai didn't stay in Chang'an for long, he purchased a batch of goods after meeting His Majesty, and even came to Shu Mansion to bid farewell before coming.

Naturally, it was impossible for Shu An to keep it. After all, the 20 shi of grain had to be delivered in batches, so the sooner the better, so he was still hoping that Feng Zhidai could go back as soon as possible.

The winter solstice came in response. On this day, the palace held a ceremony to welcome the sun and sacrifice to the sky, and Shu An naturally would not miss it.

It might not be so easy for others to enter the palace, but Shu An knew that he was not included in this list, it was just a simple mention of a hundred riders who had always picked up and sent Li Tai and the others.

There was a reply the next day, waiting for someone to come to welcome him into the palace on the day of the winter solstice. Although he could only watch from afar, it could be regarded as fulfilling a small inner wish for Shu An.

The sound of simple and sacred rites and music resounded in the solemn and solemn court. After nine beatings of drums, the majestic army of the Tang Dynasty and the solemn Emperor Luan came out in a file. The majestic and majestic demeanor was shocking.

Even seeing the grandson Wugou's appearance at the end made it obvious that Jitian's uniqueness and charm.

Shu An's eyes flickered, at this moment, Changsun Wugou was no longer the immature daughter in his eyes, but the empress of the world.

The huge scene is worthy of offering sacrifices to heaven, and it must be known that offering sacrifices to heaven is the highest ceremony among all sacrificial rituals in this era.

The emperor offered sacrifices to the heavens, praying for the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people and good weather in the coming year. It can be said that this is a vision, but it is a pity that he knows that the heavens will not be friendly to this emperor in the coming year.

"what!"

Shu An couldn't help being suspicious, because he seemed to see a familiar figure, and he couldn't help thinking inwardly, it must be.

"Little eunuch, what kind of palace is this?"

Shu An couldn't help asking, after he entered the palace, Wang De, the chief eunuch, had already arranged for a young eunuch to lead him the way.

"Duke Anxuan, the Taiji Palace is ahead."

The little eunuch said respectfully, as if he was worried about Shu An's dissatisfaction. Before he came, the manager had already explained that this one is the world-famous Duke An Xuan, so nothing unexpected could happen.

If there is any dissatisfaction with this person, then his few heads are not enough.

really!

Shu An thought to himself, as the choice for offering sacrifices to heaven, it was naturally in the largest palace in the palace, but it was a little embarrassing that Li Yuan hadn't moved out of Taiji Palace yet.

Presumably it would be strange if Li Yuan hadn't heard the vocal sound, so the figure he saw just now shouldn't be wrong.

Speaking of the relationship between him and Li Yuan is okay, when they were in Taiyuan, they often drank and talked about the past and the present.

But the time didn't last long, Li Yuan started the road of fighting for world hegemony, and he started the road of traveling and giving lectures not long after.

Of course, at the end of the great cause, Shu An naturally wouldn't run around casually, and Taiyuan was naturally considered the safest place back then.

It was not until the first year of Wude that the situation was relatively stable, and Shu An began to give lectures from some safe areas occupied by the Tang Dynasty.

"Lead the way ahead."

Shu An couldn't help shaking his head slightly and said, since he's here, it's a bit unreasonable not to see each other.

"An Xuangong, is there something wrong with this?"

It's just that the little eunuch said with a hint of hesitation on his face, knowing that the Supreme Emperor is a taboo for His Majesty.

Normally, no minister dared to come and go, but occasionally a few princes would come to visit.

"It's okay, you can lead the way. If there is something to do, just say that I, An Xuan, insist on it."

Shu An couldn't help but said with a slight smile, there may be many people in Chang'an City who hoped that Li Yuan would be re-elected as the throne, but this person could never be him.

It seems that Li Yuan avoided him deliberately, presumably because he was a little embarrassed, after all, the two had different identities in the past.

Li Yuan became the emperor, but he was just a great Confucian in the world. Now Li Yuan was forced to abdicate and become the Supreme Emperor, as if he was imprisoned in a deep palace.

On the contrary, he took a step further on the basis of the mainland and became the world-famous Duke Anxuan.

Presumably this is what Li Yuan is thinking at this time, but he wants to meet again, how can I say that the more he is an old friend.

He didn't have many friends, basically the longer he lived, the lonelier he became. The few friends he had were either killed in the war or died of illness.